As Wally lets out a loud wolf howl, I laugh and applaud, enjoying his enthusiasm in Halloween and in his werewolf costume.
Disappointedly, Wally looks down at Wolf. "Really nothing? What kind of wolf are you?"
"Wally stop torturing him!" Conner exclaimed, sitting as his girlfriend wrapped him in bandages.
"Stop fidgeting!" Megan groaned in anguish.
"Megan, stop torturing him!" Wally mocked. "Awkward for him anyways, third-wheeling on our date."
"Wally I invited the whole team to the party." Megan reminded.
"Good, keeps us on the down-low..." Wally says, and I facepalm.
It would be so much easier and less emotionally painful if we could just tell him...
"I mean I'm pretty sure he and Lina would be so awkward if it was just us..." Wally says, looking over at me. "Speaking of which Lina, what's up with the costume?"
I look down at my black leggings and matching fuzzy sweater. A long rope-tail was tied under my sweater before hanging down from my waist, and a pair of black fingerless gloves had pink, paw-like, designs on the palm. My hair was let down with a pair of fake cat ears peeking out, and whiskers had been drawn onto my face with eyeliner.
"I'm a cat!" I said excitedly, cocking my head to the side and curling my hands under my chin, giving the cute-cat pose. "I thought it was pretty obvious..."
"That's..not usually how teenage girls do cats on Halloween..." Wally said awkwardly. I raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"I don't understand." I said, and Wally facepalmed before giving up and turning back to Megan and Conner.
"What about you Megan?" I asked.
"Going as my favorite Martian?" Wally flirted, causing Megan to smirk.
"Not exactly..." She said before walking to the clearing and slowly shapeshifting from her usual green skin and peppy girl look, to white skin white black around the eyes and torn up wedding attire.
Zombie Bride Megan.
I oohed and applauded again, impressed by her abilities and creativity.
"Eat my brains anytime." Wally flirted.
"Great minds think alike!" Captain Marvel's voice said happily and I turn to see him...Looking exactly the same save for some poorly-done zombie makeup. Personally, I thought it was cute.
"Captain!" Megan exclaimed, surprised to see the Leaguers here. I wasn't, Marvel always seemed to be happier around us then the league; and with his child-like attitude (which was always nice to be around) didn't surprise me.
"You look great!" I said, giving the leaguer a thumbs-up.
"Are you going to a Halloween party too?" Megan asked. Marvel looked confused and a little hurt.
"Well I thought...You did invite the whole team, right?" He asked.
"Yup!" Megan said cheerfully. "So don't worry about us, pho have a good time."
I felt sorry for the guy, as it was obvious that he wanted to come with us but before I could say anything, I got distracted by the Zeta-tubes coming to life and Artemis (dressed like a punk-vampire) and Zatanna (ironically dressed like a witch) walking out, complimenting each other's costumes.
"Hey guys!" I say excitedly.
"Hey Lina, nice PG cat costume." Zatanna winked, the 'PG' compliment confusing me but I brushed it off. "And zombie-Captain-Marvel that's... Hilarious. Is the League having a party? My dad didn't mention anything."
"No, no, no...You see.." The man paused, before sighing and giving in. "Fine! I'm going trick-or-treating!" He stormed off the the Zeta-tubes. "And I'm not sharing my candy!"
"He's weird...But he's kinda adorable in a little-brother way..." I muttered, holding back laughter at Marvel's last comment.
I drifted towards Zatanna and Artemis, letting Wally and the power-couple do their thing.
"So how long have Conner and M'gann been a couple?" Zatanna asked casually. I was about to answer when I remembered: Artemis didn't know yet.
"W-what? A couple? No..." Artemis' eyes drifted to Megan and Conner, who were giggling while holding hands. Suddenly, an angry aura washed over Artemis while she began to storm towards the 'tubes. Zatanna and I shared panicked looks before flying to catch us with her.
"I'm sorry...It just seemed so obvious..." Zatanna apologized.
"What about the party?" I asked.
