A/N: Enjoy this chapter, guys. This story is going to be longer than the last, so I'm expecting about seventeen or eighteen chapters for this one.

Disclaimer: I don't own YJ

Chapter 4

Dick goes over the news over in his head, trying to figure out the right words to use. "Well, he says that the club is looking for volunteers. Would you two like to?"

Zaina opens her mouth to say something but Jason cuts her off. "Does it pay?"

"If you want it to." Dick says. He has to smile as the boy pumps his fist in the air.

"What's up with you?" Zaina asks.

"Well, my dad has been telling me to get a job. He says it'll help me when I go to college." Jason says.

"I can see where he gets that idea from." Dick replies. "When he was sixteen, his parents also made him get a summer job too. Poor guy wasn't able to come to any of our beach days."

"Wonder how he coped." Zaina asks.

"That's just it. He didn't. Whenever we saw him, he was complaining about working when we were off to do some fun stuff." Dick grins, remembering how exasperated his red-haired friend had complained for hours about having to work during summer. "One advantage of working at this country club is that you'll be able to have fun, yet make a few extra bucks." Zaina points out. Jason grabs her hand and takes her a little away, excusing himself before engaging them in a hushed conversation. After a few moments, they come back.

"So, you're both in?" the man asks.

"When do we start?"

She's on her way to the donut shop. Even though they've outgrown the place since their parents let them go to the park, they still occasionally go there. They changed, but the donuts didn't. But, Jason still is a bit hesitant to go there, mainly since they were meeting up with his girlfriend and he didn't want to meet up with her "dressed like this". He practically forced her to her limits, and now she has to drag him to their table, her hand on the sleeve of his shirt. It's hard to drag a person as well as try to ignore him babbling like an idiot.

(You think she'd be used to it by now, considering how long she's known him.)

"I can't let her see me like this…" he continues to babble.

"Would you shut up?" Zaina snaps. "You look absolutely fine."

"No, I don't. My hair is totally not fine!" he protests, his hands playing with his hair. She runs a hand down her face.

"Your hair is absolutely fine." She tells him, trying to make him feel better. If this was how he acted when she wasn't there, she's dreading to know how he'll act when Kim actually shows up. "And it's not like you're on a date or something. We're just asking Kim to join us volunteering at my grandfather's country club."

"Yeah, I'm not sure that's such a good idea." He shyly says.

"Jaze, this is a chance for you to spend more time with Kim, while you're working." She tells him. "Isn't that what you'd like?" He shrugs in understanding, and then he begins grumbling. "I still think you should've given me time to fix myself up."

"It's ten in the morning!" she groans. "This is why I don't have a boyfriend. No offense." She quickly says just as Jason gives her an offended look. She sighs and puts her elbows on the table, interlocking her fingers, just enjoying the silence they were sharing. Sometimes, it was better when they didn't say any words.

Her head snaps up when she hears Jason scrambling out of his chair, making an unusually huge row even for him. She narrows her eyes as Kim smiles at him and they hug. Still, she can't figure out what's gone into Jason. Most people would say that it was just the relationship thing going to his head, but she remembers that he and Kim were together for a year now. He didn't act like this then, so why now? She makes a mental note to ask him later.

"So, what did you guys want to ask me?" Kim slides into the seat beside her.

"Well, my grandfather owns a country club outside Palo Alto. They're looking for volunteers to work the summer. Jason and I thought you'd be interested." Zaina explains.

"You guys signed up for it?" Kim asks.

Jason nods. "Yeah, and if you worked there, we could spend more time together." That seemed to draw her in.

"I'm in."

He's been pacing outside the shop for about fifteen minutes now. He's never felt this nervous before. It's been two days since his and Kim's fight in the donut shop and since Zaina spoke to either of them. She's actually the most sensitive of them all, so feeling the cold shoulder from her is actually the worst thing of all. He'd seriously do anything to turn back time so he could set things right with her. Out of the two, Zaina had the biggest heart he had ever seen.

Don't worry, West. She'll be here. He assures himself. How could she not? I called her like a hundred times and left twice as many messages.

At that moment, his phone rings and he checks the ID to see its Kim. "Is she there?"

"No," he shakes his head, "She hasn't even returned my calls or replied to my texts. Did you have any luck?"

"Nope." His heart drops at her reply. Was Zaina still giving them the cold shoulder because they were fighting? But, they'd made up two days ago when she stormed out. Who would've thought that they both could have bonded over the one person they both really cared about. "Trust me, Kim. She'll be here. I'm sure." He says.

"Who'll be here?" He jumps and almost drops his phone. He looks behind him to see Zaina, her arms crossed over her chest. Judging from the look on her face, she still hadn't forgiven him.

"Hey, Zen. Did you get my messages?" he awkwardly asks.

"Actually, I just came to pick up a few donuts for my dad." She pushes past him, making her way into the store.

