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Chapter 8: The bus trip

I watched the school become smaller and smaller as we went further and further. I didn't seem comfortable leaving the school. I don't understand why. Ok, maybe I do. Camp Greenwood was once my camp area when I was 7. Kori and I went there and had a blast until some slimy creature that calls himself Plasmus came to view. Everyone went scared and I was trapped inside that creature for two straight days. Luckily Kori came back and helped me. I was never that scared before.

Kori might be feeling the same thing because her face was pale. "You ok?" she smiled at me weakly.

"Just thinking about the last trip we had to Camp Greenwood." She whispered. I squeezed her hand.

"Same here…" I whispered. She squeezed my hand back knowing my memory would be scarier.

"You ok?" she asked concerned. I smiled weakly and sunk into my seat. "You know, you could have told us you didn't want to go to camp. Then we won't go." I shook my head.

"It's ok Kori, it's 10 years ago. Surely Plamus is gone by now." I said shivering. She nodded and yawned.

"What time is it?" she asked. I looked at my watch.

"Midnight…" I said yawning myself. Before I knew what was happening, Kori was snuggled up close to me and hugging my waist. She was asleep. There wasn't any arm rest between us so I leaned against the window and hugged Kori. I smiled to myself. Maybe going to this field trip wouldn't be that bad after all.

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"Batman, behind you!" Bruce Wayne dodged the laser beams heading straight towards him. I shot the robot and waved to him. He smiled at me and both of us continued fighting. After the training session, he came up to me.

"Good job, young one. Where would you wanna go eat?" he asked. I smiled thinking hard.

"Burger King!" I shouted happily. He smiled down at me and walked away. Alfred came to view and patted my head.

"I'm surprised that a nine year old kid could actually past a level 10 training course in only three days. You go, robin!" I showed my white teeth at him and took a bath. I was proud of myself.

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"Batman! Look out!" Batman turned his head, but it was too late. The bullet shot right through his uniform and blood streamed down his chest. He fell. My eyes widened and I ran to him. I knelt besides him shaking him awake.

"Batman! You can't go, please, wake up!" it was no use, he didn't even stir. I looked around for the villain but only saw a shadow outline of a female on the roof floating. I frowned. As I was about to catch her, she vanished.

"Robin…" I turned around seeing Batman awake.

"You'll be ok…" I said panicking.

"My Richard, my son, I'm so proud of you…" with that he closed his eyes with a smile. Tears came down my masked eyes and the whole world seemed to stop.

"BRUCE!!!!!!!!!"

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"Bruce!" I shouted. Kori stirred slightly and held me tighter. I breathed hard looking around the bus. Everyone was sound asleep, that's good news. I watched the little angel in my arms. She's so peaceful. A smile appeared on her face and I knew straight away she's having a nice dream. Lucky her! I rubbed her arms repeatedly trying so hard to fall back to sleep. I must have woken her up because she groaned and yawned.

"Richard?" she asked tiredly. I widened my eyes and met her emerald ones.

"Sorry, did I wake you?" stupid question, of course I did! She nodded.

"What time is it?" I looked at my watch.

"3 am…" I said rounding it up to the nearest hour. She yawned again and looked out the window I'm leaning on.

"Richard, look!" I turned around and saw a beggar and her child sleeping on nothing but the ground. I pity them. If only this bus stops. To my luck, it did.

"I see two are awake. Care to go out for a while?" the bus driver said. Both of us nodded. The driver smiled and went out of the bus. I followed him out but Kori grabbed my hand.

"Where are you going? It's very dark out there!" she said shivering. I grinned.

"Afraid?" I asked. She frowned.

"Of course not!" she said bravely.

"Good…" I walked out of the bus and she followed close behind shaking. "Don't be afraid…" I said. She frowned harder.

"For the last time, I am not afraid!" she said angrily. I just laughed. I walked up to the sleeping family not far from the bus and shook them awake. They look awful. The woman was extremely skinny along with her child. One even looks dead! "Maybe this is a bad idea, Dick!" she said. I flinched at my name.

"Cut it out, Starfire!" I whispered and took some money out of my pocket. "Here you go. Some money for you." The women took it and thanked me.

"Oh thank you, young man! Not many people are like you around here. If there's anything we could do to repay you…" I smiled.

"Yes there is… Just make sure you and your family stay together all the time." She nodded and kept the money. I walked away holding Kori's hands.

"That was really nice of you, dick!" she said hugging me. I smiled and helped her board the bus.

"Yeah, I know…" I said to myself sadly. "Just wish they do actually stick together…" Kori must have known what I'm thinking because her smile faded away.

"Dick?" I sat back down on my seat and looked at the poor family cuddled together asleep.

"Sorry, just thinking about mine…" Kori hugged me again and laid her head on my chest.

"I'm sorry that your family…died….but you still have us! We are a family and that's all we need to survive." I smiled at her and lay my head on hers.

"Thank you, Starfire…" I whispered kissing her forehead. She snuggled close to me and Kori fell asleep.

The bus driver came back with a smile on his face. "That was a very nice thing you did back there, Mr. Grayson." He said. "Thought you'd be proud of yourself for being super rich, guess I was wrong." I sighed.

"Maybe you should get to know the person but you judge them." the bus driver nodded his head and started driving again. I looked at the family one last time before closing my sapphire eyes. How I wish my family is here with me…

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