"Alright let me get this straight you think Red Tornado is a traitor," Trinity giggled as she talked to Richard via com-link, he was taking a walk not having anything else to do and he knew if he went and sat in Trinity's room while she was getting ready for the ball would result in horror as it always did. Why because he was never in the right place, ever. No matter where he was the spot was needed.

"Yeah, he and his crazy siblings kind of tried to kill us like a month ago." Richard explained.

"Wait a second, I must have missed something, since when did Red Tornado have family?" Trinity asked curling the last piece of the bottom layer of her hair.

"I don't know maybe he always had one." Richard said.

"I doubt it." Trinity said simply

"Then do you have an explanation for him trying to kill us."

"Well I don't know Richard you can get pretty annoying, maybe he just wanted to shut you up." Trinity joked before accidently burning herself with the curling iron. "Yeouch, Fudge how do I always do that."

"Karma!" Richard screamed before woman gave him an odd look in response he just threw up his hands.

"It is not Karma, Anyways didn't you short circuit the twin reds?" Trinity asked.

"Yeah, whats the point." He asked.

"And did he seam threatening before he tried to kill you?" Trinity asked.

"No I guess not."

"Then other than a long standing member of the justice league flipping on teenagers is there any other explination.

"Well I guess there could be Ivo is back and we fought a Red Tornado Android before he called himself twister."

"You did,"

"Yeah our first mission with Miss. M,"

"Well if that is true that could be where the reds came from. And what if the reds had a bug that changed Red Tornado back in to default for a lack of a better word and so he acted threw who ever controlled them."

"Witch means there is still a traitor on the team, or at least close to the team." He said.

"That is if you trust sportsmaster's intel." Trinity said.

"Better safe than sorry."

"Wow you guys are falling apart at the seams, missing mentors, memory swipes, AWOL archers, Cobra, Ivo, and joker venom." She said.

"I got to go to the mountain and tell the team."

"You can't" Trinity said.

"Why can't I."

"Because Robin in unconscious and Dick Grayson has a ball to attend in a few hours where the 'team' will be in attendance."

"I hate this."

"Hey you wanted to be a hero, so you got nothing to complain about I am sure Dad will let you stop let me go ask him."

"NO!" He screamed once again the same woman looking back.

"Do you got an issue," He asked the woman before she took the hands of her children and left with a screech.

"Grayson what did I tell you about scaring people,"

"Shut it Hale,"

"Anyways how is the billionaire ward keeping himself busy this time. By now you are usually down in the gym saying how being in the streets only made you want to be knocking out some thug." Trinity said.

"Um no interesting thugs today, yet however there empty swings that aren't broken." He said completely lying, truthfully he had made his way over to the school by now and sat on a bench next to the wall kicking his feet to keep himself occupied.

"I thought you hated swings."

"I do,"

"Then why should an empty swing matter?"

"I don't know." Dick said trufully.

"Well… Alright seeing as were not getting anywhere with the swing why don't we change subjects to, I got it, the AWOL Archer." Trinity said.

"No thank you," Richard said.

"Come on, why are you so mad at him, I need to know if I am expected to give him the cold shoulder."

"I don't care how you treat him."

"What did he do that is so unforgiveable," Trinity asked.

"He left" Richard said simply.

"Richard I am sure that he..."

"He did, he left and never even looked back." He said a tear threatening to break through.

"Let's change the subject what about…."

"Trinity I just want to think for a while I will talk to you when I get home." He said.

"Fine but don't shut me out Richard please."

"Bye," He said before hanging up. Trinity looked over her vanity at the multiple pictures that almost covered her entire mirror from Bruce, Richard, and Herself at the local fair last year to her as an infant in Rachel's arms wearing a large shirt that said Daddies Girl. She took the latest picture Barbra had sent her of Roy, Richard, and Herself on the 'BIG DAY' although Babs knew she wasn't going she still wanted a picture with the two boys to commemorate.

