I woke feeling like someone shot me in the stomach. I was in the guest room and I was laying on my stomach half naked with one arm dangling off the bed.I was topless and my bra was dangling on the lamp and my skirt was half undone.

My skirt was half undone?

My eyes widened and I shot up which was the worst decision ever. I quickly covered my mouth and ran to the bathroom to release Satan's pit of hell out of my stomach.

I felt a hand rub my back and I peered over my shoulder. Donna was in her pajamas but looked exhausted and she still had her makeup on from last night. She was saying something to me but I was focused on the perfectly clean porcelain toilet bowl. When I lifted my head, I let out a small burp. "Who did I hook up with last night?" I asked her.

She let out a laugh. "You mean the guy you were dancing with?"

I shook my head and sat back on the tile floor. "No. Who did I bring upstairs?"

She let out another laugh. "Oh him." She crossed her arms and wiggled her eyebrows at me. "Dick Grayson."

It was my turn to laugh. Donna really knows how to play a good joke. "Yea right. No, really who was the lucky guy?" I asked standing up.

She watched me as I turned on the shower and stripped the rest of my clothes off.

"I'm serious" she told me.

I tested the water temperature before giving her a look. "Dick is all the way in California." I stepped in and closed the shower curtain. "Why would I believe he's here?"

My hands rubbed and scrubbed through my hair as she spoke to me from the other side.

"I'm serious Kori" she said to me and this time I knew she wasn't kidding around with me. "You were passed out drunk in the guest house and he carried you back in and all the way upstairs to your room. He said you woke up and then tried to sleep with him and he kept saying no but you started to take your clothes off."

I nearly slipped in the shower. "What?!"

"But you passed out halfway into unbuttoning your skirt" she told me.

I didn't say anything. Couldn't say anything. The thought of Dick Grayson being back made my stomach turn and I swear I was going to throw up again. What is he doing here? Its been three years.

"You okay babe?" she asked.

I sighed and used my loofa to clean my body before quickly giving my legs a shave. "Did I have sex with him?"

"I don't think so" she said laughing. "I mean he was pretty embarrassed when he told me about it."

A groan escaped me and I screamed. "Gosh! If he took advantage of me...I swear...I'll kill him!"

Donna let out another laugh.

"Why are you laughing?" I asked her.

"Because I've never seen you so worked up about a boy before" she said.

"Worked up?" I asked her. "I am not worked up about any boy." I turned off the shower, opened the curtain, and extended my arm. "Towel please."

She rolled her eyes at me before grabbing one of the white towels on the rack and giving it to me. "I think you still have feelings for him."

"Donna you do not even know him" I said.

"I know what you've told me about him" she said. "Remember when I first met you? You couldn't stop talking about Dick fucking Grayson." She laughed at the last part.

"Just let me get ready in peace" I told her as I grabbed my toothbrush.

"Okay" she said wiggling her eyebrows. "But make sure you look pretty because Dick fucking Grayson is making us all breakfast downstairs."

When she left, I placed my toothbrush down on the sink to pause my actions for a moment, and sighed. This is a real nightmare. I was not expecting him to come back to Gotham and even if he did, I was not expecting him to be in the same room as me. He would come back for Christmas and other holidays but we would avoid each other as much as possible. There was nothing he could say or do to make any of this better and I just don't know what I'll do if I see him.

Downstairs was quiet and it was expected. Usually after a long party, everyone is too tired or hungover to make conversation so we just sit quiet and eat or drink coffee until we feel better.

Coffee sounds like a good idea. I made a turn into the kitchen and that was my first mistake.

I froze in my spot when I saw the back of his head as he flipped pancakes in the air. Move Kori! Move before he sees you. Move your-

Too late.

He peered over his shoulder at me and smiled. "Coffee is on the counter."

Act normal. Don't let him know you're still mad. Don't make it seem like it bothers you.

"Uh-thanks?" I said.

Wow. Great job Kori.

