Chapter Four:

Inside the Grayson Monster's home

Richard and Kori were finally up. She'd defeated all of the boys in the class without much effort, but she needed to concentrate if she wanted to defeat Grayson.

The teacher beamed at them, "Okay, different rules this time. The first person to be knocked off their feet loses the match."

They both shook hands and then stepped back.

Kori stepped into a defensive stance, and waited for him to attack. But he was the first one that didn't fall for her trick. He too switched into a defensive stance, smirking back at her. Kori got very impatient and attacked him, but he side stepped her attack in a blink of an eye. She attacked him again and he sidestepped it again. She attacked him a third time and, right when he began to side step her attack, she hit him square in the chest causing him to fall to the ground.

"And the winner is Star!"

Kori offered her hand to Richard who grabbed it and pushed himself up.

Kori stepped really close to him and whispered, "I know that you let me win."

"I'm sorry. I don't hit girls."

Kori's eyes flashed. "I demand a rematch!"

Richard rolled his eyes. "I'm not listening to you anymore if you haven't noticed."

She growled. "You're such a prat..."

Kori was tired when she was walking home that day. She didn't eat anything that day and she was slightly delusional. She was lucky Richard happened to notice her.

He ran up to her "Summers! What the hell is wrong with you?"

Kori turned around to face him. "I am really tired and hungry... who are you?"

She leaned forward and fell onto his chest.

He shook his head. "Summers, you can barely walk and you're trying to get home on foot? And I thought you were crazy before."

She still hadn't gotten off his chest yet. "You smell like cake."

He rolled his eyes "Let me take you to my house so I don't have to deal with your idiocy any longer."

He lifted her onto his back and hooked his arms under her knees. "For someone with such a big mouth, you're really light."

She didn't respond and just laid her head on his neck, "I will love you forever if you give me some food."

Richard rolled his eyes again. "Whatever."

Richard had to keep diverting his attention from the way that her chest kept pressed against his back. "Um... so Summers..."

"Mmhmm," she murmurred, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"You know, when you don't talk, you're almost tolerable." Richard said with a smirk.

Kori kept her eyes closed. "Shut up you pompous ass."

Richard whistled. "Is this how you treat someone who's trying to be nice to you? I'd hate to see how you treat people who are mean to you."

"Are we there yet?" She asked.

"We are." Richard sighed. "Let's just hope that Uncle Wayne isn't here or he'll make some horrible joke about how we're dating or...something."

"And I can reassure him that nothing is going on between the two of us." She murmured.

Richard rang the doorbell and prayed that Alfred was the one who would answer the door. He heard footsteps and the doorknob twisting. The door opened to reveal...

That his prayers had not been answered.

Bruce Wayne was under the door frame with a rather perplexed and amused expression.

"So Richard, it seems that you have been doing fine since I've been gone."

Kori's eyes widened. "You're Bruce Wayne! I think you've misinterpreted the situation, Mr Wayne. Your nephew just took my to his house because I don't have enough strength to walk home."

He looked at her strangely before approving her explanation, "You're welcome here anytime Miss..."

She held out her hand, which was a huge feat since she was still on Richard's back.

"Summers. Star Summers."

He shook her hand. "Nice to meet you, Star."

Richard threw Kori on his bed none too gently.

"Hey watch it!" She exclaimed, "I'm already dizzy as it is."

Richard smirked. "Aw, poor baby."

Her eyes flashed with anger, "I really, really, despise-" She stopped talking when Richard began taking off his shirt.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?"

He threw his shirt on the bed. "I do believe that this is my room that you're in, therefore I make the rules."

Kori gulped. God, he had a nice body.

Richard noticed her staring at him.

"What Summers, like what you see?"

All such thoughts faded from her mind and she rolled her eyes. "Au contraire, I was just wondering how a weirdo like you finds the time to work out. I always thought you spent your free time making voodoo dolls."

Richard raised an eyebrow. "And you think I'm the weirdo?"

"Precisely." she said simply. "Now I would really appreciate it if you would put your shirt back on."

Richard shook his head. "I just thought I should take a leaf out of your book."

Kori narrowed her eyes. "At least I didn't do it on purpose."

Humor and amusement were evident in his eyes, "How can I be so sure about that?"

Kori shrugged, "Whatever, believe what you wish. I just want something to eat."

She jumped off the bed only to be engulfed by a wave of dizziness. She grasped on to the only object she could- and that just so happened to be the Grayson Monster himself.

Richard shook his head. "Geez Summers, is it that hard to keep your hands off me?"

"Not now, Grayson." she murmured into his chest.

He noticed how hot she was, temperature wise of course,"You're really sick, aren't you?"

She rolled her eyes. "You think?"

He shrugged, "I guess we could go get something to eat..."

Kori's eyes widened as soon as she entered Richard's kitchen. What the hell was he talking about getting something to eat?The selection was so wide, she could get anything that she wanted to eat! It amazed her to no end.

