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It was an average day for M'gann, she opened her shop and Zatanna was twenty minutes late, again. She burnt her fingers while making the brew for the coffee, and looked at the people coming in and out slurping their beverages or eating their pastries. "Hey M'gann", a rough voice called the auburn beauty from behind the counter. She turned around to find her raven haired boyfriend sitting on the stool. Her face immediately lit up and she crossed the counter to engulf him in a huge hug. "What are you doing here Conner?"
Her words were muffled in his jacket, but Conner could only smiled at her and said, "I'm on my break, and I wanted to see you." She looked at him one more time and pecked his lips.
"Eww this is too much PDA for a public place." Zatanna called out from the kitchen. She shook her head in false disappointment and mouthed 'shame on you' to them.
M'gann blushed at the young woman, "You would understand if you were in a relationship." Zatanna immediately went quiet and stuck her tongue out. As soon as she did that the door swung open bringing in the cold murky air inside and Richard came bursting in through the door.
"Eww you two get a room." Richard smirked at the two, and M'gann immediately jumped from her boyfriend's arms. He then sat down on the cold, wooden stool next to Conner, while M'gann was getting his coffee ready. He surveyed the scene and a young woman serving coffee to an elderly couple, caught his attention. She had beautiful black hair and soft blue eyes; she was the most gorgeous human being he had ever seen.
He then looked at M'gann and whispered, "Who is she?"
She smiled at her friend and replied, "When Artemis and I went to Paris we met Zatanna at our cooking class. She moved to the Gotham two years ago and she started working here two months ago. You two would make a great couple."
He smiled at M'gann's enthusiasm, but turned his attention towards the waitress who was making her way to the counter. He extended his hand and said, "Hi I'm Dick Grayson."
She took his hand and said, "Zatanna Zatara" He snickered at the name and she just looked at him not amused, "Seriously you're laughing at my name when yours is Dick." He looked at her once again and cleared the back of his throat, trying to regain some of the dignity he had lost.
Conner smiled at the two, and M'gann gave Dick his coffee. She was happy to see Dick, but she couldn't help but think why he was here, "You don't usually come on Saturdays, you usually goof off with Wally or have meetings with Bruce."
Dick sat back in his chair realizing that it was strange, "Wally had some wedding plans with Linda and Bruce is having an important meeting with Artemis today." M'gann's' face suddenly scrunched up at the thought of Wally and Linda's wedding plans.
M'gann loved Wally to death, but she wasn't very fond with Linda. Wally was too oblivious to see that Linda was sucking his bank account dry, but his friends on the other hand weren't so easily tricked by her masked facade. "Why are they still getting married; he could have picked anyone in the world, but he had to choose her." Everyone except Zatanna nodded in agreement.
"What's so bad about Wally and Linda." she asked in a confused tone. The two looked at each other as if having a telepathic conversation. So they began telling her about Linda Park. One by one telling Zatanna the entire story from how they first met to the first time she maxed out Wally's credit card. Richard even told her that they had to hire an accountant to manage her spending. By the end of it all she felt bad for Wally and his constant struggle with Linda.
"Why don't you guys ever tell him how you feel?" She asked, "You guys are his friends, he might listen to you guys."
Conner then responded, "He gets to defensive and won't talk to us about it, he probably feels embarrassed."
Then Richard spoke up, "Linda isn't a horrible person, she's just misguided. They don't have any chemistry anymore; Wally and Linda deserve better." He then took out his phone and showed them a picture. "This on the other hand is asterous chemistry." The picture showed a very peaceful Wally who had his arms wrapped protectively over Artemis whose face was buried into Wally's chest. Artemis's hair was loose and covered Wally's shoulder and neither of them looked like wanted to ever separate. Zatanna then took his phone and examined it one more time to make sure it was her friend
"That can't be Artemis, she hates sleeping with people. She's so claustrophobic that she makes me sleep in the couch. This Wally whatever his last name is most be pretty special for Artemis to cuddle with him." Her face seemed to light up at thought, "They would make a great couple."
"I so told him that." Richard said. He was happy to know that he wasn't the only one who thought they made a good pair.
"Come to think of it they do."M'gann was starting to feel giddy at thought of all of them having a date night. She turned to see Conner nodding at the thought of Wally and Artemis as a couple. Noticing that they all had the same idea, they looked at each other once more with evil smiles on their faces.
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Artemis walked out of her car and stepped on the gray pavements of Gotham. She looked at the tall building in front of her and took a deep breath. She was surprised to get a call from Bruce Wayne, he said it was extremely urgent and she should come as soon as possible. She looked at the endless gray building that seemed to get taller every time she saw it. She let out a long sigh and proceeded. The elevator took her directly to Mr. Wayne's office and was surprised to see her adoptive parents there too. "I'm getting fired aren't I?" She said this as she sat down.
Oliver laughed and Dinah gave Artemis a disapproving look, "On the contrary Ms. Queen you are being promoted if you wish to accept it.", Bruce Wayne said. She raised her eyebrow and leaned in her chair. "We want to start a branch in London, and since you are head of international affairs we want you to be in charge of it."
He smiled at the younger girl, but Oliver was only looking sad. Artemis was shocked to have such an opportunity; she can be in charge of an entire branch. The thought alone makes her blood rush. Then the excitement starts to fade, and she realizes she's going to be alone. No more random phone calls in the middle of the night from M'gann describing her weird dreams, no more eating massive amounts of ice cream and watching corny chick flicks with Zatanna, no more pretending to listen to her dad and mom over brunch, and no more Wally. The last one caught her attention and she realized that she actually said Wally; she would actually miss his green eyes and his gorgeous red hair.
Her face must have gone white, because Oliver seemed to notice. He walked over to her and gave her a huge hug, "You don't have to do it, we can get someone else. Artemis you are too young to do this all by yourself."
She shook her head, "No I can do it, and I accept the offer Mr. Wayne." She was surprised to hear the words coming out of her mouth, she should have planned this out more, but her mouth was moving faster than her mind. The office seemed to get smaller and she forced a smile on her face. She told her parents it was all going to be okay, and she shook Bruce's hand. She would sign all the contracts in two weeks, but for now she should just pack all her stuff. Artemis walked out of the office and when she was out of sight she ran straight towards her car; she started to drive until she made it to M'gann's coffee shop. She was standing outside of the store when Artemis called out to her, "Hey Meggs."
She dropped her keys at the sound of her voice, but she smiled as soon as knew it was Artemis, "Hey Artemis I was just closing the store, do you want to do something."
She shook her head no, "Maybe another time, I just had a horrible day and I was wondering if I can use your store for a while." She gave her a winning smile and mouthed please to her.
She tossed her the keys, "Sure Artemis, but it better be clean, and please close the shop when you're done." Artemis nodded and waved goodbye to M'gann as she drove away. She went inside and took of her coat. It was an odd pleasure she had, but she remembered her mother would always bake and the memory made everything around her feel right. She took all of the ingredients out to make an apple pie. She began to knead the dough, and make the filling for the inside. She was so distracted in her work that she didn't even hear the person outside knocking. He began to bang on the door and Artemis stomped from the kitchen to see who it was. As she opened the door they simultaneously said, "What are you doing here?"
Who do you guys think is at the door, and aren't Dick, M'gann, Conner and Zatanna such the gossip crew. Ok you gals and guys once again reviews are not only appreciated, but encouraged.