Sunday rolled on quickly and both Dick and Kori were lounging upon Dick's bed. They had been dodging between hanging out and studying for the entire day. Dick felt that he had benefitted from the day however; they had gone over a lot of the topics that he had the most trouble with. The afternoon was pulling into early evening quickly and their enthusiasm for studying was completely vanishing.
"Koriiiii!" He sang, "I'm bored! Can we take a break?"
"Richard... We are already taking a break..." Kori returned, keeping her eyes closed,
He sat up suddenly, "Well... I'm in the mood for milkshakes."
Kori slowly sat up and laughed, "What?"
"Come on! It'll be fun!" Dick paused and pulled Kori to her feet by her hand, "Sides, we have one of the most amazing blenders downstairs. It's like Alfred's baby."
Kori giggled and followed him out of the room as he led her down to the kitchen. She glanced around the foyer with curiosity,
"Where are the other members of your household by the way?" Kori wondered, knowing none of the other males had been in the manor for the whole day.
"Well, Bruce is on a business trip in Russia and he always takes Alfred with him on the trips. Tim is on some kind of weekend school trip til Monday. And, Jason is... Somewhere. He doesn't really hang out at the manor... Ever." Dick responded, stopping in front of the counter.
Dick grabbed vanilla ice-cream, milk and a couple bars of chocolate down from the cupboard. Kori watched as he placed all of the ingredients into the blender. He put the lid onto the blender and flipped the switch. Kori watched the blender like a child. She was fascinated by the way everything swirled together and made everything liquefied.
Dick chuckled and after a minute, he flipped the switch to stop the blender. He took the lid off and poured the concoction into two tall glasses. Kori moved to take her glass but Dick put up a hand to stop her. She raised an eyebrow at him and stared as he retrieved two straws from the cupboard.
Kori giggled and sucked at the pink straw. The taste of chocolate filled her mouth and she smiled in response to the taste. It was creamy and sweet and not at all sickly.
"Richard, this is very good," Kori complimented,
Dick grinned, "I know. I got a lot of practice in last winter. I was sick and there wasn't a lot to do while I was off from school."
Kori smiled at his explanation. Together, they began to wander around the manor. Kori suddenly remembered one part of the manor that she had been dying to get a closer look at since she first walked in.
"Richard... Do you have a library?" She asked,
"Yeah... It's just round here," He responded, turning a corner. Dick pushed the double glass doors open that revealed the beautiful library.
Kori was stunned by the library. There were thousands of books upon shelves that were so high; they reached the ceiling. She looked out over the small balcony that overlooked the foyer and gasped. It was an amazing room. It was decorated in such an elegant way.
"Hey, grab some books, Kor. I'm sure you're bound to get bored while I try and finish up that practice paper." Dick advised, earning a quick nod from Kori.
She browsed through the genres of books and found a romance, a mystery and an adventure based novel. She turned to Dick and grinned like a child who had just received exactly what they wanted for Christmas.
"Alright, geek... Let's go," Dick chuckled, earning a playful shove from Kori.
They wandered back to Dick's room and Kori carefully placed the books she had chosen on the bed. She placed her milkshake on the bedside table and sat upon the bed in a cross legged position.
Dick mirrored Kori's actions exactly. He sat opposite her and picked up his practice paper with a deep sigh. Kori smirked but said nothing. She picked up the mystery novel and opened it up to begin reading.
For two hours, Dick sat and went through the two practice papers on his bed. He checked his answers before he turned to Kori, "Hey Kori, I-" He stopped and smiled as he noticed Kori was asleep. Her hair was sprawled over the bed and the book was still in her hands.
He gently touched her arm and shook her. She woke up with a start, "Kor, it's just me." He whispered,
Kori rubbed her eyes and sat up slowly, "Did... Did I fall asleep?" She asked, yawning,
"Yeah..." He paused, "Shows how interesting the book was."
Kori giggled and flipped some of her hair over her shoulder. He cleared his throat and waved the practice papers in front of her.
"I finished them," He told her,
She smiled, "Good. I shall grade them in a moment."
"Well... It's about 6:30pm... What shall we eat, Anders?"
Kori tapped her chin in thought, "Shall I go and collect the takeout menus from downstairs?"
"If you would be so kind."
Kori grinned as she threw her legs over the edge of the bed and stood up. She ambled out the door in search of the menus.
Dick smiled and shook his head. They had grown so close over the last few weeks and he honestly couldn't regret the fact that he struggled with maths. It had been the thing to bring them together after all.
A couple of minutes later, Kori returned with an array of takeout menus. There was Chinese food, Pizza, Indian food and even sushi. Kori displayed them in her hands like she was the glamorous assistant on a game show which caused Dick to chuckle.
Kori laid on her stomach upon the bed as they tried to decide between Chinese food and Pizza. Kori chewed her lip in thought. Dick groaned as he felt torn.
