I know I should be working on my Avenger's fic but I found this story while I was cleaning out my computer, It was nearly finished and had been setting around since the episode where Artemis enters the series so I'll say for the record that this is AU-ish. So tell me what you think in the reviews and hopefully enjoy. Now to the disclaimer and then to the story.
DISCLAIMER I DO NOT OWN YOUNG JUSTICE OR ITS CHARACTERS DC AND CARTOON NETWORK DO!
It started out as a normal routine robbery. The Young Justice team was sent to dispatch the robbers. The burglars were of no threat. Then out of the corner of her eye, Artemis noticed a small movement. Thinking it was one of the crooks, she took off. The bandit saw her coming towards him and hightailed out of there. Artemis followed. The chase went on for quite some time. She approached an abandoned warehouse (How original). Curious, Artemis climbed the gutter. There was a glass sun roof and she positioned herself as to see how many criminals there were. She nearly gasped. There right in the center of the room was The Joker! Then she noticed a few other baddies that had given the league trouble. Before she could silently sneak back down to the gutter to tell the others. The Joker looked up. "Well what do we have here? A Justice League member come to watch the show?" He laughed insanely.
Well, this is going to suck! Artemis thought
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Wally looked around. He Noticed that Artemis was missing, fighting down a panic so it wouldn't cloud his judgment.
"Anyone seen Artemis?" Wally asked his team mates.
Robin looked up from his report. "Now that you mention it, I haven't seen her since we finished up here."
'Help!' Screamed a female voice in the young hero's heads.
"ARTEMIS!" Wally yelled out loud. Causing him to get confused looks from his teammates. M'gann tried to locate the sixth member of their team with no luck.
"Her mind is like a fortress I can't reach her!" She looked at Wally remorsefully "Sorry."
"We'll have to assume the worse." Robin said.
After all if M'gann couldn't contact their teammate then it would have to mean that the said person is unconscious or dead. That's what scared Wally. She was in trouble and he couldn't find her. The team sat around. They, for the life of them, couldn't figure out how to find Artemis. It was driving Wally insane. Then out of the blue Connor stood up and pointed
"Look!"
The team turned to see what he was pointing at. There was a man in a trench coat. Then it dawned on them this was one of the Joker's goons. Robin, being the first to regain his senses started to give chase to the goon. Then Wally followed.
"Don't attack! Just trail him'' Kaldur ordered. Wally for once decided to listen. Not to the wisdom of their leaders words but at the fact the goon might lead the way to Artemis. Though her being near The Joker made him sick. 'Wait why am I worrying about her. I hate her right?'
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Artemis was surviving on luck and agility alone. She had a chance for a respite when the joker was reloading his gun. He turned around and came towards her. This man is truly off his rocker. If he had a gun why not use it a long distance. He sped up. She rolled to the side firing arrow after arrow towards the Joker. But the worst part about it, was she had to fight this madman alone. Her communicator broke when she was none to gently pushed down after she was first spotted and it seemed as though the Joker somehow made a wall that was able to stop telepathic communication from the person on the inside of the warehouse. She could only had enough time before she entered the building to yell mentally to her team for help. Artemis was exhausted and bruised. She could only hope that the league would figure out were The Joker was and indirectly come to her rescue. "Like I would ever ask for help," She thought viciously but realized she was lying she called out for help earlier. Artemis figured one of the worlds biggest masterminds was missing from jail. Hard to miss right?
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Wally, not waiting for the others to catch up crashed through the front door. Taking in his surroundings. He wished he would've noticed Artemis was missing sooner because right now she wasn't in the best situation ever. But instead of rushing to rescue her like the Young Justice league's haphazardly thrown together plan said. The others, which by now they had caught up, were attacked by several different villains.
"Uh, Robin? These guys are goons of the members of the Injustice league." Kaldur
Stated. " Call the League!"
