This chapter and the next are connected… There may be a third if requested enough.
Just want to put it out there that in Australia, or at least at my school, we have a formal in about year nine. Its like a dance. You usually bring a partner and get dancing lessons in the lead up, but lets pretend every one at Gotham Academy can already dance... There was a big debate a year or two around about teens bringing a partner of the same sex to the dance - it was awful. You can bring a partner of any age, though.
Not exactly sure if I've gotten all the details. We don't have prom in Aus -.-
Getting to be a long AN, but in this Wally and Dick are already dating and have been for about a month.
Prompt: Formal
Dick turned down the corridor as he and gave a small wave to Barbara who turned the opposite way. He glanced at the group of girls swarmed around his locker, tapping their feet impatiently. Dick quickly turned around, in hope of escaping them before-
"Oh, Richard!"
He winced and turned on his heels, offering a forced smile.
A blonde stepped forward and giggled. "Got a date to the formal yet? It's tomorrow, you know."
Cue a low hum of chatter as the girls discussed the event amongst themselves.
The formal was basically a prom for those in the younger years, like Dick. It wasn't absolutely necessary to bring a date, but of course when the principal had stated this, all the girls squealed and started discussing possible boys to take. There had almost been a riot, right there in the auditorium, as girls grabbed the arms of boys who barely had the chance to even get a look at which girls there were.
It was the first formal ever at the school, and Dick didn't doubt that it'd be crashed by a bunch of rowdy kids, most likely from Central City High - there was supposedly some kind of rivalry going on between the two schools.
Even if the CCK's (Central City Kids) didn't show up, there was no doubt in Dick's mind that some idiot would bring booze, and that'd be the last formal they'd ever have at the school.
And anyway, most of the school budget was spent on the prom, so the whole event would be pretty cheap. Cheap for Gotham Academy, that is. Pretty prestigious for a bunch of CCKs.
Dick wasn't planning to go at all. He'd much prefer to spend a night patrolling as Robin. Wednesdays were the only days he got to patrol with Wally, too, and he didn't want to miss out on that.
"Sorry ladies, afraid I'm going to give it a miss." he said, smiling.
"He's going with Barbara Gordon." someone muttered from the back.
Dick quickly performed a whole bunch of hand gestures that made absolutely no sense. "No! Babs and I are... Friends! I'm not going!"
A hand clamped on his shoulder. "Awww, just friends are we?" the girl teased.
The crowd of girls dispersed and Dick turned to his friend. "Are you going?"
"Not on your life. I hate those formal-prom-whatever things. Dad said he'd let me patrol with him instead. Although I think he was just bribing me so I wouldn't have a date... You know how he is about those kind of things."
"Yeah, I don't plan on going." he shrugged.
"But you have a date!" Babs exclaimed.
"I have a date!"
"Um, yeah, you just haven't asked them yet. Maybe you should ask them, now." Babs giggled.
"Yeah, I've been waiting for an invite." a voice behind Dick said.
He spun on his heels and saw Wally, leering down at him.
"Wally? What are you doing here!"
"I had a free - well, maths, which is pretty much a free, so I thought I'd come over and say hi. But, you have a formal! Why didn't you invite me?"
Dick blushed and scratched the back of his head. "I wasn't planning to go."
Wally gave a mock-gasp. "Miss out on your own formal? Babs, slap him for me."
"Why can't you?"
"He's my boyfriend. I'm only allowed to play-hurt him."
Dick felt Bab's hand connect with the back of his head. "Ow! Don't call me that!"
"Call you what?" The two read heads asked simultaneously.
"I was talking to Wally." Dick dropped his voice low. "Don't call me your boyfriend."
"Why not? I asked you out. You said yes. We've kiss-" Wally was cut off as Dick's hands were clamped over his mouth. "Mmph!"
"Don't you dare! I have a reputation around here, you know... Eww! That's disgusting." Dick tore his hand away from Wally's mouth.
"What did he do?" Babs asked.
"He licked my hand." Dick sighed as Wally shot Babs a proud smile.
"And so he should. Dick, you don't have a reputation." Babs pointed out.
"Doesn't matter! Wally, how the hell did you even get in here?"
"I ran. How else? ... Dick, are you ashamed of me? I know I'm a CCK, and you're a GB, but that-"
"Hold on." Babs interjected, "What's a GB?"
"Gotham Brat. As I was saying, that just makes us like... Two Gentle Men of Verona!"
"Got the Shakespeare play bit right, but I think you mean Romeo And Juliet." Babs pointed out.
"Well, I was going to say that, then I realized that makes Dick a girl. And we both die" Wally shrugged
"Hold on. Why am I a girl? Why not you?"
"You're the rich kid with an overprotective Dad" Wally stated, folding his arms.
"He's got a point."
"Shut it Babs!"
"No, seriously, Dick, are you ashamed? Oh my god... Babs, he hasn't come out of the closet yet, has he?" Wally sighed
"He told me you guys were keeping it a secret!" Babs exclaimed, glaring at Dick.
"I... There... Yeah I don't know what to say. There are a lot of homophobes at the school. Half of them don't even know what bisexual means. And... What am I supposed to do? Get on the louder speaker and say 'Good morning students! I'm Dick Grayson, and I'm gay! Woo! Thanks, sorry for the interruption!' And... Have you even met Bruce? He'll castrate me!"
Wally rubbed his forehead, deep in thought. "Well, it's more like he'll castrate me..."
"Seriously? That's all you got from that?" Dick muttered, rolling his eyes.
"No... I was just wondering what the best way to execute my plan would be." Wally tried to keep a smirk from appearing on his face.
"Your plan?" Dick asked.
"Yeah. This." Wally stepped forward and shoved Dick against his locker, kissing him deeply. Dick immediately went limp against Wally's body, moving his hands across the red haired boy's back.
There was something oddly hot about kissing your boyfriend in school uniform.
Babs turned away slightly, blushing, glancing at the ceiling.
Wally only pulled away when the bell rang a minute later, wiping his mouth, gasping for air.
Dick looked up at Wally with lustful eyes, grabbing his hand. "Let's skip class..." he murmured into Wally's chest.
"No, Mr Valedictorian, you need to go to... AP English, or whatever." Wally chuckled, peeling himself away and placing a chaste kiss on the boys forehead.
"AP Chemistry, actually... But it doesn't matter if I miss it. I learnt all of today's lesson about six weeks ago." Dick said.
"Still, go. Wouldn't want to mess up your perfect attendance. I'll see you at your formal. Pick you up at seven, 'kay?"
"Okay. Seeya." Dick said, smiling like an idiot. Wally nodded slightly to Babs who had only then stopped blushing, before disappearing in a flash of colour.
"You do realize you just announced to everyone in this corridor that you're gay, and agreed to take Wally to the formal?" Babs pointed out.
Dick shook his head quickly, as of shaking himself out of a daze. "Great. That's what happens when his kisses me. I go all needy-girl on him."
"Yeah, well, the world keeps spinning. Mr Naught is going to be hitting the roof if his star student and the founders son is missing."
Dick glanced at his watch. "Crap, yeah. I'll sort this out later."
"Good idea. Now go! Shoo!"
"Seeya Babs!" Dick broke into a run down the empty corridor, skidding into his class. "Sorry Mr N, was at the library" he puffed.
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