A/N - Not my best work, but I willed myself to write something about Aqualad. Hope you like it.

Disclaimer - My chances of owning one of the biggest comic book franchises is 1 to infinity. Simple.

"Are you serious?"

"Very."

"No way!"

"Way."

"Say it isn't so!"

"It is."

"Dang it, Wally, just shut up. If Kaldur has a phobia of cats, then he has a phobia of cats," Robin intruded, tired of listening to his best friend, if he could even call him that right now, moan and groan about how a person shouldn't have a fear of cats, especially if it was someone he knows.

"There has to be a reason behind this!" Kid Flash surmised, ignoring the Boy Wonder and pointing a finger in the air before swishing it into an arc to aim directly at the gilled teen's face. "Tell us the reason!"

"It's," Aqualad sighed, rubbing a hand behind his neck uncomfortably. "It is kind of embarrassing."

That immediately piqued Robin's interest, "Now, you definitely have to tell us!"

"You are the last people I would want to share this with," he mumbled, rolling his eyes.

"What was that?" Wally asked, smirking and edging closer to the dark-skinned male.

"Come on," Robin motioned for Kaldur to enter the TV room. "Step into our office. We'll discuss your problem there."

With them settled on the couch, the Atlantian, flanked by both of his friends, had no chance at escaping the inevitable. Back straight and posed rather professionally, the ginger coughed for attention, "Now then, Mr. Kaldur'ahm. It has come to my associate's and my own attention that you have been suffering from a fear of cats, also known as…"

"Ailurophobia," Robin supplied, clearly entertained.

"…Ailurophobia. Now, Mr. Kaldur'ahm, or Kal if I may, what happened for you to be so terrified of these beautiful felines?"

"Well," Aqualad grimaced, recalling what had happened to him. "It all started when…"

"Wait!" Kid Flash interjected, shedding his facade to zoom out of the sight to return a second later with a camcorder in tow. "Okay, now start over from the beginning."

"Wally," Kaldur menaced, giving him what could be counted as a lesser equivalent to the infamous bat glare. This was pushing the envelope a little too much for his comfort. And his weapons were stashed away in his pockets, fairly reachable. He wouldn't hurt them that much; just enough to subdue and retreat. That was all he needed. But a certain Boy Wonder continued with the prodding.

"Ah, ah, ah," Robin corrected, wagging his finger in disapproval and motioning for his partner to hand over the camera. "My co-worker has the right to be addressed as Mr. West."

"And what of you?"

"I'm not the one counseling you."

"Robin, this isn't counseli…"

"Continue, Mr. West," the teen said, signaling for Wally to resume as he pushed the record button.

Biting back a mad smile, Kid Flash nodded to his bud before turning back to Kaldur, "As I was saying, what do you believe causes you to be terrified by cats, Kal?"

"I am not terrified by cats," Wally only sent him a look. Kaldur rubbed the bridge of his nose in annoyance. "It is just…it was my first visit to the surface world without my king. He had allowed me to explore a relatively peaceful neighborly coastline. As I had never been to that place before, I…had gotten lost and ended up at the docks at dusk."

Kid Flash let out a fake yawn, obviously bored by what had been said so far, "Where do cats come in on this?"

"I was getting to that," Aqualad huffed before righting himself. "Because of my… natural habitations… I smelled strongly of fish. A treat that everyone knows that cats are attracted to, but it was only until after that I was informed of this."

"Wait, so you mean that—"

"Let him finish, Mr. West."

"Knowing that I was not expected back home until much later; I began to explore the area. The town was not busy during the night, so I was alone for the most part. It was when I turned into an alley that I noticed something following me."

"You've got to be kidding me!"

"Mr. Wallace Rudolph West, shut up! …ahem…Go on Mr. Kaldur'ahm."

"…So I turned around to see several glowing eyes gazing up at me. There were dozens of them," the Atlantian shivered at the memory. "And then… they tackled me."

"They what?"

"They tackled me," he repeated, his expression morphing into one of revulsion. "They licked me with their scratchy tongues, clawed me with their nails, and bit me until they realized I was not food. It…is painful just thinking about it…"

For a moment, an odd hush passed inside the group. Robin lowered the camcorder as Kid Flash widened his mouth in shock. It was only when their eyes locked, when all chaos let loose. If it wasn't for the practically sound-proof walls in Mount Justice, every single person in a 10-mile radius would've heard the two's raucous laughter. Aqualad could only bury his head in his webbed hands in defeat as he tried to will away the image of hungry, menacing felines attacking him.

It seemed like ages had passed by before the peals of snorts and giggles died down. Leaving two exhausted heroes breathing deeply through their sore throats as another stayed frozen, mentally scarred for life.

"How do you feel now, Kal?" Wally questioned in a therapeutic voice.

"Terrible…"

"Well, that sucks," all notions of returning to counseling mode were gone as the ginger gestured eagerly for Robin to show him the recording. "So did you get it? Did you get it?"

"No, the shutter was closed. Of course I did, idiot! Who do you think I am, the Boy Blunder? Just let me rewind and...wait a second. There's no memory card in here!"

A/N - Yes, yes I did just use a cliche phobia for a fishman to have. Deal with it. Also, review to help me figure out what the next drabbles should be about.