So! Last chap, guys! I'd like to thank all of u 4 reviewing and reading this! Bird magic … chalant … ZatannaxRobin (whatever u wanna call it) 4eva! YEAH! THANX EVERYONE; U'VE BEEN AWESOME! :D Now, I'd like to respond to reviewers who hav either sparked my attention w/ something and thank the following constant reviewers.

Big thank u to lolajam77, sat8926, DramaMama97x (nice name), Swallow Tale, RiseiTekiSensei, Quillcox, Lalala, BirdBoyB01, bob, YJ-Lover, jenniferhudsonfan33, RobinIsAwesome (couldn't agree more), Irenerb, InvisibleNinja1234, Kiari0910, TwilightLove13, theotakuprincessofgotham, hug and smiles, Cape-Crusader, Batmanfan2400, John77, rogue42197, Katsumi Hatake, Dextra2, YoungTitansEvolution, poseeidon'sdaughter3, GremlinX, written1by1, j9162, Mokimokichan, random obsession (nice avatar!), ZS, greekfreak101, Ooo-shiny (I'M SERIOUSLY LUVING NAMES HERE!) andy-aka-ninja girlfriend, tdyn0, Takua Nui, BlueDinosaurs, tigrun, Guest, Bookworm WinkS, Dook1703, and kaithelonechampion.

Batmanfan24, what you said about sounding like Jesse McCartney is sooo funny. I wish I could sing (ESPECIALLY LIKE JESSE!) AH! He's so HOT!

Swallow Tale, I read ur reviews and I laughed so hard my sombrero fell off lol (Yes, I stole ur line :p) And, yes! The boy I went on a date was SooOoOo cute, thanx. Even my dad admitted it, (That sounded kind of weird) And, YES! Alfred does rock! (I thought he didn't hav enough time on the screen in the series)

poseeidon'sdaughter3, why aren't u on ur account? Ur still on ff, right? Let me check (~~~~~~) YES! U R! Okay, great to see you again! :D thanx for all the nice words! BTW, still reading the apprentice fic of urs! LUVING IT! X)

YJ-Lover, I used ur idea for Artemis' dress, thanx. Silver looks good on her.

written1by, how did u catch how Rob forgot his belt? That was very clever and observant of

you :) I wouldn't hav caught it...in fact, I didn't even plan he'd need it. I was going to end it shorter than this, but because of that review, I added Joker in. So everyone who enjoyed the Joker bit, thank written1by1! ;)

ZS, u wanted Zatanna 2 get back at Babs? Lol, that kiss she did in front of her was made for that suggestion. Teehee

j9162, thank u, I thought this would be a good starting line 4 their relationship.

Andy-aka-ninja girlfriend, thank u for your reviews. Now, I checked out ur profile and I noticed u havn't written any stories. I think u should. Anyone who has so many favorite stories (reading that much) should write. I think u'd b really good at it ;)

greekfreak10, What kind of cruel author would I be if I didn't write a chap for this? Lol, thank u 4 the asterous comment :)

