Bethany Ford - A Young Justice Novel (Robin/Dick Grayson Romance) [Completed]

Chapter 13: First Day at Gotham Academy

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Okay, try to stay traught while reading this.

Bethany's POV

A week later, I lay in my bed, staring up at the ceiling. It was 5 am Monday morning. I was still getting used to the idea of me being in a freaking different world. I guess I handled it well because I wasn't really attached to anything back in my old life. And being in a different world kind of made me happy. My old life was like hell, and this new life seemed so great. I lived in this awesome cave, I was part of a team, superheroes and superpowers exist, and I had many parental figures in the Justice League! Life was actually starting to turn out right!

I had had a nightmare about my father again. After that, I couldn't fall back asleep, so I had been staring at the ceiling fan for the past hour. Last week, M'gann and Artemis had basically dragged me to every department store in Happy Harbor. I had made sure to get my skinny jeans, t-shirts, and solid colored shirts. I got my black Nike running shoes and toiletries. After that, it was all them. Robin stopped by later and dropped off a new phone and case for me. Apparently, Batman and Robin had a crapload of money to dump on a girl they'd just met.

Today was supposed to be my first day of sophomore year at Gotham Academy. Two days ago, I got a scholarship from a person called Bruce Wayne. Some billionaire that apparently just gives scholarships to people he doesn't even know. I don't even know how that happened. I didn't even know that people knew of my existence here. I asked Batman about it, but he just said he took care of it. Whatever that means. I had another day full of shopping yesterday. Artemis, who said she also goes to Gotham Academy, came with me to get new tailored uniforms.

My bandages were gone, and I still had scrapes along my legs, but those were nothing compared to the huge bruises covering my back and front torso. Black Canary and Batman decided to give me a couple weeks of rest before going on any missions or training. Missions. That word seemed so foreign to me.

I looked at the clock. 5:30 am. Ugh, fine, I'll get up. I jumped out of bed and did 50 straight push ups and 50 straight squats. My body was still injured from the fight that first night I arrived. So I couldn't do my usual 100 push ups, squats, or sit-ups. It still really hurt to do sit ups, so I skipped those. I really needed to get my strength back up, because I had basically been assigned to bed rest for a couple of days. I went to the bathroom and took a long, hot shower.

When I got out, I dried my hair and put on my new school uniform. Oh god, the skirt was just out of my comfort zone. I pulled the skirt down as best I could, but sadly, it was tailored to fit perfectly around my hips.

I thought it would be best to leave my hair down. My hair was straight and reached all the way down to my lower back. I decided not to wear any makeup because I wanted to start fresh and look natural. This year had to be good. No one in this freaking world even knows me, and I don't have my parents to hold me back. It's about time for a fresh start.

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"Hi, Bethany! I'm Bette Kane, your student laison. We can start the day off with a tour and miss your first two classes, or I could just take you to each class and tour on the way. Which would you prefer?" This bubbly girl came up to me. She had these beautiful loose blonde curls and fair skin. Gosh, even her skirt was longer than mine. God, I felt like a slut. Unconsciously, I pulled down my skirt.

Before I could reply, a voice rang out across the courtyard.

"Bethany!"

I turned around to see Artemis running at me, her backpack bouncing around on her back. Relief washed over me at seeing a familiar face. It was weird seeing her in a skirt. She actually looked like... a girl. Just kidding. Okay, so Artemis' skirt was even shorter than mine.