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!

We'll close our eyes, let out a sigh

As we try to convince ourselves

That home is where the heart is

That's never where you'll find us

Cause I sold my heart so many years ago

I doubt that it's still there

Why should I care

-This Town-

I Call Fives

It was safe to say that Kenna loved to escape into her head. In some cases, her mind was a sanctuary she used to find some peace. Other times it would be her way of ignoring people when she was extremely annoyed.

Like right now.

The blonde was currently leaning behind the counter, fist pressed up against her cheek propping it up. A delicate finger twirled a strand of her long hair, weaving in between here pointer and middle finger. Her expression was laced with irritation as she looked at her friends. She didn't start the day this grumpy…. okay maybe that was a lie. It wasn't her fault that Robin had bounded into her room at the ass crack of dawn to wake the blonde. Normally she was a pretty decent morning person, but the world just seemed to despise her at moment. She understood why the boy wonder was so excited, considering that today the team would be enjoying a relaxing day on beach but did he have to be so energetic about it? Granted she was excited but that had soon died down once she was greeted by the obnoxious whine from her ginger friend. Wally would not be able attend seeing as school would be starting that day for the fifteen year old. Kenna had originally enjoyed rubbing the sheer fact into the gingers face with her partner in crime but after a while she grew tired of the constant whine emanating from the older teen. That's how she found herself in the position she currently was in.

"Wally, we get it. You're upset that you have to go to school and we get to chill at the beach but seriously quit the bitching please. You're giving me a headache." The blonde closed her eyes and sighed, softly pinching the bridge of her nose.

"But it's not fair! Robin should have to go to school too!" The ginger restored turning to the blonde. It was almost like he was complaining to his mother about how his sibling was getting a toy he wanted but couldn't have. Kenna let go of her nose and opened her eyes to glare at the pouting teen. Her eyes then quickly shifted to the boy wonder whose face held the iconic smirk. All she could see was the back of his head, but she knew Robin well enough to know that the boy was enjoying his friends pain. The black haired boy was perched on a bar stool, leaning his back against the counter. She rolled her eyes before standing to her full height, no longer using the counter to support her.

"Hey it's not my fault that my school is under construction." Robin spoke innocently shrugging his shoulders. Wally's face visibly darkened as he looked at his teammate. Warning bells began to signal inside Kenna's head she gazed at the ginger. By the looks of it, the older teen looked as if he was about to murder the black haired boy.

"Wally aren't you going to be late for school?" She asked, hoping to defuse the situation. At her words, the ginger went into a state of panic. His hands came up to quickly tangle through his hair.

"Oh my god, you're right! I'm going to be late! Mom's going to kill me!" He frantically spoke, spinning in circles. Kenna deduced that he was looking for his backpack. Her annoyed demeanor soon melted and the girl let out a soft giggle. Closing her eyes, Kenna's lips formed into a small smile as she shook her head before opening them to stare at the older teen.

"Wally your bag is sitting on the couch. You tossed it there when you came storming in." The blonde spoke causing the frantic teen to pause in his melt down. His head turned in the direction of the furniture to find his backpack resting against the fabric. His feet quickly brought him towards the couch and his hand shot out to grasp the strap. In mere seconds the bag was on his back and he gave the two remaining teens a hasty goodbye. Kenna raised her hand to say goodbye but by the time she the words left her lips, Wally was already gone. She slowly placed her hand down before shifting her gaze to her companion. Robin had swiveled the chair and was now looking at the blonde; or for better terms was now staring quite intently at her. Kenna's eyebrows scrunched together confusion as she attempted to shift away from the intense look. Uncomfortableness was evident on her face.

"Stop staring at me? It's frickin' creepy!" She spoke, aggravation evident in her voice. All she got in response was the raising of an eyebrow, a smirk, and a chuckle from the young detective. Her uncomfortableness soon faded away only to be replaced with a look of annoyance. She crossed her arms under her chest as she met the boy wonders gaze.

