Emotions and Feelings Equal Disaster
Dick was always good at hooking up with random girls and never getting attached. It was too easy picking out the prettiest girl in the bar, saying some cheesy pickup line he's used millions of times before and getting her to return to his apartment for the night. Then the next morning he made up the excuse of having to work and quickly ushered her out of his apartment. He learned a long time ago to never involve feelings, they made things complicated and someone always ended up with a broken heart.
But everything changed with her.
The minute he stepped inside the club his eyes were drawn to her. Her long flowing blonde hair, flawless beautiful Asian features, and striking grey eyes, he couldn't help keep his eyes off her. She was with a group of four other girls, but none of them even compared to her. She wore a strapless green dress that went right above her knees with black high heels, showing off her long tan legs. Every time a guy would come up to her to try and dance with her she would swiftly move away from him sending probably one of the most fearsome glares Dick had ever seen at the guys.
Sitting with his back leaning against the bar and a glass of whiskey in his hand Dick continued watching her as she danced with her friends. He didn't try and hide the fact that he was watching her; he wanted her to notice him, to see him staring at her.
Saying something to her friends she headed towards the bar, directly towards him actually. As she got closer he could tell she was checking him out, but he was doing the exact same thing.
Moving right next to him she leaned up against the bar "Five shots of tequila please" she said in the sexiest raspy voice he had ever heard.
"All those for you?" Dick asked taking a drink from his glass.
The girl turned to him still leaning against the counter "Wouldn't you like it if they were" she said smirking. "But as I'm sure you figured out by all your creepy staring I'm here with a group of friends, there for all of us".
Dick smirked "Richard Grayson, it's been a pleasure creepily staring at you" he said putting his hand between them for her to shake.
The blonde women looked at his hand skeptically before tightly grasping it in her own "Artemis Crock. It's nice to have a name for the cops when I tell them I have a stalker".
Dick laughed "Beautiful and a sense of humor".
"You can add not falling for your lines to that list as well" Artemis said with a grin.
"Who said that was a line, I was just stating a fact Miss Crock" Dick said pulling out his wallet and paying the bartender as he set the shots on the bar. "Use the change as more drinks for the lady and her friends".
"Ohh trying to buy my affections now are we?" Artemis said signaling to one of her friends that the drinks were ready.
"It's a possibility, is it working?" Dick asked showing his most charming grin.
Artemis set her hand on his shoulder tilting her head towards his "Keep showing those dimples and then we'll talk" she whispered to him as her friends walked up.
"Who's your friend Artemis?" A girl with black hair and blue eyes asked.
"I wouldn't say friend, more like creepy stalker guy" Artemis said handing out the drinks to her friends.
"You're Dick Grayson, Bruce Wayne's ward" A girl with red hair and blue eyes said.
Dick smiled standing up from the bar stool "Yes I am, and since you clearly know me, who might you ladies be, other than Ms. Crock's friends?".
"I'm Barbara Gordon" the red head said.
"Zatana Zatarra" The black haired girl said.
"I'm Karen Beecher" an African American girl.
"Megan Morse it's nice to meet you" a girl with red hair and amber eyes said.
"And I'm Raquel Ervin" an African American girl with choppy black hair and brown eyes said.
"Well it's lovely to meet you ladies, and I must say all of you look lovely tonight. Cheers" Dick said raising his glass and shooting the rest of his whiskey as the girls all drank their shots of tequila.
"Come on let's get back on the dance floor before the guys get here" Zatanna said grabbing Raquel's hand.
"It was nice meeting you Dick, come on Artemis let's go dance" Megan said as Barbara and Karen followed Zatanna and Raquel.
Artemis turned towards him with a smile "Are you going to sit here and stare at me all night, or are you going to dance with me?" she asked.
Dick smiled "That's a tough choice, staring at you as been the most fun I've had all night".
Leaning closer and lowering her voice to a raspy seductive whisper she said "I can assure you your night will be a lot better if you're out their dancing with me".
Dick raised his eyebrows "So sure are we?"
"Touching is always better then staring, don't you think?" She asked moving her body even closer to his.
"Well if there's touching involved, I'd love to dance with Miss Crock" Dick said smiling at her.
Smirking Artemis grabbed his hand pulling him onto the dance floor where her friends were. Letting go of his hand Artemis turned around so her back was to his front, setting his hands on her waist Dick followed her lead, rocking sensually to the beat of the ear blowing music.
