Warning: Angst
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That background character in films, the one where no one remembers their name. That's me.

I was never good at making friends, and the friends that I managed to make, they had even closer friends to hang out with. I understood why, they knew each other longer, they have a stronger bond.

I smiled at the customer as they left. I went back to organizing the hangers and other shirts.

I heard footsteps and turned smiling. "How may I help you?" I asked.

"I'd like to try these on, please." The man said.

"No problem!" I said and counted 3 articles of clothing and gave him the placard with a 3 on it. He went into the changing rooms and I sighed my smile fading away. I fiddled with my uniform shirt, having nothing else to do.

"Thanks." I turned seeing the man from earlier and I smiled and he handed me the clothes he didn't want and proceeded to either buy more or check out.
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I got home to my empty apartment. It was a simple studio area. I fell onto the bed and sighed. I looked at my tank of fishes. I got up and fed them their dinner. I sighed and it was already midnight.

I had a quick shower, ate a banana and went to sleep.
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I sat in the classroom and played random games on my phone. I smiled when me seat mate came over and we had a short conversation before playing on our phones.

Then lunch came around and went to find my one friend, Dick Grayson. I went to the usual meet up and waited for him. I sat on the grass and played with the grass as I waited.

I looked at the time on my phone and lunch was almost over. "Maybe he's busy?" I thought and got up to head to my next class.

I walked through the halls smiling at a few people who recognized me from class. I was about to head up the stair and stopped seeing Dick and he was with a red headed girl. Dick noticed me and smiled and walked over with the girl. "Sorry I couldn't meet up with you." He said.

"No problem." I shrugged.

"Oh, this is my friend Barbra Gordon. She transferred over to our school today. I was showing her around." He said and I smiled at her and we shook hands.

"Well, I gotta get to class." I said and walked past them. I glanced back at them seeing them smiling at each other.

I sighed and went to my class.

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"Leave me alone." Dick said as I walked with him.

"I'm just curious..." I said quietly.

"You're so annoying, just leave me alone!" He said glaring at me. He continued walking and I just looked at him.

"... Okay..." I said softly and turned walking the long way home.

The rest of my days of high school were lonely. Though my grades got better since I did nothing but study. I didn't have any siblings and my parents were drug addicts.

I flipped to the next page in the textbook and wrote down a few notes. I looked at the song playing in my earphones and skipped it. I faintly heard talking and looked up seeing it was Dick and a group of his friends. I looked down and continued writing hoping he won't recognize me. They sat themselves down at the table next to mine.

"Leave me alone.." his words echoed in my head. I quickly gathered my things and left the library.

The rest of the year continued like that. I'd leave the area whenever he came around. Besides, he seemed to be enjoying himself more now that I wasn't always clinging onto him. His friends were good people too.
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I smiled for the graduation picture. After the whole ceremony, I took off my hat.

My parents couldn't come, they died of a drug overdose last night. I had to go plan a funeral.

Dick was with his friends and family talking and taking pictures. "Congratulations..." I mumbled and walked away, going to the bus stop.

The bus was empty since it was late. I smiled at the driver and showed him my pass. "Congratulations." He said to me.

"Thanks." I smiled.

I went back to my empty house. The landlord was nice enough to let me stay until I got my parents buried. I didn't have any other living relatives, so it was just me now.
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I opened my eyes to the sound of loud traffic. I groaned sitting up on my bed.

I sighed and got ready for another day at work.

Same as every day, smile and talk then do whatever. "You're going to look great in this, promise!" I heard a slightly familiar voice. I turned and saw I was right, it was Dick and he was with a boy. "Cmon Tim!" He said shoving something in his arms. Tim, I guess, came over and showed me the... interesting clothes. "Right in there." I smiled giving him a #1 placard.

I glanced at Dick and my eyes drifted to his hands and saw he wasn't wearing a ring. He must've noticed me looking. "Can I help you??" He asked.

