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

Chapter 19: Instincts

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Bethany POV

        After school was the gymnastics tryout. I had completely forgotten about it. I actually didn't know that much about gymnastics, only the basics. The only cool thing I could do was jump off of a two story building: aka my old house. I never really liked to do flips in a fight because it always exerted too much energy, energy I could be using to fight. But Artemis was right. Gymnastics could definitely help me become more flexible and stronger.

        Artemis and I got to the gym late and stretched while the other students chatted with each other in groups. Then we heard the door open and the chatting quieted down. Artemis and I didn't bother looking up because we were touching our toes at the moment. I decided I would just listen.

        "Okay, kiddos! The tryout will begin. I'm Coach White, and this is my teacher assistant, Richard Grayson," My head snapped up to see Dick waving at the group of students who were all trying out.

        "Well, that was unexpected," Artemis murmured next to me.

        I nodded in agreement. I was pretty sure my mouth was hanging open. Then Dick looked right at us and smirked. I snapped my mouth shut and looked away. Why didn't he say he was going to be coaching, too? This was going to be so embarrassing.

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        The tryout didn't go that poorly. In fact, Artemis and I were the strongest ones there (I wonder why) and we were able to hold positions much longer than the other students. Of course, when it came to flexibility, I was much more flexible than Artemis, but she knew more moves than I did. I insisted it was because she had been training with the Team longer. I have only been training for a couple of days. Even Dick was being chill at the tryout. He immediately came to coach us and help us out.

        "Dick, you didn't tell me you were the freaking coach's assistant!" I said as Artemis and I were doing handstands along the wall. Dick was standing in front of me, upside down from my view.

        "Well, would it have mattered?"

        I stuttered for words to express my confusion and my feelings.

        "What she means to say is that she didn't know that you were that much of an overachiever," Artemis volunteered. Our arms were starting to shake a little because we had been doing a handstand for over a little more than 2 minutes. My head felt really heavy with all the blood that had moved to my head.

        Dick gave out a snort and said, "One more minute on the wall for you, Artemis. As for you, Bethany. I think you can come down now. I'll show you how to properly come out of the handstand."

        When I was done, A question popped to mind.

        "Hey, Dick?"

        "Yeah?" We were standing in front of Artemis, watching her suffer.

        "How long have you been doing gymnastics for? I mean, you would have to be really good if you're the coach's assistant."

        He was quiet for a long time, and I thought that I had said something wrong, but then he spoke quietly, "Since I was a child. I have been doing gymnastics for as long as I can remember."

        I stayed quiet, thinking he was done.

        Suddenly, he turned to me, serious, "Did you know I used to be part of a circus?"