-Robin
The night sure had been interesting. Patrol with Batman had turned into a bust when Catwoman showed up. At least he got some playtime in with Snow. Robin smiled at that. He had even ran into Red Arrow, who had been tailing Cheshire all the way to Gotham. Robin had to laugh at that. Red Arrow was slowly loosing himself in a situation that was very similar to Batman and Catwoman. Robin sat in his room, unmasked, in his pajamas, playing Call Of Duty Black Ops 2. He had been at it for an hour and a half, before a soft knock sounded at his door.
"Come in." He called and Bruce entered his room, shirtless and in his pajama pants.
"Don't you think you should get some sleep? You do have school tomorrow." Bruce said calmly, lovingly. Robin loved to hear him talk like that. It made their father-son-relationship, that much more evident.
"'K…just a sec. I'm almost past this level." Robin said still staring at his 60" flat screen.
"Alright…beat the level and then lights out. I do mean that level only Dick." Bruce said in his parental warning voice.
"'K Bruce." Robin said giving his dad an award winning smile. Bruce narrowed his eyes at the young teen, before turning to leave the room, closing the door softly behind him. Robin played the game a little longer, and after ten minutes he had finally beaten the level. After the game saved, he turned the TV, and game system off, before walking over to his nightstand. He quickly skimmed through his history and literature book. He smiled as he realized that he had all of what was in the books memorized. He had a test in both subjects tomorrow, and he knew he would pass with flying colors. He yawned and turned out the lamp on his nightstand. He then slid into bed and drifted off peacefully to sleep.
Robin was in class. Bright and early the next morning. His first class was trigonometry. He turned in his homework and took his seat at the back of the class. The teacher gave their lecture and Dick slept lightly. Once math was over, he headed to the Counselor's office. His second period of the day was to be a student aid. The counselor sent him on an errand to the nurse. He was to take some paperwork from her to the principal. He ran that chore with ease and on his way to the band room he spotted Artemis. She was walking to the gym with another girl, whom he knew as Caitlyn. Caitlyn was laughing while Artemis seemed unamused. Dick smiled at the couple and waved as they passed him by. Caitlyn blushed and waved back. Artemis just offered a small smile that seemed forced. Dick chuckled to himself at that and proceeded to enter the band room. He sat through one of their sessions, and flirted with the woodwind players, who all blushed and giggled. After the session, Dick told the director that the teacher's had a mandatory meeting at 4pm. He then left to return to the counselor's office and on his way he passed by the class that he knew was Snow was in. He smirked and let himself in. She was seated in the middle row, fourth seat from the one in the back. She sat between two girls that he knew to be her friends. The girl on her left was a blonde. She was a big flirt, and on more than one occasion tried to throw herself at him. Her name was Jessica. Then there was the red head girl on the right, Samantha. Sammy, as he had come to fondly call her, was super intelligent, and a down right cutie. She was just his type of girl. He had asked her to prom last year and they had a great time. Every since, she had taken it upon herself to make him lunch everyday. Dick smiled. He couldn't wait to see what she had put together for him today. The girl could cook. He then walked up behind Gwen and began to gently caress her ears. She jumped in surprise, which earned chuckle from him.
"Good morning Gwen. How was your weekend?" He asked with a smile. Jessica batted her eyelashes at him and Samantha smiled shyly.
"Hello Richard." Jessica said seductively.
"Jess." Dick winked at the girl. His hands however stayed where they were, caressing Gwen's ears. Gwen stiffened, causing his smile to widen. He was getting to her. He knew it was taking all she had to not break out into a purr.
"Hi Dick." Samantha said shyly and Dick turned his head to acknowledge her.
"How's my Sammy doing?" He asked and she blushed.
"F-fine…thank you." She said looking down as she turned a deep shade of red.
"That's good. It would just kill me if you had a bad day." Robin said smiling at the blushing red head. She giggled cutely. Gwen sighed.
"Why are you here Dick?" Gwen asked tiredly.
"I came to see you my love." Dick responded smiling ear to ear. "Didn't you miss me?" He asked in mock hurt?
"Yeah Gwen…didn't you miss your favorite guy?" Jessica asked.
