A/N: The Christmas time had me! I couldn't do anything against this time of presents, snow and love. It was just everywhere! ... Sorry I couldn't update for so long...
I hope you all had a brilliant Christmas and a good start for the year 2010!
A second author's note is at the bottom!
4. Thursday
Carelessly Kory laid her head on Dicks shoulder and yawed.
"You tired?" he asked amused, but didn't care at all.
Kory merely nodded slowly und tried to hold her eyes open. "Yes...a bit..."
"How about you go to bed?" he laid an arm around her shoulders, to pull her a bit closer.
They had talked the whole evening, about the past years, where they were separated and enjoyed each others company.
"Don´t want to leave you alone now..." she mumbled. Dick chuckled, shaking his head and got up.
"You know, that you have to work in the morning? And it is already past midnight. Little girls should be in bed by now."
"I am not that little anymore. "She complained, "When we first met I was even taller than you, don´t you remember?" "Yeah...I remember. And our friends could tease me because of that little fact, when we were together. Now come on, you are nearly sleeping." Dick said, changing the subject again.
Dick merely shook his head again, before he scooped the tired girl up in his arms and began to carry her in the bedroom.
"You don´t need to do that. I can walk..." she whispered and laid her head on his shoulder. "I know you can. But I just wanted to bring you to bed. Otherwise you would have to sleep on the couch."
Kory didn't answer. Her breathing was calm and she was sleeping.
Dick smiled the whole time, while he put her in bed.
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Kory was sad that morning, when she didn't find Dick lying next to her in bed. She had hoped so badly, that they could share a bed again and neither of them had to sleep alone. But at least Dick carried her to bed and with his strong arms around her.
"Why are you smiling the whole time?" asked a curious voice from the driver's seat.
Kory snapped out of her trance and saw, that the car had stopped long ago in front of the building of her work. She her eyes fell on Dick, who looked amused at her.
"What did you say?"
He chuckled, before he repeated the words. "Why are you smiling the whole time? You smiled when you came in the kitchen, after you dressed yourself and came out of the bathroom. Even the whole drive you had a big smile on your face."
Kory just shrugged, but tried to hide her blush, while she turned slightly away from him to undo her seat belt.
"Maybe I will tell you later." she said and got out of the car.
"How much later?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
Closing the car door, she said: "I have to apologize, but my work is calling for me." she said dramatically.
She saw Dick grinning, as her drove away-to Wayne Enterprises.
Still smiling she walked up the stairs to the entrance of the building.
Nothing in the whole world could ever change her mood today. Not even rain-since she loves sunny days so much. Or her stupid boss, which she hated oh so much. Not even the fact that she had to work on this beautiful Thursday could change her mood.
Because deep down Kory knew, that today was a brilliant day. Dick and she were getting closer every hour they spent with each other and maybe this Thursday was the day, where she should jump into the cold water and tell him, how much he means to her.
No, nothing could ever change her good mood-
"Oh Kory! Do you know, who I have met today?" screamed the high pitched voice of Katharina.
No, nothing could ever change her good mood, but Katharina herself...
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Dick sipped at his still hot coffee, remembering that beautiful smile on Kory's face. He looked out of the window of his office and watched the early traffic on the streets below.
He didn't even notice, when somebody opened the door silently, walked over to his desk and sat down in one of the chairs in front of the desk.
Dick just jumped slightly, when somebody cough loudly.
Turning around surprised he saw a toothy grin and a head with red, short hair.
"Roy? What are you doing here?" Dick asked, putting the cup with coffee down in front of him.
Roy Harper, a college and a good friend of Dick was still grinning and said: "I have just heard it from Vic..." He put his arms back, behind his head, leaned back in the chair and raised his eyebrows. He was waiting for an answer from Dick, and he knew it.
Dick just rolled his eyes, crossing his arms. He knew exactly what he meant, but he couldn't resist teasing his friend.
"What have you heard from Vic?"
Roy's grin got even wider, waggling his eyebrows this time. "You and our sweetheart Kory..."
"Me and Kory? What's with us?" came the nonchalantly reply.
"Ow! C'mon Dick! You know exactly what I mean!" Dick shrugged his shoulders. "Yeah. I know exactly what you mean. But I don´t like the fact, that I first have to talk with Victor about it- and that yesterday- and now I have to talk with you!"
Roy got up from where he was sitting, crossing his arms, too.
"I guess you didn't make out yet?" "Roy!"
Roy leaned forward and started to point at Dick. "You know, that I know, that you have a thing for Kory. And we both know that you two will be back together by the end of this week."
"Right... Can you please leave my office now and go back to work. I have stuff to do..."
Roy nodded and went to the door, while Dick sat down in his own chair.
"One thing!" "What is it Roy?" he asked annoyed, looking towards Roy, who was now standing in the doorway.
"Did you already have your way with Kory?" he asked cheeky
Before Roy knew, what was happening, he saw Dick taking the cup with coffee in his hand in anger. He closed the door, as fast as he could and heard a loud crash from the other side of the door.
Dick's eyes were narrowed and looked at the pieces of his broken cup and the coffee, which was now running down the wooden door.
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Kory was so nervous the whole day, after she had talked with Katharina. Or better to say, she had to listen to that blonde girl...
She said that she had talked with Xavier Redd- Kory's ex-boyfriend -in the morning. And Xavier wanted to talk with Kory. He wanted to have her back. Kory knew that he would do everything to get her back.
But she didn't want to believe it. Of course she saw him the day before, waiting for her in front of the building, she was in now, but that doesn't mean, that he had to talk to Katharina. Was he really that desperate, to talk with the girl Kory hates most?
