It was no secret that Artemis of Bana-Mighdall, codenamed Requiem, and better known to many as Diana's temporary replacement as Wonder Woman during the Amazon civil war was rather fond of of the current Wondergirl, Cassandra Sandsmark. It was also somewhat well known on the Watchtower that she had developed something of a "big sister" relationship with one Keitaro Urashima. Unforturnately for her, combining those two facts put her in the rather uneviable position of sitting with Cassie and acting as her sounding board as the demigoddess tried to work out a strategy to catch Keitaro's romantic attentions.
Really, Artemis had only herself to blame. She had trained the young woman to look at all things as a battle. Now she was stuck listening to strategies for a type of confrontation that she had no knowledge of, nor particular interest in, namely that of attracting a man.
"I couldn't believe Megan acting like that. I mean, I get Kara getting all protective over Keitaro and stuff. Kryptonians need to stick together and all that, right? Right. But where does Miss Martian get off telling me I was coming on too strong?" Cassie griped to the only half-listening redheaded Amazon.
"Keitaro is more human than Kryptonian by a wide margin," Artemis blandly interjected into the conversation.
"Whatever. Kon was only half and we still called him Kryptonian most of the time. And Keitaro does have Kon's original powers," Cassie dismissed with a a wave of her hand.
"To a degree. His powers are nowhere near Superboy's level," Artemis corrected. And Keitaro has a far less grating personality than that-, what did Diana call him? Ah, yes. The Walking Hormone you used to date, she added mentally as she sat there while Wondergirl vented.
"It doesn't matter. I'm not interested in Keitaro for his powers. He's a really nice guy. And he's cute. And he's-" Cassie started to rattle off.
"Got a girl at home in Japan that holds his interest," Artemis pointed out, if only to stop Cassie from taking too long prattling about Keitaro's good points. Granted, Artemis agreed with many of the youngest daughter of Zeus' sentiments, but she didn't want to hear about them ad nauseum.
"Grrr, don't even get me started about her. I mean Keitaro was telling me, Kara, and Secret about what it was like back home and that girl sounds borderline abusive. Never mind that he was probably glossing over her worst traits. And he didn't even seem upset at the way he was being treated there. I mean, the way he was talking you would think the sun itself shined out of her butt," Cassie sulked.
Artemis smirked knowingly as she responded, "Well that would be beneficial to Keitaro. His abilities are powered by yellow sunlight much as Superman's are."
"Ugh. You're impossible somtimes," Cassie griped. "Anyway, what kind of advice can you give me? I mean, you seem to spend more time with him on the Watchtower than anyone not training him. Other than Kara, of course."
"Perhaps if you made more of an effort to spend time with him as a friend and less as a suitor you would be better able to work that out. Otherwise I'm sure Diana would be a better choice in this field. I am hardly one to go on dates," Artemis reminded her.
"Hmph. I can't trust Diana with this. I overheard her telling Superman what a cute couple Kara and Keitaro would make. Like that would happen," Cassie complained.
"You think the Princess would sabotage your efforts to win Keitaro's affections?" Artemis asked with a genuine note of surprise. That hardly seemed like something the former Goddess of Truth would do.
Wondergirl looked a little ashamed of herself as she looked down at the surface of the table and replied, "No. Of course not. It's just that like half the Watchtower seems to be acting like Keitaro and Kara are going to end up a couple already because they're both Krytonian and spend all this time together. I know if I went to Diana she'd be supportive, but she'd stay out of it too, y'know?"
Truthfully, Artemis did not know. Being supportive while keeping out of it sounded like the best idea she had heard all day at this point.
"Anyway, I was thinking of asking Keitaro if he wanted to join me in seeing the Themysciran exhibit at the Smithsonian later this week. I just need to figure out some way to do it without Kara coming to chaperone. Or half the girls in the Titans and the younger ones in the League 'just happening to be there'," Cassie plotted as Artemis tried vailiantly to refrain from banging her head on the table in front of her.
Really, Artemis had only herself to blame. She had trained the young woman to look at all things as a battle. Now she was stuck listening to strategies for a type of confrontation that she had no knowledge of, nor particular interest in, namely that of attracting a man.
"I couldn't believe Megan acting like that. I mean, I get Kara getting all protective over Keitaro and stuff. Kryptonians need to stick together and all that, right? Right. But where does Miss Martian get off telling me I was coming on too strong?" Cassie griped to the only half-listening redheaded Amazon.
"Keitaro is more human than Kryptonian by a wide margin," Artemis blandly interjected into the conversation.
"Whatever. Kon was only half and we still called him Kryptonian most of the time. And Keitaro does have Kon's original powers," Cassie dismissed with a a wave of her hand.
"To a degree. His powers are nowhere near Superboy's level," Artemis corrected. And Keitaro has a far less grating personality than that-, what did Diana call him? Ah, yes. The Walking Hormone you used to date, she added mentally as she sat there while Wondergirl vented.
"It doesn't matter. I'm not interested in Keitaro for his powers. He's a really nice guy. And he's cute. And he's-" Cassie started to rattle off.
"Got a girl at home in Japan that holds his interest," Artemis pointed out, if only to stop Cassie from taking too long prattling about Keitaro's good points. Granted, Artemis agreed with many of the youngest daughter of Zeus' sentiments, but she didn't want to hear about them ad nauseum.
"Grrr, don't even get me started about her. I mean Keitaro was telling me, Kara, and Secret about what it was like back home and that girl sounds borderline abusive. Never mind that he was probably glossing over her worst traits. And he didn't even seem upset at the way he was being treated there. I mean, the way he was talking you would think the sun itself shined out of her butt," Cassie sulked.
Artemis smirked knowingly as she responded, "Well that would be beneficial to Keitaro. His abilities are powered by yellow sunlight much as Superman's are."
"Ugh. You're impossible somtimes," Cassie griped. "Anyway, what kind of advice can you give me? I mean, you seem to spend more time with him on the Watchtower than anyone not training him. Other than Kara, of course."
"Perhaps if you made more of an effort to spend time with him as a friend and less as a suitor you would be better able to work that out. Otherwise I'm sure Diana would be a better choice in this field. I am hardly one to go on dates," Artemis reminded her.
"Hmph. I can't trust Diana with this. I overheard her telling Superman what a cute couple Kara and Keitaro would make. Like that would happen," Cassie complained.
"You think the Princess would sabotage your efforts to win Keitaro's affections?" Artemis asked with a genuine note of surprise. That hardly seemed like something the former Goddess of Truth would do.
Wondergirl looked a little ashamed of herself as she looked down at the surface of the table and replied, "No. Of course not. It's just that like half the Watchtower seems to be acting like Keitaro and Kara are going to end up a couple already because they're both Krytonian and spend all this time together. I know if I went to Diana she'd be supportive, but she'd stay out of it too, y'know?"
Truthfully, Artemis did not know. Being supportive while keeping out of it sounded like the best idea she had heard all day at this point.
"Anyway, I was thinking of asking Keitaro if he wanted to join me in seeing the Themysciran exhibit at the Smithsonian later this week. I just need to figure out some way to do it without Kara coming to chaperone. Or half the girls in the Titans and the younger ones in the League 'just happening to be there'," Cassie plotted as Artemis tried vailiantly to refrain from banging her head on the table in front of her.