Phew, it's done!

So, I've decided to do this by episode. And this one was Downtime, a Kaldur-centric episode, so I didn't know what to do at first. So, I decided to have them hanging out at the Mountain and watching a film (Tangled is actually a really good film :3), because I'm unoriginal.

Title: Welcome to the team

Characters/Relationships: Artemis, Wally, Spitfire, the team (kinda)

Summary: AU. Artemis joined the team before Wally. Follow the two team mates as they try their best to deny their feelings for as long as they can.

Disclaimer: I do not own Young Justice, or any of it's characters.

The Mountain was quiet.

It was almost too quiet. Everyone but Kaldur - who was doing something in Atlantis - had the day off, and since they were all at the mountain for some reason, it should be teeming with life. But no. As Wally listened to the computer announce his arrival and walked into the living room, he saw no one. It was freaky. He scanned the room, trying to see if anyone was hiding. When he didn't find anyone, he walked to the training room. That was empty too. He furrowed his brows in confusion. He swore that Robin told him everyone was here, so where were they? He hadn't heard any noise from the kitchen, so didn't bother to check there. He knocked on the bedroom doors and found nothing.

His shoulders slumped as he started walking back to the zeta tubes. Great. he had been trolled. Robin knew that he would want to spend the day with the team, and tricked him into wasting a trip. Little idiot. He grumbled, crossing his arms. How was he supposed to spend the day now? No school, no mission, no team mates, nothing. Absolutely nothing to pass the time. Suddenly, his thoughts were interrupted by the distinct sound of someone trying not to choke. He turned on his heel to see Artemis standing at the entrance of the kitchen, choking on some chips. His eyes widened and when she recovered, she stared at him for a moment, shocked, before throwing her arms up in frustration and shouting; "That little troll!"

Wally blinked. "Wait, he told you everyone was here too?"

She shook her head, scowling and crossing her arms. "No, he told me that it was empty. I wanted some peace and quiet on my day of. Damn it!" She stomped her foot and clenched her fists, before stomping over to the sofa and practically falling onto it. "This is his doing..." She muttered, glaring at the floor.

Wally cleared his throat and rubbed the back of his neck, suddenly getting that uncomfortable feeling he now got around her. "Well..I guess I'll just... y'know... leave." He smiled shakily and started to slip away, but he stopped when she spoke. He turned to her again and inwardly gulped. He had successfully managed to keep away from her for only a day. 'Well done, Wally.' He thought sarcastically.

"Hey, Wally?" She asked, frowning deeply and un-crossing her arms. "Why are you avoiding me? Not to be needy or anything, but it's kinda weird." She cleared her throat, feeling kind of strange for asking him. Maybe he wasn't avoiding her at all, and there was really a long string of coincidences that stopped him from seeing her since she had offered to watch a movie with him. It had been a bit of a strange request. Or, maybe this was just his reaction to her wanting to take his place in the helmet. She remembered the fire that was lit inside her once Nabu had announced he wasn't letting Wally go, and the empty feeling she got when she thought of him not coming back. She inwardly shuddered.

He shifted uncomfortably for a moment, unsure of what to say. He looked at his feet, the table, the TV, the speck of dust on the floor, anything but her confused face. He had said he felt uncomfortable before? Yeah, now it felt like he was in his spandex suit after it had shrunken in the wash, like he hadn't enough space to move. He did not want to tell her why he hadn't been talking to her lately, that would just be awkward. He had only known her for a few days, and she had still managed to mess him up. Sure, she didn't known that she had messed him up, but still. "N-no reason really-"

"Wally," She said firmly, crossing her arms for what felt like the millionth time and rolling her eyes. He looked at her then, and saw the slight... regret, was it, in her eyes? He didn't know, and didn't really want to think about it. "I'm not an idiot. Tell me, is it because of what I said while you were in the helmet?" Her voice grew lightly uncertain and she held back a wince. "B-because I was bluffing... obviously."

Wally frowned, noticing her hesitation. "Yeah... I knew that." He told her slowly, thinking. He remembered when he had been watching through the portal Kent Nelson had created and she had volunteered to take his place.

"Artemis, stop this!" Wally screamed, and was surprised to find that Artemis's eyes widened. M'gann let go of her arm in shock and the whole team suddenly looked very, very confused. Artemis took some more steps towards him and smiled slightly, hopefully.

"Wally?" She muttered. "Is that you?"

Wally blinked, and realized that Nabu was letting him speak, broadcasting his voice so that his friends could hear him. "I...I think so. Listen, Artemis, don't take my place. I swear, I will kill you if you do!"

Artemis frowned. "I can't let you get stuck in there!"

