Hiya folks! Believe it or not, but this story almost coming to an end. I can't believe it! Actually I can because I want to finish this story before I start my next chapter story, Bitter Rose.Plus I'll be taking a break from Unexplainable Love so I could finish this fic. Don't worry! I will start on that fic again once I start Bitter Rose, ok? If you want to summary of Bitter Rose, here it is...
Bitter Rose- Teen Titans
Based on the comics. When evil Raven plants a seed into Nightwing, he turns into Deathwing.But Starfire wasn't there, she left him to go to Tamaran. Now she comes back only to find her true love and secret love a monster. But what happens one night he captures her and rapes her? Now Starfire is carrying Deathwing's child. The only way to bring her love back to normal is having to persuade him to come back to her. Sounds easy right? Well you're wrong about that...CHAPTER STORY!
You guys like it? I mean this is meant for to be posted for Halloween but if you guys are not interested, I'll forget it. Then I will also write a oneshot featuring our favorite couple, Kori and Dick for Halloween as well. SO WATCH OUT THIS HALLOWEEN FOR THESE FEATURE LENGTH FANFICS!
Anyways...on with the chapter!! And oh there's only 2 more chapters(including this one) plus an epilogue. And no there will not be a sequel for this story..Sorry guys!!
Chapter 10: Boy Troubles
"Dick, we can't do this. I'm sorry. I love X, I can't do this to him. Especially after all he's done for me and my family. If we can't keep our friendship and partnership at a certain distance, I think we should...forget...it. I'm...so sorry Dick." What I said to him kept ringing in my ears. What I said to him was right but why did it feel wrong in my guts? Right now I am sitting in my wheelchair watching Rae and Gar get married! I know, so fast eh? And oh did I also forget to mention that Vic proposed to Karen and they're getting married at the same time? Well I was the Maid of Honor for Rae while Toni was the Maid of Honor for Karen.
Did I also mention that I'm out of my wheelchair in a couple of weeks? Yay! Oh my god, what am I thinking. Here I'm thinking of Dick then I'm thinking of coming out of my wheelchair. I am so hopeless. Anyways, did I do the right thing? Yeah I know that X is my fiance and obviously I did the right thing of keeping my distance from Dick. However, I really don't think I did the right thing for my heart. I have a feeling in my guts saying go out there and tell your true emotions, but what are my true emotions? Dick was apparently also invited so every now and then I always catch him stealing a few glances at me. God why did he have to make me feel guilty.
"Do you take Rachel Roth as your wife?" asked the preacher to Gar. I saw a slight smile on his face as he accepted. I literally cried when they kissed! My little Rae Rae was married already!
"Do you take Karen Beecher as your wife?" asked the preacher to the other big guy, Vic. Vic was such a sweetheart sometimes, especially towards the girls. He acts as if he was our older protective brother. I admit it was very teary when I saw Karen and Vic kiss. I sighed thinking that I wished that someday, that every thing would be a happy and peaceful thing for me. Also, I hope it would be soon as I didn't want to have doubts just before I was going to marry.
"Hey hun!" I turned my head around from the seat I was sitting at the reception and saw Xavier looking down at me like a hawk.
"Hey, what's up? Having a great time?" I asked while looking at him skeptically. He actually looked quite nervous. Beyond him, I saw Dick in the corner watching us like he was a spy.
"Yeah, hey uh Star?" OK,that was wierd. X never called me Star unless it was about something very serious.
"What's wrong, Red?" He flinched when I used his pet name I gave him, "You never use Star unless you have to tell me something serious."
"Kor I have a question," he frowned slightly as Dick walked past us as if he didn't know we were there. He sat on the seat behind him making Xavier quite mad actually. Regardless with him sitting there, X continued, "You told Dick about you being Twilight?" My eyes widened when he asked me that. He already knew that I told Dick that I was Twilight! Why did he have to make a big deal out of it here? Unless...
"And you told him that you guys should quit being friends?" he continued making both of us pale. Why is he doing this? Why is he hurting me even more and why is he subconsciously hurting Dick?
"Uh yeah why?" I asked him trying, I stress the word trying to play along. He just smirked when he saw Dick get up and leave. I groaned and yelled, "DICK!!!!!!!!!!" He just stormed throughout the doors without saying a word of farewell to Rae, Gar, Vic and Karen. I turned around and saw X with that same smug grin on his face.
"X! Why did you do that? I mean why did you have to say it in front of him!" I exclaimed making many people looking at us. I gave them the same glare I gave at Jen and Wally's wedding when I was talking to Dick. It seemed to work as all of them turned around terrified and continued onto their chatting.
