Snapshots

A/N: Various attempts to get the kids' pictures taken for posterity. Some of these are from other stories/chapters.

Sleep Sweet.

Bart Allen groaned as he scratched at his bare stomach. He had been dreaming but he couldn't recall about what. He sniffled as he shuffled for the kitchen to get something to eat. A sound in the lounge made him pause and he peered into the dark to see what had caused it. A grin split his face from ear to ear when he saw the four pre-teens and cat asleep on the fold out section of the sofa. Cautiously, so he wouldn't wake them, he snuck off to find a camera. Bart was relieved when he returned that they hadn't woken up as he climbed up onto the back of the sofa. Looking through the viewfinder, Bart bit his lip to keep from laughing out loud. Jai's tee had rucked up in his sleep and Iris was partially tangled in it as she cuddled up to her brother. Lian frowned in her sleep as she shifted into a more comfortable position. Damian looked the most peaceful Bart had ever seen. His cat Sekhmet was flat on his back next to Damian's head. The bright flash from the camera startled the children and dark vows of revenge followed Bart as he dashed away in laughter.

Yellow Butte

Jai was driving the land rover with Lian riding shotgun when he saw the sign in northern Wyoming. It was too good to pass up, so he pulled onto the shoulder just past the sign and handed Lian the camera.

"Humour me," he grinned, as they got out.

"Okay," Lian muttered, watching Chris pull the coach onto the shoulder ahead of them.

"I just wanted to stretch out my legs," Jai said as the others got out of the coach and wandered towards him and Lian. Lian was walking back towards the sign to read it. As soon as she did, she knew what Jai was up to and bit her lip to keep from laughing. Who was she to spoil his fun? "Hey Mila? Can you give me a stepladder about so high?" he asked, holding his hand up level with his shoulder.

Milagro cocked an eyebrow at the strange request and then shrugged as she complied with it. "Whatever floats your boat, Ese?"

"Thanking you," Jai grinned. "Hey Chris?"

"What?"

"Is there anyone lurking around? Cops…cowboys?" Jai asked. Lian tasted blood as she clamped down on her lip to keep from laughing. She was kicking his ass for this one later. She spotted the suddenly suspicious looks on Damian and Iris' faces and pointed up at the sign. They ambled over towards her, pretending to take in the view. Damian lowered his face into his hand when he saw the sign as Iris clamped her hands over her mouth to keep from laughing.

Chris meanwhile was giving Jai the most incredulous look as he listened around for any sign of humanity nearby. "There's nothing and no one about for miles…and I do mean miles," he eventually replied.

"Cool! Get ready," Jai grinned as he climbed up the stepladder. "Perfect," he murmured when he saw that his hips were even with the sign.

"¿Qué demonios?" Milagro laughed as Jai unbuttoned his shorts and bent over, exposing his bare behind to Lian's camera.

"Damn it," Lian swore as she aimed the camera to take another picture. "I was laughing too much," she explained to Jai when she said she needed to take another photo.

"What the…oh my God," Chris groaned. He had flown over to where Lian, Iris, and Damian were and figured out what was going on. As did Milagro when she joined them.

"You're sick," Milagro laughed, after Jai fastened his shorts up and leapt from the stepladder.

"And your point is?" Jai scoffed, taking the camera from Lian and plugging it into his minicomputer.

"What are you doing?" Damian asked.

"Hacking the Tower's main computer and changing out the wallpaper," Jai grinned. Damian tried, but he couldn't help laughing along with the others as Jai accessed one of his many backdoors into the Titan's system.

Tim Drake-Wayne noticed the screen flicker behind what he was working on and minimised his program. "What the hell?" A bark of laughter rang out behind him and he turned to see Raven clamping a hand over her mouth.

"I see the kids are having fun," Connor mused. Jai had remotely changed the computer's wallpaper to the photo Lian had taken of him mooning the camera next to a sign reading 'Yellow Butte'.

"That's hilarious," Raven added. Tim gave her a look before looking to Connor.

"You're gonna leave it up there?" Connor asked.

"In the event Wally drops by, yeah," Tim replied, shaking his head and returning to his program. "Look what your son gets up to without any adult supervision," he muttered.

"Wally would do the same thing in his place," Raven stated. Tim and Connor both shrugged a moment later as they agreed with her point.

Class Photo

Donna Troy heaved a sigh as the seven youths before her paid attention to the stream of water and not her and her camera. "Ah damn it," Jai swore just before the water poured onto his head. "I forgot he could do that," he muttered, pushing wet hair from his face.

"You really thought you could nail him with that thing?" Milagro smirked.

"Worth a shot," Jai shrugged, tossing the water cannon aside.

