Hey people! Sorry for the wait for the update, it's just that I've been busy because my volleyball class switched from sixth period at 1:40 PM to 0 period which means I'm forced to wake up at 5:45 AM in the morning every single day five days a week, plus with IB, and publications, and then go tutor and junk, it's really hard for me to update and by the time the weekends come, I don't wake up until like 12:00. lobz. Soo, here's an update for all of you and I hope that you all enjoy it and drop by a review afterwards ya? It'll make me feel better!

"And tonight's homecoming king is…. RICHARD GRAYSON!" the announcer said as he watched the entire crowd applaud loudly. Richard stood up and smiled and took a bow. The cheering increased. The announcer then waited until everything became more settled down.

"And tonight's homecoming queen is… KORI ANDERS!" the announcer shouted as he stopped and watched the crowd jump up and scream and yell even louder. Kori smiled and stood up and took a curtsy. Richard took her hands in his and he kissed her lightly on her lips. If a crowd could get any louder, it did.

"Are you happy?" Richard whispered to her as she looked into his dark sunglasses. Kori nodded.

"More than ever," she said smiling back at him.

Homecoming Dance…

It was usual for the school to have the king and queen have the first dance together. The song "Collide" came on and Kori wrapped her arms around Richard's neck lightly. He held her waist and they smiled at each other.

The dawn is breaking
A light shining through
You're barely waking
And I'm tangled up in you
Yeah

I'm open, you're closed
Where I follow, you'll go
I worry I won't see your face
Light up again

"Tell me the truth," Richard said, "Did you really expect on this?"

"No, actually," Kori said. "I did not."

"Neither did I," Richard said as he laughed.

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
I somehow find
You and I collide

I'm quiet you know
You make a first impression
I've found I'm scared to know I'm always on your mind

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the stars refuse to shine
Out of the back you fall in time
I somehow find
You and I collide

"It's funny," Kori continued. "When I was a freshman, I never expected on winning this at all."

"That makes two of us," Richard said.

"But now that it's happening, It feels so much…"

"Like a dream?" Richard finished her sentence. Kori smiled.

"Yeah," she said softly.

Don't stop here
I lost my place
I'm close behind

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
You finally find
You and I collide

You finally find
You and I collide
You finally find
You and I collide

The song slowly came to an end and the crowd applauded but Richard and Kori stayed as they were.

"Congrats you guys!" their friends said at once.

"Thanks," Richard said still smiling. He turned back to Kori. "Want to get a drink?"

"Sure," Kori said as they left. "Can we get something really fast at my car though?"

"Yeah," Richard said. He opened the door for Kori to leave, but the minute they came out, paparazzi began flashing cameras in their faces.

"KORI! RICHARD! What is it like to be crowned homecoming queen and king?" a journalist shouted out at them.

"KORI! RICHARD! Do you prefer coke or pepsi?" another person shouted out. Kori and Richard could only smile at the cameras, but didn't answer any of the questions. They knew enough to answer any questions. It was easier to be quiet instead of being accused of doing something they never had said. They continued the walk to the Porsche and Kori got her bag and they headed back towards the dance.

When they got inside, Gold digger was playing and they watched as couples danced with each other. They passed Garfield and Rachel and Victor and Bee.

"Care to dance?" Richard said jokingly at Kori. She smiled at him.

"I would love to," Kori said taking the hand that Richard offered once more to her. Richard was surprised at how well Kori danced… he had always thought Kori wasn't innocent, but he didn't think that she was completely crazy sometimes either.

"Kori, I'm amazed," Richard said as they continued to dance to the next song coming on.

"What?" Kori asked him.

"I didn't know," Richard said. It finally hit Kori what he was talking about.

"And you thought you knew me," Kori said jokingly.

About 2 hours later…

"Getting bored yet?" Richard asked as he continued dancing. He and Kori were sweating like crazy, but were still having fun.

"A little," Kori admitted.

