Hey y'all. I just found my old account from when I was like 12 and holy shit. Let's just say... I'm glad I can finally spell and write out actual, genuine plot lines. Literally all characters said 'I love you' five minutes into a relationship. Also, my yours. God.
Anyways, This is chapter 4. I have the whole first 'season', if you will, planned out. And part of the next one. That's about 20 chapters of planning. Wow. Anyways, thanks for reading, as always!
Also, thank you so much to Ava Chanel, HHQFandoms, and TeenTitansFan(again!) for reading and reviewing. You guys are so sweet and made me smile :)
Everyone, except Kori and Richard, are gathered in the coffeehouse, talking about various events.
"And yesterday, a first grade class came into my bookstore! And bought like 60 books! It was crazy," Rachel told the group, excitement in her eyes.
"Wow! Making a lot of money, huh?" Vic says.
Rachel nods. "More than usual. Maybe I can actually pay rent AND buy some new clothes this month!"
She laughs and takes a sip of her tea.
"So, how's apartment hunting, Gar?" Vic turns to him.
"Well, I found this really cool apartment! But it went off the market this morning when I went to put an offer in... so..," he sighs and takes a bite of a slice of pie.
Suddenly, Richard burst into the coffeehouse, with pure excitement in his eyes.
"Guys! Guess what?" Dick squeals.
As everyone opens their mouths to respond with equal sarcastic remarks, Dick answers his own question.
"Me and Gia closed on an apartment this morning!" he cheers. Everyone smiles.
"That's great!"
"Congrats!"
"Hooray!"
"Wait a minute..," Gar starts, thinking.
Karen, Vic, and Rachel stare at him, knowing exactly what he's going to say.
He turns to Rachel in shock. "I forgot to fold in the cou... why are you looking at me like that? Did you already know?"
"No, think about what you said earlier," she replies.
"About what the rabbit did today at the lab?"
"No, about the... apartment,"
"What apartment?"
Rachel sighs. Suddenly, Gar remembers and turns to Dick.
"What apartment did you guys get?"
"This great one near Times Square and Studio 54, on-"
"On 51st street! The place is called West 51st Street! You guys snagged MY apartment!" Gar crosses his arms and turns back to his pie.
"Gar, I'm sorry. They had like two other ones..,"
"Yea but they're studio! I could never! That was the only one with a bedroom," he sighs, then looks at Dick. "I guess you guys did start looking first... congrats man," the blond smiles at Dick.
"Ok, now I'm going to Gia's to surprise her! I'll see you guys later," he gets up, waving, and leaves.
"Wow... Dick's really leaving," Vic sighs.
"Well... you know who would make a good roommate?" Gar smiles.
"No man. No way," the bald man replies, taking a sip of his coffee.
"What's so bad about him, Vic?" Karen asks. "Rachel and Kori have been living with him perfectly fine."
"Well, Gar doesn't have his own bedroom there. And I know he's trying his hardest not to get kicked out there. Rachel's much stricter than I am."
Rachel nods. Garfield sighs.
"It's whatever... I'll keep looking..," the blond responds, a frown on his face.
*Scene Break
Rachel and Gar are sitting on at the kitchen table, both doing paperwork. All of the sudden, Kori opens the door, with a giant bag in one hand and a carrier in her other, as well as her purse on her shoulder.
"Hello friends!" Kori smiles. She sits both things down on the kitchen counter, and then puts her purse down.
"Uh, Kor... what's with the bag?" Rachel asks. She looks at the bag and doesn't notice the carrier move slightly.
"Yea, that just moved," Gar points to the carrier.
"Ok, Rachel, do not get mad, but..," Kori unzips the carrier, and out walks an orange, long-haired tabby. The cat meows, and rubs its hand against Kori's hand.
"Kori! The landlord said no pets!" Rachel tells her sternly.
"Aw! Look at this little guy! Hi!" Gar instantly gets up to pet the cat. It meows and purrs as Garfield scratches behind its ears.
"I... found him on the street, and I could not leave him there, meowing, hungry, and cold!" Kori says defensively. When Kori says 'the street,' Garfield instantly stops petting the cat and goes to wash his hands.
"I took him to the vet and vet says, besides being malnourished, he is perfectly healthy! And I think we would be doing a good deed taking him in," Kori pets the cat, a determined look on her face.
"Kori, you can't pick up every street cat..," Rachel sighs, then looks at the cat. "We're going to get kicked out, I guess. It's fine."
"Oh, thank you Rachel! What should we name him?" Kori hugs her roommate, then looks back up at the cat.
"I don't know, he's yours," Rachel replies, then goes back to her work. Garfield is petting the cat and playing with it.
"His fur is very soft... like silk!" Kori gasps "Silkie!"
