Artemis Crock opened her school bag, searching around for her hair gel and makeup, to freshen up after gym. Her gel was almost empty. Again.

"Oh for heaven's sake! I swear I'm not using enough of it to empty it this fast!" she complained.

"I saw that Wayne kid near your bag," said a schoolmate.

"That weirdo? This calls for a confrontation," said Artemis, zipping her bag and looking around for the supposed hair gel thief. He was over in a corner, combing his hair. Artemis strode over, stopping in front of him. "Ok, what were you doing in my bag, Wayne? Have you been taking my gel?"

He stood up, straightening his shirt. "It's Grayson, actually. Bruce Wayne is my guardian."

"Not the point! Answer the question, short stuff."

"… I may have borrowed your gel once or twice," he admitted.

"What? Who in earth does that?" she asked, exasperated.

"Well… I feel like, maybe in another life, you and I were…. in the army together," Dick Grayson said.

"What?"

He nodded, enthusiastically. "Yeah! Reincarnated army buddies! And I felt, as we used to be friends, it would be ok to use your gel. And maybe you've lent me gel before, in the army. Because we're, like, symbiosi."

"Symbiosi?" Artemis repeated, confused.

"It means together, in Atlantean! I'm sure you've, like, saved my life in a past life. So I owe you a great debt!"

Artemis took a step back. "Um…"

Dick Grayson spread is arms congenially. "So to pay that life debt, I, Richard Grayson, will do my best to get you on the mathletes!" he beamed at her.

"Oh, um, no, that's ok, I'm… really good," she said, trying to worm her way out of the conversation.

"No, it's the least I can do after all you did for me, way back then, when we were soldiers together," he said.

"Oh, well that's- oh wait, I think hear someone calling me."

Dick tipped his head. "I don't hear anything."

"I definitely hear someone, I'd better go. Bye!" Artemis ran off as quickly as she could.

Dick watched her leave the room, then shook his head. "If she can't deal with that bit of weirdness, how's she gonna act when she finds out Wally likes her?"