All My Friends Are Superheroes

Summary: Being a teenaged hero is no walk in the park; juggling school, homework, superpowers, friends and family can be tough, especially when you and your secret boyfriend are tiptoeing around teammates, parents and mentors. However, sometimes in life you have to just stop worrying, and let the stones fall where they may. It might not be that bad, after all. Season 1. AU/OOC. Birdflash.

Point Of View: Third person's POV, set in past tense/story format, with dreams/thoughts italicized. The focus will mainly be on Robin and Kid Flash, of course, but I fully plan to further explore their interactions with the team, and also with their JLA mentors. Story starts after the team has been established, right after the end of their first official mission together.

A/N: This chapter took forever because I started wondering where I wanted to go with it, and then got an idea of - what if Robin was upset and went to see Wally first while he was upset about Bruce and Aqualad before the workout scene? So I made it so that (and the Garrick party) takes place the day after Clayface. Hope no one minds. Next update should be sooner than last now that I have some more ideas! Let me know what you think so far!

"Hope rises like a phoenix from the ashes of shattered dreams." - S. A. Sachs

Wally was not a fan of the Young Justice League's newest team member.

She hadn't exactly made a good first impression on him by being a massive bitch from day one, and letting the Shadows' assassin get away only further dampened his opinion of the blonde girl. Yes, he would admit that having an archer on the team would be useful, but there was only one problem.

It wasn't the archer any of them had wanted.

Roy was their friend, someone they trusted unconditionally. He didn't want this Artemis chick coming along with them on missions, he wanted their Speedy - er, "Red Arrow" - not a replacement, but it looked like that wasn't going to happen anytime soon, unfortunately. So for the time being, they were stuck with her.

What was worse than that, though, was now they were on some baloney mission looking for some "sorcerer", and Robin wasn't even with them.

Of course, he didn't believe in the whole magic bullshit, but Miss Martian did, and everyone believed him to have a huge crush on M'gann, so he had to pretend he bought this crap, if only to keep up the pretense.

Sure, he didn't care if anyone knew that he was bisexual - what was the big deal?

However, it wasn't his place to tell the others about Robin being...whatever he was. The last thing he wanted was for them to find out that the two of them had been messing around the past few weeks.

Heavy late night makeout sessions aside, neither the redhead nor the brunette really knew where they stood.

They weren't a couple, but at the same time they weren't friends with benefits. For one, they'd been keeping things from going to far - meaning no wandering hands south of the equator. It wasn't a bad thing though, not really, because despite the confusion of their relationship, they were still extremely close.

Just in case the younger boy did want to keep it a secret, Wally had to keep up the act. Possibly outing someone, even by accident, would be super uncool. Especially when that someone was his best friend.

Wally didn't know if Robin was gay, or just curious, and he certainly wasn't going to ask. He didn't want to ruin whatever they had between them at the moment, as he was happier this past month than he'd been in the last seven years. Things were tense at the moment, but that was because his rather brilliant jokes about the creepy irony that they were looking for a magician in the town that was infamous for it's prosecution of witches went unappreciated by his teammates.

He really wished that Robin was with them.

Okay, yeah, he'd kinda fucked up with the whole "pretending-to-believe-in-magic-to-fake-impress-M'gann" thing, and it was starting to seem less impossible for the whole mystic arts idea to be true. He was a speedster with friends that included a space alien, a merman, and a human clone who possessed infrared vision and super strength, after all.

But the redhead was stubborn, and he wasn't going to back down from his beliefs so easily.

Now, having just left some freakin' voodoo elevator in the middle of an invisible and seemingly endless tower, it was getting harder to hand on to his denial of all things non-scientific.

Holding Kent Nelson in his arms while the man died hadn't helped at all.

It infuriated him, actually.

But he didn't know what to do - if he went after Klarion with his speed alone he'd probably end up getting zapped as well, and if all this magic stuff was true, he definitely couldn't let the freak get his hands on Dr. Fate's Helmet.

Feeling the telepathic link Miss Martian had established with him vanish snapped him out of his stupor.

It was kind of fun watching the witch boy get slaughtered by Nabu, but the relief he felt over his friends being okay didn't last long, not when he learned the "Lord of Order" didn't plan to relinquish control over him. The teen immediately felt sick. He was never going to see his family again, or his team, or...or Robin.

The last thing he expected was for Nelson to convince Nabu to release him.

While attending the man's funeral later that evening, along with the other members of his team and a good majority of the JLA, he couldn't help but think that maybe it might not be so wrong to believe in what you weren't able to explain.

Not that he'd ever tell Artemis that.

