It was seriously embarrassing to have to fake a cold to get a guys attention.

'Let's run through a checklist,' Bart thought. 'Clammy hands, check. Red face, check. Fever, check. Forced cough, check.'

Bart exhaled heavily, running a hand through his messy brown hair. As usual, he had forgotten to brush it. Whatever.

He emerged from the Cave's bathroom, 'coughing'. Jaime lay in the living area, passed out on the couch with his homework spread out on the coffee table. 'He must have fallen asleep,' thought the speedster.

"Jaime... Jaime..." Bart said, walking over to him and shaking him. He tried to sound as meek as possible, coughing quietly.

"Ugh... ese?" Jaime asked groggily, raising his head to look at Bart. His head jerked back when he noticed how 'sick' Bart was.

"Her-man-o, I think I'm totally feeling the mode." He broke off in a cough, and shivered for effect. "I'm cold... can I lay up there with you?"

Jaime's tan cheeks tinted red, but he nodded. Bart sped up onto the couch, laying beside Jaime. He snuggled closer to the Hispanic teen, who was blushing furiously. 'That's adorable...'

Jaime shifted uncomfortably, trying to adjust to having another person beside him. Bart noticed this, and sat up. The speedster pulled Jaime's arm, and placed his head on it, using it as a pillow. He was so warm... Bart could just sleep right here...

Jaime lay there on the couch, feeling the speedster breathing. It was rhythmic, making his heart feel out of place with its rapid beating.

Jaime Reyes, your heartbeat is rapidly increasing. Recommended course of action: plasma cannon.

"No. I can't use a plasma cannon," he muttered to the Scarab. "He's my friend."

It appears the Impulse is causing chemical reactions in the body of Jaime Reyes. Recommended choice of action: plasma cannon.

"Dude, stop with the plasma thing."

Jaime knew that Bart had feelings for him, but he didn't know how to confront them. He had known for a long time, but always regarded them as just friends. Until...

When Jaime had tried to get the Scarab removed, Bart had stuck with him the whole time. He had always supported Jaime, even when he knew that Blue Beetle destroyed the world.

Now he was making Jaime blush and stuff. It was uncomfortable.

Jaime tilted his head down, attempting to place a kiss on Bart's forehead. Apparently, the speedster hadn't been asleep and got the kiss on the lips instead.

And that's how Jaime Reyes wound up making out on a couch with Bart Allen, kid from the future.

Bart blushed, pulling away. "Sorry about that, her-man-o. Couldn't resist. And I'm.... not really sick."

"I know."

The speedster looked confused. "Wait, what?"

Jaime laughed. "I know that speedsters can't get sick because super-speed healing."

"Then... why'd you let me climb up here with you?"

The black-haired boy rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. "Because I wanted you up here with me."

Bart's green eyes sparkled. "Seriously?"

"Seriously, ese. Te amo."

"I don't know what that means, but it sounds totally crash when you talk like that."

Jaime smiled, pulling the speedster close.