Wally was careful. He looked around the inside of the mountain before walking. He didn't want anyone to know what his father Rudolph had done to him…again. Of course no one knew about the other times either, not even his uncle Barry. Not even his best friend, Robin. He wanted it to stay that way. They would think of him as being weak if they knew. They would ask all kinds of questions like why he wasn't fighting back when he was perfectly able. Wally didn't want anyone to think he needed saving because he didn't. He was simply waiting…waiting for his father to get better.

Wally stood up straight, trying not to limp as he went past his friends to the fridge. He was so hungry. He had made food last night for the family, but he hadn't put it on the table on time. So he wasn't allowed to eat it. He threw together a couple of dry turkey and cheese sandwiches and scarfed them down. Hopefully his healing would kick in better now.

"Hey KF, what's up? You skipped the mission last night…" Robin eyed him as he made his way to the kitchen.

"Oh uh yeah I had a ton of homework to get done. Wasn't allowed out you know?" He said quickly. He hoped Robin wasn't suspicious, but knew it was unlikely. That bird was always suspicious. So instead, he hoped Robin would drop it. He grinned as best he could, wincing from the pain in his right cheekbone. He'd put makeup on his face to cover the bruises.

"Oookay…so do you want to watch a movie with us? The gang's all here for once and we don't have a mission or anything to work on. Red Tornado just gave us the day."

"Only if there's lots of popcorn." Wally joked weakly. He really just wanted to sleep. He didn't get much last night since he had to clean up a huge mess…without his speed. "But let me just grab a quick shower 'kay dude?" he sped out of the room before the boy wonder had a chance to answer.

Wally sighed under the hot water. He let it wash off the cover up, let it run down his bruised torso. It felt great, it felt clean. He felt clean. He closed his eyes, wishing he could stay there forever. He looked down at himself. He looked at the perfect finger printed bruises on the insides and backs of his thighs. He grabbed a loofa and started to scrub the lower half of his body. He scrubbed until his skin felt raw.

Maybe I should tell them.

No.

I can't. They would hate me. Barry would hate me too.

Batman would kill Dad. Maybe me too.

Robin…

Dick.

He can't know. If he knew what Dad did to me...

He'd think I was filthy.

He wouldn't be my friend anymore.

I can't.

He didn't hear the blonde archer walk into his room right before he turned off the water. He dried his hair and wrapped his white towel around his waist. It took him a minute when he stepped out of the bathroom to see her standing by his bed. He nearly jumped.

"What are you doing in here blondie?" he panicked reaching for clothes he'd laid out on his bed.

The girl had turned red at the sight of the speedster, but then started laughing. "I was just going to come get you. We want to start the movie already. Aren't you supposed to be the fastest kid alive or something?"

Wally grinned "Of course I am. But admit it, you wanted to get a peek at the wall-man in the shower right?"

Artemis rolled her eyes, but then she noticed. "Wally…" she nearly whispered "What happened to you?" she pointed to the large yellow bruise on his cheek.

Wally's eyes widened. He'd forgotten already that his cover up had washed off. He slapped a hand over the bruise in a poor attempt to hide it "Nothing, I was on patrol with Flash and got roughed up a bit. It's no biggie. Now get out of my room so I can put clothes on. Unless of course…you're looking for a show…" he smirked with a raised eyebrow. Artemis rolled her eyes and left.

Wally made sure to get his makeup on right. He hated the feel of the stuff. How did chicks do this every day? It was so annoying to have this stuff caked on his skin. It felt dirty. But it felt better than being stared at and judged. He threw on a long sleeved red shirt and a pair of dark jeans. He sped to the living room and snagged a seat next to Robin on the couch.

"Glad you could make it," the boy wonder teased, offering Wally a large bowl of buttered popcorn.

"You know me so well bro." he said as he began to shove the pieces into his mouth. It turned out, Wally really enjoyed watching a movie with all of his friends. By the time it was over, Robin had fallen asleep against the speedster's shoulder, his sunglasses threatening to fall off his face. Wally wanted to pull them off, he wanted to see those deep blue eyes flutter open. The eyes few people were allowed to see. But instead, he readjusted them on the younger boy's face. Robin was sixteen now. Wally was eighteen. He couldn't believe how long they'd been best friends.

"Hey Rob," he said shaking his friend gently, "the movie's over bro. You fell asleep."

Robin groaned into Wally's red shirt, annoyed he'd been woken up. He sat up slowly and smiled "Okay I'm going to head out then." He said standing and stretching.

"Hey Wally, I made you something to try." Megan said delightfully as she made her way to the kitchen. Wally followed.

"I hope it's food babe." He laughed, but he was serious. He wasn't sure when he'd eat next.

"Of course," Megan said pulling out a pan from the fridge with foil covering it. "It's cheesy scalloped potatoes. Everyone else had some already and I thought well…since you like food so much…I just made you your own pan." She said shyly.

Wally genuinely smiled at his martian friend. He couldn't be happier with her right now. He couldn't wait to eat.

"Thanks Megan…really, this means a lot." He offered, already pulling the foil off the pan.

