"Stupid chemistry," she grumbles. "Stupid pre-calc and stupid history—"

The sound of her phone ringing cuts her off mid-stream, and she suddenly realizes she has no idea where the device is. Letting loose a string of swears, Artemis leaps from her chair. She stubs her toe on her bed and subsequently trips for her efforts, renewing her curses tenfold. But at least her fall to the floor reveals her phone's position under her bed (how the hell did that get there?). Artemis rolls to her back and clears her throat before answering.

"Hello?" she takes a moment to congratulate herself for sounding so nonchalant.

M'gann's voice comes through the speaker loud and clear and fast. "So I know that you told me to only use this number for emergencies but I have to tell someone and I can't think of anyone else and aren't girls supposed to have talks—"

"M'gann!" she exclaims, cutting the martian off. "Slow down and breathe—"

"But I don't—"

"I know you don't need air!" Artemis corrects herself hastily. "But listening to you, I forget to breathe. Now what is it you wanna talk about?"

"Conner kissed me!"

Artemis abruptly sits up—or tries to, at least, because she hits her head on the bedframe on her way up. "Son of a—"

"Artemis," M'gann warns.

"—gun. I was totally going to say gun. M'gann, what kind of kiss—"

"You know that couple from your school that you were telling me about?"

Artemis blinks. "… oh. That kind of kiss."

"I know, right?"

By this point, Artemis is finding it hard to deny M'gann's infectious joy. "That's great, M'gann. I told you he'd be stupid not to notice you."

"You're not upset or anything? I know that you liked him, but it happened so fast—"

"M'gann, it's totally fine!" Artemis assures. "I don't want a guy to come between us."

"But he's not just a guy—it's Conner."

"And it's that—the way you speak about him—that tells me you deserve him way more. And I only liked him because he's fine." A giggle confirms Artemis has eased M'gann's concern. "And I'd probably yell at you if you didn't go for him when he's clearly interested."

"Are you sure?"

Artemis smiles. What did I do to deserve her?

"Positive."