I'm baaaaack! I have another chapter for those who actually read my story...yeah I said it. I'm sad to say that my last chapter did not get any reviews (sad face). BUT! I will not be swayed by sadness, I am going to keep going just like I said before, and I'm not going to give up. Okay enough with that. On with ze chapter XD
Disclaimer: I do not own Young justice or D' grayman...I really wish I did though XP
~Chapter 13~
"Well...that didn't go so well," Raider said as he flung some mud from his arm. He looked down at his suit in disgust and gagged. Robin shot him a look that said 'shut up, you're not helping'.
Artemis brought some of her hair up to her nose and sniffed. She gagged. "The smell is going to take days to wash away."
"At least you can get rid of it in that span of time. It's going to take me weeks to wash the smell out," Tori said as she smelled her hair. Her hair was just a tad bit longer than Artemis' so that's probably why.
"You want me to help." Raider coughed and gave Kid a disgusted look. Robin was laughing which wasn't really necessary at the moment.
"Ew! Kid you're being a perv!" Kid flushed.
"W-What?! No I'm not," Kid turned to look at his girlfriend, "Babe, you know I didn't mean it like that?" Tori was blushing also, but with a small smile on her face.
"Y-Yeah I believe you...but please don't say that again." Kid slumped. Robin and Artemis were laughing at him this time. Poor boy.
"Yo Kal, you doing alright?" Said atlantian flinched when Raider called his name.
"Y-Yes I am doing fine," Aqualad said halfheartedly.
"You sure, cause you don't look fine to me. You look more like you're..." Before Raider could finish talking Batman walked up to them with a stern look on his face.
"Everyone clean up and head home, I need to talk to Aqualad."
Superboy scoffed. "Home? I am home." The male walked away and headed for the shower. M'gann watched the teen as he left and sighed. She headed for the room designated for the girls. Artemis and Tori followed.
Raider and Robin stayed behind. Batman gave them a look. "Just Aqualad. You two head home." That wasn't at all what they wanted to hear, well mostly Robin anyway. He walked away with a scowl on his face with Raider following behind him.
(A/N okay so this chapter will mostly focus on certain characters of my choosing. In the show they showed each one...I don't want to do that so I'm improvising for this chapter. Enjoy XD)
When the two got home, Robin immediately went to shower and change. He was fuming so it didn't look like he wanted to be talked to at the moment. He also didn't seem to notice Jasmin trying to talk to him. He ignored her and kept going.
Jasmin turned to her brother in confusion. "Tawer why is Dick mad? Does he have to go to the bathwoom?" Taylor snorted at his little sisters question. Ah little kid's are funny. He went over to his sister and picked her up.
"No, midget he doesn't have to go to the bathroom. Dicky is just jealous and a little possessive." Jasmin looked confused.
"Jeawous? What does that mean Tawer? Is Dick sick?"
Taylor chuckled. "No he isn't," the male put his sister back down, "but lets go see if he's okay alright." Taylor took Jasmin's hand and walked over to the steps with her.
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When the siblings got to where Dick was, they were a little shocked. They saw the male flipping in the air on his gymnastics equipment. He was a little off though and he looked mighty frustrated. Taylor held on to his sisters hand and walked into the gym. They were still watching the ebony haired male in awe when he suddenly fell. Taylor was about to scream when Dick caught himself in the air and landed on one of the beams. He slipped a little and fell to the floor...he managed to catch himself that time too.
"...Uh Dick...are you okay," Taylor asked in worry. The answer to his question was the younger male punching a large dent into the wall. Well then...
Jasmin teared up a little as she saw Dick pant heavily as he walked over to the bench. "Dicky awe you mad?" She didn't want him to be mad, he was supposed to be happy and all chuckles.
Dick picked up his water from off of the bench, took a gulp from it, and sat down. He looked over to the little girl that he thought of as a littler sister. He sighed. "...I don't know. I...I'm just tired is all. I'll be fine though." He gave her a small smile. Jasmin smiled and ran to give her other big brother a hug. He looked shocked for a second then hugged back.
