Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice or anything referenced in this story. I only own Kenna and any other character I add to this story!

Just another week and I'll pick myself up off of my bony knees,

I guess it took a year to realize that what I had was

Everything I needed to feel okay but still I've got these sleepy eyes

That have seen too much for me to handle

-Floorboards-

Real friends


Lydia Rhodes marched down the hall with a purpose, fiery eyes set on one target. Determination fueled her actions and she had no problem making her way through anyone who dared delay her task. The intimidating aura that swirled around the redhead was enough to get people to separate in the hallway in fear of her vengeance. Like all storms that needed to be calmed, Allison skipped in her steps to keep up with her friend. The brunette had decided to tag along with the other to insure the redhead did not go too far.

"Sorry!" Allison apologised with a grimace, bowing her head towards the two senior boys who had quickly separated to avoid Lydia's wrath. Lydia's eyes narrowed as she caught sight of the cause to her anger. Although her anger seemed irrational, she was totally in the right mind.

Artemis stood alone at her locker, complete oblivious to the hurricane of fury approaching. As if sensing the redheads increased anger, Allison grabbed Lydia's wrist in an attempt to stop the female. Her action seemed pointless as Lydia came to a stop, rudely slamming the older blondes locker shut. Artemis jumped, spinning to meet the livid expression of Kenna's friends.

"You and your little possie have a lot of nerve, you know that!? If it were up to me, you would all get the shittiest friends award!" Lydia sneered, crossing her arms over her chest while her nails dug into the fabric of her sleeves.

"I-I don't know…" Artemis stuttered, eyes wide in confusion. She never got to finish her sentence, for Lydia cut her off.

"Don't tell me you don't know what I'm talking about! Are you actually saying that you guy's are so self absorbed that you haven't notice the depression she has sunk into in the past months!?" Lydia practically screeched causing the blonde to shrink back. Lucky everyone in the hallways had gone to lunch, so one around to hear the rather loud conversation.

"I'm sorry but who are we talking about?" Artemis inquired, trying to find the best words. Her comment did not seem to go over well with the redhead. Lydia's face grew red, her teeth gritting together. She could feel one of her newly manicured nails crack due to the pressure she was inflicting but at that moment she didn't care.

"McKenna! Who do you think I was talking about? Mother fucking Teresa?" Her words dripping with sarcasm as she rolled her eyes.

"..." Artemis was at loss. Kenna was depressed? She didn't seem depressed from what then archer had seen. Artemis then looked down, shaking her head. She couldn't really make any judgement seeing as she had not made any real attempts to hang out with the blonde in a long time. How could she possibly know anything about the quiet girl?

"I bet you didn't even know that she thinks you guys don't care about her anymore! She never says a single word about it to you because she's worried she will seem selfish for wanting your attention! Kenna never worried about her feelings, always suffering in silence. She considers you guys the closest thing to a family. Where were you when she was reuniting with her brother she hadn't seen in two years? So tell me do you people even give a shit?" Artemis didn't know what to say. What could she say in this situation? Once again, the blonde did not respond, completely at loss.

"You know what? Some family you guys turned out to be." The young girl's words hurt more than Artemis intended. Lydia just shook her head, a sign of giving up. She gave the archer one last hateful glance before turning to walk about.

"You guys don't deserve someone like her." And with that, Lydia marched away with a huff. She didn't even look back once. Artemis watched her leave confusion and guilt pulling at her brain.

"I'm really sorry about her." Artemis was caught off guard by the gentle voice and she turned to to look at the brunette. Allison sighed and gave the girl a sad smile.

"She really means well, it's just that she's really worried, we both are…" Allison let her voice trail off as she looked down at her feet. Artemis bit her lip, wondering if this was the opportune time or opportune person.

"Can you please tell me what is actually going on?" The blonde asked tentatively. Allison glanced back up to nod her head.

"We don't know when it truly started but, maybe around the time she reunited with her brother but…" Allison started, shaking her head to her thoughts organized. The blonde furrowed her brow in confusion, quickly waving her hands to stop the female from continue.

