I had a lot of fun writing this one. :D

Day Six: Pain

Protective

Wally clutched the arms of the leather chair he was sitting in, praying that he wouldn't sweat through his clothes. It was only dinner and a movie, but he didn't want to look bad.

He had been to Oliver Queen's mansion plenty of times before, but that was always when he and Robin were hanging out with Roy. He never expected to be there to pick up a date.

But here he was, in the gigantic Queen living room (Wayne Manor was bigger), waiting for Oliver's niece to come downstairs. Artemis normally lived in Gotham, but she was spending Spring Break with her Uncle Oliver to get some training sessions in.

This would be his first date with Artemis, and he was nervous. Not only was he nervous about going on a DATE with ARTEMIS, but he was also pretty terrified of the looks that Oliver was giving him. Something told him he wasn't getting out of this house without a threat and possibly a few arrows shot in his direction.

"So, Wally," Oliver stroked his beard. "You and Artemis are dating now."

Wally gulped. "Yes."

Green Arrow's eyes narrowed slightly. "You two didn't get along for a long time."

That was probably the understatement of the century, but Wally wasn't about to say that.

"How did this happen?" the Robin Hood-esque superhero asked him. His voice was casual, but his body language was threatening. His hands were clasped in front of him. like he couldn't wait to get his hands around the teen's neck.

"Well, uh..." Wally stammered. "I guess we-we liked each other for awhile. But abut a week ago Robin tricked me into admitting I liked her...in front of her."

Wally smiled slightly at the memory. Both had been pretty shocked and embarrassed at first, but after a couple minutes of staring at each other, the speedster had taken a chance and asked her out. She blinked and then accepted the invitation, a smile growing on her face.

"Mhmm." Oliver stood up, and walked towards the ginger superhero. He stood directly in front of Wally, and pulled an arrow out of his jacket. "You know what kind of damage one of these things can to to the human body?"

Wally shook his head, clutching the arms of the chair even harder than before. Oliver began pacing in front of the speedster, examining the arrow.
"They can tear through a person pretty darn quickly if they don't hit any bone," he said nonchalantly. "And they can go pretty fast. Of course, those are just my normal arrows." Oliver grinned slightly, watching the boy squirm. "I recently made an arrow that if aimed correctly, can tear through the shoulder and then dig into any wall behind the unfortunate victim. Won't kill 'em, but it's pretty painful and they won't be moving any time soon."

Wally found himself rubbing his shoulder. Oliver kept going.

"I also have one that implants a tracker in the target, and another that injects sedatives. And of course you know about my exploding and freeze arrows."

The poor kid was literally shaking. Who knew Green Arrow of all people could be so scary? If he kept this up, he'd give Batman a run for his money.

"I care a lot about Artemis," he said, stroking the arrow. "I know she's only my niece, but she's like a daughter to me. I really don't want to see her hurt. Don't you agree?"

Oliver pointed the arrow at Wally, who nodded in understanding.

"Got it. I hurt her, you put me through unimaginable pain."

Ollie grinned. "Smart boy."

"Uncle Ollie, what are you telling him?" Artemis called from the top of the stairs.

Wally stood up to look at her, and his mouth dropped open.

Her hair was down about her shoulders, and pulled back in a black hairband. She wore black skinny jeans, black ballet flats, and a blue tank top that watched her eyes perfectly. Wally was speechless.

Dinah stood behind her, admiring her handiwork.

"Nothing, Artemis. I'm just telling him about some of the new arrows I've made," he said, closing Wally's mouth.

Artemis rolled her eyes, and turned toward the speedster.

"Ready to go?" she asked. Wally shook himself out of his daze.

"Uh, yeah," he said in awe. She nodded and they walked toward the door together, but just before they left...

"Wally!" Oliver called. When the kid turned around, he held up the arrow. "Remember what I said."

Wally's eyes widened, and he nodded fervently.

After the two practically ran out the door, Dinah rolled her eyes.

"What did you do to that poor boy?" she asked.

"Just the basic date talk, Pretty Bird," he crooned. "After all, no pain no gain."

This is my dad...not even kidding. A lot of you guys wanted to know what happened after "Robin's Girl Advice", so I figured I'd tell you! This was SO fun to write. Hope you guys have as much fun reading it as I did writing it!