Hello all! It's me again. This idea was sent to me by scarlett mist, and I want to thank her very much! Unfortunately, I really couldn't think of a song that could go with this update, so sorry. Also, I'll be making this particular story into a 2 part thing, so tell me if I should continue it or not.

Disclaimer: I still don't own it.

Gotham Academy~ Science Class

Thursday- 11:45 am

Science had to be the worst class of the day. It was full of words she didn't understand and it included math. MATH. Of all things to include... why that? At least next period was lunch. She'd meet back up with Dick and Babs in the dining hall. That is, if she could find them. That room was massive.

She began to space out in the class. Clouds were always much more entertaining than what was on the board ahead of her.

"Ms. Crock?" Mr. Redit said sternly. "What is the answer?"

She shook herself and quickly glanced around the room. What was the right thing to say in a situation like this? "Er, sorry sir, I couldn't hear you. Could you please repeat it?"

"Artemis, if you cannot pay attention from where you are seated, I will be forced to move you up front." Snickering filled the class and the teacher turned back to the board. "As I was saying..."

"Rrriiinnnggg!"

Immediately, all of the chairs squealed across the floor and the students evacuated the class in a mad rush to get their lunch first, Artemis included. As she was pushed out into the hallway, she figured it was best if she texted Babs to ask where they should meet up. Sticking her hand into the pocket of her blazer, she fished around for her small phone. "Gum wrapper... receipt... Where is it?" she muttered. Artemis switched which hand she was carrying her books in and searched the right pocket. It was no where to be found. "Crap!" she exclaimed. This wasn't good. She had a mandatory meeting with the dean after school today about how she was adjusting to Gotham Academy, and without that phone, she had no way of telling her mom what she'd be doing. Her mother wasn't perfect, but after all she'd lost, Artemis didn't blame her for wanting a constant update on Artemis' life. Let's also not forget that Artemis needed her phone. She was fifteen years old! What good teenager doesn't have a phone? Suddenly, it hit her. She'd left it at Mount Justice the night before after training. But how would she be able to get that phone by this afternoon? Kid Flash. He didn't have school today, most likely because he was feigning sick, so he'd stayed at the mountain for the day. And there was no need to mention his superspeed. Calming herself, she reasoned that she could ask Babs at lunch to borrow her cell to call Wally and, if he was feeling sympathetic, he could run it down for her.

Rushing into the lunch room, Artemis frantically looked left and right down the ginormous room. At a table on the far end, she could barely make out a small freshman boy that she knew was Dick. Pushing past the large crowd of people that were headed for the lunch line, she managed to make it to the table pretty quickly. "Dick! Where's Babs?" she asked urgently.

"Babs is getting her food," the freshman said nonchalantly. "May I help you?" As great of a friend the kid was, sometimes he really knew how to get under someone's skin.

"Actually, yes." Dick looked surprised. Usually she would have said something snarky back. "I need your phone." Now he was really surprised. "Now!" she snapped. He fumbled in his messenger bag on the floor and tossed her his top of the line cell phone. She caught it with ease.

"May I ask who you're planning on calling?"

"No." The line began to ring as the call was put through. "C'mon... pick up..." Finally, someone answered the phone.

"Hello?"

"Er, hey, Wally... its Artemis."

"Oh. Hi. What?"

"Could you do me a favor please? I left my phone on my desk in my room. You're at the mountain, right?" She could hear a slight 'mmhmm.' "Okay, could you please bring it to me today?"

"And why should I do that?"

"Because if you don't, I'll tell your uncle that you aren't really sick."

"...Fine." The line went dead and she sighed in relief. Sitting back down at the table, she slid the phone back to Dick who caught it and grudgingly put it back in his bag.

"You aren't going to tell me anything, are you?" he asked again. Artemis just began to dig into her sack lunch.

Gotham Academy~After school

4:30 pm

Artemis sighed drearily. She was sitting on the steps outside the front of the school building. The meeting with the dean was over and Wally still hadn't brought her cell phone over. This is what she got for trusting the speedster.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a group of girls walking towards her. Looking up and flashing a smile when they walked up to the steps, they stopped and stared at her.