"Allison stop, what's this about her brother?" Artemis inquired. Allison raised an eyebrow before continuing.

"Her brother? You do know about him right?" Allison's question received a nod. Artemis knew a little about the short girls life before the team. Kenna had told her about her family. A mother and father who were never really there and an older brother who practically raised her. The small blonde had never gone in depth on her parents but her brother? He was a different story altogether. Kenna had answered any question the archer had asked about the older Summers sibling, but there was some things that Artemis had picked up during the conversation. Kenna had truly loved her sibling, he was her hero but as the archer had listened to the short blonde speak about her sibling, Artemis had picked up on certain emotions. The blondes voice had held love, admiration and guilt. She had never understood why Kenna would feel guilty but she never pressed the girl.

"I know a few things about him, how he pretty much raised her but I don't get how that has to do anything?" Artemis replied to the brunette, leaning her shoulder against the locker Lydia had slammed shut not to long ago.

"Well, she lost contact with him two years ago and a couple month's ago Dinah got a hold of him. It took until the day they met for us to find out about. Although she wasn't really showing it we could all tell that she was on the verge of having a panic attack. I'm assuming she never told you and your friends about it?" Allison received a shake of the head as a response. Sighing, Allison blew her bangs out of her eyes with a huff. Artemis' eyes followed the brunettes movements as the girl crossed her arms over her chest.

"Of course she didn't. Sometimes that girl can be so frustrating especially when people want to help her." She mumbled under her breath in an exasperated tone. Allison began to shake her head before continuing what she was saying.

"Anyway, after that day she was still depressed and as the weeks went on, Kenna seemed to sink deeper and deeper. That went on until halloween. Halloween, Kenna had told us that she was going to a dance with you guys, and to be honest that was the happiest we had seen her in forever. She was smiling and actually adding into conversations, being her normal sarcastic and pessimistic self. We were happy and assumed that whatever had happened between you guys had been worked out and that she could finally be okay. On that monday when we got back to school, we found out that she ended up not going with you guys, saying that she didn't want to be a third wheel to you guys. Instead she hung out with Dick. That week everything changed, she still seemed down but not as much. Then after that week everything went to hell. She just stopped talking altogether, always wanting to be by herself, withdrawing from us. Kenna has practically closed herself off from everyone! Artemis this has been going on for months and it just seems like it's getting worse! We wanted to say something earlier to you but every time we were going to confront you, Kenna would tell us not to. She didn't want us to bother you with her problems. B-but we couldn't stand it anymore! We are really starting to worry about it and don't know what else to do!" Artemis felt guilt fill her heart as she watched Allison sniffle. As the brunette had been speaking, her eyes began to water and the crack of her voice was evident at the end.

It was obvious that the girls had taken Kenna's depression to heart, each one in a different way. Lydia approached the situation with anger and hostility, not knowing how else to act while Allison felt more sad and worried for their friend. Swallowing her awkwardness, Artemis placed a hand upon the crying girl's shoulder and gave it a reassuring squeeze.

"Thank you for telling me. Allison I promise I will do everything I can to help her. Kenna's one of my closest friends too and I'm not going to stand by while she suffers."


Leaning her head back, Kenna peered up at the tall building. Her eyes squinted into a harsh glare as she thought what resided in this building. The fingers that were not grasping the strap of her side bag coiled into a fist, sharp nails piercing the tan flesh. Kenna couldn't help but let a snarl pass her lips. She truly detested the reason she had been summoned and even more for the person who had done the summoning. Bringing her head down, Kenna skipped up the steps in front of her to walk through the revolving doors of the glass building. The hustle and bustle of the lobby made Kenna's skin crawl. Her glare intensified when an oblivious businessman rudely shoved into her. Closing her eyes and taking a deep breath, Kenna tried to calm her angry thoughts. She then opened her eyes, searching for the receptionist that she was ordered to talk to. Weaving through people much like she did at school, Kenna moved towards the woman before coming to a stop in front of the counter. The woman continued to type rapidly on her computer, completely ignoring the blondes presents. Kenna definitely did not have the patients to the deal with this bullshit.

