Artemis woke up to the sound of Megan half screaming half laughing in her face, "Wake up! We're going to play a game." The alien's face was lit up with utter joy and it made her want to smack the smile right off the green skinned girl.
"I don't want to play a game right now, Megs. Maybe later." Her voice was groggy from sleep and she wanted to go back to her world where she and Wally didn't have to hide.
"No! Not later! Now. We must!"
"M'gann, I'm giving you five seconds to leave before I unleash hell. I will play a game with you guys tonight, alright?" the blonde turned over to her stomach and threw the covers over her head.
"Yeah, sure, Artemis. I just wanted you to feel like you belonged with us." The raw sadness in the Martian's voice made Artemis stop and look up at her.
Groaning she shoved the blankets off her body and stopped the other girl from leaving, "Wait, Megan, I'm sorry. The gesture was nice and I appreciate it. Really, I do. I just … have a lot on my mind right now. And I don't know how to… get rid of it… I guess would be the right way to say that."
"If you want, you could talk to me. I'm a fantastic listener!" Megan's nightgown swirled around her legs as she grabbed the pale skinned girl's hand and pulled her back toward the bed.
Befuddled, Artemis just looked at her like a fish, her mouth opening and closing, "Uh, whoa, uh, I don't think that's what I was implying… really, I'm okay."
She tried to get up from the bed, yet again, but Megan wouldn't let go of her, "Please, just tell me what's bothering you. I know it will help."
Artemis stared down into Megan's brown eyes, thinking about the consequences of talking to Megan about her … situation with Wally. What would she say? What would he say? What would happen? She didn't want to ruin anything by confiding… but she wasn't one to dwell.
No, she was the type of girl who dealt with things as they came at her. And that's exactly what she would do if talking to Megan would backfire. Deal with it.
Adjusting her green booty shorts, she plopped back on the bed and faced her companion, "Alright, what I'm about to tell you is highly classified, I mean more classified than anything Batman could ever come across. Got it?"
Megan nodded eagerly.
"Gah, okay, here it is," She took a deep breath before pressing on in a hurry, WallyandIhavebeenhookingup 'tthinkhe'dgoforitall." When she was done she pushed out her air in a long suffering breath.
Megan stared at her friend with wide eyes and gaping mouth, "Are you serious?" She smacked herself in the forehead, "Helloooo, Megan, of course you guys are. That makes so much more sense now." She squealed then causing Artemis to jump slightly, "You have to tell him, Artemis! I'm sure he would love to know."
"I don't think so. I mean, I was the one who came up with the idea of sneaking around, but he agreed to it so readily, I just don't think he likes me that same way. I think he just wants a good time and nothing more."
No, that's not true, Artemis, last night, he said he was tired of just screwing… he wanted to hold you. And what did you do? Freaked out and yelled at him. Yeah, it's totally him who doesn't want more in this relationship. Idiot.
"Oh, but I think he would really like it if you guys became more than just lovers. Maybe he wants you to be his … girlfriend!" the alien girl squealed once again and Artemis covered her ears, trying to block out the wretched noise.
"I just, don't know, Megan. What if I tell him and he says no? I'd much rather prefer to keep sneaking around with him and keep my emotions to myself than tell him how I feel and he rejects me. I just don't think I could deal with it." Not wanting the conversation to continue, she got once more and opened the door wide, "I'll be down later to play with you guys, okay? Right now I just need to think."
Nodding, Megan, left Artemis alone to think about what she really wanted from her relationship with a certain red head.
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"Wally, c'mon on, man, you've been sulking since you woke up this morning. Come done and have some breakfast. Get your mind off of whatever is bothering you, dude. Megan, made waffles!" Robin gripped the blankets in his hands and yanked hard, revealing Wally curled in a ball in the center of his bed. "Dude, what is this? You look like a goddamn girl with cramps. What's wrong?"
The speedster's voice could barely be heard, but thanks to Batman and his intensive training, Robin's ear could pick it up easily, "Nothing you would care about or understand."
The little bird was truly offended, "Really, Wally? We've been best friends for a long time. If you don't know that by now you can tell me anything and I will help you through it, then why the hell are we friends?" his temper running from him, he stomped off to the door.
