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I hope y'all like this chapter, and sorry it's a little shorter than the previous two I've written but it's still in the same ball park so meh. But yes, anyway, thank you guys for sticking with it and reading and reviewing and I hope you like where I go with this story! Give me as much feedback as you can with what you think so far, if you have any guesses as to what is gonna go down, general writing tips, or just some happy comments! Seeing you guys's reviews motivates me to write more, so thank u ;D
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Robin was sitting on the couch in front of the TV with the rest of the team. They were all watching another movie, Coraline, at M'gann's request.
None of them minded, they were all in agreement on the movie, despite it being more of a kids movie. Artemis made the joke that Robin still is a kid, and that this movie was made for his age group. Robin didn't deny the fact that the target audience went to his age group, but he did make the argument that most kids his age don't run around Gotham at night taking down mad men and murderers. Artemis had no comebacks for that one.
But the movie was actually pretty creepy, and Kaldur said that he never would have gone in the small door in the first place. While M'gann said she probably would have, but would have known not to come back after seeing the buttons on the eyes. Wally just reminded them that Coraline thought it was all a dream at first and made the argument of 'who could pass up all that food?' which got him some well deserved eye rolls.
Reggy was watching with them, not to anyone but Robin's knowledge of course, and he was actually sitting comfortably next to Robin without practically trying to sit in his lap. He was still sitting close to Robin, but not so in a way that Robin felt the need to scoot away from him.
So Robin was in between both Reggy and Wally, both sitting closer to him than a platonic male friend would.
Artemis noticed Wally sitting close to his best friend though, which he always does. She wondered if Wally sitting so close was just a thing with their friendship, and there's nothing wrong with that, or if Wally was sitting close to him on purpose. Artemis couldn't help but snicker at the thought of the red head having a crush on his best friend. Because not only could Artemis tease him about it, but Wally would have to stop flirting with M'gann to be in any relationship with Robin.
But, he can't have a crush on Robin because Wally is possibly the straightest guy in the entire world. Right?
Then again he could also be the most bisexual guy in the world, which would only give evidence to prove her theory that Wally would in fact flirt with anything that has human genitalia and was even mildly attractive.
"Please don't go back in again!" M'gann squealed as she watch Coraline on the screen go into the small door once again, she had a bad feeling about the other mother even without knowing what happens later. Artemis nodded in agreement, but couldn't say that she wouldn't not want to get away from people like her father to a better one if she could. So, she couldn't blame Coraline in the slightest, no matter how childish it was to believe in a perfect world.
"I don't think she can hear you," Superboy bluntly stated, and Wally laughed a bit at that.
"Supes is right sweet cheeks," Wally said, earning himself a glare from both Superboy and Artemis for the sweet cheeks comment. While M'gann just looked at her hands for a moment before looking at the screen and going back to watching the movie. Wally gave them all a look that said 'don't-kill-me-or-anything-sorry' and also set his attention back to the screen. The rest did the same, along with Reggy, but Robin's attention was now on Wally.
Robin was wondering why Wally continued to flirt with M'gann constantly even though they all knew that M'gann and Superboy were going out for sure now. It was kind of agitating seeing Wally constantly flirt with anything even remotely female and attractive. When ever he did it Robin couldn't help but feel a tinge of jealousy, like for some reason he always wanted it to be him that Wally was flirting with. Which was completely crazy of course. Wally was the straightest of the straight, and even if he wasn't he wouldn't be interested in his best friend.
"Dick?" Reggy tried to nudge Robin when he noticed him staring at the speedster, who had yet to notice. Robin looked over at him and tilted his head in question.
"Hmm?" Robin hummed quietly hoping that it was a discreet enough noise as to not alert the team's attention; it was. Reggy just stared at Robin for a moment, admiring how adorable he looked whenever he tilted his head...
"You were staring at Wally," Reggy told him, Robin nodded in confirmation and only then did he realize that he really was staring for a long time. Robin quickly looked back to the movie, and pretended not to notice Reggy staring at him with confusion.
