Chapter two is up! Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays!
Ch.2
There's a reason men didn't go shopping and Wally was beginning to understand that reason. He had run all the way from Central City to meet up with Robin in Gotham to buy their Secret Santa gifts. Now that would be all find and dandy if either of them had any idea what they were doing. They were in the middle of one of Gotham's larger department stores just staring at the merchandise.
Robin, who was actually Dick Grayson at the moment, walked over to the make- up area. "What about make-up for Artemis?" He suggested.
"She'll think I'm calling her ugly," Wally said picking up perfume and sniffing it. "What about this? It smells pretty."
"Yeah go from 'you're ugly' to 'you smell'," Dick smiled.
"You're not very helpful," Wally crossed his arms. "What are you getting Zatanna?"
Dick pulled out a stuffed white rabbit that's fur looked so soft you could fall asleep on it and on its head was a mini magician's hat. Wally stared a minute before turning his attention to the smiling boy. "Really?"
"And it's going in a normal size top hat. Don't you think she'll like it?"
"You really are a love-sick puppy, aren't you?" Wally said.
"What?"
"Yeah. I don't know why I asked for you're help." Wally started walking away. Dick quickly caught up and punched his friend's arm.
"You brought me cause you know I can help you with this." The two wandered passed the clothes. "What about clothes?"
"One: I don't know what she'd like and two: I don't know her size," Wally shrugged it off.
"I do."
"Seriously dude, creepy," Wally wandered through the racks.
"Well if you find something you'd like to see her in then maybe she'll like it, too." The Boy Wondered suggested.
"As good as that sounds I still see that going horribly wrong," Wally said.
"Only because of what you'd pick up," Robin pulled him away from the clothes. "Let's go." Wally sighed. This was going to be a bigger pain than he thought.
Zatanna and Megan had agreed to meet Artemis at her school so they could go shopping. Artemis was dreading it, but decided the two girls would at least make it entertaining. Megan and Zatanna were waiting at the gate of the school when Artemis came outside.
"Artemis!" Megan yelled waving excitedly. Luckily she was still Caucasian from her day at school. Zatanna waved too, but much more relaxed.
People around her were watching and making comments on the surprise guests. Annoyed with the gossip Artemis ran over the two and insisted they head to the store. "What's the rush?" Zatanna asked.
"This school gossips ridiculously." The girls started walking down the street.
"How are you in this school anyways Artemis? Don't you have to be like bathing in money to go here?" Zatanna asked not trying to be rude, but was curious.
"I got a scholarship from the Wayne company. Which was really weird because I didn't even apply for it," Artemis explained. "I wanted to turn it down but my mom wouldn't let me."
"Oh well it's still a nice school even if its uniform is tragic," Zatanna said.
"But why don't you want the team to know you live in Gotham?" Megan asked.
"There'd be too many questions," Artemis explained. The girls nodded and decided to change the topic.
"So what are you going to get Wally?" Zatanna asked throwing up her arms.
"Coal," Artemis said putting on her gloves trying to hide her hands from the cold.
"Oh come on," Megan pleaded. "He saved you in Byalia. You should get him something nice."
"Hey I saved him twice already; once from Amazo and then from the Reds. So he owes me," Artemis countered. They turned into a store next to them escaping the chilled winter air.
"Wow this place is huge," Zatanna announced. "This is going to be fun."
"So who do you have by the way, Megan?" Artemis asked.
"Yah I know I have Conner and Artemis has Wally so who do you have?"
"Oh Kaldur," she mused.
"Good we're just shopping for guys then," Artemis said. "I think that department is upstairs."
"You think?" Zatanna asked.
"Hey! I don't usually shop in expensive department stores." The girls jumped on the escalator and went to rummage through the men's clothing section. They explored a few shirts, but came up empty.
"Megan what does Conner like?" Zatanna asked picking up a green shirt.
"He likes tools and fixing his bike."
"Ok so a tool set. Easy," she smiled.
"What should I get Kaldur?"
"What about a watch?" Artemis suggested. "Get one that's waterproof and unbreakable."
"Ooo! That's good." The girls made a B-line for the jewelry department. Megan and Zatanna were examining watches while Artemis looked around.
Suddenly she saw at the other end of the jewelry counter Wally and ...Dick Grayson? How did they know each other? Either way Artemis grabbed Zatanna and Megan pulled them under the counter.
"What?" Zatanna said.
"Look over there," Artemis pointed over toward the two boys. Zatanna and Megan peaked over the counter to see the red head and the back of the raven haired boy.
"What are Wally and Robin doing her?" Megan asked.
"Robin?" Artemis peaked over, too. Sure enough from behind Dick looked like Robin. "No that's Dick Grayson."
"Want me to prove it?" Zatanna challenged pulling out her phone.
"Fine. Do it," Artemis said watching the boys. Megan smiled as Zatanna speed dialed their teammate.
They watched as Dick Grayson pulled out his phone and flipped it open.
Wally turned at the ringing sound to see his best friend on the phone. "Zatanna? What's up?" The red head smiled and went back to looking at necklaces.
"Nothing just shopping with some friends. What are you doing?" He heard through the phone.
"Trying to help Wally buy a gift. It's a lost cause." Finding this call kind of off Dick began looking around observing the other customers and looked across the jewelry counter. Through one of the glass counters he noticed red, blonde and black. "Where exactly are you shopping?"
"Why?"
"Just curious," he smiled. Wally nudged him.
"What about this," the speedster had pointed out a silver arrow pendent. It looked like cupid's arrow with an emerald in the head. It was perfect.
"Get that Wally," he said forgetting to cover the phone.
"Wally's there?" Zatanna said. "What's he getting?" Looking back at the heads he'd seen before he saw someone peaking over at them. He smirked.
"Nothing. Where are you shopping again?"
"In... In Star City! With Artemis," she covered quickly.
"Ok well tell her 'hi' for me." he smirked. "Wally I want to look at the watches for my dad lets go."
"Ok sure."
"Talk to you later Zatanna," he hung up.
"Get up! Get up!" Zatanna shoved the girls away from the counter. "They're coming!" The girls quickly bolted up and got to the purse section before Wally and Robin could see them.
"Ok did you really want to get Kaldur a watch, Megan?" Artemis asked.
"Yes." Megan said still a bit confused as to what was happening.
"Well we have to go to another store then cause we can't risk running into them," Zatanna said.
"Especially since we're suppose to be in Star City," Artemis glared. They left the store as fast as possible in an effort to avoid the boys.
"Dick why did you want to go look at the watches again? Doesn't Bruce have a ton of them?" Wally questioned twirling his bag.
"Yeah you're right," the dark haired boy said. He looked around and noticed three familiar girls leaving. "I guess we can just go then." He stuck his hands in his pockets before heading toward the exit with his best friend following behind.
Hope you all liked it. Sorry for any spelling and grammar mistakes I was really tired while editting this. Please review and enjoy Christmas everybody! Look for chapter 3.
