#kfxrobin

When he finally arrived at the mountain after what felt like an eternity, he sped to Black Canary, certain that she could help him. 'Wally,’ she said with a confused look,’ what are…’ 'Robin got stabbed by Ra’s al Ghul and he needs help!’ 'Put him down on his bed, I’ll come right after’, she said without hesitation. Wally ran to Robin’s room and laid him down on his back. 'Wally,’ Robin said weakly, 'I have to tell you something.’ 'Not now,’ Wally answered softly,’ you’ll need all your strength to get through this.’

Black Canary arrived before Robin could respond. With her she carried the First Aid-kit and other medical tools to free Robin from the knife. She opened the kit and gave him some painkillers. 'This next part is going to hurt’, she said. Robin nodded that he understood. She pulled out the knife and cleaned the wound swiftly. Robin kept still, but Wally saw on his face that he was in pain, in a lot of pain. He wished he could take over the pain, or at least soften it. He took Robin’s hand in his, holding it tightly to let him know that he was there. He was going to help him through. Wally was glad when he noticed that Robin was squeezing his hand in return.

'Help me hold him upright, so that I can put the bandage on’, ordered Black Canary. Wally let go of Dick’s hand with pain in his heart. But he held Dick upright, maybe a bit more in a hugging position than was necessary, but Black Canary said nothing about it so he kept holding him like that. 'It is done,’ she said,’ you can put him down.’ Wally put him down gently. 'Good,’ spoke a low voice behind him,’ now all he needs is rest.’ Wally turned around in shock. Behind him stood Batman. It didn’t surprise Wally that the best detective in the world knew when his protégé was hurt.

By this time Dick was unconscious, both from the pain and the medicine. 'I’ll need a blood sample’, Batman simply stated. He walked to Robin without waiting for an answer. He took a syringe from his utility belt and took a sample from Robin’s arm. He put it back in his belt and walked away without saying a word. Wally sat down, not knowing what to do. 'He’ll need his rest now’, Black Canary said. She took the First Aid-kit and left, but not before saying that he should call her when the bandage needed to be replaced.

The team entered the room only minutes after Black Canary had left. 'How is he?’ Miss Martian asked. 'He’ll make it’, Wally answered without lifting his gaze up from Dick. 'That’s a relief’, Artemis said and the rest of the team agreed. 'Did you handle Ra’s and his assassins?’ Wally asked with an angry tone. Oh, how he hated him at this moment. Wally’d kill him the next time he saw Ra’s’ ugly face. 'After you had left, they retreated fairly quickly. But we were unable to capture any of them. They are very skilled’, Aqualad reported. 'But we’ll get him next time!’ Superboy added because he could sense Wally’s anger. He respected that Wally was so loyal to his best friend. 'We’ll let him rest now’, Miss Martian said. The whole team left except for Wally, he kept sitting where he was.

'Aren’t you coming?’ Superboy asked. 'I want to be here when he wakes up. I don’t want him to wake up alone.’ And again Superboy thought this was proof of his friendship. 'Oh, okay.’ Superboy left the room. Wally took Dick’s hand back into his the moment the door closed. He wanted to let him know we was there, he was there for him.

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Hours passed and Wally just watched Dick sleep, holding his hand. He watched him breathe, his chest slowly rising and falling, rising and falling. M'gann had brought him a cup of tea and some food an hour ago. She asked if he wanted to change to his normal clothes, proposing that she would stay to Robin’s side for as long as he was gone. But he had refused, feeling that leaving was betraying Dick in one way or another. So he drank his tea and took some bites from his food. At one moment Dick had woken up, just whispering: 'Thank you, my friend’ and falling back to sleep. This had put a smile on Wally’s face. He was glad that Dick knew he was there for him.

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'Wally, wake up’, M'gann said softly. Wally opened his eyes slowly, hoping that it had all been a bad dream, but he saw his wounded friend sleeping right in front of him, proving that it was all true. But he was glad to notice that he was still holding Dick’s hand. 'How long did I sleep?’ Wally asked. 'I don’t know exactly but I’ve brought your tea and food only an hour and a half ago.’ He was relieved that he had only slept for half an hour. 'Thanks, M'gann. I’ll stay awake now, you can go.’ 'Wally, it’s 5 am, you need to rest’, she answered compassionately. 'But Robin…’ 'It’s no good for Robin when he wakes up and you’re so tired that you can barely stand. He’ll need your support when he wakes up, but you won’t be able to provide any if you keep doing this to yourself! Take a shower, go to bed and catch a few hours of sleep.’ Wally knew she was right and no matter how much he disliked the idea of leaving Dick’s side, he disliked the idea of not being able to help him when he needed him even more. He let go of Dick’s hand and stood up. 'I’ll wake you when he wakes up’, the martian promised. Wally thanked her and left the room, but not before looking at the sleeping Grayson for one last time. He noticed that Dick looked very peacefully, which made it easier to leave.

Wally walked through the hallway, too tired to use his superspeed. He decided to pass through the kitchen to get something to eat first. He took a burrito and warmed it up. Wally was just about to leave when he heard two voices coming from down the hall. They were Batman’s and Superman’s. ’… about Robin’s condition’, he heard Batman say. Wally wanted to hear this, so he did the only thing he could think of, he hid himself.

'What about it?’ Superman asked concerned. 'I ran a blood analysis and there was a poison in his blood. But it’s no normal poison, it won’t kill him. It’s a weakened version of pink kryptonite, modified for humans.’ Superman’s eyes widened. 'So that means that his sexual orientation changed…’ Superman asked concerned. 'Yes,’ Batman confirmed, 'but only for a period, but it’s impossible to calculate for how long exactly. I personally expect that it won’t last longer than a few days.’

Wally couldn’t believe his ears, would Robin be gay for a few days? He considered taking advantage of the situation and and getting a kiss from Dick, but he abandoned the idea quickly. He wouldn’t take advantage, Dick was still his best friend and he would treat him with respect. If Dick wasn’t into boys, he wouldn’t force himself on him. That was the promise he had made a long time ago and he wasn’t planning on breaking it. Wally’s thoughts were interrupted by Batman:’ You can come out now, Wally.’

Wally was confused as to how Batman knew he was there. But then he remembered, Batman was after all the greatest detective. Wally came out of hiding,ashamed for his actions. He didn’t dare to look Batman or Superman in the eye and he felt his cheeks burning red. He feared the punishment he’d get for eavesdropping. 'I didn’t mean to…’ he began apologizing, but Batman interrupted him.

'We aren’t mad,’ he said calmly,’ you just can’t tell anyone.’ Wally promised them not to tell anyone, glad that there weren’t going to be consequences.

Wally left the room, still a bit confused about what he had just heard. He walked to his room, passing Dick’s on his way. He had the urge to check on him. He knew he should have fate in Miss Martian, but the urge was just too big. He opened the door just enough to see Dick sleeping peacefully. This calmed him down, but he still couldn’t get the thought of Dick being gay for a few days out of his mind. The thought that his love was so close, but still impossible hurt him. But he told himself that it was no different from the past, even with Dick’s temporarily changed sexual orientation. It would only hurt their friendship if he made a move and he would rather die than screw up his friendship with Dick.

It was only then he saw M'gann sitting next to the bed, looking at him. 'I was only checking on him’, Wally said apologetically.'It’s okay, Wally. Everything is still the same.'This put Wally at ease. He closed the door silently and went to his room.