The Cave

June 18th, 4:54 am

It took a few hours but eventually the smaller Flash caught on. He was playing Mortal Kombat like a true pro. The young Flash just got done beating Kid Flash for the umpteenth time.

"Okay cheater. I'm exhausted. What about you guys?" Kid Flash asked.

"Yeah, i'm just gonna crash here. At the cave tonight." Robin said.

"Okay Rob. I'm gonna set him up in my room." Kid Flash said. "Come on." Kid Flash said to his smaller uncle. The child Flash admittedly complied.

The walk to Kid Flash's room was silent. When they finally got inside of the room, Kid Flash removed his mask and looked at the small Flash.

"Um, Flash?" Wally asks nervously.

"Um yeah?" The young Flash asked. He took a seat on Wally's bed, swinging his legs back and forth.

"Well, did my uncle, the older you, say anything about me?" Wally started to twiddle his thumbs together.

"Not really. I mean he mentioned a kid when Artemis started to flirt with him. But that was it." Flash said.

"Oh." Wally looked at the ground as he finished taking his suit off. He turned away from the small Flash when tears started to fall.

The young Flash noticed this and got off the bed and walked over to Wally. He put a hand on Wally's shoulder. Wally looked up and saw the young Flash. "I'm sure he just didn't want to think about you. You know? Because he didn't know when he was going to see you again." Flash suggested.

Wally shook his head 'no.' "Before he disappeared, we got into a huge fight. I told him I hated him." Wally admitted.

"My friend Green Lantern. He sometimes comes back to the dorm after a fight with his parents. He says the same thing all the time. The fights are always different but they always end the same way. That he told them that he hated them. Eventually I asked him how that was possible. You know? And he told me, his parents know he never meant it."

Wally wrapped his arms around the smaller version of his uncle and he cried on the small Flash's shoulder. The small Flash hugged back, awkwardly.

Wally pushed the small Flash away. He wiped his eyes and smiled. "Sorry, let me set you up."

"Dude, It's okay. No harm." Flash said.

"Take my bed. I'll sleep on the floor." Wally said. He grabbed a pillow and a blanket off of the bed and sat on the floor.

Flash took a seat on the bed once again. "Actually, we can probably just share the bed?" Flash asked. "It's pretty big."

"Are you sure?" Wally asked unsure.

"Yeah. It's not a big deal." Flash assured Wally.

"Okay." Want jumped up onto the bed. "Oh gosh, I'm sorry. Do you want to borrow a change of clothes?" Wally asked.

"No. I'm good." Flash turned his back to Wally. "Good night."

"Yeah, night." Wally turned his back to Flash and closed his eyes.