There was nothing quite like getting your ass handed to you by a mud monster.

Oh, sorry, clay.

As if the fact that Batman had to step in on a simple mission and rescue them wasn't embarrassing enough, but Wally knew he'd be trying to get the stuff out of his hair and nails for weeks. Blech. That wasn't the only thing currently bothering him, though.

Wally had passed by Robin while on his way to the showers, and the younger boy seemed...angry.

Not at him, otherwise he would have given him the look, which was always eerily similar to the Batglare, but he was definitely upset about something.

The speedster would have tried asking him about it, but the vibe Robin gave off was clearly not that of someone in the mood for talking. He knew the brunette well enough at this point to know when to leave it alone. If his friend needed a listening ear, he always knew where to find him.

And find him he did, roughly ten minutes later.

It was the sharp pounding on his bedroom door that got his attention, as Wally had been laying in bed, drifting off. He was kind of exhausted, and tempted to just pull a pillow over his head and ignore it, because really, the day had been kind of shitty and he just wanted sleep.

Thank God his parents allowed him to stay on Mount Justice whenever a mission ended really late in the evening. He did have to go home tomorow, though, for Mr. Garrick's birthday. He hoped he could catch up on his sleep enough that he would be in the party mood...

If only whoever was banging would knock it off.

"Wally!"

The sound of his best friend's voice yelling at him in a whisper had him fully awake, and in an instant Wally had leapt off of his bed and was deactivating the electronic locks on the door, allowing the door to slide open, and blinking in surprise at the sight before him.

Robin was standing there in front of him, lightly shaking, hair still damp and hanging in his eyes.

His very visible, very blue eyes.

"What the fu-?" Wally's eyes quickly swept through the halls to check for anyone else there, before he grabbed hold of the brunette's upper arm and yanked him into his room, reactivating the door behind them, making it glide shut with a click. "What are you doing? Where are your shades? Someone could have seen you!"

"No one did." He turned around to see the young teenager sitting on the edge of his bed, head buried in his hands.

Well, alrighty then.

"Hey," the ginger moved so he was sitting beside his friend, putting a hand on his shoulder, "You okay? Need to talk about something?"

Robin wouldn't look at him, "It's about...Batman. I just-never mind, it's stupid." He muttered, scowling slightly as he thought about leaving the man, as he requested, so he could talk to just Aqualad, "I needed to get my mind off of things, and I didn't know where to go."

Hesitating for a moment, Wally stood abruptly, and the brunette blinked, glancing up just in time to see his friend's form stop blurring, he was now fully dressed. Which was...odd, but a great time saver he supposed. "C'mon, Rob. Let's go outside."

Robin barely had time to question him before he was abruptly being swept off his feet, quite literally, and out of the base.

"Don't ever do that without warning me first again!" Robin gasped out, bracing himself heavily against the side of the mountain, trying to will himself not to puke. He felt dizzy and sick to his stomach.

How the heck Wally could stand such high velocity all the time was beyond him.

"I'm sorry," The redhead somehow managed to sound sincere all while surpressing a grin, manuvering his arm around the brunette's waist to help lower him to the ground, "I forgot how disorienting it can be the first few times."

"Last time."

Wally chuckled, "Whatever..." He blinked when Robin rested his head against the older boy's shoulder, looking up into those deep green eyes. "Why did you bring me here, anyway?"

"You said-"

"No," He cut him off, "I mean, why here specifically?" He gestured around them.

"Privacy." At the curious look he recieved, the speedster smiled, "I did some exploring while alone once. Here's pretty much the only place on the mountain where there is a blind spot to the League's crazy surveillance system. I come here to be alone sometimes. Just... look at the stars, Dick."

It was slightly unnerving to hear his best friend refer to him by his real name (and not in an insulting way like he would before he knew), but at the same time... he sort of liked it. "Stars?"

Wally pointed up at the sky, wordlessly.

From where the two teens were nestled into a hidden nook of the mountainside, two rocky walls beside and one behind them, they had an almost five foot long gap where they could look out. They weren't quite at the peak, but from this position, it was very easy to see the star-speckled night above them, shining brightly.

For a moment, he was too mesmerized to speak.

"It's beautiful..." Robin whispered, awe in his voice at the tapestry of dark blue and silver. You couldn't see the sky like this in Gotham. Even when it was the middle of the night, the starlight was blocked out by the bright traffic lights and neon signs and other such things. Ignoring that it was perpetually gloomy in the city. But Happy Harbour, or just outside of it, where Mount Justice was located, was much smaller and quieter than his home.

Peaceful.

