I usually don't take this long with a story, but between two major volunteer days and babysitting, not to mention an inspection of my apartment, I've been swamp, plus with the volunteering, I was so stressed I got a little sick, but I'm back, and already about a fourth way through with Chapter 3.


Chapter Two

The team was making its way to the country store, and everyone but the twins couldn't help but notice how beautiful the area was. Even on the ATVs you could hear some of the sounds the place, and everyone felt a sense of relaxation by the time they arrived at their destination. The seven teens got off the vehicles and headed inside.

"Dick, Reiena; what brings you two up here; is Bruce with you?" The employee said.

"Hey there, Kay; Bruce isn't coming this time. Our friends here needed a break from their lives, and we thought this would be the right place." Reiena said, seeming to know the person behind the counter.

"Okay, well you guys get what you need, and don't worry; we will start a tab for you." Kay said, and with that, the group split up so they could get what they personally needed.

"Thanks, Kay." Dick said as he left to get his food. Wally was working on getting pretty much all the food, when he got smacked by Artemis and Reiena at the same time.

"OUCH, what was that for." Wally said as he turned to the two Gotham girls.

"Just because Dick and I are paying doesn't mean you can get the whole store. We have plenty of protein bars at the cabin and you can get some snacks, but NOT THE WHOLE STORE." Reiena said, and when she got to the end, she was giving Wally the hardest glare any of the team had ever seen. This scared the speedster, as the glare was even worse without the mask.

Kay figured that the redhead had done this before, and didn't interfere. The team was back to the counter and the store employee went through and got the amount. "Alright, well it was great to see you two again."

"We'll probably be back next week, if I know Wally well enough." Dick said and with that the team left out and gave Kay a cheerful and thanking smile.

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After getting all the food put away, the team made sure that Reiena stuck to her rehab schedule, and so she was in the gym while Conner kept an eye on her. With the girl wonder left out of a mind meeting, the team agreed that one person would stay in the gym just to make sure she didn't overdo it. Reiena was working with the weights, and Conner now saw why she fell off the balance beam, the 14 year old's left arm was much weaker than the right arm.

"Conner, want to spar, I won't overdo it." Reiena questioned as she finished with the hand weights.

"No, your arm needs to get stronger before you start sparing." The Kryptonian clone said, knowing that Batman would kill him if anything happened to the girl.

Reiena knew she couldn't get through that thick Kryptonian skull, so she went back to her rehab. It wasn't long before M'gann came into the gym and told the two that dinner was ready. The one thing that surprised Conner was that M'gann said Dick had made dinner.

When they arrived, Dick was setting the finally big bowl of food on the table, and Conner was surprised, but Reiena was just smiling. The meal consisted of barbeque baked chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans and deviled eggs. Everyone was waiting for the two stragglers to sit down and once they did, Wally started digging in. The young speedster was really piling the food up, but suddenly he smelled smoke and saw that his shirt was slightly on fire.

"Can't you wait for everyone else to get theirs, then the rest is up for grabs." Reiena remarked. "This happens to be mine and Dick's favorite meal; Alfred taught us how to make it for when he's not around."

Wally was pouting, but he understood, if there was one thing he learned right after meeting the twins was to never tick them off. Once everyone else had their food, Wally got a bit more so he would be satisfied. The team ate in peace and then Dick and Reiena took care of the dishes. After that, the twins wanted to get some rest so that tomorrow they could take their friends to the falls in the area.

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The next morning, the team was out early and the ATVs were making their way through the woods. It wasn't long before they arrived and they were in shock. The falls were beautiful and serene and seemed to be every popular as there were a lot of people around. The children were playing in the river before the falls and they all went down a set of stairs and when they saw the falls up close, they were awestruck.

"This place is really quiet right before it closes, since the tourists like coming in the morning and watching the sun sparkle on the water." Dick said, breaking the silence.

"Dick and I come out here all the time and it never gets old. The first time Bruce brought us here, it was a week before the first anniversary of when we lost our parents, and we did something special on the anniversary. Bruce had told us about how people would float paper boats with candles in memory of a passed loved one, so that night, at the exact time of their death, we lit the candles and sent our boats down the river from right here. Even though the boats hit the falls, the candles never went out until after the last part of the falls." Reiena said as she thought back on that day.

"Reiena, Dick, thank you so much, this place is wonderful, and I personally feel honored that you two wished to share it with us." Kaldur stated.

"Well, since we started the team last year, you guys have become part of our family and we thought we'd share it with you." Dick stated.

"Would it be alright if I came here before the park closed to meditate?" M'gann questioned.

"Sure, it's a straight shot from our cabin to here, so you can come anytime you want while we're here." Reiena said.

"The g-nomes never taught me anything like this, it was mostly knowledge. This is kind of like when you guys said you could show me the sun and moon." Conner said, thinking back to that day in Cadmus.

Wally wanted to zip around, but he had to hold off, since there were others besides them there. They stayed for a bit longer, and when they had really taken in the beauty. The team was really moved at seeing how the twins acted when they were away from Gotham and even missions. The older teens even saw how they were when talking about their parents.

"How about we watch a movie?" Wally asked. The team nodded and got on the ATVs to return to the cabin.

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Two Hours Later

The team had chosen to watch a movie called Lady in White, and Wally was scared right as the little girl's ghost first appeared. Even at the end, the young speedster was shaking, but he and the others did enjoy the mystery in the movie. There was a lot to see around the area, and so they left out again to explore. There was a town not far from the cabin, they just had to go down the other side of the mountain. It was a small town, but there was a bowling alley and an arcade, so they were able to have fun.

The teens continued to keep an eye on Reiena, and they only let her keep score when they went bowling, but she didn't mind. The only thing that she loved about all the attention was that she really was with her family. They decided to spend about three more hours in town, then head back for supper.

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Four Hours Later

The team had returned home and M'gann made a wonderful supper of chili, which Wally consumed about twenty bowls of.

"Babe, you're the best cook ever." Wally remarked as he looked at M'gann with that longing in his eyes.

"Thanks Wally, but really it was Alfred's recipe, Dick and Reiena found the hidden recipe book." M'gann said, not wanting to take the credit.

"Like Alfred could keep it hidden from us for long, remember we're the protégés to the world's greatest detective." Dick remarked.

"Yea, I mean come on, the top of the cabinets, it wasn't that hard for Dick to get up there and search." Reiena said as she laughed.

"That was a wonderful meal; Gotham Academy doesn't even have chili that can compare." Artemis said.

"Well, I'm off to bed, so I'll see you guys later." Conner said, and with that the Kryptonian clone left the room.

"I believe Bruce had the right idea, with all those missions we had, this vacation is what we needed." Kaldur said, and with that he headed into to living room to relax some before bed.

Reiena had said she was going to go sit outside and just relax, so the team didn't think anything about it. M'gann, once the dishes were washed and put away set out to meditate at the falls. The rest of the team joined Kaldur in the living room for some relaxing TV. Wally wanted to play video games, but Kaldur and Artemis protested because they knew what happened when the speedster and acrobat started playing video games.

Outside, Reiena was just relaxing and lazily moving a small ember to make shapes in the air. She really enjoyed coming up to the mountain, and she felt at peace right now.