New Chapter people ^_^ it is long though but enjoy and let me know what you think.

Chapter 2: Face to Face

"Hi Kori Anders," She said with a lovely smile.

"Oh so your Kori well it's nice that you made it." Mrs. Mille said warmly, "You're new right? Well why don't you tell the class a little about yourself."

"Um o-okay." She said nervously, "Ummm well my name is Kori Anders. I moved here from Jump City. I use to travel when I was little so I know different languages..."

"Oh vraiment? Alors vous savez ce que je dis pour vous?" 'Oh really? So you know what I say to you?' The Teacher cut her off

"Oui, je peux" 'yes I do' She responded fluently. The teacher was amazed that she could say it so fluently.

"Um yea so I know French, Spanish, Italian, German and Japanese." Everyone looks at her in shock that she knew so many. She continues, "Ummm I did few sports in my old school. That's all I got for now." She gave a shy smile to the class.

"Well thank you very much Kori. Well we are starting now, so sit where ever you feel comfortable." Mrs. Mille said. She looked around the room. Some guy patted seats next to them and some girl put their bag on some seats so she could not seat near them. She notices a seat next to a girl wearing a navy blue tee shirt, dark blue skinny jeans and black high-top, reading a book. She quickly walk to the open seat and sat down so the teacher could teach the class. Mrs. Mille hands out some work sheets with words in French. After fifteen minutes Kori was finish. She lightly walks to the teacher while checking her answers then hands it in. She quickly walks back to her seat and pulls out titled 'Defend and Betray by: Anne Perry'. This caught the dark girls' attention. After another ten minutes the girl in dark was done. She pulled out her book that was also titled 'Defend and Betray By: Anne Perry'. Kori notice her book.

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"So you like the book?" she ask the girl as they were walking out the class, pulling her schedule out her pocket.

"Yes it's very… interesting." She looks over at Kori and saw she's having trouble finding her class. "Um you need some help?"

"Yes please." She said in relief.

"Where are you headed?" Rachael asked curiously, watching her glance at her schedule. Kori shrugged cutely.

"Oh... I believe the teacher name is… um Mr. Randolph in room 124b… it's an art class" she said innocently. Rachel chuckled slightly and nodded. Kori looked her over curiously and waited anxiously for a response from the dark, yet surprisingly friendly girl. Rachel took in a breath and looked the redhead.

"Here, I'll walk you. I have that class too, and you're going the wrong way." she said. Kori smiled feeling a little bit embarrassed. She folded her schedule and placing it inside her back right pocket. Looking back at Rachel, she smiled again.

"Thanks." she said sweetly. Rachel nodded and began walking with the confused girl right behind her.

"Oh by the way I'm Rachael." She smiled and reached out her hand for a handshake.

"It's nice to meet you. I'm Kori." she took her hand.

"So how do you like the book?" She began to ask as they walked down the hall talking about what they like and dislike about the book. Rachael enjoyed something about Kori but could not put her finger on it. She walks up to a class room with the numbers 124b across the top of it.

"Well here we are" Rachael sighs. She opens the door and walks right in followed by Kori. Just like in the last class on the guys patted the seat next to them. She shook her head and walked with Rachel to the back of the class where there were two empty seats neat the window. The Teacher came in shortly after. He introduces himself and had them start on drawing something them enjoy.

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The Next bell had rung and Kori was in a hurry to get to her next class she quickly turned the corner. A crash sounded in the crowded halls as the two teenagers struck. Papers flew in every direction, and books dropped to the floor Kori squeaked in shock and a handsome young man grins at his chance.

"Oh I am sorry!" Kori said sincerely as she fell to her knees, quickly gathering her scattered books and papers. A wide grin spread across the handsome face as he slowly bending down to her level to help her gather her fallen papers.

"Don't worry about it." he told her warmly, as he slowly began sorting the papers into a neat pile. She smiled at him and looked down to her papers, gently taking them from him, glancing up at him lightly.

