Kori's feelings at the present moment were miscellaneous. She didn't know which feeling was stronger. She was hurt that Dick had kept a secret from her like this for so long. She was also shocked by the sudden secret being dropped on to her lap. So many mixed emotions flowed within her, but in the end only one was able to triumph over all others.
That emotion just so happened to be wrath.
Kori Anders was normally a sweet girl. She was kind and generous. She was hardly ever vicious. But when angered, one would count their blessings if they weren't the person she was angry at. Getting on Kori's bad side was a foolish thing to do.
"I'm sorry, I don't believe I heard you right," Kori hissed lowly, sounding so unlike herself and more like that of a demon. Kori prayed that she heard Dick wrong. "Please tell me that you are still a virgin."
Dick rubbed the back of his neck. He had unleashed the wrath of Kori upon himself. "I could say that, but it would be a lie."
Kori clenched her fist. "So you're not a virgin?"
"No, I'm not," Dick was beginning to feel nervous now. The look on Kori's face just spelled pain, pain that would be inflicted upon him. Dick had to think fast, he was too cute to be beaten to a pulp. "Kori, I'm not saying this so that you won't beat me up but, I love you."
Kori reached out and grabbed a fistful of Dick's shirt, shaking him violently. "How could you not tell me this?! Are you retarded?! Idiot! Idiot! IDIOT!"
With each word that came out of Kori's mouth Dick was shaken violently. If she kept this up she would probably tear his shirt. Luckily for Dick, Kori gave him one last shake and pushed him on to the couch.
"Do you have any idea how mad I am at you right now?" Kori hissed, glaring at the fearful Dick.
"Uh... really mad." guessed Dick.
"You'll be lucky if I don't beat the crap out of you," Kori took a deep, calming breath and sat on the couch besides Dick, who flinched when she sat near him. "You... you didn't cheat on me did you?"
Kori was fearful that Dick might have done what Vic did to Karen. Kori prayed that wasn't the case.
"Kori, I promise you that I never, or ever will, cheat on you," Dick said seriously, ignoring the sense of fear that Kori might turn on him and beat him. He took her hands in his, hoping that this would calm her down. "I would never do that to you."
Kori would have smiled at his words, but she was far to upset with him at the moment. "Who was your first?"
"What?" Dick was surprised that she would even ask. Why would she even want to know?
"I want to know who was your first time with. Now you can either tell me, or I can hurt you," Kori hated how she was acting, but she refused to be lenient with him. Not after he kept a secret like this. "Your choice."
Dick sighed. Once he told Kori who he slept with she would probably beat him anyways, or perhaps even worse. "Kori... if I tell you, you'll only become even more upset. More than you are now."
"I deserve to know."
"I know you do, but... I'm afraid of what your reaction might be when I tell you the truth." Dick confessed softly. Once he told Kori the truth, he would be lucky if she only beat him up. He was worried that if he told her any more that she would walk out of him. Dick loved having Kori as girlfriend, he didn't want to lose her.
Kori sighed deeply. She didn't know what her reaction would be after Dick told her, but now she needed to know. He was far too nervous. "Tell me who it is, Dick. Now."
Dick sighed. "My first time was with...Komi."
Kori's eyes went wide. Surely she didn't hear right. "M-my sister? You had sex with my sister?"
Dick nodded. "Yes. Kori, I'm so s--"
Dick's sentence was cut off when Kori delivered a slap to his cheek. Five fingers to the face that hurt like hell. Dick rubbed his throbbing face and looked at Kori. She was glaring at him and her eyes were watery.
"How could you have sex with my sister?! Komi is my sister, my sister!" Kori couldn't stop the tears from spilling from her eyes. The word betrayed was added to her list of miscellaneous emotions.
Kori had a rocky relationship with her sister, and they fought a lot, but she would have never thought that Komi would do something like this.
"Kori, please don't cry," Dick pleaded. "This was way before we ever started dating. You don't know the whole story."
"Let me guess, you're going to tell it to me."
