The following night, music boomed from a substantially large house on the end of a quiet street. Wally still lived with his parents and he always made sure to throw a party when his parents were out of town. An example of this was tonight.

Dick sipped at his drink and tapped his foot anxiously and out of time with the music playing. He was waiting for Kori to arrive. She had told him during the day that she would be going to Wally's party but there was a part of Dick that worried about whether or not her boyfriend would change her mind on the matter.

Suddenly, Dick felt a hand against his shoulder which brought him out of his reverie. He turned and was greeted by a grinning Wally,

"Hey man!" Wally yelled. Dick nodded in response,

"Let me guess! You're waiting for Kori!?" Wally continued,

"Yeah, have you seen her?" Dick shouted back.

Wally shook his head, "Don't worry about it! I'm sure she'll be-" He cut off abruptly as he cast his eyes on something past Dick's head.

Dick raised an eyebrow and turned. He suddenly understood why Wally had stopped. Kori was in the middle of the crowd and she looked sensational. Dick smiled softly at the sight of her.

Kori shuffled past some intoxicated people and felt utterly lost. With a few more steps, she glanced up and spotted an all too familiar face. Her jade orbs fell upon Dick's face and noticed that he was already smiling at her. Her cheeks flushed pink and she returned the smile.

Dick used his hand to beckon her over to him. She immediately wandered up to him in order to be near someone she actually knew.

As she approached him, Dick opened his arms for her and they shared a tender embrace. He closed his eyes and allowed himself to fall into all that was Kori. Her scent was enchanting, she was warm and her skin was soft to the touch.

When they released each other, Dick looked her up and down,

"You look amazing!" He yelled, above the music.

"What?" Kori asked, squinting her eyes slightly showing that she hadn't heard him.

"You-" Dick faltered and shook his head.

Without warning, Dick took hold of Kori's hand and led her through the crowds of young adults. Kori blushed at his actions but continued to walk with him. He led her to the back of Wally's house near the open door that led into the garden. Everyone was sitting by the open door and the loud music was less of an issue if they wanted to speak.

Kori saw their friends and momentarily abandoned Dick to go and see them all. Dick smirked and followed her slowly.

"Kori!" Vic hollered, "Finally! Girl, we thought you weren't gonna show!"

"Apologies, I could not choose an outfit," Kori giggled,

"Now the gang's all here, dude!" Garfield cheered.

Dick walked up and gently touched the small of Kori's back which caused her to feel slightly weak in the knees. She enjoyed every touch he gave her; it was always one more sign of affection than Xavier would show her and she knew that meant something significant.

He leaned closer to her ear and she felt her cheeks burn,

"Do you want a drink?" He queried,

Kori nodded, "Oh, yes please," She answered,

"Alcoholic or soft?"

"Soft, please."

Dick smiled and turned away to go and retrieve her beverage. Kori felt a wave of loss when Dick's fingertips fell from the small of her back. She shrugged it off and turned towards the others.

Karen, Rachel and Jenny all got up from their seats and made their way out to the garden. Jenny smiled sweetly and put her hand out for Kori to take,

"What is it?" Kori asked,

"We're gonna go outside for some air and for some girl talk of course. C'mon," Jenny responded, pulling Kori along.

The four girls sat around the table in the garden and a specific couple didn't hold back on asking questions,

"Kori? Can I ask you something?" Karen quizzed,

"Of course, Karen," Kori replied,

"Do you like Dick... More than a friend?" She continued, causing both Rachel and Jenny to lean in a little closer to hear her answer,

Kori stiffened slightly. Of course. Is what she wanted to say but some part of her said that she shouldn't admit it to them yet.

"No, of course not... I have a boyfriend," Kori stated, tapping her fingers against her knee, nervously.

"That doesn't mean you can't have feelings for someone else too." Jenny interjected,

Kori sighed, "I... I do not feel that way towards Richard, friends."

Karen and Jenny shrugged and gave up on their persistency. Suddenly, the song inside changed to an upbeat, fast-paced song. Karen gasped,

"Jen! It's our song, girl! Let's go!" Karen encouraged, grabbing the pink haired girl and dragging her back inside.

