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From you looking at me I got the sense that you want me

When you gonna give it up to me?

Your body enticing and making me want it

When you gonna give it up to me?

But if not today girl, then it must be tomorrow

When you fulfill my fantasy

Cause you know I give you loving shaped like an arrow

When you gonna give it up to me?

Kori's POV

"You guys wanted to talk to me." Roy sounded impatient, probably because Donna and I had to talk to him, and he was hosting a party for me right downstairs in his wonderful house.

But the party and hosting would have to wait, we needed to take care of the one minor flaw in our scheme and that was making sure that Roy wouldn't interfere with our plan to bring down his best friends.

"Roy we needed to talk to you about something that's a little important to Kori and I." Roy then sighed and closed the door behind him, leaving Donna and I alone with Roy in his bedroom.

"Is Richard coming tonight?" He had better be, because if he didn't that would definitely slow down our plan.

"Yup. But knowing him, he'll be fashionably late. Why did you ask him to come anyway?"

Donna looked at me, then back at Roy, "Well that's the thing. You know how you always said that you think that Richard and Xavier should be taught a good lesson in the way they run their love lives? Well Kori and I have this idea that just might work so we need you to stay out of it and not tell Richard and Xavier anything."

Roy casually raised an eyebrow. "Do I have a choice?"

Donna and I looked at each other, then both shook our heads at him.

"That's what I thought. All right, my lips are sealed but good luck, those men are not fooled too easily." Roy then turned and left the room. Then we smiled at each other, and their goes the tiny flaw, now our plan is unstoppable.

"Okay now that, that's over with, wanna go to your party? There you'll see Karen and Rachel, and of course their boyfriends."

"What are their boyfriends like?" Men of Gotham were always a little shaky to me, the only decent one I knew was Roy.

"They're cool. But you'll find out when you meet them. But of course when Richard comes..."

"Yes, I know. I have to spend the rest of the night flirting with him and hopefully get him to ask me out." I stuck my tongue out.

Donna started cracking up saying, "With one good look at you, I'm sure that'll be the first thing he'll ask you."

We then linked arms and made our way to the booming party waiting just below us.

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Roy knew how to throw a party. As I made my way down the stairs with Donna people were everywhere, surrounding us as we reached the bottom. The speakers were screaming my current ring tone, Shut up and Drive by Rihanna. The house was also very beautiful and spacious. I was very impressed with Roy and Donna, I don't think I deserved all this.

It wouldn't be till an hour of walking around meeting people with Donna that she left me and I would finally run into Karen and Rachel. They were both looking fabulous, Rachel wearing a cute little navy blue dress, and Karen wearing a creme colored dress that went wonderful with her skin color. Me, holding my second drink of the night watched as they approached me.

Karen and Rachel hugged me, then Karen said, "Hey Kori, How are you?"

"I'm great, this party was way more than I expected it to be."

Rachel smiled, "Well it should be, considering the wonderful start you've had in Gotham so far."

I too, smiled, "Well trust me it's about to get a lot better."

"Oh yes, Donna told us a bit about your plan, and please don't let Karen and I stand in your way." It didn't bother me that they knew about, but it wasn't really something I would want to tell anyone else about though, for fear of it leaking out and Richard and Xavier finding out.

Karen then turned around, turned back and whispered something in Rachel's ear before turning back to me, "Kori, we have two people we want you to meet, Our boyfriend's Victor and Garfield."

Then all of a sudden a man with dirty blonde surfer hair popped up right in front of me. "Hi. The names Garfield, but all the beautiful women call me Gar."

Rachel slaps him on the shoulder, "Gar, don't flatter yourself. Kori this is my boyfriend Garfield Logan."

I took a good look at him. He was cute, his hair was way cute. He wasn't too tall, and was more skinny then he was muscular, I could tell by the green button up shirt that he was wearing. He pulled out his hand for me to shake, and I was just about too, when I saw something in his hand.

"Um, I think there is something in your hand." I looked down at it to get a closer look and looked completely puzzled. "Is that tofu?"

He looked down at his hand, "Oh god Dammit, you weren't supposed to see that." I was about to open my mouth to say something when I was interrupted with another body, this one, two times my size.

I then looked up to meet the eyes of a tall but good looking African American who opened his mouth, "Garfield that jokes way out of date, put that shit away, before someone actually puts it in their mouth."

Garfield sighed before muttering to himself, "Roy would have found it funny."

The man turned back to me, "Hi there little lady. My names Victor Stone, Vic for short, I'm Karen's boyfriend." He too, held out his hand and this time I took a second look at it, making sure there was nothing there.

He started laughing, "Oh don't worry, I'm nothing like Garfield, the person who thinks he deserves the title of being a comedian and has only one fan, that being Roy, who some how finds his material funny."