"Want to get out of here?" Richard asked as the song ended. Kori nodded. They went to say goodbye to their other friends who were still going strong.

"So where to?" Richard asked as he went into the passenger seat of Kori's car.

"What do you feel like?" Kori said as she backed out of the driveway.

"Well, it's almost 12," Richard pointed out. Kori nodded. "Wait," Richard continued, "I have the best idea."

"Where?" Kori asked.

"Just listen to me," Richard said. He told Kori some directions and she headed there, not sure where they were going.

20 minutes later…

"This place is called "the drop off"," Richard said as Kori parked the car.

"Why?" Kori asked. They got out.

"You'll see," Richard said. She gasped. They were overlooking the view of a beach and because there were no buildings anywhere, the stars were shining perfectly above them.

"Wow," Kori gasped as she watched the waves clashing gently against rocks down below. "It's beautiful."

"You like it?" Richard asked. He wrapped his arms around her.

"I love it," Kori said turning back to him. She then looked up towards the sky and watched the moon. It was a crescent moon tonight and illuminated part of the ocean below. The water was dark and the sand below was pure white.

"I knew you would," Richard said softly.

"Thanks for all of this, Richard," Kori told him into his ear. Richard nodded his head.

"No problem. Thanks for driving," Richard joked. Kori yawned. "Tired?" he asked. Kori nodded her head.

"You want to drive?" she asked him.

"I have a better idea," Richard said. He led her back to the car and grabbed a blanket for her from the trunk. "Go ahead and go to sleep," he told her as she leaned against the expensive leather.

"Okay," Kori said. She leaned her head on Richard's shoulder who was in the driver's seat. He leaned his head against her and watched the ocean. After a couple minutes, he too fell asleep.

The next morning…

The sun was shining brightly when Richard opened his eyes. The sun had replaced the moon and next to him was a gorgeous red head. He bent over and reclined her chair so she could lean back. He got out and stretched and took out his Vertu. It was almost 12. He gave a yawn and watched the water. There were small waves and they were sparkling against the sun. It really was beautiful. Behind him, he heard somebody give a small "morning."

"Hey," Richard said as he got into the driver's seat of the car. He started the car as Kori pulled her chair back.

"What time is it?" Kori asked as she watched Richard pull out of the place.

"Almost noon. Want to get lunch?" Richard said. Kori glared at him.

"In these clothes?" she asked taking off her sparkling diamond crown and looking at her wrinkle-free dress. Richard gave a sly grin.

"Why not?" he asked. Kori rolled her eyes. "Fine," he said. "I'll drop you off at your house and I'll pick you up in about an hour."

"On one condition," Kori said returning the sly grin.

"What's that?" Richard asked her.

"You must go shopping with me." Richard looked at her in wide-eyed shock.

"That is something I must refuse," he said.

"C'mon! You survived four years of high school. You've been my best friend forever. The least you could do is go shopping with me," Kori said gently. He rolled his eyes.

"When you put it that way…"

"I knew you would give in," Kori said giving him a soft kiss on the cheek. Richard blushed.

Garfield and Victor…

"Dude. Last night was crazy!" Garfield said as he talked to Victor on the phone.

"I know, dawg!" Victor said. "How was Rachel?"

"It was all good," Garfield said. "She's actually a good dancer."

"So what do you think happened to Rich and Kor after they left?" Victor said in a voice that began to give Garfield dirty thoughts.

"I don't know, man," Garfield said smiling. "Let's call them and see." All of the sudden, there was a beep on his phone. "Hold up." He pressed the talk button.

"Hey," Rachel said to Garfield on the line.

"Hey, Rach. You tired?" Garfield said into his phone as he combed his hair.

"Truthfully, no," Rachel said. She was looking at her closet wondering what clothes to wear. "I talked to Kori just now."

"So what happened with her and Richard last night after they left the dance?" Garfield asked.

"Get your mind out of the gutter, Garfield. They just went to go spend some time together," she said. She could imagine the thoughts going through Garfield's head at that moment.

