YOUR REVIEWS HAVE BEEN ABSOULUTLY inspiring! But your geography... LOl all of you who answered... the country all you guessed was quite right (yes... i live in Canada) ... but your city... im sry to say none of you got it...

vancouver is a great place to live in, falyn anjel, but unfortunely its the third largest city... but its a great city, mild summer, mild winter anda endless supply of ocean breezes.

So i dedicate this chapter to Samanthe2121 because you were the closest with Montreal Quebec (second largest) and you were the first to review...

Wedding Bells

Chapter 4 So this is not a fling?

Kory waited just outside the Wayne Mansion. She had bussed a few minutes ago and declined the offer to come inside. Only because she was watching an episode of 'Teen Titans' on the little TV she had behind the visor of her SUV. She was a little bit hungry as well, but she decided to have lunch with Mr. Grayson.

"Hey Kory," Richard said, opening the car door. "Wouldn't you rather ride my bike?"

"Nah, I'd rather not pedal." The episode title read 'Haunted'.

Richard saw it and tensed a little. He just hated the series. They were so personal. He was positive that this episode was the one where his obsession with Slade had almost got him killed. He noticed that Kory had recognized the episode for what it was, for she turned off the TV.

"Your bike, huh? Motorbike? Sure." Kory looked a little shaken. Richard smiled at her.

"What do you wanna do, huh? Anywhere you wanna go? We have 4 hours to spend… together…"

"I would love to go somewhere to eat. I hope you haven't eaten, 'cause… well…" she looked down, reminding him of the shy Starfire that he had taken out before she became famous. Well… alternative personality sells.

"I'd love to and no Kory I didn't eat." He watched as she her face brightened. She flashed him a 1000-watt smile.

"Oh, Richard I'd love to ride on your bike… but you're the one pedaling!" Richard grinned and nodded. He offered his hand to Kory and helped her out of her sliver SUV. They walked towards the huge garage, and open the door. He walked towards a sleek looking black motorcycle. He pushed his keys into the ignition and turned it. The engine blared to life as he gave Kory his helmet. But Kory pushed it away.

"No," she said calmly, "You take it. I will be ok… and if you do get in an accident I'll use your body as a shield." She added as an afterthought as she slapped a big grin on her face and sat on the seat of the bike. Kory dug into her bag and pulled out a pair of big shades, then she looked at to get on expectedly.

Richard gave her a half smile and jammed the helmet on his head, crushing his jet-black spikes. He climbed on in front of Kory; he felt her arms wrap itself around him and her body felt so warm against his back. He raced out of the garage with Kory's cheeks pressed against him.

About 20min (and a few spins around the block) later, they arrived windswept at Italian restaurant II Mulino where Kory apparently got reservations earlier. They climbed off and Kory ran a finger through her hair, which Richard suddenly noticed was permed straight and orange-y with blond highlights in it.

"Nice hair… blonde?" Richard gave her his arm that Kory took. Then she handed him a pair of dark shades, which Richard took and put on.

"So no one would recognize. You wouldn't want people to chase us out of II Mulino, would you? 'Cause the last time it happened, we ended up eating McDonald for dinner." Kory made a gag face to show how much she hated it. Dick couldn't help but give her a big grin. She was right though, for even he wouldn't recognize her for who she was if he happened to just pass by.

They were so full.

Dick looked at Kory, who walked beside him. If there were only one thing that hadn't changed about Kory it would be the fact that she can really eat. But today, even she was stuffed.

"Are you sure you wanna ride the motorcycle?" Richard asked after they had walked into the parking lot. "What if I'm too full to drive carefully?"

"Ok… I doubt it… but if you really can't drive then call a cab." She replied, pulling out her cell.

"No… actually I change my mind I think we'll be fine." If the other option is cabs, then he can drive under any condition, he wasn't quite fond of cabs and besides wasn't he the Nightwing?

Richard turned on the engine and they drove off, through Gotham and Jump, to the outskirts of Steel City. There, Kory had said that there were beautiful mountains and parks, and she would've liked nothing better then to spend the rest of the afternoon there. Richard agreed immediately, certain that the place that Star is describing is the exact same place that he had taken Star on there first and only date, a few days before Slade showed his ugly face once more.

"Richard," she had said at their reserved table inside II Mulino. For some reason it was these words that seem to echo in Richard's head, over and over. "After this, can you take me to the mountains outside of Steel City? I want to take you to a place that is… very special… to me…" Star had looked down at her food when she said this. Richard of course had agreed, unable to refuse her anything.

