Authoress note: Just to tell you guys right now, I'm not a Terra hater. Actually I like her a lot more than the Terra in the comics (but Maybe that's because Deathstroke (Slade) and Terra went at it... She was 16 and he was like 60! GROSS!) You'll find out later why I am portraying her like this.. But I think some of you might have figured it out already! Well here goes nothing!
Chapter 8
The Best of Times and the Worst of Times
Kori was once again stuck at home. They had closed school because there was some kind of chemical spill. Surprisingly, she actually wanted to go to school so that it would give her something to do. She'd spent the last hour thinking about X, and she needed to stop. She looked around the room to find something to occupy herself with. Her eyes landed on the television. She grabbed the remote and pressed POWER.
"Sugar, Spice and Everything nice. These were the ingredients chosen to create the perfect little girl. But Professor Utonium accidentally added an extra ingredient to the concoction: Chemical X..."
Ok bad choice. She changed the channel again. She was relieved to see that it was a music video channel and Mya's old video was on.
"And that was "Case of the X" by Mya-"
Kori rolled her eyes again. Now it was getting really annoying! She changed the channel once again and decided that the only channel that was the News.
"They've just discovered a new element in the periodic table. It hasn't been named so we'll just call it X for now-"
Kori had enough. She turned the television off and came to a new resolution.
She needed a new hobby.
GA
"Vic!" Victor's younger sister called as she jumped on his bed, "Wake up!"
"Kareena! It's my day off... Can you please leave me alone?" He pleaded, eyes still closed.
She shook her head vigorously, "No can do bro. Bee's here!"
Victor jumped out of his bed in a flash, "What do you mean she's here? Why would she be here?"
Kareena rolled her eyes, "Why don't you just quit asking questions and check for yourself?"
Victor briskly walked past his sister and walked towards the foyer. Sure enough, Bee was at the front door tapping her foot impatiently. She looked up when she heard foot steps. "So Sparky, you finally decided to get your ass out of bed?"
Victor scoffed, "Why are you here so early in the morning? I don't feel like dealing with you now."
"Well for one, eleven o'clock in the afternoon is hardly early." She looked at her fingernails," And plus you were the one who told me to come here so that we can work on our English project."
Victor kicked himself mentally for forgetting, "Oh. Right."
"So... where should we do it?"
He looked alarmed, "Do... what?"
Bee threw her hands in the air in exasperation, "We just went over this. The project!"
He let out a breath that he didn't know he'd been holding. "Oh... um, I guess we can go in my room..."
She patted him on the back,"Loosen up Sparky. I don't bite, I just sting, remember?"
He walked in front of her, "Yeah."
They walked in silence up the stairs, unaware that both of them were thinking the same thing. 'Why did this have to happen to us?'
GA
Richard pulled his hat down further to cover his eyes. His uncle warned him that he shouldn't get to close to anyone in case they recognized him. He was going to push the envelope on his uncle's former time limit. Why? Because he had a lot of time on his hands due to the cancellation of school due to an accidental chemical spill. You do catch my drift, right?
He made it to the computer room with out much trouble, and I was happy to find that no one was there. He quickly sat down and moved the mouse around a little bit. The computer responded quickly.
Wayne industries was also known for having the most extensive database in the country. Every person who live in the United States could be found by using the computers. Feeling hopeful he typed in Star Summers in the SEARCH box and pressed enter. He waited. What he saw shocked him. There were no results. None at all. What was up with that?
Unless...
But that didn't make sense at all! Why would she want to go under a different name? And how was he going to find her? There had to be like 6.5 million names in the database, and he had no clue what to type in next. Although Richard Grayson wasn't one to give up easily, he had to admit that he was stumped. He ran his hands through his hair in aggravation. He'd went through all this trouble for nothing!
He stood up, shoved his hands deep into the pockets of his jacket, and made his way out of the computer room. There was only one way that he could get some answers, and that was from 'Star' herself. He suddenly thought of their seven o'clock meeting for the English project; the perfect time to interrogate her.
