First of all, here's the brackets for the video game tournament:

Abigail - M'gann | Dick - Conner | Kaldur'ahm - Artemis | Wally - Zatanna

Abigail - Wally | Dick - Artemis

Abigail - Dick

And I'm just gonna jump into it, when Abigail and Dick are playing against each other.

Everyone was surprised how good Abigail was; they'd all assumed that Dick and Wally were exaggerating about her prowess. She'd gone easy on Megan, but crushed Wally in the span of ten minutes. Now, they rest of the team was waiting in anticipation to see how her game with her big brother would go. Normally, Dick was full of banter and trash talking when he was playing, but he was sitting next to her with a grim expression.

"C'mon, Dickie-Bird," Abigail giggled as she watched her brother psych himself up. "You can face down the Joker and Two-Face, but you get nervous going against me?"

He turned to his sister, now looking determined. "Hey, hand-to-hand, I can beat you no problem-"

"I wouldn't say that," she interjected.

"-but you are kinda scary when it comes to games," he finished, ignoring her comment.

"Because I like to win?"

Wally leaned forward over the couch, so his head was between the two of them. "Nooo, it's because you're obsessed with winning" the speedster yelled.

Artemis pulled the redhead back by the collar of his shirt. "Enough talking. I want to see how this plays out."

Zatanna grinned at the scene. "I'm with Artemis. Start the game. Unless you're too scared to go against your sister in a video game?" she teased, looking directly at Dick. She had to stop herself from giggling when she realized she'd made him blush with her playful challenge. "Well?"

Dick sighed, resigned to the situation. "Yeah, start the game." The game began and it seemed like they siblings were pretty evenly matched, neither one really getting the jump on the other, until Dick grumbled "Don't go easy on me just because we're in public. ."

Abigail, who'd looked almost bored as they played, just shrugged. "Okay." In a matter of minutes the game was over; Abigail destroyed Dick. Everyone stared at the back of the Boy Wonder's head; it was rare that anyone beat him, and they'd never seen him lose so badly. The newest member sighed, putting her hand on her big brother's shoulder with a sympathetic expression. "Just remember. . I tried to spare your pride," she said quietly, patting him on the back. "Good effort though."

Kaldur raised an eyebrow. "I am. . curious as to what just happened. How did you win so quickly?"

"And by so much," Artemis chimed in.

Abigail shrugged as she set the controller down on the coffee table. "It's always come easy to me. Computer code, video games. . It just makes sense." She grabbed a lock of hair, curling it around one finger, and carefully avoided looking at anyone. "More than English, at any rate," she added under her breath.

"Rob? Rooob?" Wally asked. He snapped his fingers in front of his best friend. "Oh, Dickie-Bird," the redhead chimed, hoping to get a response with the nickname Dick hated so much (unless it was Abigail; then it was tolerable). "Yeah, I think he's gone into shock," Wally announced to everyone. "Understandable. It's been. . What, three years since you played each other?" He directed the question to Abigail who nodded. "Right. C'mon, Birthday Boy, let's get you another piece of birthday cake."

Artemis rolled her eyes. "Wally, just because eating makes you feel better, doesn't mean that helps everyone else."

"It's not to make him feel better, Artemis- I'm hoping some sugar will snap him out of it," Wally argued as he tried to pull the younger boy up.

Zatanna came around to face Dick. "I have another idea." Gently pushing Wally out of the way, the sorceress knelt down in front of the non-responsive boy. "Happy Birthday, Dick," she whispered before kissing him chastely on the lips. The effect was instant; Dick's eyes grew wide and his face turned bright red. When Zatanna pulled back, he was a stammering mess.

"Y-You- Y-You just- I- What just-? . . Huh?" Wally, Artemis and Zatanna laughed, Megan was too busy 'awww'ing over it, while Conner and Kaldur seemed mildly amused.

"About time," Conner muttered, to which Kaldur's response was a small smile and a curt nod of his head. They'd all been wondering how long it would take for something to happen after that New Year's kiss- Wally and Artemis going so far as to debate who would make the first move.

