A couple of days later, Wally found himself sitting alone in the
control room one night. He was sitting there, thinking of all that had
happened since Nichole had come back into his life, how much he had
changed.
"I think you should tell her." Flash looked up to see J'onn standing there in front of him.
"Isn't it my own business whether I tell her or not?"
"Yes. And it is my business whether or not to tell her myself." Flash looked at him in disbelief.
"You wouldn't."
Yes, I would." J'onn looked sympathetically at his friend. "Now, tell me, why won't you tell her?"
"I have my reasons."
"Tell me."
Wally was silent for a moment. He looked down at the metal floor as he worked his jaw. "I don't think she'd be able to handle it right now."
"Come on. Surely you can think of something better then that." Flash continued to stare at the floor. "You can help her."
"How would telling her be helping her at all?"
"Can't you see? She can barely remember her own name or where she lives."
"She remembers some things."
"Yes, but only bits and pieces. You can help her remember her past, her family. Who knows? It might help solve the mystery. But even if it doesn't, don't you want to help heal her broken heart?" J'onn put his hand on Flash's shoulder. "Help her put the bits and pieces together."
"How do you know they're worth putting together?"
"Would you have left her if you didn't know she was safe? If you didn't know she had loving family and friends for her to lean on?"
"No." Wally mumbled as he turned his head away.
"Dianna says Nichole's ankle should be better tomorrow. She'll be able to walk around on her own."
"I'll tell her soon.... She deserves to know."
Sure enough, the next day Nichole was up and walking.
"You guys have a kitchen up here?" Nichole was amazed.
"Yep. You wanna eat breakfast in there?"
"Sure. The less I see of this room, the better."
Dianna showed Nichole the way to the kitchen. It wasn't much to look at but Nichole immediately liked it. On the right side of the room were a small refrigerator, sink, and a dishwasher. The left side of the room held the stove, microwave, and cabinets. In the middle of the room, was an odd shaped table where Green Lantern sat, absorbed in his newspaper.
"Hey John." Dianna said as she casually walked over to the fridge and opened it.
"Hey." He mumbled back.
Wonder Woman looked over at Nichole, who was still standing at the entrance of the room. "Come in, take a seat." Dianna motioned to one of the stools at the table. "I'm sure we can find you something to eat here." Nichole took a seat on one of the many stools. "Hey John, you want anything while I'm in here?" Green Lantern looked up from his article.
"Could you take out the milk? I'm gonna have a bowl of cereal. Dianna took the milk out and put it on the table. "What would you like?" Dianna looked at Nichole.
"Do you have any onion bagels?"
"We sure do." Wonder Woman took out the bagels and placed them next to the milk. "The toasters over there." She pointed to a spot on the counter, underneath the cabinets. "You know how to work it, right?"
"Yeah." Nichole went over and put her bagel in the toaster. Green Lantern then put down his newspaper and went over to the cabinets and took out a bowl. Nichole snickered as he took out the cereal. The box, that had once been yellow, was completely wrapped in masking tape. You could only see the name of the cereal, which was in red, Golden O's. Green Lantern glared at her.
"It's only certain shades of yellow, okay?"
Nichole suppressed a giggle. "Okay." John poured the cereal into his bowl. As the name implies, it was yellow O shaped cereal. Nichole tried to hide another giggle.
"I don't want to talk about it." Green Lantern put his bowl of cereal at the end of the table and poured some milk in. He hid his smile well until he turned his back and put the milk away.
Wonder Woman, who was now standing next to Nichole, leaned over next to her. "He's kinda sensitive about his yellow weakness." Dianna whispered.
"Understandably so." Nichole whispered back.
"When you're done eating, would you like me to show you around the lookout?" Dianna asked Nichole.
"Sure, that'd be great!" Nichole finished her bagel and Dianna led her around the lookout, telling her little tid-bits as they went. The last room they went to was what the Justice League liked to call, 'The Hang-out room.' It was the second biggest room in the entire look out. The room was stuffed with furniture. It had a big TV, which rested in a big TV cabinet. Next to this was another cabinet, a little smaller then the other one. There was a couch across from the TV and two comfy looking chairs next to it. Towards the back of the room were a stereo and another cabinet next to it. Wally was there, sitting on the couch, eating a bag of chips and watching a movie. He looked up when they entered the room.
"Hello, ladies." He looked at Dianna. "Giving her the grand tour?" Dianna nodded. He then turned to Nichole. "Enjoying it?" Nichole smiled.
"Yeah. This is our last stop."
"Really? This movie is almost over.... Why don't you join me and we can play a few video games?" Nichole's eyes brightened up.
"You have video games?"
"You better believe it!" Flash got up and opened the one of the drawers of the TV cabinet. Inside there were at least 5 different types of systems. Flash opened the cabinet's left drawer. It was full of games from one system. "The rest of the drawers have more games." Wally commented.