"Jai, you're an idiot," Lian scoffed from her perch high above his head.

"I was quite impressed at how beautifully it arched through the air," Damian complimented Cerdian.

"Thank you. I was going to add a bit of flourish…for that artistic look, but I decided against it," Cerdian chuckled.

"That had a really cool Matrix slow motion quality to it," Chris added.

"Matrix?" Cerdian asked.

"Amazing sci-fi film with all these neat special effects," Iris explained.

"That I've never managed to get more than twenty minutes into without falling asleep," Damian snorted. "It's dull," he added to the amused look the Atlantean was giving him.

"Heretic," Jai accused, causing Cerdian to laugh.

A polite cough caught their attention and they all focused on Donna. "Hi. Remember me?" she teased. "Cerdian Sweetie, could you dry Jai off?" Cerdian raised a few fingers and removed the water from Jai in seconds. "Thanks. Chris, that's not too much, is it?" Donna asked, indicating the bench he had hoisted above his head where Iris, Lian, and Milagro were all seated.

"They weigh nothing," Chris grinned.

"Okay," Donna said, as she bent to look through her viewfinder. She sighed. "Cerdian, the water bubble is making the light scatter like crazy," she stated. Jai slowly looked up and despite himself had to laugh. The water Cerdian had pulled off of him was now lazily floating directly above his head. Cerdian shrugged and manipulated the water so that it was pressed against Jai's back.

"Dude? Seriously? The cannon's over there," Jai scoffed.

"You were trained by this one," Cerdian retorted, jerking his head to indicate Damian. "You honestly think I trust you?"

A sigh. "Smile!" They did and Donna shook her head as pandemonium broke out in front of her immediately after she got her shot.

The picture she eventually chose was the one that she'd snapped when Jai had initially started the ruckus and fired at Cerdian. The water arching back towards Jai made for an interesting frame around the teenagers.

Guitar Hero

Ask Chris Kent to describe Jai West to you, and he'll reply with one word. Talented. Then he'll look to the side, a slow smile playing on his face, and add 'Extremely talented' to his original reply. Then he'll tell you that he learned that lesson the hard way as he chuckles fondly at the memory.

"I'm telling you, I can," Jai insisted.

"And I'm saying that high score on our copy of Guitar Hero, does not a musician make," Chris retorted. Chris was relatively new to the team and while he admitted that Jai had surprised him with his array of talents, he wasn't buying that guitarist was among them.

Jai folded his arms across his chest and regarded his teammate. "You ever think that there's a reason I can wipe the floor with you clowns at that game?"

"Uh, you're a gamer nerd," Chris shot back.

"That's it," Jai snorted. "You're gonna be kissing my ass here in a few minutes when I prove you wrong," Jai stated, taking Chris by the elbow and leading him to the lounge.

"What's going on?" Iris asked when Jai stormed into the lounge dragging Chris with him

"I'm shutting up Superdork," Jai stated, letting go of Chris' arm.

Chris folded his arms as he looked at Iris. "Your brother insists that he can play guitar," he explained. Iris gave him a sympathetic look and asked what would happen if Jai proved him right.

"He's kissing my ass…literally…on his knees and kissing my ass," Jai piped up. Jai had a guitar in hand and was fiddling with the amp controls.

"Ooo…pucker up," Iris winced sympathetically. Jai flipped Chris off and began playing furiously.

"Ah shit," Chris chuckled, as Jai played 'Flight of the Bumblebee'. "O…" Jai cut him off with a quickly upheld hand. The tune switched and Iris grabbed the lighter that Raven used to light the candles with. Iris held the flame above her head as she swayed in time with the music.

"Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd," she whispered as Chris stared slack jawed at Jai. Jai was lost in his playing. His eyes closed as he felt his way along the strings. The extended ending solo of the song was always a favourite and Jai loved playing it.

Lian wandered in about halfway through and asked Iris what was going. She quickly patted herself down in search of her smart phone and a lighter that she always carried. Lian prepped the smart phone to take the photo before joining Iris in holding up the lighter and head-banging to the music.

"Wow," was all Chris could get out when Jai finished.

"On your knees," Jai smirked, turning his back to the Kryptonian. Chris laughed as he sank to his knees and leaned forward to kiss Jai's butt. Lian managed to get three shots on her smart phone.

Years later, she would be away at a tournament when back at home, Chris' head was thrown back and he was gasping for air. Beautifully calloused and talented fingers were playing him like an instrument. Jai smirked into Chris' chest as his fingers danced along the straining erection in his hand.

"Let go," Jai purred and Chris did, almost painfully.

Several minutes passed as Chris recovered from his release. "I love that song," he sighed, dragging Jai up to kiss him soundly.