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"What was I thinking? I have nothing to wear," Artemis mumbled to herself as she threw the rest of her closet onto her bed. "I should have let Megan take me shopping when I had the chance. This night will be a complete-"

"Disaster," Wally shouted and Dick resisted the urge to plug his ears. "Maybe I should just text her and tell her that my concussion came back. What's her number?" The small boy extended both his arms, one holding the frantic redhead back and the other keeping his phone away from the prying hands. "Concussions don't re-appear out of the blue Kid Idiot," Robin said, struggling as his friend continued to grab for his phone. "Come on Rob, I just need-"

"A dress. Any dress will be fine, I just can't go to the ball wearing jeans and a jacket... Wait, can I?" Artemis ended hopefully, the loud scoff on the other end of the line assuring her that was not the case. "Don't worry Artemis, I will find you the perfect dress before Wally comes to pick you up tonight," Megan assured her, already floating towards the zeta beam. "Meet me at the Central City Mall as soon as you can. I'll find you a perfect dress if it's-"

"-the last thing that I do, I will help you," Dick said as he finally managed to push Wally back. The redhead crossed his arms and watched with a slight pout as his friend slid his phone into his pocket. "Now, I'll be at the ball so consider me your back-up plan if anything goes wrong," Dick said as he readjusted his sunglasses and scratched his head thoughtfully. "We already have a tux so all you need are-"

"Flowers? As a dress pattern? No way," Artemis objected stubbornly and the martian put back yet another dress with a sigh. They stepped out of the store and Artemis trudged forward angrily. "Just admit it, I'll never find a dress I'll- Megan?" Suddenly noticing the absence of her friend, Artemis turned around to see Megan staring through the window of Gemini Gems, a particular jade stone having caught her attention. The blonde rolled her eyes and grabbed the martian's hand, dragging her away from the sparkling stones. "We don't have time for jewelry, we have to find-"

"The flower store. It's just around the corner," Wally said as he dragged Dick on behind him. The black haired boy let himself be dragged on as his eyes wondered but suddenly he felt himself crash into Wally's back. The speedster was frozen in his place and Dick moved from behind him to glance around the corner. Artemis was dragging Megan away from a jewelry store and they were heading towards the boys.

Wally seemed to snap to it as he grabbed the smaller boy by the collar and pulled him away, both of them ducking into the nearest store. Hiding behind a rack of DVD's, they made a 'shh' motion with their hands to the clerk. They watched as the two girls walked past the store and then disappeared around another corner. Wally let out a sigh of relief and smiled thankfully at the guy behind the register, who was eyeing them warily.

"The girls are gone, let's move," Dick said but as he looked back, Wally was looking at the racks, grinning madly. Quickly, he grabbed a disc and walked over to the register, purchasing the DVD and thanking the clerk. "Can we go now?" the Boy Wonder complained as Wally walked out the door.

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"Oh my god Artemis, you look so gorgeous," Megan gushed as she watched Artemis twirl in front of the full length mirror in the martian's room. The archer only nodded as she tried to contain the grin that was threatening to break out. Just as they were about to leave the mall empty handed, save for the fries Artemis had been munching on, they had stopped at a '50% OFF EVERYTHING MUST GO' sign. With a shrug Artemis had followed Megan into the store and hidden in the corner hanging on a stray rack was the most elegant yet sexy green dress they had ever seen.

The store had no fitting rooms so they girls had bought the dress and rushed back to Mount Justice to try it on. Thankfully it was Artemis's exact fit and with it's slightly-past-knee length and spaghetti straps, it screamed Artemis. After putting on a pair of dark green heels she had borrowed from her mom's closet, Megan had pulled her hair into an updo and decorated it with a small green flower.

Megan asked her to do one more twirl and then let out a long 'hmm'. "There's something missing," she mumbled before hitting her head lightly with the palm of her head. "Hello Megan! You need jewelry."

