Summary: Takes place a little before S1 Ep24. Dick/Megan stuff. I didn't put much thought into this one, so I apologize in advance.
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Robin was so not feeling the aster right now. The team had gone on a mission last night to stop a shipment of armed goods, courtesy of Lex Luthor, and he and Megan had gotten pretty badly hurt. Dick was lucky, he walked away with only a slightly damaged wrist and a bruised calf. He would heal overnight. But M'gann had gotten pretty severe injuries. Even with her enhanced Martian healing, it would be another day at the very least before she could do anything. Bruce, being the overprotective DaddyBats that he was, had banned Dick from suiting up until he was fully healed and ready to go, not to mention the very pointed lecture on minding your surroundings in combat and keeping your head in the game. Of course, Megan was given the same treatment, though not by Batman. She's lucky. Uncle J'onn ain't exactly the same tough-love-style dictator that Bruce can be. And so here they were, sitting in the living room watching one of M'gann's favorite Disney movies, Tangled, while their friends were on yet another mission to confiscate a "stolen" shipment of Lexcorp equipment. The two of them hadn't spent the most time together, though they obviously got along very well. Who doesn't get along well with Megs? As they watched the movie, M'gann looked over to Dick. She, being the resident matchmaker of the group, was eager to talk with Dick about a certain raven-haired spellcaster, and she had finally been given the chance to do so. She, with Artemis, had already bugged Zatanna about Robin to no end. Now, she would get to see the other side of the coin.
"So, she's really pretty, right?"
"Huh? The princess? Y-yeah, I guess." Not exactly my type.
"No, silly. Zatanna!" Dick choked on his popcorn and sat upright.
"Not you too."
"It's pretty obvious if anyone really took one look at you two. Don't worry, I won't tell her. Unless you...want me to?" Dick's eyes went wide.
"NO! I mean, uh, no, thanks. I'm still, uh, s-sorta figuring this stuff out."
"Well, what exactly do you like about her?"
"Uh, M-Megs, I'm not e-exactly comfortable t-talking about this w-with you." Megan's expression dropped and Robin immediately felt bad. "I-I mean, y-you're the best person to t-talk to about it, b-but I...I don't really know. It's just kinda awkward."
"Please? I promise I won't tell." Why is she so eager to gossip with me? I mean, I guess that's kinda her nature, but still. Oh well, it would be nice to talk to SOMEONE about this. Especially someone who never teases or nags me...
"O-okay. Fine. But PROMISE you won't tell anyone."
"Of course! Just between us. I'm just curious, that's all!" Dick nodded. If there was anyone he could trust with this, it would be Megan. Besides, he really needed to get this off his chest. He could barely walk two feet into the cave without the thought of the stunning magician entering his mind and prompting all sorts of...changes in his body and overall demeanor and mood. "So, what do you like about her?"
"What's not to like? I-I mean, sh-she's kind, and funny, and hot, a-and she does my dumb word thing, too. She's the only one who does the word thing, other than me. She's pretty awesome."
"Yeah, she is. She's really pretty, too, right?"
"Y-y-yeah..."
"You should tell her. When Connor told me I was pretty, it made me feel like the most special girl in the world!" Wow, sappy much?
"I-I don't know. Connor's pretty blunt. Plus, I'm s-still figuring this wh-whole thing out myself. I haven't really d-dealt with something l-like this before."
"It's obvious you both like each other. Why don'tchu ask her out?"
"Wh-what?! N-no way! Not r-right now, a-at least! B-besides, she p-probably doesn't even like me back! I don't wanna m-make a fool outta myself!"
"Oh, she DEFINITELY likes you back. Buuut I guess that's something for you two to figure out yourselves. Ooh, I love this part!" Dick turned back, having forgotten that the movie was even playing. Zee doesn't like me. No way! We're just friends...right?
Dick and M'gann continued to watch the movie, Dick's mind being preoccupied with conflicting thoughts on the topic of Zatanna. I-I mean, what's the harm in asking? Other than the fact that if she doesn't like me, it'll just ruin things between us. B-but what if she does? Heh, yeah right. Better chance of Bats changing the colors on his suit from black to pink than that happening.
The team made their way back to the cave about 20 minutes later, and Zatanna went up to sit next to Dick, who barely even noticed since he was so lost in thought. "Uh, hi." Dick jumped when he realized the girl who was plaguing his thoughts was suddenly sitting right next to him. Blood rushed to his head incredibly quickly and he suddenly felt indescribably awkward and out of place. I gotta get outta here! He stood up and started to fall apart on the inside.
"H-hey! H-how was y-your m-m-mission? Uh, gotta g-go, Bats is c-calling! S-see ya!" Dick practically leapt into the Zeta tubes to get to the Batcave, leaving a very startled and confused Zatanna behind.
"Was it something I said?"
Dick really needed to get a hold over himself. How the hell does this ALWAYS happen to me?! The Boy Wonder ran past Bruce and Alfred on his way up to his room, where he collapsed on the bed and let his thoughts run wild. C'mon bird-brain. You've gone toe-to-toe with the freaking Joker! How can ONE girl do THIS to me?! From the Batcave, Bruce and Al had been watching the security footage, just to check in on how Dick was doing and see if his injuries were healed and if he was ready to go on patrol, when they saw the exchange between him and Zatanna. Needless to say, Bruce would NOT be taking him on patrol today, especially with how flustered and distracted he seemed. Alfred smirked.
"Well, Master Bruce, I can see you clearly have not taught him to follow in your footsteps when it comes to the fine art of conversing with a lady." Bruce huffed, but even he couldn't help the smirk on his face. "Might I suggest you help him with this matter before our young Master Dick has yet another chance to embarrass himself in front of Miss Zatanna?"
"You sure it's a good idea for him to learn proper etiquette when talking to women from billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne?"
This was probably very cringe to read. Definitely one of the chapters I put the least thought into Next chapter is episode 24, which is the Haly's Circus episode. After that will be 3 more, hopefully good Chalant chapters, then ep 25. Feel free to review and leave comments or suggestions. Next chapter up soon.
