Chapter 9 My Turn
We enter his house and everything is scattered or broken along the floors all the way to the stairwell. We pass through the rooms slowly trying not to trip into this big mess. Wally doesn't say anything and climbs up the stairs opening the door to his room. Inside his room it's spotless compared to outside of it but it actually is clean everything is nice and neat and I can't believe this is Wally's room at the cave it's a huge mess. In my room he doesn't really have anything to mess my room up with except for clothes and school work which he puts up himself. Wally picks up a black backpack from a corner of multiple backpacks and starts pulling clothes from his closet putting them in it. I take another backpack a neon blue one and start taking the clothes from his dresser. I pause when I see notebook paper on it labeled Wally. I read the words to myself silently.
"Wally your father and I realized you haven't been home lately. I know I've been working at nights so I wouldn't know if you come home then but you haven't been eating the dinner I leave for you. And that's very unlike you to not touch anything eatable. I know your father and I have been fighting a lot lately but that's only because we're worried about your future. Don't worry we'll start going to therapy real soon to fix this all up. I cleaned your room for when you decide to come home again and we really miss you. –Mom."
"What are you reading Babe?" Wally looks over my shoulder reading the note very fast. "So that's why it's so clean in here." Wally mutters.
"You're not staying are you?" I ask to make sure.
"No, she didn't say she'd quit her job and spend more time with me. Now did she?" He tells me I shake my head telling him no. And even if it did I'd still say no. I open one of his draws and fold his clothes really tight so they can fit in his backpack. I get to the last one when Wally's down getting the clothes from his closet.
"You're taking everything?" He asks me sitting down on his bed.
"Ya, make sure to bring along anything else you want." I tell him. He shrugs and looks around the room for something. Okay I know what I'm doing here is completely wrong. But having your boyfriend move in with you without asking him if he wants to isn't as bad as it seems. We head back for my R-Cycle and I let Wally hold both of his bags before driving back to Gotham I smile because now he has no reason to go home in a long time.
I'm slammed against my bed completely turned on by Wally as he kisses me from my collar bone to my lips I pull off his shirt rolling over him so I'm back on top. I grind on him slowly and then I remember Roy kissing him earlier I raise myself up sitting on him.
"Do you think Roy likes you? I have this feeling that he isn't playing around." I tell Wally. Wally sits up a little.
"I don't care what Roy feels." Wally tells me grabbing my lips with his and kissing me again. I pull back and look at him.
"Of course you do. You have a crush on him. And I know you know he does. He makes it so obvious! Cuddling against you wanting your warmth betting that he'll date you then making another bet that he'll be able to kiss you and get you to kiss him back."
"That was the bet? Well I totally fell for that one." Wally mutters.
"Ya, you did." I ruffle my hair thinking about Roy. "I'm really starting to hate him right now."
"Why?" Wally asks kissing my cheek.
"He's trying to take you away from me Wally. And I can't let him do that you're mine all mine No one can have you or even be allowed to touch you."
"Somebody's a bit possessive." Wally hums against my neck. I pull him back clutching unto his arms.
"I have to be! I have me written all over you." I tell him. He looks into my eyes as I stare into his rubbing a hickey on his neck. "After we do it . . . does your butt still hurt?" I ask him.
"Uh ya. But the pain goes away in no time." He tells me.
"Good, because I'm in an angry sex mood today." I tell him Wally looks at me a bit scared.
"Mm Wally last night was amazing!" I stretch in bed remembering how last night went I turn over and he's still sound asleep next to me. I kiss his lips gently until I grow impatient and stick my tongue into his mouth waking him up.
"Mm!" He moans opening his eyes.
"Morning" I smile at him giving him a hickey on his collar bone. He shakes under my touch and I realize it's more than usual. I pry myself off of him to get a good look at his face he seems normal to me.
