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Hey, don't write yourself off yet

It's only in your head you feel left out or looked down on.

Just try your best, try everything you can.

And don't you worry what they tell themselves when you're away.

-The Middle-

Jimmy Eat World

She couldn't help but sink her teeth into the flesh of her bottom lip. Her hands held the fabric to her body, eyes scanning over the reflection in the full body mirror. She looked down at the fabric itself, then glanced back up to look at reflection. With a small groan, she pivoted at the waist to throw the fabric on her bed then leaned over to pick up and skirts didn't necessarily go together. She held the sweater vest up to her chest. Kenna then softly glared at her image, scuffing at her thoughts. Why did she care what she looked like? Seriously, this is what insecure teenagers did when they gave a shit about what other's thought. Sighing once more, Kenna placed the vest back on her bed. She then sat on the bed, eyes staring down at her lap. Her fingers moved to play with the hem of her pajama shorts. Who was she kidding? As much as she didn't want to admit it, somewhere deep inside of her was the person that cared. Cared what other's thought, and how they would judge her.

Tomorrow was her first day of school. Well it was all of their first day of school. M'gann, Superboy and herself. About a week ago, the news that the three teens would be attending school had been broken. Excitement and dread had filled Kenna at that point. This was a big step in her life, going back to being a normal kid. Well as normal as you could get when you live in a cave with aliens and work as an undercover superhero team for the Justice League. Yeah totally normal. The twist of the story was the fact that Kenna had assumed that she would be going to the same school as M'gann and Superboy. It had really surprised her when Batman had given her a letter and a box containing a Gotham Academy uniform. She had given the detective a puzzled look but accepted the box anyway. This was the first time she had opened the box since it was handed to her. The entirety of the week had been spent on school shopping spree. M'gann could barely contain her enthusiasm at bay. That's why Kenna had fled to her room after dinner to be alone. She put on some music and began modeling the outfits in front of the mirror. That's how she got to positions she was currently in. Her eyes glanced up once again to look in the mirror. Kenna had already figure out some of the things for tomorrow. Against her preference, the skirt was to be worn with the white button up and red tie. Instead of the blazer she would adorn dark blue sweater vest. She then focused on a certain part of her reflection. Her eye's. When ever she was in public, people always just assumed that she wore colored contacts. It would be different at school. Gotham Academy was a rich and prestigious school, known for its academics and conformity. They had strict rules for everything. Hair, eyes, outfit, you name it. Dying hair any color besides a normal shade was against the rules, much like colored contacts. Her response to those questions would have a simple response. Alexandria disease. Batman had told her to look it up. Kenna had followed his advice and found out what it was. Apparently it explained why people could have purple eyes. He was definitely prepared.

There was only one thing that remained a problem. Her hair. Like any other kid, she wanted to look nice for her first day of school and seeing as it was her first day of freshman year… She desperately needed help. Pushing down her awkwardness, Kenna pushed herself to her feet. Ignoring the music that was still playing, she made her way to the door. With a hiss, the door pried open. A cool rush of air blasted in her face and Kenna moved a hand up to brush a curled strand that had fallen out of her messy bun. She found herself passing Superboy's unoccupied room, then coming to a halt in front of M'gann's room. Biting her lip, Kenna contemplated her actions before raising her hand to knock gently on the door. Her hand came to rest at her side, the other hand coming across her arm to hold her elbow. She could hear faint footsteps on the other side of the door. Her eyes shifted around uncomfortably, her hand rubbing up and down her opposite arm in awkwardness. The door hissed before sliding open to reveal the gentle face of M'gann. She was clad in what seemed fitting; pink matching pajamas.

M'gann had not been aspecting the semi anti social girl to show up to her room. When Kenna had excused herself to her room after dinner, M'gann had figured that the girl need some space. Ever since the mission in Bialya, the blonde had been slightly off. It's not like she acted any different. She was the same quiet, sarcastic, short tempered girl. Only her friends would realize that something was wrong. It was the small things, like staring off into space or zoning out during conversations. She also somehow seemed quieter than usual, if that was even possible. Obviously something was on the blondes mind.

Kenna looked at the older girl and guilt rolled over her in waves. She had probably just woken up the martian.

"I'm sorry…. did I wake you?" She quietly asked, glancing down to avoid eye contact. M'gann's face softened, a gentle smile gracing her lips.

