Love: The Gift And Curse

Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans.

Chapter 2

- Her -

Kori walked down the side walk, looking for the long black car that was parked about a block away from school. Her once shining smile was gone and placed with an emotionless face. She was holding one secret no one new about, well except for Rachel, but she wouldn't dare tell anyone else. Actually she wasn't allowed to tell anyone else or she might "endanger" herself. Kori rolled her eyes as she approached the limo.

"Good day Ms. Anders."

The man opened the door as Kori sat inside. There she met another women and man.

"Hello Ms. Anders, now today you have tea at three, followed by your piano lessons at four. You'll also be meeting Prince Charles today at five and then you two shall eat dinner at five twenty five, then you shall finish the night off with a stroll in the garden at six."

Kori's handler Tracy had just finished the schedule, without her listening. Kori just starred out the window as the sights passed by.

"Kori? Kori? Your Highness?!"

Kori turned to look at her.

"What?"

Tracy impatiently tapped her pencil on her black planner book. She had one knee over the other and then she tightly tugged at her tights that were under her black suit skirt.

"Were you listening?"

The man sitting next to her placed a hand on her knee.

"Now Tracy."

She quickly turned to him.

"Chad I need to know if she's listening to me."

Chad sighed he knew how uptight Tracy was. Chad was Kori's body guard. Yes body guard, oh did she forget to mention she was a princess? No, well now you know.

"Kori were listening to me?"

Kori turned to look at her.

"Of course I was."

Tracy just rolled her eyes as the limo pulled into a gravel driveway, leading to a much bigger mansion. All three got out of the limo and walked up to the big mansion, where people were working on the garden and other stuff to spruce it up for the Prince's visit.

"Announcing Princess Koriand'r."

Everyone rose as Kori entered the room, but Kori just rolled her eyes.

"Just get back to work."

Everyone immediately began working again as Kori went upstairs to change it to her "princess" attire. Her jeans and red shirt were replaced with a long silk purple dress that hit the floor and a white sash tied around her waist, the sleeves slanted off her shoulders and the dress had white floors cascading down the dress. Her shows were white flats and her hair was pulled back into a tight bun with a small tiara on top.

"Okay Kori let's get started."

She sat through tea and a long boring lesson of the piano, then came the time to meet Prince Charles. The two front doors opened as Kori waited breathlessly on the top of the stairs.

"Don't be nervous." Chad whispered. Kori smacked him playfully on the arm.

"I'm not."

"Announcing Prince Charles the fifth."

A tall slender man walked into the room. He had short dirt blond hair and stunning chestnut eyes. He had on long white pants with a light blue shirt with a red sash with all his important stuff on the sash. He was cute, but was just another pretty face.

"Walk down and greet him….."

Kori started her decent.

"And be nice." Chad hissed. Kori smiled.

Oh I'll be nice all right.

Charles bent down and kissed Kori's hand and Kori curtsied in return.

"Princess Koriand'r it is a pleasure to meet you at last."

He had a British accent, of course since his ruling country England and mine is Russia.

"Shall we eat dinner?"

"We shall."

So they sat down and Charles talked. A lot. Kori stirred her soup with her spoon thinking it was more interesting than the conversation itself.

"Koriand'r are you listening?"

Kori looked up from her soup.

"Huh?"

Tracy sighed and Chad chuckled.

"What? Oh! Of course you had just said your greatest accomplishment was sighing the biggest bill."

Charles smiled, satisfied with her answer.

"Correct."

The dinner carried on in the same manner and they finally took a stroll in the garden.

"So Koriand'r tell me about yourself."

Kori looked up from the wonderfully interesting dirt and smiled.

"Um well first off you can call me Kori and well I go to high school."

Charles looked disgusted.

"You go to school?"

"Yes."

"Brave one we have here."

Kori looked away and rolled her eyes. The evening was coming to an end as Charles was taking his leave.

"I hope to see you again Kori. Thanks for having me"

He bent down to kiss her hand and she made a face when he wasn't looking. Chad snickered and Tracy just shook her head. She replaced it with a smile as he looked back up.

"Pleasure is all mine."

He smiled and turned to leave.

"May I now go to my room?"

"Yes be gone."

Kori smiled and ran up to her room jumping on her bed. The door opened and the butler and a scurrying Rachel came into the room.

"May I present Miss Rachel Roth."

"Thank you Chives."

Chives nodded and closed the door. Rachel pressed her ear to the door and smiled.

"Okay it's all clear, now tell me everything about the Prince."

Kori rolled her eyes.

"Cute, but boring."

It was Rachel's turn to roll her eyes.

"Come on Kori you have to settle on a Prince before you become the Queen of Russia."

"I know I know. Please don't give me that damn speech again. I get it everyday from my handler Tracy."

Kori just walked to her window as rain started to fall down softly.

"I don't want a Prince, I want someone real."

Rachel walked over and placed her hands on Kori's shoulders.

"What about Richard Grayson."

Kori laughed half heartedly.

"Yeah right."

Rachel just shrugged and changed into her pjs and snuggled into Kori's big bed as Kori joined her in her own pjs.

"Night."

"Night."

Richard Grayson? Maybe just for a moment I could be something I'm not, maybe we could be….no it wouldn't work. I'm a Princess and he's just Richard…and that's what I like about him. Richard Grayson, maybe just a look.

So Kori is a princess? What controversy will this cause between a possible relationship with Richard? You'll find out in the upcoming chapters. Thanks to all my reviewers and please review!

Peace Out!

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