"What are they doing today?" Garfield asked.

"They're going shopping," Rachel said.

"Sure," Garfield said not sounding like he believed it.

"You want to go with them? I'm going with them," Rachel explained the reason she called him.

"Sure. Let me ask if Victor wants to go too," Garfield said.

"Okay. Call me back, kay?" Rachel said. And she hung up.

"Hey Vic?" Garfield asked.

"Rachel wants to know if you want to go shopping with me and Kori and Richard," Garfield said.

"Yeah, I'll call them all and we'll agree to meet up somewhere for lunch too. You okay with the Ritz Restaurant?" Victor asked.

"Sure," Garfield said. They hung up.

Rejoining Kori…

Kori changed out of her dress and into her luscious pink robe. She looked through her closet flipping through her clothes.

"What to wear…" Kori muttered as she continued to flip. She finally agreed on a Marciano denim mini skirt and a purple Alberta Ferretti halter top topped off with Jimmy Choo flip flops. She curled her hair slightly at the ends and put on only light make-up. There was a honking noise and she walked to her window. It was Richard.

"I'm coming," She shouted as she saw him wave at her. She grabbed a bottomless Gucci bag and ran out the door. "Hello again," she said smiling at him.

"You look really beautiful today," Richard said.

"And so do you," Kori said joking. But it was true. Richard was really hott. He was wearing the newest 7 for all mankind jeans matched with an FCUK shirt.

"So what's the game plan today?" Kori said as she turned on the radio.

"We're going out for lunch with the others apparently," Richard said as he drove towards the Ritz Restaurant.

"Fun," Kori said. "Are we still up for shopping?"

"Depressingly, yes," Richard said. He gave her a smile to show he was just playing.

"Good," Kori said. She closed her eyes in her seat. The interior of the car was a new scent, meaning that it was probably a new car.

The Ritz Carlton Restaurant…

"So what were you guys doing last night?" Victor asked as he looked accusingly at Richard and Kori.

"Nothing," Richard said.

"You guys must've been doing something," Garfield backed Victor up.

"Oh yyeaah, me and Richard were having dirty sex in the back of my car," Kori said looking serious as if they really had. She continued flipping through a magazine. Probably Teen People.

"Really?" Victor said. "How was it, dawg?" Richard rolled his eyes.

"We just went to the ocean," Richard said clearing things up. At this, Victor and Garfield leaned back in their seats and sighed, apparently unhappy that nothing else had happened.

"Have you guys heard of the trip to Washington D.C. yet?" Rachel asked.

"Whatcha talking about Rach?" Garfield said.

"There's a senior class trip to Washington D.C. this year," Rachel said.

"I don't want to go," Victor said.

"I agree," Richard answered back.

"Well, what about a trip to Vegas?" Garfield said winking at them. Even Kori looked up from her magazine.

"What are you getting at, Garfield?" she asked.

"I mean, let's ditch our Washington D.C. trip with all the dorkies and go to Vegas," Garfield said smiling.

"But we're underage," Kori said her innocence getting the better of her.

"So?" Garfield said. "We're rich remember?"

"Okay," Victor said right away. "I'm up for some partying."

"There'll be some dark places too," Garfield said smiling at Rachel. She looked back at him.

"I'll think about it," Rachel said.

"What about you Rich? Kori?" he asked the couple sitting next to each other.

"I guess," Richard said. He looked at Kori.

"I don't know…" Kori said taking out her phone. She began playing with it.

"C'mon Kori. It won't be fun without you," Richard said. At these words, Garfield and Victor scoffed. She looked at him.

"Like Rachel said. I'll think about it," Kori said. She put her phone away and opened her magazine again.

"So that's pretty cool," Garfield said. "We're going to Vegas!"­

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TBC. So I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and yes they are going to vegas! YIPEE! Lobz. So drop by a review and tell me what you thought of this kay? Thanks! I love you all! Love always, -Lali Lala