A/N: Its taken awhile for me to update. In order to remedy that have some cute-Robin! I'm also hoping to post at least one more story this weekend, so hopefully that will make up for taking so long to upload this.

Now, I don't know how accurate this is. So if anything seems out of place, feel free to tell me. This is my take on how Kid Flash and Robin first met.

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything.


Robin giggled as he slipped just a bit farther away from Batman. Batman didn't notice. He was engrossed in whatever papers he and Commissioner Gordon were talking about. The eight year old took another step away which was again missed by his mentor. Seeing that Batman wasn't paying attention the child ran to the edge of the roof. Batman still didn't like him doing that. Even though he'd been trained to jump off buildings and use his grappling hook, that didn't mean his father didn't get frightened by the idea of it.

Robin grinned widely as he stepped onto the edge. He felt the breeze in his hair better now. He could see for miles. It was like in the Lion King. All the light touches is yours and all that… only right now it was all the darkness was his. His and Batman's to protect.

The boy giggled again as he watched the streets below.

Suddenly a bright flash of yellow and red flew through the streets. Robin gave a cry. The next instant the thing was gone.

Batman spun around when he heard Robin. "What is it?" Batman demanded.

"Something just ran by! Or… I guess it ran… it was a blur." Robin said. He pointed to the street below. "It was going really fast. I didn't see it. But it was red and yellow."

A frown creased Batman's cowl. He nodded to the Commissioner and jumped off the building into his waiting batmobile. Robin jumped down behind him, landing in the passenger seat.

"Which way?" Batman demanded.

Robin pointed and the car sped off. It took three blocks driving a full speed before they finally found the blur Robin had spotted. It had left a small trail of scattered debris when it had run through the last alley way. Batman scowled and tried to make the car go faster.

As they rounded the next corner he caught his first sight of the blur. It was indeed red and yellow, as Robin had said. It was thin and small, but moving at an unfeasible pace. It was impossible to tell what it was.

The blur was still moving and Batman went after it. The thing made a left, a right, then two more lefts.

"It's leaving the city." Batman said. He was glad about that. He didn't want whatever it was to do damage. But what was the thing and what was it doing in his city?

They followed the blur all the way to the old garbage dump, just outside of the Gotham. The dump had been abandoned years ago. Maybe it was a hideout for the blur?

"Should we split up?" Robin asked.

"No." Batman ordered. They got out of the car and slowly made their way in. Batman wasn't sure what type of tactics he should use. He didn't know what the thing was in the first place. It was moving as fast as Flash though, if not faster.

They moved silently through the dump. They didn't see or hear anything for the longest time. Then they came upon a small makeshift lean-to. There were tons of boxes around it. Two men in ratty clothes were sitting with guns under the 'building'. There were eight more guys as well, all dressed in armor and street clothing, holding guns as well. There were boxes surrounding them.

Batman's hand clenched over Robin's shoulder. Drug dealers. He hadn't even known about this operation. Maybe it had just started. By the number of boxes it was a new shipment.

"Stay here." Batman ordered. He'd deal with this. The blur might be connected, but if not, this needed stopping as well.

"But-" Before he could get his words out Batman had jumped down and bullets shot off. Robin ducked low. He hated bullets.

There was a soft sob nearby. Robin shot up. Who was that? They sounded scared. Robin glanced over his shoulder. Batman had told him to stay put… but he should help that person if they were in trouble.

The boy trotted off. He'd be back soon!

"Hello?" He called softly.

There was no response but he could still hear the sobs. He moved a bit further, following the sound. It wasn't a few more steps until he noticed the source of the sound.

There was a large dent and a whole pile of wreckage. Huddled in a ball in the middle of the debris was a boy. The kid couldn't have been much older than him. He had a mop of messy red hair and was wearing a red and yellow costume. The boy was curled into a ball, sobbing, and rocking back and forth. No! He wasn't rocking, he was vibrating.

Robin slowly stepped closer. "Hello?" He called tentatively.

A head shot up. Large scared eyes stared at him. "P-please d-don't hurt m-me." The boy stuttered. He was starting to blur as he vibrated in fear.

Robin held up his hands and stepped out from behind his hiding spot so the boy could see him. "I'm not going to hurt you. I'm a good guy." He said. The boy was staring at him with the same fear. "I'm Robin." He added. "I work with Batman."

This finally seemed to register with the other kid, for he stopped moving so fast. He was still vibrating, but his body wasn't shifting into the blur. "Batman…" The kid whispered. "I know him… he's a good guy…"

"That's right." Robin said softly. He crept a bit closer. "Are you ok?"

"N-no…" The boy sniffed. He shifted from his fetal position and Robin gasped .The boy was covered in bruises and cuts. His body was shaking furiously and he was pale white. "I…I couldn't stop." He whispered. "I kept running into stuff. And it hurts."

Robin ran to his side. "Let me help." He said. He didn't give the boy a chance to reply because he was already pulling the bandages out of his utility belt. He covered the scrapes as best he could.

What did Batman do when people were hurt? Or Alfred? They tried to clam them down. They asked questions and were nice.

