Disclaimer: Don't own young justice or the song :P
Warning: SLASH Kid Flash/Robin, Wally/Dick
A/N: On this story Dick is 15 and Wally is 17, ok?
Sound The Bugle
(by: Bryan Adams)
Sound the bugle now... play it just for me
As the seasons change... remember how I used to be
Now I can't go on...I can't even start
I've got nothing left... just an empty heart.
Wally walked into Gotham Academy, aware of all the inquisitive looks he was receiving. Being the only one without a uniform made him automatically stand out. Though he did feel a little unnerved by all the attention it didn't stop him from smiling. The stares weren't enough to take away the feeling of glee that was cursing through his veins.
He was visiting Dick at school, he had planned a whole romantic evening. Or as romantic as his allowance could afford…He had brought a rose, made dinner reservations, planned what movie they would watch…he had even found a nice park they could walk through when they finished dinner. He was extremely excited, it was his first date with his boyfriend. Of course they had gone out before, but never to a fancy restaurant, it was always amusement parks or burger places and malls. This time he was going to woo Dick the right way. He was even wearing a dress shirt and black shoes. He only hoped the jeans didn't ruin the whole romantic-thoughtful-boyfriend look he was trying to give.
He took a deep breath as he walked into the main building. Now he realized he had no idea where Dick would be and the school seemed pretty big. It would be kind of a surprise, he had only told Dick to take some extra clothes so he wouldn't have to be all day with his uniform and to ask for permission from Bruce to be absent that evening (The speedster would rather not be on the bad side of "The Dark Knight"). He wanted to spend as much time with him as possible, so going all the way to Wayne Manor wasn't something he wanted to do, no matter how fast he was.
Wally started walking along the hallway but he couldn't find his boyfriend in between all the other students. He finally decided to just call Dick. He didn't want to keep walking with all the rich kids pointing and whispering. After receiving instructions from Dick on how to get to the football field he started walking out of the building again. Dick would get ready in the changing rooms and Wally had to wait for him outside, on the entrance.
He walked slowly, knowing Dick would take a relatively long time. The acrobat paid close attention to his appearance whenever Wally was involved. The thought made Wally smile slightly, but it dropped when he suddenly heard voices coming from around a corner. Someone had mentioned "Grayson" and Wally was now intrigued to what they were saying. He turned the corner to see a group of Jocks, (judging by the letterman jackets) leaning against the side of the building, there were 4 of them. They all suddenly laughed loudly at something and what they said next made Wally freeze in his spot.
"I told you, he puts out for anyone." a blonde one laughed loudly.
"Yeah, he may not be as good with his mouth but at least he makes up for it with enthusiasm…" A tall one sneered, and the words made Wally's stomach twist in discomfort. Once again they all laughed. Wally realized he was probably getting worked up for nothing and walked towards the group of teens.
"Hey…" The jocks turned to look at him, looking confused. Their eyes shifted to his clothes and Wally knew they were wondering who he was. "I just wanted to ask…who are you talking about?" Wally tried to smile through his uneasiness. The jocks shared a look grinned at him, all gathering around the redhead.
"You interested?" A brunette asked, with a conspiratorial smile. "His name is Richard Grayson, he's a freshman this year."
"Ri-Richard Grayson?" Wally couldn't help the wavering of his voice as he tried to process the information.
"He'll do anything, no attachments." The blonde one added, all his friends nodded. "He's awesome man, better than any girl I've ever done. He's so tight-"
"Shut up!" Wally couldn't take it anymore, his brain had stopped working when his boyfriend's name had been pronounced, but now it was on overload, he couldn't endure this.
"What? I'm not saying you should go gay or anything. It's just sex, he won't ask you to break up with your girlfriend. He's a one-time slut…" The blonde guy looked at him like he was crazy. "Seriously, you should just hear him moan, it's so-" the guy crashed against the wall behind him with the force of Wally's push.
"Don't talk about him like that!" Wally hadn't been able to listen to him anymore. It felt like someone had stabbed him right on the chest. He tried to calm himself, but every breath he took made his heart ache more. He started walking away from the stunned jocks, his fists clenched tightly, trying to stop the tears from falling.
"What's his problem?" He could hear one of the guys asking with disbelief.
"He's probably a friend of the little whore…" another one answered, only fueling Wally's anger.
Wally paced in front of the changing rooms, where Dick had told him to wait. The school was already empty. He was trying to calm his breathing, to stop the anger and the pain at the same time. The redhead barely managed to avoid using his speed to get out of there, he wanted to leave, to ignore the guys' words and pretend his boyfriend was still the innocent boy he knew. It was impossible, right? Dick had never even let Wally touch anything under his belt, nothing further than making out and maybe kissing his neck sometimes. Batman wouldn't allow this to happen. Dick wouldn't cheat on him…
Wally walked to the bleachers and sat with a defeated sigh, holding his head with his hands. He couldn't believe it. Dick…sleeping with other people? That was his worst nightmare ever since he was 15 and had fallen in love with the smaller hero. Did he do something wrong? Had he forced Dick to search for love somewhere else? Wally had never wanted to pressure Dick into anything, but maybe…maybe the acrobat wanted contact, maybe he had wanted Wally to try…
He couldn't breathe, he couldn't think, he just wanted to crawl onto his bed and cry. Cry until the pressure on his chest and throat would disappear, until the jock's words would fade out of his head. Maybe Dick didn't love him, even if he repeated those three words several times a day, even if he had sworn to Wally he would always do. Maybe he never had…
Wally felt a tear roll down his cheek. He didn't want to cry now, he had a date with Dick. Dick who was probably making out with a guy in the changing rooms right now. His own thoughts brought more tears to his eyes, but he brushed them away before they made the long path down. He took deep shuddering breaths as he tried to stop the salty drops from falling. He had to pull it together, he had to take Dick to the fancy restaurant, go to the park and watch the stars. He stopped a painful sob from breaking out of his throat.
