Chapter 3: Small Reunions
BANG! BANG!
Kori's eyes shot open. 'Who the heck can that be' Kori thought, it was 1:00 A.M, who could be at the door at this hour. Kori heard the thunder booming outside and the lightening light up the room inside. She could here the harsh heavy rain pound on the roof and she looked up and saw it hit the glass through the skylights over her bed. She also wondered who would possibly be out in this weather.
Kori got out of bed and pulled on her red silk robe over her black silk tank top and shorts. As she walked down the stairs to the foyer she looked at the phone in the kitchen, there was a message, 'when did someone call, I didn't hear the phone?'
Kori walked up to the door and asked as a precaution, "who's there?" Suddenly the house lit up from the lightening once again, Kori shivered, she hated being alone.
"It's Garfield, Kori! Open up! I'm freezing my butt off out here!" Kori's eyes widened and she quickly opened the door. There stood Garfield Logan, previously Beast Boy. He had a special operation that changed the pigment in his skin from green to a nice tan color. His hair was dirty blonde with some green streaks. He was hugging himself to keep warm; after all, all he was wearing was a green T-shirt and black cargo pants, no jacket in this pouring rain. 'That's Garfield' Kori thought to herself.
"Come in, come in, Gar, what are you doing here at this hour?" Kori asked leading him to the black leather couch in the living room. "I'm sorry Kor, I know it's late but I need a huge favor." Gar sat down and Kori went into the kitchen to get him something hot to drink.
"What's the favor?" Kori screamed from the kitchen. She looked around and stopped at the wooden cupboard. She opened it and smiled, 'hot chocolate, perfect' she had been friends with Gar long enough to know what he liked. She went to the fridge and pulled out some soy milk, knowing he wouldn't drink anything else.
Kori walked in with two mugs of hot chocolate and Gar smiled, "mind pourin' that on me?" he asked with a grin, Kori laughed and handed him the mug. She then sat down next to him and blew on the rim of her mug to cool down the hot liquid.
"So," Kori asked after removing her mug from her lips and placing in on a glass costar on her octagon shaped glass coffee table. "What was that favor?" Gar looked down and watched the swirls in his mug spin in counter-clockwise circles. "I need you to talk to Raven for me," "Gar I-" "just, tell her I'm sorry, and that I need to talk to her, please!" he begged.
"Gar, after what you did, I do not know if she will be so quick to just let you back into her life." Kori saw the look of disappointment and regret on his face and tried to think of something to say to cheer him up.
"I'm sure over time she'll come to forgive you," Kori said with a slight smile.
"Oh yeah," Gar said sarcastically "will you forgive Robin over time?"
At the mention of that name…his name memories flooded back into Kori's mind. Gar saw the blank, pale look on her face and knew immediately that he had gone into territory that was off limits. "Gee Kor, I'm sorry, I didn't-" Suddenly a loud clap of thunder struck outside and Kori jumped into Gar's arms and let out a small gasp. Gar laughed, "still afraid huh?" he said looking down at her shaking form. Kori nodded her head. "I'm really sorry about what I-" "its okay," she cut him off quickly. "I'll talk to Raven for you, I…I promise." Gar let out a sigh of relief, "thanks Kor."
"Would you like to stay the night?" another clap of thunder outside. Kori let out an "eep" "please," she begged the last part. Gar let out a chuckle and nodded his head, "sure Kor," he said through laughs.
Kori smiled and brought him down some blankets, Gar slept on the couch that night and before Kori headed up the stares she listened to the massage.
'Hey Kori,
It's Raven, I need to talk to you, and it's about 12:30 in the morning.
Today, Bee she stuttered and sniffed (like she was crying)
She asked me what Beast Boy did,
'Oh no,' Kori though, every time Raven thought about that day she could never sleep that night.
I told her and well…I'm sorry to call so late but… could you just call me…
Please? She begged the last part.
Kori looked into the living room at Gar, asleep on the couch and she sigh, she knew that he loved Raven; he just needed to get it through to her.
But then again, if she couldn't forgive Robin, then why should she expect Raven to forgive him.
Kori picked up the cordless and tip-toed back to her room. She dialed Raven's number to comfort her, after all that's what best friends do.
Gar had snuck out early leaving Kori a note telling her that he had left to change for work. As she was reading the note she heard the lock on the front door click.
'Must be Roy' she thought considering Roy and Raven where the only ones with keys to the house.
"Kori?" "In the kitchen Roy," Roy stepped in to the kitchen and saw Kori in her silk red robe, back facing him reading some piece of paper. He crept up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her to him. She let out a surprised gasp and smiled.
Roy then kissed her neck and up to her ear, she shuddered from the tickle of his touch. He kissed her ear and then leaned close to it, "hungry?" he whispered seductively into her
ear. Kori smiled, she was starved. She couldn't cook for her life.
