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Anyway, I wanted to show how Artemis liked Wally in this chapter, since we've had a lot of Wally. Also, this episode was 'Targets', one without Wally and Artemis in it, so here we have more of them in the Cave. o3o

Anyone else love Artemis and Kaldur brother/sister relationship? 'Cause I do.

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.

Artemis strolled through the hallways of Mount Justice, confused, agitated and generally messed up.

She had gone through one of the most confusing experiences of her life only yesterday, so you can't really blame her. Since when had Wally changed in her eyes? After the de-briefing yesterday, she had sat in the living room, trying to gather her thoughts, and when Wally came in, she had gone with her first instinct; shut him out. Because he wasn't just Wally any more - well, he didn't seem to be. He had been Wally. A kind guy that looked out for her and was always there when she needed a friend, a brave hero that could make her heart flutter simply by smiling and calling her 'Beautiful'. He was her geeky friend that she could always ask for help when she's doing her science homework, and they would always end up sitting a bit too close. He was Wally West, the boy that she could watch movies with, the boy that knew her so well over such a short amount of time, the boy that had cute freckles.

And it was scary as Hell.

She didn't want to have feelings for Wally, she hadn't planned it, it had just... happened. She had woken up one day, and suddenly Wally was cute. He had cute eyes and a cute smile and a cute nose and he was just adorable. She had been getting hints of this for days, but only when she opened her eyes after getting back her memories and saw that they were holding hands did she actually realize how warm his hand was, how much his presence made her feel at home, how much she trusted him. Then she had realized that she was holding hands with him, with Wally, and pulled away, embarrassed.

She sighed, stopping in her tracks and letting her shoulder's slump. She was glad that Wally was staying at home today. The last thing she wanted was to see him. It would just make this stuff worse. The Mountain was almost still, the only sounds coming from the kitchen, where M'gann was preparing her and Superboy's lunches for their first day of school, and the mission room. Not knowing what else to do, she went to the mission room.

Inside she saw Kaldur talking to someone, saw it had to do with her sister, shrugged and left, letting him get on with his business.

She sighed as she sat down on the couch in the living room, tucking her legs underneath her and tightening her ponytail. She was only in a baggy, grey tee shirt and joggers, since she hadn't really cared about her appearance. She hugged herself and frowned thoughtfully, trying to wrap her head around some of what had happened the previous day.

"Yeah, I'm fine, Beautiful." Artemis's heart fluttered involuntarily and she tried her best to tame it. "What about you?"

"Yeah, I'm okay." She nodded, pulling back her hand and hugging herself. She felt warmed by his concern. She was starting to get scared by the way her insides did flips at the smallest things. His smile, his laugh, even his eyes. They were just so green. And she found herself conscious of how cute his freckles looked. It was terrifying. She thought she was over this. He was a hero, she was a villain in training. No way, on no planet, in no universe could this work. Ever.

She shook her head. That was what she had thought then, and it still couldn't work, in this world where she was a hero and he was a hero, where they couldn't look each look each other the eye and make it seem platonic. Some part of her asked; why not? They were on the same side, they were friends, they got along so well. But the other part of her countered that argument, because he was Wally, of course it wouldn't work. He was caught up on M'gann, anyone could see that. He took every opportunity to show it and use one of his 'lines' on her. Even a couple of days ago, when they had been watching Tangled, she had noticed him gazing at M'gann for most of the film. Sure, at first it had seemed that he was looking at her, but she realized that he would never look at her like that and was looking past her, to M'gann, who he would look at like that, with so much kindness and admiration.

She was just his friend.

She dug the heels of her hands into her eyes, groaning and shaking her head again. She had to stop. Pining over him would do nothing. She had to let it go, let it roll off her and make herself forget this stupid crush. That was all it was, a small crush that was oddly persistent. She wasn't one of those stupid girls that thought they were in love with every guy they thought was cute. She didn't believe all that bull about 'love at first sight'. She was Artemis Crock, strong, confident, not Artemis Crock, love struck moron. She had to stop herself from sinking any deeper. If she didn't she knew that this crush was going to be the end of her.

She took her hands away from her eyes just as Kaldur walked in, wearing his costume. She decided not to question him on it. He may just be visiting Atlantis again. He sat next to her, and sent her a concerned look. Artemis anticipated his question and held up her hand, gazing at the floor. "Don't even ask. I'm fine." She told him, sending him a quick smile that, to Kaldur, said; 'I'm not fine, but I don't want to worry you with my problems.' He smiled sadly.

