Hey all of my readers! I am SO sorry I've been gone for so long, but with school I suddenly found myself very much out of time to do much other than study. However, now that Midterms have passed I have a bit of a reprieve before I have to start studying for Finals. I know there were a few requests of a time skip to when Rix would get his surgery, but I think that getting his hormones in check is also important. I know how much they can boost confidence and bring this... brightness into their eyes.

Anyway... On with the story! Oh, this occurs a few (3-5) weeks after the events of the last two chapters.

Chapter 7: Hormones; Rixie's POV

"Rix?" Bruce's voice came to my ears. I shot up, clearly I had dozed… again.

I shot up out of bed and grabbed my black Adidas in a matter of seconds. "Coming!" I shouted back, sliding the shoes on fully before running down the hallway. I purposely ran past the staircase before vaulting over the railing and dropping the 16 feet to the ground floor. My jacket billowing as I land perfectly. As I stood I found Bruce standing by the base of the staircase. "Are you going to tell me where we're going?" I asked as he walked past me towards the garage.

"Are you going to stop vaulting over the railings?" Bruce asked in return.

"Sorry." I tried, but when he didn't react I knew he could tell I didn't mean it. "Okay, not really." I sighed as we entered the garage and headed towards the car Bruce normally uses.

"Then no." he said with a slight smirk before ducking into the driver seat.

I opened my door and slid in as well. "Fine then." I grumbled, looking to the clothes I was wearing I nearly started smiling again. They were straight legged jeans, black, 24 x 28, boy's section standard. A red t-shirt, a black jacket on top. My hair sculpted around my ears, and a few strands falling between my bright blue eyes. "Okay, I'm sorry." I tried again.

Bruce glanced past me as we pulled out of the garage and then down the drive, taking the most common route through Gotham. "Look, Rix, I know you can handle yourself. I also know that you have been doing things like that since long before I took you as my ward. But would kill you be to a little bit careful?"

I opened my mouth, but clearly he saw my smirk and could realize what that meant for my response. "Well-"

"Don't answer that." he spoke instantly. "You're a teenaged boy, I should know better than to say something like that."

I nearly beamed as he referred to me a boy, after three weeks I was still having a hard time processing that now I could be who I wanted to be. Both in the mask and out of it. However, it fell when we pulled into the parking lot. "Uh, Bruce, what are we doing here?"

Saint Mary's Hospital

He turned off the car and got out without another word. I paused for six full seconds, waiting to see if he was pranking me, but when kept walking I got out and jogged up to stand beside him. When I was less than a few feet away, he turned and locked the doors on the car. "C'mon." he said again and I followed him again, this time not pausing.

As we walked through the main doors, there was secretary right on our left. "Mr. Wayne?" she questioned, and Bruce turned to the sound of his name. Then nodding slightly. "You must be mix Grayson." she spoke looking to me.

Okay, I know it's been awhile since someone called me Miss, but clearly I need to reminded...

"Yes." I responded carefully.

"You two can take a seat in the waiting room, Dr. Sinons will be with you soon."

"Thank you." Bruce responded, placing his hand on my shoulder and leading me in the direction she directed us.

"Uhm… is there something you're not telling me?" I questioned as we sat down. Bruce looked to me, clearly wanting to me elaborate. "I'm not dying, right?" I checked.

Bruce frowned. "No." I knew better than to prod.

My phone buzzed in my pocket. 'Hey, u free this afternoon?' Wally's text came through.

I looked to the time display on my phone. 9:07. 'I think so, why'

'U think?'

'Where you now?'

His two texts came in rapid succession. I sighed. Crap. 'the hospital'

'Wat? Y?'

'You ok?'

'Thats the thing, im fine' I respond

'Any clues from Bats?' Wally asks

'None' I replied

"Mix Grayson?" a voice asked. I stood instantly. Maybe Bruce is taking me to get my ears checked, I think they need it… "Follow me please." I nodded and did as she gestured.

