A/N: Okay, before I begin, do you guys, like, forget to review when I don't tell you to remember?

Because while I'm writing this, there are eleven reviews on Chapter 7, and only four on Chapter 8, the difference being that on 7 I wrote "Remember to Review~!" and thought that 8 would simply generate a lot of reviews.

I'm not trying to sound like a brat or anything, I'm just curious.

But anyway, enjoy the adorkable nerd cuddles that you came here for!

And also, Christian Bale is awesome. He didn't have to visit the memorial, didn't have to visit the survivors in the hospital...

BUT HE DID ANYWAY.

Even before they had become a couple, before he'd realized he had feelings for Rob- Dick, he corrected himself mentally, Wally had always been well aware of a single fact:

His now-boyfriend was, is, and will always be fucking adorable. Seriously, it should have been illegal for someone to be so damn cute. With those big blue eyes and that sweet face, Wally wondered how anyone could stand to fight the Boy Wonder.

This undeniable cuteness was exponentially greater when Dick was sleeping. He just looked so at peace with the world, like nothing could ever go wrong.

Yes, Wally had the cutest boyfriend in the entire planet, and there was nothing anyone could ever do or say to change his mind.

Of course, if it wasn't for Selina's generosity and letting them stay in her spare bedroom, he'd never have known that. Since it had been the middle of the night (and they were soaking wet), she'd told them they could stay at her place, under the condition that no "pre-marital hanky-panky" was to occur at anytime during the night, something Dick had flushed darker than a strawberry and yelled at her for.

Speaking of Dick, the aforementioned Boy Wonder sighed softly, slowly letting his eyes flutter open.

"Ah… good morning, babe." Wally said, trying to sound seductive.

Though he was still half-asleep, the dark-haired boy raised an eyebrow. "'Babe'? Seriously?"

Wally flushed, the pink slightly over-taking his freckles. "H-Hey, I tried!"

Tiredly, Dick giggled a bit. "You're such a dork."

Wally couldn't help but laugh and snuggle closer to his boyfriend. "I love you."

"Mmph… say it again."

Wally blinked, but obliged him. "I love you."

Dick paused for a minute, and then decided to go for it. "Now… say it like Scooby Doo."

Surprisingly, the red-head complied immediately. "I ruv you!" He yelled, holding the younger closer to him.

Dick began to chuckle loudly, overcome with just how goofy the boy he loved was. This immediately turned to involuntary laughter, as the elder had started to tickle the other. "G-Gah! W-Wally, you dumbass, s-stop iiiit~!"

"Nooo~!"

"W-Wally, seriously! Haha, stooop~!"

"Never! You're too cute when you're laughing!"

"I-I'll kick you! Seriously, I'll do it!"

Wally did cease the tickling, but not due to his boyfriend's threat. No, because he heard something outside the bedroom.

"Oh, dude, shush for a sec."

After a moment, the other calmed down. "What is it-?"

"Shh!"

Meanwhile, in the main area of her apartment, Selina was having a bit of a problem.

Specifically, a Dark Knight Sized problem.

"Care to explain why you're in my home, Bats? I mean, it's not that I don't enjoy seeing you outside of our little spats in spandex, but it's a bit early for this, and in any case I've been taking a vacation from perusing valuables."

Even without his trademark cowl, Bruce's glare was fierce as ever. "Where. Is. My. Son?"

The thief blinked. "How on earth should I know? I'm not his mommy; I don't know where he is at all hours of the day."

"Cut the crap, Selina, I know for a fact that you basically play mother to my kids."

For a second, there was silence. "Well, you've got me there. Still, I don't know where dear little Robin is. He's a big boy, Bruce; he can take care of himself."

"HE'S FIFTEEN!"

"And in some countries he can own property. Why don't you trust him, anyway? Dick is a good kid, darling. He wouldn't do something rash without thinking it through, and-"

"Running away from home is something rash that he didn't think through. Now tell me where he is, you crazy cat lady."

Selina glared at him. "That was uncalled for! And I only have one cat, thank you very much. I don't think I'll be telling you anything, Mr. Rude Hero!"

