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
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Friday passed pretty much the same as Thursday for Dick. Kori kicked his ass yet again in volleyball but at least he'd managed to score a few points. Three to be exact. Again they had had a crowed of spectators and Kori had even gotten a few catcalls and whistles. Dick couldn't blame them, every time she'd jumped to hit the ball her shirt had risen to expose a few inches of a well toned and tanned stomach.
Dick couldn't blame 'em but he could hate 'em.
He couldn't quite explain the protective feeling that bubbled up inside of him at the thought of any guy being attracted to Kori. He almost felt like an older brother, protective of his naïve little sister. Because Kori was a bit naïve. Not a bad kind of naïve just...well things were different here then they had been where ever she'd used to live.
It wasn't like he was in love with Kori or anything. He was protective of Raven too. It was just a different protective feeling then the one he had about Kori. Well not so much different as not as great.
But that's just because Kori's got so many more guys after her... He reasoned with himself on the drive home from school. He just had a very protective nature; that was all.
At least that's what he told himself.
"What are you thinking about?" Raven's voice snapped him out of his daze.
"Huh?" He responded intelligently.
She laughed. "You're thinking about something. I can tell because you're driving home instead of to the café we're supposed to be going to."
He looked around and saw that she was right. "Oh..." They were on the familiar roads of his neighborhood. He turned on his blinker and turned right onto Titans Lane. "I think this should take us back to the main ro-woah..." He trailed off as he pulled in front of a house as large as his.
"Damn..." He heard Raven mutter under her breath as they looked up at the house in awe. "You never told me there were other people as rich as you in your neighborhood."
"I didn't know... I've never actually been down this road before."
Raven nodded. "Wow...wonder who lives here?"
Dick scowled. "Probably just another stuck up rich kid." It was no secret that most of the people in the neighborhood, although they weren't nearly as rich, were more stuck up and snooty then Dick could ever be. "Jerk's probably up in his bedroom looking down on us as we speak."
Raven laughed. "He's probably wondering why such trailer trash is sitting in front of his house. Thinking about how much he can't wait to scowl and turn his nose up at us."
Dick nodded furiously, completely missing her sarcasm. "Exactly! He just can't wait to-"
"Hello!"
The two teens turned to look out Raven's window to see Kori walking up to the car. "I didn't know you guys knew where I lived!"
They turned back to the huge mansion. "You live here?" Raven asked, amazement creeping into her voice.
Kori nodded and looked sheepish. "Yes, my father is the king of a small country." Dick and Raven's eyes bugged and their jaws dropped. Kori looked even more embarrassed. "Yes, you see my sister wished to come here for collage and our parents felt it would be good for me as well. They sent us both here with our nanny."
Suddenly it was obvious that she was from another country. The way that things in the school had confused her and how her English was so formal. Very good but very formal. "You speak pretty good English for a foreigner." Raven noted while Dick nodded in agreement.
"Yes, my father made my sister and I study many languages but English is by far my best. My sister is even better then I am." Dick and Raven nodded and Kori turned her head to the side. "So why is it that you are parked in front of my home?"
"Dick went the wrong way and we're trying to get back to the main road." Raven explained.
"Oh, well if you follow this road it will do just that. Have a good time where ever you are going and please," She looked nervous. "Do not tell anyone about this."
Raven nodded but Dick thought for a minute. He had no problem keeping this secret from everyone else in school but he didn't like hiding things from Vic and Gar. He would of course if she wanted him to but it couldn't hurt to ask. "Can we tell Vic and Gar?" Kori bit her bottom lip. "They won't tell a soul I swear.
Finally Kori nodded. "Yes, of course we can tell them on Monday.
"How bout tomorrow? I'm inviting the guys over, you're welcome to come either way."
She considered. "Okay. Tomorrow then.
"Great! Come over at like 3. It'll just be us five."
"Right, 3 o' clock. See you there." She turned to walk up her driveway. "Oh by the way...Which house is yours?"
Dick laughed. "It's the next street over. It's the only house as big as yours. You can't miss it, trust me."
She nodded. "Alright. I trust you. I'll see you both tomorrow."
She turned and walked up her driveway as Dick and Raven continued down the road. They reached the café minutes later and Dick shut off the car and both climbed out. Raven took his hand and they walked inside.