"Thank you. And again, I sorry." she said softly. Now, it was his turn. She got a good look at the boy in front of her and studied him for a short second. His kind act didn't have her as fooled. Al had warned her about boys like this so she played the innocent act for now. She was watching him curiously, waiting to see how he would respond to the new girl. She made herself seem like she was naive. That was clear. But she wanted to see if he was going to try and play on that card.

"Again, you're good. Don't sweat it." he told her warmly. A gentle smile surfaced of her happy face as she nodded gently to him, slowly pulling her schedule of her pocket to glance at it, her eyes still set on the gorgeous young man standing in front of her.

"My name is Kori." she told him softly, trying not to pay as much obvious attention to him. He found it nice to actually have a beautiful girl simply watching him, instead of drooling over him like every other girl he talked to.

"Cute name." he said through his awarded winning smile, holding his hand out to her, "I'm Richard." he told her. He was taking a slight liking to this girl. At least so far, he was. She was still studying, starting to like the boy who was talking to her yet she wasn't sure how steady his kindness was. So she looked up at him gently, offered him a light smile, accepting the hand that was reaching out for her.

"It is nice to meet you Richard." she told him sweetly. He just grinned lightly at the sound of his name through her sweet voice. He thought for a moment whether or not to tell her to call him 'Dick' or let her keep it saying his actually name. He liked the sound of it and decides to have her call him Richard. He offered her another award-winning smile and nodded slightly to her.

"Yeah, likewise." he told her. Kori just smiled at him gently and nodded.

"Well I guess I will see you around." she said through a happy curve of a mouth and continue walked straight making her way down the hall to her next class, whiling looking at her schedule confusingly. Richard notice she was having trouble finding her next class and walks after her and catching her arm in a gently graze of a touch. Kori just stopped and turned around gently to see who'd stopped her, almost sure it was Richard.

"Hey wait a second. You're new right?" he asked her. Kori just sighed privately. She already knew where this was going.

"Yep." she told him sweetly, looking at him through curiously innocent eyes and a smile that was no doubt, to die for. He just grinned at her again, trying to swallow the lump in his throat.

"Well, let me help you find your next class. This school can be like a jungle sometimes." he told her, trying to buy a few more minutes. She smiled at him again, trying to hide the fact that she was blushing.

"Oh. That would be wonderful. Thank you." she told him happily. He smiled right back at her, motioning his hand for her schedule. She handed him her schedule looking it over. He grins at the fact that they had four classes and lunch together and thought to himself 'Opportunities'. He directed her in the opposite direction she'd just been walking in. And within minutes the two teens were walking towards Kori's class. Kori had found out everything that she needs to know about him through simple small talk.

"You know if you ever need any help getting to class or anything. I'd be more than happy to help you out." he told her as the two of them stopped in front of a large door, 134, Kori's class. Kori looked at him rose one of her trim brows at him and looked him up and down. She knew what he meant by that.

"Oh. Thank you, it might be hard for me to find all my class because I'm new and all but...I think can get the hang of it." She said before stepping into her class. "Oh by the way Dick... I'm not as naive as you think. I already know your true intentions. Thanks for the walk to class though and have a nice day, Dick." she said to him, ending with a bitter-sweet tone and a smirk. Her slender fingers gently slipped her schedule from him and she disappeared into the class with a light smile on her beautiful face. He was absolutely surprised and amazed it left him speechless. He just stood there for a while, he couldn't think. He was too shocked that such a sweet-looking girl like her could be so damn feisty. He liked everything about it. A light grin appeared on his face

"We'll start this over next period." He said walking down the hall to his class.

'That arrogant jerk thinking he could just try that shit with me... who does he think he is?' Kori though to herself as she walked to an open seat next to a girl with long straight brown hair wearing a yellow tank and black jeggings with white flats that had a yellow flower on the top. There was a guy talking to her. When had a fresh cut, wearing a white tee and light blue jean with some white air max (AN: Another pair of Jordan's sneakers). They were flirting with each other. Kori took out her schedule to her where her next class would be and prayed that she did not run into Richard (Dick) again. They notice she was having trouble and decide to help. Well the girl did.

