Summary:

Artemis has retired from the team and is living with Wally (The new Flash). When Wally dies Dick comes to Artemis to comfort her, but they fall in love. Can she let go of Wally? Dick/Artemis fanfic. Summary sucks. Please read the story though! I promise its better then how it's described! Rated T for language, mentions of sexual themes, blah blah blah.

Author's note:

Hey! So this is my first story. Bare with me. and stuff. If its not that good you'll know why. ;) I really like Artemis and Wally, but I also love Dick and Artemis. So if you absolutely hate Dick and Artemis paired together, this is NOT the story for you.

That is all.

P.S. ENJOY and I don't own Young Justice….duh.

Chapter 1

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"I'll be fine, babe. Don't worry." Wally reassured as he wrapped his arms around her waist.

"I still don't think you should be the Flash." Artemis mumbled.

The red-head scowled. "We've been over this, Artemis. I decided to do this along time ago. It's what I'm supposed to do." He tilted her chin upwards so her silver eyes met his green ones. "Please understand."

Artemis gave a hesitant nod. Wally closed the space between as he pressed his lips to hers.

When they separated, he quickly sped out of the room and returned in his scarlet costume.

"You better get your ass back here soon, West." The archer commanded with a smirk.

"Only if you'll be here for me, future Mrs. West." He winked.

The blonde looked down at the silver band embracing her finger. Her eyes grew sad and filled with worry.

"Don't worry, babe. I'll never leave you." He smiled. "I'll be back in a flash!" Artemis rolled her eyes. He gave a salute and in a second, he was gone.

She looked back at her ring with a small smile.

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Time crept by gradually. Each passing hour was slower than the last. Artemis found herself staring at the clock. Seconds felt like minutes, minutes felt like hours, hours felt like days.

Wally still hadn't come home.

"It's already 3:00am and he left at 7:00pm. Where is he?" She mumbled to herself worriedly.

Suddenly, her phone began to ring. She jumped, then answered it.

"Hello?" She answered.

"Artemis, come to Mt. Justice." Ollie's voice came through the speaker.

"What's wrong?" Her grip on the phone tightened when she detected a hint of worry in his tone.

"It's Wally."

Her eyes widened.

"What happened?" She questioned.

"Artemis, I'm sorry, but…." there was a pause on the other end of the phone. "I don't think he's going to make it."

Artemis dropped the phone and sprinted to her car.

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"Artemis B-0-7." The computer announced.

"Where is he? I want to see him. Now." The blonde demanded as she rushed into the cave.

Zatanna approached her. "Artemis, he's gone. I-I'm so sorry." She pulled her friend into a hug.

Artemis pushed out of the hug. She looked around to see Green Arrow, M'gann, Dinah, Superman, and Barbara.

"No…No! That's not true! Y-you're lying!" She started to feel dizzy.

"Artemis…." Dinah put a comforting hand on the archer's shoulder.

Artemis shook it off. "NO! I don't believe you! You're all lying!" She cried. "He's not gone! He told me he'd be with me forever! That he'd never leave me!" She collapsed to her knees. Everyone gathered around her. M'gann sobbed quietly. Artemis pounded her fists on the cement ground until they bruised.

Ollie grabbed her wrists. "Artemis. Calm. Down. I know you're upset, but you have to stop before you hurt yourself."

"No! Don't touch me! Stay away! He's not gone! Leave me alone!" She babbled.

Artemis started to swing her arms around, throwing sloppy punches at whoever was in her way.

"M'gann, you have to do it." Superman said.

The martian had a worried look on her face. "Are you sure? I don't want-"

"Do it. Before she hurts someone or herself!" Dinah commanded.

Ollie and Superman held Artemis by her arms. M'gann brought her hand up to the blonde's head and her eyes began to glow.

Artemis continued to struggle. She felt an intrusion in her mind. "No. No! NO! STOP! You can't…. he didn't…..I…. leave..me..alone…"

Then everything went black.

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Beep….beep….beep…..beep….

Artemis rolled over searching for her alarm to shut it off without opening her eyes. "Ugh….Wally…..Why'd you set the alarm? It's saturday…" She grumbled.

No answer.

"Wally?…" She cracked her eyes opened.

A blinding, white light burned her eyes.

"Wha…?" She started as she sat up and looked around.

The infirmary.

Wally.

She tried to get out of the bed she had been resting on, but was held back by an IV.

"Wally…? No…No…" She whimpered softly as her face fell into her hands.

"Artemis?" A quiet voice questioned.

Artemis didn't raise her head. "Please, Babs. Tell me this is just a dream." She pleaded.

Barbara sat next to her old teammate and put a reassuring arm around her.

"Please…please…tell me it's not true." Artemis muttered.

"I'm sorry, Artemis." Barbara's head hung, wishing she could bring good news to her friend.

"It was him." Artemis said through clenched teeth. "Lex Luthor is going to pay."

"I know he did something horrible, taken away something that can never be given back, but you have to be reasonable. You can't get revenge on Luthor. Wally wouldn't want it."

Tears soaked through the cloth of the bed sheets.

"I was going to marry him, Babs. Marry him." She lifted her head as if to show her red, puffy eyes and nose. "What am I going to do?" She questioned hopelessly.

"I may not be able to answer your questions and I can't bring Wally back, but you have to know we are all here for you."

Artemis nodded slowly.

"You going to be okay?"

"No. I really don't think I will be."

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A month past and Artemis completely cut herself off to the rest of the world. Her friends would visit her from time to time, but she would ignore them, ignore their calls, and ignore their worry.

She ate less and less. Slept less and less. Everyday she would visit her once-future-husband''s grave, talking to the only person she felt she could, but never receiving an answer and then breaking down crying. It was always the same.

Once again, she found herself in front of his tombstone.

"Nelson chewed up our new pillows. Again."

Silence.

"I don't think I'll buy anymore since he'll probably just eat them again." She said with a half-hearted chuckle.

Silence.

Her eyes began to fill with tears.

"You know, we were supposed to go to the Gotham Carnival together on Tuesday." She sucked in air as she tried to hold back the tears that threatened to fall.

"It's where we first kissed."

Silence.

"We were supposed to go…" She said again as a tear slipped out and onto her cheek.

"We were going to have so much fun. Why did you leave me? Why? You said you'd never leave me!" Now the tears were flowing down her face and soaking the up-turned ground.

"You said you'd always be there for me! Where are you now?!" She pounded her fists into the ground.

She cried for an hour until she was exhausted, but she didn't leave his grave. Soon, she fell asleep, not knowing someone had been waiting for the right moment to pay respects as well.

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Sooooo I'm really hoping you aren't mad that I killed Wally, but I wanted to try it. You shall all understand why I did this in the near future! Bare with me here! And when Artemis mentions the Gotham Carnival where they first kissed, I wrote a story about that and you should definitely read it. It's called the Kissing Booth and it's a one-shot. Read it. Right now. It will help this story. oh, and review. That would be nice too. Gracias.

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