But stopped when he heard Wally whisper, "Sorry,"
Turning around, he saw Wally getting from his bed and running his fingers haphazardly through his untamed hair as he walked around his rooms in dizzing circles, "Alright, so this is what's going on. Artemis and I have been sneaking around everyone's back, hooking up for several, several, months now. She's the one who came up with the idea of keeping us hidden from everyone. And I agreed to it like you wouldn't believe, but now, now, there's something more between us, I can feel it. If I didn't know any better, I'd say I'd lo… really liked her. But I think that if I were to say anything to her about maybe taking our relationship to the next level, she'd freak out on me. We got into fight last night. She wanted to tell me something, but she froze. I think… man, I think she's pregnant! What happens if she is! I don't think I can deal with a mini Kid Flash. Not to mention a mini Artemis. I have a hard enough time trying to deal with the real life one without killing her! Ohmigawd! That's what it is! She's pregnant! I'M GOING TO BE A DAD! I don't want to be a dad. At least not yet." Wally spoke five miles a minute. Not once did he slow down to take a breath and Robin was having a hard time keeping up.
"Hey! Fastest Kid Alive meet Deadliest Kid Alive. If you don't chill a little bit, you're going to see exactly what he can do." Robin stopped Wally from moving anymore and sat him down.
"Okay, I'm calm, what now?"
"You have to talk to her."
"Talk?" the one word came out as a squeak.
Rolling his eyes, Robin laughed, "Yes, Wally, that thing you do when there's something wrong with people."
"I don't know, we're not exactly the talking kind." The speedster rubbed his neck awkwardly.
The bird snorted, "Yeah, I know you're usually yelling. Or screaming. Or throwing things."
"Or touching." Wally added under his breath.
"What was that?"
"Nothing,"
"Well, whatever you guys usually do. You need to talk this one out." Robin repeated.
"I know, but … it's gonna be hard, dude." Wally whined pathetically.
"I swear if you keep acting like such a girl, I'm gonna call you Wallina. Now, get your ugly butt up and out of here. Let's go eat, then we're gonna play a game later and you and Artemis can talk." Robin stood up and pulled Wally with him.
"Dude, how would you know that my ass is ugly? Are you staring at it?"
The Boy Wonder gave him a blank look, "Yes, that's exactly what I'm doing. Now, let's go."
"Alright, fine, but you're going out first."
"Why? Want a nice view of mine?"
Robin laughed as Wally just stared at him with mouth open, "Dude, whatever."
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"Oh, Artemis! I'm so glad you came down to play with us!" Megan met Artemis in the hall and pulled her toward the living room where the rest of the young heroes sat in a circle.
"Uh, yeah, what exactly are we playing?"
Wally looked up at her from his spot with a smirk on her face, "Truth or Dare, baby."
Artemis curled her lip, "Gah, please, don't talk to me. I'm not in the mood to deal with stupidity this morning."
Both Robin and Megan had knowing looks on their faces as they watched their friends put on a show for the rest of them. "Knock it off you two. Just sit down and play."
Rolling her eyes, Artemis sat on the ground in between Wally and Megan.
Laughing, the alien looked around at her friends happily, "So, who's going to start?"
Excitement overriding him, Robin raised his hand, "Hah, I'll go!" His eyes slyly roamed the circle and landed on Superboy, "Supey, truth or dare?"
"Wait does Superboy even know how to play this game?" Wally asked confused.
Giving him a hard look, the clone nodded his head, "They taught me before you guys came down here. And I choose dare."
Robin smirked, "I dare you to tell us one of your secrets."
Superboy fidgeted uncomfortably and looked at Megan experimentally, "Well, a secret of mine is…" He hesitated slightly, "I'm dating Megan."
"Wait…"
"Whoa!"
"What?"
"Seriously?"
Megan blushed slightly, "Yeah, we've been hooking up for a while now,"
Everyone laughed at their awkwardness as they sat closer and held hands.
Robin was the first to quiet everyone done, "Alright, it's Supey's turn to ask someone."
Superboy took his time looking at each person in turn, "Okay, so I'm gonna ask Wally. Truth or dare?"
Wally quirked his eyebrow, "That's easy. Dare."
"Ooh, big man, gotta prove himself…" Artemis said under her breath.
"I swear, if I didn't have enough manners to know that hitting a girl was wrong, I'd kick your ass." Wally exclaimed, "Superboy, please give me a dare."
"Okay, fine, I dare you to take Artemis out on a date."
"WHOAWAITWHAT?" The two in question yelled in unison.
Wally stood up quickly, "Man, I don't think so. I can't stand being on the same planet as her, let alone in the same room."
"Yeah, and going on a date with him would just kill me!" Artemis thrust her hands on her hips.
"Well, you don't have to go out with her, but if you don't then you have to admit that you're not as fearless as you say you are, boy." Aqualad challenged.
