Hey guys! Thanks for all the reviews! I'm really happy that you guys like my story so far! Oh, and thank you for the ideas! I really liked the Red X one, but I already have something else planned. Sorry! I did like your idea! I think those of you who like fluff will like this chapter!
Well, enjoy! And please review!
I'm SOOOOO sorry! I did NOT intend for it to take this long to update! I'll update sooner next time! I promise!
Chapter two: Rose Peddles
The two teens slowly made their way Titans' Tower. Truthfully, neither of them in any hurry to get there. For the time being, Robin was enjoying walking with the newfound titan and enjoying her company. Koriand'r had this unique quality that no other girl he had dated had. She was innocent, sweet, bubbly, and cheerful. But most of all, she was going to be a new titan. Robin smiled as they approached the door to his house. He looked over to the beautiful redhead standing next to him.
"So, Are you ready to meet the gang?" Robin asked expectantly.
"I am prepared to meet this 'gang'," She answered, offering him a huge smile as her opened the door.
With a loud swishing sound, the double doors slid open and reviled the magnificent Titans' Tower. Koriand'r Giggled and floated inside, checking over her shoulder to make sure her newfound friend was following.
"Go ahead," Robin urged, wanting to see her reaction.
"I-I am..." She hesitated before landing on the ground next to him. As she was about to say something, a green blur rushed past them and out the doors.
"What the hell?" Robin exclaimed, waiting for the robotic teen to appear around the corner.
The door behind them opened again and in a matter of seconds, Beast Boy, the green titan, was standing in front of Koriand'r, his eyes wide.
"Whoa..." He mumbled, a smile barely forming on his face. "Can we keep her?" Beast boy asked Robin, wiggling his eyebrows up and down.
"Beast Boy," He said, managing to keep his cool for the time being. "This is...Kor...Koria..." He looked to the redhead for help. She smiled.
"I am Koriand'r. I am pleased to meet you."
"Not as pleased as I am," Beast Boy said smoothly.
Robin pushedthe bewildered girlinto theelevator without another word.
The elevator ride to the 9th story was silent. Only the beeping signaled that the ride was over. The chrome doors opened quietly and Robin was the first to step out. He looked back at Koriand'r.
"Come on," He said gently, not wanting to hurt her feelings. "Don't you want to meet the rest of my friends?"
"I-I...perhaps this is not such a wise idea...your other friend did not seem to like me very well..." She muttered, looking at her purple boots.
"Oh," Robin mentally kicked himself. Of course she wouldn't have know what flirting was. "He was just trying to be funny. Now come one, I want you to meet Raven and Cyborg."
She rewarded his efforts with a shy smile, causing her jade-green eyes to dance. Robin couldn't help but smile back. He offered her his hand and she gratefully interlocked her fingers with his.
They walked into the main room without being noticed.
Robin cleared his throat and let go of Koriand'r's hand. "Hey guys!" He announced.
Raven looked up from her book for long enough to decide whomever this girl was, she wasn't important.
Cyborg, on the other hand, waltzed up to her and kissed her hand. "Hey ba-
Robin snatched her hand away, leaving Cyborg slack jawed.
"This is...um...Kori...yes!" The nickname was easier to pronounce anyway. "Kori." The Boy Wonder's stuttering gained Raven's attention.
"Is she staying for dinner?" Then, not waiting for Robin's reaction, said to the girl, "We're just having pizza."
"Raven-
"Please," Koriand'r began, cutting Robin off. She either didn't notice the name change or didn't care. "What is...pizza?" She asked, cocking her head to one side.
Cyborg raised his human eyebrow.
Robin smiled at her innocence.
Beast Boy, who had just stepped out of the elevator almost tripped and fell while he was gasping.
"Oh, please." Raven said dryly. "Don't act all innocent and sweet, we know you're just here to hang on our leader."