"Kor! Why do you think I did that?" X glared at me with venom in his eyes. I tried to back away slowly as I never saw Xavier this mad with me ever. I let him continue, "I don't want anyone to take you away from me!" My eyes widened once more as I saw tears fall down his cheeks and onto his lap. I leant forward to wipe them away. He on the other hand took my hand as a comforter and brought to his cheeks.
"It's ok, X. It's ok..." I said trying to calm my fiance down.
"NO IT'S NOT! Don't you see that I can't bear to see you with any other guy? I don't want to lose you Kori. I might as well die if I can't have you. That's why I asked you to marry you and only you. I love you way too much. I need you. I want to be the father of your children. I want to marry you, Kori Anders!"
"X, I won't do anything to betray you. I will always love you and I will always be your side. You can trust me with that," I said as I hugged my fiance then gave him a quick peck on the lips. But as much as I wanted to be there for Xavier, I am starting to think that my heart belongs to someone else. Someone captured my heart without me even knowing it. And I don't want to do anything to hurt both guys. What could I do! I couldn't marry both Xavier and Dick! What should I do? Choose between my first and only true love and the one person who stole my heart? I don't know...
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It took quite a few days to adapt to my fixed hip, and walking. I actually liked it better when people pushed me around. Now just 5 weeks before my wedding, Rae and Karen came with me to choose the Maid of Honor and flower girls' dresses.
"Kori, what are you going to do?" Rachel asked as she went through a few racks of clothing at the bridal shop, "Why did you kiss him?"
"How many time do I have to keep telling you? I didn't kiss Dick!" Karen and Rachel looked at me with cocked eyebrows. "I didn't! He did! He leant forward and just-just captured my lips!"
I looked at Karen with narrowed eyes as she simply shook her head. "Girl, you have to stop doing this to yourself and to X. If you like Dick or should I say love, just tell X about your kiss. You can't go on the wedding if you love someone else!"
Simply going through some designs in the handbook, I replied, "Xavier needs me, he said so himself Bee, Rae. I can't do this to him now. Besides..." I looked up past my friends at the window. There I saw what seemed like a newlywed couple with their newborn smiling and just having a decent time. "I have to go on with the wedding." I didn't want to finish the sentence with what I was going to finish with. I was going to say that I didn't love Dick but I did...I did love him. And I was going to marry someone else.
The girl's eyes widened simultaneously. Karen was the first one to recover from the shock, "Girl, you can't be serious!"
"What would you say that I was?" I replied coldly. "Now please leave.." I know I was being a bit harsh on them and on myself but I need to sort this all out. I needed to rethink my choices and see if they were right.
"But--"
"I said leave! Get it? L-E-A-V-E!" I shoved them out of the door of the store totally forgetting rest of the customers and employees were there. I just warily smiled before leaving the place myself.
Deciding it was good for me and Dick, I went over to his house. Sneaking to the backside where Dick and I always go through, I was about to step in before I heard two voices. One sounded woman-like while the other sounded manly. I put my ear to the door and eavedropped on the conversation.
"Karen, I don't understand what you want me to do. Or why you're here of matter of fact." I gasped as I heard those words. Was that Richard talking to Karen? Since when did they talk? And oh since when were they friends?
Karen groaned, "Dick, you have to tell Kor to turn off the wedding. It's better for you and her. No matter how stubborn she was, I couldn't get her to listen." Widening my eyes, I nearly fainted. Karen wanted Dick to turn off my wedding? And she said it was better for me and him? What did she mean by that? She better not try to break my relationship with Xavier.
"And what exactly makes you think that she'll listen to me? Well I know so far that both of us aren't on good measures."
"Dick, I know what happened between you and Kori the night before my wedding. The arguement and the kiss."
"What?! You know about her being Twilight? So you must know that I'm..."
Karen interrupted, "Dick, there's no need to talk about that. All I need to tell you is that you and her seem to have this connection. Dick, I've known you since high school through Vic. I've seen you date other girls, I've even been on a date with you. But I've never seen you like this, all happy and jubilant. Ever since you started to work with Kori, you've changed..."
"Hmph! You think I am in love with her?"
Karen answered by the silent approach. Man, she sure knew how to intimidate a man.
"FINE! I like her!" He confessed. I gasped as I looked at my hands. Did he say he just like me? "No better yet, I love her! But what good is it going to do? She's getting married in 5 weeks!"
"But she's not happy with Xavier anymore." Karen argued, "She's a lot more happy when she's with you. She's taking the cut of your friendship way too hard." How did she know about my sufferings? Did she like come into my room at night and watch me cry my eyes out? Wait! Oh my god, if that was the truth...
"Look Bee, breaking up relationships isn't my thing. No matter how much it hurts, I can't do anything now."
"But Dick---"
"Karen that's enough! Whatever her decision is I respect it."
