#yeri asks

Jason sat on top of the building next to his favorite gargoyle. He has appropriately named him ‘mr.Gargoyle’. It was a rather slow night on patrol, he had been sitting next to the gargoyle for at least three hours now. Bruce had gone off to ride around in the bat-mobile to see if he could find anything of interest down low. Using the rare time away from Bruce to vent his frustrations. He and the Bats relationship had been more strained than it normally was for the past month. Jason was rather frustrated that Bruce wouldn't just take out all his anger on the villains and crooks they would face. He didn't understand his restraint. They were the lowest of the low. They have both witnessed first hand what those men would do to innocent people. He had about had it. Sometimes he just wanted to pick up the gun the felon had and shoot them with it. But he knew if he did that he would have taken it too far, and he would lose the only thing that kept him sane anymore. Fighting crime. 

“I say you just talk to him about it,” said a voice, it was rather unfamiliar to him and he stood up with his bow staff in hand staring at the gargoyle next to him in shock. 

“What the fuck...” Jason mumbled poking the stone statue incredulously. That's when he heard the giggle from behind him making him turn quickly to attack the person who had snuck upon him. This mystery person wasn't hard to spot; he wore a bright red and yellow robin hood outfit.  Jason swung his staff and hit him landing the blow making the red-clad boy no older than himself yelp in pain. 

“HEY!! STOP THAT!!” said the robin hood wannabe backing up quickly putting his hands up in surrender. Jason glared at this new unfamiliar person's eyes looking over him and his ridiculous outfit though the other boy was thinking the same about Jasons. He panted slightly from the quick rush of adrenalin before slowly lowering his bow staff, collapsing it, and putting it onto his utility belt. He then crossed his arms.

“Where did you get that ridiculous outfit, party city, or spirit Halloween?” Jason almost spat but it was more of amusement and holding in a laugh tone than anything vindictive. He figured this strange boy was some sort of hero at least a sidekick. He noticed the bow the boy had and the quiver. Plus his reflexes were fast if he missed the first blow from Jason's staff.

“Wow, he told me you guys were a brooding asshole I didn't realize he was right! I could ask you the same thing, names speedy, but seeing as you're the Bats kid wonder then you will most likely know I'm actually named Roy since batman knows no privacy unless it's his own” the boy now known as Speedy AKA Roy said in a long-winded introduction. Jason just looked at him for a moment before he snorted he kinda liked this guy. 

“Speedy... that's Green Arrows partner, that's a dumb name though... you could do better than speedy” Jason explained 

“If I remember correctly you can use that bow for more than just arrows. You have a whole arsenal of abilities” he complimented relaxing a bit around his ally. 

“you can call me Jason... I'm feeling a bit less clandestine today... honestly fuck batman” Jason mumbled sighing a bit. 

“Jasons a nice name...as for batman... based on what you were telling your creepy statue seems like you have a lot to say to him,” he says casually ignoring the speedy comments though he agreed the name was a bit silly. It would be a thought that stuck with him for sure. He liked the sound of being in an arsenal; it made him feel better about his place next to Green Arrow. Roy was about to say something but that's when Jason shifted a finger to his ear as if listening to someone.

“The bat is ending patrol for the night... Are you busy? I know a great dinner that's still open at this hour” Jason suggested he needed someone his age to speak with. Sure he had school but he wasn't very involved at Gotham academy everyone there was so preppy and well rich. Sure he was considered rich but he wasn't born rich nor did he use bruce's riches. The offer made Roy's already smiling lips spread wider into a goofy grin. 

“I would love that actually, I'm starving! though I doubt we could go in these clothes plus I don't have an extra pair” he says with a frown. Jason grinned taking Roy's wrist and pulled him to the edge of the roof pulling him into his side before shooting a grappling hook to the building across from them before turning to Roy. 

“Hang on,” he says before jumping off, making Roy scream a bit, not exactly expecting him to actually jump. Sure he's done it before with special arrows but he's never held onto another person and done it. He wasn't in control and that flipped him out a bit. But once they ended up in an alleyway with a bike he panted holding onto his legs after Jason loosened his grip on him. 

“You know a bit more warning would have been nice, not just ‘hang on’” Roy protested as he stood up straight watching as Jason walked over to the bike climbing on and starting it up. Roy walked over to him now with a raised eyebrow. 

