The Box (aka 1st person practice for me :P)
Genre: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Friendship
Rating: K+ maybe low T
Pairings: Spitfire
Guest Stars: Artemis, Robin, and a suprise person
NOTE: None

Wally's POV

I closed my eyes and leaned against the back the of the small box I was in, trying to forget how close everything was, trying to forget about the walls that surrounded, that stopped me from standing up, from running.

It had been a stupid rookie mistake, not one that I hadn't made before, but it was still stupid. As usually I had zoomed out of the Bio-Ship first to knock out baddies, (and win some M'gann brownie points) how was I supposed to see the trip wire and knock-out gas just miles ahead?

Groaning I put my head in my hands wondering how it could get any worse.

"Will you stop moaning and help me?!" A voice yelled.

Oh that was right; the dark green costumed, spitfire archer was in here with me.

"It's no use," I told her as I watched her try and break through the box. "Made of steel, unless you suddenly develop super strength we're stuck here."

"Great," Artemis mumbled, as she stopped punching the box. "What are we supposed to do just sit here until we run out of air?"

I felt my stomach flip flop, and my whole body tense. Everything was closing in, the walls were getting closer. We were going to die.

"Uh Wally, not that I care or anything, but are you okay?"

I heard her, but her voice sounded far away and distant instead of right next to me.

"Wally?"

We're going to die.

"Wally?!"

We're going to die.

"Baywatch stop! You're going to hurt me!"

Her panicked scream was enough to get me to open my eyes and look at her fearfully, whether it was from the fact that I was about to hurt her, or that I was trapped in a stupid box, I didn't know.

I looked down at my hands and watched them vibrate for a few moments, before I gained control and stopped.

"Wally are you okay?"

She asked again and I curled up, putting my head on my knees, unsure how to answer.

I closed my eyes for a moment, before asking, "If I tell you will your promise not to make fun of me?"

Clearly she hadn't been expecting this because she gave me a look of confusion, "Come again."

"If I tell you what's wrong will you promise not to make fun of me?" I asked again.

For a moment she gave me a funny look before nodding, "Promise."

I sighed and closed my eyes trying to steady my panicking body, "I'm claustrophobic, insanely claustrophobic." I opened my eyes to look at her, expecting a quick remark, but it never came.

Her eyes seemed to understand and she looked at me softly.

"Wally they'll find us."

"How do you know?" I asked bowing my head. "We have a half an hour of air tops. The odds of them finding us in time are—"

"Never tell me the odds," she growled. "We're heroes we do the impossible."

I snorted, "Right."

"You can break the sound barrier in your sneakers," she reminded me and I smiled a little.

"Alright so we can do the impossible, but not this kind of impossible."

Accelerated thinking kicked in as I pictured the many ways we were going to die, suffocation or in my case a panic attack, which would probably end up severely burning Artemis.

"Wally. Wally! Stop!"

I jumped my head hitting the top of the box, reminding me just how closed in we were.

"Look at me," she said softly. "Not the box. Look at me."

Slowly I turned to look into her grey eyes, and saw something in them I hadn't seen before. Fear, but it wasn't for herself it was for me.

She was never afraid of her own safety, only for the safety of others, it's one of the reasons I lov—liked her, you know as a friend.

"You're going to be okay," she said softly. "Nothing's going to happen to you."

"Easy for you to say!" I screamed at her. "Miss. Nothing scares me! We're trapped in a stupid box, that is really really really…." I began to hyperventilate and the room began to spin wildly.

I felt somebody grab my shoulders and smelled burning fabric as once again I looked into Artemis's eyes.

"Wally I need you to slow down, panicking isn't going to help us," she reasoned with us. "You're a smart kid; you know that panicking causes you to use up more air."

"But it's so small," I whined, sounding pathetic even to my ears.

"I know, but don't think about it, think about something else."

"Like what? You're not the one with the insane crazy fear of small places," I mumbled the last part as I tried to ignore the word small. "I face super powered manics on a daily bases and a stupid steel box scared me more than anyone of them….I'm pathetic."

She bit her lip for a moment before saying, "I'm scared of thunder storms."

I gave her a look of disbelief, "No way?!" I snorted, before looking at her serious face and falling into fits of laughter, fake laughter, but laughter. "I can't believe you're scare of…" I couldn't finish as I continued to laugh.

I watched as her face turn bright red and pulled away from me, mumbling to herself in annoyance and anger.

"Never mind your secrets safe with me Arty."I told her, softly.

She looked at me for a moment before nodding, "Alright."

"Besides not like I'll have a chance to tell anyone, we're gonna die here," I reminded myself and her.

"For the last time, we are not going to die!" She screamed. "I have a date tonight that I don't plan on missing."

That shut me up; as I remembered Ethan and I felt my body begin to vibrate out of anger and jealousy.

"Uh Wally you're vibrating again," she said slowly. "Remembering don't panic."

I looked up at her, before calming down, "So how are things in between you and uh…Edward, right?" I asked, before snickering.. "Does he sparkle?"

She glared at me, "things are going fine, his name's Ethan, and he does not sparkle."

I smiled at her, "darn so he's not a vampire? You two would've had so much in common."

