The robber panted in the cold January air. He busted the window of a closed bank, put his arm through it and used it to open the door.
About 10 minutes later, he rushed toward the door with a big sack of money. Once he stepped outside he didn't get very far, as an arrow flew and landed right between his feet. The robber jumped and with eyes wide, looked up in the direction of the arrow's path.
"Freeze, dirt bag. Unless you want an arrow between the eyes." The robber's eyes widened even more. He squealed then took off, few dollar bills following him.
"Why do they always run?" Artemis stood up and lowered her bow.
"Maybe cause you threatened to have an arrow stick out of his face." Kid Flash followed the perp from the shadows.
"Or maybe he sensed you loved the chase." She followed from the rooftops.
"Hey, it's part of the thrill."
"Sometimes it would be nice for the bad guys to pee their pants and give up." She shot a zip line to the side of the building. She ran across the rooftop and slid into action. She aimed up her arrow and took the shot.
"You're only saying that cause you can't keep up." Wally chuckled lightly. He turned the corner and was surprised.
Artemis beat him to the punch, by the time he had arrived Artemis had the bad guy unconscious, dangling in a net from a fire escape.
"Can't I, Wally? Can't I?" She raised a brow while Wally smirked.
"You're just full of surprises, aren't you?" She started to chuckled, then stopped abruptly. "You okay, you're looking a bit green."
"Yeah, felt a little nauseous for a bit. Must still got that bug." She cut the criminal down. "Let's just get this guy to cops. I'm feeling really sore for some reason."
"You got it, babe." Wally said as he carried the guy over his shoulder. They both walked out of the alley.
"I hope I feel better by tomorrow, M'gann, Zatanna and Raquel are taking me shopping. Though I don't know why they chose to do that, they know it's not my thing. At All."
"They miss you. Since Zee's on the league and M'gann's in charge of the mental health of the younger team, we don't see them that much. What sucks even more is that we started doing part time 4 months ago, so you barely even saw them then." Wally explained.
"I know, you're right. They just want to see me."
Wally held a smug look on his face. "Always good to hear you say that."
"Oh shut up." Artemis slapped his arm. "Want me to pick you up chicken whizzes from the food court?" Wally nodded excitedly. "I'll save you what's left."
"But you don't even like chicken whizzes." She shrugged.
"I've really been craving it lately." She smiled at him. Wally studied her as they apporched the police in front of the bank.
The next morning, Artemis rushed into the Palo Alto mall. She looked around wildly before spotting a familiar red head with a black haired girl sitting by the entrance.
"Hey Megan, hey Zee." Artemis jogged up to them, waving.
"Hey Artemis, you're late." Megan said.
"I know. I went on patrol last night and we got in pretty late." Artemis put a hand on her arm. "Didn't even hear my alarm go off."
"Forget it." Zatanna shook her head. "It's just nice to see you again."
"You'd think you being a part-timer we'd see you more." Megan added on.
"I guess." Artemis shrugged. Then she looked around and noticed someone was missing. "Uh, Where's Raquel?"
"She's catching up with us later. Right now, it's just us."
"Cool." Artemis said. The girls dragged Artemis from store to store, buying clothes, teasing her and just catching up like they meant to.
"Hey Arty, I bet this would be a great gift for both you and Wally." Zatanna smirked as she held up a pair of sexy lingerie underwear and matching push up bra.
"It would be. But I don't need to wear anything to get his attention." She fired back and made a surprised Zatanna drop the lingerie, making M'gann laugh.
"Are you alright? You look kinda pale."
"Yeah, I just need to rest. Give me a minute." Artemis leaned against the wall outside the store and huffed out a breath. 'Why am I so worn out?'
"Artemis, Hey!" Raquel greeted.
"Oh, hi. Good to see you, it's been awhile." She said as the girl got closer. That's when she smelled it, the smell that made her stomach churn. She decided to ignore the feeling.
"Zee and Megan are in the store, buying whatever will annoy me most. But I see you've done a little shopping yourself." She gestured the bag in Raquel's hand.
"Oh, yeah. I got bored looking for you guys so.." She smiled. Artemis struggled to not gag.
"I got this new perfume, what do you think?" Raquel stood in front of her and leaned in slightly. Artemis couldn't take it anymore, she started to gag, the smell was completely nauseating.
"W-what's wrong?"
"The smell is making me sick." Artemis choked before pushing the girl away and throwing up in the trash can behind her. After she was done, she leaned against the wall, clutching her stomach.
"What is wrong with you?" Raquel walked closer to her.
"Raquel, please! Stay away!" She pleaded. And she backed away with a confused expression. "I think it's the perfume, what is it?"