"Look, I never planned on sleeping with your sister. It just sort of happened," Dick explained. He had to explain to Kori, maybe then she wouldn't look as if she was about to kill him. "Remember how when I used to go to you for comfort when I broke up with a girl? Well, I had just broken up with a girl that I thought was the one--"
"You mean the one that you dated for more than a week."
"Yeah. So, anyway, I went over to your house to see you. The problem was you weren't there, only Komi. She told me that you had went to the movies with Xavier."
"So you slept with her to get back at me!? All because I went to the movies with a friend!"
"No, you got it all wrong. It wasn't like that. Once I saw that you weren't there I was ready to leave but me and Komi got to talking. Turns out that she had just broken up with someone too. One thing lead to another and it just happened. But it was a one time thing, I swear! And it didn't mean anything!"
Kori buried her head in her hands. This was all so much to take in.
Dick placed a hand on her shoulder and then gradually made his way in, giving Kori a hug. He sighed and buried his face in her hair. "You hate me now right?"
"No... I don't hate you," Kori answered softly, leaning into his embrace. Dick has done a lot of foolish things, and he's made mistakes, but Kori could never hate him for that. "I'm just angry. Though, I guess I should be glad that you were with only one girl."
Dick went stiff, and Kori instantly picked up on it. She pulled away from him.
"Komi was your first time. But she wasn't your last, was she?"
Dick didn't say anything. After all, the answer was obvious.
Kori sighed sadly. "How many girls have you been with, Dick?"
"Three when you include your sister. But I only slept with each girl once."
Kori rubbed her temples, she could feel a headache forming. "Who were the other two girls?"
"Well, my last time was with Carrie. I was trying to forget about everything you and I had, and I'm not making excuses but I had been drinking a lot the day she and I did it."
"Hmm... and the girl before her? What was her name?" Kori asked dryly. It took everything in her power not to strangle Dick at the moment.
"Trust me, Kori," Dick replied, his voice serious. "You don't want to know."
"Why wouldn't I want to know? I'm asking aren't I, just tell me."
"Kori, I want to be honest with you but... Maybe this is just one of those times when you should drop it and let me have my secret."
Dick didn't want to tell Kori the girl's name for selfish reasons. He saw how she reacted to him and Komi. If he told her the name of this girl he was afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it. And he was also afraid that she would put him six feet under.
"Why are you so worried? Is it someone I know," Kori began to fear the worse. "It's not Raven is it?"
"Okay, three things. One, ew. Two, it's not Raven. And three, ew." Dick shuddered. The thought of him and Raven was just vile.
"So then who is it?" Kori probed. She really wanted to know who it was.
Seeing as how Kori wasn't going to drop this, Dick decided to answer her. Dick mumbled the name under his breath.
"Could you repeat yourself," Kori asked, annoyed. How could the next person be even worse than him and her sister? He actually seemed afraid. Kori couldn't help but feel pity for him. "We've gotten this far. We might as well finish it."
The room fell silent. Then, Dick's lips began to move.
"It was with Kitten. My second time was with Kitten."
Dick prepared himself for insults and yelling. He was ready for Kori's slap. He even expected to be punched in the face. Dick was prepared for almost anything. But when nothing happened, he was both shocked and confused. There was no blow to the head or any tears or curse words. Just silence. Complete and utter silence.
And for some reason that seemed to scare the hell out of Dick.
Kori wasn't reacting. At all. Why wasn't she reacting?
"Kori...?" Dick was worried about her.
"Get out." Kori's voice was almost a whisper.
"Kori, you wanted to know. I told you--"
"Get out," Kori shouted, her body shaking. She walked away and went to the front door, opening it. "Leave!"
"Come on, Kori," pleaded Dick, going to her side. "We can talk about this."
"I don't want to talk about it. I want you out of my house."
Dick didn't move.
Kori shoved him, hard. "Didn't you hear me? Go! Get out, just get out!"
She continued to shove him but Dick caught her wrist, stopping her. Kori tried to pull away, she even yelled at him, but Dick wouldn't let her go. Dick looked Kori in the eyes and saw how hurt she was. It was all his fault that she was hurting.
