Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans. But I'm thinking if I did I'd still write Fanfiction just for the fun of it.

Title: Life As We Think We Know It

Summary: Strange visions have been haunting Dick Grayson's sleep, and they've only gotten worse since he met the new girl Kori. He's friend Vic thinks he's just stressed out but could it be that there's more to these dreams then everyone thinks...

Author: Silverflare07

Dedication: To the little voices in my head who will stay awake with me late at night and listen to me as I write this in my head. Cheers to you guys!

Author's Notes: This is going to seem like an AU fic but at the end you'll realize that it's not.

Stuff you need to know:

"Speech"

Thoughts or Dreams

L7

The rest of English passed by in a flash for Dick. The new girl, Kori, her name was Kori, kept silent and to herself. When the bell rang, signaling the end of the period she practically flew out of the classroom. Probably in order to search for her next class. The school was a maze of dead end hallways that branched off from the main part of the school, which wrapped around a square courtyard. It was pretty easy to find yourself in the wrong place.

Garfield leaned over to his desk. "Don't ya think we should, you know, show her around? She'll never make it to her next class on time."

Dick nodded and turned to Raven, who had been listening. "What do you say? Any bad vibes from this new girl?" He laughed to show he was only joking.

Raven shook her head. "No. But," She smacked him on the arm, "That was for being a smart ass."

Vic looked up at the door. "Come on ya'll if we're going to find her we need to get going."

The four friends sprang up and raced out of the classroom faster then normal. Vic, being the tallest of the four, was the first to spot her, about to turn the corner.

"KORI!"

She turned around at the sound of her name and scanned the mob of students quizzically. Vic waved his hand in the air and motioned for her to stay put. She did as instructed and they soon caught up to her (Gar was almost trampled in the process).

"We want to show you to your next class." Garfield stated.

She nodded. "And you are?" She raised an eyebrow and smiled. She had a very pretty smile Dick noticed.

"Oh!" Garfield smacked his forehead. "I forgot," He stuck out his hand and she gripped it, "My name's Garfield Logan but you can call me Gar, or Beast Boy or BB or-"

Vic pushed Garfield's head out of the way and stuck out his hand. "I'm Vic Stone. Please to meet you little lady, sorry bout BB he likes to talk, a lot."

She giggled. "So I've noticed." She smiled again. She turned to Raven and stuck out her hand. It hung there in midair as Raven looked from it to her and back to it.

"I'm Raven." She finally said but still made no attempt to take Kori's outstretched hand. Dick grabbed it instead.

"Sorry about Raven. She's really very nice once you get to know her, she just...isn't overly fond of strangers. I'm Dick Grayson by the way nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet all of you. Thank you very much for helping me find my way to class. I don't think I'd ever find it one my own."

Garfield nodded. "Yeah, we pretty much thought the same thing. But don't worry we've all gotten lost at some point or another."

The other three nodded in agreement before Dick held out his hand again. "Let me see your schedule." She handed him the white piece of paper. He looked it over before smiling. "You've got science with BB next, then he can show you to Spanish V where Raven is, she can take you to Government where Vic is...then he can take you to the Gym and I can take you to the exit at the end if you need too."

Kori smiled and bounced on her heels. "Wonderful! I really didn't want to get lost on my first day."

The four friends nodded and said their goodbyes. Dick and Raven walked back the way they had come and Vic walked off down the left hallway.

"Come on." Garfield grabbed Kori's arm. "The science hall is this way."

She nodded and followed him. She looked around the school with large eyes. "This school his much bigger then my old one." She admitted as the passed another set of branching hallways.

Garfield nodded. "Yeah, it looks confusing but after a couple of days you won't have any problems getting where you need to go. They just need to learn to label this school better for the newbies."

Again she nodded and looked to her left. "The people at your school seem very...friendly." She observed.

Garfield looked over at the lockers where a boy and girl were currently making out. "Oh them, that's just Stephanie and Kouji. They've been going out forever. It's all over school that when they graduate this year they're gonna drive to Vegas and elope."

She nodded again. "That's...nice..."

He laughed. "It's okay if you think it's weird. We all did too, you just sorta get used to it." She began to giggle with him.

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"Here ya go." Garfield stopped in front of room 219. "This is you're Spanish class. Raven should be inside, or will be here soon. After class she'll take you to Government."

Kori nodded. "Thanks again."

He smiled. "No problem. Hey don't worry about Raven. She might seem a little cold but she's not that bad deep down. She's actually very sweet and nice and..." Kori giggled. He looked at her. "What?"

She smiled and giggled again. "It sounds like you like her!"

Garfield blushed crimson. "N-no! She's Dick girl anyways."

Kori nodded giving him a sure-you don't smile. "If you say so 'Beast Boy'" She waved good-bye and walked into the classroom.

Garfield waved back and turned slowly and headed to his next class Kori's words still playing in his mind.

L7

Raven was already in the classroom when Kori walked in. She placed her stuff on the empty desk next to her. "Hello Raven!" She greeted her with a smile.

Raven smiled despite herself. "Hi Kori. Sorry if I seemed a little cold this morning."

