Books With Bullets | Jason Todd Fanfic

Chapter 5:

Finally, he opens his mouth to speak to us. "What is the meaning of this?", before I could respond Robin beat me to it. "I'm only here to drop your daughter off safely, earlier she and her brother were attacked by the joker. I didn't want her to wander the streets at night." Father looked surprised and examined me for a moment. I mean I look like a street junkie right now because of the attack.

Mother gasped in shock and grabbed me by my arms and hugged me not caring that I was dirty. Father looked at Robin and asked, "She couldn't drive herself? Where's my son  right now?" Robin didn't back down or flinch at fathers tone. Making me admire him more, "Sir, your daughters car was damaged in the attack and your son is at the GCPD making a police statement of the event as its his responsibility as the oldest between both." With that Father relaxed and mother sighed out of relief.

With that he took one more glance at me before saying he has to go. Shooting his grapple hook and only winking at me before he was pulled off the ground. I sighed as fathers back was turned when he did that. After that my parents went to GCPD to confirm what had happen and to pick up Bryson.

While they left I had showered and changed into my sleep wear. The thoughts of boy wonder still played on my mind. All our actions together made my cheeks feel a little hot. I look down at my nails and remember I need to paint them, but instead of the white dots I'm going to do something else. I go to my bathroom to grab my red nail polish. Preparing my nails before applying the color and added a small black bird in the middle.

Once they were done I let them dry and  start reading again on my bed. What can I say? I like reading, don't judge me! At some point I had fallen asleep.

~Next Day~

Time had passed so quickly, the next I know is that I'm at school in etiquette class again. No matter how much I try to shake my thoughts on last night Robin, I always end up with my face flushed. Katie is on my right side while Bryson is on my left side. He has a bandaid on his nose and a deep purple bruise on his cheek.

Earlier when we met up with Katie she had run past me to check on my brother who was more banged up from the attack last night then me. His face was so red when she put her hands gently on his face to see his wounds. I took a secret picture with a smirk on my face. He even stuttered when she asked how he was feeling! I wish I had recorded the whole interaction.

Anyways, right now lunch for our group is about to begin. Throughout this whole day I've been avoiding Garry out of fear that he would talk to me like he said yesterday. As we made our way to the cafeteria, Katie was on my side as sat in the same spot we had yesterday. Katie looked at me as we sat, "Don't forget what I told you yesterday." I quickly understood what she was talking about and my eyes widen. "Wait. Can't we wait until after lunch? Where there will be less people?" I said as I start to get nervous.

She huffed as she nodded her head and said, "Fine, only because I know that would be the only way you'd do it." I smiled as I embraced her in a hug as she was startled for a second before hugging me back. Sadly the moment was ruined by none other then my brother and his group. I released Katie from the hug and gave a glare to my brother to show my annoyance with his and his friends presence.

"So, you have a heart for her, but not me? That hurts." My brother says with his hand over his chest and with his other wiping a imaginary tear from his cheek. I rolled my eyes at him before shooting back, "I have a heart for certain people. While you have a brain for certain things, we aren't so different after all." I said with a smirk on my face, I could hear his friends behind him snickering. I feel a little bad, but he should've chosen better friends so he wouldn't be made fun of.

He glared at me before rolling his eyes and took a seat next to Katie like yesterday. I looked to my side as I felt no one next to me and realized that Jason isn't here. I saw him earlier in public saftey so where is he? I shrug my shoulders before scrolling again on my phone.

Suddenly someone sat next to and started staring into my soul making me feel uncomfortable. I turn my head to see Jason, I was confused on why he chose to sit here again. When I looked up I saw he wasn't staring at my eyes, but was just staring at my hands. "Why are you staring at my hands?" I asked him because his staring was getting annoying. "You painted them." He didn't say it like a question, but like a statement. A small smile grew on his face which was just confusing me.

"Why are you smiling now? Your creeping me out a little." I said, he quickly cleared his throat and asked me, "Is Robin the reason behind your nail design?" He smirked, "Yes. Why do you ask?" I question back. "Do you like him after he saved you last night?" He asked me with a slight tone I couldn't pin point. Before I could respond my brother's sharp hearing was caught into the conversation and responded for me. "Pfftt, she wouldn't fall for a punk like him." Bryson mocked, I really wanted smack him so hard. He couldn't be talking about Robin like this after he saved us.

This whole conversation was giving me a headache, I could see from he corner of my eye that Jason's face grew hard and stotic. Unknowingly under the table his fist was clenched and veins along his arm popped out more. I ignored him as the pain in the back of my head was painful. Once lunch was over, my headache was also over.

Katie looked at me giving me a look that said, "Let's go". I let her drag me towards Garry and every inch as we got coser to him my heart was dropping and thoughts of Robin of last night were rushing over me. Forcefully, as we made it over I stood back a little as Katie walked over to get his attention. I see he took a glance at me and walked over and said "Hey, I know me and your friend discussed about me and you getting to know each other yesterday. " He took a small pause to see if I was following, I nodded at him. Without knowing Jason had over heard what Garry had just said and his eye brows furrowed as he continued to over hear the conversation.

"I understand that the reason that you want to get to know me is because you like me and- I'm assuming, wants to be with me." Garry said slowly and looked into my eyes, my heart felt like it was dropping the longer this conversation was going. I can't help but feel as I'm betraying Robin in some type of way and it's making feel terrible. As Jason heard those words his eyes shut forcefully before opening them again and glaring at everything and starts to walk away with his head down thinking about the words Garry had said.

"I'm usually one who keeps promises and would actually like to get to know you, but after you got attacked yesterday I thought that you could possibly be a target for criminals and I don't want to be associated with a criminals target as I could be the next one." Garry said as he looked down at me with a hard and disappointed look. In short he rejected me, but somehow I don't really care about it. His words told me one thing about him though that he is a selfish coward.

"Just think about it through my point of view." Those were his final words before walking away and going back to his friends before going back to class. Katie who stood a few steps back from our conversation out of hearing range who saw the whole thing came to me with a guilty look on her face making feel bad too.

"I-I'm not sure what you both spoke about, but from yours and his facial reactions I have an idea of what was said. And I want to say I'm sorry, I shouldn't have forced you I know I'm overbearing sometimes. And I d-don't know h-how you deal with me on most-" by the end she was stuttering because she was in tears. I cut her off in an embraced hug. "You know I care so much about you, and don't worry I'm not as hurt as I thought I would be." I said to her while we continue to hug.

"I-i don't even k-know why I'm crying, your the o-one who should be..." She says as I chuckled at her statement. Once we made it back to class she calmed down and I told her everything he told me and had to repeat many times that I don't feel bad. Instead it feels like my eyes have just been opened.

Back at class I see Jason looking more serious then usual, I gave him a weird look before turning away from him and shrugging it off. Maybe he ate someyhing he didn't like. By the time I knew it school was over and I was in my room with my window open letting in cool Gotham air. While I sat at my desk doing homework in my pajamas, suddenly a wind piercing sound was heard. My heart started to thump in my ears as someone was suddenly climbing through my window.

To be continued...