Everyone left the mountain and Megan and Connor both went to sleep. Wally knew he'd need to leave soon, but he was hoping he'd given his father enough time pass out.

When he got home, he opened the front door slowly. He didn't see his dad. He did see a few empty beer bottles scattered on the floor though, as usual. He sighed and got on his knees to pick them up. Before he even had time to look, a bottle came smashing across his face. He felt blood run down his forehead and cheeks.

"Where have you been?" the familiar angry voice demanded.

"I was with uncle Barry." He lied. A second bottle came down, he blocked it with his arm. But Rudy was quick to kick him in the ribs. There was a loud crack that made Wally want to puke as he toppled over.

"You think he's more important than you own family? You worthless excuse for a son! No wonder your mom went to stay with her sister." Rudy growled.

"Dad I'm sorry. I won't be late next time, I promise!" Wally sobbed out. He started to stand up but was met with a hand around his throat. It threw him back down on his hands and knees. His father was now bent down with him and Wally could smell the alcohol on his rancid breath as the man whispered.

"Look…your mom isn't here. I'm a man. I need certain things taken care of for me. Not that you would know anything about being a man. But I'm gonna teach you son. I'm going to show you what it means to be a man the same way I showed your ungrateful mother."

Wally felt the spit land across his face. He was shaking as he felt his father wrap his hands around his waist, unhooking Wally's belt. Wally closed his eyes. He thought of being Kid Flash.

Run.

Run.

Run.

I can't run.

God, it hurts.

Mom.

Why did you leave?

Uncle Barry. Save me.

I'm going to puke.

I'm disgusting.

Robin would hate me.

What if he finds out?

That I'm a toy.

That I'm gay.

That I'm weak.

Robin.

Richard.

Dick.

I love you.

Back at the mountain:

"Look. Something is wrong with him." Artemis told Robin. "He's hurt. He isn't getting those wounds from missions with us and I want you to talk to Flash. Please. Find out what they're up to that's getting Wally so hurt."

"Okay. I'm going to talk to Batman right now. This can't go on." Robin stated firmly.

Wally entered the cave.

"What…what happened to you?" Robin asked. He looked in terror at the cuts across his friend's face.

Wally managed a smile "Rough night on patrol again. Those villains dude…I don't know what's in their cheerios." He laughed. Then yawned. There were dark circles under his eyes. He looked around "So where is everyone?" he asked.

"Superboy and Kaldur are in the training room. Megan's watching. Why are you here Wally?" Artemis asked, a frown forming on her face.

"Why wouldn't I be here? I'm part of this team too." Kid Flash argued.

"She didn't mean it like that. You're obviously hurt dude. And beyond tired. Why don't you just rest?" Robin said softly.

"Look, I'm fine. It's just a few scratches. Jeez." Wally snapped.

"Okay then spar with me Kid Tough." Artemis challenged. Wally reluctantly agreed.

How many times he ended up on the floor Wally couldn't count. Artemis was kicking his butt in front of everyone. He just couldn't keep up with her and for him, that was really bad. He hardly had his balance and black spots were starting to dance in front of his eyes. Artemis was hardly even trying. He was starting to get annoyed with himself.

You're a superhero. He lunged at her

You're pathetic. She blocked him.

You're Kid Flash. Come on. He threw a punch

You're just a copy of the real Flash. He missed. A blunt arrow catches his shoulder.

Think fast, speedster. He caught his balance.

No wonder your mom left. He lost it again and fell.

You can't even make your father happy. A green arrow with a rubber end, landed an inch to the left of his head. He wished it would've made that inch…and wasn't rubber.

Artemis offered him a hand up and he took it.

"I'm going to get something to eat…" he mumbled.

"KF wait." It was Robin. Wally turned around.

"What kind of patrols are you even going on that are banging you up so bad? Maybe Bats and I could help…" Robin started. He was chewing his lip, Wally couldn't help but notice.

"Stop worrying about me. I can take care of myself. I'm Kid Flash." Wally grinned as he turned to leave.

"You aren't going on patrols." It was Artemis this time. Wally stopped again. Sometimes he wanted to pull the blonde hair out of that girl.

"Um what's going on?" Superboy asked.

"Yes, is there some kind of conflict you're dealing with friend?" Kaldur joined.

"No! God! Back off! I'm fine, there's nothing going on!" Wally all but bit off his team's heads.

"You aren't going on patrols Wally." Artemis said again, softly. She grabbed Wally and Robin and pulled them away from Superboy's hearing range.

"If you don't tell, I will." Artemis said firmly, glaring at Kid Flash.

"What are you talking about?" Robin asked, worry starting to enter his usually calm voice.

"There's nothing to tell. She's delusional." Wally said, warning eyes pinned on the archer.

"Look Bay watch, I know what it's like. My father is Sportsmaster. You don't think he took a swing at me before?" Artemis snorted.

"You don't know what you're talking about." Wally started.

"Wally…" Robin barely whispered. This brought Wally away from the anger in his heart. He looked tenderly at his friend.

"She's just mistaken Rob," he said gently. "I'm fine. Really."

"He's getting beaten." Artemis said and before Kid Flash could argue, she pressed two fingers into his side. Wally nearly doubled over in pain.