Wally huffed indignantly, "I am too. I'll show you. I'll show all of you." He turned to face the girl he would be forced to take out and grumbled to her, "Artemis Crock, date me."
She snorted, "If that's how you ask someone to go on a date with you. I'd hate to see how you'd ask someone to marry you. Fuck."
"Seriously, Artie, will you go on a date with me?" Wally's jaw was hard and his eyes were narrowed.
For a second, Artemis was scared of what he could do if he was pushed too far. Deciding to do what was best for her, she answered, "Gah, fine whatever."
"Alright! Wallace and Artemis are going on a date!" Robin whooped and hollered.
"Did you just call me Wallace?"
"So where are you going to take her?" Megan stood up and stood next to her sister with her arm around her waist.
Artemis looked at her oddly, but gave in. Slinging her arm over Megan's shoulders, she asked, "Yeah, baby, where we going?"
"Don't call me that. Probably just a movie. A cheap one too. That's all your worth."
"You are such a fucking asshole."
The comment came from someone no one would have expected.
Superboy rose from his seat. "Why do you treat her like that? I mean I'll be the first to admit that when I first came here I was an asshole. And I know I'm not the brightest crayon in the box, but I know that women are precious and fragile. Whether it's mentally, emotionally or physically. They need to be taken care of. Even though Artemis could kick your ass up and down, she still needs protecting. She still needs to know that we care. I could never think about hurting her, Megan or any other woman. So, tell me, how is it the clone knows better, but the real boy does not?"
Wally stared hard at the boy before him, "Are you lecturing me on how to treat a girl? When Megan first came onto the team you were yelling at her for every other thing. You never gave her a break. All she ever wanted to do was pamper you and care for you. And all you did to her was yell and scream. So, tell me, how is it the real boy has never done that, but the clone has?"
Superboy stepped closer to his opponent, "That may be true, Wally. But at least I don't belittle the girl I like."
"Like? I don't like her. I can barely stand to look at her face."
"Keep telling yourself that."
"If I didn't know that you'd beat the shit out of me, I'd kick your ass." Wally closed the space between them.
"I guess it's a good thing for your sake that you do know." Superboy smirked, then backed away to sit on the couch.
Megan moved to him and cuddled into his side. Whispering to him, she smiled, "Thank you, Superboy."
He squeezed her in response.
"Robin, should we put stipulations on this dare?" Aqualad slyly changed the subject.
The Boy Wonder looked thoughtful before speaking, "Yes, she has to enjoy it. You have to do at least three activities. And it can't be too cheap, either, KF."
Wally hated the fact that he knew exactly what he was going to do with Artemis tonight. He was still angry at her for last night. There was something that she wanted to tell him, but for some stupid unknown reason she wouldn't tell him because she thought he wouldn't support her. What the hell could that even mean? He'd been nothing but supportive of her these last few months.
She wanted to get freaky. Like really freaky, he'd try it. She wanted to try her hand at art; he'd lie and say she was fantastic. She wanted to try out for her school's softball team, he was right there cheering her on at her games. No one else knew anything about her. Hell, he didn't even know everything about her, but he knew more than anyone ever had. How could she say he wouldn't support her?
"Yeah, I understand. Three activities, gotta be fun and it can't be cheap. That means the strip club is out. Damn and I was so sure they'd be interested in Artie's odd look that they'd take her off my hands."
Artemis looked over at the boy and fluttered her eyelashes, "Fuck you, too, babe." She winked at him before turning on her heel and headed to her room with Megan in tow, "I'll be expecting you to get me at eight o'clock, asshole."
Wally sneered in her direction, "I'll just bet you will be."
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Honestly, who would have thought that since that fateful night in the courtyard that Wally would be taking out the incorrigible Artemis out on a real date? He'd been waiting for this moment for far too long and now here it was.
The only bad part about all of this was he couldn't be happy about it all without letting people onto to their secret. But, what he wanted most was to speed to her room, sweep her up and kiss for all he was worth in front of all the team.
Megan and Superboy came out about them, why couldn't he and Artie? What was so wrong with the idea of actually being together?
Fuck that. Tonight, he was giving her an ultimatum. All or nothing. Robin convinced him that he should tell her that they either tell the world about them, or he was done and everything they had been through together had been a lie.
And if they were done, there would be no holding back when they fought. Everything he'd say would be true. And he'd doing everything in his power and ability to make her regret ever screwing with him.