“Where are we going?” he questioned the red, yellow, and green-clad sidekick.

“My secret lair where I shall tell you my whole evil plan giving you time to escape and defeat me,” Jason said with a wink making Roy blush a bit and laugh.

“Now get on,” he says and Roy did as he was told, climbing onto the bike and wrapping his arms awkwardly around Jason’s waist before the boy wandered away on his bike Roy's body inhibiting his cape to furrow behind him like usual. It was Roy's first time in Gotham so his eyes wandered around seeing the bright lights of downtown Gotham. But as they went further and further through the large city his curious smile slowly turned into a grim frown as the bright lights turned into flickering neon signs of dilapidated small businesses that were no longer open. Smog bellowed out of the buildings and server holes on the street added the fresh stench of human feces and death rang through the air. Roy was confused as to why Jason would take him to such a place. 

Soon Jason parked in a back alley and climbed off the bike Roy the following suit. Jason looked at the house with a frown before moving to cover the bike with some boxes and trash bags that always seemed to be around. He then walked up to the fire escape jumping up and pulling himself on top of the stairway easily before reaching a hand down to help Roy up which he accepted. He then led Roy to a window he broke into too easily. 

“Are we supposed to be here? your breaking in” Roy said concerned but followed him anyways. He closed the window behind him as Jason walked over to the light switch turning it on revealing a rather homey little four-room apartment lots of takeout containers lay around the main kitchen/living room area. 

“Not breaking in if the place was mine… at least once it was… nobody lives in this building anymore… I think there are plans to tear it down soon though” Jason's time seems more melancholy as he said this disappearing into a different room before returning with a stack of folded clothes.

 “These are mine, you can keep them. I think they should fit you, there's a bathroom over there” Roy grabbed the clothes curious as to the history of the place they were in. He thanked him softly before going into the bathroom noticing a few feminine products. Pink toothbrush and maxi pads and a few birth control pills. They had a sheen of dust on them though as if they hadn't been used in a long time. He sighed softly before stripping off his clothes and changing into the new ones. 

The pants were black in color and fit him a bit tight around his thigh and butt area. He rolled them up a bit before slipping on his boots once again. He then put on the bland dark grey shirt and slipped the dark military green and black plaid jacket overtop. It complimented his red fox colored hair perfectly. He styled his hair in its usual style he would much rather have a hat. He was rather self-conscious about his hair seeing as he was called a carrot all his life but it would have to do. He folded up his uniform neatly before walking out of the room hearing someone wrestling with a bag in the other room. 

Jason was already done changing. He wore a red hoodie the same one batman had found him in two years ago. With black jeans and black converse. His black hair ruffled in a slightly curly mess on his head. He stood up and peered over at Roy's piercing blue-green eyes stunning Roy making Roy's heart flutter a little. that was the second time tonight. Jason looked over Roy analyzing the outfit he had given him.

“You wore those better than I ever did. Brings out your freckles… it's nice” he complimented his new friend as he tied up the trash bag full of take-out food and trash. 

“Thank you… do you ever not wear red?” Roy says playfully watching Jason's every move as he moves over, throwing the trash outside the main doorway where it looked like there were many others. 

“Never really noticed. Red was always my favorite color. Good thing you have pretty red hair right? Gives me something to look at” Jason said with a wink and a goofy grin. He wanted out of this house as much as it was a place to go when he needed time away from Bruce; he also didn't want to break down in front of his new friend. 

“Now let's go let me get you a bag you can put that in,” he says pointing to Roy's hero clothes. He looked around then grunted when he saw an old book bag handing it to him. Roy thanked him and stuffed his clothes into it before throwing it over his back. He then followed Jason out the window and back to the bike before they were off going towards the good side of town once again however they didn't make it to the really good side of town. The diner was in a moderately safe part of town though what part of Gotham was truly safe. 

“Smells great from out here” Roy expresses skipping inside with Jason right on his heels. 

“Hey, Delilah!!” Jason shouts seeing his favorite waitress who happily smiled and waved at him

“How are you doing honey!! It's been a while! whos your friend?” she asked walking over to the two who had sat down in a booth. 

“I'm Roy, I'm from Star city visiting since my uncle is here on business” he expressed taking the menu he was handed looking over it eagerly wondering what he should get. 

