There Will Always Be A World To Save

"I never lose. I either win, or I learn." Indie Semi-Selective RP and Ask Blog for Artemis Crock. Crossover, OC, and Multi-Ship Friendly!                                                     Tracking the tag; "robinhoodB07"                

[robinhoodb07]

Light My Fire

[flashforensics-blog]

“You haven’t heard of the streak?” Iris asked. “He’s been all over Central City doing some really amazing things.” “The Flash…” Barry corrected. Iris raised an eyebrow at him, “I heard he’s going by the Flash now. And yeah he’s been doing some real good around the city. Including knocking out creeps bothering pretty girls. He shook her hand, “I’m Barry.”

[robinhoodb07]

“Well I just moved here from Starling City, so I guess I’m more of an alien than anything,” She joked, smiling at the two. “So this…Flash guy…what’s his deal? Is he some kind of mystery hero or something?”

Artemis raised her eye brows in surprise, impressed by his boldness. The guy was cute, she’d admit, and she liked the gentle confidence that was emanating off him. “Artemis,” She said, her eyes not leaving his as she shook his hand once. “Artemis Crock. And this pretty girl is happy the first guy she’s met in this town is someone as handsome as you.” 

[flashforensics-blog]

“Artemis, like the Greek goddess?” He smiled and blushed madly when she called him handsome. The Flash gave him confidence but when he was being just Barry not so much.

[robinhoodb07]

She laughed, her eyes falling to her shoes. She thought it was amusing how often she was asked that question, by nearly every person she met in her civilian life. But coming from this guy? Well, she didn’t seem to mind too much. “Yeah, like the goddess. It was either that or Ares, goddess of war, but mom wasn’t too keen on that for obvious reasons.” She teased. “Is Barry short for something?”

“So...back to this Flash guy...what is he to the city? Is he a hero, a vigilante, or does no one know anything about him?” She wondered, finding it strange there was a hero in Central City that was so good at keeping his work under the radar. “I’m kind of a super hero nerd, so...”

[robinhoodb07]

Feels Like The First Time

[robinhoodb07]

Artemis’ eyes widened at the sight of the little boy, but tried to play it off with a smile. “T-Thank you,” She stuttered, gently taking the box out of his tiny hands. “You did me a big favor. I don’t know what I’d do without my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle noodles. Of course I think the Donatello ones taste the best because he’s my favorite. Do you have a favorite?” She always liked kids, and after spending so much time with her niece, she kinda grew a knack for this sort of thing.

“Look,” She said as shook her head, her eyes apologetic. “I’m really sorry, I had no idea. I’m sure you and this little man,” She tickled his tummy with a smile, before it faded upon looking back at her now non-bachelor bachelor. “Have a wife to get back to at home, so…”

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Watching the interaction made Ben’s heart fill with joy. The little boy babbled about a green turtle until he spotted something interesting in the corner. He quickly took note where the other kids were. There was two next to him and another two in the cereal isle.

“it’s fine. All you did was bump into me.” He pointed out. He grew confused once she said wife. He didn’t have a wife. Did she think he did? “Oh no– I’m not married. He’s not mine. Well– He is– But not biologically– I’m his nanny– their nanny.” Ben stuttered pointing at the two kids behind him. “I’m not a dad– I wish– I mean, shoot. This isn’t going well.”

[robinhoodb07]

Artemis felt her lips break out into a wide grin as she listened to him babble on. He was just so cute, but not in a helpless, wimpy kind of way, and she actually liked it. She had to admit, flirting with some guy she literally just met in the cereal aisle felt a little foreign to her. It had been such a long time since she had felt anything for anyone, but she didn’t think it really bothered her as much as she originally thought it may have.

“It’s fine,” She laughed, “It was my mistake. If you don’t mind me asking, how many kids do you nanny? I think it’s great that’s what you do for a living, kid’s really do need a...reliable role model in their lives.” AKA not someone like her father, or her sister, if she was being honest. She’d hate to see other children grown up the way they did. “God knows I wish I had someone like you growing up.” She smirked.

[robinhoodb07]

Back In Our Glory Days

She had been tracking him for years, if she was being honest.