Artemis rubbed her bare neck thoughtfully and then shook her head. "Forget it, I don't have any-"

Megan's hands appeared over the blonde's head and then placed a simple necklace around her neck. Artemis turned around and faced the beaming martian who was carrying a small box. "I have earrings that match."

…...

Wally rubbed his hands together, trying to rid them of the nervous sweat that was coating them.

"Stop fussing, you'll wrinkle the tux," Dick scolded as he worked on something, his back facing the nervous redhead. Wally folded his arms and tapped his leg impatiently against the floor. Dick gritted his teeth as the tapping rapidly grew faster. When it started to sound fairly close to a drill, the acrobat slammed his palm against the desk he was leaning on and the tapping stopped.

"Whatcha working on?" Wally asked as he watched his friend work and when Dick didn't answer, the cause most likely being annoyance with the speedster, Wally walked up to the table. Easily looking over the small boy's shoulder, Wally could see that he was folding a dark green handkerchief. "Umm, what are you doing?"

Dick grumbled something inaudible before turning around. "Remind me never to volunteer as your wingman again," he said as he started to stuff the handkerchief into Wally's breast pocket. After smoothing it out, he stepped back to admire his handy work. "There. You'll definitely impress Artemis. You know, as long as you keep your mouth shut."

Laughing, Dick ducked the pillow that was thrown in his way but he was too slow to avoid the speedster that tackled into him. He flipped backwards and as Wally readied himself for another run, the acrobat let out a gasp and pointed at Wally. "Is that a... tail?"

Wally let out a noise that resembled a shriek and swiveled around in a few circles before realizing that there was nothing attached to his backside. Straightening himself, he realized that the spot his friend had been standing in was now vacant. "Wallace, your friend just left. He told me to remind you to be on time."

Suppressing a groan, Wally thanked his mom and flopped down onto the bed. "I hate it when he does that ninja disappearing thing."

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Dick slipped his hands into his pockets as they stood a few feet away from the zeta-beams, waiting for their dates to arrive. From the corner of his eye, he could see Wally shaking as he tried his best to stand still. Finally, the speedster shook out his whole body and started pacing around. He was mumbling to himself and despite being so close, Dick could only hear words like 'Artemis', 'Ball', and something that sounded an awful lot like 'complete fool out of myself.'

After watching him practically run around the whole space of the cave, Wally suddenly returned with his hands full of food. On the top was a bowl of M&M which he dove his hand into and proceeded to stuff them into his mouth. After a few minutes of silence filled with Wally crunching on the colored chocolates, a pack of crackers and a banana, a thought suddenly crossed the redhead's mind. "Hey, who's your date to the ball?" he asked, the words muffled by the large piece of fruit he was currently chewing on.

Dick continued to stare at the cave's entrance, ignoring his friend the best he could. "It's someone who obviously knows about the cave since they're meeting us here. So it's someone from the League. I hope it's someone around your age and I'm pretty sure it's not Megan. So that leaves-"

"Recognized; Zatanna. A03. Artemis B07."

Wally dropped the last of the food he was holding onto the nearest counter and was next to his friend in seconds. Both girls walked in laughing and the redhead tugged at his collar, feeling every ounce of air being sucked out of the room. He glanced over at his friend, who stood completely still, a small smirk plastered on his face.

"Uh-uh. No way. You are not wearing sunglasses to a ball," Zatanna argued as she drew closer to the boys, but Dick only shrugged and mumbled something about Batman. The two dove into a conversation and Artemis stood a little behind the young magician, rubbing her hand awkwardly. Wally cleared his throat and forced on a smile despite the immense amount of butterflies fluttering around his stomach.

"Hi," he said, or squeaked, coughing before trying again. "You look... wow."

Artemis begged for her cheeks not to redden before stepping a bit closer, her balance slightly wobbly from the heels. "So the Wall-man is finally speechless. I think hell just froze over," she said thoughtfully, gaining a loud 'Hey!' from Wally.

She grinned and than looked towards the other two. "So are we leaving?" she asked and Dick turned his head. "Sure, let me just go grab helmets."

