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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Terra sat on her bed staring at her nails while Kitten ranted on about Dick and Raven and how insufferable and rude Garfield was. Beside her Roy rolled his eyes. Their friend was always complaining about something. They'd long ago learned to tune her out.

"And now I want to get them back!"

Until she said something of interest that is. Terra's head perked up and she immediately grinned. When Kitten wanted something done she did it right. And it was always a personal high for Terra to go along for the joy ride. "Right...so what are we doing?"

Kitten narrowed her eyes. "Putting that nasty Raven in her place. I'll take care of that. Terra I need you to keep Logan busy."

Terra raised an eyebrow. "Busy? Why? How?"

"I asked him about Dick earlier today and I think he's beginning to suspect something. And duh- because he's liked you since the beginning of the year. Just pretend to like the little twerp and he'll be so love sick he'll never even think twice about what I might be doing."

Roy nodded. "Sounds nice. What can I do to help?"

"Nothing."

"What?" He face faulted. "You have to let me help!"

Kitten shook her head. "There's nothing for you to do." She saw his hurt look and she sighed. "Look next big scheme you're in."

He nodded. "Oh alright but you owe me big time."

"Whatever." Kitten wave her hand and dismissed him. "Okay here's the deal, Terra Monday I want you to start flirting with him. Then when the time is right I'll take care of the goth and you can dump him and be back in bed with Roy. Shouldn't take more then a week. You with me?" Kitten grinned.

Terra considered it for a minute. "Cool. I'm in. Starting Monday we'll deal with these little problems."

The two girls laughed cruelly together and Roy sweat dropped. Maybe...just this once he was glad not to be part of their crazy little scheme.

...Nah!

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Vic and Gar looked at Kori, their jaws dropping on the floor. "A PRINCESS!" they both screeched together.

Kori nodded and looked down at the floor sheepishly. It was like a rerun of yesterday. "You will not tell anyone correct?"

They both nodded, apparently to stunned to from coherent sentences. After a few minutes of awkward silence Raven reached other and gently closed Gar's jaw and Vic's after. The sudden movement seemed to snap the two boys out of their daze and they smiled.

"This is awesome!" Garfield shouted throwing his hands into the air.

"What is?"

Gar grinned. "I've always wanted to party with royalty." He reached behind him and flipped on the stereo. As loud dance music began to flood the living room he grabbed Kori's hands and pulled her up. "Come on babe." He laughed. "Show us how the royals like to work it!"

Kori giggled and began to sway back and forth to the music. Gar joined dancing goofily along side the young girl causing her to giggle. Vic and Dick soon joined in. Even Raven couldn't keep herself from laughing.

The two were quite a site. Kori moving around gracefully and Gar moving to his own beat. Finally Vic sighed. "This isn't right. BB man you aren't doing her justice. Just stop dancing."

Gar made a face but sat down anyways. "And you think you can do better?"

Vic shook his head. "Of course not. I've got two left feet, granted they aren't as left as yours but... they're left all the same."

Raven raised an eyebrow. "You do realize that made no sense what so ever right?"

Vic smiled. "Of course. But that's not important. What is important is that Dick gets off his lazy butt and does this lady some justice."

Kori stopped dancing. "Oh no that is quite all right. He should dance with Raven."

"I don't dance."

"Don't worry about it Kori." Dick said standing up and stretching. "Raven won't mind she's not the jealous type. Come on," He held out his hand. "One dance wouldn't kill me."

The song ended before either one had a chance to begin moving and a slower song began to play. Neither moved for a moment before Gar coughed. "Uh, Dick, no offense man but standing still as a statue doesn't do her any justice either."

"Right!" He put his hands on her hips and she looked at him confused. "What?"

"Is it not customary for the gentleman to hold the ladies hand." She placed one hand on his shoulder and held the other one in the air.

"Oh! I guess you only had really formal dancing in your old home." He realized and he grabbed her hand and let the other one rest lightly on her waist. "Do you know the waltz?"

She nodded and slowly they began to dance to the song, modifying the steps just a bit to match the tempo and beat of the music. And though they had never danced before they moved together as one, in one fluid motion that left their 3 friends speechless.

Raven sat watching her boyfriend and new friend dance together like they had been made to do so at their birth. She knew she should be mad, furious even, that they moved as one when they weren't. But she just couldn't.

And she couldn't stop hearing her latest poem run itself through her head again and again.

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Monday morning Dick woke up with a start as his alarm clock snapped him out of his dream world. He shook his head and climbed out from the sanctuary of his covers. He made his way to the bathroom. As he brushed his teeth he looked at his reflection in the mirror and had a sudden vivid image of Kori walking up behind him and wrapping her arms around his waist.

He shook his head and spat the toothpaste into the sink. He had to stop thinking like that. Saturday's little get together had left him with a stomach full of butterflies and no idea why this girl was affecting him so much.

He hadn't even known her a week. It was just hormones, he finally decided, after all Kori was a very attractive girl. It was only natural that she would stir feelings inside of him. It was absolutely, perfectly normal.

...Wasn't it?

He pulled into the parking lot and met up with Vic and Raven at the entrance to the school. "Where's Gar and Kori?" He asked.

