Chapter 1: Refreshingly fresh
The beautiful sun was rising and it shone through the balcony doors of a red-headed beauty. It was 6 am In the morning and also the first day of high school at Jump City high for A group of teenagers.
Kori Anders stirred in her frilly purple canopy bed. She sat up, stretched her limbs, and went to her bathroom to shower. About and hour later Kori walked out of the bathroom completely dressed and ready to go.
She wanted to make a good first impression as a freshmen so she tried to dress to impress. It didn't take much for Kori to impress though. Her fire red hair reached down to her waist and she had side swept bangs. She had a tall model like figure with a perfect orange tan and her emerald eyes were so big and sparkly, they could make anyone's eyes look dull. She was clad in a pair of jean shorts with a loose, cream colored shirt and a pair of sperrys. She wore little makeup and her hair was perfect as usual. Taking one last glance at we reflection, Kori grabbed her bag and headed downstairs.
"Hi mom, dad." The bubbly red head greeted her parents.
A tall petite woman with long black hair and purplish eyes handed her daughter a plate with pancakes, bacon, and eggs on it. "Eat up darling. Can't go to school on an empty stomach."
Kori took the plate and began eating. She loved her mother's cooking. It was much better than her own cooking. Her mother, Luan Anders, was a very sweet woman. She was always so nice and welcoming to everyone. Luan also LOVED to spoil her daughters.
"Daddy, are you and mom going somewhere this weekend?" Kori asked while taking a bite of her eggs.
A huge man with a red beard and bald head looked up from his newspaper. His green eyes looked apologetically at his daughter. "I think so honey. Koma will be here though and we'll be back by Sunday night."
Kori nodded at her dad's answer. He was always business like and always so serious. Myan Anders was a man of his word and his business. The Ander's family had their own business of jewelry shops. Luan and Myan had to travel to Gotham this weekend and start setting up the new 'Anders Jewelers' at Gotham City mall. You could say the Anders family was quite wealthy.
"Kori, I'm leaving! Better c'mon if you want a ride to school!"
Kori quickly finished her breakfast ad kissed her parents goodbye. "Koma, aren't you going to say goodbye to mom or dad?" Kori asked her older sister.
Koma Anders was a senior at Jump City High. She was popular and quite the little brat. A lot of guys liked her but mainly for her stunning looks. She had long sleek black hair and purple eyes. She had a tan and a body like Kori's. The two sisters looked exactly alike except with different colored features.
"Sure, why not." The older sibling walked over to her parents and kissed them goodbye. Within a minute, the two dazzling sisters were out the door and heading for high school.
"Dude! I can't believe today is our first day at high school.." Gar Logan shouted as he walked in with his best friend Victor Stone.
"Well believe it grass stain." Vic replied.
Gar was a short skinny vegetarian guy. He had blonde hair with green streaks and forest green eyes. He loved to tell jokes (that were never really good) and play pranks on people. He also wasn't the brightest student when it came to school.
"Have you seen Karen?" Vic asked his smaller friend.
Victor Stone was a tall African American guy with huge muscles and could pass for a junior. He was guaranteed a varsity spot on the football team and was dating one of their other friends, Karen Beecher.
"Nopeeee." Gar and Vic walked through the crowded halls of JC high. It was crazy. Everyone was rushing around either chatting about their summers or getting their schedules. Vic walked up to his locker and began to do the combination.
"Shouldn't you know by now that your girlfriend is bound to be late? I mean she takes-
"You wanna finish that sentence little boy?" Said a tall, petite African American girl. She had two puff balls in her hair and pretty hazel eyes. She was known as, Karen Beecher.
"Hi Karen! Uhh...no?" Gar rubbed the back of his neck as he smiled sheepishly at the threatening girl in front of him.
She smiled and pulled him into a hug. Then she kissed Vic on the cheek. "Hey handsome. Long time no see!"
"Hey baby. And I just saw you yesterday. When you wanted me to help you pick out your back to school outfit?" Vic replied while kissing her back and crossing his arms.
"You know me! It takes me forever to pick out an outfit!"
"I knew it was the one and only Karen Beecher speaking."
Vic, Karen, and Gar turned around to see their other best friend, Roy Harper, standing there. Karen hugged him tightly and when she pulled away she asked, "Wait...what the heck is that supposed to mean?"
Vic and Roy exchanged worried glances and Roy quickly said, "it means that..uhh...Gar take it away!"
Gar was being pushed up in front of a mad looking Karen. They blonde boy held up his hands in defense and shrieked. "Please don't hurt me!"