"I have to ask. Why do you feel the need to constantly torture him?" She questions, making her way around the kitchen aisle to sit next to her friend. Robin spun the stool around to face her, shrugging his shoulders and fishing his high tech phone out of his pocket. Kenna gave a soft sigh, the hot air being the only sound that could be heard in the large room. She slightly shifted in her seat, not completely hating the silence between the boy wonder and herself but not particularly enjoying it either. Kenna was not the kind of person who felt that she needed to constantly fill the air with her voice, much the opposite really. Kenna enjoyed listening to other's rather than speaking aside from her smart ass remarks that never seemed to get filtered. She also couldn't blame the awkwardness on Robin. Normally, things were pretty easy going, they understood each other and how each other operated both in civilian life and on missions. In all honesty, out of every person on this team, Robin was the one person who she felt that she could be the most comfortable around. She could be truthfully about anything to him without fear of judgement, but that didn't mean she would tell him everything. She still had some secrets that she would never reveal.

"You're being quiet."

Lavender eye's rapidly blinked as she turned her head towards the sound of the voice. Robin was no longer looking at his phone, but peering somewhat worriedly at the blonde. His eyebrows were pinched together and although she couldn't see his eyes through the sunglasses she could still tell that they were staring at her in slight concern. She gazed at him wondering what his color his eyes were under those glasses. Were they minty green or were they icy blue? Finding that she had never actually responded to his comment, Kenna looked away with a shrug of her shoulders.

"I'm always quiet." She spoke fixing her eyes anywhere but him.

"Not this quiet. When you're this quiet, there is something wrong and you can't lie to me McKenna. I know you better than you think." Robin spoke firmly making the blonde cringe. He had called her out on her bullshit and to top it off he had used her full first name. She never really heard her full first name unless she was being scolded by Dinah or Oliver. Kenna could feel her fist ball up, sharp nails cutting into the tan flesh of her palm. He was right, Robin knew more about her than she cared to admit.

"Is it because of this morning? When I couldn't stop picking on Wally?" None of his questions got any reaction.

"Is it because we're going to the beach?" When the words left his lips, Robin watched his friend's eyes widen for a split second. Bingo.

"Are you afraid of the beach or something? Swimming maybe?" He asked, leaning forward to gently grasp the girl's small hand. He was staring at her face that she had turned to avoid his gaze. He did feel her fingers twitch but then she relaxed before wiggling her hand from his hold only to interlock their fingers. From other point of view people would think that these kids were in a relationship but they were nothing more than friends, best friends really. Kenna squeezed his fingers which in return got a reassuring squeeze back. She took a shaky breathe, thinking of the right words to say.

"It's not that I'm afraid of the beach. I used to love it and it's not that I can't swim. When I was in elementary school, my parents put me a little kid swim team." She had paused in her explanation, memories of her childhood flooded through her brain.

"Then what is it?" Robin asked, interrupting the blondes thoughts. She shifted her gaze to meet his before looking down at their intertwined fingers, debating if she should tell the black haired boy or not.

"You don't have to tell me Kenna." She quickly looked up at him in surprise. Why wasn't he pushing to know? Robin was an inquisitive person. He thrived on being a detective. Her conclusion was that he respected her enough to share the important things when she felt comfortable. Kenna could feel a large smile graced her lips. Her fingers gently squeezed his before she spoke. She felt his squeeze back as she began to speak.

"Thank you. It will take some time to find the words to talk about it but when I do I promise, you will be the first to know." Kenna spoke softly. She got a smile and nod in return. Deciding that the moment now was to mushy and sappy, Kenna shifted the conversation.

"So i'm betting you know about the new teammate we are getting today." Her words caused the boy to stare at her in shock.

"H-how did you find out about it?! It was supposed to be a surprise?" In the midst of his rant, the boy had released Kenna's hand and had flung them in air to emphasize his point. Kenna couldn't keep the smirk off of her face.

"Green Arrow." She smugly spoke as she rose from the stool she had been perched upon. Without looking behind her, Kenna moved to exit the room. Not wanting the conversation to be over, Robin placed his hands on the counter to lean around and talk to her retreating form.

"Yeah well I found three days ago!" He childishly called after her. His words stopped the girl in her tracks. Robin glared at her when she moved her head to look over her shoulder. The blonde's eyes held a mischievous glint.

"I found out a week ago." The girl turned her head and continued to make her way out of the area, happy to have won the small battle.

"SERIOUSLY?"

"Hello Megan, we should hit the beach every day!" M'gann spoke excitedly, gesturing to the large body of water. Robin walked up behind her with a towel around his neck and a volley ball wedged between his arm and side. He came to a stop and placed his hand up towards his forehead.

