Okay, so this is a small chapter where nothing really happens but at least I wrote it. There are new people and new couples (that I really love). So, like I said, nothing really happens but I hope you guys appreciate it! PLEASE REVIEW!

Complications III: Tears

Chapter 1: Whipped Tears and New Beginnings

Wally arrived in front of his old school, waiting for Vanessa to arrive. He didn't tell his friends from Central City High that he was coming back. All of them had thought that he moved with his 'aunt'.

"Wally?" he heard a familiar voice behind him as he stared at the flag a few feet above him. He turned around and saw his old friends Cassandra and Louise. Cassandra had a petite body, which was perfect for her ballet and pale skin. She had bright grey eyes with black rectangular glasses, long wavy light golden-brown hair while Louise had red hair up to her shoulders with blue eyes. She was a few inches taller than Cassandra and had tan skin. "Wally, is that you?" Cassandra asked. The redhead smiled and walked towards some of his friends and hugged them. Cassandra on his left and Louise on his right. He backed away a bit to look at his slightly smaller friends.

"Where're Nathan and Kyle?" Wally asked, still smiling.

"They're not here yet." Louise said with her high voice, "But more importantly, what are you doing here?"

"Uh, I decided to come back. Is that so surprising?" Wally said.

"Well," Cassandra said, "yeah, it is."

"Well, get used to it cause I'm staying here. And I might join a few other activities." Wally replied, "I don't know, maybe soccer? The point is, I have all the free time I need now. Oh and I want you guys to meet someone!" he cried out.

"Who?" Louise asked. "Your girlfriend?" she said with a teasing voice. Wally had been e-mailing his old friends about his girlfriend, well ex-girlfriend. Hearing the word girlfriend just after a breakup pretty much gave Wally a few punches in the gut. His expression became sadder, much sadder, actually, more like depression.

"What's wrong, Wally?" Cassandra asked, noticing the redhead's sad face.

"Uh, nothing." Wally answered, "And uh, no. Actually, I broke up with her last week." He rubbed his neck uncomfortably.

"Oh my God! I'm so sorry! But why didn't you tell us?" Louise cried out.

"I don't know. It was just last week and honestly, I'm not sure if I'm still not really over it." He replied, looking sadder than before.

"Well, we're really sorry to hear that. After what you've said, she sounded awesome." The brunette said, "Anyway, who did you want us to meet?"

"Uh, I met her yesterday. She's new and her name's Vanessa. She'll be here any minute." Wally said as he saw his other friends, Nathan and Kyle walk up to him.

"Am I dreaming or is that stupid redhead here?" Nathan asked Kyle jokingly as they joined the group of teenagers. Both boys chuckled and Kyle pinched Nathan and he cried out in pain.

"I guess not." Kyle answered and the three others giggled. Kyle faced the redhead. "Dude, what are you doing here?"

"Well," Wally said, "I'm transferring. Again. But don't worry, this time it's for good."

Nathan was pretty much the nerd of the class, he had skin like Wally's, his eyes were light brown and he had dark auburn hair while Kyle had slightly tanner skin than Nathan and he had dark brown hair and green eyes, not like Wally but brighter and his smile could get any girl.

"We've missed you, man." Nathan said.

"I miss you too guys." He replied.

"And guess what?" Louise said happily. "He wants us to meet this new girl named Vanessa."

"Really?" Kyle asked, not really buying it, "Is she hot?"

"Very." Wally answered with a grin plastered on his face.

"Wally, better keep it down before your girlfriend hears you." Nathan said and Wally felt another few punches on his stomach. His face became depressed again and everyone could see it.

"Uh," Cassandra interrupted, "he broke up with her last week."

"What?" Kyle cried out, "Sorry, man. We didn't know."

"It's okay. Cass and Lou didn't know either until a few minutes ago." Wally said using his friends' nicknames. Then Wally spotted a girl with a loose high bun with mini shorts, a white tank top and the same Converse shoes he saw the day before. He waved his hand frantically, shocking his friends in the process.

"Vanessa! Vanessa! Over here!" He shouted as loud as he could.

The girl turned around and saw the now familiar redhead. She smiled and walked up to the group, clutching onto her purple and black backpack.

"You guys, this is Vanessa Clark." Wally said to the other four people around him. "And Vanessa, this is Louise Jones, Cassandra Moreau, Nathan Anderson and Kyle Paterrson."

Kyle smiled at Vanessa and she smiled back. The olive skinned girl thought that Kyle was pretty good looking and vice versa.

"Wow, Wally, you weren't kidding when you said she was hot." Kyle said with a smile, he was always the confident one and he was never afraid of saying what he thought.

"Actually, Wally said that she was very hot, remember?" Nathan said, making Cassandra slightly jealous, who always had a crush on Nathan. Wally blushed slightly but Vanessa's cheeks were burning red from both comments. She never really thought of herself as pretty, much less hot.