Since it’s been so long after they had been in the same game, it seemed like he had gotten better, and she had gotten...Well, Artemis felt the same she had always been. She would’ve found him a lot sooner if he wasn’t so good at covering his damn tracks. Leave it to Dick Grayson to make the girl do all the chasing. Artemis scoffed as she zip lined from one rooftop to another, zoning in on his location. Typical Dick.

She jumped down onto the roof of a warehouse on the far east end of the city, a city she never thought she’d set foot in. Gotham wasn’t exactly her scene–or anyone’s scene–for obvious reasons. It was one of the most dangerous cities in the nation,with it’s crime rates off the charts. She hadn’t been here since her high school days. Their high school days. So it wasn’t a surprise when Artemis felt a smile creeping across her features when his back was turned to her, almost blending completely in with the dark.

Three guys were all tied up together, connected to a water pipe next to the fire escape. He stood proud, next to his protegee and younger brother, Robin. “Long time no see, Bird Brain.” She mused, standing a few feet away with her arms crossed, a satisfied smirk across her face. “Or should I say, Batman.”

[robinhoodb07]

Feels Like The First Time

The single life was lonely, and those who didn’t think so were obviously doing it wrong.

 Artemis sighed, because here she was, throwing several chicken pot pies and mac ’n cheese meals into her basket (and maybe throwing a carton of ice cream in there for good measure) as she mindlessly headed for the register, her sad and pathetic moping about not having anyone to share her junk food with prominent on her face. She…missed Wally, if it wasn’t obvious, and tonight must’ve been the 100th night she was spending without him, at least. She didn’t have the motivation to cook another meal for just her again, so she had decided to raid the frozen meal section for some much needed comfort food.

She wasn’t watching where she was going, sorting through the items in her basket, when she bumped right into someone and it dropped from her hands, scattering the contents across the tile floor. “Oh, I…I’m sorry,” She apologized, shaking herself out of her funk. “I wasn’t looking where I was going. Girl’s gotta get herself some dinner before they close, right?” She joked before looking up to see a tall, attractive young man standing before her. She felt a smile slowly creep upon her features. “Hope I didn’t jostle you too much.”

[chronicpaper-deactivated2016122]

Ben had a cart full of food. The family he was nannying had very specific dietary needs. Mostly, it was the lactose intolerance of two of the kids and the other being allergic to peanut butter. it was a lot to process everyday, but he loved his job.

There were some flaws to this job. He had one day off during the week, and even then, he was called to take care of the kids. Family was important to him; That’s why he started doing this job. However, having a social life was difficult. Finding a signaficant other was not easy when they find out he is a nanny.

As he held onto a small toddler, he felt someone bump into him. He turned around carrying the little boy over to package of mac & cheese that he pointed at. The boy picked it up and handed it to the woman with a big smile. “Don’t worry about. I should have been paying more attention myself.” Ben grinned as the little boy squealed in joy. “You definitely didn’t.”

[robinhoodb07]

Artemis’ eyes widened at the sight of the little boy, but tried to play it off with a smile. “T-Thank you,” She stuttered, gently taking the box out of his tiny hands. “You did me a big favor. I don’t know what I’d do without my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle noodles. Of course I think the Donatello ones taste the best because he’s my favorite. Do you have a favorite?” She always liked kids, and after spending so much time with her niece, she kinda grew a knack for this sort of thing.

“Look,” She said as shook her head, her eyes apologetic. “I’m really sorry, I had no idea. I’m sure you and this little man,” She tickled his tummy with a smile, before it faded upon looking back at her now non-bachelor bachelor. “Have a wife to get back to at home, so...”

[robinhoodb07]

Something Old, Something New

Artemis had to admit, this was probably the cheesiest thing she had ever done. Walking into the restaurant with her hair curled around her shoulders as she relentlessly tried pulling down on a dress she knew was too short, she couldn’t help but feel like the protagonist in a typical Hallmark movie. 

And she hated it.

M’gann kept saying it was time for her to get back out there finally, and that any guy on the team would kill to take her out, but Artemis had consistently denied their offers. She was just… done with dating heroes after what happened to Wal- Artemis shook her head. She didn’t want to think about him tonight, especially after M’gann went through such trouble to set her up with the nice guy from sociology class with dreamy eyes and dark, shiny hair. Her friend’s description of the stranger was enough to make her roll her eyes, but after being lead to the table where he was sitting by the hostess, she finally knew what M’gann had been talking about.

