AN: Hey everyone! I just wanted to add that Perinel did a totally awesome fanart to go with this fic. It's super cute and seeing it really made my day so I wanted to share! Here's the URL so everyone can check it out!
http:/perinel .com/art/Eat-up-darling-282559761
Conner breathed deeply as he followed the scent of something sweet toward the kitchen.
Every day M'gann's cooking got a little bit better, and judging from the smell the team was in for a treat.
He ran his hands through his hair, trying to tame his bed head as he turned the corner into the kitchen, "Breakfast smells good, what are you making Meg-"
Superboy cut himself off and his eyebrows shot up as he took in the scene before him.
Wally turned and grinned at him from his place in front of the stove, "Morning Con-man, grab a seat I'm almost done."
The speedster turned back to the stove and for a moment all Conner could do was stare.
The read head was still in his pajamas, but he was wearing a bright red apron, splattered with batter and dusted with flour, tied low on his hips with the top half and hanging down in front.
He whistled cheerfully to himself as he flipped a finished pancake onto the mountain of pancakes that was already piled on a plate beside him, right next to a stack of bacon and third plate with a tower of toast.
Conner snapped out of his surprise when he heard paper rustling off to his left.
The clone turned to find Robin, already dressed, and sitting at the head of the table reading a newspaper while sipping a cup of coffee.
He blinked in confusion at the other teen and was surprised once more when the Boy Wonder spoke without looking up from whatever he was reading, "Everything okay Con? If you don't want to sit you could wake the others and let them know breakfast is almost ready."
Wally piped up from behind him, and Conner could tell without looking that there was a huge smile on his face, "That's a good idea. Do you mind Conner? I don't want the food to get cold."
Conner looked back at the speedster and watched as he poured more batter onto the griddle, then blurred and reappeared rummaging in the fridge.
When Wally stood he looked up at Conner with bright green eyes shining with his ever-present cheerfulness and he found himself nodding, "Sure..."
The red head grinned and zipped back over to the stove to flip his pancakes, "Awesome, thanks Supey."
The clone turned and shuffled back toward the living quarters, before he had a chance to knock on M'gann's door he felt her speaking to his mind, Good Morning Conner!...Is everything alright?
Yes...um, Robin and Wally asked me to tell everyone to come to breakfast. Could you wake Artemis?
There was a pause during which he assumed that she was doing as he asked.
A moment later the Martian's door opened and she floated to his side and kissed his cheek, She's already up...I just told her. I contacted Kaldur as well, they both said they'd be out in a moment.
Conner every-so-gently brought his arms up to wrap around her waist and he leaned over to press a kiss to her forehead, Thanks
She beamed at him, It was no problem. So you said breakfast was ready, who made it?
Superboy hastily let go of M'gann just as Artemis and Kaldur turned a corner and walked toward the pair, I'd like to know too, M'gann's the one who does all the cooking around here.
Conner shook his head, You have to see this for yourselves. Come on.
He turned back toward the kitchen and the trio exchanged confused glances before following.
When they got to the kitchen they all stopped in their tracks, staring at the table that was set with a place for each of them, with a glass of orange juice at each place, and laden with plates filled with blueberry pancakes, bacon, toast, and scrambled eggs.
Robin hadn't moved from his place at the table, but the paper was now folded neatly and resting at his elbow, the dark-haired teen smiled as they entered, "Morning everyone."
"Robin..." Kaldur began, but he paused as the computer's mechanical voice echoed in the cave.
There was a gust of wind as Wally appeared in the room with a paper bag and plopped it irritably onto the plate in front of Robin, "There, croissants. Anything else you need Mr. Demanding?"
The Boy Wonder quirked an eyebrow and looked down at the bag, "You went all the way to France?"
Wally waved him off, "I figured since you're used to the best," the speedster made a vague gesture of annoyance, "Anyway, I'm gonna eat some of those and I like the ones from that shop the best."
Robin smiled, "Thanks for going to the trouble Walls."
"Yeah, well you are my bro," Kid Flash turned around and he blinked in surprise when he saw their stunned teammates standing in the entrance to the kitchen, "Oh hey guys! Grab a seat and dig in."
Kaldur was the first to move, taking a place on Robin's left, "Robin, did you-?"
Batman's protege cut him off with a chuckle, "I had nothing to do with it, this was all Wally."
Conner had already seated himself beside Kaldur and he watched as their teammates turned surprised looks on the red head.
Artemis recovered first, "You cooked all of this?"
Wally zipped over to his place on Robin's other side with a grin, "Yup, you better hurry if you want some."
Kid Flash and Robin both began piling their plates with food, after watching for a second Artemis turned to M'gann with a shrug and the pair sat down.
Even Artemis couldn't deny that everything looked good as she skewered a couple of pancakes with her fork and bought them over to her plate.
