A Ribbon of Thought That Shouldn't Have Been Opened (Young Justice/Little Witch)

A ribbon of Thought...

"Akko," someone in the room said. "What have you done?"

Dick Grayson frowned, his eyes fluttering open upon hearing a voice he didn 't recognize. The last thing he remembered was being on a mission, when there was a flash of light, the sensation of being pulled somewhere that he'd already learned was never a good thing to the success of falling without being in control, meaning for once there was a level of fear settling into his brain regarding what was going on right before he blacked out.

"I was trying to use a spell to summon the perfect Christmas gift for Amanda," another person said, who Dick guessed was Akko. From behind his mask, which meant he was currently Robin, he saw a rather cheerful girl whose brown hair was cut so that her bangs were crooked.

"She summoned me?" Robin thought to himself, looking down to confirm that, yes, he was still in costume. That was when he saw on his wrist the ribbon which read he wasn't supposed to be opened before Christmas. He took a deep breath, knowing, despite his young age, how that could be taken the wrong way. "Joy."

"He talked," another girl said, grinning at him. She wore dark clothes—Robin recognized the clothes as something a witch might wear, but she was pale and ghostly. But then, all the girls were wearing the same outfit, which led him to believe they were at some kind of school. With this girl, however, the outfit stood out more than the others.

"Of course, he talked, Susy," another girl said. Her blond hair was cropped short. She sighed, turning to him. "So, you know the other two's names. Mine is Lotte. Sorry for Akko. She tends to be a bit—I don't know."

"You don't know?" Akko pouted.

"Flighty with her spells.

"I really thought it was a good idea," Akko said. "I don't know why it summoned a person."

"Well, what spell did you use?" Lotte said as Robin started to examine the ribbon. "Hey! Please don't mess with it. We don't know if it's tied to the spell and what might happen if you remove it. Although, it is Christmas."

"It's this spell I found that summons what a person most wishes for," Akko said. "And I really don't know why Amanda wanted a boy."

"Perhaps she's a secret pervert with a secret fetish," Susy said, chuckling.

"Susy! You didn't just go there!" Lotte protested.

"Where?" Akko asked.

"Effectively," Robin said, still looking at his risk. "She's totally turned out that your other friend suggested this Amanda person is a pedophile." This resulted in Lotte letting out a gasp of dismay. "What? I'm actually smart enough to figure out what was meant by that."

"I'm not dumb," Akko said.

"Just rather innocent," Robin replied. "And it doesn't apply, given that I just turned fourteen this month. Although, it's still creepy and wrong."

"But I wasn't trying to," Akko pouted.

"There's got to be some explanation as to why your Secret Santa gift ended up being," Lotte frowned. "A boy."

"Perhaps we should ask Amanda."

"But we're not supposed to give our gifts until later today!" Akko protested.

"Akko, do you really want the teachers to know you summoned a kid?" Lotte said. "I'll go get Amanda. She might be able to give you an explanation." She turned to Robin. "You should stay here. Don't do anything to get in trouble." And then, after frowning for a few seconds. "Actually, keep these two out of trouble."