Raven shrugged. "I haven't seen either of them. Maybe Gar's showing her why American's do it best."

It took a moment for him to catch the meaning of her words. A while ago they had come a across a saying 'why's it called French kissing if American's do it the best?' In a moment of child like innocence Dick had completely missed it's meaning. Even though he had gotten it a few seconds later his friends had never let him live it down.

Dick was just about to comment on that when said boy came running towards them his arms akimbo and his face lost somewhere between nervousness and excitement. "DUDES! OH MY GOD DUDES!"

He reached them and was bouncing on the ball of his heels in his eagerness to tell them whatever it was that he was keeping bottled inside. "Calm down Gar, now calmly explain to us what in the world is making you so crazy!" Raven demanded.

"You guys have to come quick! Kori just meant Kitten for the first time and things are not pretty!"

"How not pretty?" Vic asked.

"Cat fight not pretty." Garfield told them, all his nervousness was back. "WE GOTTA GO!"

The four friends took of in the direction of the soon to be fight.

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Kori stepped of the bus and took a sip of her coke. She began walking towards the school entrance where she was supposed to be meeting her friends but instead she bumped into a blonde girl, knocking her to the ground.

"I am most sorry." Kori apologized as she offered the girl a hand up.

The girl looked at her hand for a moment before glaring nastily at her. "YOU WITCH!" She screamed drawing a crowd of spectators. "You did that on purpose!"

Kori looked at the girl astonished. Hadn't she just apologized? It had been an accident after all. "No not at all. I merely was not paying attention." She still had her hand outstretched to help the girl up.

Her hand was smacked away. "Save it! No one messes with Kitten and gets away with it."

Kori sighed exasperated. "I said I was sorry! Is that not enough!"

Kitten just 'hmph'ed. "Just stay out of my way you tramp."

Kori's eyes flashed dangerously and narrowed at the pompous blonde walking away from her. No one had ever insulted her in such a way. To say that she was as low as to degrade herself and her body for...for... Kori's anger seized her and she threw her soda at the girl.

The dark liquid spilt over Kitten's white top and checkered skirt. It rolled down her legs to puddle in her expensive looking shoes. Her blonde hair was now very wet, very sticky, and not nearly as perfect looking as she liked it to be. Slowly, almost lethally she turned to face Kori.

"YOU. RUINED. MY. OUTFIT!" Kitten launched herself at Kori ready to pay the girl back ten fold.

Or she would have if Dick Grayson hadn't chosen that moment to step in between her and her target.

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The four friends arrived at the scene just in time to see Kori throw her soda at Kitten. Vic whistled when it hit the mark. "That girl's got some aim."

Dick smirked. "You should see her when she play's volleyball."

Dick watched Kitten's face darken and knew exactly what she was going to do. He trusted that Kori could handle herself if push came to shove but she didn't seem to be the type to fight back unless push came to shove and that was trouble he thought would best be avoided.

He pushed his way through the crowd and stood securely in front of Kori. As Kitten neared them he gently grabbed both her arms and prevented her from moving. A chorus of 'ohhhhhhhh' went up from among the students.

"All right, what's going on here?" A chilling voice called through the crowd as a tall muscular man made his way through the crowd. "Ahhh, Mr. Grayson, causing more trouble I see."

"No! I was stopping Kitten from attacking Kori."

Immediately Kitten dropped her vicious face and replaced it with her cute one. From underneath coke matted hair she batted her blue eyes at him. "I wasn't going to attack anyone sir, Kori knocked me down then, when I tried to leave without any confrontation, she threw her soda at me. I was just going over to ask her why she did it when Dick grabbed me."

The whole school rolled their eyes at Kitten's attempt to save herself. However, the man simply smiled. "Oh course Kitten," Kitten almost purred. "As for you two," He rounded to Dick and Kori. "Mr. Grayson you know the rules. And Ms Anders isn't it?" Kori nodded ashamed. "Well I would hope that they had better manners at your old school. I'll see you both in detention today after school. 2:30 sharp." He pulled out two detention passes and handed them over. "Move along!" He barked to the rest of the students. "Get to class!"

The rest of the students did as they were told and scrambled off to class. Soon only Dick, Kori, Raven. Gar, and Vince were left standing in front of the school building. Kori was staring at the small pink slip in her hand with a look of disbelief. "Who...who was that?"

"Slade." Dick replied grinding his teeth together.

"What Dick means to say is that's Mr. Slaton Descow. The principal. Dick and Mr. Descow never really got along; actually Mr. D doesn't really get along with anybody except maybe Kitten. He and Dick just clash a lot more then the other students." Vic clarified.

"Slade is just Dick's oh so charming nickname for our beloved principal."

Kori crushed the pink piece of paper in her hand. "I do not like that man!" She declared suddenly.

"Me neither Kori...me neither." Dick replied as they all headed off to their first class.

"Hey on the plus side at least we got to see what a drowned Kitten looks like!" Gar chirped happily. His four friends gave him an annoyed look.

"GAR!"

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There's chapter 5. I told you I would have it out sooner then last time. I hope you guys like it and the plot's not taking to long to develop.

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