Hey,
Have you guys noticed how annoying it is to type M'Gann's name over and over again.
"We promised Artemis! I'm sorry," M'Gann said. Artemis was pestering her and Zatanna to finish what M'Gann was going to say about when Artemis died. Artemis was the only one who didn't know how extremely Wally reacted at since everyone else say or was told. (Like Zatanna)
"Promise who?" Artemis growled. She was beginning to get frustrated, she had a right to know! How bad could it have been? Did he dance around, happy that I was finally one or something? Artemis thought bitterly to herself. For some odd reason that thought made her feel to her stomach.
Zatanna bit her lip, when Robin told her what had happened in the training session he made her promise that she wouldn't tell Artemis. No one knew how she would react to knowing that Wally went basically on a rampage and was frantic to save her when she died. Maybe she would be mad at him, or mad at them for not telling her sooner. Or maybe she would think it as sweet, Zatanna thought. That was it! That was the way they were going to get those two together.
"Maybe we should just tell her," Zatanna suggested. M'Gann was shocked, she knew that Zatanna had promised Robin and anyone could tell that Robin was important to the magician.
M'Gann wasn't the only one who was surprised, Artemis was shocked that Zatanna had broken so easily. "Really? You're just going to tell me?!" For some reason she was excited, it had been nagging her for a while that she didn't know what happened. After everything went back to normal she asked but everyone had told her that she didn't need to know.
M'Gann shot a message to Zatanna, you promised Robin!
Yeah but you didn't, and this could be the perfect opportunity to get those two together.
M'Gann mulled over this for a second. In her opinion, Artemis and Wally would be a really cute couple. That's an awesome idea!
"Can you guys please stop mind messaging without me?" Artemis's voice snapped the other girls' attention back to her.
"Sorry, so I guess I'm just going to tell you," Artemis and Zatanna both listened intently to M'Gann as she began. "So, after you disintegrated..."
"So, what are they doing now?" Wally asked as he walked into the surveillance room.
Robin was nervous, he knew the girls were about to tell Artemis about the training but he didn't want Wally to find out just yet. He was afraid Wally would stop them. Robin knew it was about time Artemis knew what had happened and he certainly wasn't going to tell her, Wally would never talk to him again. And Wally would forgive M'Gann eventually.
"Hello, earth to Boy Wonder."
Robin sat up and straightened his sunglasses. "Yea yea, the girls are just talking and stuff."
"About..." Wally trailed off. Why was Robin acting like this? Was there something Robin was keeping from him?
"About that training session that everyone died in." Connor said nonchalantly. The speedster's green eyes grew wide and Robin shot a 'what the heck dude!' look at Connor. "Was I not supposed to tell him that?"
"WHAT?! No, no, no she can't find out!" Wally cried before turning to speed out of the room. Connor, finally understanding what Robin wanted, grabbed Wally as Robin shut and locked the door. "What are you guys doing?! I have to stop them! She cannot ever know!"
"We can't keep secrets from our teammates when it comes to stuff like this. Why does it matter if she knows what happened after she died?"
"B-because.." Wally stammered.
"Because why Wally? You majorly overreacting." Connor demanded.
"Yea, you need to start reacting. Wait, crap. That's already a word." Robin tried to agree.
Wally heaved a sigh, "Because I don't want her to know how much I care."
"What?!" Connor and Robin spoke at the same time.
"She'd never look at me the same if she knew how much I worry about her safety. She'll be mad because 'she can take care of herself.' And I don't want that because I really care about her."
The other boys stared at Wally in shock. He just admitted that he cared about Artemis. But, they weren't shocked for long. After an awkward moment of silence with only the sound of the girls in the background, a grin formed on Robin's face.
"You're in love with Artemis!"
"No I'm not!" Wally cried, his face the colour as his hair. "I only said I cared about her getting hurt."
"No, you said you cared about her. There's a difference dude." Robin retorted.
"Well that's not what I meant," Wally said, regaining his composure. "She's a member of this team and this team is important to me. Besides, I'm in love with a certain Martian."
Wally's attention reverted back to the screen where M'Gann was telling Artemis and Zatanna about the old mission. Connor frowned, "You know, Artemis was right."
