SPITFIRE

You know her

--Wally--

Artemis head was on my shoulder, and so was mine to hers. I'm surprised she was letting me hug her. She doesn't like me hugging her. Or just people in general. There was this pain in my leg that I haven't been telling the team about. I don't know. Ever since that mall trip 2 days ago, My legs just... hurt. Like there was glass in it every time I moved my leg. And sitting on it wasn't helping. "Ar-Ar-Artemis." I whimper. "Yeah?" she asked, still laying her head on my shoulder. It started to feel like someone was cutting my leg from the inside out. "Art-Artemis." I whimper again. Now I guess she realized I was in pain. She stops hugging me to look in my eyes. "Wally, what's wrong?" she says worried. I try give a smile. "It's nothing I just..." I say drifting off as I lean against the metal wall. "I'm sorry, did I hurt you!" she panics. I smirk. "Sometimes." she rolls her eyes and crosses her arms. She looked the other way. "Kidding." I sighed. The corner of her mouth went up a little. "Artemis come here." I tell her. "What?" she says confused. "Please?" I say giving her a look. She bites her lip and the sits next to me. "No, here." I said motioning my hand for her to come closer. She squinted at me confused. I roll my eyes and grab her by her sides and move her so that her back was on my chest, her legs were between my knees and her head was under my chin. I'm just surprised she didn't anything. But of course I just had to open my mouth. But before I even speak she says "Shut it West." I smirk. Yep, that's my spitfire. "One time thing?" I ask knowing the answer. "Not if you stop talking." she orders. I smirk. That was a refreshing answer. Sassy, but refreshing. I wrap arms around her. "So." "So." we repeat. "...You want to hear about my dream don't you?" she asks. "BADLY!" I reply quickly. She smirks. "Ok. Well." there was a moment of silence. "Well what?" I ask. "Ask me." Artemis was very confusing. I didn't say anything after a couple minuets. "Here, I'll make a deal with you." she smiles. "I'm listening." "What is..." I interrupt her. "Does this deal have to do with food?" I say, hoping it does. "No Idiot." I frown. "Fineeee. Go on." "What if, I asked you a few questions. In turn. I'll answer 1 question. Choose wisely." she says looking up at me. "Deal. Ask away." I smirk. looking down at her. "Okay, Do you like being here?" she asks me. "You mean like. In these vents or.." she giggles again which makes me smile. "No, I mean like. Here On the team." I pause for a moment to review her question. I do like it here. It doesn't suck like school where everyone thinks I'm weird. Or and idiot... but then again I get that name here too. But Artemis doesn't mean it, and I know that. Plus, she's here. And I like her. ALOT. And my friends are here. And... Its like a family. "Of course." I say looking into her eyes. "Why?" she says like a 5 year old that asks why after everything to annoy you. "Why, you don't like it here? "I ask tilting my head. "Is that your one question?" She smirks. "NO! No-No don't use that!" she giggles. I turn pink. "I... I like it here because of. Because..." "Because I'm here." she says batting her eyes sarcastically. "Yeah. And my friends. And food." She laughs again. I like it when I make her laugh. She rubs her head against my chest. "Do you like it in these vents, you know. After what happened last time?" she asks. "Your here." I say looking down at her, making that kid flash smile the girls love. She laughs making me feel stupid. "Ladies man." she mutters. There was a silence in the vent. "DO you like it here." "You already asked that." I inform her. "No like. do you like. Your life?" she says slowly. I'm beginning to think she has her own answer to these questions. I know though, that if I was being completely truthful. She would give a reaction. "The truth." "No lies Baywatch." "To be honest... not really." I say crossing my fingers she didn't ask why again. "Why?" Damit. Truthfully, I had an answer to that too. I shrug. "Well I'm just always viewed as an idiot." she stays queit for a moment. "Sorry." she apologizes. "Not you beautiful. I know that's just a way to flirt with me when it comes from you." I say knowing she'll argue with me about it, and get thrown off track of the question. "We do not flirt!" she refuses. "Look at how we're sitting artemis." I smirk. "Shut up Baywatch. And stop avoiding my question. What do you mean everyone see's