"Well no, it's because it's someone we know. You know, from Jump City."

I felt a lump form in my throat.

"Who?" I asked.

"Richard Grayson." Rachel answered.

The bowl hit the ground and shattered everywhere.

"Kori? Are you ok?" I heard a voice from the distance. I didn't know where I was. I think maybe the limbo of my mind, but that wasn't important. What was important was Richard. He was coming to write at the Daily Planet? Many questions rushed through my head. Was he still dating Katherine? Would he recognize me? Would he even remember me? Wait. I doubt he knows who I am. I shook my head slowly and Rachel appeared. Her eyes full of worry and sadness. "Kori?" She whispered.

"Huh?" I answered somewhat lamely.

"Your hand is bleeding!" Rachel said as she grabbed my hand.

"Oh yeah." I said. I was still dazed from the whole Richard thing.

"We need to go to the hospital. Come on, I'll drive." Rachel said as she grabbed her keys and my good hand. She dragged me out the door and to the elevator. When I finally regain all senses and was out of that place, I pulled my hand away while using it to apply pressure to the cut. The pain went shooting up my arm and I winced. Rachel must've seen because she then put her arm around me. "Hang on. We're almost to the car." Rachel said.

"Okay." I replied in a small voice.

We finally reached Rachel's honda and she drove towards Metropolis Hospital. I looked down at my hand and saw my skin started to turn white. I felt my eyes grow wide and then, before I knew it, I was in a room. Rachel and Katie were looking down at me and so was another person...someone familiar... "She awakens!" The person cried out, and then I remembered.

"Garfield?" I asked.

"The one and only." He said as he pointed his thumb at himself. I giggled. Same ol' Garfield. Hadn't changed one bit. Rachel was rolling her eyes.

"What I don't get.." She began, Garfield looked over towards her, "...is how you became a doctor when you are vegan?"

"Well that's one of the reasons I am vegan. I saw my parents perform surgeries and every time I look at meat, I imagine animals and people." Garfield shuddered.

"Well that's good and all, but how is she going to be?" Katie asked.

"Fine, just fine. She'll be out in of here in the morning." Garfield explained as he wrote some things down on a clipboard. When he did look up, he smiled his cheesy grin and looked at me.

"I didn't even recognize you until I read your info. Kori Anders, 20, Metropolis." He said suddenly becoming serious.

"Why did you cut yourself anyways?" He questioned me.

I sighed. Might as well get this all out in the open. I explained to everyone about Richard coming to work at the Daily Planet and I how all those questions rushed through my head. Once I finished, everyone looked at me like I was floating around the room. Katie was the first to recover. "Well you know, I doubt he's still seeing Katherine Moth. She's a model over in New York and is dating Xavier Black." Katie stated.

"And I doubt he would recognize you, seeing as I didn't." Garfield said.

"He probably remembers you." Rachel said bluntly.

"And he does know you exist because he sometimes stood up for you." Garfield said.

I shrugged and looked down at my newly bandaged hand. Why do I care anyways? It's not like I had a crush on him anyways. Sure, he was attractive in high school. For all I know, he could be hideous looking now. The thought of him looking hideous made me smirk. Katie seemed to have noticed because she laughed. "Awww...Kori likes Richard." She teased.

I threw my pillow at her and frowned. "Whatever, I was merely smirking at the fact that he could be ugly now." I said as I brushed my hair behind my ear.

"Sure.." Rachel said rolling her eyes.

"Hey! We should all get together tommorow night. Victor is in Smallville working for Lex Luther but I'm sure he can make it." Garfield said.

"The Lex Luther!" Rachel, Katie and I exclaimed.

"Yeah, how many Lex Luther's are there?" He asked.

"Wow. Victor sure has it made." Rachel said.

Katie handed me my pillow back, gave me a hug, and left while Rachel and Garfield were conversing about politics. I slowly closed my eyes and the next thing I knew, Rachel woke me up. "Come on Sleeping Beauty, time for work." She said as she threw some work clothes at me.

I almost rubbed my eyes when I remembered that I still had the makeup on from last night. I got up and pulled the curtain close while I changed. As I opened it, I saw Garfield was already talking to Rachel animately and she was actually smiling and nodding.
I cleared my throat and the two stopped talking. I hugged Garfield, told him that I would see him later and I grabbed my car keys.

"Come on, I'll drive." I said as I linked my arm with Rachel's and dragged her to the car.

"Sure." Rachel breathed, since I caught her offguard.

As I reached the building, I pulled into my parking space and put my car in park. I then locked the doors and looked at Rachel. "So what's going on?" I asked.

"Nothing much." Rachel said as she looked through her paperwork.

"I mean with you and Garfield."

She looked up and I saw a fair shade of pink creep onto her face. "What do you mean?" She asked trying to keep her monotone voice from faltering.

I smirked. "You like him, don't you?" I asked.

"How did you know?" She stammered.

I grinned. "I didn't." I said.

Rachel frowned. "Bitch.." She uttered.

"You'll get over it, and I think he likes you back." I said punching her in the arm.

She rubbed it and looked down. "I know he does, which is why I can't like him." She got out of the car and made her way into the building.

I got out, locked the car, and ran after her. I grabbed her arm. "Explain." I said.

"Later." She said as she walked inside and got into the elevator.

"How later?" I asked.

"In the solitude of our own office." She muttered as Terra walked into the elevator.

"May I join you guys?" She asked.

"Sure.." I said.

Rachel glared at her until she reached her floor. She walked out without a further word. And that's when a very attractive young man, around my age, walked into the elevator. I almost didn't notice him. I was listening to Stairway to Heaven, by Led Zeppelin. I couldn't believe that they actually used that song for elevator music. This was a total insult to them. If you didn't figure out by now, I love Led Zeppelin. I glared up at the speaker, hoping it would miracously explode so the song wouldn't have to play in an elevator.

"This is a total insult to Led Zeppelin." The man said.

I nodded, not taking my eyes off the speaker. "I think whoever decided to place this under the elevator music category should burn in hell."

"I agree." He nodded.

I turned to get a gook look at him and almost gasped. The long locks of ebony hair, the bright crystal blue eyes, the slight tan skin. Oh my god, I was looking and talking to Richard Grayson. I felt my hands sweat, and I looked over at Rachel, who also noticed who it was. Richard didn't recognize me, but he turned to Rachel. "Rachel Roth, is that it?" He asked.

Rachel nodded. Richard shook her hand and smiled.

"Nice to see after these years. How have you been?" He asked.

"Good, so what made you decide to come and work here?" Rachel questioned him.

"My Uncle Bruce is good friends with the Co-owners, Clark Kent and Louis Lane." He said.

"Ah." Rachel nodded.

Richard then turned to look at me.

"I'm Richard Grayson, and you are?" He asked as he held out his hand to shake.

I stared at him and finally said.

"Kori. Kori Anders."