"Fine!" Karen snapped. I had never seen or heard for that matter, seen her so angry, "If you want to let her go, then be my guest. Don't be coming after me saying that you change your---" Karen stopped when she heard the door flung open. I stood at the door with tears flowing down my face. I saw Dick and Karen having mirror expressions, both shocked faces.
Karen was the first one to recover, "Kor, what did you--"
I interrupted her, replied by scowling, "WHY KAREN? I THOUGHT YOU COULD RESPECT MY DECISION! BUT NOT YOU WANT TO END MY WEDDING?? JUST BECAUSE OF SOME PLAYBOY WHO SAYS HE LOVES ME? WELL YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT THAT! WHATEVER I SAID TO YOU BEFORE IS A LIE! I DON'T LOVE RICHARD GRAYSON AND I NEVER DID!" I ran out of the door crying. Not even turning around to see how the reaction was on Dick and Karen, I ran out and immediately went into the car. I angrily put my keys into the ignition and drove away trying to stop the tears which were threatening to come. As of now I hated Dick Grayson once again just as I did before.
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"Honey what's wrong? You've been couped up in this room for 7 hours. I thought you were going out with Rae and Bee to go some shopping." I turned around from my spot on my desk and looked who was in the doorway. Xavier stood there with his hair slightly ruffled with a pair of slacks with a skateboard tee.
"No," I slightly wipped the tears from my eyes, "I'm fine. I uh just didn't feel too well, so I uh left. We'll go tomorrow." I tried as much as I could to cover up. You see I've been crying my heart out for the past few hours. How could they do such a betrayal to me?
"Oh ok," he seemed a bit out of character, "Hope you feel better. If you need me, I will be downstairs with Galfore planning ok?" He kissed my forehead before leaving the room. I sighed as I turned back to my crying. Why did Karen do this to me? More than that why did Dick do this to me? I thought he would actually respect my relationship with my fiance. I never thought he would take our friendship the wrong way. I had given him the chance to accept my friendship, not to jeopardize it. Now it was time to get him out of my mind. What would actually do that? I looked over at my desk and saw the notebook and the tape with the Wayne Enterprises case.
I grabbed the tape recorder and inserted the tape, instantly engaged into the recording as it played. "Well after Joe's death, Dad practically isolated himself. He never came out for anything or went out for anything. Mom was already dead so I was the only one who could really take care of him. I tried and tried but the longer he was away from me, the more I grew distant of him. Before you knew it, he was secretly selling guns and dynamites."
"What else did he do?"
"Well he's been stealing things at night throughout the whole city just for this underground organization called the Deathstroke. In fact just a few weeks ago I think he stole the thermoblaster from Wayne Enterprises."
I stopped the tape right there as I sank back into my chair. Should I? Should I arrest him? Should I disobey Rose? I looked at the picture frame on my desk. It was of at the night of the double date. Just then I knew what I needed to do. I'm sorry Rose...
-2 Weeks Later-
"Just last night, police charged into the Wilson Mansion under Seargent Redd and his fiance Private Investigator Anders lead. They had sufficient evidence to prove that Slade Wilson was indeed behind the theft at Wayne Enterprises. From our sources, we found out that he was part of an undercover agency known to sell dynamites and all of that sorts. His daughter---" I turned off the T.V. just as Koma was walking in. She seemed to be a bit happy these days since Garth proposed to her. Her wedding was scheduled a couple of months after mine.
"Hey," I said to my older sister.
Koma smiled back, "Hey Kor. How are ya doing?"
I thought of her question as an opportunity to think over my life. Was it really ok? "Ok...on the most part."
"Well you better be. You're getting married in 3 weeks and that to the love of your life."
"Koma?"
"Yeah Star?"
"Is X the one for me?"
"Kor why are you asking me this?" Koma asked with suspicion evident on her face.
"I think...I think...I think I'm doing the wrong thing to me, to X and to...Richard..."
Her expression softened as she grabbed my hands, "Kor listen to your heart. Please don't make a mistake that you will regret forever." I somehow found the courage to smile back. Did she really think that I could listen to my heart? No matter how much I want to, I am going to Xavier in 3 weeks and that's final!
If only I could talk to him. I sighed as I watch Koma stand up and left me with my own thoughts. Should I? Should I stop the wedding and go and try out with Dick? Or should I just live my life with Xavier? I walked into my room and laid down on my bed. I took the photo frame from my night table and had a good look at it. It was of Xavier and my first date. I...had so much fun and...I loved him. I stress the word 'loved'. I don't know if that love was still burning inside me for him. Like Koma said I had to listen to my heart and now..
Now there was no turning back...
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OoOoOoOoOoOoOo! Well well well so Kori's going on with the wedding! Well you'll just have to find out in the next chapter for the final pairing. The pairing is a surprise till the end! Which will be unfortunately next chapter. But there will be an epilogue! Well until then plz review!
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