Kori shook her head. "Don't worry about it. I'm usually not good with new people either."

Raven laughed. "Something tells me you're just saying that to make me feel better."

Kori gave her a guilty grin. "I tried." The girls shared a laugh. Raven couldn't help it. She and Kori were going be good friends, despite their immediate differences and that silly poem.

L7

"Here's your Government class. And there's Vic." Kori turned to see Vic jogging towards them. Sweat glistened off is forehead; obviously he had just had P.E.

"Hey ya'll!" Vic greeted.

"Hey." Raven nodded at him and turned to leave.

"Raven didn't give you too much trouble did she?" Vic turned to face Kori.

Kori shook her head. "No of course not. She was very nice. She apologized for this morning."

Vic nodded. "She is nice once you get to know her. She just needs time to warm up to people."

Before Kori could respond the bell rang and Vic ushered her inside. "Come on. Jumbo hates it when we're late."

Kori stepped into the classroom and found the teacher sitting at his desk, which was covered with papers scattered everywhere. Mr. Jumbo was a very energetic older man who had wanted to be a magician since he was little. That however hadn't worked out and he settled for teaching, he's second favorite thing to do. He tended to be a bit scatter brained and had problems getting sentences out properly the first time. He students called him Mumbo Jumbo when he wasn't listening.

Kori took a seat next to Vic and waited for class to begin.

L7

"Here ya go. Here's the gym. You can't miss Dick; he's the soccer star of the school so he'll be playing that, or volleyball. Either way you can't miss him. Just look for the spiky head. That's him."

"Shut up Vic."

Both teens turned to see Dick standing behind them, his backpack slung over one shoulder. Vic laughed. "Sorry man, just helping out Kori."

She shook her head. "Oh no you don't. Don't drag me into this."

The three laughed before Vic took off back down the hallway and Dick and Kori turned to walk into the gym.

After all the introductions Kori was told to go change in the locker room. "You can lock your stuff in my office till I can get you a locker and a lock." The gym teacher had told her. She wore the only thing that she had unpacked that was suitable for gym. A pair of red shorts and a small white t-shirt.

As she walked out of the gym she could feel the boys eyes on her. She kept her head down and wished that Dick would find her.

"Hey." She looked up to see a boy with short blonde, almost orange, hair looking at her.

She smiled shyly. "Hello."

He gave her a dashing smile. "My name's Roy. Roy Harper. I don't think I've seen you before."

She nodded. "Today is my first day. My name is Kori Anders."

His smile widened. "I thought so. I would have remembered some one as beautiful as you."

As flattered as she was she had to fight the urge to roll her eyes. "I'm sure. Look have you seen Dick Grayson?"

"I'm right here Kori."

L7

Dick was bouncing the soccer ball from one knee to the other when Kori walked out of the locker room. He spotted her immediately; her flame red hair was hard to miss. Apparently the other boys thought so too. He saw how their stares were making her uncomfortable. He felt some twinge in his stomach but brushed it off as hormones. After all, those were short shorts.

He saw Roy Harper approach her and knew that meant trouble. Roy only talked to girls for one reason and one reason alone. Sex. He started off by smooth talking his way into a date. From there he showered the girl with praise and roses, compliments and kisses, and usually had what he wanted before the night was over. People had begun to call him Speedy after he'd nailed the princess of Jump City High, Kitten, before their first date was even over.

He walked over to them quickly and could already hear Roy starting to use his charm and smooth talking. Kori didn't seem to be affected by it at all. That was good.

"I'm sure." He heard her tell him. "Look have you seen Dick Grayson?"

"I'm right here Kori."

She turned to face him. "Cool. I was looking for you but Roy stopped to talk to me."

He nodded. "Well I'm here now. What-" He noticed that Roy was still standing there. "I think you're friends want you to go back to your basketball game."

Roy nodded and smiled. "Well it was very nice meeting you Kori. I look forward to the next time we meet." He jogged back over to his friends and they resumed their game.

"He was certainly very nice." Kori said as she watched him play.

"Don't let him fool you." Dick told her Roy's story and his well-deserved nickname.

Her fist balled and her green eyes flashed dangerously. "Why that no good son of-When I get through with him...we'll see how 'speedy' is after I'm done with him." She began to head toward the game.

Dick grabbed her arm and stopped her. "As nice as it would be to see someone put Roy in his place it's probably not the best idea to get into a fight on you're first day of school."

Kori relaxed a bit and nodded, her fists we're still clenched though.

"How bout we play some volleyball." Dick suggested. "You can pretend the ball is Roy's head and smash it as hard as you want."

Kori nodded. "That sounds like a wonderful idea."

They headed to the volleyball net and Dick grabbed the ball. He spun it in his hands. "I'm warning you. I'm pretty good."

Kori smiled. "That's good. I don't expect you to go easy on me just because I'm the new girl."

Dick positioned himself to serve the ball. "Good. I won't." He served the ball.

They played volleyball until the end of the block.

She creamed him, 32-0.

L7

There's chapter two. I hope you guys liked it. I know Speedy's not really a jerk like that but that was how I decided to make him.

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