Bloody Brothers

◇□ Chapter Five □◇

Earlier......

Recognized: Artemis B07

Artemis came sprinting out of the zeta tubes, the team had been training but abruptly stopped.

"Artemis, what is wrong?" Kal'dur asked stepping forward.

Artemis tried to catch her breath, "Okay, so I got invited to this party and you'll never guess who is going to be there!"

"Who?!" They all shouted.

"Renegade and Red Hood. Well, as civilians, they go to my school. It was pretty obvious." She shrugged.

"Oh, we have to go!" Wally whined, he turned to Kaldur, "Please, please, please, please, please...."

"Fine." Kal'dur asked after a moment of thinking it over. "But we will go as Artemis's friends from her old school." He declared. Everyone agreed.

"Oh I'm so excited, I've never been to a high school party." Megan exclaimed. Artemis had been to a couple parties, but she had heard rumors of the Gotham Academy parties, and they seemed pretty wild. All the kids were rich, they didn't need to worry about property damage.

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Lights and music could be heard from a few streets over. Artemis stood in the yard, her team behind her. They stared up at the large house, kids laughing in the yard, on the roof, they could hear them splashing in the pool in the back. A few kids were leaning against the side of the house smoking something, they coughed then both started laughing hilariously. Artemis looked at the team, "You were the ones who wanted to come."

"Artemis!" She turned fearful as Jessica screamed her name running towards her with opened arms engulfing her in a hug. "I'm so glad you came. These must be your friends, hi I'm Jessica. Come on, the party is inside." She dragged Artemis in, the others followed, all exchanging looks with one another. As they entered they were a little over whlemed, teenagers ran through the house tossing priceless vases around, they slid down the banister, rode mattresses down the grand stair case, a few girls were dancing on the kitchen counter, people cheering around them.

"So, where are they?" Wally asked, having to scream to be heard. Artemis rolled her eyes after seeing one of them.

"Over there." She pointed, a boy was in a headstand on a keg as others gathered around him chanting. Wally stood on his tippy toes trying to see, the boy got down and they all all cheered louder, he wiped his mouth as he laughed stumbling into someone behind him. Artemis crossed her arms shaking her head. "Jason Wayne. That's his name." She told them.

"He's kind of..... wild, isn't he?" Megan said extremely uncomfortable with her surroundings. Artemis watched as Jessica brought him a drink in a red solo cup, he took it draping his arm over her shoulders walking out back. "Come on." They followed him out. Kids were in the pool, jumping off the roof, a DJ in the corner, people were shoudler to shoudler dancing.

"Where did he go?!" Wally screamed into Artemis's ear. She flinched at first, aggravated.

"I don't know!" She looked around, then she realized all the kids were chanting something.

"Jump! Jump! Jump!" They all had their fist in the air. Artemis turned looking up to the roof, Jason stood pretending to silence the crowd. He took a running start flying off the edge of the roof, he flew over the crowd, doing a few flips than cannon balling into the water, everyone went wild as they continued on with their party. Artemis motion for the team to follow follow her. Jason swan back up to the surface, throwing his head back to fling his hair out of his face, he swam to the edge feet meeting his eyes. He slowly looked up to see an angry Artemis. He tried to play it off cool, he smirked pulling himself on to the concrete, standing up to be a few inches taller than her.