The Girl of the Wild Ch. 24

You're as cold as Ice… Cream

After the mission in Central City, the team had met in the conference room to discuss the fight. Aqualad had first started the meeting by reprimanding me for disobeying orders. He had leaned across the table with a stern look on his face and told me the dangers that I had faced and the consequences that they held. "You disobeyed direct orders and went in unprepared and alone against a high risk supervillain without any sort of plan! Not to mention that Beast Boy and I were held captive and could have been harmed or killed while you fought Mirror Master. Did you not think that the glass shard that entrapped us could have cracked, or worse, shattered while you were fighting Mirror Master, trapping Beast Boy and I in there forever?" I had looked away from Kaldur at that moment, ashamed of my rash actions. The room was silent.

"However," Aqualad said. I looked up to see the Atlantian's demeanor had changed and he was giving a bright smile, which complimented his dark skin and light green eyes. "None of that happened and you fought Mirror Master with precision and bravery. Job well done," he said, and it was my turn to smile.

Bart, who had been sitting next to me, clasped my arm and I peered over my shoulder to look at him. "Nice job Delmira! Or should I say Wild Flower… or WF. Hey! That's like KF! KF and WF. W and K F!" I just rolled my eyes as Bart started to laugh. Kaldur interrupted the speedster with a stern look and told him to go hide the Speed Force piece in a safer spot, as opposed to wide out in the open, like it was before. Bart stopped laughing and got up, grumbling as he left the room. The rest of the Team and I began to laugh.

That had been yesterday, and now I was on my way to have ice cream with Wally. Apparently the frozen desert was really good. I was yet to try it, but after my mission against Mirror Master, I was excited for a treat, because I knew I needed one. There was a green bruise was a wicked cut on the side of my face that gave me a headache and a large dark purple bruise on my side that made it painful to laugh… or breath for that matter. At least, I stopped limping.

Kara and Courtney waved to me as I entered the Justice League cafeteria and I smiled and waved back at them as I came over. They were sitting at our regular table of course and it looked like they were arguing about something in hushed whispers. Not knowing what to do, I just sat there because I couldn't ease the situation if I didn't even know what it was about. "Fine! I'll just ask her!" Courtney shouted, throwing her hands up in the air before looking over at me. "So, you and Wally, huh?" She asked and I looked over at her with wide eyes.

"What?" I said exasperatedly, placing a hand on my sternum in shock. "No!" Courtney and Kara looked at each other before Kara folded her arms over her chest and leaned back in her chair in a manner that said, 'I told you so."

"No way, she said it way too fast! That just confirms what I said." Courtney defended and then began to giggle with Kara. I sat there confused before looking back at Wally, who was in his Flash costume and was getting our ice cream from the counter.

'Fastman is nice and everything and I admit I feel a slight attraction to him, but that's it. I don't feel a deep connection with him and when you're looking for a potential mate, physical attraction is nice, but a mental connection is better, and I don't feel that with Wally, not like I…"

My thoughts were interrupted when Flash called behind his back, "They don't have mocha ice-cream, so I got everyone the second best flavor on the planet. Cookie Dough." He turned around and smiled when his eyes landed on me. He handed Courtney and Kara their ice cream before placing mine in front of me and sitting down next to me. His arm brushed mine under the table and I felt a twinge in my chest before I pulled my arm away from his.

"I thought you didn't like Cookie Dough," Kara asked as she dug her spoon into the frozen treat and shoved it into her mouth. A mysterious smile reached Wally's face as he looked down at his bowl and dug his spoon into the creamy treat.

"A friend got me to like it," was all he said before shoveling the ice cream into his mouth and giving out a contented hum. I looked down at my bowl and took a small piece and put it into my mouth. The treat was creamy and delicious as it slowly melted into my mouth and I gave out a gratified yum as I dug into my treat again. For a moment there was only the sound of spoons clinking and chewing at our table before I placed down my spoon and looked at the others expectantly.

"So, who wants seconds?"

Author's Note: So, who wants Ice cream now?

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