"Broken ribs. Let me guess, you were cleaning. Beer cans? He kicked you." She then lifted the red head's bangs. "Actually they were bottles right? And he smashed one over you." It wasn't a question. She licked her finger and wiped the makeup from the rest of Wally's cuts on his face. She poked gently at his now exposed black eye "He punched you when you talked back." She grabbed his arm and rolled up the sleeve. "You tried to protect yourself." She whispered showing off the nasty gash and darkened skin under his elbow. "And…you're limping…"

"Stop." Wally choked.

"I remember that limp. Your mother left right? Mine went to prison. Your father was really drunk. He missed her. You're half of her. So he took you instead." Artemis was barely getting the words out and Wally had his fists clenched and was shaking. Robin was staring at him. Artemis left to make a call.

"Wally…please let me help you. I'm your best friend. Why didn't you tell me?" Robin spat out.

Wally pushed him off "Because! You wouldn't understand Robin! I didn't want anyone to know, especially not you…"

"Why…why me…"

"Because…because…I love you Dick."

"What?"

"Don't you get it? I'm gay. My father rapes me and I'm gay. I'm disgusting. Do you know what that means Rob? And I've fallen for my best friend. No wonder my mom left me. " Wally was crying now.

"I…I don't care. I don't care if you're gay Wally! You idiot! You're being abused! That's what I care about! And even if you weren't, you think I'd give a flying grayson whether you were gay or not? God, I'm your best friend. There's nothing that you can do that would make me not be." Robin nearly yelled. He hugged Wally gently.

Recognized: Batman

Recognized: The Flash

"Wally what the hell? Artemis just called me. She said it was an emergency." Barry said rushing to his nephew's side.

Wally looked at his worried uncle. He looked at Batman behind him. He looked at Artemis who had reentered the room. He looked at Robin. Robin was holding his hand. He took a deep breath and looked back at Barry.

"I...have to tell you something…"

After an hour of explaining all the things that were happening in his home, Wally felt like a load had been taken off of his chest.

"I'm going to kill that sonofabitch. How could he and Mary do this to their son? To my nephew? My son?" Barry's teeth gritted together.

"Uncle Barry…what's going to happen now?" Wally asked.

"You aren't going back to him. You're safe now. With me and Iris." Barry answered.

"I'm going to do some digging. Get a court case going to put this man in jail. Wally's eighteen. He can leave if he wants. I'll take care of the expenses." Batman stated. Wally nearly went into shock as he looked at the dark figure.

"But…I don't want him to get in trouble. I can't leave him. He doesn't have anyone else." Wally pleaded. And then everyone realized it. How desperate Wally was to keep his family together. He loved his father. Maybe more than he should. He was trying to take care of him the way his mom would have.

"Wally, kiddo…" Barry pulled him into a hug "you can't stay there. It isn't your job to take care of full grown man. It sure as hell isn't your job to take care of him the way he's having you do it. You're not an object he can just throw around. I get that you love him. I get that you're afraid of him. And those things are conflicting. But you know that what's happening in your house is wrong. I love you Wally. And I'll love you the right way. Like a father should."

"Thank you…" Wally whispered. Hot tears began to spill down his cheeks. He tried to hide his face as the rest of his team entered the room. He figured someone else would explain to them what was going on.

"Come on. We're going home. Our home." Barry said pulling his nephew along. The two speedsters were heading for the door when someone yelled.

"wait!"

Wally turned, surprised to find his lips pressed to his best friend's. This kiss was desperate. Robin was telling him everything through his lips. Wally finally broke away and while he was slightly confused, he smiled.

"Everything's going to be okay Wally…" Robin whispered. Wally nodded and he and his uncle left.

A hand was placed gently on the boy wonder's shoulder. Robin turned his head up to see his mentor with a smirk on his face. Robin blushed. Oh crap.

"Let's talk."

3 days later…

Recognized: Kid Flash

"Wally!" Robin ran up to his friend and they high fived. Wally had healed up pretty well and was smiling again.

"How are you settling in with your uncle?" Megan asked, a plate of chocolate chip cookies in her hands. Wally was quick to eat them.

"It's great there. Hey, I even get to watch television." He joked. He spied the blonde archer, who was keeping her distance from him. His smile instantly left his face and he walked up to her. She braced herself for insults, her eyebrows scrunching. She was shocked when Kid Flash pulled her into a tight hug.

"Thank you…for saving my life." He whispered in her ear, though he was sure Superboy could hear him.

"It's my job, you know. Superhero gig and all." She replied pulling away.

"Yeah but…I know…you've been through it before. So…you knew everything. And what to do. When I didn't. And even after I yelled at you, you still helped me."

"Hey Wally, can we talk?" Robin chirped in. He motioned and Wally followed him to his room. They sat on the bed and Wally couldn't bring himself to look up in the boy wonder's face.

"So…I talked to Bruce…" Robin started.

"You did? About what?" Kid Flash's head suddenly popped up. Robin put his hand over the speedster's.

"About us."

"Oh. Us?"

Robin smiled. He put his hands up and pulled off his dark sunglasses. His blue eyes blinked a couple of times.

