I don't know if I've addressed this before (let me know if I did), but this is not in chronicle order-this is a combination of love, sibling-rivalry, and regular friendship. One story will have a different theme than the previous (usually), so don't freak out if something is different than before. It's just an experiment, but they will develop a romance although Artemis eventually marries a different person and Roy will find out that Lian has already arrived (damn that kid needs to come back in the reboot!).
"I can't believe you're making me do this," Artemis hissed sliding the ugly socks on. Wearing something like this was just a capitalized NIGHTMARE!
Roy grinned. "Well, it's your fault you bet on the wrong team!" he reminded her. "Now come on-go in there, and try to be happy!" He smiled. "You know, blame Megan for choosing the outfit-I had nothing to do with it!" He grinned wider, remembering when he asked Megan to help him find the perfect outfit for Arty.
Artemis groaned as she glued on the even more ugly and ridiculous mask. "I should never have placed a bet on the Patriots…."
Flashback...
"Super Bowl Sunday, the cave!" Megan screamed. She and the team and Roy were in a small group after combat training and were waiting for Dinah to come back from the showers. She asked the others to follow, but they wanted to hold back. "Packers vs. Patriots-am I correct?"
"Giants vs. Patriots, Beautiful," Wally corrected eating a bag of Mexican chips. "We need to get organized."
"You guys wait here," Roy said. "Me and Artemis need to discuss something."
Megan giggled mischievously as they walked away. "How much longer do we have to wait before they become a couple?" she asked Kaldur. The leader shrugged.
"I hear they have no romantic relationship," he said simply.
The arrows were staring at each other and Roy was smirking. "So...you believe the Patriots are going to win?"
"You bet your sweet abs they will," Artemis nodded. After living with him for some time, she seemed to lighten up so much and they had Roy to thank for that. "Let's make a bet-fifty dollars Brady will triumph over the Giant asses."
Roy shook his head. "No-whoever loses has to wear a ridiculous costume for two days straight, even on the battlefield, in a costume Megan helps pick out."
Artemis lifted her eyebrows. "Did you ask her?"
"If she says yes, we will. If no, the winner-the smart one, me-gets to decide."
Artemis smirked and nodded. "Deal. And may the best woman win the bet."
They shook hands. And Megan squealed at the idea.
Flashback over...
Roy nudged his roommate into the main room, she reluctantly obeyed, and five pairs of eyes flickered in her direction.
Their fearless, tough, raw, untrusting archer was not sporting her green baggy jeans or top or mask or quiver-now she was wearing ballet shoes, knee-high socks with a tiny heart, a shoulder-less puffy tutu with a puffy bow (scream), a heart-choker, winged mask, a quiver with arrows glued to foam hearts, and (gasp) fake wings.
Dick the little pest grinned wickedly and pointed at her. "Maybe we should change your name to Eros," he cracked, that dirty little rat.
Beside him, Wally turned his back and stared at the ceiling. "Don't say that she is cute, don't say that she's cute…" he muttered mentally.
Artemis was so red-faced she looked ready to cry at any given moment. "Megan, this is ridiculous!" she muttered looking down at the tutu and ugly dance shoes.
Megan squealed and clapped her hands excitedly. "But Artemis, you look so cute!" Artemis' eyes almost swelled with tears.
At her peppiness, Conner swallowed. "Hope she doesn't dress me up…" he whispered to Kaldur
Kaldur nodded in agreement as he noticed the girl's reddening face. "It would not blend in too well…" A horrible image of Conner dressed in some sort of ugly outfit would not exactly go too well with what Artemis was suffering right now.
Artemis shuddered as they kept staring at her. The comments stuck to her back like Post-It notes that would not be removed. To make it worse, she had to wear it for two days-two freaking days and Ollie was not happy when he discovered what his protege and former one did- and when Black Canary came over for combat training, she looked at the dress until she burst out laughing and rolled on the floor, her laughter just as loud as her sonic cries. Luckily, no villains tried anything stupid so she had to fight, but this was just horrible!
Artemis was understandably more than horrified when she saw that Megan-loves-Conner and Nobody's-Sidekick posted a new video on YouTube called 'Cupid Artemis.'
This was inspired from a drawing by blackwingsxv, and it's on . I was feeling so sorry for her I instantly thought she lost a bet. Anyway, I cracked up when the artist suggested it was Megan's influence, but I thought it funnier if Arty lost a bet instead.
And yes, I'm doing the 'Failsafe' rewrite (thanks to all who've asked for it), but it may take a while to write and I might be burned out for a while after it.
I'm also going to use each chapter to reveal a 'Young Justice Secret' inspired by the '.com' but even if I post a secret you disagree with, that doesn't mean you stop reviewing or reading-I mean, you come here for entertainment, right? However, let me know if you agree with a secret.
Secret 1: I wish people would stop comparing Megan to Starfire-they're two different aliens and none are stupid, they just have difficulty fitting into Earth and try not to hurt anyone.
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