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Warning: Rated T for Violence, blood, (maybe gore) language and mention of adult content.

Disclaimer: I do not own Young Justice or Flash's comic book character. All characters belong to their respect owner of the series and comic.

CH. 4

(3 years ago)

Day 5

"Oh, ugh!" Wally hissed reluctantly from the unbearable pain that was wrongly inflicted upon him the other day. Fortunately, he was free from his restraint but it was something he didn't celebrate about. The collar was still active so it made it hard for his healing to do its work, so he's forced to endure the gruesome pain another day.

The person who was there to treat his painful wound was Jinx. She always there to feed him, and recently she became his nurse, just without the caring part, which was unfortunately for Wally because he desperately needed some comfort.

He bit his bottom lip as he watched her finish replacing the last round of bandage on his broken fingers from the other day. He tried not to remember his horrific torment but it was vividly haunting for him as his mind began to wonder off as she spoke.

"There. Next time don't fight. This would go a lot easier if you just give him what he wants," she stated calmly as she gather her kit and got up from her knee position. She stared down at him and caught a glimpse of painted despair. The bandage on his right temple made him look weak and torn from life. She recognized that look before, but she didn't care if he was dying on his death bed, she's been through worst. She sighed, and was about to open her mouth to wake him from his defeated state but she immediately closed her mouth as she remind herself that she's only here to fulfill a job, that's it.

When she turn to leave Wally's voice spoke, "Thank you, Jinx," she paused, and slightly turn to glance at his distance stare as he gently rub his three broken fingers. They were badly bruise from Inertia's wrath, bend into different direction then they normally should and shook uncontrollably from its unpleasant restraint. Pitiful indeed, but she bypass it and tuned away as the door in front open.

"Finish, good," said the dark voice at the entrance.

The devil smirk on his face revealed an omen that made Jinx unease. "Yes. His fingers will heal, in time," she informed.

"I could care less about his wound." Headcase walked inside passing Jinx with his eyes aim at Wally.

Jinx frowned at his comment and kept a stern face, "Yeah, right," she walked out.

Wally kept his heavy glare at Headcase as he raise a hand toward Wally's direction, "This might hurt a little."

'Huh?' Wally watched irritably as the telekinesis used his power to strap Wally back to his straitjacket by excessive force. "Ugh!" He was about to protest and fight whatever little strength he had but denied his useless attempt, instead he resisted slightly to reduce his sharp discomfort from his hand.

Headcase chuckled from Wally's pathetic struggle, "Tight enough for ya. Yesterday was load of fun, but it won't be as exciting when I get to unlock your mind," he clenched his hand to a fist then the straps squeeze Wally to it's limit.

Wally flinched from the quick grip while laid on the floor. He cringed from this high level of grasp he distaste. He wanted to loosen the wraps but saw no point to challenge his undeserved restraint. Instead he scolded at Headcase. 'Bastard,' he thought to himself as the villain snicker away from the cell.

Once he was alone Wally's expression changed. 'Why...' he asked himself as his lips quivered unwilling. He bend his knees closer to his chest as he was on his side and lightly sobbed on them until he was too tired to stay awake.

xxxxx

Jinx placed the first-aid kit back in the tall drawer quietly until a sudden voice caused her to startled.

"Looking cold," said Sungirl.

"You almost gave me a heart-attack, Deborah," she frowned, glaring at the red-head.

"Sorry. Not sorry," she smirked proudly as she walked close to Jinx casually.

"Tsk, whatever," Jinx attempted to walk around the power girl but her wrist was grabbed that stopped her on her feet, "Wha-"

"Your cold," she restated, gazing into Jinx's perplexed stare.

"Y-Yes I know. You don't have to-"

"Then allow me to warm you up," she smiled ambiguously.

The interruption flinched her, "Uh, y-yeah," she lightly blushed by her calm words that always seem to pound her heart.

She giggled as she free her grip on Jinx, "Seriously Jinx, you really need to relax more. Staying grumpy at the world would not make you feel better. Why look at me, I'm full of shine," she smiled with lights shining behind.

"My goal is not to feel better, Deborah, you know that," she turned away, heading straight to her room.

"Of course," she followed the gloom girl. They walked a few steps until the silent became eerie for Jinx taste. "So, do you like Wally?"

"What?!" she stopped and became baffled.