"What?" Artemis and Wally shouted in unison and Zatanna rolled her eyes. "Well we're not walking," she explained as if it were obvious before following Dick towards the garage. Wally sighed before making a gesture with his hand. "Shall we?"

Artemis nodded numbly and followed suit with Wally trailing her.

After carefully placing the helmet on her head, Artemis lifted her dress slightly and swung her arm over the motorcycle. Looking down, she groaned. "I can't ride a motorcycle in heels. God, why did I let Megan talk me into wearing heels."

She looked over to see the other three already on their bikes, Zatanna having transformed into something better suited for driving.

Dick seemed to realize the problem and then smirked. "You can ride with KF," he piped up, causing both teens to turn to him with death glares. Artemis finally caved and after snatching a jacket off one of the hangers, she sat down behind Wally.

Artemis moved her hands to the back of the vehicle, grabbing the underside of the seat for support. The hatch to the outside opened and Dick went first, kick-starting the motorcycle and speeding out of the cave. Zatanna followed and when Wally started the engine and started moving, Artemis moved her hands and wound them around Wally's waist to keep from falling off. He could feel himself blush as he picked up the speed and swerved, her grip tightening.

Her muscles tensed as she tightened her grip, trying her best not to fall off. Despite her immense dislike towards the cheesy-romantic scenario, she had to admit that Wally felt incredibly warm even through the fabric of the leather jacket she was wearing. When she felt the motorcycle slow down and finally stop, she immediately released Wally and he stood up, offering his hand to help her up.

Dick and Zatanna were already waiting at the gate, the pair of them wearing matching smirks as they watched Wally help Artemis off the vehicle.

Together, the four of them walked towards the school and as they got closer, Dick noticed someone standing at the doors. "Isn't that-?"

"Finally. I've been calling your cell for the last hour and- who's this guy?" Andrew was blocking the door, pointing an accusing finger at Wally. The redhead pushed him away which angered the blonde who shoved him back. Artemis rolled her eyes and stepped between the two. "I e-mailed you this morning, I got myself a new date. Your company is no longer required."

"That's right, get out of here," Wally quipped form behind Artemis, causing the other boy to charge at him again. He moved past Artemis and swung his arm at Wally, who moved away and then pushed his back, making Andrew stumble and fall. "Let's go before I bite him again."

Artemis chuckled slightly as she dragged him away, leaving behind a confused Andrew.

Dick swung the large door open and a teacher standing inside greeted them, eyeing the younger boy's eye wear sceptically. "Told you you'd look stupid with those glasses," Zatanna said and Dick rolled his eyes, dragging her onto the dance floor in hopes to get her mind of the glasses.

Artemis and Wally stood awkwardly next to the door for a few minutes, their hands inches apart but not touching. Finally the redhead cleared his throat and pointed over his shoulder towards the crowd of teenagers. "I'll go grab us some... punch," he said slowly before taking a step to the left, stopping, turning to the right and walking away. Artemis smiled as she watched him walk away, doing his best not to bump into people on the way.

"So, who's the redhead?"

Turning her head slightly, Artemis saw Bette standing next to her, watching Wally leave. "Just a friend," she replied in a monotone voice.

"This ''friend'' wouldn't happen to be the redhead that freshman was talking about a few days ago ," Bette said, looking from Wally to Dick who looked tiny amongst the throng of teenagers on the dance floor. Artemis blushed before she could catch herself and her friend smiled. "I knew it. You are totally into this guy," she exclaimed and the terrified archer shushed her down. Wally smiled as he walked towards the girls, handing Artemis a drink, and Bette smiled back politely. "Hi. I'm Bette, Artemis's student liaison."

"Nice to meet you. I'm Wally," he introduced himself and Artemis turned to her friend, whispering loudly to her, "No, he's not joking. His name really is Wally. Wallace to be exact-"

"Let's dance," Wally shouted as he put down his drink, drowning out Artemis's voice and the other girl turned to him with an amused look. Before Artemis could object, the redhead had disposed of her untouched drink, grabbed her arm and dragged her onto the middle of the floor. "Wally come on, I don't dance," she complained, but he wasn't hearing any of it. "You don't mean to tell me the great Artemis, the one who broke her arm and insisted on going into battle the day after, can't dance," he taunted.