"Already done Kaldur!" Robin yelled as he kicked some poor soul in the face with the tip of his boot. Artemis was still locked in battle with the Joker. Though happy at her teams arrival she soon realized that they had no choice against these guys. She had heard a small fraction of the word said in the conversation that her teammates just had. Hopefully Batman and the others would get here soon.
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"Batman!" The Flash called. " We have a situation!"
" What type of situation?" Batman asked calmly.
" The type of situation where Robin-and-the-other-young-justice-league-members-are-in-trouble!" Flash rushed the last part out. Flash dreaded the bat-glare that was soon to follow when batman decoded the last part of the sentence.
" When did you receive the news?" Batman asked with a steely calm.
" Well, uh we found out that Artemis' communicator was broke ten minutes ago." Flash answered.
" You knew for ten minutes that the team was in danger?" Batman growled.
" No! Coms get broken in the field all the time, so we just waited to here from the team when they give you the report." Flash said, voice shaking slightly at the anger that was being shown by the normally monotone voice of batman.
" So what gave you the clue that the Young justice team was in danger?" Batman asked this time with the unemotional voice.
" Robin called it in." Flash said meekly
" What did he say exactly?"
" Well, I quote 'Uh, guys. We need help down here! The Injustice league is back and the Joker's leading it. I'm sending coordinates with this message.' Unquote." Flash repeated.
"Flash? Alert the League." Batman ordered.
"Yes, sir! Wait don't you need the cords?" Flash called after the swiftly moving Batman.
" Send them to my plane."
" Okay." Flash said confused look across his features. He turned back to send out the message now that Batman was notified. He could begin to lose his carefully constructed composure. He had to save his nephew. And the other Young Justice members.
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The fight was still going on. If one could call it that. The villains were crushing the young superheroes.
" Guys! You have to leave!" Artemis yelled
" We can't leave you behind!" Wally said. But the look in his eyes said I can't leave you behind.
" Wally if you don't you'll die!" Artemis countered
" Either you go or none of us go!" Robin put in his say in to help out Wally.
Just then, the Justice league burst in. The fight was quickly turned around. Batman took the fight from Artemis. Without the worry of fighting The Joker Artemis took a minute to catch her breath. Looking around, finding that all the founding members and Green Arrow were present.
'I know that the injustice league are real pains. But the worlds greatest hero's all at once? Man.' Artemis thought.
She got up ready to fight. She was blind sided by something. When she hit the ground she rolled over to see what is was. It was a huge robot. Artemis jumped to her feet quickly. Ready to face her challenger.
The robot charged at her, moving swiftly to the left she felt the hot steam escape the robot signaling how close she had been to being a pancake. Artemis without taking her eyes off of her enemy, she notched her bow and took aim. The robot turned on a dime to face her. Not expecting an arrow in the face the arrow hit its mark.
Boom!
The arrow exploded leaving a pile of smoking robot parts. Artemis, now that the adrenaline wore off, she felt as though a truck ran her over, then backed up and was filled with bricks. Yes, she was extremely tired. She looked around to see if anyone was in need of aid. Batman had Joker pretty well handled, Robin and Kaldur were fighting back to back but nothing more sever than a few cuts. Even in the low light she could make out the Flash's and Kid Flash's bright uniforms, Artemis couldn't make out their condition but judging by their speed, they have minimal damage. Those are the only ones she could make out.
The dust that laid undisturbed for year was kicked up making a blanket of dust that was obscuring her vision. She moved forward. Her "uncle", Flash, and Kid flash were clustered together fighting off the swarm of criminals that The Joker and other morally challenged villains had bailed out in order to gain lackeys. Artemis' neck hair stood up on end, she had the feeling that something was going to go wrong. Acting on instinct alone she ran towards her uncle and the others. She rammed into Wally making him hit the concrete floor with a thud.
