A/N: Hey everyone! It's me again. Sorry it's been almost 5 months since I updated. There's really no excuse but school. I'll try to update again before the week ends, but no promises. Please enjoy the next chapter of The Green Arrow and if you still haven't seen Moulin Rouge, I highly suggest it!
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Wally entered the apartment above his with more than a little trepidation. The people living in it had, after all, just made a new skylight in his ceiling; but the five costumed actors just smiled at the red head as he closed the door behind him.
"Hi Wally!" Megan burst out immediately, smiling the sunny smile that even Wally now recognized as her trademark. He smiled back at her while taking in his upstairs neighbors' bizarre costumes
Megan wore a skin tight black outfit with a large red X on the front. Her cape hung behind her all the way to the ground, contrasting with her green tinted skin and auburn hair.
Zatanna was wearing what looked to be a magician's outfit, except it was very obviously meant for a woman's figure. Black fishnet stockings that Wally had only ever seen in a brothel decorate her long, shapely legs.
The men were slightly more ordinarily dressed. Wally noticed that Connor wore pants composed of a dark blue material he'd never seen before, paired with black army boots and a black shirt. The shirt had the shortest sleeves Wally had ever seen with a large, styled red 'S' printed on the front. He was unsurprised that Connor seemed to be the only one not wearing tights of some sort. He didn't strike Wally as the silly clothes type, costume or not.
Dick, the smaller black haired man was wearing a skintight, head to toe black suit with a blue bird spread across the front, as if it was taking off into the air. He held a black mask in his hand, leaving Wally wondering why the man had a mask if he wasn't wearing it.
The final young man wore tight black pants and a red, sleeveless shirt. Kaldur had large black tattoos that snaked up his arm and his blonde hair was cropped very close to his head, leaving Wally to wonder if he was an army type.
As he finished sizing the people in front of him up, Wally marveled at his first day in Paris. His uncle had warned him of the strange things he'd find in France, but he hadn't mentioned they would literally pop out at him.
"Nice look." Wally said, finally breaking the slightly awkward silence that had built in the time he'd spent looking his neighbors over.
"Thanks!" Megan said enthusiastically.
"We're actors." Zatanna told Wally, clueing him in on the reason for their strange costumes. "We're working on a new play right now, written and directed by all of us."
"Is it about an insane asylum?" he asked, only half joking.
Zatanna laughed. "No," she responded, "but that wouldn't be a bad idea." She suddenly looked away from him, seemingly deep in thought.
"It's about superheroes." Dick added, poking Zatanna in the side and bringing her back to the present.
"Superheroes?" Wally asked, confused. He'd never heard the term before.
"Yes!" Megan responded. "They're a new concept of ours. Average humans, but with super human abilities."
"Super human abilities?" Wally quickly began to realize that the group in front of him wouldn't be giving him any straight forward answers today. The more they said, the more confused the red headed man became.
"Mhm." Zatanna said. "I have magic powers, Megan is from Mars, Connor is super strong, Kaldur can control water, and Dick.. Crap." She turned to look at Dick. "What is it that you do again?"
Wally could tell from the way Zatanna asked Dick the question that it was a long standing joke between the two.
"Ha. Ha." Dick said, sounding sufficiently underwhelmed.
"Oh, that's right! He doesn't have any superpowers. He just likes to run around with us." Zatanna teased.
Wally worried he group might have continued on like this indefinitely, but Wally's stomach suddenly growled loudly. Wally blushed, embarrassed at his outburst, but no one else in the room seemed disturbed.
"Hello Megan! I promised you a meal, didn't I Wally?" Megan said.
"I wouldn't want to intru-" he started.
"Nonsense! Come over to the table and tell us about yourself." Megan told him, gesturing to the table while walking towards the kitchen.
"I'll help." Connor added, uttering the first words Wally had heard him say all night.
Wally followed Kaldur over to the table, sitting down and looking about the apartment. It seemed small for five people, especially a mix of both girls and boys, especially when it was filled with half broken stuff. Paint cans, both empty and full, were spread around the apartment next to bolts of fabric and a half built stage.
"I am sorry the apartment is so full. We did not expect company tonight."
Wally smiled. He liked Kaldur. Something about his calm composer and friendly demeanor reminded him of his Aunt Iris, however weird that was.
"So, tell us about yourself Wally." Zatanna interrupted as she and Dick sat down on either side of Wally.
"What do you want to know, beautiful?" he asked. He immediately resolved to never call her that again after he almost melted from the glare Dick gave him.
Zatanna laughed. "How about you start with what you're doing in Paris."
"I'm here to write, actually." Wally answered truthfully.
He immediately realized it was a bad idea to have told the truth, watching as Zatanna's eyes lit up and she almost pounced on him.
"This is perfect!" she yelled out.
Wally looked at the black haired girl fearfully, glancing around the table for help. Kaldur shook his head sympathetically while Dick just smirked at him, telling the red head with his eyes that he was in for it now.
"You can help us finish our play! We've been trying to make it work for an entire month now, but we're missing the one thing that will give us an edge."
"Do not let Zatanna push you into anything you are uncomfortable with Wally." Kaldur chimed in over the sound of Dick's smothered chuckles.
"No, no, it's fine. Tell me about your play." Wally told an eager Zatanna.
"It's all about a group of superhero sidekicks that form their own team. We're called it Teen Heroes." she described with a flourish. She smiled and looked at him expectantly.
"Is that all?" he asked, not wanting to hurt her feelings but not quite sure where the plot came in.
Zatanna looked heartbroken. "It's about our adventures as superheroes."
"And that's fine. It's actually a great idea," Wally reassured her," but I think you need a more of a conflict in the plot." He sat back, happy that he had escaped the conversation about the play relatively unscathed.
Zatanna pondered the advice for a minute before nodding. "Yes, I see what you mean." She suddenly turned towards him. "What would you suggest?'
Wally started, surprised by the question. He sent a panicked look at the pitying look on Kaldur's face and the amused one on Dick's face.
"Well, first I would change the name. 'Teen Heroes' isn't interesting enough. Second, I would make it a love story." he said, bracing himself for the ridicule that always followed his ideas about love.
"There is love in our show! It's between Megan and Connor. They were our couple." she argued.
"But where is the conflict in that love story? Both of them are heroes; they're supposed to be together. I suggest you have a love story between a villain and a hero."
"A relationship between the villain and hero? Would anyone really watch that?" she asked.
"I would." Dick chimed in. Wally looked over and gave him an appreciative smile.
"But who would play the villain? Megan and I are already heroes." Zatanna mused.
"I believe I can aid you with this problem." Kaldur interjected, saving Wally from floundering for an answer. "I suggest we acquire the assistance of Artemis."
"Of course! Why didn't I think of her before?" the faux magician squealed.
"Who's Artemis?" Wally asked, confused once again.
"I believe Artemis is someone you must meet before you understand." Kaldur explained. "We can visit her tonight after her show."
"Her show? Is she an actress?" Wally asked.
"Not quite, my friend. Not quite." the dark skinned young man answered mysteriously.
A/N: Hey again! I hope you enjoyed the chapter and appreciate you for sticking with me. Please leave me any comments, suggestions, predictions, anything! I'd even enjoy just hearing about your day.
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~The Dark Princess