"Stop calling me! What the hell..." Roy barely had time to move the phone away before throwing up for the third time, "What do you want?"
"Drinks tonight but it sounds like you're not up to it."
Roy wasn't sure who it was. He was expecting Kaldur again but the voice was obviously female. She asked about drinks;maybe she was someone he hooked up with before. His mind was spinning too much to recognize her voice.
"Hello?" she was still on the phone, "Look, if you're not for it I can find someone else."
"Who is this?" Roy asked.
He didn't care if it seemed rude. It was difficult to be tactful while lying on a bathroom floor. Besides, it wasn't like any of those girls meant anything to him. He shoved his hair away from his face-when did it get so long?- as he waited for her answer.
She hung up.
Roy shrugged. He had slept with a few women lately. How many he wasn't quite sure because he was totally smashed during those situations. He figured he wouldn't even know the voice on the phone if he saw her- too bad though because she sounded attractive.
He pulled himself off the floor with surprisingly little effort. He was a superhero after all. He went to the shower and turned it on. At least he tried to turn it on. The water simply refused to come out. He thought back to earlier when he splashed water on his face. That was the sink. He tried it again.
Water poured through the tap like normal. He wondered how the shower had broken...maybe a pipe burst or it was just clogged? Either way, he wasn't going to be able to wash up. He splashed his face with cold water again and headed to the kitchen.
Grabbing a cup and a jar of instant coffee, he turned the kettle on to boil while he tried to decide his next move. As Red Arrow, he really shouldn't be slacking off so much. There was still crime in the world after all, more than the JLA and their play group could handle probably. He needed to get his act together.
Speedy would be with Green Arrow or Young Justice then, instead of throwing up in a dirty apartment bathroom. He would remember details from the night before with depth. Roy wasn't Speedy anymore though and he wasn't going back. He had promised himself on that day.
Red Arrow might have been fighting with assassins that night. He would patrol the city, look into a few government tips and maybe even work together with Aqualad. Even though he wasn't too friendly with Young Justice, he had a certain respect for their leader. He felt if he was in such a situation, Red Arrow would flee back to the water instead of babysitting. Leave that bit to Red Tornado.
Roy gulped down the cup of warm coffee. He hadn't waited for the water to boil. He went into the bedroom and changed his top, grabbed a backpack with his costume in it and headed out the door. He didn't even lock the apartment. Speedy would have, so would Red Arrow at the start, but they weren't hung over at four in the evening.
-x-
Kid Flash and Superboy were up first. Black Canary decided to have them fight first-maybe because KF had complained or maybe so they could just get it over with. Either way, both boys were reluctant to be the first to strike.
Kid Flash was playing it up all cocky. He stood with a grin on his face, posture taunting like his whole self was screaming 'Come at me,bro'. Superboy was hesitant though. He knew that his superhuman strength could really hurt KF but this training was necessary. Their teammates were cheering them on.
Suddenly a blur of yellow whipped towards Superboy. He was caught off guard as Kid Flash was suddenly behind him and then on his back. He wasn't sure where he was going with this so he decided to cover Superboy's eyes, at the same time trying to confuse him into falling.
Superboy was much stronger than Kid Flash though. Nobody was surprised when he grabbed KF's arms and flipped him over his head. The young speedster landed on his ass and let out a groan of disappointment. An automated voice announced Superboy as the winner.
"That so isn't fair!" the hurt 15-year-old complained, "He was created to kick ass!"
Superboy laughed and walked over. He picked up his boyfriend in his arms and started carrying him over to the side so M'gann and Artemis could take their turn. He set him down gently on the floor again.
"Hey!" Wally was blushing bright as his hair, "What's the-uhmph"
He was interrupted by Connor's lips pressed against his. The two kissed there on the floor, completely disregarding Black Canary's glare. The point of the exercise was to find your weaknesses and learn from them; not to kiss your opponent better.
"Since when did you become the King of PDA?" Wally asked.
"I'm making up for lost time." Connor kissed him again.
"Okay, break it up now. Save it for after training is over, okay?" Artemis wanted to take her turn in the tournament.
-x-
It was hot outside but Roy didn't push up the sleeves of his shirt. He was headed to Mount Justice and didn't want them to ask any questions about...his appearance. They would anyways seeing as they'd never seen the guy dirty, not shaved, and with shaggy hair. That wasn't too bad though as long as they didn't see the track marks on his arm.
It wasn't for their own good that he didn't want to expose them to it. He just didn't want them sending Batman or Green Arrow to check up on him. Roy didn't want questions that he couldn't answer or shocked expressions he couldn't face.
He waited outside-unsure of whether he really want to go in. Mostly he just needed to use their shower. Maybe Aqualad would sneak him in if he called. Roy figured he should call anyways to see if anyone was even there. Maybe they were all on one of their little missions.
He pulled his phone out of his pocket. He was in his Red Arrow costume now, still standing outside the mountain. Hopefully the phone wasn't dead. Roy was still unsure of his decision but he went to his contacts to find Kaldur's number. That was when he noticed a new contact on his list.
'JADE' – it was written in all capitals with no other information except the number. He didn't know anybody by that name. Roy shook his head. He never took numbers from girls. He never gave his to...Roy looked exasperated; running a hand threw red hair as he tried to remember last night. Anything from after the park.
"Why didn't I think of it before?" He muttered aloud, "Fucking hell, I gave my number to some random stranger and didn't even remember it."
This wouldn't be a big deal if it hadn't earlier been nothing. Roy couldn't remember anything and had given out personal information that he otherwise would've kept to himself. What else had he told this Jade? He dialled her number and swore when she didn't pick up.
