AN: Okay this is my first story ever so please be nice. Also no flames please but advice and constructive criticism is welcome.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans
Summery: While selling flowers sweet Kori Anders befriends a sweet lady. When the lady passes away she leaves a fortune for Kori, but the family will not stand for it. The only way they can have the fortune is if she marries her nephew. See as romance, drama, deception, hatred, jealousy, and greed unfolds and much more and it all started from a simple inherence.
Dedication: This is dedicated to all the great writers that I have ever reviewed and read their stories and that in spired me to write. You know who you are.
"Innocent You"
"Would you wish to purchase some delicious apples", a young auburn haired girl asked.
"No thank you",would always be heard or simply a shake of the head always answered her question.
"Thank you",she would answer with a sigh and continue on her way trying to make money for her family.
She was the middle child of the family. Her older sister Carmen also worked but she would use that money to buy her self things. Her younger brother of ten months Ryan was always in trouble. He would always be in fights and was with gangs doing sinful things. It wouldn't be long before he would be caught and put in jail. Also we can't forget about dear father, always drunk. Addicted to alcohol unable to work or help his children, she had to basically maintain her whole family. She lived a hard life from her mother leaving them abandoning them when they where small to immigrating into a new country. They came in hopes of a better life. It was difficult adapting in a different culture trying to be accepted in this new society.
The sun was already setting, and the moon and faint stars could already be seen in the darkening sky coming out from their hiding spot.
The bright big emerald eyed beauty sighed to her self knowing it was time to go home and make dinner and clean. She was disappointed at the process that she had accomplish, she had only made fifty dollars today.
It was a long way from her selling spot which was in downtown Jump City where the markets where from her little home. It was a small house only two bedrooms and the usual bathroom, small kitchen and livingroom. But it was home and she was lucky to evan be able to keep up with the payments.
It was late now, there was no longer a few hidden stars ,and the moon was now in full view. It was getting dark and it had now become chilly. She shuddered as a cool wind blew and had the sense that something wasn't right.
She felt the need to hug her self as if she had to protect herself of something. She crossed her hands in front of her chest while still holding her basket of apples. She sighed a breath of relive that she was close to her home.
"Just one more block", she said to her self . As she was walking she noticed the alley. Oh how she dreaded that alley she had to past. There was countless vile things that had happened in that alley. Everyday she loath going past that alley, the sense of evil she felt every time she past was frightening, and today was no exception. For today she felt in evan worst presence about that alley. She silently prayed when she was about to go pass there, hoping that her feelings where wrong.
"Eeep", she shrieked as a hand shot out from the shadows of the alley. She squirmed and wiggled to get out the grasped of the strong hands that was touching her.
"Why hello pretty lady", the obvious drunk man said with lust dripping from every word.
"You and me are going to have fun tonight".
"Please release me at once", the struggling girl cried out. The greasy man tightly clasped his hand over her mouth in forms of enabling her to yell.
"Now, now don't be like that", the man slurred. "If you be a good girl I might evan let you live". The girl's eyes widen in realization of what was going to happened, and that she may not live to see tomorrow. Her beautiful eyes where now full of crystal clear tears falling down, making a trail on her innocent beautiful face.
She shook her head and got his hand to release her mouth.
"Please Sir, please, release me, let me go to my home, I need to go back home with my family", she begged the man in a panicky voice. The gruff man pulled out a knife and put it in front of her face. Her eyes grew wide evan more in horror as she saw the sharp blade.
"Look bitch..hicup..you are going to be my toy and do what I say",he said in a angry deadly whisper. The slender girl did the only thing that she could , she screamed bloody murder and hit him with the basket of apples over his head. The man was dazed out and the girl got away from his grasp at that moment. The girl fell on the hard ground and hurriedly stood back up, but the man had quickly gotten up and knocked her back on the ground.
Not far from that alley from that alley a young handsome guy around his early twenties was on his black Mercedes car with the windows down. As he was driving he heard a blood curdling scream. He slowed down and was gazing around trying to find where that scream came from. As he searched his piercing icy blue eyes stared at an alley and herd noises of struggling. He come to a halt and parked his car on the curb of the alley and went to see what was happening.
