A/N: I'm writing chapter 14 on the 14th! Hahahaha. So I have no school today and instead of doing homework like I should be doing right now, I'm writing, so much more fun:) It's time for the crew to arrive in Costa Rica! Woot woot! If you guys have suggestions for future places for them to go or things to happen, feel free to comment in a review! I'm always open to ideas.
Disclaimer: I do not own, if I did, our hearts would not be facing impending breakage on March 16th.
Land Adventures
Artemis awoke with a start, looking around her room. How had she ended up here? The last thing she remembered was slowly drifting off when Zatanna was entertaining Dick by talking backwards. She remembered Wally being there on the deck, they had been sharing a chair...Oh my gosh, she feel asleep on Wally!
She was definitely wide-awake now, still confused to how she had ended up back in her bed. She looked down, still in her clothes from last night. She got out of bed, and put on a blue tank top, careful of her wrapped shoulders, a pair of jean shorts, and her favorite jacket. She slipped on a pair of converse and walked out of her room, nearly colliding with Wally.
"Watch where you're going Baywatch." She says, locking her door.
"That was all you Beautiful." Wally replies, smirking.
"Whatever. Hey, what happened last night? How...how did I end up back in my room?" Artemis asked.
"You fell asleep, as did I, and then Kaldur was trying to wake us up. I was a good person, and did not slap Kaldur across the face and then go back to sleep." Wally replies grinning. Artemis looked at him horrified.
"I did what?" She exclaimed!
. "You slapped Kaldur when he tried to wake you up." Wally tells her again as the two of them walk down the hall and wait for the elevator.
"Please tell me you are joking Wallman." Artemis pleads.
"I wish I was. It was pretty funny. Don't worry, Kaldur wasn't hurt, he actually found it pretty funny. No one is going to be messing with a sleeping Artemis any time soon." Wally jokes. Artemis punches him in the shoulder. "Ow! What was that for?"
"How can you be laughing? I slapped Kaldur!" Artemis says.
"Okay harpy, chill, it was no big deal. You slapped Kaldur, continued to sleep, and then I carried you back to your room." Wally tells her shrugging. The elevator doors open and they step in.
"You carried me back?" Artemis asked skeptically.
"Yeah. Megan, Raquel, and Zatanna couldn't have done it. Dick had to go talk with Bruce, Kaldur was a bit skeptical, and Conner already had a sleepy Megan leaning on him." Wally says. "It was no big deal. We're friends, friends help each other out."
"Totally." Artemis responds. She wasn't even going to ask if she had been sleeping on Wally's chest like she remembered. It must have been her imagination.
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Roy walked into the archery range first thing the next morning, even before he went to breakfast. He opened the door, peered in, and saw...
No one. The range was completely empty. He did a quick sweep of the room; everything was in place, nothing stolen, and everything in pristine condition, like how he left it. It was almost like the girl had never been there. Maybe he had just imagined it...
"Looking for me Red?" Roy spun around to see Jade standing in the doorway, a cocky smile on her face. "I didn't know you would miss me that much. I would have waited for you if I had known you were coming."
"Sure you would have." Roy replies. Somehow she had managed to find a new set of clothes, wearing a green halter top, black shorts and the same knee high boots as the day before.
"Oh I definitely would have Red."
"It's Roy. What is it with girls giving me nicknames about my hair?" Roy questions, mostly to himself. Jade walks around the room, circling Roy.
"You interact with a lot of girls?" Jade asks.
"You don't need to be jealous Cheshire, it's only my somewhat sister Artemis." Roy could have sworn he saw her eyes widen a bit at Artemis' name, but it was only there for a second, so quick, he was pretty sure he imagined it.
"Oh I'm not jealous Red, more curious." She replies. "I'm going to go and explore the ship. See you later Red."
And before he could reply, the girl had disappeared out the door. Unsure, what to do, Roy walked out of the range to head towards breakfast. He would figure out how to deal with the girl later, when he had a full stomach.