Taylor smiled at the two and walked over to them. "Dude, you have some serious issues that need to be dealt with. I mean seriously, the way you left the cave, what was that about." Dick gave the male a small glare and threw his sweaty rag at his face. His efforts failed when the male caught it. Taylor smirked.
"Not today Dick. Maybe next time you'll learn I'm always on guard when it comes to you," Taylor taunted and walked towards the door. He saw Alfred standing in the doorway.
"Hey Alfred."
Alfred nodded in greeting. "Good Evening Master Taylor, " He looked over to Dick and Jasmin, "Master Richard, Mistress Jasmin, Master Bruce wanted to see you both...That includes you too Master Taylor," Alfred said as he grabbed the back of the boys collar lightly. The teen was trying to make his escape but was thwarted by the butler...again.
Taylor pouted. "Aw, Why me too Alfie? I don't have to be there...do I?" The elderly man gave the boy a look that said "yes you do" with a hint of "I'm serious" too. Taylor sighed in defeat.
"Alright, alright I'm coming sheesh." Taylor walked out the door in a huff with the other three behind him.
When they all got to the basketball court outside, they saw Bruce clad in his work out clothes with a basketball in his hands. Taylor had to keep a snort in when he saw him. He did not need another strenuous training session because he was acting foolish.
"What's this," Dick asked in confusion. Bruce smirked.
"Hand-eye coordination." He threw Dick the basketball. The teen looked down at it for a bit then looked up at the man with a smirk on his face.
"One-on-one, we switch out with Taylor if one of us loses." The man chuckled a little.
"If you can handle it." Dick cackled and ran off to play.
Taylor smirked when he saw the ball get snatched out of Dicks hand. "Yo Dick make sure you don't lose. I don't want to have to take your place." The younger male semi-glared over at Taylor. He knew that already.
"Go Dicky! Go Uncle Bwuce," Jasmin cheered in excitement.
Not to far from where the others were, Marianne watched everyone with a smile on her face as she looked through the window in her office. This was something she loved seeing in the Wayne household, happiness, and she didn't want it to end anytime soon.
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"Happy Birthday Mr. Garrick," Lenalee said as she shook the elderly mans hand.
Jay smiled at the young woman in front of him. "Why thank you young lady. I appreciate it."
At the Allen household, Barry and Iris were having a special birthday get together for Jay Garrick. Being the first speedster and all...well he's been around for a long time. The man showed Barry everything he knows. It was a special since Jay and Joan were not in anyway related to Barry, Iris, or Wally. They still thought of them as family though.
"Wally, honey, can you go get the ice cream please," Iris asked as she started to pick up the dirty plates off of the table. Barry immediately started to help her when he saw her struggling with a pile of plates.
Wally got up from the table in a flash (Ha!...that is so over used). "You got it!" He sped off into the kitchen.
Lenalee giggled at her boyfriend. He was such a goof ball. She heard a chuckle and turned to see that the four adults in the room looking at her. Her cheeks flushed in embarrassment. "...Um." She didn't know what to say.
Joan chuckled. "I heard our Wally is head over heels for you. You are one lucky girl sweetheart."
Lenalee's cheeks were beet red now. "I-I'm not worthy of such admiration Mrs. Garrick," she smiled when she saw red from the corner of her eye, "Wally is very special to me. I really didn't expect to get this far with him. I'm really happy that he likes me that much." The adults awwed at her words. She was definitely a keeper.
"You were definitely the right choice for the boy," Jay looked over at Joan, "when I first met Joan I knew she was the one for me." Joan gave her husband a small punch on his arm.
"Oh you." Everyone laughed. This was a precious time for everyone and it was meant to be spent with one another. Considering what Barry, Wally, and Lenalee's other lives consist of moments like these were needed to calm any nerve. It was the perfect stress reliever.
Wally came out of the kitchen with the tub of ice cream in his arms. He had over heard what Lenalee said and smiled. This was one of the reasons why he loved her...he couldn't tell her that yet but he knew he had to tell her soon. He walked over to the table with the ice cream and scooper. The bowls and spoons were already on the table. Everyone got a good helping of sweets and ended up just talking. For the majority of the little party everyone just talked about what was going on in their lives.
