Wally and Artemis :: Only You | Part 2

The food was delicious, the speeches were truly touching, but now they could finally dance together without anybody to listen to or pay attention to, but each other. With a small smile on his face, Wally grasped his lover's hand and helped her out of her chair, slowly leading her to where they could dance with each other as well as the other couples. However, they had to come to the center before anybody else; It was only fitting. So, ever so slowly the speedster led his favorite archer to the middle of the room and rested one hand on her hip while intwining his fingers with her hand. The rest of the couples began to make their way towards the middle as well, but the young married couple couldn't even notice the others. Their eyes were fixed on each other, bright green locked with stormy grey.

As the music began to play, they couldn't find it in themselves to do a slow dance, tapping feet around and probably stepping on each other more than a few times. So instead, they did their own sort of thing. Artemis leaned forward and rested her head on her husband's shoulder, her eyes closing as soon as she did so. For a moment, Wally let himself be surprised yet he knew that this whole dancing thing wouldn't have worked out for either of them anyways. Tonight, they'd do what they wanted. Tonight was their night and nobody else's.

The red-head soon let go of his lover's hand and moved his hand away from her waist, causing her to open her eyes in confusion. But that confused look was immediately erased from her face as she felt his arms wrap around her back, hugging her and bringing warmth to her otherwise cold body. It was a bit chilly outside where they were, and she could use that warmth from him, the warmth that she always felt whenever they were together. The blonde bride let her eyelids drop over her gorgeous grey orbs once more and she let the rest of her senses do the work. The only thing her and Wally were doing in all honesty was turning in a circle over and over again. That was all; Nothing complicated in the slightest.

"So, how much longer do we have left before we get to leave?" she asked, keeping her head rested against his shoulder.

Wally held out his left arm and pulled a bit of the sleeve back, glancing at his watch from over his lover's shoulder before wrapping his arm around her waist once more.

"About fifteen minutes. Maybe more. Why? Is somebody getting a bit antsy waiting for their Wally time?" he asked, a small smirk on his face. His blonde bride simply rolled her eyes before smiling a little and lightly whispering in his ear "Maybe."

Oh, you know, you know, you know I'd never ask you to change
If perfect's what you're searching for then just stay the same
So don't even bother asking if you look okay
You know I'll say

When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
'Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are

Her eyes opened and she leaned backwards so that she could look at his face, a shocked expression on her own. "You picked this song, didn't you? Our first date..." He smiled back at her, a knowing look in his bright green eyes and responded with a soft "Of course I did." With that, he gently pressed his hand to the back of her head so that she'd once again rest it against his shoulder and without any hesitation, Artemis obliged, a delighted smile on her face as she closed her eyes and listened to the rest of the song while feeling her husband's warmth pressed against her.

And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
'Cause girl, you're amazing
Just the way you are

The way you are
The way you are
Girl, you're amazing
Just the way you are

When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
'Cause girl, you're amazing
Just the way you are

And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
'Cause girl, you're amazing
Just the way you are

As the song came to an end, everything quieted down. Most of the couples started heading back to their seats while others took their time, finishing their dances before returning to where they had been sitting before. Wally and Artemis broke apart from their hug, as if there had been telepathic communication between the two of them where they agreed that they would go sit down now. The groom picked his bride up and slowly carried her away, the same way he had done when it was time for dinner. He wanted to do all he could from now on to show her how special she was to him, how much she meant to him, how much he loved her. When they arrived at their seats, he pulled hers out for her and then set her down in it before settling down in his own and watching as his best friend stepped up to the mic.

"Alright everybody! It's almost time for us to bid our bride and groom farewell and ship them off to their honeymoon, and we can only imagine what they'll do there."

Everybody laughed and clapped, some whistling, while Wally and Artemis glanced at each other and then looked away, warm pink blushes clear on their faces.

"Now, before we say good-bye, I think I want to call all the girls up, as well as the bride so that the bouquet can be thrown. Come on up here, Artemis West."

Artemis flashed Robin a look of irritation before rising to her feet and shaking her head at Wally as a sign that he could just relax and she'd walk by herself this time. He gave her a concerned look, but she just smiled at him and then walked away towards the altar. As soon as she was positioned where she was supposed to be, she glanced back to see many excited and delighted faces of little girls, teenage girls, young women, and some of her friends as well. "Alright everybody, here I go!" she said, throwing her bouquet over her head. The bunch of white carnations and roses flew through the air before coming to rest in the hands of a black-haired, blue-eyed girl that the bride was very friendly with.

"Zatanna! You caught it!"

"Zatanna! You're so lucky!"

The girls gathered all around the magician, causing her to blush and turn her head to look at the man she was currently in love with. Robin gave her a smile, causing her face to grow an even brighter shade of red.

