I own nothing, but I'm proud of this so far. lOtS of drama to come, just the team going through high school... but they're not "The Team".

R&R

The red-head raced down the street, leaving his friend behind. His legs carried him faster than any of the other boys in the sophomore class. Even with a diet that would kill most other humans, it barely kept him alive.

"Wait up!" the red-head's friend called from down the block.

Wally laughed and doubled over to breathe. The run really didn't wind him that much, but he didn't want to seem like a show-off to his friend.

Dick caught up to where Wally was and copied the nonchalant act. Neither boys wanted to show any weakness to the other, as was expected on the playground in elementary school. Even in high school it was still frowned upon.

"You're a gymnast. You should be used to this cardio," Wally said.

"It's more upper body strength then cardio, smart ass."

"Yeah, whatever. So you up for another lap?"

Dick groaned and started running, so maybe this time he'd be able to beat Wally back to the checkpoint at the ginger's house.

"I'm still gonna beat you!" Wally yelled. He gave his younger friend enough time to get around the corner so he would come close to winning, but the freckled one would still prevail.

Racing was one of their favorite pastimes, aside from playing Portal on the family Xbox. Mariokart was fun, too, but the virtual racing was nothing compared to the adrenaline rush that came and the feeling of being tired but yet so alive from sweat evaporating off their skin. Wally loved the wind blowing through his short-cropped red hair and the salty taste left on his lips. It was the taste of victory.

"How did you beat me again?" Dick asked when he slowed into the Wests' driveway. "I didn't even see you pass me!"

"You're too busy watching your feet. Form really isn't important when you're running. Winning is he important thing."

From being competitive in gymnastics competitions, Dick knew about tough competitors. Whenever he was with Wally, he felt like he didn't measure up to the high standards that the older set. He looked up to Wally, no matter how much he hated to admit it. Wally knew all the girls; he kept up to speed with school and tutoring him at some points, and always got everything that Dick couldn't have. So that's why the younger made friends in gymnastics class behind Wally's back. He could finally have something that the older didn't have.

"Let's go inside and play some Portal, huh?" Wally asked over his shoulder as he sauntered up the driveway, not a care in the world.

It was the one thing that Wally wasn't amazing at, and Dick jumped at the opportunity. "Ready when you are."

The two boys raced into the plain house and plopped down on the couch, automatically picking up controllers and starting up the game. The trash-talking started almost instantly, but neither cared because in the end, they were still best friends and nothing would or could ever change it.

They went through the actions of the levels they'd played so many times. Portal was one thing they'd always agree on, and to both it was getting a little boring. The repetitiveness was trying on both of their brains and nothing they tried to do would make the game any more entertaining.

"Let's go to the park," Wally said as he set down his controller after another redundant level. "There are probably girls at the park."

Dick was intrigued by the idea, but internally realized that he would be dubbed the eternal wingman if he went out one more time as a side-kick to the red-head that strangely made the word "ginger" not seem like such an ugly word and made it... he hated to say it... and made "ginger" seem hot. But the other thought that the girls liked the dark and mysterious type, and Dick fit it perfectly. He didn't know what kind of girls his age would be doing at the park, or if there'd even be any at all. The thing about Dick is that he wasn't exclusive. Give him a girl with head full of thick, sexy hair and about a 36C cup, and he'd be good with her for a long time.

Wally jumped off of the couch and raced out the door with his friend trailing behind him. Yeah, Dick was about two years younger than he was, but he took it upon himself to train the little one to be able to handle the drama that could come at any time with the unpredictability of women.

At the park, he perched himself on a high tower so he would be able to see everything that happened on the woodchips. And the girls were particularly catching his eyes today. "Look at those two down there." He jerked his head towards two girls that were in his home room once Dick caught up with him.

"They're okay, I guess. Not my type." Dick tried to come off that he had higher standards then the two stunning girls walking by arm-in-arm.

Wally shot him the are-you-fucking-crazy look. "Just okay? Dude, they're the catch of the day! The only two that could never be single, but always are! Like I always say; never pass by a challenge, and those two are a challenge indeed."

Dick took a closer look at them. One was tall and blonde, but had a hard, cold, and strikingly beautiful face. The other was a brunette with the thick, dark hair that he wanted to run his hands through for the rest of his life. They were both fine choices, but together they would be impossible to catch.

"You can have the brunette. She looks more your age and style. I happen to know that once you crack her, she's easy. But cracking her's hard. The blonde is harder. Be thankful I'm giving you the easy one."

Dick didn't know whether or not to be grateful for the chance to get a girl so easily, or dishonored because of his friend's going easy on him. But he was going to take his chances anyway, so he slid down a slide after Wally to go catch their prey. Only too late he recognized the girls as his friends from gymnastics, and he panicked. He quickly weighed the pros and cons of asking them out. But as soon as he decided, Wally was already chatting things up with the blonde, and the brunette was standing aside looking useless and lonely. So he tried out his swagger without looking to ridiculous, and made his way over to the gorgeous brunette, already knowing that he was going to fail miserably.

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