Later, after Jay and Joan left, Wally and Lenalee were sitting outside on the porch, cuddling in each others arms. The couple were looking up at the starry sky, admiring the beauty that it held and the lighting it brought to the night sky. "Hey, babe?" Lenalee shifted her head into the crook of the males neck.
"Hmm?" Wally sighed as he pulled her closer to him, while not breaking eye contact with the sky.
"Can I ask you something, and you have to answer truthfully alright?"
"What is it you want to ask Wally?" Wally smiled.
"In the future, maybe 4-5 years from now, will you marry me?"
Lenalee gasped slightly and got up to look at Wally. She didn't expect him to ask that. "W-Wally where is this coming from?"
Wally sighed and took Lenalee's hand. He brought her hand up to his lips and kissed her knuckles. He looked into her eyes and smiled slightly. "I realize that we're probably going to be together for a really long time. I don't think I'm going to like any other girl, you're the only one I like right now and I want to be with you forever...so the answer to my question-what's your answer?"
Lenalee's eyes were wide and her mouth was agape. How was she supposed to answer that? How on earth was she going to tell him that she might not be here for that long, that she was from another world. She needed to get home, she needed to get back to her real home, to her brother...to her family that she practically grew up with. She was getting along with her friends and guardian, but...but she didn't grow up with them. She loved Wally a lot, and she didn't want to see him heart broken because of her selfishness.
Lenalee gasped again as a memory popped up in her head. "Don't be afraid for what is to come, and try your best." That's what the woman who sent her here told her. She knew what her answer was now.
"Wally, I-I like...no I love you a lot," she leaned in towards his face, "I would love to spend the rest of my life with you-if you'll have me."
Wally gave her a huge grin, and leaned in the rest of the way to capture the girls lips. He grabbed the back of her neck gently and pulled her closer, trying to get as much of the sweet taste as he could. He wanted all of her, he wanted her all, but he knew that something like that had to wait until they were older. He settled for this very moment, the moment where he proposed to his special person.
"I love you," Wally said as he gave Lenalee one more peck on her lips. He hugged her tightly to him and just relished in her presents. Lenalee hugged him back as much as she could. She knew that she might not be here for that long, but she knew that for now she would love this boy; she would love everyone who has come to know her in the past year and couple months.
"I love you too Wally."
(A/N I'm sorry for getting mushy but the girl needed to decide for later purposes...OMG their my favorite OTP right now for this story XD)
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"What are we doing here exactly," Superboy asked as he stared at the amusement park filled with people in front of him. He rather be back in his room laying on his bed in boredom. The others looked a little skeptical on the idea of being at an amusement park. Certain ones anyway, excluding the only couple in the group.
Taylor chuckled. "Well, Crow and Black Canary wanted us to relax and have fun during our break, soooooo," He walked in front of everyone and smirked," I suggested we go out together. Think of it as team bonding."
Artemis smiled. "I'm not really one for the mushy bonding stuff, but being at the amusement park sounds kind of fun." Everyone turned to look at the blonde in shock. She flinched at the surprised looks she was getting.
"What?"
Wally was the first to get over his shock. "You don't seem like the type to do things like this, much less agree with it...unless," he smirked knowingly, "Your doing this to please you-know-who." Artemis flushed slightly and glared.
"It is not like that!" Wally sniggered. Lenalee sighed and pinched his arm.
"Ow! Babe why?!" Lenalee gave him a stern look.
"What did I tell you about making fun of Artemis?"
"I wasn't making fun of her." Wally gulped when he saw his girlfriends heated glare. He needed to shut up now.
Robin cackled. "Dude you are totally whipped." Taylor snorted and covered his mouth trying to stop his laughter. Wally glared at the younger male and huffed.
"I feel sorry though," everyone turned to look at M'gann, "I feel bad that Kaldur won't be able to join us today."
Taylor sighed. " I know what you mean. I was hoping all of us would be able to hang out today, but I guess not."
"We'll tell him all about our time today, so lets go the rides aren't going to ride themselves," Wally said as he grabbed onto Lenalee's hand and ran to the entrance way of the amusement park. The others followed after him with smiles on their faces. Today was going to be fun.