"Oh," Raquel blinked before she sniffed her shirt. "It's cinnamon." Artemis held a hand over mouth and gaged once more. "I'll go wash it off."
"Please." When Raquel walked away the lingering smell of cinnamon wafted away with her. Artemis breathed in deeply.
"Are you sure you're okay? You still look pale." Megan said. She handed Artemis the food she had ordered.
"I'll be fine. I just need something in me." Artemis took a bite of her food. "I wasn't feeling well all week, but I'm fine."
Raquel crossed her arms. "If you were fine, the smell of my perfume shouldn't make you puke."
"It was a fluke. Stop worrying about me." She urged.
"What caused you to get sick?" Zatanna asked.
"I don't know. It started Monday morning when I woke up and immediately thrown up. It was weird, I don't remember eating anything that would cause that."
"What else happened?"
"Well," Artemis thought for a moment. "Almost every morning after that I woke up needing to throw up. I've been getting tired for no reason at all. Certain things are making sick." She shrugged. "Wally thinks I have a cold that led to more."
"Sounds like you're pregnant." Raquel stated. Making Artemis drop her fork, Meagn to gasp and Zatanna's jaw to drop.
"What? I know for a fact it's not that. I am not pregnant." Artemis defended, she shifted uncomfortably at the thought. Though she continued eating.
"Really? Cause when I found out I was pregnant with Amistad, I had those exact symptoms." Raquel started to count on her fingers. "I got tired a lot, I puked almost everyday, things I liked made me sick and things I didn't like were all I wanted."
"Artemis, think, you and Wally are married. There are times where you don't think about protection. Because well.. you're married." Zatanna explained.
"Well that's just a coincidence. I'm not pregnant." Artemis demanded. "I went to see Black Canary Thursday, and I'm going back later on today to see the results. That will prove that I'm not."
"Are you so sure? Because you hate chicken whizees, yet you're scarfing them down like Wally would if he hadn't seen food in hours." Raquel stated.
Artemis stopped eating the second she said that.
She pushed the plate away and realized that Raquel had worried her. What if she was pregnant? She and Wally weren't ready for that yet. Were they?
"Hey Babe." Wally said as Artemis walked in. He paused his game on their TV and helped her with her bags. "How was shopping?"
"It-it was fun." Artemis said, avoiding Wally's eyes. "We caught up, shopped and.. talked. It was.. nice." What Raquel had said still really bothered her but she shook it off and put the bags down.
Wally smirked. "So did you buy anything for me to enjoy.." He held Artemis by the waist and leaned in close. "Anything at all.."
"In the bag behind you." Wally quickly let her go and ran over to the bag.
"Yes! Chicken whizees!" He cheered. Artemis laughed at him stuffing his face. "You're the best babe." He said, mouth full.
"I know." She felt smug as she made her way to the kitchen. "I need an like a burger or something cause I've been craving it since I left the mall." Artemis snatched a burger from Wally's partically empty plate. She took one bite and immediately started to gag. She rushed to the bathroom and the sound of her retching made Wally rush in after her.
Wally came in to see Artemis lean against toilet, heaving.
"Are you alright?" She nodded. "What is wrong with you?" She shook her head. "Did Canary say anything about this?"
"She'll tell me in hour." She said after a few moments of trying to catch her breath. "Stop freaking out. It was sweet before now it's annoying."
"I don't care. You need help, whether you want it or not." He scolded, Artemis rolled her eyes and began to brush her teeth.
"Your test results came back, Artemis." Black Canary turned to her.
"So what is it the flu?"
"Congratulations, Artemis." She answered. Artemis was confused.
"What?"
"You're pregnant." Artemis' face was of pure shock.
"Uh I-I'm what?"
"You're pregnant about a month and a half along too." Black Canary continued to smile while Artemis sat in shock.
"How could this happen?" Artemis thought back and had a flashback of a few weeks ago when it was her and Wally's anniversary. They decided to have a romantic night. So Wally had cooked her dinner that tasted like burnt tires so Artemis made a back up dinner. There were candles, champagne and a cute spaghetti fight that lead to the romantically rose-covered bed. "Oh yeah." She grabbed handfuls of her hair. "Oh God."
"Is everything okay?" Artemis' head snapped up. She let go of her hair.
"No. Yeah, everything's fine." She rushed. "Just shocked to have this happen .. to me."
"I know it's pretty shocking but you'll get used to it. Let me prescribe some vitimans for you while.." Dinah continued to explained but Artemis zoned out before she heard a word.
She rested a hand on her stomach. 'I'm pregnant...'