"Wally…"

"y-yeah?" The red head blushed.

"Will you…go out with me?"

"I…I want to say yes, but…aren't…dude you're straight." Wally said confused.

"Says who? And who cares? I like you Wally. Sure I never thought about it much before. But kissing you…kissing you felt good. I want to date you Wally. Please? I don't care about your past. I don't even care about who you've dated on your own accord."

Wally grinned and brought the charcoal haired boy's lips to his own. He kissed him passionately.

"Does it still feel good?" he asked in a husky voice.

"Better than last time actually."

"Then yes. I'll go out with you." And they were kissing again. It wasn't long before the bat in training was straddling his former best friend. Both were missing their shirts.

Wally noticed Robin's swollen lips. Then noticed his own lips hurt. He had never felt pain that was nice feeling. Robin was kissing and biting his neck now. It was hard to think. He knew he was moaning into the boy's ear.

I'm so happy.

How did this happen?

I need to thank Artemis again.

Have I told Barry I like boys?

He saw Robin kiss me.

He didn't seem to mind.

Oh God, it feels great.

Wait, is that my belt or his belt?

Mine.

Cool.

Wait.

In the corner.

Shadow.

"Shit!" Wally gasped, tossing Robin off of him.

"Dude! What the hell!" Robin growled. Wally only pointed. Robin turned around to see his dark mentor in the doorway. He threw his sunglasses on.

"It's a little late for that." Batman's deep voice said.

"Batman I didn't…" Robin was trying to throw his clothes back on. Wally settled for zipping up his jeans and putting his belt back together.

"I swear we were just kissing!" Wally said, backing up on the bed. Batman gave him a glance before going back to look at his ward.

"He knows your identity?" the bat asked.

"Oh." Wally said. "Oh craaap."

"I'm sorry Bruce. He's known for a while, before all of…this. I went behind your back. I needed someone to know." Dick explained.

"Sir, I won't tell anyone. I promise. Dick is important to me. I would never put him in danger like that." Wally tried to step in. He was ignored.

"We'll talk later Dick. Right now…I'm concerned that my ward is sleeping with an eighteen year old-"

"Bruce, he's not just an eighteen year old. He's Wally. And I'm sixteen now. Besides, we aren't sleeping together." Dick interrupted defensively. Batman glared at him, the boy stopped talking.

"I'm concerned that my ward is sleeping with an eighteen year old teenage boy who's been sexually abused for the last year and a half."

"I…oh…I'm sorry…I didn't think about it. I guess I was being selfish…" Dick replied quietly.

"I'm not confused about my sexual identity if that's the case…" Wally said, once again trying to get in the conversation.

"It's not. You're gay. That's fine. Dick is experimenting and that's fine too. But my concern is, and Barry's too, is that you're going to be traumatized for a while. We don't want you two sleeping together. Not right now anyways. Not until you've had counseling and figured out where your feelings are at." Bruce Wayne explained.

"Besides," he continued "Dick is only sixteen. I don't want him rushing into things either. Understand?" he asked, more like warned. Both boys nodded.

"Now…Dick come with me. Wally, your uncle wants to talk to you. Go home."

"Hey Uncle Barry…the bat said you wanted to talk to me?" Wally asked sheepishly as he stepped into his uncles home office. The Flash gave him a big smirk with a raised eyebrow.

"Come on in kiddo. Take a seat. So…wanna tell me what's going on?"

"I…uh…" he couldn't lie to his uncle. He couldn't keep anymore secrets. "I'm…gay…"

"You know Wally…Iris and I…we don't care. You can love whoever you want to. Or make out half naked with whoever you want to..." Barry urged. His eyebrows were raised at his nephew.

Wally wanted to race out of that uncomfortable room. He wanted to vibrate through the floor and disappear. He was sure his face was as red as a tomato.

"Batman told you?" he asked.

Barry nodded. "Yep. And he told you what our concerns were right? We don't want you to have sex. Not now. You have an appointment with Dinah tomorrow to talk. She'll be keeping me updated on your progress. You'll have privacy of course. I just want to know if you're doing better is all. But right now…" his voice quieted "You aren't ready for sex Wally. Trust me. And I wish I could say it's because you're still young and Dick is young…but we both know that isn't what it is. What your…what Rudolph did to you…it left you scarred. Literally, but even more emotionally. Do you understand what I'm trying to say?"

Wally could only nod. For as embarrassed as he was, he felt good inside and thankful for his uncle and aunt…and even Batman's concern over him. He'd never had that before.

"Thanks Uncle Barry…and yeah, I understand. Um…I'm not really used to this…getting parented thing. It's kind of…nice." The young speedster finally replied.

"I'm glad I can help. Also Wally, about sex…"

Good feeling gone.

"Not all sex is cruel you know…it's not about one person. It's about both of you. And it has to be consensual on both sides…"

"Uncle Barry! I would never do that! I'm not like my father!" Wally shot out of his seat. He thought he would be sick.