" First a moment of silence for our absent comrade." He said as if speaking a prayer in the missing gingers memories.

"Poor Wally." M'gann spoke in sympathy. Robin dropped his hand soon the volleyball was kick from its holding place. He let out a surprised yelp when something practically tackled him. He stumbled to find his footing and his arms grabbed onto the thing that had tackled him. Tan arms wrapped around his neck and he suddenly realized what had occurred. Kenna had kicked the ball out of his arm as she jumped on his back. He felt her body shift as he placed his hands under her thighs to support the piggy back ride slash koala hug.

" Poor Wally my ass. We got the beach to worry about!" Kenna spoke with a large smile on face. She moved her head to look at her teammates. Superboy and Kaldur had joined them finally and the atlantean had leaned down to pick up the discarded ball before standing back to his feet. Kenna then looked at the martian, giving the girl a playful wink. She took one of her arms from around Robin's neck and pointed towards the ocean.

"Onward! Mush! On delay on delay! Move like you got a purpose!" She demanded. Robin raised an eyebrow and turned his head to gaze over his shoulder at the blonde in question. Kenna dropped her arm and watched her friends moved towards the water. She then looked down to try and figure out why her transportation wasn't moving. In the midst of her confusion, the blonde had loosened her arms from around the boy wonder's neck. Unknown to the girls knowledge, this gave the Robin the most opportune time to drop her on her ass. Soon Kenna found herself on the ground groaning. She groaned before looking up and growling, for Robin was running away from the blonde, cackling his iconic laugh. She scrambling to her feet, running after the black haired boy.

"You jackass!" She shouted, picking up her speed in attempts to catch the boy. Kenna's anger began to boil within her. She had almost caught Robin but at the last second he would juke her and run in another direction. Her frustration was evident on her face. After a couple of minutes, the blonde gave up and planted herself on the towel she had laid out when she had decided to take a break. Currently she was basking in the sun's rays, enjoying the warmth across her skin. Her eyes were closed and she listened to the serene sound of the waves crashing along the shore. The girl was getting her tan on.

"The apocalypse has happened." The owner of the voice was currently blocking the sun. Kenna cracked open one eye to gleam up at Robin. Said boy was looming over the small girl, dripping wet due to the escapade in the ocean he had just experienced. Kenna gave a sigh before snarkily replying.

"And what makes you say that bird boy?"

"Your bookless." His simple statement made the blonde snort in amusement. Of course he would make it a big deal.

"Sit down spazz." She spoke with a smile on her lips. Robin shrugged his shoulders and plopped down next to the blondes head. He spread his legs out and dug his feet into the warm sand. His attention was brought to the bright shine of Kenna's swimsuit. It was a bright pink bikini with black trim and certainly represented her personality with the multiple crossbones and skulls littering the material. Obviously it had taken quite a bit of shopping time to find the material that the blonde would be willing to wear. She had bought it on her last girl's day out with M'gann. He had been so caught up in his thoughts that he hadn't realized that Kenna had shifted and was now laying her head on his thigh. He looked down at the blonde and watched as she rolled on her side to get more comfortable. She sighed before opening her eyes to gaze at her friends. They were currently burying Superboy in the sand. The kryptonian look pretty content.

"Do you still want to know?" She question the black haired boy, never shifting her gaze from the others. Robin's face held a puzzled look before an epiphany dawned on him. He placed his hand on the grove of her hip for support. He had to treat her like she was a wild animal that would flee at the first sign of trouble. He had learned that when she opened herself up she was vulnerable and did not like it when others knew about it.

"The last time I was at the beach, I was with my brother."

"You have a brother?" Kenna turned her head to gaze up at him with a knowing look.

"Like you haven't googled me yet."

"Okay maybe I did know." His response was met with a sigh and Kenna moved her head back to it's original position.

"Anyway, I think I was about nine years old. My brother Tommy was going to the beach with his friends and he decided to take me along with them. I remember sitting in the back of his friends car listening to them joke about random things and singing obnoxiously loud to the music on the radio. I felt bad because it was his day to hang out with his friends without having to babysit me, but he brought me along anyway." A sad smile appeared on her lips and she curled her body in. Robin waited for her to continue, his hand moved towards her shoulder and continuously rubbed her arm.