"You okay?" I ask him. He shakes his head and snuggles into my arms. "What's wrong?" I ask him wondering why Wally hasn't said a word since he woke up. He groans lightly against my chest his body still shaking viciously. I know he isn't vibrating because it gives my body goosebumps all over when he does. I pick his head up and look into his eyes.
"Wally tell me what's wrong." I beg him. He shakes his head again putting his head back on my chest. "Wally!" I urge him as I readjust myself. "If you don't tell me what's going on I'll start getting ready right now and I don't have to for another hour." I tell him.
"My ass hurts." He says and the shaking doesn't stop.
"Did I really hurt you last night?" I ask him. I feel him nod his head against my skin.
"But you kept saying that feels good keep doing it." I tell him.
"That was you" Wally tells me. My face turns red as I realize my silly mistake.
"I'm sorry. Can you walk?" I ask him and he merely shrugs. "get up and we'll see."
"I'll do that when my healing kicks in." He sighs he continues to shake heavily against me and I hold him tightly in my arms.
"How long will that take?" I ask him.
"Longer than a flash?" He says.
"You can stay home if you want. I can get Bruce to write you an excuse letter." I tell him sitting up. Wally rolls over so he's lying down on his stomach and stares up at me in a glare.
"I already told you I don't want to go home." Wally sighs.
"Oh when I said home I meant here."
"When you mean here you either say that or you say your house not just home. It makes it sound like I live here."
"Wally why are you so against living here?" I ask him putting my finger up and down on his back.
"Because I don't want to."
"But you kind of been living here for two months now."
"Then I guess I should leave." He mumbles starting to get up and his body starts to shake even more.
"Wally don't do this! Plus you promised you'd stay if I went on that date with you." I tell him pushing his body back down on the bed.
"I don't live here." He mutters hiding his head in his arm. I kiss his arm and start to get ready.
At school my day was far from normal. Well maybe not far from it but things were a bit out of place. In first period I was hit by a paper ball. At first I thought someone failed at passing notes but then I got hit by even more paper balls. When I turned around everyone sitting in the back acted like they were working but I can see their books with absolutely no words on them. I turn back around and try my best to ignore more paper balls being thrown at me. In my other classes it doesn't stop I get spit balls thrown at me. This one girl tripped me in the hallway. Tags pasted on my back saying things like 'kick me'. And during lunch when I start to think about why all these things happened to me the courtyard isn't empty. About half of the girls' population at this school come charging towards me and Barbs with faces that aren't happy.
"It's like a stampede." Barbs says looking at all those girls with me. They finally meet up to us and they glare at me.
"Are you really dating our Wally?" One girl asks me. I roll my eyes being very annoyed by these Wally fans and the fact that they even go to my school.
"Yes, does that give you a reason to pick on me? And FYI Wally's mine!"
"Get him!" Another girl in the crowd shouts. My eyes widen when the girls start to run over to me as if they were Vikings. Barbs jumps in front of me and puts a hand out in front of her.
"Stop!" She commands and the girls actually do. "Did you guys forget that this is Dick Grayson? Bruce Wayne's adopted son." Barbs tells them. The anger in their faces disappear and they stare at each other.
"Uh have fun dating Wally" One girl stays walking away and the others follow. Who knew being Bruce Wayne's adopted son would save you from a bunch of violent girls. A girl with blonde hair walks over to me and I realize its Artemis.
"What do yo mean you're dating Wally pipsqueak?" She sneers at me. I remove the ring from my finger and place it in my pocket. How was I going to explain this if I told Artemis that Robin was dating Wally?
"Uh-." I start.
"Why is it so hard to believe Dick is dating Wally? And yes I mean Wally freaking hot West! Look they love each other and that's all that matters." Barbs interrupts. And my plans about saying it's another Wally flies out the window.
"It's weird because he's dating my best friend Robin." Artemis tells her and stares at me.
"What? Wally's cheating on Dick?" Barbs says as if it's the most unbelievable thing ever.
"I can't believe I gave away my lunch money for this. I am going to kill Wally!" Artemis says.
"I don't think that's reasonable." I tell Artemis.
