Chapter 13 'Take My Breath Away'

Her emerald orbs fluttered open. She glanced around the room slowly; unsurely. Then everything came fading back into her memory. She was at Richard's mansion. In his room. In his bed. With him. They had watched a movie the night before and stayed up late, and Richard persuaded Kori to spend the night. She was still a little sleepy, but that would soon ware off. Out of the corner of her eye, some sun peaked out from closed blinds. It was probably 7 o'clock AM.

Watching every motion

Something bustled from behind her, it was Richard and his arm was cuddled around her slim waste protectively. Kori smirked and turned around to face Richard, still in his arms. Her eyes now open again; she looked into two…eye lids and sighed happily. She and Richard had been together now for about a month.

In my foolish lover's game


Kori was ecstatic to be with someone in a strong relationship finally. But of course it that person wasn't Richard, she wouldn't be AS happy, probably not even close.

On this endless ocean

Richard Grayson in all honesty was absolutely perfect. With his jet-black hair, and purer than crystal blue eyes. But it wasn't just his handsome features; it was everything about him that pulled Kori into his arms and into his heart. Some said that the pair was a match made in heaven, but Kori wasn't very convinced. She thought she was just lucky she had him in the first place.

Finally no lover's know no shame

When they were teenagers, Robin's heart was small and could barley fit Starfire into it, but now she concluded, it was as big as hers and she was a part of it.

Turning and returning

Richard's personality was exactly what Kori dreamed a man's personality to be. Even when she was just a little girl, she dreamed of someone just like Richard, inside and out.

To some secret place inside

He was mysterious and sweet. He didn't get annoyed at Kori's slight obsession of chick flicks; he only watched them with her never saying a word of annoyance. And he was always ready for anything. She loved him more than life itself, if she could wouldn't have it any other way.

Watching in slow motion

"I just love you so, so much Richard." Kori whispered into his hair silently, "If you were different in the slightest way, I probably still would love you as much. Nothing can change how much I love you right now, and forever." Kori knew she was being a mushy lovey-dovey girl right now, but everything she said was true. Nothing but the truth.

As you turn around and say

Kori was almost positive that Richard still had a line of girls rapped around his finger that if he just glanced at one of them they would be on his door step in a matter of seconds. And she knew that most all of the women had been sexually active with Richard. Kori was more than positive that he would never, EVER cheat on her with someone else. She had a deep feeling in the pit of her stomach, in the front and both sides of her mind, that he would never do that to her. Richard and Kori hadn't had sex yet, but she knew that he was probably dying inside to…do it, but he was waiting for Kori to be ready for him. She wanted to wait until their relationship was further, and until she knew that Richard felt the exact way she felt for him. But for some reason unknown to anybody in that alternate universe, in the way, way back of Kori's mind, she had a slight feeling that for some reason Richard would cheat on her. But she never thought about it.

My love

Kori let yet another sigh escape from her lips.

Take my breath away

Her thoughts then drifted off about the Titans. Now that all five…or six were reunited, her life seemed (if possible) more than complete.

Take my breath away

Raven, Beast Boy, Cyborg, Bee, and Robin all played a huge roll in her life. She was very happy that she had accepted Rachel's apology, for if she hadn't something would be missing from her life; a best friend.

Watching I keep waiting

Something about each member of the team had changed for the better.

Still anticipating love

Garfield was more mellow…at times, and had seemed to have grown up. Rachel had molded him into an adult. Rachel seemed to be much happier all the time, compared to almost never. The two together was a very odd match, but very cute and happy. Kori was happy for their recent announcement in engagement.

Never hesitating

From what she could collect, Cyborg wasn't as much into computers and technology as he used to be. Bee had impacted his life strongly, and finding out she was pregnant held him back. It seemed that everyone was together with someone they had grown up with. And if they hadn't all gotten together like they had, they would have changed in different ways, maybe even bad ways.

To become the fated ones

Kori figured she herself had changed the most. When they were teens she was naïve and innocent. Now she knew what the world had to show, and she knew it could be an almost impossible place. From Kori's hair to how she spoke, those were both very drastic changes.

Turning and returning

All in all, she concluded we all changed so much. Now we're different people.

To some secret place inside

Her thoughts leaving her mind, Kori looked back to Richard; He was still sound asleep and looked so peaceful.

