Kori's POV

I understood why everyone at school is so obsessed with going over Richard Grayson's house. His game room is amazing. Any game you can ever imagine is available. He even has Gameboys, 90's children will understand what these are and why they are so explained to me that his father had built this room as a surprise for him from when he first moved in. He truly has a good life.

We ate our dinner which consisted of every kind of pizza known to man as we played and had fun. I honestly did not have this much fun in so very long. I played Gar in Zombies vs. Aliens XIII on the Xbox and of course he won. He lives for these games but he was not too happy when Vic beat his high score in Highway Racers.

The girls and surprisingly Rachel as well wanted to engage in some girl talk. So we took a seat on the bean bags around each other. The only person I have girl talk with is Kom so this will be interesting and new.

"Oh I so need this girl talk right now," Karen said as she stretched out on the bean bag. "Anyone bring nail polish?"

"I did!" exclaimed Donna. She stood up and left the room to go retrieve the nail polish.

We waited for her before we started talking. I took the barbie pink nail polish before anyone else can. Barbie pink is my favorite color.

It was silent until Karen decided to break the silence.

"So Kori do you have a boyfriend?" she asked.

I looked up and adjusted my glasses. "Oh gosh no."

"Why not?" she asked.

I raised my eyebrows before letting out a laugh. "I am not the type to be a girlfriend." I resumed painting my toe nails.

"Do you choose not to date?" asked Donna.

I looked up at her and shook my head. "I never had a boyfriend. Boys do not find me attractive."

"You're not ugly," Donna said.

I gave them a shrug and looked down. I am ugly. They are just being nice to me. I tuned the girls out and finished painting my toe nails. They mostly talked about their boyfriends and sex. I do not have a boyfriend and since I do not have a boyfriend, I cannot have sex. Well I could have sex but I am not that type of girl.

I wiggled my toes when they finally dried off.

"Pink huh?"

I turned myself and looked up at Richard. "You do not like?"

He let out a chuckle. "Your toes look cute. Want to play me in air hockey?"

"Sure," I said before placing my flats back on.

I took his offered hand and he helped me stand up.

I have realized that I have a better time playing air hockey with Richard than I do listening to the girls talk. We had so much fun together. He won the first round but I made sure to win the next two rounds. The look on his face when I scored in the final round was priceless.

"Are you having fun?" he asked.

We were playing a round of foosball before we went and changed for the night. "I am actually. Thank you for inviting me." I concentrated on the game.

I heard him let out a laugh. "If I'd known you were going to be this fun then I would have invited you over a long time ago. I still can't believe we were never friends before you started tutoring me."

"That is only because you did not even know I existed before," I said the truth.

There was a pause and I ended up scoring.

I looked up at Richard who kept his eyes on me, making me grow self-conscious enough for me to look away.

"I'm sorry," he said.

I was not expecting an apology. For what did he apologize for?

He walked around the foosball table and stopped a few inches away from me. My heart started pounding because for a second I thought he was going to lean in and kiss me. I was wrong. He grabbed my hand.

"For not noticing you before," he continued from where he left off.

I did not know what to say. I could not really blame him for not noticing me before. He looked so guilty and ashamed. So I just said, "I forgive you."

He was leaning in for a kiss. This I knew because his eyes were slowly closing. Everything in the room blurred out to me and I could only hear faint sounds. My heart felt like it was pounding in my head. What do I do? What do I do? I have never kissed anyone before in my life. Shut up Kori and pucker up!

He kissed me on the forehead.

A simple kiss on the forehead.

Everything in the room came back to life and my vision cleared. My heart rate decreased back to the normal rate and I did not feel as sweaty anymore. His hand was still in mine and I kind of wish it was not because it had gotten clammy.

I looked up at him and he was looking around the room.

"Hey you guys want to go get ready for the movie?" he asked aloud.

"Yea let's go get ready for the movie," Wally said looking between Gar and Vic. "We'll go set up the movie for you guys."

I looked up at Richard who narrowed his eyes at Wally. "You guys better not be planning some kind of prank."

Vic let out a mock laugh. "Prank? What is a prank?"

