Ok so my brother has got me addicted to Young Justice...I curse him...
Anyway, this fic mentions: abuse, drugs, and um...whatever goes with it...i guess...
Enjoy!
Smile
There he was again; smiling as though there weren't any villains in the world or any messed up families, like mine for example. I didn't know how or why he did it, but there was always a smile on his face. He even had one when he was sad! The only time I had ever seen him without it was after the failed training, and honestly him not smiling made me worry. But, I couldn't help but wonder…
"Hey, Wally, why are you always smiling?"
And every time I asked I would get the same response.
"You can never smile too much."
I always wondered what he meant by that, but I never pushed for anything more. I noticed that whenever I asked, his smile would falter a bit and seem just a tad bit forced.
I remember the first time he introduced me to his aunt and uncle. I didn't question why his parents weren't there. After dinner, and while he was walking me home, I had asked for what seemed like the hundredth time.
"Wally, why are you always smiling?"
And, instead of the answer I had come so accustom to hearing, he replied;
"A smile can be hiding something that the wearer doesn't want the world to know."
For a while, that was the reply I would get. It wasn't until I told the team about my family ties did his response change.
Now when I asked, he would tell me;
"As a child, I didn't smile enough. I want to make up for it."
And that was all I needed to hear to know that his childhood was probably ruined, just as mine had been.
It wasn't until we had been dating for about a year did he tell me about his childhood. He told me about how his father was a drunk and after his mother died, his dad blamed him. This resulted in beatings, screaming, and a cut off of food. Since he had trusted me with his, I told him of mine.
And now, after three years of marriage, he responses with;
"Artemis, I smile for you."
It's odd how a smile can mean so much.
Anyway, Wally might be a bit OOC...but as my first attempt it wasn't too bad...
And...I also have no idea what the point of this was. It was just one of those ideas that you have and they wont go away until you write/draw/do it and whatnot. I suppose I could say that this is to prove that I support this couple and all (which I do) and I can definately see them hooking up in the future. I have good instinces (instinks?) about that kind of stuff. Anyway, if this was stupid and you hated it...please dont tell me because I know that it isn't really the best...but I don't think that it's too bad.
I came up with this after reading some fics about Wally being abused and what not...and I came up withthe plot (would this be considered a plot?) when I was in the shower...my inspiration always comes from there for some odd reason.
Anyway: please R&R!