Before Wall could inquire, Artemis felt a agonizing pain in her chest. She collapsed to the floor, but before her head hit the ground someone caught her and lowered her gently to the ground. Artemis' eyes felt like lead. Before closing them she looked through her eyelashes to see Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, and a few other enclosing on the Joker. 'What ever hit me, must've came from him.' Artemis thought before allowing her eyes to close.
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Wally saw her running towards him. He couldn't understand why. Then she pushed him on to the ground still dazed from the fall, he only heard something like an insane laugh coming from the corrupt clown. He saw Artemis start to fall. Jarred into action he got up as fast as he could with a possibly sprained ankle (Thanks Artemis) which was still at an impressive speed and caught her a lowered her the rest of the way to the floor. He looked at her observing the quickly darkling spot on her shirt, then focusing on her face, noticing she was focused on what was going on he looked up to see Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Flash, and The Green Arrow and a few others closing in on the Joker.
'Sucks for him.' Wally thought briefly. Looking back down at Artemis, he became aware that her face normally plastered with a smirk looked eerily peaceful, the normal warm hand was becoming cooler by the second, and the rosy check were paling into a skin a ash gray like tone. She was so still. Wally knew the answer as to what's happing but he didn't want to say it, think it, or believe it. Tears sprang up behind his eyes. He didn't want to cry because there was nothing to cry about. Or that's what he told himself at least.
He lost when it appeared she couldn't keep her eye's open and they closed, but the moment before her eyes closed her gray eyes were shining brightly, it took Wally's breath away. Then Artemis' eyelids closed seemingly on their own. Wally chocked out a sob. Their teammates made their way over.
" Is she alright?" M'gann asked.
Wally looked at her sadly, he couldn't answer that, he was trying to form the sentence in his head.
"Oh." Robin stated simply. He knew that look he got it from the cops when his parents died.
"Yeah." Wally said, tears trickling down his cheeks.
" Oh my god!" sobbed M'gann.
She broke down crumpling to her knees. Conner tried his best to comfort her, but he wasn't faring any better his normally stoic calm expression was... sad. He had heard about death before, but never witnessed it. Robin was trying to keep his composure under control. He had never lost a teammate before and was determined not to let that happen again. Kaldur stood next to Wally trying to support his friend, he knew their occupation was a dangerous one, but to see it live up to that was a lot more than the team could handle. They were all young.
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'It unfortunate that the team had to learn the dangers of this job so young' Batman thought stoically. He learned the dangers of the job without an example but maybe this will keep Robin safer, and not take so many risks.
Barry's nephew seems to be in a serious denial. Not wanting the one to break it to him, since he's be told that he wasn't the most supportive of people.
"Flash." Batman called
"Yeah, Bats?" Flash answered
"Explain to your nephew that the archer's gone, and not coming back." Batman replied without a trace of emotion.
" But.." Flash started.
"He's your family." Batman in away reasoned.
" Alright." Flash sighed. He walked over to the group of teenagers.
" Wally." Flash started
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Wally looked up at his uncle. Tears unaltered, still flowed down his checks. Flash's resolve almost crumbled at his nephew's face but he knew the sooner Wally realized that she was gone forever the sooner he would recover and be able to continue on.
"She's gone." Flash said gravely.
"No she can't be, she has to make fun of me for crying, just wait one second." Wally cried.
" I hate to break to you kid, but she is. Check for a pulse." Flash pressed on.
Wally did that and felt as thoughthe world ended. 'Why is her death affecting me that much? I hate her.' Even as Wally thought that to himself, he knew he wasn't thinking the truth. He had feelings for her. Not of friendship but of something more. He wouldn't admit that to himself but he sure wasn't going to say that to her.
'Why did she have to take that hit?' He broke down again. Wally though, at that moment he didn't care if people thought he was weak. He had lost someone he cared about and he was going to show that.
"She can't be dead" He whispered quietly " SHE. CAN'T. BE. DEAD! There is no way she could."
Wally was in some state of insanity. Flash looked at him remorsefully. He didn't know how to handle his nephew. He looked back at his friends. They seemed lost as well. Flash sighed.
