[I do not own Teen Titans or any characters mentioned in this story. oF COURSE I'm gonna start a new story instead of updating the ones I already have going RIGHT? Truth be told, this story will just all around be easier for me to write, and I think it's fun too! Yeah, I know how old and worn out high school AUs are, which is why this is a Marching Band AU! I'm in Marching Band, and high school, so it will be easy for me to write this. And Marching Band is much more fun and interesting than high school itself. The entire story itself is Kyd Wykkyd/Kid Flash, but there will be a lot of other plots and intertwining stories later too. Other characters will come around when the plot does, so be aware! Just for a rundown, Kid Flash plays percussion, Kyd Wykkyd plays Trombone, Jericho and Kole play flute, Jinx is in the pit, Starfire and Angel are (non menacing) cheerleaders, Mammoth is on Tuba, Billy is Euphonium, SeeMore is saxophone, Herald is Trumpet, Bumblebee is French Horn, and Red-X (Jason Todd) is a football player. I hope you enjoy!]
Wally took a deep breath in, stabilizing himself from where he was hidden behind a bush on the outskirts of the park. He kept breathing in and out, trying to focus on other things than the fact that he was pretty sure when Elliot found him he was going to die. This was it, Wally could see it now. His gravestone would read 'Wally West, 2001-2017, put up with by his parents if only because he had charming looks'.
Wally peaked his head out of his hiding place, scanning his surroundings both for a distraction and for contentment in the knowledge that Elliot had yet to storm after him. The park itself was pretty nice. Green trees, a heat that the Band kids were all too familiar with, and the sight of mothers and children all huddling on the other side of the park to avoid the overall disappointment and meme-ery that was Marching Band culture.
Under the shade of one of the two verandahs in the park sat Billy, Mammoth, Grant, and Starfire. Mammoth had taken a seat at the table that was right next to the food everyone had brought, for obvious reasons. As of now, he was engaged in a very serious looking eating competition with Grant. Billy was cheering along Grant in his southern accent as Starfire cheered on her boyfriend in her own high pitched voice. Grant and Starfire weren't technically Band kids, but they were close enough. Grant was Slade's oldest son, and Slade funded the Band's everything, and he fit in pretty well with Mammoth and Billy anyway. Starfire was one of the few not-so-evil cheerleaders of the school, and it was way too much trouble to try tearing her away from Mammoth.
Wally chuckled and rolled his eyes as he turned toward the swings where Bumblebee and Jericho seemed to be in a heated debate with Herald. The duo was winning, as they normally did. Herald and Bumblebee were both sitting in the swings, though neither seemed to be moving, as Jericho sat cross legged between them, snickering every time Bumblebee said something and distractedly playing with a plot of flowers next to the swings. Herald seemed determined to prove himself right, though he also seemed to deflate whenever either of them shot something back at him.
Wally turned his head over toward the water playhouse set up near the edge of the park when he heard an excited scream. The park had originally set up the small area that would spurt up water from the ground at a high velocity for the younger kids during the summer, but it seemed Kole was making better use of it. She kept screaming and laughing as she ran through the water and soaked her bubblegum hair, turning and urging her softly smiling girlfriend to join her every time the water would die down. Jinx seemed to always give a hard no.
"Wallace West!" He heard a shrill voice yell from somewhere behind him, tearing him from his reminiscent people watching. He immediately cringed up into a ball, ready to be sent into the middle of the Earth by either God himself or the pure embarrassment of having to face Elliot ever again.
And then Wally remembered that Elliot's voice was not shrill, mean, and kind of babyish. Elliot's voice was soft, quiet, and kind of scratchy - Wally would know, having that stupid tone ingrained into his memory for so long.
Wally finally unfurled from his fetal position to see Angel's figure looming above him and blocking the sun like a bad omen, glaring tiredly at Wally as she always did.
"Wally, what are you doing behind a bush? I mean- the bathrooms aren't that far from-" and then it hit Angel exactly what he was doing.
The taller girl smiled devilishly, gasping and jumping up and down at what it seemed she'd finally figured out for herself.
"WALLY, ELLIOT'S SECRET ADMIRER NOTES WERE FROM-?!"
"SHUT UP!" Wally shrieked with a face beet red, trying not to blush more at the voice crack in the middle of his yell as he yanked Angel down to hide with him.
"Wally, that was you? I should've known-! The way you stare at him during gym-! And that one time when you landed on him in spin the bottle-!" Angel rambled in a whisper-yell, amazed at how much she'd looked over. Wally and Elliot were the school's known rivals in just about everything. That was what everyone thought. - Wally was just really, really bad at flirting. Every time he tried to compliment Elliot, it came out as an insult. Elliot was convinced Wally hated him for no reason because every time Elliot walked into a room, Wally bolted out.
"You can't tell Elliot it was me! He probably knows already, and God knows I worded it really, really bad. He probably hates me, and now he's going to hunt me down and kill me and-" Wally rambled like a nervous wreck, only interrupted by Angel slapping a hand over his mouth and smiling confidently.