While Roy was at the frying pan making Kori an egg omelet, she sat at the small round table in the big eat-in kitchen and turned on the T.V. (A/N-The dinning room was only used for special occasions.)
She flipped channels until she heard something that caught her attention.
'Richard Grayson playboy and heir to the Wayne fortune just made a generous donation to the Jump City Children's Hospital.
He was also seen out two nights ago with Kitten Moth, daughter of scientist Dr. Kelvin Moth.
They were seen checking into the Four Seasons, the same hotel he checked into with Barbra Gordon only last week.
The infamous playboy is at it again.'
That was it! Kori had heard enough. She furrowed her brows and angrily shut the T.V off. Just then Roy placed a plate in front of her with a steaming egg and cheese omelet on it.
"Yum smells delicious Roy," Kori said picking up her fork. "Thanks, what are you doing today?" "Nothing, I'm free today," Kori replied absentmindedly flipping through the newspaper. "Gonna come watch me race?" Roy said with a smirk.
Kori's eyes narrowed with anger. 'How dare he ask me to come to one of his races when he doesn't have the decency to come to any of my shoots? Oh, that man makes me so MAD!'
Calmly Kori stood up leaving a half eaten omelet on her plate. Calmly and quietly she replied, "I'll come to one of your races, as soon as you come to one of my shoots." With that Kori left the room to get changed.
Roy followed her up the stairs and grabbed her arm pulling her into his hard 6-pack of a chest. Kori looked up into his eyes. "C'mon baby, don't be like that," Kori looked away and went into the bathroom slamming the door. "Be like what Roy?" she replied through the door, "that" was his simple reply.
Kori got changed into a light blue three quarter v-neck shirt and a pair of low rise blue jeans. She also wore a pair on baby blue 1 inch heels.
Roy captured her lips in a kiss and exited the three story colonial.
Kori grabbed her purse and exited right after him.
Raven walked through the streets of Jump City just window shopping. She wore a black long sleeve shirt, black jeans and dark purple sneakers. Her hair was curled about 2 inches past her shoulders and had purple streaks in it. She kept her eyes their beautiful and exotic purple color, if people thought they were contacts that was just fine. She doesn't have the red gem on her azra-shockra anymore-she got rid of that in an attempt to try and forget her past-or at least some of it.
Raven was looking in a book store window when she suddenly hit the hard concrete sidewalk. In front of her a man about her age (she was 21), 21 maybe 22 was on the sidewalk as well. He had tan skin and brownish blonde hair with green streaks in it. Raven was entranced by the man; there was something about him that set her heart on fire. She shook her head, 'what are you thinking, you don't even know him.' Raven watched the man stand up and dust himself off, then hold his hand out for her to take.
Raven took his hand and he pulled her up. She dusted herself off as well. "Sorry, my fault, I wasn't looking where I was going."
Raven bent down to pick up the books and her bag which had scattered over the sidewalk up. The man bent down to help her. Her monotone voice answered calmly, "its okay," she took a black book from the man's hands, "really, it's fine."
She looked up at the man and his eyes widened, 'those eyes' he thought 'those beautiful eyes.' He let out a gasp, "Raven?"
Raven raised an eyebrow…
then it clicked…
her eyes widened and she let out a scared gasp as she took in greater breathes because she was having trouble breathing.
"No,no" she gasped out.
"Raven? It is you! Raven, I wanted to talked to u for so long, I wanted to tell you-"
Suddenly, without warning her books and bag hit the ground and she turned and ran.
Richard walked through the streets of Jump City not really having an agenda planned for the day.
He couldn't get that Kori Anders woman out of his head. She was just so beautiful and nice and…
So familiar, so familiar that he just couldn't place it.
Richard continued down the street when he heard an ear piercing scream. His former superhero instincts took control and he found himself running toward the source of the sound.
An alley, it was broad daylight and the streets were full of people, just no one seemed to care.
Richard rushed into the alley and saw a woman maybe a year or two younger that him (he's 23) leaning again the alley wall. She was shaking and had tears steaming down her pale cheeks. Her hand were holding the sides of her and she stared at the ground wide eyed slightly rocking back and forth.
'She looks traumatized, what could have happened to her?'
Richard walked forward slowly, as not to startle her. He tried to talk to her; "are you okay?" he got close enough to hear that she was mumbling something over and over again.
Richard took a few steps closer to her and finally got close enough to hear what she was mumbling.
Softly, slowly, and barely audibly Richard heard her mumbling repeatedly …
Azarath…
Metrion…
Zinthos…
Richard's eyes widened at the realization, memories flooded back to him after hearing those words. He hadn't heard those three words in 8 years.He reached out his hand to touch her arm,
RAVEN!
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