I walked over to the coffee pot and poured some in a mug. I leaned against the counter as I took a sip and sighed in pleasure.

"I thought you didn't like coffee."

He was still turned away from me when I looked up at him.

"Well that was before my job" I told him.

He chuckled a small chuckle as he stacked pancakes on a large silver tray. "Princess of Gotham."

My nickname to society. Vicki Vale, Gotham's number one journalist came up with that one and it stuck with the city ever since. Anytime I'm interviewed or written about in the paper, they refer to me as the Princess of Gotham.

"I saw the billboard when Wally drove me home from the airport" he said.

Well that explains why Wally has been absent recently.

"Do you like it?" he asked.

"Like what?" I asked taking another sip.

He turned to me and crossed his arms. "Modeling? I never would have guessed you'd be on every magazine."

My mouth formed a small smile. "Yes well I tried something out of the box and I enjoy it." I took another sip of coffee and chuckled. "And it also pays the bills."

He raised his eyebrows. "Pay the bills? So you've moved out of mom and dad's house huh?"

"I live in a small apartment on the west side of Gotham" I told him.

"That's great" he said smiling. "I've been looking for apartment space close to Gotham University."

"I'm not sure if there's any around the university but...wait why are you looking for apartment space?" I asked him.

He sighed before looking down at his feet. "I...uh...I'm attending classes at Gotham U now."

I blinked and gave him a confused look. "You're not going to California anymore?"

"I-

"Yo where are the pancakes?" Vic asked as he popped his head through the door. "We hungry man!"

Dick grabbed the tray of pancakes before apologizing to Vic and following him out to the dining room area. I followed a few seconds later after I poured more coffee in my mug.

Why isn't he going back to California? He had all these hopes and dreams and outlined the next four years of his college. He was in a frat and made lots of friends and partied all night. He got straight A's and was in the honors society and did work study. I really want to know what happened and why he's back all of a sudden.

"I'm so glad the crew is all back together!" Wally exclaimed.

He was sitting in between Dick and Garfield. Wally and Dick have been inseparable since forever and you could imagine how Dick leaving to California changed things. Wally kept in touch with him even after Dick and I basically broke things off but they never saw each other. Wally is sweet though. Every time I was upset about not knowing how Dick was doing he'd bring him up casually to the group and mention his whereabouts. He'd do it so I wouldn't feel embarrassed about asking.

"It's good to be back" Dick said. "I've actually missed it here."

"Yea right!" exclaimed Gar laughing. "Tell us about the babes! How are the California babes?"

The girls were talking and I made myself seem like I was listening but I was looking at Dick. The boys huddled around Dick and I rolled my eyes at them as they started whispering and nudging Dick and giving him high-fives. They let out a few vocal sounds and Wally couldn't help but calling Dick a 'dog' and I looked at how happy he would get. One thing that hasn't changed is that he still likes the attention and still likes to be popular.

After breakfast, I wanted to go run some errands before going home so I said goodbye to my friends and left.

My poor Silkie has missed me because once I stepped through my apartment door, he ran up to me and nuzzled against my leg. I dropped the groceries that I bought by the door, including the mail that I picked up on the way, and picked him up. I gently ran my fingers through his fur and he purred against my hand.

"Did you miss momma?" I asked him.

He slowly blinked at me and I smiled.

Walking over to my desk by the wall of the living room, I pressed play on the answering machine while still running my fingers through Silkie's fur again.

"You have three new messages. Message one received at 12:15 p.m." the answering machine said.

"Hi Kor."

My eyes widened and my fingers stopped.

"Its me Dick. Ah but you probably already know that. Rachel gave me your number and I'm just calling to see how you're doing...even though I saw you this morning...okay um maybe just call me when you get this."

"Message ended."

I didn't know what to think about that.

"Next message received at 12:17 p.m."

"Wow okay the last message sounded really bad and I didn't leave my number."

I chuckled and sat down on my desk chair, Silkie now jumping off of me and running away.

