"Riley! Hurry! We're gonna be late! And Johannah is expecting me!" I heard Nathan Yell up the stairs. "Alright alright I'm coming! Geez! Ok bat bat get some more sleep ok?" I stated as I flew down the stairs. "Squeak!" He called after me. I smiled and came to a stop in front of Nathan. "Whoa...where'd you get those?" He asked as I got a grave look upon my face.

"Uh...On Patrol Nathan."

"Cool! Did Ace give em' to ya?"

"Yeah"

"How?"

"Uh...is that really important?"

"Uh. Yeah!"I rolled my eyes as I walked into the kitchen, Nathan still at my heels asking me questions I really didn't have the answer to right now.

"No!"

"Well you don't gotta be so forward about it." Nathan glared before grabbing his backpack.

"Shut up...where's Tim?"

"Right here!" Tim laughed coming up behind me, scaring my half to death.

"Don't do that Timothy!" I winced in my mind, dang these cuts and bruises hurt like Guyzar!

" Why not Rilez?" Tim asked looking rather hurt.

"I...uhhhh it's no reason just don't do it ok?" I sighed; I really hated lying to him...it hurt.

"I see..." Tim replied, and then looked down. "My Gosh Riley? Where'd you get all these from?"

"Uhh, patrol Tim..."

"We didn't have patrol last night...your dad did."

"The night before." I smiled weakly.

"You where grounded."

"Uh last week?"

"We weren't home."

"DANG IT TIM! WHY DOES IT EVEN MATTER?" I shouted before grabbing my book bag, slinging it over my shoulder and running to the car.

Leaving Tim behind me, gaping and dumbfounded, I rushed as fast as I could towards the car. I didn't understand why he cared so much…I mean really he always has to question me and doubt me. I got in the car and slammed the door, "its official…my life sucks." I sighed, pulling my knees to my chest with my head against the glass. I gazed down at the books I had in my arms, when I notice that I had grabbed my photo book that held my dearest and closest memories. I blinked, "How the heck...I thought I burned this long ago…"

I opened it to the first page, 'Riley and Hope, typical fight.'

Page 2 'Aqua and Riley swimming'

Page 3 'Riley and Emma, tofu disaster'

Page 4 'Lexi and Riley, learning how to aim'

Page 5 'Uncle Jason….

Page 24 'Riley and Tim's first date'…

Page 35 'Big brother and me'

Page 56 'Freedom'

I Sighed, tearing up as I look through the pages…every photo I had ever taken…even been in. Looking back at it…it…it made me miss my old friends..Lexi, Aqua, Hope, Emma, Alex, Drew, Luke, Jason…Jason? Oh no Uncle Jason…Why'd I have to think of that now? Of all the times I could cry…I had to think of him now… "It's not fair!" I cried out as I threw the book down. Just as luck would have it, it landed on a picture of him…I gazed down at it. "It's not fair uncle Jason…why couldn't have been my stupid brother who died? Why you?"

"Riley?." I heard I a stern voice and looked up, "You don't say that. Ever. You never wish someone dead. On top of that your own brother." I glared at him through tears; he had no clue what he'd done to me. What'd he'd said to me the night before…"Shut up! You can't take his side all the time! He's No Perfect Child!" I yelled.

I quickly redrew from what I had said and covered my mouth with my hands, "I'm so sorry Uncle Bruce! I just...I don't know what came over me...I'm sorry!" "It's alright..." He sighed and walks towards me raising a hand to which I flinched. "What's wrong with you lately?" He asked resting it on my back. I shrugged and covered my arms with my jacket, "I dun no…guess I've just been sorta…off track." I couldn't have him knowing what Sam had done to me. I'd already lost my mom, dad, and Uncle I just couldn't lose my brother as well. "Well ok…but if you want to talk about it...Just let me know ok?" He spoke kissing me onto of my head as Tim and Nathan came out. "Ok Uncle Bruce I promise, I will." I sighed. "And have a good day, stay out of trouble. Understood?" I smiled, should have known he'd find a way to ruin our family moment. "Yes sir, I will." "You'd better." He replied as Tim and Nathan piled in the car beside me and Alfred took to his driver's seat.