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Artemis awoke with a start. When her bearings came back she realized she was in a completely white space. Artemis stood up. Instead of the feeling of her suit she felt a loose fabric. Looking down Artemis saw she was in a plain white dress, it was long and it went down to her ankles, glancing at her arms she saw that the sleeves covered her entire arms the fabric was skin tight. Looking at her torso there was a gold spot that to her was something significant but what, she could not remember. The torso was plain aside from the marking. Rubbing her head Artemis realized that her ponytail was gone and her long blonde hair billowed freely. 'Odd, my hair moves like it does when the wind blows yet the air here is completely still' Artemis thought absent mindedly. Making a swift turn she saw that there was nothing but the white. Though it was not scary, it was more like a blanket that parents tuck their children in at night, it was warm and it was safe. For the first time in her life she felt safe. Well maybe not the first, the first was when Wally held her hand. It confused her. Out of all the people she was safe with Wally. Her eyes widened in shock. Impossible! She yelled in her head. Deciding that there was little threat in this place she started walking. Not knowing where to go. But her feet seemed to so she aloud them to lead, in away. Finally after what seemed an entirety she reached a place with any thing but white. It was a clear blue pool, it reached to depths that Artemis couldn't fathom. She outstretched a had to touch it. Her hand mad contact, the water was cool. She watched the ripples spread out. Then they eventually stopped. The water felt wonderful to her hand and longed to feel it on the rest of her body.
" I see you found the water." A voice came from behind her.
Artemis jumped up and spun quickly to see who had broken the silence of this place.
" Young one, you need not to fear me. I am a friend." The voice said again. The voice belonged to a female around twenty. Her long Brown hair tied back, her amber eyes shining with amusement. In a dress similar to Artemis'.
" Who are you?" demanded Artemis.
"The choice giver." The girl replied
" The what?" Artemis asked confused
" I give choices. But you may call me Lilly" Lilly said.
" Alright Lilly, but where are we?" Artemis asked confused
" The center." Lilly answered
" What's that?"
" We are the in the center of life and death. You have died yet your soul still remains here. It can be your time or not." Lilly respond
" I'm dead?" Artemis asked stunned.
" Not yet. This pool is what decides your fate if you choose to go in it. Or you can stay here and hope to see your friends again." Lilly suggested
" I'll chose the pool. If I'm meant to live then the pool will return me to my body, right?"
" Perhaps."
"Wait what do you mean perhaps?" Artemis yelled
Before she got an answer Lilly pushed her back into the water. The water enveloped her she felt like she was drowning yet flying at the same time. She heard something. It was muffled, she couldn't make what the noise was. Her lungs were becoming oxygen deprived her mind was clouded, her vision blurry. There it was again. The noise. She felt something wet touch her cheek. It's raining? But I'm underwater Artemis thought. Another drop fell. This rain wasn't like the other water she currently resided in. The droplets felt pure. The were warm and inviting. Artemis loved the sensation of the drops and wanted to know were the creator of such things were. But her body wouldn't move. More and more droplets fell. She wondered if these drops were some part of the dead. Artemis' head was spinning. Face's showed themselves but then vanished before she could but a name to the face.
A few kept reappearing. One was of an older man with a blonde beard, a black and white domino mask, and a green hood. The other was of a teen about her age, he had messy red hair, laughing green eyes, and he had a lot of freckles. She thought the drops that still continued to fall but not touch her, in fact the never came close they only disturbed the water's surface now.
The Drops reminded her of the red head. Artemis was desperately trying to hold on to the faces in her head. The kept getting blurrier and blurrier. Almost as if she was reaching the point of no return. She accepted that her time was up. Wishing one last wish that the Red head boy's face would stay with her till death. It appeared that her wish was granted. His face never once faltered in clarity. She wonder what this face had meant to her. Perhaps they were together. Something tells her that it wasn't so, maybe it was a dream of togetherness. I couldn't love him. The thought she had thought earlier had appeared. What? Does that mean something? What was his name? Her resolve for dying broke She wanted to remember. She wanted to learn this boy's name. She wanted to live. His name is Wally. She knew now who he was. She felt herself getting stronger. The droplets were getting closer to touching her. The man in the green hood face appeared. That was my "uncle!"