When Wally failed to say anything further, the young teen glanced to his side, and saw the fifteen-year-old staring straight ahead, his eyes were shining with excitement, lips parted just slightly, like he was so focused on the stars that he was barely breathing, "You have a thing for astronomy?"

The redhead gave a slight shrug, pulling his attention from the sky to focus on his companion, "I guess you could say that. I really like the constellations."

"Really?" That came as a slight surprise to Robin, he didn't think his friend would be into that sort of stuff. Seemed like they were learning new things about each other everyday. "What's your favorite?"

Grinning, the speedster proceeded to grab the brunette's hand, which sent a flutter through him, and intertwine their fingers, using their joined limbs to point upward. He squinted for a moment, not being able to tell any of them apart, but managed to make out what appeared to be eight stars - though those were just the ones he could see - in a peculiar pattern.

"The Phoenix." Wally told him softly, as their arms fell back to the ground. He didn't let go of Robin's hand, and the raven-haired boy didn't point it out, not really wanting him to, anyways. "Named after the one in Ancient Greek lore."

At the curious expression on his friend's face, the redhead blushed, "Okay, I might have a thing for mythology too..."

"So, what's the story behind it?" He asked, much to Wally's surprise. The thirteen-year-old wasn't about to make his best friend feel bad for his interests, and he was honestly curious, wanting to know more about the speedster. Just because Robin knew more about Wally West than Wally knew about Dick Grayson, didn't mean he knew a lot about him.

Seeing the ginger's bright green eyes light up made him smile, "Well, there are different points of origin. Some say Greece, others say the story was derived from Bennu - that's the bird God of sun and rebirth in Ancient Egypt, but uh... Okay, let me think." He fell silent for a moment, going over what he knew about the myths in his head.

"Basically, the Phoenix is also bird. A very special sun bird that lives a really long time. It's supposed to be the most beautiful bird ever! Like a badass rooster, but with sapphire eyes and scaly golden legs, and peacock-like feathers, except yellow and red instead of blue or green. It's got, like, this feather crown on its head, which probably makes it royalty. And...and, um, when it eventually does die, it's like a giant firework show - all flames and combustion. Boom!" Robin jumped at the sound effect, making him laugh, "The legendary Phoenix obtains a new life by being reborn, arising from the ashes of the old one. That's where the saying comes from... Meaning it's never really dead, in a way, 'cause it always comes back in the end."

By the time Wally was trailing off, Robin found himself paying very close attention, the redhead was grinning widely and his face was so alive, talking animatedly in a way he'd only seen when they were getting ready for a mission. Normally someone would tell him to shut up when he started babbling, but the ninja couldn't bring himself too, because he seemed so happy at sharing this strange yet fascinating story.

"It does sound pretty cool, I guess." He agreed, when he was sure Wally was finished, "It has to be powerful and all, being able to come back over and over again. Is that why it's your favorite?"

For some reason, his friend seemed to flush suddenly, untangling their hands and looking away, "Uh, no. Not...Not really."

Perplexed by Wally's actions, he sat forward, "Why, then?"

Shifting, the speedster mumbled something under his breath.

He cocked his head to the side, "What was that?"

Sighing, Wally glanced over at him, "Well... I-I suppose it's because it reminds me of you."

Robin stared at him in bewilderment, "Me?"

The older teen's face seemed to redden, "Yeah. The Phoenix is beautiful and special, but... but always alone, you see? There were no others like it, which meant it was unique, but it had to also be sad... not having a family or anything." Seeing the hurt flash across the boy's face, he quickly moved on, "I don't know why it was like that, but it had to be so lonely, being the only one of its kind. So, the way I see it, or at least how I like to pretend it goes, is that when the Phoenix couldn't take being sad and lonely anymore, he burned himself up. But instead of having to die or just be sad forever, it was reborn into something new - and it rose from the ashes as something better than it was before, something that could handle the loneliness in a way that it wouldn't be sad anymore. Like adapting or evolving, I guess. It changed itself in order to survive, but in the end I think it was better off being its new self, because it means it's stronger than ever... You remind me of the Phoenix - not just because you're both birds, but because you both kept flying even though it might have been easier just to give up. When I think of strength, you always come to mind; you don't let all the bad stuff get you down."

Biting his lip, Wally risked a glimpse at Robin's face, and was surprised to see the tears gathering there.

Shit.

