Megs: Hello everyone, this is another story we wrote, so yeah. Hi
Trust ~ Artemis' POV
"AH!" I was getting closer and closer to the ground each second I screamed. One minute, I'm on a tall building, next thing you know I'm off.
I guess you guys are wondering why in the hell am I falling. You have three guesses and the first two do not count. Of course, it was Wally. He is always doing things at the wrong time and place. I always sense him planning something, so I try and wait for the worst and hope for the best.
So this time, we were on a mission in Gotham because the almighty Batman had other "things" to deal with. The Dark Night said we had to watch the city for any crimes. Whatever... Don't the police do that already?
I mean, I am okay with it and everything, but it turned out to be a very slow night. So slow that I could walk laps around the whole city, come back, and nothing would have happened. Usually, Gotham is crawling with baddies and other stuff, but I was actually hoping for someone to punch. It is just unfair. I'm wasting my Friday night out here instead of plotting my revenge... or hurting someone. Let me backtrack for a second. I never told you exactly what happened.
We were all sitting high up on a building owned by Bruce Wayne. We could see all of Gotham from there. I was sitting next to Wally unfortunately. When I felt he was going to annoy me, I would get my fist ready to punch the living daylights out of him.
"Incoming..." Superboy said looking out into the darkness that engulfed us. He pointed north and then out of nowhere, an arrow came by. It looked like 'Uncle' Oliver's but it was red. It was Speedy's... I mean Red Arrow's, I am sure of it.
If I called him Speedy, I'll never hear the end of it from him.
"Never mind. It's Red Arrow," He confirmed. We watched as he went to the next building. Wait. Why is he in Gotham? I thought he just wanted to avoid our mentors. Whatever, I'm thinking too much. I don't want to be part of it.
"Hey Artemis, can I ask you something?" Wally turned toward me. Wally is really cute with his ginger hair and deep green eyes and almost everything he does is awesome... ALMOST EVERYTHING. Don't get your hopes up fans. I still wasn't feeling this guy. AT ALL.
Do not get me wrong. I like him A LOT, but every time I'm near him something about him just pisses me off.
It's just like if I fell or something, he wouldn't save me. He would just watch me fall to my death... And after I died he would go and flirt with Miss M or some other girl. Then my soul would be looking at my lifeless body before I go to the afterlife. I wouldn't cry, but I wouldn't like it either. Ugh! Just thinking about that just wants me to kick him in the balls.
I felt that all of my teammates had this secret to keep and wouldn't tell anyone. I respect that; I had some secrets too. We all hoped that they would never be known. Could I trust them with mine? No. They couldn't trust me with theirs.
"Artemis." He repeated my name; I ignored him. That last thing I need was Wally constantly calling my name. I knew that I was going to break and that's what I did.
"What do you want-" I didn't finish my sentence.
He was really close; he's going to make a move. He was about to go in and kiss me, yet he did it slow and steady like he'll regret this day. Finally, he did something that I expected.
He kissed me. It was like little fireworks on my lips. It was really...nice. I wanted more, much more. I never felt a connection like this.
Everyone's heard of love/ hate relationships, and that's what me and Wally have. I accepted it, yet I refused to make it something greater. After a few seconds, I pulled away, blushed, lost my balance and fell right off the building.
Soon anger, fear and angst surrounded my heart. If that turned him on, I swear I'll-
OK. Let's get back to the important part. Falling of the building was the saddest experience I'll ever have, well that and drowning and getting hit by a death beam. I could just imagine it: my bones are cranked while my eyes are wide. All my blood will be splattered every where, as regular citizens scream at the little event. Once everyone finds out, my mother will cry her heart out, while my dad won't give a care. My sister Cheshire will maybe shed a tear and then shrug it of. My teammates will visit my funeral until they find out what my secret is. Then they would realize they never liked me.
When I die, I'll make sure Wally will be haunted by me personally. Maybe Greta Hayes will visit me in the other side. I'll doubt that I'll remember her though. She's such a good girl, and I'm sorry for her death. It's weird because I thought that she had powers or something.
It was either superpowers and/or healing powers that she had. I tried to imagine her happy with a great smile. It's comforting. It's weird that I found innocent smiles of the people relaxing. I would finally hear her say something more than the simple word 'Secret'.
I groaned why is it that secrets are tearing the team apart?