She drizzled syrup onto her them before taking a bite, as she chewed her eyes widened in pleasant surprise, "Did you order catering or something...?"
Wally swallowed the food in his mouth and took a drink of his juice before he replied with a frown, "You do see all the dirty dishes in the sink right Blondie?"
Artemis let her gaze flicker to the sink as she popped some bacon into her mouth, "Well forgive me for being a bit skeptical," she took another bite of her pancakes, "This is pretty good Kid Mouth."
Wally's reply was cut off as M'gann turned to the speedster with delight, "Wally this is delicious! I had no idea you were such a good cook!"
The speedster blushed lightly, "Ah, well, it's not something I do too often."
Kaldur picked up his napkin and wiped some syrup away from his lips before speaking, "It is good, but I must admit I'm surprised, what brought this on?"
"Ah, well," Wally's blush deepened ever so slightly, "That mission last night was pretty rough and I knew everyone was really tired, especially M'gann so I thought I'd give her a break and make breakfast today. Besides, Rob asked me to."
The Boy Wonder shrugged, "I had a craving for blueberry pancakes."
The pretty Martian floated out of her seat and around the table to give the red head a quick hug, "That's so kind of you! Thank you!"
She floated around the other side of the table, brushing Conner's shoulder as she made her way back to her seat, "You'll have to give me some pointers Wally."
Kid Flash grinned, "Sure, but really the best thing to do is to just keep trying, you've already gotten a lot better since you started."
"You think so?"
Wally laughed, "Of course, and I would know since I've eaten almost everything you've made."
Artemis helped herself to another pancake from the rapidly dwindling stack, "Still, I never thought you'd like to cook."
"Are you kidding?" Wally shot her an incredulous look, "With my metabolism? It's pretty much a necessity."
The archer shrugged, I just assumed you would buy pre-made stuff or you'd get someone to make it for you."
"I buy a lot of my food, but that gets super expensive. I learned to cook because when my Aunt is out of town it's a matter of survival."
The team, aside from Robin who was digging in the bag of croissants, gave him a puzzled look.
Wally shrugged, "Flash is a decent enough cook when he's paying attention, but he always forgets about it and ends up ruining pans and setting off the fire alarm. My Aunt taught me to cook so we wouldn't have to choose between eating out and starving when she's out of town for work."
The speedster finished his meal and he stood, the next second his plate was in the sink and he vanished.
Wally reappeared a moment later his hair wind-swept and in his street clothes.
Robin stood with the bag of croissants in his hand, "Hey Fleet Feet, let's go catch an early movie."
The speedster appeared at his side and slung an arm across Robin's shoulders, "Sounds good, I wanna see that comedy that just came out."
They began walking toward the exit that led to Happy Harbor,"What about that detective one? That looks good too."
"Heck no, you can't shut up in mystery movies. You'll solve it in five minutes and then you have to tell me about it and you end up ruining the movie."
"I don't always do that!"
"Dude, you even analyze Scooby-Doo. It's like a compulsion, you can't help yourself."
Artemis stood and put her hands on her hips, "Hold on a second."
The pair turned to look at her and she gestured toward the sink overflowing with dishes, "You're just going to leave it like that?"
The Boy Wonder shrugged, "He cooks, you guys clean up."
"That sounds fair," M'gann interjected.
The archer crossed her arms, "Oh really? I suppose I can agree to that, but what about you?"
Wally grinned cheekily at her, "He paid for the groceries."
Without waiting for a response the two of them sprinted off toward the garage laughing.
Artemis put her hand to her head with a sigh, "Jeeze, those two..."
There was a moment of silence before Kaldur stood and began clearing the dishes while M'gann floated over to the sink with a shrug.
Artemis sighed and plopped back into her chair, after a moment of thought she helped herself to another pancake.
AN: Okay, so it seems to be generally believed that YJ Wally can't cook, and for some reason that Dick can. I've seen no evidence of that in the show so I think it's just sort of assumed. The thing is, in the comics Wally seems to have a pretty good grasp of the cooking basics. When he was a teenager he spent most of his time living either at the Titans Tower or later, his dorm room at college. When he was an adult and had his own place and took care of himself so I feel like he would have some skills in the kitchen.
On the other hand Dick, in the comics, seems to have almost no cooking ability. He's used to Alfred doing it for him and when he's on his own it seems his options are usually take-out or a bowl of cereal. BTW as a side note, the thing about Dick analyzing mystery movies is cannon, Wally makes fun of him for it in Titans #3.
Soooo I decided to write this, it's really just a friend fic, but I loved the image of Wally in an apron (a manly apron lol), happily cooking for his 'family' while Dick sits at the table reading the paper. (Sort of the '50s Mom and Dad image ^_^). For some reason this amuses me endlessly and I had to make it happen. BTW if any of you are artists and would care to draw this little scene for me I will love you forever. I hope everyone liked it! Sorry for the long note...
