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[Fanfic]
Title: One Is the Loneliest Number [2]
Characters: Roy, Wally
Necessary Warnings: N/A
Short yes I know but necessary so yeah. I'm not sure how I feel about the ending it felt abrupt somehow but eh, not like I can change it now. So anyhow I hope everyone enjoys and yeah I know it's taking a while for Roy to like 'adopt' Wally or whatever, but I'm trying to keep things realistic. So um yeah that's it I guess. Reviews would be lovely.
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Wally actually shows up a lot more after that, always lurking behind a trash bin or around the corner of some dingy alley watching. He never says anything to Roy, he tries his best (and fails miserably) to stay hidden and just watch. Whenever Roy is making his usual rounds patrolling Star City he can always count on Wally being there. Even though Roy would never admit to it out loud, it was actually kind of nice to know that someone was watching out for him. But mostly Roy just thinks how irritating it was to have someone watching his every move.
Around the seventh or eighth it time happens Wally accidently knocks over a trashcan and garbage spills out everywhere. He tenses up for a long moment and stops breathing hoping to any deity that would listen Red Arrow wouldn't realize he was there. But alas Wally must have been a bad person in another life, or maybe God just plain hated him because Red Arrow was looking right at him, or at least his head was turned in Wally's direction. And Wally knows even though he can't see through the mask that look he's receiving must mean come out of hiding only Wally's maybe a little to scared to move.
"Might as well come out now." Red Arrow calls out and Wally still doesn't move. "Wally I know it's you and I know you've been following me." Red Arrow says and that catches Wally off gaurd. How could he have possibly known Wally was following him? Wally had been using the utmost precautions when following him; always staying in the shadows, tip-toeing to conceal the sounds of his feat, he even hid behind trash bins and in alley corners. The mere fact that this Red Arrow guy knew Wally had been following him this whole time was in itself a testament of what an amazing hero he must have been.
"Hi," Wally says lamely waving up at Red Arrow, he's blushing nervously and trying to avoid looking into the other's eyes, or mask really. Red Arrow says nothing he just looks down at Wally with an expression that does not look amused in the least. It makes Wally laugh nervously and fidget restlessly looking at the suddenly very interesting ground.
"What do you want?" he asks, and Wally jumps a little because he has no idea how he's supposed to answer that question. Yes he knows the answer he's just maybe a little scared of how Roy will respond to it, and God, Wally has no idea when exactly his life got so complicated. And he kind of wishes he could go back in time three years before any of this crap started happening to him. "Wally," Red Arrow says and his eyebrows move in an angry arch that is maybe more than a little scary.
"I just thought that maybe you know," Wally trails off for a second and takes a deep breath because this is possibly the most terrifying situation he has ever been in "Youmightneedhelporsomething." he finishes in a rush his voice a high pitched squeak.
"I don't need your help." Red Arrow deadpans and Wally just shrugs.
"You did before," he mumbles softly and even though he can't see it, he can almost feel Red Arrow's glare and it makes him shift uncomfortably under his scrutiny.
"Doesn't matter," Red Arrow says after a long moment of tense silence "You're not trained-"
Wally looks immediately excited about Red Arrow's choice of words. "So if I was trained then I could help you?" he asks.
Roy notices the look of pure joy on Wally's face and he feels a little bad that he has to say no to the kid but he couldn't have a civilian following him around like that.
"No," he says forcefully but Wally's not listening.
"I promise I won't let you down." Wally promises, "When I come back I am gonna be the best hero ever." he's gone in an instant and Roy's left alone now.
He figures there's no point in worrying about Wally now because there's nothing he can do about it at the moment. So he picks up where he left off, on patrol.
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