"I'm sorry." Dick said softly before walking out the door.
Kori slammed the door behind him and fell to her knees, sobbing.
TT
Alain's eyes were glued to his fish tank. So far, today had been a boring day for him. He yawned, his eyes weary.
Someone knocked on his bedroom door.
"Come in!" Alain shouted, his eyes still on his pets.
The door opened, revealing Alain's mother. "Alain, you have a visitor. Should I send him up?"
"Uh, sure," Alain replied, sitting up straight in his chair. "Thanks mom."
Alain's mother left the room and what seemed like two seconds later, Dick came bursting in, eyes ablaze.
"You're a dead man, Alain!" Dick snarled, grabbing his friend by the collar of his shirt.
"What did I do?" Alain choked out. Dick was cutting off his air supply.
"You gave me some bad advice, that's what you did," Dick said furiously, pushing Alain back into his chair. "I did what you said and was honest with Kori. Now I'm pretty sure that she hates me."
"Slow down a minute there, Dick," Alain paused, catching his breath. "Tell me what happened."
"I followed your advice and was honest with Kori."
"So what's the problem?" Alain inquired, confused.
"The problem is that I was honest with Kori," Dick screamed. "I told her that I wasn't a virgin."
Alain rose a brow. "I'm sure you're overreacting. I do think that Kori would be upset about that. But I don't think it would be enough for her to hate you."
"Dude, you don't get it. Once I told her that I wasn't a virgin she wanted to know who I did it with. So I told her everything."
"Are you fucking insane! I told you to be honest, not spill your guts!"
"But you said--"
"I know what I said! But even I wouldn't be that honest and tell the girl everything," Alain shook his head. "Damn, you really are stupid."
"Okay, I think we're on the wrong pages here. When I said 'everything', I really meant the names of the girls that I've been with," Dick said. "I'm not gonna tell Kori what I did with another girl. I'm not crazy."
"What do you mean by girls," Alain inquired. Back in the summer, before they all became juniors, the boys had a guys night and some secrets were spilled. Dick had confessed to being with one girl, he didn't say who or when, and the others left it alone. "You never told us that there was more than one girl."
"Yeah, well, there was." Dick muttered, guilt sweeping over him. He really should have had better judgement and controlled his hormones.
"So who did you do it with?" Alain was curious.
"Komi--"
"Her sister? You idiot, how could you have done the do with her sister?!"
"Okay, I am so sick of being called names today."
"Right, sorry. So who were the other two girls?"
"Carrie and... Kitten."
"Oh," Alain shook his head. "You messed up bad. Kori's mortal enemy. I'm surprised you're even walking right now."
"Come on, Alain. I need some serious help here!" Dick shouted, agitated. He didn't know who to turn to, Alain was his only hope.
"I'm sorry, Dick, but I don't know what to tell you. You're going to have to figure this one out on your own."
Dick buried his face in his hands. He was doomed.
TT
The Anders household was currently having dinner. It was a pleasant affair and a nice conversation was flowing around the table. Everyone seemed lively, even Raven. Everyone except Kori. Kori had been extremely quiet, something that didn't go unnoticed by her mother Luan.
"Kori, is something troubling you?" Luan asked, glancing at her youngest daughter.
Kori shook her head, her eyes on her plate.
"It's probably boyfriend troubles." joked Komi with a grin on her face.
"You would know boyfriend stealer!" Kori snapped angrily.
The table fell silent. Even Ryan was quiet.
Kori threw her fork on her plate. "May I be excused. Please."
"Of course." Luan said softly. She knew when one of her children was upset, so she didn't want to burden Kori by asking her to stay at the table.
Kori stood and left the room. Once she was gone Komi spoke up.
"What the hell is her problem?"
"Komi, no cursing at the table," Myan scolded. "Ryan's young mind is like a sponge. He doesn't need to hear words like that."
Komi merely rolled her eyes.
Later...