He was so into his thoughts that he didn't anticipate crashing into something.
Correction: Someone.
When he looked down he found himself gazing into the big blue eyes of Terra Magellan- A.K.A The annoying big-mouthed blond. But what in the hell was she doing in his uncle's establishment? No, the better question was how the hell did she get in her uncle's establishment? Unauthorized personnel weren't allowed in the building. He was the only exception- being that he was closely related to the CEO.
He regarded her with a cold glare, "Magellan. What the hell are you doing here? I get enough of you in school, I don't think I can handle seeing you on my day off."
However his frigid tone didn't daunt her in the slightest, "For your information Grayson I was given permission to come here and research."
"Somehow I don't believe you. But I'm through wasting my time with you." He turned around and walked towards the exit.
Terra felt her blood boil. Let him rot in hell! He deserved to go and she would make sure that he got there no matter what the circumstances. She smirked evilly. She would find pleasure in tainting his soul, and once she did, she and X could live again with no strings attached.
GA
Raven ran her hands through her amethyst locks in lethargy as she attempted to pay attention to their project. She almost laughed at how Garfield sat with rapt attention trying to understand the many requirements of their project. She could almost say that he looked adorable. Except that for the fact that 'adorable' wasn't exactly a word used in her daily vocabulary.
"Aw! Rae I don't understand this at all!" He whined.
Raven sighed. He had gone from adorable to just plain annoying in the span of three seconds. That just had to be some kind of world record. "Logan. Your whining is giving me a headache. If you could just shut up for a while I'd appreciate it."
"You know, you don't look so good Rae." He pressed his palm against her forehead. "You're running a fever!" His hand seemed to linger on her forehead for longer than necessary before he hesitantly took it off.
She rolled her eyes."Garfield. It's probably not even that serious. Let's work on the project so you'll be one step closer to leaving me alone!"
Before she could realize what was happening, Garfield lifted her up in his arms and carried her to her room. "What the hell do you think you're doing, Logan?"
He threw her on her bed, "I'm not sure. But I know that you're going to sleep."
She scoffed, "I'm not going to sleep."
He smiled evilly as he crawled into bed after her. "Of course you are." He snaked his hands around her waist, "And I'm not moving until you do."
A blush stained her cheeks, "Logan. You've got five seconds to let go of me!" She said through grated teeth, "One, two, three, four, five..." She tried to move around but his hold on her was way too tight. She was trapped.
But that was only the bad part of the situation. On the other hand she was basked in warmth being held by her long-time crush. There she admitted it! But she'd hidden it well over the years so that he wouldn't be able to notice. She might as well relish in his closeness so that she could gloat about it later.
Take that Terra!
GA
Kori was irritated. No she was beyond irritated, she was absolutely livid! It was already eight and that idiot still wasn't here. Why was he doing this to her? Where the hell was he-
Oh no.
"Summers. We have an assignment due and you're my partner. Be at my house tomorrow at seven and I'll give you the details." He said before he gave her a smirk, "Try not to fall asleep."
Damn. Damn. Damn. DAMN! How could she forget that he didn't know where she lived. He'd never even been to her house! She had to go now.
"Richard's going to kill me." She groaned.
Kori quickly put her clothes on and rushed out the door of the apartment as quickly as she could making sure to lock the door and not trip over any steps. It was already getting dark and she was unnerved because of her slight achluphobia. She didn't really like walking around by herself at night. But then again, who did?
Feeling a little spooked, she began to walk a little faster. She hugged her arms to her chest to fight the cold. She could hear light foot steps behind her so she walked even faster. The footsteps quickened as well. Finally she broke out in a full fledged run but her follower was too quick and grabbed her hand before she could run any further.
She tried to yank her hand out of the strong and firm gasp, but it was fruitless. She was whirled around to come face to face with the Grayson Monster. Never had she been so glad to see his scowling face! Kori then acted on impulse and hugged him.