"Hey." The caramel skinned girl said with a smile.

"Hi"

"You need some help with your schedule?" She asked kindly

"Umm yes, I actually do." Kori said feeling embarrassed that she did not fit in. She handed her schedule to the girl. The darker caramel skinned boy looked to.

"Okay lets you have… Physics with… Professor Chung… room 154. I believe after this class you gonna turn right walk down the hall and make a left then it 4 or 5 doors…"

"Nah Karen she had has to turn left than right." The guy cut her off

She thought about it for a moment. "You're right Sparkly." She gave him a smile and hand Kori back her schedule. "Just follow what he said."

"Um… So turn right… then left?" She asked back making sure she got it right.

"Yep little lady" The guy said with a smile.

"Thank you… Sparkly?" Kori said shyly. Both the teens busted out laughing with made Kori feel extremely embarrass.

"Victor." He held his hand out to her. She took his and shook it. "And I'm Karen. I like your outfit girl."

"Thank you" She said with a kind smile. "Oh, I'm…"

"Kori" Victor and Karen said out the same time. They started laughing and Kori laughed with them. They teacher came in the class room a few minutes after. "Rachael told me about you both. Umm she said Victor is the school best quarterback and That Karen loves fashion and they call you Bee. Also that both of you were amazing friends"

The both looked at her with wide eyes "Rachael said all that to you and ya just met?" Karen manages to say. Kori shook her head yes.

"Hello class my name is Mr. Richards. They only reason why I'm saying who is because we have a new student." He was looking right at Kori. She felt uneasy because the whole class started looking at her. "Would you mind coming up and talking about yourself to the class before we start?"

She let out a sigh 'Not again' She thought to herself as she walked up to the front of the class.

"My name is Kori Anders. I moved here from Jump City. I use to travel when I was little so I know different languages like French, Spanish, Italian, German and Japanese." Everyone looks at her in shock just like her other class so it didn't bother her. She continues, "Ummm I did few sports in my old school. That's it." She gave the class a smile and quickly walks back to her seat. Karen was about to say something when the teacher have the right a 1 to 2 page paper about if technology is good or bad.

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Kori Victor and Karen walk out of the class laughing. Right before they parted Victor ask if she remember where to she said yes and waved good bye to her new friends.

"See you in fifth period." Victor yelled to her as he puts his hands around Karen waist. Karen blushes, and waves good bye to Kori.

Kori follow Victors' directions and walks right up to a class room with the numbers 154. Right when she walks in a boy coming right up to her.

"DUDE! You're the new girl!" he shouted at the top of his scrawny little lungs. This took Kori back slightly, surprising her for two reasons. One; that he's really excited for who knows what. Two; he actually came up to her. She just smiled uncertainly at him.

"Y-yeah." she confirmed, watching him curiously. His face lit up at her response and he looked as if he were about to burst.

"Oh my god, Where are you from? Do you eat tofu? What did you do for fun?" he asked question after question.

"And do you-" he stopped and looked towards the door that had just swung open, "Dick!" He yelled out in excitement and walked to him and gave him a pound. 'Wait did he just say?' Kori moan and turned around to see the same guy who just tried his little game on her not that long again. She rolled he eyes and walked to an empty lab table.

Right when the second bell rung the teacher has stepped in. "Dick and Gar go take your seats." Professor Chung said to both of them.

'Please don't come to my table. PLEASE don't come to my table' Kori thought to herself looking at phone to see the time

"Hey Kori, missed me?" Richard said with a smirk.

"As if" She said loud enough for him to hear. This did not make him happy. Kori could see this in his face and smirked at his disappointment. He took the seat on her left and Gar took the seat on her right. Gar gave her warmly smile. Kori silently cheer about being able to sit with someone other than Richard.

The Teacher starts talking yet not even two seconds had passed before Kori's attention was pulled away from the teacher's lecture by a light poke on her right shoulder. She smiled gently and turned over to look at Gar, glancing at her and sliding a folded piece of paper in her direction. Kori laughed softly and opened it.

