A/N: Thank you for all the reviews and alerts. I apologize for not getting to private thanks yet. Here's the next one. I'm not overly fond of it, but I hope you enjoy it anyway. If you guys ever want to give me a prompt or just talk feel free to PM me. I published a Artemis/Kaldur friendship fic yesterday, so you can check that out. The next chapter here should come out the 26th.

Summer

Summer was a blur, just like him. Yellow and hazy, it seemed like it passed in a flash. But it was the best summer. He had taken her to his favorite places in the country, and they would watch the sunset together. When they were in Gotham, she would take him to her favorite restaurants, where they were sometimes joined by Dick or Zatanna. Sometimes, when his uncle didn't need him, they would go patrolling together in Gotham or Star City.

But then it was the start of their senior year, and she tortured him, mercilessly, with the fact that his school started back a week before hers did. He would respond by reminding her that he was taking more AP classes than she was, and she would retort that she could make it to college without having to take prep courses or sometimes, she would sock him in the face.

Then, suddenly, it was the last day of summer. Wally had gotten sick the day before, during a mission that involved fighting a few ice villains—they had won of course, but what ice villain was stupid enough to try and rob a bank in ninety-five degree heat?

Wally had gotten sick enough that he had to stay home, parked on the couch. He had called her and wouldn't stop complaining about wasting his last day of freedom until she made some excuse to hang up. He was most surprised to find her at his doorstep in half an hour.

The day ended with both of them watching cartoons while in pajamas, arguing over which cartoon was best.

It was the best day of the summer.

"But it's so hot here."

"It's hot here too, Wally. The city's density and concrete makes it worse."

"Central City hasn't had rain in almost a month."

"At least you aren't living in Colorado."

"Arty"

"Go bother someone else. I have things to do today."

"Like what?"

"Wally, end of discussion." She hung the phone up and sat down on the edge her bed, rubbing her temples. Ever since New Years, she and Wally had danced around the subject of them. While they had admitted their feelings for one another, neither of them seem sure about what they wanted: whether they wanted to date or not do anything that formal.

Artemis was sure that Wally didn't have much experience, maybe a date here or there, but nor did Artemis want to model their relationship after the last one she had had. She and Cameron hadn't ended well. They would actually have to talk about the nature of their relationship, something that was hard for both Wally and Artemis.

One thing was for sure though, their current status of random make-out sessions in the halls of Mount Justice couldn't continue.

Wally had ignored her—of course—and sped off to Gotham.

Artemis squashed her fists into her jeans' pockets, striding to the nearest zeta-beam entrance. All she had wanted was to sleep in on her first day of summer vacation. Was that really too much to ask?

"Recognized. Artemis. B07." The rest of the team was already there, gathered together in the cave with canvas bags. They stared at Artemis as she walked in.

"Why didn't you bring anything? We said we were going to go camping."

She snarled at Wally, "I guess I didn't get the memo Baywatch."

Wally raised an eyebrow, but before he could reply, M'gann asked, "Artemis, is there anything wrong?"

"Anything wrong?"

Kaldur nodded, "Yes, Artemis, you seem angrier than usual today."

"Oh."