She looked back to her ball gown witch hung on the doorway to her closet. It was a ball gown like all others she wore with a full skirt. Yet it was not as loud of a color palate as usual. Instead It was a brown corset dress with a rounded drape around a full pink tulle skirt and pink jewels up the corset and back. Next to it lay the slip. With a smile and a last bobby pin to secure her hair and went to the slip. She stepped into the the skirt after laying it on the ground and pulled it up before zipping the side and slipping back on her robe witch she would wear until it was almost time to leave because the actual dress was not the easiest to work with. She then went back to her vanity and did her very subtle makeup complete with brown eye shadow and blush. Then opened the door to an exasperated Richard.

"I hate ties, I hate them more than life itself. They never work!" He said flooping down her her large swinging bed.

"That's because you refuse to learn," She said taking the tie and draping it around her neck before tying it in a speed that would make any fashion designer proud. Why? Because Richard was not joking about his hatred of ties and many a time had Robin saved a party at the expense of one of Richards ties therefore she had to know how to tie another one for him so he would not be without one.

"There is a reason for the existence of clip on ties. And I cant believe that the color had to be so difficult to find. That was one of the only two they had left, neither of witch where clip on ties." Richard explained sitting up.

"That's because most people who wear ties know how to tie them."

"Then why is the clip on tie industry booming?"

"Because of lazy people like you." Trinity explained handing him back the tie and disappearing into her closet to put on her dress.

"I save the world on a daily basis I wouldn't call that lazy." He said.

"Yes but you also would be hopeless If the riddlers riddle was tie tying."

"That's a completely unrealistic scenario." He said with a smile.

"I thought it worked better than the joker. Hey can you tie this." She asked and Richard smiled moving over to tie the back of the dresses corset.

"Maybe they should have clip on corsets?" He suggested.

"They do but they aren't used for balls or high class events." She said turning around to face him. Richard took a small step back and smiled.

"You look….." He began before going threw a list of words in his head. 'Stunning, beautiful, gorgeous, lovely, perfect,' yet the word the peaked from his lips where none of these rather "Nice".

"Thanks you look nice to," She said with a small smile and Richard inwardly slapped himself. Trinity did not look nice, nice is what you say when something really doesn't look that good but you can see that the person who asked you looks despite so you can't crush their dreams. That's what nice meant and she did not look nice.

She was stunning to say the least. Her light brown hair was first tooled into a half up half down poof with two small sections braided and pulled over her head to look like a headband with small jewels intertwined, then the rest if the hair was curled seemingly perfectly and fell just a few inches below her shoulders. Her makeup was very subtle yet it was all she needed. Her earrings where small tear drop diamonds with small silver hearts that held it to her ear. Right below her ivory shoulder fell the top of the dresses sweetheart neckline. And it flowed from there as if she where a cake topper. Yet something was missing.

Her head at the moment looked down her where her newly painted fingers twitted. She always looked like this when she was upset it was her 'everything's fine' pose and he knew why because the word he used was 'nice'.

"Trinity, Dick, time to go." Came the voice of Bruce up the stairs.

"Hey Tri where's your necklace?" He asked finally realizing what was missing.

"I can't get the charm off of the bracelet, I tried for like twenty minutes and it just would come loose." Trinity explained as he picket it up and used pulled the loose ring of the charm bracelet apart and took off the small charm before slipping it on to her draped cristal necklace and then picked it up showing her.

"You just need the right touch." He said before moving behind her as she picked up her curls showing her new burn and many different scrapes that lay on her neck. He slowly clasped the necklace before steeping next to her.

"We are going to be late." She said with a smile.

"I know lets go," He said as he opened her door for her then quietly fallowed after her. Alfred was at the bottom of the stairwell and gave her a small peck on the hand and said.

"Perfect, as usually Miss. Trinity." He said.

"Thanks Alfred." She said before making her way to the door where Bruce and Selena awaited. Selena saying some comment about her necklace and Richard got the feeling to smack the woman yet again, and trust me the feeling was not whelming not whelming at all. Then she disappeared into the night that waited on the other side of the door and Richard realized that he hadn't taken a step toward the door since she started down the stairwell.

The large ball room did not seem any less daunting to the young justice team than fighting the injustice league. Especially since most had never been to one of these events. I mean they weren't even sure what they were supposed to do.