"Wow. I've never seen so many video games in my whole life..."
"Wanna play?"
"Sure." Nichole turned to Dianna. "You wanna play?"
"No. I should be going. I have a few things on earth to take care of."
"Okay, I'll see you later, right?"
"I'll be back tomorrow."
"See you then."
"Bye." Both Wally and Nichole said together as Wonder Woman left the room. Flash turned to Nichole. "What game do you want to play?"
After deciding on a system and game, they both sat down on the couch and played the game, both of them extremely enjoying themselves. Once Nichole had beat Wally for the third time, Wally sat back and laughed.
"Ha. Beat you again!" Nichole smiled at him.
"That's only because I let you."
"You wish." Nichole laughed.
Wally looked at her. She was so pretty. Her gorgeous black hair was cut up to her shoulders, but it curled making it look shorter. She had hazel like eyes, which now shone with joy. She looked so happy... Would telling her he knew of her past help, or hurt her? What if she asked why he wasn't there to protect her that day? What could he tell her? What if she hated him?
"Wally? Are you okay?"
"Hmmm?" Wally came out of his gaze. "Nichole, we need to talk." He took the remote and turned off the television.
"Talk?" Nichole looked confused. "What about?"
Wally took a deep breath. He looked up at the ceiling, searching for the easiest way to tell her. "What would you say if I told you I've met you before you came here?"
"I guess I'd ask how."
"Look, I can't think of any easy way to put this, but you deserve to know."
"Know what?"
"I've been to your world before."
"What?"
"When I was younger... I visited your world. Well, actually, more like lived in. I stayed for a while. I even saw you."
"You were in my world... How could this be?"
"You were wrong, Nichole. There are superheroes in your world. It's just, no one can see them. They're all invisible. The moment I stepped into your world, I turned invisible." Nichole was speechless. Wally continued. "I watched you...and your family. They sorta became like a family to me too..."
"You remember my family?" Nichole's eyes filled with tears, but she quickly wiped them away.
"Yes, I thought I could help you piece your memories together. You know, whenever you feel like talking about them... You don't hate me, do you?"
"Why would I hate you?"
Wally blushed. "Well, I didn't tell you before and... I wasn't exactly there...that day..." He looked at the floor, waiting for her to tell him how much she hated him.
"Oh." Nichole cupped her hand under Wally's chin, lifting his face up to look at her. "It's not your fault." She said softly. "You were there for me when I needed you. How could I hate you after that?" She gave him a much needed hug. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I think you should tell her." Flash looked up to see J'onn standing there in front of him.
"Isn't it my own business whether I tell her or not?"
"Yes. And it is my business whether or not to tell her myself." Flash looked at him in disbelief.
"You wouldn't."
Yes, I would." J'onn looked sympathetically at his friend. "Now, tell me, why won't you tell her?"
"I have my reasons."
"Tell me."
Wally was silent for a moment. He looked down at the metal floor as he worked his jaw. "I don't think she'd be able to handle it right now."
"Come on. Surely you can think of something better then that." Flash continued to stare at the floor. "You can help her."
"How would telling her be helping her at all?"
"Can't you see? She can barely remember her own name or where she lives."
"She remembers some things."
"Yes, but only bits and pieces. You can help her remember her past, her family. Who knows? It might help solve the mystery. But even if it doesn't, don't you want to help heal her broken heart?" J'onn put his hand on Flash's shoulder. "Help her put the bits and pieces together."
"How do you know they're worth putting together?"
"Would you have left her if you didn't know she was safe? If you didn't know she had loving family and friends for her to lean on?"
"No." Wally mumbled as he turned his head away.
"Dianna says Nichole's ankle should be better tomorrow. She'll be able to walk around on her own."
"I'll tell her soon.... She deserves to know."
Sure enough, the next day Nichole was up and walking.
"You guys have a kitchen up here?" Nichole was amazed.
"Yep. You wanna eat breakfast in there?"
"Sure. The less I see of this room, the better."
Dianna showed Nichole the way to the kitchen. It wasn't much to look at but Nichole immediately liked it. On the right side of the room were a small refrigerator, sink, and a dishwasher. The left side of the room held the stove, microwave, and cabinets. In the middle of the room, was an odd shaped table where Green Lantern sat, absorbed in his newspaper.
"Hey John." Dianna said as she casually walked over to the fridge and opened it.
"Hey." He mumbled back.
Wonder Woman looked over at Nichole, who was still standing at the entrance of the room. "Come in, take a seat." Dianna motioned to one of the stools at the table. "I'm sure we can find you something to eat here." Nichole took a seat on one of the many stools. "Hey John, you want anything while I'm in here?" Green Lantern looked up from his article.
"Could you take out the milk? I'm gonna have a bowl of cereal. Dianna took the milk out and put it on the table. "What would you like?" Dianna looked at Nichole.
