When Conner wouldn't tell Dick where they were going for their date, he was a little suspicious. And when Conner insisted that Dick were to be blind folded, well, he was plain out scared. But he trusted the older man. He knew that the Kryptonian would take a bullet for him. Well, even if he would be fine he would still do it. He didn't know where he was being taken all he knew was that it was a really long ride in Sphere. He enjoyed the feeling of the wind ripping through his hair and Conner's hand in his felt right.
They come to a stop but by the noise of the wind they are still very high up in the sky. Conner gives Dick's hand a slight squeeze, signalling that he can take of his blind fold now. He was right. There were so far up in the air they saw the clouds beneath them.
"Conner, where are we!" Dick almost yells to be heard over the roaring of the wind.
Conner just chuckles and looks Dick in the eye. He takes off the other young man's sunglasses, and stares into his ocean blue eyes. "You said that you liked to fly. I'm no acrobat, but maybe you would like falling?" he says, a glint of hope in his eyes. "Oh and do you know how to use a parachute?"
"Conner, this is by far the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me." Dick leans up to give Conner a kiss to show his appreciation. "Thank you. You do realize I would have been fine going bowling right?" He says smiling his goofy smile that now he saves for just Conner and no one else.
Conner passes Dick a parachute and he straps it to himself before helping Conner a little with his. They put on their glasses and helmets before they grab hands, and nod to each other smiles stretching out across their faces. And then they fall. As soon as their feet leave Sphere their hearts stop simultaneously. A rush of pure energy surges through them as they plummet towards the ground. They grab each other's free hand so now they are hand in hand falling as one. They spin around. Seconds into the fall they feel weightlessness. It's as if they are just floating in the sky but they both know that they are falling. They look into each other's eyes laughing and smiling.
Before they know it the must release their parachutes so they don't fall to their deaths. Dick pulls his trigger releasing his parachute right before Conner does. Minutes later they are on the ground safely. As they untie themselves from their bags nothing is said, each trying to grasp what just happened, bringing in the enjoyment and fear that they had felt. Conner trips over one of the cords and falls into Dick. Before they hit the ground he positions himself so that Dick falls onto him. They lie on the ground laughing smiling with each other.
"That was so much better then flying. Thank you so much Conner." Dick laughs out placing a kiss on Conner's lips. Before Dick can pull away Conner kisses back deepening the kiss putting everything he feels for Dick into it. As the kiss goes on it gets more passionate. After a moment of it continuing just kissing Dick is craving for more. He licks Conner's bottom lip begging for entrance. Conner gladly allows. Curiosity gets the best of Dick. He explores every inch of Conner's mouth with his tongue. He couldn't help but notice that Conner tasted like cherries and ice cream. It was a weird mix but it was enjoyed. He pulls up for air breathing in Conner's scent.
Conner wraps his arms around Dick's neck pulling him back down. Just as their lips are touching Sphere starts to angrily beep. Who knew that machines could be jealous? Both young men get up and continue to unravel themselves from the maze of cords and strings. Once they are both completely free they headed back over to Sphere. "Sphere would you please take us to the closest bowling alley?" Conner asks Sphere. Dick raises an eyebrow as if to question the reasoning for going to the bowling alley. Conner catches on and answers with, "Well before we fell you said that I could've taken you bowling. So now we are going bowling." Conner says plainly as if that was the only reason that they would be going there.
Dick steps into Sphere and types some coordinates onto the dash board. This time it is Conner who raises an eyebrow. "I know this really nice bowling alley in Gotham. I used to go there every now and then when me and Bru … Batman weren't too busy." All Dick can think is 'that was way to close.
This causes Conner to smile looking into Dick's eyes. Two completely different shades of blue yet they are so very much alike. One of raw power but that is contained and controlled, and one a cold darkness which is misunderstood. Dick places his hand on Conner's cheek and sits there a moment before leaning in to rest his forehead against the stronger lad's. Conner moves his own hand to place it on Dick's cheek; opposite of the one Dick has on his.
They sat like this most of the way, talking about how they felt as they fell out of the sky. With Sphere's speed it didn't take long to make it to Gotham. They enter the bowling alley with their fingers linked into one another's. They head over to the front desk to buy shoes and two games. After this was all paid for - by Conner, which made Dick wonder where he got the money – they continue to the little café where they order a Pizza and some drinks. They wait for it to be ready they make their way down the stairs to the bowling lanes. They walk down to near the end, the rest being filled with faces that were familiar to Dick. This makes him nervous, since Conner didn't know of his secret identity of Richard Dick Grayson Wayne and no one here knew that he was Robin 'The Boy Wonder'. All that Conner knew about Dick was that, that his name was Dick.
It crossed his mind that he had left his sunglasses in Sphere. This causes him to tense up knowing that Batman would surely kill him by now. They get to their alley and sit down, changing their shoes and typing their names into the computer. They get about 4 rounds in when their Pizza and drinks end up on their table. They take a break to have a slice. Dick picks of his cheese and toppings and just eats the dough which makes Conner laugh and Dick blush. They continue their game.
Once they are done they head back to Sphere. "Are we going back to the mountain now?" Dick asks looking at the time and being amazed that it is now almost 8:00pm.
"Nope," Conner smiles looking at Dick, "There is still in more stop before we can go back." Dick just looks at Conner with an eyebrow raised, wondering what this last stop is. Dick couldn't possibly imagine what it could be. First they went Parachuting, and then they went Bowling, and now what. This was both boys very first date ever, and both young men knew that it was a night they would always remember.
Sphere takes off to somewhere far. Dick cuddled into Conner's warmth and Conner wraps his arm around the petite boy. Dick closes his eyes for a moment, locking this night away somewhere in the back of his mind for him to always remember.
When he opens his mind they are here … where ever here is. He was sitting on a hill side overlooking the ocean with a perfect view of a sunset. On the very top of the cliff there was a couch, big enough for the two of them. Conner steps out of Sphere, taking Dick's hand and helping him down. They walk the couple of steps to the couch, which is much more comfortable than it looks. Dick snuggles up into Conner once more, absorbing the heat that he was giving off.
The clouds are stretched out in the sky like ocean waves, a pale shade of peach. The water underneath is crashing along the shore, showing off its mighty power. They sit there like, watching the sunset. It was a beautiful scene. Half the sun a beautiful shade of orange, slowly setting and getting lower and lower. The clouds around it spread near and far. As Dick sits up against Conner, he realizes that this is the person he is meant to be with. He has never felt so happy or loved before. He moves his gaze away from the setting sun and up to Conner's face, which in this lighting, looks like one of an angel.
He leans forward, placing a kiss on the corner of his mouth. Conner looks back down at the younger boy in his lap. He pulls out a little jewellery box from his coat pocket. He opens it to reveal a necklace with a red soaring bird pendant. It was the most beautiful thing that Dick had ever seen. Conner smiles and asks, "Will you be my boyfriend?"