His blue eyes widen as he saw this drunken man on top of a young girl who was shaking in fear she had a red mark on her cheek it was obvious the man had hit her. The man had her pined to the ground and was in the process of ripping her shirt of completely with one hand while in the other hand he had a knife .
"Hey get off her", the ebony haired young man yelled. He ran over and yanked him off her. The man got up and swung his fist and his knife at him. The well built twenty-two year old dodge his messy punches and swatted his arm and knocked his knife off his hand.
The knife slide across the ground and the man looked up and came across with a hard punch in the face. The man landed hard on the floor with a support, and was knocked out cold. He reached into his jean pocket and took out a cell phone and dialed 911.
"Hello this is Richard Grayson I need tp report in attempted rape and assault on the alley of Thirteen Avenue",he reported. The sounds of a female operator could be herd giving him instructions.
"Yes thank you",he replied and hanged up. He closed his cell phone and put it back in his jean pocket. He turned around and fixed his gaze on the young girl. He walked over towards her and crouched down to her.
"Hey are you okay, are you hurt did that bastard touch you", he asked shocked girl. The girl just mumbled and more fresh tears escaped her unusual shade of green eyes.
"It's okay", he comforted her and in braced her in a hug.
"Shush don't worry he can't hurt you anymore",he assured.
"Thank you", she said between sobs.
"It's okay I'm Richard by the way",he introduced himself
"Thank you Richard...I am Kori",she responded as she clung on him for support.
"Kori the police is on there way once they come do you want me to take you home", he asked.
"That would be most appreciated Richard, thank you",Kori answered with sincere gratitude in her voice.
"Don't mention it Kori im glad I could help you", he responded back in the sweetest gentlest voice that could make any girl melt.
It wasn't long before you could see the red and blue lights shadowing the dark alley and the blazing sounds of the sirens filled the chilly night.
"Don't worry miss this guy is going to be locked away for a long time", the police officer assured.
"Thank you sir", Kori replied in a quite voice, her eyes still red and watery. And with that said the police left, and only Richard and Kori where left. Richard looked at Kori and asked if she was ready to go. She responded back with a nod and Richard grabbed her hand and guided her to his car. Kori looked down at his hand in hers and felt how warm his hands where and how good it felt on her skin.
When they reached his car she took noticed how expensive his car looked and got self-conscious. Richard like any gentleman opened the door for her and closed it when she had gotten in. She gave him a weak smile as a thank you. He roared up the engine and they took off.
"So Kori where do you live", he asked casually.
"I live a block up there", she stated
"So you weren't far from home", he asked
"No I was not, I was just going home after finishing working", she explained.
"Oh well I'm glad that I was around to help you or...he might have done what he intended to",he declared. He took noticed that she shuddered when he mentioned that. She looked so kind and innocent it made him sick thinking about what that asshole was going to do.
Kori turned her soft gaze to Richard. It looked like he was deep in thought his face was full of concentration. She took noticed that he was really handsome, that he was what they called "hot". She turned her emerald eyes away and her cheeks turned a tint of pink at that thought.
"No Kori do not think such things, he is probably high society he would not notice in me". "Foolish girl Kori ", she mentally scolded herself. Kori got out of her entrance state and looked at where they were headed.
"Richard this is it", she informed him.
"Hum..what", he responded getting out of his thoughts.
"You can stop here now Richard", she informed again. The black Mercedes came to a halt in front of a small house that had a little garden in the front. Richard got off the car and opened the passenger door of the car for Kori.
"Thank you", she replied
"Do you want me to walk you to your door", he asked.
"No thank you that is not necessary", she replied rather quickly.
"Okay ..um..well take care", he replied in a disappointment way as he was going back to his car.
"Richard", Kori called
"Yeah", he answered back and turned around. Kori came up to him and gave him a tight hug.
"Thank you Richard..for everything", she said tear eyed. "I don't know what I would have done if you had not appeared".
"You're welcome Kori I'm glad that I could help", he replied with a true sincere voice.
Kori disbanded the in brace, which much to say disappointed Richard a little.
"Well farewell Richard until fate brings us together agin ", she said and started walking to her front door.
"Bye Kori", he called back and waved. He walked over to his car and drove off back home.
"And I hope faith makes us cross paths onceagain", Richard said in his head as he drove in the night and thought about that strange and beautiful girl.