Aw you guys, I feel so loved. Thank you so much for those of you reading, hope you all enjoy it, sorry I made it sort of...depressing and not much Bart/Jaime...
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Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice, I don't understand why people would think I did? I mean, if I did I would even be on Fanfiction...
Crash
Royal Memorial Hospital
August 31st 2016
Jaime had been called early into the morning, like say 3:30am early, Artemis had gone into unexpected labor. Jaime, like the rest of the team, rushed to the hospital in Star City. Artemis had been staying with her mother seeing as how Wally wasn't here to take care of her, the next best thing was Artemis' mother herself, who had moved from Gotham to Star City.
Upon arriving at the hospital Jaime was a little less than surprised to find the place mostly deserted.
"Uh good morning," Jaime smiled at the black haired woman behind the front desk, "I'm here for a friend who's in labor, her name is Artemis Crock." The black haired woman nodded before typing some things into the computer.
"She's on the third floor in the Child Care center, that's down this hall until you reach the end then turn right, click the buzzer and tell them who you're here to see, they'll give you the room number and take you to the third floor." Jaime nodded in thanks before heading down the hall. He felt nervous himself, hospitals always made him nervous. Jaime finally made it to the buzzard and clicked it, waiting as it rang and a balding man barely insight on the other side of the door answered the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hi, uh I'm here to see Artemis Crock." Jaime explained through the buzzard.
"Could you repeat that and hold down the button when you speak." Jaime rolled in his in annoyance before clicking the button.
"I'm here to see Artemis Crock." He repeated.
"What is your relation to Miss Crock?" the man questioned. Jaime groaned, this wasn't what he had been expecting.
"I'm her friend." He snapped.
"She has plenty of other friends who are here as well, I'm afraid I can't let you all in at once." The man muttered before hanging up.
"No! Wait!" Jaime growled before slamming the phone shut. He grumbled a few words in Spanish before an idea popped into his head. He pressed the buzzer again and the man on the other side grudgingly answered again.
"What now?"
"What room is she in?"
"507 on the third floor, but buddy I ain't letting you up."
"Don't need you to." Jaime hung the phone up before heading back the way he had come, he was going to get in whether the man let him or not. Jaime walked right out the door and flew right up to what he assumed to be the third floor. After finding an empty room he quickly pushed the door open with a little help from the Beetle suit then snuck in. He pulled the armor away and grinned to himself as he walked towards the exit on the far side.
After checking that the place was clear he walked out and headed down the hall, after asking a few people he finally made it to the lobby right outside the hospital rooms where he spotted all of the team members already there.
"What took you so long?" Cassie laughed with a playful punch.
"The man in the lobby wouldn't let me in." he growled.
"But he just let me in dude." Bart laughed as he walked past the Hispanic boy.
"What are you talking about Hesse?" Jaime growled a little more venom dripping from his words than he had hoped for.
"Me and Cissie just got here, we stopped for a little snack then just came up a few minutes ago. The guy in the lobby was totally crash." Bart grinned, a smiling Cissie nodding beside him. Jaime rolled his eyes but swung his arm around Cassie before walking away.
"He's a bit rude don't ya' think?" Cissie finally asked.
"Nah, he's totally crash once you get to know him." Bart smiled before taking another chip from the bag of newly bought Chicken Whizees in his hands while Cissie took another bite of her rice crispy treat.
"Whatever." Cissie shrugged, she had had plenty of time to get to know Jaime but he always seemed to either be too busy with Cassie or just downright strange to her.
Bart eyed Jaime before giving it up with a sigh, he was getting used to being neglected by Jaime.
Royal Memorial Hospital
August 31st 7:45EDT
"What did the doctor say?" Bart questioned the moment Dick came back from Artemis' bedroom. Another scream from Artemis echoed from the room as the doors shut but Dick remained silent as he made his way to the other side of the room and plopped down in one of the cushioned seats with a groan.
"I wish Wally was here…" he whispered. Bart sighed a little more than agitated. Sure he missed his Wally but right now his main worry was Artemis.
"Calm down amigo, he'll tell us what the doctor said when he's ready to tell us." Jaime dropped a calming hand to Bart's shoulder who grudgingly shrug it off.
"The doctor gave some horrible and some good news," Dick began, catching the attention of everybody in the room. "which do you want first?"
"Good."
"Bad."
"Bad."
"Bad."
"Bad."
"Good."
"Bad."
Finally after everybody had finished speaking their opinion Dick nodded and began with the bad news first. "There's no way to stop the labor at this point, the babies life might be in danger as well as Artemis' herself. When the mission was over and Artemis slipped into a coma she was five months, when she came to she was 5 months and one week; 22 weeks pregnant, she was kept there and once she reached 24 weeks pregnant she only looked 3 months, and after several scans and tests at 24 weeks the baby had only developed as far as a 3 month baby would have developed, which is dangerous. By the time she was six months on July 28th she had signs of improvement but still needed bed rest in order to make sure the baby began to grow at a safe rate. They believed that the baby didn't grow at a normal rate because of the speedsters slowed aging process, something we have little knowledge on, but we also did some tests on Iris who is pregnant with twin speedsters and seemed to be doing fine in her own pregnancy.