"No, I was just finishing picking out my outfit. What do you need?" She asked, moving aside to let the girl into her room. Kenna hesitated for a second before whiling herself to walk through the door. She faintly heard the door close as she made her way into the martians room. Not really knowing where to sit, Kenna tentatively sat on the crisp made bed. She placed her hands in her lap and looked at the red head. M'gann came to stand in front of the blonde, a questioning look on her face. What could Kenna want? Kenna took a moment to formulate her thoughts. How was she supposed to ask this? God this was so embarrassing, but she trusted M'gann. After growing up with only an older brother and having estranged parents, Kenna never really had anyone to go to for girl stuff. Mom and dad were never present and it was awkward talking about girl stuff to her older brother. So the logical choice was M'gann, one of the people she considered to be like an older sister, Artemis being the other person to fill that spot. In the short months of knowing the older girls, Kenna had become close to both females.

Kenna blinked a couple of times, coming back from her thoughts. She moved her eyes down once more as she spoke.

"Um, i'm not really good with this girly stuff," She paused, grimacing at her next words. M'gann made no sound, waiting for Kenna to find the words of her own.

"I picked out my clothes for tomorrow, but I don't really know what to do with my hair and for some ungodly reason I want to look like I actually tried so…" She trailed off. Her face had turned the hue of a tomato. Sister or no sister this was still embarrassing. M'gann bite her lip in attempts to hide her smile. Kenna was so adorable it was funny.

"You want me to help you with your hair?" She asked, slightly clearing her throat to hold down the chuckle. She got a small nod from the blonde in return. M'gann walked closer to the girl and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"I think I know what to do for your hair. Come here when you get up in the morning and I will do your hair. How does that sound?" The older girl asked. Kenna once again nodded, pushing herself to her feet. Kenna made her way to the door, M'gann not far behind. Before Kenna stepped out the door, she turned to face the martian. Her teeth sunk into her cheek and she pursed her lips.

"Thanks for you know… helping me. I don't really have anyone to talk to about this kind of stuff." She finally spoke, still suffering from embarrassment. M'gann smiled at the young girl, eyes gleaming with mirth.

"It's no problem Kenna. I'd love to help you whenever you need it. Just know that i'm always here for you." She replied softly. Kenna nodded and turned to leave but stopped herself. M'gann raised an eyebrow at the odd notion. Kenna stood there contemplating her thoughts and before she could chicken out, she quickly hugged the martian around the waist. M'gann was slightly shocked at the contact. Normally when it came to contact, M'gann was always the one to initiate it. Kenna always returned the embrace out of politeness but never had she instigated it. There was only two people that she would really hug; Black Canary and Green Arrow. It seemed logical see as she had adopted them as her parents and inturn her as their child. M'gann blinked her eyes, clearing her thoughts. If Kenna was going to hug her then M'gann was not going to let this rare opportunity slip through her fingers.

Kenna felt the martian relax before arms wrapped around her in return. Kenna being so short, buried her face into the martians abdomen while the older girl wrapped her arms around her head. Kenna let a content sigh pass through her lips. Although she didn't want to admit it, Kenna need this. This close contact with someone. Yep, M'gann was an older sister. Breaking the embrace, Kenna gave the older girl a small smile before fleeing to her room. The blonde let out a sigh of relief when she was back in her sanctuary. Without much thought the blonde moved to her bed and face planted into her pillow. Groaning, she struggled to maneuver under the covers without having to get up. Once she had the blankets situated, Kenna leaned up to turn off her desk light. Closing her eyes, she snuggled Dave closer to her chest. That night she felt into a dreamless sleep.

Kenna's feet padded down the stairs, as she made her way towards the clone. Super boy placed the wrench on the floor, the metal clanking on the ground. She made her way towards him and stopped next to him. Superboy looked up from his crouched position to see Kenna come to a stop next to him. He raised his eyebrow at the blonde in amusement. Somehow the blonde had been able to juggle two plates of food, two orange juices and her school bag all the way from the kitchen. She held out one of the plates towards him, the smell of blueberries wafting towards him. She had made both of them a quick but delicious meal- Eggo waffles all the way. He would have grabbed the plate but his attention was focused on the waffle hanging out of the blondes lips.

"Tfak fit." Her words came out garbled, gently shaking the plate in indication. Superboy couldn't help but let a small smirk grace his lips. He brought his hand up to grab the paper plate. His fingers not holding the plate grabbed the waffle, bring it to his lips to and taking a generous bite. With her hands not being as full as before, Kenna jumbled the content in her arms to get a free hand available.

"Hwere." She mumbled, handing the clone his orange juice. Superboy nodded, accepting the glass from the girl. He brought the glass to his lips, taking a swig of the liquid.

"Thanks." Kenna swallowed her bit of food before responding.

