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Chapter 1:

Artemis stared into the living room of Mount Justice. Her friends were all there, being themselves, blissfully unaware of the mind battle Artemis was having with herself. She was having strong doubts about how the team would take the news she was about to break to them. Would they see why she didn't tell them? Would they forgive her? Her eyes lingered on Wally for a moment longer than the rest, what would he think? Quickly she shook her head. It wasn't about what one person thought in particular, it was what the team thought as a whole.

She leant on the doorway, holding her breath. What would she say? Everything she thought of just sounded corny or stupid. Bringing her hand up to her face, she pinched the brim of her nose and closed her eyes, deep in thought. She didn't notice what was going on around her; she was too caught up in her internal struggle. Suddenly the walls felt as if they were closing in on her and her eyes snapped open. Robin and Wally (the closest to where she was standing) turned to look at her with confusion, she hadn't realised she had openly gasped.

"Are you okay Artemis? You look kinda pale," Robin openly stated, looking slightly concerned.

"Umm, yeah I'm fine," she replied quickly, brushing him off.

Robin shrugged and then grinned returning his attention to the television. Wally however was watching her, one of his eyebrows cocked. Artemis glared back at him, attempting to make his gaze waver. This action however, did not do its job.

Inwardly growling, Artemis made her way over to where Kaldur was sitting by the kitchen bench, aware of Wally's gaze following her. Kaldur was reading a book and had not noticed her arrival until she took a seat beside him. He smiled warmly at her before marking his page and shutting it, turning his attention to the archer.

"Oh please don't let me disturb you," she said quickly before being cut off with a small hand gesture.

"It's okay I don't mind, something is clearly bothering you," he told her kindly.

Artemis dropped her gaze from the older boys face. Something was more that bothering her, it was eating her from the inside out! Clearing her throat she resumed eye contact with him. His face was open, willing her to continue.

"I may or may not have a problem," she blurted out, wincing at how dumb she had just sounded.

"Which is?" Kaldur prompted, smiling.

There was a long pause as Artemis tried to think of something to say. Without realising it, she began to tap her fingers with nervousness. Mentally cursing herself she stared up at the ceiling, hoping that Kaldur would understand.

"Hypothetically speaking," she cringed, that was not what she had wanted to say but she decided to go with it. "If someone decided not tell their friends about their past, which is really bad, could that be seen as betrayal?"

Kaldur thought for a moment before answering, his eyes curious. "I guess it would depend on the situation… Which would happen to be?"

Artemis froze, unsure as to what to say in response to his question. She felt her heart beat quicken and her temperature rise.

"There isn't one," was all she managed to say, backing out of telling him.

Kaldur raised an eyebrow questioningly but decided not to press the matter, knowing Artemis would tell him when she felt ready.

Artemis mentally slapped herself, she had her chance and she blew it! She slumped in her seat and sighed, why did this have to be so difficult. Quickly she stood up and tucked her chair in, turning to face Kaldur once again.

"Thanks," she said forcing a smile.

"It's no problem at all Artemis, if you want to continue this discussion later I'd be happy to oblige" he responded warmly.

Artemis smiled again, this time it wasn't forced. Maybe she was overreacting? She turned to walk away but not before sounding another thanks over her shoulder. She didn't get too far before the sound of M'Gann calling her name and the smell of freshly baked cookies wafted over to her. She turned to greet the Martian.

"Hey Artemis, would you like a cookie?" she asked, smiling as she held the platter out to the archer.

Before she even had the chance to take one, Wally zipped over to her side and took one first, biting into it.

"Mmm, they're sweet, just like you Megs," Wally said grinning, crumbs on his bottom lip.

Artemis snorted and took a cookie, eating it quickly, trying to look cheerful as she did so. M'Gann looked at her expectantly, waiting for Artemis to say something. Suddenly her stomach did something that felt like a backflip, had M'Gann been going through her mind without her consent?

"Well? What do you think?" she asked her grin widening.

Artemis almost crumpled over with relief; she wanted to know what she thought of the cookies.

"They're great M'Gann, keep it up," Artemis replied, hoping to cover up her mistake.

If it were even possible, M'Gann's smile widened.

"Thanks Artemis, I'll go and make some more then," she said turning away quickly with her now empty platter after Wally had demolished the remaining cookies.

M'Gann was greeted by Conner who promptly put his arm around her shoulder. Artemis noticed Wally watching the two jealously and elbowed him in the ribs before sitting down beside Robin on the couch. Wally joined them, sitting beside her with crossed arms.

"I don't get why they didn't tell us, we're a team, we shouldn't have to keep secrets from each other," he mumbled quietly.

Artemis stiffened visibly beside him, guilt gnawing at her belly like a starving tiger. Robin noticed her moment of uneasiness and looked at her. Artemis noticed and glared daggers in his direction, making him quickly divert his gaze to the television.

Sighing, Artemis leant back into the cushions on the couch. She closed her eyes and began to think once more. What was she going to say? What was she going to do? Her thoughts were interrupted by Wally prodding her side. She opened one eye, looked in his general direction and was surprized to make instant eye contact with him.

"Yes?" she asked, a hint of annoyance creeping into her voice.

"Are you sure you're okay?" he asked softly which made Artemis' spine tingle.

She closed her eye and sat in silence, aware of his unwavering green gaze. Why did this have to be so difficult? She wanted to tell him… She wanted to tell them but that doubt still lingered in the back of her mind. What if they thought she was the mole? They would never see her the same way they do now and she had found it so difficult in the first place to establish herself on the team properly.

