CHAPTER 14
I'm not going anywhere

After training, Artemis took Peter to her room. Along the way, Peter got some good death glares. Artemis' room wasn't big. She had space for a mat on the floor, a small wardrobe, and a large bookshelf. Peter sat on the mat while Artemis went to get a shower.

"A mat to sleep, small wardrobe but bookshelf is big as a building."

Peter decided to lay on Artemis' mat and relax. After fifteen hours Artemis get out of the shower, she thought Peter was asleep so she walked up to her wardrobe wearing just underwear. When Peter heard footsteps he opened his eyes. A large grin appeared on his face.

"You really were working here, huh, Arty?"

"Fuck you."

Peter stood up and walked up to her.

"Did I miss some note one year ago saying' I'm breaking up with you' or you are still mad at me that I came here."

"Both."

"WHAT?!"

"Peter, can you do me a favor and just sit your ass on the mat."

Peter didn't listen to her and was still standing behind her.

"You were joking right."

"About?"

"Break up."

"..."

"Artemis?"

"Look, can you just sit there!" Artemis yelled turning around to sent Peter angry look.

She was surprised that he wasn't scared or mad. He was...upset. Artemis was trying to avoid eye contact with him the whole day but of course, he needed to grab her arm so she won't turn around again. All she could do is to stare at the floor.

"I love you. Last year I was searching for you at day and night. I was calling you every day, leaving you messages. I'm not taking the information that you're breaking up with me, especially if I see that you're wearing a chain that I gave you on your sixteen birthday."

"Peter, don't..."

Peter let go of her arm and hugged her instead.

"Please Arty, I love you..."

"Well, well, what do we have here..."

Artemis and Peter broke apart to see who came into the room.

"What do you want, Rose?" Artemis asked clearly not happy.

"I just wanted to ask if you want to spare but I can see you've got other plans with master good-looking here."

"Um, who's she?"

"Rose Wilson, Artemis' best friend." Rose said warping her arm around Artemis' shoulder.

Artemis sighed.

"That's Peter..." Artemis looked at Peter last time before turning around.

"... my ex-boyfriend."

Peter looked at Artemis before looking at the floor.

"Ex huh, so I saw a minute ago."

"Rose, can you get out, I'll be in training room in five minutes." Artemis said dressing up.

Rose took one last look at Peter before walking out of the room.

"You should go to Peter before Nysa loses her patient with your visit." Artemis said with cracking voice.

Peter looked at her. She had a tear straining down her cheek.

"I'm not going anywhere."

He walked up to her and placed his hands on her cheeks. He took away her hair that was covering her left eye, showing a scar next to her eye.

"Why, why are you breaking up with me? I can see that you don't want to." Peter said putting his forehead on hers.

"I don't want you to be unhappy with me, I'm not the same Peter. This, this madness to catch my father for what he has done. And knowing that there are people even sicker than he is, more evil than he is. I can't just catch him and pretend that everything's alright. When I come back, I'll catch my father and after that, my priority is going to lock up every scum that hurt innocent people no matter the cost. I don't want you to be like that... for me there's no help Peter. I love you, I love you the most in the world, and I want you to be happy. All you need to do is just..."

"I said I'm not leaving, especially after what you said."

"Do you always have to be so stubborn."

"Yes, I do."

He kissed her, after one year of waiting.

"Hey, kids!"

Peter and Artemis broke apart when something hit Peter's head.

"Auch! The hell-"

Artemis turn to see Rose standing at the end of the room."

"Remember safety first!"

Peter looked down to see a condom on the floor.

"Really!"

"What the hell is happening here?" Nysa asked walking into the room.

"We were, um, talking." Artemis said trying to hide a condom lying on the floor.

Nysa frowned.

"Do you want him to stay, Artemis?"

"Well, if he can."

"He can but..."

After Dinner

"How many people are here? And why everyone is eating like pigs." Peter said cleaning the floor.

Apparently, something hit him on the head.

"On more complying American and-"

"I will die, yeah, yeah, I know."

The 'chef' glared at Peter and went back to the kitchen. Peter made sure that chef didn't see him.

"Stop that or I will kill you, Don't do that or you will die, fucking killers."

"I wouldn't say that things if I were you, bug boy." Artemis said walking into the dining room with Rose.

"When she said 'initiation' I thought I'm going to fight her not cleaning after dinner."

"For one month."

"Awesome."

"You know that your girlfriend here didn't have to go through initiation."

"What?! Why?!"

Artemis sent Rose a death glare.

"Hey, I nearly forgot, how did you get a condom?" Artemis asked.

Rose smirked.

"What, want another?"

Peter immediately glared at Rose.

"NO!"

"Ok, ok, gee."

Artemis lightly punched Rose in the arm.

"If you want to help me with that."

Rose looked back at Peter who was red as a tomato.

"You are really screwed, pretty boy."

"Oh, you even don't know how much."