"What are you looking at, scholarship kid?" Artemis froze, smile plastered on her face. Wiping the stupid grin, she lowered her head. "Nothing..." she muttered.

"What was that?" the head girl asked. She was pretty, in that fake, Barbie way. Everything about her was perfect; from her dyed blonde hair all the way down to her polished shoes, anyone could see that this girl had money. "I didn't hear what you said." Artemis was pretty sure the girl's name was Brittni.

Artemis took a deep breath. "I said that I wasn't looking at anything," she explained calmly.

"Oh you did, did you? Because I don't think that's right. What about you, girls?" The group behind her murmured in agreement. Brittni's voice lowered to a dangerous whisper. "I can see right through your defiant eyes, you know. You're scared of me. I have people who listen to me, a wonderful boyfriend, and most of all, I have money. You don't really have any of those three now, do you?"

Artemis stood, about to defend herself. "Ooh... the new kid is going to try and make a name for herself!" exclaimed a girl who didn't look incredibly intelligent. She had a fake tan and brown, wavy hair.

"Shut it, Amber," Brittni snapped. Amber let out a small 'eep' and fell silent. Then she turned to address Artemis again. "Look, Arty. No matter what you say, something bad happens to you. If you hurt me, I'll have my boyfriend come beat you senseless. If you embarrass me, I'll make sure the rest of your school days here are miserable. If you run away, I'll embarrass you in front of the entire student body. It's a win-win for me, and a lose-lose for you."

Just then, much to Artemis' chagrin (and small amount of relief) a voice spoke up from behind her. "No one calls her Arty except me."

She spun around to face the newcomer. "Wally!"

"And another thing, if your boyfriend even touches Artemis here, I'll come and hurt him back."

Brittni snickered. "What exactly are you supposed to be, her bodyguard?"

Amber called out, "He's kind of cute!"

"Shut up, Amber."

Wally stepped forward, in front of Artemis, protecting her. "Actually, I'm her boyfriend."

Artemis felt as if she'd died. Oh gosh, this couldn't be happening to her. But before her very eyes, Brittni appeared to transform. A silky tone was added to her voice and she stepped back, purring, "Oh, my apologies. Girls?" And she turned and went into the school building.

"What... was that?" Artemis asked, slightly awed, slightly peeved. Wally turned back around to her and handed her her phone.

"Hey, sorry it took me so long," he said. Artemis just shook her head.

"Thanks for coming, Wally."

The ginger winked. "No problem. I'll see you later, okay?"

As he sped away, Artemis collapsed back onto the stairs of the school, cheeks burning. What had just happened?

Gotham Academy

Friday- 12:00 pm

Artemis stalked into the lunch room, hungry, tired, and irritated at her history teacher. Why did he have to through a pop quiz today? As she headed towards Babs, who was actually sitting at the table on time today, she was stopped by Brittni. Great. Just what she needed. "May I help you?" she asked, steeling herself for what was about to come. Brittni just smiled a bit evilly.

"Artemis, may I call you Arty?"

"No."

"Arty, tomorrow is Homecoming."

"So?"

"Are you planning on going?"

"Uh, not really."

Brittni smiled a bit more. "Good. We don't want you there anyways. Now we'll be able to have loads more fun since none of the scholarship kids will be there."

Dang. Artemis had to hand it to her, Brittni really knew how to try to make someone upset. But Artemis wasn't affected in the way Brittni had hoped. Actually, she just got mad.

"You know what, I've changed my mind. I will be going. And I'll be bringing my boyfriend." Yah, her nonexistent one.

"Perfect." The grin on Brittni's face was growing large enough to match the Joker. Artemis really did need to keep her mouth shut. Who knows what would happen tomorrow now?

And that's the end of Part 1! I'll upload the actual dance tomorrow... I know what I'll do for that. So, please review. Reviews I want include constructive criticisms, anon, and plot suggestions. Anything you might say, I'll certainly take into consideration because I'm way to new to this. So... Review. If you do, I'll give you a plushie. But not really cause I don't have that much money.