Kori watched them go and sighed in apparent relief. She looked up and noticed Rachel staring at her intently,

"Kori, you're my best friend... You can tell me... Do you have feelings for Dick?" Rachel questioned, quietly,

Kori nodded but held a sad expression upon her face,

"Shouldn't you be happy about that?" Rachel asked,

"But... It is wrong. Surely I should not feel this way when Xavier is still my boyfriend..."

"Kori... You can't help how you feel. If you have stronger feelings for Dick than Xavier then I think you know what to do..."

Kori opened her mouth to reply to Rachel but Dick suddenly wandered out towards them.

"Hey girls," He greeted, passing Kori her drink.

"Thank you," Kori said, smiling up at him. Rachel slowly stood up, sensing that they should have some time alone together,

"I better go and check that Gar hasn't passed out or something," Rachel groaned, causing Dick to chuckle. She trudged back inside to follow up on her statement.

Kori and Dick shared a glance and they both caved into smiling sweetly at each other. Kori briefly looked up at the sky but immediately took a second glance,

"Oh! The stars... They are so bright tonight!" Kori gasped, causing Dick to look up too,

"I know... It's usually hard to see the stars because of living in the city." He informed her,

"They are beautiful..."

"I like looking for the constellations,"

"What are constellations?"

"You don't know what constellations are?"

Kori shook her head,

"They're clusters of stars that form certain shapes. Like... 3 stars in a line would signify orion's belt."

"Oh!" Kori breathed, clapping her hands, "How interesting! Are there others?"

Dick nodded and stared up at the night sky in search of more constellations,

"Okay, look up there. That's the constellation of a swan. See those stars crossing over those ones?" He explained,

"I do not see it..." Kori told him.

Dick walked over to her and stood behind her. He lowered himself so that his face was level with her left shoulder. He touched her arm and guided her so that she could see it.

However, Kori had completely stopped listening to him. His face was so close to hers and she felt the adrenaline electrify her veins. She gulped as her heart raced within her chest.

She gazed at his face while he continued explaining constellations. She couldn't deny feelings for him anymore.

Dick turned to her and smiled softly. Kori breathed unevenly before impulsively grabbing his chin and searing her lips to his. She clearly caught Dick off guard as he made a noise of shock the moment that their lips touched.

Feeling ashamed, Kori broke the kiss and she cast her eyes downwards. She thought Dick was going to say things against her actions... But he didn't.

Kori suddenly felt a gentle hand cup her cheek. Dick turned her face towards his and pressed his lips against hers. Kori made an 'eep' noise initially but quickly fell into the bliss that was their kiss. Kori let her eyes flutter shut as gave into something she truly wanted.

The rain was heavy as it poured over the streets of Gotham. The party had ended approximately an hour ago and Kori trudged up the stairs of the apartment block she was in as the time came close to 2:30am.

Her heart was racing. As soon as she and Dick had ended their kiss, Kori had got to her feet and had begun pacing. It instantly set in that she had been unfaithful to Xavier. It didn't matter how little the offense; she had still betrayed Xavier by kissing someone else. Although Dick had tried to reason with her and had tried to discourage her from leaving the party, she left anyway.

Now, Kori felt terrible. She was messing everything up. She knew that she left Dick wondering what was going to happen with them and she realised that was wrong because he didn't deserve to have his head messed with. But, Kori also realised that she couldn't keep her disloyalty from Xavier. She had to tell him what she had done.

Kori inhaled a shaky breath as she stood outside Xavier's front door. Pushing herself to continue, she knocked lightly on the door.

Xavier opened the door and smiled at her. He leaned forward and hugged her body close to his own.

"Hey. Come in," He said, allowing her to pass him.

Kori was silent as she ambled inside of his apartment and took a seat on his sofa. He followed in after her and took a seat beside her,

"You look great by the way. Were you out tonight?" He wondered,

Kori shrugged nonchalantly and touched her arm, "I was at a party..." She said, quietly,

"Are you okay? You seem a little off tonight..."