"Goodness Grayson! It is a wonder that you stay in shape when you're surrounded by all this food."

He shrugged. "Don't notice it after a while."

"Rich people." She scoffed.

Richard's eyes darkened, "It's not that I chose to live like this."

Kori remained silent. She didn't like the way that his eyes could show such malice. For that single moment she thought that he might actually be capable of murder. Maybe Terra was right... No! She wasn't about to believe that. Unless she heard it from Richard himself, she wasn't about to believe anything.

"Well, what do you want to eat?"

She licked her lips. "I just want some... ice cream."

He rolled his eyes, "Of all the things in this house, the only thing that you want is ice cream."

Kori narrowed her eyes, "What of it?"

He shrugged. "It's just strange."

"Whatever. I just want some ice cream, so hop to it Grayson," she tapped her feet impatiently. "I don't have all day so let's go!"

He looked at her strangely. "What makes you think that I'm going to get it?"

Kori feigned thoughtfulness,"Um I don't know... maybe it's because I'm your guest?"

"Alfred," he yelled, "My guest and I want some ice cream."

"Rich people." She scoffed again.

Richard and Kori sat by his gargantuan pool and ate their ice cream. Kori couldn't help feeling that something wasn't quite right here. Richard was acting... nice? It just didn't fit. He let her in his house, he gave her food, he had the most outrageously sexy body that she'd ever seen in her entire life...

'Urgh! Why do these thoughts keep popping up in my head?'

"Summers," Richard said suddenly, "Don't get the wrong idea. Just because I was nice to you today, doesn't meant that we're friends."

Kori felt her heart stop. "Why are you saying this to me? Why are you so bitter towards me? What have I done to you?"

His eyes flashed. "You act like you're a nice person, but deep inside your heart you have other intentions. I knew you wouldn't talk to me if you didn't have a reason."

Kori remained silent. In a way, he was right. She had to get close to him so that she could live again. Otherwise, she wouldn't bother... no that wasn't right! She knew that if the circumstances were different she would talk to him! She would try to be his friend.

'Give up, Angel. Go back to your safe haven. Leave him to us. We'll take him where he belongs...' a voice chanted in her head.

Yes. She had to give in... she had to give up. Richard belonged to the demons... he deserved to go to hell. She should...

'NO! I will not! Richard doesn't belong with them... He belongs with me!'

'You worthless girl...' the demon seethed.

Kori seemed to lose all strength as she fell face forward in the pool.

Richard was as confused as he was horrified. He knew that he shouldn't have said anything, but it was as if he just couldn't control his mouth once it started to move.

He jumped in after her and located her body in a split-second. He grabbed her and swam to the surface without much difficulty. He climbed over the rim of the swimming pool and pulled her up with him.

He looked at her for a moment. She was unlike any girl he'd ever met. But, there was something wrong with her. Something odd, and he couldn't put his finger on it.

Richard felt her hand for a pulse. It was there, beating strong. But it wouldn't hurt to give her mouth to mouth would it?

He leaned forward, afraid that she was going to awake at any moment. He kept moving closer until he closed the gap between their lips.

Her lips were soft and she tasted like strawberries. He knew that he shouldn't be doing this... what if she were to...

Damn.

Kori slowly opened her eyes to find Richard on top of her. At first she misinterpreted the situation, but then she remembered that she'd fallen into the pool.

"Richard, I am awake." She murmured. " You can get off me now."

He jumped off her, as though burned.

"Of course... I wouldn't have been on you in the first place it he hadn't fallen in the pool," he smirked, "What kind of idiot falls in the pool?"

'If he thinks he's going to get away with that, he's got another thing coming.'

Kori gave him an impish smile. "My shirt is so wet, Richard, " she moaned, "Would you take it off for me?"

Richard gulped, but did as she asked. He wished that he hadn't though, because now all the composure that he had previously had diminished.

"Oh! I am still freezing..." she crawled over to him, "Lend me some of your body warmth, Richard."

She didn't wait for him to oblige, and she sat so that she was facing him in his lap, "I was so scared Richard! Hold me..."

His arms automatically wrapped around her waist.

'Damn hormones.'

She took this opportunity to push him over roughly, and sat on his stomach, "Hah! That's what you get Grayson!"

Richard smirked, "Is that all you got, Summers?" He flipped her over in no time, and sat on her stomach, "Whose in control now?"

She struggled under him, "Ow! Get off me! You are going to kill me, Grayson."

He shrugged. "That was the idea."

She had an idea,"Let me go or... I'll scream rape!"

Richard thought she was bluffing,"You wouldn't."

She opened her mouth wide, "RAPE! RAPE! R-A-P-E!"

He covered her mouth with his hand, "Shut up! My uncle will hear you and he'll think something's happening down here!"

She didn't seem to care, "RAPE! RAPE! RA-"

There was only one way to make her shut up...

He kissed her.

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