"Artemis? Right? Don't make me laugh." Wally scoffed but he still had worry laced in his voice. What was Superboy talking about?
"She was right about you not getting the hint that M'Gann doesn't like you." Connor continued.
"How do you know? And why do you care?"
Connor stopped and dropped the subject. Why did he care so much? Was it because he like M'Gann? No, that was a silly though, there was no way he would ever. But still...
Connor looked at the Martian on the monitor. She was very beautiful and kind and generous and- Stop that, he scolded himself, she's a friend.
But things can change.
"And when Robin told him you were gone I seriously thought he was going to cry." M'Gann finished her story. Artemis didn't know what to say. If all that was true, about Wally trying to find her and trying to avenge her that meant that...
Wally cared about her.
No, that was crazy. They were teammates, he would've done that for anyone, right? And even if he did care about her that didn't change anything, he was still just Baywatch, the speedster that annoyed her, teased her and tied her stomach in knots. But that all meant nothing.
"Sooo..." Zatanna said, trailing off. She had heard the story before, Robin loved to talk about it and tease Wally but she wanted to see Artemis's reaction.
"I-" Artemis started before Wally burst into the room with Robin and Connor behind.
"Who wants to go to karaoke night at that place in the city?" Wally said really fast. He knew it was too late to stop M'Gann but maybe if they do something it will get Artemis's mind of the story and she'll forget. It was a long shot but worth the try.
"But our sleepover!" M'Gann protested, she really wanted to play sleepover games.
"Come on M'Gann, it'll be fun! It's not that late yet." Zatanna begged, she wanted to go. Maybe Robin would sing, not that she'd been dying to hear him.
"Yea, I think it'll be fun," Connor agreed.
M'Gann smiled. "Okay, let's go!" There was no way she'd give up a chance to hang out with Superboy. The sleepover could wait.
"Do I get a say in this?" Artemis asked impatiently.
"Nope," The Boy Wonder replied with a smirk.
"But I suck at singing!" The blonde protested.
"Too bad, its five against one," Wally retorted. Artemis didn't reply, she didn't know what to thing about the speedster at that moment.
"Glad that's sorted out," Zatanna said with a big smile. "Let's go!"
TIME LAPSE*
"Are you mad?" Zatanna asked the Boy Wonder. They were in the kitchen while everyone else got ready to go. Wally told them the would have to dress up a little, so that meant fashionable outfits for the guys and dresses for the girls. Even Artemis (And we all know that she wasn't happy with that). Zatanna admitted to Robin that she had gotten M'Gann to tell Artemis about what happened after she died. She didn't want him to find out about it later without her telling him first.
"Why would I be mad?" He asked, leaning against the counter.
"Because I promised I wouldn't tell her," Zatanna said, biting her lips. She didn't want him to be upset with her.
"That was for Wally's sake. I'm glad she knows. We can't keep stuff like that from her."
Zatanna, now feeling much more reassured roller her eyes, "Yeah, and we have to get those two together somehow."
Robin chuckled. "Those two are completely clueless that they are perfect for each other. But.." Robin stood up straighter. "They probably aren't the only ones."
"What do you mean?" Zatanna asked, her voice shaking a bit. Robin was stepping closer to her and for every step he took her heart skipped a beat.
"This." He simply replied before roughly pressing his lips to hers.
The kiss only lasted a moment. And as they pulled away Zatanna didn't know what to do. How was she supposed to react? So, she reacted the only way she knew how.
She slapped him.
The magician automatically regretted it when Robin cried, "Ow!"
Her eyes grew wide, "I'm sorry I didn't mean to!"
"Didn't mean to do what?" Wally asked as he walked in.
Zatanna's face grew bright red. "Nothing!" She yelled before running out of the room embarrassed.
"What just happened in here?" Wally asked, extremely confused.
"Nothing!" Robin yelled before running to his room.
Wally just shrugged and made his way to the fridge, whatever just happened he didn't care as long as it left him alone with the ice cream in the freezer.
There we are! From now on the writing is mine.
What songs do you guys think the team should sing at the karaoke?
Please R&R, and give me some song ideas... please... :D
