A/N: A bit of time since my last ud, but I've been busy being happy about the SNOW! Yes, it finally started to snow here where I am, which is ironic since I live in Iceland :/ I'm getting into the Christmas mood! Enjoy!
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"Sorry sis, but I refuse to live in this house with just dad."
"Dad and you and me. We have to keep this family from falling apart."
Artemis sat on her bead, tears brimming her eyes. As her sister left, she clutched her bear tighter and squeezed her eyes shut as the tears threatened to fall.
The scene changed and all of a sudden she was back at the Happy Harbor school. It was quiet and the place seemed deserted. A kick to the back, convinced her otherwise. She stumbled forward and managed to catch her feet. Turning around swiftly only to receive another blow to the stomach. Artemis grabbed hold of her midsection and dodged a sais that was swung her way. Continuing to back away from the constant attacks, she tried to see who was the mystery enemy.
Suddenly, she realized that her bow was clutched in her right hand. Bringing her left one up to grab an arrow, she felt someone grab it as she reached over her shoulder. Her arm was twisted in a way no arm should and her first mystery attacker stepped into the light. Pitch black hair coated the grinning mask, the dull light from nearby streetlights giving Cheshire an even more eerie look. She was pushed into her sister's arms and a sais was pressed against her throat.
The other attacker stepped forward, his white mask seeming to glow in the darkness. She gulped as Sportsmaster got closer. He pulled out his sword and raised it. Artemis closed her eyes and waited for the impact. Instead, she felt a strong gust of wind and seconds later the blade pressing against her throat was gone. She carefully opened one eye and saw Sportsmaster lying on the ground, seemingly unconscious. Glancing over her shoulder, she saw that Cheshire had also been knocked out.
She dropped into battle stance, not trusting of whoever had saved her. A flash of yellow disappearing around the corner caught her eye and she started sprinting towards it. She came around the corner to see the silhouette of someone standing to far away to be seen. "Who are you?"
Her mystery savior stepped forward and she gasped. "It was you."
Wally smiled. "It's always been me." Artemis smiled back and wiped a stray tear from her cheek. The speedster took large steps towards her, closing their distance to a mere hairsbreadth. She could feel his breath on her mouth and she closed her eyes, leaning in closer...
"Artemis. Artemis!"
Artemis opened her eyes and lifted her head, the glaring lights attacking her eyes. "If it's not to much to ask, would you mind sleeping during your own time?" her French teacher said sarcastically, looking down on the blonde before turning around with a huff. When everyone had stopped staring and turned back to their books, Artemis groaned and rested her head on her hands.
That stupid dream had kept her up all night and now it was harassing her at school to? It's not like she even liked having that dream. Kissing Wally? That was probably the most absurd thing her unconscious mind had come up with in a long long time. Sure, she didn't hate him like when she first started out on the team, but they weren't even close to being friends. More like acquaintances. Although, your family history and secrets weren't something you shared with you ''buddy''.
She sighed as her head started to pound. These thoughts weren't exactly nine o'clock in the morning friendly, especially if dreams had kept you up for most of the night. Allowing her head to droop, she focused on the letters in her books, struggling to keep her eyes open. The book began to blur and her head hit the desk with a quiet thud.
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"It was awful, I fell asleep twice," Artemis complained as she walked alongside Richard. Now that his secret was out, both of them finally had someone to walk with back to base. "That doesn't sound to bad," he tried to comfort her. Artemis raised her eyebrow.
"You didn't let me finish. I fell asleep twice, just during my first period. Counting all the other times I probably dozed off about twelve times."
"Jeesh. You are so not traught."
The archer rolled her eyes at his wordplay, getting used to his colorful vocabulary by now. "What's got you loosing sleep?"
Artemis froze, stopping dead in her tracks. Dick turned around and shot her a questioning look. He noticed the slight blush tinting her cheeks and smirked. She was so hiding something. "Common Arty, you know you can trust me."
Laughing, the blonde started walking again, not liking that I'll-find-out-your-secret look he was sending her way. "It was just a stupid nightmare. Now drop it," Artemis commanded. The boy smiled and stepped in front of her. Walking backwards, he looked her straight in the eyes. "Then why were you blushing?"
Artemis pushed him away, taking a turn into the alley. Richard followed her, chuckling to himself. "You know I'm going to find out, so why not just tell me?"
