Hi! Not going to explain much here, but I decided to take a break from SeaArrow smut (don't worry, I have more ideas up my sleeve) and decided to do a series of chapters based on an unofficial trilogy I found on tumblr. To be honest, I believe the theory that the speed force did not exist in the YJ universe (hey, it's Grandon's show, they have the right to do what they want), but here I'm playing with the idea that maybe there is no speed force...but Wally comes back regardless?

First two parts are SeaArrow centric, with some mentions of old Spitfire, but there will be Wally to come later on.

And I give inspiration credit to ChaosGirl607 for the inspiration to name this story after the 13th chapter of her 'Buried Secrets.'

1. Primero

When Kaldur received the letter, he did not know that it meant the beginning of a new life for him.

It came in the mail, and he carried the single white envelope between his thumb and index finger. He decided not to read it at the remains of the Cave-he preferred the airy atmosphere of the Watchtower cafeteria, the one that the Flash family always robbed empty of nourishment.

Using a white plastic knife, Kaldur opened the seal of the envelope and pulled out the thrice folded sheet of paper, handwritten in blue ink. Kaldur smoothed out the sheet and began reading.

Kaldur'ahm:

My son, it is a pleasant surprise to see you alive and well while I myself rot in Belle Reve. Not only do these inhibitor collars make me itch and sweat in my neck, but they are extremely difficult to sleep with, not to mention dreadful that at any minute you could feel a powerful electric shock shoot down your body. Anyways, forget about me and now onto you. I am delighted that you have survived the Reach's last attempt to explode the Earth, but I remain with disappointment that you did not remain devoted to my behalf and remained with your little friends.

Aside from that, I was also less than pleased when I realized that you were never in a relationship with Tigress, and that she was not Tigress but rather my former ally Sportsmaster's daughter. While she and I have never truly worked together, give her my best, and while we are on the subject, as much as I was excited about you 'killing her,' I always felt that the way you two communicated with each other and worked together had or would spark romance between you two. Are you two forming a relationship? If so, I give you my blessing and when the time comes, when can I expect grandchildren? Not that I would prefer to raise them on my own or create a new tie between old Lawrence and me, but everyone whom I have spoken to says that regardless of your loyalties and sides, grandparenthood is just as magical, but less stressful, than real parenthood.

Write to you later, my son.

David.

P.S. I like the names 'Khary' and 'Stephanie.'

Kaldur read the letter twice but still could not convince himself that his own father wanted to be a grandfather and was hoping to pick grandbaby names...or that he thought parenthood was magical. How would he know what parenthood was like? It took Kaldur years to learn that Calvin was just a father-figure. How would Manta know the joy and ordeal or child rearing?

And Artemis...the poor girl had just lost Wally to the Reach. Would she ever want to go out with the Team leader? After all, he never had a date with Tula, whom he still mourned at times, although he still remained friends with Garth. Artemis, on the other hand, was with Wally longer than Kaldur himself had ever loved Tula...This was such a personal loss for her.

Sure, they did fight and take short breaks from each other, focusing on other interests (Kaldur had to watch from Bumblebee and Guardian to understand what that meant), but regardless of the spat it seemed like they were magnets. Kaldur slowly concluded that Artemis was not ready to move on, and certainly not with him, the boy she considered the team big brother.

"Oh my God, I cannot believe he wrote that..."

Kaldur accidentally jumped and spun around in his seat...to said blond behind him, ready to drop the bottle of water in her hand, with her pupils starting to shrink. He cleared his throat, preparing for the rejection shooting like an arrow into his heart, and sighed. "Hello, Artemis..."

Her parched lips etched into a smile. "Sorry to scare you like that...I was grabbing water before I hit the treadmill." She sat down beside him, her eyes focused on the letter. "So he really asked that...if you and I were in a relationship and planning to have babies?"

"I know," he said. "He kind of...found our undercover relationship as romantic...To be fair, I'm the conception of a brief affair, but he did love my mother."

Artemis chuckled and shook her head. "He sure was proud of you for 'killing' me."

"I agree," Kaldur admitted, looking back at the letter. "I still find it awkward that he wanted me to be a couple with you. He thinks we were the best, and he wants us to give him grandchildren."

Artemis laughed. "He'll need to explain this to my mom over a long cup of coffee," the archeress said. "So...speaking of his...failed assumption that we were romantically involved...would you, um, want to?"

Kaldur looked over at her. "Want to what?"

Artemis felt sick-she still missed Wally so fiercely, but at times she felt that pushing his clothes into her face, clutching his pillow like it was his waist, and occasionally cooking for two was holding her back. He would always remain a part of her, but even her family would say that her behavior was unhealthy. She needed to move on, make herself happy, fulfill some of the life goals she set for herself at her youth...Artemis pushed back her hair and took a deep breath. "Kaldur...would, you know, you want to...go out at some time?"

Kaldur stared at her with wide eyes. "Really?" he asked. "I mean, Wally"-

"It's been over a year, Kal," she said. "And I will always mourn him, but he was always occupied with keeping me happy. And I know that he would want me to be happy even when he's not with me." She kept her lips in a steady line and her eyes straight. "And the only other boy who would care for my happiness has always been you." To drop a careful hint, she gracefully laid a steady hand over his own webbed fingers.

Kaldur stared at her hand before looking back up, an idea forming in his head. "Is Star City only a short distance from the ocean?" he asked.

"Yes, why?" she answered slowly.

Kaldur put on a careful grin and stood up. "Meet me at the Star City old phone booth at nine o'clock then tonight, and"-

"Wait, what?" she asked.

"Tonight at nine," he said. "When it is nine in Star City, by the old phone booth."

Artemis stood up, picked up the bottle, and nodded. "Tonight then. Can't wait."

Artemis could only walk at the gym then, and Kaldur felt like he was floating on the surface.