"No of course not kid! I didn't mean it like that! I only meant that it's something to be enjoyed and cherished between you and whoever you choose to share it with. But let's get to that now. Dick. He's young Wally. And he's…still exploring his sexuality. I'm sure he told you this. Just take things slow with him. Let him explore without sex. You too. You know you're gay. That's fine. But you haven't experienced the sweeter sides of it. Actually scratch that. You haven't experienced it at all. What Rudolph did wasn't sex. Not even gay sex. It was rape. It was animalistic. You and Dick should explore. See what gets you both ticking. I'm not saying to put ten bibles between you, just promise me you won't have sex for a while?"

Wally smiled "Sure Uncle Barry." He answered genuinely as he hugged his role model.

"Wow…this place is so cool." Wally gasped looking around the large Wayne mansion.

"I never thought I'd be standing in Bruce Wayne's home. Sweet." He began to zip around, exploring the large place.

Dick rolled his eyes at the blur of red and yellow. "Come on. Let's go to my room. Bat's is on patrol. He said I could stay here. And you can too…"

Once in the acrobat's room, Wally proceeded to jump around on his king sized bed.

"Why do you even need a bed this big? I slept on a futon. But Uncle Barry gave me my own bed now. It's not this big though. This is way cool!"

"Would you knock that off idiot? Come here." Dick said tugging the hyper boy down to sit next to him. Wally wrapped his arms around him.

"I'm so happy. I never thought I'd be this happy." He breathed into Dick's black shirt.

"You deserve to be happy Wally. I just wish…I wish I could have helped you sooner. All these years you were getting beat…and for almost two years…you were getting more than that. It hurts inside to know I wasn't there for you." Dick said pulling Wally's arms tighter around him.

"You were. You were my best friend. That was more than I could have asked for. Now…" Wally looked around quickly. "What did you and the big shadow talk about? Sex?" he asked eagerly. Dick laughed at the familiar smirk on the ginger's face.

"y-yeah…it was very strange…especially from Bruce. He told me no sex. He said to give you more time to heal. And me to…find myself. He also…gave me condoms." Dick stuttered.

"Condoms?" Wally cringed away. Dick's face became more serious.

"What?" Wally asked.

"It's just that…I doubt…Batman doubts that…your…dad…was very safe with you…" Dick was choking on his words. This was definitely something he wasn't sure if he should bring up.

"Oh…I guess he's right. It's not like he was worried about me. Maybe…maybe I should get checked out…just in case. I don't want to put you in any danger Rob."

"Want me to ask Bruce about getting you tested? You should probably tell your uncle also." Dick suggested.

Wally nodded. He felt fear growing inside of his chest. He knew his past was going to follow him around for a while, but now there was a chance it would follow him around for a lot longer than that. Maybe forever. And he knew if it came to that, he wouldn't put his best friend in danger. He didn't want Rob to have a messed up sex life. Figuring out if you're gay or not was already enough of a challenge in that department. He'd have to talk to Barry if Batman hadn't already done it.

"Hey Wally…not that I care of anything, like I said, I want to be with you no matter what, but…how many…I-I mean…" Dick started.

"How many people have I slept with?" Wally finished for him. Dick nodded.

"I'm not sure. I slept with a few different girls, but mostly other guys. I only slept with a couple people when my dad started using me for himself. I couldn't bring myself to have too much sex anymore, but before my dad, I was always safe. With anyone but him. But I know my dad's gotten around so I guess it doesn't really matter…" Wally explained. He felt Dick's nails starting to dig into his jeans. He smirked and then started to laugh.

"What are you laughing at?" Dick demanded.

"You. You're jealous aren't you?" Wally accused.

"No! I'm not.."

Wally just kept laughing and poked the younger kid on the forehead.

"You are so jealous. You want me." He said flashing white teeth.

Dick suddenly pushed Wally onto his bed and with a serious look on his face as he straddled the older boy, he said "No one else anymore okay? Just me. I don't want you to be with anyone else."

Wally smiled gently "Dick…have you already forgotten? I love you. I've loved you for such a long time. I don't want anyone else. And don't feel like we have to sleep together for me to love you." He kissed Dick chastely.

"You…either okay?" Dick replied quietly.

"Well duh."

"Wally, I'm serious! Don't do it anymore…give your body away just for a moment of feeling wanted. Because you are wanted. I want you. And you're my best friend. I'm yours." Dick said bitterly, almost in disgust. Wally cringed a little bit at the truth biting at his face. He stared into the hardened blue orbs above him.

"I love you boy wonder…I hope you love me someday…" he nearly whispered as he pulled the boy down and began to kiss his neck gently. The only reply he got was a very satisfying and ego boosting moan from Batman's protégé. He smirked to himself as he felt Dick's shy hands tensing, deciding whether or not to explore. To help him out, Wally grabbed the boy's hands and put them under his shirt and guided them over his chest. It wasn't long before Dick understood. Wally ran his hands roughly over Dick's ass, eliciting another moan. He was sure he was making noise as well. He let himself drown in the mixtures of pleasure, the ringing of heavy breathing and needy noises.

Hesitantly, the boy wonder pulled away from Wally. He caught his breath before asking "Should we be doing this? I mean…is it okay?"