"Not in the mood." Artemis growled, but then paused. She halted her storming and stopped. "Although spending the night with my mom doesn't sound any more appealing..."
"There is always another option..." Zatanna said before casting a spell. Suddenly, Artemis and the raven-haired sorceress were in hero-garb. "Girls night?"
Artemis nodded and the two turned to me.
"You in Lina?" Zatanna asked. I thought about it before sighing.
"Although on any other day, spending time with two of my favorite girls while serving Justice would be my first choice over awkwardly standing in a room with a bunch of people I've never met: I'm not promised Megan I'd go to the party, and someone has to keep an eye on Wally." I said, shrugging. "You two have fun, and don't die."
The two nodded before running over to the Zeta-tubes.
Those two would make an adorable lesbian couple-REALLY BRAIN?
The party wasn't that much different as the one I went to with Quinn. Except, you know: it wasn't a date and everyone was English.
"Too bad the rest of the team couldn't make it..." Megan said.
"Did anyone hear from Rob or Kaldur, or could they just not come to the cave at all?" I asked.
"Who know." Wally shrugged. "Let's get this party started!"
"You've got to be kidding me..." Conner groaned as he looked around the room, taking in all the superhero costumes.
"At least they're showing their support?" I guessed, patting him on the shoulder.
Megan walked over to four people her age: a slender girl with a blonde wig and a Black Canary costume, a dark girl in a bumblebee costume, a black guy in an...interestingly hip-hop version of a Superman costume, and a scrawny guy in a Batman costume staring at his phone.
"Wally, Lina: this is Wendy, Karen, Mal and..." Megan paused, looking at the scrawny kid.
"Ignore Marvin." The Black Canary girl-Wendy-said. "He thinks we're being invaded by Martians."
"I never said that!" He cried. "It's just...Reports are all over the interwebs, and I'm not the only one getting them!"
Suddenly, everyone's phones began to alert them of messages.
Okay...Weird.
"I mean... Martians aren't invading! It's just a prank gone viral, right?" Marvin asked.
"Of course it's a prank." A guy in an eyepatch-probably a teacher-said. "Have you seen Martian Manhunter? Martians aren't hostile."
"Of course not!" Megan agreed, but her face showed concern.
"You alright M'gann?" I asked telepathically.
"Of course!" She said. "It's just a prank."
Suddenly, Wally grabbed Megan's hand.
"Come on Sweetcheeks, let's dance!" The ginger said charmingly before sweeping her off to the dance floor. Conner and I shared looks before sighing together in disappointment.
"So? What school do you go to?" The dark girl-Karen-asked me.
"Um...I-it's a private school in France..." I said awkwardly.
"Oh really? I heard the accent but I wasn't sure. That's cool." Karen said and I blushed.
"Wait, then how do you know Megan and Conner?" Wendy asked and I froze.
What am I supposed to say???
"Pen pals." Conner lied easily. "We meet up every so often."
I looked over to Conner, mentally praising him like a God. But without a telepathic link, I simply sent him a gratefully look.
An hour later, Megan ran over to me before throwing herself into me.
"Help me!! Please ask Wally to dance! I can't take it anymore!!!" She said telepathically and it took all I had to not laugh.
Okay Megan...I'll take him off your hands for a while: go have fun with your actual boyfriend.
Megan thanked me before running over to Conner, where he stood with his friends.
Manuvering awkwardly through the crowds (causing me to feel like dying a couple time) I finally found Wally, looking around dazed and confused.
"Hey Lina, have you seen Megan? She just kind of... Disappeared." Wally said.
"She...Went to the bathroom." I blurted, saying the first thing that came to mind. "Wanna dance?"
And this: ladies and gentlemen, is why I never try to flirt.
"Um...Sure, why not?" He said, smiling goofily. "I like this song anyways, and without Kaldur here: I won't be afraid of being incinerated with a glare."
I had no idea what he meant with his comment on Kaldur, but I shook it off and began to dance; or at least managing the best I could with the limited space around us.
