Artemis' POV
I stare at the mesa, tabla I'm seated at. Wally is with me, as is Robin and Batman. Red Tornado and Black Canary come and sit at the mesa, tabla also. Green arrow stands in the door, ready to back me up in case I can't continue.
"You may begin when tu are ready Artemis." batman says quietly, looking at me with something I have never seen in his eyes before. At least not when he looked at me. Concern.
I sigh and Wally squeezes my hand in reassurance. "Well," I begin. "To get tu to fully understand the tigresa concept, I'm going to have to tell tu about mine first." batman nods as do the other League members in the room.
"Being tigresa is not something tu choose to be. tu are forced because the spirt consumes your soul. Of course the only way out is to kill someone tu amor and hate. But that was only for mine. I fear Nikki has the más worse tigresa prophecy than I did. I believe she has the Dark Prophecy." I say.
Robin cocks his head. "Do tu know it?" he asks me. I nod. "Consumed por the darkest spirit, a light shed unto your path. Consuming others tu interact with physically, and also destroying the rest. Killing the only person tu amor can save you, but being as that it hard to identify, it will lead to a massacre."
There is silence. I stare at Wally and he offers me a smile. "But Jason..." he says, his smile wavering. "The only physical interaction they could have had was kissing, Wally. Believe me, Nikki is crazy about Jason, and I'm pretty sure it's vice versa." I explain. "It isn't permanent though. Once he wakes up, he won't remember anything. The spirit will have left him."
Wally glares at the table, and I feel bad for him. To have someone close to tu become corrupt por a spirit, it hurts.
"Artemis, how can we fix the problem?" batman asks coldly, as if I haven't dado him any valuable information. "Like the prophecy says, Nikki will have to kill someone she truly loves."
Wally's eyes widen. "Jason." I stare at him, sorrow in my eyes. Black Canary comes and sits siguiente to him. "Wally, don't worry. Nothing is going to happen to him."
batman narrows his eyes and stares me down. "We could keep her in lockdown." he suggests. "No." I firmly say. "That's worse, because it will lead to her losing her mental stability."
Wally stands up and looks to Green Arrow. "You are más aquainted with these things than we are. Do tu have any suggestions?" The League member looks at him and shakes his head no.
"Wait..." I say, an idea forming in my head. "What if Sportsmaster dies? Again. That would free anyone. That's the only loop hole in the prophecy!" Wally looks at me with hope in his eyes. "It's risky, Artemis." Robin puts in, staring at me. "Yeah, it is Art. Maybe we should just let Jason go?" Wally says shakily.
I stand up and look at him. "No. Jason is a part of this team, as is Nikki. It's our duty to watch each other's backs. We can't turn on them just because of a prophecy. We have to help them! There is a way out, and we have to follow it. No matter which way this goes, Nikki will be free from the prophecy. Whether it's from killing Sportsmaster..." I take a breath. "Or me returning to be Tigress."
batman tilts his head and says, "Artemis. You'd be willing to sacrifice yourself to save Nikki?" I find myself nodding even though my mind is screaming no. "It's the only seguro way." Black Canary says. "No." I turn. Green arrow and Wally have spoken in unison. "Also no." Robin says.
"We'll take a vote." batman says. "All in favor of Artemis sacrificing herself to save Nikki, raise your hand." I look around the room to see Batman, Black Canary, Red Tornado raise their hand. I raise my hand as well. "All opposed?" Robin, Wally, and Green arrow raise their hands. "Well. It seems majority rules. Artemis will sacrifice herself."
"No!" exclaims Wally, taking my hand. "You can't!" I close my eyes. "It's time for me to face this." The League members exit the room leaving just me, Wally, and Robin.
"Artemis tu can't. tu can't!" Robin cries.
"Oh please, Robin!" I snap. "You never cared anyway! It's not going to matter!"
"Artemis, he knew about it!" Wally puts in.
"Robin knows everything. I don't need him to worry about me. It will only cause más pain."
Robin stares at me, sadness in his eyes. He abruptly leaves the room.
"Did tu really have to say that?" Wally asks.
"Yes!" I snap.
He takes a step away from me.
"I don't even know tu anymore. You're so much different now. Ever since-"
"Ever since what? Since I was freed from being Tigress? Ever since I bonded with Nikki? o ever since I fell in amor with you?" I yell.
Even I know that answer.
"I don't know!" Wally yells back. "I just know you're different! Something has come over you."
"You know what came over me? tu came over me! I can't think straight around you, even if we are dating! I know how tu feel about me, but do tu really know how much I amor you? No, scratch that. Do tu even know how much I need you?" I'm almost in tears.
"Why don't tu tell me, babe." Wally whispers.
That's it. That's why I'm like this. Because I never told him how much I cared about him.
I take a shaky breath and stare at his face. "Every feature is perfect. Your freckles are in the right spot, your eyes are the most amazing shade of green, your lips are perfect for kissing..."
"That's not why tu need me. That's why tu amor me." Wally says quietly, wrapping his arms around me.
"I need tu because I amor you. Because tu understand me. Because tu are always there. Because tu are the only guy I've ever dated that has treated me likes this. The only one who gets my pain, and helps me through it."
I run out of his arms and into my room, locking the door. Why am I scared?