Her memories gradually returning. Finally she remembered why she had died. I took the hit for Wally. Her body started to move. She began to swim. She broke the surface.
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"ARTEMIS!" Wally screamed at the dead body of his beloved one. He knew she was dead but he had be screaming at her for the last ten minutes since his uncle had tried to convince him she had gone. "Why did it take me so long to realize my feelings for her?"
" Wally, no amount of screaming can bring her back she's passed on." Flash tried and failed once again to get his nephew to leave the body's side. He knew that Wally would need to eat something soon, before he passes out. "Wally, at least eat something."
"Fine" Wally grumbled. He couldn't argue about the food, he had used up his last candy bar in the fight against the injustice league. Wally moved to get up, luckily he didn't have move far seeing as he uncle always had food with him. Either that or he used his speed to go to a burger joint. Nibbling on an granola bar. He moved back to Artemis' side. There had been no change but he knew they would have a doctor at the hospital pronounce her dead. He wouldn't be their for that.
He glanced up. Everyone was in a solemn mood. People were comforting people the best they knew how. Connor was lending M'gann a shoulder to cry on. Kaldur and J'onn were talking about some serious matter. Green arrow and Superman were off to the side. Batman was keeping a closer eye on Robin while he and WonderWoman were giving the police a report. Green Lantern and HawkGirl were helping the loading of the criminals to the back of police cars. Flash was tying up the few baddies that he had found untied but unconscious.
Wally meanwhile was just wishing that his spitfire When did I start thinking of her like that? Wally thought. Would wake up. She had to for the sake of his sanity.
He zoned out. Focusing only on his direct surroundings which contested of him and Artemis' body. Wally thought it was quite with only his heart beat and breathing. He heard a faint Ba-bum. It was faint so Wally paid it no mind until he heard it again. This time he knew it wasn't imagination. He turned his head. Artemis still laid there unmoving. Still pale. He reached out his hand to swipe away a few strands of hair in her face, in that action he brushed against her skin. He thought it felt warmer. Wally went to hold her hand. Yes it was a little warmer. But how? She was dead, and in death you should be cold. Wally heard the heart beat again. He put his free hand on her neck. He felt the smallest pulse. His
heart started beating faster. Artemis' chest still laid still. But the pulse kept getting stronger by the second and her body temperature was rising. He couldn't keep the excitement out.
"Artemis" He breathed
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Artemis felt the unfeeling state of death fall off of her. She kept her breathing shallow enough that nobody would notice her awaking. She felt the prickly rocks poking into her back. The cool earth was helping pull her out of the death sleep. She felt a dampness on her face. Then as the world around her started to become more real and less dream like. Artemis became aware of a stickiness on her shirt. Realizing that it was probably the place where she got hit.
"Artemis." Someone had said like they were panting. Making a connection that the voice belonged to Wally she fought off the last bit of grogginess off.
Artemis made her return to the world of the living known. She opened her eyes to be met with the surprising scene of green eyes that were red and swollen from crying. An even more startling revelation was who owned those eyes. Wally. The green eyes widened in shock.
"Wally?" Artemis mumbled
" Yeah, I'm here." Wally answered quietly.
"Hey." Artemis weakly.
" Hey, welcome back." Wally gave a small smile.
" Heh, you were crying." Artemis chided
" I was not!" Wally protested. Wiping at his face.
" That's why your eyes are red." Artemis said fading back into a sleep.
" Hey stay with me." Wally said.
" I'm not dying. I'm tired. I nearly died today." Artemis knew she had, but she wasn't going to tell him that and make him worry even more.