Meanwhile, the two younger heroes were freaking out slightly.

"Shit! What are we gonna do? If he finds us-"

"Okay, let's not think about that. No panicking! We need a plan." Dick paused. "Crap, I have no idea what I'm doing!"

After a few more seconds of discussion, the pair poked their heads outside the door.

"If you're so innocent, then I'll check the rooms."

"Hey, you can't do that! I have rights!" The thief grabbed his arm, and then noticed the couple staring at them.

The message in Dick's eyes was crystal clear: Distract him. I don't care how you do it, just buy us some time.

Without a moment's hesitation, the brunette had grabbed the tall man's face and pulled it to her own, claiming the billionaire's lips with hers. Though he struggled for a moment, Bruce eventually gave in, lost in a world with Selina and only Selina.

Though both Wally and Dick wanted to puke, they realized this was the perfect opportunity to escape, making it to the door as the Dark Knight had shoved the thief up against the wall.

Thanks… Mom, the Boy Wonder mouthed, adding the last part before he could change his mind.

The thief simply gave them a 'thumbs up' and went back to seducing the Caped Crusader enthusiastically as the pair slipped out the door, unnoticed by the occupied man.

Later, Mount Justice…

Recognized: 04, Kid Flash

Recognized: Guest

"Uh, Robin? Why did it recognize KF and not you?"

"Because thanks to Dad's idiocy, I'm no longer a member of Young Justice. And I'm probably not Robin, either."

The rest of the team stared in shock. "WHAT?! WHY NOT?!"

"Let's just say…" Here, the speedster and the bird grinned goofily at each other, the former taking the latter's hand in his own, "Dad and I had a… disagreement over who gets to make my decisions."

For a moment, the others simply stared in shocked silence.

"… Finally." Aqualad muttered eventually.

M'gann squealed and flew over to the pair, wrapping her arms around them. "EEEEE! Congratulations, you guys!"

Artemis simply clocked the speedster in the shoulder. "Took you long enough, dork."

"OW!"

"Uh… good job?" Conner offered, not exactly sure what to do in this situation.

After a few minutes, M'gann released the pair, still giddy from the announcement.

"So, what are you going to do now? I mean, if Batman shows up-"

"Oh, he's gonna be busy for a while, trust me."

"How do you know that?"

Dick gave the group a half-lidded stare. "Do you REALLY want to know?"

"When you put it like that... probably not, no."

"Good. C'mon, Wally, let's go."

"Wait, where are you going?"

"Home."

Later, Wayne Manor…

Though the events of the previous night still weighed heavily on the Bat-Siblings' minds, the young children couldn't help but be happy on this warm spring day in the garden. Alfred had lifted their punishment the previous night, saying that 'If Master Wayne has a problem with it, he may speak to me'. Thus, all the kids (with the exception of Damian, who was taking a nap) were out, enjoying the sunlight and flowers.

Tim was especially enjoying the day, mostly because Stephanie Brown had come over to play with Cassie. He thought that Stephanie was the best girl in the world (excluding Cassie, Cassie was also pretty awesome), and she was probably the only girl in the second grade who was free of cooties.

Stephanie also had pretty blonde hair that shone in the sun and eyes that were blue like the sky, but that was irrelevant.

"U-Um… Hi, Stephanie!"

The blonde girl looked over at him, making Tim's heart-beat quicken for some inexplicable reason. "Oh, hi Tim! What's up?"

"Er… um… Here!" Without warning, Tim shoved the slimy beast into Stephanie's hands, which caused her to immediately scream and drop it onto the ground.

"EW! TIM THAT'S GROOOOSS!"

"H-Huh?! But I thought girls liked frogs!"

"No we don't! You're a weirdo!" Stephanie yelled as she stormed off to go wash off the mucus from the amphibian.

Furious and humiliated, Tim turned towards his brother, who was sitting under an umbrella-shaded table in the garden's center. "JASON, YOU WIENER!"

From his seat, the elder boy chuckled. "Heh, complete succ- OW! CASSIE!"