After a while Wally grabbed my wrist, catching my attention. I looked at him, confused before I saw him pointing to a large crowd nearby.
"Dance circle." He yelled over the cheering. "You need to show off!"
"Wally! The two things I hate most are crowds and being in the spotlight: how would you think I would do that?" I exclaimed, looking at him like he had grown a second head.
Suddenly, a mischievous grin crawled up on his face and I felt myself pale.
"Don't you dare!" I threatened. But it was too late. Using a slight fraction of his powers: he threw me through the crowd after whispering 'show 'em what a French girl can do' to me. I skidded to a stop in the middle of the circle and I felt myself freeze.
I'm going to hate myself for this later!
After a long moment, I began to move with a beat: I started with a violent spin leading into a front flip. This caught the crowds attention as they began to cheer for me.
As I continued to dance and move with the beat, I found myself slowly enjoying it more and more. I began to lift off from modern dance and used the few hip hop and break dancing moves I knew, impressing the crowd. After about ten minutes, I threw myself back at Wally, laughing like a maniac.
"That was so much fun!" I squeal.
"I told you!" He laughed, embracing my hug. "And who knew you could move like that! If I didn't see you like an older sister, I might actually wanna ask you out."
I laugh and shove Wally playfully in the chest.
"Don't be gross Wally!" I joke.
Out moment was cut to an end as suddenly, the lights went out, followed by a chorus of 'heys' as everyone looked around. Wally and I ran over to Conner and Megan, who were still with their friends.
"Okay everyone! Calm down!" The teacher from before said as the red emergency lights faded on. "It's probably just a blown fuse."
"What's going on?" Wally asked.
"Does this normally happen?" I ask. Mal looked down at his phone.
"It says here that Martian's have taken over New Haven and Providence." The bigger male said.
"Spotted in Happy Harbour to." Wendy said nervously, making me furrow my brows.
The teacher walked up to us. "Guys, guys: it's just a Halloween cliche."
"Meaning it happens a lot?" Karen questioned.
Suddenly, the PA system sputtered to life. "Attention students, Homeland security advises everyone to stay inside the gymnasium. This is not meant as any confirmation of an alien invasion."
The crowd of teens began to go wild, making me want to hide behind Conner.
"Should we call the cave?" I asked.
"Wait..." Conner hesitated, before staring intensely at the bleachers: probably using his heat-sensing-vision. After a moment, he turned back to us. "Follow me."
"The Martian's are coming!" Wally screamed repeatedly as he ran across the parking lot, around a very confused Marvin.
"Look out!" Conner said, faking horror. "They've got disintegration rays!"
An orange beam 'hit' Wally and he fell, pretending to die. A look of pure horror crossed onto Marvin's face.
Suddenly, a figure that resembled Marvin the Martian from the old American cartoon; Looney Tunes, appeared. I silently questioned Megan's choice, but at the same time understood: she did grow up watching old TV broadcasts from Earth.
Next, I used my abilities (hidden behind a car) to make the winds blow violently and pick up Marvin (an easy feat, the kid's tiny) before dropping him on the ground (lightly of course).
"Run Marvin!" Conner said, his lack of acting skills making me snicker. "I'll hold him off."
I used my powers to blow Conner around (which was significantly harder then with Marvin) and flew him into walls as lightly as possible while still making it look believable.
"Sorry about this Conner...But could you get any heavier?? This is hard!" I said through the link.
"Sorry." Conner grunted, seeming unfazed by the fact that he was flying into solid walls.
After a long moment, Marvin ran back inside. We all got up and met together, Megan forming out of her disguise and me gently putting Conner down.
"Come on: we do not want to miss this." Conner chuckled.
After Marvin made a fool of himself and accidentally admitted to pulling the whole prank: the dance was ended early and everyone headed out. A few guys from the dance circle handed me their phone numbers, which I kindly took before through them in the recycling.
"They see me dance once and they wan to ask me out... People are weird." I mutter, making Wally laugh and ruffle my hair.