Star of the Cosmos

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MOUNT JUSTICE

November 18, 09:42 EST

"Ha!" Claire ducked under a right hook from Wally before wrapping her hands around his arm and flipping him onto his back in front of her.

"Failed, Kid Flash."

"I win. Again." Claire gloated and held her hand out to help him up. Wally had a mischievous glint in his eyes as he grabbed her hand and threw his weight up, slamming into her and forcing the two onto the ground with the ginger settled above her.

"So, you won. What's your prize?"

He could tell she was flustered from her cherry-colored cheeks, wide eyes, and slightly parted lips.

"What's wrong, Clairebear? You're all red." He teased with a faint smirk.

The blonde's rapid breaths slowed, and she flipped them, mirroring their earlier position with her above him.

Wally had that same smirk on his face until Claire moved closer. He stayed perfectly still as her lips lowered to the point they were a hair above his.

Her hands were on either side of his head, caging him in, all the while his hands moved to rest on her hips.

She smiled inwardly and knew she got him back when she saw color rush under his freckles. With that, she moved toward his ear instead. His short breaths hit her cheek quickly before she whispered mockingly.

"What's wrong, Wally? You're all red."

His breathing hitched, and she moved back up to see his expression. Wally's gaze flicked from her eyes to her lips so quickly she almost missed it. Almost.

"The question is, what do you want, Wally?" She asked, and the emerald pigments on his face seemed to sparkle in both anticipation and excitement.

He craned his neck to move his face closer to hers, slightly closing his eyes in the process.

"I want-"

Claire's ears perked up at the sound of footsteps coming toward them, and in a blink of an eye, she was standing beside Wally with crossed arms and red cheeks.

Batman walked into the room and paused. His narrowed eyes moved between the ginger on the floor and the blonde looking anywhere but him.

Wally scrambled up and shoved his hands in his pockets. He looked down at his feet and shifted awkwardly from one leg to the other.

The Dark Knight stared for a moment longer before silently turning around and waving his hand through the air. A holographic keyboard formed before him, and he typed on it until an image of a short man appeared.

He turned back around and tapped the side of his cowl. "Superboy, Miss Martian, Robin. Report for mission briefing."

Some awkward silence passed while they waited for the three others to show up, but when they finally did, Batman began the briefing.

He gestured to the image of the short man. "This is Rumaan Harjavti, and he is the democratically-elected President of Qurac."

Another image appeared of Harjavti and Bruce Wayne shaking hands.

"Harjavti has been praised as a fair, wise leader, a humanitarian."

Wally smirked and leaned over to whisper in Robin's ear, "Sure... Any friend of Bruce Wayne's." The Boy Wonder sent him a warning glare and went back to paying attention to Batman.

"But five days ago, Harjavti allied himself with the dictator of the neighboring nation of Bialya, Queen Bee."

Conner shifted and crossed his arms, "Hmph, not a fan."