The ride to school was always strenuous, and a pain in the butt…but this ride was different for me. And not because I had my iPod turned up as loud as it would go and playing a song I know my butler wouldn't take a likening to so much. "HIGH SCHOOL NEVER ENDS!" "Miss Grayson! Turn down your iPod! I can hear the bloody thing all the way up here and I particularly do not like the song's lyrics." Now normally I would have been ticked off that he had ordered me to do so but this time I couldn't hear him. "Check out the popular kids! You'll never guess what Jessica did!" "Riley! Shut up!" Nathan yelled as he yanked my head phones out. "OW! What the heck!" I screamed back pushing him towards the window. "Riley! Knock it off." Tim growled at me. I just stared at him…He'd never done that before…"Oh...ok...Sorry Tim." I sank back into the car's seat. "Whatever." He sighed looking out the window. I rolled my eyes and did the same. "So Riley...you have a math test today?" Nathan asked smirking. I glared at him, "No." It was clear to me what he was trying to do…Revenge. "Oh? But your planner said you have one."

WHOOSH! SMACK! "WHY WHERE YOU GOING THROUGH MY STUFF!"

Uh…what did I just do? "OW!" "Miss Grayson! You Are Not Fighting Villains!" I blinked and looked over to Nathan. "Ow..." He whined rubbing his left cheek. "Riley! What the heck? What's with you?" Tim scolded. "Nothing, what's wrong with you?" I mumbled and looked out the window once again. Tim rolled his eyes and looked down at Nathan, "She didn't break anything did she?" "…Just my heart." Nathan tried his sappy line. "Oh suck it up…" I glared. "Nunn!" He stuck his tongue out. "Ok children break it up." Alfred glowered at all three of us. I couldn't help but feel some what ashamed of my actions but at the same time didn't really care weather i did or not. Besides it was all Nathans fault anyways...why should it be blamed on me?...He shouldn't have been going through my backpack. "Whatever." I sighed as i looked onword towards the school building we where currently approaching.

"Have a good day and stay out of trouble." Alfred spoke, glaring at me. I swear, half the time i think that man can't even stand me to be in the same car with him much less the same household. "Why do you people always look at me when something goes wrong or a trouble thing is given out?" I was getting tired of all the crap i was getting. "Force of habit." Nathan grinned. "Shut up bird brain." I glared at him, through clinched teeth. "You!" "Up yours!" I yelled back as the three of us walked into 'Gotham City High School'...school for the kids who got kicked out of all the other ones. Which I guess its my fault that Tim's here...but not Nathan...he did everything on his own. So don't blame me for his failures ok?...wait...why am I acting like such a royal Flork? "I'm going now." I sighed half running to my locker, where my best friend Lorna Quinzel was awaiting me.

"Hey Rizzio, whats up?"

"Same old same old Lorzzie."

"Which is?"

"Oh you know, getting the crap beat outta me by my brother."

"Yeah..? do you need me to put cover up on ya?"

"What do you mean?"

"your outfit...your arms and legs are mostly bare."

"What?" I looked down, "Dah! CRAP!"

"Come on, follow me." Lorna spoke, leading me towards the Restroom.

"Why does he keep doing this to ya?" she asked.

"I dunno." I shrugged, "Guess he just thinks its fun to hurt others.." I whinced as the make up was set on my skin.

"Well he needs to knock it off."

"He's not going to...you know that and so do I, Lorna."

"He has to sooner or later..."

"Yeah...i guess." I looked in the mirror, all cuts and bruises where now covered up.

"There ya go." Lorna smiled.

"Gee, thanks Lorzzie."

"No problem, now come on we're gonna be late to class. And if your late your gonna get another detention.."

'Yeah i know, don't remind me.." I sighed as she laughed and we headed towards period 1, History.