kaithelonechampion u brought up a point I forgot to make more clear. Pretty much, the disco ball was the bomb. As for the spelling errors, you'll need to learn to ignore those in my writing. I hav a busy schedule so I don't hav a lot of time to correct those, and my mom's too paranoid to let me do Beta Reader. But, I'm pretty sure I wrote mien right. I looked it up once u mentioned it, and that's the way it's spelled.

~~~Enough of my blabbering! ON TO THE STORY!~~~

Dick sat in the limo frantically trying to convince the enchantress to let him just take her home, and forget about the party. At first, he had reasons rather logical, like, "Your father might be worried," or "seeing Wally scarf food down would so not turb you." As he continued to try and plea, his excuses became less convincing, like, "there is no after-homecoming! That's prom!" Fifteen minutes later, he was flailing out ridiculous lies, like, "Superboy has a cold," or "Artemis is allergic to punch." By the time they cornered to the telephone booth (which transported them to Mt. Justice) She was practically dragging a begging teen out of the car.

"Come on, Zatanna! How about we just stop for ice-cream, or- PLEASE! Z-Zatanna, can't we talk about this?"

"No," she laughed, evilly pulling Robin by his arm. "Now are you going to lead me in, or do I have to push both of us through?"

Robin smeared his thin body all over the door, forbidding her to enter. "NO! Zatanna, this is crazy! Wally's crazy! I just know he has something evil planned in that head of his! It's a trap!" A hesitant smile set on his face. "Why not we just go back in the limo, and forget about this whole thing? 'K?"

"Well maybe we could if the limo was still here," smiled Zatanna.

Shocked, Robin shot his head to the empty space the car had been in! Even Alfred had abandoned him! Not good, not good, not GOOD!"

"Relax," she giggled, scraping her date off of the door. "It's not like a death sentence, or anything..."

"You don't know how Wally hosts a party," moaned Dick, having no choice but to accept the girl's pull on his limp arm into the booth.

A bright yellow glow burst out, moving the two teens to one of the most energetic parties they'd go to.

~Mt. Justice~

'Recognized, Robin B01, Zatanna Zatarra'

The instant the two stepped foot in the mountain, a flash of light blinded them.

"Aw, how cute," joked Wally, aiming a professional camera at the couple. "Yup, that's a keeper!"

"Wally!" scolded the Teen Wonder, roughly rubbing his eyes from the bright flash.

"Oh, calm down," giggled Zatanna to her scowling date. "He just wants memories for the ones he'll never have."

"Ohhh, BURN!" laughed Robin, feeling less ganged up on when she offered an insult to the mischievous master-mind.

Wally just shrugged, happily while the girls rushed past him to the teens of the hour.

"Oh my gosh!" shrieked Meghan in her bright, long purple dress, wearing a rose of pink, and high-heels that were black. He hair was pulled back in a french braid, revealing her beaming face. "This is going to be so great! Do you like how we set up the room?"

Zatanna, admired at the balloon-infested room, tables kept in the corner, smeared with towered boxes of pizza, punch, and sweets. "I spent all night cooking the cupcakes!" smiled the martian.

"Yeah, and kid-mouth spent all night, stuffing them in his loud mouth," scoffed Artemis. She wore a silver, sparkling, sleek dress, coming up to her knees. To it was pinned a dark, red rose that was slightly hidden under her long-straightened hair, let loose.

"What can I say?" smiled Kid Flash in his same red tux he had worn to Robin's homecoming. "Her sweets are almost as delicious as she is."

"Oh, shut up," scowled the archer, crossing her tan arms in disapproval.

"We heard about the intrusion at your dance." Kald'ur, stepping closer to the growing group. He wore a white tux with a white rose to match it. "Are you all unharmed?"

"I'm fine," she smirked. "Someone mad sure of that." Her pale, blue eyes drifted to Robin, who pretended to look around, as if he had no clue what she was talking about.

"Your dad would have killed him if he didn't," said Superboy walking into the crowd as well. He wore a black button-up shirt to compliment his black shoes and pants. He wasn't too fond of wearing fancy tuxes, and absolutely was not wearing a flower.

"What he doesn't know won't kill him," said Zatanna simply.

"Uh, you realize they found out about the mishap there, like, half an hour ago?" said Artemis.

Both Robin and Zatanna rose their eyes, automatically, exchanging looks of concern. "And, he's not here, dragging me back because...?"