'But it looks like im about to find out' With that I slipped it back into my pocket and made an effort to catch up with the nurse. As we make two lefts and a right we come to hall full of rooms, we step into the first on the right and inside the room is already another woman. If I had to guess I would suppose that it's Dr. Sinons.

"Rachel Grayson?" she checked as the nurse shuts the door.

"Uh, Rix, or Rixie." I corrected carefully.

"Rix," she accepted it with a nod, before jotting it down. "Please, sit." I did. "Are you thinking for it to be shortened from Richard?"

"Uhm, I never really thought about it, but I s'pose." I admitted with a shrug.

"I need to do a quick physical, alright." she said, I shrugged again. Before I slid my shoes off along with my jacket. "Step on the scale please."

I did and I saw the needle shift. 72.5ish. She then pulled out the extension and placed the flat piece equal with my head and dropped it down. 4'8 ¼"

"Are you wearing shoes with inserts?" she asked, clearly realizing how much shorter the reading was then how tall I appeared normally, though not enough to make me go over the 5'0" marker.

"If mean inserts to make me taller then yes." I grumbled as I slid them back on.

"Can you sit on the examination table?" I did without any hesitation. "Breath in," she requested, as if felt the stethoscope on my back. "and out." she moved to my other lung. "In," she gently nudged my straight back so I slouch slightly. "and out." She took it off my back. "Blood pressure and heart rate." she explained, as she put the cuff on then straightened my arm, and placed the stethoscope in the crook of my elbow.

She frowned. "Is everything alright?" I asked worriedly.

"You have a low resting heart rate." she stated. "How often do you exercise?"

"Every day." I responded instantly.

"Intensity?" she questioned.

"High." I replied with a small smile. More like extreme.

"Are you in any sports?" she asked.

"Gymnastics." I responded again with a smile.

"Really?" she questioned politely. "What events?"

"Beam, Unevens, and…" I trailed, as I once again realized that my favorite event isn't a women's event. She looked to me, silently asking my to continue. "Rings," I admitted, "I know that it's not a girl's event but it's my favorite."

"Do you compete in it?" she asked.

I frowned. "No, I can't, but Bruce has a pair set up for me in the gym."

"Anything else?" she asked, checking over my wrists and elbows. Should've seen that coming.

"I… I was a trapeze artist, with my părinţi, we were in the circus." I explained.

"Your what?" she questioned, I looked to her and shared the same confusion, before I rethought my sentence.

Oh, I slipped. "My parents." I clarified. "Sorry, that was in Romani."

"Ah." she said with a nod. "So, you're Romanian then?" she asked. I nodded tightly. "Any allergies?" she questioned. I shook my head. "Any corrective lenses or hearing aids?" I shook my head again.

"Can I ask something?" I asked her after her pause. She looked to me then nodded. "Why did Bruce schedule this appointment?"

She tilted her head, clearly confused. "He didn't tell you?"

"..." I paused unable to process the fact that Bruce didn't tell me something he was expected to. Typical. "Tell me what… exactly?"

"This is an appointment so we can help you transition." she spoke calmly. "Since you're thirteen, it'd be best to get you started on Blockers right away."

"Blockers?" I questioned, almost 90% that I heard her wrong.

"Hormone Blockers," she clarified. "they'll ensure that you don't experience female puberty."

"I know what they are." I assured her. "I- I just thought I heard your wrong."

She looked up from her writing, the confusion clear in her eyes. "I'm afraid I don't understand."

I sighed, this was where it got so hard to explain. "I'm not used to being able to go and say that I'm a boy, for so long I've been thinking there was something wrong with me, that because I have two X chromosomes I have to be a girl. Despite the fact that isn't who I want to be." I sighed, which gave me time to reorganize my thoughts. "Then there's the fact that with my friends they all thought I was a boy, and they have for as long as I've known them and now I have to tell them that I'm technically a girl." I grimaced at the final word.

"Richard." Sinons' voice was stern and it caught my attention in the matter of point-two seconds. "There's nothing wrong with being Transgender, and I need you to know that."