Kori found herself in the kitchen, her hands wet and a sponge in her hand. After her mother had excused her from the table she felt the need to thank her somehow. So, she had volunteered to wash the dishes. It was a small gesture, but it was all Kori could think of as a thank you. Besides, some time to herself might help her figure out what to do with Dick.
Dick. Kori narrowed her eyes. She still loved him, but she wouldn't mind kicking his ass up and down the streets of Jump City.
She knew that he used to be a playboy, but she would have never thought he did those types of things. Especially with her sister, some skank he met at a diner, and her mortal enemy since, like, kindergarten.
"Oh, I'm having a bad day." Kori murmured, her head hung low.
"Is that why you were grilling me at the dinner table?"
Kori narrowed her eyes. There goes the voice of mortal enemy number two. "What do you want, Komi? I'm busy."
"I want to know why you were being such a bitch to me during dinner," Komi replied, crossing her arms. "Did I do something wrong?"
"You know exactly what you did," Kori snapped, turning around to face Komi. "You had sex with Dick."
Komi scoffed. "Please, that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. I mean, your boyfriend is cute and all, but I would never even think of getting with him."
Kori noticed that Komi could lie with a straight face. "You can cut the crap. Dick told me."
"Well, he's lying. He's a liar."
"That's bull and you know it."
"Okay, so maybe I did sleep with Dick, so what," Komi responded, frustrated. Her and Dick had agreed never, ever, to speak of their one night stand to ever again. She crossed her arms. "It was a long time ago. Big deal."
"It is a big deal. Dick is my boyfriend!"
"Well I slept when I slept with him you two weren't even together. And you were still covering up the fact that you even liked him," Komi bit back, glaring at her sister. "So get over yourself and spare me the hurt act!"
"It's not an act. I admit that I didn't want anyone to know that I liked him," Kori said angrily. "But you knew I liked him. You knew and slept with him!"
Komi sighed and brushed her bangs out of her face. "I didn't do it to hurt you. It was a spur of the moment type of thing. It meant nothing to the both of us. That's why we decided to keep it a secret. Neither one of us wanted to hurt you."
"Yeah, well, you did." Kori responded sadly.
"Kori... I normally don't say this but, I'm sorry. I really am. Just tell me how to make it up to you. Anything and I'll do it."
Kori turned her head to the side, looking at her sister. "You mean that?"
"If it'll make you forgive me."
Kori bit her lip. In all honesty she was infuriated with her sister, but Komi was still her sister. And despite what she did she knew she would forgive her eventually. Might as well get something out of it while she had the chance.
"Okay," Kori turned around to face her. "I need you to do something for me."
"Name it."
"I need a ride to Kitten Moth's house."
TT
Right now, Kitten loathed everything and everyone. She was stuck in her room, all alone, practically bored to tears. There wasn't much that she could do, after all her leg was broken. Kitten sighed, she wished Cindy and Mandy were here.
At the thought of Cindy and Mandy made Kitten grit her teeth. Her supposed friends had ditched her to go to the mall. Some friends they were. They should be here, with her, obeying her every command.
Someone knocked at her door.
"Go away!" Kitten shrieked. She wasn't in the mood for company.
"But, Kitten, dear, one of your friends are here." was the reply of her mother.
Kitten looked up hopefully. It had to be either Cindy or Mandy. They were her only friends. Kitten believed that it was Cindy, Cindy was much more caring about her well being than Mandy was.
"Well what are you waiting for, mom," Kitten yelled. "Tell whoever it is to come in.'
"Okay dear."
Kitten bounced in her seat. She knew she could depend on Cindy.
The door opened and closed.
Kitten was shocked to see who was standing in her room, as well as disgusted. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"What, an old friend can't drop by to say hi?" Kori responded coolly, using a tactic that Kitten often used on her and her friends.
"You must be here for a reason," Kitten concluded. "What do you want from me?"
Kori took a seat on an empty chair in Kitten's room. She refused to sit on her bed. Who knows what kind of stuff she did on that bed besides sleep. "I want you to tell me a story."
Kitten scoffed. "Do I look like your mom? I don't tell fairytales."
