~Alex's POV~
|The Hunter Residence, Gotham City
|June 14, 6:00 a.m.
After 2 and a half hours of sleep, (Hooray!) I woke to my phone beeping at me. I got changed into my Gotham Academy uniform and grabbed a bagel and my backpack, running outside to meet Barbara across the street.
"Shall we?" She asked, mocking a gentleman and holding her arm for me to loop mine through.
"We shall," I replied with a British accent, looping my arm through hers. We took three steps and then bursted out laughing. We walked to school occasionally having to stop due to the fact that we couldn't stop laughing. When we got there, Barbara left for Science and I set off to Algebra. I walked in and sat down in my seat in the very center of the desks. My partner was already there and when I sat down he smiled. Something about him seemed familiar.
"Hi, I'm Richard Grayson. But please, call me Dick."
"Hi, I'm Alexia Hunter. Call me Alex. Pleasure to meet you, Dick," I responded while shaking his hand.
"The pleasure is all mine," He says. He raises his hand.
"Can I get some water?" He asks when the teacher calls on him. The teacher says yes so Dick gets up and walks over to the water fountain. As I explained earlier, I have super hearing and sight. So, when he got up and started walking to the water fountain, I could see him slightly limping and heard him barely wincing every time he stepped on his right foot. He gets water and sits back down as class starts. Almost the exact same limp as Robin... I almost fell asleep three times because of my lack of sleep, but every time I closed my eyes, Dick would poke me in the arm. The rest of classes after that went by pretty fast until lunch. I sat down at a table and Bette came over to where I was sitting.
"Do you mind if I sit here?" Bette asks.
"Go ahead," I said and she sat down across from me. Dick and Barbara walked over and sat down on both sides of me.
"Hey Alex, have you met Dick?" Barbara asks.
"Yeah, we're partners in math," I respond.
"Cool. Oh crap! Bette, don't we have to study for that math test?" Barbara exclaims.
"OMG we do!" Bette replies frantically. Her and Barbara sprint out of the cafeteria to the library, I assume.
"So... as a good friend once asked me, are you feeling turbed?" Dick says.
"Turbed?" I ask with excitement showing on my face,
"As in the opposite of disturbed?"
"Yeah! How did you know?!" He asks happily.
"Wow. I guess great minds think alike. To answer your question, I'm not feeling the aster," I reply. I'm then hit by the obvious resemblance between Dick and Robin. I assume he is too as he gapes at me. We sit in silence for about five minutes before Dick breaks the silence.
"Fox?" He whispers, obviously shocked.
"Robin?" I whisper back.
"Wow, what are the odds that you and I go to school together?" He asks.
"I know right!" I exclaim.
"Hey, Alex, my family holds a Summer Ball every year and I'm allowed to invite 3 people and a date. So, will you go with me as my plus one?" I blushed and looked at the ground.
"I'd like that," I say sheepishly.
"Great! Umm, here's the official invitation. Can't wait!" He says, handing me an envelope and walking away.
"See you later Dick!" I call after him. He waves at me and just about sprints out of the cafeteria. I hear him say,
"Yes!" as he turns the corner.