"Ehem!" Kenna cleared her throat, giving the woman a snarky smile when she glanced up from her computer. The woman then had the nerve to glance back down. Kenna had bit her tongue in a weak attempt not to bite this woman's heads off.

"I'm sorry but Mr. Luthor is not available at this time. Please call and make a appointment." The woman spoke in a monotone voice, erking the vein that began to throb on the blondes forehead.

"Oh but I do have an appointment. Your sadistic prick of a boss paged me this morning and told me to come after school. My name is McKenna Summers and I would like to get this meeting over quickly before completely lose my soul. So if you please point me in the way of the asswipe, I'll be on my way." She bite back in a harsh tone, causing the older woman to glare at her in response. Kenna gave a dry chuckle when the woman glared at her as if thinking the young girl would be intimidate, meeting the woman's glare with her own. The woman then sighed, dropping her glare and fishing around in her desk to find what she was looking for. Kenna let a smirk cross her lips when the woman dropped her gaze. One Kenna, zero bitch receptionist lady. The woman then handed Kenna a laminated card.

"This is your guest key card. Go to the elevator behind this desk and scan the card. It will allow you to the top floors of this building. Mr. Luthor is on the ninety sixth floor." Without even saying a word of acknowledgement, Kenna circled around the desk and made her way towards the elevator. Following the woman's instructions, Kenna placed her badge against the scanner and waited for the elevator to open. The metal doors slide open with with a ding and Kenna trudged into the box. The doors slide closed behind her and she turned around before sticking out her hand to press the button with her middle finger. Her stomach dropped at the feeling of the elevator lifting before it turned back to normal. As the elevator rose in the air, Kenna had half a mind to put in her headphones because currently, being asked if she like pina coladas and getting caught in the rain was really doing a number on her annoyance and anger. Before she knew it the metal contraption came to a stop with a ding and she walked through the opening. She made her way down the hallway, eyes glancing out the windows at the Gotham skyline. She then looked towards the double doors and shook her head in disdain. Two security men moved to stand in front of the door, as if a teenager was going to be a threat. She came to a stop in front of them and when they should know signs of moving Kenna rolled her eyes. She then held up the badge to show them and the taller of the two nodded his head and moved to the side to open the door. Blowing the bangs out of her eyes, Kenna marched into the wide space.

"Ah McKenna, thank you for meeting with me." Kenna completely ignored the man's greeting, taking her bag and flinging it down onto the black leather couch. Even if she didn't want to admit it, this was killer view. She took a few steps by his desk, looking at the city through the large windows. Her eyes fell on one building in particular, Wayne Enterprises which towered as tall as this building, maybe even slightly taller. She had been in the building a few times, even in Bruce Wayne's office. The last time she had been there was when Dick had gone to work with his adoptive father and Kenna had to work with him on a project. The two kids had worked on their project while Bruce sat on the phone with clients. Crossing her arms over her chest, Kenna glanced over her shoulder to see Lex staring at her. She then turn to glance back out the window as she spoke.

"Shouldn't you be somewhere in Metropolis with your head shoved up Superman's ass?" She snidely quipped.

"With the expansion of the of my company, it was only logical to make a headquarters here in Gotham." He smoothly responded, ignoring her insults. Kenna couldn't help but snort.

"You sure you and Wayne aren't having a dick measuring contest? Only you would pick a building that is almost as high as the tallest building in Gotham and one that just happens to be next to it. I swear the rod up your butt must have a rod up it's butt." Her sarcasm has no bounds as she turned to give him a smug smirk before walking towards the couch she had thrown her bag on. With a huff, Kenna plopped down onto the fabric. Crossing her legs and arms, the blonde craned her neck to glare at the businessman. Lex sighed, lacing his fingers together on his desk. Kenna's eyes drifted over to the personal bodyguard that lurked in the corner by Luthor's desk.

"I see you still need your bitch in here. What you afraid i'm going to hurt you?" She mocked, glaring towards the other woman in the room.

"Hostility is unbecoming of you my dear." Luthor chastised and Kenna changed her glare from Mercy to him.

