Megan: Sweet Tooth
Conner doesn't like the way Megan blushes and giggles as she fluffs her pillow. Frankly, it bothers him whenever Megan blushes or giggles these days.
It didn't before, back when he was sure she was blushing and giggling for him, but now he senses a change.
He sees how her eyes do not meet his when she laughs; there is a distant look in her gaze as if she is replacing his face with someone else who is too far away to be seen.
Conner links her strange behavior to the the accident, the one Roy saved her from. She must have bumped her head then. Roy never mentioned such an injury, but it's the only explanation for her wayward attentions.
Conner is a good friend to everyone, especially Megan, or at least he tries to be. According to Wally, friends don't let friends pretend that their injuries are less severe than they truly are. Conner has heard Wally argue to Robin about this almost every other mission. Robin gives in. He summits to the proper tests in order to keep Wally happy and secure. Wally says he doesn't know what he'd do if Rob wasn't okay.
Conner understands. He doesn't know what he'd do if Megan wasn't or rather isn't okay. So he vows to take action. It's now or never.
He follows Megan into her bedroom that night. She tilts her head at him but says nothing.
He swings his arms up and down, placing them across his chest and then at his sides.
And then she laughs, wistfully, the way she's be doing since she hit her head; she doesn't laugh at his jerky movements or to break the ice. She laughs at some thing only she knows, as if she has some secret which is better with age like a fine wine.
She must have banged her head against something really hard like on pavement or steel or maybe even diamond.
Her plump cherry lips mash together as she holds in a squeal. She sighs airily and pats her fluffy heart-shaped cushion. Then she giggles.
Superboy wants to warn her now about his hypothesis that she is injured, but then she stands abruptly.
"Roy is stopping by," she mentions with a curl of a smile, "I have to go freshen up."
She makes her way into the adjoining bathroom and tosses cold water on her face.
Conner watches her as he sits at the foot of her flowery comforter.
She rearranges her hands with her shifting abilities into various hairdos. Conner coughs at a curling and voluptuous one that sets off her cheek bones.
"Uh..."
"What?" she asks.
"I said...it's good news he's going to be here soon," Conner calls out to her through the propped open door.
"Why's that?" Megan questions and she puts the final touches on her hairstyle.
Conner changes the subject as he realizes he only wants to speak with Roy so that he can shed some light on Megan's probable injury.
"So, you and Roy seem to be friends now," he says. Conner realizes that this new friendship works to his advantage. If Roy is really Megan's friend, then he will be on his side when it comes to the medical testing that Megan, like Robin, will insist on being unnecessary. Roy will have to admit that Megan just isn't herself anymore.
He waits quietly but can't help fidgeting. He looks to the pillow Megan was fluffing moments ago. The acid in his stomach rolls around as he glances suspiciously glares at the cushion. With a hunch, he picks it up.
Underneath he finds a well worn paper. Chicken scratch is sprawled across the red note card. He makes out a few words here and there:
Thank you...tasted wonderful...we would love to...best cookies...do this again...
Superboy's gut wrenches as he thinks about what this means. He glances towards the bathroom where Megan twirls around in different outfits. He doesn't like this new thought and what he hopes more than anything is that he is wrong.
He looks back down at the note in his hand and rubs at the ink of one mark. It could read: tooth.
Conner remembers something then. His mind recalls a thought which he doesn't know the origin of. He remembers the tooth fairy.
It's some sort of game for children he recalls sketchily. You put something, Conner doesn't remember what exactly, under your pillow and then some sort of magical creature returns with something for you in return.
Could Megan has been playing this game? Maybe she made cookies for the fairy and then this note was the thank you which she earned.
Superboy knows magic is real, despite Wally's nay-saying, but isn't sure what to think of a fairy coming into Megan's room for such for a silly game. Isn't the base supposed to be secure? How can they trust this fairy to not hurt Megan's feelings because her cookies are so-so honestly or even decide she is too good to leave behind and steal her away to his hidden lair she's just that great honestly?
How could she slept with a dozen cookies under her pillow? Furthermore, why would the tooth fairy willingly eat tooth rotting sugar cookies?
Either Megan is happy because of an creepy fairy or because of her real life hero.
Superboy breathes deeply as he hopes that Wally is wrong and magic is real because, honestly, evil fairies are easier to face than the reality of Megan and...
Conner crumples the paper in frustration.
Megan runs by the bed towards the door. Her new curls bounce as she all but skips. Superboy needs to speak with her but is distracted by the strappy dress she wears.
"I...wanted to ask you something," he manages at last.
"I'm busy," she claims with an apologetic smile.
"Why?" he asks even though he doesn't truly want to hear the answer.
"Roy is coming," she reminds him. He hears her happiness in those three simple words.
"Can't he wait?"
She laughs that laugh that is not for him. "I wouldn't keep him waiting. That's rude!"
She smiles and blushes and turns to leave.
Conner follows her and her swishing dress as she leaves the base.
He sees the dust kicked up from the red motorcycle that M'gann jumps onto.
Roy hands her a helmet and they are off in a blur.
With his super-hearing, Conner makes out some of their words:
"thank you"..."tasted wonderful"..."we're going to"..."cookies"..."now"..."anything for you"...
Conner suddenly doesn't understand the phrase fairytale ending.
He wishes he had Roy's note to destroy once more.
A/N: This chapter was inspired by the art and mini-fill of kurairoxy. You can find her on tumblr.
Next chapter's ship is Artemis/Conner (Bowboy?)