Chapter Nine:
Nightwing:
Nightwing, after being yelled at Artemis, was sitting at his desk numbly working on getting Wally home, when there was a knock on his door. "Come in."
The door pushed open and Black Canary walked in, "Did you talk to her?" She asked.
Nightwing nodded, "Yes."
"And how'd it go?" Black Canary asked perching herself on the edge of Nightwing's desk.
"Badly she yelled at me."
Black Canary sighed, "That poor girl. She is so hurt."
Nightwing nodded, "She doesn't want to open herself up to anyone at the risk it will get her hurt again."
Black Canary crossed and then uncrossed her legs, "I feel awful for her."
Nightwing nodded, "I know."
Black Canary sighed and looked at the door, "I've never had to know what it is like to live without someone you love."
"And I think Artemis knows that so she doesn't want to tell us how she feels, all she ever yells is I'll never know what it feels like," Nightwing sighed.
Black Canary sighed, "But I think you are the one who could understand her most," She said looking at Nightwing.
Nightwing frowned, "What?"
"Well you and Wally have been best friends for a long time-"
"So were Wally and Kaldur and Wally and Roy, the fake on," Nightwing butt in.
Black Canary frowned at him, "Yes, but you and Wally had a closer friendship then he ever had with Kaldur and Roy. You were Wally's best friend. From what I understand he was the first person to know the real you."
Nightwing sighed, "Yea. I guess but how's this help Artemis?"
"You are the closet thing we have to someone who felt hurt when Wally died."
Nightwing sighed, "Yea, I was hurt, I still am, but I'm never going to feel what Artemis feels. She loved Wally. I've watched people die so many times, I think I'm going numb."
Black Canary nodded, "Yes, yes. Tula. Robin. And then all your teammates in that training exercise we did the first year of the team. Wally."
Nightwing shook his head, "The only way we can help Artemis is to play her game. Let her be Tigress and maybe over time she can open up as Tigress. And maybe that will work it's way to her."
Black Canary sighed, "If you think so, sure. But I'm thinking about going and speaking with Artemis."
Nightwing nodded, "I'm sure."
Black Canary stood up and brushed herself off, "Okay," She sighed, she walked to the door and then stopped, "Nightwing?"
"Yea."
"When are you going to come back to the team, they really need you."
"I don't know," Nightwing sighed looking at his hands, "After I bring Wally home," He thought.
Black Canary sighed, "Okay." She pulled opened the door and walked out.
Nightwing shook his head and sighed. He was going to fix this, all of this.
LIDILIDI
Wally:
Wally yawned and walked out of the bedroom and down the hall into the kitchen. It was almost coming a reunite what would happen next.
Ziva would be sitting at the table, wearing whatever cloak color it was, today is was a dark purple. The book would be sitting in front of her. She would be scribbling stuff down.
Wally would gather all the stuff for cereal and then plop down at the table. Ziva would glare at him and then inform him of, if any, updates on her research.
Wally would eat his cereal and then Ziva would either leave for work or go lock herself in her office.
Wally sighed as Ziva left to go work in her office. Summer was fading fast and that meant time was slipping away. The more time he had to be with out Artemis. Wally bit his lip and then stood up and walked down the hall.
He lightly tapped on Ziva's door, "Come in!" Ziva called.
Wally pushed open the door, "Hey Ziva, I have a question."
Ziva looked at him, "Yes?"
"From reading the book you know around the area where Artemis and I lived, right?"
Ziva nodded, "Yes."
"So are we in that area, like is this that same place only the future."
Ziva looked at him, "Yes, Wally West, it is. I believe this house I live in would of only been a few blocks away from where you once lived."
"Is the old graveyard still here?"
Ziva nodded, "Yes, it is they never moved it."
Wally nodded, "Then I'm going for a walk."
"Wear a hood!" Ziva called as Wally turned and jogged out of the room.
LIDILIDI
Wally walked through the graveyard twisting around graves stopping now and then to read one.
Though he was looking for one grave, and that was his own.
"I wonder what they buried," Wally muttered as he walked through the graves.
And soon near the middle of the graveyard Wally found it. Wally found his grave, the stone was worn from all the years, but Wally could still make out his name.
He stopped in front of it and stared at it. And then he raised his eyes to the grave that was located very close to his. Closer then he had seen most other graves.
He stepped over to it and bent down. This grave was newer then his. Not like brand new it was still worn, but you could tell it was about fifty something years younger.
Wally bent over and read the name.
Artemis Crock.
Wally's heart stopped, there was her grave.
Beside his.
Wally ran his hand over her name and stared at it. It wasn't like he didn't know she died in the future. No one lived that long, but still it felt like his heart was going to explode. She had asked to have herself buried next to him.
Artemis loved him that much.
Wally looked around the graveyard, how many of his friends were buried here?
He tucked in hands into his pockets and tore his eyes from Artemis's grave.
He didn't want to be here.
This place was full of sadness.
Wally turned and took off running.
LIDILIDI
Artemis sat at the kitchen table, her fingernails digging into the table top, staring straight ahead.
Therapy.
The word kept bouncing inside her head.
They wanted to make her better. They wanted her not to be in pain, in all this sadness.
But with out the pain and sadness, Artemis wouldn't be able to remember Wally.
She wouldn't be able to remember how much she loved him.
How he could smile at her and make her legs go weak.
How he held her hand, and how his strong grip made her feel like she could do anything.
How he laughed, made her laugh too.
How he put down his life for the whole world.
For her.
Artemis gripped the table harder, no. No therapy. The pain would help her remember and as long as she remembered she could be this.
Whatever this, whatever Artemis, was anymore.
Author's Note: Thanks for all the great comments last chapter! (A lot of you agree that TTG should burn to the ground.) YAY!
Other news. IT IS MAY!
I've got like four weeks of school and I just have to make it through some big finals and blah, blah.
THEN I AM OUT FOR THE SUMMER!
Okay so, what did you think of the chapter? And if there is a stupid comment about dark Artemis (Yes, I know because I said it there is going to be one.) please use your username. Okay? Thanks.
-Lidi999
P.s. Oh and one last thing before you write that stupid comment.
If you lost the person who meant the whole world to you, do you think you would be fine. (If you say yes you are lying.) So that's why Artemis is messed up. (I've already explain that in previous chapters. Just recapping for the idiot who is about to post something stupid, right about... NOW!)