"Come on guys; don't make the new girl uncomfortable." Louise interrupted them, putting her arm around Vanessa, like if they knew each other their whole lives. Louise was class president and was supposed to show every new student around. "And Wally, since you're also new, why don't you come along and I'll give you guys the tour."

"You're joking right?" Wally said, not really sure if his friend was joking or not. Louise smiled and waved at Cassandra to join them. The smaller girl walked with them, on the other side of Vanessa. The only other people left were Nathan, Kyle and Wally. Wally turned back to look at his friends, Nathan was staring at Cassandra and Kyle was staring at Vanessa. Wally waved his hand in front of their faces and chuckled when they didn't respond.

"I'm going to my old locker guys." Wally said with another chuckle. The redhead walked to his old locker and opened it. Nobody took it, thankfully. He put his books and some extra clothes in it and stared at the exact spot where he and Artemis's picture from Paris had been in his locker from Gotham Academy. He lightly touched the empty and slightly dusty spot. A tear streamed down his cheek and sighed, knowing he made his decision and would never see her again.

Artemis closed her magazine and looked up at the white clouds. The sun was shining beautifully over the dark blue sea and she listened intently as the waves crashed onto shore. She was sitting on the edge of the Mount Justice, the last place where she felt Wally's lips on hers. The first time she went up there after Wally had broken up with her was a week after he had quit the team. She remembered it so well.

Once he told everyone he was quitting the team, nobody talked. They just stood there, wondering if they heard what he said correctly. After a few seconds, they all started to protest but Artemis had stayed where she was, frozen, knowing very well that it was her fault. She just stood there, staring at the redhead, trying to calm everyone down. She felt her heart pumping at an unbelievable speed. In the end, it was final. He quit.

Every single day, Artemis sat there as long as possible, she either brought a magazine, a book or just a simple notebook. Anything silent really, anything that left her alone in her own thoughts. Most of the time she would give up what she was doing and just remember the old days when Wally was still in the team, when they were still a couple. She remembered when Wally used to carry her to the cave, she remembered when she almost drowned and froze, and he was there to save her.

It's been 2 months since she last saw him. Luke was still living in the cave. The others didn't really mind. Over the past few weeks, Luke had become their friend. Adam was also still living in the cave. It didn't really matter, he was barely a toddler. He would barely even run. Luke was killing time by teaching Adam to talk some more. Batman had made arrangements that Luke would start school in M'gann and Connor's school this coming Monday. Batman had observed Luke; sometimes he even joined the team training with Black Canary. The Dark Knight asked Luke if he wanted to join the team. At first they were a bit doubtful but once Luke had shown what he could do ― just like he had shown what he could do when Sportsmaster was about to kill him. And apparently, he had learned a lot from the assassins. Luke still didn't answer Batman but nobody saw it coming.

Artemis just sat there. She let the sun warm her and the wind blow her hair thinking about all those memories. Without even noticing, Luke sat down beside her.

"It's time for training." He simply said. He normally never hung out with her when she did her daily routine of staying alone for a few hours. He normally just stood and told her it was time to go home or for training. He never sat down beside her. He never disturbed her. He knew she needed her time to think. He knew she was thinking about Wally, he knew that she would sob for hours until she had no more tears to shed, he knew she needed to be alone and be sad about Wally. That's why he never sat down beside her and watch the sun set so not unlike today. The blonde half Asian looked at Luke.

"Why are you here?" she asked as she sniffed.

"I think it's time." He barely whispered, a bit scared she might hit him, or worse, start sobbing all over again. But all she did was sigh and a few tears fell from her eyes. She whipped them and looked back at her best friend.

She nodded. "Maybe." She mumbled. Luke stood up and held out his hand. Artemis took it gratefully, knowing he and the rest of the team was going to be there for her.

"It's time for new beginnings." Luke said as he hugged her, knowing she needed it. They separated and she looked at him.

"Yeah, new beginnings." she mumbled.

Wally stood in his room trying to look for his English paper due for the day afterwards. His room got really messy after he broke up with Artemis. He kneeled beside his bed and looked under his bed; he reached under the bed and felt his paper. He pulled it out and stared at it. It wasn't his paper. It was the copy of the picture of Artemis and him on the Champs-Elysées. Without even knowing it, a few tears streamed down his face. Not one day passed that he didn't think of Artemis. Not one day. It always hurt him but it never hurt this much. It felt like he was being cheated on all over again but all the anger left him. Only sadness was left this time. He missed her so much. But yet, he felt like it was the right thing to do. Or was it? He thought.

He stood up and walked towards his desk. He opened the last drawer, quiety and silenty tucked the picture in the drawer. He closed it and fell on the floor, like his legs just failed him. And he cried. Like a baby. But he didn't care. He was depressed. And he didn't care.

It's time to move on, Wally, he thought as he whipped a few tears, it's time for new beginnings.

So? I know, a bit boring but I promise there's going to be WAY more Spitfire afterwards. They're going to meet again, hopefully pretty soon but for now, it's like this. And tell me how you like the new characters! PLEASE REVIEW!