A/N: Holy shit. All the reviews, follows and favourites! I love you all! I really hope this story exceeds all your expectations :)
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"No. Absolutely not."
"Artemis, please. Just this one time!" He begged, knotting his fingers in his jet black hair, the aggravation radiating off of him in waves. "You said you'd help me anytime I needed it!"
"No! This isn't like all the other times, what you're asking me to do is freakin' big, Apollo." Artemis said as she rubbed her temples, feeling a migraine coming on. She couldn't concentrate properly and he wasn't helping with all the secrecy. She looked up and caught his gaze, "And why the hell are you wanting to travel all the way to London?"
"Because I just have some...things to take care of." He muttered, averting his eyes away from hers. Artemis raised an eyebrow. "Alright, fine! My band and I are doing a gig out there on Saturday night."
Her eyes widened. "I'm gonna' risk my ass just for a stupid music concert?!"
"Hey, this "stupid music concert" is my biggest dream!" Apollo defended, his face projecting the hurt he felt at her words.
Artemis froze and stared at him. She knew all about having dreams so close you can reach out and grab it, until some asshole comes along and crushes it into tiny little pieces. She didn't want to do that to him, and be a dream crusher just like her pathetic excuse of a father.
Besides this could possibly work to her advantage.
"Okay. Okay I'll do it." She agreed. Her brother made his way towards her with his hands spread out wide, but Artemis held up her index finger and stopped him in his tracks. "But I swear to God, this is the last time I'm ever doing something like this for you."
"Thank you so much, little sis," He said as he pulled her in for a hug. "I don't know what I'd do without you."
"You better love me forever, you big jerk." She relaxed into his hold and patted his back softly, then tensed at his words and grumbled, "Will you stop calling me "little sis", you're only a minute older."
Apollo laughed as he gently broke off the hug and lifted his rucksack off her bed, "Artemis, I'm still older." slinging it over his shoulders, he added, "You're seriously the best sister in the whole world, my love for you just kills me," He smiled and kissed her on the cheek. "Oh, and if you have any problems with dad or that ass-face boyfriend of yours, I'm only a phone call away." And began to climb out of her bedroom window.
She nodded her head, then frowned in confusion when she saw him hanging over the window ledge, his hands barely supporting his weight. "Umm, Apollo? What's wrong with taking the front door like any normal person?"
He looked up and grinned, his chocolate eyes filled with mischief. "I'm not normal."
Kicking her feet up, Artemis flicked through the pages of her Cosmopolitan magazine as she waited for Zatanna to arrive, since her mom had left for a well needed spa day.
Apollo had texted her early this morning to say how he had arrived in London, and gushed about how amazing it was (rub it in, why don't you). Then promised to bring her back a souvenir, told her he missed her already and he could feel their twin bond strengthening from being apart (whatever the hell that meant, the weirdo).
Oh, and there was something about her being the best twin sister in the whole universe and that he loved her more than he loved himself (which was an awful lot, so that meant sarcasm was way overused).
After giving up on trying to find something interesting to read other than this bullshit on 'How to get the guy of your dreams: in three easy steps!', she strolled into the kitchen and pulled out the chocolate spread from the cupboard above the cooker, then began spreading the sticky substance over two slices of bread, her mouth watering at the sugary smell as it consumed her senses.
It was way past lunchtime, and she needed some sort of indulgence.
Just as she was about to take a large bite into chocolatey heaven, the doorbell decided it was time to go off.
Great timing, Zee.
With a silent promise to her snack that she'd be back, Artemis sprinted down the hall and flung open the door, only to have a small body thrown into her arms that almost caused her to fall on her ass.
"Zatanna, I-I can't...breathe!" She managed to choke out, her face crushed into the younger girl's shoulder.
"Oops! Sorry, A!" Zatanna giggled and released her friend from her death grip, tucking the loose strands of her wavy hair behind her ears sheepishly. "Its just that I've missed you!"
"Yeah, yeah. I missed you too."
"So what was the emergency you wanted to tell me about?" She asked with a smile as she set herself down onto the cream colored couch, her hands playing with the feathered pillow beside her.
Artemis held up a finger and rushed back into the kitchen, picking up her sandwich and sat on the couch opposite her best friend.
How was she going to explain this exactly?
"Ermm, right. Well, see the thing is..." The blonde began, and took a large bite of the food in her hands as she mentally tried to figure out how she was going to break the news. She could feel the weight of Zatanna's gaze as she watched her every movement with a frown.
"I'm going to turn myself into a guy." She sped out, her mouth full of food.
The raven haired girl blinked slowly, then let out a loud cackle, her laughter echoing throughout the house. She began wiping tears away that were streaming down her face. Once Zatanna had composed herself, she straightened in her seat and blew out a long breath.
"I'm sorry, I think I heard you wrong, honey. It almost sounded like you said that you're going to become a man!"
Artemis slowly nodded her head, her lips spread into a meek line. "That's because I kinda' did."
Zatanna visibly paled and scrambled over to sit beside her, she placed a hand over hers and gave her an awkward smile. "Listen A. Babe, I know I said your goal in life was to become a man, but I didn't actually mean for you to go ahead and do it, you know that, right?"
"Oh God, Zee! I'm not a transsexual!" Artemis chuckled as she watched the relived expression cross her friend's face. "Apollo's taken off for a gig in London with his band, and wants me to cover for him. And since they cut the girls soccer team, I decided it was the perfect opportunity to try out Gotham Academy's team as a guy to play in the upcoming match against my dad's team at Happy Harbor Academy."
There was a low whistle. "But babe, that's a real big risk you're going to take. What if you get found out, I mean, how the hell are you gonna' those"-Zatanna's hands flew to her own breasts and wiggled-"huge boobs you've been blessed with?!"
"I'm calling for special back up." Artemis smiled and picked up her car keys off the coffee table, swinging them around in her hands. "But before I do that, I have to go and see someone first."
E/N: Okay so the next chapter could possibly take a few more days to upload as I still have another two stories on the go :P hopefully it shouldn't take me too long.
(Constructive criticism is appreciated too, if you think I need it)
Love,
~Beautiful-Dark~