"Nothing." I said and turned around and fiddled with my name tag, hoping he might not remember me. I busied myself with random things. When other customers came, I'd make sure to hide my name tag with my arm or my hair so he couldn't see it. "Thank you." I smiled and even when Tim came out, Dick stuck around.

Dick then came up to me. "You seem familiar.. do we know each other?" He asked.

"No, I don't think so." I said not looking at him.

Tim eventually dragged Dick away and I let out a sigh of relief.
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"Dick, what are you doing?" Tim asked Dick as he ran to the bat computer after patrol. 

"I need to find something." Dick said. "Tim, did you see the girls name tag?" He asked.

"The girl? From the store?" Tim asked.

"Yeah." Dick said.

"I think it was (Y/n). Why?" Tim asked.

"Just... something about her.." Dick said typing her name and a description.

After a minute, it pinged and a file was shown. "(Y/n).." he mumbled memories flashing through his head.

"Know her?" Tim asked.

"She was my friend back in school.." Dick replied.

"Was?" Tim asked.

"We kind of drifted apart." Dick said.

"Says her parents passed away a while ago." Tim said.

"The day before graduation." Dick said. "But she still went anyway.." Dick sighed.

"What?" Tim asked.

"She has.. no one... I should've been there..." Dick mumbled shaking his head.

"It's not your fault. You didn't know." Tim said.

"Yeah.." Dick mumbled looking at the picture.

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I looked up at Dick who had come again. "I wanna talk." He said.

"Nothing to talk about." I said.

"Wrong, we have a lot to talk about." He said.

"I have work." I said.

"Then after work." He said.

"I work late." I answered.

"I can wait." He said.

".... I'm having dinner with my parents." I lied.

"(Y/n)." He said my name and I looked ay him.

"... fine. Just a drink." I said and he smiled nodding.

"I'll pick you up?" He asked and I nodded.

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I fixed my bag that was on my shoulder, as I waited for Dick. ".. What am I doing.." I asked myself and was about to walk away when I heard a car. I turned and it was Dick. He smiled at me and waved. I sighed and got into the car. 

"Where are we going?" I asked as he drove out of the city.

"Somewhere more quiet." he smiled at me.

He brought me to some restaurant on the beach. He gave the car to a valet and walked me in. "I'm not dressed for this." I said seeing people in nice dresses and shirts. I was wearing my work clothes.

"It's fine." he smiled and talked with the receptionist and nodded. They led us inside and up to the second floor to a private room with a tv and a view of the ocean. Dick pulled out a chair for me and I sat down and he ordered the food.

I looked around as Dick sat in front of me. "You wanted to talk?" I asked him.

"Yeah.." he said.

"About?" I asked.

"I.. heard about your parents." he said.

"Oh, that." I said. "How'd you find out?" I asked.

"I'm a cop now, in Bludhaven." he said and I nodded.

"I see.." I said.

"Are you doing okay?" he asked.

"I'm fine Dick." I said.

"I'm sorry." he said.

"About what?" I asked.

"What I said back then... I was stressed.. and it was a bad time." he said.

"Don't worry, it was a long time ago." I said.

"Yeah, okay.." he said and the food thankfully arrived. I looked down at my dish accompanied with a drink.

"You remember?" I asked smiling.

"Yeah." He said.

I saw my favorite (non)-seafood dish. I got the fork and began eating. "Good right?" he asked me.

".. Yeah." I smiled at him and he practically beamed with pride. 

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We were finally on dessert. "Seeing anyone?" Dick asked me, drinking his water.

"No, you?" I asked.

"Not right now." he answered.

"Right now?" I asked.

"Lots of on and offs." he said shrugging.

"So, same as before I see." I said and he smiled bashfully.

"Hey, I was wondering.. if we could be friends again?" he asked.

"Really?" I asked.

"Yeah. Being with you was fun back then." he smiled at me. "I miss you and your randomness." he said.

"Really?" I asked again and he nodded.

"Think about it." he said and handed me a paper. "It's my number. If you want to do this again, I'll be there." he said and I looked down at the paper.

"I'll think about it." I said and he paid for the meal and drove me home.

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