Rachel sighs and looks over at Garfield and Kori, who are both petting and cooing over the cat.
*Scene Break
Dick walks into a hallway, and knocks on the door. After no response, he takes out his key and enters the apartment.
"Gia!" he calls out.
He suddenly hears movement from the bedroom. He walks over and knocks on the door.
"Just a minute!" Gia calls out. But, it's too late. Richard opens the door. Inside is a Gia, scrambling to put a shirt on, and a random man crawling under the bed.
"Oh... oh mygod..," Richard breathes.
"Richard! I... it's not..,"
"I came here to tell you we closed on our apartment today. But now I guess we haven't. Please continue."
"Closed on an apartment... who the hell is this?" the man asks, who has now put on pants.
"I'm her boyfriend. Or, was," Dick responds, then looks at Gia."You didn't even tell him you're a cheater?"
"Well, I just..," Gia starts
"Forget it. I just... God!" the black haired man yells, then slams the bedroom door. He makes his way outside to the door, and then closes it. He puts his back to the door and slowly melts down it, head in his hands.
*Scene Break
Richard ends up in his hallway, and suddenly the door opens to Kori and Rachel's. Out comes Kori, walking over to Vic's. She sees Dick's sad face and stops to talk to him.
"Hello Richard. You seem troubled. Are you ok?" she asks.
Dick looks at her and shakes his head no. Kori sighs, then grabs his hand and brings him inside her apartment, shutting the door.
"Dick, meet Silkie. Silke!" the redhead calls, and said cat comes from behind the couch, rubbing its pant leg on Dick. "Now I know we aren't supposed to have pets, but-" Kori starts, preparing for a lecture, but she looks down and sees the black haired man petting the cat and smiling.
"Hopefully this will cheer you up?" she states, sitting next to him as he pets the cat. He looks up at Kori.
"I walked in on Gia... having sex with another man,"
Kori gasps, then her face twists into anger, which surprises Dick.
"Oh, she is going to get it! That fake brunette, lying little b-" Kori starts to stand, but Dick grabs her hand and pulls her back down.
"Kori, I will handle it. I don't want to talk about it. Can we just pet your illegal cat?"
Kori smiles. "Of course."
They both sit on the floor, petting and playing with Silkie.
*Scene Break
Garfield walks into Vic and Richard's apartment. "Hey, do you guys have an-" he looks over and sees Richard packing.
"What the hell are you doing?" Garfield asks.
"Well... I'm moving..." he says, then mumbles.
"Moving? Where?"
He mumbles again.
"I can't hear you!"
"In with Gia!"
Garfield gasps. He suddenly looks at the door, and runs yelling for Kori and Karen.
All three return to Richard's apartment.
"Boy, what the hell are you doing?" Karen asks, arms crossed.
"Packing."
Kori walks over and instantly starts taking stuff out of the boxes.
"Hey!" Dick exclaims, going to re-pack.
Whenever Kori unpacked a box, Richard re-packed it. This went on for a hot minute.
"Enough! Dick, can I talk to you?" Garfield calls. He grabs Dick and pulls him into the bedroom. Kori and Karen instantly go for boxes and start unpacking them.
"Listen, Dick. I moved in with a psycho. I want to stop you from doing the same!" Garfield says.
"Gia's not psycho," Dick huffs.
The blond sighs. "You're right. Let me rephrase that. I moved in with a cheater, and I am going to stop you from doing the same. It's emotionally draining. Who knows how long she's been doing this! I say, you call her, tell her the apartments yours, and that you are never speaking to her again."
"Can't I ask why she cheated?"
"No. That might suck you in even more. Trust me, Terra got her way explaining things... people are clever. Plus, you are single, with your own place? Wow. Look out New York, here comes Dick!"
Dick smiles slightly, then hides it. "Whatever. This is my choice."
Garfield nods. "This is indeed your choice, but I want to help you and make it easier."
The men exit Dick's room and sees the girls have unpacked everything and are folding the boxes. Dick sighs.
*Scene Break
Rachel sits on the barcalounger, doing paperwork. Suddenly, Silkie jumps on her lap.
"Silkie! This is black!" Rachel exclaims. She picks up the cat and puts him down gently on the ground, then resumes her work.
"Ok, so if I order more o- Silkie!"
Silkie has jumped back onto Rachel's lap. He looks up and meows at Rachel.
"I need to finishes these orders!" Rachel puts the cat down again.
A minute later, the cat jumps back onto the black-haired woman's lap.
"Really Silkie?"
Before Rachel can pick him up for the third time, Silkie curls up on her lap and starts to purr. Rachel sighs, and strokes the cat, fur flying from her hands.