"I-I'm sorry, Rob." He stuttered out, feeling like a total jerk for bringing up his parents, "I didn't mean to upset you! I just wanted you to know how stro-"

He was cut off by the brunette lunging at him, tackling him to the ground of the small space they were in, so the redhead was on his back with the younger boy on top of him, but instead of punching him in the face like Wally would have expected, Robin gazed down at him with a few teardrops trailing down his cheeks, and smiled, before lowering his head, brushing their lips together.

Wally returned it instantly, eyes sliding shut while lifting his head up to reach the other teen partway, meeting him in a soft kiss, raising one hand to cup the back of Robin's head, the other grasping his friend's hipbone, while the ninja's hands were splayed out on the speedster's chest, bracing himself as their mouths moved together slowly.

It was brief, but still breathtaking, and when the two boys reluctanctly parted for air, faces flushed and wide-eyes locked on each other, they knew they both felt the same thing:

Shocking electricity.

The redhead was only about 87% percent sure it had nothing to do with the static that naturally coursed through his body. This hadn't happened with anyone else, even after getting his powers, only Robin made him feel this way.

As they both began to snap out of their daze, the younger boy suddenly realized the position they were in.

Wally was laying flat on his back, and Robin was straddling his waist, his best friend's heart racing under his palms. He could feel the way it would stutter, like an old truck's engine, stop, and then roar back to life. The brunette might have been concerned if he didn't know that this was actually considered normal for speedsters.

The two of them were still leaning dangerously close to one another. It was rather late and they were totally alone. The flush of excitement that the knowledge seemed to send through his body was startling, and he opened his mouth, trying to think of something to say.

"Wally-" His redheaded companion sat up, not giving him a chance to tell him that they should probably head back inside (even though he really didn't want to) before Wally was crushing his mouth gently against the Boy Wonder's again.

Robin was now sitting in the speedster's lap, legs practically curled around his waist as the other boy held him close, their kiss long, frenzied and lustful, before Wally broke away, and began peppering lighter ones down the raven-haired teen's jaw and neck, making him gasp quietly at the sensations each feathery touch produced.

Wally's lips were soft, and the older boy's fingertips were stroking over the skin of his throat, sending shivers racing up and down his spine. When the kisses became open-mouthed and urgent, he could feel a velvet-like tongue brush across his pulse point, causing it to skip a beat, and the brunette started squirming involuntarily, his cheeks reddening.

"Oh..." He trembled, "Um, W-Wally...?"

The redhead hissed all of a sudden, his now dark green eyes fluttered shut, "Shit, Robin..."

He was confused, until he felt it, and realized what his fidgety movements were doing to the other teen, causing his face to flush even more, "S-Sorry... I-Oh!" A whimper tore passed his lips when Wally suddenly rolled his hips up, the friction that followed made his breath catch in his throat, and he felt an arm move to curl around his waist, pulling him closer.

Before Robin even knew what was going on, his whole world tilted, and he found himself sprawled out on the hard ground of the mountain, with his best friend hovering over top of him, his lips brushing the younger boy's ear, breathing raggedly, "How do you do it?"

Another shudder, "What...what do you mean?" He asked, swallowing thickly, the way the older teenager looked at him sent strange, unfamiliar feelings surging through him, and he squeezed his legs together, trying to ignore the heated look the speedster gave him when he pulled away briefly, and what it was doing to him.

"Be so freaking hot without even trying..." Wally muttered, his own voice sounded choked as he mouthed at the spot just under Robin's earlobe, surprising both of them when the brunette whined softly, his head thumping back against the dirt, letting out a shuddery breath.

"I-I don't know," Robin stammered as the other teen's lips travelled down to his collarbone, sucking softly, and leaving the brunette's whole body tingling just like that first night, flames of desire tickling at his nerves. "Wally, what are-" He cut himself off, his eyes widening as the redhead suddenly cupped him between the legs, making him let out a sharp, surprised moan.

Wally kept kissing across his friend's throat, licking and nibbling - gentle enough so as not to leave any suspicious marks - palming roughly at the boy's cock, feeling it harden from his touches as the younger teen started to breathe more heavily, wriggling underneath him, his blue eyes so dark that they looked nearly black, "A-Ah..hah... nnnngh..." His face and neck turned a deep shade of scarlet when he heard the embarrassing noises he made.

It was really hot.

He'd expected the young bird to protest by now, or shove him off, which he no doubt could have done easily. But then again, what with how mature Robin was, it was sometimes easy to forget that he was still just a teenager, of course he was enjoying himself, Wally was too.

"Ahh! Wally...!" Robin choked out when the older boy slid a hand down the front of his pants and into his underwear, licking at his suddenly dry lips as he took the raven-haired boy's erection in one hand, still kneeling between his legs, and began stroking slowly, smiling as his friend unconsciously arched his hips into the touch.

