9:49 Am
Why doesn't this place have valet parking? I think to myself as I walk in from the parking garage under the Hall. You'd think with all the money the JLA gets they'd at least splurge on a guy to take your keys at the gate. I'm going down a small hallway connecting the garage to the rest of the building. I open a set of double doors and find the class just ahead.
"Ms. Reynolds," I say going by her to take my place in line.
"You're late mister Elliott!" she replies sternly, taping her foot on the ground.
"Does it really matter?" I ask her. "I'm already getting straight A's, this field trip really isn't gonna make or break my GPA."
She looks at me and just sighs.
"Anyway students let's continue…" she goes back to focusing on the tour.
The Hall of Justice, God I hate this place. it's supposed to be the JLA's hall of treasures and triumphs over evil, but to me it's more like The Hall of Super Villain Fails. Complete with shrines to some of the biggest failed plans ever conceived. The class takes a turn and we head into a room displaying dismantled weapons in glass casings.
Death ray, death ray, death ray, death beam. Really? Who's genius idea was the death ray and how long did it take to figure out that they aren't effective?
"Tommy wait up!" I hear Spade coming up behind me.
"Hey man next time can we leave earlier? I mean sure it doesn't screw with your grades being late, but I need to be here on time, and before you say it you know I can't take the bus right now"
I shake my head, Spade has lady troubles every other day and I would have left earlier but things got in the way… family troubles.
"Tommy why are you late? You know mom is gonna kill you when she finds out!" The thorn bush I share a house with has come over and is yapping at me. God shes annoying.
"For the love of… do I look like I care about anything your gardener says to me sprout?!" I yell at her.
Jessamine is the spawn of that witch who married my father and I don't care what any of them says that thing talking to me is not my sister! She was plucked from the ground like a potato!
"Whoa easy Tommy, Jess was just warning you ahead of time" Spade says stepping between me and Jessamine.
Always trying to be my voice of reason I guess. He's probably right though don't wanna make a scene in the middle of the Hall.
"Yes sell… sell that one too, wait no keep it…" Diruce Wayne is talking on his phone as he walks by us. Probably investing in some company stock.
Preppy pretty boy. I can't stand him, not entirely sure why. Maybe it's his rich kid snootiness or his stupid Wayne voice… but it's more likely because of who our fathers are, we were born to be enemies.
"Get outta my way Wayne" I say as I push him to the side. He stumbles and almost falls... pathetic. This is the next Batman? Even I could do a better job than him!
"Now that was cold Tommy" Crystal Lincoln comes up next to me. She smiles and wraps her arm around mine. Shes the daughter of Killer Frost and a friend but she has some personal space issues.
"Crystal I'm really not in the mood for puns" I say unlinking my arm from hers.
"Aw you're awfully chilly this morning what's wrong?" she asks as she puts her hand on my shoulder.
"Hey! What's going on here?" Pierce Crane is suddenly next to us and sharply pushing her way between me and Crystal.
"Oooo you're in trouble now boy!" Spade says with a smile walking off after some blonde student in front of us. Leaving just me in between the two girls.
I turn to Pierce:
"Nothings going on Pierce, Crystal just asked how I was doing"
She's not buying it.
"Oh yeah cause you need to link arms to do that!" She's not gonna let this go anytime soon.
"Look Pierce I was just asking Tommy how he was doing" Crystal says rolling her eyes "but I need to go anyway. See you at lunch Tommy!"
"Lunch date huh?" Pierce questions folding her arms and tapping her foot.
"Look it's nothing alright? Me and Crystal are just friends and wait why am I explaining myself to you? Heck why do you care?"
Pierce cheeks turn red and she backs up.
"Pfft I don't care! What makes you think I care! Cause I don't and, and why would I? The better question is why do you think I care?" She doesn't give me time to reply and walks off.
"Wow… You really have a way with girls buddy, well done" Spade says while clapping and laughing. He has his arm around the blonde girl now and she's laughing too.
"Oh shut up before I call Helena over here!"
Spade begins to look around frantically. "Whoa, whoa, whoa no need to do anything crazy... and potentially life threatening! I'm only kidding."
I shake my head and Spade goes back to flirting. Through the reflection of the glass display in front of me I see Crystal smiling and Pierce shooting daggers, both in my direction. Its gonna be a long field trip I think, how long until lunch?