I slowly inserted my key through the hole and turned carefully afraid that Wally would wake up. Dick and Zee took Kent for a few hours because Wally had to cram for his Vietnamese Lit exam and I had Physics tomorrow.

Wally could cram for hours soaking up the information like a thirsty sponge while I need to relax. All this pressure made me uncomfortable so I decided to blow off some steam by going on patrol with Ollie.

At first he was really surprised that I'd show up because Wally and "I" left the team but he didn't stop me.

"Don't you think he's going to be mad if he finds out?" Ollie said sending multiple arrows towards the amateur thieves.

"'If' being the key word here." I responded while drop kicking a thug with a small knife.

I silently chuckled at what I previously said to Ollie. I shut the door behind me and saw Wally's textbooks spread all over the floor. Although the television was turned on he wasn't on the couch.

I took off my combat boots and winced at the pain. Crap, I thought, he's going to notice. He notices everything. I looked down at my knee and it was swollen and bruised. I tried to touch it but I also felt a slight pain in my right wrist. Damn I was just sloppy tonight I thought.

Usually I come back home not a scratch to be found and I'd hide my costume and weapons safely under the fifth title from the fridge.

"Do you know what the meaning of leave is, Artemis?" Wally said behind her.

I turned and faced him. "I need a way to vent out all of this pressure." I finally said.

He laughed.

He just laughed in my face. "See, I would be fine with that answer, but this isn't the first time you did this."

I hated when he used that voice with me. It wasn't that he was mad, in fact I rather him mad, but instead he was disappointed. He took my arm and dragged me to the bathroom.

For a few minutes he silently nursed my wounds. When he moved to my wrist he said, "I still have dreams about you dying in the simulation. And every dream becomes even more vivid than the last."

He quieted down again, probably to let the information sink in. He stopped wrapping my wrist in bandages. "Do you have any idea how much it would hurt to lose you again? Do you know how much I worried about you during old missions?"

I was about to say something but he continued by saying, "Of course I know you can handle any situation but like most people, your still human. You might not think of it but you have a lot of people who treat you as family. Like the team and my family. We care about you Artemis."

He stood up and I reflected his movements. He wrapped his strong arms around my waist, "Just try. For me, please?" I felt his embrace tighten as if I slightly moved, he lose me forever. "Ok, just you and my family." I said. Wally hugged me and I could feel him smirk over my shoulder. I now realized that it was going to be even harder to tell him that Dick wants me to go undercover with Kaldur.

I had to make a 2nd chapter for those who reviewed on my last story.

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