A/N: Oh my God, I can't stop writing! I read some of your feedback and decided to incorporate some of your ideas.
Mount Justice
August 21, 19:30
Despite the fact that he had already had one with her, Wally couldn't deny he was a little nervous about his "first" date with Artemis.
When Artemis walked in, he wasn't a little nervous anymore. He was extremely nervous. Still, he tried to hide it.
" Hey, beautiful" Wally greeted.
It was hard to miss the pink tinge that spread across her face.
" So, are you going to tell me where this show is?"
" No can do, beautiful. You'll just have to wait and see"
Kid Flash B-03
Artemis B-07
The computer announced their departure through the zeta-beam.
" Oh my God, is this-"
" Yep. Paris"
The look on her face was a mix of shock, excitement, and something Wally hadn't seen since last time they were in Paris.
Wally thought that the deception, illusion, and sleight-of-hand show was pretty good. To be honest, he wasn't all that focused on the show itself. He couldn't stop stealing glances at the person next to him. Afterwards, they had dinner. He hadn't quite anticipated how expensive a night in Paris would be. Artemis wanted to help pay, but Wally wouldn't have it. He knew what kind of financial situation she and her mother were in. He didn't say that, of course.
" Hey, Wally?"
" Yeah?"
" Thank you"
" No problem, babe. I did promise, after all"
Shit.
That had just slipped out. He hadn't quite realized how much he missed his Artemis. The one he had gone to college with, retired with, almost died with.
He had already told Robin, how much could one more person hurt? Then again, there was a possibility she might get upset. Or maybe he should tell the whole team at once?
But when he looked at her, he couldn't help but want to tell her. This secret had been weighing him down for to long. Besides, it had been secrets that almost killed her while she was under cover. Secrets that nearly tore his team, his family, apart. He had just about had enough of all these damn secrets.
So he told her. It just kept coming. He told her about their apartment an Palo Alto, going to Stanford together, the Reach, Deathstroke, his cousin Bart, being disintegrated.
Her expression went from shock to disbelief to confusion to happy, and finally, when he finished, sadness.
" That story was so...sad" she squeezed out "Why didn't you tell us?"
" I don't know. I guess I was afraid you guys wouldn't believe me, or I would change something significant, or-"
" You should tell them." she cut him off " The team. Promise me you'll do it tomorrow"
" I promise"
The North Magnetic Pole
June 20, 14:10
Wally woke up in the snow. He felt strange. He struggled to his feet. The last thing he remembered was walking into the Cave.
" Wally!" He heard someone call out.
He spun around to see some chick dressed in a green costume, almost a female version of Green Arrow, sprinting towards him. As she got closer, he noticed that she had been crying. Like, a lot.
When she reached him, she planted a huge kiss right on his lips. Not that he was complaining or anything. She was pretty hot. Scratch that, really hot. But still, he didn't even know this person.
Wally was confused.
A/N: And so am I. I seriously confused myself thinking about this.
When I wrote that part about Wally missing the Artemis from his time, I started to wonder what happened to the Wally of 2010. He can't have just cease to exist because he is the past version of 2016 Wally, and then we have a paradox. I considered having two Wallys running around in 2010, but I kind of missed the bus on that.
The first half of this chapter was one of the hardest things I have ever written, even harder than writing about one of my favorite characters of all time accept his untimely demise, leave his last regards, then literally disintegrate himself. I am really bad at writing romance.