How can you believe with all the hate that is geared towards people like me on the internet?

"As for telling your friends that you're a girl, you're not." I quirked an eyebrow, now utterly confused. "You may have been born a girl, but what you were born doesn't mean that has to define you. Your friends already know you for the person you want to be, this isn't something you have to tell them, this can be told to them when you feel comfortable. Which may be today, tomorrow or in two years, but only when you want to tell them." That made sense, but… "and if they are truly your friends they will accept you no matter what."

I sighed, partially because she's right and partially because I needed to be able to just think this through more than anything else, which wasn't something I could do here.

"I need to draw your blood so the lab can put together the correct dosage of Blockers for you." Sinons spoke up, my head snapped up to see her already having a needle on the counter top and a rubber band in her hands.

"Alright." I resigned, and watched as she put the band over my elbow, then as she turns to grab the needle. I blinked slowly, as I felt her insert the needle, then remove in a matter of few moments. I opened my eyes and saw her cover the small dot of blood that obviously covered where she stuck the needle.

Taking the needle tip off she labeled the small vial with my name, before placing it on a tray. "We'll get this to the lab, they should have your results in a couple days. We'll call Bruce to schedule your appointment after that."

I nodded as she reached over and removed the band from my upper arm. "Thank you."

She smiled. "Just doing my job Richard." With that she gestured that I could leave, so I did. Making my way back to the waiting room where Bruce was.

"So?" he questioned as we exited the hospital.

"They said the labs going to need a couple days." I told him, trying very hard to stay whelmed.

"How does that work for a surprise?" Bruce questioned.

I smiled up to him. "Totally feeling the aster."

Bruce chuckled but didn't say anything as we both slipped into the car.

"I'm going to tell Wally if that's alright." I told him.

Bruce's eyes flashed with that look that could almost be called a Bat-glare, but I knew it was for an entirely different reason. "That's alright." he finally spoke.

I rolled my eyes. "You do know that you're eventually going to have to be okay with it, right?" I teased, smirking slightly.

Bruce only brooded silently beside me, glaring at nothing. I decided to let it drop before he found an urge to kill Wally.

The rest of the ride back to the mansion was quiet, and a tiny bit awkward. As soon as the engine stopped I ran out of the car. "I'll be back later!" I shouted, mostly to Alfred as I ran down the staircase, through the batcave and to the Zeta Tube, setting the destination.

Recognized: Robin B01

As I appeared in Central City, I smiled, realizing that I was now only about five minutes from Barry's house. Which there was a 90% (approximately) probability that was where Wally would be.

Readjusting my jacket I shoved my hands into the pockets and decided to remain closer to nonchalant than chalant. As I did I felt my phone vibrate, I pulled it out and found two more texts from Wally. One from right after I sent him the one that told him I was going into my appointment and the next having just come in.

'Good luck, be sure to text me l8r'

'U ok? Its been nearly .5hrs'

I chuckled, the speedster could stand to be a little more patient. I passed by CCPD, since it was right on my way to Barry's, only to see that exact person walk out. "Allen." I called, jogging up to the man who had the same build as the Flash, his blue eyes and blonde hair showing.

"Can I help you?" he questioned, confused I wondered why until I remembered the haircut and that my shades were still in my pocket.

"Barry, it's me." he didn't seem to figure it out. "C'mon, Flash, it's me, Robin." I whispered. His eyes widened.

"Robin?" he questioned, his voice still lowered. "What-"

"Please, it's Rix, and I want to talk to Wally, is he still at your house?" I questioned, normally I would've paused but he was a speedster, he could keep up.

Barry chuckled. "Yeah, he is, hop in, I was just on my way home." then slipped into a car.

"Not running?" I questioned as I slid in.

"I'm fairly recognizable." he conceded with a shrug. "Plus, Iris would have my head."

I chuckled, I had met her a few times, but that seemed very likely from the female ginger. "I understand." in more ways than you realize.