Kori frowned at her. "I want you to tell me what happened the night you slept with Dick."
"Is this some sort of sick joke," Kitten inquired angrily, crossing her arms. "Did you come here to rub Dick in my face?"
"Trust me when I say this, Kitten," Kori began. "I wouldn't want Dick to rub you in any kind of way. But he already has, and I want to know why."
"I seriously don't know what you're talking about."
"Dick could barely stand to kiss you when you two were together," Kori said. Deep down inside Kori wanted to believe that there was a reason to Dick sleeping with Kitten, that he didn't do it willingly or because he truly had feelings for her. Perhaps maybe she drugged him and made it look like they slept together. Kori wouldn't put it pass Kitten if she did something like that. "How did you trick him into having sex with you?"
"Okay, first of all, as much as I would have liked to have gone all the way with Dick, I never had sex with him."
Kori sighed. "You lying bitch."
"Why would I lie about something like that," Kitten inquired, a smirk on present of her face. "Clearly this bothers you, and whatever makes you miserable makes me happy. If I really did have sex with Dick I would be milking the situation for all it's worth."
"You're telling the truth, aren't you?" Kori asked softly.
"Unfortunately yes. Which brings up the question, why would Dick say that we had sex when we didn't? You two wouldn't happen to be having relationship troubles now would you?"
"No," Kori lied, but there was no way she would give Kitten the satisfaction, or the opportunity to gloat. And as much as she hated to admit it, Kitten did bring up a good question. Why would Dick say that he slept with Kitten when he didn't? "Were you and Dick ever close?"
"Oh, he and I were very close. We even slept in the same bed once before," Kitten answered, smirking. "Fond memories."
Kori fought the urge to puke. She narrowed her eyes. "I don't believe you."
"Believe it because it's true," Kitten smirked. This was the perfect opportunity to mess with Kori. It was time to tell a few lies. "But I refused to sleep with him. Dick had this, like, obsession with sex. I think this is what lead to the downfall of our relationship."
Kori stood up. "I've heard enough."
"Kori, wait!"
She knew she should have walked straight out that door, but Kori decided to listen to what Kitten had to say.
"Remember spring break of sophomore year?"
Kori nodded her head. "Yes... Why?"
"Don't you remember how Dick and I were bickering during the break? Why do you think we were bickering so much? I didn't give Dick what he wanted so he was angry at me," Kitten said. "Why, I bet one day he'll even dump you if you refuse to have sex with him."
"Go to hell." Kori muttered, walking out the door and slamming the door behind her.
Kitten began to laugh. Hurting Kori was so much fun.
TT
Dick almost choked on his drink. He tapped his chest and tried to gain control of his breathing. He looked at the girl across from him with shocked eyes. "You want to know what?!"
"I want you to tell me about the night you slept with Kitten." Kori answered calmly. She wanted to know what happened. The things Kitten told her and what Dick told her didn't add up. Maybe if Dick told her exactly what happened they would be able to figure this thing out.
"Kori, when you said you wanted to meet and talk I didn't know this is what you had in mind."
"Kitten said that you two didn't have sex. You said that you did. I want to figure out what's going on here," Kori said. "In order to do that I need to know what happened."
Dick gulped. He wasn't sure if he should tell Kori or not. After yesterday's events he didn't want to make the hole he was in deeper. "Are you sure?"
Kori paused, but nodded. There was no turning back now. Whatever came next she would have to deal with it.
Dick sighed, thinking that he would regret this later. "In sophomore year, during March, Kitten and I went to Gotham for the weekend. An old friend of her's was having a party and she wanted me to go with her. When we arrived at her friend's house the place was packed with people and beer."
"You didn't--"
"No, I didn't drink. Remember at that time I was silver. It was after Fang...," Dick sighed, pushing that horrid memory to the side. "Kitten drank but I just chose to have some punch. There must have been something wrong with the punch, because afterwards I was in a daze. I couldn't even see straight."
"It must have been spiked," Kori concluded. She looked at Dick. "What happened after that?"
