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" Lou, please shoot me." Irey sat herself down the edge of the stage with a rather defeated expression.

Her friend gave her a sympathetic glance, "Are you just as fed ed up of everyone talking about that dance that's coming up as I am?"

" Yeah, it's a pain. I haven't got a date either and everyone else does, or it seems like it." She twirled a red strand around her finger and watched as her classmates filled in to the classroom

" I've not got a date. It's not that much of a biggie. I don't even have a dress." Louise shrugged.

" Wear one of your ice skating costumes."

" Ha, with a skirt that short? My uncle will murder me." Louise laughed.

Irey stood up, " We can go shopping after school. I Heard Macey's going with Max." She wiggled her eyebrows and Louise growled. " I take it Max didn't heed your warning."

" Nope. Don't worry though. Macey's sensible and Max knows his balls will be coming off if he does anything I don't like." Louise imitated a pair of scissiors with her fingers and grinned menacingly.

" Nice." Irey nodded, then squinted at Louise in thought, " Didn't you say you were going to ask you-know-who?"

Louise turned scarlet, " No!" She hissed, "It's just a silly crush, plus I'm supposed to hate his guts or at least I act like it and you hate him too so don't even start. Plus if anyone was to recognise him he'd be arrested on site and I'd be under suspition."

" You could disguise him, like with a wig and stuff." Irey looked around the class to make sure no one was listening. " Just bring him, okay? I think I have an Idea of who I might bring."

/

"Why on earth would I go to a dance with you?"

Irey looked at Damian with an offended expression, "Look buddy you ain't my first choice either, but I'm desperate so please, please, please!"

The boy rolled his eyes at her and put a finger to her lips to shush her, " Fine. On the condition that you do the same for me. Mine's is not a trivial school dance however."

" Time, place and will there be food?" If there was no food then the deal was off the table, screw it, she'll go on her own.

" Next wednessday at 8 pm til 10 at the Wayne Building and yes there will be plenty of food. I do suggest you disguise yourself, but it is not really needed. Unless you want to be plastered over the front page with an article that is somewhere along the lines of 'Damian Wayne dates mysterious girl.'"

" Are...are you going to disguise yourself?" She didn't really want him to, as selfish as it sounded she wanted her school mates to wallow in shock that she, Iris West was bringing none other than Damian Wayne to a dance.

" Possibly contacts for my eyes to make them brown."

" Aw but I like your blue eyes." Irey paused and covered her mouth, " Whoops thinking out loud. I'll leave you alone." She turned on her heel and walked briskly towards her room in the cave.

Damian stood back watching, a smirk raising to his lips.

/

" Oh dear god, red is not my colour." Louise stared at herself in the mirror. " It makes me look way too pale..."

" Louise you've looked good in everythingthat you've tried, calm down." Irey racked through a clothing rail, pulling out a garment that was blue in colour.

" Try this one, Lou. It's a nice shade."

Louise grumbled and took the dress before storming into the changing room.

Irey looked around for Macey who was trying on shoes. Macey, being indian was going to wear her Sari dress that her mom picked out a few weeks before. The girl had complained that she would never be able to find shoes to match.

" Any joy?" Irey asked sitting down on one of the leather stools nearby.

" Nope, everything either isn't the right colour or it doesn't fit." She wiggled her foot, " I'm not Cinderella and I shall not be going to the ball."

Irey snorted, " Nah, bitch you going to that ball cause I'm your ginger fairy godmother." She dived off the seat and started searching the other shoe racks, finding a few pairs and bringing them back. "Here try these."

Louise emerged from the changing room and twirled around. " I'm buying this one! It's pretty, it's cheap and it is the right colour." Louise beamed, " Sold!"

Macey started laughing at her shook her head. " All you need is a prince, now."

" Prince my ass. More like the Jester." Louise mumbled, inspecting herself in the mirror. Irey snorted and tried to erase the mental picture she just recieved. Louise had a very interesting choice for a date and Irey couldn't wait to see his dusguise.

/

Damian stared at her with wide eyes. He had been fiddling with his tie but as soon as his eyes were set on her, his fidgiting ceased and his hands dropped to his sides.

" Wow." He said under his breath. Bart, sadly, was in ear shot and heard him. The older speedster smiled gently.

Irey's dress was yellow and shimmery, her hair pulled up into a bun with a fancy clip Linda used to wear when on the news. She looked raidient.

" Hey." She said after her decent of the stairs, " You scrub up well."

" I can say the same to you. If that is what you are wearing to a simple school dance, I can't wait to see your outfit for the Gala."

Irey blushed, " Thanks..." She glanced at the clock, " We better go. Macey and Louise said they'd be there early."

" Friends of yours?"

" Yeah. They're my civillian besties." At least one of them was.

/

" Irey! Over here!" Macey waved frantically. Stood next to her was Max, his arm around her half bare middrift. Macey's dark skin shimmered with glitter. A hena tattoo spiraling up the arm she had in the air.

The redhead grabbed Damian's hand and dragged him with surprising strength towards the punch table. " Hey, girlie. Where's blondie?"

She looked around for Louise and found her standing talking with a slightly taller and lanky young man.

Irey held back a giggle as she realised it was Axel Walker with a wig. How the hell Louise had convinced him to come along she'd never know.

Then again she probably just batted her eyelashed and gave him the puppy look. Poor sap.

Damian wandered over to the punch bowl away from Irey.

Louise glanced her way and smiled, also grabbing her reluctant date and hauling him over. " Hey, Irey. Irey this is Axel, Axel this is Irey."

" Hey." Axel mumbled. Louise stepped on his foot, " Ow! Hey, what the fuck was that for?"

" Be nice." She scolded. "Go find Max or something and don't do anything stupid or I'll get Len to freeze your ass." Axel rolled his eyes and sauntered off. " He is such an asshole, but I'm crushing so bad." The blonde whined once Axel was out of earshot.

" Poor you. I'm here with Damian."

" Ooooh, Dami-bird."

" Shut up."

" Right I'll see you later I'm gonna go keep an eye on Macey and Max."

As Louise left, Damian came up behind Irey looking rather alarmed.

" Iris. Suit up, we have Rogues at the party. Your friends may be in danger."

" Wait. What?"

" The Trickster and Pyer. Your Rogues." Damian expressed. Irey grabbed him and pulled him into a corner, away from everyone

" Listen, I know who they are. They're not a threat right now, Louise assured me of that." She hissed.

" Louise? Is she one of them too? I though she looked familiar. We need to have them arrested."

" No, Damian...Look," She bit her lip,"Louise is the daughter of Lisa Snart and Roscoe Dillon, she's not a Rogue but because she hasn't got anyone else, her Uncle, Captain Cold, looks after her. Pyer and Trickster are her friends and they are here for the same reasons we are. Don't do anything."

" Do they know who you are?" Damian pressed.

" Just Louise. But she's a good person. She won't betray me."

" How do you know she hasn't already told them who you are?"

Irey's eyes flashed angrily, " She isn't like that. Now drop it."

They stood in silence for a while, watching the other students dance. It wasn't until a slower song came on that Irey saw Macey and Max dancing and then Axel asking Louise to do the same thing. Louise's blush could be seen from where she was standing and it made her smile.

Damian sighed and held out his hand. " Shall we?"

She smiled a little, " Yeah, sure."

(Thanks for waiting so patiently. I know I suck at updates, I honestly have so much school work and Exams coming really soon.

I snuck my OCs in there again, oops.

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