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Sorry for the long wait, but I had an operation and I've been a bit sore so I haven't really being doing much but sleeping ;P

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The Team waited in the shadows of the Narrows, surrounding the apartment block where Artemis and her mother lived.

They'd been looking out for trouble the whole day, taking shifts to go back to the Cave to refresh and check on Artemis.

Kid Flash would take a lap around the house to check for intruders, Miss M would scan the area with her telepathy, Superboy was listening for anything.

KF skidded to a halt next to Robin, turning to his best friend. "Paula's still inside, and as far as I can tell the area's clean."

Robin nodded, though Wally knew he hasn't really paying any attention to him. Robin seemed more determined than he usually was, like he was trying to prove himself.

With a sigh, Wally ran to the zeta-tube; it is his turn to check on Artemis.

This is gonna be interesting, he thought.

After learning that Sportsmaster had been blackmailing her, it was hard to think of her as the serious threat she was. She was just a teenager like him, who'd do anything to protect her family. Wally knew if he was in Artemis' situation, he'd probably do similar things to protect his mother.

But she'd gone so far as to try and kill him, which Wally would never do.

The cave was predictably empty when Kid Flash arrived from the zeta-tube. Most of the Leaguers were off world at the Watchtower, but they were hardly there anyway except for Black Canary, Red Tornado and Batman.

Wally made his way down the hall, first stopping by the kitchen to grab a snack (of course). It was required that he stay for at least half an hour, and he was the only one who hadn't already patrolled.

He took a deep breath and opened the door to Artemis' 'room'.

The archer was lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling. "Hey Baywatch."

"Baywatch?" He questioned, slumping into the armchair. "Are we giving each other nicknames already, Blondie?"

Wally didn't know if he was expecting a reaction or not, but he was kinda disappointed when she just scoffed and turned away from him. He opened his bag chips and started throwing them into the air and catching them in his mouth.

After about five minutes of silence, minus the sound of him eating, Artemis finally sat up. "That's disgusting, eat with your mouth closed!"

Wally stopped eating for a about second, then went back to it. Artemis groaned and piffed her pillow at him.

"Hey! A guy burns a lot of calories running a few mph shy the speed of sound, okay? I'm hungry!"

Artemis rolled her eyes and started looking at the ceiling again.

Wally watched her for about a minute, but her grey eyes never left that same spot.

"What's so interesting 'bout the roof, Blondie?"

She didn't respond, acting as if she hadn't heard him.

"Look, Artemis, I can't leave for another twenty minutes or something, so I may as well try to make conversation, which would be a lot easier if you talked back."

"You're not really supposed to talk to your prisoner, Kid Idiot."

Wally sighed. "You're not a priso-"

"Yes I am," Artemis interrupted. "I can't leave, I'm locked in this room, you can't even leave me alone for ten minutes. The only thing making this situation even remotely pleasant is-"

She stopped herself quickly, biting her lip.

Wally sat up and stared at her. "What, did you just say?"

"Nothing," She replied hastily, standing up and walking into the bathroom.

Artemis cursed herself again and again.

Idiot, Artemis, you're such a figging idiot! She scolded herself.

A look of shock had completely covered Kid Flash's face when Artemis said it. She wanted to tell him so badly, tell someone! She didn't trust the speedster that much, not in the slightest, he was a jerk and an asshole, but he listened.

Which was more than her sister ever did.

They all listened, they tried to understand, but she just couldn't, she couldn't join their team.

There was a small knock on the bathroom door, and Kid Flash's voice carried itself into the room. "Artemis? Are you okay?"

She ran her hand over her face and went out to face the hero. "I'm fine."

Kid Flash raised an eyebrow at her, well, it looked like he did; you couldn't see his eyebrows under his cowl. "What were you going to say?"

"Nothing." She pushed passed him and sat back on her bed. He didn't need to know that deep down she was grateful that they'd caught her before she could become like her dad, that she was thankful for them getting her out of that hell hole.

"Fine. Whatever. Don't talk to me." He gave in, going back to eating his chips.

Artemis picked her pillow up off the floor and sat down in the other chair. "Did you find anything, at my place?" She said so carefully she was afraid that KF didn't hear her.

He shook his head. "Sportsmaster's nowhere to be found."

The speedster waited for a sigh of relief, maybe even a slight smile, but Artemis only felt dread. If he hadn't tried anything yet, then he was probably planning something horrible.

"Okay," She replied.

Kid Flash looked at a watch on his wrist. "Well, sorry Blondie, but it looks like our time is up. Hope you won't miss me too much."

Artemis scowled. "I wouldn't bet on it, Baywatch."

"Is that gonna stick, huh?" Kid Flash questioned, and Artemis responded with a shrug. "Okay then, Harpy, see ya later."

He sped out of the room.

"Harpy?" She growled. "Are you serious?"

She moved back to her bed (it was infinitely more comfortable than the chair), but when Superboy came in for his shift, they didn't even speak, and she found herself missing Kid Flash's obnoxious eating habits and his humour. It made her feel like a normal teenager when he acted like teenager too.

What are they doing to me?

Eh, crappy ending, but I'm tired don't judge me.

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