Love, Football, and High School - Your Average High School Story
Chapter Fourteen - Secrets
If you haven't read chapter twelve yet go back and read it! Alot of you got confused with the double update and skipped it. Also, I was asked a question regrarding rather Tony zucco knew who Nightwing was or was it just common knowlege that Robin made the switch to Nightwing. The answer is B, but that will all be explained in chapter 15. I won't be updating tomorrow because I'm rewritting chapter 15, as I did this chapter. The original version of this chapter ended in a nasty break up, and it still might. You just have to read it. 155 reviews, and follow the story because it's about to move to an M rating!
Saturday, October 3rd 8:00 PM - Richard and Kori's house
Normal POV
Kori, Bee, and Raven sat on Kori's bed, watching a movie, while the guys were down stairs occupied by a football game playing on t.v. Kori had a great day. She woke up Richard's arms, which was a great feeling. Even after he had awoke, they laid there for almost an hour, and had one of those early morning coversations that really make no sense to anyone except the two people involved.
After breakfast, her and Bee went to the mall to do shopping for winter close. Jump City was starting to get a little chilly, and although cold wheather didn't bother her, she'd fallen in love with the mall, so she agreed to go without hesitation. Vic and Richard had spent the day in the gym, and no one was really to sure where Raven and Gar were, so that left her and Bee free to spend the whole day there. It was fun, and she managed to collect a large collection of hoodies, but looming in the back of her mind was the impending conversation with Richard. The movie they were currently watching only enforced that it was time to tell him. She looked on as the male character dumped his girlfriend because she had been keeping a part of her life a secret from him, and that secret was nothing compared to Kori's. Kori sighed and looked over at Bee and Raven. She needed their prospective on the situation.
"Friends," she began, getting their attention. "It is wrong to keep secrets from your boyfriend, yes?"
Raven made no facial expressions, already knowing where this was headed. Bee just looked thughtful. "Well, there are differnt types of secrets. Everyone has little secrets, but if it's something big, then yes," she replied. "Why? What's going on?"
Kori sighed. "It is very big, and I do not wish to talk about it with anyone until Richard knows," Kori replied.
Bee nodded in understanding. Raven then chimed in. "The sooner you tell him the easier it will be on him."
"I do not know, I fear he will do the breaking up with me when he finds out. I cannot handle losing him," Kori sombered.
Raven really felt bad for her. She was in a rough spot, and to be honest Raven wasn't entirely sure how Richard woud react when he found out. "It's a risk, but if he finds out some other way, then it's gonna be alot worse."
"Yeah girl, I think you should just tell him whatever it is. To be honest I don't think he'll be that upset," Bee added. After all, Richard did have his own secrets, and it would be hard for him to get mad at her for having one.
"Yes, I believe I will tell him soon," Kori replied, her face appearing thoughtful.
"Well, no point in over thinking it. How be we join the guys down stairs?," Bee suggested.
Kori gave a small smile and nodded, and the girls exited the room and joined the boys down stairs. Even though there was plenty of room on the couch Kori seated herself in her distracted boyfriend's lap, feeling the need to be close to him. He absently snaked his arm around her waist as he watched the game. She paid no attention to anything but him, carressing his hair the entire game. She loved him to the point just the possibility of losing him was like someone driving a nail through her heart. She needed to ask someone who would understand what she was going through, someone who had to hide who they were as well. Nightwing. Maybe if she returned to the park he would come, and he could give her some advice. "Richard?," Kori whispered into his ear.
He turned away from the game to look at her. "Yeah?"
"I am most tired. I believe I shall retire to my room for the night," she replied.
Richard frowned as he studied her face. Kori was almost always the last one awake when everyone spent the night. It was only nine, they hadn't even been awake twelve hours yet. She didn't even atempt convince him to let her sleep in his bed. Something was definitely up. "You okay?" he asked suspiciously.
"Yes, I am just sleepy as I said," she assured, giving him a soft smile.
"Okay, you want me to come check on you before I go to bed?," he asked. If he played this right he could trap her.
She tensed. "No, that is not necessary. I wish for some time to myself," she responded in her best convincing tone.
He had her now. She was definitely sneaking out, and he had a pretty good idea where she was going. He wonderd what this was about. He thought things were going well between them, but guess not. He nodded and gave her a soft kiss. "Goodnight baby."