Artemis huffed and crossed her arms. "It's not that I can't dance, I just... don't."

Wally grinned and grabbed her hands from their crossed position, starting to swing them carefully from side to side. Artemis looked to the ground and despite the darkness, he could see her blush. They danced together for a few songs, Wally leading her by her hands in a barely-a-dance dance. Suddenly he went from swinging her hands to spinning her around in a circle and then pulling her close, grabbing her waist. She laughed loudly, completely taken by surprise. A spinning light passed by them and lit up their faces, inches apart.

"Hey, what's that?"

Their heads turned in the direction off the person that had asked, seeing that it was Zatanna. She was standing by the open door and staring at something outside. Dick had joined her quickly and Wally let go of Artemis. When they got to the other two they saw a bright light coming from the Central City Bank and seconds later a loud explosion could be heard. The four exchanged looks and as the teacher standing by the door closed it, they sidled off in their own direction and then slipped out of the school.

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Artemis laughed as the zeta-beam brought them back to the cave, Wally following close behind.

"I'm sorry about your dress," Wally said sympathetically as he gestured towards the giant rip towards the bottom of her dress. Artemis shrugged. "Don't worry. I got my revenge." She smirked as she remembered the bank robber groaning in pain. "And, as much as I loved the dress, I never would have used it."

"Damn shame. I would have loved to see you wear it again," he said somewhat dreamily and the archer turned around. "Not that what you wear everyday doesn't look good on you too," he added, his hands raised up in a defensive position. Artemis turned back around and Wally slapped his forehead. Idiot.

"I'm gonna go put some bandages on my feet," she called over her shoulder, wincing slightly with every step, he noticed.

After driving to the scene of the attempted robbery, Artemis had taken two steps on her heels, let out a growl of frustration and then thrown them off, running towards the scene barefoot.

As soon as he heard the door to the bathroom close, he zipped into his room and back into the TV room, throwing the DVD into the player before running into the kitchen. In three trips the coffee table standing in front of the couch was filled with snacks and drinks and after one last trip into both bedrooms, the two small couches were holding a duvet and pillow each.

He could hear the bathroom door unlock and Artemis walked back into the main room, surprised to find it empty.

"Over here!" Wally shouted and she followed his voice to find him lounged in of the chairs. "Since the night didn't go exactly as planned, I thought we'd end it with a movie," he said, gesturing to the other sofa. Artemis smiled and jumped over the back of the chair, grabbing the bowl of popcorn for herself. Wally complained with a 'Hey!' to which Artemis responded by throwing a handful of popcorn at his face. He grumbled something about girls being selfish and turned on the TV.

"What are we watching exactly?" she asked as the opening credits started rolling.

"Oh, it's just this movie I bought today. It's about a ninja girl who's ninja dad ordered her to kill her ninja boyfriend because he was from a rival ninja clan."

Artemis gaped and then grabbed the DVD cover lying on the table, reading the back of it and then throwing it at Wally. "I can't believe you found this."

Wally shrugged and then pointed at his chest. "What can I say? Nothing's impossible for the Wall-man."

Another handful of popcorn landed in his face and he grabbed the small bowl of gummiworms, throwing them in her direction. She dodged them and grinned, digging her hand into the bowl of salted popcorn. "Bring it."

…...

Wally wriggled around in his seat and then groaned. "I have no space," he complained and Artemis kicked his leg. "Shh, I'm watching the movie."

He sighed and put his elbow on the armrest, placing his chin on his open hand. When a couple of minutes had passed he squirmed again. "Stop moving. Besides, it's your fault that we have to share the couch. You were the one that started using soda as ammo."

