Wally's POV
I took Artemis' hand and held it closer to mine. "Finally, a 日 off from the team." I 说 smiling at her. "I know! That last mission was crazy!" I smiled at her. "So what do 你 want to do today?" Artemis stared at the ground for a moment. "I have to see my mom. I promised I would help her today." she finally answered. "Do 你 want me to come?" I asked. She looked at me. "If 你 want to." I nodded. "Do 你 really think I'd leave my girlfri-um I mean..." Artemis laughed. "So 你 think of me as your girlfriend?" I blushed. "Only if 你 think of me as your boyfriend." She smiled and kissed my cheek. "Then it's settled." I grinned and hugged her. "Well girlfriend, shall we hit your mom's house?" Artemis grinned. "Let's do it, boyfriend."
(At the Crock's Apartment)
"Room 07." I read outloud. "Same as your zeta tube ID." Artemis smiled. "Yup." She inserted a silver key into the lock and twisted. "Mom, I'm-" she stopped. I touched her shoulder. "Artemis?" She ran into the apartment and screamed. I sped after her. "What-" I stopped. Artemis' mom was on the floor. She sank to her knees. "N-no." she whimpered, reaching to trace her mom's face. I sat kneeled 下一个 to Artemis. "I'm so sorry." I whispered, pulling her close. "I didn't think he would really do it." she whispered. "Who?" I prodded gently. "My dad." I stood up. "Your dad did this?" I exclaimed. Artemis stood up. "Wally, it's complicated. You'd hate me for sure if I told 你 the truth." I pulled Artemis outside of the apartment and picked her up. "What are 你 doing?" she asked, slightly alarmed. "Trust me." I whispered, speeding off. Artemis clung tightly to me, and I found myself smiling at that. I skidded to a halt. "Where are we?" she asked as I set her down. "Welcome to Lacuna Beach." I said, extending my arms. "Why are we here?" I hugged Artemis. "You trusted me when I picked 你 up. 你 can trust me again that I will not hate 你 if 你 tell me the truth. I'd rather find out from 你 than from someone else." Artemis stared at me and then looked away. "Okay," she sighed. "My father is Sportsmaster and he promised he'd kill my mom if I didn't deliever information to him about the Team." I stared at her, my brain processing what I had just learned. "So he blackmailed you...permenately." I said. Artemis nodded. "He told me I wasn't worth his time anymore, that my sister was 更多 obedient than me. Oh, and while we're at this truth telling, Cheshire is my sister." I nodded slowly. "It's okay Artemis. What matters is that 你 didn't deliever any information." She shook her head. "But now he will come after you." I rolled my eyes. "Sportsmaster couldn't catch me, Artie. Don't worry. Why are 你 so worried?" Artemis shrugged. "Maybe because I'm scared he'll take 你 away from me somehow. Like he did my mom." I hugged her tightly. "Let's call the League. They'll help you." She smiled. "Thanks Wally. And now that it's official, you're a great boyfriend." I smiled and kissed her forehead. "Thanks Artie. The same goes to 你 as well."
I took Artemis' hand and held it closer to mine. "Finally, a 日 off from the team." I 说 smiling at her. "I know! That last mission was crazy!" I smiled at her. "So what do 你 want to do today?" Artemis stared at the ground for a moment. "I have to see my mom. I promised I would help her today." she finally answered. "Do 你 want me to come?" I asked. She looked at me. "If 你 want to." I nodded. "Do 你 really think I'd leave my girlfri-um I mean..." Artemis laughed. "So 你 think of me as your girlfriend?" I blushed. "Only if 你 think of me as your boyfriend." She smiled and kissed my cheek. "Then it's settled." I grinned and hugged her. "Well girlfriend, shall we hit your mom's house?" Artemis grinned. "Let's do it, boyfriend."
(At the Crock's Apartment)
"Room 07." I read outloud. "Same as your zeta tube ID." Artemis smiled. "Yup." She inserted a silver key into the lock and twisted. "Mom, I'm-" she stopped. I touched her shoulder. "Artemis?" She ran into the apartment and screamed. I sped after her. "What-" I stopped. Artemis' mom was on the floor. She sank to her knees. "N-no." she whimpered, reaching to trace her mom's face. I sat kneeled 下一个 to Artemis. "I'm so sorry." I whispered, pulling her close. "I didn't think he would really do it." she whispered. "Who?" I prodded gently. "My dad." I stood up. "Your dad did this?" I exclaimed. Artemis stood up. "Wally, it's complicated. You'd hate me for sure if I told 你 the truth." I pulled Artemis outside of the apartment and picked her up. "What are 你 doing?" she asked, slightly alarmed. "Trust me." I whispered, speeding off. Artemis clung tightly to me, and I found myself smiling at that. I skidded to a halt. "Where are we?" she asked as I set her down. "Welcome to Lacuna Beach." I said, extending my arms. "Why are we here?" I hugged Artemis. "You trusted me when I picked 你 up. 你 can trust me again that I will not hate 你 if 你 tell me the truth. I'd rather find out from 你 than from someone else." Artemis stared at me and then looked away. "Okay," she sighed. "My father is Sportsmaster and he promised he'd kill my mom if I didn't deliever information to him about the Team." I stared at her, my brain processing what I had just learned. "So he blackmailed you...permenately." I said. Artemis nodded. "He told me I wasn't worth his time anymore, that my sister was 更多 obedient than me. Oh, and while we're at this truth telling, Cheshire is my sister." I nodded slowly. "It's okay Artemis. What matters is that 你 didn't deliever any information." She shook her head. "But now he will come after you." I rolled my eyes. "Sportsmaster couldn't catch me, Artie. Don't worry. Why are 你 so worried?" Artemis shrugged. "Maybe because I'm scared he'll take 你 away from me somehow. Like he did my mom." I hugged her tightly. "Let's call the League. They'll help you." She smiled. "Thanks Wally. And now that it's official, you're a great boyfriend." I smiled and kissed her forehead. "Thanks Artie. The same goes to 你 as well."