A/N: Thank you all for your wonderful reviews, though I was sad to see that only one person entered the quote contest thing at the bottom. Oh well. And yes I'm glad I decided to start this story over cause well the last one sucked, and as always, review!
Disclaimer: Ahem -clears throat- -In british accent-I, ALY do not own the Teen Titans, nor do I own the songs Lady Marmalade, or Never Again. I also do not own anything else that is noticable.
Chapter 2-The Girl all the Bad Guys Want
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'Did he just tell my mom that he's my boyfriend?' Thought Kori as she stared at Xavier and her mother dumbfoundedly.
Lydia turned to Kori and smiled, "Korina you didn't tell me that you had a boyfriend."
Kori just stared at the ground, about to speak, but Xavier beat her to it, "It was kind of sudden, I just asked her out before the basketball game."
Kori looked up at Xavier, 'Is he aware of what he is getting himself into!?!?' thought Kori as Xavier embraced her in a hug.
"See you tomorrow cutie." Whispered Xavier as he held Kori close.
With her brain finally registering what was happening, Kori hugged him back, "Alright." Whispered Kori as she released herself from Xavier's grasp.
Watching him turn to her mom and shake her hand, he smiled, "It was nice to meet you Mrs. Anders."
Lydia smiled at Xavier, "It was nice to meet you too Xavier, I can be expecting more of you around here yes?"
Xavier's smiled widened, "Definently."
Kori's eyes widened, did this mean they were going out now?
As Xavier turned back to Kori, he embraced her in a hug again, inhaling the scent of her shampoo. Strawberry Watermelon, his new favorite scent. "I'll call you later."
Kori smiled as he held her close taking in his smell, it was sweet, musky, and something else. A cologne that she couldn't identify, but the smell was definently all Xavier. As they parted from their embrace, Xavier gave her a small peck on the cheek as he took in the scent of her perfume, Japanese Cherry Blossom possibly? "Bye Xavier."
Xavier smiled at her as he made his way down her front steps, "Later Kori."
Watching him climb into his car and pull out of the driveway, she smiled happily to herself, something was actually looking up today. Hearing her mother clear her throat behind her, Kori spun around to face her mom, "Um hey mom."
Lydia moved away from the door so Kori could go inside, and followed her daughter inside. Shutting the door behind her she turned her gaze back to Kori, "So Xavier seems like a nice boy, where'd you meet him?"
Kori walked into the living room, plopping herself down on the white leather couch, "I met him at school, he's on the basketball team with Gar."
Lydia nodded, "Well he certainly is built like a basketball player, tall and muscular."
Kori rose a brow, "Mom, please don't tell me that you were checking out my boyfriend."
Her boyfriend, huh that's something she'd never thought be able to say about Xavier, then again nothing has been the same this year.
Lydia laughed, "No honey I wasn't, but you can see his muscles clearly, and it clear that he's tall."
Kori blushed, "Yea I know..." She glaced at the time, then back at her mom, "I'm going to bed, I'll see you in the morning." Walking over to her mother, she kissed her cheek, "Night mom."
Lydia kissed Kori's forehead and smiled, "Goodnight Kori."
Running up the steps two at a time, Kori ran into her room and flopped down on her bed just as her cellphone began to ring.
'Does it hurt
To know I'll never be there
bet it sucks
to see my face everywhere
It was you
Who chose to end it like you did'
Not letting the rest of the song play, she flipped open her pink razr, "Hello?"
"Hey cutie."
Kori smiled to herself, "Hey Xavier, um question for you."
Xavier smiled to himself as he walked inside his house, his parents away on some business trip in Taiwan. "What question would that be?"
Kori bit her bottom lip gently, "When you said that you were my boyfriend, were you serious or just telling my mom that so she wouldn't freak out."
Xavier chuckled, "Kori I meant what I said but if you want me to ask you out I will."
Kori smiled to herself, "No, its ok. If anyone asks we'll just say that you asked me out right after the basketball game."
Xavier smiled, "You're a bright one cutie, and I agree."
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Dick grumbled to himself as climbed the stairs to his bedroom at Wayne manor. How dare Xavier put the moves on Kori! She was his, er...well his tutor. As he slammed his bedroom door shut behind him, he flopped down on his bed, why was he getting so upset over Kori and Xavier being together? It wasn't like he was dating Kori, he had Rachel, for the moment atleast.
Why was Kori on his mind anyways? He did have a girlfriend that he loved, well atleast he thought he loved her, but then again what was love really? Hearing the phone beside his bed ring, Dick reached over and picked it up, "Hello?"
"Hey Dick its Rachel, you know your girlfriend."
Dick rose a brow, why did she sound so pissed off at him? "Hey Rach, whats eating you?"
"Cut the shit Dick, what was with you and red today at the game?" Asked Rachel, walking into her bedroom furiously.
Dick rolled his eyes, "Nothing, I just needed to talk to her about tutoring." That was a lie, a complete lie, but Rachel didn't know that.