Wally couldn't help but laugh, but stopped when he saw the look of embarrassment wash over his lover. "I forget you're new at this. It's okay to kiss Rob…and touch…and explore…it's okay to experiment. I don't mind and you don't have anything to prove to me so just enjoy yourself. We aren't going to have sex, oral or any other. I'm not going there. Don't worry."

After a moment, Dick nodded. After about a half hour of making out, both boys were down to their boxers. It was then that they decided it was a good time to call it quits. They put a movie on Dick's large flat screen and crawled under his layers of comfortable blankets. He'd had Alfred bring up popcorn and soda, along with other "movie night" snacks.

Wally snuck out of bed, trying not to disturb the sleeping baby bat as he went to shut off the television. As soon as he returned to the bed, he felt a tired grip on his arm.

"Don't…leave…" Dick whispered.

"Of course not. I just couldn't take that light from your TV. I shut it off is all. I'm here Dick." Wally replied. He wasn't even sure if the boy wonder had heard him before falling back to sleep. He kissed his forehead and joined his partner in peaceful slumber.

"Okay Wally," Black Canary's voice was soft and soothing "We can talk about anything you're ready for."

"It's fine. We both know why I'm here. My dad beat me and raped me on a daily basis. I know I should be angry at him, hate him even. But I don't…I don't hate him. I could have fought back anytime but I didn't…I guess I just wanted, hoped things would get better. I thought my mom would come back, I thought that if she did, things would get better. It took a while to realize she wasn't coming back…I'm more angry at her…" Wally explained first. His cheeks grew hot and he stared at the floor.

"You wanted to make your dad happy right? You thought if you let him take out his own pain on you that it was fair because you're the one who messed things up,"

"I guess so. I didn't think things were going to escalate to what they did. I thought it would be a couple of smacks across the face every now and then. But it turned into punches, kicking, twenty minute beatings. And then…when mom left…the first night she left…he came to my room. He was really drunk. He said he knew I'd been screwing around with guys. He said I'd like it. He said I owed him. He didn't exactly even rape me. I said okay. I thought…it was just that one time. I thought that mom had just hurt him so bad that he needed someone. But the late night visits to my room turned into right-after-school visits which turned into right-after-beatings visits. After a while, he didn't even bother with my room. It was whenever and wherever we both were." He paused to look at Black Canary. She nodded for him to continue.

"I've had sex. With boys and girls, even though I've always known I was gay. After my father started sleeping with me, I didn't care who the sex was with. As long as it washed away…him. I used people. I don't want to use anyone else…"

"Meaning Robin. You're worried that you're using him?" the blonde woman asked softly.

"I…don't know. I love him. I've loved him for so long. Since we were young. He knows now what I've done with other people. He says he doesn't care, but…he's young you know? He's just exploring his sexuality. I don't mind of course, in fact, I'm glad he's exploring with me. I mean I hope someday he falls for me too, but I don't know if I trust myself. We aren't supposed to have sex until this all blows over. But it's hard not to." Wally sighed in frustration. He ran his fingers through his messy red hair.

"You don't honestly think you'd force him do you?" Black Canary asked seriously. Wally just looked at her.

"Wally…you're a good person. You aren't going to hurt Robin. Understand? Just because your dad did it to you doesn't mean its genetic."

"But what if it's wired into me now? I got so used to it BC. I forgot it was rape after a while. What if I've lost that sense of right and wrong?" Wally interrupted in a panic.

Black Canary half smiled at the red head "The tell me Kid Flash, why would you be so worried? If you were truly corrupted and changed, you wouldn't be so concerned with Robin's well being." She answered.

Wally thought about it for a while. He thought she could be right, but what if she wasn't? What if he got caught up in the moment and crossed the line? It never happened with him and his other partners, but it never had to. They were all willing participants. Not that raping them ever even crossed his mind.

On his way home he decided he would talk to his uncle. He walked into the house, the smell of cinnamon taking over his senses.

"Aunt Iris, what is that delicious smell?" he asked with a grin. He took an exaggerated deep breath.

"Apple pie sweetie. It's for you…in case you had a long day and needed something good for your soul. And don't worry about Barry, I made him his own." She answered. Wally zipped over and pulled his beautiful aunt into a long and powerful hug, lifting her off the ground. He put her down and pecked her on the cheek.

"You're the best," he moaned taking a huge bite of the pie into his mouth.

"Who's the best?"

Wally turned his head to see his uncle coming through the front door to join him at the table.

"Aunt Iris. She made two whole pies…just for me." Wally flashed a toothy smile at his uncle.

"Wow, she is the best." Barry agreed as he walked over to his wife. Wally couldn't help but notice the love between them. He watched his uncle pull Iris's oven mitts off and kiss both of her hands gently before moving his lips to hers. Wally didn't know if it was the apple pie, but he felt beyond happy to be in this house. It was so full of love. Unfamiliar love.

"So how was your day at the lab?" Iris asked Barry.

"Nothing too interesting. Hey kiddo," he said turning to wally who was shoving more pie down his throat.

"Yeah?" he answered.

"Patrol with me tonight? I got a tip about a drug deal going down. Shouldn't be too much to handle." Barry explained taking a seat next to his nephew.

"Uh yeah…but can I talk to you?" Wally asked.