“Wow,” Artemis breathed, a little surprised at the man she saw in front of her. “I definitely wasn’t expecting someone like you.” She paused, thinking how stupid she just sounded, and let out a light laugh. “I’m sorry, this just isn’t really my thing. I’m Artemis, Meagan’s friend.” She held out her hand across the table.

[chronicverse]

Talon was a very serious person. He didn’t smile much and only ever talked about work. He was somehow set up on this date. Since completely medical school, he hadn’t been on a date. His life was focused on his career, which he had to admit, was starting to deteriorate his friendships.

Talon shook her hand firmly like he always did. He had to admit, he was being too formal about this. it was crazy. He closed his eyes and looked down. He laughed a little, trying to lift his mood. “I’m Talon. I’m sorry for my childish behavior.” he commented. “It’s nice to meet you, Artemis.”

[robinhoodb07]

“Talon, huh?” She mused as she sat back in her chair, picking up her menu. Her eyes flicked up from the chicken cordon bleu to him, her eyes dancing with mirth at his professionalism. This guy acted more like an old man than a college kid, but maybe it was just matter of getting him out of his shell. And that was something Artemis could be very talented at. “That’s an interesting name. Any story behind it?”

“So...I’ve gotta ask now, before we get any further,” She said, shaking her head. She already had the expectation that this wasn’t going to work out, because it never did, and she didn’t feel like wasting her time tonight when Orange Is The New Black had new episodes on Netflix. “You seem like a nice guy. You’re handsome, successful, you’re obviously smart if you’re in medical school. Why would someone like you agree to go on a date with someone you’ve never even met?”

[robinhoodb07]

Tomorrow Never Knows

Buying groceries for just herself was getting harder and harder, it seemed.

You’d think it’d start getting easier, but Artemis always felt a wave of depression wash over her every time she noticed the milk had gone bad or the bananas were brown. Why was that a reoccurring theme in her house, you might ask? Because she had no one to share them with anymore. 

Walking down the streets back to their--her--apartment, she struggled to keep both her brown paper bags balanced in her arms. Artemis cringed. Dick also used to help her carry the groceries home, now that she thought about it...

As she was about to turn a corner, she thought it was strange to hear the sound of footsteps. Usually no one was lurking around her neighborhood at this hour, at least no one who needed to be. Feeling her instincts kick in, Artemis paused for a short moment before she sharply turned the corner and prepared to confront who ever was screwing around in the alleyway, in case it was someone dangerous. Little did she knew it’d be the complete opposite.

Her bags dropped from her hands, scattering all over the street, and suddenly she couldn’t breathe.

“D-Dick?” 

[robinhoodb07]

Something Old, Something New

Artemis had to admit, this was probably the cheesiest thing she had ever done. Walking into the restaurant with her hair curled around her shoulders as she relentlessly tried pulling down on a dress she knew was too short, she couldn’t help but feel like the protagonist in a typical Hallmark movie. 

And she hated it.

M’gann kept saying it was time for her to get back out there finally, and that any guy on the team would kill to take her out, but Artemis had consistently denied their offers. She was just... done with dating heroes after what happened to Wal- Artemis shook her head. She didn’t want to think about him tonight, especially after M’gann went through such trouble to set her up with the nice guy from sociology class with dreamy eyes and dark, shiny hair. Her friend’s description of the stranger was enough to make her roll her eyes, but after being lead to the table where he was sitting by the hostess, she finally knew what M’gann had been talking about.

“Wow,” Artemis breathed, a little surprised at the man she saw in front of her. “I definitely wasn’t expecting someone like you.” She paused, thinking how stupid she just sounded, and let out a light laugh. “I’m sorry, this just isn’t really my thing. I’m Artemis, Meagan’s friend.” She held out her hand across the table.

[robinhoodb07]

Feels Like The First Time

The single life was lonely, and those who didn’t think so were obviously doing it wrong.

 Artemis sighed, because here she was, throwing several chicken pot pies and mac ’n cheese meals into her basket (and maybe throwing a carton of ice cream in there for good measure) as she mindlessly headed for the register, her sad and pathetic moping about not having anyone to share her junk food with prominent on her face. She...missed Wally, if it wasn’t obvious, and tonight must’ve been the 100th night she was spending without him, at least. She didn’t have the motivation to cook another meal for just her again, so she had decided to raid the frozen meal section for some much needed comfort food.

