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Hmm, maybe this is not as bad as I thought it would be, said a little voice inside Dick's head, but I wish the team could have come. Sometimes I just wish I were a normal kid with normal friends ,he thought, No! don't think that! Just look at all Bruce has done for you. You should be grateful.
He turned his attention to Bruce Wayne, who had just finished his speech and was about to cut the ribbon. ' And I now present to you,' Bruce cut the ribbon, ' the new WS Technologies! A joint venture of WayneTech with Smith Industries!' A loud applause greeted the end of this sentence.
Then, Mr. Smith spoke,' And now, let's head to the Banquet Hall to celebrate this auspicious event.'
At this, everyone who had gathered there started slowly filing into the Banquet Hall, which was situated right beside the WS HQs. The hall was HUGE. It was filled with rich people talking, laughing, and eating. There was music playing in the background. Most of the guests were adults, which kinda disappointed the Boy Wonder. But, hey, no worries, he spotted a group of kids around his age hanging out in the garden. As he walked over to them, he though he had seen one of them before. The person was a girl with choppy, uneven hair and was around his height. It was Elyssa. She was standing with two boys and a small girl. He became slightly nervous; for this was the first time he'd be meeting a person as Dick whom he had met earlier as Robin. He'd have to be really careful not to give away any hits about his secret identity.
'So, what are you guys doing out here?' Dic asked the group, 'Just bored or is the party a little too rowdy?'
'Seriously? That party is anything but rowdy. It's just stupid people bragging about how rich they are,' Elyssa said scornfully
'So, of course, it's option A-We're bored. By the looks of it, you're bored too. Anyways, the name's Brian,' said a guy with dark hair. He was probably a bit older than Dick. 'You're Richard Grayson, right? Son of Bruce Wayne?'
At this, the eldest guy—he was probably 16 or 17- turned to face Dick.
'You mean the adoptive son of Bruce Wayne,' he added
'Be quiet, Fred!' Elyssa hissed at him
'Shut up,' Fred retorted, 'I don't need you telling me what to do!'
Elyssa ignored him and started talking to Dick instead. ' Sorry about the fact that Fred is such a brat,' she said so Fred couldn't hear her
'Nah, it's fine,'Dick said
'I'm bored of standing here. Let's walk and talk. You coming, Brian?' she added
'Sure,' Brian said, starting to walk alongside them, leaving Fred standing alone. The little girl who was standing with them a few minutes ago was now running towards the HQ bulding with another kid.
Once they were out of Fred's hearing range, Elyssa stomped her foot in frustration.
'That idiot. Who does he think he is? Why does he always need to state the obvious? Why can't he just keep quiet?'
'El hates it when people state the obvious. I can tell you from experience,' Brian tolod Dick
'Yeah, I can see that,' Dick grinned, 'She obviously hates it when people state the obvious. Anyways, who's Fred?'
'My step-brother,' said Elyssa scornfully, 'that's why my last name is Leo. is my step-dad. My mum passed away shortly after my birth, so I never met her. I had only one sibling-my brother, Lionel. Since I didn't know any of my parents' names, I took up Leo, you know, as in Lionel,' she explained, a sudden change in the tone of her voice
'Like the soccer player?' asked Dick, in a desperate attempt to lighten up the mood
' Yeah, like the soccer player,' she grinned, ' Hey, but don't get me wrong, I still support Real Madrid. And Kaka' will alays be the cutest for me. Whether this idiot thinks so or not,' she added, gesturing at Brian
'I support Barcelona,' he explained, 'Anyways, you wanna head back to the hall?'
'I dunno. It's upto to you two,' said Dick, speaking for the first time
' I don't wanna go back! The people in there are obsessed with themselves!'she practically screamed. Then after seeing the look on Brian's face, added,' Well, maybe except your parents, and Diana Prince.'
'Don't forget ,' Brian warned
'Yeah, him too,' Elyssa smirked at Dick. For some reason, a slight blush was creeping into Elyssa's cheeks as he smirked back. Brian noticed this and looked from one to the other.
Finally, he said ( like a complete idiot),'What's wrong, El? Why are you blushing?'
'I'm not blushing!'she said, looking away from Dick,' It's just hot out here!'
'It is a bit hotter than usual,' said Dick smirked.
'Wait a sec, do you smell smoke?' Brian asked suddenly
'Yeah, it seems to be coming from the HQ building…..' Elyssa's voice wavered as they all turned to look at the building. 'Oh, no! It's on fire!'
'Doesn't look like an accident. More like arson.' Said Dick, looking at the building. Suddenly there was an explosion inside the building. And the fire started to spread like….….well,fire.
'Oh, no! Lizzie's in there!' said Brian
'Oh my god! I almost forgot about your sis! She went in there with some other girl. You know what, we've got to do something. Brian, call 911. Dick, inform the others.'Elyssa ordered
'And you?' Dick asked
'I'll wait here,'
Usually, it would have been Robin's cue to either go kick some butt or save people from whatever trouble they were in. But right now, he was Dick, not Robin. He was a billionaire's kid, not a superhero. If he tried to save whoever was in there, it would mean risking his identity. He shuddered at the thought of what Bruce would do to him if people found out who he was. So, for now, the best he could do was go to Bruce and tell him about it. So, without further thought, Dick ran back towards the Banquet hall, with Brian in his wake.
Meanwhile….
Why the hell are they taking so long?she thought, just as a scream sounded from inside the burning building. That sounded like Lizzie. Ok, that's it, I'm going in. wish me luck…..anyone, she thought, just as she ran towards the bulding,kicked the door open, and barged inside.
Sorry it took so long! Wanted to have a cheesy cliffhanger. Anyways, thanx for all the feedbak(again!). I luv u guys! Especially, Hezpeller, ur reviews REALLY help. Btw, a cookie for anyone who noticed the Jl member at the party!...next chapter will hav action, and hopefully she'll learn abt the team!