The young teen was panting and squirming, balling his hands into fists at his sides, heat spreading through his entire body, coiling up in his stomach. He felt like he could barely breathe, everything was buzzing with this raw energy and he felt so warm despite being out in the cool, breezy air.

He felt the redhead tugging his pants down further, and opened his eyes, the intense look on Wally's face surprised him, so did the desire that flickered in the depths of his green orbs. The speedster noticed, and grinned slightly, lifting his free hand up to his face, and slowly dragging his tongue over the palm and up his fingers.

For some reason, Robin found himself unable to look away, swallowing hard.

The moment Wally wrapped his other hand - now slick with his saliva - around the head of the brunette's cock and concentrated hard, Robin jerked forward with a cry at the vibrations that shot through him as the older boy continued stroking, the friction making him whimper and press his lips together in a feeble attempt to silence himself.

It was all actually pretty exciting to the Metahuman. Because it wasn't as though he'd been with anyone else that knew about his speed, and ever since he and Robin had decided to just wing it, he'd had some...ideas, on how to use his powers more creatively.

He couldn't believe that this was actually happening right now, though.

Robin was underneath him, flushed and gasping out his name as Wally's hands stroked over every inch of him, gradually speeding up his pumps, rubbing his thumb over the slit and watching in fascinated arousal as the younger boy dug his nails into the ground, needing something to hold on to, biting at his lips as a strained look crossed his face, and making a noise he definitely wouldn't be proud of later.

"Nnnngh... Oh God, Wally-" Robin cut himself off with a near-sob as his climax hit him hard, pleasure ripping through his small body.

It was probably the single most erotic sight Wally had ever seen, and he was surprised he didn't come from the sounds his friend was making alone.

Looking at the mess of his hands, Wally shrugged and wiped them on the ground, watching with interest as the younger teen gasped for air on the ground, his cheeks an adorable shade of red. As soon as he recovered enough, Robin's senses seemed to return to him, realizing where they were.

"I-I can't believe that just happened," Robin's voice was a little lower than normal. Husky. It was weird... But, then again - the brunette was way sexier than a thirteen year old boy had any right being.

A smirk tugged at his lips before he could help it, "I didn't hear you complaining," Wally teased, pointedly looking his best friend over. The younger boy glanced down, turned bright red again, and hurriedly pulled his pants back up.

"I thought we were taking it slow?" He mumbled, avoiding the speedster's gaze.

Definitely embarrassed.

"Yeah, but I couldn't help it. You're irresistible."

Robin chewed at his lower lip, noticing the tent in the older teen's pants, feeling a little bad that he hadn't said anything earlier. But in all honesty, he didn't know what to do in this stiuation. It was all so...new.

"Do you want me to...should I...?" he averted his gaze and instead gestured to the redhead, biting his lip cutely.

Damn, he needed to stop doing that, because it was really distracting to the redhead.

Shaking his head, Wally leaned over and pressed a kiss to the brunette's cheek, surprising him. It was sweet, almost...reassuring, like he could tell Robin didn't know what to think about what had happened. "Nah, don't worry about it. It's getting late, I can take care of it myself."

How he managed to say that without even a hint of a blush baffled the ninja.

Besides, we'll have plenty of time to do other stuff, maybe, hopefully; Wally thought to himself, "Before we go inside, I...I wanted to ask you something." It was one of the two main reasons he'd brought Robin to his special place anyway. Not only to get his mind off of whatever was bothering him.

"Hmm?"

The speedster took a deep breath, feeling nervous for the first time. Sex? No big deal to him. But what he was about to do was terrifying, because it was less familiar. "Do you want to go out on a date with me?" The words were out of his mouth so fast because he almost hoped that his friend didn't catch it.

Unfortunately, from the expression on his face, he did.

"Date?" Robin asked, stunned into silence for a moment, "...But I thought you said-"

Wally grabbed his hand again, feeling more confident now that the raven-haired boy hadn't flat out refused, "I know what I said. But I also told you we should just go with it. I was.. scared, I like you a lot Robin - it's the idea of things changing that freaks me out. I'm not a fan of change. But...as long as we promise that whatever happens after, we'll still be friends no matter what, then I think it couldn't hurt to at least try..." he swallowed, seeing the pensive look on the bird's face. "Well?"

His heart hammering, Robin nodded slowly, squeezing his best friend's hand tightly in his own, "O-Okay. Let's go out on a date."

For a moment, sitting together under the stars, everything felt right. Emotions were wild - frightening and confusing and exciting all at once...

But perfect.

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