Richard looked down at me. "Last summer they filled up balloons with water and decided it was fun to attack us while we camped out."

I looked at Vic and Wally before letting out a giggle.

"The worst part about it is that they never let me in on the prank," Richard whined.

"It's more fun to prank you," Wally said. "And you say you're a good detective."

"I am a good detective!" Richard exclaimed.

Wally reached over and messily ran his fingers through Richard's hair.

Richard let go of my hand to push Wally away. "Dude stop!"

Wally and the rest of the guys let out a laugh before walking out the room, whispering to themselves. No surprise they will be planning prank.

I felt someone grab my arm and pull me away. Donna clung to my arm.

"We're going to go change into our pajamas," she told me.

"You girls go ahead," Richard said waving us off. "I'm going to see if everything is set up and the guys didn't plan some kind of prank."

The girls took me to one of the bathrooms in Wayne Manor. I do not know why they wanted to change all at once when we could have taken turns. I never understood why girls go to the bathroom together all the time and I should know because I am a girl. But then again I never really had girl friends to do this sort of stuff with.

I was not comfortable changing in front of them so I just patiently waited for them to finish. They did not ask questions about it and I was glad for that. So after they left I locked the bathroom door, used the facilities, removed my glasses to wash my face from, and changed into my pajamas. Pajamas which consisted of a black long sleeve and black and red plaid bottom pants. I placed my clothes in my bag, slipped on my slippers, and made my way out.

And then I realized the girls have left to the theatre room already. Where is that theatre room? Am I supposed to go down the hall this way or that way? I can always text Richard to come get me but that is just so embarrassing. So I just kept walking and searching the large house for the theatre room.

My mind started imagining what would happen to me if someone never finds me? Then of course I imagined myself finding some secret hidden underground cave where Mr. Wayne hides all his secret spy stuff. Going for a joyride in a spy jet sounds like fun. But Mr. Wayne is not a spy and I am pretty sure there is no underground cave.

"Oh Kori you really need to find your way back," I said to myself. "They probably do not even notice that you are gone." I let out a sigh as I made another turn down the hall.

My ears perked up to faint sound of chains moving around. I followed the sound.

The sound of the chains led me to the gym and the doors were opened so I decided to take a look. Richard was grunting and punching away on a bag. The chains holding the bag making a noise as it moved back and forth. Why would he be in the gym? I could not see his face but he was shirtless. Shirtless and really sweaty.

I straightened out my hair and cleared my throat before making my way inside. "Richard?" I called out as I got closer.

"Richard?" I asked again. I reached over to tap him on the back.

He jumped a little before turning to me as he stopped the bag.

He is not Richard.

He took out the ear phones out of his ears. "Um...hi?" he asked.

I was embarrassed. Like a lot embarrassed. "I am sorry. I thought you were Richard."

"Richard? You mean Dick?" he asked.

I gave him a nod and then nervously giggled. "Sorry. I did not mean to interrupt."

He grilled me over and it made me feel uncomfortable. "You're a friend of Dick's?"

"Yes we are friends," I said.

He walked over to the bench against the wall and picked up a towel. He wiped down his face and neck. "I'm Jason," he said extended his arm for a shake.

I shook it and smiled. "My name is Kori."

"I'm Dick's brother," he said. "He probably didn't mention me."

I shook my head. He did not mention him at all.

Jason let out a chuckle. "No surprise there. I just moved back here not too long. I'll be starting school soon where Grayson goes. You go to school with him right?"

I gave him a nod. I did not know what to say to him.

"You're lost aren't you?" he asked.

I let out a giggle. A giggle Kori? He did not even say anything funny. Gosh you are so awkward! "Is it obvious?" I asked.

Jason let out a laugh. "Just a little. You have the same face I did when Bruce first brought me here. In my opinion this place is too big. Give me a cardboard box to live in and I'll be just fine."

"Can you show me where the theatre room is?" I asked him sweetly. "The others are probably wondering where I am."

"No worries," he said taking my bag.

"How come I have never seen you around before?" I asked.

Jason walked beside me as he led me back to my friends. "Bruce sent me to a boarding school for like two years. I got tired of it so I decided to come home," he explained.