"Not really. I talked to you yesterday Dick." Gwen said bored.
"I missed you." Samantha mumbled. Gwen turned to look at her friend. Robin let go of Gwen and strutted over to Samantha and gave the girl a hug from behind, resting his head atop of hers.
"You're the best Sammy! I should totally dump Gwen for you." He said and the red head lit up with delight.
"I missed you too Dick!" Jessica said hurriedly.
"You two are terrible." Gwen sighed. Robin laughed and Jessica pouted.
"Well I should probably get back to work. I'll meet you by the front gate ok Gweny!" Dick said and released his hold on Samantha, causing the girl to pout form the lack of contact.
"Sure." Gwen said waving her hand dismissively. Dick hugged Gwen in her chair. He then smiled mischievously at her. She raised a brow in confusion.
"Wanna be famous?" He whispered in her ear.
"What are you tal-" She started only to be cut off by a chaste kiss being placed on her lips. She understood now. It was no secret that Dick was the most eligible guy at the school. That every girl there wanted a piece of his action. So this little display was to gain the attention on the class. And gain their attention it did. Robin continued to smirk at her as he walked toward the door.
"Bye Gweny!" He said playfully and exited the room.
-Snow Leopard
She turned to face the rest of her class. The girls were all glaring daggers at her. Jessica was no exception. Samantha just stared at her text book disappointed. Even her teacher was giving her a strange look. Gwen sighed. Oh she would get him back for this! Until then she sank in her seat, trying to make herself seem invisible. When the bell rang, Gwen dashed out of the class and headed straight for the emergency staircase. She climbed the stairs to the top floor and exited the door to find herself on the roof. She took in a deep calming breath. Dick had always found ways to annoy her in school. He was much worst as Richard Grayson, than he ever could be as Robin! Gwen took a seat and stretched out her long legs. She then laid back, content to watch the clouds drift by lazily. Her next class was science. She resigned that she resigned that she would skip that class. She would take this time to relax and mentally prepare for her history test. She began to recount everything that she had studied the night before. She had to beat Dick. Once she did, her curiosity of this mystery team would be cured. If, that is, Dick kept his word. She knew he would. Gwen smiled to herself in anticipation.
She knew she had won. She didn't even need to see his grade to know she had him beat. After the bell rang, announcing the end of fourth period, Gwen strode happily to the gym. She was in such a good mood she began to hum to herself. She had managed to score a 97. That was the highest grade she had achieved so far in that ridiculously boring class. She did all her exercises and team volleyball that the coach had assigned her to do. She was still humming when gym was over. She changed out of her gym uniform and back into her regular school uniform and continued her day. By the time school was over, Gwen was exhausted. Hungry too. She had opted to skip lunch today. The food didn't look very appetizing, and she wasn't curious to find out what the mystery meat was. She headed for the school gates, where she knew her so called friends, and Dick waited for her.
"Where were you doing lunch?" Jessica asked once Gwen arrived.
"I skipped to study for the history test." Gwen answered easily. Her lunch period had been during her science class. She didn't regret her decision. The thought of her grade made her smile.
"How'd you do?" Dick asked, that knowing smirk on his face.
"I got an A!" She beamed.
"So did I." Dick said still smirking.
"I got an A too. I got a 96." Samantha cheered.
"I got a 97!" Gwen said proudly, towering over Dick. Yet she still wore that incessant smirk.
"Good job girls…very good job." Dick said nodding.
"What did you get Jess?" Samantha asked.
""A 64." The girl said dejectedly.
"Don't worry I'll help you study next time." Samantha said patting her friend on the shoulder. "What did you get Dick?" She asked turning to face him.
"I just so happened to get a 100." He said with a shrug.
"Oh that's bull-" Gwen started.
"Now…now Gweny. Mind your language." Dick said shaking his finger at her while smirking. Samantha chuckled and Jessica smiled. Some friends they were. "Well, I'd better get this precious cargo home. See you lovely ladies later." Dick said, grabbing a hold of Gwen's wrist and dragging her off. The two girls waved and called their goodbyes.
"Precious cargo?" Gwen asked narrowing her eyes at the shorter male.