"I'm not sure. I was too dizzy. I remember a girl, who I assumed to be Kitten, taking me upstairs," Dick replied. "When I woke up it was morning and I was naked in bed. Then Kitten walked into the room and told me to get dressed."
"So you don't remember anything?"
"Not really. Everything is blurry."
"That means Kitten really was telling the truth. You didn't sleep with her. If you did she would have used it against me by now," Kori said in relief. She paused, realization hitting her, and frowned. "But it's still possible that you slept with someone that night. There's no way of knowing for sure if you did, or if it was just some scheme by Kitten to set you up. Or even a prank."
Dick tried to look on the bright side of things. "At least I didn't sleep with Kitten."
Kori didn't respond to him.
Dick sighed. "Kori... I know this is a lot to take in, but I just want you to know that I regret a lot of things that I've done in the past. If I could take it all bak I would, but I can't. So... now that you know all this, do you still want to be with me?"
"Why did you break up with Kitten?"
Dick was a little peeved that Kori ignored his question, but decided to answer her. "I broke up with Kitten because she was a bitch and I was in love with you. I still am, Kori. Do you still love me?"
"How come you didn't tell me about Kitten sooner?"
Dick sighed. Again she had ignored his question with a question of her own. "I didn't want you to know because we had just gotten together. I thought that if I told you, you would leave me."
"Which is why didn't tell me about Komi or Carrie either, right?"
Dick nodded.
Kori leaned back against the red leather booth she was sitting on, contemplating. Her mind kept dwelling back to Kitten's words. Kitten said that her and Dick had problems because she refused to have sex with him. Kori knew it was lie. Kitten would never have passed up the chance to be with Dick, and Kori doubted that Dick would even want to be with her in that way. But still, Kori was bothered by Kitten's words.
What if Kitten and Babs were right? What if Dick did only want sex? Would he dump her and move on to the next available girl?
Kori shook her head. Dick wouldn't do that. He wasn't that type of person... Or was he? All of his sudden secrets being exposed showed a side to Dick that Kori never knew existed. Maybe he would dump her if she didn't agree to sleep with him.
That was the last thing she wanted. Despite his past Kori still loved Dick. She didn't want to lose him, not after everything they've been through together. They had worked so hard to get where they are now.
"Are you alright, Kori," Dick asked in concern, taking her hand in his. "You don't look so good."
"I'm fine," Kori said abruptly. "I was just thinking, that's all... Is Bruce going to attend that charity ball tomorrow night? My parents are going."
Dick blinked in surprise. Kori's question was so out of the blue. "Yeah, he is."
"So that means you'll have the house to yourself right?"
"Yeah, since Alfred is on vacation," Dick rose a brow. "Why?"
"I was just thinking that maybe I could come over... It'll be just the two of us," Kori's cheeks turned red. Desperate times calls for desperate measures. "Maybe we could... you know..."
Dick's eyes went impossibly wide. "S-seriously?"
Kori nodded.
TT
Kori took a deep breath, hoping that would help her calm her nerves. It didn't work. Her mind seemed to be in overdrive at the moment, so many different emotions swelling up inside of her. She was starting to re-think her decision.
Maybe she was going about this the wrong way. She had let Kitten's words affect her to much, it wasn't to late to turn around. Dick was only a phone call away. She could call him and tell him that she changed her mind. He would understand.
Or would he? He was so overjoyed when she had told him that she was ready. Dick was practically floating on air. Going back on her word now would disappoint him so much.
Perhaps she was overreacting. There was nothing to fear really. It was just sex. Lot's of teenagers have sex. It was natural. No big deal.
Then again, it never hurt to be absolutely sure. She needed to be sure that she was doing this for the right reasons. Not because she was scared of losing Dick. She had to be sure that she was ready.
Kori pushed her thoughts to the side. She loved Dick. This was just another step that her and Dick had to take as a couple. It was natural, no big deal, nothing to fear. She could do this.
Kori reached out her hand, ready to take the next step, but quickly withdrew it.
