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Kori hadn't left her room since she had gotten back from the funeral. Four people she's lost in her life now. All she had was her sister, Koma who was off at work pulling doubles to support her and Kori. Fortunately Galfor's will had taken care of Kori's school, but everything else they were on their own.

A soft knock came at her door, "Kori? Can I come in?"

Kori sniffled, "Yes, you may enter."

The door opened and a young woman with long raven hair and amethyst eyes starred at her sorrowfully as she came and sat down, "Kori, you have every right to grieve, but you shouldn't stay cooped up in you room forever."

"Let me disprove your theory dear sister," Kori replied bitterly. Koma frowned.

"Don't be cross with me Kori, because you forget that I've lost just as much as you," Kori's eyes filled up with tears as she bolted up and threw her arms around her sister.

"Forgive me dear sister! How can I be so selfish when it will be you who is to take care of me and have no time for yourself!"

Koma hugged her sister tightly and held back tears as well, "Oh Kor-Kor its ok. I know you didn't mean any harm. We will get through this together, just like we've done before, I promise."

"Go."

"No."

"Now."

"No!"

"Dick…"

"Bruce…"

"We need to find out exactly why Deathstroke broke in—

"What makes you think Kori is even gonna let me in!"

"She's suffered a loss—

"You want me to take advantage of her?" Dick sighed, "She already said she didn't know what they would've wanted."

"Maybe, but you never know. She may not have known what he wanted, but she probably knows what Galfor had been working on, she was, after all, his apprentice."

"I won't do it, she doesn't even like me!"

"Yes, but you know what she's going through, you can get to her—

"Bruce you're insane! I'm not going to! You can't make me!"

Kori sat down on the couch and flipped through the channels when news channel 5 caught her attention. It was showing a fight between Robin and Deathstroke the Terminator. She glared at the screen as her beloved Galfor's final words echoed through her head, '…there is nothing that can be done… my little Starfire…there is nothing that can be done…nothing can be done' she took one last glance at the screen which now had a close up of the masked murderer, "Yes there can."

Robin battled the criminal mastermind hard, but this Deathstroke seemed to always be one move ahead of him. Robin held up his Bo staff at what he thought would be an overhead blow, but Deathstroke had faked him out and his Bo Staff connected with Robin's gut. Robin was hurled backwards and when he looked up Deathstroke was above him and about to attack again when a flash of green light hit him and he went flying through the air.

"Whoa!" Robin exclaimed as he jumped up. He looked up and over and saw a girl in a purple uniform, eyes glowing a bright green, and…floating? "Eh?" some of Deathstroke's drones were making a jump for her but she saw them and out of her hands the green light came again, and shot them down. Deathstroke situated himself and looked up at the girl.

"My, my. You are quite powerful, but you shouldn't be too difficult to handle."

The girl glared as her eyes lit up and her words were venomous, "Handle this!" green beams shot from her eyes and made a direct hit with a bewildered Deathstroke. He went flying again through the air and when he stood up he merely brushed off the dirt.

"You are full of surprises, I'll be more prepared next time," he threw a smoke bomb down and when the smoke had cleared he was gone. The girl lowered herself to the ground near Robin who looked at her curiously.

"Who are you?"

"I am…Starfire."

"Well, Starfire, it was nice doing business with you," he held out his hand which she hesitantly grasped and shook. She then turned away and lifted off the ground a little before Robin called out, "Wait! Will I see you again? I think we'd make a good team."

Starfire gave a small smile, "Perhaps," she turned and flew off to leave the Boy Wonder to think.

Kori stared at herself in her bathroom mirror. She would be going to school today, and she wasn't sure she was ready, but she's already missed a week. Rachel had brought her homework, but Kori hated missing school. Kori sighed as she opened the door and went down the hall to the kitchen, where she found her sister had made her eggs and bacon in the shape of a smiling face. She laughed silently at her sister's gesture. Next to her plate was a note:

Hey Kor-Kor,

Have a great day at school. I love you:)

Love,

3 Ko-Ko 3

Kori smiled and held back the tears. What would she do without Koma? She shook her head of the thought and ate her breakfast. It was going to be a very long day.

The group of five all sat there in an awkward silence. Kori knew why. Finally she couldn't take it anymore and wanted to explode, but instead said quietly, "Please…do not be uncomfortable, for that only keeps me thinking about it. I know that sounded selfish, but if you could just…pretend that everything is okay…" she trailed off and her head was downcast. The four darted awkward glances at one another and then nowhere. In an instant Victor whipped part of his steak at Gar sitting next to him, getting everyone at the table's attention.

