A/N: Hey there!
Thanks so much for all the reviews! I really appreciate it!
So, here we are, with Chapter 4!
Okay...need to warn you...This is a Robin/Superboy focus one-shot.
It is filled with slight humor..but more focused on friendship and brotherly-like bonding.
Oh a dash of angst and hurt/comfort.
Hey...I didn't say all of these would be funny. :P
Oh, thanks to mastah 'o' awesome, who suggested a Superman sad Three Words...but I decided to alter it slightly.
Disclaimer: Ugh...If I actually did own Young Justice, DC Comics, or even Cartoon Network, then I wouldn't have to worry about typing this.
Chapter 4- Super Touching Moment
"So Supey, feeling the aster yet?" the slender lithe raven haired, thirteen year old hero inquired with a laugh as he back flipped away from his larger and powerful opponent.
"Not yet…at least not until I beat you" Superboy, the sixteen year old midnight black hair and blued eyed teen replied lightly, deflecting the incoming roundhouse kick with his arms and attempted to deliver a punch at his target, who gracefully dodged the blow and went in for one of his own, to only have Superboy catch his fist.
"Well, I just hope you won't be too disconcerted when I beat you" Robin replied smugly, kneeing Superboy in the gut, which didn't do too much damage, but got the expected result...the taller teen let go of his captured fist. Then Robin was leaping and dodging more of the older teen's attacks.
"Will you hold still for a minute?" Superboy inquired, pausing and watching the Boy Wonder perform back flips and somersaults around the holographic training pad.
Robin crouched down and adjusted his shades with a hand.
"Sorry…kind of feeling asterous" Robin quipped cheerfully.
"You and your sayings…" Superboy commented with a shake of his head, and then rushed towards him.
Robin grinned and remained in his crouch.
"Poor Supey…hate to bring him down" Robin thought and then pushed off the ground and flipped in the air as Superboy skidded to a stop where Robin had been.
Robin landed silently back into a crouch behind him and lashed out a leg, swipe kicking the older teen's legs out from under him.
Robin laughed as Superboy landed supine on the floor with a grunt.
"Ouch…that didn't look or feel whelming" Robin remarked as he straightened up from his crouch and peered down at Superboy.
"No…not really" the supine teen agreed and took Robin's hand and let him ease him to his feet.
Robin grinned.
"Good match, Supey. You kept me on my toes"
Superboy chuckled.
"I did, didn't I? But I hate those swipe kicks"
"Why? Ever since Black Canary floored you with one?"
"Yeah"
"I'll let you win next time, okay?"
"Hey, I could easily take you down…but this is training, not a fight to the death" Superboy replied as he and Robin started strolling towards the living quarters of Mount Justice.
"Hmmm" Robin hummed in response.
"So, what should we do now?" the taller teen inquired.
"How about a snack? That bout made me hungry" Robin replied as his stomach gave a low grumble.
Superboy snickered, with his super hearing, he heard it easily...and loudly.
In the kitchen, Superboy leaned against the counter, watching as the Boy Wonder rummage through the steel fridge.
"Who does the grocery shopping around here?" Robin's muffled voice came from the fridge.
"M"Gann and I…who else would it be? Red Tornado?" Superboy replied sarcastically.
The Boy Wonder didn't respond, the noisy shuffling of plastic and food drowned out Superboy.
"Ooh! Pizza rolls!" Robin exclaimed, appearing from behind the freezer door and held up a large bag of the desired food.
"Sounds good" Superboy commented loudly, as his stomach gave a loud gurgle. He watched as Robin dumped half the bag onto one of M'gann's large cookie sheets and preheated the oven.
"I assume you are making enough for everyone" he stated nonchalantly.
"Perfect snack to eat with TW"
"So, you should tell me who is the topic"
Robin smirked as he leaned against the island table.
"Now Supey, if I told you…I would have to kill you, or knock you out"
Superboy arched a black eyebrow.
"Kill me? Knock me out? Yeah, good luck with that"
The two boys laughed.
"So, you and Miss M seem pretty content"
"Yeah…M'Gann is great to be around with" Superboy said with a grin.
Robin grinned back.
"Supey and Miss M sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G, first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby Supey in a baby carriage" Robin sang teasingly as he slid the pan into the oven and set the timer, and then faced Superboy.
