Title: Turnaround
Author: InvisibleBrunette
Rating: K
Summary: It's amazing what the presence one person can do to your entire day.
Feedback: Feel free.
A/N: Written in the B:TAS universe. Batman Beyond is NOT in the same universe. I can't stand what they did to Tim in 'Return of the Joker' and Dick wasn't even in the freakin' series! Therefore, I will not use it.
Eleven year old Timothy Drake was having a bad day. It had been a hard day, he didn't sleep well because he was nervous about a history test that he was pretty sure he bombed. Not to mention he fell asleep during English class resulting in the teacher yelling at him in front of the entire class. The rest of the day had gone by smoother, but Tim was left in a fowl mood.
The pre-teen trudged through the hallway, glad that the day was over.
"Hey Tim!" the eleven year old looked over his shoulder. A boy with mousy brown hair was running up to him, he recognized him as Ryan, who shared homeroom with him.
"Hey" he replied once the other pre-teen had caught up with him.
"How'd ya do on the test?" Ryan asked.
"I won't know 'til next week." Tim sighed the way only the way a teenager could. "I'm pretty sure I flunked though" he said miserably.
The mousy haired boy nodded sympathetically. No too long ago he had failed a test and ended up grounded for a month. "I'll see ya Monday Tim. Hope ya don't bomb that test!" Ryan called running off.
Tim shook his head. His friend had the attention span of a gnat. Oh well. At least he got to go home now, he mused when the school's exit was in sight. When he got outside, he noticed several things. One, that several of the boys, a couple dads, and Bobby Jones' mom, huh, he had never figured her as the type to like bikes, were surrounding a very sleek looking motorcycle. Two, that it was a very familiar bike. And three, there was a very familiar person sidling out of the small crowd that had gathered.
The eleven year old's face immediately lit up, test and bad mood totally forgotten.
"Dick!" he shouted with an excited grin, and took off running towards his older brother. "What are you doing here?" the boy practically bounced.
By then the small crowd had cleared, giving the duo access to the bike. "What? Can't a guy come pick up his little bro?" Dick asked in mock surprise. "Come on kid, let's go home"
And just like that, Tim's bad day turned around just like that. Why? Because he got to hang out with the world's greatest big brother!
THE END.
A/N: There was the scene of Tim running up to Dick all excited in my head... So yeah, here it is! Don't worry, I'm working on Sunshine, this was just bugging me.
"Every now and then I have the feeling that I've totally lost my mind. It's a great feeling" -Nightwing