(Wally's POV)
A smile came to Kaldur's face as he turned to look at me again.
"In that case, I am even more excited to have you on our team now. I've always wanted to know what it was like to spar with a speedster." He gave me a teasing look. "I'd like to see how good they are at fighting without their speed."
I grinned widely at him, relaxing at his friendly banter. "I'll have you know, me and Roy took a martial arts class together. Along with all the other old ladies that have nothing better to do during their retirement." That got a laugh out of everyone and we sat there giggling and chuckling for a few seconds until I heard a scoff coming from my right.
Already knowing who the attitude was coming from, I turned with a glare set on my face. "It's Roy and I you idiot. If you can't even use proper grammar, how can we rely on you to have our backs during a rough battle, get civilians to safety, or hell, even help us with our English homework?" Artemis hissed. "I certainly don't see how you can be of any use to this team whatsoever. If anything, you will only hold us back."
Grinding my teeth together and sitting up straighter I think of what I can say to put this know it all bitch in her place. "What a rhetorical thing to say. If you think I'm so bad at grammar, why would you need to ask me for any type of help with your English work? That's just stupid." Her mouth opened to retort but I wasn't done with her just yet.
"Last time I checked blondie, I have the highest overall grades in our graduating class while you're still dredging by with a what in chemistry and statistics? A high C? A low B at best? If there's anyone here who needs to get their act together it's you." I gave her a mocking smile and spoke very cheerfully. "But don't worry, I'd be happy to help by tutoring you. After all, I have one hundreds in both of those classes."
By the time i was done chewing her out, Artemis' face was as red as the blood in her veins which caused her to color in the first place. Her eyes were so squinted in anger that you could barely tell that they were open in the first place. We stood up at the same time, then she stepped around Megan's chair to stand face to face with me. Her eyes scanned me up and down twice before the ends of her mouth curled in what appeared to be approval.
"It's good to know that you won't take any shit laying down." She bumped into my shoulder as she walked by in the direction of her room.
"Welcome to the team Kid Flash."
(Dick's POV)
I must admit I wasn't expecting Artemis to just back down after all the stuff Wally just said about her. She is after all the most temperamental member in this little ragtag team of ours. I don't know whether I should be thankful that those two get along, or scared. Wally stood there with a self satisfied look on his face as he sat back down and began to eat with a newly found hunger. The rest of the team looked around bewildered that there somebody out there that could actually match Artemis when it came to being downright rude.
Two seconds later Wally stood up and said, "I'm done." and proceeded to put his dishes in the sink. Already? I mean I know speedsters are fast but you would expect that he would at least slow down when eating in the company of others. He sat back in his chair and got an uncomfortable look on his face. "Soooo..." he murmured. "What do you guys do around here for fun?"
Megan asked, "Aren't you from around here?" she said with a confused look on her face. "Shouldn't you know about all the hotspots already?" Sometimes I wonder if the dopey cheerleader girl facade she puts on at school is really a facade or not. Before she could embarrass herself any further I interjected.
"He meant what we like to do here in the cave, as a team when we aren't away on missions." Her green face started to heat up and turn red as she let out a little "oh" in embarrassment. Wally quickly reassured the poor martian and continued the conversation. "There's no need to be like that. I actually didn't get out much when I was younger so I still don't know where many places to hang out are." They shared soft smiles with each other.
Based on the file that's in Flash's family records, there were many times where Wally reported that his parents were abusing him, only to say otherwise when the police arrived at the house. I narrowed my eyes in suspicion which caught his attention and he stared at me. If he were truly abused as a child, it would make sense that he wouldn't be let out of the house while covered in bruises.
As we held eye contact his face slowly started to flush just as M'gann's had not long ago. He pressed his lips into a thin line and turned to talk to Kaldur, his eyes flickering back to meet mine occasionally in what appeared to be nervousness.
What the hell? Did he recognize me and remember the humiliation he felt in class when I put him in his place? Or was it something else... Trying to get Wally's weird reaction out of my head I tuned in to his and Kal's conversation.
"-with me? I already know Roy really well but we're just acquaintances and I'd like to get to know you on a personal level." He bit his lip and- wait is he flirting with my team leader right now? I can't wait to see the look on his face when Kal rejects-
"I'd love to go out with you sometime Wally." Kaldur sent a flirtatious grin across the table. What the actual fuck is going on right now? Since when was he even interested in guys? Kal has never mentioned being even remotely interested in the same sex. But even if he is interested in guys why would he go for Wally? Based on what I heard at school today Wally West is well known for being promiscuous. Who knows what kind of STD's the guy might have.
Apparently that was just the answer that Wally was expecting because he didn't look surprised at all. In fact, he seemed prepared for Kal to accept his request. "That's great!" the redhead replied cheerfully. "We can go now if you'd like?" Kaldur looked hesitant to leave. He probably doesn't want to leave in case Batman comes back and assigns us a mission. That's when Conner finally decided to stop acting like a statue and speak.
"We don't have a mission and if there was an emergency we could just contact you through your comm as long as you keep it on." Kaldur seemed to give in for a split second before confusion crossed his face. "How did you know that we don't have a mission?" he asked. Conner shrugged, a bored look on his face and said, "My hearing is getting better so I overheard a conversation Batman had over his comm unit." He looked at me and his eyes held a hidden message that I couldn't decipher. "There's nothing going on for the rest of the week."
That information sure made Wally happy. He sped around the table and grasped both of Kaldur's hands in his, excitement (and a hint of lust?) showing on his face. "I guess that just means that we have even more time to spend together. We can go to my house and talk in private since my parents are on a business trip." He pulled Kaldur out of his seat and started to pull him away in a hurry.
Kaldur planted his feet to make them stop before turning to me. "Nightwing, please let me know if anything happens while I am away." he pleaded. Trying not to let my surprise at the current events show, I gave him a simple and sure nod. Wally gave me another red faced smile before dragging the Atlantean towards the zeta beams with one of their hands linked together.
And then they were gone.
zero editing whatsoever but feel free to point out mistakes or comment how you think I could make the chapter better. The only reason why there was such a long wait time is because i found a really interesting game on my phone and forgot that laptops exist, oops? on the bright side the game is now boring so i am back to writing lol
