Out Of The Closet and Into The Fire (Part Two)

-IDK why ai found the image funny, I just did-


"I don't really do baking." Zatanna explained. "I can try, but I really don't know."

"I'm an amateur too." M'gann explained. "That's why we have a recipe."

Zatanna nodded, smiling. "When we're done this, we- or just I can have a proper coming out!" 

Just then, two boys stumbled into the room. Wally and the shamed child with crooked glasses. "Hey guys, what're you doing?" Wally asked.

"Baking." The girls said in near-perfect unison.

"Nice, save me some!" Wally said, walking Dick over to the other three. "What's going on?"

Kaldur looked up. "We've locked Batman out of our zetabeam."

Dick nodded a little, shyly. "It won't last. He'll have Black Canary come."

"We'll lock her out too!" Artemis proposed, she was REALLY enjoying the power. "Hell, Let's lock the WHOLE LEAGUE OUT!" She grinned. "Rob, you're good at hacking, can you help with this?"

Dick nodded a little. "Okay..." Following her to the computer. "Oh, you barely locked him out, let me show you how to keep bats out!"

Kaldur leaned into Wally. "How is he?"

"Hmm?" The redhead asked, pulling his eyes off Dick. "Oh, he's okay. Just worried about how Batman reacted."

"How come?"

"Well..." Wally started. "Y'know... on land, there are a lot of assholes who disown their kids for being queer..."

Kaldur nodded. Discrimination existed in Atlantis; but he hadn't expirienced it much since he'd grew up with a wonderful mother and a father he was no-contact with. This context did explain why Robin was so scared.

"Lock out EVERYONE?" Artemis asked.

Robin shrugged. "Leave Captain Marvel out. If the league gets to the point when they need to ask him, that's already a win for Team Minors."

"Okay..." she snickered. "Everyone, turn off your phones! The League will start calling us about 'issues' pretty soon!"

They all did so, Dick even silenced any calls that would usually go through to the computer. It helps to have a techie on the team. 

"Hey, let's put something on TV." Wally proposed, wanting to keep distracted from every thing.

Dick hurried over, jumping into the most comfortable seat in the house (far left cushion on the second couch). "You choose!"

"How about we just watch old 90s PSAs then?" Wally tried to shove him off the spot.

"That's Lame." Artemis pushed both of them off the spot and a short wrestling match broke out.

"No, they're hilarious!" Wally argued. "Those old D.A.R.E program videos... Whoo! SO GOOD!"

"No, No. NO." Dick tried to kick Artemis off the seat, but she grabbed his foot and swung him off the chouch. Dick groaned and got up, settling for the far-right cushion, leaving the least comfortable middle one for Wally. "Let's just put on Mean Girls or something."

Wally gasped. "Yes! SO FETCH! M'gann, you're going to love this!"

"One second!" She slid the cake into the over, the heat making her uncomfortable. "Have you set an alarm?"

"Doing that." Zatanna set an eggtimer for fifteen minutes. "Coming, Wally!"

"What was it you wanted to show us?"

Wally beckoned the whole team to essemble on the couches and chai. "Mean Girls: One of- no- THE BEST teen comedy put to film."

"And stage." Dick added. 

"And stage." Wally nodded. "Since we're rebelling against the league tonight, how about a good highschool movie?"

"...Okay?" 

"Look at us." Dick observed. "I feel like a teenager. That makes sense, right?"

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No one ever expects the spanish inquisition. 

"Fuck," Artemis groaned. "I forgot about Roy."

"Story of my life..." He muttered. "Artemis, the FUCK is this? Ollie is calling me because Bats is calling him, and none of the league can get here, no one can contact ANY of you, practically the whole Zeta system is down... What Happened?"

Kaldur stood up, prying his eyes away from the screen. "I can explain..."

"Wait, y'all are watching Mean Girls? Fetch!" He hopped onto the couch, cruching the youger teens. He listened intently as Kaldur explained that they were having a sit in. 

Roy didn't even need to know why they were doing it, he already supported them. "Awwe, my baby brothers -and sisters- are little rebels." He teased.

"I'm not your sister, and he ain't your bro." Artemis tried, in vein, to kick him off of her and further onto Wally and Dick.

"Is this your first protest against the league?  I'm SO proud of you!" He continued to get under their skin. "Look at our wittle baby bird! He's only thirteen and he's already saying 'fuck Batman !"

Dick tutted angrily. "Get off, Roy!"

"Sorry, I'm just SO EXCITED that I may have inspired ANOTHER revolution."

"Shut up, we're watching  the movie."

"What's that smell? It smells AWESOME!" Wally interupted.