I smiled at him, he was cool, I know I would get along with him, I looked at him"It's nice to meet you both," and I looked back over towards Garfield, "I think."

Then Roy comes busting through and shook Gar, who still was moping about his pathetic joke, "Hey buddy, did you get her with the tofu thing?"

He looked up at Roy, "Nah, she saw it right before I could shake her hand."

"Oh," Roy turned to look at me, "Well Gar? What are you waiting for? Make Kori laugh with some of your best jokes."

"Okay, I think I got a few up my sleeve. Do you mind Kori?" He looked at me with a wide smile. They couldn't be that bad could they?

I smiled, "Yeah sure Gar, show me what you got."

"All right, So a smart blonde, Santa, and a pregnant woman were on an elevator, and there on the ground lies a twenty dollar bill. Who picks it up?"

I looked into the air not really interested in the answer, "I have no idea."

He smiled wide, "The pregnant lady, the other two don't exist." I felt the party go silent as Vic, Karen, Rachel, and I stood there. Then out of the blue, Roy starts laughing his head off.

I raised an eyebrow, "I get it, but aren't you a blonde?"

Then everyone started laughing, Vic saying, "Way to make fun of yourself man."

Garfield sighed in frustration, "Okay well let me try again, this I'm sure will make you laugh. What do you call an empty can of Cheese whiz?"

I shrugged my shoulders, I knew this joke was gonna stink.

"Cheese Whuz." He left his mouth open slightly, obviously waiting for me to start laughing. Instead Vic sighed really loudly.

"Give it up dude, before you make her leave the country."

I started laughing, "You know your jokes are so bad, that they actually make me smile Gar."

He beamed, "Really? I knew I was funny. I just knew it."

I saw as Rachel sighed, smiled at me and then took Gar and wondered off. I also had noticed that Karen and Vic had left, leaving Roy and I alone.

"Hey let's go refill that drink of yours." I looked down at it. It was empty. So I followed him to his bar that people were also seated at. Roy took a step behind the counter and I took a seat across from him.

"So how do you like the party so far?"

"This party is great Roy, you really didn't have to do all of this for me."

"Of course I did. You are a very special person. Speaking of special, your special guest has just arrived." I turned to follow his gaze to see a man. Clad in designer jeans, a white button up shirt and sunglasses. I locked eyes with Richard as he calmly walked up to me. I could feel my cold drink on my arm when I turned around to see Roy smiling as he was leaving the bar. Then when I slowly turned my head back I was met with what I thought were eyes, though difficult to know, seeing as Richard was wearing sunglasses.

Then he spoke, his voice deep and husky, "Hey there, What's a beautiful girl like yourself doing all alone?"

I smirked cutely, "Hm I'm not sure, probably so I could watch men like you waste your time on girls like me."

He shook his head, "Do you get some kind of enjoyment out of rejecting me?"

"Most definitely." My smile never leaving my face.

"Well there's something you should know about me, I don't give up too easily, when I see something that I want I stop at nothing to get it. You are no exception to this." He took a seat next to me.

"Well there's something that you should know about me. I do not date desperate guys. And seeing as you need my attention so much I can't help but think you're a bit needy."

He started laughing, "Me? Desperate? Needy? You've got it all wrong sweetheart. You see I'm attracted to you. And I know the attraction is mutual, or else I wouldn't be standing right here in front of you."

"Or, I just like to tease." I crossed my hands over my chest.

He sighed and ran his hand through his hair, "Well why don't I show you that I'm not like the other guys you've dated. Let me take you out on a date tomorrow night."

"As fun as it sounds, I'll have to pass. But I should get going. I have people that are worth my time." He looked surprised. I smiled and picked up my drink, I could see Donna, she was looking right at me and Richard. I started my way towards her but was stopped by a pair of strong arms on my shoulders. The next two seconds were a blur as Richard spun me around and wrapped his arms around my waist.

He brought his face closer to mine, and time seemed to slow down as he put his lips to mine. I resisted at first but he was a really good kisser so I couldn't help myself. I relaxed into the kiss, but just as he was about to deepen it I pulled away to leave him wanting more.

Then he whispered in my ear, "I want to be worth your time."

I sighed and released myself from his hold, much to his disappointment. "One date. That's it. Pick me up at 7:00, and try not to be as late as you were to my party." With that I turned on heel and left a speechless, but happy Richard and headed towards Donna.

She ran up to me, "Oh my god, what the hell happened back there?"

Donna must have seen the kiss. "Don't worry I got my date with Richard tomorrow night. And the kiss, that was the bait. I'm damn sure he took it, and by the end of this first date, he'll be head over heels."

Richard's POV

I step in the doorway of my good friend Roy's house. This party was hot, I guess Roy wanted to show Kori just how Gotham likes to party. And even though Roy was a relationship man, he still knew how to party.

