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Once again I join the foray in the the wonderful world of YJ fandom...this time in a stereotypical spy situation (minus the steamy sex, sadly).
"A party," groused Artemis, "Of all things, why a party?" She tugged on the skimpy dress, hoping against hope it would slide down at least another inch and make her feel a bit more comfortable, because right now, the heroine felt like she was dressed in nothing but silk and lace and hell it was blush-inducing.
"Because God hates you," said Kid Flash bluntly, adjusting his tie slightly. As much as he'd never admit it, seeing the blonde prance around in a almost-short-enough-to-be-slutty dress and four-inch heels was…exciting. Even seeing Megan in a ball gown couldn't compare. Artemis glared daggers at him and opened her mouth to retort when Aqualad's patient voice sounded over the comm. link.
"Both of you, save your arguments for later. We have a job to do."
Still glaring but smiling prettily, the trio—Artemis, Kid Flash, and a pale-skinned Miss Martian—continued walking around the edges of the crowd. Their mission was to gather information at Bruce Wayne's swanky party about the disappearance of several upper-class young adults, who were all at cocktail parties similar to this one, over the past four months. The League had gotten a tip that the next kidnapping would be tonight—Dick Grayson, the ward of their host—and had sent Young Justice to check it out just in case it was legitimate. Robin was "otherwise preoccupied" according to the Batman, so they were running this op. without him: Artemis, Miss Martian, and Wally patrolling the floor; Superboy and Aqualad patrolling the rest of the hotel (the former had no sense of politeness and the other had gills).
Artemis's after mentioned dress was getting a lot of attention from lots of men, so it was no surprise when yet another young man made his way over to them, grinning charmingly. And no surprise, he asked her to dance. While faking a blush, all three heroes profiled him: around six or seven years her senior, dark brown hair and warm brown eyes that matched his skin, muscled and looked very indulged as a child. Oh, and he had a Spanish accent.
"You're far too gorgeous to be a wallflower," he said, flashing perfect white teeth, "Just one dance."
Although she really should've said no, Artemis was sick of Kid Flash making her feel unwelcome in his and Miss Martian's little party, and really, when was she ever going to get the chance to dance with a very attractive Spaniard, so with a fake shy, "I suppose so," she allowed him to escort her onto the dance floor.
As she passed her companions, Kid Flash's green eyes widened and he hissed, "What are you doing?" But she didn't answer as the guy pulled her very close to him and they began to sway to the music.
"My name's Philippe," he said, his breath ghosting over her all-too-exposed neck, making her shiver. "Yours?"
Blinking her suddenly very heavy eyelids, she said, "I'm Artemis," and fought back a yawn. Why am I so tired all of a sudden?
Green eyes watched her every move. "Is she trying to melt into him or something?" muttered KF, "We're supposed to be on a mission."
His "sister" simply sighed, lamenting the obliviousness of Earthlings. "Batman gave her a sensitive microphone; I think he was sure she would be able to get much closer to people than I would." As she watched Artemis and the mysterious guy practically have sex with their clothes on, she muttered, "Much closer."
Kid Flash looked baffled. "Where does she keep it?" The Martian only smiled mischievously.
Artemis had gone from feeling awake and alert to sleepy and disoriented in a matter of minutes. Philippe's hand was wandering lower and lower and she barely had the energy to glare anymore. Soon she was practically unable to stand and alarm bells started going off in her head. "You don't look so good," he said in that accent that was suddenly much less sexy and much more leery, "Let's get you some air."
Miss Martian frowned. "Kid—I mean, Wally—I can't talk to her. Her thoughts are all foggy."
"Something's wrong," the redhead replied. They began to move through the crowd, trying not to attract attention. Artemis looked like she was being led off the dance floor now; the song had ended and the floor was filling up again. "Why is she leaving?"
"I don't think—Wally, she can barely walk!"
"Shit," Kid Flash tapped his earpiece. "Superboy, Aqualad, Artemis is—"
Superboy's booming voice said, "On it." Artemis and the guy disappeared through the door; the speedster and Martian followed as fast as they could without using their powers—the last thing they needed was some bodyguard thinking they were super villains and causing panic.
By now, Artemis had realized something was very, very wrong and if she had been in her right mind she would have already incapacitated the guy, but it was too much effort to even keep one foot in front of the other now. What's going on? With every breath it was harder to open her eyes…with every breath…
They were in a hallway now, with few people and wide windows that she knew overlooked the Atlantic Ocean. "Artemis!" Kid Flash's yell caused Philippe—though she doubted that was really his name—to panic. With a slight grunt, he slung the blonde over his shoulder, her heels coming off in the process, and began to walk faster.
"Wally," she called back weakly, dimly alarmed at how much effort it took to move her tongue. She shifted, trying to struggle, but she was so tired.
Two thuds sounded ahead of her in the hallway against the plush carper, and Aqualad's commanding voice said smoothly, "Give her to us." When she cracked her eyes open, Artemis could see Miss Martian and Kid Flash behind her, both ready to fight.
"Now!" Superboy snarled, and Philippe bolted. Using Artemis's back as a shield, he propelled them both through the nearest window. Artemis felt her already-revealing dress shred into ribbons but all she could register was a pair of horrified green eyes as she began to fall.
Heh heh...yay cliffhangers.
So I've basically got the story outlined; it just needs a bit of tweaking and we'll be good to go. Chapter 2 is already in my Doc Manager on FF, so depending on how many reviews I get I'll update sooner or later.
So on that note, review my lovlies!