"I never realised how hard it was to choose between cuisines." Kori stated, resting her chin in her hands.
"I know right... Pft! I know! We'll get both!" Dick decided,
Kori stared at him and raised an eyebrow, "Both?" She paused, "Richard... The delivery people will think we are really overweight!"
Dick chuckled, "Whatever, Kor... Sides, I've got enough cash for both."
Kori smirked, "Silly rich boy,"
Dick poked his tongue out playfully, "You're just jealous,"
"That reminds me... I require my tutoring payment once I learn you have earned a C at the end of tomorrow."
"You'll get it, red."
Kori giggled, "Go and order the food and I shall begin grading your practice papers."
Dick nodded and grabbed his phone before wandering just outside of the room. Kori was still trying to convince herself that she felt nothing for Dick but she knew it was pointless. Her heart damn near exploded every time she saw him so she had a good idea that the feelings weren't going to disappear so easily.
She grabbed her red and green pens and opened the first page of the practice paper. Kori swiftly started marking the correct answers and it wasn't long until she was circling his final score on the front page of each. She was so proud of Dick. His practice paper scores were shockingly wonderful.
Dick yawned as he wandered back into the room. He fell onto the bed and groaned, "Ugh. Studying makes me tired!" He mumbled, "So, what were my scores?"
Kori sat on her knees and gazed at him for a moment, "I feel so successful in the tutoring of you!"
Dick sat up and gazed back at her, "They were good?"
"On paper A, you got 75/80 and on paper B, you got 78/80!"
"No way! I've never got that high before!"
"Let us just hope that you do this well in tomorrow's test."
Dick shook his head, "You little genius! You're the best teacher!" He chuckled. He leaned forward and softly kissed Kori's cheek. She touched the spot with her fingertips and smiled at him,
"I haven't been thanking you enough, Kori. Seriously... You've helped me so much." He told her, taking her hands in his,
"You... You are welcome, Richard," Kori stuttered, feeling her heart race,
"So..." He paused, "Which food do you think will come first?"
Kori giggled, "I hope the pizza does..."
Dick smirked at her as they heard the doorbell ring out. The two of them jumped off of the bed and sprinted downstairs.
After they had eaten, they resumed their positions on Dick's bed. Dick groaned as he rubbed his stomach, "I hate feeling this full..." He moaned,
Kori laughed, "Poor you,"
Dick smirked, "Out of everything in life, what do you hate?"
"Kitten... Spiders... Clowns... Tickling-"
Dick burst out laughing, "Why do you hate tickling?"
"I cry from laughing so much,"
Dick had a mischievous glint in his eye, "Oh really?"
Kori's eyes widened in realisation, "No!"
"Too late!"
Dick attacked Kori and tickled her sides which caused her to squeal and thrash. Kori laughed loudly and felt herself getting closer to crying. She desperately tried to still Dick's hands by placing her own over them,
"No! Please... Stop!" She half laughed, half screamed.
Dick chuckled and decided to let up on his playful attack. As they both sobered, they became acutely aware of the short distance between their faces. Kori allowed her eyes to focus on Dick's lips. Their breathing became deeper and more obvious to each other.
Kori and Dick slowly leaned in and soon enough, their lips were against each others. Kori closed her eyes in bliss as she felt Dick hold her cheek so that their lips remained in contact. Kori expected the kiss to be soft which it was at first but as it progressed, the heat between them heightened. Their tongues battled for dominance as their passionate display deepened.
Kori felt bold. She tugged on Dick's shirt, signalling that she wanted it to come off. Dick broke the kiss for a brief moment and pulled his shirt over his head and threw it into the corner of his room. Kori ran her fingers over his toned physique and smirked up at him. She got up onto her knees and brought him into another kiss. Dick smiled against her lips and pulled her overall shirt off of her and threw it on the floor. He proceeded to softly rub her arms whilst holding her close to him.
Dick ran his hands beneath her vest top and rested them on her waist. Kori giggled and pulled away to take her vest top off which was then thrown amongst the rest of the clothing on the floor. They were quick to remove their jeans and they dropped them on the ground too. Kori laid back and smiled at Dick who was leaning over her. He gently pushed some of her hair behind her ear and kissed her forehead. Up until then, it had been a very passionate experience with little affection; Dick decided to change that with his small gesture.
Dick peppered his kisses against her lips and tugged on her bra strap slightly, "Can this come off?" He asked, earning a nod from Kori.
His hands found the clasp of her bra and released it. Dick removed the material from her chest and gulped whilst he stared at her assets. Kori blushed and pulled his chin forwards so his eyes were melding with hers,
"Beautiful," He whispered. Kori smiled and kissed him sweetly whilst Dick absentmindedly stroked her long, auburn hair...