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DISCLAIMER: I don't own Young Justice….but it'll be pretty damn cool if I did.

I hope you guys liked the first chapter. As a new author, I really appreciate comments and critiques about the chapters!

If you guys are looking for romance, expect that in the next chapter or two.

I notice my chapters are short compared to the other fics i've read, so I'll be fixing that in later chapters, but this chapter will be a little short though.

Enjoy!

Independence Day. Saturday July 4th 2017. Central City

He watched his two friends sleep for a while before deciding to leave the living room. He rushed to the dining table where his laptop was and opened it.

This was just after they've finished watching another Star Wars movie that Melanie and Jai had passed out. The popcorn was still in Melanie's hair and some were on the floor along with empty cans of Coke and Dr. Pepper

"11:59. C'mon, c'mon!...Yes!"

DING

Some form of a notification appeared on his screen and immediately he got to work. He's been doing this for about 5 years now. Despite what Melanie said, he just couldn't let it go.

Over those 5 years, Nathaniel had collected a lot of information about the Owl. Yes, the owl. He had to give this mystery person a name.

Like major drugs affecting cities and other stuff like that but as usual when he's close to figuring it out, the guy disappears again.

"Nathan?" Said boy flung himself out of the seat and put his laptop screen shut as quickly as possible hoping the sleep affected his friend's vision. Unfortunately Melanie saw everything

"Nathan what're you doing?" The blonde questioned, moving closer to his laptop.

"It's nothing." The boy lied His words came out a little harsher than he intended causing the blonde to wince.

"Nathan…" She warned. His grip on the laptop became tighter as she moved closer. He's been keeping this a secret for about 5 years and he wasn't about to let Melanie find out.

"Nathan. She sighed frustratedly. She was starting to get tired of repeating his name. C'mere." When he didn't budge, she went over to him.

She looked down at his closed laptop and she drew in a deep breath. "I've known for quite some time..Even though you're like some… "master detective", you can't keep a secret from me. I'm your best friend." She whispered.

She hugged the dark haired boy from behind and he immediately loosened his grip on the laptop.

"I never wanted to lie to you Melanie." He said in a quiet voice

"I know….But I want you to know you'll never have to lie to me." She hugged him even tighter.

"Does he know?" The dark haired boy questioned.

"No. Jai doesn't know yet, but...he has to...Now go to sleep. She grinned. You look terrible.

"Not any worse than you." He grinned back. She finally let go of the boy, breaking their hug.

"Shut up, dork. She smiled. Make sure to turn off the lights before you go to bed!" She added

"Okay...mom.! He joked

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever." She replied. Leaving the dining room and making her way into the living room.

He slid the laptop back onto the kitchen counter with a small smile on his face.

"Thanks Melanie…" He whispered before turning off the dining room lights.

Okay so I think I had enough with all this dark stuff going on for now. I'm gonna give y'all what I promised.

Besides the teen drama and romance there are still things I wanna do in this fic so that dark stuff will definitely be back.

Until next time!