She's gonna forget all about me! Dick paced around his room. Bruce had just told him and Barbara she'd be joining the Team in Justus a few hours. What if she starts like Kaldur, or Conner, or Wally or Roy or someone?! He panicked. Or will she stay my friend? What will Zatanna do?
"Aaaargh!" He yelled and threw a pillow at the door, just as Barbara walked in, and caught it.
"Nice to see you too." She said sarcastically, throwing the pillow back at him and flopping into a puffy red chair.
"Sorry, guess I'm just kinda worked up." Dick sighed.
"What's up, Grayson?"
"Nothing...it's stupid. Doesn't matter." He stuttered. What would Babs think if she knew about how much he cared?
"Just so you know, we're still going to be the Dynamite Duo." She did mini fighting moves with her hands. "Batgirl and Robin, Caped Crusaders, Dark Knights, and..." Barbara leaned over and kissed Dick's forehead. "Partners."
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"Another Bat?" Wally questioned. "Not that I'm complaining, beautiful." Barbara punched him.
"Oh she's gonna fit in great." Artemis smiled and took her arm. "Come on, we'll show you around." Surprisingly, Zatanna was being nice to Barbara. Huh.
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"Let's hit the beach!" M'gann squealed. "Hello, Meghan!" She bumped herself on her head. "You don't have a swimsuit!"
"It's fine, really. I'll just stay on the sand and-" Barbara was cut off by Zatanna.
"Evig su lla looc stiusmiws." Smoke curled around Barbara, and before she could protest, she was in a black bikini with a yellow beach cardigan draped over her shoulders.
A bikini? Really? Guess it's better than nothing... She thought. "Thanks Zee." She said aloud. "Now, where's this beach?"
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The boys were already swimming around, and in Wally's case, hiding from Conner after trying to bury him.
Dick had gotten surprisingly muscular over the years, and Barbara struggled not to completely drool over the sight of his abs. How could this hunk have been her pixie boots wearing nerd just a few years ago?
Dick stared at Barbara. She never wore bikinis, or anything even mildly revealing, really. He was suddenly thinking about her in a whole new way. He always thought she was beautiful, but this was something different. She was hot. Like, Marilyn Monroe, or Katy Perry hot.
"Wow, Batgirl, you look..." She elbowed him.
"Get your head out of the gutter, Boy Blunder." She smirked.
"Wait, you aren't psychic, right?" Wally asked. Barbara and Dick looked at him weirdly.
"No..." They said in perfect sync.
"Then how are you doing that?!" Wally motioned at the two of them.
"Doing what?" They said again.
"That!"
"Oh, I guess working with Bats just gives you an extra sense." Dick shrugged. "Anyway, who wants to go swimming?"
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Dick and Barbara both moved away from the group, and started splashing each other, which soon escalated into a full out war between them.
As they both ducked underwater at the same time, they both got the same idea. Dick put his hands on Barbara's neck, and and she put hers on his back. They pulled each other closer, before touching lips. But almost instantly, they swam to the surface and spat out the saltwater.
"Gah! Gross! Too salty!" Barbara yelled, brushing off her tongue.
"I can barely talk." Dick said in a mock dried out voice. Or at least, partly mock.
"What did you two just do?" Artemis asked, putting her hands on her waist and studying the two. "Ohhhh. I get it." She said after a second.
"I see you two have feelings for each other." Kaldur observed. Barbara and Dick stepped awkwardly away from each other.
"What? No. That's..." Dick started.
"Ridiculous! Yeah, we're just best friends. Nothing more." Barbara finished.
"Absolutely nothing." He agreed.
"Nothingingest of all nothing nothing." She added.
"Dude, for someone with a secret identity, neither of you are good liars." Wally shook his head and grinned.
"Maybe that's just what we want you think." Barbara smirked.
"Now I'm just confused." Wally sighed.
"As usual, Baywatch." Artemis elbowed the speedster. But as everyone watched the pair, no one saw Dick grab Barbara's hand and squeeze it tightly before letting go.
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