So I'd like to thank my awesome beta AceCartoonFreak. Who took my story and made it better! I feel guilty taking all the credit. So here's credit to Ace. (Hands over credit wrapped in box) Hey Ace do you like YJ wrapping paper?

Disclaimer: I own YJ. And also I own all the pomegranates in the world. Including the one in your kitchen.

Ok first story in 5 years…. Here goes….

Artemis Crock was peeved. Ok, she was beyond peeved, though she just wouldn't admit it to herself. Today was her sweet sixteen, the day every young girl dreams of. In most cases, the girls got a party. In some cases, if they were lucky, they got a new car (Artemis had a motorcycle, but that was league issued so it didn't count. That, and she couldn't ride it around because of the whole, "Secret Identity" thing.) And in some cases the girls had lavish parties that had been in the planning stages for years. But in her case, her team didn't know it was her birthday. Heck, it was her own fault for not telling them. And to top it all off she gets called away on a mission. A mission on her sweet sixteen! Yeah, this was not a normal birthday.

As she zetas into the cave, Wally greets her in civvies.

"Artemis, why are you dressed like that? Didn't you get the memo?" he says to her, a quizzical look on his face. Great! Just GREAT! Now I'm out of the loop! She thought to herself furiously. "We're undercover on this mission, Artemis! You can't go out in your uniform, we'd be spotted in like, a second!" he says exasperatedly. Even better! Now I'm at a disadvantage because I don't know what's going on. She thought again. She heard a slight crash in the kitchen, almost like a pan being dropped. Wally turned around with his face towards the hallway, and called out.

"Hey, Zatanna! Get out here!" Wally called Zatanna from the kitchen. A moment later, Zatanna stepped out of the hallway, looking excited for some reason. Her face lit up when she saw Artemis. Rushing over, she says quickly, "Oh hey Zee!" she said enthusiastically. "Hey, Artemis! What are you wearing?" she looked Artemis up and down, looking confused. She raised an eyebrow to her costume. "Ok... we can't have that. Let me fix you up."

Zatanna moved her hands in the air in front of Artemis and began muttering a spell. "Sehtolc slrig siht egnahc!" she said with gusto. Suddenly, Artemis wasn't in her uniform anymore. She was wearing a beautiful outfit head to toe cream-white fabric. It felt warm underneath Artemis' fingers, and she looked herself over. It was a shirt that flowed gracefully down her curves, waving out a bit at the end. Her pants were made of some cotton-like material that felt soft, and it too moved gracefully down her body. It gave the illusion of a smoky spirit, and it was absolutely beautiful.

"Wow, Zatanna! I-" she started. Before she could thank Zatanna completely, though, Wally grabbed her wrist and started pulling her to the kitchen. He looked back at her, also looking excited. "Come on! I'll give you the details on the way!" he said happily. Still confused as to what was going on, she felt herself being thrown into the center of the kitchen, and was blinded by the lights that suddenly appeared. Squinting through the light, she saw a great big banner with the words, SURPRISE HAPPY BIRTHDAY! written all over it. Before she can get used to this, the team yells out the mantra. She jumped a bit, startled, and she doesn't get startled.

The kitchen is beautifully decorated with banners, confetti, a cake and… her entire team. Even Dinah and Ollie and Red Tornado had come! And... her mom? Her mom was in the cave! Artemis looked around in shock, thinking, how did they know it was my birthday? She could barely register them singing to her in the background. When they finished, they looked up at her expectantly. And then, amidst the confusion, Artemis Crock does something strange. Artemis Crock started to cry in Wally's arms. Wally looked at her, eyes wide. In shock, he comforts her. But being Wally, he just had to crack a joke at the same time.

"Uh oh guys, she's crying! Quick Rob, emergency measures! Go grab the multi-box of tissues! It's the end of the world!" he said jokingly, mainly to make her feel better, to which she starts bawling even more.

After some comforting, and Zee fixing her make-up, and also some explanations, (Rob found out her b-day, though the party was Wally's idea) she got her first gift. ...From Wally. He held out the small box to her, looking slightly bashful. Artemis opened up the package, tearing away the wrapping happily. Her eyes widened as she pulled away the tissue paper, revealing a beautiful golden necklace with bow and arrow charm sprinkled in diamonds and emeralds.

"I found the gems myself by a volcano", Wally told her. "I had it custom made. Read the engraving." Artemis turned it over, and saw the words etched into the gold.

Ad puellam luna tenet, it said. Artemis looked up at him, confused. He took her hand and looked deep into her eyes, green locking with grey.

"It's Latin. It means, 'To the girl who holds the moon.'" he said softly. "A reference to the Greek god, Artemis. Her symbol was the moon." he said quieter, so that only she could hear. Artemis looked up into his eyes and smiled a genuine smile: something she had never done to him.

The rest of the day was spent having a good time with her friends, being, not to sound cheesy, but merry. A few hours later, she ended up falling asleep in Wally's arms when they were watching Tangled. Rob snapped a picture, trying hard not to laugh. That would be good blackmail for later.

Earlier today, Artemis Crock was peeved. Now in her dreams for the first time in her life, Artemis Crock was content and at peace. In the arms of the one she loved. (Try to get her to admit to that when she's awake and she will skewer you with an arrow.) Wally kissed her forehead and escaped into his own dream world (which involved Artemis, and food. Lots and lots of food. But that's another story for another day.)

This is the first story I've written in 5 years! How'd I do?

Ok guys, I know how it is, you read you like (hopefully) and sometimes you don't review….but seriously, 1st story, 5 years! Send some love my way huh?

Also I had an arrow necklace b-day gift idea. Then I saw other authors use it. Not stealing, I already thought of it before I read it.

Also SPITFIRE FOREVER …ok, now that that's out of my system.

Also: I used to write under the account lilJunebug. However, I got locked out of that account. So feel free to R&R but just know that I will not be getting the PM's and the alerts for the reviews.

Thank you!

Happy Holidays!