"Yup." He said pulling her along. "It's not everyday you get an A. That's precious." He said and Gwen growled, causing him to laugh.
"My house is in the other direction." She said smugly.
"I know."
"So-"
"I'm taking you to the cave. So you can meet the team."
"But you got the higher grade." Gwen said confused.
"Yup and I intend to make you pay up. This is just a reward for doing so well at applying yourself. I'm proud of you Gweny!" Dick laughed, causing the girl to blush. She was a little suspicious about his behavior, but happy that the boy seemed to care so much about her grades. Batman had probably told the boy that if she didn't keep her grades up, she was to be removed off of his friend list. Oh well. At least now she would finally know of this mystery team that Robin would disappear and run off to be with. She would finally meet the people who had been stealing her playtime with the boy wonder. Gwen smirked to herself. This was going to be good!
-Relaiya
She had awaken from her meditative dream state sweating profusely. Conner was holding her as Wally dabbed a cold damp cloth against her forehead, cheeks, and neck. She tried to sit up, but found herself unable to. Conner was gripping her tightly and cooing in her ear for her to be still. She listened, and obeyed her master's request. Kaldur entered the room then, concern etched in his eyes.
"What's going on?" Relaiya asked. Her voice hoarse and her throat dry.
"You were…well…" Kaldur started, unsure of how to proceed.
"You were on fire!" Wally said matter of fact tone. He was still working to cool her body down.
"I do that sometimes." Relaiya said, trying to laugh, it turned into a cough instead.
"Here drink some water." Conner said as he offered the girl a glass of said liquid. She downed it in one go. The cool liquid performing miracles on her parched throat.
"Relaiya, that fire was-" Kaldur started again.
"Intense." Conner said cutting him off. "Really…really intense." I've never seen your flame so hectic. And the pain…the pain was unbearable." Conner said, concern coloring his features.
"I had a nightmare. That's all." Relaiya shrugged and then offered a smile. She tried to sit up again and this time Conner let her. "Wow…I feel so stiff. How long was I out?" She asked as she stretched her limbs.
"Eighteen hours." Conner answered.
"That long huh." She smiled.
"Relaiya…if there is anything you need to tell…or want to discuss about your nightmare, you know we are here." Kaldur said placing a hand on her shoulder. Relaiya wanted to tell him then. She wanted to spill her guts about the whole ordeal, about her revelation, to her leader, but couldn't. Both her mouth and her heart, wouldn't let her.
"I'm fine really!" She said trying to assure them. "I'm going to go take a shower so…out you go boys." She said playfully and floated out of the room with everything she would need in hand. She made it to the girl's locker room and set up the shower. She undressed quickly and jumped into the warm spray. She was of the Dragon Clan. The revelation replayed over and over in her head. The Dragon's were the most prestigious clan on Embriss. How did she not know that? Then there was Ravien. Her phoenix counterpart, He had helped her escape her Earthly prison, but what became of him? Was he still being held hostage somewhere? Somehow she had to find him. She had to save him as he did for her.
-Aqualad and Kid Flash
They had migrated toward the kitchen after checking on Relaiya. Conner had opted to retire to his room, and so Wally and Kaldur sat across from one another at the table.
"Are you feeling better?" Kaldur asked after a moment.
"Yeah." Wally said shakily. "I guess…I just need to learn to let go."
"If you want to talk…I'm here." Kaldur said warmly.
"It's just…I've had a crush on her since I laid eyes on her. She was so beautiful to me. I tried so hard to make myself visible to her and yet all she could see was Con. I get that…I do. He was the apple of her eye, and she was mine. Sure I was upset when I found out about them, but I was happy. Because she was happy. Now I just don't know. She's sad and I can't comfort her no matter how hard I try." Wally sighed. A single tear escaped his eye and he quickly wiped it away.
"It is…hard to deal with. Believe me. I know the pain of trying to stop yourself from feeling what you do for someone you can't have. I still care for my dear friend Tula, despite knowing that she loves another. My best friend Garth. It gets better with each day, and I'm confident that in time…I will find someone else to devote my heart to." Kaldur said offering a warm smile. Wally smiled back and nodded.
