FudoTwin17: Hey, guys.

Cat: Updating this so quickly?

FudoTwin17: Yep. I'll fill you guys in. At practice for the all school musical, two kids were messing around and I got hurt, and not just hurt. Hurt. I've been limping since then from a bad fall included and our director noticed. He spoke with me and I told him who it was that did it. Before this, one of them never really liked me. She once cussed me out for not answering her immediately while the director was talking. So I don't know what she's going to do now that I ratted her out. But right now I have multiple bruises on my arms and leg, a swelled up knee, and have been worrying my head off for whats going to happen. It's times like these that I very specifically need FanFiction. Thank you for listening and even caring. I don't own Young Justice.

Bullying

"Don't touch me!" Artemis stopped, blinking in confusion as the loud, worried voice became muffled and quiet. After a moment of weighing the options of continuing on or trying to find out what was going on, she began to walk again. However, for a second time, her conscience stopped her.

"Hel-" The voice was once again muffled to a point she couldn't hear.

Artemis sighed. She loved playing the hero, but it was so much harder when she was playing Artemis Crock instead of Artemis, niece of Green Arrow. She turned, cracking open door after door until she found what she was looking for.

There were a group of boys surrounding someone-two someones. But, beyond the desks and the boy's backs, she couldn't see anything. She moved closer silently, praying that they wouldn't hear her.

"What, crying out for help, circus freak?" One of the boys in the center asked. As Artemis crept nearer, she saw him. He was a teenager, probably a little older than her. He had dark brown eyes and frizzy black hair. With one overly strong hand, he had the other figure forced onto a desk. The boy had wide, dark blue eyes and gelled up black hair. His eyes were darting from boy to boy. Then they landed on her.

For a moment she was sure that they would notice, but his eyes never lost that terrified look and the boys never once looked her way.

"Dick!" Called a female voice from the hallway. The boys, including the small one, froze. Artemis did to, connecting two and two easily. So the kid was Dick. "Dick!" She called again before the voice faded down the hallway.

There was a silence before the scene continued growing horribly worse. "Oh, we don't want that. Boys, do you think there's any way for us to stop his annoying yapping?"

"I got an idea." One more boy with dark dreadlocks and a overpowering smell of tobacco said, stepping forward with a roll of duct tape. He smiled blankly and tore a piece off before securing it around the smaller kid's mouth.

Artemis couldn't believe what she was seeing. The kid only looked about thirteen! There was no way he was any older! He might even have been twelve for all she knew. What was wrong here? She continued to watch, unsure about when she was supposed to intervene.

If she jumped in too early, they might catch her and tie the both of them and beat the crap out of them. On the other hand, if she jumped in too late, the kid would definitely suffer the consequences. This was a bad situation. There was no room for mistake or failure like in so many of the team's missions. She had to win.

"You know, I bet we could have some fun with a few of our toys. What do you say, guys?" The leader asked the rest of them. They all smiled maliciously as the leader pulled out a pocket knife from his pocket. Artemis's eyes widened in horror.

No. This was not happening. Before she could stupidly jump out of her hiding place to save the poor, trapped kid, though, a hand grasped her wrist. When she looked back, though, it wasn't who Artemis expected.

A girl knelt down right next to her. She had chocolate eyes and glinting fire for hair. She wore the same outfit as Bette always did, but she was different. Her eyes were sharp and knowing. She seemed able and unashamed to get down on the ground to hide from the thugs. The curious girl shook her head and her eyes went to Dick. Artemis couldn't help but notice that they stayed there for a moment filling with rage before being forced back to Artemis.

In that moment, Artemis had no doubt that this girl was the one who had been calling his name earlier so worriedly.

She forced her eyes back to Dick. His eyes were shut as the leader traced his facial features with the knife. "You know, circus freak, I wish that they had managed to kill you during one of the times you were kidnapped. They were probably planning on it, but big oh' bats had to ruin it." He smiled. Right then Dick's eyes narrowed in frustration at the other male. "Oh, you want to say something? Speak, and say it fast. Your voice is annoying." He ripped the tape of Dick's mouth painfully.

At that moment alone, Artemis had so many words for him.

Dick, despite the probability of that tape being ripped off hurting, smiled at his persecutor, "I bet you'd have peed your pants if you ever saw the Batman in a moment of saving me. Besides, you're probably one of those poor, dumb kids who end up on the streets struggling through with heroine and pot until you're put in jail for assault or rape or just plain being creepy."

Artemis's jaw dropped, but by the look on the other girl's face, she had expected something along those lines. However, it seemed to have struck a nerve for the guy threatening Dick with a knife. Thankfully, though, instead of using that knife, the boy threw Dick against the wall. Dick, from the sudden pain of having the wind knocked out of him, leaned over and took deep breaths. His hands seemed to go to his chest, as if he were fighting the pain of a bruised rib or something. Almost immediately, his attacker drove a knee into the boy's stomach, agitating it further and finally causing the boy to cry out in a small yelp.

The unknown girl's hand clamped over Artemis's mouth to stop her from gasping. Artemis's eyes flashed over to her furiously. How could she watch something like this so calmly? So easily?

But Artemis could see it wasn't easy. Her eyes were glistening with furry and the desperate need to do something. Painfully, Artemis turned her attention to the one in danger at the present moment.

The boy put the knife to Dick's neck. The boys hooted and laughed evilly behind them. It excruciating. As a drop of blood slowly began to stream down his neck, the leader laughed. "Do you think Batman's coming for you this time?"

Artemis looked at the other girl. Her eyes, too angry and fearful to allow herself to sit still any longer, nodded. Both girls sprung up from their hiding places. Artemis, feeling that rush of adrenaline rush through her system, growled at them. "Mess with someone your own size!"

And they attacked. The two girls fought valiantly, but in the end with Artemis holding back and one of the boys knocking the other girl out by hitting her in the back of the head with a old text book, they lost. Two boys were securing the girls as their leader laughed and gloated.

"Did you really think that you would save your little friend? You're just a couple of stupid girls. Girls!" He exclaimed, walking over to Dick and squeezing his face in an excruciatingly demeaning manner. "This wimp! I can't see what he's worth." Dick, at that moment, was being held by one of the other boys.

Artemis, doing her best to tune them out, looked back at her friend. Her eyes slowly opened and her eyelashes fluttered.

"-such pretty girls-" Artemis thought she heard. Describing the other girl, yeah, it was definitely correct. With her fair skin and fluffy hair, it fit perfectly.

It was then that Artemis realized that Dick was awake. He was shaking with rage, but once and a while, his eyes would train on the girl and calm down to be lit with new fire. He was not happy.

"-We could have such fun." Mr. Leader-guy said.

Artemis's eyes wandered back to the other girl before noticing the girl's smile. She was smiling maliciously, as if she were about to do something she wanted ended a long time ago. Then, a smile of joy lit her face. Artemis turned completely quietly back to the scene.

And she understood immediately.

The leader stopped, staring at them incredulously before he turned around for his eyes to widen at the sight behind him. Dick Grayson, ignoring the small drip of blood from his neck, somehow looked dark and somewhat scary. He smirked, adding to the easy intimidation. "Let's have some fun."

And Grayson's fist brought the other boy into darkness.

FudoTwin17: Well, it's done. Review please. Bye.