Disclaimer: I don't on Young Justice. If I did, would I really be writing fanfiction?

So, some people wanted a continuation to this story, hence here I am! I know these are supposed to be one shots, but I suppose this could technically relate back to the first chapter. Basically, the story goes that Thad and Bart both managed to escape from their future, and they are now living back in the past. Bart's getting along just fine; Thad, not so much. And then Jenni pops in and this happens.

Do not blame me! It's the plot bunnies! Also, Jenni held me a gunpoint.

Anywho. If you'd like to see more of this story, please review! For, I have not yet given up hope for this story, but am unsure as to whether or not I should continue it.

Also. I happened to be drinking lemonade while writing this. Just a thought to keep in mind. For later. You'll soon understand.

Review! :D

Maybe not today, or tomorrow. But, things will eventually get better, and you'll be able to say-

The light shone down on them both, its brightness all but blinding them.

They were sitting in a field by some meadow Thad had happened across some time ago on one of his daily runs. It was almost as though they were sitting right in the middle of a photography shoot; green grass and blue skies. A few ways away from them, the splashing of a stream and children's giddily laughter could be heard. Birds were flying across the eternal blue, and Thad couldn't help but stare wide-eyed at the sight before him.

Jenni Ognats turned to look at Thaddeus Thawne ("the second", he would persist).

"You don't see this type of thing every day where you come from, huh?"

Thad blinked, as though suddenly realizing somebody was talking to him, before returning the intense stare Jenni was giving him.

Honestly? When Bart had insisted he spend some time alone with his "cousin" (technically she was, he supposed), Thad had not been looking forward to it. He had better things to do than waste all of his precious time on some relative he didn't even know.

He was content with things the way they were. He found he didn't require the quality of "getting to know people". At least, not like Bart did…

But, now, he was beginning to reconsider that choice of action he had so rashly made.

After literally being forced to come by his know-it-all brother, Thad had found himself face-to-face with this "Jenni" girl.

She was an odd one if Thad had ever seen one. Creamy dark skin and light brown eyes; she had a smile that seemed to be warmer than that beach he had once visited in Florida. Upon meeting her, Thad had been expecting her to be exactly like Bart was;

A loud-mouthed idiot who didn't know how to keep their mouth shut.

What he hadn't been expecting was her to be the complete opposite. What he hadn't been expecting was this…

"Lemonade?"

Thad blinked once more, and turned his attention back to Jenni. She was smiling brightly, hand extended with the canned drink clutched in it.

He suddenly realized how sweaty and thirsty he really was. Running here had been no simple task.

"Thanks." he replied curtly, taking the drink from her. He popped it open with a "Pssh" as the fizz escaped from the tab that had popped undone. He took a sip, and found he could taste it before it even reached his taste buds. Instantly, the drink soothed him like a mother would soothe her child. He felt the sugary goodness slide down his parched throat with ease. Thad gulped at it greedily, like a child sucking at it's thumb.

When he finally took a break to wipe at the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand, he took into account the almost sad look Jenni was giving him.

"What?" he all but snarled out. He found that he couldn't help the obnoxious tone that laced his voice as he said it. After all, it was a defense mechanism, and one that was difficult to abandon at that.

Jenni let out a sigh (the first of many), shaking her head softly. Her deep, brown eyes sparkled as she stared up at the merciless sun beating down on them. He could see some of the sticky juice dribbling down and off her chin.

Then, she laughed.

And, Thad couldn't help but crinkle his nose and furrow his eyebrows in confusion at the sheer oddness of the situation.

Bart's cousin was far more crazy than he had originally thought…

"I was just thinking-" she began, eyes watering. Thad honestly could not tell if it was because of the sun up above them, or something else…

"-where you come from, you don't have any of this, right?"

Thad's blood ran cold.

It all made sense now, though. He understood what she was-and had been trying to-say. She had mentioned it before, but like the idiot he was,Thad had not picked up on the true meaning behind her words.

'You don't see this type of thing every day where you come from, huh?'

Thad fell silent.

"Bart told me about what happened." Jenni explained quietly, "Where you came from. Why you came back here. And, I mean, i'm not from around here either, if you know what I mean-"

Time traveller. Thad understood just fine.

"-but, what you guys went through? I-I can't even begin to imagine..."

Jenni trailed off, her eyes still facing the sun up above. Thad's, meanwhile, were glued to the ground down below.

'An accurate depiction of reality' he thought bitterly to himself, clenching his fists together tightly.

Stupid idiot of a brother. Blabbing on about things he shouldn't be blabbing on about…

"And so," she picked up again out of the blue, "the fact that this is your first time seeing a field this green and a sky this blue? Your first time sitting under a sun that shines this brightly?"

She shut her eyes tightly together, breathing in deeply.

"It just makes me sad. That's all."

More silence. People said that words hurt, but silence was a different kind of murderer all together. Thad's throat had long since run dry, despite the drink that he had previously been drinking not so long ago.

Even more silence. Thad hated that.

What he did next could only be credited to his brother. The fact that Thad had been hanging around so much surely meant that some of the idiot's kindness was rubbing off in him. After all, there was no other logical explanation for Thad's following actions other than that.

Thad reached over and took Jenni's hands in his own.

The dark-skinned girl looked back over at Thad in shock, eyes wide and filled to the brim with surprise. She was obviously taken aback. Frankly, so was Thad. Their eyes locked and Thad found that he simply could not tear his gaze away from her own piercing

Well, it was too late to turn back now, he supposed,

Taking a deep breath in, Thad willed himself to carry on with what his subconscious had been planning on doing. With new found strength and courage, he squeezed Jenni's hands in his own, forcing himself to ignore the clamminess of said hands, and his far-too-loud, rapidly beating heart.

There was only one thing he needed to focus on in that one moment.

Jenni.

"You shouldn't worry about what my blockhead of a brother and I went through before we came here." Thad began, feeling his heartbeat pick up even more. He felt a slight blush form on his cheeks at the sudden proximity between the two.

This was the closest Thad had ever been to a girl. Despite the fact that this was his cousin.

"It's true that it was not most pleasant, and some of the things we did were most unspeakable-" Thad sighed, "-but, what's done is done. I can't go back and change it. Neither can Bart. That's just that. We can only focus on moving on from all of that, now. Look to the future and hope for something better."

The corners of Thad's mouth twisted slightly upwards, and he squeezed Jenni's hands one more time before finally letting go and moving a comfortable distance back.

"So, don't worry about it, okay? Because, there's really nothing to worry about…"

More silence. But this time, Thad found it easier to deal with. To accept. All the tension in the air had been lifted, and Thad found himself coming to terms with a sudden air of peace.

Peace. Thad of all people felt at peace.

The thought was almost laughable.

The rest of their day was spent that way. They soaked in the silence and rays of the sun.

More importantly, they did it together.

And, by the end of it all, when the sun was setting in the distance, it's rays now coloring the sky a pinkish-yellowish, something that seemed almost unfathomable to him, he turned to look back at Jenni.

"We should do this again

She blinked, and met his gaze. A smile found its way onto her

"Yeah. We should."

-I made it.