"Goodnight boyfriend Richard," she said standing. "Good night friends," Kori called.
"Night Kor," Raven and Bee said simultaniously. Vic and Gar just grunted a response, still focused on the game. She gave everyone one more smile before turning and heading upstairs to her room.
Richard waited about thirty minutes to give her a chance to get out before standing. "I'm going on patrol," he informed the group.
Everyone turned to him. "A little early ain't it?," Vic asked.
"Yeah, I just wanna get it over with," he replied.
Raven looked up from her space beside Gar, a warning look on her face. "Be careful. We don't need any other incidents. I don't feel like using all my energy up because you're an idiot and almost get yourself killed... again."
Richard Smirked. "Wow, love you too," he replied sarcastically.
Raven rolled her eyes and Richard made his way out of the living room and upstairs. He opend Kori's door and confirmed she was indeed gone, before heading down to the Nightwatch and changing into his suit. He was a little nervous about what was going on. He'd noticed Kori had been acting a little odd during the game, but he didn't bring it up. He mounted the N-cycle, knowing he find out what was going on when he got to the park.
Saturday, October 3rd 10:00 PM - Jump City Park
Normal POV
Kori sat on the park bench, swinging her legs nervousy back and forth. She hoped Nightwing would come. She needed someone to talk to that didn't know Richard, and since they were part of the same social group that made it kind of difficult. Besides Nightwing would be an expert on such things, he had to hide all the time.
Thirty mintutes passed and she was begining to believe he might not come when she heard the sound of a motorcycle aproaching. She sat up a little straighter, and sure enough the lights of the N-cycle came into view. The bike stopped a few feet from the bench, and the hero rose and made his way to the opposite end of the bench, taking a seat with his arm draped over the back.
"So, what did he do this time?," Nightwing asked, staring up into the stars.
"It is not him. It is me. I have been hiding apart of my life from him, and I fear when I tell him he will do the breaking up with me," she explained, not looking at him.
He sighed. Was it really that bad? Maybe he could get her to tell him. No, when she told him, he wanted it to be because she felt open enough to tell him, not because he tricked her into it.
Nightwing paused for the long time in thought. "It's probably just best to tell him whatever it is. Trust me, secrets make relationships way more complicated." Nightwing replied.
She glanced at him. "You are in love?"
A light smile crossed his face. "Yeah, she's my world."
Kori smiled. She wonderd if Richard felt the same for her. "Does she know you are Nightwing?," she asked.
His smile fell. "No, but she will soon. I'm kinda in the same boat you're in. I'm scared when I tell her that she will break up with me. I constantly lie to her about where I been or where a cut came from... just everything. I wouldn't blame her if she walked away."
Kori felt his pain and scooted closer to comfort him. "I am sure that if she loves you she will understand."
He sighed. "It'll either make us closer or rip us apart, and I guess the same for your situation." A grin crossed his face and he looked over at her. "At least we'll still have each other, right?" he joked.
Kori giggled. "Yes, we may meet on this bench every night for the rest of our lives," she played along.
He laughed, a laugh that was so familiar to her, but she couldn't place it. "Well," he stood, "good luck. I hope everything works out for both of us."
"Yes, luck to you as well," she replied.
Nightwing nodded and headed for his bike, and he was gone in a flash, leaving her there to think over what he said. It was time Richard knew.
Sunday, October 4th 6:00 AM - Richard and Kori's house
Normal POV
Early the following morning, kori paced in tight circles outside Richard's bedroom door, as she had been for over an hour. Everytime she would build the courage and raise her hand to the door handle, it would drop and she would continued to walk a hole in the floor. She had never been so nervous in her life, and literally felt sick at her stomach. She couldn't think about losing him, if she did she would never go through with telling him. She had to do it, and she knew it was now or never, so, taking in a large breath of air she opend the door and walked in.
She was suprised to find that Richard was not asleep, instead on the floor doing push-ups. He was never up this early
When he heard her walk in he rose quickly. He was just as nervous as she was, and he thought some exercise would calm him. Needless to say it didn't. "Ummm hey, Kor," he greeted.
Kori swallowed her nerves. "Greetings Richard," she replied. Kori approached him slowly, and rested her hands on his chest. She almost felt like passing out, but a deep breath calmed her slightly. "Richard," she began, "we must talk. I have been keeping something from you and I can no longer do it. I must tell you, that..." she rambled before being silenced by his hand cupping her cheek.