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Megan had decided that it would be a good idea to meet people their age in Costa Rica. In other words, they were going to a nightclub. Artemis sighed angrily, lying across Zatanna's bed as she, Megan, and Raquel sorted through all their clothes.
"Why are we doing this again?" Artemis asks, all the blood rushing to her head.
"Come on 'Mis, it'll be fun." Zatanna encourages. "Plus, we don't have to work or meet with Dinah tomorrow, so we can stay out as late as we want."
"As long as we check in every two hours with somebody on board." Raquel adds, holding up a navy blue tank top.
"Do they know where we are going?" Artemis asks, sitting up.
"Nope. They think we are just exploring. It'll be fun. Come on." Megan insists dragging Artemis up off of the bed.
Artemis felt ridiculous. She stood in the elevator with her best friends. The four of them were trying to get off the boat without the adults noticing them dressed up and ask exactly what type of exploring they were doing. The boys were meeting them on the dock.
Artemis absentmindedly reached for her ponytail to find that it wasn't there. For the second time this week, her long blonde hair was down. She wore a short black skirt (borrowed from Raquel); a silvery tank top Dinah had bought her, and her black jacket. She had drawn the line at a pair of wedges Megan had dangled in front of her face, opting for a pair of sandals.
As always, her friends looked gorgeous. Raquel's hair was less crazy then usual and she wore a navy blue tank top, high waisted black shorts and silver sandals. Megan had a pink sundress and wedges. Zatanna wore a sheer purple shirt over a purple camisole and a black skirt.
They looked both ways, before running out of the elevator to the gangplank to leave the ship. None of them breathed until they were safely on the dock. They looked behind them to make sure none of their mentors were chasing after them, demanding to know where they are going. All clear, the four girls walked along the dock until they found the guys. Dick let out a low whistle.
"You guys look hot." He states. "I'll make sure to use my ninja skills to fight off all the other guys." He says, sliding over to stand next to Zatanna.
"You're acting quite chalant Dick." Zatanna notes. "Try to be a bit more... nonchalant." Artemis was sure Dick was going to kiss her right there.
"So where is this...nightclub?" Kaldur asks. The word sounded weird coming out of his mouth. Megan slid her hand into Conner's and then turned to them smiling.
"Not far. Let's go." She says smiling. Everyone clustered together. Wally walked besides Artemis.
"So Arty, hair down two times in a week. New record?" He asks grinning.
"Shut up Baywatch before I make you." She replies.
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Wally sat at their table, sipping from his can of coke. Everyone but Kaldur and Raquel were also sitting around the table. Almost immediately after entering the club, Raquel was pulling Kaldur out onto the dance floor. The big guy was completely helpless. Wally smiled as he took another sip of soda.
"He, I think that girl is checking you out." Wally says, elbowing Dick. He turned around, to see another tourist with long blonde hair smiling seductively at Dick. He smiled and waved.
"You think I could get her number?" Dick asks. Artemis and Zatanna shook their heads.
"Really Dick?" Artemis asks.
"What?" He asks. Artemis shook her head, pulling Zatanna away with her to go get another soda. Dick turns to Wally. "What did I do?"
Wally shrugs. "Girls. I'll never completely understand them." Conner nods, earning him a rare glare from Megan who got up and joined Zatanna and Artemis. Raquel and Kaldur reappear.
"Where are the girls?" Raquel asks, as Kaldur sits in a seat.
"At the bar, getting some sodas." Dick says.
"Mhm, soda sounds good. I'll go get one too." Raquel states, turning away to make her way through the crowd. Dick elbows Kaldur.
"Dude, she's totally into you." He states. Kaldur gives him a weird look.
"Raquel and I are just friends." He insists.
"Sure. Hey, how do you feel about that guy?" Dick asks pointing to where he had spotted the girls all clustered together, waiting for their drinks. A guy had come up and was totally trying to flirt with Raquel.
"As long as he has good intentions, I am fine with him." Kaldur responds, as noble and polite as ever. But all three other guys could see the look of annoyance he gave the guy when he thought they weren't looking.
"Okay, Wally I have a dare for you." Conner says.
"Really? What? Please don't make me take off any sort of clothes, we are in a public place." Wally begs.