Reggy could see the way Robin was looking at Wally, and he couldn't stand it. Even though he realized that no matter what he did, he would always be dead, and there was nothing he could do to make Robin like him like how he likes Robin. But that didn't mean that watching Robin look at Wally like how Reggy usually looks at Robin didn't hurt. Reggy wanted Robin to look at him that way, not Wally.
Reggy could tell from the start that Wally liked Robin, a lot. But Reggy didn't try anything against Wally, or try to tell Robin about Wally's feelings. He could completely understand why Wally liked Robin, there was nothing not to like about Robin. Reggy could also tell that Robin liked Wally back, whether he realized it or not, and this made him upset. But he died, and there was nothing he could do about it, and he couldn't force Robin to like him; but that wouldn't stop his flirtations. That was for sure, because flirting with Dick/Robin was Reggy's favorite thing to do.
Reggy brushed this event off though, and went back to watching the movie with them, but not before scooting closer to Robin. He was hoping that he could make Robin forget about Wally, even if only for a little while. But Robin just looked over at Reggy briefly, then looking back at the movie knowing that he couldn't scoot away from Reggy anymore. Because if he did, he'd end up practically in Wally's lap. So Robin tried to relax.
"I didn't realize that mice had such musical and dancing talent!" M'gann commented with glee, and the others laughed.
"M'gann, it's fiction. Aka, not real. Mice can't actually dance or play tiny instruments," Artemis said back, and M'gann seemed slightly disappointed. But she shrugged, and Superboy just readjusted his comforting hold on M'gann as he went back to the movie. Wally's eyes grazed over the couple, and he didn't know whether to be disappointed or... appointed? At least, that's what Robin would say about it.
Wally sighed at the thought of Robin, and he spared a glance over to Robin at his side. He knew that with M'gann and Superboy being an official couple he couldn't continue his open flirtations like always had earlier. It was not like he actually wanted to continue his constant flirting with M'gann anyway, since he liked Robin. Also, he has more grown to feel that M'gann was like a sister to him, not a love interest. Regardless, Robin held all of Wally's affections, and Robin doesn't even know the hold he has on the speedster.
Wally stared back at the screen, but he was no longer really seeing what was going on, all he could see was the fact that Robin seemed to be growing uncomfortable for some reason.
That reason being the fact that Reggy was now "scootching" closer to Robin to the point where he was almost in his lap. Robin thought he'd cleared this matter up when he talked to Reggy about this, but apparently not. Or maybe it was the fact that Robin was staring at Wally? Could Reggy just be responding out of jealousy? Robin didn't know, but he did know that Reggy had nothing to be jealous of.
So when a loud part in the movie came on, Robin's eyes shot over to Reggy.
"I thought we talked about this," Robin whispered, knowing Reggy could hear him at this close proximity. Hopefully Superboy could not hear them though, he didn't appear to.
"I know, I know. I just... got cold?" Reggy said with a shrug, not wanting to have to explain for fear of enlightening Robin to how he really did actually like-like Wally.
But Robin just glared at him, knowing full well that ghosts can't get cold. His blue eyes demanded a better, more truthful answer.
"Ugh, fine." Reggy decided to go against explaining, and instead got up and moved about two couch cushions away from Robin, and he sighed in relief. Robin took this now and adjusted his seating position to something much more comfortable. Which happened to be only a bit closer to Reggy, but farther away from Wally.
Wally looked over at his friend who had just scooted slightly away from him. Wally cocked an eyebrow, then decided to, subtly, scootch closer to Robin. Not so subtle though as the blonde archer saw Wally promptly moving closer to Robin after he had just moved away. She held back a snicker at the awkward scene, and her whole mind made the decision to look further into the speedster's very apparent crush on the Boy Wonder. Theory confirmed, albeit reluctantly, she thought.
Robin noticed Wally's subtle attempt too, and he fought back a blush, choosing not to look at Wally as he got even closer to him. Wally kept up the "subtle" "scootching" until his thigh was about a centimeter away from Robin's.