"News flash, of course I'm fucking hostile. You're blackmailing me! It's kind of a given asshole."

"Blackmail is a harsh word. I'm mainly playing my cards."

"Blackmail." Sighing once more, Lex pushed his chair back before standing and turning his body away from her to gaze out the window.

"Now enough with the petty squabbles. I need you to inform me while free from Cadmus, if you were able to get in touch with your mind link abilities." Kenna stiffened at his words, gritting her teeth together so hard they were beginning to throb.

"That's what this is about? You want to know if I was able to control anyone to my do my bidding. Well sorry to disappoint Lexy but that ability doesn't exist for me." She sneered, eyes burning with fury. Lex then angled his body towards her.

"You are wrong." He responded causing the girl to scoff and roll her eyes.

"What did you expect, that I was going to mind control Superman or something?" She joked, looking to the side as she gave a dry chuckle.

"Precisely my dear." Kenna's eyes widened, his words catching her off guard. With her mouth slightly agape, the young girl slowly turned her head to look at him. The cynical smile on his lip made her shiver.

"But it's a shame. You and Superboy were meant for great things. Infiltrate the Justice League and dispose of them. The two of you would have made a great team, but," He paused as if knowing he was making her squirm with his unfinished words.

"We can still use your abilities, even if you can't tap into the mind link, the how do I say it, collateral damage that comes with it could be very useful." His words and the nonchalant way he expressed them, with a simple shrug of his broad shoulders filled Kenna's heart with dread. Her skin began to pale and the she could feel the bile burnt the back of her throat. No….not that, anything but that.

"I-I'm not going to help you kill people. I won't be killing anyone for you, not again." She stuttered and frantically shook her head.

"You know they were convicts, death row criminals but none the less their blood is still on your hands. My dear you are more like me than I originally thought." At that moment, all Kenna could see was red. She quickly stood to her feet as she burned holes into his bald head.

"I may not be a saint. I may have done things that will forever haunt me and will live with me until the day I day but don't. Don't even think of talking to me like you think you know me or what I've been through. I am nothing, do you hear me?! Nothing like you!" She hissed between her gritted teeth.

"Oh my dear, sweet naive McKenna. I do what I have to survive and if that means some people are disposed of then so be it." He spoke, moving towards her until he was behind her. Kenna followed his movements.

"Besides their blood may be on my hands but that is nothing compared to the amount on yours. You did what you had to to survive in this world and that my dear makes you more like me than you think." She had stiffened when his hand clamped on to her shoulders and felt her blood ran cold when he whispered his last words into her ears.

"You can never run away from the monster you become."


"Dude I have absolutely no idea what to do."

"Let me get this straight. You kissed Kenna and then left her in the middle of the street… and now you have been avoiding her for weeks?" Robin couldn't but groan in frustration at the speedsters words and he dropped his forehead on to his folded arms that rested on the counter.

The two teens were currently in the deserted kitchen. M'gann and Zatanna were doing homework in the martians room while Connor was somewhere in the mountain. When Robin had shown up at mountain, the black haired boy had sought out his ginger friend. He had to tell someone about the incident, for he was at a loss and in need someone's input. When the kiss had happened, it was the two of them caught up in the moment. He could remember the way she looked, all caught up in thought and at the moment every fiber in his being screamed for him to kiss her. It had been a spur the moment but he could say that he had enjoyed the kiss more than he should have. That's what had made him run, Robin had liked girls before but when it came to Kenna, nothing seemed to compare. And that scared the living shit out of him. He ran because he was riddled with confusion but mostly he was terrified. The feelings he held for the blonde were deeper than they should be for a girl he considered as his best friend.

A sharp pain rapidly shot through his head and disappeared as fast as it appeared. He groaned and rubbed the back of his head, looking up with a raised eyebrow. Wally gave the boy an annoyed look as he dropped the hand that he had used to smack the young boy.

