Disclaimer: I do not own Young Justice. But I'm damn glad it's back :D
"So then glycolysis takes sugars and breaks them down to the two-carbon compound acetyl CoA. During this process some ATP is generated to hold the energy released during the process, and some NAD is converted to NADH … are you even listening?"
Wally stopped midsentence to glare at Artemis who sheepishly smiled while covering her doodle covered paper.
They were in Wally's dining room which was temporarily converted into a makeshift classroom. Wally stood in front of a marker board facing Artemis, who was sitting in one of the dining room chairs.
"Yeah, totally, sugars and stuff," Artemis said quickly, averting his gaze. Wally sighed in frustration, putting the marker back on the board.
"If you're not gonna listen, then what's the point of asking me to teach you?" he asked in annoyance, cleaning the board with an eraser.
She ran her hands through her hair, closing her eyes shut. "It's not that I don't want to, it's just-"
He cut her off, picking up the marker again and beginning to write on the board, "If anything why don't you ask Robin to help you, after all he does…". The sentence trailed off, followed by a palpable silence.
Artemis gave him a questioning look and asked, "Does what?"
"Does… does…" he mumbled, racking his brain for ideas. "He… has awesome tutor hook ups! I'm sure he could get you a really cheap tutor." He grinned brightly at her, hoping she bought it.
She continued staring at the table, not looking up. Wally laughed nervously and continued.
"Yeah since you know Robin's pretty smart, not as smart as me of course, but he could teach you for a low price as well. Probably give you a discount since you're his team mate and all-"
She suddenly stood up, looking him right in the eye and yelled, "I can't afford one, okay!"
They were both silent, except for Artemis's heavy breathing from her quick outburst. Her chest heaved back and forth, the white tank she wore wrapped tightly around her body. Wally gulped.
She then sat back down with a heavy sigh. "I got into Gotham Academy with a scholarship. The books are expensive, getting there's a hassle and I just…" she looked back down and laid her head on her hand, staring at her paper in a look of pure misery. Wally felt bad for her; he hadn't seen her this vulnerable before, except when the Cave had been attacked.
He slowly approached her, sitting in the chair across from her. "Hey," he said in a low voice, softly touching her hand. She glanced up at him and he quickly flicked her on the forehead, dashing back to the board.
Her dark blue eyes were suddenly furious and she cried out in pain. "Ouch! Do you like picking on people when they're down?"
Wally smirked, tapping on the board. "Only when they're not paying attention."
The board was filled with text again, but this time in simpler terms and a coherent format. Artemis's eyes widened in surprise.
He leaned back again the board, still smirking. "I won't charge you in money per se, but calling me the most intelligent, handsome scientist superhero you've ever met in front of the team would be good." Before Artemis could say anything the board's wheels moved back and Wally was sprawled all over the floor.
She laughed and got up, pulling the red head up from the floor. "Deal."
A/N: Thank you for all the reviews xD I managed to squeeze this in somehow, or rather I'm procrastinating on my 10 page paper due on Wednesday... did I mention that I hate analyzing literature? Well, only when I have to write TEN PAGE PAPERS. In 11 point font. Killing me softly.
So please leave reviews because I really do enjoy reading and receiving them, even though I definitely do not deserve any with my horrible updating .