Chapter Fourteen:

Artemis:

"So have you thought about what I said?"

Artemis sighed, "Mom," She said into the phone, "calm down."

"Artemis."

Artemis leaned down and rubbed Nelson's head, "I'm still thinking mom. Now if you will excuse me I have to go."

"Okay honey. I love you."

"I love you too."

"Oh! Wait! Before you go are you still coming over for Christmas?"

Artemis sighed and scratched behind Nelson's ear, "Yes."

"Good."

"Talk to you later mom."

"Bye Artemis."

"Bye," Artemis clicked off the phone and set it down, "I'll be back Nelson," She sighed and pulled open the front door.

The weather was getting colder and colder every day, the weathermen were predicting the first snow any day.

Artemis hurried to her car tugging her coat closer to her body and climbed in. Then she started car and pulled away from the curb and she was off.

LIDILIDI

"And Black Canary thinks that I am doing much better now," Artemis told Wally's grave, "and I guess I am. It's nice to have some to talk to. But I still miss you a lot Wally. Black Canary says the pain won't ever fully go away and I will still miss you," Artemis paused and looked at the sky, "Christmas is coming Wally. I'm going over to my mom's, do you remember last Christmas? I thought you were going to be sick with everything you ate, but of course not. You are Wally West."

Artemis laughed to herself, "Oh Wally, I wish you were still here." She traced her hand over his grave and stood up, "I love you Wally," She said rubbing her eyes and then she turned and walked off.

LIDILIDI

Nightwing:

Nightwing slipped out from behind the tree and slipped down the hill to the grave he had just seen Artemis sitting in front of. "Hey old friend," He laughed, "Oh Wally, she misses you so much."

He looked around and then looked back at the grave, "You aren't dead, are you? We don't even have a body. And we all know you can't count some one dead until you have a body or ashes. Remember that training mission that M'gann turned horrible. We were all very sure Artemis had died. You were so upset," Nightwing swallowed.

"Wally I know you loved Artemis with everything you had and I know you saved the world not to be a hero, but to save Artemis. You didn't care about being famous, all that mattered was if Artemis was going to be at your side. Buddy, she misses you a lot. You were her first love, but also her soul mate. And she is my best friend and so are you. So I am not giving up. Wally I don't believe you are dead."

And with that Nightwing touched the grave and then slipped away.

LIDILIDI

In his room Nightwing stared at a picture that he had pulled out of his desk. The photo had been taken shortly after that first New Years the team had shared and in the photo everyone was smiling, so unaware of what was about to come in the next years.

Artemis was pressed up against Wally and smiling, Wally had his arm wrapped around her, but his other arm was thrown over Nightwing, at that time Robin's, shoulder. Robin was laughing, but held hands tightly with Zatanna who was leaning towards Rocket making weird faces. Rocket had her arms around Kaldur and Kaldur was smiling. Beside him stood M'gann who had her arm around Conner's waist. Conner was smiling and his arm was wrapped around M'gann.

Nightwing frowned at the picture, they may of been pieced back together somewhat now but it still felt broken. Kaldur didn't look at Rocket the same way anymore. Wally was gone, M'gann and Conner were still working it out. And Zatanna and Nightwing weren't anywhere near being okay. Or maybe they were. Nightwing could never tell.

All he wanted was his family back.

LIDILIDI

Nightwing was still sitting at his desk, looking at the photo, when there was a knock on his door, "OF course," He muttered but didn't care to put the photo up before calling, "Come in!"

Artemis pushed open the door and walked in, "Hey uh, Barbra says you are the one I have to talk to about days that I can't be called in even if the world is on fire. Okay, maybe that but you know, days off?"

Nightwing sighed, "Of course Barbra said I was the guy. She is trying to get me back on this one little thing at a time. Let me get the sheet."

Artemis nodded and walked over to his desk, that's when she spotted the photo, "What's that?" She asked picking it up.

Nightwing watched as Artemis examined the photo, "Oh my gosh, this is the photo we took after New Years," She said looking at Nightwing, "right?"

Nightwing nodded and set down a sheet of paper and grabbed a pencil, "Yep. So what days do you need off?"

"The three days before and after Christmas and New Year's eve and New Year's day. I can work those few days in between. We are all so young in this photo."

Nightwing wrote down what she had told him and looked at her, "Yea."

Artemis slid the photo back to him and pointed, "You are still Robin in this photo."

Nightwing nodded, "I know."

"And Rocket and Kaldur are in love. So are Conner and M'gann."

"Yea."

Artemis looked at him, "You know if you didn't want to talk about the photo you could of put it away."

"Sorry."

Artemis sighed and looked at Nightwing, "You miss that team don't you."

"Yea, I mean, I guess so."

Artemis nodded, "I miss them too. I miss being that close and living in the cave and all the amazing missions, but I guess we all had to grow up."

Nightwing sighed, "Yea I guess."

Artemis nodded, "Well thanks for taking down those days. I'll tell Barbra. See you later."

Nightwing nodded, "See you Arty."

Artemis smiled and opened the door and walked out.

Nightwing looked back down at the picture, yea they had grown up, but why had they had to grow apart?

Author's Note: What? What about Wally? Yea I know I'm mean you all thought I was going to put Wally in this chapter, but I decided not to. And this is a bridge kind of chapter it leads into the next chapter which Wally will be in.

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Now I already know in what why I want to bring Wally home and I would like to say some things about this.

1. I have NOT read any fanfiction about Wally coming home, so in no way did I steal an idea. I promise.

2. If you don't like how I bring Wally home (No it doesn't require M'gann.) Well to bad. I have it seriously all planned out and uh I can't come up with another idea that isn't stupid.

Okay. Okay.

HAVE AN AMAZING WEEK GUYS! The next chapter should be up Saturday or Sunday? Maybe earlier, just depends.

-Lidi999