"You are a dumbass you know that?" He chastised, turning his attention back to the bologna sandwich that he was constructing.
"From what you told me, Kenna seems to like you. So what's the big deal? What are you afraid of?" The ginger questioned, stacking another piece of tomato upon the meat. Robin lifted his head and sighed. What was he really afraid of? Wally was right, judging by the blondes reaction, Kenna did indeed have feelings for him. So what was the problem? Groaning once more, Robin rubbed his hand down his face in utter frustration.

"I guess it would have to be our friendship. She's one of my closest friends and I think I'm more afraid of something happening between us and then us falling apart. Man I can't lose…" Robin admitted, only to be interrupted by the computer. Both teens craned their necks towards the zeta tubes.

"Recognized Artemis; B07." The blonde archer marched through the cave with a determined gleam on her face.

"Artemis what's the matter," Wally asked as the archer made her way to them. Artemis came to a stop and quickly cut of the ginger.

"Is everyone in the cave?" She interrupted, her tone serious and exasperated. Both boys nodded their heads, eyebrows raised in curiosity.

"Well except for Kaldur. He's off saving the oceans with Aquaman, but I don't see what that has to do with…." Robin added only to be interrupted by the blonde.

"We have a problem and it's time we address it with a little team meeting." The blonde spoke, swinging the bag she had brought onto the couch. Without another word, walked down the hallway to gather the other members of the team. As the archer disappeared, the remaining boy's looked at each other puzzled looks. What was this about?


"Recognize Siren; B06."

Kenna let out a groan, closing her eye's with a sigh. The young girl ran her fingers through her hair, gently ruffling the waves of her long tresses. All she wanted was to face plant into her bed and forget the world. Forget her problems, forget her friends, forget Luthor and most of all forget herself. She just didn't have the energy for this shit anymore. Kenna was like a lightbulb that had finally decided to give up, no longer shining with brilliant life. She just didn't have it in her anymore. With another sigh, Kenna opened her eye's and continued making her way into the living room and kitchen area. When she looked up from her feet, she could feel her body halt. Her eyes focused on the multiple stars that burned into her skin. Furrowing her brow, Kenna brought a hand up to click the pause button on her headphones before pulling them from her ears and wrapping them behind her neck.

"What is this? Some lame attempt at a intervention?" She mocked, flailing her hands as she spoke in a sarcastic tone. Her lavender orbs scanned over the body that occupied the living room. The entire team, excluding Kaldur, occupied every available seat in the living room. Artemis, M'gann, and Connor resided on the large couch. Zatanna sat perched in Kenna's favorite chair while Wally and much to her surprise, Robin looked on at her from the smaller couch. Each person held an expression of worry and offense. Rolling her eyes, Kenna let out a huff in frustration.

"Guy's I'm tired and don't feel like getting into an argument over something that you seem to be pissed at me about. Now if you will excuse me, I'm going to do what I do best; avoid confrontation like the fucking plague." She groaned and in attempts to ignore them, tried to make her way towards her bedroom. The blonde was not expecting the simple sentence that would stop her in her tracks.

"When were you going to tell us you've been depressed." The archer's simple words caused the girl to grow still and the young girl closed her eyes in aggravation.

"Let me guess, Allison and Lydia?" She softly called over her shoulder, eyes still clamped shut.

"Your friends are very persistent. They cornered me when I was out shopping in Gotham with my cousin." Kenna knew it was a lie. The archers words were code for what actually happened. No one on the team knew that she went she lived in Gotham rather than Star City. The code meant that her friends had cornered the archer while at school.

"I told them not to bother you with it. I'm so going to bite their heads off the next time I see them." She grumbled quietly under her breath but it was still loud enough for the entire team to hear.

"Why didn't you tell us about your brother? Why didn't tell us that you felt like we stopped caring?" Wally broke the silence, his words catching the blonde off guard. He was then not expecting for her expression to become anger. Kenna felt something inside her snap, the flame she had been hiding away began to burn deep inside. The quiet girl who was riddled with melancholy no longer existed, replaced with someone who was finally going to voice her opinion. She was tired of pretending that she was breaking. Maybe this was the opportune time to show them she was not okay.