Yeah right, you rank ass, you couldn't hurt her, even if you wanted to and tried like hell to do it.
It was true; it would kill him every time he'd have to fight with her…
Why the hell couldn't she just accept him? Why did she have against them being public? For God's sake, an alien and a clone had more confidence in themselves than an archer and a speeding boy. Was it something that he was doing wrong that turned her off from him? Or maybe she really was pregnant and that was why she didn't want to be with him. Because she didn't think he'd make a good daddy.
Well, if that was the reason why, he'd prove to her that he could be the best father and… husband… if need be…
He wasn't sure what it was about him that she didn't like, but if it meant keeping her, he'd walk through the fiery depths of hell to be with her… he just hoped she might feel the same way.
He was going to find out for sure though, tonight. It had to be tonight. He couldn't handle the pain of seeing her grey eyes filled with pain every time they were around their friends. He couldn't handle the pressure of keeping up the façade anymore.
He thought he'd be okay with just having few and precious moments with her, but it wasn't enough anymore. Now, he wanted more. He wanted her. All of her. Tonight's the night.
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Tonight's the night, she wasn't doing this anymore. It was either they tell everyone or she was taking her assets and interests somewhere else. It was getting ridiculous. She was tired of all of this shit. And damn, if she didn't sound repetitive in her head, but hell, what was she supposed to do?
It had taken her all day and Megan's help to talk her into the idea of telling Wally that they had to tell people.
It had to be done.
She couldn't live this way anymore. But she hoped Wally wouldn't be able to live without her. Because she wasn't sure if she'd be able to handle it if he decided she wasn't worth it.
That last thought had her choking on her breath.
What if he really didn't want her?
Could she live with that rejection?
She didn't have a choice.
Focus on something else, Crock, no time for negativity right now.
Knowing that that was true, she looked in her full length mirror to assess her outfit. Instead of wearing her usual civvie clothes, she opted for something that was more feminine and in Megan's opinion, would make Wally's jaw drop. The loose threads from her jean miniskirt tickled the tops of her thighs and left a good amount of white skin between the material and her black knee high boots. Her white tank top hugged her torso at the level of tightness she preferred and her brown leather jacket was just waiting for her to complete the outfit. In lieu of her normal pony tail, Megan convinced her to let her hair down and let it loose.
And that's exactly what it was doing. It seemed almost out of control, but she had a feeling that if she were to put it up, Megan would know and find to tell her to put it back down.
A knock sounded at her door. Her head snapping up, she rushed to the door in anticipation. Quickly realizing that if anyone else was out there they would see her excitement, she slowed her pace and lazily opened the door.
Wally stood alone in the hallway dressed in a pair of very faded jeans and red button up shirt that he left open at the collar, showing some of his chest, all under a black leather jacket. He was delectable. She licked her lips and she noticed the movement hadn't gone unseen by him. His eyes followed her tongue and narrowed his eyes meaningfully when she bit her lip.
Wally couldn't breathe as he watched that tiny pink muscle move intimately over her lush lips. And when she sunk her teeth into said lips he almost lost it. Needing to be in control, he cleared his throat, "Ready to go?"
She nodded.
Well tonight was definitely going to be interesting.
Whether it was good or bad was something entirely different.
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Tonight's the night, Megan could feel it. Tonight, she and Connor would finally tell her uncle and his 'father'. She just hoped everything turned out okay for them, because she truly felt that without Connor, she would have no purpose to live anymore.
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Tonight's the night, Kaldur was finally going to get peace and quiet. The yellers were going out. Megan and Connor had a date with their handlers. And Robin, well, who knew about Robin. But as far as he knew, he'd be all alone tonight. And that was just fine with him… most of the time anyway…
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Tonight's the night, Connor supposed. At least that's what Megan kept telling him. He didn't want to tell Superman, but it was important to M'gann, and that's all that mattered to him. Megan was his everything. And if keeping her with him meant confronting the man that shared his DNA, then he'd do it.
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Tonight's the night; Robin was going to be proven right. And, man, did he love being right. After KF's and Artemis's date, they would come home and they would totally be so into each other that they'll have to tell the other team members. He'd make sure of it. It would be good rubbing it in Kaldur's face…
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"Babe, are you hungry?"
Artemis let out a long suffering sigh; that had to have been the twentieth time Wally had asked her. She loved that he cared enough about her to ask. But when the answer to the question had been the same answer each time, it only irritated her.
"Ask me again and I will not hesitate to hit you."
He laughed, "I do love when you're feisty."