Robin bit his lip, wondering if Wally was doing this consciously or if this was all just circumstance. He was hoping though that Wally was getting closer to him for the reasons Reggy had been, he would never tell anyone that though.
Artemis giggled a little too loudly at the pair's awkwardness. Superboy looked over at her, and so did the rest after him. She flushed and composed herself again.
"What?" she asked snidely, hoping that they wouldn't ask why she giggled or that she could at least think of something good to tell them instead.
"What's funny?" Superboy asked, and Artemis racked her brain for an answer.
"The movie," she excused lamely. Superboy went with it, which was good, but the others did not.
"What about the movie?" Wally asked, again using this new situation to get himself firmly pressed against Robin, draping his arm around the currently oblivious boy. Artemis saw this, and her eyes widened. She then let loose a full laugh.
"You're about as subtle as a kick in the teeth," Artemis laughed out at the speedster, who then quickly removed his arm and scooted to a more comfortable, less suggestive position on the couch from his best friend.
Robin saw what Wally had just done in response to Artemis' comment, and he blushed wildly.
"What's going on?" Kaldur asked, hearing the archer's words and seeing the speedster's reaction.
"Nothing, I gotta go," Wally said quickly before using his super speed to book it from the living room area. The rest of the team besides Artemis and Robin looked at each other in confusion.
"I have to go too," Robin said, getting up more calmly than Wally but rushing off all the same to follow Wally to his room, Reggy close behind. Because of this, the rest looked to Artemis for answers. The archer just smiled deviously, and laughed lightly.
"I think it'd be better to go talk to a certain speedster before I release any information prematurely."
Wally skidded into his room, barely taking a moment to breathe.
The embarrassment of what had just happened was overwhelming at the moment. He'd gotten this close to really making a good move on Robin, well not a good move but a move, to break through the "friend wall" and not having to be all flashy about it either. No pun intended.
Wally sighed deeply, and collapsed onto his bed. I can't believe that actually just happened, he thought. He pressed his face into his pillow, very prepared to begin talking his frustrations and embarrassments into said pillow, but he was cut off by the sound of someone knocking at the door of his room.
"Wally?" Wally sat straight up at the sound of the Boy Wonder's voice and flushed in embarrassment, he really didn't want to have this conversation just yet. Especially with his failed attempt at making a move. The thought of rejection coming from his best friend pained him, he could feel this rise in his chest, but the thought of losing his best friend solely because he wouldn't talk to him pained him even more.
Wally sighed and got to his feet, pressing the button to the side of the door frame sending the metal slab sliding swiftly open revealing Robin standing in a frozen pose, him just about to begin knocking again on the door.
Robin lowered his hand, cleared his throat and said, "So, uh, care to tell me what that was all about?" Even though Robin knew exactly what that was all about he needed to hear it from Wally himself. If Wally couldn't fess up to his feelings then why bother in the first place.
"Uh, well, you see..." Wally stuttered, flushing and looking anywhere but Robin's sunglasses. "I uh..." Wally then decided enough was enough and he pulled the Boy Wonder into his room shutting the door behind him. He removed Robin's sunglasses for him and stared into the eyes of Richard Grayson instead.
Dick's eyes widened, something akin to being startled and relief filled his stomach. Maybe this means he'll actually talk to me for once. For real.
"So I uh, I- what happened back there was basically due to the account of me being a complete blundering idiot who can't make a subtle move on the guy he reallyreallylikesawholelot because he's an idiot and I know I said that already but he's like really really stupid I'm just really dumb and it's taken me so long to tell you that since I'm afraid of rejection but I'm afraid of losing you more and basically I mayormaynotreallyreallylikeyouinanonplatonicway if that's cool with you?" Wally summed up. Dick just stared at him for a moment before breaking into a laugh. Wally frowned slightly at first but then he realized how dumb that all probably sounded and he laughed too.
"Wow, and they call me the Boy Blunder," Dick laughed. Wally got a good laugh out of that too and he smiled with hesitance.
