This was a random idea that came to me while watching people swimming. Yeah, I don't know either. The ending is really lame and it's probably bad for my first thing to publish, but...yeah. Constructive criticism is always accepted, of course.

Title: Welcome to the team

Characters/Pairings: The team (kinda), Wally, Artemis, Spitfire

Summary: AU. Artemis joined the team before Wally, and it's Wally's first day. Batman says that they have the day off, and he finds himself spending more time with one of his team mates then others.

Disclamier: I do not own Young Justice, or any of it's characters.

"Hey, KF, I was waiting for you to show up."

"Welcome, I am Kaldur'ahm, but you may call me Kaldur or Aqualad."

"Hi! I'm Miss Martian, or M'gann M'orzz, if you prefer."

"I'm Superboy."

Wally grinned at all his new team mates, basking at all the attention being sent in his direction. He wore his yellow and red costume, goggles rested on his forehead, just under his hairline. He stood proudly, hands on his hips and grinning a grin wide enough that it looked like his face was going to rip in half. He had been waiting ages to join this team. He had been begging and begging his Uncle Barry to try to get him in ever since it was formed. Barry had finally caved in, and Wally was running laps round the house in his excitement. Literally. He couldn't help but feel that someone was missing, though, as he scanned the room.

"Great to meet you!" He greeted with a wave – and a wink sent in M'gann's direction. "Name's Wally West." M'gann blushed at the wink but her voice gave away nothing but welcoming.

"Great to meet you, too."

"I cannot wait to work with you, Wally."

"Welcome."

"Pfft," A voice came from the zeta tube, making everyone look that way in surprise. "Your names Wally?"

A blonde girl around Wally's age strolled in, wearing sky blue jeans, an emerald green t-shirt and a pair of black boots. She had smoky grey eyes and Asian features, and was smirking at him. "I'm Artemis."

"Goddess of the hunt?" He said in return. "You certainly have the goddess part down." He grinned at her. She rolled her eyes dramatically.

"Nice line, Wallace, bet that gets you all the girls." She stopped for a moment. "I heard we were getting a new member. Never thought it would be the legendary 'Kid Flash'."

Wally grinned at her - ignoring what she had called him. "Legendary? I'm flattered that you think so much of me." He winked flirtatiously, similar to how he had winked at M'gann. She scoffed, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

"Don't be too sure of that, Kid Flirt." She hesitated, narrowing her eyes at him, taking him in. When she had first entered, she had seen his proud stance and smug expression and judged him immediately, jumping to conclusions (his name hadn't helped). Sure, the conclusion that he was a flirtatious idiot was proved true, but she could have been wrong about over things. Looking at him now, she wondered what the rest of him was actually like. What was he like, minus the flirting and over-confidence. He may actually be nice. Her cruel smirk melted into a smile, and when she spoke, her voice had softened. "Welcome to the team."

Wally blinked at her, taken aback by the sudden change in attitude. He narrowed his eyes, trying to tell if she was mocking him or not. She seemed genuine, and seemed to be re-thinking her decision to be nice after seeing his suspicion, so he hurriedly said "Thanks."

She smiled again and turned to Batman. The other Justice League members had left, not being interested in the topic of conversation. Batman had stayed, which probably meant that they had a mission. "So, what's the mission today?"

"There isn't one," Batman said in his deep, gravelly voice. "I'm still here to tell you that you have a day off today, too get to know the new member of your team." Before even registering their reactions, Batman walked to the zeta tube and left Mount Justice with a flash of blue light and an announcement from the computer. The team looked at Wally, and he grinned.

"Well, I'm going home." Robin announced, walked for the same zeta tube Batman had disappeared from. "I know KF already."

"Do you want some cookies?" M'gann asked, smiling. Wally grinned at her and nodded enthusiastically.

"'Course! I haven't eaten since lunch."

"That was an hour ago," Artemis scoffed, hands resting on her hips. "What do you have, a black hole for a stomach?" Wally shrugged as M'gann rushed off to the kitchen to make his cookies, Superboy in tow, mumbling something about helping her. Kaldur left the room, telling them that he wanted to go for a swim in the sea and welcoming Wally for one more time in his polite manner.