you as an idiot?" she asks. I know she understood what I meant though. "Like, not only am I a sidekick to Barry. But I'm a sidekick to this team. To my life. Like I'm Barry's shadow." I explain. "Like you're your shadow's sidekick" she whispers. "Exactly, I knew you would understand!" I smile. Artemis sighs. "Yeah but with me, it's like I am a shadow." "What do you mean?" I ask her. She shakes her head. "Like no one cares if I'm here or not." I holder closer after every word. "I care if your here." I mutter. know she heard me. "Go on." she says after slumping in my arms."Well, anyway." I'm just, so underrated. Superboy,robin, Aqulad. They're not sidekicks. They're their own person. Even if they are 'side kicks'. They have respect. ME...?" my voice trails off. "Like you said. I'm my shadows sidekick." artemis puts her head to my chest. "I don't have ANYONE'S respect. I'm kid flash. KID. No one looks up to me. No one... thinks I can DO something with my life other than running. And I can't even do that! I suck at running. And I suck at life!" I yelling frustration. "Life shouldn't be a game Wally." "I know." Dead silence filled the air after that. We didn't talk. But just laid with each other. I hug artemis to me because I liked her listening to me. And being near me. And laying next to me in the cramp air palace. I thought she was claustrophobic? I looked down and noticed she was holding my hand. I smirk. Maybe I finally have the girl of my dreams. A few minuets later artemis interrupts the silence. "Who's your crush?" she asks curiously. My hearts starts racing, but I try to slow it down considering she could probably hear it. "You know her very well." I say. "Is it, M'egan." she says in a disappointed voice. "No, she's prettier." "Jinx?" "No." "Let me guess. It's me." she laughs. I hide my blushing. I don't say anything. "Can I ask my question now?" I plead. "Sure Baywatch. Shoot." she says looking up at me. Maybe I should ask if she would marry me. I smirk at the thought. "So do you...like anyone?" I ask her with a dry throat for my anxiety. "Yes. I do." she says nodding her head. "Who....?" "I told you Baywatch. You only get one question." she says zipping her lips. I hope its me. And who could SHE like? If anything he has to have red hair and super speed or else he wont treat her right:). "So." she says. "So." I repeat. "Can we get out of these vents now?" I whine "Deal." she says sitting up. Damn. I wish I hadn't said anything, because now she's not next to me. I kind of miss it now that she got up. She jumped down onto the chair. I look to the end of the metal hallway at some snapped arrows. "What did you do with your ar.." "Don't ask." she said cutting me off. "OOOOOk." I say jumping down from the vent. "By the way, aren't you claustrophobic?" I ask her staring up at the small vents. "Guess I got over it." she muttered. "Now what are you going to tell Dinah?" she said a little worried. I turn around to face her. "I'll tell her you told me about your dream." I smiled. She still had that worried look on her face. "But you didn't." he shakes her head. "I know." I nod my head. "But, isn't she going to ask?" "I'll tell her it's private." I assure her. "But, then she'll want me to talk to her, and.." she says trailing off. "Artemis. It's fine." I say opening her door. "Wait!" she shouts. I pause automatically. "Don't you want to like... hangout or something?" I smirk. I turn around to face her. "Artemis Crock wants ME to hangout with her? That's a shocker" She crosses her arms and looks in the other direction. "I was just kidding." I smirk again. She looks back to e again with a look in her eyes that made me want to.. I don't even know. But I thought it was cute. All of the sudden I was tugged out of her room forcefully. I turn my head to see who it was and can't help but frown. Jinx. "Hi... jinx." I didn't know what to say. "Hi Wally!" she smiles. "I have great news, Batman says I cud be a great help to the team." I try to smile, but inside I knew artemis was hearing this. "That's... great, Jinx!" I wasn't happy about this, and I KNOW Artemis wasn't either. "OH MY GOD! Wally!  HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU!" She smiles tugging me down the hallway. "Actually Jinx, I'm kind of busy sooooo..." "Come on Wall man." she pleads I look back at artemis's door desperately. But jinx wouldn't let go of my arm. "ok." I say giving in.

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