"He always did stuff like that. He rarely did things for himself, choosing to focus everything on me. It still feel guilt naw at me when I think of all the things I will never get to repay. Coming here just makes me think about how much I miss him." Robin took time to let her words sink in. His question began to form in his head and he tried to think of the best way to ask his question without offending his friend.

"When was the last time you saw him?"

"A week before I was taken to Cadmus. That was when the incident happened and it was the last time I saw him."

"The wall-man is here! Now let's get this party start..." Kenna turned just in time to see Wally trip over the massive amount of beach supplies he had been carrying. Her hand shot out to grasp the sleeve of Robin's uniform in a failed attempt to stop laughing. Her free hand had been slammed over mouth as she watched the beach ball bounce by the ever stoic Batman. Robin was able to hold in his amusement as he glanced at the girl next to him, although he failed at keeping the smirk off of his face. Every member of the team stood in there uniforms, beach wear long forgotten. Wally sheepishly look at everyone before clambering to his feet. When Kenna's giggle died down she let both her hands fall back to her sides. Wally's eyes then shifted to the person in the middle of the group. Every one else had been introduced to the new team mate. Her name was Artemis. The older girl held herself with determination and what Kenna could pick out, slight arrogance. She didn't believe that the girl was egotistical but just held herself with confidence. Artemis propped a hand on her hip as she gaze at the new arrival.

"Wall-man, huh? I love the uniform. What exactly are your powers?" She inquired with a condescending tone. Wally had come to take his spot next to Robin. The ginger crossed his arms and glared at the older blonde, analyzing the fresh meat.

"Uh, who is this?" Wally asked glancing at his friends for answers. Artemis grabbed his attention.

"Artemis, your new teammate." These words seem to piss off the ginger.

"Kid Flash, never heard of you." He responded quite childishly. Kenna gave a soft sigh and pinched the bridge of her nose. Did Wally really have to be such an ass. Granted, Artemis wasn't acting like her age either. A sudden smirk formed on her lips as a thought crossed her mind. She discreetly leaned over to whisper something in the boy wonder's ear.

"Is it bad that I can see them being the couple that have a relationship that revolves solely around angry sex?" Her words caused Robin to let out a choked laugh. He covered the laugh with a disguised cough.

"Um she's my new protege" Oliver awkwardly spoke, uncomfortableness evident in his words and posture.

"What happened to Speedy?" Wally question and speak of the devil, the computer announced the arrival of Speedy. Kenna's head whipped towards the zeta tube just in time to see a man clad in red and black walk through the teleportation device. She had been told many stories of Speedy, and how he was the boy's closet friend. Kenna gazed at him as he walked closer to the team. His body language told her that he thought he was better than them.

"Well for starters he doesn't go by Speedy anymore." He stopped walking as if to add emphases to his next words.

"Call me Red Arrow." Kenna could help but roll her eyes. What was it with everyone and the narcissistic personalities? Oliver stepped forward to try and connect with the young man but that failed miserably.

"Roy you look…" His words were cut off as the masked ginger interrupted him.

"Replaceable." The one word was said with so much malice that it looked as if it had truly wounded Oliver. Kenna could feel her fist ball up, nails cutting into her skin. She could understand why Roy was mad. The two males had had a disastrous falling out but that didn't give the ginger a right to be a prick.

"It isn't like that." Oliver's words were lost on deaf ears. Roy scuffed at the man's words.

"Roy you told me you were going solo." Oliver tried to reason with him as if he were a child.

"So why waste time finding a sub?" He paused in his rant, turning his scowl from Oliver to Artemis and then shockingly towards Kenna. The blonde was taken back. What the hell was his problem with her? Then his words became apparent in her mind. He felt replaced in a sidekick role and as a son. Guilt began to consume her being. While she felt that Roy had no logical reason to hate her, she knew that his feelings justified his fury and hatred. She recalled multiple times when both Dinah and Oliver would tell tales of Roy and them. The boy played the role of their child for most of his life and here she was. A random girl that had basically high jacked his life and the people he cared about.

