Artemis tugged at the bottom of the short skirt of her new school uniform. She couldn't understand why her dad had assigned her this mission. She had been the only one in the entire kingdom who hadn't wanted the mission, yet it had been assigned to her. She assumed it was a test of some sort, and she was determined to pass, if only to prove she could.

As the second daughter of the Assassin King, also known as Sportsmaster, she was often used as one of his tools. Artemis, to the few who knew her face, was the Assassin Princess, one of the deadliest women alive. Her task, which she had no choice but to accept, was to confirm if Prince Wallace West's planned to create an alliance with the Kingdom of the Bats and Arrows. Regardless of whether it's true, when she has her answer she will kill him.

She tugged on the edge of her skirt again, cursing the uniform of Gotham Academy. The uniform was going to be her sole outfit until she completes her mission, which she hoped to do quickly. She hated everything about this mission. She hated that she had to do it, she hated the uniform, and she hated the school. Gotham Academy was the school of choice for every royal or person of money that graced the earth. From what she had observed in her research before the mission, every student at the school was some sort of snob. They all had so much money that the thought of interacting with anyone with less money was scandalous.

She saw a girl making her way through the crowd to her, and her green skin alerted Artemis to her identity. Her school guide was Princess M'gann of Mars, the niece of King J'ohn of Mars. Her family hadn't been on earth long, but they had quickly made many connections to the families of influence on Earth. Me'gan was also a close friend of Artemis's target, Prince Wallace.

"Hi!" Princess M'gann began, smiling brightly, "I'm M'gann, and you must be Lady Artemis!"

"Right," Artemis said, mentally reminding herself of her fake identity; she was Lady Artemis of the far corner of the Arrow Kingdom, "Hi."

"Have you already gotten your schedule and orientation papers?" She asked, and Artemis nodded, patting her bag.

"Yeah,"

"That's great!" M'gann exclaimed, "Is there anything that you want to see before classes start?"

Artemis shook her head, "I'm good."

M'gann nodded happily, "Ok then! We have first period together, so I'll just introduce you to my friends in the class!"

Artemis barely had time to nod before M'gann was dragging her though the hallway, dodging students as she ran. Artemis could feel the eyes on her and it made her uncomfortable. She hated being the center of attention, she would much prefer to be hidden in the shadows.

M'gann let of her arm so she could run up to a tall, buff, grumpy looking teen lurking next to a doorway. The kiss that followed made Artemins remember the boy's identity. He was Prince Conner, the illegitimate son of King Kent. Artemis recalled that the only reason he was the heir was because there were no other people to take his place. It was not a well-kept secret that King Kent was not extremely fond of Prince Conner.

"Artemis!" M'gann cried, dragging Artemis's mind back to the present, "This is Prince Conner, my boyfriend!"

"Hi," Artemis said awkwardly, and Prince Conner just nodded. The shrill ring of the bell prevented there from being any more awkward conversation.

Artemis quickly made her way to the seat M'gann pointed her too, hoping to be able to avoid the awkwardness of having to introduce herself to the class. As the other students entered, she took the opportunity to observe her classmates. Due to her extensive research to prepare for her mission, she knew that Prince Wallace wasn't in this class. However, his best friend, Prince Richard of the Kingdom of Bat's, was.

She saw Prince Richard as he entered, and despite her knowledge of his age, he still was shorter than she expected. Entering with him was Lord Kauldur, one of Aquamans' most trusted confidants. M'gann quickly made her way over to them and brought them to Artemis.

"This is Artemis!" M'gann exclaimed, "Artemis, this is Prince Richard and Lord Kaulder,"

Prince Richard smiled at her, "Call me Dick,"

"The title is unneeded for me as well. Kauldur is fine."

"Hi,"

The teacher walking into the room and Artemis took the opportunity to observe Dick. She couldn't get over how small he was. She knew that he was a prodigy and in a bunch of advanced classed, but she never would have guessed how young he actually was. It was surprising that someone who looked that young was friends with so many older people. She guessed that most of the friendships in this school were based off power relationships. The Kingdom of the Bats was extremely powerful, she wouldn't be surprised if everyone at the school wanted to be friends with him if only for his family's power.

Their teacher for this class was Red Tornado, a robotic warrior that protected the school and taught math. Despite his mostly monotone voice he was a good teacher, but Artemis wasn't surprised to find that she was struggling. While she was far from stupid, the Kingdom of Assassins taught fighting as a higher priority than math.

By the end of her lesson her head was spinning and was relieved that she was heading to a class that she actually understood: English. It was also the only class, besides lunch, that she shared with her target. This class was her opportunity to become friends with Prince Wallace, and convince him to trust her.