She wasn’t watching where she was going, sorting through the items in her basket, when she bumped right into someone and it dropped from her hands, scattering the contents across the tile floor. “Oh, I...I’m sorry,” She apologized, shaking herself out of her funk. “I wasn’t looking where I was going. Girl’s gotta get herself some dinner before they close, right?” She joked before looking up to see a tall, attractive young man standing before her. She felt a smile slowly creep upon her features. “Hope I didn’t jostle you too much.”

[robinhoodb07]

Coffee Break

Coffee houses weren’t really Artemis’ thing, if she was being honest. She’d much rather buy a cheap brew from the supermarket and make it herself for not for seven dollars a cup, but going a single morning at work without caffeine was enough to drive her to the cafe below her apartment an hour before she was even supposed to clock in. The sweet, intoxicating smell of caramel and whipped cream met her at the door, and she let herself relax at a table by the window. 

She looked around at her surroundings and felt a strange comfort wash over her, and thought for a split second that she could actually become one of those coffee snobs who sit and lounge in places like this all the time for relaxation and such. That is, until she looked at the menu.

“What is a skinny macchiato supposed to be?” She said disgust, dumbfounded.

[robinhoodb07]

Light My Fire

[flashforensics-blog]

“You haven’t heard of the streak?” Iris asked. “He’s been all over Central City doing some really amazing things.” “The Flash…” Barry corrected. Iris raised an eyebrow at him, “I heard he’s going by the Flash now. And yeah he’s been doing some real good around the city. Including knocking out creeps bothering pretty girls. He shook her hand, “I’m Barry.”

[robinhoodb07]

“Well I just moved here from Starling City, so I guess I’m more of an alien than anything,” She joked, smiling at the two. “So this...Flash guy...what’s his deal? Is he some kind of mystery hero or something?”

Artemis raised her eye brows in surprise, impressed by his boldness. The guy was cute, she’d admit, and she liked the gentle confidence that was emanating off him. “Artemis,” She said, her eyes not leaving his as she shook his hand once. “Artemis Crock. And this pretty girl is happy the first guy she’s met in this town is someone as handsome as you.” 

[robinhoodb07]

Light My Fire

“If I flip a coin, what are my chances of you letting me buy you a drink?”

“Do you mind if I stare at you up close, instead of from across the room?”

“Sorry, but do you have a map? I just keep getting lost in your eyes.”

Were all lines Artemis had heard that night in just a matter of five minutes. She thought going to the local karaoke night at the cafe was the least likely place to get hit on by losers like this, but alas, she’d never had good luck before, so why start now? This creep had been drooling over her for at least a half hour, and no matter what snarky remark she made in response to his sad attempts to seduce her, he just wouldn’t take the hint. She was able to barely tolerate the guy until he started to slip his hand up her thigh under the table they were sitting at, and she immediately smacked it away and glared at him. 

“Go ahead, do that again. I need practice hitting a moving target anyways.” 

[flashforensics-blog]

Barry was taking a night off. Taking a night off because his friends were forcing him. He wanted to be working as The Flash. He wanted to be out there saving lives and finding out who the man in yellow is.

He wasn’t paying attention to what his friends were saying. Everything was moving too slow and it bored him. He watched the creep get closer and closer to some girl across the room. This was a cafe not a bar. He couldn’t imagine how this douchebag would act if he was drunk.

He wasn’t about to let this guy try anything on this girl, his hero instinct kicked in. “Gotta go to the bathroom.” He mumbled before speeding out. Seconds later The Flash made his appearance. If you’d blink you might miss him. He knocked down the creep and spilled a glass of water onto his face. He returned to his friends back in his regular clothes, a bit  out of breath. 

[robinhoodb07]

It was like it was scene from a movie, Artemis mused, as she sat in shock at what had just unfolded before her. As if his seat had been taken out from under him, the guy hitting on her fell roughly to the ground and seemed to be soaked in water, but she had no idea how he had ended up that way. She looked around the room, her eyes falling on one guy in particular on the other side of the stage. She could’ve sworn she saw him staring at her from his table, but Artemis took notice of his unsteady breathing and heaving chest and didn’t know what to think.