"Now on August 28th Artemis was officially 7 months and today, August 31st, Artemis is 31 weeks pregnant, the last test they did was on the 28th but the tests from that day showed that the baby had only grown to a 24 week standard which is dangerous still for a baby to born at. The doctors had hoped to do an emergency C-section but as it turns out, Artemis has been in the early stages of labor at home, by the time she got here she was already in the late stages, they think it might be too dangerous to do a C-Section now, they're thinking if she hasn't given birth by 8:30 they will have to do an emergency C-Section, it might put Artemis' life in danger if the baby stays in too long at this point."
"So you're willing to put the baby's life in danger in order to make sure Artemis is fine?" Cissie snapped.
"Artemis didn't want this either but this isn't a choice, we can't lose her too, the baby is in sever danger no matter what we do, but if there's a chance to save Artemis we will take that chance.." A screech from the room reached all ears and a pained expression crossed his face.
"It's Artemis' call though! If she wants to make sure the baby is alright then listen to her!" Cissie snapped.
"Cissie, please." Bart rested a hand on her should but she shrugged it off before narrowing her eyes again at Dick.
"Stay out of it Bart." Both Dick and Cissie snapped.
"The babies coming." A nurse shouted as she burst through the door more frustrated shouts coming from the room. Dick shot Cissie one last glance before running into the room, everybody else waiting in the lobby right outside the room.
"Cissie, you need to watch what you say, he's the leader, he calls the shots." Cassie commented to a frustrated Cissie.
"I don't care! The babies life is in danger too! If the baby dies it'll be just like an abortion and nobody wants that on their minds do they?" Cissie snapped before Jaime threw himself between the two girls.
"Cissie cut it out," he snapped, his accent becoming heavy with anger, he glared at Bart who had gingerly began to pull Cissie away, "And get your girl under control Bart, you hear me hesse?" Bart felt his heart break the moment Jaime's angered eyes shot his way. Jaime had never pulled that tone with him.
"Totally crash, you get yours under control too!" Bart snapped back in a sudden moment of anger. Jaime's expression faltered before he shook it off and walked away with Cassie under his arm.
"Honestly, was he your best friend?" Cissie questioned with a glare at the Hispanic and blonde.
"I thought so." Bart shrugged.
Time passed with each member of the team glancing at the door with each scream. Time passed with each member pacing the lobby at one point. Time passed when finally Dick came out the door, holding what looked like a severally bruised right hand, and flushed a deep shade of red as a smile crossed his lips.
"Her name is Emilia Jaden West-Crock." Dick smiled as all the members let smiles decorate their lips. The moment passed when doctors started rushing around in the back shouting about…a stillbirth. Panic shot across each face before everything went silent in the back.
A nurse came out, tear stained face before she smiled at each person in the lobby.
"Miss Crock said she wished for all of you to come in now." They all nodded, not sure what to expect before each person headed towards the room Artemis was held in. After each one had gotten in, Artemis smiled at them, tears streaming down her face, blood stained the sheets around her feet, a few drops remained on the floor as her paled skin held a strong smile.
"Artemis..?" Bart spoke as he walked over to the blonde woman.
"Why…?" she whispered. Bart didn't know what to say. He blinked back tears before Artemis began to sob silently, more tears running down her face. "Why did they take Wally from me?" she whispered. "A-and now….and now m-my baby?" she sobbed, her hands shot to her face as her shoulders shook with each sob. Bart, no longer holding back tears pulled the blonde woman into a hug.
Dick bit his lip in distress, not sure what to say as Bart and Artemis sat there holding each other, tears staining each of their faces. Jaime, feeling guilty about his shouts to Bart earlier decided on saying something but the door swung open and a woman walked in, rolling in behind her an incubator, holding a roll of pink blankets, a small baby held inside it, tubes connected to it while two more nurses walked behind her pushing the a machine with several things hooked up to it and several bags with clear liquid running in them and towards the baby in the incubator. The nurse held a large smile before she stopped and popped open the case, taking the baby out she cleared her throat. Bart pulled away and Artemis looked with trembling hands and unbelieving eyes.
Emilia was held in the nurses arms.
"I-is she…?" Artemis looked at the nurse who simply nodded and held the baby out to the willing mother. Artemis couldn't help but smile as she looked down at her baby. The baby who stood against all odds, the one who was fine now, the last thing she had of Wally.
Bart stood back, staring in awe at the child covered in pink held in Artemis' arms. The baby cooed and moaned a bit as she moved around, the tubes connected to her arms moving with her. A soft tap to Bart's shoulder alerted him to Jaime, a guilty look crossing his face.
