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Chapter 5: The Feeling of Guilt

Robin and Kid Flash took the lead as the four of you traveled back to Mount Justice. Artemis rode next to you as you sped down the road with your motorcycles. Artemis could tell by the look on your face that something was wrong. She could always read your facial expressions like an opened book. Artemis made sure her communicator was only connected to your communicator before speaking.

"What's wrong Midnight? You know it's not your fault Poison Ivy and Blue guy got away. We just need to regroup and figure out what the next step in their plan is," Artemis said doing her best to cheer you up. You let out a sigh and nodded her head to her words.

"I know you are right, Artemis. I just feel a bit guilty that Robin got hurt, because of me," you responded as turned your glaze forward to see Robin clutching his side as he rode his bike. A frown appeared on Artemis's face knowing that her words were not going to help the situation. She knew how much you cared about your friends so if you were the reason for someone getting hurt, it would be hard on you.

"You had a tough day with protecting the school from the Joker. You probably were tried, because of that," Artemis said trying to show that it was not entirely your fault. It wasn't everyday they had to take on three strong villains in one day. "Maybe you are right," you mumbled under your breath before focusing back on the road.

When you arrived at Mount Justice, you parked your bike and took off your helmet. Before you could apologize to Robin again, he had disappeared from the room to go to the medical ward to see about his injuries. "Come on, Midnight. Red Tornado and Batman want to see us," Kid Flash said with a small groan knowing that he was not going to enjoy the next couple of hours. The three of you quickly made your way into the main computer room where Red Tornado and Batman were waiting for you.

After answering all of Batman's questions, he gave you lecture about being prepared for anything. You were a bit surprised that Batman was not as hard on you guys as you thought he would be. He did point out the couple of good things you did during the mission. The team was able to determine what information Poison Ivy and the Blue man had stolen from Star Labs and you were not caught by the security guards. If the guards had recognized you, you were sure the Justice League and Young Justice team would have to do some explaining to the press and the police.

"I will analysis the information that was stolen. After that I will determine if you will proceed with the mission or if the Justice League will take it over," Batman said before leaving the Young Justice headquarters.

"Let's get home and get some rest, Midnight," Artemis said as she wrapped her arm around your shoulder before heading towards the locker room to change into normal clothes. "I can't wait to fall asleep in my nice soft bed after the day I had," you said happy to be going home for the night.

~Next Day~
After a terrible night of sleep, you woke up and got ready for another day of school. When you were completely ready, you started to walk your usual route to Gotham High. As you made it to a crosswalk, a limo pulled up in front of you and blocked your path across the street. A frown appeared on your face at how rude the person was being for cutting you off when you had the right away. You were about to make your way around the limo until the car door of the limo opened up and revealed the last person you wanted to see.

"Good morning, (Name). Would you care for a ride to school?" Dick asked giving you a charming smile. You narrowed your eyes at him for a moment before nodding your head. You could not turn down a free ride to school especially after the long day you had yesterday. After climbing into the limo with him, your eyes scanned over the inside of the limo. "So have you decided to take me up on my offer of being my girlfriend?" Dick said getting right to the point.

As you ran your fingers through your hair, you let out a sigh knowing what answer you had to give him. "I don't really have a choice so I will pretend to be your girlfriend," you answered making sure to emphasize that you were just pretending. "I know you were smart, (Name)," Dick said before moving closer to you. He wrapped his arm around your shoulder before holding up his phone. "Smile big," Dick said as he leaned his head closer to yours. You put on the best fake smile you could before Dick took the picture on his phone.

Your eyes watched carefully as Dick started to type away on his phone. "What are you doing?" you asked having a feeling that Dick was up to no good. "I'm just changing my status on (social media page) so everyone in the school will know we are dating now," he responded as he put his phone back in his pocket. Your eyes widened at his response. You knew people were going to have to find out that you guys were dating, but you did not expect Dick to advertise in such a public manner. You let out a small groan as you leaned your head back against the seat.

"Why did you do that Dick? I knew we were going to have to tell people at school about our 'relationship', but I didn't think you would post it on a social media page. Do you know how many gossip magazines and news reporters are going to have a field day with this?" you exclaimed in an irritated voice. It was not like Dick was just an average high school boy. No, he was the adopted son of the wealthiest man in Gotham City. There was no doubt in your mind that Dick had tons of media people following his social network page for juicy news like this.

"Relax (Name) the media was going to eventually find out about us dating. I rather stop all the rumors before they happen so I don't have to deal with people poking around trying to find the truth. Beside everyone was going to find out about you when you come as my date for the Annual Wayne's Charity Ball in two weeks," Dick said calmly as he pulled out one of his notebooks before starting to study.

Right now you were beyond ticked off with Dick's attitude with this whole matter. He knew that you had no choice if you wanted to make sure your secret identity remained a secret. "So when were you planning on telling me about this event that I'm supposed to attend?" you asked as you crossed your arms over your chest.

"Next weekend when we went shopping together so we could get a dress for you to wear to the event, but now I don't have to worry about telling you since you know," Dick said as his focus remained on his notebook instead of you. By this point, you wanted to scream until your face was blood red, but you could not do that.

"I can't believe I'm doing this. You know that you are really annoying right," you said as you shoved him with your hand hoping to get his attention. A loud hiss left Dick's lips as his elbow collided with his side as you pushed him. "Come on Dick. There is no need to overreact. I barely touched you," you stated thinking he was being a bit dramatic.

"I'm reacting how a normal person would react after being injury. I saved yo- a young puppy last night from getting ran over by a car," Dick said quickly saving himself revealing who he really was to you. If he did it now, his plan would be completely over before it started.

You tilted your head to the side as you studied Dick's face. You had a gut feeling that he wasn't telling the truth. However, you had no way to back up your claims. "I'm sorry, sweetie. I will be more careful next time," you said getting into character as you saw the school off in the distance. You kept telling yourself if you can survive being attacked by multiple villains, you can survive a day of high school dating the most popular and rich boy in school.

As the limo pulled up to the front of the school, you took a depth breath as you grabbed your school bag. When the limo stopped, you felt Dick gently grab your hand. "Don't worry (Name) it is just a normal day at school expect we are not enemies anymore," Dick said giving you a smile as he tried to reassure you that everything would be okay.

Dick and you exited the limo together before heading into the high school. You prepared yourself to receive a lot of glares from Dick's fangirls, but they never came. Surprisingly, everyone's attention was not on you, but the new student who was greeting everyone in the hallway.

"Hey (Name) it looks like you are finally off the market," Artemis said as she came up behind you. A blush appeared on your face for a moment. You were about to tell Artemis not to make a big deal about it, but Dick interrupted you. "What's up with the new kid?" he asked turning his head to look over at Artemis. "Not sure. He just suddenly appeared and everyone has been oohing and awing over him since he entered the school," she replied. Her answer caused a glared to form on Dick's face.

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There are some crazy twist and turns coming up in this story so stay tuned!