The inside of the café was dark and smelt like coffee (big surprise there). They sat down in the beanbag chairs at one of the table and a waitress immediately hurried over to them. After placing their orders (tea for Raven and a coke for Dick) they settled into silence to listen to the poetry being read.
Dick leaned back in his beanbag and closed his eyes. Poetry wasn't really his thing but Raven loved it. She hardly ever let them go anywhere else. Soon he'd grow bored and zone out until Raven had her fill of the words being read. What he wouldn't give for a nice game of volleyball...
L7
Garfield stared at the blonde sitting a few tables away from him at his favorite comic club. Kitten was gazing at herself adoringly in a compact mirror. She snapped it shut and spotted Gar. Instead of making the disgusted face she usually used when looking at him she smiled brightly, almost falsely, and waved. She walked over and sat down across from him. "Hello Gar!" She gushed.
"Uh...hi Kitten."
She batted her eyelashes at him in a way that made him think of gagging. "I'm surprised to see you here! I come here all the time."
He raised an eyebrow. "That's funny. 'Cuz I'm here almost everyday after school, friend of my folks owns the place, and I've never seen you here."
Kitten's smile faltered but only for a second. "Don't be silly Beast Boy," He blanched at the way she said his nickname. "Of course you've seen me here."
If Gar was supposed to fall for the sweet innocent act then he felt insulted. With Kitten nothing was ever sweet and definitely not innocent. Kitten always, always, had a hidden agenda. And Gar was going to find it. "Noooo...I haven't. Admit it Kitten, you've never even set foot into this place."
Kitten's dace darkened slightly and she sighed. "All right Logan, you got me. I need some information.
Gar eyed her suspiciously. "About what?"
Kitten began to twirl some of her blonde hair around her finger and tilted her head to the side in a way most guys found cute. Gar just found it annoying. "About Dick." She purred
"What about him?" Gar was beginning to get nervous. Kitten and Dick had had a 'fling' earlier in the year just before he started dating Raven. And by fling Gar meant one date. One date that sent Kitten head over heels for the soccer star. When he'd gone to Raven Kitten had been, in nice terms, extremely pissed. She'd never gotten over Dick, or forgiven Raven.
"Well..." She batted her eyelashes creepily again. "Has he mentioned anything about me?"
Gar grinned. "Only that he sees you in his nightmares."
Kitten's eyes narrowed dangerously. "Haha. Very funny Logan. I'm serious!"
He grinned. "So am I princess."
Her face darkened and for a fraction of a second Gar was afraid she was going to hurt him. Instead she just smiled that same bright, false, smile she'd given when she'd first spotted him. "Well okay then. Thanks anyways."
She got up and walked out of the club. Gar shook his head at her and took a sip of his Sprite. There was something very wrong with that girl. But she was perfectly harmless.
...Wasn't she?
L7
Outside the club Kitten looked ready to kill. She ground her teeth together viciously and wished she hadn't just gotten her nails done. Then she could have smacked that little grass stain back there. She grabbed her cell phone and flipped it open.
She dialed the number and waited a few minutes for someone to pick up. After a few seconds she was about to give up when an agitated voice picked up the phone.
"Hello? Terra here and you'd better have a good reason for bothering me!"
Kitten smiled. "Cool your jets Ter, it's me."
"Kitten? What do you want? I'm kinda in the middle of something." She giggled from the other end of line and Kitten raised an eyebrow.
"Who's over you're house?"
Terra's response was to giggle again. "Just a friend." She paused for minute. "Roy! Knock it off," She moaned happily. "Come on I'm on the phone."
Kitten's nose wrinkled. "Okay save it for a minute. Listen I'm coming over in an hour so whatever you're doing; do it fast!" She shut the phone quickly before Terra could argue.
Kitten began to walk down the street with a wicked smile on her face. She was going to get her dear Dick if it was the last thing she did. Goth slut or no goth slut.
Kitten had claws and she was going to use them. Me-ow!
L7
Well there's chapter 4. The plot is thickening! I'm so sorry this took so long to get out but they stopped playing new episodes and I sort of lost my muse. It's back now though so hopefully chapter 5 won't take as long to get out! I promise I'm going to finish this fic, even if it takes me forever!
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