Wally came up to his bride's side and held her close to him, leaning over to whisper in her ear. "Ready to go?" She nodded happily and he gave her a loving smile before bending down to press his lips to hers one more time before they had to get in their car and then be shoved in a plane after going to the airport. At the moment where their lips made contact for the second time that night, all attention was brought back to them and more cheers filled the air. Normally, they would've blushed but they weren't paying attention to anybody else but each other as of now.

With unmatched speed, Wally picked up his bride, bridal style, and carried her over to their new dark blue convertible which had a giant "JUST MARRIED!" sign on the back of it. The top was already up, and now they simply had to get in. Smiling at his bride, the speedster carried her over to the passenger side of the car and opened the door, setting her down on the seat inside and belting her in. He took her shoes off and threw them carelessly into the back of the car behind the seats, which she in response, smiled happily at. Those shoes were most likely going in the trash when they got to their honeymoon place.

After safely getting Artemis in, Wally walked to the driver's side and got in, putting his seat belt on and checking all the controls. When everything seemed ready, he opened both his and Artemis's windows and stuck his head out the window, waving to all the guests that were standing right behind the car. His mother and father came up to him with pride in their eyes and his mom gave him a hug through the space of the window, setting a kiss on his forehead. "Take good care of her, and have fun." she said. He nodded and then turned to see his best friend running up to catch him before he drove off. "You're a lucky guy, Wally. Not as lucky as me though." he said, turning to look at Zatanna who was running over to Artemis's side of the car. "I'll be seeing you!" With that, he ran off and allowed the car to pull away, the GPS already programmed to take them to the airport.

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"Wally..."

She groaned his name, her head pressed firmly against the back of her seat. She nudged him again, trying to wake her new husband up. Oh, she was getting airsick. And if he didn't wake up right about now and hand her the barf bag that was beneath his seat, she was gonna barf all over him. Mumbling a few undecipherable words, the red-head awoke and turned to look at his ill-feeling Artemis, wrapping his arm around her to bring her close to him. She pressed her head to his chest and instantly began to feel better.

"Just go back to sleep, babe. We'll be there in a little bit." he whispered before turning his head to the side again in an attempt to fall asleep once more.

"I... Alright. But just know that if I don't feel good while I'm sleeping, you might wake up in a very soggy, wet shirt with undigested meatballs, spaghetti, steak, and ice cream cake all over it." she responded, only half-joking.

Wally simply laughed and kissed the top of her forehead, replying with a "Fine by me." before dozing off once more.

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Her stormy grey eyes opened slowly as she awoke from her restful sleep. She scanned her surroundings, and suddenly became aware that she was in a queen bed with purely cotton sheets, wrapped up in the embrace of her favorite speedster who was still fast asleep. A tiny stream of drool was pouring out of the side of his mouth and onto the pillow, and she smiled, brushing some of his hair aside so that she could get a better view of his face. He looked just like a little child, so peaceful, so quiet. Love and affection filling her eyes, the blonde slowly untangled herself from her lover's arms before standing and stretching, pulling back the curtain of the canopy bed to see the bright beach right outside of her window.

Tan sand, warm after being baked by the morning sun. The cool, cerulean ocean tides pulling onto the shore, washing away some of the rocks, then bringing them back, then washing them away again. The water sparkled and glittered in the sunlight of the new day, and it seemed to hold the look of a glassy surface. It even looked clean, which was odd considering most beaches had very green, more gross waters than clear blue ones. Her eyes lit up as she saw the view, the distant bright green of the trees that were just across the wide body of water. Bright green... Just like Wally's eyes. she thought with a smile, stretching out her arms.

She couldn't believe it. For two whole weeks, this place was all her's and Wally's. And, she'd be spending the rest of her life with him. How much better could things get? The memory of the last night came back to her and her eyelids drooped slightly as she thought about it, joy and love flooding her eyes and bringing more color to them. She glanced down at her belly and touched it with a single hand, feeling warmth there. A child possibly? Blooming inside of her. Her's and Wally's? Yes, she wanted that. She'd keep it. She knew it was coming, and wanted it more than anything else now. The blonde was brought out of her daze as the sounds of a stirring Wally caused her attention to turn to what was behind her.

The speedster got up and cracked his neck, stretching his arms and cracking his fingers until everything felt loose once more. As his eyes opened, they immediately locked with those of his wife and once again, that loving grin appeared on his face and he crawled over to where his wife was, tying her hair and putting one of his larger shirts on. "Morning." he said, pulling her into a hug from behind. "Morning." she replied softly. She pulled back and turned, gazing into his emerald eyes for a moment before closing her own storm-colored orbs and pushing her lips onto his; A gesture which he fully returned. The rest of his life waking up to her by his side? Her and only her? Yes, he could most definitely handle that.

"Only you..." he murmured against her lips.

She pulled back a centimeter and gave him a slightly confused look. "What?"

"I love you, and only you." he said.

She smiled brightly and returned his words before allowing him to pull her into another loving kiss.