"Go talk to that girl over there." He points to a leggy brunette, sitting alone at a table. Wally's eyes nearly popped out of his head.
"I don't need a dare to go and do that." Wally states getting up from the table. He downs the rest of his coke. "See you guys later."
Artemis headed back over to the table with a Cherry Coke. She looked around the table noticing that Wally was missing.
"Where's Wallace?" She asks, sitting back down. Zatanna, not looking at Dick, does the same. Megan practically sits in Conner's lap.
"Conner dared him to go talk to that girl over there." Artemis spun around to see Wally flirting with a brunette. She actually looked interested in him. Is she clinically insane?
"'Mis, you alright?" Dick asks. She spins back around.
"Yeah, of course. Why wouldn't I be?" She asks, speaking quickly.
"No reason." Dick replies with a trollish grin. Artemis glares at him.
"I'm going to go dance." She says, surprising everyone, even herself. "Anyone coming?"
"I'll go." Zatanna says, standing up. Raquel does the same. Megan does too, pulling Conner up as well. Kaldur and Dick watch them go.
Out on the dance floor, the music was even louder and hotter. She had left her jacket at the table, and for that she was thankful. Megan pulled Conner away, the two of them disappearing, leaving just Zatanna, Raquel, and Artemis. Artemis quickly realized that this was a bad idea. Zatanna and Raquel began to dance around, moving erratically. Artemis suppressed a laugh, and joined them.
Before they knew it, the three girls were laughing at themselves, dancing around to the beat of a loud music. Artemis felt hands grab her hips. She spun around to see a hot guy with brown hair smiling at her.
"Dance?" He asks, offering his hand. She looks back at her two friends, both shooing her away.
"Sure." She says, smiling, placing her hand in his. He leads her deeper out onto the dance floor. When they stop, he places his hands on her hips and her arms go around his neck. They swing back and forth to the beat of the music.
Artemis couldn't help thinking that this was not nearly as fun as at the gala. Dancing with Wally had been...nice...fun. This was just kind of... Artemis didn't know what to say. She just went with it. She felt his lips on her neck, slowly moving up to her lips. She was about to pull away when she felt someone jerking her away.
She spun around to see a seething Wally, glaring at the two of them. The guy looked between the two of them.
"He your boyfriend spitfire?" He asks her.
"No." Artemis replies, glaring at Wally. The guy leans down and whispers to Artemis,
"Well maybe you should tell him that." He walks away, leaving Artemis and Wally. Artemis stomps away from the dance floor and out a side door, Wally follows.
"What the hell was that?" Artemis shouts.
"I didn't like him." Wally responds.
"You didn't like him, good to know, except, I don't really care." Artemis replies.
"Come on, you weren't actually about to make out with some guy you don't even know the name of."
"Who says I don't know his name?"
"Do you?"
"Yeah. Its..." Artemis quickly thinks of a name. "Kent."
"Kent? Lame. I don't believe you." Wally responds.
"Whatever Kid Annoying. You had no right!" Artemis says.
"Hey, I was being a good friend and looking out for you."
"I don't need you looking out for me. I can take care of myself."
"And your ex boyfriend holding you at gunpoint is what? His way of saying hello. Yeah, you're doing a great job of taking care of yourself." Wally states. Artemis stares at him.
"You're a jerk. I'm going back to the ship." Artemis declares turning away from Wally and heading away from the club.
"Hey, what about the buddy system? You can't go out on your own." Wally calls out after her. She flips him the bird in response and continues to stalk away.
Neither of them noticed the girl in the shadows with the long dark hair watching the whole exchange. She looked between her sister and the redhead before quickly moving on.
A/N: The course of true love never did run smooth. So I hoped you guys liked it. This probably wasn't my best chapter, but I promise the next one will be better. I'm thinking about having Bart, Jason, and Barbara all making appearances in the next chapter. What do you guys think? I'm going to be busy Friday and Saturday so hopefully the next chapter will be up on Sunday, but I can't say anything for certain. Thanks for reading, please review, they are very much appreciated.