"Kori before you tell me anything, there's something you need to know about me as well." He glaneced at the closet. "I think it'll be easier just to show you rather than tell you," he said, taking her hand and began to lead her to the closet. She watched him with great confusion as he moved the close out the way, to reveal a scanner, similar to the one on the front door. He pressed his thumb to the scanner, and she watched in amazement as the wall began to rise into the ceiling, revealing a staircase. "Richard? What is this?," she asked, looking up at him, her eyes slightly wider than normal.
"C'mon" was his only response, as he led her down the staircase to the bottom door. He let the scanner read his eye, and the door unlocked. Taking a deep breath, knowing everything was about to change, he opend the door, and walked in, motioning for Kori to follow.
Kori slowly eneterd, but when she did her mouth fell agape. Her eyes scanned the huge concrete room. To her left was a giant computer, with images of the city all over the screen, right next to the computer was a few glass cases in the shape of cylinder. In three were Nightwing suits, and in the other a smaller suit of red, green, and yellow. On the near wall was a metal shelf holding an assorment of disk shaped objects, and countless silver untillity belts. Finally near the far wall, sat The N-cycle, propped up by its stand. She looked at Richard in disbeliefe as her mind began to put the pieces together.
"Richard? You are...," she trailed off.
He nodded. "Nightwing."
She looked around the room once more. Everything suddenly made so much sense. How could she not have figured this out sooner? "This is the real reason you disapear all the time?," she asked. "This is where your injurys come from, not football, or getting hit by vehicles, and it is you I have been talking to at night?"
Richard wordlessly nodded, waiting for her initial shock to fade.
Kori swallowed, until suddenly her eyes widend even more and her head shot to looked at him. "Nightwing... you," she corrected, "said you were in love. You love me?," she breathed.
"Yes, more tha anything. I didn't wanna tell you till mmmm," before he could explain her lips crashed into his. He was suprised, but kissed her back whole heartedly. When she broke away she had a smile on her face, and tears of utter happiness were streaming down her cheeks.
"You're not mad?," he asked, completely thrown.
She shook her head, her smile unwaivering. "You love me, that is all I have wished for every night before I went to sleep. I do not care that you have been lying to me. As you said, Nightwing hides who he is to protect his friends and family. I understand."
He let out a sigh of reliefe, but then remebered he wasn't the only one who'd been hiding something. "Okay, you know about me, it's your turn to come clean," he said. "What's going on?"
Kori sighed, and dropped her head. "Richard, if I am going to tell you, you must promise me that you will try to understand."
"Kori," he cupped her cheek, making her look at him. "We can work through it."
Kori was still unsure, but nodded anyway. She glanced at a black leather chair sitting in front of large computer. "I wish for you to sit while I tell you."
"Kori," he began to protest.
"Richard, please. For me," she pleaded.
That was all she had to say. He made his way to the chair, and took a seat.
She centered herself in front of him, playing with her hands nervously, while Richard looked on, waiting for her to begin.
This was it, this would decide her happiness. She exhaled and began. "When, I said I was not from here what did you think I meant?," she asked in an attempt to lead him.
Richard cocked his head to the side. "Ummm, this country. Where are you going with this?," he asked carefully.
She took in one more deep breath and was vagely aware she was shaking slightly. "I did not mean I was not from the United Staes. My name is Koriand'r. I am the princess of the Planet of Tameran, located in the Vegan System. As you know, my parents are dead. They were killed when war broke out with my home world, and a race known as the Gordanians. My K'norfka, or caretaker, Galfore sent me here for my protection over a year ago. Since then I have lived among your people, trying to blend in," she concluded and looked up at Richard, to find him completely stunned as she had expected he would be. She decided to leave out the part about the possibility of her being called home one day. He would surely break up with her if that came out, and even though she knew it was wrong and selfish not to tell him, she couldn't bring herself to do it.
You're serious?," he asked after a moment. This had to be a joke, or she making it up, or just crazy... right?
Her response was to float in the air, and light two glowing green orbs of energy into her hands.
"Holy shit," he exclaimed, standing quickly and taking three rapid steps backwards. That hurt her more than he could ever know.