She stopped mid-step on the sidewalk and turned to face him, "If you do, then why did you get so angry with me? What's going on with us?"
He too stopped then, "Me? I'm not the one who got angry, Artie. You had something to say to me and you didn't say it. You wanted to be left alone, so I left."
"I couldn't tell you because I knew you didn't feel the same, but now that you mention it. We need to talk."
He hated those four words that fell from her lips; they could only mean something bad. "I know you're right. We do. But, can we do it later? If you're gonna break up with me, then I want this night to be the most special night either of us will have."
Artemis was baffled by what he was saying to her. Break up? Who said anything about breaking up? Did he really think that she wanted to end this? Or was that his decision… Before she could set it straight, he gripped her wrist in his and started walking toward the theatre.
The theatre loomed above her. She'd always loved coming to the movies by herself. It was a time to enjoy her life without anyone else bothering her. The red and yellow lights twinkled brightly above her, sending small little shivers over her body. There was something about any kind of light contrasting against the blackened sky that would, without fail, make her warm all around.
Wally noticed the joy that spread across his companion's face. It w as a breathtaking sight, honestly. Unable to help himself, he laid his hand against her cheek and bent down to kiss her. It was a light one. Just a faint brush of lips, but it was enough to make his cock harden.
Quickly, he broke from the kiss and went to the ticket stand. He bought the two tickets for Red Riding Hood without bothering to check if Artemis had seen it or not. It was a movie about love and trust and secrets. It was perfect for what he wanted, besides that was the only theatre that he was able to rent out for just them.
He looked behind him to find her, but she was nowhere to be found. Walking down the hall, he saw her. She stood talking to a guy dressed in all black with metal protruding from all over his face. Just her type. Red clouded his vision and jealousy roared to life in him. "Artie, let's go, our movie starts in a few minutes." He called out to her with more malice in his voice than he intended.
She furrowed her eyebrows as she looked at him. With another word to the other guy, she came over her Wally. "What was that about?"
"What was that about?" he pointed toward the Goth looking guy, "I saw you. He's totally your type. You were so into him."
She threw up her arms, exasperated, and barked a laugh, "Are you serious right now?"
"Deadly."
"Because I was talking to him, I like him? Wow, how… stereotypical. Really, Wally, I had thought we were passed all of this? For fuck's sake I put up with your flirting with Megan all the damn time and never think that you're going to cheat on me with her. Why can't you trust me?"
"Trust you? You won't even trust me enough to…" the silence stopped him. Looking around, he saw that everyone in the hall was staring at them. Frustrated, he pulled her into their movie theatre room. He locked it quickly, thankful that the movie wouldn't start until he said so and ran back to her, "You don't even trust me enough to tell me that you're pregnant."
She looked over his shoulder, "How did you lock that?" Then his last statement sunk into, "Whoa… wait, what? I didn't even tell myself I was pregnant. Where the hell did you get that thought? Am I getting fat or something? Is that why you don't want me?" she gestured to herself crazily.
"Are you nuts? You're perfect. Even if you did get fat, it wouldn't make me want you any less. It would just make you curvier. Who the hell doesn't want curves? I'm gonna go with you're not pregnant, but I'd like an answer to why you thought I didn't want you."
"No, I'm not pregnant. You haven't seemed very interested in my lately. I just thought that you were done with me or something. Do you have any idea how much I hate insecurity? I never get insecure. But when it comes to you, I get more unsure than an overweight girl with thick glasses and head gear on a chocolate binge. I do not like that!"
Wally reveled in the fact that she got so nervous when it came to him. It warmed him all the way to his toes. His muscles started to form a smile, "Artie, chill. Baby, I'm so interested in you that if it were anymore, I'd literally be obsessed with you. But I can't say anything like that to you. You're the one who said we shouldn't tell anyone. The one who made it clear that we shouldn't get emotionally involved. How am I supposed to believe that I'm that desirable to you, when you never show it?"
"Seriously, Wally, I thought you didn't want to say anything to anyone. I know I said it, but you made me feel it even after I stopped believing it."
Wally ran his hands through his hair, "So, you thought I didn't want you and I thought you didn't want me? Wow, babe, I think we need to communicate more and better from now on. That is if you'll want to be with me after this fiasco."
Artemis let out a tinkling laugh, "I wouldn't go through all this trouble if I didn't want you, Wally. And to answer the unspoken question, yes, I want to let our relationship be known. To everyone."
The smile that had started broke freely into a grin that stretched ear to freckled ear. He swept up the lithe girl and carried her further into their private theatre. The screen was black, but the room still had a light glow to it, courtesy of lights surrounding the room.
