Disclaimer-Sadly, I don't any of the rights to the DC universe, just to my thoughts.

Ok, ok. I know. This was lame for taking so long... I was busy with other stuff and school and bleh.

Anyway, it's a fluffy chapter so yay ^-^

And I'm pretty sure, read probably, that there's only one more after this. But not more than two, probably.

And yeah, I ran out of titles... .

And (used that a lot today...) I will write the sequel but there's going to be another story out first cuz it's an idea stuck in my head.

Enjoy!

5:03 A.M.

"WAKE UP! IT'S CHRISTMAS!" Wally's voice hit everyone as he ran around the Cave, knocking on doors and shouting at the inhabitants on the other side. He stopped in front of the door to Artemis's room, hand still raised in a fist in front of the door. Should he really wake her? However, considering the fact that the Christmas tree was in the room with her…

Before he could decide whether or not to knock, the door burst open and six teenagers jumped out t him. He did the only logical thing he could think of.

He squealed.

Seven voices of laughter echoed back at him. "Nice face, Baywatch." Artemis said, still in her bed. She was smirking.

"Wait-when-how-What?" Wally sputtered.

"Like we didn't expect this?" Robin asked, still laughing. "I thought it would be pretty funny to surprise you." He said, cackling. The others just smirked behind him.

Wally pouted. "No fair."

"Oh, shut it, Baywatch." Artemis said as their mentors, with Black Canary, walked up behind Wally, most of them smirking.

They all walked in, Wally still pouting. They looked towards the tree immediately, almost as if by childish instinct. Presents littered the space under it, stacked sometimes three high. Almost everyone was smiling.

"Presents!" Wally said rather loudly, grinning.

He bent down towards the tree and in a flash, everyone was holding a present, Batman looking rather surprised. His was covered in Batman wrapping paper and Robin was grinning.

Artemis and Roy were holding presents wrapped in Green Arrow wrapping paper. Conner's was covered in 'S's. M'gann's had Martian Manhunter-styled wrapping paper. Wally's had Flash wrapping paper. Zatanna's had magic wands on it. The mentors' presents matched their protégés in style, though Black Canary's was wrapped with birds.

"They're all from Robin, if you guys couldn't guess." Wally said, causing everyone to turn to the grinning Boy Wonder, who did not have a present in his hands.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Open them!" Said the youngest member of the Team.

Everyone complied and immediately ripped open the gifts, only to groan afterward. Everyone took out ornaments, each with the best picture Robin had been able to find of the mentors and protégés. Even Superman and Conner's had a decent photo, though it was probably Photoshopped, of the two almost smiling.

"Oh…thanks…Robin…" It was the mumbled thanks of almost everyone there. The Boy Wonder just smirked.

"Alright, then." Wally said, standing up. In another flash, all of the teenagers were holding presents. After that, everyone just opened whatever presents Wally had given them, thanking the person they were from.

By the time they'd received gifts from their mentors, and Artemis suspected Batman had forced Superman into doing so, Artemis felt pretty bad. She'd had nothing, nothing to give to anyone. She looked down, biting her lip.

'It's alright, Artemis.' At M'gann's voice in her head, the archer looked up and around to see the smiling Martian.

'Doesn't mean I can't still feel bad. I don't even have anything for you guys and you saved my life.'

'You still being here and alive is all we need.'

'M'gann,' Artemis smirked slightly. 'Do you have any idea how corny that sounded?'

The Martian smiled. The general chatter that now existed in the room was dived between the adults and the teenagers. As if by some invisible pull, the seven of them came to sit next to or on Artemis's bed.

"You guys suck." Artemis said, folding her arms. They looked at her with raised eyebrows. "I don't even have a freakin' card to give to you people." M'gann opened her moth but Artemis continued before the Martian girl could say anything. "And do not say being here alive is enough, cuz it's not." M'gann smiled sheepishly.

"So, do you want us to take your presents back?" Robin asked with a grin.

"Never said that." Artemis said, smirking as everyone laughed. In her head, Artemis was trying to think of a way to make it up to them, for both saving her life as well as the Christmas gifts. Of course, it would have to be at least a week, maybe even two before she would get the chance.