It was Megan who noticed that Abigail seemed. . hurt, almost, by the display. Carefully using her powers to skim the surface of the young girl's mind, the Martian got the strong impression that she felt misplaced in this group, and something about Zatanna kissing her brother only solidified that feeling. Before Megan could say or do anything to prove she was wrong, Abigail stood abruptly.

"I- I should-"

"Abigail-" Wally zoomed around the table and put a hand on her shoulder, seemingly reading the expression on her face.

"No, Wally, it's good- fine, I just-"

Dick had torn his gaze away from Zatanna at his point, frowning in concern. "Abs?"

"I'm fine!" Her voice was a littler louder than necessary, and a little higher than usual, but no one besides Dick and Wally knew that. She blushed at her outburst and shyly looked around at all of them. "This was great, you guys are- You've all been so nice, but I- It's just a lot to take in, and I don't wanna be a downer, so I'm just gonna go-" Abigail brushed off Wally's hand and carefully slipped between Conner and Kaldur as she made her way to the zeta tube.

"Abigail, wait!" Dick called as he vaulted over the couch and went after her, leaving a very confused Zatanna behind him. "Abby-"

She ignored him and continued to walk away, part of her hoping he'd let her go, the other hoping he'd follow. She wasn't lying when she said meeting all of them was overwhelming, but that wasn't the only reason she was leaving. Something about seeing Zatanna kiss her brother, something about the way he'd reacted to it. Abigail couldn't explain why, but it made her feel. . . bad. There was no reason for it. Zatanna was a nice girl, and she knew Dick liked her. . She shouldn't be surprised. And yet- It wasn't that she felt replaced; she was his sister, and Zatanna clearly had more than sisterly affection for Dick. But. . maybe she did feel replaced. Not just by Zatanna, by all of them. They weren't just his team, they were good friends, they were. . Family. Dick had gone off and made himself a new family, one which Abigail did not feel a part of. These thoughts consumed her as she walked away, so she didn't realize her brother had run ahead, or that he was standing in front of her until she walked into him.

"Abigail, what's wrong?" he asked quietly, grabbing her shoulders both to keep her from falling back after the collision and to keep her from walking around him. "You seemed fine before-"

She forced a smile. "I am fine, Dick, promise," she lied. "I told you, it's a lot. And you know it takes me a while to warm up to new people- Remember Bruce? It took me almost a year to start talking to him."

He was almost sold, she could see it in his eyes. "Yeah, I know, but if something wrong-"

"I'd tell you," Abigail said convincingly. "Go back to your friends, enjoy your birthday party. I'll see you at home." She stood on her toes and cupped his face with both hands as she kissed his forehead. "Happy Birthday, Dickie," she whispered before ducking under his arm and going to the computer to put in the coordinates for the Batcave. He turned to stare after her, still confused about what was happening.

Out of nowhere, Wally ran up to Abigail before she could leave. He smiled and pulled her into a tight hug. Dick could hear them talking, but couldn't make out the words. After a minute, she turned her head and pecked Wally on the cheek before stepping away as the zeta fired up. She smiled and waved to both of them. "What just happened?"

Wally sighed and walked over, slinging his arm around thin shoulders. "You heard the boss, let's get back to your party," he said instead of answering.

"Wally-"

"Dick, she's okay. Just give her sometime to adjust."

Dick frowned. "She's my sister. Shouldn't I know what's going on?"

Wally nodded. "Yeah, you should," he replied pointedly.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

Instead of an answer, he got a look that told him to drop it for now, and Dick was left feeling very confused. He put it to the back of his mind, however, when Megan flew up to him with another piece of birthday cake and an innocent smile. The rest of the party went on without incident, unless you counted Zatanna making eyes at him when he wasn't expecting it, and Dick losing all train of thought for a minute or two, which amused everyone. By the end of the night, he'd mostly forgotten about the incident until he was getting ready to go home himself. Wally was off with Artemis doing whatever it was they did when they weren't playfully bickering- Dick tried not to think about it too much, honestly -so he couldn't ask his best friend what he knew. Instead, he stepped into the zeta wondering what would be waiting for him when he got home.

Not really my BEST, but that's what happens when you spend four chapters on one kinda fluff evening. Still, review and let me know what you think!