Before The Complications

A/N: This takes place between The Fix-Up and Complications.


So it's been a few weeks, and M'gann has managed to fix part of Kaldur's mind. He's at 80%, and capable of holding a conversation, so that's good. Anyway, I'm with Kaldur and M'gann, when she asks, "something on your mind Peter?" Kaldur looked at her and asked, "pun intended?" Nice to see Kaldur got his sense of humor back. "Well, how's Barbara doing?" I telepathically asked, "cuz the last time I saw her, it was that rescue mission."


Kaldur and M'gann smirked at each other. "Something tells me he likes her," Kal telepathically said. "Can't blame him..." M'gann telepathically said. "Guys!" I telepathically said. Although they couldn't see it thanks to my mask, I was blushing. "Don't worry Peter, your secret's safe with us," M'gann telepathically promised, "if you must know, Barbara really misses you. After you supposedly died, she was devastated. She told me that she never got to say how much she loved you..."


I never knew Barbara felt the same way. I've debated with myself whether I'm in love with Barbara. But now that I know Barbara loves me, now I feel bad that I faked my death. "Wow, I'm at a loss for words," I telepathically said, "M'gann, if you see Barbara, and this is all over, and you see Barbara, can you tell her to go easy on me?" M'gann smiled and telepathically said, "don't worry, I will."


Flashback to a few years ago...


I was at Mount Justice when I was ordered to meet up with the team. Once I got to the front, I saw everyone except Dick was there. "Hey guys, what's up?" I asked curiosly. "I heard we got a new team member that Dick wanted to introduce," said Conner. "Huh, okay." I said. A minute later, Batman and Robin came in. With them was this girl with red hair wearing a Batman costume. Did she make it herself? "Everyone," announced Batman, "this is your new teammate, Batgirl. Robin and I consider her a valuable ally. She's got great technological skills, and she's a great combatant." Another computer expert? Cool. We all shook hands, and Batgirl smiled happily. Much later, I saw Batgirl looking around. "Oh hey Batgirl," I said, waving hello. "Hey there Spidey," she said. I gotta say, she's pretty cute. Wait, what am I saying? Dude, you have a girlfriend! "So, with Bats mentioning you got great technological skills, does that mean you're also an inventor?" I asked curiosly. Batgirl giggled, "Bats? That's your nickname for him? Dick and Artemis always told me you were funny, Spidey. But yeah, I'm very good at inventing things." Nice. "That is so cool," I said, "maybe we could collaborate on working on inventions together. Wait, you know Dick and Artemis?" Batgirl nodded and said, "Yeah, I went to high school with them. And I would love to work on inventions with you in the near future." She smiled. "So, do you think it would be a good idea if we knew our secret identities, in case we have to go on an undercover mission that involves us not wearing masks?" I asked. "I know the identities of everyone on this team except for you," said Batgirl as she took off her mask, "I'm Barbara. But you can call me Babs if you want." I took off my mask and said, "I'm Peter." We then shook hands and Barbara said, "Well, guess we're not strangers anymore are we?"

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