"Don't worry, he probably loves them! He made me leave while he read them so I wouldn't be able to blab if the admirer wrote their name, but you couldn't have worded it that bad." Angel said with her ever present sunny smile.
"I can only hope." Wally groaned, slumping down in his place behind the bush.
"Well, you better hope those track legs still work, because Elliot seems to be tearing through everyone looking for you carrot top." See-More said nonchalantly as he approached the two, amusedly pointing over to where Elliot had interrupted Grant and Mammoth's eating competition to question them on Wally's whereabouts.
Mammoth said something that Wally couldn't hear as he pointed toward their bush, followed by Elliot's line of sight following all the way up until Elliot and Wally finally locked stares. Wally almost missed it with how he ducked down at a great speed, but Elliot almost seemed to be...excited? The pale boy gasped and bit his lip nervously, but that's all Wally could see before he hit the ground like a soldier in training.
And then Wally curled into a ball and put his hands to his face.
"What are you doing?" Angel asked flatly.
"I think he's praying." SeeMore answered before he went back to slurping his Coke.
Elliot finally made his way over to the strange group, easily making his way through See-More and Angel to kneel down to Wally's level. Elliot's heart felt stuck in his throat, and his breathing was shallow and nervous. Elliot bit his lip for a moment, thinking of what to say before he finally reached a hand out to get Wally's attention.
"...Wally-"
But Elliot never got so far, with the excited yell that broke through the entirety of the park and caused everyone to turn and look at a now disheveled Jason Todd being knocked to the ground with the force of Joseph's happy squealing and hug.
Joseph finally got off of his 'kind-of boyfriend' and smiled sheepishly at the crowd that had been staring at them.
Joseph's family weren't very approving of his love life, and so he and Jason were kept a secret among the family. The school and locals, however, knew very well about Joseph's jock boyfriend, considering the amount of PDA the two were prone to when they did get time together.
Elliot shook his head and smiled at the admittedly very cute couple before he turned around and glared at the now empty spot where Wally once was. It seemed the drummer had taken the distraction as an advantage and dashed to get away. Elliot just barely saw him running with all his might the opposite direction toward Jinx and Kole.
Elliot huffed angrily and ran after him, jumping over randomly set benches every now and then to catch up to the running star.
Elliot finally caught up to Wally, Wally backing up into a tree as Elliot approached him slowly.
"Elliot, look, I know you probably hate me and all but I promise whatever I did I didn't mean-" Wally said quickly before Elliot interrupted him with exasperation, gripping the note in his hand fiercely.
"Wally, I'm not angry, I just-" Elliot began, only to scream in surprise and agitation. It seemed he wasn't aware that he had been standing on top of the water playhouse, and the cold water rushed over him and completely soaked his clothes. When it was over with and there was still water sprinkling down from the air, Elliot froze in place as his eyeliner slid down his face and he saw how everyone stared at him and laughed. Not out of meanness, simply out of the fact that it was something Elliot didn't expect - but Elliot didn't know that.
Elliot looked down with his heart still in his throat, seeing the watered down ink run down the note he was carrying.
Wally,
I've always liked you - maybe even loved you, I think. I don't see how you see all those things in me. I'm clumsy and careless, and rude. But if you really do see something in me, I want you to know that I return your feelings with absolution. I've loved you for so long, and to know you feel the same way, amazes me. I love you too, and I want to be together. I'm no good with words, so I hope you'll accept this note. I hope you'll accept my heart.
Elliot swallowed thickly, curling into himself as he heard the sound of everyone laughing at what he assumed was him and he felt the small burning of tears pricking his eyes. Elliot thought Wally was different. He'd seen Wally stand up to bullies, and help kids when the teachers thought their questions were annoying or stupid. Elliot was elated and for once he felt hopeful and light when he read the note that Wally had given him.
But Wally wasn't different. He wasn't any different than every other jerk at their school. He was mean, and manipulative, and cruel. He'd used Elliot to make a practical joke in front of the only group of people whose opinions Elliot cared about.
Elliot's shoulders starting shaking with his uneasy breaths as he fought back the urge to cry, Wally slowly approaching him to see what was wrong.
"I HATE YOU!" Elliot screamed with angry tears pricking his eyes as he shoved Wally so hard he flew backward on the ground. Elliot threw the note into the water that was now pooling on the concrete ground, condemning it to rip itself apart.
Wally looked up just in time to see Elliot frantically sobbing into his sleeve and trying to wipe away his tears, just before he bolted as fast as he could out of the park and as far away from the redhead as possible.
The entire park was silent for the first time since the Band had gotten there. Everyone was either gaping angrily at Wally, staring mournfully after Elliot, or shaking their heads sympathetically at the entire story.
"...I fucked up." Wally said quietly to Angel and SeeMore, who were now standing behind him.
"Big time." Angel said after a pause.
[yOU THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE HAPPY. YOU FOOL, DO YOU NOT KNOW MY WRITING STYLE YET? In other news, the top AN was the longest one I've ever written, geez. This will get happier, I promise. But I mean, they're teenagers, where there are teenagers there is miscommunication and quiet pining. Read and Review please!]