Artemis groaned, realizing something. They looked at her quizzically. "I guess this means I'm benched for the missions for a while." There was a moment of silence before they burst into laughter.

And so, for the next week around the Cave, spirits were light-hearted and almost all time was spent in Artemis's room in the infirmary. They joked around a lot, flipped through the channels on TV, often making fun of the ridiculous shows on MTV. One day, Artemis had suggested they watch a Disney movie and everyone but Roy jumped in with their favorite for suggestions.

They watched many Disney movies that week. Artemis will swear to this day that she saw Roy tear up during Lion King.

By the end of the week, Artemis's cast was green and had everyone's signatures, even some of the League's, though not signed, of course. But Artemis could tell which was which.

And all too quickly, Monday had arrived. Dr. Thompkins allowed Artemis to get up and walk around a bit to make sure she would be okay for school the next day. They double-checked her out before finally letting her have free roam of the Cave again around noon.

The teenagers were all eating pizza for lunch; Wally had picked a few up earlier. Artemis was starting to get used to doing things were her left hand instead of her right, as she knew she would need to for a while. Leslie had already given her a note for school. The story was that she'd skiing with some friends and had fallen, breaking her arm in the process.

Everyone else was fine, Kaldur and Wally's wounds already having healed. There was still a little emotional trauma, coupled with the training exercise not all that long ago in everyone's minds. But, Black Canary was still helping them. By the time it was February, she was sure the teens would be fine. They were tough, never letting anything keep them down for long.

Artemis was still trying to convince Batman to let her go on the missions, at least staying on the ship.

"No." replied the Caped Crusader.

"Please? Come on. I don't even have to go down. Can't I just listen in from the Bio-Ship? Please?" Artemis tried to reason with the man wearing the cowl.

"No."

"But-"

"No."

"Can I at least say thank you, then?" Batman looked the slightest bit surprised.

"What for?" He asked gruffly.

"The scholarship." Artemis walked away before the man could surprise, though she heard his mouth snap shut, causing her to smirk as she walked away.

"How'd it go?" Robin asked, joining her as they walked back to the living room.

"He said I couldn't go on the missions. But I thanked him for the scholarship and left before he could say anything." She said, still smirking.

Robin cackled in response. "Bet he wasn't expecting that one." He sighed slightly but still grinned when he spoke next. "I get the feeling a lecture is coming my way tonight."

Artemis shrugged. "Wouldn't be surprised. Just make sure he knows you didn't tell me, though I gotta say, he knew it would happen sometime, didn't he?" She asked, glancing at the Boy Wonder.

"'Course." He responded, arms folded behind his head. "Bats know everything, including the fact that you're not a total idiot." He said, smirking.

Artemis paused for a moment before asking a question. "So….does this mean I can some see the Bat Cave?" She asked with another smirk.

In response, the dark-haired teen cackled. "I'll see what I can do."

By that time, they'd reached the living room. Everyone's mentors were there, Batman having gotten there before them somehow, as well as the other six teenagers. It was time for everyone to go home, with the exception of M'gann and Conner, seeing as how they already were home.

"Artemis, Green Arrow will accompany you home." Batman said blatantly, though she could swear there was the smallest, tiniest hint of a smirk on his face. A glance at Robin confirmed it.

But, she simply nodded.

A half hour later, Artemis, Roy, and Ollie were at the door of her apartment. Artemis knocked and the door immediately opened, showing her mother's worried face staring up at them from her wheelchair.

"Um-" Artemis started to speak but was cut off by her mother.

"Don't you ever do that again, Artemis. You had me so worried." Tears started to make their way down the old woman's face, giving the sign for Ollie and Roy to leave. Artemis nervously walked into her apartment and shut the door behind her. She turned back to face her mother.

"I'm sorry, Mom." The archer said, leaning down to, awkwardly, hug her mother.

A while later, they broke apart. Her mother wiped the tears off her face and put on a smile. "Come on. You've got presents."