"Um so my number is 776-209-8415...just call me or text me or whatever...it'd be cool if we hung out this week. Haven't seen you in a while and you looked good today, we can get coffee or lunch but you know it doesn't mean it's a date...unless you want it to be then that's okay with me...ah I should stop talking. Hope to see you soon."

"End of message. Next message received at 1:06 p.m."

"Hi sweetie its mom!"

I tuned out my mother and looked at the wall. Dick Grayson called me? Me? And he sounded like a dork. A cute dork.

"Daddy and I would like for you to come over on Wednesday for dinner."

He wants to get a coffee? He's been ignoring me for like three years now and the best he can come up with is coffee? I shouldn't even agree to this. He doesn't deserve to be treated kindly.

"Your brother is coming home from Tamaran. He wants-"

You don't mean that Kori. Everyone deserves to be treated kindly. Wait. My brother?

"-so come this Wednesday for dinner. I expect you there and it will make your brother happy to see the three of you together. Please be nice. Call me soon! I love you!"

The three of us? Oh x'hal!

"End of final message."

That only means my sister is coming over for dinner. Jeez! I have to deal with Dick and Kom all in one week? And I have two exams to study for. X'hal please take the wheel.

After putting away all the groceries, tidying up the apartment, and making dinner for myself, I got into my pajamas and worked on some school work. I was trying to focus on the pythagorean theorem but my mind couldn't stop thinking about what to do with Dick. He hurt me...real bad and I haven't seen or talked to him in three years. He was a great friend when we were in highschool but people change and him especially over the years. Was it really worth it to try and mend a broken relationship? I don't think I could handle being heartbroken again. I still haven't healed from the last time.

Sighing, I made a 360 degree turn in my desk chair.

Rachel would know what to do.

I grabbed my cell phone and called Rachel. Some people don't know this about her but she's psychic. She isn't psychic like she can see the future in her mind but she's able to read your palms and analyze your aura.

"Can't you just read him for me?" I begged.

Rachel sighed on the other line for the tenth time. "Kori" she simple said. "I already told you. I don't read people's aura unless they ask me to. It's an invasion of privacy!"

I let out a loud groan and stomped my feet. "This isn't fair."

"Kori you're acting like a child."

"I am not!" I yelled.

"Really?" she asked.

"I just don't know what to do" I admitted to her. "So many things are being thrown my way and it's getting hard."

"What's the thing that's bothering you the most?" she asked.

"Well I think Dick is the one that's on the the top of the list" I told her. "I mean what if he hurts me again?"

"So?" she asked me. "Listen, there's nothing more you can lose from him if you meet up with him. He hurt you and that was wrong of him but now you can get your answers. Remember how confused you were as to why he stopped talking to you? Why he stopped contact and ignored you? Well now you can ask him and something tells me that Dick is different."

"Different how?" I asked.

I could feel her shrug on the other line. "Let's just say that he's changed."

"How?"

"Kori I'm not telling you anymore than that" she said. "Talk to him. Meet up for coffee. It's just coffee, you'll be fine."

I sighed and nodded. "Okay. Thank you Rachel."

"I'm always here for you. If I don't see you this week at school then call me and let me know what happens. Now if you don't mind, Gar is making us a late dinner and I'm hearing several ow's coming from the kitchen."

I let out a chuckle. "Okay. Love you, talk to you soon."

The next day, after attending two of my classes, I made my way to the university cafeteria. To no surprise, I spotted Wally sitting at one of the tables mid bite into a cheeseburger.

"What are you doing here all alone?" I asked him as I took a seat.

He swallowed his bite and licked ketchup off his finger. "Waiting for a beautiful soul like you to keep me company." He motioned around him and I followed his gaze.

In the beginning, everyone would stare at me because of my modeling status but everyone got used to it after a while. Today was a different story though, everyone was staring.

"What is this about?" I asked.

Wally sat back in his chair and grinned. "Kori Anders princess of Gotham attends school with Dick Grayson prince of Gotham."

"No way!" I shouted. "They have a story already?"

