A/N: Requested a long time ago for some Team bonding byanime love. :) So sorry it took so long. Here's a long chapter. :3 Hey, Kelly1432, here's three chapters for tonight. ;) Sorry, but I don't think I'll update again tonight... I have to do homework. :|
KITTATINNY MOUNTAINS
SEPTEMBER 10, 2010
13:11 EDT
"Where are we?" M'gann asked as Dick and I stopped in front of a barren wasteland we had found.
He and I dropped the bags we had slung over our shoulders, and they fell with a small clatter to the ground due to the items inside it.
"What are we doing out here?" Superboy asked, crossing his arms, looking at us expectantly.
I gave him a smile. "It's team building."
The Kryptonian looked totally confused. "What?"
Kaldur gave us interested looks. "What do you have in mind?" He inquired curiously.
I grinned and pulled out one of the items I had in the bag, cocking it with a grin. "Paint ball."
Our resident Martian looked at me, befuddled. "What's paint balling?"
I exchanged looks with the only other humans here. How do we explain that?
"Well..." I trailed off. "You have paint loaded into this special gun and you shoot."
To emphasize I aimed the gun at Wally, before shooting.
Wally's eyes widened for a split second before disappearing before the paint ball made contact with him.
The paint ball landed with a splat on a nearby rock just as I felt Wally stop on my free side.
"Thanks for the warning, babe," Wally commented, looking at me with a sour look.
I threw him a toothy smile. "You dodged it, didn't you?"
"What about the gear?" Artemis asked.
"Here," Dick responded, dropping some bags in front of us. While I was demonstrating, he had gone off to get the gear Alfred had placed out here for us.
He held up the vests and camouflage clothing and began to explain while I loaded the guns I had.
"It's every one for themselves," I said, standing up. "But before that, we'll split into groups."
"There's an uneven number though," Artemis pointed out.
Wally snorted. "Have you seen Fal shoot? She doesn't need help."
"And that's why it's Robin and me versus you guys." I turned away from them, replacing my sunglasses with my mask so my ID wouldn't be at risk.
"One more thing," Dick said, his mask also now on, "no super powers and Fal and I promise to not to use our awesome skills."
"What makes you think we need a handicap?" Wally asked, propping a hand on his hip.
I arched a brow at him challengingly. "Do you not want a handicap?"
Wally frowned and relented. "Yeah... I kinda need one..."
Dick and I exchanged amused looks and we threw the spare bags at the others' feet.
We all quickly got ready, and as per requested, we gave the others a head start because they were new at it.
Dick and I exchanged looks after a minute before taking off quietly.
'Where to first?' I inquired.
'M'gann, Artemis, Kaldur, Wally, then Superboy. He can't help his super-hearing.'
Even though we promised not to use our skills, it was kind of hard to resist climbing onto trees and blending completely into the surroundings.
We found Miss Martian quite easily. Her red hair stood out and she was also cautious.
Something launched from the bushes and I jumped out of the way, escaping into the dense forest.
I found Wally aiming and shooting at me, but he wasn't much of a marksman. Good.
I dropped to the ground and shot upwards once. Wally's eyes widened just as a blue splat appeared on his padding.
"Aw man!" he exclaimed, throwing his arms in the air.
Artemis shot out of the bushes and I had to turn and run as fast as I could. No skills meant no acrobatics.
I spotted something reflective and jumped out of the way just as a yellow paintball whizzed past me.
"Damnit!" Artemis cursed, a bright yellow paintball splashed directly in the center of her padding,
"Got Miss M already," Dick told me shortly when I regrouped with him.
"Got Wally," I informed him. "That leaves Kaldur and Superboy. They'll be the toughest. Artemis was hard because she's a markswoman."
Dick gave me a nod and I heard the bushes rustling. Not so stealthy, are we? It's no wonder our covers are so easily broken.
I launched myself at Dick, tackling him to the ground as multiple paint balls whizzed through the air, attacking where we once stood.
We rolled each other, which was quite uncomfortable with our heavy padding and large guns, right into some bushes.
I felt some strands of my hair get pulled out of their roots, but whatever.
We dodged the onslaught, taking for cover behind the trees. With Superboy's super-hearing, it would be hard to sneak up on him. Good thing we didn't have to. When we were being shot at, I was able to pinpoint their locations.
And thus, I turned, with Dick, aimed, and fired. I heard two distinct splats and knew we as a team won. I grinned and jumped out of the way before Dick could barrage me with paint-bullets.
I frowned and jumped out of the way again, doing a flip in mid-air and securing myself above in the trees. Against Dick? Everything was game.
I aimed and fired, but Dick saw it coming and dived for the bushes. I shot again towards the bushes, caking it in various colors. I dived down to the ground, and Dick decided to go for the offense, tackling me to the ground.
We rolled in the dirt multiple times, and I grunted. I barely redirected the shot he aimed right at my chest and the two of us struggled to get a clean hit in, but then both of our weapons were knocked to the side.
He pinned my wrists down and I growled, pushing so I was on top.
…
But then he rolled us right over again. Dammit.
I growled and then made the mistake of looking up at Dick.
He looked at me with grey-blue eyes, holding confidence and something else. I stopped my struggling, and I felt his grip relax. I continued the eye contact, and I felt some compulsion grab me, drawing me to him.
My eyes fluttered softly as I leaned closer to him, with him doing the same thing…
A rustle in the bushes startled us, and the two of us broke away from each other, just as Wally and the others came barreling in.
I grabbed my gun quickly, aimed, and fired.
A bright red splat landed in the middle of Dick's padding.
I gave a grin. "I win."
He chuckled and nodded. "Yeah. You do." I gave a triumphant grin, and he returned a soft one.
A/N: And now I must start on homework... :| Leave a review to keep me happy~?! :3