"I have super speed, which also makes my thoughts and my metabolism super fast," He said, walking to the sofa and sitting down. Artemis, after a few moments, sat down next to him. "I eat more than most."

"It's so easy to nick-name you, Kid Mouth." She smirked, leaning against the arm of the sofa. He just scowled half-heartedly and grabbed the remote. He turned it on and changed the channel – after a few minutes of fiddling with the buttons (apparently, he was used to a different kind of TV) with Artemis laughing at how clueless he looked. He turned it to a sci-fi/horror film and noticed Artemis's face light up.

"You like this kinda thing too?"

"Hell, yeah." Artemis replied, sitting up and looking at the screen as she talked. "What's not to like? This film especially, I've seen it loads. It's awesome." Wally nodded, gazing at the screen also.

"I haven't seen this one before, heard about it though."

"You see that guy?"

"Yeah?"

"Well, his story line is interesting..."

They sat on the sofa in Mount Justice's main room, watching the film and commenting on character development, plot holes, character's dilemmas and the quality of the special effects. Every now and then, M'gann would walk in bearing snacks, give them to the two and walk out, or another member of the team would wander in, try to become interested in the film, but eventually leave due to boredom. But Wally and Artemis stayed, engrossed in the film. By the time the film had ended and they looked up at the clock, three hours had gone by.

"That was a long film," Wally said, leaning back on the sofa. Artemis nodded her agreement besides him, and they were silent for a while. Wally watched her through the corner of his eye. She started at nothing in particular, a stray piece of hair falling down her forehead, a small frown on her lips. For a moment, he wondered what she was thinking, but then he got lost in thoughts of his own.

"I had never heard of you, Superboy or M'gann before this team was formed." He said randomly, breaking the silence. She looked up at him, surprised. When she said nothing, Wally continued. "I mean, me and Robin are old friends, really old friends, we know each other really well, and I had heard the Flash mention Aqualad in passing once. But nothing about you three." Artemis nodded.

"Its understandable. Superboy is a clone, Superman's clone, created by Cadmus. He was only set free the day the team was formed, and back then, there were only three of us, me, Kaldur and Robin. M'gann is Martian Manhunter's niece, and joined some time later." She explained, and Wally tapped his chin, taking all this in.

"So, what about you?"

Artemis went stiff, taking a sudden interest in her right hand. "I...I'm Green Arrow's niece." Her voice was reluctant and tight, but Wally didn't seem to notice, eager to know more.

"Yeah," Wally nodded. "I guessed it was something to do with Green Arrow by your costume. But...by the way your saying it, it doesn't seem..." 'Ah,' Artemis thought. 'So, he did notice. Great.'

"I am Green Arrow's niece." She said firmly, looking up at him with hard eyes. He wanted to say more, but didn't. It seemed that she didn't want to talk about it. He understood that. Heroes didn't really have a reputation for happy lives.

"Okay, I believe you."

"I used to see you on the news all the time," Artemis said, softening slightly. "I haven't seen you as much lately. Why not?"

Wally shrugged. "You guys were dealing with all the crimes. There wasn't much for me to do."

Artemis frowned. "Sorry 'bout that."

Wally smiled at her. "Don't worry, I didn't mind." She shrugged and looked back at the TV. It was now showing some sappy love film. She scowled and quickly turned it off. He looked up at the clock again and - noticing the time - stood suddenly. "Woah, I need to go home. Mum'll be going mental, I was only supposed to stay here for a couple hours." He glanced down at Artemis and grinned. "See ya."

She stood and smiled back. "I should get going too. See you tomorrow for your first mission, Kid Flirt - woah, this is easy. I could get used to this. Oh, and, Wally," She added after a second of thought. "I meant it. Welcome to the team." Wally smiled warmly at her. She wasn't as bad as she had first appeared to be. Plus they had a lot in common, she had a sense of humor and she seemed like she was being genuine. 'I think we're going to get on well,' He thought.

"Thanks."