"Dude!" Gar shouted, "This is meat! Hel-lo-o! I'mma vegetarian! This is sick!" he said frantically as he took it off by a corner and dropped it on the table. He glared out of the corner of his eye and quickly dumped his salad bowl on top of Vic's laughing head. Victor's face flushed in anger as he quickly stopped laughing and picked up his pudding. He threw it at Gar but he ducked and it hit Dick. Both Gar and Victor's faces turned to complete and utter horror as Dick cringed and picked up his apple, "Oh man! Vic what were you thinking! Dick was the freakin' pitcher for the varsity team! He, like, pitches 83!"

As that scenario went on Rachel was trying her best to calm down, "Azerath, Metrion, Zinthios," She chanted her usual meditation. Kori began to smile and then began to laugh. Everyone stopped what they were doing and watched her as she tried to contain her giggles. But they were soon silenced when something hit her face and everyone gasped. She wiped it to see it was vanilla pudding and that Dick Grayson had an awfully smug smiled. She stared at him before she hurled the vanilla in her hand at him, making the entire table erupt with laughter.

Kori and Koma had sat down for dinner only to be interrupted by a knock at there door. They looked at each other and then got up to get it. They opened the door and saw an old looking man with a long face a grey facial hair. He smiled politely, though it stirred feelings of fear within Kori's stomach.

"Hello ladies. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Detective Slade Wilson, I just moved here from Bloodhaven, and, well I heard of your loss and I am truly sorry."

"Thank you, and please do not think us rude, but what are you doing here exactly?"

"Why, to investigate of course! Now, I understand that you don't want to talk about it right now, so here's my card," he hand them a business card with his name and number, "Good evening ladies," he said before he simply left, leaving the girls in confusion.

Robin threw an explosion disk at Plasmas, but it had little effect on the ooze monster. He jumped up onto the building, "Star! Let 'em have it!" at this the said orange girl's eyes lit up and she fired a powerful Starbolt and left a huge hole in Plasmas.

Starfire gasped, "Did I let him have to much?" no sooner had she said this did the monster regenerate and was fine again as it let out a horrid screech.

"I'm thinkin' not enough!" they were in a chemical plant and they had fought Plasmas enough to get him near a tank of chemicals when Robin threw several freezer disks at him. Starfire, with her incredible strength, pushed Plasmas over the edge and he fell into the chemical soup and melted, "Great job Starfire!" Robin punched her arm playfully.

Starfire blushed as she punched him back, only to send him flying a bit, "You did wonderfully as well!"

He rubbed his arm tenderly as he sheepishly, "Hehe, that's quite an arm you've got there."

Starfire smiled, "I too admire you abundant limber strength!"

"Well, I guess I'll see ya later then?"

"Yes, I look forward to it!" she said as she took off into the air.

"Why am I doing this again?" Dick asked over his cell phone as he walked down the hall.

"Because I said so."

"Wow, and I thought it was going to be something stupid and unjust."

"Goodbye Richard."

"Oo, throwin' out the first name, badass now aren't ya Bruce?" Dick was answered with the dial tone. He chuckled. He stopped though when he stood in front of Kori Ander's door. He took a deep breath and then knocked. In a few moments he was greeted at the door by a goddess, 'How have I never noticed her beautiful she is?' Dick thought.

"Dick?" Kori asked in surprise, "What are you doing here…?"

"Well, I uh came to see if you're okay. I didn't want to come over to soon after and talking about it at school wouldn't have been the best idea—

"But why are you here?" she asked.

Dick looked at her with seriousness and sincerity, "Because I know what you're going through."

Her eyes glistened before she stepped out of the way to let him in. they stood there awkwardly but then Dick cleared his throat, "Look, I've never told anyone this before so…"

"I understand," Kori placed a hand tenderly on his shoulder he looked at her and gave her a small smile, but then he turned away.

"Well, I used to be part of the circus, with my parents. I started learning how to do tricks and stuff when I was about six. When I was nine we were putting on a huge act. My parents, being the daredevils that they were, were going to do a stunt without the help of a net. They'd practiced this and had it down, no problem. So, the time came but as they went flying through the air…." Dick paused to collect himself, "their wire was cut," he said quietly.

"Oh Dick," Kori whispered sincerely.

"Bruce Wayne was there that night and well I don't know why, but he took me in," Dick lied, not thinking it was his place to tell Kori about his mentor's personal tragedies. Kori came and stood in front of him.

"I should consider myself lucky," she began, "I didn't actually have to watch as my parents and brother got hit in that car accident. I didn't have to see how Galfor was killed," she suddenly hugged him around the waste, since he was taller than her. Dick didn't hesitate to follow the suit this time. He felt better that he had told someone his sob story, but he couldn't help thinking that it wouldn't have felt better if it had been someone else other than Kori. And he didn't think it was because they had so much in common.

man, what is it with me ending things in a hug? guh-eeze! lol, i'll try to not make it a tradition for the hugs, but i'd like to end all chapters with some sort of cute romantic or tender moment. please R&R! i'll try and update as soon as possible! love ya!