"But you're the one that's taking up three-fourth of the couch," he exclaimed, gesturing to her lying position while he was being squished closer to the armrest by her feet, inch by inch.

"Fine," she caved, lifting her legs, allowing him to move closer before she placed them back down, now on top of his thighs.

"Your toes smell," he commented and without missing a beat, she replied, "Well your breath smells like cat food."

The two sat, or lay, in silence as a cheesy battle scene ended on the TV, quickly switching into a nauseatingly cheesy romance scene. The ninja couple stood facing each other and a some words were exchanged which Artemis didn't catch. She was watching Wally's face as he stared with enthusiasm at the TV, stuffing a mouthful of Nachos into his mouth, the pile of candy wrappers on the floor showing the remains of his scarfed down food.

She felt his feet squirm under hers and just as she expected, he moved around a few times before pushing Artemis's legs off, causing her to slide to the floor. She looked up in disbelieve, but Wally continued to stare at the screen. She stood off, brushed some invisible lint off her pants before turning around, grabbing a pillow and smacking Wally across the face. The intensity of the blow caused Wally to roll over the armrest and hit the floor with a thud.

Seconds later his head appeared around the couch and he narrowed his eyes at her, grabbing the other pillow in a flash. They stood for a few moments, the movie momentarily forgotten during the battle and in a blink of an eye, Wally charged. With the pillow raised over his head, he sped up to her and smacked her torso, causing her to fly back into the couch. He pounced on her, using his legs to hold her down, one hand used to pin her arms over her head and the other inches away from the side of her stomach, a grin on his face.

She noticed the hand lingering over her and her eyes widened. "You wouldn't-"

She was cut off by Wally grabbing the side of her stomach and starting to tickle her stomach mercilessly. She shouted and laughed and after squirming around in his grip she finally managed to get one hand free and used it to hit him until he finally caved. "Fine. You win. Just stop hitting me."

She was breathing harshly, trying to catch her breath and Wally looked just as exhausted as she, the tiniest dribble of sweat on his forehead. His hair was hanging in front of his eyes and his skin was slightly red from struggling.

"You are such a wim-"

The rest of the word was sucked out of her as Wally moved down and in a split second, kissed her, almost mimicking the ninja couple on screen who were locking lips.

He tasted like candy and nachos and something that could only be described as Wally. When he finally pulled back and looked down at Artemis, who was staring straight up at him, her eyes wide in what seemed like shock. She raised her arm and he flinched. "I'msorryI'msorryI'msorry." Eyes closed, he didn't see the hand that snaked around his neck and grabbed the back of his head, pulling him down again.

When they both broke for air, Wally was positively beaming. "I knew you liked me," he exclaimed, but upon noticing the questioning expression on her face he cleared his throat and opened his mouth before shutting it again. "So..." he finally said. "You do like me? Right?"

Artemis rolled her eyes and smacked him on the shoulder. "Do you really peg me as the type that has random make-out session with random people? Because if you do, I'm insulted."

He smiled and moved down once again but they were interrupted. "Recognized, Robin. B04. Miss Martian. B05. Superboy. B04. Aqualad. B03."

Artemis quickly made an attempt at sitting up, completely forgetting the fact that Wally was still sitting on top of her. As she moved up, he lost his balance and fell to the floor, dragging Artemis down with him. She landed on top of him and he grinned up at her, earning himself a slap on the shoulder. "Be quiet," she hissed, straining her ears for the footsteps of her teammates. "What are they doing here anyway? It's like 3 Am?" Wally questioned to himself, Artemis shushing at him in response.

The lights over them turned on and moved closer to Wally. "I could get used to this," he whispered as he commented on their position and Artemis ignored it as she moved her head to peek under the couch. She recognized the shoes of Aqualad and Miss Martian standing just behind the couch, looking in the direction of the TV. She heard Conner's voice asking about a soda from the kitchen, but there was no sign of Robin. "Where's Robin?" she whispered

"I'm here."

Artemis and Wally shrunk down before raising their heads to see Robin looming over them, an amused grin on his face. "I see you two had a fun evening."