Raven sighed in annoyance. "Kori, we've been standing here for over ten minutes. Either you're going to buy the condoms or not."
"I am, just give me a second," Kori said. "This isn't as easy as it looks."
"Kori, are you sure about this? I mean, if you can't even buy condoms then how do you expect to go all the way," Raven inquired. "Are you even ready for this?"
"Of course I'm ready. Why wouldn't I be?"
"Because your shaking and can't even pick up a box of condoms."
"Well if you think it's so easy then why don't you buy it!" Kori shouted. She was nervous, that didn't mean anything. This was a complicated situation that needed to be handled in the right way. Kori wished Raven didn't ask so many questions.
"Fine, I'll do it." Raven responded indifferently, stepping up to the plate. She reached out her hand and paused.
This was awkward.
"On second thought, you should do it," Raven said, stepping back. "They are for you and Dick."
"Not so easy is it?"
"Shut up."
Kori took a deep breath. "Okay, I can do this. I can do this..."
Kori closed her eyes and quickly grabbed a box.
Raven rose a brow. "Uh... Kori, those glow in the dark."
"Ew," Kori dropped the box and jumped back. "Why would anyone want glow in the dark condoms?"
Raven shrugged. "Maybe you should look this time before you pick."
Kori bit her lip and grabbed a box. She sighed. Thank goodness that was over. Now all she had to do was pay for it and she could leave.
Together, Raven and Kori stood on line. Kori had wrapped the box of condoms in a magazine so people wouldn't see what she was holding. It was embarrassing enough just purchasing the damn thing. Once it was her turn she stepped up to the register.
The clerk ran the condoms over the scanner a couple of times before sighing in annoyance. She took the microphone. "I need a price check on a pack of condoms. Price check on a pack of condoms."
Kori buried her head in her hands. She could just feel the stares of other customers. This was so embarrassing.
TT
Dick had his chin resting in the palm of his hand, his eyes glued to Kori. So far she had gone through four cans of soda, and was currently finishing up her fifth. "Uh, Kori... don't you think you've had enough?"
Kori looked at him, then the empty cans of soda, then back at him. She smiled sheepishly. "I guess you're right."
Dick grinned at her, taking the soda from her hands and placing it on the table. He leaned in to kiss her but Kori moved back.
"I have to pee."
"Uh... okay."
Kori quickly stood up and left his bedroom, going to the bathroom. She tapped her foot. She was nervous, she couldn't help it. After tonight there would be no going back. It was an overwhelming feeling. Kori wondered if Dick caught on to her nervousness. He probably did since it was obvious. Taking a deep breath Kori exhaled. She left the bathroom and went back to Dick's room. She was surprised to see him standing up, gazing out the window, with a look of deep thought on his face. Kori wondered what he could be thinking about, she hoped it wasn't her.
Dick turned his head to the side, his eyes on Kori. "Kori, be honest with me. Do you really want to do this?"
"Of course I do," Kori answered quickly. She paused and regained her composure. "I'm absolutely sure."
"Really? Because you seem nervous. I mean, if you don't want to do this we don't have to."
Kori was so close to taking him up on his offer, but she refused to quit. She took Dick's hand. "I'm sure."
Dick paused, but then pulled Kori to the bed, sitting down besides her. He leaned in and kissed her softly on the lips. Dick felt a spark ignite within him. It had been so long since he last kissed Kori. His lips hadn't met with hers since the day he slipped his hand up her skirt.
Kori melted into the kiss. Perhaps this wasn't all bad. After all, Dick seemed to be taking his time, and he wasn't rushing her. Kori felt calm knowing that he wasn't just going to fly right in there.
Gradually, Dick moved his hands up Kori's leg. His hands moved slowly, he didn't want to scare Kori like he did last time. He picked up the pace just a bit and cupped her buttocks.
Kori slapped his hands.
Dick broke the kiss. "What was that for?"
"What was what for?" Kori asked, confused.
"You slapped my hands away."
"I did?"
Dick nodded.
"I didn't even notice... Sorry."