Kori looked at the ground. "But I-
"If you guys would let me finish,she is here to be a Titan. I think we could benefit from her help a lot and-
"Spear us the act, Boy Wonder. We all know why she's here." Raven said, givingthe red-headan almost sympathetic smile.
"Well, I think we could all benefit from having another girl around!" Beast Boy piped in.
"Yeah, I mean, it's pretty dull around here these days," Cyborg smiled.
"Whatever, she still needs to pass the test." Raven reminded them. Having put her book down, she was now a full part of the conversation.
"I think she should rest before-
"Robin's right, I mean, BB barely passed the test." Cyborg cut Robin off.
"Hey!" The green teen scowled.
"You can have the room down the hall, second to the left." Robin said, pointing down a lengthy hallway. "We can paint it later." He smiled and she looked around shyly.
"Thank you,"Koriand'r said softly, beginning to walk down the hallway.
As soon as she was out of earshot, Raven took Robin by the arm. "If you think I'm babysitting that little girl you're sadly mistaking."
"I don't expect you to," He assured her.
"Good, because, eventually, you'll lose interest in her and she'll become another part of your routine. Something you won't think about as much with each passing day." Raven finished and walked off with her book in hand.
"Man, Robin," Cyborg said, whistling. "You are one lucky son of a bitch!"
"So, man, her nameis K-Kor-kory and arrrr..." Beast Boy struggled with the name.
Robin averted his gaze as he allowed a slow smile onto his face. "Yeah, so, that went...well." He said, referring to Raven's reaction. It was really a desperate attempt to change the subject.
"Oh, yeah." The green teen said sarcastically. "Maybe in a few years Raven will start to acknowledge her existence."
"Man, Raven's not exactly attracted to changes like these..." Cyborg warned.
Robin sighed and started to walk down the hallway. "I know...but I've got this feeling that this girl needs our help somehow..."
"Knock, knock." Robin called through the metal door toKoriand'r's room. He heard an 'eep!' and a crash before a red cheeked girl answered the door.
"Are you busy?" He asked, stepping in.
She closed the door and faced him. "No, I was...thinking." She smiled. Then added hastily, "I was also enjoying this wonderful view of the large body of water. It is truly beautiful!"
"That's the bay." Robin corrected, simply loving the fact that she liked her room. "I'm sorry about the color," He apologized, referring to the pale green color on the walls that didn't match the round bed and small, round tables in the middle of the floor. "I guess I was never meant to be an interior designer."
She giggled and then squinted at him. "Why is it that you call me Kori?" She asked.
Robin rubbed his temples at his own stupidity.
"Well, I can't pronounce your real name…and plus…nicknames are usually given to friends so...I thought 'why the hell not?'." He mentally kicked himself for explaining it in that way but chuckled when he heard her giggling.
"Why thank you," She smiled while picking up the coffee table she had evidentially knocked down while rushing to answer the door. "What am I to call you?" She asked.
"Robin's fine." He answered as an uncomfortable silence settled in the room.
"So," Robin said, rubbing the back of his neck. "Do you want to...um...go get some paint? You can pick out the color." He babbled on waiting for her to answer.
She smiled and grabbed his hand. "I would love to purchase this...paint."
"Alright then."
The two teens arrived at a department store in downtown Jump City. Robin metKoriand'r at the front of Cyborg's prototype T-car and led her into the huge building.
"What's your favorite color?" Robin finally asked as they made their way to the home improvement center.
She smiled at him and shrugged her slim shoulders. "I am not sure. Where I used to live, I was never given a choice."The girlanswered solemnly, her eyes averting his.
Robin wondered why she wasn't looking at him. "Well," He turned down an aisle with a sign over top of it that read 'Interior Paints' "You can pick out any color you want."
Her eyes lit up and she stared in wonder at the array of colors lined up on shelves.
A few moments later, she took a step forward and picked up a light purple card containing the color and directions for mixing it.