"So... does this mean you do actually like me like me or don't like me like me or just like me like a friend like me or would totally go out with me like me or would like to give it a try like me or just-" Dick cut him off by grabbing him for a hug. Wally eagerly hugged back and he heard Dick say,
"Yeah, I do like you like you and I'd totally like to go out on a date with you sometime." Wally visibly deflated in relief.
"Oh thank god that would've sucked if you didn't like me, oh my god," Wally said all in one exhausted and relieved breath. Dick smiled into his shoulder and felt that wonderful warmth rise in his chest again, he couldn't believe all of this was happening this fast after so long of subtle crushing and years of friendship. Dick pushed Wally away a bit by his shoulders, keeping him close and gripping him tight looking into his eyes. Dick smiled seeing Wally's flushed cheeks and bright green eyes.
"So, what are we gonna do for this date and when?" Dick said feeling his smile stretch wider. Wally blinked a couple times rapidly, trying to clear his head and think of what he should say, what they should do.
"Well... I was thinking maybe we could totally see the new Fast and Furious movie? I saw a couple of trailers for it and it looks wicked cool, totally up our alley if you know what I mean," he laughed. Dick laughed too and nodded.
"That would be great, I'm always up for seeing stuff blow up." Wally visibly glowed at that, "When would we see it?"
"Um, how about tomorrow? It's a Sunday so neither of us have school and besides what were we gonna be doing anyway," Wally laughed, and Dick nodded.
"So... Halo?" Wally asked looking towards the counsel in his room. Dick scoffed with a "duh" then told Wally that he should go tell the team that they were both okay while Wally setup Halo. Wally nodded but then looked up at him after he moved towards the counsel.
"Are you going to tell them that we're- you know," Wally asked, eyes shooting around the room hoping to find something to look at other than Dick.
"I'm not entirely sure yet, but if I did would you mind? Or...?" Dick questioned, he wouldn't care what Wally decided either way. He knew that they both knew that they would have to tell the team at some point. Dick thought, why not just tell them what had transpired now? It would only make the most sense and be the most efficient as well, so there would be no sense for useless lies and avoidance of something he knew the team wouldn't care about.
"I wouldn't mind, no. I would just have to deal with Artemis's teasing for a couple days," he laughed a bit through his nose. "So just do what you think is right in the moment, if you tell them you tell them and if you don't you don't. All I care about really is that you're happy with whatever you decide to do," Wally concluded, the wisdom he rarely showed slipping into his voice to be heard. Dick smiled lightly, the smile lines in his tanned face fading now being replaced with a relaxed expression of contentedness and plush happiness.
"Thanks Walls'," Dick replied, turning to move towards the doorway.
Dick slipped his sunglasses back on and moved swiftly out of the room and into the main hall where all the team were talking to each other about what just happened. He could see Artemis's smirk that only widened into a smile when she saw Robin approaching.
"Well look who it is, how's Kid Dork doing?" Artemis asked, both with a tone of smugness and slight concern that she may have pushed Kid over the edge of livable embarrassment. But then she saw the wide smile on the Boy Wonder's face and she stood up a little straighter hoping that that smile meant good news for the two best friends' relationship.
"He's fine, better than fine I think," Robin said, and Artemis felt a strange happiness rise in her chest for the two. While Kid may annoy the ever living crap out of her she held a fondness for Robin and she knew that Kid wasn't actually too bad once you got to know him. The friendships built with the team for her had finally settled in and she could feel them now with a strong presence. This team had been nothing but good to her and good for her, and seeing the warmth in the Boy Wonder's face and that warmth which she knew would also be on Wally's made her feel a great joy.
"I'm glad," she said with a smile that held no more smugness. M'gann, Superboy, and Kaldur looked slightly confused at the words passed between the two, but Kaldur had a look like he knew what had transpired between Wally and Robin though not exactly down to every detail.
M'gann piped up, "What's wrong with Wally exactly?" Robin and Artemis looked to her while Superboy and Kaldur kept their eyes on Robin with M'gann. Robin cleared his throat and looked to Artemis, she nodded her head a little bit conveying the message that telling the truth was probably the best option.