She decided to take her cup of coffee in hand and tried to casually make her way towards him, also hoping to get as much distance between her and the loser on the floor before he started to get back up. “Do things like this happen often around here?” She tried to joke as she approached him and his friends. “I’m new around here. Artemis,” She extends her free hand out to him, introducing herself.

[robinhoodb07]

Rent

Artemis liked to think of herself as a pretty level headed person, more or less. She could be diplomatic when she wanted to be, but she prides herself in knowing when enough is enough. And right now, she has had enough.  She marched up the stairs of her apartment complex, stomping her Mario and Luigi slippers as hard as she could as she powered through the hallway, her shoulders tense and her chest heaving in frustration. She stopped and thought about what she was doing for a split second. Wally always said she was too brash and too impulsive for her own good…maybe she should just–Artemis eyes immediately narrowed. Did the music just get turned up? She shook her head, remembering why she was so irritated in the first place and pounded on the door of the apartment in front of her.

“Hey!” She shouted, still pounding hard with her fist. “Open up! Now!” She crossed her arms over her chest impatiently as she heard the music get switched off, what sounded like a blender dulled to a stop, and those feet that constantly smack against her ceiling making their way closer to her. Hearing the creak of the door open, she made sure to avoid eye contact before releasing her chagrin. 

“Look,” She growled. “All night long, I have had to hear a bunch of random, loud appliances running on an endless loop, a constant lull of music, which was also loud, and the careless thumping of your ridiculous elephant feet slapping the God forsaken floor, also known as my apartment’s ceiling, which was also, oh yeah, loud. So what is it going to take for you to just shut up? I mean, what planet are you from-”

She made the mistake of finally looking at the owner of the apartment, and suddenly she didn’t even know what else do say. “No way,” She whispered, her eyes brows furrowed in confusion. “You’re…Are you Starfire?”

[starandr-archive-deactivated201]

The week was NOT going well. Koriand’r ADORED her team mates more than anything and when it came to the week of the ANNIVERSARY when she was forced to leave Tamaran, she was nowhere NEAR adoring. Her CURRENT boyfriend was off on a mission, leaving his apartment VACANT. She trusted the Titans to function without her for a COUPLE of days while she sobbed and wallowed in a never ending cycle of 

                                                             SMOOTHIES & LOUD MUSIC.

She MUST have forgotten that HUMANS lived there as well. The KNOCKING on the door was heard ABOVE the music and she, dressed in a fluffy RED robe, answered the door to an ANNOYED blonde neighbor. She looked FAMILIAR, but Kori couldn’t exactly place WHY. She could blame it on TAMARANEAN MEMORY. Human FACES and NAMES often 

                                                                                             ESCAPED HER.

❛❛Do I know you?❜❜ Her words might have seemed RUDE, so she quickly added a WARM smile to them, her purely GREEN eyes reflecting the KINDNESS she was trying to show with her lips. She had turned the music DOWN as soon she heard the FIST against the door. ❛❛I am most APOLOGETIC for the 

                                                                                                           NOISE.❜❜

She should ask if she wanted COFFEE. or a cup of TEA. Or maybe her NAME. But first she should get DRESSED. Not because Kori felt UNCOMFORTABLE standing half NAKED in front of a STRANGER, but it was for the OTHER girl’s comfort.

❛❛Would you like to come in?❜❜

[robinhoodb07]

“Seriously?” She stared at the young woman in surprise, her eye brows raised she tried to understand why this girl would invite her into her home when she had just gotten finished yelling at her. Artemis snorted and shook her head, laughing to herself. “You really must be an alien.” She mused before nodding her head. “Thank you. I’d love to come in.”

“Look, I don’t expect you to know who I am or anything, but my name’s Artemis. I know Dick, actually...We...uh...We used to work together...” She didn’t know just how much about Dick’s life this girl knew, and she wasn’t stupid enough to blow her cover right after meeting someone, regardless of whether she used to be a hero or not. But...she did miss Dick, and wondered, since Starfire was on the last team Robin was seen to be apart of, maybe she knew where he’s been all this time? 

“...You don’t happen to know where he is lately...do you?”

