Kid Flash's Story

Whisky Lullaby

Spitfire and yes this is a songfic so I suggest listing to the song for the summary it should be at the top. In this, Wally didn't know that Artemis was faking her death.

Warning: If you've heard the song before, then you may already know, but there is heartbreak and suicide.

Also if you haven't heard the song yet then I do suggest listing to it, the story won't have the same emotional feel if you don't.

The song starts at 2:12!

Third Person

She put him out like the burnin' end of a midnight cigarette
She broke his heart he spent his whole life tryin' to forget

Before Artemis died she and Wally were going through a tough time. Since their retirement, neither one has been doing the hero thing. One Day Artemis goes up to Wally and says that she wants to go on one more mission with Nightwing.  They fought about it for a bit until he agreed. Next thing he knows he gets a call from his best friend saying that she died. His heart was shattered in pieces.

We watched him drink his pain away a little at a time
But he never could get drunk enough to get her off his mind

Dick, Barry, Bart, everyone just watched helplessly as they would rarely see Wally. The only times they did was when they went to his apartment only to see whisky bottles everywhere. Those who tried to get him out of the house only knew that he would accept the invitation if they were going out to get drinks. Dick was starting to get worried, as was Bruce, Barry, and everyone else. Dick tried to get him to hang out, but he only got drunk, hopping to get the one girl he truly loved off of his mind.

Until the night

Until one night he had enough.

He put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger

Wally had enough. He went to his closet on the top shelf was a gun. He and Artemis agreed to get it as an emergency only. There were only two bullets in it, as neither one thought that they would ever use it. He grabbed the gun, put the bottle to his head, and pulled the trigger.

And finally drank away her memory

He died with a smile on his face as the memory of her death would be gone forever.

Life is short but this time it was bigger
Then the strength, he had to get up off his knees

His life was short, dying in his early 20's, but to him, it felt like he was being set free. In his dying moments before he grabbed the gun he felt like he had the strength to do it if he could get this one thing right.

We found him with his face down in the pillow

Dick and Bart went to his apartment the next day hoping to finally get him to come out. When they knocked he didn't answer. Dick tried calling, but he got no answer. Bart and he agreed to enter the apartment grabbing the spear key and letting themselves in. When they entered all they could see was whisky bottles everyone, but no Wally. Both heroes got a bad feeling in their stomachs. It proved right when Dick walked into his room keeping Bart out form the sight he saw.

His best friend with his face lying down in the pillow, blood-splattered every and next to him the gun that Wally told him about that was for emergencies only.

With a note that said "I'll love her 'til I die"

When Wing got a close look he saw that he had a note in his hand. He grabbed in and fell to his knees at the writing, "I'll love her 'til I die."