Sorry for that long wait, guys. I promise it won't happen again. I know it might seem like I say that a lot, then don't really update, but my sister just got this awesome new laptop for me that was only used once by a senior college student.

Also, I have gotten AIM, if anyone would like to Instant Message me, I 'm on most of the time. I have 3 screen names. Here they are:

CandyPants7889

LelandHunter

SunnyBunny7889

I don't use the SunnyBunny one as much as the others, though.

Aright then, here's the next chapter. I must warn you, just because there is a certain death, and yes, I said death, doesn't mean the story's over…

Chapter Fourteen: A Sad Time

Each and every guy filed in as quickly as possible. Some were still dancing on the field in the rain with their non-jock friends, slipping and sliding, some you could see racing to get into their near-by dorms and the others were packed into the rather small lounge.

But it's not that the coffee lounge is small. They made is big so people could relax, do homework, play games, and date, and then some. It just seemed tiny to Kori, at least, because she was in the corner looking up at a bunch of giants. Which was unusual for Kori to feel puny, since she is a rather tall person herself.

Garfield, feeling as if guys would try and steal Raven's heart away from him, raced over and jumped onto the couch next her. Though he was only getting up to get some hot cocoa, he was small. And small guys always get last pick in everything – especially girls.

The guys were everywhere, though. In the game room, talking to Professor Wilson on more time for term papers and some were even still tossing the football around the room as if they were still on the field practicing.

Kori looked around for a getaway. Robin was lying down on the counter sipping on an iced coffee talking to Victor and laughing, not really noticing Kori was in the room, and Roy was one of those new guys tossing the football around the room.

Kori silently stood up and quickly trotted over to the entrance to the stairs that lead up to the balcony. Even sharp minded and quick witted Slade Wilson, who had his back turned away from the stair entrance didn't hear Kori sneakily sway up the stairs.

Kori went quiet to make sure no steps would creak under her weight, since these stairs were pretty old. The second to last step made a scratched sound. Kori gulped and turned to look down the stairs. She saw Slade take in the sound and slowly turn his head to find out what the noise was. Kori's eyes got big and she let out a squeal beneath her breath and jumped over the last step and skidded to the side, pressing her body against the concrete wall so Slade couldn't see her.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Moments later she took a peek to see if Professor Wilson was still watching her. He had his back turned the other way once more and lecturing a player.

She let out a sigh of relief and shoved herself off of the scratchy and hard wall. Kori slowly strode closer to the banister. The big globs of water smashed up against the canopy, the only thing keeping Kori dry.

Kori smiled and sighed as she looked over the damp horizon. The rain had let up a bit, but there was still plenty of mist and fog blocking the sun set. Kori, who had the eye of an artist, Barbara Gordon said, could still imagine the pinks and powders blues and yellows and lavenders melt together in the clouds making the perfect sunset.

It was truly the perfect night. And nothing could ruin it.

Then she was startled and taken out of her dream world to face reality. Two voices of laughter came up the stairs. Kori sighed unhappily. 'So much for peace and quiet'. She thought.

Then Victor appeared. He didn't notice Kori was standing there until he looked up. He stopped laughing, but he was still sort of smiling. Kori knew what was coming next. When ever there's a Victor Stone, there's always going to be a Richard Grayson right behind him. Kori sucked in her breath and braced for impact.

Robin walked up the stairs, but didn't stop like Victor did. He just kept walking. And knowing he wouldn't want to see what was going to come next, Victor just slyly smiled and headed back downstairs.

The maple wood under his big metal feet creaked heavily under each step her took. On his way down he banged into somebody who was attempting to catch the thrown football. Being the star of the team, quarterback, Victor caught it before it flew over his shoulder and let the new kid bang into his hard metal chest,

He fell onto the ground and looked up at Victor kind of nervously. He watched as Victor squeezed the ball until the air popped out of it letting it sag into a big brown heap. He dropped it onto the amateur's chest. Victor leaned in real close to the kids face.

"Practice time is over, Roy." He said in an icy voice. Roy scrapped up to his feet and puffed out his chest a bit at Victor as if he wasn't afraid to take on a total robotic, quarter back of the senior college team. Not to mention he just popped a football without breaking even half a sweat.

Victor walked away from him. He didn't like having Roy on the team, but they needed a fill in to be defense. No one else wanted to do it – except Roy. Robin and him think he only said yes to impress Kori, but God knows that you cannot bribe or impress Kori Anders by filling in for someone while their broken leg heals.

Victor Stone walked over to Garfield and Raven. Raven was actually blushing and smiling at Garfield. Not only that – but his arm was around her shoulder. Victor leaned in between their faces. Little did any of the three know, Roy was standing right behind him.

Kori and Robin gazed upon each other's presence in relaxing silence. Both wanted to say something, but it wasn't very awkward. They had gone up a bit in their relationship making it impossible for either of them to feel uncomfortable in silence alone.

Kori knew that she always felt comfortable with him around, but when she saw Victor and knew Robin would come, she didn't think she'd be so into the mood being set upon her. "So, why are you here? I mean – not in a rude way, I mean like-"

"I know what you mean." Said Kori. "Raven and I were getting out of class and the wind and rain really picked up by the time we were on the swings, so we rushed into the lounge." She continued. Then her face lit up as she remembered something Raven had told her. "And that Jesse girl that was hitting on you, she's a frosh here." She giggled. Robin laughed too.

