Author's note: Sorry for the wait!
"The New Guy"
I absolutely could not believe Mr. Wayne got a replacement for Terry so quickly. I mean, he could just let Batman rest for a while, right? I don't think anyone could've tried harder to do the best as Batman as Terry did. Terry did his best, and look now. If it weren't for the legal issue, I would probably wring Wayne's neck. Trevor could never fill Terry's shoes.
~~
Trevor MacKensie sat down, and smiled in Max's direction. Obviously disgusted, she turned away, haughtily. He sighed, and concentrated on the teacher's words. Something about decomposition. Next to him, Ms. Carr shuddered.
"Hello." He said, hesitantly.
"Um, hi."
"I'm Trevor." His accent was flawless.
"Dana." She replied in a whisper. Trevor smiled. He was so handsome. Dana felt herself almost beguiled. Then she remembered; Terry had just died. Maybe she should wait in the guy department for a while. She looked down. She forced back the tears trying to escape. She succeeded. Trevor sighed again. He would try later.
~~
"May I join you?" Trevor walked up to the lunch table where Max and Dana were sitting. Max glared.
"Sure, it's okay." She shot a look in Max's direction. Trevor sat down. He took out his lunch bag. His uncle had insisted that he bring his lunch first day. Max slumped. Would Trevor replace Terry in her life too?
"Hey, are you all right?" He asked gently.
"I- I'm fine. I guess I just haven't got over Terry, yet." Trevor raised one eyebrow.
"Terry was one of our friends. He was killed about a week ago."
"I see. I heard about him from my uncle. He said he was his former assistant." Max nodded. Trevor almost shot a meaningful look in her direction. So Trevor would be the new Batman. The idea repulsed her.
"So, um, who is that?" Trevor asked, pointing to a black haired girl, reading a book by a tree.
"We're not quite sure. She hasn't said a word since she transferred here." Dana said. Trevor smiled.
"Well, let's find out then." He got up, and walked over to her. Dana and Max just watched. He was obviously inviting her over to sit with them. She stood up and followed.
"Hi." Max said, shyly.
"This is Raven." Trevor made introductions. Raven was obviously shy herself.
"So, um, Raven, what do you like to do, anyway?" Max asked.
"I like to read." She had a heavy Eurasian accent. Was this why she didn't talk? Was she embarrassed? "We did not have many books in my old home. We also did not have such wonderful schooling." She pronounced her wonderful with a "v" sound. She was silent.
~~
"Trevor, may I ask why you so embarrassed me today?" They were walking home from school.
"What do you mean?" He asked, astonished.
"Well, listen. I have always been on the outside of the groups. That is how I like it. I do not wish to change. It is important to me."
"I'm sorry. I didn't know you felt that way. I guessed you probably felt like an alien in the school, so I wanted to see if you would like to be part of the group."
"I felt more like an alien then with the group than when I was not a part of it." She spat.
~~
Max decided to talk with Mr. Wayne. Maybe she would be able to find out the real reason for his replacing Terry. As she approached the front gate, she paused with her finger at the buzzer. This might not be such a good idea after all. Then she pressed it.
"Hello, Maxine." She jumped, as the voice was right at the gate.
"Mr. Wayne, you scared the slag outta me!" He chuckled.
"I bet you're here to talk to me about Trevor."
"How'd you know?" She asked sarcastically.
"Come with me." He walked her up to the manor.
~~
Trevor appeared at the top of the stairs.
"Uncle Bruce? Is that you?"
"Max is here." He said. Trevor smiled.
"Hi." He said. Max glared. "What?" He asked, surprised.
"You can't- you just- Ugh!" She turned in a huff.
"Now wait just two seconds, Max." Mr. Wayne said harshly. Max stopped dead in her tracks. Only Trevor saw Raven peeking out from around the corner. She nodded. Mr. Wayne steered Max to a chair. Trevor descended the stairs, mussing his hair to a more familiar style as he went. He sat down across from Max.
"Max, it's me." He had dropped the accent. Max sat in shock. She knew the face. But that was impossible! He had been buried just a short time ago!
"Terry? No. Wait. That can't be you. That's just- No. A good joke, Trevor. Very cute. I can't believe you would do this!"
"Do what? I'm dead serious. Max, there's something you need to know." Terry said, and unsheathed his fangs.
~~
"So the guy that attacked you was a vampire too?" She asked. Terry nodded. Raven had come down, and helped explain the situation.
"Max, this may sound odd, but we need your help."