The super strength boy rolled his eyes in response.
"You should talk…you were practically drooling, or should I say "Wally"ing over Zatanna" Superboy teased.
Robin's face flushed a dark red and he quickly spun around.
"He just had to say that…so not asterous" the slender hero muttered under his breath.
"I heard that. Sensitive hearing, remember?" Superboy remarked, pleased that he had gotten to the Boy Wonder.
Just then, two pairs of footsteps were heard, and Artemis and M'gann appeared into the kitchen.
"Hey Superboy, hey Robin" M'gann greeted in her cheerful tone, while Artemis exchanged nods with Superboy.
"Hey" both boys replied.
Robin turned around when he felt that it was safe enough to show his face.
"So how was the girl bonding shopping?" he inquired casually.
"The shopping went fine" Artemis answered, setting her bags down.
"Yeah it was great and fun!" Megan added.
"Where are Aqualad and Wally? They should be here by now" Artemis then inquired.
"I'm sure they'll be here in a few. You up for some pizza rolls?" Superboy replied.
"Ooh…pizza rolls…count me in" Artemis responded eagerly.
"So... what did you two get?" Robin inquired, his curiosity getting the best of him and attempted to peek into the bags.
Both girls yelped and M'gann levitated the bags away.
"You are getting as bad as Wally" Artemis said to Robin, shaking her blonde head in disbelief.
"I was only curious…I only wanted a peek" Robin whined teasingly, but shrugged his shoulders.
"Did someone just say my name?" the redhead speedster inquired with a grin.
Aqualad also appeared in the doorway and greeted the others.
"You're late" Artemis remarked disapprovingly to Wally.
"Sorry Artie…had to pick up my favorite drink…wanna share?"
"Share germs with you? Pass"
"Aw, c'mon…you know you want to"
While Artemis and Wally continued their teasing dispute, Robin had ambled back to the oven and removed the rolls from the oven. He then slammed the pan down and turned around to face the others.
"Come and get them!"
Fifteen minutes later, everyone was settled in their favorite spots around the living room, munching and drinking. Robin had engulfed his pizza rolls and stood up and cleared his throat.
"For our favorite game Three Words, our special theme for tonight is the one…the only…the amazing and powerful…Superboy!" Robin announced.
Superboy gave a feign scowl and glare at the Boy Wonder.
"Should had guessed that myself" he grumbled.
"Aw, it will be fun" Megan said, giving his hand a squeeze.
"Sweet…Supey gets it this time" Wally commented eagerly.
"This will be interesting" Artemis added.
"Three words only and use "Super" as much as possible"
Robin: "It was a"
Aqualad:"Dull kind of"
Superboy: "Day at Mount"
M'Gann: "Justice, where Superboy"
Artemis: "And his super"
Wally: "Awesome talented friends"
Robin: Were being super"
Aqualad: "Jaded. So they"
Superboy: "Made Superboy pick"
M'Gann: "Out a movie"
Artemis: "To watch, to"
Wally: "Pass the time"
Robin: "Until the League"
Aqualad: "Requested their assistance"
Superboy: "To kick some"
M'Gann: Super bad guy"
Artemis: "Butt and make"
Wally: "The League super"
Robin: "Proud of them."
Aqualad: "Until that time,"
Superboy: "The team would"
M'gann: "watch movies and"
Artemis: "Superboy picked out"
Wally: "A movie called"
Robin grinned.
"Super Asterous Ninjas" he said and then laughed.
The others shook their heads and smiled, amusingly.
They should had known, it was such a Robin response.
"Which sounded super" Aqualad continued.
"Whelming to them" Superboy added.
"So they watch" M'gann went.
"And was super" Artemis remarked.
"Into the movie" Wally said.
Robin: "And were eating"
Aqualad: "A super bowl"
Superboy: "Of popcorn and"
M'gann: "Super fresh cookies!"
Artemis: "And they were"
Wally: "Having a super"
Robin: "Good time and"
Aqualad: "Were feeling pretty"
Superboy: "Super satisfied until"
M'gann: "The movie ended"
Artemis:"And just then,"
Wally: Six members of"
Robin: "The Justice League"
Aqualad: "Came into the"
Superboy: "Cave and summoned"
M'gann: "Them to the"
Artemis: Mission room where"
Wally: "They were assigned"
"A mentor-protégé-"
Suddenly, a few pizza rolls went flying in all directions, hitting Wally in the face, landing in Artemis hair, and another landed in Kaldur's lap.