"Oh no it is." She aggressively pulls out her phone and push down on the buttons heavily. She puts the phone to her ear and taps her foot on the ground.
"Wally!" She says in the phone I'm guessing right after he answers. "meeting at the. . ." She looks at me and Barbs. "where we always meet up. Got it?" She says into the phone. She hangs up and then looks at us.
"You know Wally?" Barbs asks.
"No, way! I mean I did say he was dating my best friend right?" Artemis says angrily. I didn't know what to say or do to prevent Artemis from murdering Wally. I couldn't just tell her I was Robin but we're not even close. I'm surprised she even called me her best friend.
"Dick I am so sorry." Barbs tells me as if Wally really was cheating on me.
"Hey pipsqueak" Artemis calls me I look up at her. "I suggest you break up with Wally." Artemis says walking away. I was surprised to see Wally waiting by the gates after school today so I ran over to him giving him a hug.
"You can walk?" I ask him.
"Ya, after tripping a couple of times. I'm fine now." He tells me. "Did you really have to be so rough on me last night?"
"Wally, I'm beginning to think you don't know what angry sex is." I tell him. He just shakes his head and changes the subject.
"Ah Dick do you mind changing right now?"
"Huh? Why?" I ask him holding his hand and swinging it back and forth.
"Artemis told me to meet her at the cave for a meeting." Then I remember the phone call and that Artemis believes Wally is cheating on me.
"Uh how about we just not go?" I ask him trying to avoid this.
"Dick we can't just not go to a cave meeting." He tells me slipping my sunglasses out of his backpack. "Change please?" He tells me. I sigh knowing exactly what Wally was getting into I take the bag from him and change in a bathroom somewhere. We get to the cave and the atmosphere is intense. Everyone is staring at Wally with disappointed looks and angry eyes. And Wally doesn't notice he goes into the fridge and takes out an energy drink.
"Wally, Artemis told us everything. And we are all very disappointed in you." Kaldur starts. Wally raises an eyebrow and sits down in the couch.
"Is this about not knowing Rob's age? Look I'm sorry I forgot his date of birth for a day get over it." Wally says.
"It's more than that" Artemis says and she looks like she's about to smack every single freckle off of Wally's face.
"Wally I can't believe you." Megan cries into her hands.
"Does Robin know yet?" Conner asks.
"What are you guys talking about?" Wally asks now understanding this is something serious.
"Robin I'm sorry I have to tell you this. But Wally's cheating on you." Kaldur breaks it down for me. Wally spits out his energy drink all over Kaldur as he hears this.
"What!" Wally screams from the top of his lungs.
"I met him Wally. Dick Grayson" Artemis tells him. Wally's eyes shot open when he realizes what they're talking about.
"Oh right! Him." Wally says he turns to look over at me. "Sorry Rob." He says giving me a sad face. Is this really happening?
"See! He admits it. Can I beat the crap out of him now?" Artemis asks eagerly. Kaldur nods at her and she kicks Wally out of his chair.
"Hey hey hey Artemis! If anyone's allowed to hit me it's Rob." He says lying down on the floor. Artemis looks over at me.
"Well?" She asks and everyone is staring at me.
"Teach him a lesson!" Conner cheers. I stare at Wally through my sunglasses and he's looking back at me.
"Just do it" He whispers. And I can't do it. I can't hurt Wally. I turn to face everyone.
"Guys I'm-." I start to say.
"Team meet me in the mission room." Batman's voice says from the loud speaker. I sigh realizing Batman just saved me. When everyone leaves Wally gets up and grabs my shoulders.
"Dude! Tell me you weren't going to give away your secret ID!" Wally tells me.
"I was." I tell him.
"Batman would have killed you! What were you thinking?"
"I- I didn't want to hurt you."
"Rob, at times like these you just don't tell your secrets you suck it up and hurt me. Just do whatever it takes to keep your secret hidden." He tells me and he walks to the other room. It's easier said than done.
