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When Yue wasn't in class, or on a mission, most of her time was spent in Star City.
Four hundred hours of supervised fieldwork to complete her bachelor's degree was almost impossible to find with her hectic schedule as a hero, so Dinah had kindly stepped up to help her– if anyone was able to work around the schedule of a hero, it was another hero who understood how hard it was to find time for a normal life.
But with a quarter of the Justice League on their way to Rimbor, and the team taking a small break to prepare for the launch of the Zeta-Shields, Yue had spent the last few weeks at Dinah's side to finish her clinical hours in time to be on trek for graduation in May.
So, at the end of every week, she finds herself – and Wally, after his final class of the day – in Artemis' small downtown apartment for dinner.
"Kaldur was there?" Artemis questions, sitting across from Yue at the dining table with wide eyes. Her notebooks are sprawled across the table and her blonde hair is messily tied back out of her face, but Yue's recount of Malina Island seemed more interesting than her Vietnamese Literature studies. The former archer's face twists into a scowl, "He seriously had the nerve to show his face after all this time?"
"I doubt he was expecting us to be there." Yue sighs, one hand gently patting the white fur of Artemis' pit bull, Brucely, and her eyes drifting up to meet her friend. "But you should've heard him, Arty... He blames us for what happened to Tula."
Her mouth parts in surprise and her grip tightens around the pen in her hand. "You're kidding, right?" She frowns. "Tula... We did everything we could to help her." They had all been on the mission – Aquagirl had been kidnapped and Klarion was trying to end the world – and her death had hit hard for them all.
While Kaldur disappeared without a word, Artemis quit the team without a second thought.
A heavy silence looms over the tiny apartment, until a few minutes later Artemis finally gathers the energy to change the topic. "So, any plans for your birthday tomorrow?" She questions, a small smile tugging at her lips as she taps the end of her pen against the table. "Or has Wally finally remembered Valentine's Day this year and is stealing you away from the rest of us?"
Yue rolls her eyes playfully. "We both know he only remembers Valentine's Day the night before," she points out. "Honestly, though? With Bruce still off-planet and... and everything going on with Kaldur, I haven't really thought of any plans."
"Don't tell Megs that. If she knows you're free tomorrow, she'll throw together the biggest party you've seen in under an hour." Artemis' joke brings a smile to Yue's face.
A knock taps against the wooden door of Artemis' apartment, followed by the sound of the spare key twisting in the lock. The door opens and shuts behind Wally as he enters the apartment with a plastic bag of takeout dangling from his hand, "Speedy delivery boy at your service."
