A/N: This is, like most of my works, a S1 fic. Apologies for not responding to the past several reviews. And thank you. This was inspired by an 'imagine your OTP' post on tumblr. I do now have an AO3 account in addition to my tumblr ones, so if you prefer reading fanfiction on those mediums, I believe the links are on my profile.
Wally paced up and down the hallway nervously. Things would be okay. Things would have to be okay. If they weren't okay…
A door creaked open. Wally whipped his head around. It wasn't, as he expected, Black Canary, but Artemis, still dressed in a hospital gown. Somewhere, in the back of his mind, he wondered if the gown was backless, but he was too relieved to see her whole to give that much though. He surged toward her, but stopped feet away when she shot a puzzled glance.
"Wally?" She croaked, her voice hoarser than usual. "What are you doing here?"
"I heard you and Robin were hurt. Well, we all did, but I could get here faster than the others."
"Of course." She took small step toward him, lurching forward as if to fall.
Wally shot out a hand to balance her, but she knocked it aside. "Um…what happened?"
"I think I understand why M'gann hates fire so much."
"Hmm?"
"G.C.P.D. headquarters caught on fire. It's a tall building. Hard to get everyone out. I was lucky. Barely got scorched." She held out her left arm. Her hand and her forearm were bandaged.
Wally suddenly grabbed her hand. She flinched a little, but otherwise didn't move. "Sorry."
"S'okay. Did your mission go okay?"
"Great. No problems. Locked the bad guys up."
"Good."
Wally realized that he was still holding her hand. Should he do something? Let go? Kiss her? Maybe she was less like a harpy and more like her namesake. A deadly beautiful goddess who'd turn him into a deer should he try anything. Maybe that'd be okay. He could live with being a deer if he first got to kiss those plump lips. "I'm…I'm glad you got out safe." The moment he spoke he realized his chance was gone.
"Yeah. I guess wasn't all bad. I did get to meet Batgirl. She's not bad, though she and Robin got scorched pretty bad."
He had completely forgotten about Robin. Wally let go of Artemis's hand and rushed into the infirmary to check on his friend. Artemis sank down against the wall. Her heartbeat returned to normal and she wondered why on Earth she had let Wally hold her hand.