She glared at me turning bright red and I laughed, for the first time since we'd gotten trapped in the box, I laughed, for real this time. She just looked so funny, almost the way you'd imagine a tomato with a face.

"Gosh Arty I'm just kidding, but you should've seen your face! Priceless," I laughed loudly, before my head once again banged on the steel wall and I froze.

We're gonna die, I thought wildly. We're gonna die. I don't want to die. I don't want her to die. I don't want to die.

"Wally?"

We're going to die, we're going to die, we're going to die, we're going to die."

"Wally calm down, I need to come back to me. I need you to focus."

We're going to die, we're going to die, we're going to die, we're going to—

My last thought was stopped as I felt someone mumbled sorry and hit my head, as I fell into darkness.

"He's waking up," I heard a voice yell.

Dick? I thought. Is he dead too?

Slowly I forced my eyes open looking up into the faces of my teammates.

"Wha…What happened?" I asked eyes wide. "Did we all die?"

"Wally calm down," Robin told me. "We're not dead; we found both you and Artemis. You're fine. You fell unconscious due to lack of air, and Artemis has some burns on her hands, but other than that you're both fine."

You fell unconscious due to lack of air….no that was right, I thought. Artemis knocked me out I was panicking she….She kept my secret, a smile stretched across my face before it faded. "Wait how'd she get burned?"

Robin hesitated for a moment, "we don't know she won't tell us."

"Oh," I closed my eyes and remember how she grabbed my shoulders when I was vibrating, the burns were my fault. Why was everything always my fault?

"Wally? What did happen in there?" Robin asked slowly. "Are you alright?"

I looked down, trying to decide what to say, spinning my wheel of excuses as I had done so many times before, finally I decided on lying, or as I liked to call it denial.

"Nothing Rob, I'm fine," it sounded weak even to me, pathetic.

"Wally, you know you can talk to me right?"

"Sure man," I told him, swinging my legs out from under the bed sheets and onto the ground. "But not now okay?"

Robin nodded, "but I'll be here when you're ready."

I nodded, "I know." Before I darted off towards Artemis's house, hoping and begging she was there. I slide to a stop outside, changing into civvies I began to walk up to the door. Ignoring the snow that pounded my face, before closing my eyes and knocking on her door.

A woman in a wheelchair opened it, "May I help you?" She asked.

"Is Arty-emis, here?" I asked quickly, she smiled knowingly at me and nodded.

"Come on in," she told me, and I walked in slowly closing the door behind me. "Artemis!" She called. "There's a young man here to see you I believe he's from your extracurricular activities."

Before she wheeled away a knowing look in her eyes.

There was a sigh as Artemis came out, "Robin for the last time! I'm fi—"

She stopped when she saw me, "Wally? Uh…hi?"

I coughed nervously as I noticed how her hands shot behind her back, "Hey Arty. I uh came to make sure you were okay."

"Me? I wasn't the one panicking," she snorted.

I coughed nervously, "you're hands, I'm sorry."

She sighed and pulled them out from behind her back, they were wrapped in green bandages, and I could see the burns poking out.

"They aren't as bad as they look."

"Sure they aren't," I scowled, mentally beating myself up.

"Really I'm just glad you're okay." Her voice was soft and comforting and I looked up into her eyes surprised that she was angry at me.

"Alright."

"Wally?"

"Ya?"

"I need to ask you something, and don't laugh."

I nodded looking at her confused, as my heart thumped in my chest loudly, as I notice just how beautiful she looked. Her hair was down, falling down her back like Rapunzal's. Her shirt was a faded green color pulled over her jeans. It was so simple, so…Artemis.

"Wally?" I was pulled back to reality by fingers snapping. "Did you hear me?"

"Huh? Oh ya no laughing I promise."

"Alright," she took a deep breath. "I need to know do you—?"

She was cut off by the doorbell and she flushed, "that's Ethan." She mumbled. "You should head out the back; I don't want him getting the wrong idea."

"Right of course not," I said quickly. "Wouldn't want to be seen with me."

Before she had a chance to say something I ran out and down the fire escape, as I headed home, ready to collapse into bed, before deciding against it.

Sighing I tapped my com-link, "KF to Rob you there?"

"Ya what's up?"

Another sigh, before I said softly, "I'm ready to talk."

"And I'm ready to listen."

I sighed and turning around made my way back into Gotham.

*evil laugh* So what did you think of that?! So much hinted (and not so hinted) Spitfire! :D

And you guys were all so excited I bet because you thought Ethan was going to be out of the picture! *evil laugh #2* XD

Also the line "never tell me the odds," is actually from Star Wars. Can anyone tell me what Star Wars character said this?

Put your answer in the comments :D

Anyways there will be a semi-sequel to this with some Robin and Wally FRIENDSHIP/BROTHER stuff.

UP NEXT: Just Talking
Summary: Wally's mask falls, Robin's trying to help. Secrets will be reviled, choices will be made. All while in the Batcave XD

Bats really needs to install stairs, Wally thought, before sighing as he got in and closed his eyes.

You are not in a really incredibly small elevator; you are not in a really incredibly small elevator. He thought to himself, trying not to vibrate as it rocketed down, sighing with relief when it dinged and opened.

Did you really think the sneak peek would be of them talking? XD I can't do that gives away too much :P

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