"Oh really? So does tutoring consist of you staring dreamily at her and her having to point out something about the scoreboard? I'm beginning to think that there's something going on with you two." Said Rachel, slipping off her tennis shoes.
Dick began to get angry, "THERE IS NOTHING GOING ON WITH ME AND KORI!" He knew he sounded defensive, but she was beginning to piss him off.
Rachel clenched her jaw, "Really!? It didn't look that way when you and Xavier got in a fight over her! I know all about who that fight was over because Wally told Jinx, who told Tara, who told me."
Dick grumbled to himself, somehow he knew that this would happen, "Rach I'm telling you that I'm not screwing around with Kori."
"Oh so your saying you might not be screwing around but you're with her?!"
Dick clenched his fist, "RACHEL! WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY!?!? THAT I'M IN LOVE WITH KORI?!?!?"
Rachel glared at the phone, "No, I just want the truth, but I think I already have it."
Dick sat down on his bed, "What do you mean?"
Rachel sighed, "I mean we're over, you and me are done."
"You don't mean that."
"Yes I do." Said Rachel, rolling her eyes, "We knew that our relationship wouldn't last anyways, it was full of nothing but lies."
Dick ran a hand through his hair, "So this is it for us?"
Rachel gave a weak smile, "Yes."
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The next morning, Kori stood infront of the mirrors that covered a whole wall in the basement as Lady Marmalade blared through the speakers.
He met Marmalade down In old Moulin Rouge
Struttin' her stuff on the street
She said, "Hello, hey Jo, you wanna give it a go?" Oh! uh huh
Rolling to the ground, she sat on her legs, hitting her legs twice with her fists, she kicked out to the right with her right foot and rolled up to her feet.
Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya dada (Hey hey hey)
Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya here (here)
Mocha Chocalata ya ya (oh yea)
Creole lady Marmalade
Shimmying her shoulders as she made her way to the back of the room, she turned around and kicked her right leg up to her shoulder then did a triple pirouette into four fouette's.
What what, What what
Dick thanked Lydia as he made his way to the basement, hearing music blaring from the speakers.
Ooh oh
Voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir
Voulez vous coucher avec moi
As she landed her back handspring, she did a simple turn then chassed into a switch leap.
yea yea yea yea
He sat in her boudoir while she freshened up
Boy drank all that Magnolia wine
On her black satin sheets is where he started to freak yeah
Dick turned his attention to a flash of red hair that did numerous chaine turns into an axel jump. Pausing at the end of jump, she did two back handsprings into a back tuck and stopped.
Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya dada (da-da-da) Voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir (ce soir, what what what)
Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya here (here ohooh yea yeah)
Mocha Choca lata ya ya (yea)
Creole lady Marmalade
Voulez vous coucher avec moi
"Wow." Said Dick as she turned around to face him.
Blushing furiously, Kori crossed her arms over her lycra covered chest, "Dick! What are you doing here?"
Yea yea uh
He come through with the money and the garter belts
I let him know we bout that cake straight up the gate uh
We independent women, some mistake us for whores
I'm sayin', why spend mine when I can spend yours
Disagree? Well that's you and I'm sorry
Imma keep playing these cats out like Atari
Wear high heel shoes get love from the dudes
four bad ass chicks from the Moulin Rouge
Hey sistas, soul sistas, betta get that dough sistas
We drink wine with diamonds in the glass
By the case the meaning of expensive taste
If you wanna Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya
Mocha Chocalate-a what?
Creole Lady Marmalade
One more time C'mon now
Dick studied her closely, her long red hair was pulled back in a tight bun out of her face which was covered in presperation. Her purple camisole leotard was very fitted and tight against her slim body, hugging every curve. Smiling to himself, he looked up to meet her eyes with his own, "Um I uh..."
Marmalade... Lady Marmalade... Marmalade...
Kori rose a brow as she waited for an answer, knowing that her current outfit had clogged his thoughts of possibly getting anything intelligent out of his mouth.
Hey Hey Hey!
Touch of her skin feeling silky smooth
Color of cafe au lait alright
Made the savage beast inside roar until he cried,
More-more-more
Finally snapping out of his trance, Dick blushed, "Um I was comming to say sorry about what had happened yesterday and just to talk to you."
Kori nodded as she walked over to the CD player and turned it off, turning her attention back to Dick. "You decided to come and talk to me at ten in the morning?" Asked Kori, raising a brow as she wiped off the sweat that had beaded up on her forehead.
Dick stared at the ground, why was he loosing his cool around her? She was just his tutor, and he didn't have an attraction to her, or did he? Nah, it was just his immagination. "Um yea, I'm sorry about that, but I figured that you'd be up already."
Kori motioned her head towards the door, and the two of them made their way up the steps, into the kitchen where her mother was seated, reading the morning paper. Looking up from her paper, Lydia watched as Kori lead Dick into the living room, smiling to herself slightly. 'Wait, wasn't Kori dating Xavier? So who was this boy that was with her?'
