Fight like (you) spitfire. (Sequel) *Discontinued*

Changes

When I awoke, I saw red again. I had woken from a word of black to see more red. Robin's red costume, his scratches that were sprinkled on his face. The red line of the heart monitor as it beeped and zig-zagged. I saw the red blood flowing through the tube connecting to my arm. Then I saw white.

Robin's pale face. The white ceiling, the white bed. The white bandages wrapped around my chest. The white machines hooked into me. Then I started to take notice of everything else. 

Robin was grimacing in his tired sleep. Then he put on a blank face, then smiled, a white, toothy grin. He looked so happy, so peaceful and it made me smile. But it also made me realise that I didn't like him like I liked Wally. Well like I used to like Wally. I know Wally was mind controlled but... Anyway, I like Robin like a brother, a best friend. 

"Artemis..." He whispered.

I looked back at him, sadness and guilt clouding my thoughts. As if he could sense my consciousness, Robin snapped awake. Completely conscious and fully aware of his surroundings.

He looked at me and his eyes widened. "Artemis." Was all he said. He sucked in a deep breath and bellowed, "Artemis is awake!"

Many people came rushing in, pushing me back down and hooking me into more computers. I saw M'gann, who looked like she was crying. Kaldur, who was smiling at my recovery, pride in his grin. Superboy, who was clenching his teeth and hugging M'gann looking like he was trying not to show emotion. Then Robin, who's eyes were alive with hope. I saw Roy, Ollie and Dinah, all standing in the doorway smiling, eyes twinkling. Batman saying, "she shouldn't be awake." Well, gee, Bats, I'm glad you're okay too.

We all looked at him, predicting the worst. But he did the very thing we thought impossible. He smiled then chuckled and shook his head in amusement. We looked at him expectantly and gaping that he was laughing. He looked at us, "you guys are always expecting the worst. What I meant was that she has healed miraculously fast and any one else wouldn't be awake until a lot later."

With that, all hints of happiness disappears from his face, taken to the dark side by his scowl. He flung his cape behind him, in a move that I watched him practice to make himself look cooler, and he left. We all stared at where he was last standing and then I was jumped on. Squeals and laughter filled the air, along with sniffles and claps of excitement (Most of those reactions coming from M'gann).

I was dragged up from my warm hospital bed and flung into a seat at the Kitchen. M'gann quickly made cookies and Kaldur sat with me to talk. Superboy sat on the couch, staring strait ahead and Robin sat on the couch beside him, facing Kaldur and I and listening to our conversation.

I smiled, a warm smile. It seemed as if nothing had happened and everything was normal. Except it was a little silent. Too silent. Because the person I had most wanted to see, even if he almost killed me, was Wally.

Suddenly, it sunk in. The fact that I loved Wally and only thought of Robin as a friend. The fact that the person I loved, had tried to kill me. That my life was messed up. That if it were me mind controlled into killing Wally, I would have fought the mind control because I love Wally. I stood up abruptly, interrupting Kaldur in his sentence and my chair making a loud screeching noise, causing everyone to turn and look at me, frowning. I looked at their poor bewildered faces before dashing into my room, locking the door. 

I jumped onto my bed, curling into a ball on my side and crying my sorrows. I wrapped my blanket around myself as I thought of my miserable life. The boy I loved wanted to kill me, not willingly, but still trying to kill me nonetheless. One of my best friends liked me more than a friend. My family are criminals. And then, I started to get angry.

Angry at everything. At life, for being so evil and unfair. At love, for making me give my heart to others. At Wally, for taking my heart then breaking it. At the world, for being itself. And in my anger, I decided I needed to let it out.

I ran into the training room, punching and kicking the punching bag with all my might, my anger fueling my powers. My slightly super strength, speed and reflexes. I kicked the punching bag one last time with the rest of my energy and the chain broke, the punching bag being sent flying across the gym. The sound of breathing behind me made me turn, ready for a fight, instead, confronted with M'gann who was standing there with her tray of cookies levitiaing behind her, her mouth wide open at my strength. I wiped my excess off with the back of my wrist and picked up my cold water bottle, sitting on the floor.

"Are you just going to stand there or do I have to get up and drag you over here so that you'll say what you came here to say?" She closed her mouth quickly, blushing, as she slowly approached me. She sat down in front of me and the tray was placed in between us. I took one quickly, my emotions having drained my energy.

I bit into the cookie and the melted chocolate line my lips. I licked them and smiled at how good they tasted. M'gann must've perfected her cookies and I didn't notice, they were delicious! M'gann saw me smiling and sent me a wide smile back. We chatted through a private mind link so that no one could hear us. We talked and laughed about various things, like the cookies, school, boys, etc... I was happy and relaxed, comfortable with one of my best friends in the whole wide world, Wally lingered in my mind, but it was at the back of my mind and I was happy, genuinely happy, for once in what seemed like ages.