"Wally? Wally are you here?" That voice. That sweet voice…Dick sounded so happy. Wally didn't know how to move anymore, he didn't know how to fake a smile and pretend it was all alright. All he could think about was Dick cheating on him. Sleeping with all those guys, calling their names…kissing them. "There you are." Dick suddenly came into the field.
Wally could see him approach from the corner of his eye. The smaller boy walked up to him with a sweet smile and a cute blush. He stopped a few feet away from the red head and Wally faced him, even if he was avoiding his eyes.
"I-I didn't know what to wear, I hope this is okay. You didn't give me much information…" Dick smiled coyly, looking at the floor. He had a blue dress shirt, open over a white t-shirt. He was wearing dark jeans and dress shoes. Wally thought he looked beautiful, he looked perfect. But he couldn't say it, he couldn't reassure Dick that anything would look good on him.
All he could say was: "Do you dress this nice for all the other guys?"
Dick stared at him astounded. He walked closer to Wally, a confused look on his face. "What are you talking about?" He looked scared and Wally could only take that as a confirmation, he knew Wally had found out.
"All this time I thought I was so lucky to have you…I had won the top prize. Turns out anyone who asks can get the same, maybe even more…" Wally couldn't stop the bitter tone that entered his voice in the last sentence.
"Wally, let me expla-" Dick was cut off as Wally suddenly stood up from the bleachers.
"NO! I don't want to hear it! All your lies…I can't anymore." Wally's voice became softer as he talked, tears falling by the end.
"Please listen to me Wally…It's not-" Dick's voice was almost desperate, he was struggling to fight the urge to hug Wally, he knew he would only get pushed away..
"I really thought you loved me…" Wally's broken whisper made Dick approach slowly, he wanted to stop the redhead from hurting.
"I do, Wally, of course I do…" Dick placed a hand on Wally's arm, trying to comfort him. Wally pulled his arm away harshly.
"You're a slut! You're cheap and disgusting!" Dick backed away from Wally with hurt and tears on his eyes. He looked away biting his lip to stop himself from crying. "I can't believe I loved you. I-I….I can't look at you anymore."
He slowly turned and ran out of Gotham Academy, leaving a small 15 year old crying on the football field.
Wally reached Central City, barely managing to contain his tears. He ran to his house, and walked slowly inside. As soon as he closed the door he felt the warm tears fall, he no longer felt strong enough to stop them.
He crossed the entry hall and as he passed the kitchen aunt Iris came out.
"Wally, you're back so early? I thought the date would-" She stopped as soon as he saw the tears falling down the freckled cheeks. "What happened?" She walked towards him, a hand raised and ready to brush the tears away, when Wally disappeared in blur up the stairs, seconds later the sound of the door closing filled the house. Iris sighed sadly and went to the phone, ready to call Barry, he was usually better at comforting Wally.
Wally laid on his bed, his face hidden in his pillow, letting it swallow his sobs. He didn't even try to stop his tears. He wanted to get rid of them, maybe they would wash the pain away. His mind provided scenes of Dick kissing each of the jocks he had seen that day, every image more painful than the last. He wanted to stop thinking, he wanted to forget everything about Gotham Academy, everything about ever loving Dick. Yet he couldn't stop all the emotions cursing through his body, to stop all the images he kept producing.
He laid there for around an hour before his tears finally stopped. He managed to keep his mind in a black. He felt empty and defeated, he had lost everything in just a couple of hours. He had never imagined he would have to live with a whole so big on his heart.
A/N: I know, I know too much stories at the same time…But what can you expect from me? I've got too much ideas and little discipline. If I don't write the stuff in my head it eats me inside, I swear. And I just posted this because I have it all planned, and it's only three chapters long, so it'll end fast. Believe me I have already 2 other stories in my mind, but they are longer and it would be a big mistake to post them, so see I'm posting this with at least some logic, it's not that crazy.
I hope you liked it :) it was hard for me to write the jocks dialogue because I would never talk like that about anyone so I don't know what they would say and I'm not a guy so I don't know how crude they are…(I know not all guys are so rude, but I've met a some at my school that talk like that about girls, though they of course don't let girls listen so I've never really heard all they say)
Anyway, I hope you don't hate me…please don't :(, It'll get better I promise. and I bet some of you can already see what's gonna happen next chapter and all the story, but I hope you still stick around to see it unfold.
Thanks for reading, I hope I get to hear your opinions, bye :P
-XxFallingxAngelxX