Throughout the day the team, excluding Kaldur, went on almost every ride and game that was in the park. Wally dared Taylor to ride the scariest looking roller-coaster in the park. The auburn male complied with the dare and went on the biggest ride he could find, The Strangler. It had over 8 loops and one big drop at the end. The loops were the reason why the ride was called the strangler in the first place.
"I can't believe he went on that thing and came back the same," Wally commented as he watched his friend walk towards them unfazed. He had a smirk on his face that clearly said in your face.
"He's a thrill seeker Wally. That ride was like riding a bike to him," Robin said as he laughed at the red heads shocked expression.
Artemis smirked at the red head. "That's what you get for daring him Baywatch. You get shown up." Wally flushed and glared at her. He was about to say something back when he saw Lenalee's scary expression again. He shut his mouth and turned away to pout.
M'gann smiled and looked down at the map. "What should we ride next?"
Taylor hummed in thought. "How about the...swings." He pointed to the far left. It was next to one of the roller coasters, the Terminator.
"Those sound fun! I've always wanted to ride one of those since I saw what things were in an amusement park!"
Taylor chuckled at the girls enthusiasm. "That's the type of attitude I want to see," he put a hand on his hip and pointed with the other, "To the swings!" Robin sighed.
"You're being over-enthusiastic about this Rai (nickname for Raider)," Robin commented. Taylor ignored him completely and walked towards their destination. Robin sighed.
Artemis eyebrow rose. "Has he always been this-hyper?"
Robin nodded his head. "He's only this way when we're not on a mission. When we are he's a completely different person." Taylor had told him before that his dad took him to an amusement park when he was 8, 2 years prior to his father ditching the family. That's what he was told anyway. He knew that there was a bigger explanation to wanting to come here.
XD
The swings, in M'ganns opinion, were one of the best things she ever got to ride. She loved everything else too but the swings were by far her favorite ride. She eventually got to ride it several more times until someone told her it was time to move onto something else. She was disappointed but she thought maybe there would be another opportunity to ride later.
"I think we should go on one of the horror rides next. We need a good laugh right," Taylor said as he pointed to the ride on the map.
Superboy gave a bored look. "It's all fake right, then why should we ride it anyway. It's not like it's going to scare us or anything." He was right though, a ride like that wouldn't scare them. They dealt with worse things every time they went out as their hero persona.
"I just told you, we're going to make fun of everything on the ride. I know you need a good chuckle."
Artemis smiled slightly at the males humor. "Rides like those don't even compare to the crap that we have to go through everyday, "she grabbed Taylor's hand, "I think we're due for a good laugh."
Taylor flushed slightly at the girls touch then smirked. He interlaced their fingers. "Lets go then." It was Artemis' turn to blush and boy did she blush. Lenalee and M'gann giggled at the two. Wally was gagging, Superboy was just standing there with a bored look on his face.
To say the team laughed...well they laughed. The ride was as bad as Taylor said it would be. It had animatronic zombies, animatronic dead people with fake blood on them, animatronic monsters. Lets just say everything was animatronic. Wally was probably the worst out of the group. He laughed so hard that tears started to come from his eyes. He was literally busting a gut at how stupid the ride was. Lenalee was embarrassed by his behavior, cause she was the one that had to sit next to him.
After they got off of that laugh-fest, the team rode a couple more rides and played a few more games. Wally ended having to win Lenalee a medium sized teddy bear. Taylor won mostly every game they went to except for the water squirter one (I don't remember the name of that game). He gave Artemis one of his prizes, a blue panda bear with a pink bow on its left ear. It was adorable. M'gann and Superboy weren't lucky on their first tries but eventually won something.
"Okay guys the last ride we're going on is going to be special. It's the Ferris Wheel, a traditional thing that happens at the end of a wonderful day at the amusement park," Taylor said vigorously.
M'gann clapped in excitement. "Is it really a tradition, Hello Megan it totally is!" (A/N Oh. My. Gosh. I really hated when she kept saying that over and over and over again)
Taylor chuckled nervously. "hehehehehe...Um moving on, we need to pick who we're going with now before we get on," he grabbed Artemis' hand, " I have my buddy."