"I thought Bats didn't want you to tell anyone about your secret identity?" Barry prompted.

"Wally didn't tell you?" I questioned, honestly surprised that Kid Mouth kept the namesake for that nickname shut.

Barry shook his head. "He came back from the Wayne Mission, but didn't seem to want to talk about it."

I sighed, confused and conflicted. "I told Wally, but I also didn't have much of a choice."

"Penguin?" Barry questioned.

I winced. "Joker." I lamented, watching as Barry's eyebrows shot up in shock. "So, yeah, Wally knows."

Barry was silent for a while, just as we got out of downtown did he strike up the conversation again. "Does that mean you're going to tell the team?"

I fought to keep the wince from showing on my face. "Eventually." I decided on saying.

Thankfully there wasn't a possibility for Barry to say more since we arrived at his house. As he stopped the car I let him approach the house first, then open the door. He caught the attention of both gingers in the house in an instant.

"Uncle Barry, hey!" Wally called from the kitchen where he was rummaging through the cupboards.

"How was work?" Iris asked, leaving the speedster in the kitchen as she walked to Barry. Briefly catching a shadow of the acrobat before he disappeared from sight.

"Everything alright, Iris?" Barry questioned only then did Iris realized she had been looking to the open door behind Barry for a long period of time.

"I thought I saw something, nevermind, and shut the door." she told him as she turned back towards the kitchen.

Only for a childish laugh to ring off the walls.

Wally froze and Iris' eyes flittered around trying to find the source of the sound. "Uh, what was that?" Iris questioned.

The laugh bounced off the walls again. Barry turned, suddenly surprised to find that Batman's protgé was nowhere to be found. He turned back towards Wally and Iris and found Rix behind his nephew. He nearly spoke up, only for the bird to indicate for him to not say anything.

"Iris, come here." he spoke to Iris, bringing his gaze away from Rix for a moment, she turned and nearly said something, until Barry placed his hand on her shoulder, causing her to turn her attention towards him as he shook his head.

"What?" Wally questioned very quickly he realized they were looking in his direction.

The cackle resonated again, but this time the source was identifiable, though purely because Iris and Barry could see the protogé. With swift movements the sidekick jumped onto to Wally's back, his arms going around his neck as his cackle turned into a laugh.

Wally reacted instantly, trying to get the assailant off of him, until he recognized the laugh. "Rixie?" he questioned, stopping and realizing exactly who had 'attacked' him.

The shorter teen dropped off his shoulders beaming. "Hey Wally."

"Dammit, don't do that!" he reprimanded, turning his full attention to the raven.

"You might want to find a different nickname honey." Iris spoke up to her nephew.

The two teens paused. The taller and fifteen year old managed to respond first. "What do you mean?"

"It's just…" Iris trailed not sure how to continue.

Thankfully for her Barry picked up. "Rixie kind of sounds like it should be a girl's nickname, don't you think?"

The two teen glanced to each other, then Rixie shrugged. "I guess you're right." Wally conceded.

"Oh!" Rixie gasped, suddenly remembering why he came here in the first place. "I almost forgot-"

"To tell me what your were doing at the hospital." Wally continued as the two moved to the living room.

"Hospital?!" Barry questioned, shocked. He flashed over to the smaller teen. "Do you need a hospital, I can't have Bats coming after me-"

Rixie chuckled. "No, I'm fine, swear." then turned to Wally. "Better than fine, actually."

"So, what was that all about then?" Wally questioned, his confusion covering his eyes, almost dimming them.

"Br-Bats took me to the hospital… because they're gonna start me on Blockers." despite his small stumble Rixie was clearly enthused.

"Blockers?" Iris questioned, voicing the confusion of both herself and Barry.

"They're getting ready so I can start on T when I'm 16!" Rixie continued smiling so wide that his face looked ready to split.

Wally blushed. "I sort of know what you mean." then looked down. "I'm new at this."

