Christmas Colored Arrows
Romance. Sibling Rivalry. Sharing a Bedroom. A series of stories on Roy and Arty.
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In addition, I would like to contribute this to Jetsir, author of the Teen Titans one-shot series "Mr. Cheapshot and The Incredible FishStick."
If I did own the series, I would not wait for them to be aired on TV and just have my own personal website to air the episodes.
It all began before Artemis's first mission with his friends. Well, that's actually when they first met, but it all began shortly after her 'father' had invited two certain people over for Dinah's birthday dinner. Much to the girl's joy and the boy's surprise, Conner was invited as well.
Roy had hung up his coat when he felt a pair of stabbing eyes at his back. He turned around and steel blue eyes were narrowed at him. "Roy…"
"Artemis…" he followed spiteful.
Conner could feel the tension and leaned over to Ollie, who was preparing chili while waiting for Dinah to come home from a birthday coffee break with Diana and Iris. "Do they usually get along?" he asked nervously.
Ollie shrugged and set the bowl down. "I don't know. I think they may have encountered each other some time, but…I don't know…"
They continued their glaring war until their mentor walked in. "So, Artemis, can you help set the table? Roy, can you help me cook and clean up?"
"I'd be honored," they chorused. They snapped their attention to each other again and hissed.
"I mean right now," he pressed anxiously.
They nodded and walked toward the kitchen and dining room, never looking away from each other. The blonds set the dining room table to total perfection and the redhead scrubbed the tools and other bowls to germ-free shine. Conner watched nervously, pulled out a bag of potato chips, and began surfing the TV while talking to his girlfriend, who had returned to her home with her uncle.
By the time they were done, Ollie told them that Dinah was coming at six, so they had two minutes to freshen up. When Roy was now in a better shirt, Ollie in a suit, Conner in fresher versions of his shirt and Artemis in a short dress, they waited in the hallway for Dinah. Roy was shoulder-to-shoulder with Ollie and the members of the small team stood up front.
Tap, tap, tap-
The door creaked open and Dinah walked in exhausted.
"SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
Dinah gasped and suddenly grinned. "Aw, my little arrow family and my sort-of protégé."
"Yeah, and the guy who tried to quit your little arrow family-ouch!" Artemis glared at a scowling Ollie and rubbed the back of her head. The man walked to his girlfriend and kissed her.
When a peaceful dinner followed, only Artemis and Roy's glaring was not unnoticed, Ollie stood up and walked to the kitchen while BC and the others shared coffee. "So tell me, how's school been, Con?"
"I have never scored below a 97% on a World Geography and History Studies test," he admitted nervously.
"Wow, that's impressive," Roy said. "You must know lots of history-"
"Yeah, too bad you were not a clone so people could stuff history into your brain," Artemis coughed. Roy narrowed his eyes at her, and Dinah kicked the other blond.
"Now, now, now," Ollie called out, "let's calm down and enjoy my homemade arrow-canary chocolate cake!" He walked in with a huge cake with white and chocolate frosting.
"Oh, wow, you made that?" she asked.
"I helped him," Roy said.
"I made the decorations," Artemis added. "See? Little canaries with a bow-and-arrow-"
"You made that?" interrupted Roy. "Wow, haven't you ever heard of art class or something a kid in preschool could do better than that-ouch!" This time it was Conner that thumped Roy's foot.
Ollie sighed. "Whatever." He lit a 24 candle and cleared his throat. "Happy birthday to you…"
"Happy birthday to you…" the younger three chorused.
"Happy birthday, dear Dinah…." Artemis and Roy glared at each other as they tried to drown the other out.
"Stop it, you two," Ollie growled over Conner's "Happy birthday to you!"
Dinah blew out the candles and only Conner clapped.
Roy hissed at the girl. "Thanks a lot."
Artemis gave him a dirtier look.
Ollie began cutting the cake into equal pieces and handed Dinah the first slice. She moaned and nodded in delight. "Oh, honey, this is great cake-"
"I made it, too," the redhead reminded her.
Artemis snorted and Conner kicked her as well.
The older archer served himself a slice first, then Conner, then-
"Me, me, me!" Roy and Artemis fought.
Ollie sighed. "Oh God-who knew I was raising kindergarteners?" he muttered under his breath. Conner snorted and pinched his nose.
Ollie served their slices at the same time and sat down. They began eating when Dinah paused. "Oh, Conner, are you still staying over?"
"What?" asked the redhead, who had choked on a slice of cake. Conner's massive hand thumped loudly on his back.
The boy's face turned red. "I…I guess…"
"It's no disturbance, kid," Ollie said calmly.
"Wait-I thought I always spend the night here on your birthdays," Roy half-whined.
Dinah shrugged.
"No-the guy invited ME to stay over," Artemis snapped.
"Well, he invited ME since I'm practically his son-"
"I'm his new protégé-"
"You're not his ni-"
"How about Conner sleeps in the guest room and you two share a bed?" Dinah interrupted.
Conner muffled a laugh and both archers looked at her with agape mouths. "No…" They turned to each other. "I would never share a bed with such a disgusting little pig-"
"You better be careful, guys-you might have to share a house or bed someday," Conner piped in.
Artemis snorted and Roy narrowed his eyes. "When the flying pigs mate with dinosaurs…"
If you want me to, I can continue this in the future. Otherwise, let me know if this catches your attention and I should continue with more one-shots. If you didn't like it, let me know, and I'll remove the whole thing.
EDIT: So recently, I found out my parents had filed for divorce, and I'm kind of in a depressive funk. I've lost interest lately, so I was thinking that if I don't get about five reviews by next Friday, I'll remove this story and we'll forget the whole thing. If I do, I'll continue. Thanks