Kori shut her eyes tightly and exhaled the breath she had been holding since she knocked on his door, "I kissed Richard." She admitted.

Xavier stiffened and the air felt suddenly thicker, "The neighbour guy?" He asked, his tone icy,

"Yes..."

"You told me that you didn't have feelings for him!"

"I was conflicted! I... I did not want to... But... I do."

Xavier stilled for a moment before he got up and grabbed his car keys and headed for the front door. Kori's eyes widened and her heart rate began to go sky high,

"Xavier? Xavier! What are you doing!?" Kori squealed,

"I'm gonna go beat the crap out of him, obviously." He replied, deadly serious.

"What!? You cannot do that!"

"He made out with my girlfriend so don't you dare try to fucking tell me what I can't do."

They reached the car park and Kori was getting more and more worked up. There were tears streaming down her cheeks as she attempted to plead with him.

Xavier unlocked his car and slid into the driver's seat. Kori immediately ran around the other side of the car and got in to try and further convince him not to do anything to Dick.

"Please Xavier! It was a mistake! It was never supposed to happen-"

"But it did happen, didn't it, Kori!?"

Kori remained silent as Xavier pushed his foot down on the accelerator.

Dick sighed as he leaned back into his sofa. He was still in his clothes from the party as he simply sat and replayed his kiss with Kori in his mind. It was so amazing. It was heated yet innocent too.

Suddenly, the ebony haired boy heard shouting and screaming from the stairs and he got up. He knew exactly who it was and he had a pretty good idea of what had happened. Kori must have felt guilty about the kiss and gone to tell Xavier who apparently didn't react well. Dick didn't care; if he had to physically fight for Kori then he would.

Dick wandered to the front door and opened it and leaned against the door frame with his arms folded over his chest.

Xavier appeared at the top of the stairs and immediately scowled at Dick. Kori followed shortly and hiccupped as she continued to cry quietly. Xavier slowly moved closer towards Dick who made no move at all.

"You must be the asshole Kori has told me about," Xavier growled,

"I don't know about that because the only asshole I see is standing right in front of me." Dick returned, his voice evenly matching Xavier's.

"Say that again, you bastard," Xavier hissed, getting in his face,

Dick gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. Kori hurried to stand between them. She placed a hand on both of their shoulders and pushed them away from one another.

"Stop it! Please!" She cried. She sighed and turned to Dick, "Please... Richard, go inside. I shall handle this."

Dick opened his mouth to protest against her request but a pleading expression from Kori made him obey her wishes. He threw a cold glare in Xavier's direction before he went back inside and left the door on the latch.

"Kori, how could you-" Xavier was cut off as Kori sighed,

"Xavier... I am going to be honest with you. I have wanted to do the breaking up with you for a long time now." Kori admitted,

"What? Why? It's because of him, isn't it!?"

"No! I wanted to do the breaking up since before I even met Richard!"

"But... We're good together, Kor!"

Kori dragged a hand through her long red locks and coughed out a bitter laugh, "I cannot keep doing this with you!" Kori screamed, "We argue every minute of every day! How is that anything close to a relationship that works!? This does not work anymore and I cannot keep putting myself through this... We must separate, Xavier... Please... We do not help each other..."

Xavier remained emotionless for a short time before he slowly nodded his head,

"Okay Kori... If that's what you want. We'll break up."

"Thank you for understanding, Xavier and... I am sorry..."

Xavier nodded to her and turned to leave at the same time as Dick opened his door again. The two shared a cold glare before Xavier left the building.

Dick leaned against the door frame and looked down at Kori,

"So... What happened?" He queried, hopeful,

"We are broken up..." Kori informed him, flashing him a smile. Dick smirked and stood up straight. He placed his hands on her waist and brought her closer to him,

"So... Does that mean..." He trailed off as their faces inched closer. Kori sealed the kiss and placed her arms around his neck. Dick tightened his grip on Kori's waist as they began to move backwards into Dick's apartment with Kori kicking the door shut on the way in...