" Alright sleep well." Wally sighed. Realizing he had to tell the others she was alive. Wally stood up when the paramedics came in and started to do there EMT thing.
" Wait, she's alive!" One of them exclaimed
"How?" Green Arrow asked. "Nobody should be able to take a hit like that and live through it."
" We're unsure of it ourselves. But we'll take her to the nearest hospital and get her treatment. She may be alive now but I don't know how long she'll last." The other paramedic explained.
The Young justice team could only nod. They were in shock they had thought only a few minutes ago that one of their numbers were dead. But then for her to be resurrected and returned to them the team could not comprehend. M'gann had tears if happiness flowing down her checks. Connor had his arm around her shoulder. Kaldur had a smile across his face and looked like a huge burden had been lifted of his shoulders, Robin silently made his way over to Wally.
"Wow, lucky girl." Robin said
"I'll say either it missed a vital spot or her will to live was stronger." Wally added
"I bet it was her will to live." Robin stated
" What makes you say that?' Wally questioned
" Oh the fact that any girl that can make you act like that and would risk her life for you is a girl that won't give up easily." Robin joked
" What? How was I acting different?" Wally asked confused,
" Just the almost going insane thinking she was dead." Teased Robin.
Wally stuck his tongue out. Then deciding he was going to be there for Artemis when she woke up.
"I'm heading to the hospital." He said briefly before he took off.
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Artemis, instead of the white nothingness she had experienced earlier was in a dream.
She was standing on a ledge staring out at the ocean, alone. Then Wally came up behind her. Artemis knowing who was behind her paid no mind.
" Hey, beautiful." Wally greeted
" Hello" Artemis greeted warmly
Then the scene shifted. This time she was in a warehouse similar to the one she was nearly killed. "Look who finally returned." Someone laughed insanely and darkly.
"What?" Artemis asked out loud. "Who are you?"
" The Joker, remember, girly?" Though she couldn't see him she felt his creepy smile fall upon her.
"Yeah, how could I forget?" She asked.
" Be a good girly, and embrace your fate!" The Joker said in a commanding voice.
" My fate? What do you mean?" Artemis growled.
The Joker came at her out of nowhere, poised to strike. One second before she was hit.
Artemis woke up in a cold sweat. She didn't recognize any of the surroundings, she sniffed the air, the air smelled sterile. 'Oh right. I was taken to a hospital.' Artemis thought.
Looking around she saw a figure sitting in the chair next to her bed. She shifted to see who it was.
"Everything all right?" The figure asked
" I'm fine Wally" Artemis answered imminently
" That's why your laying in a hospital bed." Wally teased.
Artemis grunted and said something incoherent.
" Hey I was just teasing. Sorry." Wally apologized
Artemis rolled over again this time with a great force. She winced slightly. Wally noticed and was immediately over to her side.
" You sure? You took quite a hit, the doctors weren't even sure how you were alive." Wally said. Eyes dancing with emotion.
The look he was giving her unnerved her. His eyes had concern as the main feature. Why was he concerned she had no idea, it was rather comforting. No I will not allow myself to think like that about him! She screamed in her head.
"You sure your fine?" Wally asked
" Yes, Maybe a little cold though." Artemis said, just so Wally would stop looking at her.
"Okay I'll get you another blanket." Wally said about to zip off "Wait I can't leave this room." He smirked
Artemis did not like the look in his eye. "Uh, why can't you leave?"
"Because it about three-thirty in the morning." Wally smiled.
"Then how are you here?" Artemis asked, she knew enough about hospitals to figure out that it was way past visiting hours.
Wally smiled sheepishly. "I used my super speed to sneak back in.'
Artemis was touch. She wasn't expecting Wally to even be here. She secretly had hoped but she didn't want to be disappointed.
" Come on! You nearly died! Like I'm going to leave my spit-" Wally clamped his mouth shut.
" Your spit what?" Artemis smiled. She knew what he was about to say and it touched her deeply. In an odd annoying sort of way. like him She thought briefly before scolding herself.
