A/N: Hey guys.

So, my last chapter didn't get many reviews. That's why, from now on, the next update won't be till I get at least five reviews per chapter. I like hearing your views, and when a chapter doesn't get many reviews, especially the first, it makes me feel like the story wasn't so good.

And I notice that I haven't put much of Kim in the last story, especially what led to their friendship and her crush on Jason. I showed more of Jason and Zen's relationship, and that's probably what led to many people shipping her and Jason. So, in this story, I'll show more of Kim as well. And look out for a lot of flashbacks.

Hope you guys enjoy this chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice.

Chapter 2

"You're going off again?" Maria's little voice makes her stop in her tracks.

She turns around to look at her little sister. "I'm just going to the park." She says.

"But, it's never the playground." Maria crosses her arms over her chest and pouts. The scene is so cute it makes the black-haired teenager laugh.

She goes over to her sister and gets down on one knee so that she's eye-to-eye with her. "It's just for today. Tell you what, tomorrow we'll get Irey and Jai and go to the playground, okay? I'll get Jason to come too."

The nine-year-old's eyes suddenly brighten and she claps her hands. "Oh, yes!" Zaina smiles. She has no idea from where, but Maria simply adores Jason. She thinks it's because Jason's always been like a brother to her. She knows that Jason loves her like he loves his own little sister. Maria throws her arms around her big sister, encasing her in a hug and then pulls away. Zaina gets up and walks out of the door, meeting her father on the way out and telling him her plans for the evening. After she has his approval, she starts making her way to the park.

The park was a frequent meeting place for her and Jason. If they couldn't meet at home, they'd schedule a meeting at the park, which happened very regularly. The park was a very nice place. It was huge, so you could be there, yet feel like the park was empty even with over fifty people. It's one of the things she loves about Palo Alto. She's glad that the city invested about half of the area for a park to let the people and kids relax. So, you were in a city, yet you would feel like you're in those remote towns with a lot of greenery. She's a tree-hugger and a nature enthusiast, so she's very happy being in Palo Alto.

She walks into the park, taking a deep breath of fresh air. She loves coming here. Honestly, when she was younger, she'd never want to go anywhere but here in the evenings. She's glad that Maria's a huge fan of the park too. She is, but all she wants to do is go to the playground (she loves the swings). She can't blame her. All they've been doing is going to the park for the past two weeks since they were sort on time and the park was just round the corner on their street.

She makes her way to the spot where she and Jason meet regularly. On the way, she stops to greet some people. One of the other reasons she loves the park is that people don't give her weird looks. Being the daughter of billionaire Bruce Wayne's son got her used to the camera at an early age, which was good since she was always performing in front of huge crowds. The downside to that is that anywhere she goes; people don't expect a person like her to be in a regular place. She's used to the looks, but it still hurts. At the park, on the other hand, people would greet her since she was a frequent visitor there.

With a smile on her face, she pushes the bushes aside with the back of her hand. She goes through the bushes to her and Jason's place and opens her mouth to say something, when something stops her. Her eyes widen at the scene in front of her.

Jason is there, sitting on the bench. Beside him, there is a very familiar blond with blue eyes. He's holding her hands and smiling at her. Just as Zaina moves behind a tree, he says something to her that makes her giggle. Closing her eyes, she decides that it's time to show up.

She moves out from her place behind the tree and walks ahead. "Hey, guys." She says cheerfully.

She has to laugh at the way Jason suddenly jumps up. He turns around, clearly surprised at her appearance. "Oh, hey, Zen." He says. "I didn't expect you so soon."

"Yeah, I can see that." She points to his girlfriend, who's now laughing hard. "I'm not interrupting anything, am I?" she asks.

Jason opens his mouth to say something but then the other girl stands up. "Its okay, Zen." She smiles. "We were done anyway."

Zaina feels a bit bad when Jason pulls her aside and they have a hushed conversation. He still looks down when she says something like they'd continue it later. They both give a quick glance at the guitar beside the bench, which Zaina hadn't even noticed till that moment. She figures that he probably brought it to sing his girlfriend a song. When she looks back, she's giving him a quick kiss on his cheek and smiles at the raven-haired girl before slinging her bag over her shoulder and moving off. After she's gone, Jason gives a huge exasperated groan and turns back to Zaina.

"Great timing, Zen." He says. "You couldn't wait five minutes?"

She laughs. "I haven't seen you this hyper since you and Kim got together a year ago." She says. "I still can't understand how you both fell for each other. I mean, you two got off on the wrong foot, you know."

"Oh yeah." He says. "I do remember."

"How well?" she says in a low voice.

He turns to her. "Like it was yesterday."

"Jason, this is my new best friend, Kim." Eight-year-old Zaina says. "Kim, this is my best friend, Jason."

She still has a smile on her face, but it fades away when the two blond kids are glaring at each other. "Guys?"

"Why are you friends with her?" Jason protests. "I thought I was your best friend."

"And why are you friends with him?" Kim protests. "I thought I was your new BFF."

Zaina sighs. "You both are my best friends!" she says firmly. "Why are you both like that?"

"I'm not staying in the same room with her." Jason says.

"And I'm not staying in a room with him." Kim turns around and storms off.

Jason glares after the blond girl and then turns to Zaina to say something, but stops at the look on her face. "What?"

"What is going on with you both?" She asks, angrily.

"Don't you remember?" Jason asks. "Kim's the one who always beats me in everything. She always comes in first place, and I come in second."

"So you're holding a grudge because of something like that?" she asks. "Has it ever occurred to you that Kim might actually be better than you?"

Jason looks at her. "That's not true!" he says. "She beats me even in the talent show. And we both know that I'm the best dancer in school."

"Yeah, and she just prepared more for everything, unlike some people." She says.

"I do prepare." He protests.

"Preparing doesn't mean rehearsing two hours before the show." She points out.

"I…I…um…I bet Kim does it too." He says.

"She spends the entire week preparing instead of wasting it playing video games." Zaina points out. Jason opens his mouth to say something, but then closes it when he realizes that she's right.

"Still, I'm not staying anywhere with her around." With that, he slings his bag over his shoulder and storms away.

Zaina sighs. "Who would have thought this would be so hard?"

"I still can't believe I held a grudge over something as stupid as that." Jason laughs.

Zaina nods. "It took you both a long time to get along." She remembers. "So, what made you fall for each other?"

"Long story." He replies.

"Anyway, that's not the reason I came here." She says, pushing her hair out of her eyes.

"It was until you got here." He says in a low voice, but shrinks back when she glares at him.

"Ignoring that," she says, "What plans have you got for the summer?"

He shrugs. "Nothing much." He says. "You?"

"Same here." She says. "But my dad says he may have something for us."

"He does?"

She nods. "He just left to call Grandpa Bruce. He'll tell us what it is tomorrow."

Jason rubs his hands. "I hope it's something exciting."

"Trust me. When my dad is on something, it's bound to be exciting."

A/N: So, I'm going through a bit of writer's block at the moment, so I'm guessing this chapter wasn't so good.

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