I'm still alive! It's been a while since I've updated, hasn't it :P
Hmm, yeah, for those of you that haven't seen, this is the last chapter of Behind It All!
So yeah, I decided that this would be a nice place to end it, and I hope people like it as well, since this is where it's going to stop. I tied it off nicely, and hopefully everyone enjoyed reading this story as much as I enjoyed writing it, so, without further ado, here it is! The ending you have all been waiting for! I hope it doesn't disappoint! I know that reviews for this story have been scarce, but nothing can be done about it :D
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==Gotham
Paula Crock was in her apartment, having just finished her dinner, and she went into the living room, her thoughts on her daughter and her date. They were still out, and Paula was curious towards this whole situation. She recalled how flustered and out of it Artemis seemed earlier today.
"Hey mom," Artemis greeted, entering the apartment, and rushing towards her room.
"Artemis, where are you going? Is there a fire somewhere? Or did one of your trick arrows blow up again?" Paula joked, getting Artemis to peek her head out of her room, and glare at her mom.
"No mom. I'm just changing." Artemis re-entered her room, and then yelled out, "I'm going to be out tonight, so you don't have to worry about making dinner for me ok?"
Paula wheeled herself closer to her daughter's room, and saw Artemis looking through her fancier clothes, meaning clothes that made her look like a sane human being, not the drags she insisted on calling 'comfortable.'
Paula gripped her wheelchair with one hand and the other she put over her forehead in that dramatic way as she cried out "Who in the world are you, and what have you done with my daughter?"
Artemis turned to her and groaned "Mom! I'm just going out ok?"
Paula smirked "Sure, but whenever you go out with your friends, you refuse to wear something sensible, so...who is he?"
Artemis paled. How was it that mothers managed to deduce things without giving them hardly any clues? "No! I'm just going out with some of my other friends."
"Sure." Paula chuckled. "And I'm going to have tea with the First Lady."
"You're enjoying this aren't you?" Artemis sourly replied.
"Immensely." Paula agreed.
"Noted." Artemis turned back to her closet.
"So, who is he?" Paula once again insisted, wheeling herself into the room more.
"No one, mom." Artemis replied.
"Does No One live around here?" Paula joked.
"You trying out for a comedy show or something?" Artemis bit back.
"No, just seeing how long I have to ask until you cave in."
"You have enough years for that?" Artemis raised her eyebrow.
"Don't worry Artemis, I'll find out who he is, one way or another." Paula stated, and left Artemis to continue changing.
She had come out dressed very prettily, and Paula inwardly cursed at two things. First, that she wasn't going to be able to take a picture of her like that, and secondly, she wouldn't be able to find out who Artemis' beau was, since he was meeting her at that hideout the team had.
Back to the present, Paula had deduced that the most likely person was that Kid Flash fellow. Paula always teased Artemis, since she knew that her daughter had a crush on him, and it always entertained her to see Artemis get so worked up over his name.
Paula then looked down at her wheelchair, and smirked, going to pick up the telephone.
==Back with the lovebirds
Artemis and Wally were walking around, when Artemis' cell rang. "Thank you for calling 1-800 BITE ME, how may I not help you?" She greeted, sounding angry.
"Artemis, I know you're out, but I need you to come back, my wheelchair's stuck, and I can't reach the tools." Paula's voice spoke out, sounding guilty.
"Agh, fine, I'll be there in a couple of minutes, just hang on." Artemis hung up, and turned to Wally. "My mom's in a bit of a jam, I need to get back, could you...you know, take me there? I would go by bus, but she gets panicky and I would rather not take a lot of TII-HA-HIME!"
Artemis' last word came out as a shriek because Wally had picked her up and was carrying her at super speed. "So, where to?"
"It's in Gotham, and thanks for letting me finish!" Artemis hung on for dear life, wrapping her arms around the back of Wally's neck.
"You were blabbing, and I'm sure your mom wouldn't appreciate the time you lost explaining everything to me." Wally grinned.
"Whatever Baywatch." Artemis rolled her eyes, but held on just the same, burrowing her face into his chest.
==A couple of minutes later
"We're here." Wally grinned, arriving in the neighbourhood. Thankfully, no one was out, so Wally was able to stop right at the door of the apartment.
As Artemis got down, she shot him a glare. Then her expression softened. "Thanks Wally."
Wally had a shocked look on his face. "Did you, the great Artemis, just thank me? I feel so honoured." He finished, an impish look on his face.
"Shut up Baywatch." Artemis shot back, raising her fist to him.
Wally rushed up the steps, and opened the door. "No can do. You have to catch me first." As Artemis neared him, he bowed. "After you Milady."
"Ever the gentleman." Artemis snorted.
After they had reached the floor of Artemis' apartment, Artemis opened their door, and rushed inside, leaving Wally in the hallway. He let himself in, and closed the door behind him, and went to the living room, where he saw an Asiatic woman in a wheelchair. The woman noticed him and smiled. "I'm Paula Crock, and you are?"
"Wally West." He smiled politely and shook the hand of who he assumed was his girlfriend's mom. He saw that the two looked nothing alike, and wondered why Artemis had never mentioned that her mom was wheelchair bound.
"Pleased to meet you Wally." She smiled back, and Wally could start to see the family resemblance. If she started spitting out sarcastic remarks, he would have 100% guarantee of their resemblance.