M'gann shot up. "SHOOT! THE CAKE!"

Zatanna Followed her. "Pause it, we'll be right back!"

"Dammit, we were just getting to the good stuff." Artemis groaned.

"I thought you didn't like 'girl movies'." He teased.

"If you tell Ollie, I'll remove your sternum-"

There was a sudden bleeping noise and an alert appeared on the screen. A call from Batman.

"EW, DO NOT PICK UP!" Roy exclaimed, leaping forwards off the crushed teenagers to decline the call. Bats was apperantly very fed up; hacking their systems for... some reason. The call accepted itself just as Robin rolled off the couch, crawling under the coffee table.

"What are you doing?" Wally spat as Dick's adopted father appeared on screen.

"Where is Robin."

"Uh, None of your business." Artemis replied. 

Roy nodded. "He's busy right now."

"Red Arrow."

"That's me."

"You were sent to open the Zetabeams." Bats sighed, of course Queen's kid couldn't do ANYTHING.

"Change of plans, I'm on their side now. But hey! I'm babysitting for free. at least you have the solice that they won't burn the mountain down."

There was a crash from the kitchen as Zatanna shrieked. "Oven mitts, M'gann! OVEN MITTS!"

Roy ignored this. "So, why did you yell at Robin for no reason?"

"Roy..." Wally whispered. "So that's not exactly what happened..."

The older redhead rolled his eyes exasperatedly. "WALLY! Tell your lawyer which side your on before court is in session!"

Wally cut him off. "The important thing is, Rob is busy. Roy, can you cut him off?"

"Yeah." Roy cut the line before Bats could say anything else. "WHAT WAS THAT? I can't defend you if you don't tell me anything!"

Wally shrugged. "It's a long personal story... Rob do you want to..."

"...check on the girls? Okay!" The young boy hurried off just as Zatanna called him in to help make the icing.

"What happened? Why is birdie hiding?"

"Well," Wally shrugged. "so, Zatanna told Robin to grab and rate her..."

"Boobs?" 

"Tits?"

"Breasts?"

"...Yabbos" Wally exclaimed.

"That works." Roy shrugged. 

"and he DID, and Bats walked in, and Robin told him he desn't even like girls that much."

"NO!"

"YES! And bats went all weird and started dragging him towards the zeta and asking if he was actually attracted to guys. We saved him, but, yeah." Wally rubbed the back of his neck, he knew Dick wanted him to explain, but it still felt like he was betraying a trust.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, M'gann was both supervising and participating in what was maybe the Biggest mess this kitchen had ever seen. Zatanna was chasing Dick with blue-frosting covered hands, while he squealed and ran around the kitchen island.

"CAREFUL!" M'gann warned, catching the half-frosted cake inches from the ground.

"Sorry-AEHH" Dick screamed as She caught him and smeared icing through his hair.

"What colour is up next?" M'gann asked.

"UHH, BLUE!" Zatanna dropped him and hurried over to help.

"Wait- Lemme help!" Dick followed her.

"No! I do blue, you can do the lettering!" Zatanna argued.

"What will it say?"

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"Turn off the lights!" M'gann announced. "We have something for you! Robin?  Zatanna?"

The two stumbled out, carrying a huge, messy cake in pink, purple and blue; complete with the words: 'We're BI!'. The whole cake was lined with leftover birthday candles.

Robin cleared his throat as they set the cake down. "Zee?"

She threw her arms up. "I'm BI!" She accepted their cheers. "Robin?"

"I'M BI!" Before he could do anything, Roy picked him up off the floor.

"YES! BABY BIRD! I KNEW IT WAS TRUE!" The older redhead held him bridal style and expressed his pride. "Bats will come around, Ollie did."

Dick nodded. "You're gay, right?"

"Gay, on-and-off experimenting with being straight." He shrugged. "Rob, you're not alone, We're ALL queer. Right, Kaldur?"

He nodded. "I am."

"And I'm Bi!" Zatanna threw her arms around Artemis. 

The blonde huffed. "Lesbian. I think. -But don't tell Ollie, I haven't told him."

"Gender queer." M'gann shrugged, leaning against her boyfriend. In a hushed tone, she reminded him: "Pink kryptonite?"

"ONE TIME." He hissed.

Wally got caught up in the excitement. "AND I'M GAY!"

"I KNEW IT!!" Roy lost it "WE'RE ALL GAY! WE'RE ALL REBELLIOUS! WE'RE ALL UNDERAGE!"

Artemis turned to him. "GROSS!" He looked shocked. "You, a gay kissed me, a lesbian, last new years!?!"

"My awakening." He admitted. She slapped him.

"CAKE TIME!" Dick exclaimed. 

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