"Well," Robin began, "it seems that Wally and I, due to Artemis's interference towards Wally's really bad attempt at making a move on me," this got a reaction out of the rest of the team; Kaldur nodded and smiled seeing that his suspicions were correct, M'gann let out a small high pitched noise of happiness, and Superboy raised an eyebrow like he wasn't exactly sure what that meant, "are going to be going out on a date tomorrow to see the new Fast and Furious movie. So long story short we won't be able to hang with you guys tomorrow since we'll be out, and we were just going to play a round of Halo so you guys can do whatever." M'gann clapped her hands together and held them tightly for a moment, then flew over to Robin and hugged him with vigor.
"Oh this is great! I'm so happy for you two! I knew there was something going on between you guys!" she said gleefully into Robin's ear. Robin smiled and let loose a small cackle.
"Yeah I guess neither of us were being that subtle really," Robin said over M'gann's shoulder looking at the rest of the team. Kaldur continued to smile and nodded at him lightly, Superboy's eyes lit with understanding and he shrugged his shoulders a bit not really caring all that much given how he and M'gann were together. Artemis continued to smile and moved to stand closer to Kaldur.
M'gann released her hold on Robin and they both went back over to the team, M'gann slipping her hand into Superboy's weaving their fingers into one. Robin felt relief at these events and told them he was going to go back to Wally's room so they could play Halo. They told him that they planned on finishing Coraline then that they were going to go to their rooms as well given how late it was already. Robin could see 10:52 glow from his phone when he checked, so he knew that Wally and him should probably only play one or two rounds of Halo before going to bed.
This is because they would want to be refreshed for their movie date the next day, they would have to go early because they would want to be able to get their date in before any missions came up. Because then after any said missions they would all have to go home, all except Kaldur, M'gann, and Superboy of course. School's on Monday for the humans of the group, so they would all need their rest. Gotham Academy could be rigorous, and the teachers at Keystone High School could seemingly pull assignments for their students out of thin air.
Robin walked casually back to Wally's room, slipping his sunglasses off as he went. He found Wally ready and waiting for him with everything set up once he reached the room. Wally smiled up at him, patting the spot next to him on the floor. Dick sat down and smiled back.
"So," Wally began, "did you tell them?" he asked.
Dick nodded. "Yeah I did. They were all totally cool too, and I can't say that I regret my decision." Dick looked to Wally for a reaction, the one he got was a smile and bright eyes.
"Cool, yeah, that's good," Wally said nodding to himself, then turning his head back to the television screen starting the game. Dick smiled a bit hesitantly to himself, turning to face the screen as well.
That all went way smoother than I thought it would, Dick thought to himself. I just hope it will continue this way.
On the bed behind them, fading in and out under the flashing light of the tv screen, sat Reggy unknowingly to the two boys. He was frowning at the two, but he couldn't find any anger within himself towards either of the pair, especially towards the smaller boy. He knew that this was bound to happen sooner or later and he knew that when it did he would have to move on.
I guess it really is time to go, he thought to himself.
Looking over at the sudden flash of bright white light glowing in the corner of his eye, he smiled. The light was radiating warmth, acceptance, and happiness. Everything Dick said it would be. Reggy couldn't help but smile at the thought.
He moved off the bed towards the light, ready to be embraced by it warmth. He was there, he could feel it, he could touch it...
Then it was gone.
Reggy's face fell fast, he looked around in confusion first to Dick then back to the spot where the light was. But now there was something else in it's former place... something opaque and cold.
"...What?" was all that he could get past his lips before he was consumed by a darkness he never could've imagined.
Not even in his wildest nightmares could he have foreseen this.
Omg cliff hangers are my favorite thing ever yeeesss.
I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! 'Cause yay Wally and Dick are together, wow that was quick haha. But things don't seem to be going to well for Reggy, haa guess y'all'll just have to wait for the next chapter to find out what the hickity heck is happening.
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