"Not to sound rude, but honestly why does it matter? It's not you guy's cared enough to notice! You have no right to give me the third degree about me not telling you my problems when you didn't even realize I had problems in the first place! Seriously, when was the last time we hung out hmm? Tell me Wally, when was the last time we played video games or watched movies?" Kenna snapped, her eyes burning as she sassed the older teen. She then turned her eyes to each member of the team as she spoke.

"Artemis when was the last time you actually initiated a conversation with me that lasted more than three minutes? Zatanna, up until we the day we talked, I spent the months before that resenting you and everything that had to do with you. It was childish, I know and trust me it made me hate myself more than I already do." She spoke, moving her glare from the archer to the magician. As bad as it was, she felt a sense of pleasure from the shocked faces that were displayed on the females visages. The young girl was on a roll and she wasn't about to stop there. Her fiery eyes flickered towards the boy wonder and he waited for her to say something about him but was surprised when she directed her attention to the martian and kryptonian.

"M'gann, when was the last time we made cookies or something? And Connor, when was the last time we did anything." Kenna accused point her finger at the two remaining people. And at that moment, Kenna's tone softened. The young girl avoided eye contact with the team, shifting her eyes down as she could feel the familiar burn at the back of her throat and nose. No she wouldn't cry here, she was done crying and being sad for herself.

"You all started living your life as if I was never here and the sad part is you all seemed so happy. H-how could I justify ruining that for you all?" Her tone came out small and broken and the blonde mentally cursed herself.

"Why didn't you tell us about your problems?"

She knew she would have to answer the martian, for the girl truly worried and hurt by the blondes actions.

"F-for as long as I can remember, besides Tommy, I never really had a family. That is until I came here and meet you guy's. I would do anything to secure your happiness, even if it is at the expense of my own. I never tell anyone my problems because I can't bare the risk of you guy's getting hurt because of me. I close myself off to protect me and more and importantly you guy's. I-I guess I never really had anyone to lean on when it came to my problems or my fears. I was always alone." She spoke, shrugging her shoulders quite pathetically. There it was, like a weight was lifted off her shoulders, Kenna felt free. What she felt next surprised her and the blonde widened her eyes when a pair of arms wrapped around her person and crushed them against a chest.

"I'm so sorry Kenna. We never intended for you to feel like we weren't there for you. You mean so much to us, more than you will ever know. Please forgive us for not being there when you needed us." Kenna could feel her school bag slip from her shoulder and her heart squeeze in her chest at the sad tone of the martian. The green arms around her tightened and at that moment, Kenna let herself regress to a state of helplessness. The girl clamped her eyes shut as the tears rolled down her pale cheeks. Bringing her arms up, Kenna clutched onto the older girl as if she would physically crumble if she were to let go. Finally someone had been there to listen and it made her feel less alone, like she would be able to reach that light at the end of the tunnel.

One by one, a person added to the hug without the blondes acknowledgement but that that moment she did not care. She didn't care that she had cried herself to sleep for weeks. She didn't care about Lex Luthor and his scheme to blackmail her. No, at this moment she was caught in group hug, surrounded by people who cared about her well being. Maybe things could go back to the way there were, they could go back to the way they were. And as Kenna cracked open an eye, the lavender gaze fell on the one person who hadn't joined into the display of affection; Robin. He stared back at her, confliction upon his face. Maybe she was wrong, not everything would go back to the way they were and the boy wonder was the constant reminder of the friendship that crumbled beneath her feet. The friendship that she needed so desperately in her life, that seemed as if it would never return.


Author's Note: Hey guys! I am so sorry that this chapter is super late. I have been extremely busy lately and it's only going to escalate in the next couple of weeks. Graduation is quickly approaching and school is being more annoying and time consuming. Okay anyway, enough about me. I hope you all enjoyed the different factors in this story. I'm so fucking glad that she has made up with the team, the only problem really being Robin and his feelings. I wanted to add his point of view without revealing to much of what is going to happen between them. I'm excited that season one is almost up. I have calculated that for this story, their will be three more chapters until season two. I hope you can forgive me for the update and I look forward to reading your input. Remember to review, favorite and follow. I truly love you guys, so you know.3