The archer stood up, pulling Wally up with her, noticing that his face was turning just as red as his hair. You could barely see the freckles...

"If were done staring at KF..." Robin said, snapping her attention back. The other three team-members were watching with different levels of enthusiasm, Megan being the happiest. "Oh my god, are you guys together? Hello Megan, they've liked each other since they met-"

"I have not," they said in unison, Artemis huffing and waving them off, claiming that she was going to bed. As the door to her room slammed, Wally groaned. "Dude!" Robin raised his shoulder, an innocent smile on his face. "What?"

"Just... Never mind," he gave up, stepping into the kitchen and grabbing a soda from the fridge. The room was silent. "Did you kiss?"

Everyone turned to Robin, who was looking at Wally expectantly. "That is so not the smoothest way to put that question... but yes," the redhead answered, finishing with a smile. Megan let out a small laugh and started smiling and strangely, so did Robin. "Kaldur, Conner. 20 bucks, in cash preferably."

Wally gaped before standing up. "You guys were betting on my love life? I mean Rob I understand and even Conner but Kaldur? I thought you were the mature one. You should be ashamed," he said grumpily, eliciting a small smile from the atlantian. "I am sorry my friend, but Robin has a way of making bets very intriguing."

Waving him off, Wally turned back to his soda can, unable to stay mad due to recent events.

The room went silent, again, and Robin broke the silence, again. "Wait, if intriguing means interesting, does triguing mean uninteresting?" he pondered. The team groaned and left, Robin snickering to himself as he stood left alone. They were too easy to mess with.

…...

Artemis pulled the duvet over her head, hearing the chatter outside, cursing herself for a moment for not going home. She had been spending a lot of nights at Mt. Justice lately, the room was starting to resemble her own. Clothes were scattered across the floor and she'd even went through the trouble of finding a small Alice In Wonderland poster that was hanging over her bed. As she closed her eyes, she found that the bed felt strangely empty.

Over the week, she'd grown used to the comforting sound of the cat purring and the warmth that seemed to radiate off him in waves when he snuggled close to her.

She sighed and rolled over to the other side, the tingling feeling on her lips and the lingering taste of nachos in her mouth. She flopped onto her back and sighed, wondering if she should go back out there. As she focused on listening, she realized that everything had gone quiet. She sighed.

Wally lingered outside her door, hand wavering over the door handle. After a moments consideration he pushed it down slowly and the creak the door gave as it opened seemed ridiculously loud in the quiet.

The room was dark. Artemis was in her bed and it looked like she wasn't moving. He had tried to fall asleep himself but failed miserably. His mattress had seemed too springy and his duvet too thick and the pillow too lumpy. He looked at her sleeping form and started to wonder if his bed was the problem, or if it was the lack of person sleeping in it.

"Artemis," he whispered and when she didn't budge, he slowly tread the floor, getting a deja vu from his time as a cat, trying his best not to wake her up. She was lying on her left side at the edge of the bed, leaving a huge empty space. Lifting the duvet carefully, he sat in the bed and then lay down, waiting for a few moments before moving his arm around her waist. As he snuggled closer, he felt himself quickly drift to sleep.

"What are you doing?" Artemis's voice was raspy and Wally jumped at the sound of it.

"Umm... sleeping?"

There was silence and for a moments Wally expected her to kick him out of the bed. "I'll get you tomorrow," she said sleepily.

The room fell silent and just when he thought she'd drifted off to sleep, she spoke again. "For what it's worth, I'd choose watching a movie with you over going to a ball any day." The she entwined her hand with his and closed her eyes again, both of them falling asleep with a small smile gracing their faces.

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A/N: Umm... tada? So the last chapter of this story, I hope it was what you expected or more :) Really really fluffy chapter (No sh*t there was a pillow fight. Ba dum tssh...) and I just tried to make it as plausible but still cute as I could since I'm not a big fan of angst so yeah! Thinking about doing an Epilouge, any thoughts?

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