For everyone who is reading, here's Chapter 20 for you!
"Kori don't be stupid have you even thought this through." Ryan hissed as he looked over at his sister who was sitting on the kitchen counter top. Kori sighed and closed her eyes, in all honesty she hadn't, she was just going with the flow trying not to look suspicious.
"Ryan relax, our secret is safe. No one knows." Kori said trying to defend herself. They're secret was safe, for now.
"It won't be long until someone finds out Kori; the truth has a way of doing that." Ryan said slamming his hand on the counter. Kori ran her hand through her hair and shook her head, out of everything they could be possibly talking about it had to be this.
"This Nightwing guy doesn't help the situation Kori, he's a superhero. If he sees anything he can report it or at least try to figure out what we are." Ryan continued but was interrupted by Kori.
"He would never do that, I know he wouldn't." Kori said looking over at her brother.
"You never know Kori, people we thought we could trust didn't think twice about betraying us." Ryan said.
"Relax please just relax, no one will find out were from Tameran and that we have powers, okay." Kori said hopping down from the counter and walked over to her brother.
"But what if you're wrong, what if the truth does some how come out or even worse." Ryan said glaring at his sister. Kori was taken back by his negativity, she always thought that he was caring and understanding, but now she was seeing a totally different side of him.
"What is up with you?" Kori screamed she just didn't get it, could he not have the slightest bit of hope.
"Nothing is up with me Kori, it's you. You're acting stupid. Do you honestly think that our secret won't come out eventually? Be reasonable Kori." Ryan yelled back.
"God, who are you?" Kori yelled as a tear slipped form her eye.
"Who are you Kori? All I'm saying is you need to think about this and if you don't it'll all blow up in your face." Ryan hissed. Kori looked at the guy in front of her, she hadn't really noticed but he had changed. When she first saw him at the carnival she was just remembering who he was back then.
"No one is going to find out Ryan." Kori screamed then started walking away.
"Where are you going Kori?" Ryan yelled after her. She ignored him, as she walked out the front door and slammed it shut. She needed someone to tell her it was going to be okay and the first person she thought of was Nightwing but he had just left and she didn't want to come on as clinging so she walked over to Richards house and knocked on the door hoping he would answer.
"Good afternoon, Miss Anders." Alfred said as he opened the door with a warm smile on his face. Despite Kori being mad she couldn't help but smile back, seeing Alfred could just do that to people.
"Hey Alfred, is Richard home." Kori asked.
"He is in his room, you are welcome to stay as long as you like." Alfred said as he led her into the house.
"Thanks, I'll see you later." Kori said then rushed up the stairs. As she walked the hallways she was trying to remember were Richard's room was, once she found it she made sure she knocked first.
Kori stood there waiting for Richard to answer his door, it took him a little longer than she expected but she hadn't called to tell him that she was coming over so she couldn't really blame him.
"Hey Kori what are you doing here?" Richard questioned once he saw her in his doorway.
"I just wanted to talk." Kori said as she stepped into his bedroom.
"Okay, about what." Richard said as he looked at Kori.
"I don't know, nothing really I just had to get out of my house." Kori said scanning his room.
"Really why?" Richard asked, he was there not to long ago and he hoped it wasn't Nightwing who got Kori wanting to get out the house.
"My brother." Kori sighed. "We kind of got into an argument about something." She said, carefully picking the words she did as to not give anything away.
"Was it about Nightwing?" Richard asked trying to make it seem not so obvious. Kori looked over at him with a little bit of suspicion.
"Why would you say that?" Kori asked. She was looking at Richard as she watched his face turn from normal to nervous, but what could he be nervous about.
"Um I saw him climb in from your window." Richard said deciding on telling part truth, he hadn't really seen him but that was how he got in.
Kori turned red and she was about to say something when something on Richards dresser caught her eye. She stood up from the bed and walked over to it. It looked liked the exact bracelet her brother had given her, but why would Richard have it she gave it to Nightwing. She picked it up, she just thought it was a coincidence but then she saw the engraving on the back of it.
Realization dawned on Kori; Richard noticed her looking at the bracelet and quickly took it out of her hand. How could she have been so stupid of course Richard was Nightwing they looked the same, acted the same, and hell they even spoke the same in a way. You would think Kori would be happy that her friend was a superhero and she was dating him, but no she wasn't happy she was pissed.
"It's you isn't it?" Kori whispered really not thrilled about what she was about to hear.
"Yes, no, uh I mean-"
"ALL this time you LIED to me and I BELIEVED you." Kori screamed as tears blurred her vision; she didn't even wait for him to begin talking she just ran past him and ignored the fact that he was running after her. Kori ran down the stairs bumping into Alfred in the process, if she hadn't been so mad she would have said sorry. She got to the front door opened it and ran as fast as her legs would go, she thought about going home but she was also mad at Ryan. She decided on running to the main roads and flag a taxi, which is exactly what she did. Kori got in the taxi and told the driver the address of a place she knew she could always be safe at. Rachel's house.