[lightobscurarchive-blog]

New Recruits

[robinhoodb07]

Artemis smirked, visibly impressed by the girl’s answer. “Wow. That’s gotta be pretty cool. We don’t have anyone quite like that around here, so I think you’ll fit right in.” She mused with a smile. At the asking of her question, Artemis shook her head and simply said, “Nope, no powers. But I can kick, and punch, and shoot. Arrows, mainly, but I’ve had my fair shot with guns too.” She answered nonchalantly, with a few shrugs of her shoulders. “The powers aren’t what make a hero, but the drive they had inside, I think. The reason that they fight, or do what they do…If that makes any sense at all.” She chuckled, looking at what a gruesome and serious turn that took.

Artemis smiled at the young girl, and stepped next to her in the zeta tube. “Computer, update. Adding ‘Claire’ to our system’s memory, please.” Turning back towards her, she said “When I first started out here, I used my citizen name as my code name, so I see no reason why you can’t do the same. And if you ever decided to change it, just let the computer know. Saving the world or not, Claire is always welcome here. Even if she’s just…Claire.”

[lightobscurarchive-blog]

The other’s answer made Claire smile some before she bit down her lip. “It’s uhhh okay….” She shrugged lightly before her smile spread wider. Even if it was not really true, she was grateful for the other’s words. It made her feel better and gave some hope that she might fit in at this new place.  “You don’t?” She had gotten used to only being around people with powers and she could not help but be curious how someone without managed in a fight. Nodding some at the other’s words, Claire thought about what the other was saying. Maybe Artemis was right, maybe all that mattered was the reason why? But what was her reason then?

“Artemis is your citizen name?” Claire pressed her lips together unsure if she could ask such question. This place seemed so different and she could not help but feel curious. Again the other’s words made her smile and she bit down her lip slightly. “Thank you,” she looked up around her as she nodded at the instructions. “I will, thank you.” She smiled at turned to look back at the other. Biting down her lip, she hesitated slightly before opening her mouth again. “How was your first day here? I mean, with the team and all?”

[robinhoodb07]

She shook her head. “Some of the best heroes here don’t have powers. Ever heard of Robin, or Nightwing, or Batman?” She snorted, a smirk playing on her lips. “All of them are completely normal people, only their lives are completely un-normal.”

“Artemis Crock,” She nodded. “By day, I’m a human biologist who reads a lot of books, but by night I...well I do this.” She laughed and motioned to everything around them, a sudden feeling of nostalgia washing over her.

“My first day?” She asked, surprised the girl wanted to know anything about her experiences on this team, especially since she was no one especially famous, like Wonder Girl or Superboy. She snickered and shook her head. “Let’s just say I know a lot about wanting to fit in. I was so busy trying to prove myself, that I didn’t realize that the people here actually cared about me for who I was. I finally had the family I’d always wanted, and instead I spent my time trying to beat everyone when there wasn’t even a game to begin with.” She tried to smile, but it faded as she took the time to remember the person she once was. All she could do was hope that Claire wouldn’t make the same mistakes she made as a kid.

[robinhoodb07]

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

[robinhoodb07]

Artemis was a mixture of appalled and impressed at the amount of gull this woman had to have in order for her to actually grab her arm and drag her with her. She immediately yanked away from her, looking at the Dr. with her eyes brows raised.

 “Okay,” She laughed, shaking her head and holding her hands up. “Just hold on for a second. I don’t know how you usually treat people around here, but I am not some kid you can boss around. And come on, there wasn’t anyone even on the street for at least half a mile, no one was listening. I’m not an idiot. I know when to keep quiet and when not to, alright?”

She crossed her arms as she studied the woman, shrugging her shoulders. “You’re not dealing with some amateur here, Dr. . I promise, I know what I’m doing.” She laughed, but her face melted into one of sincerity. This girl must have dealt with a lot of dupes to be this over protective, or, maybe she just happened to have a stick just that far up her ass. But Artemis decided she’d have to decide that later. 

[geneticiism]

Caitlin wasn´t really in the mood to be having this conversation, actually she wasn´t in the mood to be having any kind of conversation, but here she was. She almost rolled her eyes when she found the woman pulling away from her. Granted,she maybe shouldn´t have been as possessive, but it didn´t really matter now. 

She glanced back at the woman, Artemis was her name, wasn´t it? For a moment. Caitlin was sure she was a nice woman, in some way, but she really couldn´t deal with it this way.

“Well if you´re a professional then you should know we don´t talk about these kind of things unless we´re in the lab or sure we´re alone,” she then repeated.