Rixie merely laughed. "Walls, it's fine, I'll explain it. All you've got to do is tell me. Kay?" he questioned, cocking his head in an attempt to look at Wally's still downcast eyes.

He minusculely vibrated for a moment, then looked up. "Kay." he agreed.

"They're postponing my… erm… development so I can go through like I should. Like a boy, testosterone and all." Rixie explained, his eyes still shining brightly.

Wally suddenly realized why the boy beside him was so excited that he wanted to come to see him in person rather than just text him. "Rix, that's great."

"Okay, as the two adults in this house, I think you two need to go over this again. Something tells me you'll be spending a lot of time here out of costume, won't you Rix?" Barry spoke up, looking to the raven knowingly.

Rix looked to Wally a questioning look in his eyes. Silently he asked 'do you want to tell him?'

Wally shrugged. 'It's your choice.'

Rix glared lightly. 'But this involves you too.'

Wally finally nodded in agreement.

"Yes, I will." Rix finally responded. He stood up, walking to the two adults. "Pleasure to meet you Mrs. West-Allen, I'm Rixie Grayson."

Iris' green eyes widened in shock. "Rixie Grayson?" she questioned.

"In the flesh." Rixie agreed with a chuckle.

"Andmyboyfriend." Wally spoke quickly. Too fast for Iris and Rixie to discern what he said, but Barry heard it loud and clear.

"Boyfriend?!" Barry questioned, though he shouted it was clear that he was shocked, not angry. "But you always…"

Wally shook his head. "I'm Pan Uncle Barry."

"Rix?" Iris questioned.

"My gender is confusing enough, I'm gay through and through." Rix said with a chuckle. Iris and Barry shared a confused look before turning to Rix, silently they asked for a further explanation. "That's why I want to talk to Wally today, and tell him not over text." Iris and Barry nodded, telling the thirteen year old to continue. "You see… I'm…"

"He's Transgender." Wally spoke up, emphasizing that Rix's desired gender was male. Iris and Barry were surprised, if Iris hadn't known who she was she never would've known that Rix was anything but male.

"What we talking about earlier was how they're putting me on Blockers, which stop me from experiencing female puberty. Then when I'm 16 they can get me started on T, or as you would know it, Testosterone."

Suddenly the small boy's excitement made total sense. "We're happy, for the both of you." Iris told both boys who beamed. "Though, Ro-Rix, you might want to wait before you tell Batman about this."

Wally froze and paled, while Rix chuckled. "Trust me, that is a bridge I don't intend to even look at for a while."

"But it does bring up a good point." Barry spoke up.

"What?" the two teens questioned, confused.

"What are you going to tell the team?" Barry questioned, not even realizing that this sounded a lot like the conversation that Rix had less than fifteen minutes with the doctor.

The two teens paled as they both realized a fate worse than having to tell the team. "What are we going to tell Roy?" Rix questioned.

Barry and Iris laughed at their antics. "We were kidding, you guys can tell them on your own."

Wally shook his head. "No, you don't understand, we're going to have to tell Roy, and he's going to pissed."

Rixie's communicator went off before he could respond. "Here." he said, tapping the communicator.

"Robin, report to Mount Justice." there was a small pause before he continued. "And bring Kid Flash with you."

"Yessir." the raven replied to the already cut communication line. "C'mon KF, we have to get to the Mountain."

"Bye guys, I'll see you later." Wally said, before grabbing Rixie's hand and allowing him to jump on his back as the two began moving at nearly 200 miles an hour.

"Hey, what do you think about Richard?" Rix questioned.

Recognized: Kid Flash B03

Wally paused for a moment then laughed. "Dick Grayson?" he questioned, nearly dying of laughter.

Recognized: Robin B01

Rix smirked. "Dick Grayson, I like it."

Wally smiled. "Me too."

Hey guys! Thanks for reading! I'll try and continue as soon as I can. I also know that the last bit was very rushed, but I swear I'm going to come back to this idea later. Please review as to whenish you would like the next chapter to occur!

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