Kori didn't know how long she was running for but it felt like hours. She quickly slid behind the wall of broken warehouse and sat on the ground. She had to control her breathing or else they'd hear her. It was every man for themselves and Kori wished that Dick was with her. This hadn't happened to her since she was a child and even then she was scared. She didn't like hiding. Her ears perked to the sound of footsteps on the snow. Her eyes widened and her heart started to pound. Her adrenaline increased. She closed her eyes and that's when she felt it. The cold, ice, snow had hit her face.

Dick held his stomach and bent over in laughter.

Kori placed her hands on her face and wiped the snow off of her. She blinked at Dick and shivered.

Dick laughed and walked over to her. He crouched down in front of her. "Cold?"

Kori nodded.

"You should have worn more then miss 'I like to wear mini skirts," he teased.

Kori touched her cheek. "My face hurts. That wasn't nice."

Dick shrugged. "Every man for himself, remember?" He wiped her face from the leftover wetness. "I got hit. Twice in the back and once in the crotch."

Kori raised an eyebrow. "How are you still standing?"

"Cup," he replied. "Considering in the past years Wally has managed to hit me there I decided to come prepared."

Kori giggled. "How did you ever find this place?" The place they went to was ten minutes away from the lodge. They had to walk up a hill and walk through the woods to get to 'the rock", Dick called it.

Dick chuckled at the memory. "We got lost driving back from a restaurant not far from here, not knowing the hotel is ten minutes away. Gar had to pee so we pulled over and walked through the woods and found 'the rock.' While Gar was peeing, Vic, Wally, Roy, and I decided to have a snowball fight. It became a tradition ever since." Dick smiled as Kori listened to the story with enthusiasm.

Kori looked from side to side. "Speaking of everyone else. Maybe we should hide before they find us?"

Dick wiggled his eyebrows. "Is that code for sneak into the warehouse and make out?"

Kori touched her cheek again. "As tempting as that sounds, my face really does hurt." Kori felt him caress her cheek.

"Sorry," he apologized. "I didn't mean to hit you in the face. I was aiming for your body."

Kori leapt her body on top of him. She heard him give out a 'whoops' and he landed on his back. Her lips immediately found his and suddenly her face felt a lot better.

Dick wrapped his arms around her waist, minding the cold entering his back. He didn't care if Kori wasn't his girlfriend, he liked kissing her and he wasn't going to stop that. After last night's second base, Dick found himself dreaming about her, that is until she woke him up with her clawing. He needed to ask her about that. It didn't seem like a normal nightmare that he would have.

Kori felt her skirt scrunch up higher. She could defiantly feel Dick's hard cup. His fingers danced on the side of her thighs and it made her get goosebumps.

Dick pulled apart. "Do you hear that?"

Kori tilted and shook her head. "What?"

"Fire!"

Dick's eyes widened as a pile of snow fell on top of them. Kori screamed and placed her hands on her head to cover herself.

"Dude that was awesome!"

Dick growled and removed the snow from his face. He sat up and shivered. "I'm going to kill whoever thought that was funny!" he yelled.

Kori crawled off of him and stood up. She shook, making the snow on her body fall to the ground. She looked up at the roof of the warehouse to see Gar standing there with a bucket.

Wally came out from behind a tree with Vic by his side who had a video camera in his hands. "Caught it on tape?" asked Wally.

Vic bumped fists with him. "You know it!"

"I'm going to kill you," said Dick shivering through his words. "This isn't funny."

Roy snickered. He walked up to them with Donna holding his hands, the rest of the girls not far behind them. "I missed it?" he asked.

"Don't worry y'all!" called Vic. "I got the whole thing on tape. We can have a screening later."

"I'll bring the popcorn," said Gar. He had climbed down the roof and had joined them.

Kori shivered and sniffled. "I think I-" She was cut off by a sneeze.

"Gesundheit," said Rachel. She walked over to Kori and placed a hand on her forehead. "You should probably head back to the hotel."

Dick walked over to Kori in concern. He wrapped an arm around her waist, the other feeling her cheeks. "Maybe we should. You don't feel to good." He narrowed his eyes at the boys who had guilt written all over them.

"I think we should all get back," said Karen. She played with her hair. "The party is in a few hours and my mom needs to fix my hair."

Once back in the penthouse suite, Dick brought Kori over to the couch. He told her to sit there while he went to get the thermometer from the first aid kit. Kori grabbed the blanket that was draped on the couch and covered herself with it.

"Open your mouth," Dick instructed as he sat down next to her. He placed the thermometer under her tongue and she held it there. "I'm so going to kill them for this."

