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Wally woke up to the smell of rabbit being roasted over the fire. When he opened his eyes he found a newly bandaged Artemis cooking some rabbit.
"Morning sleepy head." Artemis laughed.
"How long have you been up?" Wally asked.
"I have no idea." Artemis admitted. Wally chuckled and tried sitting up, but he winced and Artemis quickly pushed him down.
"I'm fine." The red head insisted.
"No, you're not." Artemis said inspecting his back.
"There isn't anything I can do." Wally told her. Artemis quickly grabbed the first aid kit, helped Wally up, and the two hobbled over to the river. Artemis pulled one of the arrowheads she had just finished out of her pocket and began cutting at Wally's uniform.
"Do you mind going shirtless?" Artemis asked.
"As long as you don't get too distracted." Wally teased her. Artemis rolled her eyes and continued cutting. She dropped the extra cloth in the river.
"You are so full of yourself." Artemis told him.
"Why are you dropping the cloth in the river?" Wally asked.
"Hopefully someone will recognize the symbol and send some help." Artemis said. She then cut her pants to make them shorts. Wally couldn't help but stare at her toned legs as she finished.
"Yeah." He mumbled.
"See something you like?" Artemis asked as she smirked at the staring speedster.
"Yes… I mean no!" Wally argued with himself.
"Whatever." Artemis said. She took her leftover cloth and dipped it in the river. Then she pressed it to Wally's back.
"Ow." He hissed.
"Oh, don't be such a baby, it's just water." Artemis told him. After she cleaned the wound out she rewrapped his bandages, this time making sure it was wound all of the way around him. She finished facing him. She was straddling him and as soon as she realized the awkward position she pulled away.
"Um, thanks, for bandaging my back." Wally said.
"Thanks for saving my life." Artemis retorted.
"You're welcome." Wally said before getting up with the help of Artemis of course.
"Okay, we need to get out of here and soon." Artemis told him.
"How?" Wally asked her.
"We should follow the river down and hope to get close to a village or a house or something." Artemis said. Wally could tell she was starting to lose hope.
"Alright. Let's grab the first aid kit and whatever rabbits you've killed and start walking up stream." Wally said. Artemis nodded her head as the two began to gather their supplies.
"I say we walk until the sunsets and then we'll camp for the night." Artemis said as they returned to the river and continued walking. Wally nodded his head in agreement.
"So, what else don't I know about you?" Wally asked. At first, Artemis didn't want to tell him, but if they weren't going to make it out here in the middle of nowhere, at least she could tell him.
"I live in Gotham with my mom." Artemis tells him.
"Okay…" Wally says motioning for her to continue.
"My mom used to be Huntress. She was in prison for the majority of my childhood. She's in a wheelchair." Artemis said.
"I'm sorry." Wally said.
"For what? It's not your fault." Artemis snorted.
"Well, it certainly isn't yours. Is it?" Wally asked. Artemis laughed.
"No. My father left her for dead." Artemis growled as she finished.
"Wow, you really don't like your dad." Wally observed.
"That's the understatement of the century." Artemis mumbled.
"But you act so guarded." Wally told her.
"I was so guarded because I didn't want any of you to know. You were all running around with this mole idea and it came from my father of all people. How do you really think the others would've reacted to the news that we fight two of my family members on a regular basis and that one of them is an ex-con?" Artemis asked him.
"You've got a point." Wally told her.
"So enough about me, what about you?" Artemis asked.
"Nothing special really, I have a mom and a dad, but I'm really close to my Aunt Iris and Uncle Barry because he's the Flash. I also spend some time with Jay and Joan Garrick; they're like grandparents to me. Jay was the first Flash." Wally told her. When he looked up he could see Artemis looking anywhere but his direction.
"That must be nice, having so many people who care about you." She said quietly as they continued walking. Wally stopped and Artemis turned back to look at him.
"What do you mean?" Wally asked.
"I mean you have tons of people who care about you. I bet the Team knows you're gone. They probably don't care if I'm lost." Artemis said.
"You have tons of people who care about you too." Wally argued.
"Like who? My mom? Ollie? Dinah? The Team? Do you know how hard it is when you're only a kid and your father orders you to kill someone you've never met?" Artemis raised her voice.
"You've killed people?" Wally asked horrified.
"No, I could never do it." Artemis reassured him.
"Okay…" he let out the breath he didn't know he was holding in.
"But I'm serious; the Team knows you're gone." Artemis told him.
"They know you're gone too Artemis." Wally said.
"Are you sure? I mean they have Roy right there ready to fill in for me. I'm just the replacement." Artemis fired.
"I deserved that." Wally admitted. The two walked in silence for a while.
"What? No snarky comment? No come back?" Artemis asked anger evident in her voice.
"Listen, I know I've said that before, but I don't feel that way. At least I don't anymore." Wally told her.
"But you did, you hated me." Artemis said her voice now filled with sadness.
"I didn't hate you. I was just upset Roy wasn't part of the Team." Wally tried.
"Sure, whatever you say Wally." Artemis said as she began walking ahead of him. He could've easily caught up, but he decided to give her some space. He stayed a safe distance away, but close enough that if he needed to help her or vice versa, they would be able to. After a ton of walking, the sun finally began to set. Artemis and Wally quickly set up camp and sat down to eat.
"So what's for dinner?" Wally asked jokingly. He already knew the answer.
"Would you rather a burnt stick?" Artemis asked sarcasm dripping in her voice.
"No thanks." Wally said. He graciously accepted the cooked rabbit Artemis had prepared and gulped two down in no time.
"Don't eat too fast Kid Vacuum." Artemis teased him.
"I'll try not to eat the delicious rabbit you have cooked me." Wally said.
"Oh shut up." Artemis said.
"Listen, about earlier…" Wally started.
"You don't have to Wally…" Artemis tried stopping him.
"No, I do. I want to apologize for how I've treated you in the past Artemis. It wasn't fair of me to judge you like I did." Wally told her. He picked up her hands in his and gave them a slight squeeze.
"What if we don't make it out of here?" Artemis asked.
"We're in a forest, not on a deserted island. If it really comes down to it, my injuries will heal and I can run us out of here, but until then we need to stay alive." Wally told her. Their hands were still together and neither had any intention of letting go. Wally unclasped one of their hands so he could collect the extra cloth from Artemis' pant legs that she had cut off from earlier. He then pulled Artemis to him and the two of them lay down next to each other. Artemis put her head on Wally's chest and Wally wrapped his arms around her. The two quickly fell asleep in each other's arms. They both just hoped the Team or the League would find them soon.
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