Yay a story! I've shipped this couple ever since "Who's she?" and I've been meaning to write something about them. I had so many ideas in my head, and then I ran with this one. I decided I wasn't going to be happy until I had a blasted thing up anyway. It isn't fine tuned, but overall, I am satisfied with it. :D
The little things mattered to him; the way her brows furrowed when she was yelling at him, the way she stormed off to her room afterwards, the way she'd knock on his door late at night to tell him she was sorry.
One night, after she had apologized, he crossed the hall and asked if he could come in. She allowed it, opening the door and motioning to the edge of her bed. She sat down next to him.
He sat, looking at her messy hair, getting a little lost in tracing all the imperfections about it. One hair was too far off to the side, one hair had curled a little, one had-
"If you're just here to stare at me, you can do that in broad daylight and stop compromising my sleep." Artemis raised an eyebrow and put her arms across her chest.
"Truth or dare?" Wally asked nervously.
"...Truth." Artemis preferred truth. She could just lie if she didn't want to answer the question. If she chose dare she was stuck.
"Why do you always apologize after we fight?" Wally looked up at her and scratched the back of his head.
"Because we're on a team together." Artemis said, regular and average and without signs that would hint toward her true feelings towards him.
"That's a lie. You've had an argument of some kind with at least each member of the team."
"...That's different. You're different."
"How am I different exactly?"
"You...just...are." Artemis stumbled on her words, trying to cover up her blush.
"That's the worst answer I've ever heard."
Artemis just rolled her eyes.
"You and I both know why I'm here." Wally smirked.
"It's too bad you're to vague to make any sense. Well, it is my turn. Truth or dare?"
"...Dare!" Wally said. Excited. He always liked dare, that way he could prove himself.
"Ugh. You are just so spur of the moment. I was sure you would pick truth."
"I guess you just don't know me as well as you thought you did."
"Then prove it. Do something I would never expect from you." Artemis challenged him. Wally could not resist a challenge.
He pushed his face into hers, obviously he was trying to kiss her. "Acck! Okay, stop."
She leaned back a little.
"You are supposed to start a kiss with something witty or sarcastic. Then you kiss the girl, calmly; coolly."
Artemis leaned in, slowly, then let her lips grace his. They touched for about a second, two, three, then she pulled away. Wally West had just gotten his first kiss. Why was it from Artemis? Why didn't it last longer? Why did she pull away?
"What was that?" Wally yelled.
"You'll have to do the rest yourself." Artemis smiled.
Wally leaned forward, and he recalled all the memories of kisses he had seen over the years.
He touched her lips with his, leaving her to put her hands on his shoulders. He ensnared her in his arms, wrapping them both around her lower back.
Wally didn't know why, but he loved her smell. He loved how her breath was all disgusting from her sleep, he loved how she didn't smell like deordant or cotton, just like Artemis. He had to have more. He moved closer unto her, closer, closer, closer. He inched a little more, and Artemis fell straight off the edge of the bed.
"Gahhh." Artemis moved her hand to the back of her head. "Thanks West."
Wally didn't know what to do...He decided the best thing to do was profess his love.
"Look...I remember when I first met you I was so mad you took Speedy's place. And then we always fought. And then on the days when we didn't fight I was trying so hard to make us fight. I just...loved having someone around like you. And then...I remember the first night you told me "I'm sorry." I was determined to kiss you. I was determined for you to see how much I cared about you."
Artemis turned a bright shade of red, brighter then Wally's hair mixed in with some fire.
She was going to answer his question.
"Like I said before, you're different. And I like that about you West. Now...back to kissing 101."
I see Artemis, being more openly flirtatious, would have WAY more kissing experience then Wally. Hrm...I might make a two-shot, considering how the idea of Kissing 101 sounds kind of like a nice idea. Brain, y u no think of that 1 week ago? Thank you for reading!