"He contacted us first," replied Wally, easily. "He was totally freaked, but I calmed him down by explaining that you were safe, and Robin had kept you away from Joker, isn't that right, Robby?" Wally gave Dick an evil look, suggesting that Zatanna had told him about how he had done it while on the phone.

Robin slid out a heavy, tired sigh. "Just tell me you didn't tell him how I did it...!"

The younger teen eyed the older one, who tried to hide the smile begging to crack because of his guilt. Robin squinted his blue eyes behind those dark shades. "You. Are. So dead."

"Save it 'til after the party, 'k?" he smiled, pulling out a remote to turn on the CD he, Roy, and Dick had made once at a sleep-over when they were very, very tired.

Justin Beiber's 'Boyfriend' song echoed through the mountain. Dick rolled his eyes, considering the type of torture he'd put Wally through after this.

"Aren't you gonna ask me to dance?" asked Zatanna, playfully.

"Yeah, Robby; aren't you gonna ask her to dance?" teased Wally, evilly.

"Maybe," he forced himself to laugh as he took the enchantress' hand. "Aren't you gonna ask someone to dance?"

"Waaaay ahead of you," he chuckled, looking at Meghan, eyebrows rising up and down. "Oh, wait a sec. Hungry!" The speedster zoomed over to the refreshment table to gorge about ten slices of pizza down his throat, ever so *charmingly* in front of the martian.

"Oh, he's a keeper," giggled Zatanna, as she began to dance with the Teen Wonder.

"Don't you want to dance?" asked Meghan, hesitantly to the Kryptonian.

"I don't dance."

"Oh," she replied with a light sigh, capturing the boy's pity...and self-control.

With a simple, "fine," he breathed out, Conner held his hand out to his crush. She gleefully responded with grasping it into hold, and dragging him to the middle of the floor with Robin and Zatanna.

"AWWWF, MWN," complained Wally, mouth full of cheese.

"Too slow," scoffed Artemis.

As the rap part of Boyfriend song dragged through, the two superheroes stood there, awkwardly. Wally had gradually swallowed the mouth full of cheese while Artemis' cocky smile had faded away. Both looked at the two couples swaying to the music. Rhythm in the air possessed their bodies to desire to dance...even if I meant dancing with each other.

"This is awkward," grunted Artemis, arms folded.

"Yeah," coughed Wally. "Y'know, since we're both just sort of standing here..."

Artemis snatched the teen's arm, pulling him to the dance floor. "I don't like this," she lied, stubbornly. "But, this stupid party was your idea, so it's all your fault, and- don't get the wrong idea!"

"I'm not!" insisted Wally, just noticing that they were dancing with the other. "Yeesh."

As the song drifted to Dynamite, Aqualad got himself a cup of punch. He smiled at the others' enjoyment. The Atlantian was hardly the jealous type, after all. He enjoyed watching his team dipping in the foreign emotion of love. He had known, since the beginning of the team, who liked whom, but found it inappropriate to announce it until the proper time. And, this was certainly the proper time. He let the cup glide past his dark lips... until a familiar voice caused him to drop the beverage.

"Kald'ur?"

Aqualad shot his head behind him to behold the girl of his dreams.

"Tula!"

He rushed forward to the girl dressed in an orange and yellow, festive dress. She didn't wear rose corsage, like all the other girls did. Instead, she had a dark, yellow lily pinned near her chest. A bright, orange strand of her hair wandered to her shy face as her lips pulled into a small smile. "I heard there... was a party here?"

"That is correct," he informed, his pale blue eyes still wide-open from such a delightful surprise. "I am over-joyed that you are here, but-?"

"What about Garth?" she finished for him. "We're... taking a break. He was saying how we were too uptight in our lessons,we needed to take a step back, and I lost my temper, and- well, look at me rambling on about past arguments... I just, I'm not looking to get back together with you, Kald'ur...But, I thought, for old times, we could have a night of memories...?"

"You are certain that Garth does not mind?" asked the hero, trying to hide his yanking smile.

"Positive. He thought it was a good idea...," she blushed back.

"Well then," he grinned, offering his secure hand to her. "May I ask you for this dance?"

A shy smile answered his question as she placed her smaller hand into his larger one, and ran off to join in the dancing, completing the party.