The coffee table before the couch snapped in two by a large fist.
Superboy growled fiercely at Robin before stomping out of the room, smashing anything that was in his way, leaving everyone in the room wide eyed and silent.
"Superboy!" Megan collected herself and dashed after the Boy of Steel.
Robin sat there, his eyes flickering to the floor, guilt rushing through him.
Why did he say that? He obviously knew, as well as the others how sensitive Superboy was about the "mentor-protégé" subject. Yet, he had obviously done a Wally and said it without thinking.
"Dude…that wasn't smooth" Wally commented, receiving a harsh smack from Artemis.
"Then I guess I've been hanging out with you too much lately" Robin replied weakly.
Artemis snickered.
"We better see how Superboy is doing" Aqualad said softly.
Wally and Artemis nodded and rapidly left the room, while Aqualad ambled to Robin and placed a hand gently on his shoulder.
"We know you did not mean to offend anyone. Especially Superboy" the tall Atlantean said.
"Yeah…well, I did a Wally and screwed things up" Robin replied and stood up.
"On the bright side, at least it wasn't Zatanna" Aqualad remarked with an amused chuckle.
Robin groaned and headed after the others, with Aqualad right on his heels.
"Superboy will forgive you" Aqualad then said.
An enraged growl vibrated through the hallway.
"After he calms down" Aqualad added nervously.
"I hope so, Kaldur. We were having a good time" Robin said and then sighed.
There would be a lot of yelling before that happened.
Robin and Aqualad entered the lobby area of the base.
Superboy had his back turned to them and Wally, Artemis, and M'gann crowded around him.
"Superboy" Aqualad called out.
The teen deviated around and gave a fierce scowl at them.
"Supey…I am sorry" Robin said.
"Yeah, right"
"I didn't mean to say-"
"Then why say it? You know how Superman feels about me! How he can barely stand looking or talking to me…to be near me! You don't know how it feels not to be wanted or loved by the man you thought would be like a father to you!" he snapped angrily, his blue eyes flashing with hurt and anger while glaring at sadden masked blue ones.
It was deathly silent.
Superboy was breathing heavily, fists clenched at his sides.
Robin gave a weak laugh.
"Oh, now you think it's funny?" Superboy inquired angrily.
"Actually, I do know how it feels, Supey. Do you think it's been easy having Batman as a mentor…as a father figure?"
"At least you have one" Superboy growled.
"True…but in the beginning, Bats was just like how Superman is now, detached" Robin paused, gazing at the teen before him.
"It's like being a ghost or a shadow and when you are around the one you want to notice you and they don't see or hear you…it hurts…"
Unexpectedly,Robin swiftly ran up and hugged him.
Superboy glanced down at the Boy Wonder, unsure on what to do.
"The hurt will go away, Supey. He will see and accept you…and love you. It may take time and may seem hopeless...But he will. And I am sorry for saying that-"
Robin was cut off as he felt Robin felt two muscular arms wrapped around him in a hug.
"Awwww" Artemis and M'gann cooed.
"It's okay…and you're right…and I am sorry too, I shouldn't have reacted like that" Superboy replied.
"Group hug!" Wally exclaimed, throwing his arms around Robin and Superboy.
Aqualad smiled and joined M'gann in the group hug.
Artemis sighed and shrugged her shoulders before wrapping her arms around Wally and M'gann.
"Oh, here's an idea, Supey…I could always talk to Batman about adopting you…we could be Super Bat bros" Robin suggested.
The six heroes burst out laughing, still holding onto each other.
"What's going on here?" the tranquil voice of Superman inquired, causing the teens to look towards the entrance, where Superman, Batman, Black Canary, Flash, Green Arrow, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, and Red Tornado stood.
"Just having a group hug…err…moment" Superboy answered, gazing intently at the Man of Steel.
" Why can't the League have group moments like that?" the Flash inquired, hands on hips.
A/N: Yep...that was Chapter 4 for you.
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