Title: Seraphina
Chapter: 2/7
Fandom: Young Justice
Author: MrGrayson24
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Author's Note: Chapter 2! Thank you everyone to everyone who has read so far!
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The Island was the most beautiful thing Dick had ever seen. The sand on the beach was a crystal white that broke at the thick foliage of the forest and surrounded the enormous mountain in it's center.
"That's where she is, isn't she?" Jason asked as Dick surveyed their destination.
"My best bet says probably. Quite a hike." Dick turned to the group. "Alright everyone. I know the swim wasn't easy but we've got to keep moving. Get yourselves together and we're out in ten."
Everyone nodded, or grumbled and Dick made his way to Wally while he packed his bag. "Glad the Titans aren't a swim team, huh?"
Wally looked over his shoulder. "I guess." He went back to his task.
"Everything okay?" Dick knelt down in the sand next to him.
Wally stopped and clenched his jaw. "You… you don't like Jason, do you?"
"What? What're you talking about?" Dick chuckled nervously. "Why would you say that?"
"That's not a no."
"Jason will always understand him better.." Said the voice.
"I like him as a friend and as a team member, but not like that. Not the way I like you."
"And… you would tell me if you did?" Wally's voice went quiet. "Before something happened?"
"Of course I would." Dick grabbed his face. "You have nothing to worry about, I promise you. Where is this coming from?"
"Well… I mean… he's a Robin, and you were a Robin. I guess I just realized there might be some part of you he understands better."
There are.
"Maybe, but that doesn't change anything between us. How could I even find another boyfriend as perfect as you?"
"It would be really, really hard... Okay…." Wally pecked him on the lips. "I'm sorry for getting all jealous."
Dick smiled. "I like you when you're jealous." He kissed him again.
A shadow came over them. "Hey, you guys ready to go?" It was Jason.
Dick sighed and smiled to Wally, who scowled. "Yeah, we're right behind you."
Jason is a threat. The voice whispered. There's only one thing to do.
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The further they ventured into the jungle, the weirder it became. What seemed like the usual wilderness became a collection or rare flowers and endangered plants.
"That's a Cyclamen!" Megan pointed. "But they usually grow in the winter..."
They broke into a clearing that was lined by rows of rose bushes that stretched up until the slope of the mountain.
"It's beautiful!" Megan chirped as she ran up to inspect the flowers. "I've never seen roses in so many different colors."
Pick one.
Without thinking, she reached forward.
"Megan!" Nightwing called. "We'll pick flowers later, we've gotta move!"
"Right…" She hesitated but dropped her hand. "Coming!"
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"It's a beautiful day for hunting." Psimon beamed as the ship docked itself on the beach. "And I hear we have seven excellent targets."
His men ran up onto the shore and awaited his instructions. "Follow the brats." He motioned to the forest. "The boss said they've just arrived. And we don't want to keep them waiting."
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"Alright, we can stop for a short break but then we keep moving until nightfall. Wally? Want to make sure we've got a safe perimeter?"
"I'm on it!" He smiled and zoomed off.
"Perfect, now all we need to is pin point exactly where we are. I'm going to find a higher vantage point…"
Jason appeared next to him. "Want some company?"
"Uh…" Dick looked around for any sign of Wally. "Yeah, that'd be good."
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"I didn't know this is what you meant by vantage point." Jason complained as he pulled himself up to the next branch.
"If you're going to be a Robin…" Dick swung up the branches, only to land gracefully on the next, "You're going to have to get comfortable in trees."
"Then I should've picked a name like Tiger." Jason laughed. "Or Hyena. They don't climb trees, right?" He pulled himself up to the last branch and took a seat next to Dick. "Wow, it's beautiful up here." The island was laid out before them and beyond it, was the ocean, glimmering in the late afternoon light.
"Yeah…" Dick sighed. "It is."
There was a long pause and Dick jumped. "Better figure out where this is on the map. The book gave us one but it's not very useful."
He withdrew it from his pack and unfolded it in his lap. "So, we're… here…?" He scanned the terrain. "Or maybe here? Did we pass a waterfall cause I don't remember…"
"We're here." Jason leaned over Dick's shoulder and pointed on the map. Dick could feel Jason's breath on his neck. "I think that's the clearing and that…" He pointed to the map and then traced it up to their view. "Is the path we just came down."
"You're pretty good at this stuff." Dick turned to him.
Jason smiled. "Just trying to keep up with you."
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"Where's Dick?" Wally asked when he'd returned.
"I think he went with Jason to check the map." Conner replied.
Wally felt a sinking in his chest.
He lied to you.
"Did… did he say when they'd be back?"
Conner shrugged. "They've been gone for a minute, I guess. But they'll be back soon. The longer, the better, I say. It's getting too hot to hike."
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"Have you found their location?" Randall Savage asked.
Psimon smiled into the tablet's small camera. "They are near. I can sense them."
"Well hurry." Savage snapped. "But move carefully. We need to apprehend them before they realize we brought them here on purpose."
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