Artemis POV
LIke promised the day before, I told Wally I was going to whoop his ass. And today I took him to my usual dojo to do exactly that.
"So this is where you do your choppy choppy stuff?" Wally asked surveying the room.
It was a dojo at a gym nearby my apartment place so it was pretty nice-even nicer because I didn't have to spend a dime on it.
The middle of the floor were red mats lined up in two rows or three, everywhere else covered sleek wood. The far left wall was where all of the swords sat as a display. The opposite wall where many bo-staffs neatly stacked next to each other ready to be used.
I turned to him. "If that's what you mean by karate then yes" I replied.
He clapped his hands before rubbing his hands together.
"Let's do this!"
He took off his shirt and I'm not going to lie, it was quite a sight. He had a toned six pack and I could see his v-line go all the way to where his torso and sweatpants met.
I looked at his face to see him smirking. Before he could say anything I quickly spoke.
"Are you ready to get your ass whooped?" I asked cockily.
"I'm ready, but it's not going to happen!" he yelled back.
I rolled my eyes at his senselessness. We bowed to each other signaling the beginning of the sparring session.
Not giving Wally a chance, I struck at his exposed stomach making him stumble back before I did a sweep kick knocking him down on the floor.
"Was that all? You're very good at this" I said mocked.
He slowly got back up.
"I wasn't ready!" he protested.
"You bowed, meaning you were definitely ready" I stated.
"Fine let's go again" he said.
I have a quick nod before getting back into position. Like before we both bowed but this time Wally wasted no time and came at me with his fist, I ducked and punched him in the stomach.
"If you keep hitting my stomach I'm going to throw up!" he groaned.
"And if you keep leaving it exposed I will punch it!" I yelled back.
I went in for a kick but he blocked it with his forearm and jabbed my leg making me fall.
"I win!" he said excitedly.
"You can't do that!" I yelled.
"Who said?" he asked.
I rolled my eyes. "Just help me up" I commanded.
He walked over and hoisted me from the ground. I looked up to see bright green eyes, a nice pair of forest green that unfortunately belonged to an overly cocky annoying man child.
"Uhh...let's go get some food" I said while quickly walking towards the exit.
Later That Night...
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Raquel POV
"How do I look?" I asked Zatanna nervously.
"Yophm look grepm" she said.
I turned to her.
"What?"
I watched her swallow before taking a long drink of water.
"I said you look great" she repeated.
I smiled.
After going through many, many outfits I decided on a red lace dress, a pair of black Saint Laurent heels, and a black leather Coach clutch to place my necessities.
Tonight was my date with Kaldur and I was kind of nervous which was a new feeling for me.
"Don't worry you, it'll be perfect" Zatanna reassured when noticing the look on my face.
I smiled at her again not being able to speak.
Ding-dong!
"I'll be here when you get back...if you get back" she said stuffing more popcorn in her face.
"I don't know whether to take that in a sexual way or creepy way..." I commented playfully.
Zatanna rolled her eyes and threw popcorn at me.
"You better pick that up" I said as I walked to the door.
I took a deep breath and I opened it slowly to reveal a dashing Kaldur.
"Hey" I said keeping my cool.
"Hey Raquel, you look amazing this evening, as you always do" he complimented.
I smiled. "You look great too, sweet talker" I replied.
He smiled. "Shall we go?" He asked.
"We shall" I said as I linked my arm into his.
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Soon we were walking into Daniel's.
"Reservation?" the man at the desk asked.
"Manta" Kaldur said.
I smiled. I loved his voice. It was deep, firm yet soft and clear, so clear. You could practically hear every annunciation of every word when he spoke when he spoke.
"Table for two under Manta...right this way" the waiter said before leading us into the restaurant.
He lead us to our table and we both silently thanked him.
I looked over the menu quickly.
"May I have your orders for your appetizers?" she asked.
"I'll have the shimaaji au vin blanc" he said.
"I'll have the fennel ravioli with Scottish langoustines" I said.
I had never heard of any of the foods and that sounded the most normal.
"And what will you have as your drinks?" she asked.
"I'll have a champagne mojito" I said reading from the menu.
"And a walk on Madison for me please" Kaldur said.
The woman smiled and walked away towards kitchen.
"Kaldur what is something you've always wanted to do?" I asked him.
He remained silent for a bit before answering.
"I've always wanted to get a tattoo" he responded.
"Really? Never would have pegged you as the type to want a tattoo" I blurted out.
"And why is that?" he asked with an amused smirk.
"What would you want to have tattooed?" I asked ignoring his question.
"I actually don't know...but I would want it to be meaningful...what about you? What is something you've always wanted to do?"
"Skydive"
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Dinner with Kaldur was perfect! He was such a gentleman and so sweet and even gave me his jacket when I got cold.
I turned to him when we arrived at my door.
"I had a really great time with you Kaldur" I said shyly looking at my shoes.
"So did I. And maybe we could do this again sometime" he stated.
I smiled. "Well goodnight" I said slowly.
I placed a kiss on his cheek. I slowly pulled away but he wrapped his hands around my waist and pulled me back and placed his lips on mine. I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him back.
The kiss was sweet and innocent, but he pulled away-too soon in my opinion.
"I-I'll call you" I said still recovering from the kiss.
He rubbed his neck. "Yeah" he said awkwardly. He still managed to be adorable.
I handed him his jacket and quickly entered my apartment. I walked into the living room to see that Zatanna was still there FaceTiming Dick.
"Tell me all about it" she stated when she saw me.