A/N:So happy you guys loved the last chapter, but Richard and his night job hmm...all will be revealed soon! And you all better love me because I'm seriously falling asleep at the keyboard, lets put it this way, school was WAY too long today.

Disclaimer:Don't own the teen titans the closest thing that I own is the words 'Kid Flash' written on my hand lol.

Chapter 3-Hero

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Kori lay up in her's and Richard's room all alone as she stared at the alarm clock which now said it was three thirty in the morning. She couldn't sleep, she'd tried many times but still couldn't fall asleep. Her arms were wrapped around Richard's two pillows as she now stared down at where he should have been laying next to her. Hearing the front door unlock, she hopped out of bed, and ran down the steps, praying that Richard was home and alright. Standing at the bottom of the steps, she watched the tall dark figure fumble for the light switch, and eventually found it. Turning on the light, it came face to face with Kori, with her arms crossed over her chest. "Richard Grayson, you have some explaining to do mister."

Richard stood there frozen, had she been awake the whole time he was gone? Or had he awaken her? "Kori, I told you I was at work, I swear that my job is nothing you should worry about." He watched her gaze soften, and embraced her in a hug.

Kori hugged him back as he held her close, smiling to herself, "I believe you, I was just worried." She pulled back from the hug and smiled up at him. "Now lets go Prince Charming, we need to go to bed." She turned to head up the steps, but he scooped her up bridal style, getting a laugh from her. "Richard, what are you doing?" Asked Kori as she wrapped her arms around his neck as he carried her up the steps.

Richard chuckled slightly, and smiled wider as she snuggled her head close to his chest, "Well I am taking you my wonderful wife to bed seeing as how you are exhausted and I know I am." He made his way into their bedroom, and layed her down on the bed. Taking off his shirt, he climbed into the bed, and pulled the covers over both of them as she snuggled close to him, laying her head on his arm instead of his chest.

Looking up at him, she smiled as his lips touched her own with a small soft kiss as she returned it. "Oh, tomorrow night, well I guess it'd be tonight, but anyways me and Rachel are going out and Bruce already said he could watch the kids for us. I hope you don't mind, you know since you're working late and stuff." She felt his arms tighten around her as she wrapped her arms around him.

Richard closed his eyes and sighed slightly, "Thats fine, but where are you guys going?" He really didn't want her going to clubs without him, it was too dangerous, but then again he knew the one way he could protect her.

Kori closed her eyes as her breathing fell into a rythm with his own, "We're just going out to dinner for a girls night since we don't get to have those anymore. We might catch a movie after wards, but probably just dinner. Don't worry, nothing will happen to me, its just girls night out." She placed a comforting hand on his chest as the two of them began to drift to sleep, and smiled to herself.

"Alright. I love you Kori..."Said Richard, holding her as close as possible.

"I love you too Richard..." Said Kori, finally managing to fall asleep for the first time that night, with her husband holding onto her, ready to never let go.

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The next evening, Kori stood in the bathroom as she put in her diamond stud earrings as she made sure the towel around her wouldn't fall. The kids had left with Bruce hours ago, and Richard would probably be leaving soon for his new 'job'. Hearing someone knock on the bathroom door, she walked over to the door an opened it. "Richard, why do you insist on knocking? You live here too you know." She smiled as he leaned down and planted a soft kiss on her lips, but deepening it as he pushed his tongue in her mouth.

His hand made its way down her back, and finally rested on the small of her back as he cupped her cheek with his other hand. Pulling away, he tucked a piece of her hair behind her ear and smiled down at her. "I've got to go, its starting to get dark, but I'll be home about the same time as last night." He leaned down and kissed her once more as he held her close before exiting the room and leaving the house.

Kori sighed as she sat down to dry her wet auburn hair, she wasn't ready to accept the fact that Richard may or may not have a dangerous job. Turning on the blow dryer, she began to dry her hair, not really paying any attention to the time. After putting on a little bit of makeup and pulling her hair into a neat bun, she slipped on faded blue jeans and a red tanktop as she slipped on her black stiletto heels. Grabbing her jean jacket, she searched for her black Prada purse, and finally found it as her cell phone rang, probably Rachel telling her that she was there. Walking outside she got into Rachel's car and laughed, "So we are all totally crazy, atleast according to my husband."