She spotted him as soon as she walked into the classroom, his red hair acting as a beacon. Prince Wallace was excitedly talking to Dick about something that she could hear. M'gann was talking about something, but Artemis ignored her studying Prince Wallace and the man lurking next to him.

Prince Wallace, while taller than her, was shorter than Kauldur. He had a runner's body, which wasn't surprising since he was blessed with the speed the distinguished the Flash Kingdom. She knew that his speed would make him hard to kill when the time came, which was why it was essential that she gain his trust, so he wouldn't see her deception coming.

She knew that the redhead lurking next to Prince Wallace could be a problem. He was tall, with lean muscles, and a quiver of arrows strapped to his back. If her memory served correctly, he was the Ex-prince of the Kingdom of Arrows, Roy Harper.

No one was sure why, but he had left his title and fortune behind to pursue a career as a high-profile bodyguard. His body language proved that he was on the job, and Artemis had to assume that he was there for Prince Wallace. Her main concern was why. If they knew she was coming her mission would become next to impossible. However, considering Roy had seen her and hadn't shot her, she assumed her cover was still safe. That still left the question of why Prince Wallace had a bodyguard. Who were they protecting Prince Wallace from?

M'gann dragged her over to Prince Wallace and Artemis prepared herself to make a good impression. As they approached the desk Prince Wallace was sitting on tilted dangerously and dumped Prince Wallace on the floor, his books and papers scattering around him.

Despite herself Artemis smirked and sarcastically commented, "Smooth."

Prince Wallace glared at her, ignoring Dicks' laughing and Roy's eye roll, "Who are you?"

"This is Lady Artemis!" M'gann cut in, "Artemis this is Prince Wallace!"

"Prince Wallace," Artemis said mockingly and nearly kicked herself, she was supposed to become his friend! However, by the way he huffed and angrily sat back in his seat, she could tell that she hadn't made a good start.

She didn't get the chance to try and fix the situation before the teacher called the class to order. Artemis noticed that Roy went to the back of the room while class was in session, out of the way but still having Prince Wallace in his view. Damn, Artemis though, acknowledging the fact that her job just became harder.

During the class she observed Prince Wallace. He seemed to be an average student. He answered questions when called on, but never tried to answer otherwise. However, based on the amount of notes she saw him take, he was a diligent student. Now that she had botched the initial impression, schoolwork might have to be her way in with Prince Wallace.

When the class ended, Prince Wallace ignored her as he left with Dick and Roy. She didn't seem him again until lunch, when she discovered that Dick, Prince Wallace, M'gann and the others all sat together. Artemis had front seat to Prince Wallace's stupidity. Artemis could not believe that he was the same man who was supposedly organizing one of the most powerful alliances in history. Prince Wallace was the biggest idiot that Artemis had ever met and she had only known him for a couple hours.

By the end of lunch she had changed her plan. Because of Prince Wallace's obvious dislike of her, and his stupidity, she would get Dick to tell her the plans of the alliance, and then kill Prince Wallace. It would still complete her mission, but save her the pain of interacting with the annoyance that was Prince Wallace.

"You and Wally don't seem to like each-other," M'gann stated on their way out of lunch.

Artemis snorted, "He's an idiot."

"He's not that bad," M'gann said hesitantly, "Once you get to known him he's kinda nice,"

Artemis rolled her eyes, "Right."

The rest of the day passed quickly, and Artemis couldn't wait to leave the school. She just wanted to go back to her temporary apartment and give her report so that she could go to bed.

She quickly locked the door once she was in her apartment, and turned on her computer. She ran a scan to check for bugs and when the scan came up clear she called Sportmaster.

Artemis didn't bother to wait for a greeting and went right into her report.

"I made contact with Prince Wallace. He's an idiot, but an idiot with a bodyguard."

"Who's the bodyguard?" Sportsmaster asked.

"Roy Harper. He doesn't suspect me, but he's with Prince Wallace at all times. He will be a challenge later."

"Were you able to begin a friendship with the Prince?"

Artemis shook her head, "No, and I don't think I'm going to be able to. As I said, he's an idiot. But I began a friendship with Prince Richard. If there is some sort of alliance being made, he will know about it."

Sportsmaster nodded, "Keep up the good work." With that the screen went dark and Artemis was left alone.

Artemis sighed, shut the computer, and made her way to bed. She knew that she had mountains of homework, but she had no intentions of ever doing it. She was only at the school to complete her mission. She wasn't there to make friends or anything else. She was only there for one reason.

To kill Prince Wallace.