"You have no idea what I was thinking. I thought you were a mugger or something!" She cried, digging her face in his shirt as she inhaled his cocoa sent inconspicuously.
Richard practically yanked her off of him. "First off, why the hell are you wandering the streets this late? And second, Why weren't you at my house at seven like I asked?"
Kori sheepishly put her hand behind her head. "I...um.. kind of forgot about it. I thought that you were supposed to meet me at my house. But eight I remembered that you didn't know where my house was and it was me that was supposed to meet you at your house..."
Richard rolled his eyes, "You're a basket case, did you know that? I have no idea what to do with you!"
Kori scoffed, "Hey reprimanding me is one thing, but that was a flat out insult!"
He ignored her and pulled her by her wrist in the direction of his house. " Now, thanks to you, our time's been cut even shorter. You know we only have three more says to finish this project."
Kori's eyes widened in disbelief, "You actually care about your grade? And I thought I'd seen everything!"
He chose to ignore her comment, "Let's just get going so that we can finish this project. I can't bear seeing you more than I have too."
She narrowed her eyes, "The feeling's mutual."
They walked in awkward silence for a while, both of them thinking of completely different things. Kori was thinking about how annoying Richard was, while Richard was thinking about how to approach her about her name...and the weird tingling feeling that he was getting from their joined hands.
'Stop it Richard, she's taken!'
"Grayson? Are you sure we're going the right way? I know for a fact that your house isn't this far away from mine..."
He raised an eyebrow, "You don't think that I know where I'm going? I've only live there for- I don't' know- since I was five!"
Her bright green eyes flashed angrily"I know! But does this feel weird to you? I have this strange feeling that something isn't right here."
It was true. Ever since he'd seen her wandering around he'd had a eerie feeling of foreboding gradually growing in his chest. He'd kept his mouth shut because he didn't want to scare her. "I know what you mean, but I just think it's just our imagination."
Kori looked unconvinced but she shook her head. They kept walking and neither of them noticed their hands remained joined.
GA
"Ok, Sparky. I was thinking that for our play we should do a modern day Romeo and Juliet. What do you think about that?" she stretched to get the kinks out of her back. In result her shirt was raised several inches above her waist.
He gulped before thinking about her proposal for a second. It was an awfully good idea and he probably wouldn't think of anything better. But he wasn't sure if he was saying this because he actually thought it was a good idea, or if he was too focused on her exposed midriff to care. "Yea. That's a good idea."
Bee narrowed her eyes, "What's up with you today? You agreed with everything I've said. We haven't argued or fought about anything." She tentatively pressed her hand to his forehead, "Are you feeling alright?"
He closed his eyes and basked in the warmth of her hand. "I'm fine..."
She narrowed her eyes, "Because if you aren't I can go home right now and-"
She was interrupted but the polyphonic tune of his cell phone. He picked it up from the coffee table and flipped in open in one fluid motion. "Hello?"
"Vic!" The sharp and annoying tone of his girlfriend Lana cut through the air, " You stood me up! I've been waiting at the movie theater for a whole minute. Do you know what could have happened? The mist is going to ruin my perm!"
He rolled his eyes, "Lana! I told you. Me and Bee are working on our English project today."
He could feel her fake pout over the phone, "You'd rather hang out with that bitch than me?"
Damn right I would.
"No. It's mandatory. You know I'd much rather be with you right now. She can't even hold a candle to you."
Bee's eyes widened. So he'd rather be somewhere else, huh. He thought that she was dull just because she wasn't some big-chested bimbo that threw herself at every guy that came her way like Lana. Although she knew it in her heart all along, it just hurt to hear it come out of his mouth.
"Aw that's so sweet! You have to make it up to me tomorrow, kay? I'll let you get on to your torture."
The only torture I'm going through is listening to your voice.
"Bye."
"Are you quite done? Because if I recall, we have an assignment to finish." She said cooly.
He flinched at her sudden frigid tone, "Yeah."