Rachel chuckled slightly as they pulled out onto the main road, she had left Gar at home with Nicolas and Nicole while she and Kori went out and had their girl time, which meant dinner and probably shopping. Pulling into a parking spot at the Olive Garden, the two girls stepped out in their casual wear. Rachel was wearing dark wash jeans, a black long sleeve shirt and black boots. Her hair was left down, and was now blowing in the wind as they made their way into the restaurant. "So, how are you feeling about Richard's new job, still hating it?" Asked Rachel as they were seated.

Kori nodded, "Yea I do, I mean sure I know for a fact that he isn't having an affair since Bruce told me that for a fact he had his eye on Richard the whole time, which makes me feel a little better. And besides he knows he'd be dead if he ever did something to betray my trust." She took a sip of her wine as she watched their current waiter try to hit on her and Rachel.

She felt his hand on her shoulder, but she shrugged it off as she ordered the chicken parmesean, and waited for Rachel to order. Handing the menu's to their waiter, she was thankful that the waiter left as she took another sip of her wine. "Thats good that you trust him, I mean if Gar ever got a job like that, I'd be really pissed." Said Rachel, chuckling slightly.

Kori smiled, "Well Garfield is wonderful and he would never do anything to hurt you." She watched as the waiter handed them their food, smiling at Kori in a flirtacious manner, but she just ignored it and dug into her food as she continued to chat with Rachel.

Thirty minutes later, the two girls made their way to the strip mall that was beside Olive Garden since they always did that after they ate. Rachel went into one of the stores, but Kori decided to wait outside as she stared up at the stars in the sky, wishing that Richard was there. Feeling a hand grab her arm and pull her off into an ally, she tried to pull her arm away but the person was too strong for her. "LET GO!" Yelled Kori, finally pulling her arm away, only to be pushed up against the wall of a building. She saw that the person was infact a man, and he pulled something out of his pocket, a knife. 'Oh shit...' thought Kori as he brought the knife up to her throat.

"Give me your purse..." Said the man, reaching for Kori's purse, who held it back. She realized his hand was now sneaking its way up the front of her shirt as tears began to fall down her face.

"Please...stop..." She closed her eyes as his face came closer to her's, but heard the man moan in pain as he fell to the ground. Opening her eyes, she saw a shadowy figure stand infront of her, his foot on the man's chest as he glared down at her attacker.

"Who are you to be attacking an innocent woman such as her?" Asked the masked shadowed figure, with his fists clenched together. As Kori looked up, she saw Batman flying above them, and realized that her hero wasn't Batman. Watching the 'hero' pick up her attacker and lead him back to the street where Batman stood waiting with the police, he handed him over, and rushed over to Kori, who had slid down the wall and was now sitting on the ground in shock. "Miss, are you ok?"

Kori looked up at her rescuer with fear in her eyes, really wishing that Richard was here now. "I-I think so..." She looked away, and put a hand to her chest, trying to get her heart to stop racing. She felt him scoop her up in his arms, there was something familiar about his touch, but she couldn't quite place it. She let him carry her out of the ally and over to Batman, her head curled up against his arm.

Batman looked at Kori who was curled up in her rescuers arms, fear in her eyes as she stared back at the two super heroes. "Nightwing, good job, this woman here probably owes you her life." He stared down at her left hand that rested against Nightwing's chest, "And apparently so does her husband."

Nightwing looked down at her ring and gave the best surprised look that he could, "Oh, I guess so." He looked at Batman, "I should take her home, she's too startled to drive herself home."

Batman nodded, "Alright," He looked down at Kori, "miss is this alright with you?"

The only thing Kori could do was nod her head, as she stared up at the famous Batman and his new sidekick. As Nightwing carried her to the N-Cycle, he smiled down at her and held her closer to him. Setting her down, he climbed on first, and offered her his hand. Kori took his hand and climbed on behind him, wrapping her arms around his waist. "Hold on." Said Nightwing, revving the engine before taking off down the street.

Kori managed to yell out the directions to her home to him, then rested her head on his back as they sped down the street, everything just a blur as they passed. As they got to Kori's home, Nightwing shut off the engine, and carried her up to the door. Kori looked up at him a question crossing her mind, "Who are you?"

Nightwing sat her down on her doorstep, and kissed her softly. Pulling away from her he stared at her shocked expression, "Nightwing."

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Well sorry that this chapter was short, I just really wanted to end the chapter like that, and well the end of the chapter came a lot sooner than I thought it would. Anyways please review! I'm off to work on new chapters, o and if you ever read One Jump City, I'm going to redo the whole thing, so just be on the lookout for the revised chapters.

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