Sorry but the spacing hates me today, I'll work on it this weekend.
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Robin woke up and rubbed his eyes sleepily before he looked to see Wally doing the same but sitting up. Robin yawned and buried back into his pillows not really wanting to get up just yet. He was dozing when Wally started shaking him.
"Come on I'm hungry." Robin fumbled about for his sunglasses only to have them handed to him. With a small nod of thanks Robin slipped them on. Both boys crawled off the bed, their pajamas being old shirts of Tony's. Robin grabbed Wally's hand as the taller boy started walking. Wally smiled as the ebony rubbed his eyes again. Wally led the smaller boy out the door. The two boys quietly padded through the halls, when Jarvis spoke.
"Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Where's Ms…Potts?" Robin asked, a yawn breaking his sentence. Wally smiled, still a bit tired himself, at Robin.
"Down the hall behind you and then take a right. She will be in the second door to the right." Robin nodded though he was falling asleep again. Wally tugged his hand and led the way to where Pepper was sleeping. Wally glanced once more at Robin before knocking on the door. Not long after, the door opened to reveal Pepper. Her hair was in a messy bun and she blinked a few times before it clicked who she was looking at. She crouched down; her deep blue long sleeved nightgown completely covered her feet.
"What are you two doing up? It's…"
"5 A.M Ms. Potts." Jarvis supplied. Pepper groaned a little. She didn't need to be up for another two hours.
"I was hungry." Wally said. Robin held Wally's arm with both of his hands, and Pepper mentally cooed over how adorable it was. Pepper yawned and thought for a moment.
"How about we go back to bed for an hour and I'll make breakfast then?" Wally thought then nodded.
"Okay." He looked to see Robin leaning fully on him, almost fully asleep. Pepper stood up and smoothed her gown.
"Do you want me to walk you back?" she asked. Wally blushed and looked at his feet.
"Uh, well… I was… Could we um…"
"Do you want to sleep in here?" Pepper asked with a small smile. Wally nodded in response as Robin made a little noise and snuggled into Wally more. Pepper nodded with a yawn and picked up Robin before grabbing Wally's hand. She let go and placed Robin on the bed and took off his sunglasses so they wouldn't get broken. While she was doing that Wally struggled to get onto the queen-sized bed. Pepper smiled as she helped the boy. She watched as Wally crawled under the covers and wrapped his arms around the already sleeping ebony. Pepper went to her side after having the thought of placing extra pillows along the side of the bed so they wouldn't fall off. She smiled as she watched the kids before falling back to sleep herself.
Pepper woke up an hour later and turned to see the boys still asleep. She took the opportunity to get ready before going and making breakfast. Right as she was finishing putting the eggs and toast on the table she looked up. Robin stood there watching.
"Good morning," greeted Pepper, "Where's Wally?" Robin looked down the hall and Pepper blinked. Wally was now standing by Robin.
"Wally can you please not do that so early in the morning?" Pepper pleaded. Wally nodded.
"Okay."
"Right, now come on. You don't your food to get cold." Robin and Wally climbed into their seats and started eating. Pepper sipped on her coffee before speaking again.
"Clint is stopping by today with the others." Wally perked up while Robin had a sleepy look of interest.
"Really? Wait, why Clint?" Wally asked. Robin listened as he nibbled on his toast.
"Well apparently one of the boys has taken a liking to Clint and hasn't left his side since. Now finish up. Rhode is picking up some cloths before he comes." Robin had hopped off his chair while Pepper was talking. He reached up trying to grab the plate. Wally snickered as Robin's fingers just barley touched the edge of the plate. Wally stopped as he felt the glare Robin was sending through his sunglasses.
"Don't worry Robin, I'll take care of it." Pepper said.
"Miss Potts, Mr. Rhode is here." Jarvis spoke up.
"Hey Pep, I got the cloths." Rhode said while walking in.
"Okay boys, you go get dressed while I clean up." Robin nodded and left with Wally who took the bag. Rhode looked over to Pepper whose face held a look of worry.
"What's wrong Pepper?" Pepper started cleaning the table before speaking.
"Robin hasn't said a word all day, I'm worried."
"Maybe he's still sleepy." Pepper paused in her scrubbing and looked at the man.
"We both know that isn't the case. He misses his dad really badly. I mean what can we do?" Rhode sighed and shook his head.
"I don't think there is anything."
"I know what would help." Both adults jumped at the voice and turned to see Wally there. Wally stood there in a pair of jeans and a short-sleeved tee shirt over a long sleeved white one.
