Kid Flash leaned up against the kitchen countertop and ran his fingers through his mop of messy orange hair, still confused as he mulled over the events of the previous night. Replaying each moment in his mind, he recalled each memory with a surprising amount of clarity, feeling a warm tingle running down his spine.

It definitely wasn't the first time he had kissed a girl. In fact, his uncle had often given him lecture on the subject, warning him that one day his flirting would get him in trouble.

Kid Flash sighed.

At the time he'd known his uncle was right, even though he would never admit it. A pretty face had always been his biggest weakness- after all he thought angrily I may be a superhero, but I'm also a teenage guy.

The truth was he had gotten better at turning off the charm and controlling his emotions. The usual girls that saw him on the street, gushing with admiration, had lately seemed, well, boring.

He would go through the motions- save the damsel in distress, strike a pose, flash a charming smile that would make most girls melt into a puddle of goo- but it just didn't hold the same appeal after he met Jinx.

She seemed so spunky and ambitious, someone who didn't need or want to be saved.

He knew that she didn't belong with the hive five. Unlike those greedy brain dead idiots, she was searching for something more.

Acknowledgement.

Respect.

Love?

And she was trying to gain these intangible desires in the only way she knew how.

Despite her initial stubbornness, he had managed to convert her. Convinced her that she really was capable of so much more.

Then of course he had blown his shot with that stupid kiss.

He knew he should've waited, taken time to at least get to know each other better, but patience had never been one of his strong points.

He looked up quickly as he heard a door creak open, seeing Jinx wander out into the room, wearing the same outfit form the night before.

"Good Morning!" she greeted him with a strangely cheery smile, then slumped onto the couch, propping her feet on the coffee table. Upon spotting the remote, she proceeded to turn on the TV and flip through the various channels.

At first he was too shocked to move.

Who is this girl and what did she do with Jinx?

He nervously cleared his throat.

"Jinx, um I think that we need to talk…"

She didn't acknowledge him, focusing her gaze on the TV screen.

"…about what happened last night." He finished.

She turned around, glaring at him stonily then hissed, "Nothing. Happened. Last. Night. Got it?" and swiveled back around.

Knowing that he was practically signing a death warrant, he walked over to the TV and turned it off, then sat down in front of her on the coffee table.

"Okay, I'm sorry but you can't just pretend that nothing happened. I mean we-"

She cut him off sharply. "Yes I can, and I will."

He buried his face in his hands to stifle a frustrated groan.

Why does she have to be so stubborn?

"Look, this whole thing is just…well ridiculous- we've known each other for less than a week, only a few days ago we were enemies…I don't even know your name!" She shouted, her cheeks flushed bright pink.

She stood up from the couch, grabbed the faded backpack and started to walk towards the front door. As her hand reached for the handle, she heard a small voice.

"Wally."

"What?"

"My name…" he took a deep breath, "Is Wally West."

Once again her feet refused to move and she couldn't help staring into his eyes. They just looked so intense, as if they could bore holes into her own.

"Look, I want you to know that I don't usually reveal who I am. It's the kind of information that could get me killed…but I need for you to know that I trust you, and…well I hope that you'll stay here, even if it's just as friends." He said softly.

Jinx stared at the ground, lines appearing across her forehead. She shuffled her feet, turning towards the door then back around towards Kid Flash.

No- Wally.

She reminded herself.

After a few moments she placed her backpack on the counter and sat down next to him on the couch.

"I want for us to be friends…"

He winced slightly.

"…but maybe after a while…maybe we can just take everything a little slower?" She finished.

At that moment his badge buzzed an alert. For a few seconds they both just stared at it, then Wally pressed a small button and the buzzing stopped. He stood up. "It looks like there a bank robbery on 6th street…" he trailed off.

Just before he took off, Jinx jumped up from the couch.

"Well, I'm going with you. I need to get a hang of this hero stuff sometime…"

He grinned from ear to ear.

In less time than it took to blink, the two had disappeared.