A/N: Hey y'all! I know, you are all shocked that I actually updated. Well, I was having a bad day so I decided that I would just sit and write something. This started out as a request, about Artemis seeing Wally and Dick at school and it being really awkward. But then it just kinda got strange. So this is the result. At the end, I felt like there was too much fluff, so I just now tacked on a little something extra. I hope you enjoy, and I would love to hear your thoughts!
Disclaimer: I do not own Young Justice.
Artemis sighed. She was having a really bad day. She had completely forgotten about her math test, and was fairly sure that she had failed it. She skated by in her French class only because she was fluent. Her mom's medication had gone up in price, and unless she asked Ollie for money there was little to no way to afford it.
The blond girl walked out of her Chemistry class frowning. To top off her day, she had no freaking clue what she was supposed to have learned. For being an expensive school, Gotham Academy seriously needed better teachers. She sighed, and pulled her phone out of her pocket, wondering if her science-genius boyfriend was available for tutoring later.
When she saw that it was dead, she considered throwing it at the wall. She contemplated the wall angrily. After a couple seconds, she turned and stalked down the hall; she didn't need another excuse to lose her scholarship.
Artemis wasn't paying attention to where she was going and ran into a solid mass of muscle. "Woah, babe! Hands off the Wallman, I hate to say it but I'm taken," joked a familiar voice. She flipped her long hair out of her face to see her boyfriend smiling down at her. "Artemis?!" he exclaimed.
Wally helped her up, confusion shining in both of their eyes. She had never told him where she went to school. The tall ginger glared over his shoulder. "Dick, you never told me Artemis went here with you!" he complained.
Artemis looked over to see none other than Richard Grayson, the richest kid at school. She let out a high pitched squeak and her ruby lips dropped open in surprise. "Ohmygosh, you'reRichardGrayson!" As soon as it escaped her, she inwardly grimaced. She was an assassin-slash-vigilante for crying out loud, she mentally reprimanded herself. She could hold in her inwardly fangirling self until later. After clearing her throat, she stuck out her hand. "Hello, I am Artemis Crock. Wally's my boyfriend."
"Oh!" Richard said with a grin. "So you are Wally's Artemis. I've seen you around before, but I never put two and two together before. It's nice to meet you, and please call me Dick. I am only Richard to strangers; you, my dear, are far too beautiful to remain a stranger for long." All of Artemis's inner strength left her and she melted. The boy simply oozed charm.
Wally glared at his best friend. "Dick! Stop flirting with Artemis! This is the same girl who calls you shorty and boy blunder! Yesterday she shoved you into the pool for humming!" he whispered angrily. Dick tossed a smirk at his friend, but ignored him.
"Now that we have met, I will have to find you on campus again. Wally obviously has very good taste in ladies." Dick flashed one last smile at Artemis, so sweet it gave the on-lookers cavities. He kissed her hand and was off before she could say a word.
She practically swooned. Wally was about to make a rude retort when his phone buzzed. He pulled it out to see a message:
Dude! That was so not asterous. I had to get away before she started asking questions. I am never flirting with her again – I was worried she was gonna stick me with an arrow any minute! Sorry, but blondes aren't my type ;P
Wally smiled at his friends retreating back. He turned to face his girlfriend, who seemed to be pulling herself out of shock.
"How do you know Richard Grayson?! You have talked about me to him? Why haven't you introduced us before?" she demanded.
The red-headed superhero decided to take a page from his best friend's book. Before Artemis could say another word, Wally leaned forwards and planted a kiss on her lips. When he finally pulled back, he thought proudly about how she seemed even more dazed than when talking to Dick.
She leaned in for another kiss, and Wally swooped her up in his arms. Her backpack fell to the floor and was promptly ignored. The two superheroes locked lips and sped off, leaving trails of dust shimmering in the air.
It didn't matter how much charm or money Richard Grayson had. Artemis Crock was Wally West's spitfire, and he was her rock. Nothing would ever change that.
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HOURS LATER, AT THE MOUNTAIN:
Artemis waltzed into her room and flopped on her bed. She smiled at nothing, and thought about her day. It had started out so wrong, but ended so wonderful.
She stretched, but winced as her hand hit something hard. Sitting up, she saw her backpack sitting on her bed. She hit her forehead as she realized it had been left behind at her school. At first she thought that Wally must have gotten it for her. Then she realized a note was attached to it.
Artemis- This was found in Gotham during my patrol! You must have left it there when you were visiting your cousin. Again. Another spelling bee, perhaps? You must be a really good student to bring your homework all the way from Star City, where you live, to Gotham, where you said you don't live.
It was signed with a drawing. When she looked closer, she could just make out the animal it was supposed to be.
"ROBIN!"
Hopefully it wasn't too bad! I hope that you enjoyed it, and please review if you have the chance.
Thanks to these guys (and gals) for reviewing the last chapter: Queen Sound, 3DPhantom, readingisdabest, Dragon-wolfgirl, lindz4567, Irenerb, Invader Abigail (Hope you like this chapter, it is the result of your prompt!), BlueReader, secret00, lack-4-a-better-name, Broken Antler in Winter, and Booklover2526!