"I guess we'll need lint rollers. And a lot of them," she looks down at the cat and smiles.
*Scene Break
Dick sits in the coffeeshop, but not at the usual spot. He is at a two chair table, in the back, fidgeting his fingers rapidly. Gia walks into the coffeeshop, spots Richard, and then makes her way over to him and sits across from him.
"Thank you for agreeing to meet me Dick. I want to sta-" Gia starts, but Richard stops her.
"How long have you been seeing him?"
"Huh?"
"The man I walked in on you with. How long?"
Gia fidgets nervously.
"How long?"
"5 months."
Dick gasps, and leans back in his chair.
It is quiet for a moment.
"There were others too."
"Jesus Christ," Richard mutters.
Silence again.
"You're much better then any of them... in bed," Gia whispers awkwardly.
"Then why'd you do them, G?" he throws his arms back onto the table.
"I don't know... I just... I don't."
"Ok, well what are we going to do about the apartment?"
"Huh?"
"The apartment we're supposed to move into, next week!"
"Still... move in?"
Dick sighs. He makes eye contact with her for the first time during this conversation. Her hazel eyes are starting to fill slightly with tears.
"No, Gia. I thought about it. I thought, maybe if it was a one time thing, then we would be fine and be able to work it out. But you lied, you hid it, had sex with others? I mean, seriously? This is a closed relationship. Or, was."
"I'm sorry Richard. You can have the apartment," the brunette apologizes.
"Damn right I can. We're through. It's been a good run, but it's apparently not enough for you."
Gia nods, and stands up.
"I will never find another relationship like we had," Gia sobs.
Dick flies up, out of his chair. "God damnit! Get out of here!"
The coffee shop isn't very crowded, but the few people there are staring as Gia walks out.
Richard grabs his coat and storms out of the coffeeshop.
*Scene Break
Garfield and Vic are in Vic and Richard's apartment, having a beer and watching TV. Or, arguing what to watch.
"Dude, the game starts in like 5 minutes!" Vic cries, trying to snatch the remote from the blond without getting up from his chair.
"No, man, I'm not missing this documentary! And Kori is watching some soap opera on the TV over there," Garfield firmly states, keeping the remote away from Victor.
"That's it!" Vic gets out of his chair, and Garfield's face instantly changes.
Before Vic can do anything, Richard comes in and slams the door.
"God damnit! Christ! Shit!" he says, then punches the table.
"What happened?" Vic instantly takes his attention away from Gar and to Dick.
"You ok man?" Garfield gets out of his chair.
"No. I talked to Gia. God! She's been with multiple people since our relationship practically started," Dick yells, plopping onto the couch.
"Man... that sucks. I'm sorry," Victor says, patting Dick on the back.
"Why did you go see her?" Garfield questions.
"Well, we had to talk about the apartment, and what we're going to do with it. She said I could keep it," he sighs, then looks up at Gar. "Hey, Gar, do you want an apartment?"
Garfield smiles. "Really? I mean, these circumstances suck, but yea."
"Yea, I don't want to move out without good reason," Dick forces a smile.
"Thanks, man. I owe you one."
"Fix my heart from this heartache, and we'll call it even."
"I wish it was that easy. Welcome to the club," Garfield laughs.
"Dude. Maybe I just need a beer. Or like, ten of them," Dick states, standing up and going for the fridge.
"Whoa, dude, just don't drink too many... just a few," Vic says.
"Just a few my ass," the black-haired man mutters, taking three out of the fridge.
*Scene Break
Garfield is shown half in Vic and Dick's, half in the hallway.
"Ok, bye guys. Dick! That's enough! Victor, take that beer from him," Garfield calls into the apartment, before shutting the door.
He opens the door to the hallway across the hall, when all of the sudden, Silkie scurries out between his legs and bolts down the hall.
"Silkie!" Rachel calls down the hallway. She looks up at Garfield. "God damnit! The cat is loose now. If the landlord sees him... we're done. Get Dick and Victor, we're looking for the cat."
"Uh... Dick is drunk out of his mind, and Vic is helping him, so I'd leave them alone."
Rachel sighs. "Fine. Let's go find that damn cat."
*Scene Break
Kori is seen entering the building, and turns to go into the mailroom. There is a cat, she instantly recognizes it as Silkie.
She picks up Silkie and gasps. "How did you get out?"
She suddenly hears footsteps down the hall. Panicking, Kori unbuttons her reusable grocery bag and puts Silkie in with the milk. She buttons it again.
"Silkie? Hello?" Garfield suddenly enters the mailroom.
"I have him," Kori whispers to Garfield.
"Oh. Ok. Where?" the blond looks around. Kori motions to her bag.
"Alright. Let's go upstairs," Garfield and Kori quickly rush to the stairs.
