If I had updated this for April Fool's day, I think all of you would see how good I am in giving out pranks and surprises. I HOPE YOU LIKE IT, and as I told many of you, you will be shocked. I'm a girl of my word.

Please, don't get any ideas, and do not steal my story. I will hunt you and hurt you, this is not a threat, but it is a promise.

Disclaimer: I do not own any character or scene that appears in Young Justice. I own the character, Diana Crane and her whole story (including parents). All associations or similarities to Diana Crane are completely coincidential. I also own any of the scenes that do not occur in Young Justice.

Star City

October 11, 16: 38 EDT

"You should have seen him, Diana!" Wally raised his arms in exaggeration. "Dude was literally shouting at me from all sides! It was hilarious!"

I frowned in confusion, "How is Dick shouting at you funny?"

The redhead started laughing, "He was shouting at me for being, and I quote, a male whore! Do you even know why he was saying that?"

I huffed, "If I knew, I wouldn't have asked you anything, now would I?"

"You are as clueless as him," Wally rolled his eyes. "He was jealous of us spending so much time together!"

All right, that idea that Wally had may have made a lot of sense, but it didn't completely add up. It would explain his sudden outburst yesterday, but you still had to take into account that Dick did flirt with Zatanna. So, why would he be jealous?

I went with the safe answer. "Let's just enjoy the quiet, all right?"

Wally had taken me back to the park in Star City. It had become our own little special place, much like Dick and I's gargoyle. It was the one where we would always be perched on when our uniforms were on. We used to talk there all the time.

"I'm hungry." The speedster next to me blurted out. His stomach soon growled after that.

"When do you not want food?" I rolled my eyes, "Are we going to the burger place we went to the other night, or…?"

I trailed off when Wally shook his head. He seemed to be deep in thought for a few moments, and then a smile appeared. "We should go to Alinea. I heard from Barry that it just opened here!"

I snorted, "The lowest price in the menu is almost two hundred. Are you entirely sure?"

"Babe, when have I not been sure when it comes to food?"

I pushed myself off the wet grass, and wiped off any dirt that was in the back of my jeans. Wally extended his hands toward me, and I took them, making him bounce off the ground. Then, we both strolled away from our little sanctuary.

We walked around the streets of Star City, and often, I would see the logo of Queen Industries plastered in advertisements. A lot of people stopped and stared as Wally and I made our way to Alinea. It didn't surprise me; I was supposedly going to be the adopted daughter of Oliver Queen.

"And this is why Dick wears sunglasses all the time." Wally joked, looking at me disapprovingly. There was something in his gaze that unnerved me.

I glared at him, "Can we stop talking about him? There are better subjects of conversation!"

"I'm sorry," Wally gave me a gentle smile, but one thing had drastically changed. "Are you sure you don't want to talk about it?"

Wally's eyes seemed to be dimmed. His smile didn't quite reach it's true potential, it wasn't like it had been a few minutes ago. He looked just like when he had talked to me about M'Gann, the bullying, and his conflicted emotions.

"If you don't want to talk about what's happening to you," I shook my head. "Then I won't tell you anything about it, either."

The older redhead sighed, and his expression told me that the wrongs in his life were indeed bothering him. "You know all that there is to the story. M'Gann barely looks at me, a group of guys at school are messing with me, and I have no idea what I feel for Artemis."

My eyes widened, and I could feel a smirk start to itch into my features. I had told both Wally and Artemis, since the start, that they would be wonderful for each other. They didn't believe me though, especially not Artemis. It was obvious they always had a thing for each other, though.

"Well, Wallman, it sounds like you need a night off those thoughts." I latched my arm with his. "Both of us could use a night without the drama, actually."

Wally grinned, "Forget about everything for one night?"

I laughed, "It's like you read my mind!"

That instantly reminded me of Dick. He always knew what I was thinking about, and what I was feeling. It was a vice versa type of thing, too. I remembered when he asked me if I could read minds, and mentally growled. Why couldn't he get out of my head?

"Table for two, please." Wally spoke at the waiter who was waiting at the front of the restaurant.

The man looked in between us, and when he seemed to realise who I was, he let us go right through. "Oh, Miss Crane! What a wonderful surprise, and you brought company?"

I smiled politely at the man as he seated us in a table at the side. "Yes, but he is just a friend."