"So what's for dinner." Came the smooth voice in Wally's ear. The speedster jumped out of surprise and Robin laughed.
"Don't do that! When did you get here?" Wally asked blushing from embarrassment.
"Just now." Robin chuckled.
"Robin…who is your friend?" Kaldur asked, looking at the woman standing behind his younger teammate.
"Oh yeah. Guys let me introduce you to Snow Leopard. You can call her Snow." Robin said smiling up at the girl. Both Snow and Robin were in costume. Wally and Kaldur looked at one another before returning their gaze to the new girl.
"Uh…hi." Snow said with a small smile.
"Wow…you're-" Wally began.
"H-O-T!" Robin spelled, cutting his friend off. "Isn't she."
"I was gonna say tall, but yeah. Hot works too." Wally said shrugging, as he pulled himself from his seat. Kaldur followed suite and they both made their way over to the duo. The boys introduce themselves to Snow, who just smiles and nods at them. Wally takes notice of the girl's tail and moves to touch it. She immediately turns away from him, so that her tail would be out of his reach.
"Aw." Wally whines and Robin laughs. He then grabs Snow from behind trying to hold her in place while Wally makes another grab for her tail. Snow tries to break free from Robin , but only manages to make him squeeze her harder. In this position her already large breast were even more pronounced. Kaldur noticed an immediately blushed and turned his eyes away to focus on Wally.
"T-that's enough." He said.
"I almost got it." Wally said happily. "Just a few more seconds Rob."
"Got it!" Robin chuckled.
"R-really. This is so stupid." Snow said, but she was smiling. Kaldur sighed realizing that the two boys weren't making a nuisance of themselves. Wally finally manages to catch her tail and then stands up to look at Snow. He too notices her bosom. His eyes widen and Robin chuckles at him, thinking the same thing he knew his besty was. Snow's breast were quite lovely. The endowment was something he had teased the girl about endlessly. Wally blushes profusely and Robin laughs harder. Me'gann and Artemis walk into the room then, and stare in shock at what they see. Relaiya floats in behind them drying her hair with a towel. Kaldur turns to see the girls and the shocked look on their faces. Before he could get a word out, the situation imploded, when a very angry yell came form across the room.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?"
-Relaiya
Two things she was sure of. One, Me'gann was really upset. Two, Artemis was doing all she could to hold the Martian girl back. Relaiya watched as the green skinned woman tried to pull away from the archer, but to no avail.
"How could you do such a thing? Why would you betray Relaiya's trust. She LOVES you Robin!" Me'gann was screaming. Her face had turned red with her anger, her eyes brimming with tears. Kaldur, Robin, and Wally were staring at Me'gann in horror. Wally and Robin both immediately released their hold on Snow.
"I-it's ok Me'gann. We were just playing with our new friend." Wally said, offering a smile.
"What kind of playing is THAT?!" Me'gann screeched.
"It's ok Me'gann. I'm sure there's a logical explanation and that they didn't mean it in a perverted way." Artemis offered, hoping to deflate the girl. Relaiya, just blinked in confusion.
"It's ok Me'gann…Robin knows I love him." Relaiya said and then turned to look at her boyfriend, smiling sweetly at him.
"It's not ok. I can HEAR his thoughts!" Me'gann said as her tears spilled over.
-Robin
Oh shit! He was in serious trouble if Me'gann didn't calm down. He had to do something, and it had to be quick.
"Snow." Robin whispered in a low voice, knowing that only Snow's sensitive cat like ears would hear him. She nodded and moved away from him and closer to Kaldur.
"Artemis help Meggs to her room. She seems really hysterical." Robin said sounding concerned. Artemis eyed him suspiciously and then looked at Kaldur. He nodded and Artemis helped Me'gann to her room.
"I didn't know she could read minds." Relaiya said as she continued drying her hair.
"So, that's her isn't it." Snow said smiling at the smaller girl. She was wearing one of Robin's Batman t-shirts. The garment falling to her mid thigh. Relaiya was now standing instead of floating, concentrated on drying her auburn hair. Robin nodded and smiled up at Snow.
"Jealous?" He asked smugly.