"Why did he send you to a boarding school?" I asked.

"Let's just say I'm a trouble maker," he replied.

It got quiet until he nudged me. I looked up at him and raised an eyebrow.

"Tell me about yourself," he said. "You don't look like the rest of Grayson's friends. How'd you manage to fit in his circle of popularity?"

I did not really know the answer to that question and there are times where I wonder myself how I managed to make friends with the most popular kids in school. "I ask myself the same thing," I honestly told him.

"If you ask me the fame and popularity is nothing but bullshit," Jason said. "Dick is good at making people think he loves this lifestyle but really he hates it. He'd rather be living in a trailer not too far from a red and white striped tent."

I recognized where we were. We walked down the steps of the main staircase. We made a turn down a hall before walking down a few more steps. I could hear the laughter and sounds of everyone and I was happy to finally find them. How am I supposed to explain this embarrassment?

Jason knocked on the door before giving it a little kick for it to open.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at us.

"Delivery!" called Jason.

I could have died right there. No doubt my cheeks turned a shade of red.

Richard came up to us with arms crossed but I think they were crossed at Jason and not me. He looked down at me and smiled. "Hey did you get lost or something?" he asked.

"Um-

"Actually we bumped into each other and we started talking," Jason interrupted with a smirk. "Sorry I kept your girlfriend for too long. Lost track of time I guess."

The only thing that my ears heard was the word girlfriend.

Richard gave Jason a not so friendly smile and took my bag from him. "Thanks. You can go now."

"Wow," Jason said, chuckling. "Not even going to invite your own brother to watch a movie with you? Are your friends too good enough for me?"

"This really was never your scene," Richard told him.

Jason let out a laugh. "Not my scene but you have Kori here?"

I crossed my eyebrows and looked at Jason.

Richard moved closer to Jason. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

I could sense the tension between the two as they stared at each other.

Jason pointed at me. "Since when do you talk to girls like Kori? You're not planning some kind of sick joke on her are you?"

"You little prick!" Richard yelled.

I felt awkward and uncomfortable. They were nose to nose both ready to kill each other. I stepped in between the two and lightly pushed against Richard's chest to tell him to back off. He caught my eye and stepped back a little.

"C'mon guys this isn't the place," Vic said from behind.

Jason looked at Vic, then at Richard, then at me, and then back at Richard. He left without saying a word.

"Alright y'all let's have some fun tonight," Vic exclaimed.

Gar jumped on Vic's back and held out a movie in front of my face. "Are you ready Kor? We're watching Count Dracula Returns!"

"How did you manage to get that movie?" I asked. "They only made like five of those."

Richard raised an eyebrow at me and smirked. "My dad is Bruce Wayne." He gave me a nudge. "Go find a seat. I'm just going to put your bag away and take care of a few things."

I gave him a nod. By a few things he defiantly meant his brother Jason. I do not know the history behind these two but Jason's words plagued my mind. What if Richard is playing some kind of sick joke on me? I mean he does not hang out with people like me or Gar. Girls like Kori. Kori is not your average girl. Maybe I am stupid for actually thinking he might like me? Maybe he is just trying to get in my pants for some kind of bet that is going on in the school. I will be so embarrassed if that is the truth.

The lights dimmed down as the movie started. I chose to sit in the middle, everyone else in the back. I needed some time to think for myself and also I am pretty sure half the group will be doing nothing but making out the whole time.

Richard's POV

After my little chat with Jason, and by chat I mean cursing back and forth at why he's such an ass sometimes, I finally made my way back to watch the movie. The first thing I noticed when I walked into the room was that the movie had just started no longer than five minutes ago and everyone was making out. Except for Donna, Gar, Rachel, and Kori. Gar and Rachel seemed to be sitting pretty close though. I'll have to ask Rachel about that.

Kori isolated herself from the group. She seemed deep in thought and I knew the little episode earlier was to blame.

I walked over to the food table, grabbed a box of popcorn, a cup of soda with two straws, and a blanket that I placed over my shoulder. I made my way over to the seat next to Kori.