She studied her fingernails,"Why do you even put up with that girl anyway? I mean she's so dense." She feigned a revelation, "Oh that's right. You wanted to impress your jock buddies with a trophy girl friend."
His eyes flashed dangerously, "Look. I don't think that's any of your damn buisiness! Just because you have to be an ice bitch all the time doesn't mean that the rest of us can't be normal!" The words were out of his mouth before he knew it and he desperately wanted to take them back.
She could feel the tears welling up in her eyes, but she stubbornly held them back. She wouldn't be hindered by his harsh words, "You're right. I'm not normal. But if being normal means that I have to act like you, I think I'll pass. Now if you don't mind, I'd like to get this project done so that I can go home."
They worked in silence, both of them wishing that they could be somewhere else.
GA
Raven opened her eyes to find that Garfield was gone. She pulled the covers off of her body but immediately regretted it when she was welcomed with a gust of wind. She slowly walked towards the kitchen to find that Garfield was cooking something. She groaned. This could not be good.
He turned around to face her, "Rae, you shouldn't be up right now."
She rolled her eyes at his concern, "I'm fine Logan. What I'm really worried about is what you're cooking."
"I'm making soup! But without the chicken..." He involuntarily shuttered, "Totally organic!"
She groaned remembering his last disaster in her kitchen. She could still smell the tofu on the walls, floor, and ceiling. "I think I'll pass."
He sensed her hesitance, "Don't worry Rae, it's from the can."
This still failed to console her, but she relented none-the-less, "Alright. But if I die it'll be on your head."
He nodded.
"So, what are we going to do to about our project?"
He suddenly looked proud of himself, "Already taken care of. I did a more dramatized version of Macbeth."
Her eyes widened in disbelief, "I had no idea that you were so in to literature, Logan!"
He shrugged. "Not that big of a deal. But now we can chill and not worry about it so much, Rae. When is your mom coming back?"
Raven had completely forgotten about her mother. She gone on a business trip in Japan and wouldn't be back for another week. And her father... well she knew that there was no chance in hell that he'd ever come back. And she credited that as a good thing. "Not for another week."
"So you're going to be here all alone, Rae? Sure you can handle it?"
She noticed the teasing glint in his eye, "I'm not a baby, Logan."
"I beg to differ."
She rolled her eyes and hurled a cup at him "Shut up."
GA
"Terra, is everything ready for tonight?"
She looked up from her book. "Yes. I'm sure we'll get rid of the angel tonight. I've sent some of our strongest demons out tonight. There's no way that she'll get out of it."
X shook his head in disappointment. It was a shame really. He was looking forward to playing two girls at once again. But whatever the master said had to be done. And the sooner it was done, the sooner he could live again. He could easily find a way to find another girl to replace Kori. He was the X. He could have any girl he wanted. He couldn't help but feel a sliver of pity for the girl. They always said that life was a bitch, but death seemed to be one as well.
Terra sauntered over to him seductively licking her lips as she did so. "She needs to know that you belong to me and me alone, right."
He almost rolled his eyes. He belonged to no one! The girl was an idiot to even consider thinking that. She was nothing to him but a outlet for his emotions. But if that was the way that she wanted to be misled then so be it.
"Right." He drawled.
GA
Richard and Kori continued to walk towards his house. Neither of them were saying a word to each other still and it was slightly unnerving. "Richard I think that- what is that?" She said pointing to a red figure that was approaching them with growing speed. The figure was not alone, it was accompanied but at least a dozen more creatures.
Richard's eyes widened, "What the hell?"
"Demons." Kori whispered in shock.
TBC
Here's an extra long chapter for you faithful readers! What'd you think? Good? Bad? Horrible? Let me know! Remember, the more reviews the longer and quicker the chapter. Oh and U have a question for you. Who do you want to make an appearance in the later chapters?
Speedy, Black fire, Aqualad, or Ry'andr (Kori's brother, but his name would be just Ryan..)