Summary: It took a while for Artemis and Wally to the perfect home in Palo Alto with all of their needs. With the combined arguing and stubbornness going around, how long did it actually take them? How did the realtor cope? This is the story of House Hunting Hell.

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House Hunting Hell Chapter 2

"Move in with me."

Artemis's eyes widened and her pulse sped up. "M…Move in with you?!" She exclaimed, laughing as if it was a joke. "Move in!" She exclaimed, throwing her hands up and chuckling.

Wally frowned, his cheeks flushing, feeling offended. "What? What's so funny about that?!" She rolled her eyes, putting her hands on her hips,

"Wally, you can hardly commit to two buttons on a pair of pants! How you could commit enough for me to move in with you is beyond me!" She said with a roll of her eyes.

His eyes narrowed, "Then what the hell do you call this three year relationship we have going? A fling? Because I'm damn well committed to this." He crossed his arms, standing and meeting her gaze. She pulled his arms so they slid out and fell to his sides, her fingers wrapped delicately around his forearms as she looked at him,

"Wally, I don't mean to offend you, but you have to admit, you're a bit loosey goosey when it comes to our relationship," She shrugged her shoulders lightly and he gaped at her, speechless.

"Artemissssss," Her name rolled off his tongue and trailed off. "We are sooo not loosey goosey! Am I the only one taking this relationship seriously?" He asked, pouting. She gave him a look that said 'Really?' and rolled her eyes up at the ceiling.

"Wally, you hardly take our missions seriously, who are you one to talk about seriousness?" Her eyebrows rose.

"…Now that is just uncalled for." He yanked his arms out of her grip, turning around and crossing his arms. Artemis didn't think he was being serious? He had never been so serious in his life he was asking her to move in with him, to get a place of their own somewhere so they could attend college together, just, why did that seem like such a bad idea to her?

"Wally." She murmured soothingly, wrapping her arms around his torso and pressing flush against the back of him, kissing his neck.

Dammit! She knows that's my weak spot, He thought in irritation, letting out a soft groan, muffled as he bit his lip.

"You're completely serious about your offer aren't you?" He hesitated, and nodded, a frown etched on his face deeply, as he felt her teeth dig in and he was beginning to lose all coherent thoughts. In her way, this was an apology, and a damn good one at that. "I'm sorry babe," She left a lingering kiss on his neck and rested her head on his shoulder, standing up on her tiptoes. "I didn't think you were all too serious about it."

"Well I am," He crossed his arms again and turned around, tugging out of the grip of her arms as his wound around her waist tightly, pulling her against him and leaning his forehead against her, his bright emerald eyes staring intensely into her gray ones. "Soo," He traced small patterns on her hips, "What are you goin' to say to my offer Arty?"

She bit her lip, and frustration and reluctance showed clearly on her face, as she weighed her options, say yes, get a new home with your boyfriend, say no, get a sad and possibly further offended boyfriend and have to rent a dorm. But then you have to rent or possibly buy the house.

'Shit…' She nawed further on her lip, so unsure of what to say it wasn't even funny. His face fell and he could tell just by her facial expressions that she wasn't going to say yes.

"Oh," He said, and that one word was so laced with hurt and disappointment then it just about broke her heart into a million trillion pieces. He pulled away, scratching the back of his neck, and opening his mouth to say something, but thought otherwise and headed for the door, his shoulders slumping.

'Jeez, what a kick in the face,' He thought absently to himself and gripped the door, opening it and preparing to walk out when she exclaimed,

"Wally! Wait!" She said urgently, rushing over to him. He looked at her, wondering what more she could possibly say, when she said all she needed with that look she gave him.

"I'll move in with you," His face brightened. "But on one condition!" He nodded his head vigorously.

"Yah, yah, whatever you say babe and it's yours, thank you soo much, you have no idea how happy I-"

She cut him off, "-Tell my Mother." His eyes widened and his pulse sped up. She was literally asking the impossible.

How was he supposed to tell Paula Crock! Ex-con, that he was taking her daughter away to some place in Palo Alto! That was despicable and purely evil.

"Oh come on! That is like asking the impossible!" She rolled her eyes as he was talking.

"It's not impossible, it's just not…easy," She smirked.

"That's mean!" He pouted, "And cruel! Mean and cruel. Why are you being mean and cruel to me!" He asked desperately, his head hanging at the thought of talking to Paula.

"Wally, you're overreacting!" She insisted, knowing perfectly well that what she was asking for wasn't the most…fair thing but it would be absolutely hilarious! Imagine Wally trying to talk to her Mother. Funny right?

"No, I'm really not," He sighed, running a hand down his face and through his tousled red locks, "Fine babe, fine, but you have to tell me parents." Her eyes widened. She knew his parents would want them married before they moved in together.

"What! That is uncalled for!" She exclaimed, crossing her arms as he mimicked her stance.

"Well yours wasn't exactly rainbows and sunshine either!" He huffed.

Artemis sighed, "Fine."

"Deal?"

Her eyes narrowed. "Deal."

"Good luck," He smirked.

"Good luck," She mimicked in an annoyed tone and stormed out of her room, leaving him to think over how in hell he was going to break the news and all the while thinking,

Whoa! I'm moving in with Artemis! But wait…we don't have a house yet. Uh-oh.

AN: Sorry for the shortness, next update will be longer and way…cooler lol. This one was a little sucky xD Let me know and review! Byez :)