The waiter nodded, almost seeming disappointed, and gave us our menus. I looked over the small, but wonderful, selection of foods. Wally started to chant the three platters he wanted to have tonight. I only shook my head in exasperation at the boy sitting next to me.

It was a good thing that Ollie had given me that credit card a few months back.

"Wally, I'm not sure if all that food will be good for Ollie's company." I raised an eyebrow at the boy as the waiter brought us identical glasses of water.

The redhead pouted, "But it's so good! Ana, you know I can't come here often! I'm not rich like you or Dick!"

A wave of nauseating feelings washed over me. I felt jealousy, resentment, anger, and sadness. The emotion that stood out to me the most was disappointment. I tried shoving those thoughts roughly down a mental cliff.

"—You okay? Diana?" Wally waved a hand gently over my face. He looked worried. "It was what I said, wasn't it?"

I sighed, "Yeah, but don't worry about it."

The waiter suddenly appeared out of nowhere, giving us both a plastic grin. I don't think he was too happy to be serving two teenagers at the time, but I was Oliver Queen's future adoptive daughter. He couldn't ignore me. "Anything that you would like to have?"

Wally spoke before I had the chance. "Yeah, I would like to have the King Crab with allspice, and a Razor Clam with soy, please?" He gestured to me. "The lady would like to have Lobster with carrots."

The waiter nodded, slightly hesitant at Wally's two orders, but still left without a word.

I heard a sigh, "Diana, can I be honest with you?"

I vigorously nodded my head, "Never doubt it."

"I can barely handle it sometimes." Another sigh from the speedster. "Some days it gets to physical abuse. It hurts, and then, there's M'Gann. I have no idea if I like her anymore. It's just painful for her to ignore me whenever I try to talk to her."

I nodded, trying to listen as well as I could. Wally needed to get everything out of his system. My words would mean nothing to him right now.

"And there's Artemis, too! At first, I absolutely hated her for driving Roy off the Team, but now? I don't know if I like her. I just can't figure it out anymore! Everything is out of control, and everything changed…except you.

Kaldur's been more closed off ever since Tula got hurt, M'Gann ignores me, Superboy barely talks to me, and Artemis is starting to be beautiful! Then, there's Dick. He's being an actual dick, and his flirting with Zatanna pisses me off! Can't he see he's hurting you?"

Wally took a deep breath, and sighed. I just sat there in utter silence; I didn't know what to say. I had had absolutely no idea how bad Wally's thoughts were. I had no idea how much it hurt him.

I was about to respond, "Wally, why didn't you—" Then something cut me off.

Wally's eyes were closed, his expression maddened, and his eyebrows upturned. His breathing was ragged, the sign of his desperate need to feel someone else be there. His lips were against mine, pressing forcefully.

I almost gave into the kiss, too. Wally was in a true emotional low for him, and so was I. Every time Dick flirted with Zatanna, it felt like a stab in the chest. I knew how those felt like in real life. I wasn't exaggerating.

I wanted to get all this anger and sadness out of my system. Wally had chosen to kiss me to do that, so why couldn't I do the same? One thought stopped me, though.

Richard John Grayson.

I pulled away from Wally, and as soon as I did that, his eyes opened wide. He seemed to be sobering up from what had just happened, and his eyes were widening more and more with every passing second.

I gave him a confused glare, "Explica. Ahora…Explain."

The shocked redhead was still for a few moments. He seemed to be contemplating the best answer to give me as to what had just happened. Wally couldn't find his voice, he kept opening his mouth, but nothing came out.

I gave his arm a hard pinch, and he winced. "What part of explain now don't you understand, Wallace?"

The hurting coming from his bicep seemed to snap him out of it. "I am so sorry, Diana!"

I glared harder, "That doesn't explain why you kissed me, now does it? Why. Did. You. Do. It?"

"I—I don't know?" Wally started rambling. "I guess I was just looking for the one thing that has always been there for me, and that's you! These past few days, you've been the only concrete around me…I don't know exactly why I did it, but that's as close as I can get. You're the only thing that's stayed simple, everything else is just so messed up!"

My eyes softened, and my judging side gentled. "I'm sorry for snapping at you. I guess it makes sense. I'm like the anchor to your boat while it's experiencing a thunderstorm in the middle of the ocean."

Wally gave me an apologetic smile, "What's up with the deep metaphors?"

I shrugged, "It suits the situation."