While the girl was having her depressing thoughts, there was another person that had caught change in her demeanor. Robin watched as she went from offended to puzzled and finally depression. He crinkled his eyebrows in worry, for it seemed as if the girl was closing in on herself. She had wrapped her arms around her waist and bent her head down, her long hair forming a curtain around her face. He gently nudged her ribs, gaining the blondes attention for a split second. She moved her head up slightly, turning it so that her hair moved to where she could see him. He raised an eyebrow, silently asking if she was okay. Kenna shook her head dismissively and raised her head full but did not unwrap her arms.

In the time spent on her own pity party, Kenna had missed a lot of the conversation; a conversation that she felt extremely unwelcome and uncomfortable listening to.

"Yeah, a reason named Roquette." She tuned back into Ro- Red Arrow's voice. The name he had mention started some kind of uproar. Robin quickly began typing on his holograph keyboard from his glove. Pictures of the doctor and her works began to appear, circling the team.

"Nano robotics genius and electronics expert at Royal University in Star City, vanished two weeks ago." Robin spoke with a hint of fascination in his tone. Red Arrow was quick to answer.

"Abducted two weeks ago by the League of Shadows." His monotone voice never wavered as he slightly walked away from the younger boys. Kenna silently turned her head to see both of her best friends eyes widen; Wally's eyes and Robin's mask. Smiles quickly formed on their faces as they turned to each other.

"Whoa, you want us to rescue her from the Shadows? That's hard core!" Wally spoke while giving Robin a fist bump. Kenna resisted the fleeting urge to roll her eyes. They were so mature.

"I already rescued her." Red Arrows said, his sentence short and sweet. Kenna's face gained a puzzled look. If he had already saved her, why bring it to the team? He seemed to answer her internal question with his next statement.

" There is only one problem. The Shadows had already coerced her into creating a weapon. Doc calls it the fog, comprised of millions of microscopic robots. Nano tech infiltrators capable of disintegrating anything in their path, concrete, steel, flesh, bone. But its true purpose isn't mere destruction, it's theft. The infiltrators eat and store raw data from any computer system and deliver the stolen intel to the Shadows providing them access to weapons, strategic defense, cutting-edge science and tech." Kenna rapidly blinked her eyes, trying to absorb as much information as she could. Somethings made sense but others went to far over her head, mainly the technological crap. That was more Robin's forte. Her gaze quickly shifted towards Artemis, who decided to break the silence.

"Perfect for extortion, manipulation, power brooking. Yeah, sounds like the Shadows." Kenna found herself agreeing with the older blonde, finding her reasons plausible and more comprehensible. Of course the most mature teen; and that term is used lightly decided to interject.

"Like you know anything about the Shadows." Wally smugly spoke. He got no words in return but Artemis did slightly turn her body to look over her shoulder at the ginger. She held an amused smirk on her lips which caused the ginger to groan in annoyance."

"WHO ARE YOU?!" He practically yelled. He reaction made Kenna smirk as well. It was apparent, Artemis was her new favorite person. She and the older blonde would get along very well.

"Roquette working on a virus to render the fog inert." Red Arrow interrupted the silent war between the ginger and the blonde. His words were then questioned by the boy wonder.

"But if the shadows know she can do that, they'll target her!" His statement brought a lot of things to attention. Red Arrow immediately answer by tell him that he had stashed the doctor at some local high school. That of course made Oliver jump to conclusions. He then insisted that they go guard her together. Kenna peered at him with a look of pity. She understood that he wanted to reconnect with the man that was practically a son to him but that path had been burned with both males on opposite ends of the bridge. Kenna gave a loud sigh as she watched Red Arrow march towards the zeta tube. When he disappeared she looked at the rest of her team. Oliver looked crushed, everyone else looked uncomfortable and Wally and Artemis were busy murdering each other with their stares. She gave a small groan, putting her fingers to her temples, rubbing soothing circles to combat the oncoming migraine. Something told her that tonight's mission was going to be a frustrating bitch.

Author' Note:

I know I know it's been forever since I updated. I know you guys are angry and i'm sorry. Life got really complicated and I mean really complicated but anyway I'm back and that's all that matters. So I am having a poll. I have want to know what you guys would like to see. I have both scenarios already planned out but who do you guys want Kenna to go with when the team splits up. Stay with Artemis and every one or split and go with Superboy and Robin? Thanks guy's! I love you guys. Sorry again and don't forget to review, favorite and all that stuff :)