Lolita 𐐪𐑂 Dick Grayson

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I looked aimlessly at the clock above the door. Only three more minutes until lunch. I copied down the new rules of the current subject we'd had been learning in math but I could barely get through five words when Dick had erased the board completely.

The ring blew through the speakers right after Dick assigned us our homework.

"Lolita, if you could stay behind for a few minutes that would be great" Dick chorused seating himself on top of his desk, his fingers tapping the wooden surface.

"Why does he hate you so much" Sophie whispered walking past me. I tried not to laugh and could only give her a look of surprise. I shoved my notes into my backpack as I stared at the back of Sophie's head leave the room.

"Aw, and I was going to take you out to eat" Dean complained from behind me.

"You never told me that" I responded furrowing my eyebrows. Instead of looking at me, Dean walks by ruffling my hair leaving me and Dick alone. The door closed giving me the cue to go up to him.

"Am I in trouble or what" I asked Dick shoving my hands into my blazer. Dick shook his head and plopped his fingers into the pockets of my blazer, using his two fingers to pull me closer to him. I stop in between his legs when he turned his body around to reach behind a stack of textbook.

My head tilted to the side seeing him pull out a box. A shoe box that was.

"Huh" I questioned as he gave me the box. I split us apart to open the box. My eyes glazed over seeing a pair of white retro jordons laying in there, tucked like a baby. Baby blue lined the bottom and creases of the shoe. My lips circled into a smile that satisfied Dick.

"So, do you like 'em" He popped his head over to look at the shoes. I let my head hung loose as I tried not to giggle like an idiot. I nodded at him picking up one of the shoes to examine it. Size 6, Dick you've outdone yourself now.

"Oh, the pill is in there. I have a water bottle, you might as well take it right now before you forget" He said rushing to his book bag. I sat the box down where he was once sitting and searched the box to find the plan b hidden beneath the tissue paper. I opened it and plopped the single pill onto my tongue. He opened the water bottle and handed it to me.

Just as I swallowed the pill, a knock came from Dicks window and then the door pushed itself open. I scattered away from the desk, slightly spilling the water but I was quick enough to close the box and bring it to my side.

"Mr. Grayson are you ready, oh" A pause came from the person who entered the room, "Lolita what are you doing here?" A tall middle aged women called out pushing her reading glasses up into her hair. Miss Alter stood there, arms crossed with her car keys dangling from her hand.

"I was just discussing to Miss Saint about her behavior in my class" Dick quickly came up with pushing himself behind his desk as to get far away from her. Miss Alter sighed and stepped a foot forward in my direction.

"I should've known, she was quite a troublemaker in my class too" She sneered looking at Dick. And then as though I had vanished from thin air, she began a conversation with Dick. I hugged the shoe box and made my way back to my backpack. I took my phone out and walked past Miss Alter to the door.

"Hey, not so fast" Dick snapped his fingers walking around the desk to me, "you have tutoring this afternoon with me" he said lifting his eyebrows amused at the way my shoulder shuddered. Tutoring? since when.

"But basketball" I retorted, he knew we had practice until 6:30 today.

"After that" His voice rang loud and clear, he sounded much stricter than ever. I bit the inside of my cheek and only sagged my back in disappointment. That was until Dick winked at me besides Mrs. Ater who was disciplining me now. I turned around trying to get out.

"Its good to see you put her back into her place" She patted Dicks shoulder making me feel a bang of pain in my chest, her hand stayed locked to his body. I shoved my way out the class, my nails digging holes into the box.

Tutoring, come on now. I made my way down to the first level. Why was she even in there, ready for what? I wanted to grab his arm and drag him out there, and tell him to tutor me that instant.

"Lo! Wait up" Tim shouted closing his locker behind me. I turned my head to see the poor boy juggle his food in his hand. I tried to hide my frown but it probably made me seem like a bitch.

"Tim? Not drinking coffee for lunch" I gasped dramatically placing a hand over my chest. He laughed exposing his teeth, his nose crinkling up. There was something soothing about Tim that always made me feel safe.

"I didn't have a night shift yesterday" He reminded me. As Dick drove me back home yesterday, Tim began blowing up my phone asking if I would like to stay up and play with him.

"Right, wanna eat lunch with me?" I asked him looking down at his sandwich. I forgot to bring lunch today and hoped my lunch account had some sort currency in it.

"Your table?" He gulped moving awkwardly alongside me. I saw how his eyes dropped to the floor.

"Or we can go outside" I lead him out the back where tables stood in the back of the school. He stayed quiet as we both sat down at one table directly under the sun. I placed my backpack and box down and took a seat right next to him.

"Uh" Tim trembled a little. It was pretty cold outside so it was understandable. As he opened his lunch and began eating, I kept my eyes onto the field in front of us knowing Tim would feel uncomfortable with my gaze.

The student parking lot was on the right side of the field, filled with mercedes and honda's and blah blah blah. Whatever money they had, it was shown in the parking lot. I clicked the roof of my tongue and looked at the teachers parking lot. It was slightly less packed than the students. Rows and rows of decade long cars.

The one standing out from 2004 toyota's was Dick's 911 turbo s porsche. I smiled thinking about about the fact that the fin on the end side was just recently added as I won a bet against Dick. It made me happy seeing there be something of me be associated with him.

Dick's angelic face appeared behind an suv next to his car, alongside him Mrs. Ater stood with a black shawl wrapped around her shoulders. My fingers find themselves in the holes of the table, my blood beginning to stop flowing in them.

I could see her mouth open and shape into a smile, her teeth white and straight. I
licked my own running through my semi
crooked sets. She was a very pretty women behind that scowl on her face. Her hair, strawberry blond with brown tips were in waves.

She was my last year creative writing teacher. Besides having a personal hatred spot for me, many found her to be their favorite as she always graded easily, but she still believed the girls in school should wear ankle long skirts like hers and natural colored hair.

Dick laughed at something she said, opening the car and letting her enter first. His hand hit the hood of his car, his grin dissolving. His head looked in front of him towards our direction. I turned my head around to Tim to
avoid his stare.

"Is that sandwich that good" I giggled seeing Tim on his second one. Using his napkin, he ripped a piece of his sandwich and handed it to me. I thanked him and bit into the blt, looking back seeing Dick drive out the parking lot.