"Nothing!" Wally smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of his neck. Truthfully he was still hopeful that they might be together. Eventually.
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Batman was watching the female archer take the hit repeatedly. He hated when things didn't go correctly. So here he was, trying to figure out the plausible reason for her survival. He came up with nothing after the twentieth time watching it. She survived on will power. He could not fathom a female teenager with that strong of will power. If it was Superman, Green Lantern, himself, or any of the justice league members.
"Bats, give it a rest. Just be your form of happy that she lived." Flash said.
"I can't just believe it." Batman replied monotone.
"Believe it. Deal with it. Be glad it wasn't Robin." Flash thought he saw the bat tense at the fact Robin could've been injured. Or killed.
Flash seeing the safest way out now used his amazing speed and left the room and went to the other side of the watchtower.
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Wally sat back down to his place near enough to Artemis that he could come to her aid if any thing happened. But far enough away that she wouldn't get freaked out by his assessments of her health that he did every five minutes. Afraid if he didn't do it, she would suddenly crash. He couldn't bear losing her once. But he didn't know what he would do if he lost her twice in the same day. Wally thought solemnly. That was his main reason that he was breaking hospital rules. He sat there quietly pondering this, in doing so he realized that him denying his feelings any longer would be useless. The way he had reacted was a sure sign as to his feelings. The only problem was how was he going to tell her, it would be extremely bad if she didn't return his feelings. Not only for him but for the team's teamwork. He shrugged to himself and pulled out one of his candy bars he had stored and began munching on it. Out of the corner of his eye he saw her visibly shiver. "Duh! I forgot she said she was cold!" He did a quick sweep of the room to see if there was any other blankets. Of course there wasn't, so he did the only thing that was left to him. He climbed into the hospital bed next to Artemis. Once he got himself situated. Artemis moved closer to the heat source and unknowingly snuggled into Wally's chest, having a smile of peace on her face.
Wally smiled at her, she was cute when she slept and was unguarded. Ah, when did I go soft? Wally asked himself. If the team were here and they heard his thoughts he would've died of embarrassment. Wally soon realized how tired he was, laying his head on the top of Artemis's he closed his eyes and let sleep over take him.
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When Artemis awoke she noticed the pressure across her mid-rift then on the top of her head. The bed also had pressure on one side. This mysterious pressure was also giving off and aura of warmth and safety. Curiosity getting the better of her she opened her eyes just a little and was met with the sight of a strong chest. Moving her head slightly so she could see to whom this chest belong, she saw the startling red hair of Wally West. Artemis must've tensed up because Wally was awake within seconds, or he was feigning sleep Artemis couldn't really tell.
Wally gave her a sheepish smile and then he moved out of the bed with his super speed. "Sorry!" His said hastily.
"No, its fine Wally." Artemis said.
"It is? It wasn't my plan to do that." Wally asked hopefully.
"Wally, if I didn't want you in my bed I would've pushed you off my self." Artemis said matter-of-factly.
Wally gave her an honest smile. He looked at the clock in the room. " Seriously? Its that late!"
Artemis gave him a baffled look. "Dude, it's a school day and its Seven thirty!" Wally explained.
"Well I'm not going to school. As you can plainly see." Artemis gestured to her torso.
"Hey, I'll see you after school, I'll stop by on my way home." Wally said.
"I'll hold it to you kid idiot." She smiled softly at him the remark not having any of the usual bite.
Wally nodded and rushed out barely at human speed startling some of the nurses. 'Everything's all right. She's alive I'm alive and I finally found my spitfire." Wally thought as he ran out of the doors to the hospital and began to jog to school. Later he would tell Artemis the truth, but for now as far as he's concerned the world was simply perfect.
So how was it? Now off to Proof that Tony Stark has a.. Wait What? I will work on that now. I may right the sequel where Wally confesses if you all want me to. Bye YJ fans! ~IF