Disclaimer: I own none of these characters. They are all property of Cartoon Network and DC comics. I also do not own any of the dialogue in this prologue.
Prologue
She looks at him from across the pool. Her heart anxious. He has been so distance from her recently. She was worried that he didn't love her the way that he used to. She has been in love with him since the day they met. How patient he was when teaching her about earthly customs, how his black hair shines during sunrise, how his eyes look like crystal blue lakes, she loves everything about him.
"Do you love me?" She asks him. She feels her heart going a hundred miles per hour. She knows that if she looks down, she will find that her hands are trembling.
"Kory, you know I-" He starts. She knows what he is going to do. He is going to feed her fake words that he thinks will make her feel better. He thinks not knowing makes her feel better. Makes her feel less insecure. It only makes her feel more insecure. It makes her notice every prolonged look that he gives Barbara Gordon more.
"Dick, you know very well what I mean." He is silent. He doesn't have anything to say to her. He looks down ashamed. "Not a someone that you will 'always' love or who occupies a special place in your heart. Do you love me? In a way that means a way that we never have to find excuses." She doesn't add that she loves him that way. She know his answer. She is just hoping that he gives her a different answer. She needs him to give her a different answer.
"No" He says bluntly. She feels her heart shatter. She clutches her arm to give herself comfort. She wades towards him and touches his chest one last time. She then goes to the ladder. She's holding back tears as she gets out of the pool.
"Kory…?" He calls out for her. She turns around her heart filling again with hope. "You're staying on right?" And her hope shatters again.
"Yes I will stay. I'm home when I'm here." She walks back to her room. When she gets there, the tears pour like rain.
The next morning she see Barbara Gordon all over Dick. She has her arms wrapped all around him. Rachel seems to be the only one who notices her come in. Rachel was the only other member who understood the pain of being unwanted. It's funny. Men always told Kory they were in love with her, but the only one she loves doesn't love her back. She gives her a look of pity, and Kory gives her a weak smile in return. She can't stay in this tower. She can't stay in this city. She flies away as far as she can before she loses the joy that powers her flight. She crash landed on a beach. She tries to get up, only to fall back on her knees. She breaks down and sobs.
The next day Dick Grayson walks past her door and pauses. He goes to knock but puts his hand down. He walks away. He feels guilty. He knows he hurt her. Dick walks into the main room to see his team sitting. All with the exception of a stunning redhead.
"Dick, we need to talk." Vic says. They all look sad. They all look like someone died.
"Where's Kory?" Dick asks looking for the familiar emeralds that he had once loved so much.
"She left Dick." Rachel says as she swallows the lump in her throat. "Kory's gone."
Hope you like it. I know it's short, but it's just a prologue. please review.