Wow, I just couldn't stop writing this one...I hope I got enough comedy for you guys...I never know when my puns make it through, and when they're just too facepalm worthy :/
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the chapter, and oh! one more thing! New ep! :D
Friday, June 3rd, 2011 at 7:00pm (ET) - "#10 Targets" - New!
Red Arrow's battle to prevent the League of Shadows from inciting a war, pits him against the world's most dangerous assassins – and allies him with someone more dangerous still. Too bad Aqualad couldn't convince him to ask the team for help…
Taken from World's Finest Online, who apparently has it from CN, so rejoice!
Yeah, it's more than a month away, but it's at least something!
Anyway, just wanting to let you guys know :) And no annoying AN bitching at you guys to review, just me asking you guys very kindly to do so! Please?
Oh, and because someone mentioned this in one of my other stories:
I am in Canada, and learned all my english here, ergo, I might have a different spelling here and there, so please take that into consideration...I'm not trying to mock the person who said this, since I think it's a valid point that should be clarified :D
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==At the restaurant
As Artemis and Wally entered the restaurant, Artemis had made up her mind. She would extract her revenge on Wally by being as biting as she could. While Artemis was head over heels for the speedster, she still wasn't sure if Wally did really like her. Sure he had kissed her, but that could've been a spur of the moment, a way to shut her up. It worked, but not for long, she would see how much Wally could tolerate of her and this was the perfect opportunity to do so.
"Good evening, table for two?" The greeter asked, seeing the couple. He seemed like a very stuck up man, with his sneering glance, and the mightier-than-thou attitude that he was sporting.
"No, we're coming here to eat with our invisible friends as well." Artemis deadpanned, glaring at the man.
Wally knew from this moment in that Artemis would make sure to make this date one to remember. He cleared his throat and replied, noticing that the man wasn't going to crack a smile. "Yeah, table for two."
"Just a moment, sir." The man was clearly trying to ignore Artemis after her sassy comment.
After a couple of minutes of waiting, a waitress came to get them. As they were leaving, Artemis neared the greeter, and smirked. "You know, you should remove whatever you shoved up your ass, since I think people would be much more willing to hold a conversation with you if you didn't look like Batman with PMS."
As the man was left spluttering, Artemis knew that she had successfully put the man in his place, and went to catch up to Wally and the waitress, who was clearly trying to show off her backside by sashaying her hips as though she were salsa dancing. And Wally, like the hormonal teen he was, was staring intensely, a little bit too much so for Artemis' taste.
"You want to stop glaring at her? She's going to accuse you of harassment." Artemis harshly whispered to him, getting the Speedster to jump a mile. Clearly noted that he was in his own world.
"I'm not staring at her!" Wally glared at her.
Artemis scoffed. "Right, and I'm part of Gotham's rich socialite group."
The waitress turned around, not having heard anything, and winked at Wally. "Here's your table handsome."
Wally clearly let that sly compliment fly over his head, but not by Artemis. "Here's a little tip for you. You want a guy? Don't ask him out dancing, unless you want him to date your hips."
The waitress flushed a thousand different colours at that and stomped off, not happy at all. Wally smiled, embarrassed and, grabbing her arm, shoved her into the booth with him.
"Is there a specific reason as to why you're verbally murdering everyone that crosses you path?" Wally asked once they settled down.
"That's not true. I'm merely trying to make their lives better with some advice." Artemis shot back, sounding amused.
"Uh huh, except for the fact that your 'advice' isn't really helping anyone, unless making them speechless and angry is part of your therapeutic routine." Wally shook his head.
"To each their own, Casanova." Artemis shrugged. "Brutally honest is how I work."
"Maybe a little bit too brutal." Wally mumbled.
"Do you mind?" Artemis smirked.
"It's entertaining seeing their faces, that's for sure." Wally smiled. His face then turned into a pensive gesture. "Artemis, can I ask you something?"
"You're not really giving me a choice here are you Baywatch?" Artemis snickered.
"I'm being polite here!" Wally defended himself.
"Yeah, you're a real gentleman when you force ask a question on someone." Artemis drawled.
"Because you're so much better with your life altering 'advices?'" Wally scoffed.
Someone cleared their throat. "Are you ready to order, or should I wait until you're finished your erm, discussion...if you plan on ending this sometime before the restaurant closes?" A waiter had come to take their order, but decided to butt into their argument.
"Way to butt in. Ever hear of privacy?" Artemis shot back, now she was getting angry.
"Had you been looking for privacy, ma'am, a restaurant wouldn't be the wisest choice." The waiter dryly replied.
Wally had just found a new best friend. Wally was smirking quite widely, having felt like he just won the lottery. And then he felt like he was punched in the gut while someone stole said money once Artemis jumped right back in without missing a beat.
"And last I checked, waiters aren't supposed to interfere, alright? If you want to be nosy, do it at someone else's table, unless you want to-" Artemis was getting violent, and Wally had to step in, before Artemis committed some violent act that would potentially resolve in the waiter losing parts of his body, painfully.