Watching in slow motion

She caressed his face in her hands. Kori was tempted to kiss him all over, but she knew that of course it would be a little wrong. Finally she settled on just kissing his full lips.

As you turn around and say

Again her thoughts took her into another world. Why did she leave the team in the first place?

My love

Oh, Kori remembered The kiss between my best friends. Kori rolled her eyes.

Take my breath away

Sometimes she thought that she had been very stupid for leaving so abruptly, if she would have let the two explain their actions things wouldn't be the same in a way. She would probably still be as naïve as when she was a Titan, or at least talk like she used to…But at least everything was semi-normal again.

Take my breath away

Kori opened her eyes, had she shut them?

Through the hourglass I saw you

All of a sudden she remembered her years at school. IT was fun for her at school, but sometimes were hard. People eventually (at high school) made the slightest bit fun of her. When she had first gone, her English was weird and she only had some friends. But those few friends helped her through and taught her Earth's ways.

In time you slipped away

College was much easier, she didn't go for only but a year, but it was fun and exciting. Before she had truly enjoyed it, modeling scouts made their way through the school and found young Kori Anders, Even though she hadn't fully understood things, only about 3/4ths. So she accepted and became a famous model.

When the mirror crashed I called you

Some said they were jealous of her, some envious. Her look were and of course still are (but she didn't thing herself of this) gorgeous, beautiful, and exotic. Her stylist colored her hair to the blonde because it was more fashionable and popular than her auburn. She had hated it from day one; it didn't fit her personality or style.

And turned to hear you say

Kori loved her job, but something's were horrible. The hours were good. Her bosses were unacceptably bad. They were ok at times, but when things came up in her life, or when she messed up, their bubbles burst and a flame of anger was all around the agency. Everyone else at the company was used to it, but some of the newer models were confused and scared to even work with them. But again Kori's new and old friend helped her through all of those bumps in the road.

If only for today

Kori yawned silently and scooted her body and face closer to her boyfriend. But when she did so, two breath taking, but sleepy, blue eyes met hers.

I am unafraid

Their sudden closeness made Richard grin, and their lips met in a passionate kiss. It lasted for a minute or so.

Take my breath away

When the two parted Kori giggled and beamed at him.

Take my breath away

"What time is it Kor?" Richard asked, making no move to get up.

Watching every motion

"I have no clue actually." He raised a signature eyebrow at Kori.

In this foolish lover's game

"That's helpful." Richard looked away from Kori, pretending to be upset about her words.

Haunted by the notion

"Cry me a river Richie-pooh." Kori bubbled.

Somewhere there's a love in flames

"You can really tell who loves who in this relationship can't you?" Richard asked wiggling his eyebrows.

Turning and returning

"You sure can…" Kori replied seductively.

Watching in slow motion

She swiftly pulled Richard in for another peck on the lips, and pulled away quickly after doing so.

As you turn around and say

Kori closed her eyes telling Richard she wanted to sleep a little more, when in reality she wanted to thing and waste the day away, wrapped up in Richard's arms forever.

My love

In the end, it wasn't such a bad ending after all…Actually it was happier than anyone would have expected.

Take my breath away

Love is a mysterious thing. So many things to go wrong with it, but when you have a strong platform under your feet, then anything can happen. It's the closest to magic one can get.

Take my breath away

SoMuchForMyHappyEnding SoMuchForMyHappyEnding

Fin…

And so ends the journey of our friends, the Teen Titans. Yes, the story is over, done, finished. When I was writing the chapter, I was excited and sad, I didn't want to end the story, but I was excited that I was finishing my first ever story.

Writing the story for me was very fun and I learned a lot along the way.

To all of my reviewers: I love you all. I never expected to get so many! I also am very grateful that you all enjoyed the story. It took a lot of time for me to write the story this summer, but it was totally worth it. To get all of those reviews made my day, they all still make my day now. And I am happy to say I did not receive ONE flame. None…

Again, I hope you enjoyed reading my story. I hope you experienced some tears and laughs along the way also. It was great writing it, and I learned a lot from all of you.

Soon I will post a new story and maybe even a one-shot. But the one-shot is yet to be decided.

So hopefully now, we'll see each other along the way. I will definitely not quit FanFiction for a while.

Thank you all for reading and reviewing. I would still love it if you reviewed for this chapter. Hopefully it wasn't to short and enough description was put into it.

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