Hey! Well, another chapter for this fic!
Just some notes, this will turn eventually into a Spitfire fic, that's why Wally has been added to the characters :)
And I know I said that it would start overlapping with the show in this chapter, but this chapter got so long, I'm splitting this in half :D But that chapter will be uploaded soon! maybe even tonight [even though that may mean at 11pm :/]
Anywho! And for those of you that are also following my other YJ fic: How To Date The Girl That Seems To Hate You, rejoice, I will be continuing it! :D
[anonymous person without a name]: Ok, to each their own...you think they're jerks, my belief is that they're not happy with their current situation, so they are crabby. Hopefully you're still inclined to read this story.
Luiz4200: Yep, he will :D that's for sure. Enjoy the chapter!
Goner: Yesp, she is very stubborn... but ech, she just found out she has a father, who she was supposed to murder...Anyway, hope you enjoy the chapter!
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==One week later
Things had been going relatively well for Artemis. She was starting to adapt to this new environment, and Ollie and Dinah were quite kind and compassionate towards their biological and adopted daughter, respectively.
Artemis was actually beginning to believe that maybe she could bury her past, and begin life anew in this household. Not that she would admit anything about her past to anyone. She was a strong girl, who was always told that the best form of defence against anything was to bark at people, challenge them. That way, they couldn't figure anything out about you, and that meant they wouldn't have anything to use against you.
The only bump in that road was Roy. He knew that girl from somewhere, he just couldn't place where! He decided to ask Ollie if he knew. Ollie was busy trying to furiously figure out who the perp really was. Ollie knew it wasn't Jade, but he couldn't figure out who it was. Idiotically enough, the cameras are always turned off at night, to allow 'privacy' for guests.
Roy remembered then that he had seen the perp. And in his mind's eye, he suddenly knew where he had seen Artemis before. She was the perp! That little minx! She was planning this all along!
He quickened his pace to Ollie's office, running smack into Artemis.
"Woah Jeeves! You might want to slow down! " Artemis exclaimed.
"Shut up Hood, I don't have to listen to you." Roy growled, walking off.
"Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed! What's up, didn't drink your tea?" Artemis retorted.
"Just shove it Charlatan." Roy growled.
"What? What did you call me?" Artemis gasped.
"You heard me: charlatan. I know the truth." Roy replied, turning around to look at her.
"The truth about what?" Artemis asked, paling.
"You know what, so stop lying." Roy scoffed.
"Enlighten me Roy, what're you talking about?" Ollie asked, coming up behind him.
"This little charlatan here has been lying to you, and is in cahoots with her mother!" Roy stormed.
"Roy! What are you talking about!" Ollie replied angrily.
"I mean that she's the perp! She's the one that was trying to murder you! This is all a plot to get you to trust her, and then she'll try again, and after she's done, she'll bust her dear mother out of prison! She's probably not even your daughter." Roy exploded.
"Is this true Artemis?" Ollie asked. He then saw that Artemis was no longer with them. "Artemis?"
Ollie went to look for Artemis, but couldn't find her.
"What's going on around here?" Dinah asked, sternly.
"Have you seen Artemis?" Ollie asked, ignoring Dinah's question.
"Yes I have, and I'm not telling you where she is until you tell me what got her so distraught." Dinah demanded. She then added. " I could've sworn she was crying, but she denied it."
"Roy believes that Artemis is faking all of this because he believes she's the one that tried to murder me." Ollie sighed.
"What?" Dinah asked.
"Come on, let's talk to her and figure this out." Ollie coerced.
"Sure, I left her in the training room." Dinah nodded. " I find that the best way to relax is to let your anger out."
Sure enough, Artemis was in the training room. But what shocked them was what she was doing. She was with a bow and arrow, and could she shoot! She was hitting the target head on.
Ollie cleared his throat. "Hey Artemis-"
"Go away." Artemis muttered, not even turning around.
"Listen, we just want to talk. Look, we promise that we'll reach an understanding, and that it won't involve prison, or juvie." Ollie tried again.
