Inside an apartment complex an alarm buzzes, 6am showing on the screen. A hand reaches out and smacks the buttoInside an apartment complex an alarm buzzes, 6am showing on the screen. A hand reaches out and smacks the button to turn it off.
Inside the room are two beds, only one of them is occupied. The state of the purple sheets on both beds gives that away.
Artemis' hand dives back under the blankets as her dark eyes open, looking over at the empty bed, then up slightly to the Alice in Wonderland poster on the wall.
A memory overcomes her actual sight.
An equally dark-skinned younger teen, but with dark hair that fades into the shadows of the nightscape, walks in front of the poster. A crossbody bag on one shoulder, a black halter tank top and dark pants make her really hard to distinguish. She drops her bag onto her bed.
A young Artemis, hair done up in her usual ponytail, wearing jean overalls and a white three-quarter length top, holding a bear in her lap begs with her sister, she then begs, "Please. Please don't go!"
Jade pulls the drawer open and then says, "Sorry little sis. Mom's not getting out of prison anytime soon." She takes a stack of clothes out of the drawer, her voice turning angry. She then adds, "And I refuse to live in this house with just Dad."
Artemis then tries pleadingly with tears in her young eyes, "Dad and you and me. We need to keep this family from falling apart." Her voice cracks as she bursts into tears, burying her face in her hands in despair.
Jade's face softens as she walks over to Artemis, pulling her little sister into a farewell hug, kissing her forehead.
Jade then gently consoles, "Shhhh, it's okay little sis. I'll never truly abandon you. I love you too much. Please don't cry." She tenderly wipes Artemis's tears from her eyes with two fingers and kisses her forehead lovingly.
Artemis whimpers in despair, burying her face into Jade's shoulder and desperately clinging to her, not wanting her to go.
A woman's voice then says, "Artemis, sweetie get up!" Startling Artemis out of her stupor, she opens her eyes to see a woman who looks a lot like Jade, in a wheelchair, in front of her door. The blonde sits up.
Her mother then says, "I will not have you late for your first day of school."
Artemis falls back to her pillow, groaning before pulling her blanket over her head in displeasure, not looking forward to the day ahead.
In the courtyard Artemis stands by herself, while all the other students seem to be chattering, as she pulls on her short skirt as if that could make it longer. Unlike the other students her tie is loose, the top button undone, and her suit coat not buttoned.
Another blonde girl walks up to Artemis, wearing a uniform with a sweater vest instead of a coat, checks as she approaches and then says, "Artemis? I'm Bette, your new student liaison. Welcome to Gotham Academy."
Artemis feels shy and then says with a grateful smile, "T-thanks. Uhm I'm Artemis...but you knew that already."
A short raven-haired blue-eyed boy, his hair slicked back and down, approaches Artemis from the back left. Only catching both Artemis and Bette's attention when he grabs her shoulder and slides up next to her.
The boy then says with an eerily familiar knowing smirk, "We'll laugh about this someday." Smiling as he snaps a selfie. The flash blinds her just long enough for him to duck out.
She looks around unable to find him as the bell rings.
Artemis then asks confusedly, "Uhm, who was that?"
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