"Of what?" Snow asked just as smug. Wally then slid over to Robin.
"Hey…come to my room for a sec." Wally whispered. Robin nodded and then turned to Kaldur.
"Could you help the girls get acquainted?" Robin asked. The older male nodded solemnly.
"Yes. But we will discuss what Me'gann heard in that head of yours." He said giving Robin a stern look. Robin smiled sheepishly, before hurrying after Wally. Once he entered the room Wally shut the door.
"What were you thinking? I know that you used to have a crush on Snow. You did tell me about her a lot, despite the fact you wouldn't let me meet her. Also what's up with that? You bringing Snow here and all." Wally asked, grilling his friend. Robin sighed.
"Snow's a good girl. Despite having Catwoman as a mentor. I thought if she met you guys and saw what the team was like, she'd turn over a new leaf and want to join." He said and Wally nodded.
"Ok…so…what were you thinking when Me'gann came in?"
"I was thinking about Snow's boobs."
"DUDE!"
"I know ok! I couldn't help it. They're so big, and you were staring at them, and all I thought was that I knew what you were thinking."
"Yeah…I was thinking that." Wally chuckled awkwardly, rubbing the back of his head. "So that's what Me'gann heard huh."
"More than likely. I mean the thought of Snow's boobs wouldn't have even entered my mind if you hadn't had that look on your face!"
"You're thinking about boobs, and yet you're the one with the girlfriend. If only Relaiya would've chose me." Wally said in mock hurt.
"Shut up KF." Robin said pinching the bridge of his nose.
"Hey do you compare them? I mean Lai and Snow?" Wally asked.
"No." Robin said. Wally just narrowed his eyes at him. Robin sighed. "Ok…I might have once. But it was not on purpose."
"Uh huh. Sure." Wally said smiling. "Don't let Meggs find that out."
"Why was she reading my mind to begin with?" Robin asked as the realization hit him. "She's not supposed to do that."
"No…she's not." Wally said seriously. "She's been really upset lately though, so she probably did it by accident." Wally suggested.
"Why is she upset?" Robin inquired.
"Dunno…she won't tell me." Wally said sadly. Robin sighed.
"Well…let's go check on the others." Robin said, but didn't move. Wally approached his friend and then gave him a curious look.
"What's wrong?" The speedster asked. Robin didn't say anything. "Look…if it's about the whole Me'gann thing and Relaiya hearing what she said. Don't worry about it. All you have to do is tell her the truth when she asks you. You didn't do anything wrong Rob. If you're thinking she's going to think like Me'gann did, don't. You're not going to loose her. I told you Meggs has just been really upset so she sort of blew that whole situation out of proportion. It'll be fine dude." Wally said patting his friend on the shoulder. Robin nodded.
"Yeah…you're right." He said and they exited the room.
-Artemis
The Martian girl was crying in her arms. Artemis stroked Me'gann's back soothingly, trying to calm the girl.
"It's ok Me'gann…it's ok." Artemis cooed.
"Artemis." Me'gann said when she finally stopped crying.
"Yes?" Artemis asked sweetly. They were laying on Me'gann's bed and in this position Artemis felt like a guy. The blonde was laying on her back while Me'gann laid cuddled up against her side, head resting on her chest.
"Conner likes Relaiya." Me'gann said sadly.
"Me'gann-"
"No wait…let me finish." Me'gann said and then sighed. "I was wondering why he's been pushing me away lately. Last night he moaned her name in his sleep and so I…I read his mind." Me'gann paused. Artemis waited for her to continue. "He was dreaming of her. Oh having sex with her. H-he even told her that he loved her." Me'gann said brokenly. Tears beginning to slide down her cheeks once more.
"Oh…wow." Artemis said, at a loss for words. How was she supposed to respond to that? On the one hand Me'gann wasn't supposed to read Conner's mind. Though if she had been going through something like that and had the ability to find an answer, would she? Damn right. "I'm so sorry Me'gann. No wonder you've been so upset."
"That's not all. I got so pissed that all I could think to do was wish that something bad happened to Relaiya."
"But it's not her fault that Conner is having fantasies about her." Artemis frowned.