“Nice to meet you, hun! now what should I get you I'm assuming you want your usual Jason?” she questioned as she flipped her notebook to a clean page Jason nodded making her write down his order of a turkey sandwich with a sprite. She then turned to Roy 

“I'll have the same as him since he seems to know what's good here” he expresses and she nodded walking off to put their order in and grab their drinks. Jason watched the elder woman walk off before looking at Roy who seemed to be staring at him. When Roy noticed what he was doing he blushed more than he already was looking out the window. This made Jason laugh.

“Dude why are you being so weird suddenly? All blushy and flustered. Let me guess it's my eyes right? Girls at school act the same way when they have a crush on me…” he explained then his eyes widened and a cheeky smile came to his face. 

“Do you have a crush on me!!” he exclaimed, making Roy even more flustered. 

“NO!! You just have really pretty eyes, it's like their Aquamarine jewels” he explained as Delilah set down their drinks smiling at the two. It was nice to see Jason with a friend. He usually only came by himself every so often with his elder brother Richard but that was very very rare. The compliment made Jason smile again, getting a bit flustered himself now. 

“Thank you… yours are like emeralds if we are comparing them to rocks and minerals” the two sat there now in slightly awkward silence. Neither boy really knew what to talk about. Roy wanted to talk about the place Jason had taken to him or about what Jason was venting about to the gargoyles but he didn't want to bring the mood down at all. It was nice speaking with someone who knew who he was and what he did. 

“Gotham is so different from Star City, more diverse.” he hummed, breaking the silence. Jason scoffed a bit under his breath. 

“What you mean is more financially different. Half the city is rich and elite while most of the middle class and poor are stuck in the slums. The trash piled up and sickness rampant” he expressed rubbing his face a little.

“Take Delilah, she is a single mother and has 5 kids. I come here when she works so I can give her tips and any of my allowance I don't use. She works 3 jobs and has to take care of her kids… this city is horrible… but it's home. The only home I know.” he explained further.

“How did you meet her?” Roy questioned as he sipped at his sprite eyes glancing over to one of the men who walked into the building before glancing back to Jason. Jason hesitated to answer this question. This was one of his mom's side jobs. He had worked here a night or two as well but he found better business by stealing tires off of cars and selling them to the junkyard by the docks. But just as Jason was about to answer with a half-truth is when he heard the gunshot the hairs rising on the back of his neck as his heart leaped standing up quickly and turning towards the noise.

Roy jumped at the sound not expecting it. He was too focused on Jason; he hadn't noticed the man who walked in had shot the owner of the diner who was sitting at his usual table. Delilah's screams could be heard as blood spatter covered her face, dropping Roy and Jason's meals. The shooter ran out of the diner and across the street. 

Jason chased after him quickly while Roy rushed over to the man checking his pulse, not feeling one he pronounced him dead then looked at Delilah cupping her face. 

“Call the police, have to call the police!” he says, not leaving until she nods her head running for the phone before running after Jason slipping his mask on. The shooter sped off in a car Jason throwing a tracking device onto the car he panted catching his breath from the run looking at Roy. 

“I put a tracker on the car…” Jason explained noticing Roy's mask and figuring he should have probably put his own on. He was in a rush though trying to catch the guy. 

“Ok we should go back and use your bike, also we need to make sure everyone else in the diner is alright, the guy he shot is dead. At least I think he is. I didn't try to do CPR. I thought you would need help.” Roy expressed taking his mask off running with Jason back to the dinner. When they got there the police were surprisingly already there. They saw the body of the man being taken away and the police taking statements from the employees. Jason snuck to the bike climbing on and starting the bike up as Roy climbed onto the bike with them and they sped off towards the way the tracker was heading. 

A few minutes later the tracker stopped at what looked like the docks next to the carnival section of Gotham. Jason parked a block away slipping off his sweatshirt revealing his robin uniform. slipping his mask on. 

“Do you never part with your suit?” Roy questioned slipping his backpack off and pulling out his own suit, slipping on the shirt hat, and mask for a quick change. He took his bow out as well, fastening the quiver to his back. He had never fought alongside Jason. So he was both excited and nervous. It was so impromptu too. 

“I don't like to leave it at the apartment in case someone breaks in… here's the plan though. We need to sneak in without being detected. See if he was working with someone or if he is just on the run. Based off of the way he killed him I'm saying it's a mafia hit” Jason explained considering contacting Batman but decided he and Roy could handle this situation. Roy agreed with Jason, deciding to follow his lead. He knew more about Gotham's crime than himself. 