Robin looked at the boy. He paused a moment. "That's the Flash's symbol." He said, pointing to the boy's chest. Then he quickly went back to work. The boy was bleeding a whole lot.

"Y-yea… he's my mentor." The boy whispered. "I'm Kid Flash."

"Kid Flash?" Robin grinned. "It's nice to meet you, KF."

The boy gave a small smile. "My uncle knows you." he said. "He talks about you a lot."

"I haven't heard about you yet." Robin said.

"Yea… he wanted to work with me on my powers first." Kid Flash shivered violently and Robin froze. When he was sure the boy was ok he kept bandaging him up. "I still am not the best."

"That's ok. I wasn't good when I started." Robin added. Of course, he'd only been at it for a couple months now, but Kid Flash didn't need to know that. He gave a small smile. "How old are you?"

"I just turned eleven."

"I'm eight." Robin said.

Kid Flash shivered again. This time Robin stopped bandaging him completely. "What's the matter?" He asked softly.

"I…I'm scared." The boy whispered.

They heard more gun shots going off. This time Kid Flash screamed. He grabbed Robin's arm and then the two were running, Robin clinging to the boy's back.

"Stop!" Robin shouted as they ran farther and farther away. "KF stop!"

"I can't!" The boy cried.

Robin held on tighter. He couldn't breathe. This was terrifying! When Flash took him around the Watch Tower it was different. Then he was safe. This wasn't safe at all.

"Please stop." Robin begged, he was close to tears now. They were moving away from Batman. How would he find them? He'd be so angry! Or what if he needed help? Now Robin couldn't help him!

Kid Flash heard the boy's sobs. Despite his own fear it was the sound of someone else's sobs that worried him. He had to stop. He had to stop because Robin was scared. He tried really, really, hard and finally finally was able to dig his heels into the ground and lock his knees.

They skidded a ways before they came to a halt.

Robin lay at his side, gasping for breath and shaking. Kid Flash himself was trembling. His arms were vibrating back and forth. He'd stopped but his body still wanted to keep moving. He wasn't used to his powers yet. He just wanted Uncle Barry! He'd know what to do.

The younger of the two boys pushed himself off the ground. "Are you ok?" He asked. His own knee was bleeding and his arm hurt really badly.

"Y-y-yea…"

When the boy looked up his eyes were wide with fright. This time Robin didn't think. He threw his arms around the older boy, hugging him. "Just sit." He said softly. "Batman will be here soon. Batman knows what to do. He always does."

"Can- can he get Flash?"

"He can." Robin promised. He hugged the older boy tighter. He could feel him vibrating in his arms. The boy was terrified of his powers. Robin didn't like when people were scared. All he wanted to do was make the boy feel better. When Robin was hurt, Batman tried to keep his mind off of it by talking about other things to make him happier. "What's your favorite color?" Robin demanded.

"What?"

"Your favorite color? Mines blue."

"Red."

"Favorite food?"

This made the other boy smile. "Anything!" He exclaimed. "I love food."

"Batman will be here soon." Robin said. "And when he comes he'll take us back home and then you can have some of the best cookies ever."

"Batman cooks?"

Robin laughed. "No, silly. Alfred cooks."

The talk of food was calming the other boy. He grinned at the tinier one. "I don't know. Aunt Iris cooks nice cookies."

"They not as good as Alfred's. Alfred is the best cook in the world." Robin said seriously.

"Do I really get to go to the Batcave?"

Robin nodded even thought he didn't know for sure. But if the kid was hurt Batman would take him back, right? "Even if you don't, I'll bring you some of Alfred's cookies." He promised.

"Really?" The boy asked.

Robin nodded. "Yea. I can come visit you."

"I think… I think we'd be good friends." Kid Flash offered shyly.

Robin grinned. "We already are!"

This made Kid Flash laugh. "My name's Wally." He said.

"I'm not allowed to tell. Batman doesn't like me to." Robin said. He hugged Wally tighter though and lay his head on the older boy's shoulder. The kid had finally stopped vibrating. When Wally's arms wrapped back around him in the hug though the older boy's arms were tense. Robin was the only thing keeping him from running again. He could feel his powers begging to run. But there was this kid holding onto him and hugging him and talking. That kept Wally from moving.

Suddenly where was a loud noise from Robin's belt. Robin pulled it out with one hand. "Hi Batman." He said.

"Where are you?" It was a shout and Robin held the device away from his ear, making a face. Kid Flash laughed. "I told you not to go!"

"I had to." Robin said. "Someone was hurt."

"Where are you?" Batman repeated.

"I don't know. Kid Flash ran off. We're not in the dump though. I think we're in the grassy area behind it."

"Kid Flash?"

"Yea. He's the Flash's partner. He's hurt, Batman."

There was a pause on the other end. "Kid Flash, can you hear me?" Batman's voice asked finally.

"Yes." Kid Flash said softly.

"I need you to stay right there with Robin. I'm getting the car and I'll trace you, but you have to stay still."

Kid Flash gulped. "I…I'll try."

"Good. Robin, I'll be there." And the link died.

Robin put away the communicator and smiled at Kid Flash. "Batman's going to be here soon." He promised. "Then he can help you. And he'll call Flash."