I started screaming way louder as I passed the 10th floor. Then my life passed before my eyes. I really need a life, even though I'm going to lose it and everything. My mom, the crash, Sportsmaster, being an assassin, Megan's burnt cookies, Superboy's fake toughness, Kaldur's cool demeanor, Robin's understanding, "Uncle" Ollie jokes, and... Wally...
If I were to die right now (which I probably am) I would want to remember this. I would want to remember the sweetest moment of my life: my first kiss with Wally.
My heart thumped hard. I'm about to die.
Next thing I knew, Wally was holding me in his arms. "You should be careful you know!" He put me down. I looked confused and I was about to say something. I soon turned furious.
But Wally, with his oblivious self, probably thought I was blushing. "You look cute when you blush." You see! I knew it!
Then I growled "Don't you think I know that? You're such a dipwad!" He smirked devilishly. "So you finally agree with me for once..." I wanted to hurl. I got out of his arms, and tried to go back.
"Don't talk to me..." I spat.
"Why?" Wally tilted his head. I rolled my eyes; he should know why.
I pushed him so he could let me pass. He used his super speed and still blocked me. "You know you shouldn't do that to the man who saved your life and gave you a great kiss."
I rolled my eyes once again; I felt like cutting his mouth off. Sadly it's not going to stop him from talking. "Then what should I do for the boy who saved my life?" I asked.
"Cook me dinner..." He started as he joked and continued "And you mean man!" he cooed.
"Trust me; I don't even think you've even hit puberty yet." I just kept walking, but he grabbed my hand and put me closer to him. "Go on a date with me... That's what I asked you in the first place right?" He raised an eyebrow and smirked.
"You never asked me something like that!" He has a good grip. He knew I was trying to escape.
"I knew you weren't listening to me! That's why I kissed you to get your attention and your attraction." He said half flirty and seriously.
"Whatever. You're still a jerk." I used one of my grappling hooks and it reached the top of the building. He waited as if I would let him go up with me, he must really be stupid.
"Just run up the building Wally." I turned around back to the team. Next thing I knew he was right in front of me.
"So...Is that a Yes?" he asked me. "Yes...It's a No!" I pushed him out of my way. I went and sat down next to a floating Miss Martian. She noticed that I was really upset and really pissed off.
"What's wrong, Artemis?" M'gann said, hurt by the wild turn in mood by me.
"Well, you should know, Miss Secretive. You know, I thought we were friends. But I guess that's not true, to the fact that Mister Perfect is making goo-goo eyes at you." Even though that scene only took a minute, I guess no one saw.
"W-what are you talking about?" The green Martian stammered hoping that she wasn't talking about who she thought about.
"Don't act innocent. I know you're dating Conner."
"We aren't-" M'gann said, blushing.
"See; look at your face blushing. If I was dating someone, I would tell you. I would tell you everything. Out of all the secrets I keep from you. There is a best friend code, you know. And you just broke a few rules."
I turned my back on her, and she sat right next to me. "Being a best friend involves trust. We haven't been showing that towards one another. I'm sorry." She stated.
I mumbled "Whatever." And I continued to watch the city. Then I remembered something.
I jumped up and yelled. "Don't you mean that you have not shown it?"
She turned smiling to serious in a second. "Don't act like you don't have a secret to you're hiding something I know it!" She said simply.
"I don't have anything to hide." I avoided eye contact with M'gann; I could still feel her glare trying to pierce through my heart. She turned away from me and I felt a sigh of relief.
"At least, I can be trusted." M'gann hissed with her alien tongue.
"What the hell are you talking about?" I contradicted and glared at her with my dark eyes. "You probably kept all your secrets back at Mars!"
I came up and poked at her chest, my voice grew louder. "We probably would find out if we went to Mars. But no! We can't breathe on Mars."
M'gann blush turned her whole face red as if steam was about to come out of her ears. I laughed with a grin on my face, I was still mad at her. This fight isn't going to end, I should enjoy the funny moments as it lasts.
"What's so funny?" She spat bitterly, I soon replied. "Your fac- I mean your facial expression. I'm Caucasian and my face hasn't turned that red before." I smirked. I was about to walk away when she flew towards me. I turned my back so she wouldn't see my face; she poked my back.
"Liar! It happened a while ago when you were talking to Wally!" I turned my body around, right after she said that. She had her hands on her hips waiting for an explanation. "No. No! NO! First you read our MINDS, and then you listen to our conversation? Who do you think you are?"
