Hey everybody! This story does get pretty graphic, so if you're not into that kind of thing, then this probably isn't for you. Also, I'm going to apologize now for the short chapters. I didn't mean for them to be this short, it just kind of happened. I am going to apologize for the whole thing as well. This is a romance story, but I'm horrible at writing that kind of thing. So I apologize if it's really bad. And lastly, I want to thank the two people who helped me out with ideas for this story. It is highly appreciated, so thank you! Ok, so that's enough from me. Now onto the story. Enjoy!
Wally dropped his backpack on the ground by the front door, and plopped down on the couch. He groaned, as he ran his hands over his face. It was getting pretty late, and the one person he wanted to see more than anybody else was in the most dangerous place in the world.
Wally still hated that Artemis was posing as Tigris with Kaldur. It was bad enough that they had decided to get out of the hero thing, and were now back in. But even worse than that was she was literally in the belly of the beast. And not only that, but she was working alongside with Black Manta's sidekick! Granted that was Kaldur, (which Wally was questioning how much they could actually trust him), but it was WAY too close to Black Manta.
He slouched back even more on the couch, and groaned again. What he wouldn't give to have Artemis here with him. To be holding her in his arms right now, knowing that she was safe. To tell her how much he missed her. How much he loved her.
Wally had been so depressed the past week. A week already! But it felt like it had been years. He wasn't sleeping, was just barely pulling decent grades in school, hadn't seen the Team or League members since he fought with Dick about it. He wasn't even eating. His appetite was gone. Knowing how much danger Artemis was in left a sick feeling in his stomach 24/7. He wasn't sure how much longer he could last.
Suddenly the doorbell rang, snapping Wally out of his depressing thoughts. He groaned once again before lazily standing up, and shuffling over to the door. Who would be here at this hour? And why? He took a deep breath and opened the door, shocked by who he saw standing there.
"What do you want?" Wally asked dryly.
"We need to talk," Dick replied.
"Unless you're gonna tell me Artemis is coming back, I don't wanna hear it." He turned around, and started walking away, throwing the door closed behind him.
Dick caught the door, and walked in. "Wally."
Wally plopped back down on the couch. "I told you, I don't wanna hear it."
Dick took a seat on the chair across from the couch, and looked at Wally. "We're worried about you."
Wally just sat there, head back, staring at the ceiling.
"You haven't been sleeping, or eating. You're practically a zombie."
"So now you're watching me?" Wally asked emotionless.
"Even if we weren't I would still know. Your eyes are bloodshot, and you look a lot skinnier. Not to mention you don't have half the energy you used to. Right now, I would be surprised if you could run faster than a normal person."
Wally glared at Dick, clearly getting irritated. "My speed is just fine. I'm just fine."
"Wally, we all know that you're not. Barry was getting concerned that you had died."
Finally Wally couldn't take it anymore. "You don't get it!" He sat up, and leaned forward. "You took my girl, and threw her into the most dangerous situation possible! The love of my life, and you sent her into suicide! And you expect me to be ok with that?!"
"Wally, calm down."
"No!" Wally exclaimed. "I may never see her again all because of your stupid plan!"
"Look, we've all talked it over and agree that you should come stay at the Cave for a while."
"Unbelievable," Wally muttered, slouching back against the couch. "Did you not just hear a word I said?"
"We know that this is hard for you, but it won't do anybody any good if you go on like this. You need to sleep, and eat, and start living again."
"I love her." Wally stared off at nothing in particular. "I can't stand the thought of something happening to her."
"You really think that something is going to happen to her? She's practically invincible. And I know you know from experience that she can put up a good fight. She'll be ok. We wouldn't have done it if we didn't think she could handle I. Plus Kaldur's with her, too."
"Don't bring him up. You know I'm not so sure we can really trust him."
"She's going to be ok. You, on the other hand, are going down hill fast. Come back to the Cave. Get some sleep. Eat. You need it. I don't want to see my best friend destroy himself."
Wally thought about it for a few moments. Dick was right. Artemis doesn't take crap from anybody. But still, if Black Manta found out...
"Fine," Wally finally said. "But don't think that I'm ok with your plan, 'cause I still don't agree with it."
"Yeah, I know." Dick was just relieved that Wally had agreed to stay at the Cave. Dick stood up, and headed for the door. "Coming?"
Wally groaned, but reluctantly stood up and followed. "Yeah."
The two started down Palo Alto's dark streets, heading for the nearest zeta tube entrance. This brought back so many memories from when they were younger. After a long day of school, one of them would go over to the other's place, and they would head to the Cave together. Of course that hadn't happened for a while, but the two still enjoyed the memories. Even Wally was enjoying it by the tiniest bit. Not that he would admit that. But it was still kind of nice.
So there's chapter one. I hope you all liked it! Please please please review! Reviews are great motivators to get chapters up sooner, so please review!