'Are you good in physics? Cus I'm extremely bad...' It said in sloppy, uneven print handwriting. She smiled wider and pulled the cap off her lid, touching the pen to her paper, letting the tip of it swirl around the flat white surface, creating beautiful letters.

'I manage. I can help you out if you get lost though.'

Gar grinned and scribbled back,

'YES! Thanks Kori! You're the best'

The note said. Kori smiled and glanced at the teacher, to make sure he did not notice. It was, so she can reply back but before she could, there was a light tap on her other shoulder. She turned to see Richard staring at her with a raised eyebrow, as he slid a note to her, copying Gar's motion perfectly. Kori just smirked teasingly and rose an eyebrow, opening the note slowly,

'So Jump City, huh?'

She couldn't help but roll her green eyes. She decided to play along. 'Yep'

The notes passing game continue all period. When the class ending Kori grabbed all stuff and hurried out the door. Richard followed right behind her.

"Kori wait" He yelled out. She did not want to stop but she did. Even though she knows his true intentions she was attracted to him in some way and she did not know why.

"What Richard?"

"Nothing. I just was wondering if you needed help getting to your next class." Richard said to her, speeding up his steps and catching up to her, making a tiny bit of head-way, just enough to get Kori to lock glances with his.

"Nah I think I can manage" She gave a slight giggle and gazed at the attractive young man, making his face go flat in disappointment for rejecting his offer.

"You know, I know you were flirting with me last period." he told her, his tone arrogant, and far too assured of himself. So she stretched her out her foot. Making him lose his balance and making him fall. Laughter filled the hall. He got back up on his feet with embarrassment all over his face.

"Let's get something straight, Dick. Do not… assume stuff you do not know." She told him, simply, looking him dead in the eye. He was still at a loss of words from her stunt.

"Okay. Anything else I need to know?" he asked her, his voice purely sarcastic. It irritated Kori. She raised a brow at him and gave him a smirk.

"Yeah, you really shouldn't assume that I'm 'flirting' with you." she said. Richard moped again.

"Well, aren't you?" He asked eagerly and confused. She had expected him to be a little calmer about it, a tad better at hiding his confusion and a little more collected. She knew she had him in circles. It's what she meant to do. She just didn't imagine him to be so confused by it.

"You're the expert on it, you tell me Dick." she said rolling her eyes getting slightly irritated by his honest cluelessness. Richard wasn't enjoying getting dis by a girl for the first time EVER or hearing her call him Dick.

"Cat and mouse?" he asked trying figure out what game she was playing. He had to find something that would explain why this girl is turning him down completely. He refused to believe that it was because she wasn't attracted to him. He refused to believe that his charm wasn't good enough for her. He waited eagerly for her to response him and to his distaste; she politely shook her head no.

"Nah, I'm not the one for silly games Richard." she told him, winking at him playfully than making her face blank and emotionless, making him question her response. He wanted her to been joking but almost everything about her expression told him she was serious.

"Well what do you call it then?" he asked.

Kori looked him dead in the eye. "Honestly?" she asked him, studying his face carefully. He almost thought about taking his question back. Then he realizes that he wasn't forced to be in this battle. He wanted to be. He was determined to be and that gave him the courage he needed to continue.

"Yeah." he said honestly. Kori didn't even hesitate.

"I'm waiting to see how long it takes you to realize that I'm just not interested in you." she told him with a lightly pleased smile. Richard pouts at her response.

"Oh?" he managed. Kori laughed softly before than changed her face into a fake surprise

"Oh did I ruin the surprise for you?" she asked him, curving her lips into a crafty smirk. She raised her brow in cockiness. Richard accepted defeat and shook his head, slightly irritated.

"Don't take this the wrong way, you're a real bitch. You know that?" he asked only half serious, but with enough to make his point clear.

"With reasons. But yes I know." she told him, with a straight face. This threw the playboy back he thought that she would be insulted or at the least react. Instead, her answer was calm and dry, and she showed no reaction to what he said to her.