"Earth to Artemis!" Artemis' thoughts were once again disturbed by Wally.

This time she opened both eyes and turned to face him, her eyes a mix of emotions. Robin watched in curiosity, wondering what was about to play out in front of him. He expected a snarky remark from Artemis but no, she hung her head and gazed down at the couch. Wally's face flashed with concern.

"I have something to tell everyone," she whispered, barely audible.

Conner turned his attention from M'Gann to Artemis, having overheard what she'd said with his super hearing.

"What was that?" Wally asked, genuinely not hearing what she had said.

Artemis cleared her throat, locking eyes with everyone in the room before repeating herself.

"I said I have something I need to tell everyone."

She stood slowly and turned the television off and turned so that she could see everyone. Taking a deep breath she began to explain everything. How Sportsmaster was her father, how Cheshire was her sister, who her mother was and worst of all, her past.

She was greeted by silence.

By the time she had finished explaining, her head hung with shame. She wondered what was running through her team mates minds… If that's what she could call them anymore that is. Before she had time to utter another word Robin stood and walked up beside her, placing a hand on her shoulder.

"I already knew and I still view you as my team mate," he told her quietly.

Artemis would have hugged him if it wouldn't have been slightly awkward. She glanced around hopefully at the others, waiting for them to respond. Kaldur stood, looking her directly in the eye.

"You could have told us before… But everyone has their secrets," he told her calmly but there was no mistaking the look of disappointment that crossed his face.

She looked over at M'Gann who looked as if she were on the verge of tears. Guilt made Artemis feel as if she were going to vomit. She began to make her way over to her but Conner growled, startling her.

"You didn't trust us?" M'Gann asked quietly, clearly fighting back tears.

"No it's not that, it's… Hard to explain," was all Artemis managed to choke out.

Conner stepped forward, fists clenched so tightly his knuckles were turning white. His icy blue eyes blazed with that much anger Artemis would have flinched is she were anyone else. He stood in front of M'Gann, as if to protect her from harm, which Artemis found a little insulting.

"You're the mole!" he snarled, raising his fists.

This time Artemis did flinch, not from fear but from hurt. She was not the mole! This is why she had told them, to prevent them from thinking so if they had found out from other sources. She glared at him as her temper began to rise.

Kaldur turned to Conner, his face concerned.

"Conner now is not the time to be throwing around accusations," he said calmly, staring at the clone with a hard look.

"NO! She is the mole, look at the facts! Sportsmaster, Cheshire, it's all there!" Conner yelled, throwing his arms up in rage.

"She's not the mole," Robin said firmly, moving closer to Artemis. "The League knew about her past and still allowed her to join they wouldn't have done that if we couldn't trust her."

Conner refused to listen and took a few more steps forward.

"She's the mole and that's all there is to it! She can't remain on this team!" he cried, veins pulsing with rage.

Artemis looked over at M'Gann for help but the other girl looked away. Her stomach dropped, her best friend wasn't defending her.

"Search my mind M'Gann, see that I am not the mole," Artemis offered, her anger catching some of her words in her throat.

"NO! Because all she will see there are more lies!" Conner snapped, shielding M'Gann once more.

Artemis almost lunged at him but stopped herself, knowing it would not play out in her favour. She turned to the one person who had not yet said a word, Wally. He sat surveying the scene playing out before him, his face tight with confusion and uncertainty. She wanted him to say something; anything but he just sat in silence.

"What are you looking at him for?" Conner demanded, slamming his fist down on the counter leaving a rather large crater in its place.

Robin and Kaldur looked at Artemis hopelessly, they knew she would find it extremely difficult to convince Conner she wasn't the mole. As for Wally, neither was sure as to what he was thinking.

Artemis glared at the ground, she knew this wouldn't end well, if only she hadn't of said anything. Quickly she turned and exited through the Zeta tube, leaving the others to think about what they had just learned.

"She had better not think of coming back," Conner snapped, placing his arm around M'Gann and leading her to her room.

Robin and Kaldur watched them leave then turned to each other. Neither one of them knew what to say or do. Wally remained silent, now staring at the floor. His mind racing as he thought about what he had just learned. Robin took a seat beside him and let out a sharp breath, peering at the red head through his mask.

"Hey KF, are you okay?" he asked, placing a hand on his friends shoulder.

Wally shrugged it off and stood up quickly, his eyes flickering between Robin and Kaldur. He ran his hand through his hair and took a deep breath, unsure as to what he felt.

"Bathroom," was all he said before he sped away, leaving Kaldur and Robin.

Kaldur sighed and sat on the couch, watching Robin carefully. Robin was still staring in the direction that Wally had gone.

"How do you think he's taking it?" he asked the younger boy.

Robin seemed rather startled and turned, quickly clearing his mind.

"I don't know, he's clearly shocked but I have no idea what he's thinking or what he's going to do next."

Kaldur nodded and leaned backwards, covering his face with his hands and yawning.

"Maybe you should ask him, you know, talk to him about it," he suggested.

Robin turned back to the way Wally had run, scratching his head and contemplating whether or not Kaldur's idea was a good one or not.

"I'll talk to him," he confirmed before slowly starting to edge his way down the hallway in search of his friend.

Robin knew that Wally wouldn't want to talk about it so he didn't try too hard to find him. Although he did happen to find him sitting by the beach later on, deep in thought, but he decided to leave him be.