A.N. thank you for the reviews! It means a lot... :-) anyway... I rewrote this a bit hopefully it makes more sense now. It is an AU and I changed the ages of some characters so it night be easier to write... probably lazy but oh well, read and review!
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This was my first week at Gotham Academy. My dad, a security guard had gotten posted to Gotham City, to guard Bruce Wayne none the less, so I had to move with him. Great. As if to make my day even better there was no seats on the bus apart from one next to a redhead.
"Is this seat taken?" I asked as I approached him.
"No, sit." He smiled back. "You new?" Please tell me he wasn't chatty.
"Yeah, just moved here." I explained. He nodded and I plugged my earphones in, trying to block out the world. He seemed to get the message and looked out the window. The bus ride seemed to take forever but we finally got out of the poorer parts where I lived. He didn't try to speak again for ages.
"Are you kidding me?" He said, putting his head in his hands.
"What?" I asked.
"Dick is getting on the bus." He whined.
"Who?" I looked up and saw a boy about my age get on the bus. He stood for ages talking to the bus driver and, after a few minutes of debating, he moved up the bus and leant against on one of the poles. His raven hair was slightly ruffled from the wind but he didn't fix it. Redhead seemed to know him because he got out his phone and started to text, muttering to himself. I found myself staring at the mystery boy as he checked his own phone. His fingers tapped furiously and he kept his head down.
"Can I get past you?" Redhead asked, his eyes apologetic.
"Sure." I muttered, moving my legs and bag out the way while he scooted past. I shamefully found myself staring again. They were very quiet and redhead, really need to find out his name, seemed to be comforting the black haired boy. Redhead motioned back towards me and the black haired one looked up. His eyes made me freeze. They were blue. Bright blue. I can't explain the shade but they defiantly got my attention. I stared back and noticed his eyes looked red, slightly puffy. This boy had been crying! He smiled at me and my heart leaped. He was extremely good looking. Then he and redhead continued their conversation. Soon they both made their way back up the bus.
"Sorry, I didn't tell you my name." Redhead said while the newer boy stood beside him. "It's Wally. Wally West." He explained.
"I'm Lily." I replied.
"Cool, this is my best friend Dick." Wally said as he pointed at Dick.
"Dick?" I asked.
"Richard Grayson," he said holding out his hand, "but I get called Dick."
"Nice to meet you." I said taking his hand and shaking it. "I recognize the name Grayson from somewhere." I said and his head dropped. He muttered something I didn't hear and I moved up on the seat. Wally sat down beside me and he and Dick continued their conversation. I wasn't listening in, I promise, but I did overhear them talking about Dick's family. Something about a Jay and Alfred? Oh well. I started to think of my own family. My two younger sisters, one 14 and one 16, would start school next week after they finish their physicist appointments. I used to see a physiatrist too, but I stopped going. The reason we went there was because the Joker had kidnapped our family, dad and mum included, and mum was killed in front of us. He probably only did it to get a shot at Batman... Oh well. Dad sent us all to that stupid place, but my sisters got moved to a different doctor than I did. I'm 18 now, been having those appointments since I was 15. Needless to say I'm glad to see the back of them. Dad did tell his boss about Joker so I didn't see why they moved us to Gotham, where the Joker lived! Idiots. Suddenly I felt my arm shake. "Hello? You fell asleep, we're at the Academy." Dick woke me up and I saw we were the last ones on the bus. "Wally went to see Megan and Connor upstairs so I took his seat," he explained as he walked with me into the school, "You fell asleep just before that and I took his seat."
"Thanks." I said. He just smiled.
"You'd have done the same for me. If you'll excuse me I have to go tell Babs something." He said before leaving and jogging over to a redheaded girl. What's with the amount of redheads I was meeting this morning?
"Lily?" I heard my name so I spun around, coming face to face with a girl who's blonde hair hung down in little waves to her shoulder.
"Yes?" I replied.
"My names Bette," she smiled, "I'll be your buddy here at Gotham Academy."