They climb up the stairs and get to their apartment. Kori opens her bag as soon as the open and close the door.
"Guess the cat's been let out of the bag," Garfield chuckles. Kori laughs, but Rachel looks mad. The black-haired woman comes down to be eye-level with the cat.
"Hello Silkie! You silly boy. You aren't allowed out there!" she scratches behind his ears, and he purrs a little. Kori starts putting groceries away.
"While we're letting cats out, I have news. Richard gave me the apartment him and Gia were going to move into."
Rachel and Kori look at him. Kori cheers and gives him a hug, and Rachel says, "Finally."
"I still have to close things out with the landlord and stuff, and then move in there, obviously. I want to thank both of you for housing me. You guys are the best. I love you both."
Kori smiles. "I love you too!"
Rachel nods, then continues to pet the cat.
*Scene Break
Garfield stands in what appears to be his new apartment. There are a few boxes, which Gar brought from his storage department, and a few new pieces of need to be put-together furniture.
He hears a knock on the door. He opens it and sees it is only Rachel.
"Isn't everyone else coming?" he asks, confused.
"Well, Richard is drunk, Victor and Karen are out on a date, and Kori will be here around 8. She had to work late today," Rachel listens, then walks in. "Wow, nice place."
"Thanks. 8? It's only 4!" Garfield cries.
"Ok, well I'm here and some guy tried to take me home on the walk here. I'm not repeating it alone. Let's get building and unpacking," the black-haired woman goes for the boxes and starts to unpack.
Garfield sighs. "Ok," he says as he joins her.
*Scene Break
A lot of the living room seems unpacked and built. Rachel sits on a box, as Garfield brings out two beers, and hands one to Rachel.
"Thanks, Gar," Rachel says, taking a drink.
"No problem," Garfield sits on the box next to Rachel. "So... how's the store?"
"Good. Making profits, fired Mal, hired a new, cute worker."
"Cute? I don't think I've ever heard you use that word. You always say attractive."
"You're right. I do usually say attractive. But, he's not attractive, he's just cute. There's a difference."
"Oh? There is?"
"Yea, like how Kori's friend Jon is cute, and you're attra-" Rachel stops herself.
"I'm what?"
"Ugly."
"No way! You just said I was attractive!" Garfield jumps up.
"Yea, well I think Richard and Vic are attractive too. It doesn't mean anything," Rachel defends herself, looking down at her fingers nervously.
"Whatever you say, Rach," Garfield smiles.
Rachel stands up and looks at Gar. "Quit calling me that!" she crosses her arms.
"Ok, Rach," he pokes her. Rachel grabs his hand. "Wow, quick reflexes."
The black-haired girl blushes a bit. "Thanks."
They stand in silence for a minute.
"Uh... can I have my hand back?"
"Oh," Rachel lets go of his hand, and makes eye contact with Garfield. They look at each other for a little, and even look like they're going to lean in, when all of the sudden the doorbell rings.
Garfield jumps back and quickly yells, "I'll get it!"
He opens the door and there stands Richard and Kori, Kori holding a pizza.
"Hey! We are here to help!" Kori smiles.
"I thought you were drunk?" Garfield raises his eyebrow and looks at Dick.
"Not anymore. I'm fine now," he replies in a grumpy tone. "Do you want my help or not?"
Garfield sighs. "Come in."
*Scene Break
Richard, Kori, and Rachel enter Rachel and Kori's apartment.
"Goodnight," Rachel says, making her way to her room.
Richard goes to the door, when Kori grabs his arm.
"You cannot stay for a little?" Kori questions.
"It's, like, 10... yea, I can,"
Kori squeals. "Let us have the movie night!" she goes to the cabinet and takes out some microwave popcorn and pops it in the microwave.
"Only if I get to pick the movie," Richard says.
The redhead smiles and nods as Richard makes his way to the couch.
*End Scene
Kori is asleep on Richard's shoulder, while Richard is asleep as well, a half full bowl of popcorn in his hands, and two beers and a water glass on the table. Richard wakes up suddenly. He sees Kori on his shoulder and sighs. He slowly slides out from under her, and slowly puts her down, putting her feet on the couch and a pillow under her head. He grabs the blanket and pulls it over her.
He grabs the beers and glass, and starts putting things away. He turns off the TV, then starts for the door. He quickly backs up, gives Kori a kiss on the forehead, then exits the apartment.
Yea so... that's it for like a week or so. I'm heading to Iceland tomorrow and I am very excited. I also am not bringing my laptop because it is a pain in the ass to bring anywhere because the battery is jacked. Yea. So I hope you all enjoyed! Review or whatever. God, I love building foundation and then tearing it down in a few chapters to come. ;)