A/N: HOLY GOD! You guys are the best people in the whole entire world. I want to hug each and every one of you that reviewed, favorited, or followed this story. Really guys, you have no idea how much your feedback meant. I did a little happy dance around my computer and have been smiling a huge, goofy smile for the past two days. To thank you all for your amazing support, I decided to upload the next chapter. I hope you guys like it! (Sorry it's a little shorter than the first chapter.)
Disclaimer: I do not in anyway own Young Justice. I'm just unhealthily addicted to it.
Wally groaned, opened his eyes and found himself looking at a large expanse of bright blue. He attempted to sit up, but was stopped by a hand pushing down gently on his shoulder.
"Whoa there." a voice said from above him. "Don't sit up too fast. You were out for almost ten minutes." It was then that Wally noticed he was lying on his back and the blue above him was, in fact, the sky.
"I passed out?" Wally asked, turning to look at the man that had warned him not to sit up. The man had an unfamiliar face, but it was so honest and open that Wally couldn't help but trust him at first sight. The stranger couldn't have been more than thirty and had dark brown hair that was cut as short as a soldier's. His dark blue eyes seemed to radiate both friendliness and seriousness, two traits Wally would never think to see simultaneously. His light blue shirt and dark pants were obviously part of a uniform and the circular patch that pictured a caduceus marked him as a Gotham City EMT.
The EMT chuckled. "Yepp. Gave everyone quite a scare too. We thought you had suffered head trauma, but it turns out it was simply shock."
"Shock?" Wally repeated, sounding, ironically, shocked. "I passed out from simple shock?" he asked, starting to turn red with embarrassment. "Did anyone else pass out?"
"I'm afraid not."
Wally groaned. "Dick is never going to let me live this down. Oh! Dick!" he turned towards the EMT. "Have you seen my friend? He's a little shorter than me? With black hair?"
"Have I seen him?" the EMT asked sarcastically. "I nearly had to have the police restrain him. He wouldn't leave your side during the medical exam we gave you. And he kept calling out suggestions, if you can believe it." The EMT made his voice a little deeper, mimicking the frenzied voice of Wally's friend," 'Make sure to check his pulse. I think his blood pressure is spiking.' Or my personal favorite, 'He hit the floor pretty hard, I would check for bruised ribs.'" the middle-aged man snorted, "As if we didn't know how to do a basic examination."
Wally chuckled. That sounded like Dick alright. He was always trying to lead the situation.
Wally looked around for his dark haired friend but saw only a couple of police officers taking statements and EMTs checking on the victims. "Where is he now?" he asked.
"He made sure you were going to be fine and then left. Said something about needing to check in with his club. Sorry, I didn't catch all of it." the EMT said, somewhat sheepishly.
"It's fine" Wally murmured distractedly. What club did Dick have to check in with? As far as Wally knew, his friend wasn't even in any clubs. And why was the club more important than hanging around and waiting for Wally to wake up? Something didn't feel right about this whole afternoon, from the bank heist to the masked heroine his friend had casually joked with, and Wally was determined to figure out what it was.
Dick slipped quietly into phone booth, tapping in his code and closing his eyes as the zeta beam's light surrounded him. He hated traveling by zeta tube; the trip always seemed to make him slightly nauseous. Unfortunately there was no other way to travel when going to the Watchtower, a downside of being completely human.
Recognized: Nightwing B01
Dick opened his eyes and stepped down from the zeta platform, walking over to join the slim figure looking out one of the Watchtower's huge front windows, still in uniform.
"Artemis." he greeted.
She looked up, startled. "Dick!" she admonished. "I thought we were through with the sneaking up on each other thing. Don't you remember what happened last time you tried that?"
Of course he remembered. That had been awkward for both him and Kara, who had just happened to be trying on her tiger costume for that night's Halloween party. His ribs were still sore where he'd broken them after Kara had punched him into a wall.
"I didn't sneak up on you. The computer announced my arrival." he said, giving her an odd look. It wasn't normal for Artemis to be so out of it that she missed the booming voice of the computer.