Then the two leaned in a bit. Their lips magically touched each other. Robin slid his hand over her cheek and his other free hand he slid around her waist taking her into a dip.

"Make sure Roy don't go up the stairs. Yo Robbie and Kori are up there probably lockin' lips by now." Victor muttered to the two. And then with that, Roy's shoes made the loudest squeak on the wet, smooth maple floor. He didn't care that Victor and everyone else heard him. He zoomed up the stairs.

Garfield and Raven jumped over the couch and them and Victor raced up the stairs followed by Professor Wilson. They were going fast, jerked forward from practically sprinting, then they jerked backward and pushed back-to-back almost making Slade fall down. Luckily there was a matching maple banister that he could hold onto.

Roy had stopped at the top of the stairs. He was just watching in silence as Robin and Kori made out on the wet and slippery banister. Behind Roy were moaning and bruised Raven, on top of Victor, who's hand was lying limp on Garfield's head, who was groaning and watching Professor Wilson trying to escape it all.

Roy raced towards robbing and punched him in the lip making him fall back onto the ground, Kori flip over the banister and hang there in screaming fear and pain. Robin flipped up and butterfly kicked Roy making his head bang onto the banister before falling on the hard and damp cement.

Robin kicked Roy's head out of the far enough so he could grab hold of Kori's arm and help her up. Victor and Raven raced up the rest of the stairs and gasped and flinched and twitched and covered their eyes and turned their backs as Roy leaped onto Robin making him fall to the ground.

Roy kicked and punched and…

"Ew! Do not bite me you sicko!" Robin said kicking him in the gut and standing up straight like a man. Roy flipped up and glared at Robin.

"Then do not steal my girlfriend!" Roy said. He stuck his foot out like he was about to kick Robin in the face, but then Kori leaped out and blocked Robin knowing Roy wouldn't try and hurt her.

"I am not your girlfriend." She said. Roy stuck his foot down with a pause in thinking. Then he let out a growl while he gritted his teeth down to the bone. He jumped up in the air and on his way down kicked and punched Kori in the face making her fly back into Victor.

"Don't you touch her!" Robin screamed in rage as he grabbed the fire extinguisher and slammed it into Roy's knees making him fall down and bang his chin on the extinguisher, too.

Hurt badly and already knowing he broke his jaw, Roy stood up and raced downstairs. Professor Wilson was standing by the door. He grabbed Roy's wrists. "What makes you think you're going anywhere?" He asked. "As far as I'm concerned, you're not going to graduate from this school this year – even if it is your senior year." He said.

Raven, Garfield, and Victor gulped. Kori was lying in Robin's arms as he tried to hide the tears beginning to fall from his tear ducts and stain his cheeks. "Everyone downstairs, now!" Slade shouted angrily still not letting go of Roy.

Then as Professor Wilson turned to go, all the football players who were downstairs were hollering and crowded on the stairs. "What are you idiots doing?" Professor Wilson asked them darkly.

The one closest to him replied "Fire!" Raven and the ones still on the balcony gasped. Raven ran into Garfield's arms and let him hug her to relive the pain from inside her. Professor Wilson dropped Roy and looked around for the extinguisher. The he let everyone get on top of the balcony as he raced down the stairs.

Professor Wilson went into the closet and came out in a black and orange suit that was fire protected. But Slade forgot to put on the mask that went with it.

Roy raced over and punched Robin in the face making his embrace on Kori slip away. Roy dragged Robin by the hair over to the banister and attempted to flip him over the edge. But Robin was quick witted and front flipped over Roy making his arm go backwards in a paining way. Now Roy was in the position that he once had Robin in.

"You've hurt this campus for the last time!" He threw Roy over the edge making him scream. Then at that moment there was a terrifying scream coming from downstairs. It was Professor Wilson.

"Slade!" Raven screamed. She tried to push her way through the big might jocks to go find out if her friend was okay, but they told her they wouldn't let her get hurt too. Then the firefighters and police showed up.

An hour later…

They were all standing outside. In the rain. Kori and Roy were taken to the hospital. Raven watched helplessly as a cop put hand cuffs around robin's wrists for attempting to murder somebody. She watched as he was shoved into the back of a police car.

"This is a nightmare." She cried falling to her knees. Garfield and Victor slipped down to their knees, too. "Now, I only have four best friends on campus. You, Garfield, Karen, and Slade." She cried.

"Actually, three. There were no signs of your friend Slade. All we found left of him, was this." The police officer who had shoved Robin into the back of his cam handed Raven an 'S'.

"Slade." She whispered.

And that is the end of this long chapter. I don't have the time to edit this myself, but my automatic word processor spell check should help a bit.

Thank you all my reviewers. I'm inching to write this next chapter and I promise I will. My sister and I are moving back to New Jersey in the house we abandoned when we found out our parents died. We have no reason to stay out here since of grandfather just died. Ace and Dusco got half his money and Ivy and I got that rest.

Unknown Fact about Me Number 4 I think…:

When I was –shivers- a RaeRob fan, and I didn't have an account (I had an account that I wrote RaeRob story's on. No, I will not give the pen name out), I flamed. StarRob stories. I remember, not even reading the summary or title. I just looked to see if it said RS. Then, I'd view the story and scroll down to the bottom and flame it without even giving it a shot.

I'll never forget how much I hurt those people by flaming them. I learned that it hurts when a StarRob person came and flamed a RaeRob story of mine. NEVER flame. Because if you're just a reviewer with no account or no story's or no flames, then you don't know how it feels. It hurts – badly.