He knew that Katharina would help him, to get near Kory. She had her evil ways. And he also knew that Tera was the only person in this building, who could help her, by driving her home. But Tera was lying ill at home.
And Kory was left alone.
Nervously she glanced outside. She could see Xavier's car outside...but no Xavier...
Where was he? Why was he gone?
Kory hoped that he would be talking again with Katharina.
Kory was alone in her office. And she doubted that anybody was at the fifth floor now.
Should she call Dick, so she wouldn't be ´alone´? Although it would be just his voice, she could hear. There wouldn't be any strong arms, which could hold her. Just his voice. But it would be enough...
"Hey...cutie..."
Kory gulped, as her eyes went wide.
No! That couldn't be. How could he get in the building-inside her office?
She didn't turn around. She merely imagined those words. His voice.
"Hey...are you ignoring me? That isn't very nice, Kory..."
With those words spoken, she turned around and saw his brown eyes, his red hair and his grin, she hated so much.
Automatically she got up from her chair, her hands holding on the desk behind her, to steady herself, as she looked in disbelieve at Xavier.
"What are you doing here?" she asked, fear clearly visible in her voice. "How could you get in this building? It is not open for everyone!"
"Oh...it is not that difficult. Let's just say, Katharina is a good friend of mine and with that every door is opened for me..."
"Please get out of here! I will call the police!" "You don´t need those idiots, cutie. All you need is your boyfriend..."
Kory could hear her heard beating in her chest. She wanted to get out of this room-away from Xavier.
"Come here now. I would like to hug my girlfriend." He spread his arms a bit, to welcome her in his embrace. "I am not your girlfriend anymore!"
"Yeah...you are now the whore of this Dick Grayson..."
Kory stayed calm, as he called her like that. He did already use such words, whenever they had argued.
His grin grew wider, and Kory was scared even more. "You don´t deny it. You are his little whore now, right? I have seen you in the morning, when you got out of his car..."
He stepped closer, but Kory hadn't any chance to escape.
"Is he paying well for you? Can you buy from his dirty money everything you want?"
Kory tried to answer, but every word was failing her. Her voice was gone, but her fear was growing even more.
"But you know that I can give you more, than just money..." he whispered and she knew what he was up to.
Finally she could find her voice again. "Xavier...please..., I will call the police!"
Within a heartbeat, he had one hand on her hip, pressing his body against hers and the other hand found her mouth.
Looking deeply in his brown eyes, she knew that he wasn't just here, to catch up on old times. Because, what she saw, scared her even more.
Lust...
"You know, that Grayson could never replace me..."
That was the spark, which lit up the fire of anger. With all strength she could muster, she pushed Xavier away from her.
"You could never replace Richard!" she said angrily.
He stepped closer to her again, now also visibly angry. "But I have replaced him already! Remember? I was your first boyfriend after him!"
"We were nothing! I don´t even know, why we were together." she screamed, taking her papers from the desk, to get away as fast as possible.
Before she could get to the door, he gripped her wrist, pulling her back against him.
"You know why we were together...You loved me. And you still do..." "No I don´t..." she whispered, or at least she thought she would.
Kory felt a hand on her shoulder, to pull the strap of her top down. His mouth was on her neck kissing and biting the skin there.
"Cutie..., please say you love me."
She raised her hand, which was now a fist and hit him in the face. A noise was heard, and he brought his hands to his face to cover his nose. And by the blood, that she could see, she knew, she had broken it.
"What have you done? You have broken my nose!"
"I don´t like to repeat myself, but in this case I have to... First of all: I don´t love you. And Second: I will call the police. Stay away from me, now..."
With that she went to the door, leaving Xavier alone in her office.
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Dick whistled happily, while he stood at the stove, cooking Kory's favourite food-or at least he hoped, that she still liked it as much as she did, when they still were together.
But he had to say he also loved the taste of this delicious food...
He hoped that Kory wouldn't arrive that early from work, since he wanted to surprise her. He had bought red roses for her and her favourite flavour of ice-cream. He even went to a music store and bought some disks with romantic music, which Kory always listened to.
Dick just wanted to make this evening perfect. This should be the evening, where he told her, that he loved her.
But since he wasn't the best in express his feeling verbally, he just tried to show her with this little things.
He hoped that he even can say, how much she means to him, and not just stare at her and stay silent the whole time. Was it even romantic to say ´I love you´ in the middle of a dinner? Was this even romantic, what he was doing there or was it all just a cliché and Kory will laugh about it.
Maybe he should have taken her out to dinner, in some kind of expensive restaurant. - No...To cheesy.
Or he could have announced it openly in a report, so she could have read it in the newspaper. -That was the less romantic idea he could think off...
And then he could here the door open. But shortly after it was slammed shut again.
He could hear steps, but they were going towards the bedroom. And with a heavy sigh that door was also shut.
Dick blinked. Was she angry? Or sad? And why?
He turned the stove off and went to his bedroom, where Kory was in. Softly he knocked.
"Kory...Is everything alright?"
There was silent on the other side of the door.
"Kory?" he asked again.
"Please...just let me alone for a while..." she said, nearly pleading.
He nodded sadly, knowing well, that this evening was over.
´And I thought today was the day...´ both thought.
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2. A/N: Finally, after all this time I have finished this chapter. I hope you like it.
Since Red X, or in this case Xavier Redd, is a stalker in my story, I tried to make him a bit...crazy. But I hope you will be not too angry, since he may be a bit OOC...
This chapter was hard for me to write..., I have to say. But just because I am so happy now, that I can be finally able, to write the next ones.
I am saying too much right now, I see...
Well, then. I hope you all have a nice year 2010!
Take care, as always!
C Ya -Miss Bloody Shining-