I stare at the mesa, tabla I'm seated at. Wally is with me, as is Robin and Batman. Red Tornado and Black Canary come and sit at the mesa, tabla also. Green arrow stands in the door, ready to back me up in case I can't continue.
"You may begin when tu are ready Artemis." batman says quietly, looking at me with something I have never seen in his eyes before. At least not when he looked at me. Concern.
I sigh and Wally squeezes my hand in reassurance. "Well," I begin. "To get tu to fully understand the tigresa concept, I'm going to have to tell tu about mine first." batman nods as do the other League members in the room.
"Being tigresa is not something tu choose to be. tu are forced because the spirt consumes your soul. Of course the only way out is to kill someone tu amor and hate. But that was only for mine. I fear Nikki has the más worse tigresa prophecy than I did. I believe she has the Dark Prophecy." I say.
Robin cocks his head. "Do tu know it?" he asks me. I nod. "Consumed por the darkest spirit, a light shed unto your path. Consuming others tu interact with physically, and also destroying the rest. Killing the only person tu amor can save you, but being as that it hard to identify, it will lead to a massacre."
There is silence. I stare at Wally and he offers me a smile. "But Jason..." he says, his smile wavering. "The only physical interaction they could have had was kissing, Wally. Believe me, Nikki is crazy about Jason, and I'm pretty sure it's vice versa." I explain. "It isn't permanent though. Once he wakes up, he won't remember anything. The spirit will have left him."
Wally glares at the table, and I feel bad for him. To have someone close to tu become corrupt por a spirit, it hurts.
"Artemis, how can we fix the problem?" batman asks coldly, as if I haven't dado him any valuable information. "Like the prophecy says, Nikki will have to kill someone she truly loves."
Wally's eyes widen. "Jason." I stare at him, sorrow in my eyes. Black Canary comes and sits siguiente to him. "Wally, don't worry. Nothing is going to happen to him."
batman narrows his eyes and stares me down. "We could keep her in lockdown." he suggests. "No." I firmly say. "That's worse, because it will lead to her losing her mental stability."
Wally stands up and looks to Green Arrow. "You are más aquainted with these things than we are. Do tu have any suggestions?" The League member looks at him and shakes his head no.
"Wait..." I say, an idea forming in my head. "What if Sportsmaster dies? Again. That would free anyone. That's the only loop hole in the prophecy!" Wally looks at me with hope in his eyes. "It's risky, Artemis." Robin puts in, staring at me. "Yeah, it is Art. Maybe we should just let Jason go?" Wally says shakily.
I stand up and look at him. "No. Jason is a part of this team, as is Nikki. It's our duty to watch each other's backs. We can't turn on them just because of a prophecy. We have to help them! There is a way out, and we have to follow it. No matter which way this goes, Nikki will be free from the prophecy. Whether it's from killing Sportsmaster..." I take a breath. "Or me returning to be Tigress."
batman tilts his head and says, "Artemis. You'd be willing to sacrifice yourself to save Nikki?" I find myself nodding even though my mind is screaming no. "It's the only seguro way." Black Canary says. "No." I turn. Green arrow and Wally have spoken in unison. "Also no." Robin says.
"We'll take a vote." batman says. "All in favor of Artemis sacrificing herself to save Nikki, raise your hand." I look around the room to see Batman, Black Canary, Red Tornado raise their hand. I raise my hand as well. "All opposed?" Robin, Wally, and Green arrow raise their hands. "Well. It seems majority rules. Artemis will sacrifice herself."
"No!" exclaims Wally, taking my hand. "You can't!" I close my eyes. "It's time for me to face this." The League members exit the room leaving just me, Wally, and Robin.
"Artemis tu can't. tu can't!" Robin cries.
"Oh please, Robin!" I snap. "You never cared anyway! It's not going to matter!"
"Artemis, he knew about it!" Wally puts in.
"Robin knows everything. I don't need him to worry about me. It will only cause más pain."
Robin stares at me, sadness in his eyes. He abruptly leaves the room.
"Did tu really have to say that?" Wally asks.
"Yes!" I snap.
He takes a step away from me.
"I don't even know tu anymore. You're so much different now. Ever since-"
"Ever since what? Since I was freed from being Tigress? Ever since I bonded with Nikki? o ever since I fell in amor with you?" I yell.
Even I know that answer.
"I don't know!" Wally yells back. "I just know you're different! Something has come over you."
"You know what came over me? tu came over me! I can't think straight around you, even if we are dating! I know how tu feel about me, but do tu really know how much I amor you? No, scratch that. Do tu even know how much I need you?" I'm almost in tears.
"Why don't tu tell me, babe." Wally whispers.
That's it. That's why I'm like this. Because I never told him how much I cared about him.
I take a shaky breath and stare at his face. "Every feature is perfect. Your freckles are in the right spot, your eyes are the most amazing shade of green, your lips are perfect for kissing..."
"That's not why tu need me. That's why tu amor me." Wally says quietly, wrapping his arms around me.
"I need tu because I amor you. Because tu understand me. Because tu are always there. Because tu are the only guy I've ever dated that has treated me likes this. The only one who gets my pain, and helps me through it."
I run out of his arms and into my room, locking the door. Why am I scared?