"What happened?" Wally asked, curious.
"This wheelchair has issues, and gets stuck easily. In other words, I can't move anywhere, and I forgot to attach the tools to the side of the wheelchair, but thankfully I was near the phone when this happened." Paula explained.
"That's a bummer." Wally grimaced.
"Mom! Where in the world did you shove the tools?" Artemis' voice rang throughout the living room.
"In my room!" Paula hollered back. "Wally, could you help Artemis out?"
"Sure thing Mrs. Crock." Wally grinned and left to go find Artemis. He found her down on the floor, looking underneath a bed.
"Need some help beautiful?" Wally smirked.
"Shut up Wall-Man." Artemis responded. "But sure, can you see anything beneath the bed?"
Wally got down and started looking. "Sp, you never really talked about your mom. How did she get like that?"
"It's nothing." Artemis responded. "Plus, no one is really that open with their family stuff, so why should I start doing show and tell? Unless you know of a way to get Robin and Batman to participate?"
Wally chuckled. "True, quite true. I just never imagined-"
"That I'd have a paraplegic mother?" Artemis finished the sentence for him.
"Yeah, pretty much." Wally shrugged. "Found it!"
As they returned, Artemis got t down and went to get started on releasing the chair, while Paula and Wally talked.
"So, Wally, you're part of that superhero team with Artemis right?" Paula knew the answer, she just had to start somewhere.
"Yes ma'am."
"So, who are you?"
"I'm Kid Flash!" Wally replied with much gusto.
"Ah yes? You know, I'd have first pegged you to be called Speedy-"
"Speedy is Green Arrow's sidekick!" Both Artemis and Wally chorused.
"Dear me Artemis, I got the point the first 300 times you told me!" Paula replied.
"First 300 times?" Wally asked, looking for clarifications.
"Oh yes, I imagined you knew-"
"Mom!" Artemis stood up, looking angry.
"What? I was just telling him about the crush you have on him!" Paula answered.
Wally's face was so impish at that moment, that if someone had come in right then, they'd have pegged him for a villain.
"Well, I need to get going anyway, I promised my folks I wouldn't be late." Wally stood up.
"Nice to meet you Wally." Paula smiled.
"You too, Mrs. Crock." Wally grinned.
As Wally walked away, Artemis followed him. "Here, the door's a bit stubborn, so I'll save you the effort."
Artemis opened the door, and Wally stepped out into the hallway, and she followed, closing the door a bit.
"So, who should I make the autograph out to?" Wally joked.
"Very funny Baywatch." Artemis groaned. "You're not going to leave me alone with that, are you?"
"Nope. No intention of doing that." Wally replied, and kissed her. "Plus, I've got to have leverage against you."
"Sure, because ninja boyfriend isn't enough?" Artemis retorted.
"Are you kidding me? That's the tip of the iceberg." Wally replied incredulously, and kissed her once again. "Fan Club meets next week."
"Shut up." Artemis' gaze once again softened. "Night Wally."
"Night beautiful." And with one more kiss, he was gone.
As Artemis entered the room, she saw that her mother had moved. "Mom, I never finished fixing up your wheelchair, how did you move?"
Paula waved it off. "Oh please! I told you I'd get a way to meet him. The wheelchair's perfectly fine, and totally not stuck."
Artemis' glare would be enough to scare some of the toughest armies. "You are one conniving and evil woman."
"Please, I'm just curious, and my wherever my curiosity takes me, I follow and don't rest until I figure it out."
"Right, next thing you're going to tell me is that you know who Batman really is." Artemis deadpanned.
"Why, old Brucie? Of course I do! He's an old family friend. Why do you think you got that scholarship?" Paula beamed.
"Brucie? As in, Bruce Wayne! ?" Artemis choked out.
"The one and same." Paula nodded
Artemis' expression was of a comical nature. "I don't believe you."
"You better believe it Artemis." Paula wheeled off. "Could you start the dishwasher, I need to go to the bathroom."
And as Paula left, Artemis was still standing there, shocked.
And with Artemis' shocked expression, this story comes to a close!
Wow, first story I've truly completed...well, I mean, sure I've finished other stories, but they continued in other stories, but this one is officially done! Woot!
So, erhm, I know that Paula might have ended up a bit whack, but since we've only had a couple of minutes worth of her, I can't exactly start makign accurate depictions, plus, I imagine she'd be like that, really like Artemis. And yes, I put her as knowing who Batman really is...so sue me, it's a fic, not reality!
And before anyone starts jumping and screaming at me for writing that Wally couldn't see their resemblance at first...don't start attacking me for being ignorant. I'm well aware that people might be family members although they don't resemble each other, and trust me, if you were to look at me and my mother, we're polar opposites, so don't start...I just had Wally say that, it doesn't reflect my personal opinions on the matter...I actually get pissed when people start drawing out that fact, so please, spare me.
And so, I would beseech everyone to kindly leave me a review. Please? It's the last chapter, no need to keep reviewing or anything, just let me know your opinion on this story! Thanks a bunch!
Oh, and I have a bunch of stories that I still need to read and review, so if I haven't reviewed your story yet, I'm getting to it!
I hope everyone enjoyed this!
Thanks so much once again!
Hezpeller