A/N: Hey guys! New Chapter! Also, bear with me. I started my full time accelerated one year nursing classes...lots of work. So, I will update when I can (which I hope will be at least once a week) but we will see how that goes.
Anyways, enjoy!
I OWN NOTHING
Chapter Two:
Dick was feeling woosy as he sat in the nurses office staring at the white walls, and he'd barely been sitting for a few seconds. His head pounded and his skin felt clammy and shaky. Victor Stone stood next to his bed waiting on the nurse to come in so he could get a pass to be excused from being late to class.
Dick looked at the football star and realized that he couldn't think of anything about him other than what could be told by looking. In fact, now that he tried to, he couldn't remember anything about anyone. He couldn't even remember his life past this morning anymore. Panic rose in his chest.
I hope I don't have a concussion...or a tumor. He thought to himself and he let his head fall into his hands.
"You okay, man?" Victor said placing a hand on his shoulder. Dick suddenly saw flashes of a half man, half robot that looked strangely like Victor. His body shook and his head felt like it was splitting open.
"Yeah," He managed through gritted teeth. "I'm fine."
"You sure? Cause your nose is bleeding." Victor pulled a kleenex out of the box on the desk and handed one to him. Dick wiped his nose and grimaced at the sight of the blood. "You haven't been acting like yourself either. I mean, you haven't called me a stupid jock, or insulted anyone today as a matter of fact."
"Why would I insult people?" Dick said pressing a Kleenex into his nose firmly.
"Well, no offense but you kinda have this reputation for being an asshole." Victor crossed his arms and stared down at him. "You really gave off the 'I'm rich and my daddy has status so fuck off cause I am better than you' vibe 24/7."
"Oh." Dick closed his eyes and tried to think of a time like that, when he was the person everyone else though he was. But he couldn't. When he opened his eyes and looked at Victor again, he though he saw one of his eyes turn red. He jumped and then it vanished. The nurse came in shortly after and gave Victor a look of annoyance before leaving to room to her desk, no doubt to give him a pass to class.
"Listen, Victor. I just, I'm sorry. Do you think there is anyway you and I could...start over?" Dick said sticking his hand out for a shake. Victor stared at him for a moment, contemplating before shaking his hand firmly.
"Yeah! Friends with Dick Grayson, boo-ya!" The boys both cracked a smile and Victor waved goodbye leaving the room. Dick laid his head back on the pillow waiting for the nurse. He wondered why Victor saying boo-ya stuck out in his mind so much. He'd never recalled hearing it before. But, all the same, it felt familiar. Slowly his eyes closed and his world went dark.
Everything was changing faster than they could keep up. He was running with four others, running away from this madman...or were they running after him. In this place, it was hard to keep track.
"You'll never catch me, my little duckies." The crazy ginger man laughed as suddenly he jumped out of a painting on the wall and ran away. He, the red head flying girl, the blue cloaked also flying girl, a cyborg, and a green cheetah all turned and followed him in pursuit. He rounded a corner, they rounded a corner and he was gone.
"Titans, spread out." He told the others as they each crept up to a door on the hall. They opened them quickly and no one found him inside. They all looked at the last door of the hall and crowded around before yanking it open. Again, a negative.
"He's done this before, why haven't we learned the tricks yet!" The blue cloaked girl said angrily. She gritted her teeth and crossed her arms. The others seemed to have the same feelings.
"Guys, we can't let him get the better of us. Like you said. We have done this before, and we will do it again." He said standing tall. He knew he had to be strong as their leader and he couldn't afford for them to know that in his mind he knew something was off about tonight. "Look, lets just keep moving. We will get this, we always do."
"Uhm, Excuse me. Robin." The red head girl was addressing him and he nodded in acknowledgment. "Where is beast boy?"
They looked around and noticed that the green cheetah was missing.
Dick gasped in breath and opened his eyes finding himself in the nursing room still. He didn't remember falling asleep, but as he realized earlier, he didn't remember a lot of things.
He thought back on the dream he had just awoken from. It was strange, and yet it felt so right. Leading a team, hunting down a bad guy. But, afterall it was just a dream. That kind of stuff just wasn't real.
The nurse came in the room and looked surprised.
"Oh, Good. You are awake."
"How long was I asleep?"
"Only for one period."She smiled and handed him a glass of water. "Now, do I need to call your father? Or do you think you will be fine for the rest of the day?"
"Oh, I should be okay. I was just tired. And it was hot today. Thank you." Dick took the water and the nurse stayed to make she he drank it all before leaving to get him a pass ready. Dick swung his legs off the bed and stood up. His head felt a little dizzy and his hands shook, but he didn't want to stay here and dread on his dreams anymore.
Once the nurse brought his pass, he headed to his fifth period. Trigonometry. He felt a small bit of shame knowing that he had never finished his homework. Since he was late to class, there was only one seat left, next to Kori Anders. Surprisingly enough, she was excellent at math. Not so much any other subject. She smiled at him and moved her stuff enthusiastically out of the chair.
"Hello, Dick." Kori said. "I'm glad you are feeling better."
Dick nodded and offered her a small smile in return. Although Kori was a member of the cheer squad, she was one of the nicest girls Dick had ever known. She seemed to really care about others around her, and took time out of her day to help her friends whenever given the chance. It made her one of the most loved and most envied girls in the whole school. Not to mention her tanned skin, perfect curves she wasn't afraid to show off, and long bright red hair that many boys wanted to see if it matched the carpet. Dick himself though, couldn't see himself with someone like Kori.
He wanted a girl that was more deep than that. Someone he could really talk to, and fight with, and just someone all around perfect. Besides, Kori wasn't into dating either. Which made them work together very well in the math class.
"I took these notes already for the lecture you missed. I was going to bring them by after class if you never showed." She handed him several sheets of paper.
'Thank you, Kori. That means a lot." Dick nodded and put the papers in his folder.
"Oh, and Mrs. Frein said to let you know you can bring your homework tomorrow since you weren't feeling well."
"Well, that's a relief." Dick smiled and the two had to fall silent as lecture continued. Dick vaguely paid attention, stealing glances every now and then at Kori, trying to figure out what was different about her. And then it his him.
She looked exactly like the flying red head from his dream.
A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. I know it was kind of short. But I didn't want to progress the story toooo much yet. Anyways, reviews are always gladly accepted. They make me happy.
Also, thank you so much to Crimson Bright for letting me know that my facts were off. :)