His sister glared at him, appalled at his behavior.

"Oh, c'mon, Cassie, you gotta admit that it was pretty funny."

The glare did not falter. In fact it became even more disapproving.

"Um… I'm sorry?"

The glare intensified.

"Oh, all right. SORRY TIM! THAT WASN'T FUNNY!"

"YOU BET IT WASN'T, BUTTHEAD!"

"Who's the butthead this time?"

All of the kids turned toward the door in shock, their eldest brother looking back at them with a tired and expectant grin on his face.

"DICK!" Tim yelled, instantly forgetting his anger at Jason as he ran towards the former Boy Wonder. "YOU'RE ALIVE!"

"… You know what, Tim? I give up on trying to figure out how your brain works." Jason muttered, walking over to the couple, Cassie following closely behind. "Hey, Kid Stupid, why are you here?"

Wally's answer consisted of a wide, silly grin and him putting his arm around Dick's shoulder.

Immediately, Tim started cheering and Cassie started bouncing up and down rapidly in unadulterated glee.
"It's about motherfucking time, you ding-dong." Jason said, punching the speedster's arm in exactly the spot that Artemis had earlier, which caused more pain than it would have had it been in a different spot.

"What's going on?" An outside voice inquired. Tim reddened to the color of Alfred's prized roses as he lowered his head in embarrassment, trying his best not to look at Stephanie.

Dick, being the ever-aware little ex-acrobat that he was, noticed this sudden change in Tim's expression and demeanor, grinning as a plan formulated in his mind. Removing his boyfriend's arm from his shoulder, Dick walked over to the girl and took a knee in order to make eye contact with her.

"Hi, you're Stephanie Brown, right?"

"Uh, yeah. Who are you?" The blonde asked, wary of this strange boy.

"I'm Dick, Tim's brother. You know, he talks about you all the time."
Stephanie's eyes widened in surprise at this, Tim's also widening as his head snapped up, face redder than ever. "R-Really?"

"Oh, definitely. 'Stephanie is so smart'. 'Stephanie is so cool.' 'Stephanie is so pre-!'"

"DICK STOP IT RIGHT NOW!" Tim screamed, covering his eldest's brother's mouth with his hand. He had never been more furious at his brother, let alone so humiliated in his life.

Stephanie shifted her weight, pulling a strand of hair out and twirling it around her finger. "Y-You really think that I'm… c-cool, Timmy?"

Tim's head snapped up, eyes wider than ever. "U-Uh…"

The blonde looked away, holding out her hand a bit. "D-Do you wanna… walk around the garden, or something?"

For a second, the second-youngest bat was frozen in shock, but then took the offered hand and started to walk down the cobblestone path with his crush, looking back for a brief second in which Dick, Wally, and Cassie all offered thumbs up while Jason only offered a shocked stare. Once the young couple was out of sight, Cassie grabbed Wally's hand, dragging him away.

"Uh, apparently she wants to show me something…?"

Dick waved them off. "Go ahead. I wanted to talk to Jason, anyway."

Once they were gone, the brothers were left in silence.

"Thanks."

Jason turned to his brother in shock. "For what?"

Dick snorted. "Oh, please, you really thought I wouldn't figure out that you guys were trying to set me and Wally up?"

The younger's jaw dropped open in shock. "Wha- HOW?!"

"Well, the Batman Doll was a big clue, but mostly it's because I know you guys."

Jason stared for a second, and then sighed ruefully. "When did you figure me out?"

"I believe it was, 'What're you staring at, fuckass?'"

"… Wasn't that the first thing I ever said to you?"

"Hey, being a protégé of the Dark Knight comes with awesome skills."

"Huh." For a second, the pair was once again silent. "Soo… how long 'til you think Dad gets home?"

"Oh, I'd say …tomorrow, at the absolute earliest. Even that's pushing it, though. We might not have to deal with him for a while."

A/N: Woo! Done! Yeah!

Now, to the epilogue!

(Do not be alarmed, this is not the last you'll see of the Bat-Family antics. I'll explain later).

Remember to review! (see, I remembered this time!)