Author's Notes: Here's a follow-up chapter taking place three days later. Thanks for your reviews on the OCs, hoped everyone enjoyed the Captain America cameo. And thanks, Smile, for your criticisms over some of the characters. This chapter will have more sane people in it this time, I swear.

Dick rubbed his eyes, still crusty from sleep, as he made his way towards his locker. This wasn't going to be a good day, he just knew it. Bruce had offered to walk him into the school himself, but Alfred thought it was a terrible idea.

"The last thing those children need," the butler began, "is an intimidating figure ready to pounce at them for so much as looking at you."

Three days spent recovering wasn't enough, if only Bruce would show him some cool moves that he could pull on the next jerk that attacks him, then he would be able to take care of himself more easily. But Bruce was adamant about not fighting in public.

"It will only be a matter of time before they realize that you're Robin, Dick." Bruce said to him right after they came home. "You're going to have to take a few hits here and there to keep your identity safe."

Personally speaking, Dick thought that was stupid. Leslie was not amused with the injuries he got and privately agreed that he should be allowed to defend himself.

"Hey!" Dick flinched at the sound and ignored it. He didn't want any trouble, so why were people so determined to get him into trouble for no reason?!

"Wait, I just wanted to say hi!" A boy his age ran in front of him, looking a bit hurt from the cold shoulder he was receiving. "My name's Andy, what's yours?"

Dick stopped in his tracks. He could feel butterflies in his stomach, he was so nervous all of a sudden.

"R-Richard." He finally spoke. "But I like being called Dick."

Andy cackled. "My mom says that's a bad word!"

"No it's not!" Dick crossed his arms in indignation. "It's short for Richard."

Andy stared at him with wide eyes. "Really?!"

"Yeah, it's an old name." Dick continued.

"We're in the same English class, right?" Andy asked.

Dick nodded. "I think so."

"Hey Andy, who's that?" A girl with pigtails came towards them.

"Dick." Andy gestured to him.

The girl gasped. "I'm telling the teacher you said a bad word!"

Andy looked horrified. "No! I-It's short for Richard. I swear. Ask him."

"It's true." Dick sighed.

The girl in pigtails looked at him as if he had grown a second head and started eating the school uniform he was wearing. "Liar, liar!"

"Am not!" Dick objected.

"Are too." The girl in pigtails retorted.

"Jenny, cut it out, or else Miss Buttface'll come over." Andy got in-between the two.

"Buttface?" Dick asked.

"Miss Zygerman." Andy explained. "She teaches 8th grade and she's really mean."

"To troublemakers." The girl with pigtails added. She stared at Dick. "What happened to your face?"

Dick automatically covered up the bruise on his cheek that hadn't completely healed yet. "It's nothing."

"I heard you got into a fight with some of the high school kids." Andy interjected.

Dick shot a glare at him. "They were hitting me because…."

He closed his mouth. He didn't want people calling him a 'circus freak' now. There was no way that they would –

"They were jerks?" Jenny suggested.

Dick smiled a little. "Yeah. They were."

"I heard that the principal expelled them after that."

"What?" This was the first time that Dick was hearing this.

"Yeah." Andy nodded. "And their teams are mad at them too."

"They're supposed to be in the other building with the rest of the older kids." Jenny said.

"What's it like living with Bruce Wayne?"

Dick smiled. "He's cool when you get to know him a little. And Alfred."

"Alfred?" Jenny blinked.

"The butler."

"Oh." Jenny didn't sound that convinced, Dick could tell from the way she stretched out the 'oh' for a few seconds.

The bell rang.

"Uh-oh." Dick rushed to his locker and placed his bag inside, pulling out his assignment book for Homeroom.

"Want to hang out at lunch?" Jenny asked. "We can introduce you to our friends."

Dick smiled. "Yeah. Cool. It was nice meeting you."

"Nice meeting you, too, Dick!" Jenny giggled at the end. All three children rushed to their classes.

"So Master Richard, may I ask how your second day of school was?" Alfred asked as Dick entered the limo.

"Great." Dick said. "I made a lot of new friends and some of the kids from the high school section came over during recess and apologized for those jerks hurting me. Then some of the kids saw me doing a cartwheel and cheered. It was awesome!"

Alfred smiled. "I'm happy to hear that."

Author's Notes: I know I said that I would have posted a new chapter so soon after the last one, but school and exams got in the way. Sorry. The "Bullies" one shots will be connected, in case anyone is wondering. This tackles the cliche of "everyone in Gotham Academy hates Dick" by just having Dick make friends right off the bat. Racism is a serious problem if our president is any proof of that, but do most YJ fanfics with Robin have to have EVERYONE in Gotham be a racist bigot?! I know it's a crappy city, but everyone has standards!

Also, posted a new fanfic early this morning - very early - if anyone wants to read it. This BH6 fanfic idea I had for awhile and will be working on alongside Dynamic and Bad Idea.

Next update will be Mother's Day, so feel free to make requests deconstructing any cliche you can think of. Thanks for reading.