"Artemis," He started, and she rose her gaze to look at him properly. "You are like a sister to me. You can tell me."

Her smile was small as she shifted her position. She was silently glad. She felt that she needed to tell someone, and Kaldur wouldn't tell anyone. He wouldn't judge her decision or mock her. He would be kind and supportive about his advise. He would keep it a secret if she asked him to, and she was definitely going to ask him. "It's... Uh... Just, kep it a secret, okay? So... Well, y'know Wally?" She asked hesitantly, and Kaldur nodded, staying silent. "And you know how we, kinda, worked together, when we lost our memories?"

"Yes, you woke up in a shack together, I believe." He answered, nodding again.

At the door way, Wally froze, hearing Kaldur's words. He had come to the mountain, despite telling himself and the team that he wouldn't. He hadn't known why - he had wanted to avoid Artemis, but even as he thought that, he felt conflicted, like he wanted to see her but he didn't. He hid and decided to listen to the conversation, feeling like he was being rude, but feeling curious at the same time.

"Yes, we did. Well, after all that and after M'gann gave us back our memories, I, uh, kinda realized something." She cleared her throat. "I wasn't really sure about letting M'gann dig through my memories, and I only said yes because, well... because Wally held my hand."

Wally's eyes widened. 'Oh Hell.' He thought, anticipating what she would say next. She would say how she had hated holding his hand and wanted him to just go away, or something like that. Maybe she caught him looking at her when they had been watching a movie and thought he was really creepy. That was probably something like what she was going to say.

She felt a blush creeping up her cheeks and suddenly felt ridiculous, but carried on anyway. "He comforted me enough to make me say yes, just by holding my hand. That's... a bit weird, don't you think? And then, when we... woke up, I think, we were still holding hands. Like, really tightly. And it actually felt nice. But then I pulled away because I couldn't hold hands with Wally, y'know?" She told him, putting extra emphasis on Wally's name and making hand gestures to stress her point. A knowing smile slowly crept onto Kaldur's face, but she didn't notice. She took a while to carry on, not really wanting to say what she had thought next. "And, I... I think..."

Kaldur held up a hand and smiled softly. "I know what you are trying to say, Artemis, and I understand your dilemma. You don't think that you should feel like that. You know Wally and you think it strange for him to be anything else."

Wally stopped listening and quickly rushed for the kitchen, eyes wide. What exactly had he just heard? Artemis had liked holding his hand? Artemis only said yes because of him? He had helped her that much? And Artemis might think of him as more than a friend? But that was insane. He must have misunderstood. She was probably going to say that she thought he was a pompous idiot before Kaldur interrupted her. Of course she was. Why would she say otherwise?

"Hey, Kidiot, what's wrong?"

He jumped out of his skin as Artemis strolled into the room, somehow catching Wally's full attention, even in a messy tee shirt and joggers (how did she manage to look good in that?). She smirked at his bewildered expression as she opens the fridge and brings out a chocolate yogurt. She grabbed a spoon and Wally desperately tried to regain his composure. "I didn't know you were in the mountain. I thought you were staying at home today." She commented, peeling off the lid of the yogurt.

"I got bored." He said casualy, swiveling round on his stool to face her. He sighed and inwardly panicked at how interested he was at her eating yogurt. She didn't seem to hate him. 'Just forget what you heard.' He told himself. 'It was nothing.' "Thought that it would be more entertaining to come here. So, I did."

She shrugged and finished her spoonful of yogurt before responding. "Since you're here, you want to play?"

"That made you sound like a five year old." He scoffed, and smirked at her angry expression.

"A video game, Wally." She sighed, rolling her eyes at him and finishing her yogurt. She put the spoon in the sink and the yogurt pot in the bin before turning to him again.

"Sure." He shrugged, standing and leaving the kitchen. She followed and soon fell into step with him, smiling. 'That was easy.' She thought to herself. 'But Kaldur's advise... I don't know if I could do that.' How could she? She couldn't tell him, he obviously didn't like her back. He would pity her. She hated it when people pitied her. he would apologize and tell her that she wouldn't compare to M'gann, who smiled so much and baked him cookies and had freckles like he did. She would never come close to that.

"By the way," Wally started, sending her a puzzled expression and interrupting her thoughts. "'Kidiot'?" She laughed, elbowing him and smirking. In her opinion, she thought she was doing well to hide her insecure thoughts.

"It suits you, doesn't it?"