"Really?" Rhode asked, "What?"
"It's a stuffed doll. I know he brought it with; he hid it on Megan's ship… Wait a minute, what happened to her?" Wally thought with confused worry. Pepper crouched in front of Wally.
"Wally?"
"Well anyway I need to make a call to the hellicarrier."
"Jarvis?"
"Right away Miss Potts." Pepper laid a hand on Wally's shoulder and pointed down the hall.
"Go down that way, and make a right. You can talk to your friend there." Wally nodded and ran off. Pepper stood and went back to the dishes.
"Hopefully they can find it."
"Find what?" Pepper did jump and in the process dropped a dish into the sink.
"I'm sorry!" Cried Robin.
"No, no, don't worry it's nothing, and I was just talking to Rhode about how the company misplaced a document I need for Friday." Pepper turned around to see Robin wearing a blue tee shirt with the Avengers symbol on it. He was also wearing jeans. Wally showed back up and looked to Robin.
"Hey, come on. Let's play a game till the others come." Robin grabbed onto Wally's arm and nodded. The two boys left with Rhode right behind them.
Robin and Wally were playing with blocks and Rhode while Pepper sat at the table and looked over some paper work.
"Mr. Barton is here." Jarvis announced. Wally stood up to add a block higher on the tower when Clint came in with Conner and Kaldur. He walked over with a nod to Pepper before sitting down by the boys. Kaldur wondered over and looked at what they were building before going to help Wally. Conner on the other hand just sat on Clint's lap and watched them. Robin stood up and went to Conner. He held out a block then pointed at another tower.
"I can't reach." Robin handed the block to Conner who looked at it for a few moments before standing up and placing it where Robin requested. The two continued adding until they couldn't reach. Both boys looked to see that Wally and Kaldur were getting help from Rhode to add more blocks. Conner went to Clint and tugged on his sleeve.
"Yeah?" Clint asked the small boy. Conner pointed to the blocks then the tower.
"He wants to know if you'll help us build." Robin translated.
"Oh uh sure." Clint moved closer and helped them build. The two groups continued for a while. Rhode and Clint were kneeling when Pepper looked up again. A small smile appeared on her face at the scene.
"Don't build it too high." Pepper lightly said. Clint looked at the two boys beside him. Wally, Kaldur and Rhode were having a conversation; the red head talking animatedly while Kaldur was starting to get more into it. Clint on the other hand was sitting next to two quite boys.
"So… what's your home like?" Clint tried. Conner's brows furrowed as he thought.
"…Quiet…" Clint actually froze when he heard Conner talk. He waited to see if he would say anything else but he didn't. Robin spoke up a few minutes later as he started adding things to the front of the building.
"He lives at the cave with Megan, it has lots of high tech stuff and he has his pets too. It's a nice place though we all hope he gets to see what his real homes supposed to be. It's a nice place and all, but Superman's a douche." Robin said casually as he placed a red block on a blue one.
"Well what about your home?"
"My home? It's dangerous and almost always dark and rainy, it's like England mixed with Alcatraz. But when it's sunny and warm it's pretty even though the buildings are strange. Lots of them are of people holding the building up… I love living there but there are times I really miss my first home…"
"Your first home?" Clint asked. Robin held a block close and shook his head.
"I don't want to talk about it." Clint nodded in understanding.
"Err what about uh…" Clint trailed off; unsure of a conversation he could start.
" English isn't my first language." Robin randomly said.
"Really what is it?" Clint asked curiously as he took the block Conner offered.
"Romani but I can't tell you why it is." Robin added as an after thought.
"Hmm… What about your favorite food?" Clint tried.
"Alfred's cookies! He cooks the best food ever but the cookies are the absolute bestest most amazing cookies ever!" Robin sudden shouting startled Kaldur and Wally, making them fall into their tower and caused Conner to flinch and hit into theirs. Both towers fell with the loud sounds of blocks falling. Robin grinned sheepishly.
"Sorry."
"Who's Alfred?" Clint asked as he pulled Conner from the pile.
"He's pretty much Robin's grandpa." Wally said.
"You have a grandpa?" Kaldur asked with a confused look, "I apologize but that is… shocking to hear. It is an odd thing to think of." Robin waved his apology off.
"It's okay."
"Well it looks like it's nap time." Pepper called.
"Aw do we have to?" Wally complained though he was holding his arms out to be picked up.
"Sorry kiddo." Rhode said as he picked up Wally then Kaldur, "You guys need more sleep."