"-get a very bad complaint card. Yeah, nasty stuff. Bad for your rep. Just bring us some water and we'll be fine." Wally smiled his best smile, trying to get the waiter to leave.
Artemis just face palmed.
"Very well, sir, however, next time you want to shoo someone away, don't threaten them with something that doesn't exist." And he turned on his heel and left.
"What? What kind of restaurant doesn't have complaint cards?" Wally was baffled.
"Apparently this one doesn't." Artemis grumbled back.
"You're in quite a mood, anyway, before we were so rudely interrupted- Ah!" Wally then jumped out of his seat once the waiter very lightly slammed the glasses of water on the table, getting majority of the water to create a lake on and around their table, and to give Wally a bath.
"Smooth, what's next, the food on our head?" Artemis deadpanned.
"Just demonstrating what it is to actually rudely interrupt someone, since he clearly doesn't seem to know." The waiter icily replied.
"Jeez, thanks for that, you ever hear of sarcasm?" Wally lifted his arms trying to get the water to drip its way out.
"Quite. It's my native tongue." The waiter bit back, not feeling the least bit of remorse at the drenched kid.
"Yeah, and my native tongue is violence, let's see if they can understand each other!" Artemis raised her fist, but was quickly grabbed by Wally's hands.
"Come on, punching him isn't going to help." Wally didn't want to have to deal with a pissed off Artemis, so he was trying to calm her down, and failing at it.
"I'm not going to punch him, I'm going to grab that rusty spoon by that kid's pasta bowl." Artemis jerked her head to another table where there indeed was a spoon, not rusty, but it would serve its purpose.
The whole restaurant was staring at them, and they all simultaneously hid any spoons and other cutlery they could find.
"What seems to be the problem?" Stuck up greeter was back.
"Great. All that we needed. You know, we're not having a Lemon and Vinegar Tasting Convention ok? You can go back to your job at scaring people away, or if you're really bored, you can –"
"Enjoy a nice cup of tea!" Wally had managed to take most of the water out of his shirt, well, enough that he wouldn't contract anything until he changed. He noticed that Artemis seemed to be really pissed off, and prone to punching someone badly. "You know, we're not really hungry anymore, so long!"
Wally then grabbed Artemis' hand and sped away, at normal human speed. However, Artemis still managed to yell "Your management needs to get a sense of humour!"
==Outside
"Or you can stop threatening them a bloody death, that works wonders." Wally smirked.
"And what would be the fun in that?" Artemis scoffed.
"Let's see, I wouldn't be drenched? ! ?" Wally exclaimed.
"Teaches you not to complain with him." Artemis shook her head.
Wally spluttered. "If I was complaining, what were you doing! ? ! ?"
"Teaching him a lesson in manners." Artemis shrugged.
"Yes, a rusty spoon would definitely help with that." Wally scoffed.
"I have my methods." Artemis smirked.
"And I don't think I want to be on the receiving end of them." Wally grimaced.
"So, back to the Mountain?" Artemis sighed.
"Are you kidding me? If you think you're getting away from me that easily, you've got another thing coming." Wally smiled.
"So you're not completely repulsed by my antics? Or angry?" Artemis asked, disbelief clear in her voice.
"Are you kidding me? That was hilarious! Except, next time, how about we keep me dry? I feel like I just got dumped into a river."
"Deal. At least you live up to your name Baywatch." Artemis smirked. "Rescuing damsels in distress without worrying about getting wet."
Wally groaned. Artemis was anything but a damsel in distress, but that gave him an idea. "Ok, I saved you, but heroes usually get something in return for their efforts."
Wally was expecting a kiss, but got anything but that. Artemis jumped up on him, wrapping her arms around his neck, and got this super sweet and fake cheery voice. "Oh yes, how could I forget, you saved me! My brave, brave hero! Oh thank you for your selflessness!"
"Erm, you ok Artemis?" Wally didn't mind the fact that he was hugging her, but the voice just freaked him out.
"Ever hear of sarcasm?" Artemis winked, her voice back to normal. "And another thing. What possessed you to choose this place?"
Wally groaned. "They seemed kind when Flash saved them! They were kind on the interview."
"Never believe what you see on TV." Artemis smirked. She then captured his lips with hers and shared another sweet kiss.
Hmm, yeah, was that a bit too whack or did some jokes come through?
I hope they did, since that was the point...showing Artemis and Wally trying to have a normal date...and being incapable of doing so :/
And the whole sarcasm as a native tongue is what people have often accused me of...speaking in sarcasm the same way people speak English, others French, etc.
Anyway, one little announcement:
I have decided to continue Broken Puppet! I don't know how many of you read it, but case in point is that I will turn it into a longer story, albeit a darker fic, it'll still go on! So that'll probably be my next update :D
Hope you guys enjoyed that, and don't forget to make me happy by reviewing! :D
Hezpeller