"Should I go into another room?" Iris chirped in. Wally shook his head.

"No, it's alright. I think you should both hear this. I want to get checked out…you know…physically…um…for…" he took a deep breath "std's."

Barry put a firm hand on his nephew's shoulder and smiled "Of course son. No big deal. And I'm proud of you for coming to me. I'll talk to Batman, see how private we can keep this."

Wally nodded. He felt himself blush as his aunt kissed his forehead, "We're both proud of you Wally. We love you and we'll do anything for you." She hummed.

Two days later at the Bat Cave:

Wally was tapping his foot nervously. He done all the tests, now he was just waiting for the results. He was alone, aside from Batman and Alfred. Batman was quiet, busy with the tests at his computer. Alfred had just brought him a cup of hot tea and soup. For once, he was too nervous to eat much. He was panicking inside. Why had he let Batman, guardian of the boy he was dating, give him the tests? If he had an std, wouldn't he want him to stay away from Dick? Oh god. He was suddenly snapped from his thoughts when Batman turned to him.

"Well?" He asked, his voice close to cracking.

Batman just looked at him for a moment, Wally cringed.

Oh no.

"You're fine Kid Flash. There's nothing for you to worry about." Bruce finally said.

Wally beamed, jumping up from his seat and zipping around the cave a couple of times. "Yes!"

"But." The billionaire's voice came. It was enough to stop the speedster in his tracks.

"That doesn't mean I want you sleeping with Robin."

Wally nodded "Of course sir. Thank you…" he replied.

He ran to find Dick. He burst into the boy's room, only to find him naked and drying his hair off. Wally quickly spun around to face the wall.

"I am so sorry dude!" he exclaimed.

Dick chuckled softly "It's fine Wally. What were you so excited about that you had to nearly break my door down?"

Wally waited until he heard the zip of his boyfriend's jeans and turned back around, his original grin back on his face.

"I'm clean." He said as a-matter-of-factly.

Dick looked confused at first but quickly understood what the cocky ginger was referring to. He smiled back "That's great Wally! I'm so glad." He hugged the older boy.

"But you know I'd still be with you…even if there was something…" he added. This made Wally hug him tighter. He breathed into the boy wonder's damp hair.

"You smell so good…" he whispered pushing Dick's bangs back and planting a kiss on his pale forehead. "I should start using scented shampoo."

Dick whined at the vibration Wally's voice made against his skin. He looked up into his green eyes.

"Does this mean we can start…experimenting? Well me anyways? With you?" Dick asked. Wally thought about it for a moment. He pulled away from Dick and sat on the edge of the giant bed.

"You know I want to Dick. It's just…I don't know if I'll be able to control myself and trust me…at your age…you should be worrying about that too. Everything is new and great and consequences are going to just fly out of your mind. Not that anything bad is going to happen. I mean…it's not like we can get pregnant. Or stds." He smirked. "But it's emotional. Even when it isn't sex."

"Duh," the acrobat interrupted "This whole thing has been emotional kid obvious. Look, I'm not a little girl. I'm Robin. You know I've been through some pretty bad scenes. So trust me…I know a good thing when it's in front of me. You're that thing. Give me a chance to prove to you that I'm different. I'm not going to just run off on you." He snorted.

Wally pulled him onto his lap "It's not you I'm worried about…" he whispered as he dragged his lover down into a passionate kiss. Neither of them spoke again. Wally had never kissed someone so passionately or been kissed so lovingly before. His partners, himself, had always been so greedy during intimacy. Now, all he wanted to do was give. He was now on top of Dick at the head of his king sized bed. He was teaching him without words. He brought the boys hands to his chest and let Dick work his way down to his belt. The hands stopped, asking for permission. Wally kissed the boy hard as an answer. It wasn't long before both boys were stripped to their boxers. But this time, for the first time, the boy wonder's hands were exploring inside of Wally's shorts. At first it was just light touching, then kneading, and soon Wally was in pure ecstasy.

"I love you Dick Grayson," he moaned between the kisses he was trailing down the younger's thigh. It wasn't long before both partners were collapsed in each other's arms. They fell asleep, both secure and happy.

Wally's eyes fluttered open. It was dark in the large, organized room. He smiled down at the sleeping boy on his chest. He wondered why no one had come looking for them. Maybe they did and found them both asleep. He could bet Alfred had called his uncle to let him know he was there for the night.

Night.

Night.

Patrol.

Missed Patrol.

Shit.

Wally looked the nearest clock, it was nearly midnight. His uncle would be just getting in from patrol. He slowly maneuvered out of the bed and scribbled a note down, leaving it on Dick's night stand.

Even running as a speedster didn't seem fast enough by the time Wally was home. He quietly stepped through the front door and looked around.

"Hello Wally," a voice said from behind.

"Look uncle B, I'm sorry. I didn't mean…wait." That voice. He spun around to the figure blocking the front door.

"Dad." He said

"Hello son. Out screwing again? My son, the fag. Where did I go wrong…" Rudolph laughed.

"What are you doing here?" Wally felt his voice shake backing up.

