I walked through the school gates. Ughh I just want to be done with school and go to see Rob already. Roy walked up to me and smirked. "You look... Bad." He put a hand on my shoulder. "Ya, I couldn't sleep last night for some reason." I forced a smile. He rolled his eyes. We walked into the school. My eyes widened as I saw the posters on the wall. "What the heck!? Who nominated me...?" There were a bunch of posters with my face on it saying cheesy things to get people to vote for me for homecoming king. I glared at Roy. "You did this, didn't you?" I wouldn't be surprised if he did, he is always trying to get on my nerves with stuff like this. One time he signed me up for football tryouts. Roy chuckled. "Yep, but I don't think that's what you should be worried about." I give him a confused look as he digs through his backpack and grabs a newspaper. He practically shoved it in my face. I grabbed it from him and read the article that was circled in black Sharpe. No. Nonononononono. Ugh. I'm gonna kill her. The article read:
KID FLASH AND ROBIN: ALLIES, FRIENDS, OR MORE?
Could it be possible that Kid Flash and Robin are a couple? We received a photo of them (below) that could serve as proof of this rumor...
There was more, but I was too angry and surprised to read any more of it. Yep, Missy just ruined my life as Kid Flash. She created a weakness. I should have listened to Batman when he told me not to get attached to Robin, so something like this wouldn't happen. If any Central City villain sees this, they will be after Rob, and if any Gotham City villain sees this... Oh God. I'm gonna fucking die. Roy just looked at me worriedly. "Hey, its not that bad... I mean, I'm sure this won't become an actual debate. Itll probably just be forgotten by tomorrow or something." He gave me a reassuring hug. I liked it when Roy did that. It gave me the sense of being a little brother... And occasionally made me feel like a little sister, but he means no harm.
I was lost in thought when my phone started vibrating. I grabbed it and peered at the cracked screen. Hmm, when did I crack my screen, anyway? Eh, whatever I'll figure that out later. The call was from a number that wasn't in my contacts, but I answered anyway.
"Dude did you see the paper?!" I heard an all to familiar voice on the other end. Well it was familiar, but it was different at the same time. It sounded remarkably like Robin, but this caller's voice cracked like twice while just saying that. "Uhhh Rob?" I furrowed my eyebrows. "Ya, its me, you idiot! Who took that picture? How did it get in the paper? Did you do this? You know can't show your aunt private stuff like this, or she's gonna use it for her paper!" I frowned. Why would he think I did this? "Heck no, man! Artemis took the picture and sent it to my aunt's office." I bit my lip, some how I felt guilty. "Oh, well remind me to kill her next time I see her." I smirked. "Okie, dokie... Oh and how did you get my number?" Roy looked at me, even though he couldn't hear Robin, he still smirked at our conversation. Robin bluntly replied, "I'm Robin, that's how." and hung up. I chuckled. Well, now I have Robin's work phone number! He's gonna get a lot of texts from now on.
School dragged by, but it wasn't too horrible. I had the usual routine of getting out of every class, flirting with some girls who obviously had a crush on me, then reluctantly dragging myself to the next class. Finally, it was my last class, Science. I was in honors science, but they moved me up to a college level so that I could actually learn something, even though everything they taught was old news. I was the only Sophomore in that class, next to all the honors Senior students. Even though I was two years younger than them, a few of the babes in that class would make googly eyes at me. Ya, I know, I'm irresistible. It really got on my girlfriend's nerves that girls would flirt with me, and I would flirt back. I've been dating her for about 3 months now. The only people who know about it are Roy and Robin, though. I'm not supposed to date until I'm 16, but I just couldn't help myself.
I got out of science, and I was immediately greeted by her. Her name was Lexi Murillo. She had beautiful dark brown hair and cute, pale blue eyes. She hugged me. "I haven't seen you all day! I really missed you yesterday, too, why weren't you here?" She looked at me sternly, like an older sister. "I was spending time with my mom, it's not big deal." I felt bad about lying, but I couldn't tell her I was at the cave. She smiled and pecked me on the lips. "I have to go to robotics club, so will I see you tomorrow?" she looked at me with those big, puppy dog eyes. I frowned slightly. "No, I'm going to Gotham City with my uncle for a week." I replied. She looked at me with disappointment. She sighed. "Okay, I'll miss you." She leaned in for a full on kiss. We made out for about thirty seconds until we heard Roy clear his throat, trying to acknowledge that he was there. She pulled away, with a sheepish grin on her face as she walked further down the hall, into the robotics club classroom.
Roy chuckled at my flushed face. "Let's go, lover boy." He messed up my hair, then guided me out the school doors. We walked into Uncle B's house when we heard a crash from the kitchen. I raced over to the noise, but it was just Aunt Iris dropping groceries, as usual. She can be clumsier than me sometimes, and that's hard to beat, Like, really, really hard to beat. Roy and I helped pick them up and put them away. Uncle Barry walked into the room, eating a Snickers. "Hey, guys, how was school?" he smiled kindly and sat down on the couch. I sat next to him as he turned on the TV, and Roy joined us. "It was alright, I guess." I replied, smiling back at my uncle. "Are you ready to go to Gotham? We're leaving in a half hour. I would let Roy come, but we're going by foot and I highly doubt you want to carry him." The blonde smirked with a wink at me.
Bruce Wayne's mansion was huge. He invited us to come, which for some reason got Uncle Barry really excited. He wouldn't stop saying, "Finally, he came to his senses enough to trust you." to me. I didn't understand, but he kept telling me to "Just wait." We were guided through the maze of a house by an old, British dude who said his name was Alfred. Alfred lad us to the living room, where none other than Bruce Wayne was waiting for us. "Hello, Flash- or ehem, Barry." Bruce walked up to us and shook Uncle Barry's hand. I stared in disbelief. How did the Bruce Wayne know who the Flash's secret ID was? Bruce nodded at me, and I realized I was still staring. I gave a small smile, mixed with a bit of confusion. He chuckled. Uncle B pat me on the shoulder, and whispered into my ear, "Bruce is Bats, and Richard is Robin." I gaped at this. WTF?! ROBIN WAS RICHARD GRAYSON?! That would explain all the high tech, expensive gear he has. Wow... that actually explains a lot. I got lost in my thoughts, until I felt a hand on my shoulder. I spun around, to a short little Richard Grayson giving me an amused look. I stared at him for a while, and somehow he managed to stare back with a straight face. He finally chuckled, and poked my chest. "You gonna keep staring, or do you want to do something?"He looked over to the couch. And gave me an adorable smile. Wait- no, not adorable... I mean, it was nice, and I'm sure a girl would love it. Ugh who am I kidding? Seeing him in civvies may have helped my tinsie little crush get bigger. But, it's not my fault! He's so... him. Just irresistible, I guess.
I can't think like this... I have a girlfriend! Ugh, what ever. I followed Rob/Richard to the couch, and he pulled out two PS4 controllers. I smiled, "So... Rob... or should I call you Richard?" I gave him a questioning look. He chuckled, "Call me Dick, but only when I'm in civvies. Got it?" I nodded and smiled to myself as he turned on the PS4. We basically played Modern Warfare for the rest of the day. In fact, we played it all week nonstop, with the exception of the three hour long training exercises. Apparently we had to do it to "Stay fresh," as Dick and Bruce put it. It was a pretty fun week.
A/N: I don't know if you noticed, but I tried to make Wally's point of view trail off at times, to emphasize his personality... Tell me what you thought about the chapter :)