The waited at the end of the red carpet waiting for someone to walk into the room first, Kaldur'am like always was the first to make a move toward the door. Wally fallowing after him and for a moment they looked a lot like CIA agents their black suits and black ties. Connor took Megan's arm in his and they both made their way down. Artemis couldn't help but smile and Megan's giggles as she walked down. Megan's dress was simple yet beautiful it was a soft pink A-line with a gathered hip and the Martian had curled her hair

Artemis looked down at her own dress it was black and simple with a sweet heart neckline and a high waist that was situated with a white belt. Her blonde hair was in a ponytail yet she had flipped it over to make it look more formal. She didn't have any makeup on because well she didn't really think anyone would be paying that much attention to how she looked. Especially not if she never went in witch was kind of her plan at the moment.

'Artemis are you coming' Megan's voice rang threw her head and the blonde silently growled, so much for ditching.

"Yeah I am," She said as she quickly made her way to the door and then in with the team. A few minutes after the team interned the white limo pulled up to the red carpet and as if it was expected the door was opened and Selena Kyle stepped out Bruce Wayne close behind. Trinity just sent a rolled eye in Richard's direction before stepping out herself and thanking the door holder who looked almost ready to pass out at the child's words. Richard was the next out and he nodded at the flushed door holder and fallowed Trinity down the carpet and into the ball room.

Almost as soon as they entered a small blonde girl about Richards age if not older came up and asked the unmasked boy wonder if he wanted to dance. Trinity just smiled before commenting that the boy knew where to find her if she was needed. And that Richard did, Trinity would be spending most of the night in a corner table somewhere hiding from suitors that otherwise wouldn't leave her alone.

As Richard lead the girl to the dance floor he smirked seeing his team and almost pointed out the scene to the girl ne danced with before realizing that she wouldn't find it funny because she did not know them.

Trinity made her way to the small bar and told the man working her order, a Shirley Temple with a straw just because she could. Then the young justice team caught her eye.

"I do not think I got a chance to properly thank you all for your help last night." She said with a smile.

"You are the child we saved last evening the friend of Robin." Kaldur'am said.

"Yes, my name is Trinity. If you all would like the table over there is usually where I like to hide out you all are welcome to join." She said with a smile leading the team to the table.

"I am Kaldur, this is…." He began.

"Wallace, Artemis, M'gann, and Connor, Robin commonly mentions you when we get a chance to speak. And do not worry he is recovering from fear gas as quick as can be expected but he will need to sleep it off like usual. He should be back before the end of the week however." She explained.

"How long have you known Robin?" Kaldur asked trying to stimulate conversation.

"I was seven when I met him so four years about, he had just become Robin we have been friends ever since." Trinity said almost slipping up on the fact robin had only for four years even if she had known Richard for eight.

"Wow, so you know who he really is," Wally said.

"As you know I am not at liberty to answer that Wallace." She said before he twitched she didn't realize it but he had done it before when she said Wallace.

"Wally please," He said and Trinity nodded.

"Oh sorry,"

"Tri," A voice shrieked and the girl stood up.

"Oh my gosh you are in one piece, I missed you so much." The red head said before slapping her forearm.

"No more years abroad in France."

"It was twenty three months." The girl corrected.

"I don't care it was too long."

"Oh wow um there are people here I feel really embarrassed."

"You should," Trinity said pulling an unused chair from another table and sitting down once again.

"This is Barbra, or Babs, Babs this is, Kaldur, Wally, Artemis, Megan, and Connor new friends of mine." The girl explained.

"Oh really nice to meet you," Babs said shaking the other teens hands. As they all said their nice to meet you's as well.

"Babs, 'The Dance' is next." Trinity said.

"Oh no, I am not that dance is so old." The red head complained.

"You know you're going to have to." Trinity said.

"What is 'the dance'" Artemis asked.

"'The Dance' is actually two, it starts our as a courtship, and ends a father and daughter dance." Trinity said.

"Explanation Kill me now, bring me back from the dead and kill me again." Barbra said slumping in her chair.