"No problem." That was the last thing said between the two. They fell into a comfortable silence. Both teens not feeling the need to fill the air with mindless chatter; just enjoying being in each others presents. the only sound that could be heard was breathing and the occasional sound of munching. Kenna had found a silent buddy if you will in Superboy. He was quiet, enjoyed silence and didn't feel the need to beat around the bush. He normally said what he wanted to say and when he wanted to say it. Over the past few months, Kenna had developed a friendship with the brooding teen. At first it was slightly awkward, he didn't have people skills whatsoever and she barely had them to begin with. Now things were different. Super boy was her go to guy when she was annoyed and wanted to be around someone who was quiet. They also found themselves doing things with each other. Often times when she was bored, Kenna would come help him with his bike. Mostly just getting and handing him tools, but that was how their friendship worked.

Kenna took the last bite of her waffle, her mind wandering to earlier in the morning. She had done what M'gann had told her to do. After waking up, showering, and putting on her uniform, Kenna had made her way to the martians room. M'gann had practically ripped the door open with her powers before ushering the blonde in. Before Kenna knew it, M'gann had her seated in front of the mirror and began drying her damp and tangled locks. M'gann had worked on locks as if she was a professional. Next came the curling iron, which Kenna had not expected. The last time she had her hair curled was when her mother had done her hair for the third grade talent show. The martian worked wonders on the blonde hair, twirling and placing the in place. Kenna couldn't help but be amazed at the older girl's talent and disappointed in her own. Seriously, an alien knew more about being a girl then she did. Once she was done curling the bigger pieces, M'gann had gathered the locks and swept them to the side. Kenna was surprised with the redheads focus. When she was done, Kenna couldn't believe believe how she looked. M'gann had curled the long locks and placed them into a side pony tail. Her bangs had a slight curl and fit well into the small strands that M'gann had curled to frame her face. In all honesty, Kenna had never felt like such a girl.

The blondes thoughts were soon interrupted, her attention turning towards the giant rolling ball. On the last mission the team had gone on, M'gann and Superboy had brought home a "souvenir". It had been somewhat hard to get use to the alien machine that had been dubbed Sphere. Sphere had become accommodated to life in the cave, mostly sticking close to the clone. The giant ball rolled towards Superboy, gently running into him and causing the clone to chuckle.

"Jealous much?" He asked, earning a rev of the machines engines. Superboy raised a hand to rub the sphere in amusement. Kenna watched the interaction, smirking slightly. God, life was weird. She felt something nudge her leg and she peered down to see the machine trying to gain her attention. She crack a smile, placing a hand on the ball and giving it an affectionate rub.

"Morning to you too sphere." She replied. In return she released the same answer Superboy had.

"Are you guys ready for school? I made all of our lunches!" The cheery voice caused both teens to turn their focus towards the approaching martian. M'gann floated down to the ground, landing beside Kenna with a large grin plastered on her face. Kenna shrugged at the redhead's words, watching as the older girl fumbled looking for the right bag. She gave an ahah before handing the shorter girl her bag. Kenna gazed at the bag, eyes tracing the name on the bag. M'gann had scrawled her name across the brown paper, a heart following the words. Kenna gave the older girl a soft smile, turning her attention downwards to place her lunch in the long black shoulder bag that was slung over her left shoulder.

"The first day of a scholastic season carries great cultural resonance." Kenna slightly jumped, not fully aware of the other presences in the room. She leaned to the side to peer around M'gann, catching a glimpse of Kaldur, Martian Manhunter and the ever stoic robot Red Tornado.

"We want to wish you three well."

"Guess it's not a Kryptonian thing." Kenna's expression began to sour. She crossed her arms over her chest, scowling at the ground. Of course Super-dick hadn't shown up to wish them well at school. Father of the year award. Kenna felt anger and dejected for Superboy, he deserved more than he was getting. She zoned back into the conversation, eyes glancing over at M'gann. Her eyes followed the outfit as it materialized onto the martian's body. Kenna still had a hard comprehending M'gann and her organic clothing.

"What do you think? Can M'gann M'orzz pass as an Earth girl now?" Kenna slightly grimaced, not wanting to hurt the martians feelings. Green skin wasn't necessarily considered normal. It also seemed like Kenna wasn't the only one to have the same theory. Kaldur looked at her uncomfortable, not really knowing how to answer her question.

"Well Just kidding! Meet Megan Morse." Her voice rang like a bell and soon M'gann was no longer green but Caucasian. Kenna furrowed her brow, if it was her choice she would much rather have green M'gann than tan M'gann. M'gann took a few steps beside Kenna and made her way to Superboy.

"What's your new name?" The question seemed to stump the clone. He tilted his head to the side in confusion, furrowing his brow.

