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Walking up the steps to the Hall of Justice was a lot harder than Dick originally thought it would be. He didn't think Brittany would be holding on to him so much or that she would keep trying to get another kiss out of him.
And he definitely underestimated the power of seeing her again. Her dad had a hard enough time letting her join the program after what he called "the discovery," and Dick couldn't imagine how hard it must be to let her come back for the meetings.
Of course she wants to come back, he thought to himself. All of her friends are here and besides, why would she want to talk to the guy who broke her heart?
"Earth to Richard!" He snapped back into reality as Brittany used his full name. "Aren't you going to introduce me to all of your...friends."
"Of course," he said as they entered the back library, the room that the League's relatives had claimed as their own. But once the couple entered, the entire room turned to look at them. When Dick had last seen them, five years ago, they had all been young teenagers, but looking at them now, he saw that everyone was in their early twenties.
That's just one aspect that's changed, Dick thought to himself.
"Dick," Brittany urged. tightening her grip on his arm.
"Right. Sorry. Um, Britt, this is Conner, Megan, Kaldur, Wally, and Artemis," he said showing Brittany to a small group in the center of the room. Megan and Kaldur said hi politely, while Conner and Wally offered gruff, head-jerks in acknowledgement. Artemis hardly looked at Brittany and instead glared daggers at Dick. "Oh, and here comes Raquel and..." he trailed off but thankfully she stepped in.
"I'm Zatanna," she said sticking out her hand but Brittany just ignored the gesture.
"I trust there will be no problems among yourselves," Bruce said walking in with Diana Prince and followed by a pair of teenagers. The millionaire directed his statement to the whole group but his gaze was focused in on the awkward triangle of Brittany, Dick, and Zatanna.
"These must be the new kids," Zatanna whispered to Raquel.
"This is my sister, Cassandra," Diana said, nudging the blonde girl forward.
"You sure it's her sister?" Wally whispered sarcastically, but Artemis whacked him upside the head, nodding in the direction of the glaring princess.
"H-Hi," the teen girl said, nervously eyeing the roomful of young adults around her. "I go by Cassie, though, not Cassandra."
"I'm Tim Dark," the boy said, before Bruce could announce him.
"Wait here," Bruce said. "The League's initial meeting will be taking place soon, and it is imperative that everyone needs to stay put. The conferences will be taking place for at least two weeks."
Without another word the two adults turned to a wall behind them and stood in front of a scanner.
Recognized. Bruce Wayne. 02.
Recognized. Diana Prince. 03.
"Whoa!" Cassie and Tim said in unison as their relatives dissolved one at a time into yellow-colored light.
"Do not worry," Kaldur said. "It is zeta beam technology. It allows Leaguers to effectively teleport to different locations around the planet. As well as special outposts underwater and in space. As long as there is a receiving zeta platform, they will be able to appear almost instantaneously."
The two new kids' eyes widened in awe and horror until Wally threw his arms around Cassie and Tim's shoulders. "It's cool!" the red-head said. "Everyone uses the zeta tech. Everyone here has had access to the zeta tubes at one point. It's really useful for sneaking out."
"Wally!" Artemis exclaimed, once again whacking her boyfriend upside the head. "Don't put any ideas into their heads."
"It doesn't seem like a bad idea," Brittany said, speaking up for the first time. "Why not use it to sneak out? You can go anywhere you want. And besides, it's not like there are any good clubs in D.C. anyway."
"The League can check the log and they'd know who'd gone where," Raquel admonished. "We wouldn't make it into the tubes before they caught us."
Brittany just flipped her hair and dragged Dick away from the group, while Conner and Wally flashed their friend sympathetic looks.
Zatanna noticed Megan and Raquel were staring at her, while Artemis hadn't broken her glare with Dick's retreating back.
"She seems...nice," Zatanna said slowly.
"You know what she is," Raquel scoffed. "But you're just too nice to say it."
"I'm sure she's a good person," Megan said. "Once you get to know her."
"Come on guys," Wally said, linking his arms through Tim and Cassie's. "Care to take a tour of the Hall? Listen to some awesome stories?"
Tim looked like a mixture of annoyance and amusement, while Cassie blushed.
"I too, believe that a tour is in order," Kaldur agreed. "Megan, Conner, would you like to lead the way?"
"Sure!" Megan said excitedly, pulling her fiance by the arm to the front of the group. "Well this is obviously the League for Peace's library..."
The rest of the young adults filed out of the library until only Dick, Brittany, and Zatanna were left.
"Do you mind?" Brittany asked cruelly.
Zatanna flashed one more look at Dick and left the two alone.
So what will happen between Dick and Brittany. Please leave your guesses and suggestions in the reviews below.
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