Disclaimer: I don't own young justice. I only own Alex Matthews . Mia Sanders.

Alex POV:

Robin joins me in the gym as I punch away at some sand bags. It's been a while since I've had proper equipment to train with. I stab my knife into the dummies neck, moving quickly to hit all twelve motor nerves as I imagine where they'd be located. I step backwards to observe my handy work. If it were a real person, they would have been permanently paralysed. I guess I did pick up something on the streets after all.

"That's a bit brutal don't you think?"

I turn around to glance at him. "Brutal is what I do best." He gives me a look and my face instantly turns sour. "Look, you can't just expect me to forget everything I learnt from the villains. No matter how brutal their fighting techniques were, its what kept me alive."

He sits on a bench as I pound into the sand dummies. "You must have a had a hard time there."

I shrug. "I'm not complaining."

A long silence envelops the room and I squirm uncomfortably as he just sits there staring. I turn on him, unable to handle his gaze. "OK, what the hell are you really doing here?"

"I…we…" His voice seems strained as though fighting against an internal fear. He shoves his hands into the pockets of his black jeans and then just shakes his head; his black sunglasses revealing absolutely nothing.

I roll my eyes in annoyance. "If you're not going to speak then quit disturbing my train-"

I'm cut off as his mouth suddenly presses against mine, and just like that, all my emotions go into overdrive. I feel the electricity building up in my body and then gain a fierce determination, like never before, to push it down. I don't want to ruin this; I don't want it to end. I press tightly against Dick, running my hands against his soft black hair.

He kisses me feverishly, only stopping to remove his clothes and I moan as my body feels with need. I remove my red costume and fall back onto the bed with Dick on top. All reason escapes me as I look into his serious blue eyes. He kisses along my jawline and I breath faster, reaching south to touch him.

A silent sign to go all the way.

Zzzzzzzzzzzz

My eyes shoot open, and I bolt up from the gym floor. I slowly look over at the sleeping body beside me and face palm. This. Is. Not. Happening.

I gather my clothes up quickly and put them on, rubbing my face viciously as a groan of frustration escapes my lips. This cant be happening. I can't have a relationship with him. I can't do it again. Not after he convinced the team to throw me out. I tiptoe out of the gym and head to my room. Looking at the clock I realise that only a few hours had passed since my training in the gym.

The banging on my door gets more insistent. "We need to talk." Dick calls. He hesitates when there's no answer, lowering his voice. "...Alex, its about what happened in the gym."

"Damn." I mutter, falling off the bed in my state of shock. I stare at the door as if it just grew two heads and then slowly walk forward to open it. In front of me stands Dick in his rumpled civvies and shades.

He walks inside with a furrowed brow, and closes the door. I look at him, refusing to give away any facial expressions. "I don't know what you're talking about."

He gives me an incredulous look and I turn away. "Don't play these games Alex. We both know that this afternoon meant something to you." He says in a cool voice that rivals even Batman's.

I sigh heavily. "I tried to let you down easy, but since you can't take a hint…" I clear my throat loudly. "I don't want a relationship with you."

He frowns. "Bu you slept with me. You can't tell me that your first time meant nothing to you." He takes a step closer to me. "I'm sick of your lies Alex. You claim to be so brave but all you ever do is lie...to yourself, to me... Because you're afraid of the consequences if you tell the truth."

I glare at him, my fist itching to knock his teeth out. "I'm not afraid of anything. Do you understand?! Anything!"

He furrows his brows, raising his voice to match mine. "Yes you are! I know you! That tough girl act doesn't fool anyone! The only thing it does, is make you look like a fool."

My eyes widen and I grind my teeth against each other. In the blink of an eye I have him pinned to the wall. The force causes his head to bounce forward like a ball on a trampoline. My fist pauses an inch away from his face, and I breath heavily, the effects of rage and love blinding my mind from clarity. "You want to say that again?" I whisper, dangerously quiet.

He smiles at me, and that grin causes my fist to shake slightly, but I stand my ground.

"You're afraid that if we start a relationship again, I'll hurt you a second time." His hand slowly pushes my fist down. "And I get it, I do. Taking you off the team must have been hard-"

I narrow my eyes at him and release my grip on his shirt completely. "Don't stand there and act like you know what I went through. The team were like family to me, and when you kicked me off I lost them. I lost my family for the second time in my life. Don't you realise how damaging that is? Don't you realise that you broke me more than the Joker ever could?"

His eyes widen and a haunted look overcomes his expression. "I'm…I'm sorry. I didn't realise they were that important to you. I never would have… I'm sorry." He runs a hand through his matted hair.

He leans in to hug me and I stand motionless in his arms. "There's a small part of me that hates you." I whisper sadly, "And it isn't going to disappear just because you're 'sorry'.

He slowly kisses my head, and I feel warm droplets of water land on my forehead. His voice wobbles slightly, becoming much rougher. "Don't give up on me because of my one stupid mistake. Just…just remember the moments when everything was perfect."

I remain silent for a few seconds and then lean into his hug. "I am Dick, and the huge part of me that loves you, was the happiest girl alive this afternoon."

His warm breath blows lightly across my hair as he uses a finger to trace my scar. "I want you to always be happy."

I clench my fists into his shirt and take a risk. "Then you have to promise me, promise me, that you'll never betray my trust again; because I don't want to let you go. I might hate you now…but I've loved you always."

He angles his head slightly and kisses me with a soft touch of the lips. "I promise."

I smile at him, a genuine happy grin, similar to the one that died five months ago. He sits on my bed and I follow, lying down and resting my legs on his lap with a smirk. There's a moment of silence as we both digest our new relationship status. I glance over at him with a devilish smile. "You know, last night wasn't that bad. You did pretty good for someone with such a small pen-"

"OK...You don't have to, uh, say anything. Seriously, you really, really don't have to." His face is redder than a bus and his eyes have widened. His voice sounds strained.

I chuckle, but refuse to stop with my fun. "Was I your first?"

His eyes widen even more to a comical size, and he clears his throat loudly, gently pushing my feet away to stand up from my bed. "Well, ummmmm, I guess. I'm not really counting." He stammers with his back turned.

I sit up straight and raise an eyebrow at him. "What do you mean you're 'not really counting'. Its a yes or no question Dick."

He runs a hand through his hair. "You know what I mean."

"Nope. Right now, you're making less sense than usual."

He let's out a huge sigh and reaches to hold my hand. "You, Alex Matthews, are the first girl I have ever slept with." He says dramatically with a soft layer of pink colouring his cheeks.

"I actually knew that all along. I just wanted to hear you say it." I laugh wickedly.

He picks up my pillows and pummels me with them.

zzzzzzzzzzz

In the lounge I run into Wally who's playing videogames on the TV. He turns around to grin at me, a mischievous grin look on his face. "So how's things with Rob?"

I narrow my eyes at him and shake my head. "Why do you care?"

He shrugs and gives me an innocent look. "I'm just curious, especially after this afternoon. Are you two back as a couple?"

I raise my eyebrow. "What? What do you mean 'after this afternoon?"

"You guys slept together right?" He asks, trying to hold back his laughter.

"Did Robin tell you? I will kill him!"

He raises his hands in the air in an attempt to calm me down. "No, no, he didn't say anything. It's just that sound really travels in here and you guys weren't exactly quiet. The whole cave heard."

My eyes widen and my mouth drops open. I stand speechless in front of Wally as his face contorts with laughter. I growl and push past him. "I'm out of here."

"Where you going?" He sputters out between fits of laughter.

I shrug, my face burning. "Anywhere that you aren't."

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