Thanks for all the reviews last time! They mean a lot!

I'm officially a senior at school now! Yey!

And thanks for the feedback concerning the future of this fic. I will take it all into account, and his story will be continuing after I get to the end of this 'season'.

Anyways, here's the new chapter. The title was prompted by xXRandomnessXx.

"I thought you said you weren't going to leave for such a long time again..." Wally groaned, pushing himself up from the couch and eyeing Artemis who stood in the doorway, looking guilty. She shook her head, biting her lip. Her bloodshot eyes gave away that she wasn't looking forward to visiting New York for a few weeks either.

She mumbled something, aggravating Wally, who tried to take a deep breath. He hadn't exactly reacted pleasantly when Artemis had informed him that she had to go for a major project to such a far away city. He hated himself for getting infuriated with her, but he couldn't help it. He was generally hot-headed, and having a promise broken wasn't exactly going to cool his kettle.

Artemis tried again, "Please come with me, Babe? I'll go stir-crazy working alone...in New York of all places."

Wally grunted, "Can't you just work from home?" He crossed his arms angrily, and exhaled loudly for added effect. Artemis cheeks gained a slight red pallet, and she snorted, "I already do, Wallace. I can't just turn down an offer from the Wedding Planner's Board of Directors anyway! It'll give me a chance to showcase my work, show everyone my capabilities...and score a few brownie points with those who can get me places!" She sighed, running a hand through her cascading hair.

Wally scowled, before allowing his features to shift into something nicer. He strode to his wife, and quickly pulled her into a hug, pressing his lips to her warm forehead. He inhaled her cinnamon scent, before dropping his arms and letting a lopsided grin light up his face, "I suppose it would give me a chance to check out the new 'Relox' Labs in New York...and since it's the same company as what I work for..." Wally purred slightly, grinning, "Let me go pack..."

Artemis beamed, kissing Wally quickly on his stubble-ridden cheek as he ran from the room. She took out her phone, and instantly called Zatanna.

The sorceress answered promptly, and she spoke with an air of elation- obviously things were going great on her end. "How can I help, hon?" Her voice sung out from the other end of the phone, cheery and bright.

Artemis' deeper, more mature voice answered promptly, "You know when you told me you wanted to repay me for my wedding-planning services?"

Zatanna hummed a yes into the phone, before letting a tinkling laugh out, "How much money would you like, Artemis?"

"Oh no, no!" Artemis rushed her words, panicking, "Nothing like that! I was just-"She slowed down, sighing, "Me and Wally have some business in New York. I was wondering if you and Dick could come over to babysit the children?"

Zatanan squealed, "Don't even think of it as a favour! I love babysitting!"

Artemis smiled in relief, "I'll leave a letter to explain everything, and there are post-it notes around the house for-"

"I KNOW! I KNOW! We've done this a thousand times before! We'll be over in a minute." Zatanna interrupted, sounding irritated. It was true, Artemis didn't even need to explain anything- her best friend was more than content with helping. Zatanna also wasn't joking when she told Artemis how long it would take to get to the house.

Artemis had only just strode into the kitchen to pack some lunch for her and Wally, before a smirking Zatanna, and a pallid looking Dick Grayson, appeared in the room. Artemis screamed, completely un-expecting the arrival. Zatanna laughed and unlinked her arm from Dick's, which instantly fell to his side limply.

She gave Artemis a reassuring hug, before placing a large bag to the floor. Artemis arched her brow, "How did you get here...like that?"

Zatanna rummaged through her bag, not looking up to address Artemis, "New teleportation spell! Snazzy, right?"

Wally guffawed as he paced into the room, "Snazzy?" His gleeful expression changed, and he pointed to the billionaire play-boy, swaying on his spot, "What's wrong with him?"

Zatanna shrugged, "Not everyone reacts well to teleportation. Displacement and motion-sickness play a vital part in the response..." Dick fell to the floor, grunting. Zatanna gave him a concerned look, before standing up awkwardly, "We'll be okay- nothing a Travel Sickness spell can't fix."