"Do you have any onion bagels?"
"We sure do." Wonder Woman took out the bagels and placed them next to the milk. "The toasters over there." She pointed to a spot on the counter, underneath the cabinets. "You know how to work it, right?"
"Yeah." Nichole went over and put her bagel in the toaster. Green Lantern then put down his newspaper and went over to the cabinets and took out a bowl. Nichole snickered as he took out the cereal. The box, that had once been yellow, was completely wrapped in masking tape. You could only see the name of the cereal, which was in red, Golden O's. Green Lantern glared at her.
"It's only certain shades of yellow, okay?"
Nichole suppressed a giggle. "Okay." John poured the cereal into his bowl. As the name implies, it was yellow O shaped cereal. Nichole tried to hide another giggle.
"I don't want to talk about it." Green Lantern put his bowl of cereal at the end of the table and poured some milk in. He hid his smile well until he turned his back and put the milk away.
Wonder Woman, who was now standing next to Nichole, leaned over next to her. "He's kinda sensitive about his yellow weakness." Dianna whispered.
"Understandably so." Nichole whispered back.
"When you're done eating, would you like me to show you around the lookout?" Dianna asked Nichole.
"Sure, that'd be great!" Nichole finished her bagel and Dianna led her around the lookout, telling her little tid-bits as they went. The last room they went to was what the Justice League liked to call, 'The Hang-out room.' It was the second biggest room in the entire look out. The room was stuffed with furniture. It had a big TV, which rested in a big TV cabinet. Next to this was another cabinet, a little smaller then the other one. There was a couch across from the TV and two comfy looking chairs next to it. Towards the back of the room were a stereo and another cabinet next to it. Wally was there, sitting on the couch, eating a bag of chips and watching a movie. He looked up when they entered the room.
"Hello, ladies." He looked at Dianna. "Giving her the grand tour?" Dianna nodded. He then turned to Nichole. "Enjoying it?" Nichole smiled.
"Yeah. This is our last stop."
"Really? This movie is almost over.... Why don't you join me and we can play a few video games?" Nichole's eyes brightened up.
"You have video games?"
"You better believe it!" Flash got up and opened the one of the drawers of the TV cabinet. Inside there were at least 5 different types of systems. Flash opened the cabinet's left drawer. It was full of games from one system. "The rest of the drawers have more games." Wally commented.
"Wow. I've never seen so many video games in my whole life..."
"Wanna play?"
"Sure." Nichole turned to Dianna. "You wanna play?"
"No. I should be going. I have a few things on earth to take care of."
"Okay, I'll see you later, right?"
"I'll be back tomorrow."
"See you then."
"Bye." Both Wally and Nichole said together as Wonder Woman left the room. Flash turned to Nichole. "What game do you want to play?"
After deciding on a system and game, they both sat down on the couch and played the game, both of them extremely enjoying themselves. Once Nichole had beat Wally for the third time, Wally sat back and laughed.
"Ha. Beat you again!" Nichole smiled at him.
"That's only because I let you."
"You wish." Nichole laughed.
Wally looked at her. She was so pretty. Her gorgeous black hair was cut up to her shoulders, but it curled making it look shorter. She had hazel like eyes, which now shone with joy. She looked so happy... Would telling her he knew of her past help, or hurt her? What if she asked why he wasn't there to protect her that day? What could he tell her? What if she hated him?
"Wally? Are you okay?"
"Hmmm?" Wally came out of his gaze. "Nichole, we need to talk." He took the remote and turned off the television.
"Talk?" Nichole looked confused. "What about?"
Wally took a deep breath. He looked up at the ceiling, searching for the easiest way to tell her. "What would you say if I told you I've met you before you came here?"
"I guess I'd ask how."
"Look, I can't think of any easy way to put this, but you deserve to know."
"Know what?"
"I've been to your world before."
"What?"
"When I was younger... I visited your world. Well, actually, more like lived in. I stayed for a while. I even saw you."
"You were in my world... How could this be?"
"You were wrong, Nichole. There are superheroes in your world. It's just, no one can see them. They're all invisible. The moment I stepped into your world, I turned invisible." Nichole was speechless. Wally continued. "I watched you...and your family. They sorta became like a family to me too..."
"You remember my family?" Nichole's eyes filled with tears, but she quickly wiped them away.
"Yes, I thought I could help you piece your memories together. You know, whenever you feel like talking about them... You don't hate me, do you?"
"Why would I hate you?"
Wally blushed. "Well, I didn't tell you before and... I wasn't exactly there...that day..." He looked at the floor, waiting for her to tell him how much she hated him.
"Oh." Nichole cupped her hand under Wally's chin, lifting his face up to look at her. "It's not your fault." She said softly. "You were there for me when I needed you. How could I hate you after that?" She gave him a much needed hug. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