"My what?"

"I chose the name John Jones for myself and suggested John Smith for Red Tornado. You could be a John, too." Kenna stuck her tongue out in disapproval. She could never imagine Superboy as a John. He seemed to agree with her.

"Pass."

"Conner's always been my favorite name." M'gann timidly added, giving Superboy dreamy eyes. Kenna could only smirk and shake her head in amusement. Why weren't those two sucking faces yet? Seriously, they had as much sexual tension as Artemis and Wally had.

"I got to go guy's. Don't want to late." Kenna interrupted. All attention turned to her and Kenna slightly shrunk back. She then felt something latch onto her person. M'gann all but glomped her, give the girl an affection squeeze. Deciding to indulge the redhead, Kenna gave the girl an awkward pat on the back.

"Oh have fun Kenna! You have to tell me everything that happens okay?" The blonde softly smiled at the words, nodding her head. M'gann released the girl from her grasp. Kenna turned to Supe-Conner and gave him a smile and a nod. He nodded his head in return. Taking a deep breath she made her way towards the stairs, but not before waving at Kaldur in goodbye. The heels of her shoes clicked against the tile, echoing through the tunnel as she made her way to the living room area. She glanced down at her bag, opening it to make sure she had everything she needed. She stopped in her tracks when she lifted her head.

"Hey Kiddo." A large grin broke onto her face. Dinah, dressed in her civvies, opened her arms. Kenna ran towards the woman, launching her body into the older woman's arms.

"What are you doing here?" Kenna asked, her voice coming out muffled.

"Like was going to miss the chance to take you first day of school." At her words, Kenna have the older woman another squeeze. Dinah smiled and kissed the top of Kenna's head before unwrapping her arms. Kenna felt one arms rest on her shoulders, directing her towards the zeta beam.

They stepped on the grounds of Gotham Academy. Kenna turned to look up at her mentor.

"So why Gotham Academy?" She asked, her tone riddled with curiosity. Dinah gave the girl a soft smile, finger moving up to play with the curl of Kenna's pony tail.

"We felt that you would feel more comfortable being in your hometown and Gotham Academy is the best school in the city. Oliver and I felt that this was the right place for you." Dinah explained gesturing to the school area. Kenna bit her lip, moving to hug the woman once more.

"Thank you." Dinah kissed her head once more before letting the young girl go. The older girl gently pushed the girl towards the quad.

"Before you go home, you have to come visit and tell me how it went." Dinah called causing the young girl to spin around mid step.

"I will. Bye Dinah." Kenna waved, turning back around and making her way closer to the entrance of the school. She stopped walking to observe her surroundings. Hundreds of kids were scattered in groups all around the quad. Kenna sighed, already feeling out of place. Her fingers came up to run through her bangs. Next thing that happened caught Kenna off guard. She saw a glimpse of black hair before she heard a voice.

"We'll laugh about this someday." Kenna glanced up only to be blinded by a flash. She blinked trying to get her eyes to readjust. The weight that had wrapped around her waist disappeared and Kenna turned to look for the culprit. She found herself frantically looking for the stranger that had taken a picture with her. It was almost as if he had pulled a Robin. Giving up, Kenna shook her head of the thoughts. She spun around once more when she heard another voice directed towards her. She came face to face with a girl.

"Are you McKenna Summers?" Kenna found herself furrowing her brow, nodded her head slowly.

"Hi i'm Allison Reed, you're student liaison." The girl stuck out her hand, a welcoming smile upon her face reminding the blonde of her martian friend. Kenna shook the girl's hand, finally paying attention to the person in front of her.

Allison was petite girl with medium dark brown almost black hair. Bangs rested all along her forehead, cut just above the eyebrow. Her hair color complemented her big brown eyes. She gave off a friendly and non threatening persona, which made Kenna loosen her tense muscle. They dropped hands and Kenna moved to finger grab a hold of the strap on her shoulder.

"Um not to sound stupid or anything but what does a student liaison actually do?" She pathetically asked, her other hand coming up to rub the back of her neck in embarrassment. Allison only laughed, giving the blonde another award winning smile.

"It's okay, I didn't what the hell they were when I came here last month. Don't worry about it. I'm here to help you find your classes and get around."

"Ah. That makes sense." Kenna said in understanding, nodding her head. Allison chuckled once more, gently grabbing the blondes arm and began to drag her towards the entrance of the school.

"Come on McKenna. I want to show you around and introduce you to some of my friends." Kenna let the brunette pull her towards the door, feeling oddly comfortable in her presents.

"If you want, you can call me Kenna. Not many people call me by my full name." She spoke, holding the door open so she could walk through it without getting hit. Allison nodded her head, falling into step with the blonde.