The waiter came in with the three plates of food perched on his arms. "Here you go." Wally and I nodded uncomfortably, and the man left us alone.

I rubbed the back of my neck, and tried to start digging into my lobster so that no awkward conversation would have to be interchanged between us. "Uh, everything is going to be all right? Between us, I mean."

I looked at him, and there was this anticipation and suspense about the question that made me hold my breath. Whatever I decided next would be the result of what our friendship would become later on.

I nodded, "Of course. I know why you did it, and maybe I would have done it, too. We're all good."

Wally toothily grinned in relieve, and gave me a peck on the cheek. He stated to swallow his food in giant bites. I gave him a slight shake of the head, and a small unsure smile overcame me.

I couldn't have another tense friendship on the line. It was enough with one.

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Gotham City

October 11, 20: 21 EDT

I walked into my home just to see Dinah doing her nails.

It was one of those lazy nights that we so rarely had. I was glad for Dinah being there, I needed it more than my mother currently knew I did. This was one of the nights that I could have used being a nine year old all over again, and curl up under the covers with her.

"Hey, pretty bird!" Dinah grinned at me. "How was Star City with Wally?"

The obvious frown that I sported told her that it hadn't gone as planned. Dinah gave me a sad understanding smile, and opened her arms wide. I instantly ran over to her, dissolving into the familiar scent.

Dinah held me there for a few moments, just letting my breaths calm down. My arms were tightly wrapped around her, and I almost let out one of those confused and lost sobs. The ones that happen when you're not crying, but when you're desperate.

I had no idea what had suddenly come over me. Everything had…I don't know, made me realise something? Everything that's been happening these past few days have not been good for me.

The aching was taking so long to go away. Why did Wally have to go on ahead and kiss me? It just made everything so complicated. Why did Dick have to like Zatanna? It only made my chest feel like it was bursting.

Why did I have to care so much about it all?

"Sweetheart," Dinah's eyes looked at me pleadingly. "Tell me what happened."

So, I did. I explained to her about my romantic feelings toward the Boy Wonder. I talked about how he started to flirt with Zatanna right when she came into the Cave, but didn't direct almost a single word to me. I told her about Wally and I hanging out, and his troubles.

I blurted out everything from October 6 to this day. I spoke about how Wally kissed me all of a sudden, explaining how I was the only thing that stayed simple to him. I explained everything from my hurting to Dick's irrational jealousy, and Wally's pain.

Everything was so overwhelming to say out loud that I had to take long breaks between sentences just to let everything sink in. I could tell that my mom was feeling like I was over exaggerating, but she also knew I needed her advice at that moment.

"Darling," Dinah stroked my hair. "It's completely normal to like Dick, he's a nice guy, too. But if he's flirting with Zatanna, while being jealous of you and Wally, then maybe you two should talk everything out. I think he might feel the same about you. "

I shook my head, "But we've barely directed a word to each other ever since a week ago! Ever since Wally and I went to that park in Star City for the first time…he still talked to me, but it was less than normal. Now, it's even worse!"

Dinah sighed, "You two really need to talk things out, Diana. It's the only way that both of you can patch up your friendship, and that's what you want, right?"

I nodded.

"Well, then I suggest that you two arrange to explain why you've been ignoring each other, and what to do to make it better. That's the best I can tell you. Dick's just being an idiot, though. What he's doing doesn't make any sense."

"Well," I scuffed. "What Wally did didn't make sense either!"

"Wally was also an idiot." Dinah smirked. "Are those two going through a teenage phase where everything they do to their best friends is confusing?"

Despite how bad that joke had been, I couldn't help but laugh. It was true; both of them were being extremely confusing at that moment. Maybe they were going through a phase.

"Mom," I spoke after a few seconds. "Everything is going to be fine in the end, right?"

Dinah took a minute to answer, and that worried me. I didn't know if she was just trying to look for the best way to break the bad news to me, or how to word the right way to say the best. "I have no idea, pretty bird."

I sighed, "I guess you couldn't really tell…we still don't know what they're both really feeling."

Dinah nodded, "Do you want some tea?"

I gave her a sad smile, "Please?"

My adoptive mother went inside of the kitchen, getting ready to brew the drink. I grabbed the blanket that we always kept on top of the couch, and draped it around my shoulders. I was tired out, and my chest had this small ache in it.

Dinah's answer unsettled me. She was always so sure of everything, that's why I always went to her for help. That's why she was the set advisor for the Team. For her to not know something, it was so rare and so horribly suspenseful.

