Meaning: Loyalty, trust


She notices a nest of red-bellied birds in one of the branches of the tree they're facing and smiles. "You know, in many cultures, a robin's a symbol of rebirth."

He's lying back in her lap as she braids his hair in their little clearing in the woods, and he smiles up to her with fondness in his eyes.

Of course, she can't tell because they're both covered by black plastic.

"So whaddya suppose I'm rebirthing as?" She shrugs.

"I don't know. Maybe if you let me in on the big secret I'd be able to finish the analogy." They share a soft smirk, and he takes great delight in the feeling of her fingers running through his messy jungle of pitch-black hair.

"Nice try." Her smirk wavers, and he feels his heart get the slightest bit heavier when he sees it. "You know if I could show you I would, right?"

She nods, but it doesn't do him much good since that cursed frown is still littering her face. "I know. Rules are rules."

For some reason, that declaration hurts him even more. Love shouldn't have rules, it's all about emotion, intimacy…going with the flow. Rules are just barriers put up to block that flow.

Maybe it's time to break those barriers down.

He smiles up to her, and she can't resist smiling back when she sees it. "What?"

"There's something I've always kinda wanted to do."

"And what would that be?"

He answers her in the best way possible, stretching his arms up to grip the back of her neck and pulling her down to meet him in the middle for an upside-down kiss. It's horribly oriented and he inwardly cringes at how uncomfortable a position he's dragged her into, but he enjoys it regardless.

She moans into the kiss, which only further encourages him to keep going. Eventually they break it off, and he gets out of her lap to bring himself up to her eye level. He gently pushes her down onto the grass and gets on top of her, taking great enjoyment in how sexy she looks to him from this angle before leaning down to capture her lips with his own again. Her hands drift from his waist to his cheeks, forcibly keeping him in place to ensure he doesn't pull away until she's satisfied with him.

It's his turn to moan in ecstacy, and she responds by pushing her tongue into his mouth. He gently slides his hands up her shirt to feel her flat midriff, gushing at how smooth her skin is to his touch before she finally lets him go for air. He notes she's blushing furiously at how he's playing with her, but he can't exactly make a snarky comeback because he's blushing just as hard.

She bites her bottom lip in a way he thinks is just so hot, and the only thing that could make this moment any better in her eyes is if she were able to see his. Her fingers move up from his cheek to his glasses, slow enough that he could stop her if he wanted to, but he doesn't do anything at first. She grips their arms gently, and he finally brings his hands up to grasp her fists.

She tries not to let her disappointment show, but she does a rather miserable job at hiding it. Fortunately, though, instead of prying her hands off his shades, he instead guides her to take them off, slowly and sensually. Her heart beats faster with every centimeter she pulls them, and eventually she stares in awe at his beautiful blue eyes, almost as vibrant and full of beauty as her own.

She places the glasses on the grass next to her and leans up to cup his cheeks once more. And she's not the only one who feels satisfied with the revelation. This is the first time he's able to see her with his bare eyes, and he must say he's loving the view. Her skin is even brighter than he previously thought, and her lips look a distinctly plump and delicious shade of lavender that they didn't from underneath the plastic. It takes all of his focus and mental fortitude to not make out with her like an animal then and there.

After what feels like an eternity, she finally speaks. "Wow…"

He breathes out a small laugh. "You like?"

Her only response is to slowly pull him closer to her, steadily shrinking the gap between their lips and closing her eyes as she feels his warm breaths on her face.

"I love."

Their lips meet in the center, and for the first time she's able to kiss her boyfriend without plastic or fabric driving a wedge between their faces. He quickly gets lost in the strawberry taste of her lips and she rolls them around on the grass so she's now on top of him. She pulls away and brings both hands up to run them through her hair and push out her chest more, and if he liked how she looked when he was on top of her he absolutely loves the way she looks on top of him.

The smile hasn't left either of their lips for even a nanosecond, and she leans back down to lessen the distance between them, smiling as his hands desperately and hungrily explore every centimeter of her body.

"I have a thing for blue eyes."

"Then consider me fortunate." He pushes himself up to kiss her once more, and she moans as his lips drag down from her mouth to the crook of her left shoulder, pressing against her exposed skin with delicious passion.

She runs her hands into his hair, biting her bottom lip while his ministrations continue. "I don't suppose I get your name?"

He bit his inner cheek to keep the mischievous smirk from playing at his lips. "I don't know if we're old enough for you to get Dick yet."

She blushes furiously while he laughs at her expression, slapping his arm forcefully to shut him up. "Jerk."

"Couldn't resist."

"So your name's Dick?"

"Richard. Richard Grayson. But my friends all call me Dick."

"And what do your girlfriends call you?" Heat colors his cheeks a faint pink as he smiles and looks away shyly.

"Well…you're kinda my first…"

She blushes too, but feels a sense of pride as a smug grin curls her mouth upwards.

"You're gonna get in a lot of trouble for this, aren't you?" He smiles.

"Batman would have my head. But I trust you to keep my secret."

Zatanna's eyes glimmer with exuberance, and he thinks it's the most beautiful thing in the universe.

"Have I ever told you I love you, Birdy?"

"Once or twice. Have I?" She smiles back and lets him slowly tug her down.

"It comes up every now and then."

They kissed once more, and the robins chirped excitedly as their egg started to hatch.