Wally grabbed Lenalee's waist. "I have mine," Robin went over to the couple and pushed his way between them, "Dude, What the heck?!"
Robin smirked. "I don't trust you, you'll probably ravish poor Lenalee while none of us are looking, so I'm going with you guys."
"Dude, I'm not some kind of beast!"
"I hate to break this up buuuut we need to continue. M'gann you're going with SB." M'gann smiled and looked over at her crush. She was a little relieved that she wasn't paired with someone else.
"Okay since we're all set for groups, onward to the Ferris Wheel!" (it's the ones like you see in manga, not the ones that America has)
There wasn't that long of a line so they didn't have to wait that long. When it was there turn to get on they each separated into their group. M'gann and Superboy got on the first one. Wally, Lenalee, and Robin got on the next one. Robin sat in between the couple which made the red head pretty ticked. The last ones to get on were Taylor and Artemis. The two sat across from each other.
"Sooo, did you have a good time," Taylor asked the blonde sitting across from him.
Artemis gave him a small smile. "Yeah I did. I don't remember the last time I've ever been to an amusement park. H-Have you been to one before?" Artemis mentally kicked herself for stuttering.
Taylor chuckled. "Yeah I did but that was a long time ago." Artemis noticed that the expression on his face changed. He looked sullen now. Something must have happened in the past for him to suddenly get like that.
"I like it better when you smile," Artemis blurted out. She covered her mouth when she realized what she said. How embarrassing.
Taylor looked at her in surprise then started to laugh. "Hahahahahahahaha oh my gosh, you're funny."
Artemis turned red and slugged the male in the arm with her stuffed panda. "Don't make fun of me, it's not funny!"
"Hey don't hit me with that. I was the one who won it for you," Taylor said playfully as he grabbed on to the stuffed animal. He smiled when he saw Artemis giggling. She looked cute.
"I like your giggle. It's cute and really unlike you."
Artemis ceased her giggling. "I don't like giggling, it makes me seem like I'm trying to be girly which I'm not."
Taylor smirked. "You can be girly in front of me you know," he grabbed her hand and started to rub it with his thumb, "Girls who try their absolute hardest to impress me don't get a second date...You're different from them though." Artemis blushed at the contact and his words.
She felt like she was on cloud nine right now and she didn't want it to end anytime soon. Sadly, the ride came to an end and the team had to leave. M'gann and Superboy headed back to the cave which wasn't that far. Wally told everyone he was going to take Lenalee home so he said his goodbyes. Artemis was headed from one of the zeta tubes in the area. Before she walked away she felt a hand grab her wrist. She turned around and saw Raider looking at her. She was about to ask what he wanted but was stopped short when she felt a pair of lips on hers. She didn't even get enough time to enjoy the kiss when he suddenly stopped, gave her a small smile and walked away.
As soon as she got home, Artemis shut the door and slid down to the floor with the panda clenched in her arms. Her heart was beating so fast she didn't even notice her mother roll up to her on her wheel chair.
"Artemis are you alright, your face is red," Paula asked her daughter in worry. She knew she went out with the team today...and she also knew about her having a crush on one of the males. She wasn't going to say anything though.
Artemis gave her mom a small smile while trying to calm herself down. "Yeah mom I'm alright," she touched her lips and her smiled widened slightly, "I'm perfectly alright."
That night all she could think about is Raider and his soft lips.
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Whooo I'm done at last! I'm sorry for the delay, I started my second year of college last week so I was busy. My teachers gave me work on the first day, which I did good on (pats self on back).
Discussion time! I know Artemis is a little OOC in this chapter, but come one she likes Taylor so it's not weird for me to write her this way. Next chapter is going to be a little tricky. I want Allen to show up at the end but not to far to the end, and the thing with everyone losing there memories is going to affect some people. Here's a hint though, Wally and Artemis will not be together in that one part in Bereft. I don't want that because it will screw up plot. There will be jealousy going on later so be patient.
I hope those who read this enjoy it and I'll see you all in the next segment of Wilting flower ch. 14
~Anime hotty lover. 18