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Chapter 11
Few hours after Orm's talk with Wally.
Wally took a deep breath before she entered the living room of the cave. She needed to get what she had to say off of her chest before something bad happened. The speedster knew that she would probably hurt some of the people that she loved feelings but she needed to say what was needed to be said.
As soon as she walked into the living room Wally had several pairs of eyes look straight at her. The female speedster held up her hand when she saw her Uncle Barry get up and walk towards her.
"Before any of you say anything please listen to what I have to say first." Wally told her family before she took a deep breath. "I feel like that nobody is listening to me even thought I know that you all want what is best for me. I just wish you all would listen to me and let me make my own choices instead of what if feels like to me that everyone wants to make my choices for me. I'm not saying that I won't go to Atlantis but I need to go on my own time and choice. Please just let me go at my own pace." Wally told both sides of her family before she left the room.
Aquaman looked at his wife with shame in his eyes. He was so glad that he had found his daughter that he did not think of what his actions would do to Shi'yana's mental stability. He never wanted to hurt his daughter the way that she was hurting. It was true that he had not listened to what his daughter was trying to tell him. The Atlantean King had a feeling that his wife was thinking and feeling the same thing.
Barry never thought that the young girl he had raised as his own would think that she didn't have a choice it what she did. It was kinda true that neither he nor the Atlantean royals had given Wally a chance to speak her mind about what she wanted to do. Wally being who she was had taken everything that was thrown at her without a word of complaint.
"You know she is right about us not listening to her on what she wants to do." Flash pointed out.
"Yes she is. I was so excited to have found my daughter and wanted her to see Atlantis that I forgot about her feelings and fears. I forgot that the only life she has known is the surface life and that her home is on the surface. But not anymore. From now on I will listen to her about what she wants. If she doesn't want to go to Atlantis than she does not have to at this moment." Aquaman told his fellow founder who nodded his head.
As the three concerned adults discussed what they could do to help their daughter deal with what was going on Kaldur was dealing with his friend's teasing about the little display of public affection with Wally.
"So Kaldur what's with making a move on the Princess?" Garth asked his best friend as he and girlfriend Tula walked the beach with Kaldur.
Kaldur stopped walking and turned bright red at the question. It was true that he did have a crush on Wally long before he found out that she was his King's daughter and heir to the throne of Atlantis.
"It was not a 'move' as you think. I merely tripped and Wally just came over to see if I was alright." The dark skinned Atlantean replied.
"Sure Kaldur sure." Garth said with a smirk.
"Garth, leave Kaldur alone. He will tell The Princess that he likes her when he is ready." Tula said as she started to tease her good friend who had accepted the fact that she was dating Garth and had given them his blessing. It was also good to see Kaldur find someone that he liked even if it was Princess Shi'yana.
Kaldur's face turned red as an tomato as his friends teased him about the incident that had happened either when Wally's magic training went out of control.
Garth and Tula looked like they were about to say something else when Kaldur spotted Wally walking down the beach with her head down. Kaldur knew that something was wrong with his friend as she never looked as sad as she was looking now.
"Excuse me for a moment my friends. I need to go see if Wally is okay." The older Atlantean told his fellow Atlanteans as he walked over to where Wally had sat down with her feet in the water.
"Wally, are you alright?" Kaldur asked as he sat down beside his friend and Princess.
"I don't know Kaldur. I just don't know." Wally replied as she scooted over to let her team leader sit beside her.
"What is wrong?" Kaldur asked with a smile.
"I just told my family how I feel. I told them that I felt that everyone was making my choices for me and not letting me have a say in the matter. I know that they only want what is best for me but should I not have have say in the matter?" Wally asked her friend who ever since he had found out that she was the long lost Atlantean Princess had treated her like nothing had change which was something everyone on Young Justice had done but it was the other Atlanteans had started treating her like she was something that would break.
While some Atlanteans started to butter up to her and kiss her ass in hopes of gaining favors or possibly a rank of nobility. Kaldur, Garth and Tula had treated her the same as when she first met them as plain old Kid Flash. They didn't see a princess but a friend.
"I believe that you should and I know that Aquaman and Queen Mera would never do anything to put you in harms way in anyway." Kaldur told his friend.
"I know that. I also know that Uncle Barry would do that same thing. I also know that Aquaman and Mera are excited that they have found me after so long and they want me to know the kingdom of my birth but that seemed to forget that I was raised as a surface dweller and don't know anything about living in the water." Wally replied.
"When you are ready to go the Atlantis Garth, Tula and myself will be there to help you deal with everything as that is what friends do. They help each other." Kaldur told his teammate, friend and Princess letting her know that he would always be their for her.
"Thanks Kaldur. I knew that I could always count of you." Wally said giving Aqualad a bear hug which caused him to blush again.
Next chapter Wally and her family discuss what is best for her while Orm discovers that the storm that took his niece away from Atlantis was not natural.
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