"This is paint?" She asked, her small eyebrows knitting in confusion.
Robin couldn't help but smile. "No, we have to buy white paint and have a person at the counter up there," He pointed to a bored looking teenaged boy tapping a pen on a marble counter. "Mix in different colors to get the color you want."
The redhead handing him the card in her hand and smiled. "This is the color I would like."
Robin looked at the purple color, noticing it matched her outfit, and smiled. "Not my first choice but if you like it..." He muttered leading her up to the counter.
Robin grabbed two paint cans full of white paint and set them on the counter, handing the boy the card.
"Wow," Said the boy, whose nametag read: 'Hi! I'm Nick, how may I help you?'. "This is one ugly, God damned color." Shaking his head, Nick began to pour blue and red and yellow paint into the two cans of white. He set them in a small machine made for mixing paints and in a few seconds, pulled out the cans, handed them to Robin and punched some numbers on the cash register.
"Your total is $20.00, is that all?"
The green eyes beautygiggled and Robin handed the kid a twenty. "Yeah, that's it. C'mon Kori."
Nick smiled ather as she walked out with Robin. She waved over her shoulder to him.
"We'd better pick up some paint brushes." Robin mumbled.
Koriand'rstayed at his side through a crowd of people. She grabbed his shoulder gently and smiled when he looked at her.
"Thank you, Robin." She said softly.
He smiled. "You're welcome. But you're not going to be thanking me when we're painting your room." He joked. In the back of his mind, he was wondering why she had made such a big deal out of buying paint.
Giggling, Koriclapped her hands together;eager to paint when they got back to Titans' Tower.
"There you guys are!" Cyborg exclaimed as soon as the two teens walked through the door. "Raven's been looking for you!" He said.
"Why?" Robin asked, carrying the two cans of paint to the elevator.
"She thinksthe new girlshould take the test today. Don't ask me why, you know Raven." The hybrid rolled his human eye.
"Hey there, Kori."
"Hello new friend!" She answered, smiling at him. "I am eager to discover this test of which you all speak of."
"No you aren't." He mumbled.
Robin struggled when her eyes wandered over to him. "You'll do fine. I'm sure of it." He smiled.
"I am prepared. I will take this test anytime I am required to."The alien teensaid, determination lining her voice.
The elevator stopped at the 9th floor. As soon as the doors opened, Raven stood in front of them, her arms crossed over her chest, tapping her foot impatiently.
"Then let's see what you can do."
She blushed and looked at her purple boots. "Of course."
"I'll be out in a second." Robin called as the rest of the team began to walk towards the training room. "I'm gonna drop this stuff off in Starfire's room."
"This is how it works," Raven said, directing Koriand'r's attention to a large obstacle course. The redhead stared in awe at the huge metallic walls, red, yellow, and blue targets, and large holes in the ground.
"I start the timer, you finish the obstacle course and if you pass the time, you go onto the mental part of the test." The hooded girl prepared to press the button.
"Ready?" She asked.
The red-headlooked around and nodded curtly.
A loud beep sounded andthe girl flew by Beast Boy and Cyborg as a blur.
"How's she doing?" Robin asked, walking up next to Raven as the gothic girl pressed buttons.
"Pretty well." Raven answered dryly.
Robin just smiled.
Small missiles fired at Starfire. She did a flip in the air and shot green beams of light at each of them. Her well-aimed bolts of light hit each of her targets with ease. She smiled in spite of herself and launched into a back flip over one of the walls blocking her way.
Just as Raven was about to press another button, Robin's communicator went off.
"Titans! Trouble!" He barked.
Raven shut off the course and flew off following Beast boy and Cyborg.
"Come on, Kori!" Robin motioned for her to follow him.
She landed next to him, a confused look on her face. "Where?" She asked.
"Just follow me." He instructed.
So…I'm sorry about the wait! I'll try to update sooner next time! Anyways, please review and tell me what you think so far!
Bunny