He thought about that smile she had had, like she had just heard the voice of someone that she had believed dead. He thought of the different emotions in her voice when she had insisted that he couldn't get stuck in that dark place: sadness, anger, confusion and... more sadness. She had sounded so truthful, so sincere. Then, he remembered how, after he had pulled of the helmet, she had been the only one to not hug him (M'gann had been the only one to actually hug him) or pat him on the back, standing there with her arms crossed and staring at the floor, muttering "Nice to have you back." Wally felt doubt growing, but quickly squashed it.

She was just a very good actor.

She smiled slightly, and Wally found all awkwardness slipping away as he smiled back and took a seat beside her, stealing some chips (she had left the bag on the table, stupidly). "So... you wanna watch that movie?"

The rest of the day went surprisingly well.

At some point, M'gann came back from shopping (She had needed to re-fill the fridge. Also, she had wanted to surprise Artemis with some new clothes, since she had been looking down. Artemis had simply smiled and told her thanks, obviously not thrilled.) and made them even more cookies - which Wally had quickly eaten. She had sat down on the sofa next to Artemis when she had first entered and whispered something in her ear before running off to make the cookies, and Wally had noticed Artemis's face turn scarlet. When he asked what M'gann had said, however, she had quickly told him that it didn't matter - it was just girl stuff. Wally had dropped the subject like a hot potato.

They watched a movie, as Artemis had suggested, but they couldn't find a good movie on any of the channels, and had no DVDs. They had laughed when they had been flicking through to find anything to watch and found a film; Tangled. It was a Disney film with a brave, blonde female and a flirtatious male friend. It was perfect. "Let's watch it." Wally suggested, smirking. M'gann - who was sitting to Artemis's right once again - jumped up and down in her seat and grinned.

"Great idea, Wally." She congratulated as the introduction began with Flynn's voice, describing the story of Rapunzel and the magical flower. Artemis rolled her eyes, scoffing quietly.

"Do we have to watch a Disney film?" She muttered, making sure the sound of her voice didn't overpower the sound coming from the film. Wally grinned at her.

"What's wrong with Disney, Arty? It's everyone's childhood favorite." He whispered back at her, leaning closer so that she could hear. She visibly stiffened and her eyes narrowed. Wally frowned with concern at her reaction, wondering what was wrong.

"That's the problem." She replied stiffly, in a manner that told Wally she wasn't going to say any more. Wally leaned back slightly, gazing at her. She was gradually relaxing, bit by bit, and Wally found himself watching her instead of the film. He watched as her tight frown slowly melted into a smile, as she uncrossed her arms and sat up slightly, letting out small chuckles every now and then. Luckily she didn't notice him watching, and when he finally turned back to the screen, Rapunzel and Flynn were on a boat with lanterns everywhere. Rapunzel was leaning over the edge of the boat dangerously and Flynn was smiling softly at her.

M'gann squealed quietly when they almost kissed, then groaned at the same volume when Flynn stopped and pulled back. 'Trust her to get sucked into a Disney film.' Artemis thought fondly. She couldn't blame her, though - somewhere inside, she could tell that she still had a soft spot for one of their films. After all, she still hadn't taken that poster off her wall. When the film ended, M'gann stood and stretched. "I'm just going to go to my room now." She told them, and left abruptly.

Wally started flicking through the channels again for a moment, before giving up and turning off the TV. He sighed. "Nothing good on TV." Turning his head to Artemis, he shrugged. "What do you want to do?" Artemis mimicked his position and shrugged too, not bothering to voice her answer. Wally thought for a moment, before thinking of something to ask. "Hey, I don't mean to pry, but what did you mean by 'That's the problem'?"

Artemis frowned at him and fixed her gaze on his right shoe. "Why do you want to know?"

Wally's brows almost met in the middle. "Well, because you're my friend. And you seemed... tense, when you said it. I wanted to know if anything was wrong."

"Nothings wrong." She told him shortly, crossing her arms and turning away from him. He shrugged, moving in to a more comfortable position.

"Okay then, just making sure." He was about to continue, but his stomach let out a sudden, almighty growl. He grinned sheepishly, before standing. "I'm gonna get something to eat. You want some?" She hesitated, before sending him a small smile.

"Yeah, thanks." He nodded and walked into the kitchen, leaving Artemis alone with her thoughts in the living room. She wondered how long she would be able to keep her relations and past a secret from the team. She knew that they were going to work it out eventually - there was a super genius trained by Batman on the team. He had to know about Sportsmaster, Cheshire, her so called 'family'. She shook her head, frowning. Imagine what Wally would do with all this. He had known her the least amount of time - he had to trust her less than the rest of the team. He would probably hate her for it, think her guilty of feeding the Shadows information. When she imagined the look on his face, she found herself shuddering slightly and hugging her legs and resting her chin on her knees.

Wally would never hate her, would he?