WALLY P.O.V

I was late, only by ten minutes but I was still late. Kristen was easy going but I could tell she was annoyed

"I'm sorry Kristen" I remarked as she ate her salad quietly stopping to look up at me

"I'm not mad Wally, but you have been doing this a lot lately I feel like you don't want to spend time with me anymore" I felt terrible now

"Kristen that is not it at all, things have just been busy lately" I said trying to cover my own skin

"Doing what Wally, you tell me all these things and I honestly have no idea what the hell is going on anymore" Kristin's face was filled with emotion, I couldn't tell if she was angry, sad or just plain pissed.

"Is it me? Have I done something wrong?" I try to give you space so I don't seem like the clingy obsessive girlfriend but it would be nice to know what you're doing from time to time." She said taking another bite of her salad

"It isn't you, your amazing Kristin!" She tried to hold back her smile

"Look, I know I have been lousy, but I will make it up to you, I promise" I said grasping her hand and squeezing it tightly, she looked up at me and smiled. Relief poured into me, I didn't want her to be mad at me.

We walked out of the restaurant hand in hand, it was a little past ten now. She put her arms around my neck and kissed me, from her end I was sure it was passionate but for me it was…dull. Like an ember starting to die rather than blazing inferno, it wasn't a big, spontaneous moment you see in movies. It was plain.

She broke off first releasing her hold

"I will see you on Monday, call me" She said giving me a wave before walking to her car and driving off blowing me a kiss from the window. I shrugged my own suspicion off; I had been stressed all day that's why the kiss had felt so bland.

I decided to run, I don't know why but it cleared my head and it was ultimately the fastest way to travel. I ran, I ran hard and fast, walking towards the small phone booth taking me back to the cave.

ARTEMIS P.O.V

The house seemed so dreary, all the memories there hadn't been amazing but it was home. I walked into the front room, it was dusty. Green Arrow they didn't sell the place because I might have wanted to live there when I woke up. But the truth was I wanted to get out of this place, I hated it.

I walked past the kitchen running my finger along the counter; there was a layer of dust on the dark blue top. Wiping my finger on my coat I entered my room, most of the clothes from my closet were brought to the mountain and Oliver had brought me some new ones that I hadn't even opened yet but my old clothes would do me for the time being.

I pulled out an old back pack stuffing all of my clothes into it, realising they were not all going to fit I pulled out an old suitcase my dad had given me before he left. I was going to burn it once my clothes were out of it.

Luckily, I was taller so most of my clothes weren't going to fit me any way, but my feet were still the same size so all my shoes still fit me. I stuffed everything I could into the suit case then looked around my room for anything else I wanted to keep. I picked up my favourite book, Alice in Wonderland shoving it into the back pack. There wasn't really much else a couple of trinkets, some money my mum had left in the swear jar which was all my money anyway.

I walked into my mother's room; everything was so dusty it made me want to cough. I walked over to her chests, all the clothes were gone as well as shoes. Jade must have taken care of that one, on her drawers was a small box with all her jewellery in it, she had always loved her jewellery. I picked it up and also put it into my back pack carefully.

There was nothing left there for me anymore, so I would sell it, get myself a nice house, an apartment maybe. I just didn't want to be anywhere near here.

I pulled on my back pack and picked up the suit case heading out of the old apartment, I didn't look back once I had closed the door, I didn't want to. To be honest I could have stayed there and lived but I wanted to move on, I didn't want to sit in shadows of depression anymore.

I walked out back to the telephone booth trying to get my suitcase in, after much struggling I finally got back to the mountain. I didn't say much, but I knew I had to talk to Oliver about selling the old apartment.

I walked towards the room to see the team standing in the middle of a mission briefing. Yes, this is what I needed to get back out into the field. I quickly shoved my suit cases in my room being careful to place down my back pack and ran out towards the group

"So what are we doing?" I asked excitedly, Batman looked at me

"Artemis, you won't be going on this mission, due to the circumstances I think it would be better if you stayed here" I was about ready to punch people if they kept treating me like a victim

"I can do this" I said sternly holding my ground, Kaldur walked up to me and put a hand on my shoulder

"Artemis we are doing this for your own good, we just want you to be back up to strength before you attempt anything to dangerous" he said calmly, that's when I cracked

"No, I am as much a part of this team as everyone else. Stop treating me like a victim!" I yelled hoping to get my point across. The team started looking at each other again, why did they keep having these conversations without me?

"Enough! God I know what you are all doing, you are having a telepathic conversation. I'm not dumb; I know what's going on. Stop treating me like I need to be protected because I don't"

"Artemis…" This time Wally spoke, I felt those butterflies soar through my stomach again but I was not going to appear soft

"What?" I asked harshly, he looked to Batman who nodded then everyone looked at me, Wally said his next words calmly but sympathetic

"Your dad broke out of prison again; this is what the mission is about. He and the light have made another sort of super drug but ten times more powerful then venom. Our mission is to destroy the shipment and bring down your dad" I froze, no one had told me this

"OK, so what? We have done this before we can do it again" I said smoothly trying to appear strong like steel even though I was crumbling, everyone looked at each other again then Batman walked up to me, his voice going less harsh then it usually is

"He took the drug, he is not the father you knew Artemis. Your mission is to either capture him or destroy him" I think that was when my heart dropped into my stomach.