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Dick smiled as he set his hand next to Artemis' head on the wall using it to lean closer to her without squishing her completely.
"Where'd you learn to dance like that?" Dick asked looking into her grey eyes.
Artemis shrugged a smile playing on her lips "You sure you really wanna know?"
Dick nodded his head "I think I can handle it".
Grabbing the bottom of his button up shirt Artemis pulled him closer so that their chests were touching, and their faces only inches apart. Her eyes moving between his striking blue ones and his lips as she spoke "High school boyfriend taught me when we would go to clubs" she spoke hoarsely.
"And where's the boyfriends at now?" Dick asked wanting nothing but to press his lips to hers.
"One the dance floor with Megan" Artemis said her eyes moving towards the dance floor where her friends and their boyfriends now danced. Dick followed her eyes looking at the red head with amber eyes, she was now dancing with a guy that was probably a couple years older than he was, he had short black hair, and blue eyes, the guy had to be a football player because the dude was huge.
Looking back at the girl in front of him Dick smiled once again "So no boyfriend then?"
Shaking her head Artemis smiled "What are you going to do about it?"
Smirking Dick moved closer watching as her eyes closed in anticipation, stopping so their lips were barely touching Dick whispered "I'm going to make you completely forget about all ex-boyfriends". Pressing his lips to hers he wrapped one arm around her waist pulling their bodies even closer together as the other went into her hair. Artemis didn't waste any time in kissing back, wrapping her arms around his neck she felt him lift her up off the floor, knowing what he wanted she wrapped her muscular legs around his waist as he pressed her backside roughly into the wall.
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She knew her hair was all over the place and that her dress was wrinkled but she didn't care, the only thing that mattered at this point was getting out of this crowded, stuffy club, and home with one Dick Grayson. Looking behind her she saw Dick's hair was also a mess and sticking up all over the place, some of the buttons on his shirt were on done, and he had this permanent smirk on his face, one that she wanted to smack off but also kiss away at the same time.
Tapping Zatanna's shoulder she spoke to her best friend "I'm heading out, I'm not sure when I'll be home, so don't wait up".
Zatanna looked at her ruffled dress and messy hair "Are you going home with that guy?" she asked.
Artemis shrugged "It's been five months since Jack and I broke up, that's a really long time".
"Are you sure about this, you don't even know the guy?" Zatanna asked concerned about her friend.
"Don't worry about it Zee, I'm a big girl I can handle myself" Artemis said.
"Okay but if you're not home by tomorrow morning, I'm calling the cops" Zatanna said.
Artemis laughed pulling her friend into a hug "Don't worry Zee, just have fun with your boy toy and enjoy yourself".
Zatanna laughed "Alright, have fun, and for god sake be careful".
Artemis rolled her eyes, smiling she waved to all the other girls before moving towards Dick who was waiting for her by the door.
"Ready to go?" He asked with that stupid smirk still on his face.
Nodding her head she stepped outside "Where's your car?"
"Their bringing it around now. There it is" Dick said pointing towards a black Maserati.
"That's a nice car" Artemis said as it pulled up in front of them.
Opening the door for her with that same smirk he spoke "I wanted red but they were out".
Rolling her eyes Artemis got in the most expensive car she'd ever been in. Dick paid the men out front before going to the driver's side getting in the car "I hope you don't mind going a little fast, I don't like following the speed limits".
It was Artemis' turn to smirk as she looked at him "I don't mind at all".
"Good" Dick said as he hit the gas pedal leaving a cloud of smoke behind them.
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"Ummph" Artemis muffled out as Dick pressed her back against his penthouse door, his lips quickly covering hers before moving to her neck.
"Mmmm, nice pent house" Artemis said hoarsely as his lips started moving towards her cleavage.
"I could give you a tour if you'd like" Dick mumbled as he continued kissing her soft skin.
Running her hands through his hair she spoke "Maybe afterwards. Bedroom. Now" she demanded pulling on his hair so that he'd look up at her.
Smirking he grabbed her thighs lifting her up wrapping her legs around his waist and arms around his neck she smirked "Good you know how to follow directions".
"And now we get to see if you follow directions" Dick said as he moved towards the stairs.
"You sure you can make it all the way up the stairs big boy" Artemis asked smugly.
"I assure you I can make it up more than the stairs" Dick said as he effortlessly climbed up them.
