Not Mine. Yet

Chapter 1:

Authors Note: This is a product of being bored with Chalant and the sheer lack of quality Traught stories.

I know we all love Wally but I had to make him the bad guy in this story to make it work. There will be a semi redemption arc at some point. Ages: Dick; 18 Artemis; 20 Wally; 20 Zatanna ; 18. Enjoy :P

(August 1, 2015: The Cave)

Wally had Never felt this insecure about his relationship before, as he watched his best friend and his girlfriend laugh and talk about their days at Gotham Academy. Dick, his best friend of 9 years sat in his Nightwing suit without a mask on and Artemis sat in white leggings and a forest green tank top. As he sat in thought, shoving more cookies into his mouth he mentally winced at the smile Artemis was giving his best friend. The guy he had known since he was 11 was flashing her not his legendary charming smile, but the goofy, boyish smile he only shows to those who know his secret identity. Wally swallowed his cookie and scoffed at how much quicker Dick revealed his secret identity to Artemis than him, it took him over a year to tell him he was robin. He wasn't surprised, as Bruce..er Batman forced him to wear those stupid shades for so long around everyone. He shook his head telling himself he's just paranoid and walked over to them. "Hey guys what's up". He said while flashing a half-hearted smile as he sat next to them on the couch. "Hey babe," she said as she turned away from Dick, still smiling from whatever they were talking about. "What's up with you guys" he was able to say nervously. "We're going to go spar, you watch me totally kick her butt!" Dick said. "yeah sure why not", he sighed quietly as they got up together and barely waited for him to get off the couch. Wally sulked after them annoyed and questioning when this phase will end. By the time Wally got to the training room, they were already in the middle of a heated sparring session. Wally stopped short at the display of raw passion and art of the fight before him. Artemis was in mid-air, having just spun 360 for a spinning kick to Nightwing's shoulder; he looks to Nightwing as he's spinning out of the way while in seemingly slow motion pulling out his escrima sticks and sticking a perfect landing. "That all you got 'Mis", dick said smirking at Artemis. "Just warming up Boy Wonder" she said back with an equally big smirk on her face. Wally dragged himself to a spot to sit and watch the pure chemistry they have while fighting. Eventually, his mind started to wander and he realized they've had this good or not better chemistry for years. He watched in a mix of jealousy and some confusion as his girlfriend wrapped her legs around Dick's waist and throws him to the ground and ends up straddling him. "Had enough yet Boy Wonder" she said with a smirk. Dick to Wally's shifrin dick smirked and said "not even close 'Mis". He grabbed her arms and somehow fluidly escaped the hold and ended up pinning her arms behind her back in one move. Wally then had a realization then and there, there was a reason it had only taken dick two months to reveal his secret identity to Artemis, now to think of it back when the team was revealing secrets before the Santa Prisca battle with the Light Dick or robin back then was the only one to know of Artemis' true family ties. Wally tried to shake these thoughts from his head but he couldn't shake the feeling that their love for each other going far deeper than just good friends. At that moment Artemis threw her head back into Nightwing's face and he heard the crack of his nose. Almost immediately blood started to slowly leak out of Dick's nose, he reached his hand to his face then looked down at the blood on it and grinned. "Come on 'Mis take it easy on me," he said with heavy sarcasm. In the split second it took Dick to wipe the blood off his face on his sleeve to get ready again, Wally gaped as he saw Artemis fly through the air and kick him in the jaw and dick flew back and landed hard on the ground; his head hitting the ground particularly hard. and land behind him in a crouch, Failed: Nightwing B-01the cave's computer announced. Dick just lay there with a taught look on his face, oh no now he's gonna be in a bad mood like he always is after he loses, just like most of the bats, Wally thought to himself. He waited for Dick to get up and sulk figuring as no one can usually beat him though robin and Artemis have coke close. But to Wally's surprise he flipped to his feet with a grin. A grin, why is he grinning then Wally looked to Artemis and she was grinning back at him. What the hell are they grinning about he thought, then the thoughts from earlier about the possibly having feelings for each other came back into his mind. As Wally was just about to fall victim to those thoughts again, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Dick collapsed to one knee and start swaying like he was gonna pass out. Wally then saw how much blood was leaking from his nose and shook his head and ran to him. As he got to his best friend's side he stopped as he saw that Artemis had already run to him and was holding his head in her lap as she tried to stop his nose from gushing anymore. Wally still expected Dick to be at least upset because he hates showing weakness too well..nobody. Dick wasn't upset at all except only making jokes that he had to go to a Charity Ball with Bruce tonight and Artemis ruined his face. Artemis was telling him to shut up while laughing and helping him stand up. "You probably have a concussion bird brain, let's get you to the infirmary," she said while flashing a smile visibly concerned for Dick. Wally followed slowly behind and he felt worse than he had in years because his overwhelming sad realization was; they loved each other. My girlfriend and my best friend LOVE each other. The more he went over it in his head it made sense. Ever since that time they survived the reds attack on the Cave, the fact they're the only non-metas on the team, Dick told her his secret identity after 3 months of knowing her and most recently today. Wally's known Dick for as long as he can remember and he's never taken defeat this gracefully and certainly never been in a smiling mood after. Though Artemis and Dick always trained together and he called her for most of his demonstrations for the team on hand to hand combat. At this moment Wally was so deep in thought he didn't notice the door to the medbay wasn't open and walked right into it. Fuckk that hurt he thought, but deep inside of him Wally knew nothing would hurt as much as his belief that Artemis and Dick loved each other. As Wally turned the corner into Dick's room he came to the conclusion he'd have to talk to Artemis because it had become obvious now that he had been missing the signs for years. I have to talk to Artemis he thought, though he really didn't want to. Wally decided he'd find a time after he checks on Nightwing to talk to her. Wally sighed as he walked through the door, hearing their voices inside.

Authors note: this is how I wanted Traught to become canon. This can be a one-shot or a chapter story, I'm honestly ok with either though I do have lots of fun ideas for this story.