Setting her down, Wally let out an ear piercing scream and within second, the screen began playing their movie.
Artemis's breath caught in her throat, "How did you…?"
He smirked at her, "Being a superhero has its perks."
She started to make her way to a pair of seats she usually sat in when she came to the movies, but Wally grabbed her hand and moved her away, "No, no, no, we're sitting over here."
Intrigued, she followed him to the aisle. She looked at him confused as he pulled out a blanket and two pillows and laid down, "What are you doing?"
"I spent a good amount of money on this place. I'm doing whatever the hell I want to do." he tugged on her wrist and she complied. She cuddled into his side, in the shelter of his arm. He splayed the blanket out over them. "Oh, and dinner is going to be served in about an hour. I've covered all of Robin's rules. Oh and don't eat all of the candy."
"What candy?"
"This candy."
Artemis turned at the sound of the dismembered familiar voice.
Robin stood just above her in a full tux holding a silver tray with an array of candy. She noticed her favorites were the most dominant kind, "Aw, thanks, Bird Boy, this is so sweet of you."
He rolled his eyes, "I only agreed to this so I can laugh in Aqualad's face when you guys get home holding hands."
She laughed as she chose some of the sweet treats and Robin left, "He's a charmer."
Wally smiled, "I know, we're working on house breaking him."
Laughing harder, she turned her attention to the movie. "Oh my, God, I've been wanting to see this movie for so long now!"
Wally swiped a hand across his forehead, wiping away the invisible sweat, "That's a load off then. Good to know I chose the right movie."
"You couldn't have done anything better."
"Really? Well can I try to outdo myself?"
She nodded, "You can try."
"Alright, good." He sat up and pulled her with him, "Artemis Crock. I love you."
Her whole body froze, "Are you serious?"
"Deadly."
She cocked her head, "You use that a lot, you know?"
He gave her a blank stare, "Stop changing the subject."
She opened her eyes in surprise, "I'm not."
"You are."
"Fine." She shrugged.
"Fine? That's all you have to say?"
"No."
"Then what?"
"I love you, too. That's all I have to say on this subject now."
Without saying another word to each other they laid back down and watched their movie.
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It was well after midnight before the two teenagers came home. The place was completely dark when they entered. Laughing at themselves because Wally managed to hit three separate objects on the way in and loud whispering to each other telling one another to be quiet they failed to hear the small movements coming from a nearby chair. That is until the room flooded with light.
Feeling like the cat that ate the proverbial canary, the couple stopped and turned to the source of light. Leaning against the wall was a very tired Kaldur. Cuddling on the couch were a smiling and loving Megan and Connor. And sitting on the chair was a very satisfied Robin.
"How was your date?"
The first that came to her mind was pushing Wally away and lying that he was a total douche to her the entire night. But when she felt a certain someone's hand crawl into hers, she melted. "It went perfect. Guys, we have something to tell you. Wally and I have been together for a long time now."
"And we're staying that way. The only change is that we're telling people now."
She faced him, "Well, I don't know if that'll be the only change. People change all the time."
He rolled his eyes, "Yeah, but we won't."
She released his hands and forced her hands on her hips, "You don't know that. Why are you saying that if you don't know?"
"Babe, but I do know."
Kaldur pushed himself off the wall, "Here's what I know. One: Robin was right. Credit goes to you," Robin's face visibly fell from not getting to rub it into the older boy's face, "Two: there is going to be two couples in this household now that you guys have come out and neither M'gann's nor Superboy's guardians were against it," Megan beamed at her boyfriend and Connor just held her tightly, "And three: there's always going to be one thing that you guys won't be able change. You're always going to argue."
Artemis wasn't convinced, "We will not."
Wally snorted, "Yeah, baby, we probably will."
"No, we won't."
"Yeah, we will."
Kaldur laughed, "Point proven. Well, I'm going to sleep. Night, all."
"He just sucked the fun out of everything! I'm out. Night, guys." Before anyone could say goodbye to him, Robin disappeared.
"Yes, we too are going to bed. Sleep well." Megan and Connor walked hand in hand to either their own rooms or to share one.
Artemis looked after her friends, "You think he's right?"
Nodding, he took her hand again, "Yeah, I do, but it doesn't matter to me. Why? Because, I love you. And that's something that I know."
One side of her mouth kicked up, "Good, because I love you more than I've ever thought possible."
"Forever and always?"
"Forever and always, baby boy."