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A Speedster's Providence
Unit 126
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Wallis wasn't sure if she should have been thankful or concerned that, in the weeks following her and Richard's impromptu visit to Roy's hospital room, Richard seemed to be becoming friends with the fellow…junior hero (Wallis figured it best she eliminates the word 'sidekick' from her vernacular, just so that she could save herself from future headaches).
The Boy Wonder had visited the redhead a handful of times…without Wallis.
Not that that was a big deal or anything.
Technically, Roy would be Richard's first guy friend – different from any of the male 'friends' he'd already met at whatever business dinners and parties he'd attended as Bruce Wayne's ward.
Wallis supposed that with the type of field that both Richard and Roy were in, that one should take friends as they come.
Although, that in and of itself could be dangerous. Even on the hero side of things – persons had to be careful as to who they decided to place their trust in.
Ah, such was the world they lived in.
Unit 127
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Bullying was something that Wallis never cared for. Granted whenever she observed such within the classes and halls of Spisak Juniour High, she did very little to fight against it.
But as much as she was all about minding her own business, even she had a breaking point.
Wallis tapped her fingers against her desk, growing exceedingly impatient the longer she listened to the conversation taking place behind her.
Apparently, Cameron had managed to get on the bad side of more than a few of their classmates – Not surprising.
"I heard that his mom died during childbirth."
…But even so…
"Yeah, well I heard that she abandoned him because of his freakish looks."
…at some point…
"So, Mahkent does have a face even a mother couldn't love."
…enough was enough…
"I wonder how often he feels like a waste of space."
Wallis' chair screeched as she got up, capturing the attention of the class, before she turned to stare at the group of kids who'd been spewing malicious comments.
"I didn't come to class to listen to a bunch of cowardly punks talk trash behind someone's back."
Wallis glowered ominously.
"So, do us all a favour and shut up."
Unit 128
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Following the incident during free period, most of her classmates gave Wallis a wide berth. Read: most.
"Heard you blew your top earlier," Cameron approached her locker casually, "Left Parker and the Graham twins speechless."
The redhead's lashes fluttered as she gazed upwards.
"Never thought you'd actually stick up for me," the male continued as she shut her locker door.
"You mean you never thought anyone would stick up for you," she pointed out, shifting the books in her arms. Although, Wallis wasn't standing up for the albino, so much as she was speaking out in response to the flagrant…disparagement.
"You're not exactly Mr. Congeniality."
Here Cameron snorted.
"It doesn't help that you act like a delinquent every chance you get."
"I act like people expect me to act."
Wallis understood where he was getting at, "It's less trouble than proving them wrong."
"Bingo," Cameron murmured, his lips forming a sardonic smirk, "Didn't think you'd get it so quickly."
"Look, if this is some backwards way of you thankin–"
"I didn't ask you to say anything," Cameron grunted, easing a hand through his pale hair, before he looked directly at Wallis, "But I guess I owe you one."
Unit 129
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Wallis and Cameron didn't become all buddy-buddy following their interaction in the hallway.
It was just that, as if a switch had been flicked, they began paying more and more attention to each other –
"I need a pen.".
"That's not how you ask for something," Wallis rolled her eyes, handing one over anyway.
They started speaking to each other in class more often –
"Huh, you actually take good notes when you try."
"Yeah, and your handwriting sucks."
Which meant that they'd ended up in detention because of each other as well –
"Why'd you have to write that Mr. Burke was a turd?"
"Hey, you're the one who let him see the note."
"He grabbed it from my hand!"
And as it turned out, they saw eye to eye on a number of things.
"Westerns?"
"Anything that doesn't deal with superheroes and supervillains."
"Totally agree, there's enough of that in everyday life."
At the end of the day, perhaps befriending the son of a convicted, cryotechnic criminal, (a son who (most likely) had abilities of his own), wasn't the ideal.
But Wallis was sure that she could make things work to her benefit in the end.
Unit 130
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"Here," Cameron shoved a set of earrings at Wallis, attempting to look indifferent.
Said redhead's lips twisted in bemusement. She hadn't thought that the Christmas season would have gotten to Cameron as well.
"You're not my type," she hummed, taking the small hoops nonetheless.
"I prefer women," Cameron retorted, holding up his arms as he made a squeezing motion with his hands, "Besides you don't have much of a rack."
The comment earned him a glare from the female. Like she could help things like that. A Speedster's body was naturally streamlined.
"And you don't have much of an a– "
Cameron broke off, jerkily dodging a kick Wallis aimed at his stomach.
Straightening swiftly, he held out his hands in defeat. "Okay, hey, chill out. I just wanted to say Merry Christmas I swear."
The redhead eyed him suspiciously, then huffed and rolled her eyes.
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Central City Times
KJ Jewellery Store Robbery, Suspect Still At Large
"…KJ Jewellery Store is the latest store to be hit in the recent string of small-scale robberies. Stolen items include several necklace-earring sets from the Mondevio…"
"…Police reported seeing ice upon arrival…"
"…Witnesses are being asked to please come forward…"
A/N: I really didn't mean for so much time to pass before I updated. But life is life and all that. Nonetheless, I apologize for the long wait. I also haven't replied to so many reviews, my apologies. But really, for the months that I haven't updated, to those who still reviewed, to those who put and kept this fic in their 'favourite' and 'follow' lists, I'm truly grateful.
Onto other business. For anyone who may have been confused with Drabble 125. The conversation between Roy and Oliver took place before Dick and Wallis decided to pay Roy a visit. Remember that the chapters depict various snapshot for the things happening to and around Wallis. Hence some snips may be flashbacks and I'll let you know whenever that's the case. Pertaining to this drabble instalment, ugh I'm not too happy with it, but it is what it is. I just needed Cameron and Wallis to get started on the path of friendship and all. This is update 1/2.
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