Tears began to roll down her face. "You are scared of me," she utterd as the green light in her hands flickerd out and her feet touched the ground. "I feared this. This is one reason why I did not wish to tell you. I love you. I love you so much, and now you are scared of me. Richard please, I do not wish to do the breaking up. I know I am not human, but please understand. I need you and cannot handle losing you. Just please... please," she pleaded, breaking down completely
He saw how bad she was hurting and willed his legs foward. Despite the fact he was tripping out on the inside, he loved her to much to watch her cry Pulling her into him, held her tightly. He knew he should be angry, and screaming at her for not telling him, but it just wasn't there. For some reason, he really didn't care who she was or where she was from, he loved her just the same. "I'm not scared of you, and we're not breaking up," he assured, wiping her tears away. She looked up at him, her eyes turning hopeful. "I'm sorry for backing away, it's just when you had a secret I didn't think you meant like this."
"I am sorry for hiding it from you."
"It's okay. We both had our secrets, but that's out of the way now."
She laid her head on his chest, continuing to cry for some reason she wasn't entirely sure of.
"Do you still love me?" she asked weakly into his chest.
His reponse was to kiss her softly, and whisper against her lips, "Forever."
A soft smile crossed her face, but it quickly fell. "Richard, that is another thing." He raised a questioning eyebrow. "In the chick flicks, they often say the line 'I will always love you,' but to my people love is very differnt. When we fall in love with are mate, we shall love them, and only them for the rest of our lives. When I say I will always love you it is not just words, it is a fact, the same as grass being green."
"So, if we ever did break up?," he trailed off.
"It would not matter. I will love you no matter what you do. I shall be yours till the day I die," she replied.
A soft, loving smile appeared on his face. "Well, that's fine by me because I've never felt this way about anyone and when I say forever I mean forever." He leaned in and kissed her, before sitting back into the chair, pulling her into the seat with him. She kissed him back lovingy. She'd never expected this to go so well.
"I have a question," Richard informed after they finally broke away.
"Yes, my love?" she asked.
He smiled at the 'my love' part before continuing. "The people on your planet, they don't kiss do they?"
"Not for pleasure, no. We use lip contact as way to transfer knowledge. How did you know?," she questiond curiously.
"Remember that night you asked me if friends kiss?"
She blushed at the memory and nodded.
"Well, I thought that was odd then, but now I see why you didn't know," he explained.
"You are very observational," she replied.
"Trained by Batman. You pick up the skills to read in between the lines, but if you don't kiss how do you show affection?," He asked curiously. Surely there had to be something.
She turned a deep shade of red. "We touch."
Richard's mouth fell slightly open as he remembered how he constantly kept his hands on her when they first met. "We do that all the time, even when I first met you. God I'm so sorry Kor. I didn't know."
"I enjoyed the contact very much," she admitted, still blushing. "On Tameran, no male was allowed to touch me outside of family because I am of the noble class. It was knew to me, but with you it felt so nice, so right... I did not wish for you to stop." she closed her eyes as she talked, remebering the sensations it gave her when they had first met.
Richard let a sigh of reliefe. "I'm glad it didn't make you feel uncomfortable."
"It did not. In fact I believe it is the reason I became so attached to you so quickly. I knew to you the hand holding and the hugs were just simple touches, but to me it was most sensual. I allowed myself to enjoy it," she responded.
Richard smiled. He knew what really turned her on now.
Kori turned thoughful for a moment before a questioning look appeared on her face. "Our friends, they know you are Nightwing, yes? This is why everyone seems to know what iss going on except me?"
He mentally chckled. She may be an alien, but she still had that short attention span that he'd grown to love about her. "Yeah," he nodded.
She seemed considered somthing in her head before replying. "I believe I wish to tell them about me."
He ran his hands along her sides, as he listend. "If that's what you want."
"It is. I am tired of hiding. I wish to be able to fly through the house freely," she explained gleefully. She missed flying whenever she wanted to.
Richard chuckled. "Just don't break anything."
"I promise I shall not, but I do have one more question," she replied.
"Okay."
She continued her questioning. "The reason you would not let us share a bed is because you would have to do the sneaking out, yes?"
"That, and I didn't want to take things to far before you knew about me," he answerd.
"And now that I know?" she trailed off in question.
"You can sleep with me every night if you want," he finished.
She beamed a huge smile. "And way may make the love, yes?," she asked excitedly.