I headed towards the bar to get a drink before seeking out my princess. But as I saw she had beat me there. There my goddess was sitting all alone at the bar while Roy handed her another drink. Perfect timing as always. I fixed my composure and made my way towards her.

I took a moment to take her in while her back was turned as she watched Roy excuse himself from the bar. She was wearing a simple strapless white dress with a beautiful gold necklace. Her legs looked especially perfect tonight, the dress showing off the tanned-ness of her skin. She then turned back towards me and I smile at the sight of her flawless features.

Then I cleared my throat slightly, whispering deeply, "Hey there, What's a beautiful girl like yourself doing all alone?"

She smiled ever so cutely, "Hm I'm not sure, probably so I could watch men like you waste your time on girls like me."

God, what was it with her and putting down every word I said? I shook my head, "Do you get some kind of enjoyment out of rejecting me?"

She spoke, the smile never leaving her face, "Most definitely."

I needed to get comfortable so I took a seat next her before saying, "Well there's something you should know about me, I don't give up too easily, when I see something that I want I stop at nothing to get it. You are no exception to this."

"Well there's something that you should know about me. I do not date desperate guys. And seeing as you need my attention so much I can't help but think you're a bit needy." How could she say that? I was nothing close too desperate, and no girl has ever come close to calling me that before.

I chuckled to myself before saying, "Me? Desperate? Needy? You've got it all wrong sweetheart. You see I'm attracted to you. And I know the attraction is mutual, or else I wouldn't be standing right here in front of you."

"Or, I just like to tease." Tease. That would be the one word I could describe her with, besides being totally hott. She loved playing hard to get, which I didn't mind completely, it usually meant that the girl was actually worth your time. But I'll admit, I can't really think of a time when I was cold-heartedly rejected the way the Kori was doing to me right now.

I sighed and ran a hand through my hair, "Well why don't I show you that I'm not like the other guys you've dated. Let me take you out on a date tomorrow night."

"As fun as it sounds, I'll have to pass. But I should get going. I have people that are worth my time." That was it. I was done with rejection. I was getting angry at her attitude, and to make things worse she was trying to walk away from me. I was not okay with this, I knew just one way to show her how I feel.

I lifted my arms and put them on her shoulders. I could feel her kinda of shiver because she was surprised. I smiled as I spun her around to face me. She knew what was coming, but so far she had not tried to resist. And before she could, I kissed her. She tasted so good, her lips were absolutely perfect. I wanted to taste all of her, despite the fact that she was starting to resist. But she relaxed in the kiss eventually, and I felt this swell of pride in my chest. But that pride vanished when she pulled away, right as I was going to deepen our kiss.

The look on her face was of complete satisfaction as her eyes fluttered open. She regained her composure, but I was still a little stunned by our fantastic kiss. I leaned close again, not to kiss her again, but to whisper in her ear, "I want to be worth your time."

I then pulled away from her, and she released herself from my grasp and she looked up at me, "One date. That's it. Pick me up at 7:00, and try not to be as late as you were to my party."

She turned around, grabbed her drink and left me all alone and deep in thought. The kiss was a lot better than I expected. She was full of surprises and I found myself a little too excited to spend time with her tomorrow. I put my fingers to my lips to feel that same heat that I just felt when we kissed.

I was then met by a hand on the shoulder. I turned to find Roy there smiling. "So I'm guessing things with Kori went better than they did the first time."

I nodded my head, "There's just something about her that I can't resist. But I know that she's in love with me, because she liked the kiss and agreed to go out on a date with me tomorrow night."

Roy smirked, "That's it Richard? I would think that you would have taken her home by now. Don't tell your losing your touch."

"Nah, she just deserves better treatment anyway. I figure the more patient I am, the more it'll be worth it when I finally take her home with me."

Roy started laughing, "You should listen to yourself, this is something I definitely don't see every day, Richard Grayson actually wants to take his time with a girl. Kori must really mean something to you."

I suddenly got angered by what Roy said, "She doesn't mean anything to me. She's just playing hard to get. But that's all right because within a week she'll be on her knees begging to spend the night with me."

I relaxed as Roy smirked, "That's more like the Richard I know."

MuSiC iNSPiRaTioN-Give It Up To Me by Sean Paul Feat. Keisha Cole

Thank you To all my Reviewers, this chapter was made to satisfiy you guys:) This unfortunately might be my last update before my school year starts which is Sept. 4th. But I will try my hardest to update Labor day weekend. so REVIEW and I'll update ASAP

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Kori and Richard's beautiful Date. Richard begins to see that Kori DOES mean something to him. Will the date be a complete disaster? Will love be discovered? And more importantly will there be another one?

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