I wanted to know if Dick was thinking of Zatanna right now, or if he was out with her. I wondered if he was thinking about me, either upset or maddened. Then, there was Wally.

What was he thinking of at that moment? Was he still thinking of the kiss, and was he regretting it? Did he feel like he messed up, like nothing was really going to be the same even though we said it was?

There were so many questions swimming around my mind, and more always kept appearing. Sometimes, being trained by Batman and Black Canary could be a bad thing. They told you to analyze everything, and analyze I would do for a lifetime.

No matter how horrible it could get.

"Here, pretty bird." Dinah handed me my usual red cup. "Go up, get changed, and sleep. You need it."

I nodded, and gave her a hug and a kiss on the cheek. "Goodnight, mom."

"Goodnight, Diana."

I let the brown blanket fall from my shoulders onto the couch, and dragged my heavy body up the stairs. I looked at the pictures in the hallway, all of them were of Oliver, Dinah, Roy, and I. There were some of Dinah's mother, and father, too.

There was one picture of Mount Justice at sunset, and I smiled. That was probably the most comforting sight I've seen all day. I stood in front of the framed photograph for a moment, just sipping my drink. It reminded me of home.

I sighed, and turned the freezing knob to my room. The lights were out, and heavy weight sat on top of my bed. I closed the door after I was fully in, and placed my mug on my desk.

"When did you get here?" I asked Dick as he lay on my bed.

"About," He checked his watch. "Ten minutes ago."

I nodded, unsure of what to do. I fiddled with my thumbs, and let out a shaky breath. "Did you, uh—"

"M'Gann told me that you and Wally kissed." Dick's eyes narrowed dangerously, and for the first time in my life, he intimidated me.

My eyes widened in surprise, "How did she know?"

I studied Dick's face as it went from anger to downcast. "Conner and her were walking around Star City, when surprise, surprise! They see you two inside of a restaurant making out."

I crossed my arms, trying to look like his words couldn't faze me. "We weren't making out. Besides, why would you care? Aren't you busy making out with Zatanna?"

"She has nothing to do with this!" Dick stood up from the bed.

"Neither does Wally!" I exclaimed.

"Yes, he does!" Dick's eyes held this flame in them, one that made me take a small step back. "You can't just go around making everyone believe that you like them, and then go kiss another guy! You're acting like a whore!"

My fists balled up, and before I knew what had happened, I heard a loud thud as Dick hit the ground. "What the hell is wrong with you? You're the one acting like a whore by going around and flirting with everyone in the Team, even Artemis, and all the girls at school!"

Dick smirked evilly, and held the cheek that had been hit. "At least I'm not going around kissing everyone!"

"Kissing everyone?" I hissed in bafflement. "It was only one person, and Wally kissed me! Why am I even explaining this to you?"

"Because you care," Dick sniggered. "How cute."

His smug attitude made a shiver go up my spine, and I took a step back from him. He was almost acting as if he was…vengeful, as if he was evil. I'd seen that expression from my father so many times. I had always been scared of it.

I felt my eyes grow wide, as I kept taking steps away from Dick. He realised what I was doing, and instantly, it was almost as if his defenses had crumpled down. Dick stood up, slowly. "No…D, please look at me like that. Don't give me that look, please don't…I—"

I grabbed the edge of my desk, and squeezed hard. "Just go."

When Dick didn't show any response to my plea, I shouted at him. "Go away!" Dick jumped in surprise at my tone, and that had been the first time I'd seen him so shocked in my life.

"I'm sorry…" He muttered as he trudged off, his head hung down in shame.

When I was sure that he was long gone, and that Dinah would come into my room to oversee what had happened, I let go of the desk. My legs seemed to have a mind of their own, as I was soon on my bed.

I inhaled, what had happened?

I exhaled, why had it happened?

That's when my chest started going up and down, and the ragged breaths were continuous. I could hear mewls and whimpers leave my mouth in a frenzy. My eyes stung viciously, and the tears streamed down easily. I tucked myself under the covers, and folded my body into a tight ball.

His yells had disturbed me, and he knew it.

His maddened eyes scared me, and he knew it.

His malice-full smirk frightened me more than anything. He knew it.

Dick's performance today had reminded me of my father, of the one man who had truly unsettled me in my life. That was probably the worst fact that I've heard or thought of.

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