Artemis sighed. "Sorry. I guess I was just caught up in my thoughts."
"Thoughts about what?" he asked, already knowing the answer.
"Sportsmaster, of course. Why was he robbing a simple Gotham bank? It doesn't make any sense. That bank had no high profile clients, nothing of great value inside the bank itself and it had no connections to anything remotely shady." she said, frustrated with the game her father seemed to be playing. "It just doesn't make any sense."
Dick shot her a sympathetic smile. He knew how frustrated Artemis was that Sportsmaster always seemed to slip through her fingers. "Have you called Jade yet?"
"No, she was going to go out to dinner with Roy tonight. I didn't want to interrupt one of their only nights without Lian." Artemis explained, her voice softening at the mention of her niece. Everyone knew how enraptured she was with the little girl, even though she wasn't a fan of the father.
Dick laughed. "Knowing those two, it's unlikely they even made it out of the house. Better start preparing for a new little niece or nephew." he said, teasing his friend.
Artemis shot him a horrified look. "Okay, new rule. No more talking about Jade and Roy's relationship again. Ever." Physically shaking her head to get rid of the disturbing images the dark haired troll had conjured up in her mind, she cast about for a new subject. Suddenly remembering the ginger boy Dick had tried to save earlier, she turned to look at her friend. "So, got a new boyfriend you haven't told me about?"
Dick sputtered. "Wh- What?"
"Calm down, Boy Wonder. I just meant the red head you almost got yourself killed for earlier today." she said, rolling her eyes.
"Oh, you mean Wally. Why? Did you think he was cute?" he asked, taunting the archer.
Artemis snorted. "As if. And his name is really Wally? I already feel bad for this kid. He has to suffer both an awful name and having you as a friend."
Laughter sounded from behind her. "Ouch. Do you want some ice for that burn Dick?" an amused voice said from behind the two heroes.
Dick smiled, already lighting up at the sound of his girlfriend's voice. "I'm wounded. Aren't you even going to defend my honor against your villainous friend?" he said, turning around to face the black haired magician.
"I thought defending honor fell under the boyfriend's list of duties." She replied, coming to stand next to him, wrapping an arm around his waist and giving him a quick peck on the cheek.
"Gah! My eyes!" Artemis cried, flinging an arm over her eyes to cover them.
Zatanna laughed. "Well, it's nice to see you too."
Artemis uncovered her eyes and grinned at her friends. "If you two are going to be disgustingly in love right now, I'm leaving."
"Fine by me." Dick said, looking at his girlfriend and wagging his eyebrows suggestively. Zatanna rolled her eyes at his antics.
"You don't have to go, Artemis." Zatanna told the blonde archer. "I'm sure Dick can control himself." she added with a stern look at her boyfriend to make sure he would.
"No, it's fine. I have to go shopping for a new pair of boots anyways. The one's I had on today are wearing thin." the archer replied, appreciating her friend's effort to include her.
"If you're sure…" the magician said, still sounding guilty for scaring off her friend.
"I'm sure." Artemis assured her friend.
"You might want to try the shoe store on 31st and 5th. That little shop called Head Over Heels." Dick said, suddenly sounding quite amused.
Artemis shot him a wary look, hearing the amusement in her friend's voice. "Alright," she said, deciding she was just going to have to trust him on this, "I'll try there tonight. Thanks."
"My pleasure." Dick said, smirking like the cat that had caught the canary.
Artemis shook her head, casting Zatanna a look that clearly said 'I worry about the mental health of your boyfriend.' She climbed on the zeta platform and typed in Gotham's code, stepping into the blinding light.
Zatanna looked at Dick, wondering what he found so amusing.
"I just wanted Artemis to formally meet a friend of mine" Dick explained innocently.
Zatanna let the subject drop, too eager to catch up with her boyfriend to worry about what prank he had set up this time.
A/N: There it was. The second chapter. I'm sorry if Dick seemed a little OOC. I just love his and Artemis's friendship so much it's hard to resist making them so joking. A hundred virtual points if you can guess who works at Head Over Heels *winks*. Until next time then!
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~ The Dark Princess