Woo! I'm back! With a new chapter and even less a mind. First off, big virtual chocolate bars too all those who reviewed, you don't need me to tell you how much you rock. Plus, a special thanks to those who gave me constructive criticism, I do love to improve my writing style, no matter how good I thought it was at the beginning.
Anyway, heres a quick rundown of what happend last time: Kori Anders had her first day at Jump City high and on immediate entry, hit the teacher with a door. Richard was assigned as her buddy and its basically going on from there.
This chapter: Kori is introduced to all the Titans, or teenagers, whatever. Richard gets suspicious when Kori leaves class in tears, Rachel deigns to give her a call and Richard does a bit of reckless driving.
Comic book names:
Robin Richard grayson
Starfire Kori Anders
Beastboy Garfield Logan
Raven Rachel Roth
Cyborg Victor stone
Speedy Roy Harper
Aqualad Garth
Bumblebee Karen Beecher
Kidflash Wally West
Argent Toni Monetti
Chesire Jade Nguyen
Jericho Joe Wilson
Terra Tara Markov
Arella Angela Roth
Madame Rouge Ms. De Mille
My names:
Red X Xavier Red
Kitten Kitten Moth
Jinx Jen Xing
Blackfire Kim Anders
Trigon Tristen Roth
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This is Rachel, our resident goth." Richard gestured to a disinterested looking girl leaning against her locker. She had unusual jaw-length, black hair tinted with purple and large violet eyes that revealed nothing of her emotions. She wore a long-sleeved black turtleneck and grey jeans that emphasised her petite figure.
"Hello Rachel!" Kori smiled earnestly; she had been lucky to meet Richard for he had connections with nearly everyone in the school and as priorly stated, Kori was eager to make friends. Glancing around the group of people gathered at her locker she felt like a celebrity being escorted through a fan-infested street. Ever since she'd left the classroom boy after boy had blatantly hit on her and some had even attempted to grope her. Kori liked attention but it just got old, quick. Richard; being the gentleman Kori had expected, had generously offered to keep a few friends around to take her from class to class. Now he was introducing her to the odd bunch of miscreants whom Kori had felt inexplicably at home with. There was Victor, the big, friendly quarterback who'd instantly taken a liking to her and Garfield, the cheeky vegetarian who'd initially started chatting her up before being hit over the head by Richard. Wally, the school reknowned flirt, not to mention the fastest boy on the track team and Jen, his ever evasive crush. She'd also met Roy, Garth, Karen, Toni and Joe. Then there was Richard. Since the moment Kori had laid eyes on him, she'd felt indescribably at home; like a part of her had been missing up until then. Everyone had been uncharacteristically pleasant to her, there was something about Kori that just made you happy to be alive, but Richard had been more than pleasant. He'd done everything to make her feel comfortable in these foreign surroundings and for that, Kori was thankful. It was a shame that nothing would ever happen between them.
The bell for form time clanged insistently, bringing Richard out of his semi-trance and into the dreary confines of his, less than hygienic, science room. He'd been entranced by the way Kori had been slowly, but purposefully, folding her test paper into a small origami crane. She smiled brilliantly when she'd finished it and Richard had found himself caught up in her excitement. All day he'd been astounded by the amount of enthusiasm she had shown in every single class. Richard had never met anyone like her, Kori was one of a kind; but Richard couldn't help feeling she was holding back from him. Slinging his bag over one shoulder he caught her eye; she smiled fleetingly before freezing. Her eyes conveyed nothing but horror and her mouth formed what looked like a 'no'. She stared at him for what seemed like years before her legs wobbled dangerously and she brought a hand to her head; blinking furiously.
"Kori! Kori whats wrong?" Richard asked, hurrying to her side. Trying to hold her steady, he felt himself pushed away as Kori ran out the door, tears threatening to drown her face.
"Uh...what was that?" Rachel asked, looking perplexed.
"I have no idea." Richard mumbled, looking at the closed door worriedly. "She just looked at me like I was...some kind of monster; then ran." For some reason what she had done had hurt him alot more than would be expected. It was just a look, but that look had left him feeling completely desolate and he was determined to find out why.
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"Hello?"
"Uh, Kori, hi, this is Rachel."
"Oh! You must be one of Kori's new friends! This is Kim, Kori's older sister."
"Sorry, you guys sound so alike. Could you get her for me?"
"I'll see if shes available. Shes been in her room since she got home, muttered something about new friends, bad day; I always was better at handling my emotions."
"Thanks."
"KORI! YOUR FRIEND IS ON THE PHONE! STOP BEING A BABY AND GET OUT HERE!"
"Thank you sister...hello?"
"Hi, its Rachel, um, I just wanted to know if you were O.K."
"I am fine, thank you. Why is it that you ask?"
"I saw you running out of class and Richard was really worried. He said you looked about ready to faint."
"Oh."
"So...are you sure you're O.K.?"
"Yes, yes. Please do not fret, I am the 'normal'."
"Thats good. Oh, by the way, you missed the afternoon announcements. The school is hosting a dance next Monday so the students can get to know each other better. Frankly, I think its a waste of school resources but you might like to go."
"A dance? Surely this is wonderful news! You must go with Garfield, no? Thank you Rachel for calling; I shall see you tomorrow."
"Garfield? Why would you think I'd want to go with-"
"Beep...beep...beep...beep."
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Speeding his way through the dank streets of Jump City, Richard felt the wind tugging at his shirt persistently as the sun tried in vain to break through the stormy clouds. Narrowing his eyes till they were barely visible slits he cursed himself for forgetting his helmet as the rain started to pelt him fiercely, like mini torpedos bent on his complete discomfort. Swerving slightly due to the rain, a sudden figure appearing on the street caught him off guard. His eyes widening, Richard slammed on the brakes so hard his whole body rose from the padded safety of his bike before he came down, head rocking back and forth.
"Ow." Shaking his head groggily, Richard peered in front of him; when he saw who it was he almost choked. "Kori! Oh my God, are you all right?"
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Dun dun dun...I myself am not a big fan of cliffhangers, though I do love an especially suspenseful one. This however, would be very annyoing to me, but I'm not a reader, I'm the writer. HA.