"And then we'll get cookies." Wally added with a small, nervous, smile.

Robin nodded and hugged the older boy tighter. "And then we'll get cookies." He agreed.

"Is he really scary?" Wally asked. "Uncle Barry says he's scary."

"He can be. But he's also really nice. He tells me bedtime stories."

"Uncle Barry reads me his comic books." Wally whispered. "I always like them."

"I have Superman ones at my house." Robin offered. "You can come over and read them with me."

Kid Flash shot him a smile. "Really?"

"Yes, really." Robin giggled. "We're friends, KF."

The two sat in a happy silence until Batman appeared five minutes later. He took in the sight before lifting both children into his arms.

Instantly Kid Flash relaxed. Something felt safe about him…. He knew Uncle Barry would be finding him soon. And having Robin hugging him and being held in Batman's arms…well, he didn't even feel like running right now.

Batman placed them in the car and drove as fast as he could to the Batcave. Usually he would have been demanding answers, but he was silent. He watched as his son clung to the other child and spoke happily with him. No matter what, Dick was always the happy child. Batman smiled softly to himself, proud.

"Sir, your back early tonight." Alfred exclaimed as the car pulled in. There was worry in his eyes.

"We have a guest." Batman said. That's all he managed to say before Robin and KF came tumbling out of the car. The two kids giggled with mirth as they fell to the floor. "He needs some medical attention."

"No he doesn't!" Robin called as he led the other boy over. "He needs cookies."

"Cookies?" Alfred looked at the two kids.

"This is Kid Flash." Robin said, pointing to his new friend. "He eats a lot."

"Ah… just like the Flash." Alfred looked over the boy. "Master Batman, if you will attend to his injuries, I can see that he gets his food."

Batman nodded. He put the child on the medical table and began to patch him up.

"You heal quickly!" Robin exclaimed. Some of his cuts had already healed up and most of the bruises were gone. "I wish I could do that." He climbed up onto the medical table beside his friend.

"This is neat." Kid Flash said, glancing around the room. "Is that a dinosaur?"

"Yea." Robin grinned. "That's a giant penny too."

Once Batman treated both of the children he went to call Flash.

"I hear you're missing a small child?" He asked with slight humor as Flash answered his communicator.

"You found him?" Flash breathed in relief.

"Yes. He's in the cave."

Not a few moments later Flash had appeared. "Wally!" The redhead was crushed against the familiar chest. "Wally! I was so scared! I was searching all over to find you!"

"I ended up here." Wally said. He hugged his uncle back tightly. "Robin found me and helped me though."

"Thank you!" Barry crushed Wally once more before giving Robin the same treatment. He ran over to hug bats but stopped short. Instead he just grinned shyly. "Thanks."

"Let's talk." Batman said. He was obviously upset that he hadn't known about a Kid Flash. The two men walked off, leaving the kids to chat.

"I've brought the requested cookies." Alfred said as he put a large plate down. He had more in the oven. He knew just how hungry speedesters were.

Wally's eyes widened at the smell. Slowly he picked one up. Robin grabbed one and shoved it in his mouth. "Thank you Alfred!" He chimed happily.

Hesitantly Wally took a bite. He gasped. This was definitely the best cookie he'd ever had!

"See? I told you Alfred was the best cook in the world." Robin said proudly.

In seconds the cookies were gone as Wally gobbled them up. "They are amazing!" He exclaimed.

The butler just chuckled. "You ate those faster than Master Barry. I suppose I'll go get more." He disappeared upstairs with a smile on his face. If it wasn't just his imagination, he could have sworn that Master Richard was making a friend.

Two plates of cookies later the grownups had finished talking. "Alright, buddy. Time to go home." Barry said as he walked over to the two.

Robin and Kid Flash groaned simultaneously. "Why?" They both whined, dragging out the word.

Batman shot Robin a look and he quickly stopped his whine.

"It's bedtime." Batman said firmly.

Robin pouted. "Can Wally come over again?" He asked.

He and Wally looked up at their mentor's hopefully. Batman sighed. "Yes." He agreed. He instantly regretted saying it. But only for a moment, because then he saw the look of happiness on his son's face. Maybe Alfred was right. Maybe the kid did need a friend besides him and Batbear.

"Thank you!" Robin and Kid Flash exclaimed. The two boys hugged each other and waved goodbye. This time Flash was carrying Kid Flash, just to make sure he didn't lose control again. Soon the speedsters had gone.

Robin leaped off the table and started doing cartwheels around the room. "I made a new friend!" He exclaimed excitedly.

Batman nodded. He couldn't help the small smile that spread across his face though. A speedster for a friend wouldn't have been his first choice, but if it made Dick happy….

The boy ran upstairs, shouting to Alfred about the upcoming play date. Then he was back downstairs, his arms wrapping around Bruce's leg. "Thank you Daddy!" The boy exclaimed.

Batman grinned. No. Having another friend wasn't bad at all.


A/N: I hope you enjoyed the story! All Reviews are greatly appriciated.

I'm working on lots of new ones for next time. I may have a poll next time to vote on what story you want to see next.

Thank you for reading.