I don't know what compelled me to write this chapter like this but most things that usually happens to me happens for a reason so I hope you guys enjoy it. Now for a side question, how many cookies do you think it would take for them to give me the rights to Young Justice? 10? 20? I will not go pass 30 because I want some cookies too...
Wolf skater: Oh I have no doubt about that lol. Being the world's greatest evil matchmaking person is something that should be honored! I will make a trophy in your honor!
Chalant Lover: I will make it happen. Their relationship calls for a double date and there's no one better than Superboy and Miss Martian! Kidding! I do believe a Robin and Zatanna one ensure humor and chaos. I smell epic chapter there lol.
Akane09chan: Lol! Every time I see your review, I just laugh. I take it as a compliement that I'm able to portray things like this in my writing. Plus one Akane, Plus one.
Player Zero: Glad to be doing my part! If only september would come faster. I have to know what happens next!
sunflower13: Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I liked writing it.
thesilentboom: I like the ending too! It's always fun to throw in a little Robin action in there to spice up the chapter.
Irenerb: Glad you enjoy it! I wonder how many chapters of mine makes it to your favorites. Challenge accepted lol.
randommonkeyz998: Zatanna is awesome! Haven't you wondered what would happen if she... spent a day with Wally and Artemis? I shudder to think of the plotbunnies that are now rampaging through my head.
Hybrid301: I'm with you! I can't last that long either. Thankfully, I'm watching reruns of the show so I don't forget just how awesome it is.
andyc196: You're very welcome. I like to do it because 1)its awesome to see your name on an author's work and 2)There is no number two. Number one is awesome enough. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Jazbez: Yeah, I noticed how Artemis looks like Linda with the amulet on. Like I was thinking earlier, since the DC Reboot, Maybe, just maybe, Artemis = Linda. I will continue to hope and pray.
Devyne_Serenity: Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Awesome person: You're awesome! Enough said.
Chapter 7: Smile
"Why is that you're always smiling whenever you're in here Baywatch?"
Wally shrugged his shoulders and grinned. "Who knows babe. Perhaps the reason why I'm smiling is because I found out that you're secretly an enchantress that somehow put me under your spell?"
Artemis rolled her eyes and slapped his arm lightly. "In your dreams Wally and if I was an enchantress, you would be doing so much more boyfriend kind of things for me."
"More boyfriend kind of things huh? Are we talking about the same kind of things that I see us doing in my dreams babe?" The speedster cheekily replied, sticking out his tongue for good measure.
Seeing as how he left Artemis stuttering for a witty comeback, Wally turned his attention back to the wall, where his prized possessions were kept. Currently known as the 'Trophy Room', it was something that he was truly proud of. Sure he didn't have a Bat Cave with all the cool gadgets or a Fortress of Solitude with all the exotic alien artifacts but he did have the Trophy Room.
While the name seems bland, it was still a work in process. He was going to call it the Flash Room but decided against it. The name wasn't that important, it would come to him eventually but what is important are the objects on the shelf. To outsiders, it might look like random objects that he found at a local flea market but he knew better. To him, they were much more than mere objects. They were souvenirs from their past battles, reminders to the team of just how far they've come.
They had experienced so much together.
Failure. Success. Growth.
To him, these were priceless artifacts. That's why he decided to spend a few minutes every day in here, reminiscencing about the past. He was suppose to meet Artemis in the training room but somehow got sidetracked when he walked past the room. What was suppose to be a quick minute to admire turned into him standing for ten minutes, smiling like an idiot.
Which is why Artemis was currently standing next to him, wondering why her boyfriend had a ridiculous grin on his face.
"Are you ever going to tell me why you're smiling?"
Wally snapped out of his daydream and nodded his head. He walked up to the shelf, his fingers gently touching the souvenirs. His fingers moved along the wall until they stopped in front of two things.
The Helmet of Fate and a single green arrow perched on a stand.
"I'm smiling because of these two things babe."
Artemis looked on with confusion on her face. "Why those two?" She pondered out loud. "I can understand the arrow since it's the same one that I used to save you from being squashed like a bug but why the Helmet of Fate Baywatch?"
"Hey! How many times do I have to say it? It was a strategic plan between Robin and I that led to Amazo's defeat. And we knew you were there the entire time!" Wally half-heartedly defended. It was a lie and the both of them know it. He was lying to keep his pride as a man in tact and Artemis already knew Wally was lying by the way he kept fidgeting.
"Uh huh. Whatever you want." Artemis replied, a grin on her face. No matter how many times she teased him, it was still cute to see Wally so defensive. She quickly gave him a peck on the cheek, her way of letting him know that she was merely teasing him.
"Anyway." Wally coughed, turning his attention back to the Helmet. "Like I was trying to explain before I was kindly interrupted, there's a reason why the Helmet has a special place up there."
"It's because of him isn't it?" Artemis softly asked. "Kent Nelson?" In the past, she tried to get him to open up about the helmet, to see what exactly happened when he wore it but he never budged. Wally, the single-minded idiotic person who was easily bribed with food, did not budge at all. Of course, that was back then when they were just friends but now that their in a relationship, he doesn't get to dodge those questions anymore.
"Yeah. It was." Wally stared at the golden helm, a sad smile on his face. " Believe it or not, Kent was a wise man and he saw something in my heart that I didn't realize myself."
"What did he see that you didn't?" She asked.
"You."
Artemis blinked a couple of times, her heart starting to pick up in rhythm. "Me...?" She quietly asked, wanting to make sure that she heard his answer correctly.
"Yes. You." Wally answered, using one syllable words.
"I-I don't understand." Artemis stuttered. How could Kent Nelson see her in Wally's heart? It had to be a mistake. There's no other possible reason for it... unless it was magic?
Reaching for her hands, Wally pulled Artemis into a hug, full well knowing that his girlfriend was probably going crazy trying to understand the riddle. "Babe calm down."
"Calm down? Calm down? Don't you tell me to calm down Wally West!" Artemis yelled. "I will not be caoophm."
Unable to finish her sentence, Artemis found Wally's lips on top of hers, capturing her in a spontaneous kiss. She felt his hands around her waist, pulling her closer to him and her hands automatically went up to his neck, pulling him deeper into the kiss.
The two soon broke apart for air but not before Wally leaned in, his forehead touching hers. "Kent told me to find my own spitfire Artemis. One that wouldn't let me get away with anything."
His green eyes bored into hers and surprisingly, she felt herself blushing. It wasn't everyday that a girl hears how one elderly gentleman, regardless of him being Doctor Fate, predicted and shaped the future with just a few simple words. Both Wally's and hers.
"I know it doesn't make much sense babe but trust me on this. I may have done a lot of stupid things in the past and probably will still do in the future but being with you, is something that I do not regret. You asked me why I smile in here and this is why. I come in here and see the arrow that saved my life and the helmet that guided my life in the right direction. It's because of these two things that make me smile."
Artemis remained silent, her heart soaring at the way Wally was telling her these things. It wasn't perfect, their relationship but that was normal. They would argue like any other couple but at the end, the feelings that they felt for each other was real.
She needed him just as much as he needed her and that itself, was enough to make her smile.
The author is still hiding in his closet, this time with his laptop watching Young Justice Episodes.