"I'm not interested, so you can stop wasting your breath and my time." Artemis stoically replied.
"Artemis please, we're just trying to understand. Why did you lie to us?" Dinah asked, stepping forward.
"Because you guys would've totally taken me in if you'd known the truth?" Artemis scoffed.
"So it's true?" Ollie asked.
Artemis turned around. Ollie agreed with Dinah, Artemis looked like she'd been crying." Yes, I did try to murder you that night. But I want to turn over a new leaf. I always wanted to become part of the- never mind. The thing is, I'm not quite sure what to do anymore. I'm just so confused! You guys probably want me to be arrested or throw me out of the house."
"Artemis, listen. We aren't going to take you to the police, and most definitely not going to kick you out of the house. You're not an assassin." Dinah assured the girl.
"You hardly know me and yet you'd be willing to assume things about me." Artemis replied icily.
"Look Artemis, if you're really willing to turn over a new leaf, then we'll support you." Ollie smiled.
"What, you don't believe Jeeves on whether I'm your daughter?" Artemis spat.
Ollie chuckled. "Trust me, you resemble me in more ways than one."
"As if." Artemis muttered.
"Listen, just stick around ok? We're not going to hold this against you Artemis." Dinah smiled.
"I- I guess." Artemis brought out a shy smile, hardly noticeable.
==1 month later
It was night time, and Artemis just couldn't sleep, so she decided to get a snack. She suddenly heard three people talking. She went to the cutlery drawer, taking out two of the longer knives. Not her ideal weapon, but she had to make do. She neared the doorway and saw Green Arrow, Speedy and some blond chick who had her back to Artemis, were talking. They might consider themselves heroes, but they had no right to barge into the household.
"Freeze! I have knives and I'm not afraid to use them!" Artemis growled, stepping out.
The three figures froze and turned to face her. Artemis recognized Dinah as one of the figures.
"What the hell is going on here!" Artemis asked, not letting her guard down.
"Easy Artemis, just let me explain." Dinah stepped forward, raising her arms a bit to show she meant no harm to her.
"Please, do enlighten me on what you're doing with that duo." Artemis nodded towards the two figures.
"Listen Charlatan, we don't have to explain a single thing to you, so buzz off!" Speedy growled.
"Jeeves? Wow, so this is what you do? Asshole by day, and asshole with a bow and a mask by night?" Artemis scoffed.
"Since Roy can't keep his mouth shut, I guess the cat's out of the bag." Green Arrow sighed, lowering his hood, and peeling off his mask, showing none other than Ollie.
"Ok you three have a lot of explaining to do." Artemis stated.
"Like I said, I don't have to explain anything to you." Roy grumbled, leaving.
=Many minutes later
"So you're the Green Arrow, and Moody's Speedy?" Artemis asked. "And Dinah is Black Canary?"
"Yep, that's right. Look sorry for not telling you earlier. I just didn't know when to tell you. But since we're on the topic, I've seen your skills in archery. How about joining us?" Ollie asked.
"Me, join you guys, as in, become a hero?" Artemis asked, sounding a bit overwhelmed.
"Yep, don't you want to?" Dinah asked.
"Well, yeah, but, thing is, I always imagined that I would join the League of Shadows." Artemis grinned sheepishly. "But I would very much like to join you guys."
"Artemis, the League of Shadows isn't as glorious as they make it out to be. Did, did your erm, mother ever tell you anything about them?" Ollie nervously stuttered through that sentence.
"Yeah, she talked a lot about it, made it sound like fun." Artemis nodded. "Except she never told me who she was. I know she's part of the Shadows, but not who her alter-ego is. Do you know?" Artemis asked.
"No, sorry. Anyway, let's get you started on your training." Ollie smiled.
And that was this chapter! This was a filler chapter/explanation chapter. It was just to show how Artemis became well, Artemis, and Green Arrow's trust towards her, and Roy's mistrust :)
So yeah! Next chapter WILL be crossing with the show, so look forward to that! Maybe tonight!
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Thanks! Hope you enjoyed it!
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