Artemis got a bad feeling in her gut when Dick and herself walked into the big glass doors of the mall, glancing at Dick irritably as she was gently pulled by the wrist to the nearest shop. Which just happened to be a small pet store.

She sighed loudly, as to get his attention.

"What is it, Arty?" He asked, smirking.

"I just... well... why?!"

He gasped in mock-hurt. "What are you insinuating? And I told you earlier too!"

She rolled her eyes. I can't believe that I actually decided to spend my whole day with him.

Earlier...

Artemis started as she heard the unpleasant sound of her doorbell ringing. After a moment of mental debate, she chose to ignore it and go back to sleep.

It rang again.

And again.

And again.

Ding-Dong

Ding-Dong

Ding-DongDing-DongDing-DongDing-Dong

"GO AWAY!" She yelled, trying to ward off the person who found that sleep wasn't as important as whatever they had to tell her.

DINGDONGDINGDONGDINGDONGDINGDONGDINGDONG

"Agh!" She exclaimed, rolling out of bed.

She angrily walked toward the door as the ringing continued.

DINGDONGDINGDONGDINGDONGDING

She threw open the door to greet the annoying visitor, who was right in the middle of a ding.

And came face to face with a total dick. Literally.

Richard Grayson just smiled and waved at her as she stared at him with bedhead hair and bloodshot eyes.

"Hi Arty! Guess what? We're going to the mall today!"

She just nodded, still too tired to comprehend what just happened as she walked back inside. Artemis dressed in her regular jeans, white shirt with jacket, and boots. The brush combed through her long thick hair as she tried to get it as tidy as possible and in her usual ponytail. Artemis began to walk outside where Dick waited, grabbing a granola bar for the road. She only realized when she was one foot out the front door what exactly she was doing.

"Dick, what are you doing here on a weekend at...", she checked her watch and gaped. "Seven in the morning?! I had patrol last night!"

"Well, obviously to take you to the mall!" He answered matter-of-factly.

"But why?"

"I'll let you figure that out yourself." Dick said cryptically and walked toward the limo waiting for them.

She groaned and reluctantly followed, curious to figure out on her own why he was taking her there.

Back to present...

Dick rushed over to the glass where the puppies were being held. They pawed against the glass, happy to see a new face.

Artemis however was a difderent story. She gazed around the shop, looking for anything that peaked her interest. Until she lay eyes on a small black kitten. Like most kittens, it had large blue eyes. The only difference was that it was a runt, the smallest of the litter. He got knocked around by his larger siblings.

Trying to look as uninterested as possible, she strolled over to the cage containing the kittens. A clerk met her halfway there though, and asked her if she needed any help.

Dick peeked out of the corner of his eye, silently observing the scene before him, wondering which animal Artemis liked. He smirked as the clerk picked up a scrawny black fuzzball and handed it to her. It immediately started purring as it curled into her arm.

Dick typed in the words 'black kitten' into his phone so he could remember it for later.

"Come on, Artemis! Let's go!"

Gasp! Why would he need to remember that for later?! All answers will be revealed! Soon…

Anyway, which store would you like them to go to next? I'm open to requests and will be willing to add extra chapters if there are many suggestions. I want this to be about ten to twenty chapters long.

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