M'gann soon rolled her eyes. "Oh please," She stopped and looked straight at me. "At least, I'm not human, so I don't have many problems." She grinned thinking that she won, I gasped. Soon Robin popped out of nowhere; her facial expression changed. She forgot about Robin.
"What are you trying to say?" Robin spat, everyone was shocked at the Boy Wonder's sudden outburst.
"W-well," She muttered as she started; Robin tapped his foot patiently. I was waiting also. "T-they have a lot of things on humans."
"Who are they?" Robin narrowed his eyes, still waiting. "Books. Human behavior books. They say a lot."
"You think you know me because of a goddamn book? Everyone on this planet is different in their own way. You can never judge a book by its cover or by a book." I nodded my head with what Robin just said it made sense and it was the truth. That's all I needed.
"I know that," M'gann whispered. I scowled. So she starts being innocent when a 13 year old comes into the conversation. She is making me crazy. Robin's gaze didn't soften, so I stepped in.
"No, you don't." She glared at me, I glared back. "Cause you wouldn't have said that CRAP!"
Conner came up, I didn't even notice him. "Get out of her face." He growled, pushing me away from her. I fell back on my butt, almost near the ledge. Robin ran towards me and soon picked me up. Strong kid. Then he went back up to Conner.
"Don't hurt her! What the heck man! Don't you know that you're not allowed to hit girls? Try that again and you'll see how fast I can put Kryptonite in your mouth." Robin shot a teasing, serious smirk as he put his hand on his utility belt. M'gann's eyes went wide.
"I can careless about that stuff." Conner said it as if he didn't know what it was. In fact, I know he didn't know what it was. M'gann screamed. "Don't kill him!" Soon Superboy got the idea and he lifted Robin by the neck.
"You're trying to make me dead?" He hissed just like his girlfriend did. "Yes I am." Robin said. Conner dropped him and every one of us went into fighting position.
We were all about to fight when Wally pulled Robin back. He tried to make sure that he was at a safe distance away from Superboy.
"Calm down, man, I know you've mad but be calm." Wally said.
"No! They think that just because we're not metas, we can't take them out!" Robin retorted, running back over there, but Wally put him in a choke hold. "Whoa, dude. You don't want to do something that you might regret!" Robin turned to Wally.
"Don't tell me anything about regret." Robin said.
"I'm trying to help you." Wally retorted.
"I don't need help." Robin said, struggling against Wally. I walked over to him and put a hand on his shoulder. "It doesn't matter any more." I said. "They will NEVER understand!" I was just so pissed off, that I just had to yell. While all of this happened, no one saw one of the Joker's top Lieutenants sneaking up behind Kaldur.
"Ha!" the Colorful crazy guy screeched, cutting Kaldur's arm with a long blade. He yelled in pain and tried to get into a battle position, it was to late however because Superboy had tried to charge them. Both men jumped out of the way and the colorful man, already prepared, stabbed Superboy which a small stick of Kyptonite. Next would be M'gann, no matter how much Robin and I were mad at her they couldn't just stand by and watch her get hurt. They both charged, while Wally went to do damage control with Kaldur and Conner. Suffice to say, adrenaline clouds your judgement real good fighting against crazy people. It only took one hit to take down M'gann. During the course of the fight, everyone was dangerously close to the ledge. Colorful guy realized that he would never win this fight since Conner was starting to heal. He ran at me and pushed me both off the building.
"Ahh! Let me go!" I screeched, holding onto the ledge while he weighed me down holding onto my ankles.
"Fine." He said, and let go. I didn't dare look down, I've already fell once tonight, I don't think I want to do it again. But maybe I do, I mean seriously what do I have to live for? My mom, I guess but If I hadn't been born she wouldn't have had to quit the League of Shadows and get paralyzed for it. I don't belong here. I never did.
"Artemis, take my hand!" Wally said, finally appearing over the ledge.
"No." I said, a tear forming from the corner of my eye. They would never understand.
"What are you talking about, girl? Take my hand!" He reached out. I grabbed his hand anyway out of reflex.
"You caught me once tonight, didn't you? Huh. Maybe you won't be fast enough this time." Then, I just...let go.
"ARTEMIS!" He screamed, over and over and over and over. He was to late though, by the time they got to the bottom, I had already succumbed to the darkness. I could feel me by body being lifted as someone gently whisper my name.
"Artemis..."
Megs: We're planning this to be a three shot or in other words three chapters. It's already been planned so... Review... Favorite... Yeah.
Go with the Flo: Maybe it might be more than 3. Thank you for reading!