And if you´re a professional you should also know that I will still have to see your ID, because I can´t just let strangers in, it´s dangerous. You wouldn´t let everyone into where you work, wouldn´t you?”

[robinhoodb07]

Artemis sighed and had to refrain from rolling her eyes and she dug into her back pocket and pulled her driver’s license out. “Here,” She muttered through clenched teeth as she shoved it in her direction “Now that you have your clarification, mind if we move along with this conversation? I have business to attend to, and from what I’ve heard from Oliver and Felicity, sounds like you’re in a little bit of a time crunch here lately. Would you disagree?”

[stalkerelpis]

Hope Begets Hope

[robinhoodb07]

Artemis sighed, feeling even more lost then she was before this guy appeared in front of her, which she didn’t even think was possible. “What….What do I even do as a Blue Lantern?”

“Hey…wait. If the ring, ya know…chose me, who was it’s last master…or… whatever? Doesn’t that mean that someone had to die in order for it to come to me in the first place? That’s how Lanterns work, right?”

[stalkerelpis]

“We are defenders of Hope in the galaxy. Everything will be explained in detail when we reach Elpis,” he replied. “Perhaps that is how Green Lanterns are recruited, but each Corps is different. It would be rather antithetical for Hope to be transferred through death, would it not?”

[robinhoodb07]

She snorted, shaking her head. “So I guess no matter what I say, I’m not going to get any little preview of what this whole “Blue Lantern” thing means, huh?” She shrugged her shoulders. “Fine, let’s go then. I have nothing else to do on a Friday night other than picking up my Thai food. Lead the way, Elpis, was it?”

[robinhoodb07]

Light My Fire

“If I flip a coin, what are my chances of you letting me buy you a drink?”

“Do you mind if I stare at you up close, instead of from across the room?”

“Sorry, but do you have a map? I just keep getting lost in your eyes.”

Were all lines Artemis had heard that night in just a matter of five minutes. She thought going to the local karaoke night at the cafe was the least likely place to get hit on by losers like this, but alas, she’d never had good luck before, so why start now? This creep had been drooling over her for at least a half hour, and no matter what snarky remark she made in response to his sad attempts to seduce her, he just wouldn’t take the hint. She was able to barely tolerate the guy until he started to slip his hand up her thigh under the table they were sitting at, and she immediately smacked it away and glared at him. 

“Go ahead, do that again. I need practice hitting a moving target anyways.” 

[robinhoodb07]

Heard It Through The Grapevine

“Yeah, Olly, I can hear you.” Artemis spoke in a low tone, trying not to draw attention in the quaint, local coffee shop, hardly believing that this where she needed to be. “I’m on sight. But not that I really know what I’m looking for, exactly…” She smirked to herself when she heard a sigh on the other end, and was told to hold tight while he sent her the target’s files to her blue tooth.

Once they were received, she tapped the side of the gadget glasses Felicity had given her for the mission and smiled to herself, pleasantly surprised. “Wow. Well this day just got much more exciting. You forgot to mention your friend was so easy on the eyes.” She smirked as images of the guy Oliver sent her to monitor flashed through the lenses. Her eyes flicked to the door when the bell rang throughout the room, and she quickly took her glasses off and stuffed them in her purse. “Sorry, Olly, looks like pretty boy’s just made his appearance. I gotta go.” Despite his protests, she switched her earpiece on silent and prepared to go in.

Artemis grabbed hold of the two coffee cups she had ordered over an hour ago, and started walking in his direction, glancing up at him as she neared closer. When they were only a mere two feet apart, she suddenly “tripped”, getting her heel stuck on a near by table leg and falling to the ground, spilling her coffees on herself…and the man she was told went by the name of Barry Allen. Looking up from her mess, Artemis faked her flustered behavior and started spitting out an apology. “O-Oh my gosh, I am so sorry! I’m such a clutz!” She muttered, and she started dabbing up the coffee from the floor with napkins. “Here, let me try and get this out of your shirt…” She then started dabbing and rubbing him frantically, before letting out a nervous laugh. “…That’s probably not helping much. Uh…well,” She laughed again, before giving him a soft smile. “My name’s Artemis. Nice way to meet someone new, huh? Let me buy you another drink, it’s the least I could do.”