"Hey," asked Artemis. "Who's she?"

"Tula," answered Meghan, happily as she and Superboy twirled past her and Wally. "She's an old friend of his."

"And, how did she know about the party?" asked Zatanna with suspicious look at the Meghan.

A bold smile split the martian's face at her pride of secretly inviting the Atlantian.

"Babe," laughed Wally, "you are a genius!"

"Not bad," agreed Superboy, provoking his girlfriend to blush.

"Robin," began Zatanna, randomly in a low whisper. "Why are you afraid?"

"What?" he asked, stiffly dancing away from where anyone else could hear. "Why would I be afraid?"

She rolled her beautiful, crystal eyes. "Please. It's pretty obvious. You're afraid to dance in front of the others. And, I don't mean this stiff wind-up-toy dancing you're doing. I mean DANCING!"

"WHAT? That's ….ridiculous!"

The enchantress quickly twirled him around, threatening to take the lead. "Prove it," she smirked.

Dick blushed from the forceful lead. But, responded chalantly to her challenge by dipping her low, then brushing his thin lips to her ear, whispering, "Only if you can keep up."

As if on cue, 'Teenage Dream' hit the air as a gun, shooting off to signal a contest.

"Wow," Artemis awed, two dancers catching her attention.

Artemis' reaction triggered Wally to stare in the direction she was hitting. "Whoa."

The four other heroes' eyes snagged to the speed-dancing that was previously performed at their homecoming. Shouts sliced the air as they crowded the two. Hands clapped, energetically as the couple took control of the party. Beats of the song were twisted around their movement. Feet painted the heating floor as they had released the wild music, possessing all the teens.

Wally snatched Artemis, attempting to dance as enthusiastically as the youngest couple was.

Tula and Kald'ur danced more swiftly to the lyrics.

Conner kissed Meghan, as the two followed the tide of the lively music.

Songs melted into the room, owning the deep night as love absorbed all of the heroes. The melody drifted from loud and fast to slow and smooth, playing with the dancers, like puppets. A roller coaster of emotion rose up and down in the hearts of the young lovers. Lights flashed their beaming faces. Laughs strolled through the room. Bodies roamed the dance floor. For one of the rare moments, the youth ruled the night...not on a mission, not training, but, for once, just being teens and careless.

The couples attempted to switch partners, halfway through 'Call Me Maybe'.

"Whaddya think, sweety?" asked Wally in his pathetic effort to flirt. "Wanna have a turn with the lady's man?"

Artemis scowled at first, but then thought of a way to keep Wally single. "Sorry, Kid Mouth, but I called her first," she joked.

"But, Artemis," Zatanna pretended to sob. "I thought we had something!"

"Wait," laughed Tula, "you were cheating on Meghan too? Girl, you have some explaining to do!"

"Just hear me out, sweety," Meghan said, struggling to compose a straight face. "I got lonely, and- and-"

All the girls burst out laughing, then hunched together to rant about their men and report other gossip.

The four male heroes stood there awkwardly, looking at their dates that had just abandoned them for the delicious taste of rumors and jokes.

"So...," began Conner, still staring at the girls in confusion. "Anyone up for pizza?"

"Yup," they all concurred. (well, except for Aqualad who simply said, "agreed")

By the middle of the night, the team had all bundled together in the entertainment room. Popcorn, sodas, and pizza covered the room. Blankets swept over the couples, watching The Hunger Games. Wally was munching too loud for anyone to hear until Artemis threw a pillow on his face. Meghan fed Conner a piece of pizza while Tula and Kald'ur shared the popcorn. Zatanna and Robin cuddled in the same blanket, trying to shush the speedster and archer.

"Stop distracting us from the movie!" demanded the young teen.

"Ignore them, Rob. You'll tract the movie better if you turn it up."

Robin lunged a large kiss on her cheek for the wordplay.

"Ohhhh," laughed Wally, throwing the pillow off. "Smooth, twinkle toes."

"Smoother than you," mocked Robin, settling himself back in the shared blanket and sipping his root-beer.

"I thought I was pretty smooth in that music video we did," insisted the red-head.

Dick spat his soda as everyone else burst out, laughing, "YOU DID A MUSIC VIDEO?"

"Yeah," chuckled Wally, evilly. "Robby and I did it with Roy to 'I'm Sexy and I Know it'!...it was late, and there was a LOT of caffeine. I thought we did pretty good, though... "

"CAN IT, WALLY!"