"Oh waiting for you. Your uncle took Iris out for the night. They think your sleeping at your…boyfriends house." He said the word like it was a bug caught in his throat.

"You've been…you've been here all day. Waiting…" Wally stated.

"Your mom came back," Rudy said ignoring the accusation. Wally's eyes snapped open wide.

"She wants us to be a family again. So I told her I'd come get you. We're going home…as soon as I take care of some things with you." A nasty grin curled onto the man's face.

"Things?" Wally asked.

"Yeah…things. I can't exactly bring back a son who thinks it's okay to defy his father. I know Barry has you thinking I'm a monster. But it was never me. It's you son. And I can't have you running around dating another boy. This isn't Gotham for craps sake. But don't worry, me and your mom will fix you. We'll even start going to church again. Like old times hm?" a laugh was started to bubble up in his throat.

"I don't want to leave. I'm not leaving. I'm staying here." Wally protested weakly. Suddenly he felt like he was twelve again.

Rudy stepped toward his son, bringing the back of his hand suddenly to Wally's jaw. Wally saw familiar spots dance in front of him. He didn't move. He bit down on his tongue to keep himself from passing out. He felt blood well up in his mouth.

"How dare you! Maybe you need another lesson in manners boy." The man bellowed as he struck Wally for a second time. He then pushed the boy onto the floor and kicked him in the lower stomach. Wally was sure he was going to be sick. Blood. There was blood falling from his nose. He almost laughed at himself when his first thought was to not get blood on Iris's clean tile. He rolled onto his stomach and when he tried to push himself up, he felt a foot push him back down.

"We're going to deal with this gay thing right now. It's not okay Wallace. I'm going to show you that. I'm going to show you how much it hurts, how wrong it is." The man growled.

Help.

Someone help.

Wally felt his jeans being tugged off.

Anyone.

Megan…I wish you could hear me.

Dick.

He'd never be rough like this.

I love you.

I love you.

I love you.

Suddenly the weight of his father was off of him. Wally didn't dare move until he felt gentle fingers on him, tugging him up. His aunt. She was crying.

"You stay the hell away from him!" the Flash was holding Rudy against the living room wall. His nose was busted. Flash must have punched him.

Wally doubled over and threw up on the tile. He felt blood running down the inside of his thighs. He tried to cover himself up but the struggle with his jeans was too much. He was thankful when Iris threw the table cloth from the dining room over him. She was rubbing his shoulders and watching in fear as her husband fought with her brother. It seemed like blood was leaving his face and mouth too. He felt terrible. How could he bring this kind of mayhem to the most important people in his life? How could he be so weak?

Barry had sped off with Rudolph to the police station. Iris drove Wally to the hospital. That night, Rudolph West was thrown in jail. Wally didn't have to stay at the hospital. It didn't take much for the doctors to collect evidence and then let him clean up. He was prescribed pain killers and antibiotics. He knew his metabolism would just burn them off before they had a chance to work. He didn't dare call Dick this late. He would tell him though, he had to.

Dick woke up and panicked when he didn't see Wally next to him that morning. Had he been used? No, it couldn't be. But where was he? He sighed relief when he found wally's note on his desk.

Dick, I missed patrol. I have to go talk to Barry and apologize. You're amazing and I love you. I'll call you in the morning. I promise. Love, KF.

He couldn't wait for the teen super hero to call him so he called instead.

Wally: Hey beautiful.

Dick: I missed you. Did you get in trouble for skipping patrol?

Wally: No. But I have to tell you something. I can't see you.

Dick: What? Wally please, what did I do wrong?

Wally: Whoa, no no no. I didn't mean it like that. I meant that I don't want you to see me for a few days. My…my father showed up here last night.

Dick: Oh god Wally. Are you alright? What did he do?

Wally: He did…everything. He ambushed me. Iris and Barry had gone out. He was in the house. I didn't know. He said my mom had come home and he wanted me to come back.

Dick: You said no right…and then he…put his hands on you. Damn it Wally. I should have been with you.

Wally: Rob. There's no way you would have known. I'm a superhero. I should be able to protect myself. I just freeze up when that bastard's around. Look, I have to go. We're trying to settle some things. I love you Dick.

He hung up before Dick could reply. Dick jumped off of his bed and put on his civvies. He ran out of the door only to slam into Bruce.

"Wally. I have to…" he stuttered.

"No." Bruce stated.

"What?"

"Leave Wally be. He and Barry have to figure this out and he'll talk to you when he's ready. Besides, I have a mission for you and the team. So we're going to the mountain. I've given you and Wally enough time off. Now go suit up."

Dick knew better than to argue with Batman. He zeta tubed to the mountain and met up with the group.

"Robin. You're here." Artemis said surprised.

"In the flesh." The boy grinned.

"Where's Wally?" Megan asked, worry in her voice.

"He has things to do. What's the mission?" Robin said trying to turn the conversation.

"Poison Ivy is holding some hostages in the jungle." Megan answered.

"Hostages?"

"About twenty of the most brilliant minds from Wayne Tech." Megan explained.

"Wayne Tech?" Robin gasped. No wonder Bruce had been so adamant about this mission. He and the rest of the team geared up and went to the bio ship.