Settling onto the couch, Kori wrapped a blanket around herself as Dick sat on the other end of the couch, "So what did you want to talk to me about?"
Dick shrugged, "Well Rachel broke up with me because she thought there was something going on with me and you. Crazy isn't it?"
Kori nodded, "Yea well there isn't because for one, I'm your tutor, two I have a boyfriend, and three you and Gar just can't stand each other."
Dick's eyes widened, Kori had a boyfriend? Since when? "Oh um yea the whole tutor thing would make it weird huh? And um if you don't mind me asking, who's your boyfriend?"
Kori smirked slightly, "Xavier."
Dick sat straight up, "What are you thinking!?!? Dating him is possibly the worst thing you can do!"
Kori glared at Dick, "Who are you to judge who I date and don't? I'm your tutor, I'm not your friend, nor am I your girlfriend. I think you just need to back off."
Dick looked away, how could he have been so stupid? Trying to tell her what to do and what not to do.
Kori sighed, "Richard, I'm sorry I just...I'm just kind of stressed and stuff, thats all."
Richard...she'd used his real name, no one ever used his real name, well except for Bruce. Looking back at her, he gave a weak smile, "Its ok Kori, I understand."
Kori smiled as she walked over to him and embraced him in a hug. Dick blushed as he held her close to him since she'd dropped the blanket when she'd gotten up to hug him. Kori smiled to herself, she didn't know why she felt so good in his arms, it just felt right. Wait. What was she doing? Pulling away she smiled back at Dick as he smiled at her, "Um I have to go and get ready to meet Xavier in a little bit, so I'll see you later ok?"
Dick nodded, "Yea I'll see you later." As he made his way to the door, he opened it, then turned back to her, "Kori, just be careful."
Smiling again she nodded, "Alright, I will."
Watching him leave, she headed up to her room to take a shower, trying to wash away all the guilt and feelings away, along with the sweat. What had she just done? She had Xavier, she didn't need Dick, besides Dick was well known for being a playboy and she didn't need that in her life, not right now. Hearing her phone ringing again, she poked her head out of the shower and grabbed it. Flipping it open, she remained halfway in the shower while the upper part of her body remained leaning over her closed toilet as she held her phone, "Hello?"
Xavier smiled to himself upon hearing her innocent voice, "Hey cutie."
Kori smiled at the sound of his voice, he could always make her day, "Hey Xavier, whats up?"
Xavier looked out the window from his bed, resting his free hand behind his head, "Nothing I just decided to call the most beautiful girl in Jump City when I woke up. What are you doing? It sounds like you're in the shower."
Kori blushed to herself, this wasn't a very good thing at the moment, "Um...yea I hopped in the shower right before you called."
Xavier grinned, "Boy I should be wishing I were there."
Kori frowned, "Thats not what I wanted to hear Xavier, and its not what I needed to hear." Snapping her phone shut, she placed it back on the sink as she finished her shower.
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It was about noon while working at Logan's Cafe that Kori noticed a familiar sandy brown haired boy enter the cafe with a boquet of flowers in his hands. Looking up from where she was taking a couples order, she smiled slightly at Xavier, "Hi."
Xavier looked at her, "Kori, listen I'm really sorry about what I said earlier, I didn't meant to offend you."
Kori shrugged, "I know but it just kinda happened didn't it." She turned attention back to the couple before her, "Anything else?"
The couple shook their heads and let Kori go back to the kitchen to place their order, with Xavier hot on her heels. "Kori." He grabbed her arm, causing her to spin around and face him, "Please just listen."
Kori handed Garfield's mom the order as she passed by the two, then turned her attention back to Xavier, "I'm listening."
Xavier handed her the boquet of flowers, which happened to be her favorites, yellow roses. Staring down at them, tears formed in her eyes, "Kor, don't cry."
Kori wiped away a tear, "I'm sorry...its just that these are my favorites and I feel like I really don't deserve them right now. But how did you know which kind I liked?"
Xavier embraced the slim redhead in a hug, "I have my sources...and it was a lucky guess."
Kori laughed as she wrapped her arms around Xavier's neck, "Thank you." whispered Kori.
Xavier looked down at her, "You're welcome."
Kori wasn't sure what was happening, except for Xavier's face inched closer to her's as she inched her own closer to his. Feeling his lips brush her's for a moment, almost as if teasing her, she smiled to herself before he finally planted his lips on her own.
Yes people were staring, but they had smiles on their faces, well all except for one person who watched the couple through the window of the cafe. Dick Grayson.
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So I felt the need to have Dick at the end watching them because it makes this a whole lot more interesting, Dick gets jealous and Kori loves Xavier. Oh this is so much fun! Anyways, I hope you liked this chapter! Please Review!
And the winner of this chapters quote contest is-Headstrong X3
'I am who I am. And sweetie your approval isn't needed no matter how much you think it is.'
I would've included others but no one else entered so lets try this again...
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ALY