Kori placed a hand on his bicep and shook her head. "Don't," she mumbled.

The thermometer beeped and Dick took it out of her mouth. He swore. "A hundred and two. Maybe we should take you to the hospital?"

Kori's eyes widened and she shook her head violently. "No Dick! There is no need."

"You're sick," he reminded her.

Kori nodded. "Yes but it is nothing we cannot take care of. I will just take some medicine and drink some fluids. My temperature will go down before you know it."

Dick sighed. "I really insist that I take you to the doctors." He looked at her face. "But I guess we'll see until tomorrow." He stood up and scooped her up. "No more mini skirts when playing in the snow," he scolded.

Kori placed a hand over her mouth and giggled. "Yes mom."

Dick brought her into the bedroom and laid her down on top of the bed. "I'll get you some medicine." He disappeared outside once more.

Kori crawled over to the top of the bed and laid her head down on the pillow. She waited for Dick to come back, moments later, and he handed her two tablets and a mug of hot tea. She swallowed the pills with ease.

"You think you'd be okay for tonight?" asked Dick.

Kori nodded. "Oh yes. I wouldn't want to miss a gala. Long fancy dresses, high heels, champagne, and finger food."

Dick chuckled. "It's not that great."

"Yea that's because you've been to these things a hundred times in your life," she said. "This is my first fancy gala." She gave him a look. "You're going to dance with me right?"

Dick groaned and let himself fall on the bed. "Was hoping you wouldn't ask me that."

Kori raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms.

Dick bit his bottom lip. "Fine. Just one dance."

Kori was content with the answer. She grabbed the mug from the bed table and took a sip. "Good stuff."

"Feeling a little better?" he asked her.

Kori touched her head and nodded. "I think I'm fine. The medicine works fast." She sniffled. "Although, I believe I'll still have the sniffles tonight."

Dick glanced over at the clock. "Do you want to grab a bite before we get ready?"

"Sure," Kori replied.

Dick stood up and held out his hand for her. "We'll go to one of the restaurants downstairs."

Kori grabbed his hand and stood up. She quickly glanced at herself through the mirror before leaving the room.

They took the elevator down to the lobby and walked to one of the restaurants. The host gladly brought them over to a booth table near the window.

Kori was surprised when Dick took a seat next to her instead of across from her. She didn't mind at all. She grabbed the lunch menu and skimmed through it.

"Hello!" greeted the waitress. "Can I get you anything to drink?"

Dick looked up. "I'll have a water."

"And I'll have ice tea," said Kori.

The waitress nodded and went to retrieve their drinks.

Dick turned to Kori. "Tomorrow is our last day here."

"Don't remind me," Kori said. "I'd like to stay here forever. I don't want to go back home."

"Back to school," he clarified.

Kori rolled her eyes. "Back to getting yelled out by Principal Wilson."

Dick studied her. He needed to ask her something. "Kori, about your nightmare last night-

"Here are your drinks," said the waitress. She placed the drinks down in front of them. "Are you ready to order?"

Dick cleared and throat and nodded. "I'll get the four cheese ravioli."

Kori looked up at the girl. "And I will just have a salad with chicken on top."

The waitress nodded. "Very well. I'll bring some bread and butter over." She turned on her heel.

Kori grabbed her ice-tea and poured packets of sugar in it. She stirred the drink with her straw and took a sip.

"Kori?" asked Dick.

Kori sighed and placed her hands out in front of her. "It happens every now and then."

"The nightmares?" he asked.

Kori nodded. "Dick I'm not ready to express my feelings. I'm not someone who can easily talk about their problems."

Dick placed a hand over hers. "I understand."

Kori looked to the side and their faces where inches apart. They both leaned in and closed their eyes, ready for the kiss. Their lips met and it was sweet. It wasn't rushed or forced. It wasn't vigorous or naughty. Their kiss was simple but meant so much to the both of them.

'What am I doing?' thought Dick. 'I'm not supposed to have feelings for her. I'm not supposed to fall for her. This is supposed to be a bet. This is supposed to end soon and we're supposed to go back to the way things are. She's so beautiful and different. There's so much to her and judging by the look on her face, she's been through a lot. I want to know what's upsetting her. I want her to be happy.'

The waitress came back and cleared her throat.

Dick and Kori both pulled apart and turned to her, red in the face.

"Here is the bread and butter," the waitress said quietly, obviously embarrassed. She placed the basket and plate down.

Kori turned to Dick. "So?" she asked.

Dick slowly nodded his head. "So?"

"Awkward?" asked Kori.

"Just a little," he replied.

Next: The party and drinking.

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