“Just a rule of thumb… don't kill anybody,” Jason said before running toward where the tracker was leading them. He climbed into an air duct holding the door open for Roy as they climbed through them finding an opening and jumping through to the ground below. Jason's movements were silent like a cat, unlike Roy who when he dropped down made Jason tense up listening to hear if anybody heard that then glared lightly at Roy.

“Land on your toes!” he whispered, Roy nodded his head shifting to carry an arrow in his hand for protection. They slowly exited the room they were in keeping their ears open. They started to hear a group of people talking.

“Did you do it?” said a more gruff voice

“Yeah I did t, dumb cunt had it coming, he should have paid up when asked the first time.” said the second voice it was more high pitched.

“Did anybody see you?” 

“Yeah there were two kids in one booth and then the waitress. The one kid chased me but he gave up when I sped off in the car” 

“You should have killed the witnesses, you could have been followed”

“Well I wasn't”

The boys were too involved in the conversation they didn't even notice the large man behind them who knocked them over the heads with his fists knocking them both unconscious. 

The two boys woke up tied together back to back. Roy was first to wake up looking around thankful his mask was still on however his hat was missing. The biggest man in the room had it on and it made him look ridiculous. He frowned, wanting his hat back. He went to move but felt how tightly they were tied together. Sighing. That's when he felt Jason trying to move behind him. 

“Hey the street rats are awake!” proclaimed one of the henchmen before suddenly double doors burst open revealing Black Mask. He had a wide grin on his face as he walked into the room two more henchmen walking in with him. Jason counted five henchmen all probably had at least one firearm if not two. Not to mention Black Mask definitely had a gun of some sort as well. Jason struggled more against the restraints. He didn't have enough leverage or wiggle room to get to his belt that surely had something to get them out of this. 

“Boss we got a few intruders, we tied them up real good though,” said the large man who knocked the two boys out. This made black mask's smile fade as he saw the two boys all tied up, eyes widened as he tore his eyes away looking around into the shadows. 

“Oh hey blackie it's been a while, when did you get out of jail? I didn't see it in the paper” Jason says smirking when he saw the fear in his eyes. 

Black Mask stormed over and kicked Jason square in the jaw making Jason groan and Roy frown. He has read about Black Mask but he has never faced him. 

“You should have killed him! And his friend! Where the robin is the bat isn't far behind you insignificant idiots of goons! What the fuck do you think I pay you for!” he shouted 

“To be fair they have no idea we are here,” Roy says, making Jason nudge him to shut up. But Roy had a plan they didn't know who he was and if he said they maybe he could really build them up that they were fucked. 

“They?” to say he was already scared shitless of the bat was an understatement but he never knew batman to have two sidekicks plus one with what looked like arrows and a quiver. 

“Yeah they, you have a man on your hands that doesn't hesitate to kill scumbags like you” Roy continued getting a swift punch to the face making him groan in pain grimacing as he felt the blood trickle down to his lips tasting the iron, making him frown hating the taste of blood.

“You gremlins always have trackers and once your stupid little leaders notice you missing they will come for you and that means straight to me! And I can't have that!” he starts. “Sound the Alarm! Go on watch! they can not find this operation. I've put too much money into this stupid master plan the rest of the injustice league has and I will not let it be my fault this time that it was foiled!!” 

“Gremlins is a new one” Jason hummed “gonna drone on more about your plan or are you gonna kill us,” Jason asked now, face already getting swollen from the kick earlier. Black Mask glared at him backhanding him. 

“Brutis take the two of them outback and have them killed, dump the bodies in the river,” he says before storming off to hide from the bat. Some of the others runoff as well leaving Roy and Jason alone with the man who shot the owner of the dinner. He seemed like he would be easy enough to overpower. He wasn't too large and even if he was he didn't seem like he knew how to handle himself properly. Sure he could use a gun but can he fight hand to hand. Both Roy and Jason could unarm him in an instant. 

Brutis shifted moving to start unwrapping the rope around their torsos so he could drag them over to the river. Jason sighed seeing just how idiotic this man was. Roy watched as the man unwrapped them. 

