14. Jealous Part 2
Artemis is going to kill herself.
It all started off with Wally coming into the Mountain, happy-go-lucky...more then usual. He started to brag about his girlfriend and how great she was and blah, blah, blah. She's Korean, black hair, brown eyes, basically normal features you would see on a Asian. At first the team didn't really believe him about his girlfriend until Robin did a background check on the girl and it turns out...she's real. Artemis didn't really think of anything at first, but he went on and on about her and it...irked her that he talked about her like that.
The two have been going out for a while now and well, Wally invited the team so he could properly introduce his girlfriend to his friends, much to Artemis's dismay. Now, they were at Central City park, hanging out and getting to know Linda. Joy, and please, note the sarcasm.
It's not like Linda was bad, no, she was the complete opposite. The girl was nice, sweet, like M'gann, but she can be head strong and doesn't back down, like Artemis. Linda was perfect and looked perfect for Wally, which Artemis hated. She doens't hate Linda, she just hates that she gets to be close to Wally.
It took Artemis a while to come to terms that...she liked Wally. But there was no way the red headed speedster would even look at her. The boy hated her guts since the minute she walked into the team. Blaming her for Red Arrow to leave, reminding her that she's nothing but a replacement. They always argued with each other, can't stand each other, and just...hate each other. How Artemis fell for the junior speedster was beyond her reasoning, but the damage was done. She like-no-loved Wally West and there was nothing she could do about it.
"Don't you think she's just perfect?" Wally sighed with content as he watched Linda chat with M'gann.
"Yeah," she fisted her jeans while avoiding his brilliant green eyes. "Perfect."
"You okay, Arty? You don't look so good." He frowned at her.
"I'm fine Wally, and I told you to stop calling me that." Artemis snapped before getting up to leave. "I need to go, my mom wants me back early."
She couldn't have him. The only way she could have him was as a friend, a teammate, but not as lover. And that knowledge killed her. How the world was cruel to her. But Linda was perfect. Linda's family weren't a bunch of criminals. Linda's dad didn't force her to train her and force her to join the League of Shadow. Linda's sister didn't left her with the abusive dad, leaving her vulnerable. Linda lived in a happy place with a nice house, not some grubby old apartment in the slums of Gotham. Linda was perfect. Artemis wasn't Linda.
Artemis was jealous of Linda.
Yeah, short, I know. But it's not my fault! Jeez! You guys were serious about not reading and reviewing the last chapter just because it had spoilers. Picky, aren't we? I warned you (if you ever read the last chapter) that there was going to be angst...sorry Artemis, but I had to do it! DX
I found out that Linda Park is South Korean. Me too! What are the odds? XD
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