Before she can go inside, he grabs her arm, making her stop in her tracks. "Come one, Zen. Don't act like that." He says, knowing that he sounds as desperate as he feels. "Just give us a chance." She considers and he keeps his fingers crossed behind his back. After an agonizing two minutes, she sighs. "Fine."

"Great!" It's hard for him to keep the joy out of his voice.

He leads her inside the store and over to a table where a particular blond is sitting. Zaina stops in her tracks, looking from Kim to him, suspicion evident in her eyes. "Okay, what's going on?"

"Jason and I realized that what you said was right. We wanted to make it up to you." Kim tells her best friend. Zaina turns to him and he nods in agreement.

"Really?" she asks. "You guys made up because of me?"

"You've been showing it to us for so long." He answers. "It just took us a long time to realize that."

"We should actually be thanking you." Kim says.

The look in Zaina's eyes doesn't even mask her happiness at seeing her two best friends become friends with each other. He guesses that this was probably what she wanted to see in a long time, but eventually gave up. He can't blame her, considering how he and Kim had been acting.

Kim pulls Zaina into a hug, whispering an "I'm sorry" into her ear. He hugs her too, muttering his own apologies and promising that he'd trust her judgment from now on. After they pull away, he puts an arm around both their shoulders, bringing them into a three-way hug.

"This place isn't far, is it?" Kim asks as she gets into the backseat of the car that Jason got for his sixteenth birthday.

"Not very." Zaina replies, seated beside her. "It's just about an hour's drive from the outskirts."

"Trust me, it'll be fun." Jason smiles at her before getting in the driver's seat and starting the car. "You sure none of you girls want to sit up front?"

"We're fine here, Jason." Kim softly tells him.

"Why? Scared?" Zaina taunts him. He scoffs. "No." She leans back against the seat with a satisfied smile on her face. "So, we're going to have to be a bit fast today."

"Yeah, we're meeting up with your grandparents and Uncle Roy, right?" Jason asks. Zaina nods. "That's about it."

He drops them by the gate while he goes to park the car. The first word that comes to his mind when he sees the club is wow. It's pretty much like a holiday resort and is really huge. He can see a basketball court as well as a tennis and badminton court, and when he gets out of the car, he catches sight of a really huge pool. He wonders just how many other things this place has. If it has just as many things as he expects, this was going to be one of the best summers ever.

He finds Zaina and Kim waiting for him at the incredibly huge gate. The go inside and the first thing they see is the huge lobby.

"Wow." All three of them marvel.

Around them, the registration deck is made of polished wood and glass and looks almost stunning. There are people walking around, carrying their equipment for their particular activity. He can see stairs leading to a higher floor which he guesses is the gym. Before, he would've wondered why people would drive for an hour to do their regular exercises, but after seeing the place, he doesn't blame them.

He'd do it himself.

"Enjoying yourselves?" A deep familiar voice says. They turn around to see a tall man wearing a suit. He has a soft smile on his face and Jason thinks that he actually looks better when he's smiling.

"Grandpa!" Zaina throws her arms around him and he hugs her back.

"Hey there, Mr. Wayne." Jason politely greets.

"Call me Bruce, kiddo." The man ruffles his blond hair.

Behind him, there's a tall woman with raven-black hair and blue eyes. She has a young boy by her side who resembles the man in many ways. He has his arms crossed and is busy grumbling, but his head shoots up when he sees them and his blue eyes shine as he tries to hide the small smile that tugs at the corner of his lips.

"Hey, Grandma Selina. Hey, Damian." He and Zaina greet them and then introduce Kim to them.

It isn't long before another car pulls up and a red-haired man gets out and opens the door to his side, helping out a black-haired woman holding a young auburn haired girl. As soon as the girl sees them, she wriggles out of her mother's grasp and runs to greet them. The first person she runs to is Zaina. He knows that Lian practically idolizes Zaina since she had the strongest bond with Lian practically since she was born. She pulls out of the hug after a couple of seconds to hug him too.

Uncle Roy and Aunt Jade come over and greet Grandpa Bruce and Grandma Selina. The adults engage in some talking while Lian pulls Damian to a side. He doesn't know why, but his eye seems to be on the two eleven-year-olds.

"You know they like each other, right?" Zaina whispers in his ear when Kim goes to get acquainted with Uncle Roy and Aunt Jade.

"Knew it before they did." He replies.

"They don't know it yet." She points out. "But it'll come up. Probably when they're sixteen."

"Wonder how Uncle Roy's going to take it." He says. She shrugs.

"We'll just have to wait and watch, won't we?"

A/N: Well, I know this chapter isn't that good, but since I'm also a huge Damian/Lian fan, this is an AU. I also put in a bit of Selina since I love Bruce/Selina. Well, there's like a hundred pairings I like. It'll take too long to list them out, so you'll see them in my stories.

The next chapter'll definitely be their first day of work. What pairings do you guys want to see in the next chapter, aside from Jason/Kim?

Please review.