Wally was fully intent on going into his room to sleep when he got back to the cave. Maybe a quick snack then sleep, that was his story and he was sticking to it. The problem was that somewhere along the way he found himself on the couch in the living room watching an old movie with Artemis and a sleeping Zatanna.
Artemis sat on the opposite end of the couch wrapped in a cocoon of blankets, her hair still somehow flawless and her eyeliner barely smudged. She looked like a blonde version of the girl on the cover of the movie they were watching. Lunch, breakfast...something about food, but so far it was just some romantic movie.
The whole night had been terrible and awkward. She had been calm and cool and collected, and he was just an idiot who kept talking about Megan. He drowned his sorrows in another soda before getting more comfortable on the couch. On the other end of the couch, Artemis barely seemed to notice but stared longingly at the screen. On the tv, the actress sat outside her apartment singing. The song was old and recognizable, but this was the first time hearing the words.
"This is my mom's favorite movie." Artemis's voice was barely audible over the tv, yet they still managed to jerk Wally from his thoughts. He turned to look at her before actually registering her words. Slowly he picked up the DVD box and held it near her face.
"I can see that," he laughed quietly. "Let me guess...you just wanted to wear the dress and a ponytail, but your mom insisted."
"However did you guess?" Her legs stretched out along the couch, stopping just before they could hit his thigh.
"You're easy," he said with a smirk. Wally felt a soft poke in this side that made him jump. "Hey! I don't want your gross feet on me."
"My feet aren't gross, Kid Annoying, and I was here first, so..." She poked his side again only to have it swatted away. He grabbed her feet as she made to stick one in his face.
"You do not want to know what I will do if this goes anywhere near my face."
"Should we wake them up?"
"No, just let them sleep. I mean it's about time, right?"
"Don't let them move until I grab my camera."
"I think it's sweet."
The team looked down on the sleeping forms on the couch. Artemis laid sprawled out on the entire couch, her legs extending down towards Wally. The second had somehow managed to work up towards her middle, his body contorted around hers with a hand around her middle. It was a miracle that they both managed to stay on the couch.
"I got this." Robin snapped a photo before speaking up. "Hand Check!"
"I'm up!" Wally popped up quickly with both hands in the air sending a half awake Artemis onto the floor. Sh landed with a thud as she cursed.
"Seriously, Wally?" She looked at the rest of the team, all of them trying to hide their smiles. "No." She pointed a finger at each of them. "No. No. No. Definitely no. Always no."
"I don't know...That was definitely a maybe last night," Zatanna joked. The magician turned as Artemis stormed past her. "Oh come on! Artemis, I was kidding!" The two disappeared down the hall as all eyes focused on Wally.
"So...your night went well," Dick said smoothly.
Wally leaned back onto the sofa with this hands behind his head. "Like I said, there was nothing to worry about. It was easy."