Dick spoke, face smothered against the floor. "No 'ore 'ells..." He groaned and drove himself upwards, rubbing his head. Zatanna rolled her eyes and looked at the worried faces of her friends, "Well be fine!"

Against their better judgement, more with ultimate trust in the Witch and the Uncle, Artemis and Wally left for New York.


Dick moaned, rubbing his eyes in frustration, "Magnolia won't stop kicking me in the face! I don't know how I'm gonna get this nappy on her!" Dick held up a soiled diaper, growling. Zatanna cringed in disgust, before shaking her head and pointing for him to get out of the room, "Go check on Iris and Jai or something..." She waved him away when he tried to talk back.

Artemis and Wally had been gone for a week, and so far, caring for their four children had been smooth-sailing. Zatanna had taken up the task of caring for Magnolia and Bart, as Dick was very much clueless when it came to deciphering their cries and dressing them without getting aggravated. Zatanna also did the cooking, but she forced Dick to do the cleaning. They both shared the job of looking after Iris and Jai, though Dick predominantly cared for them.

Dick may have had little confidence caring for the younger children, but his expertise was obvious when he interacted with the older kids; Iris and Jai. He entertained them perfectly, he treated them like his own and he spoilt them rotten. They loved him, one could easily see it in their bright eyes, which lit up even more when he strode into their rooms after getting pushed away by Zatanna.


Zatanna was fast asleep, her stifled snores sometimes audible, the dark bags under her eyes bright against her pale skin. Dick shuffled around in the room uncomfortably, before leaving to check on the children. There were three days left before Artemis and Wally came back, and Dick couldn't wait. It wasn't that he was struggling with caring for the children, and it was';t that he wanted to go home- it was just that he felt bad for Zatanna. She put her heart and soul into her tasks, and unfortunately, it affected her physically. This was the first time she had slept in a good few days.

Dick strode into the twins' room. Magnolia was thrashing around in her cot, sometimes giggling and gurgling as she tried to reach for the toys hanging over her. Bart slept soundly in his own cot. Dick rushed to the black-haired child, rubbing her cheek with his thumb. She calmed down a little, looking at Dick with immense interest. Dick handed her a toy, and she began to ignore him, immersed in her own little world.

The raven-haired man chuckled, and ventured on, finding Iris splayed across the floor in her room. She was colouring something in, and chatting to herself. Dick grabbed her, hoisting her up and throwing her into the air. She screamed, laughing, before kicking away and straightening out her pajamas. She began sharing a very interesting monologue about her day;

"Me and Jake when swimming at HQ today. Goop got REAL mad as soon as he solidified enough to rant at us. He told us we couldn't swim; but in all fairness we didn't know he would turn himself into water...and go into water. Stupid, right? I mean- it was hard enough dry him off ourselves, but he spent ages trying to piece himself together at the pool afterwards." Iris shuddered, "I'm so scared that I swallowed some water when I was swimming- what if I throw-up his arm or something one day?"

After Dick had calmed her down, and she had fallen asleep, he paid a visit to Jai's open room.

The boy was throwing around his toy cars, sat in the midst of what looked like a recent battle between his blue and red toy soldiers. Dick sat down facing Jai, and smirked, "Who won, buddy?"

Jai looked at his uncle, grinning toothlessly, and dropped his automobiles to the floor. He pointed to the pile of blue soldiers on a cushion, before mock-racing two of his cars again. Dick picked up the red-haired child with ease, dropping him under his covers. Jai still held onto one of his cars, and he sighed fervently.

"Unca-Dee?" Jai asked, placing his car next to his pillow, "How come your eyes are so pretty?"

Dick chortled, rubbing the back of his neck inelegantly, "Pretty?"

"Yeah..." Jai bore his own emerald eyes into the kind, cerulean ones of his Uncle.

Dick hummed, "My mother had very pretty eyes...and so did my father, for that matter. It's a little thing called genetics..." Dick went on to explain what the 'difficult' word meant, though Wally had been feeding that information to Jai since the day he had learnt to talk.

Jai smiled, "How come you're wearing a tie? It's a nice tie. I like red..." Jai sat up, reaching out to feel the silky fabric that composed Dick's tie. Richard shrugged, "I was working today, Jai. At work we have to look presentable..."