Kori knocked on Rachel's door frantically, you could hear faint "hold your damn horses" from the inside and the door opened a crack to reveal a mad looking Rachel but all of her madness was gone when she took in the site before her. A red eyed Kori. Rachel quickly pulled Kori into her house where she broke down crying.
"He lied to me- sob- I cant believe it- sob." Kori tried saying but the sobs took over her. Rachel did something she never thought she would do, ever. She hugged her friend and tried to soothe her.
"Shh Kori, just tell me what happened." Rachel said. They walked over to the couch, it took Kori a couple of minutes to compose herself and when she did she told Rachel everything the attack, the carnival and everything in between but the only thing she left out was her secret.
Rachel looked at Kori with guilt, maybe if she and Karen had stayed out of it this would have never happened, but the truth always has a way of coming out.
"I'm sorry Kori, I'm so so sorry." Rachel said with a guilty expression. Kori looked over at Rachel.
"You have nothing to be sorry for, I shouldn't have believed him." Kori said sadly.
"Oh Azar, I knew this would backfire." Rachel mumbled under her breath, but Kori heard her.
"Azar?" Kori questioned.
"Yeah it's um my mother's name." Rachel said looking away.
"No it's not your mothers name is Arella, you're from Azarath aren't you." Kori questioned and then stopped. She realized three things, one her best friend was from another planet, two now Rachel knows she is not from earth and three she was in deep trouble.
"How did you know?" Rachel asked wide eyed. Kori sighed; I guess it's time to tell her.
"I'm from Tameran." Kori said as a pillow beside her blew up.
"Yeah I'm from Azarath." Rachel said as she stared at Kori in awe as Kori was doing the same.
"I never thought…" Kori trailed off, to surpri
sed for words.
"That I would meet someone else from…" Rachel added.
"Rachel this is really wicked." Kori exclaimed standing up.
Rachel rolled her eyes, "You sound like Gar."
Kori laughed a little. She knew she be worried that Rachel knows her secret, but for some reason she wasn't. She could always trust Rachel she was her best friend after all.
"Rachel I know you would never tell anybody my secret but can you promise me you won't tell anyone." Kori said.
"Your secret is safe with me Kori; I wouldn't want to lose your trust. I'd die if you weren't my friend." Rachel said as she let Kori give her a hug.
KNOCK KNOCK
They broke apart and looked over at the door. Rachel sighed and walked over to the door, she looked into the peep hole and glared. Kori looked into the hole and also glared.
If the day couldn't get any worse, guess who followed Kori to Rachel's house. Richard Grayson.
"If you let him in here, you're a dead women." Kori hissed. Rachel rolled her eyes.
"You owe him; he did save your life Kori." Rachel said as they heard another knock on the door.
"Whatever." Kori whispered as Rachel opened the door. Richard barged in yelling.
"Where is she? Did she say anything? Is she okay?" Richard said as he looked at the feathers lying on the floor from when the pillow blew up then his eyes landed on Kori.
"If this is how you're going to act you can go back outside." Rachel said as she stepped in front of Kori.
"No I'm sorry Rachel, can I please talk to Kori." Richard said as his eyes never left Kori.
"Don't you dare?" Kori whispered to Rachel.
"Please just five minutes." Richard said, he looked so hurt that Kori almost felt guilty.
"Fine, let him." Kori said to Rachel. Rachel nodded and walked up the stairs.
"Kori I'm so sorry-" Richard started but was interrupted.
"Of course you are Richard or should I say Nightwing, god I don't even know. That's all people ever say is that there sorry, I don't want an apology I want to know why. Why you thought it was okay to lie. Why you just didn't tell me. And why does it hurt so much." Kori said as a few tears escaped her eyes and ran along her cheeks.
"Why? Because I always liked you I never hated you but you hated me and when I saved you we just clicked and I knew that once you found out you wouldn't even give me a chance." Richard said as his hand went to Kori's cheek to wipe away a tear.
Kori angrily slapped his hand away form her face, she was madder then she was when she found out the truth in the first place.
"Don't you EVER touch me again" Kori screamed and when she looked at his face it was one of pure hurt and heart broken and Kori hated it.
"Just get out; I don't ever want to see you again. You disgust me." Kori said as she shoved him out the door and slammed it shut as she leaned on it and slid to the ground crying her heart out.
Well now that the truth is out what else can go wrong? Anyway review and tell me what you think!
A/N If this sounds familiar to the story Torn Identities, I got my idea from there.
Coming up: Kori powers are exposed. Kori's secrets start to unravel.