Opening the door to the crappy old phone booth, Artemis ignored him and stepped in. Dick shook his head as he watched her transport to the cave. When the light cleared, he grabbed his dark glasses from his pocket, placed them on his nose and stepped into the booth.
Walking in through the tunnel, he was greeted by the whole team, including Wally. "Great. You and Artemis are here. That means training is now under session."
Robin turned his attention to Black Canary who was standing at the back. Everyone moved out of the way as the floor turned blue. "Who's up first?"
Superboy and Black Canary sparred for a few minutes, the kryptonian doing a better job than he did last time, but he still couldn't keep up with their trainer. Aqualad was up next and Miss Martian followed. Both finished without a victory, the blonde superhero still undefeated. "You two are the only ones left," Black Canary said, gesturing for them to step up. Artemis pushed at Robin's back, who had at some point changed from his school outfit.
He walked calmly into the small ''arena'' and they fought hand-to-hand for a few moments before declaring it a tie. "Hit the showers everybody."
The team walked away, chatting, and Artemis followed. "Can I talk you Artemis?"
The archer stopped and turned around slowly. When Black Canary crossed her arms, she sighed and walked towards the woman. "Is there something bothering you?" she asked, Artemis shaking her head in response. "Good. The I expect a great performance from you," the olde girl said with a smirk. She dropped into a battle stance and Artemis copied. Black Canary delivered a swift kick to her head which Artemis dodged.
She blocked two more punches before being swept off her feet. She fell to the floor with a lout thud and the floor declared her fail. Slowly getting up she raised her arms in a ready position before yawning loudly. Black Canary was smiling at her, now in a stand-by mode. "Tell me what's wrong."
Artemis sighed and walked off the training space, the floor turning back to normal. "I just had a nightmare, that's all."
The older superhero followed her and they sat down on the couch. "Don't lie to me Artemis. Something's bothering you and I can help, if you just tell me what it is," Black Canary said, her tone sounding very uncharacteristic. Artemis crossed her arms and turned her head. She had done enough sharing to last her whole lifetime. The older blonde reached over and laid her hand on the girl's arm, noticing her walls slowly breaking down.
"Fine. I've been having this very romantic and dramatic dream all day, which is really a first for me," Artemis began, turning in her seat to face the other woman. "And?" Black Canary pressed.
Artemis sighed, "It starts with this... memory. From when I was young. It soon changes and I'm suddenly outside of the Happy Harbor High school. There's someone in the shadows and then Cheshire jumps at me. I try to fend her off but I'm grabbed by Sportsmaster. As he's preparing to slice me open, I close my eyes, and when I open them, they're both knocked out." She stopped to take a deep breath and Black Canary nodded her head as a motion to go on.
"I see something disappear around the corner and run to check it out. There's someone there, and when I ask him to step out, I see it's Wally."
The older blonde leaned forward, very intrigued. "What happens next? Does the dream just end there?"
Artemis let out a sigh and shook her head. "I wish. We exchange a few words, very dramatic ones I might add, and suddenly, he's leaning forward, as if he's planning on kissing me. And the strangest thing is, I'm leaning in to meet him. Our lips are like, an inch away, and then I wake up. Every single time."
"So you wanted the dream to continue?" Black Canary inquired. Artemis's eyes widened and she shook her head. "No!" she exclaimed before letting out a deep breath. "Yes. Maybe. I don't know," she said, standing up and pacing the floor. She was rubbing her face, walking in a few circles before turning back to Black Canary.
"It's like, ever since last night when we were talking about... stuff, I've had this tingling feeling in the pit of my stomach and it's pissing me off," she said with irritation, throwing her hands up in the air and turning back away from Black Canary, who was smiling knowingly. "How do you feel when you're around Wally?"
Artemis stopped and walked towards the woman. "What are you implying here?"
Black Canary smiled wider, putting a comforting hand on the archer's shoulder. "I'm implying that you just might have a crush on your teammate."
"What!"
Robin grabbed his mouth as he moved his ear away from the side of the vent, trying desperately to muffle his laughter. He was lying stomach down inside the ventilation system, located right above the couches. He had known her dream was something worth knowing but he hadn't even stopped to think it was something like this. So Artemis liked Wally.
He smiled to himself, "Kaldur, you owe me 10 bucks."
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AN: Oh Robin, only you would climb into the vents to hear a secret and/or bet on someone's love life ^.^ Artemis is finally starting to realize her feelings, now it's only a matter of question of how long Robin help Wally realizes his *hint hint* :)
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