"The New Guy"
I absolutely could not believe Mr. Wayne got a replacement for Terry so quickly. I mean, he could just let Batman rest for a while, right? I don't think anyone could've tried harder to do the best as Batman as Terry did. Terry did his best, and look now. If it weren't for the legal issue, I would probably wring Wayne's neck. Trevor could never fill Terry's shoes.
~~
Trevor MacKensie sat down, and smiled in Max's direction. Obviously disgusted, she turned away, haughtily. He sighed, and concentrated on the teacher's words. Something about decomposition. Next to him, Ms. Carr shuddered.
"Hello." He said, hesitantly.
"Um, hi."
"I'm Trevor." His accent was flawless.
"Dana." She replied in a whisper. Trevor smiled. He was so handsome. Dana felt herself almost beguiled. Then she remembered; Terry had just died. Maybe she should wait in the guy department for a while. She looked down. She forced back the tears trying to escape. She succeeded. Trevor sighed again. He would try later.
~~
"May I join you?" Trevor walked up to the lunch table where Max and Dana were sitting. Max glared.
"Sure, it's okay." She shot a look in Max's direction. Trevor sat down. He took out his lunch bag. His uncle had insisted that he bring his lunch first day. Max slumped. Would Trevor replace Terry in her life too?
"Hey, are you all right?" He asked gently.
"I- I'm fine. I guess I just haven't got over Terry, yet." Trevor raised one eyebrow.
"Terry was one of our friends. He was killed about a week ago."
"I see. I heard about him from my uncle. He said he was his former assistant." Max nodded. Trevor almost shot a meaningful look in her direction. So Trevor would be the new Batman. The idea repulsed her.
"So, um, who is that?" Trevor asked, pointing to a black haired girl, reading a book by a tree.
"We're not quite sure. She hasn't said a word since she transferred here." Dana said. Trevor smiled.
"Well, let's find out then." He got up, and walked over to her. Dana and Max just watched. He was obviously inviting her over to sit with them. She stood up and followed.
"Hi." Max said, shyly.
"This is Raven." Trevor made introductions. Raven was obviously shy herself.
"So, um, Raven, what do you like to do, anyway?" Max asked.
"I like to read." She had a heavy Eurasian accent. Was this why she didn't talk? Was she embarrassed? "We did not have many books in my old home. We also did not have such wonderful schooling." She pronounced her wonderful with a "v" sound. She was silent.
~~
"Trevor, may I ask why you so embarrassed me today?" They were walking home from school.
"What do you mean?" He asked, astonished.
"Well, listen. I have always been on the outside of the groups. That is how I like it. I do not wish to change. It is important to me."
"I'm sorry. I didn't know you felt that way. I guessed you probably felt like an alien in the school, so I wanted to see if you would like to be part of the group."
"I felt more like an alien then with the group than when I was not a part of it." She spat.
~~
Max decided to talk with Mr. Wayne. Maybe she would be able to find out the real reason for his replacing Terry. As she approached the front gate, she paused with her finger at the buzzer. This might not be such a good idea after all. Then she pressed it.
"Hello, Maxine." She jumped, as the voice was right at the gate.
"Mr. Wayne, you scared the slag outta me!" He chuckled.
"I bet you're here to talk to me about Trevor."
"How'd you know?" She asked sarcastically.
"Come with me." He walked her up to the manor.
~~
Trevor appeared at the top of the stairs.
"Uncle Bruce? Is that you?"
"Max is here." He said. Trevor smiled.
"Hi." He said. Max glared. "What?" He asked, surprised.
"You can't- you just- Ugh!" She turned in a huff.
"Now wait just two seconds, Max." Mr. Wayne said harshly. Max stopped dead in her tracks. Only Trevor saw Raven peeking out from around the corner. She nodded. Mr. Wayne steered Max to a chair. Trevor descended the stairs, mussing his hair to a more familiar style as he went. He sat down across from Max.
"Max, it's me." He had dropped the accent. Max sat in shock. She knew the face. But that was impossible! He had been buried just a short time ago!
"Terry? No. Wait. That can't be you. That's just- No. A good joke, Trevor. Very cute. I can't believe you would do this!"
"Do what? I'm dead serious. Max, there's something you need to know." Terry said, and unsheathed his fangs.
~~
"So the guy that attacked you was a vampire too?" She asked. Terry nodded. Raven had come down, and helped explain the situation.
"Max, this may sound odd, but we need your help."