"Reasons? Would you like to share." he told her interestedly. She just rose a brow and stared him straight in the eye with slightly improved intensity,

"I'd rather not. I'm currently due in A.P. Calculus." she said, taking a step ahead of him.

"A.P. Calculus?" he asked. He sped up even more, cutting her off. He had no intention of giving up so easily.

"No, I'm supposed to be in Gym. I'm just heading to the math class for no reason." she told him sarcastically. Richard raised a brow. For some reason he was really liked her attitude to him.

"So, it's gonna be like that, huh?" he asked her, grinning attractively and waiting eagerly for her response. She looked slightly annoyed.

"Okay, look Richard. I'm not stupid. I know your intentions. And I'm not buying into them." she snapped quickly. Richard snickered sarcastically.

"My intentions? Who'd did you hear that from?" he asked with a curious smirk. Kori just sighed and looked down. She was now really getting tired of this game. She'd expected this from him though.

"Does it really matter from whom? Look, Fact is that I'm not that interested in you like other girl in this school. So I suggest you stop trying now. I really don't want us to dislike each other for the school year, but I'll be honest, you're making it hard for me not too. I want us to friends at the most. But if you can't handle that…" she told him, with every ounce of seriousness. It took him a minute to recognize that she was serious, and he looked her dead in the eyes.

"I can handle anything." he told her making her take a step back. She looked him over to find a sense of bluff however she found completely nothing. Instead she accepted and nodded softly.

"Okay. But really, I have class. I gotta go." she said.

"Oh, you were serious?" he asked, a little sad and looking her over curiously. Kori sighed that he thought that she was the bluffing.

"I gotta go." she told him ready for whatever asshole comment was about to come out of his mouth. To her surprise, there was none. She continues walking in the direction to her next class.

"Oh alright. See you at lunch I guess." he muttered, in displeasure at the lack of her enthusiasm parting. Kori swallowed the lump in her throat and nodded. She didn't know that she had lunch with him.

She walks to her next class and to her wonderful surprise she sees Victor and Karen with an open seat next to them just for her. She sat next to them and told them about the incident with Richard in hall. 'Man what is wrong with Dick' Karen thought to herself. Victor knew Richard better than anyone. 'Dick trying hard to get this one… why.' For the rest of the class they did math problems.

Then the class was over the three teens walk out to the crowded hallways.

"Yea time to get our grub on" Victor said causing Kori and Karen to laugh. Kori notice that Karen laugh was more flirtatious. When they started walking to the café Kori pulled her back lightly.

"Hey um can I ask you a couple of question?"

"Sure girl. What's up?" Karen said walking next to Kori.

"Well one I was wondering if you like Victor." Karen blushed when she asked that.

"Well can you keep a secret?" Kori nodded "Yea I kind of do."

"I have a feeling you did. I think he likes you too." Kori smiled at her.

"If you say so. What's the second question?"

Kori hesitated to ask. "Um it's about Richard."

"Dick? What about my homie?" Victor asked interrupting there conversation but not hear the question before.

"Oh nothing." Kori said waving her hand in front of her face as they as they walked into the café.

"Dudes over here." They heard Gar yell. They walked to a table over by the window where Rachel and Gar were sitting. Rachael pulled out her book and an apple but was fully aware of what was going on around the table.

"Hey Gar and Rachael" Kori said with a smile, sitting next to Rachel.

"Hey Gar." Karen said waving at him. "Hey girl." he sat across from Rachael and Kori.

Moments later Richard walks over to the table and says hi to everyone and looks at Kori.

"Kori" He mumbled

"Richard" she said rolling her eyes and continues talking to Karen and Rachael. The Boys talk about sports and the upcoming football. Then came that loud annoying voice again.

"Hey Richey-Poo" Kitten yelled.

Ugh Kitten that bitch.. oh this next chapter gonna be fun to type. Also i'm think about making a one-shot story.

it goes something like this:

Summary: Starfire feels that Robin doesn't want or need her. She decides to leave him and the team. Robin has a few mintures to make histrue feels for her known. Is there anything he could say or do to make her stay?

What do ya think?