She grabbed the popcorn and drink from hand to place it down for me.

"You did not have to get me a snack," she whispered.

I gave her a shrug before taking my seat and spreading out the blanket so it covered the both of us.

"Why are you sitting alone?" I asked in a whisper.

She gave me a shrug before taking off her glasses. She wiped her frames with the end of her shirt before placing them back on. She blinked a few times before fixing her eyes on the screen.

We sat in silence for the next thirty minutes. She would occasionally grab a handful of popcorn before placing it all in her mouth. Some people might think that little crumbs that fell on her hair isn't attractive but I mean c'mon! She's so cute when she's dorky and awkward. And the way she chugs down our drink without a thought. She is defiantly not like any other girl who wouldn't even eat popcorn because she claims she's on a diet or can't have soda unless it's a diet soda. She let out a little burp and I could have kissed her right there.

Twenty minutes later and I could tell she was getting tired. She had her knees up and one side of her head rested on them. She would slowly blink at the screen and her eyelids would close for a minute before opening back up again.

I looked back to see most of the girls already asleep and the guys still focused on the movie.

I gave Kori a nudge. "Tired?" I asked.

She turned to me and gave me a nod.

I moved the soda so it stood on my other side of the chair and placed the popcorn off to the side. I lifted up the arm rest that separated her and I and grabbed her arm. I pulled her over to me so that her head rested on my chest.

She defiantly did not mind and if she did then I guess she was too tired to say something. She wrapped her arms around my stomach and snuggled into my chest. I have to say it feels really good to have her like this.

"She's so beautiful," I whispered not really meaning for it to come out.

She looked up. "Huh?"

"Nothing," I told her. "Go back to sleep."

I fixed the blanket around us as she snuggled against me some more.

The movie eventually ended and the lights turned up. These were the moments were I hated automatic lights. My eyes squinted and it took me a while to adjust my vision.

Kori was still sound asleep in my lap and hated to have to wake her up.

"Kor?" I asked giving her a few nudges.

She jumped and lifted her head up in fright.

"Sorry," I apologized. "I didn't mean to scare you."

She shook her head and removed her glasses. "That is okay." She blinked and looked around. "The movie ended?"

She was still sitting on me and I enjoyed it. "Yea it's time for bed."

"Okay," she said giving me a nod. She stretched out her arms before climbing off my lap and standing up. "Everyone else has left?"

I stood up and looked back. "Yea I guess they're all just pretty tired."

She wrapped the blanket around herself. "Where are going to tent out now?"

I placed my arm around her to pull her closer to me and led her to where Alfred had set up the tents out of blankets. "We were going to tell scary stories using only flashlights but I guess we'll save that for another sleepover."

I led her to the family room where everything was set up.

Alfred changed it up a bit this time. Instead of sleeping bags he placed queen size mattress on the floor with a bunch of pillows and blankets off on one side. I grabbed two pillows and a blanket since Kori already has her own and made my way to an empty mattress.

"This fine?" I asked her. "Do you want to sleep someplace else?"

Maybe she didn't want to sleep next to me.

She walked over me and removed some of her hair out of her face. "Everyone else seems comfortable and I was going to sleep next to Donna but she is already passed out and sprawled on the mattress."

"Is that a yes?" I asked trying to clarify her answer.

She giggled. "Yes this is fine."

I don't know why I was getting nervous all of a sudden. Maybe because I really like her and I want her to like me back? I don't know this is tough. I'm pretty sure I remember her telling me that she's never dated before. What if she doesn't want to start dating anytime soon?

"I am so tired," she yawned from behind me.

Once I fixed the pillows and blankets I laid down in my spot before turning to Kori. She slid under the blanket, removed her glasses and placed them off to the side, fluffed her pillow, and placed her head down.

"Good night Richard," she said.

I had to kiss her before the night ended. "Kor wait I need to talk to you about something."

She opened her eyes and reached for her glasses. "What about?" she asked blinking at me.

I grabbed her by the back of the neck and yanked her forward. Unfortunately for me I ended up crushing her glasses against her face and the kiss was just sloppy. First kiss with her...failed.

I couldn't be more embarrassed.

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