"I know…but I wasn't thinking properly at the time. Aqualad won't say anything, but…Relaiya was stuck in a meditative coma. She was in sooo much pain. I was…well…happy. Her brain had reached it's limit. If I hadn't woken her, she would've died. She would've DIED Artemis…and the fact that I wanted that to happen scares me. I was going to make it up to her today. You know…for thinking such horrible things. That's when I realized that she's the same as me. She loves Robin with everything that she is, but he wants that other girl. I love Conner, but he wants Relaiya." Me'gann sighed, wiping the tears from her eyes.
"What was Robin thinking?" Artemis asked curiously.
"About how lovely that girl's boobs were." Me'gann pouted.
"What an ass!" Artemis seethed.
"Indeed!" Me'gann agreed.
"We should go get Relaiya…the poor girl." Artemis said, concern lacing her features.
"She doesn't know…that Robin likes that girl." Me'gann said sadly.
"I don't think it would be wise to tell her right now. She might make both of them burst into flame." Artemis laughed. "Plus I'm sure the new girl, isn't aware that Robin's got the hots for her.
"Probably not." Me'gann said tilting her head thoughtfully.
"Let's make the boys suffer a sausage party while we have a girl's night out!" Artemis said. "But no reading our minds Meg."
"I know…I didn't mean to. I was just so upset…it just sort of happened." Me'gann said blushing meekly from embarrassment.
-Kid Flash
It had been at least five hours since Me'gann and Artemis had kidnapped Snow and Relaiya for their girl's day out. At first it was fun to have the girls gone. They didn't have to worry about anyone nagging at them. Now it was just plain sad. Kaldur had retired to his room, after grilling Robin about the incident earlier. After coming to the conclusion that, Robin hadn't thought anything too bad. He was a man after all. He was supposed to be entitled to his thoughts. Conner was doing push-ups for the hell of it. Robin just kept complaining about how Me'gann was probably telling Relaiya what she heard his brain say. Wally was bored out of his mind. He and Robin had retired to the red head's room, after three hours of gaming. In truth, it wasn't the game Wally had gotten bored with. It was Superboy's impressive display of upper body strength. Damned show off.
"I know Me'gann's probably making it sound a lot worst that it actually was. She's going to hate me KF! What am I going to do?" Robin asked dragging his hands through his hair as he paced the room.
"Learn how to be fireproof." Wally said. He was seriously tired of this conversation.
"Come on KF…I'm being serious!" Robin snapped.
"I dunno…but if you're fireproof she can't hurt you. Maybe you could get Bats to modify your suite." Wally said as he sat up on his bed. Robin just stood there as if lost in thought. "I'm going for a run. Call me if you need anything." Wally said, then dashed down the hall with costume in hand. He quickly changed and took off outside of the cave. It was night and the air held a chill. Wally liked how the breeze felt against his skin. He dashed through Happy Harbor and in mo time found himself just running without a destination. He didn't mind though. He felt free when he ran like this. It allowed him to just feel the adrenaline running through his veins. Allowed his to forget his worries and cares. When he finally slowed to a stop, he found himself in Star City. He took a seat on a nearby bench located in a park. He sighed and then smiled. That run had felt nice, but now he was hungry. He pulled himself from the bench ready to go in search of food, when he found himself instinctively dodging a kunai. He turned to see where it came from and found Cheshire running towards him. She threw a few more projectiles his way and he easily dodged them. She was at least three feet in the air, when a arrow, brought her down about a centimeter from him. Kid looked up to see Red Arrow dashing towards them.
"I see you panned this. Calling for backup, when you claim they aren't in your league." Cheshire said in a sultry voice to the older teen. Red frowned and shot an arrow at her, then released into unbreakable chains. He then walked from Cheshire over to Wally.
"What are you doing here?" Red asked obviously annoyed.
"No reason. I honestly ended up here by accident." Kid said staring up into the older teen's mask. Red nodded and went back to Cheshire. He picked her up and tossed her over his shoulder. She grunted, but he ignored her.
"Why don't you come with me to drop her off." Red said, securing the girl.
"Can we get something to eat afterwards. I'm starving?" Kid asked with a smile.