Quickly moving to his bedroom Dick laid her on the king size bed smirking at her again he spoke "How's that for getting up the stairs?"
Finally annoyed with that stupid smirk Artemis wrapped her leg around his waist and one arm around his shoulder, in one swift move she rolled them both over so that she was now straddling his waist "Shut up wonder boy" she said before firmly pressing her lips to his.
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Opening her eyes Artemis looked around the large room, somehow she had fallen asleep something she had promised herself she wouldn't do. She told herself that she'd wait until he fell asleep and then quietly sneak out. But she fell asleep, and woke up in a huge empty bed completely naked. Wrapping the sheet around her Artemis sat up looking around the room. Her clothes lay on the floor mixed with Dicks, right as she was getting ready to move from the bed the bathroom door opened revealing a freshly showered Dick Grayson. He didn't have any clothes on, only a red towel wrapped around his waist.
"Morning, how'd you sleep?" Dick asked smiling at her as he stepped into the room.
Not able to help but stare at his muscular defined chest Artemis smiled back "Surprisingly good actually". Once again moving her eyes up and down his body Artemis noticed something that she diffidently didn't notice last night he had different scars on his body, some were long, some short, others looked exactly like bullet holes, and one extremely nasty one went from the middle of his chest around his rib cage and what she guessed to his back.
Noticing that her eyes were slowly getting bigger Dick decided to speak hopefully averting her stare from his scared chest "Sorry, I usually put a shirt on but I forgot to grab one before going in the bathroom".
"What happened to you?" Artemis blurted out.
"It's not something I really like talking about" Dick said.
"I'm sorry I don't mean to be rude it's just shocking" Artemis said as she stood up from the bed wrapping the sheet more firmly around her body.
"No it's fine. Umm if you want to take a shower there's towels already in the bathroom. I can give you some clothes to wear so you don't have to re-wear you dress" Dick said running his hand through his hair, not really sure what he was doing. Usually he told the girl the next morning that he had to be at work and that she needed to leave, barely giving her enough time to get dressed. But with Artemis he wanted her to stay as long as possible even though he actually did have to work today.
"Oh uhh thanks, that would help a lot actually. I have to be at work in a couple hours, and my house is pretty far from here" Artemis said moving towards the bathroom.
Dick smiled "So do I. I'll grab those clothes for you and set them on the counter".
Artemis smiled "Thanks" she said before stepping into the bathroom.
"What am I doing?" Dick muttered as he stepped inside his walk in closet. Once he was dressed and found some clothes that might actually fit her he stepped into the bathroom. "I found some old sweats that have a string so you can tie them, and an old shirt that'll probably be too big for you, I'll set them on the counter" Dick said trying to look anywhere but at the shower where he would be able to see her naked wet body through the clear glass doors.
Opening the shower door so that Dick could clearly see her entire body Artemis smiled "Thank you. I know you already took a shower but I was hoping you could help get my back" Artemis asked.
Before she could even finish her sentence Dick had already taken his shirt off quickly working on his pants. "I'd love to" he said stepping inside the shower with her.
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Artemis sat at her desk at Wayne Enterprises writing up her financial report when her phone vibrated on her desk.
"You can keep the sweats but I'd like my t-shirt back" A new text message said.
Frowning Artemis text back "Who is this?"
"Dick Grayson" the reply said.
"How the hell did he get my number?" she muttered
"How did you get my number?" She texted back.
"Have dinner with me tonight at seven and I'll tell you" Dick replied back.
"And what if I say no" Artemis asked not wanting to give in to easily.
"Then you'll never know how I got your number" Dick replied.
Artemis shook her head she could tell the asshole had that stupid smirk on his face "Are you going to be my stalker now?" Artemis sent back.
"Only if you turn me down. So how about that dinner?" Dick asked again.
Sighing Artemis texted back "Fine, I'll have dinner with you tonight, but I expect some answers".
"And you'll get them, I'll pick you up at your apartment I'll be there at seven" Dick replied back.
"What the hell?" Artemis muttered out loud. "How the hell do you know where I live?" Artemis texted back. Putting her phone down she went back to work, but she was constantly checking her phone. Twenty minutes later Dick still hadn't texted her back. Groaning in frustration Artemis shook her head going back to work. Or at least tried to anyways.
How was it? It just popped into my head one day and I had to get it out. It's an AU story but references to the show a lot. Things will be better explained in later chapters. Hope you enjoy it!