"Can I have a snack?" Rhode thought but before he could speak Pepper did.
"Sorry Wally but no, it's not good eating right before you sleep." Wally pouted but didn't protest anymore. Clint picked up Conner and Robin before following Rhode.
"There we go." Rhode mumbled as he placed the two older boys in bed. Clint made sure that Robin was lying next to Wally before tucking them in. The two men left after making sure they were settled and turning off the lights.
"Man though kids sure are something." Rhode said once they started heading back.
"You have no idea." Groaned Clint as he remembered the earlier chaos.
It was a few hours after the boys had taken their naps and they were playing with Rhode and Clint again. Pepper wished she could join but she had a lot of work to do so she just settled for working in the same room. Robin was using Clint as a jungle gym while Conner, Kaldur and Wally were playing hero, without actually using their powers. Rhode scooped up Wally who shouted then started laughing.
"Ha! I got you!" Rhode yelled as he started tickling the boy.
"AH! Guys help!" The red head shouted through the laughter. Conner and Kaldur went to help the boy while Robin just hung upside down on Clint's arm before climbing so he could sit on his shoulders. The ebony then crossed his arms and placed then on Clint's head. He rested his chin on them before puffing out his cheeks in a board manner.
"I wanna play something."
"What do you want to play?" Clint asked. Robin hummed before standing on Clint's shoulders. He proceeded to jump up and hung by his arms for a few moments. After that he pulled himself up and started to jump beam from beam. Pepper looked up just as Robin somersaulted through the air.
"Wow," Rhode said as he watched the young boy.
"Robin get down from there!" was Pepper's. Robin hung upside down as she said that and sighed. He slid off and free fell.
"Robin!" She shouted. Robin twisted and landed on the couch. Pepper sighed and Rhode spoke up.
"With how much you worry, you're going to have gray hair before your next birthday." Pepper sighed as Clint picked up Robin and Conner.
"I'm going to put them down for another nap."
"Why do they need another nap?" Wally asked as Clint left.
"Because they're littler." Kaldur answered. Wally scrunched his face in confusion.
"But we are too."
"What Kaldur means is that they're younger than you so they need more sleep." Rhode explained. Pepper felt herself yawn then stood up.
"And they aren't the only ones. Rhode do you think you can keep an eye on these two?"
"Of course I can. You go get sleep." Pepper smiled in thanks and left but before she went to her room she went to check on the youngest boys. As the door opened she had to hold back her laughter. Tucked under the covers were Robin and Conner, snuggled close and hugging a very uncomfortable looking Clint. Clint looked up and Pepper had to try her absolute hardest not to laugh. He looked like a kicked puppy.
"What do I do?" He mouthed pitifully. Pepper felt sorry for the young man since he hardly interacted with people let alone little kids.
"Take a nap." Pepper mouthed the suggestion back. With a sigh of defeat Clint settled down for a nap with the young ebonies. Once the door closed Pepper started on her way.
"Jarvis?" She asked.
"Yes Miss Potts?" the A. I questioned.
"Could you take a picture of that?"
"Of course Miss Potts." A smile was permanent as she laid down in her bed. Pepper made a mental note to go through some of the video feeds to make copies of other cute moments before she drifted off.
Clint sighed as the door shut as Pepper left. He had his arms resting on the boys' shoulders while they slept. A whimper escaped the smallest one and Clint tightened his arm in a comforting manner. Robin shifted a little then settled down again this time holding tightly onto the archer's shirt. Conner, Clint noticed, was sucking on his thumb while his other hand was wound into his shirt as well. Another sigh passed through Clint's lips as he closed his eyes. It looked like he was going to be here a while.
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A.N: This is for all the lovely gremlins that reviewed (I'm not using people in my AN anymore). You guys really have no idea how much they mean to me, these last few weeks have kind of sucked. For one thing, I don't handle stress well so the fact that I've been sick for a week, and my mom is back things aren't exactly peachy. So it's just been one of those weeks it probably didn't help I was doing this instead of homework. But thank you again, it means a lot.
Now about the chapter, I wanted more cute Wally and Robin plus I decided I wanted Conner to cling to Clint because I like Clint more. Uhh... Oh yeah, I noticed I had the bio ship disappeared. She hadn't been seen since the first chapter. Uhhhh... I think that's it... Oh! Next chapter Artemis and Megan come back and it might be the last of little YJ guys.
Poll update.
So here's the current standings (I'll only do the top two)
Harry Potter: 5
Justice League: 5
So as you can see it's a tie right now.