“Uhh, dude… why didn't you just shoot us while we were tied so that when you untied us we didn't overpower you?” Roy asked bluntly. The man looked at him a bit wide-eyed but before he could pull his gun out and do what Roy said he was getting a swift kick to the face from Jason who had managed to wiggle his wrists once his arms were given more leeway. The guy was knocked out giving Jason a quick amount of time to untie Roy who quickly ran over to his things putting his hat on and securing his weapons knocking an arrow onto his bowstring. 

Jason pulled out his bow collapsible bo staff extending it to its full length. Throwing some Batarangs at a few men who walked in exploding them in their faces then throwing some smoke bombs onto the ground for them to disappear grabbing Roy as he used a grappling hook to propel themselves upward and into the shadows. Roy gracefully and quietly landed onto the air duct they were hiding on, looking down as they heard one of the men called in that the two of them had escaped. 

“There is much more going on we have to find out their plan Robin,” Roy said looking at Jason who was trying to calculate what they should do. Obviously, they had bitten off more than they could chew. So he did what he did not want to do. Called in the bat. Pressing the ‘R’ symbol on his belt. 

“Alright, I'm called Batman. You should probably call a green arrow. They mentioned the injustice league which means it's probably something meant to attract the justice league” Jason whispered looking around for a good escape route.  Finding one he ran for it, Roy following close behind shooting arrows at a few men who shot at them. 

“Right about now would be a good time to have my cape” seeing as it was made of the same material as batmans it protected him from a lot and helped him get around better. They ran down a hallway trying to find the air duct they had originally come in on but got ambushed by a few henchmen. Jason ran at one roundhouse kicking him before using his staff to hit the other that went to grab on him. While Jason was fighting off those two, Roy was busy with his own. 

 Roy used his bow to smack one of the taller men in the face hard before using his caught off guard state to kick him in the sack making him fall over in pain. He then shot an arrow towards the lights making it go dark. Surprisingly enough his mask could let him have night vision and he figured Jason was used to working in the dark making them able to take down the last two henchmen together. Roy grabbed Jason this time using the momentum of their bodies to smack the largest goon hard with Jason's body making him fall. 

“That was definitely clever” Jason complimented with a grin Roy smiling back 

“Figured a bat could use the dak plus they weren't expecting it” he hummed before hearing more men coming. He ran Jason following. They found an air duct and climbed into it, crawling quickly through the maze. Jason didn't have his full uniform on or else he would have more gadgets to help them get out of the labyrinth that was the air ducts. However, before they could dwell on it any further they fell through a vent landing right in front of Black Mask himself in front of a massive bomb. 

The two boys stood up quickly in fighting positions as Black Mask lifted up a pistol aiming it directly at Jason who stood there unafraid. 

“You know I don't understand how a shooting turned into this bullshit” Jason grumbled he just wanted to have a nice dinner with his new friend. He definitely considered Roy at this point. They just met and are already about to die with each other. 

“Honestly I don't either so much for burgers and deep conversations” Roy complained back making Black Mask fume.

“SHUT UP!! Now fucking die” he says going to shoot his gun but Jason moved quickly pushing his arm upward making him miss his shot which ended up shooting what looked to be an important pipe making hot gas come out filling the room with the smell of gas. 

“Oh, shit, that hits that bomb it will blow!” Shouted one of the scientists working on the weird-looking bomb that was in the room. Jason's eyes widened and looked at Roy. They both knew they had to go and make sure that this bomb went off here and not further into the city where people would get hurt. 

Most of the henchmen ran off to escape the blast including Black Mask leaving the scientist to scramble to try and fix the bomb. Jason ran over and tried to pull the scientists away some listening and running for safety though a few did not. Smelling the room filled with gas Roy pulled Jason for them to run off.

They followed the henchmen and scientist landing outside the building just barely before the whole warehouse blew up, throwing them across the parking lot and into the next warehouse. Both boys laid there for a moment covered in soot and debris panting and groaning from how hard the shockwave threw them. It wasn't until two looming figures stood over them. The normal scowl of the bat stared at the two as the disappointed and confused stare of green arrow stared at them as well. 

Jason and Roy looked at their mentors, then at each other and burst out laughing. It was the birth of an unbreakable friendship for sure. 

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Authors note:

thank you so much the very first ask on my blog!! ii greatly appreciate it!! this was a lot of fun to write and i hope you enjoy it as much as i enjoyed writing it. all i have been writing lately are research papers for college so it was a good change of pace to get back into creative writing. 

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