Now here they are, driving through Steel City. From where they were, they could see the Titans East very clearly, and he had a feeling that Star was gazing forlornly at it. 'Cause if he wasn't concentrating hard at the road in front, he would be too. Even though the Teen Titans broke up, the Titans East was still protecting their Steel City.

Within minutes, Steel City wiped by the pair and they were in the outskirts. Kory pointed at the base of a little mountain, indicating that she wanted to get off there. So Richard parked and took the key out of the ignition.

"I've been here before." Kory said while looking into the horizon. Richard tensed. Yup she defiantly remembered.

"You have? When?"

"A few years ago… with my best friend. He and I were… close… but he betrayed me." Star's eyes misted over. Richard's heart literally broke into two just looking at the redhead. The wind blew her hair across face, hiding her face and her expression, and probably her tears, too. She wanted to come here, but now that's she's here, she's crying at the memory of Robin.

"Are you ok?" Richard asked her. He moved closer to her and put his arms around her. He felt her lean against him.

"He left me…" – sob – "… he promised he would be with me as long as…" – sob – "… we - Richard?"

"Yea." He looked at the beauty in his arms, and tucked her reddish hair behind her ear.

"Will you leave me, too?" Kory grabbed his shirt tight as if she would never let go.

"Never… never Kory, never." Then he smiled at her. "So… this is officially not a fling?"

At his surprise, Kory laughed through her tears. "You believe all those things the tabloids make up?"

"Well yeah… if it's about you … and me…" Richard was surprised at the way she can cry one minute and laugh the next.

"Yeah… well, some of the things in there are so accurate that it's scary."

"Like what?'

"Like the fact that I went out with at least about 30 guys hoping that I would find someone who'll understand me and who I can just spend hours talking to… like you…"

Richard smiled… so she had been looking for someone like Robin? "So… who's this Roy Harper?"

Kory looked at him with a sparkle in her eye. "He's just… a friend of mine. A very good friend of mine. I have known him long before I became famous. He was at the wedding… he talked to me…"

Richard tilted his head to one side, thinking hard. Was there someone at the wedding that she knew but he didn't? Come to think of it, Kory had talked to just about everyone… so that meant that one of them had to have been Roy. He shook his head as if to clear it. Why should he worry about this Roy Harper? He was so three years ago… according to the tabloids…

So that's how they spent their afternoon, just sitting on the dirt ground and talking. Here, Dick really wanted to tell Star who he was… but after hearing how Robin (she didn't say Robin though) had broke her heart into unfixable pieces, he wasn't sure if Star can accept him.

3 o'clock came way quicker than the Boy Wonder would've liked. But they got up and set off to Kory's hotel in Jump City. After helping her pick out her outfit and helping to wash out the washable blonde dye, he drove her to Gotham's north end where the Golden Globes were held.

Screaming fans lined the streets from both sides, and since Kory was not wearing a helmet, fans recognized her immediately and screamed out her name.

"Kory we love you!"

"Kory you rock my socks!"

"Kory have my baby!"

"Come to my candy shop!"

To Richard's surprise, there was a huge sign that read: 'Ditch Richard Grayson! Come get jiggy with me!'

Kory hot breath tickled his ear as she whispered: "They're like that all the time." Camera's flashed like crazy as they zipped by towards the building. Richard could almost see the headline for tomorrow: 'Supermodel Kory Anders arrives at the Golden Globes with latest beau Richard Grayson'. He sighed and kept on driving… well, there was consequences when you date someone as beautiful as Kory Anders.

Oh, Im so sry about the length of this chapter... i'll make the one longer with less author's notes...

but...

i would like to thank all my reviewers ... Samanthe2121, InkBottled Chakra, Sasscreech, Strodgfrgf, April4rmH-town, falyn anjel, Starfire clone of the future, WHOCARES, RobinStarfire, and last but not least...

Rsfan716 i reread chapter 3 and i realized that you were right about Batmanbeingtoo UN-batsy.Yes, Richard isstill Nightwing,But Kory changing a shit load? of course she's gonna change! its 5 years into the future... people change from teens to adults... but i loved your review and your inspiration and i wanna thankyou for you time in reviewing for me... whatdo you by 'im making things way toonormal'?

LASTLY, Sasscreech, Ontario is not a city... but a province, and i live in the captial of Ontario... so in a way you are correct... yup, i live in a smoggy, home of the world'stallest free standing stucture (aka CN tower)...(drum roll here) ... TORONTO... :-D

review please...

-Sersee