Jai giggled, "You answer questions better than my daddy does sometimes. Sometimes my daddy lies."

Dick gasped in mock-surprise, before shaking his head passionately, "I believe he is telling stories, Jai. Not lies." Dick only said it, because he knew Wally would kill him if he said anything else.

The speedster flashed a smile, and edged closer to Dick, looking feverishly excited, "How do you get your skin to be so smooth too? My daddy has really spiky skin on his face, and my momma's hands are covered in scars..."

Dick flushed, a little uncomfortable at how forthcoming his nephew was, still he decided to reply, "I shave every day- your daddy doesn't. I use moisturizer on my hands too."

"And my mommy doesn't?"

"I don't know, kiddo."

"But if you know that my daddy doesn't shave every day, then why don't you know if my momma uses-" His logic was wholesome and fair, and Dick now knew why Wally lied a fair bit when answering his children, it was easier than having to hear the enquiry over and over, which Jai didn't understand. He queried an identical question for the third time, scowling.

"I think you mom uses hand-cream or something."

Jai nodded, looking dull. His short-lived interest for the question had long since disappeared, "Hey, Unca-Dee?" Dick cocked his head to the side, awaiting Jai's question, which came with speed, "My momma and daddy never tell me- how are babies made? It's just my momma is actually-"

Dick blushed, making a noise of condemnation and shaking his head. He'd nearly had his face shattered by Wally when he told Iris that babies come from flowers- but then again, he couldn't just not tell Jai.

"You see, Jai..."


Wally and Artemis had arrived home in the early hours of that Saturday. Zatanna and Dick asked the couple to pass on their good-byes to the children, afraid to wake them, but as soon as they had teleported out, both Iris and Jai rushed into the room, half-dressed. Iris panted, before grimacing, "We wanted to say bye!"

Jai nodded sadly, before perking up and latching onto his father's neck, "And hi!"

Iris rushed to the kitchen, pondering over what she wanted to feast upon. Artemis dropped her bags, cracked her neck slightly, and then followed her daughter- she was ravenous too.

Jai unlatched from Wally, smiling broadly. Wally ruffled his hair, trying to keep the tired look from enveloping him completely, "Were Uncle Dick and Aunt Zee good?"

Jai nodded, "The best! They followed rules and stuff- but they also took us out for ice cream, and to the carnival and, oh! That's not the best part! They also took us to a picnic..." Jai pondered for a moment, "And Dick is a great splainer!"

"He's a good explainer?" Wally looked smug, "not better than your Daddy, of course."

Jai nodded a bit faster than he should have, but made up for the rush by talking, "He told me how babies are made!"

Wally looked sceptical, and crossed his arms, "Go on- tell me what he said." He furrowed his brow as Jai shuffled his feet on the floor, "Unca-Dee said when two people are very in love they get together and-"

Wally slammed his fist into the wall, having heard enough, "Excuse me. I just have a little pest problem to get rid of, son." Wally sped out of the room, batting everything out of his way.

Artemis grunted when he pelted her in the arm in his rush. She looked at Jai in confusion, who continued with his sentence as if his father was still present, "-They go to a supermarket. If they want a girl they get a watermelon, and if they want a boy, they get an apple. They put the fruit into a cot in a hospital the day they want the baby to be born, and then the fruit turns into a baby."

Artemis rubbed her head, "I don't even want to ask..."

Jai piped up, "Oh! You should ask Dick, though! He's a great splainer!"

Done and done. Hope you guys enjoyed.

I'm really tired today. I went to bed around one in the morning last night. Max, my cat, woke me up a four this morning- he was mewing at my window and wanted to come inside. I ignored him for a sleepless half hour, before letting him in and putting him into his room. I got to bed at five-ish. Then, at six thirty, mom woke me up so I could get ready for Saturday Russian School. I had coffee to wake me up...but it's wearing off now, so sorry if the pacing in the story is a little slow. I'm struggling to be creative at the moment! I know that's not really a good excuse, but meh.

Please review! Thanks so much for everything. The next chapter is sorta sad...so...erm...yeah. Just warning you.