"So I'll take that as a no. Just wondering," she continued to walk with her hands press together behind her back, not glancing back to see Jinx's reaction.

"Why would you assume that?" she asked as she commence her walk behind Sungirl.

She didn't respond, instead she walked quietly.

When she didn't answered, Jinx became irritated, "Fine, whatever," she muttered with arms folded on her chest in annoyance.

"We have a proposition for you," she finally said without pausing her walk.

"A proposition? What for?" she questioned lightly not really praising for a difficult task.

"Lets discuss this in your room."

Both girls walked side by side silently down the hall.

xxxx

Day 6

Today was different for Jinx. Today she'll have to work a little extra to make herself seem 'convincing', if not, she'd fail the task that was given to her. She remembered how easy it was to say yes to the fire-girl but execute the plan was something else she wasn't prepare, nor wanted to. It was something uncommon for her, it'd explain her anti-social behavior around everyone, except Deborah. Maybe that's why it was so easy for the red-head, because Jinx has no one else to talk to, until today.

"Wally, is it?" she finally asked, kneel in front of the prisoner as he faced down at his half eaten meal.

Wally slowly looked up from his despair with his eyes painted in tiredness and pain. He was simultaneously shock and confuse at Jinx's question, and a little relief that another voice beside the one taunting him was speaking to him.

"You're not going to finish your meal?" she asked mildly as they both stared back down at Wally's tray.

"No. I'm not that hungry. Thanks though. Never thought I'd see the day when I don't finish my meal," he chuckled weakly, even though there was nothing to laugh about but the moment felt too quiet for his sanity, so he presented a little cheer to show that he was still fighting. He still enjoyed a little humor here and there when the time is right.

"Hm," she grimed, eyed away from him for a coupled of second until she spoke again, "Do-"

"Please stop," he cut her off.

"Wha-"

"I don't have to be psychic to read your thought, I could see it in your eyes, your pity," he locked his eyes with hers as she tensed from the pronounce truth.

It became quiet for a moment until she said, "I'm not good at this..." her eyes rolled away.

"Sociable," her eyes rolled back.

She nodded. "Not my strong suit, as you could already tell," she gave a little effort to smile but failed as she felt out of character, something she does in the moment of weakness.

"Your first impression wasn't great but then again, so wasn't the rest of you guys, so I rate yours the best," he smiled which she surprisingly, did the same.

Two complete opposite people shared their first conversation uninterruptedly while being monitored from a vantage point that only one of them knew of while the other was left in the dark.

In the screen room, Sungirl smirked triumphantly at the screen. "She accepted I see," Inertia crossed his arms on his chest with his stare targeted at the two on the screen.

"Without hesitation," she grinned as they observed the figures with interest. Both pleased with Jinx's loyalty and commitment to their plan as she performed outside of her comfort zone.

"Good."

xxxx

(Present)

Dusk approaches peacefully and the two cousin sat on the bench admiring the astonishing orange blazing light reflecting on the clouds as the sun slowly fall on the horizon.

"Beautiful isn't it," asks Bart without taking off his sight from the orange color flaring above them.

Wally was pretty much in the same trance as his young cousin, "yeah," he agrees.

For a moment they didn't move or spoke, just saver the moment before it could be ruin.

Eventually the moment fade when Bart broke the silence, "You know, today was a good day. Not like I've never had a good day, it's just..." he sigh feeling slightly down for the mention of what happened to Wally. He averted his eyes at the grass between his shoes and reminiscence the chances he was given to spend some alone time with Wally since his disappearance.

Wally scrutinized his gloom cousin and made an attempt to cheer him up, "Well I'm please about today. Honestly being locked up in that house kinda got a little depressing when you know everyone you used to know thinks your dead. So thank you, bud, you made my day," he grins, hoping what he said brighten his cousin.

"Yeah," Bark brighten, "Yeah! It was an awesome day." He got up from his seat and clench his fist in mid-air.

Even though he may seem happily calm for his cousin's strong will, Wally's feeling was as numb as ice, but he couldn't express his true intention, yet. So he agreed with his enthusiastic teen, "Yea!"

"Oh, speaking of which, I hope you don't mind, but I invited a few of our friends for a meet-up," he informs cautiously, knowing full well he kinda went overboard.