"I normally go by my full name but my friends call me Ally. You can call me that if you want." Kenna gently smiled in return. She had only been on school grounds for fifteen minutes at the max and she already had a friend. Maybe school wouldn't be so bad.

Kenna walked out of the classroom, holding the door open for the brunette that had been glued to her side since this morning. She had gone through four hours of the day so far and it was time for lunch. Kenna followed Allison to the cafeteria, quietly listening to the girl chatter about everything that involved Gotham Academy. This girl reminded Kenna so much of M'gann. She was nice and helpful, just a sweet person all around. Earlier in the morning, Allison had introduced Kenna to her best friend Lydia. Lydia was a fiery redhead with a sharp wit and manicured nails. Kenna deduced that Lydia was much like the it girl, normally someone that Kenna figured she would never willingly interact with but there was something about girl that Kenna liked. It was true that she played the typical high school girl; a bag of makeup and a mirror to check her appearance, but Kenna liked her. The two had chemistry together and the redhead was smart, like child prodigy smart. Maybe it was the fact that Lydia reminded Kenna of herself- a cynical sarcastic person. Or maybe because Allison was friend with her and from the four hours she had spent with the brunette, Kenna deduced that she had keen eye for picking people to surround herself with. No she knew why she liked Lydia. It was because Lydia looked at Allison like she looked at her friends. She may not say it but she truly cared for her friends.

Kenna and Allison made there way outside, walking towards the table that Lydia was sitting at. The red head waved them over, calling their names. Kenna sat on the edge of the bench, diagonal of Lydia. Allison plopped into the seat next to her. Kenna fished out her lunch from of her bag, eyes lingering on the neat handwriting M'gann had scrawled across the bag. She glanced around at Allison and Lydia. Lydia broke open her salad and Allison began to munch on her stack of pringles. Kenna popped open the tupperware containing her peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Her eyes trained on Lydia, watching as the girl stabbed her lettuce with the her fork.

"So Als, where's your boy toy?" She asked, bringing the fork to her lips and taking a bit. Kenna snorted in amusement along with Allison.

"With his boy toy. Where else did you think?" Allison smirked, taking another bite of her chips. Lydia chuckled putting her fork down to unscrew her water bottle and taking a swig of the clear liquid. Movement out of the corner of her eye caused Kenna to snap her gaze to the side. A two boys walked up to the table, one going around her to place his lunch on the other side of Allison and the other going to sit in front of her.

"Hey baby." Kenna watch the boy kiss Allison's temple before sitting in his spot next to her. She glanced at the boy, analyzing him. If he was Allison's boy toy then the other kid must be his boy toy. She moved her gaze to focus on the other person. His black hair was neatly combed and slicked back. She found herself getting lost in in his ice blue eyes. Something about him seemed familiar, like she new who he was. She furrowed her brow in curiosity.

"Oh, this McKenna, she's our new friend. Kenna this is my boyfriend Tyler and that his friend…" She voice was nothing but background noise. Her eyes scanned this boy's face before her eyes widen in shock. Her mouth dropped, interrupting the brunette.

"It's you!" She yelled in astonishment. Everyone looked at the blonde in confusion. What the hell? The kid across from her looked like a deer caught in a headlights.

"You're that weird kid from this morning!" She cried, pointing at him in accusation. She watched him sigh in relief before smirk at her in amusement.

"Grayson what did you do this time?" Lydia questioned, leaning her head to the side to raise an eyebrow at him in question.

"I don't know what you're talking about Rhodes." He quipped back, glancing at the redhead before looking back at the blonde. Kenna's mind began to run a hundred miles a minute. This boy seemed so familiar. Not just his looks but his speech and mannerism as well she just could quite put her finger on it. Who the hell was he?

"McKenna Summers, meet Richard Grayson."

Author's Note: Hey guy's! So I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I was so excited to write it I began writing it 5 minutes after I had posted the last chapter! So you got to see Kenna go to school. I was so excited to add in the people that Kenna meets at school. Each character brings in a different dynamic for Kenna to interact with. They are all based off of my group of friends at school. Especially Lydia and Allison. They are based off of my best friends Alex and are that crazy group of nerdy people that are always up to something haha. Oh my god and adding Dick Grayson into this chapter made me so happy. You now get to see the dynamic between them when they aren't Kenna and Robin. And i'm betting you all thought I was going to have Kenna realize that Dick was Robin. Haha she won't figure that out until they go through more drama in their relationship. Anyway hope you liked it and I love you guys all so much! You know the drill, review favorite and follow! :)