A/N: Three votes for BBRae, two for SpeeChesh, one for RavagerSpeedy. Keep it up, only one more chapter and we say goodbye to Jerikole week! If you guys don't have any other votes, two days from now shall be the start of BBRae week! -is excited-

WARNING: Possible cheesiness, corniness, and everything in between. Could be interpreted as fluff, I don't know.

DISCLAIMER: Disclaimed.


Title: I'll Always Catch You

Characters: Jericho and Kole, Kid Flash and Jinx, Hot Spot

Genre: Romance/Action/Adventure

Prompt: Fall

Word Count: 785


"TITANS, GO!"

Jinx sprang into action, flinging one hex after the other.

Kid Flash started delivering a flurry of punches.

Cinderblock groaned but showed no other sign of weakening.

"Hot Spot!"

"On it, boss!"

Hot Spot quickly powered up, and he grabbed Kole, in her crystalline form. He delivered a mighty swing, and a satisfying crack was heard. Cinderblock howled in pain, leaving the other leg wide open for Jinx. With a powerful battle cry, Jinx hurled a strong hex.

Cinderblock was now staggering, but it wasn't enough for capture. Kole, with Jericho's assistance, was airborne and sent a flying kick to Cinderblock's face. The kick had connected, and the villain was toppling backwards, but too late she realized that there was nowhere to land, nothing to hold on to.

She closed her eyes, and exhaled. It was a long drop.


"We have to practice this new maneuver!"

Can't it wait?

"Please?"

Jericho stood firm, avoiding Kole's eyes. So far, her puppy eyes were the most impressive he'd ever encountered.

He heaved a frustrated sigh. Alright, alright.

"Okay, so, you position your hands like this-" Kole demonstrated, her hands put together, the thumbs locked. "-and then, stoop low, so I can step on your hands."

Jericho did as told, and Kole gingerly stepped on the positioned hands.

"Alright, now, on my signal, lift your arms up, and I'll jump."

"One..."

Jericho twisted a little, readying his limbs.

"Two..."

Kole crouched a bit, trying to figure out some last-minute details.

"Three!"

Jericho quickly launched Kole up in the air. The girl was well above ground, and she tried doing a simple kick. Nice, she thought, proud of how smoothly the practice was going.

It was a great feeling, being up in the air. It almost gave you this illusion that you were flying.

Now, she could feel gravity tugging at her.

Whoa. She suddenly turned nauseous. It was higher than I'd expected...

Losing her composure, she let out a small scream of panic.

"HelphelphelphelpHELP!"

Her arms flailed wildly. She expected that soon, she would be experiencing pain all over. She waited for the loud crash once she made contact with the hard training room floor.

Oddly enough, she felt the pull of gravity stop. But she wasn't quite touching the ground yet. Kole dared to open her eyes, and her eyes met a red-faced Jericho smiling at her.

After a few seconds, he let her down gently, and sighed in relief.

Don't ever scare me like that again.

"Jericho, I-I don't know what to say. If you hadn't been there..." she took a deep breath. "If I hadn't gotten too confident, you wouldn't have had to save me. I was stupid. I was irres-"

Jericho placed a hand on her shoulder. He shook his head.

Kole, no matter what, trust me. I will always catch you.

Kole blushed, and smiled in spite of herself. "Thank you."

They walked out of the training room together.

"You know, you can be so corny sometimes."

Jericho laughed mutely. I wouldn't have it any other way.


Except this time, where was Jericho now? The others were surely working on Cinderblock. They would be tying him up.

Kole wasn't scared. She knew that as a hero, it was a small price to pay. A little injury would mean nothing if the job was done. Expecting the worst, she hugged herself and tried to bend her legs a bit. It would lessen the shock of the impact.

The momentum stopped, and Kole opened one eye.

"Am I...am I dead?"

She could feel a sort of vibration, as if though someone was laughing. She turned her head and saw...

"Jericho!"

In the flesh, he signed with a wink. He let her down gently.

"How did you...when did you..." Kole sputtered, floundering for words.

He kissed her on the cheek and gazed into her eyes meaningfully.

Emerald met sapphire.

I told you. I'll always catch you.

Kole felt a couple of tears fall. She didn't care. She didn't care that she was overreacting. She didn't care that now she was the one being corny.

She just let herself go. Kole buried her face in Jericho's chest. The boy awkwardly put his arms around her, her tiny frame shivering from each sniffle.

"Thank you."

They stayed that way for a minute or so before Kid Flash called for them.

"Hey! Are you two lovebirds going to stay like that forever, or are we going to dump Cinderblock back into the slammer?"

"C-Coming," Kole said, managing a watery smile.

It was amazing how a simple movement of the mouth rebuilt Kole. She no longer felt like crying.

She held onto Jericho's hand, and he gladly complied.


A/N: Not my best work. What did you guys think?

SO CHEEEEESY. :D (Or fluffy, depends on what you think.)

Review, please!