"What? Want to scream more at me? Cause that's so not crash dude." Bart crossed his arms before Jaime shook his head.
"I wanted to apologize hermano. I felt so horrible the moment those angry words came out of my mouth at you dude. I know I can't take them back…but can't blame a guy for tryin'." Jaime shrugged with a nervous smile.
"Can't blame a guy for trying." Bart nodded. "You're forgiven by the way." Bart smiled.
"Thanks hesse." Jaime grinned before Bart threw his arms around Jaime. "What up with the hug?"
"Wanted to make sure you knew I had accepted your apology." Bart grinned sheepishly as he pulled away from the hug. For a moment, Bart felt like things were right again, then came Cassie.
"Are we gonna stay here until everybody leaves?" Cassie questioned. Jaime shrugged.
"I guess not cariño, we don't really know her, I suppose there's no harm in leaving early." Cassie slipped her hand into his before they walked out. Bart couldn't help but simmer with anger. Why would Jaime just walk out like that?
"Some friend he is." Cissie scuffed as she walked up beside Bart. Bart shook his head and shrugged it off as he walked to Artemis and the rest of the group, all cooing at the baby. All cooing at Emi. At the new West and possible speedster.
Young Justice HQ
August 31st 23:55EDT
Things had not gone right that day after Bart left the hospital. Not only did he get on Jaime's bad side again but Jaime had also thrown horrible words at Bart.
Of course he didn't truly blame the Hispanic, he never could. He had no idea what it was but he could never be angry with the Hispanic. He could never blame the Hispanic for anything. He could never blame Jaime for anything.
Bart stared in tears at the shattered frames and sharp glass decorating his bedroom floor now. In the moment of anger, Bart had shattered every picture that held Jaime in it, then thrown himself to the floor, and he'd been sitting there for hours on end no, blood trickling from his cut up palms.
Of course he was a speedster, those cuts would be gone in half the time it would be for a non-speedster person. Bart couldn't help it. This was Jaime's fault, yet…Bart blamed himself for this.
Young Justice HQ
September 1st 2:03EDT
Bart had finally gotten around to cleaning up the glass, trashing the frames and shredding the pictures. He had left his room in anger and now sat on the kitchen counter, hands bandaged, the wounds having been worse than he thought.
He sat, red eyed on the marble counter, not sure on what to do next. His room looked empty.
Too empty for his taste.
"Bart?" said person turned his attention to the new blonde archer at the entrance of the kitchen. "Bart, what are you doing?" she questioned as she walked to the counter where he sat.
"Nothing." Bart grumbled as he slowly slid his hands under his legs, to where Cissie wouldn't spot them.
"You should be in bed, you know about the big mission we have tomorrow." Bart nodded slowly but grinned forcefully.
"I just couldn't sleep." Bart responded finally. Cissie shrugged. "Besides, you should be asleep too." He pointed out, his hand slipping out from under his leg as he pointed an accusing finger at her. Cissie eyed his bandaged hands slowly.
"What happened?" she whispered as she took his hand in hers and noticed how the red blood had already begun to seep through the bandages.
"I had an accident with my pictures, nothing big, I thought I'd do some remodeling." He shrugged.
"Come on Bart, I'm walking you to your room! And I want you to get some rest." Bart shrugged unwillingly before following her out of the kitchen and back to the sleeping quarters.
After arriving at his door, they went in and Cissie nearly gasped at the sight, not only was Bart's blood still staining the floor heavily, but nearly every picture on his wall was gone. After glancing around the room she noticed the sharp shards of glass in and around the trash can, not questioning it further she reached for the camera resting on Bart's bedside dresser and powered it up.
"I'll help you redecorate." She smiled. Bart glanced at her before she threw an arm around his shoulder and pointed the camera at them a large smile crawling to her own lips, followed by a slight blush as Bart slipped his hand around her waist. The flash blinded them for a moment before Bart smiled at her and checked the camera.
Cissie looked over his shoulder, happy with the final picture. "It's alright if I help right?" Bart nodded.
"Totally crash."
Yes, I do realize that they all seemed...OOC. But, I have never written for Cassie before and I just feel like she would bring out a much more rude side in Jaime, just my opinion though, and since Cissie isn't an actual character (officially) in Young Justice, I just thought she would probably bring out the real Bart, since she and Bart had a good relationship in the original YJ comics (according to some research, I might be wrong) and I figured, since Bart is holding up an act, a character, maybe Cissie can be the one to bring out the real him. Remember guys, Bart said "time to get in character" before he lef the future, so this is what I assume would be his real attitude and stuff.
Um, guys, give me some prompts! Anything you want to see, I'll throw them in somehow, this is in some ways, a story, but just a bunch of one shots thrown together.
Leave a comment, prompt, suggestion, anything! You guys are awesome to hear from. And sorry if my updating will become irregular, it tends to do that.
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