"Don't forget the flowers, Kid Idiot!"

A/N:Another Young Justice story, wheee~

DISCLAIMER: Sadly, I do not own Young Justice or any of its characters. :(

"BO7: ARTEMIS."

Artemis looked around. The kitchen was the first place to check out if you're trying to find Wally, so she went there first.

She walked into the room. Surprisingly enough, the speedster wasn't eating... but sleeping. All that running must really make him tired. Artemis walked over to the couch and wondered how she was to approach this. "Should I tap him on the shoulder?" she inquired. She took a closer look at his face.

His cheek was pressed up to the arm of the couch cushion, pushing the baby fat up to his eye. His hair was slightly rustled and he was laying on his right arm, causing it to stick out from underneath him. And on course, his mouth was open; showing his droll. Gross.

"West. West! Wake up!" Artemis said, gently shaking his shoulder.

"Humph. No, Spitfire..." Wally started saying in his sleep.

Artemis started wondering what "spitfire" meant, but that was a talk for another time. "Wally! Get up! We have to GO!" she said, shaking his shoulder harder.

"Mmm... Artemis." Artemis breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, he was awake!

"Ugh. Finally. You're-" but she stopped talking when she didn't see him moving.

"Wait, he was sleeping this whole time?" Artemis thought.

"If he was sleeping, why did he say my name? Is he... dreaming about me? Why was he smiling when he said my name?" She asked herself again.

This thought totally and utterly freaked her out. She wasn't gentle anymore."WALLY! GET UP!" she shouted in his ear.

"Whaa!" he woke up with a jolt. "Artemis? What are you- oh no. What time is it?!" Wally said, jumping off the couch and into the kitchen. Wally looked at the stove for the time.

"Aww, crap! M'gann's performance!" he shouted, looking at Artemis.

"I know Wally. I was on my way to the school when Robin texted me and said he wanted me to come to Mount Justice to see if you were here." Artemis said, crossing her arms.

"Oh. You mean... I was the one who forgot." Wally said, looking at the ground. She could tell he felt embarrassed. Artemis didn't really know what to do.

"Look, I almost forgot too. The important thing is, we need to go!" She said, grabbing his wrist.

"No! You don't get it!" Wally said, ripping his wrist back. "What do you mean?" Artemis asked.

Wally sighed. "You don't get it. You don't know what it's like to be the one in the group who always forgets. Whenever you guys are actually counting on me, I always screw up! Just like on the mission today. I was the reason we failed. I blew our cover because I forgot to change into stealth mode. God! Why am I like this?!" Wally said, putting his palms over his eyes and resting his elbows on the counter.

"So what, Wally? You forgot M'gann's show was tonight. It's fine. People forget things." Artemis said calmly. She didn't want to make him anymore stressed than he already was.

"It's not just about her show, Artemis. It's about me. After screwing up that mission, when we came back, I promised myself that I wouldn't forget anymore. That I wouldn't let the team down again. But here I am, late, forgetting, and letting the team down. Robin even needed to send you down here to get me. Ugh!" Wally clenched his fists in his hair. "I don't even understand why I'm on this team." me mumbled.

Artemis walked over to him and put her hand on his shoulder. "I do, Wally." He was listening now; she doesn't usually call him by his real name. He looked at her with confusion.

She sighed. "You may not be the most... er ... responsible person in the world. And sure, you forget things. But you never stop trying, Wally. That's what I like about you. You've never decided to give up before, so why now? Things are going to get tough, and life is sometimes gonna to be hell. But you've got to push through. I know you can. I've seen you do it before. And you're never alone in this, Kid. Robin, Aqualad, M'gann, Conner, Zatanna, and I? We're a team. We love you Wally- no matter how many times you forget or let us down." Artemis said, smiling.

Wally looked up at her. He never knew Artemis could be so... sincere. He smiled. "Thanks, Arty." She cringed at the name, but let it slide. He knew she didn't like it when he called her that. "Yeah, whatever."

Wally stood up. They both looked at each other. Wally realized that it was just them in the HQ, with the exception of Red Tornado. He stared at her face, into her dark, gray eyes. When he looked right at them, he usually shuddered. They always look so cold and unforgiving. Heartless, even. But tonight, they are a different shade of gray. They look more like soft, silver puddles, that if you stare into them long enough, will consume you and your dreams. Leaving you pure and clean, much like the rain.

Tonight, he felt like he got to see another side of the archer. A side that only he knew about, which made him feel pretty special.

Artemis shook him back into reality.

"Wally, we have to go. Are you okay now?" she asked.

He waited a couple a seconds, then nodded. "Yeah," he assured her. "I'm ready."

They both checked the clock together. "Okay... it's 8:02 now. They're probably just starting. The school is about 10 minutes away..." Artemis was deep in thought.

"Okay, well that shouldn't be a problem. We would be there around 8:15!" Wally said.

"Damn. I forgot- the boy wonder wants us to pick up flowers for M'gann. The closest supermarket around here is about 15 minutes away. How are we going to get there on time?!" Artemis said, panicking.

"Hmm... I know a way. You still got that precious baby GA gave you as a "good protégé" present a couple months back?" Wally asked, smirking.

Artemis was confused about what he was talking about, but she quickly understood what he was referring too.

Wally was talking about Artemis' new car she got from Green Arrow. After asking him why he bought it for her, he said it was for "exceeding her protégé skills and standards, and that he was proud of her." Honestly, if he had given it to her between just the two of them, she would've declined the generous offer. But of course, he had to set up a whole get together and made sure her team, and the Justice League was there to see it. She had no choice but to say yes. And she had to admit, the car was really nice. Maybe a little to nice, actually. The thing must've costed a fortune! All the guys except Kaldur were drooling over it. No, literally. When Wally first saw it, he claimed it was a "dream from heaven" and laid on the hood of the car for about a half hour. Artemis even swore she saw Batman wrap his fingers around the handle of the drivers seat door, to see how it felt. Ollie is a good man to her.

"NO." Artemis said firmly. "No way are you getting near that thing. Green Arrow probably wouldn't talk to me for months if he see's a scratch on it." she said.

"So? It's your car, not his, right? C'mon Artemis. It's the only way both of us are going to get there in time. Please?" Wally begged, pressing his fingers together and giving her puppy dog eyes.

"Dude! No means no. Don't you have a car?" she asked.

"Well yeah... but it's old and junky and not as cool as yours! Arty, PLEASE?!" Wally yelled. Artemis growled, but looked at the clock. 8:04. Did she really have a choice now?

"Fine West. Lets go." Artemis sighed with her eyes closed.

"YESS! I'LL GET THE KEYS!" Wally exclaimed. Artemis felt the rush of air as he ran past her. She sagged her head and silently prayed that nothing would go wrong.

~ Yay! Chapter 2 is up! Sorry for the long delay. And, I'm also sorry if you see any grammar/spelling errors. Lol, it's 1:45 A.M. right now xD Not sure how many more chapters in this story. Maybe 2? Anyway, please review! :) ~

-Jillian