"It's alright. Now, where were we," Dick grinned and kissed Kori again, placing his hands back where they were before. To his surprise, Kori again slapped his hands, this time she even slapped his head. "Ow! Kori, what the hell?"
"I'm sorry! It's instinct. Let's try again."
Dick rubbed his head. "How about we don't."
"Come on, I promise I won't slap you this time."
"How about we try something different," Dick suggested. Kori paused but nodded her head. "Close your eyes."
"But--"
Dick leaned in and kissed Kori on the lips. It was a slow and long kiss that left Kori with a dreamy expression on her face. "Close your eyes."
Kori did as she was told, still in a dreamy state of mind.
Dick took her arms and raised them above her head. He ran his hands down her arms and they landed at the rim of Kori's shirt. Without a moments hesitation. Dick pulled Kori's shirt over her head and tossed it to the floor. He couldn't stop the grin that formed on his lips.
"So your bra is purple, huh. Nice."
Kori blushed a crimson red and covered herself.
"No, no, no, none of that." Dick cooed, removing Kori's hands and kissing her knuckles. He kissed his way up her arm, going past her shoulder and kissing her neck. Slowly the descended upon the bed with Dick on top.
And that's when realization sunk in.
Kori realized that she wasn't ready. She had fooled herself into believing that she was. She had let everything go to her head. The fear, the words, everything. Her thoughts were so consumed with Dick and pleasing him, that she ignored her own feelings. Dick had even asked her to be honest and she lied. She should have told him that she was having doubts. He would have understood.
Kori couldn't go through with this. This needed to stop.
"Dick... stop. Please... just stop." Kori said, pushing him away. She quickly stood up and grabbed her shirt, putting it on.
"Kori, what's wrong?" Dick asked in concern. Everything was fine up until now.
"I lied to you. And I know it was wrong but I did it anyway... I'm not ready."
"Kori, if you wasn't ready why did you even suggest that we do it? You said you were sure."
"I'm sorry, Dick, I'm so sorry," Kori responded tearfully. "I was afraid of losing you and I wanted to make you happy."
Dick stood up and wrapped his arms around Kori, holding her close. "You're an idiot, you know that? I'm happy when you're happy, and I would never want you to do something you're not comfortable with. Kori, sometimes you need to be more selfish and think about what you want, and what makes you happy."
"But I... I thought that this is what you wanted."
"I do, but not like this. I don't want to force you into something you're not ready for," Dick said softly, kissing the top of her head. "I love you."
"I know but... Kitten said that you would dump me if I didn't have sex with you."
Dick looked Kori in the eyes, his face serious. "I would never do that. Understand?"
Kori nodded and leaned into his embrace. "... purple."
"Huh?"
"Before you asked me what color my panties were. It's purple."
Dick smirked. "Nice."
"Hey, Dick. I don't want to ruin the moment but... what do we do with the condoms/"
"I think I have an idea..."
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Raven turned to the next page in her novel. The night had gone by like a breeze. Not that long ago she had put Ryan down for a nap. Raven was truly surprised at how easy babysitting really was. Well, at least for her it was.
She heard the front door open and sat up. "Kori?"
Kori stepped into the living room. "Hey, Raven. What are you still doing up?"
"Waiting for you," Raven answered. "So... did you--"
"We didn't do anything," Kori answered, knowing exactly what Raven's question was. "Dick and I have decided to wait for the right time."
"That was a very grown up decision," Raven said, mocking a motherly voice. She rose a brow. "What's that in your hand?"
"Oh, it's a balloon animal. Dick wanted me to give it to you," Kori replied, handing Raven a balloon that was shaped like a lion. Making balloon animals was a talent Dick had learned back when he was in the circus. "Well, I'm going to bed. Good night, Raven."
"Night, Kori."
"Oh, one more thing," Kori paused before leaving the living room. "That balloon animal you're holding is made of condoms."
Kori then left giggling.
Raven looked at the thing in her hand, disgusted. She dropped it to the floor and wiped her hands along side her jeans. "Ew!"
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