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"You two know each other?" She asked shocked.
"You could say that." Wally laughed.
"We've been best friends since like eighth grade right?" Dick said grabbing Wally in a quick hug
"Ya probably."
"Woah, woah, woah, hold up guys. Dick I've known you for what three years now, and I haven't once heard of this mysterious best friend."
"Babe, you wound me."
"Not now.. uh.."
"Wally."
"Riiiiiight."
"Anyways, dude what are you doing in Gotham? And why are you delivering pizzas?"
"Well I was, um, working in Central, but it seemed like Barry had everything under control, so I applied for a job at Gotham's Star Labs. I've been waiting to hear back and was low on cash, so pizza delivery boy at your service."
"Why didn't you tell me you were hear? Bruce loves you he would've let you stay with us."
"Sorry, dude, I don't have your new n-"
"Wait. You're telling me that Bruce. Cold emotionless Bruce actually likes carrot top over here?" Artemis asked cutting him off.
"Wow, original." Wally deadpanned.
"Yeah, our families uh work together. A lot. Thats how we met, actually."
"Dick aren't you going to introduce us?" Zatanna asked, making all three of them jump. They had been so caught up in the commotion they didn't see the rest of the group come up behind them.
"Oh, uh, right. Wally these are my friends: Kaldur Ahm, Connor Kent, Megan Morse, Raquel Irving, and my girlfriend Zatanna Zatara. And I believe you know, a miss, Artemis Crock." Dick said.
Wally shook everyones hands and gave everyone their own special greeting. "Hey," "How are you," "Nice to meet you," "Any friend of Dick's is a friend of mine," Etc. Until he got to Artemis.
"Always nice to see you, beautiful." He smiled.
"Easy there tiger."
"Well I need to get back, but, Dick, we really need to catch up."
"For sure I'll get in touch."
"Feel free to bring your friends." He said winking at Artemis.
"I'll be sure to ask them." He said laughing at Artemis's obvious annoyance.
"Are you going to show me out, Arty?" He asked smugly.
"Not if you ever call me that, again." She said opening the door for him
"Does that imply we will be seeing each other again?" He genuinely asked following her outside.
"We'll see."
"I hope so. I finally have a name to match the face."
"Well I hope you'll never have to use it."
"Bu-"
"Goodnight Wally. And thanks for the pizza" She said closing the door behind her. Leaving a poor flustered Wally outside in the cold. But not before he could hear her quietly say,
"Be a little faster, next time." He went home with a grin on his face.
She walked into the kitchen, pizza boxes in hand, only to be bombarded with questions from her insane friends.
"Do you like him!" "Does he like you?" "What did he say? What did you say?" "Whats he like." Etc.
"Guys, please, one at a time." She said sitting down at the kitchen table and grabbing some pizza slices. They all quietly gathered around the too small table, pulling up extra chairs from god knows where. They all looked at her expectantly. "Please, nothing happened. He got his money I got my pizza, thats all there was to it."
"Come on Artemis, he's hot. You know you're into him. Well even if you don't know it, I do." Zatanna all but yelled.
"He's just the pizza boy thats all. If you really want to know so much about him, ask your boyfriend. He'll know a lot more than me." Zatanna gave her one of those looks that just about screamed 'we'll talk later.'
"I think we should invite him to your party Zatanna. If thats okay with you, of course. It just looks like he could really use some friends. And he seems really nice. It might be fun." Megan piped up from amidst Connors arms.
"Thats a great idea Megs." She replied. "Dick, tell him to come to the club at around ten tomorrow."
"On it."
Everyone left the house not too soon after that. Leaving Artemis alone with Zatanna.
"Come on Artemis, you know you can't lie to me."
"Fine he's cute, I flirted, sue me."
"Fuck yes, I knew it!"
"But it's not gonna go anywhere."
"Why?"
"Because you know how it is for me. I'm bad at relationships, and, and trust. And everything he says is so fake. That whole suave attitude is a facade."
"I know you haven't dated since the fiasco that was Cameron, but this is Dick's long time best friend. Just get to know him you never know. He could be the one." She giggled wiggling her fingers around. "It could be destiny, or fate!"
"You should know better than anyone, fate is rarely kind to people like me." She walked down the hallway towards her room.
"Goodnight Zee." She turned to open her door before saying slightly louder. "Goodnight to you too Dick. Yes, I know you're in there."
The last thing she heard before closing her door, was the loud 'caught off guard' sound of him opening the hallway closet and his feet clumsily stumbling into Zatanna's room.
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