"Whoa, wait. You did what?" Wally baffled at Bart's words. "Bart," he narrow his eyes.

"Just the team, and Jaime," he informs.

"Does uncle Barry know?" he ask sounding concern.

"Well..." he hesitated, scratching the back of his head and eyes corner toward the sky.

xxxx

"You realize the circumstances that you've created, right," the dark manly voice echos through the hallow cave that belong to one of the, if not the fearless superhero from the Justice League.

"Yea I know," Barry sighed, leaning next to Batman as he sat on his chair facing his giant computer. "But all I want is to protect Wally, to make sure that he's real as he said he is. I did what any protected uncle would do in a tight situation," he explained himself even though there's no way passing the greatest detective.

"You mean you kept secrets, lie about being sick, and abandon your superhero duty for about a week to harbor your 'suppose' dead nephew. In the sense of protection, from what?" Batman got up from his seat and gave a solemn bat stare.

Barry instantly took a step back with a chuckle, "Well... When you put it like that. It sounds entirely different from my head, but I still stand my ground," he said sternly, not demonstrating any fear in front of the Bat, even though he could outrun him with his power but the Bat has this intense stare that can slice anyone courage.

"Even so there are matters that need to be dealt with, for example, his parents, his friends, everyone that read his obituary, all need to be inform. Everyone has right," he pause, "even Dick," he glared.

It was no surprise for the speedster to know the great bond that his nephew had with the Bat's former sidekick and hearing the dark knight mention Dick's name made him feel slightly awful and guilty. Batman truly knew how to make a person feel terrible about themselves. 'Great. Now I have an even bigger problem.'

xxxx

Artemis Crock arrived at the park with her long friend and team member, M'gann, who arrived with Connor, aka Superboy. Both chatted for a few minutes until they merge with their former leader, Dick, aka Nightwing, who stopped his conversation with Kaldur, aka Aqualad. The two male nodded with smiles before Kaldur was pulled to a kiss by the women he grew to love for the past year.

Artemis smiled after initiating the kiss in front of her friends. "Miss me," she said sweetly, oblivious to everyone around them.

"Perhaps after this we should go somewhere more quiet to show you how much I missed you," he kiss her passionately.

"Alright you two, as much I like the power of love but some of us have other plans," the disguise Martian laughed as she purposely interrupt her close friends. "Let's meet up with Bart and see what's the urgent news he got for us, okay."

The two lovers kept their satisfy smile and held each others hand as they usually do once given the chances.

"I see he didn't tell anyone, or give out any hint about his news I see," said Dick as he walk beside Kaldur.

"Well whatever it is, it must be really big to have us meet up together like this," the former archer sigh on her boyfriends arms as they walk to their destination.

"Hm," Conner seem distracted that went unnoticed by everyone except for M'gann who walk beside him.

"Is something wrong, Connor?" She curiously ask as she tries to read her lover's mind, not literally, but through his external expression.

"I," he hesitate, "I'm not sure," he use his super-hearing as they came close to the location right by the hill with a single bench on top. 'I can hear a familiar voice near by, but it can't be, I haven't heard that voice in awhile. Can it be?' he began to walk fast, moving ahead of everyone toward the little hill with an exquisite view of the fallen sun.

Eventually everyone became aware of Conner sudden urgency, "Conner!" call M'gann once more before they all finally reach their location.

Everyone halt with a gasp and stare in shock.

"Y-You-Your," M'gann stutters.

"It was your voice," Conner couldn't keep his eyes away, fearing that if he look away that the person in front of them would magically disappear.

"No way," Dick whispered softly as he slowly approach at the person.

"Wally," Artemis instantly broke her grip on Kaldur. Without knowing the dramatic change of heart she obliviously ran up to Wally with open arms and tears streaming down on his cheeks. She hugs him tightly with no desire of letting him go, not this time, "Wally." she sobs as Wally respond back with the same affection.

"I miss you too."

While everyone else was distracted Dick glances back at a torn Kaldur and gave him a discreet head shake 'No.' Then head to join everyone else.

Kaldur knew what his friend meant as he watches hopelessly as his girlfriend reunited with her old love. He silently slide his left hand in his jacket's pocket to feel a valuable item, but the hurtful scene before him with his girlfriend's tears for the man she once lost made him realize the ring would have to wait.

TBC....