Before Karen could reply she saw her best friend, Jade Nguyen walking towards them. She immediately ran to her and hugged her tightly.
Roy and Jade were the groups other friends. The two teens were also dating, like Vic and Karen, and have been since 8th grade last year. Roy and Jade had been best friends since first grade and fell for each other come 7th grade. The two were total opposites though.
Roy used to be the biggest player ever throughout middle school. He'd have a new girlfriend every week and with his stunning looks it wasn't hard for him to find one. He had orange hair that was swayed to the side and sparkly green eyes. His build was tall and muscular and when he smiled girls practically melted.
Jade on the other hand was more calm and collected. She didn't put up with bullshit and wasn't very find of Roy's player ways. She was A petite, Japanese girl with jade green eyes and cream colors skin. Her hair was long and black and cascaded down her back. After six months of fighting, flirting, and simply just bonding last year, Roy had finally asked out Jade. Since then, they were inseparable.
Vic and Karen were a much different couple though. They have been boyfriend and girlfriend since sixth grade and everyone was sure that they'd be the couple to get married. Both teens were loud, bossy, and extremely lovable. They were more if the parents if the group and were always there if anyone needed anything.
"Jade! I haven't seen you since the beginning of summer! How was Japan?" Karen beamed as she let go of the Asian beauty.
Jade laughed and slicked her hair down. "It was AMAZING! First time there and I never wanted to leave. But, I kept reminding myself I had a wonderful boyfriend and best friends to come home to." She winked at Roy as she said the last part.
Roy picked up his girlfriend ad hugged her for a good two minutes. Then he kissed her on the lips and said,"I missed you so much."
hade laughed and hit him playfully. "Sweetie, you were there the day i came home. which was two days ago."
Roy laughed and said, "So? i had to spend a whole summer without you!" Jade rolled her eyes and finally, it was Vic and Gar's turn.
"Hey you guys." Jade said while hugging her two good friends.
As the five teenagers chatted about their classes, they had hardly noticed Rachel Roth and Richard Grayson walk up to them.
"Ahhh. Freshmen. It feels..."
"Like shit." Rachel finished Richard's sentence for him and the group laughed as they began hugging the two newbies that had joined the conversation.
Rachel Roth was a short, pale goth girl with short black hair and amethyst eyes. She was very pretty and always wore dark clothing. She was always serious and wasn't a big fan of jokes or pranks. So she really wasn't a big fan of Gar most of the time.
"Geez what took you guys so long?" Asked Roy.
Rachel pointed to Richard and said, "Pretty boy over here spent an extra fifteen minutes getting his hair perfect. So Bruce was late picking me up for this dreaded school day."
Richard scowled and added, "Hey, it's freshmen year. I gotta look good for the ladies."
Rachel rolled her eyes and the group laughed. Richard Grayson was and always has been the school's number one hottie. He was the one girls wanted, even more than Roy, and Richard was quite the playboy. He had looks to die for though.
His messy, black, spiked hair was always fixed to perfection and he had the most amazing pair of sapphire blue eyes ever. His body stood at 6'0 and every part of him was muscular and well defined. Richard was also the adopted son of the multi millionaire, Bruce Wayne. So not only did he have the looks, but he had the money too.
"Friends!" The group turned around to see their beautiful friend, Kori Anders.
"Kori!" Karen and Jade said simultaneously as they hugged the perky red head.
"Hey legs. How was your summer?" Vic said enveloping her in a big bear hug. He was always brotherly to her and referred to her as legs due to her long, tan, model legs.
"It was great!" She replied smiling widely and hugged Roy. Then she moved on to Rachel.
"I don't do hugs." The goth said before Kori could touch her. Kori gave her 'the face' and Rachel gave in, wrapping we arms lightly around her friend.
"Did you forget about me?" Richard asked as Kori turned around and smiled widely.
"How could I! You're my best friend!" She said and jumped into us waiting arms. They hugged for a full minute and the group stood there trying to hold in their laughter. Richard, who snapped back to reality, quickly let go of Kori and coughed awkwardly.
Kori and Richard have been the best of friends. They usually did just about everything together and everyone, EVERYONE knew they had feelings for each other. But to this day forward, neither Kori, not Richard would admit it in fear of risking their friendship.
"Has anyone seen Wally or Jenny?" Asked Jade.
The group shook their heads but Roy stepped forward and said, "Wally said they were...busy. So they'll be here later."
Everyone looked him the ginger curiously but before he could protest the bell rang, signaling it was time for class. The group quickly said their goodbyes and rushed off to their first class.