He looked to his side before picking up a newspaper and slamming it in front of me. "Read it baby."

I picked up the paper and it was right there! Front page and center. "The Prince Returns. Dick Grayson, eldest son of multi-billionaire Bruce Wayne, has moved back to Gotham and is now attending Gotham University with a major in criminal justice and a minor in business. He has been away from Gotham for three years now and the reason for returning is still unknown but an anonymous source tells us that the reason he moved back is to be closer to the princess. Kori Anders, daughter of the former king of Tamaran, came into the spotlight of fame and popularity not long ago after her supermodel status was discovered but the two were long term high-school friends and were casually seen with each other-

I looked at Wally and he let out a laugh.

"You look like you're going to murder someone!" he exclaimed.

I threw the paper at him. "I don't understand how Vicki Vale can just write this bullshit and where does she even get all this information? She knows more about my life than I do."

"Face it princess" he said. "This is fame."

I pouted at him and crossed my arms.

"Aw cheer up Kor" he said. "It could be worse."

"How?" I asked him. "I can just imagine the next several months. How am I supposed to see Dick and not be caught in a picture together?"

"Wait you're seeing him?"

I gave him a tiny shrug. "I guess? I'm supposed to call him back and-

"He called you?" Wally asked with wide eyes.

"Yea? Like five times."

He placed a hand over his eyes and started laughing. "What an idiot! I told him not to look so desperate!"

I rolled my eyes at him and got up. "You boys are so strange."

Wally sobered up from his hysteric laughing and looked at me. "Where are you going"?

"To call Dick" I simply told him.

"But I wanna listen!" he whined.

I shook my head at him and made my way outside to a free bench. My boots crumpled the fallen tree leaves. Autumn in Gotham is the prettiest time of the year in my opinion. The summer is nice but the tall buildings make it too hot sometimes and the winter is nice in the beginning but the snow gets mushy and gross.

I hesitated to press call as I looked down at my phone. Remember what Rachel told you? You have nothing more to lose.

The phone rang several times before he answered and for a moment I thought he was going to ignore me again.

"Hello?" he asked.

I closed my eyes for a second and remained relaxed. "Hey, its me. It's Kori." I said simply. "Is this a bad time to call?"

"Ah no" he said. "I mean my professor was in the middle of discussing narcotics but it's fine."

"Oh you're in class?" I asked him. "I can call back-

"Kor, really it's fine" he interrupted me. "I'd rather listen to your voice anyways."

I could feel the heat rising in my cheeks. "Um, yea" I replied. "Well I mean did you still want to maybe do coffee or something?"

"I know a really good place we can go to" he told me. "It's in a quiet area and I doubt they'll be any paparazzi or big crowds."

I sighed and then let out a chuckle. "Yes let us make sure we don't give them a story."

"The worst they could say is that you're pregnant with my child" he joked.

My eyes widened and I laughed. "Oh no! That is horrible!"

"It is?" he asked.

"Oh that's not what I meant" I clarified. "I mean it'd be great to have a child with you...I mean...it'd be bad if they started rumors...I am going to stop talking now."

He let out a chuckle. "It's okay Kori. I understood what you meant, I was only teasing you. I should get back to class. Wednesday night good for you?"

"Um yea" I told him. "I have a photoshoot at four but we can go after."

"How about I just pick you up?" he asked me. "We can go from there."

"Okay I'll text you the address on Wednesday" I told him.

"Alright keep in touch" he told me.

"I will" I said.

Alright guys its been such a busy week for me. I'm a fourth year in college and the last year really is the hardest. I have so much homework like all the time and no time for sleep. The only good thing is that Thursdays are my last days of the week instead of Friday so I'll probably post on Thursdays the majority of the time.

I'm also starting to do some work at a grade school (my major is elementary ed and psychology if anyone was wondering) but I promise I'll write as much as I can.

I have a plot for this story...I think...and it probably wont come up until later.

Thats all I have to say for this week, hope everyone has a good weekend and please review. All types of reviews are welcomed!