So…I believe I owe some people an update . Okay so, thank you so much to all of my reviewers: every good review I get boosts my confidence even more, and it makes me a much better writer! Keep doing what you do and I'll keep writing for you! I love you guys.
Rachel moved quickly. This was partly because she had an emergency bag packed at all times for when she would need to sleep over at Kory's, and partly because she was determined to help her best friend bounce back from this horrible blow. It seemed like everything happened to Kory, and Rachel hated it more than words could ever describe. The two were like sisters, could Rachel help it if she was over protective every once in a while?
She left her house as quietly as she had come, and merely seconds afterwards. The boys were in the car waiting, and looked at her curiously and with more than a little disbelief.
"You're back…already?" Garfield asked, leaning in from the back seat and poking his head in between the two front seats to look at Rachel with a slight frown.
"Yes, unless you'd like me to go back inside and take longer, because if that's what you'd prefer-" started Rachel.
"No, it's alright, thanks." Garfield slid back into his seat and rested his head against the window with a sheepish grin. With a quick glance out the window, he added in an undertone, "I'd rather you be out here with me, anyway."
Rachel heard him, and for once, she decided not to embarrass him. She just smiled to herself (yeah that's right, I said SMILED), playing with the idea of her and Gar being a couple in her mind. Then she pulled her hood up where she could think in the comfort of a partially closed area. She decided that Kory was more important, and if she were to get together with Garfield….well, it would distract her from helping her best friend! Although, she admitted, it would be really nice to hold his-
"We're here!" Victor exclaimed, jolting Rachel out of her thoughts. She eagerly began getting out of the car, but stopped after a second.
"This…isn't Kory's house. Vic, have you lost your mind?" Rachel asked sarcastically. "This is-"
"Gar's house." Victor finished simply. "I know! We've decided we should sleep over, too."
Rachel snorted. "And why would that be?"
"Awww, come on, Rae, it'll be just like old times. And who could cheer Kory up better than me and Victor?" Gar said, getting out of the car and hopping up to his front door in sheer joy.
Rachel sighed. "Whatever, losers. But maybe we should stop by Rich's and get him some clothes, too."
Victor nodded. After waiting for twenty minutes for Gar to reappear, ("I got lost in my room! It's not my fault it's a mess!"), they stopped at Victors.
Rachel waited in the uncomfortable silent car with Victor, finding that the five minutes he spent in his house felt like an eternity. When he finally got back into the car, he announced that he had called Pizza King's and had them deliver five jumbo pizzas, (one meat lover's, one vegetarian, one olives and sausage, one Hawaiian, and one plain cheese), to Kory's house. He had put it on his tab. Gar whooped for a couple minutes before Rachel reached back and slapped him.
Victor chuckled. Some things never changed.
They stopped at the store to get some soda, chips, candy, and ice cream, and then they were on their way to Richard's.
The tune of "Walk it Out Remix" woke Richard up, and he answered his phone quickly, so it wouldn't wake up Kory, too. The two were lying on top of Kory's bed, with Richard sitting almost in an upright position, and Kory nestled into him. He glanced down at her, and smiled at the peacefulness of the look on her face as she slowly inhaled and exhaled, inhaled and exhaled. He wished she could just sleep all of her sorrows away, and he didn't fail to notice that she looked like an angel when she slept, either. He quietly spoke into the receiver, then remembered that his girlfriend was known to sleep through earthquakes and thunderstorms, and even the occasional hurricane. He didn't need to worry about waking her up, she'd open her eyes when she was good and ready. From the look of things, he still had about another hour and a half.
"Hello?" Rich said, absent-mindedly stroking Kory's hair.
"Hey Rich. I'm at your house. What clothes do you want me to bring you?" Rachel said, pulling out a duffle bag from the closet and dumping an armful of toiletries into it.
"Um…would you mind telling me why you're at my house and why you're bringing me clothes?" Rich said, confused. Had he missed something?
"Me and the guys have decided we're all sleeping over at Kory's tonight. We don't want her alone with Koma…or her boyfriend." Rich said.
"Good idea." Rich said through gritted teeth. Just the thought of that slimeball made him want to-
"Okay, I know you're wrapped up in your hateful thoughts of Roy, but I just want to warn you that Victor has already sent over five pizzas and they should be getting there any minute. Don't worry about paying, though, they're on his tab." Rachel said.
"Thanks, Rach. Um, could you just bring me some jeans and my black and red Nike shirt? And um, just grab me any pair of pajama pants." Said Rich.
"Would you like any socks with that?" Rachel used her signature sarcasm.
"Yes, thank you." Rich said, too deep in thought to realize it was a joke.
"Okay, we'll be over in about five or ten minutes." Rachel said, but then her tone changed, "Rich…how is she?"
Rich looked down at her sleeping girlfriend, smiling to himself, and said, "She's alright. She's still asleep. She'll be okay if we all stick by her side again. She really needs us…its horrible that this is happening to her right when things were starting to look up."
"I agree. Okay, well, we'll be there in a few." Rachel said.
The two said their goodbyes and hung up.
With perfect timing, the doorbell rang. Rich got up and propped some pillows up for Kory in his place. He kissed her on the forehead and promised a speedy return before leaving the room and silently shutting the door behind him.
Bounding down the stairs, he collected the pizza's from the star-struck boy with bad acne, ("Hey, you go to my school! Richard Grayson, right? And you're dating Kory Anders! Oh my God, is she here? Can-can I say hi? Is Rachel or Victor here? What about Garfield? Oh my God wait until I tell everyone at school I hung out with Richard Grayson this weekend!"), and watched him dazedly walk down the front porch, talking to himself excitedly.
Shaking it off and trying desperately not to laugh at the poor kid, he made sure to leave the door unlocked for the gang and put the pizza's on the kitchen counter. Making his way back up the stairs, he decided to go back and lay down with Kory for a little while longer, at least until she woke up. He wanted to be there when she woke up, to tell her everything was alright, to assure her that-
Something was different, he decided, as he stopped two steps from the top of the staircase. Something was definitely different. There was a slight breeze coming out of Kory's open door, and it sent chills up Richard's spine, even though it wasn't too cold.
Richard smacked his forehead in realization. He hadn't left the door to Kory's room open. He jumped the last couple steps and ran to stand in her door jam, feeling a surge of anger when he saw that someone had taken his place, and that the person was stroking her hair and allowing his hand to roam freely over Kory's perfect body.
Scowling, Rich shut the door behind him, and that dirty, filthy, caniving person jumped up and laughed nervously.
"Get your hands off of my girlfriend, and go violate your own!" Rich said silently, every syllable shaking with anger.
"Sorry, man. You know how it is…" Roy, the man that had dared touch RICH'S Kory, said uncertainly, edging slowly around Rich. Rich grabbed him by the shirt and threw him to the floor.
"No," said Rich. "But I know how it's gonna be."
Okay so, not that exciting of a chapter. Don't worry, Xavier will have quite a bit of action in chapters to come, but in order for you to understand it, make sure you don't forget about that letter that Kory never read. The one that blew away. If you don't know what I'm talking about, go back and reread chapter two, okay? You need to remember it so that you understand when…..haha I'm not going to blow the story! But if you review I'll post the next chapter and we can get closer to Xavier's return :