"We have to see that!" shrieked Zatanna, clapping her hands.

"I'll get it!" volunteered Wally.

"I thought I burned that!"

"Come on, man," Kid-Flash laughed. "I may not be a tech wiz, like you, but I know how to make a copy. So, if you'll excuse me-" As the speedster rose from off the couch, the acrobat slammed him down to the floor.

"I'll KILL you...!"

"Only if you can catch me," he snickered, shaking up his soda, and opening it in Dick's face. Liquid squirted out at the teen, giving Wally the opportunity to shove him off and dart away for the tape.

"WALLY!"

Robin chased after the running threat, leaving the rest of the team, laughing their hearts out.

It took about five minutes for Dick to lose sight of Wally. So, clearly, it was time for him to use his spy skills of blending into the shadows if he ever wanted to still obtain his pride. As far as he could assume, he believed Wally went to get the type he probably hid under his bed at home. Thus, he had to have used the zeta beams to get back. He stood beside the machine, prepared to throw his foot out once the speedster zoomed in.

A light shone, announcing one's arrival.

"YOU'RE SO-!" began Dick, jumping in front of the entry to behold...

Zatarra!

"So-uh, welcome here...,sir," the boy finished, bashfully blushing at his error.

"Robin," he greeted, courtly.

"Zatarra."

The boy felt as if every ounce of air had just gusted out of the room! He was never one to be easily intimidated. But, he understood how protective Zatarra could be over his daughter. Plus, apparently, Wally had been so kind as to inform him about hand-cuffing her! A ball of saliva pushed down his thin throat that he couldn't help but feel the man was going to squeeze. His weight shifted from foot to foot, directing his hidden eyes to the adult.

"Mind if I have a word with you?"

Robin was tempted to reply, "Let me write my will, first," but, "no, sir," came out instead.

The man's eyes scanned over the boy as if he was considering which limb to detach first. The teen tugged a bit on his collar, never feeling so small since he was eight. He almost flinched as the man rose his hand.

But, then it was placed on his shoulder, harmlessly.

"Zatanna is very special to me," he said, as if handing him a fragile, valued piece of treasure.

"I can see why," he smiled, almost regretting his own words. He wasn't exactly sure if it was the right or wrong thing to say because Zatarra's face stayed the same... worried, hurt, paranoid...and, maybe... there might have been a scrap of respect for the boy, or so the youth hoped.

"I heard you saved my daughter," he said, a smile pulling through his wrinkled cheeks.

"Well..., with all due respect, she seems more than capable to fend for herself..."

"I know," he breathed out. "I know, but... it doesn't make letting her go any easier..."

Dick tilted his head into a deeper level of consideration. Now he could see that this was more than just a date, for Zatarra. He saw it as an invitation for his girl to join their team (something he knew the man didn't approve of) He could relate to the fear of losing her. Her safety was all that centered his mind when he went after Joker. They both would give their lives to keep her safe. The only problem? Zatarra figured she could only have one 'favorite' of the two. A sweat slipped down his face. He was just glad that they didn't handle competition the same way girls did...right?

"I get how you worry about her. Believe me, I do. But, if you think about it, she's going to grow up eventually. When she does, she'll enter the real world... most likely the 'hero career'."

Zatarra scowled a bit. He didn't like where this was going.

"If you let her learn and train with us, she'll be more safe in the heat of battle as an adult."

"What makes you think she'll enter the 'hero career'? Maybe without your influence on her, she won't follow that route..."

Dick took a step back at that. Things were getting ugly. It was good for him that he knew how to smooth out the wrinkles in a relationship with people. "Because," he smiled, cleverly. "She wants to be like her dad. Trust me, I know what that's like."

That statement drew his attention. Not only had this young man replied respectively when his temper began to rise. But, he also bestowed a certain amount of personal information to him. Maybe, just maybe, he was a fraction worthy for his daughter...

"What if something happens to her?" asked the elder, almost weakly.

"I won't let it. Over my dead body, will I let it."

"How do I know I can trust you?"