"Maybe," he said casually, hiding a grin.
She frowned at him. "I shall tempt you until you say yes," she threatend.
"Tempt away," he breathed
She grinned and began to rub her ass agaist him, while she kissed and nipped at his lip.
Richard leaned back in the chair and let her take control, that was until he rememberd something. "Kori," he whispered into her ear as she nibbled on his neck.
"Yes?," she replied in the same tone, continuing to nimble and grind.
He forced her to face him and planted a hard kiss against her lips before mummering, "you ratted yourself out about the ice cream."
Her eyes grew wide and she let out a 'eep,' now remembering she did in fact tell on herself. She leaped out of his lap and flew toward the stair case.
Richard smirked to himself, before standing and giving chase. He managed to catch her by the time they enterd his room, and tackled her onto the bed. He pinned her on her back, and forced her arms up behind her head before he laid flatly on her. Their lips brushed against each others other, both gaining a aroused gleam in their eyes. "You're in so much trouble," he mummerd.
"Perhaps you should punish me," she suggested seductively, biting her lower lip.
"Maybe I should," he agreed in the same tone, until his mind began to rationalize the situation. "Wait," he pulled away slightly, "how do your people have sex? It can't be exactly the same as humans, right?"
A devious grin crossed her face before using her strength to roll him so that she was on top. "I believe the saying is I can show you better than I can tell you," she purred.
Kori leaned down and began to bite his neck lightly. He guessed that was something like a Tameranian kiss. As she nimbled and licked the side of his neck, her hands slid down his torso to his pajama pants. she slipped her hand inside, and grabbed on his shaft. His breath hitched as she slowly began to stroke it, moving her hands up and down. She moved her mouth from his neck to his lips, and began to lick them with her tounge.
She then trailed her tounge downward, slinding the rest of her body with it. His breath tensed when she made it to the sensitve area of his lower stomache. She bit the waiste band of his pajama pants, and drug them down his legs with her teeth, the whole time watching his face with a impossibly sexy look in her eyes. Richard couldn't believe his normally sweet and innocent Kori could be so seductive, and he hadn't seen anything thing yet. With him laying naked on the bed, she stripped off her thong and tank top, throwing them aside, before turning her eyes to his arousel sticking up like a pillar of flesh. Kori reached for his hands, and used her strength to force him to stand. She gave him a hot kiss, before dropping to her knees in front of him. Richard's eyes widend in disbeliefe and pleasure, as she grabbed his hips for support and slipped the length of him as far as she could in her mouth. She sucked hard and licked her tounge in circular motions around him, Keeping her eyes on his face the entire time. His groans of pleasure and his hands running through her hair encoraged her. She began to moved her head back and forth, first slowly, but then sped up. He couldn't take it anymore. He lifted her off the ground with force and pushed her against the nearest wall. She slung her legs around his lower back, as she dripped with arousal. "Take me Richard," she pleaded.
He did as asked and slowly pushed inside of her. She was so warm, so it wet. It felt incredable.
She let out a pleaure filled moans he began to rock his hips back and forth. Each time he would push a little harder, go a little faster, until when he thrusted into her their was a clapping nose made. Her back slid up and down against the wall, and her hands draped around his neck. She began to sweat and moan loudly. Richard himself was nearing the end. He was about to explode and tried to pull out, but Kori pulled him back in.
"Do not worry, I cannot get pregnat right now," she panted, pleading for him not to stop. "Please, release in me my love."
Richard had no idea what she meant, but he guessed it was an alien thing, so he continued to thrust inside of her. His movements began to quicken, she let out a loud cry as her eyes began to glow green, and they climaxed as one. Both fell to the ground in exhaustionn, kori laying on top of him.
Both breathed heavy for a long moment before she looked up at him. "That was most amazing."
"Yeah, I can honestly say you're the best I've ever had," he replied, his chest still rising and falling quickly.
"I better be the last," she said as she rubbed her hand across his chest.
He chuckled. "I can garantee it."
She smiled and nuzzeld against his stomache. "I love you, n'loene,"
"N'loene?," he questioned confused. Who the hell was that?
"It translate to soul mate in eneglish." she explained.
A warm smile formed on his face and he ran his hands through her hair. "I love you too... n'loene."
Well, it looks like everything is cleared up... except Kori didn't give him the whole story, and that could come back to bite her very shortly.