Dick was almost insulted, but dampened his temper for the sake of Zatanna. "Sir, you've known me for practically three years!"

"I've known of you, meeting you only a couple of times." His eyes stared off for a bit, recalling what a small, energetic child he was. Yet, for Zatarra, a couple of meetings with him wasn't enough. No, the magician seemed to have wanted something else out of the boy. "I've admired you for your abilities as a young boy. But, with my daughter..."

Robin licked his dry lips. He felt like one of the criminals Batman interrogated, having information and trust being dissected from him. "You need to trust me...," he stated more to himself than to Zatarra. Sadly, he released a sigh. "Alright, don't tell Batman."

Before the magician could question his statement, the teen took off his shades to offer his trust first.

The man's old eyes stretched open at such an unexpected move from a boy so secretive. He stood there, a couple seconds in shock, staring at those pure, blue eyes. They stared back, waiting for the response. Dick felt so vulnerable, like going on a mission without his utility belt. He wasn't sure of the attack, or in this case, the words Zatarra would throw at him. But, he'd risk the damage for Zatanna. After almost a minute of silence, the hero's lips pulled into a weary smile.

"Take care of her."

"I will," he promised, pulling his sunglasses back on.

"Daddy!" they heard a voice call behind them. The young enchantress ran over to her father, with open arms. Gratefully, her father held his arms open to accept the welcome hug. He kissed the top of her head lightly.

"Zatanna, are you-"

"-Alright? Thanks to the Boy Wonder." Her pale eyes drew to the blushing teen.

"Thank you," he smiled to Robin, sincerely.

"Uh, no prob."

"Are you ready to go now?" asked Zatarra to his girl.

"Almost," she said, rushing into the arms of her date. "Best night ever," she whispered with her cool-tinted breath into his ear. He wrapped his arms around her back, holding the girl, tightly. Her nose pressed against the side of his face, pleasantly.

"Alright," Zatarra cut in, taking grasp of his daughter's thin hand and walking her out through the zeta beam. As it scanned the two, behind her father's back, she blew her date a kiss that placed a crooked smile on his face.

'Recognized, Zatarra, Zatanna Zatarra-'

"Oh," she giggled back, hands cupped around her mouth. "Wally kept the tape in the cupboard here, we watched it, and you have an amazing voice!"

Robin's eyes burst open as his date and father disappeared into the night, leaving him with one thought hanging in his mind.

"KF!"

As the teen ran down the hallway, beloved memories slowed him down into a halt as he laughed to himself, quietly. She was incredible on so many levels. Smart, cute, sassy, strong, independent. He couldn't help but wonder how a lucky stiff like him was worth anything in those icy blue eyes of hers. He remembered her ebony hair racing past her thin shoulders. The way she cocked her eyebrow before a smart reply ran through her mouth. The way her cheeks shaded the color of a young rose. The sound of her laugh. How proud he felt when he saw her fight, victoriously. She was beyond anything he could ever hope to dream.

Strolling casually back to the entertainment room, his mind wandered the concepts of women. He was on Honor's Role, one of the best detectives, and lost count of how many intellectual trophies he had. So why were women so hard to understand? He had fought countless villains, faced death with his head held high, been tortured to give information, and ran into the core of danger. Why did his nerves tangle in a mess whenever he saw that face?

Girls were like a code, hopeless for any male to decipher. They were happy when they weren't. They were sad when they weren't. They were right even when they weren't. He had experienced that first-hand when Babs and Zatanna got together. So, he had no choice but come to accept that girls were an impossible code to interpret. It was just a fact that boys could only learn by raw involvement with them. However, he was eager to figure out as much of them as he could. After all, what detective didn't love a good mystery? And, he had a feeling that he would have plenty of time on this project...

"So," laughed the team, meeting the youngest member halfway in the hall, "How did it go, Boy Charmer?"

"Good," he smiled, happily. "Can't wait 'till prom."

"I bet she can't either," giggled Meghan, cheerfully.

"Yeah," said Wally, smugly. "'Cause he's sexy and he knows it!"

~THE END!~

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