A/N: Thank you for all the reviews for the last chapter! I didn't expect there to be a lot but whatever! Thanks to the people who reviewed:
LiStEn To YoUr HeArT: Yeah. I didn't want to make it too obvious in the beginning, so I just kept calling him her boyfriend. And lol, hope ur neighbor's okay!
Smilynae: Star's going to be really pissed in this chappie, but you'll see a lot more of that in the future!
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She scanned the crowd as Roy's arm was wrapped around her waist, looking for a particular person in the mass of people. When she got to her friends, she smiled sheepishly as they stared back at her in shock, except for Raven of course who already predicted that she'd be there. As soon as Speedy finished his speech, Kori ran off stage and crashed into Raven with a hug.
"Starfire!"
"Raven! Oh my gosh, I-I thought you guys never wanted to see me again."
She let go of Raven, letting her breath since the ten-minute hug, and gazed at her friends. Cyborg hadn't aged a bit and his arm was around Bumblebee's shoulder. She squeezed them both into a tight, fatal hug, but only out of her joy in finally seeing them in the last two years.
"Cyborg! Bee! I missed you two so MUCH!"
The gasped for air as she let them down. "Yeah, we could tell."
"Starfire, we thought we were never going to see you again." He laid a hand on her shoulder. "We're really happy your back…all of us." He gave her a brotherly smile and she returned it.
She then looked at Beastboy was practically glued to Raven's side. "Beastboy! How has it been? Oh, you don't know how boring it was without your stupid jokes!"
His face brightened even more when she said that. "You think so? Wait- my jokes aren't stupid!" he said jokingly as he playfully punched her in the arm.
Kori looked at the couple, crossing her arms and giving them a sly grin. "So I see we're finally together, huh? I SO knew you two argued for a reason."
"Hey! No dissing the Braven!"
Raven shot her an embarrassed look as she explained, "Braven…is-is this thing that means Beastboy and Raven. I know, it's retarded and all but-"
"Not at all, I think it's cute." Kori shot her a friendly grin.
Beastboy recovered from his blushing. "Hey, so where'd you learn how to talk like that? Last time we heard your voice, you were talking in like, Einstein or something."
"Speedy."
Their jaws dropped until they reached the floor. "SpEeDy?"
"Umm…yeah. Didn't you guys just hear him onstage?"
"Yeah but…HE never told us you were his girlfriend. Two redheads, wow, soooooo much in common," Raven said, back to her sarcastic monotone voice.
All of a sudden, a new song came on and Bee dragged Cyborg out to the dance floor. "It was nice seeing you again, Star!" Bee called out to her.
She turned to Raven and Beastboy.
"We'll catch up later, okay? I promise. I just wanna get to know some of Roy's friends before we leave."
"No, problemo, really. Just don't run off again," Beastboy replied in a teasing manner.
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She searched through the crowd for Roy.
'Yeah right, you are SO looking for Nightwing.'
'Ummm, NO I'm not.'
'Sweet heart face it, you still lo-''I DO NOT love him anymore!'
She became so caught up in her thoughts that she crashed into a young woman. She stood immediately and apologized profusely.
"Wow, I am SO sorry. I didn't mean to. Here let me-"
"Like, Ohmigosh! Watch where you're going! You ruined my dress you stupid-"
Kori looked up from where she was to find the screaming voice belonging to the one person she despised most- Supergirl.
"Look, I said I was sorry. If that's not good enough, then deal with it- cause that's all your going to get," Kori said with anger seething into her tone.
The blonde looked at her with shock. She never knew the princess could be so nasty. She quickly stood up and regained her posture. "Oh, look who's back. Starburst, wasn't it? So, have you come back for your precious Robin? Cause if you are then-"
Kori's face remained calm and sensible. "Okay, I don't wanna make a scene here, so I'm gonna leave." Before she turned her heel, she added, "And for your information, I already have a boyfriend. He owns this club, remember?"
"Or were you too obsessed with 'your Robin'," she muttered under her breath as she walked off.
She ran to Roy, who was talking to some of his friends, who apparently were checking her out. She blushed as she whispered in his ear.
"I'm gonna go out for some fresh air, kay? I'll be at the park."
She turned, but before she could walk away, he put his hand on her shoulder and turned her slowly so that she could face him.
"Is there something wrong? Do wanna talk about it?"
"Roy, hon. I said I'll be okay. Just…don't worry about me."
She ran out the door, desperate to get away from the memories that were trying to get to her.
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Richard roamed around the paved path. He ran through that image of Starfire on stage. God, she was beautiful. She looked absolutely stunning in that white, glittery, strapless gown. Her hair was left down in waves and though she had only the littlest bit of make-up on, she was still as gorgeous as ever before.
But just seeing her up there so happy with Speedy tore his heart to pieces. And Supergirl was no help to that. All she did was ask him to tell her she was pretty. He regretted that afternoon on the rooftop with her. If only he could have spent it with Starfire.
He sighed to himself and allowed himself to walk slower. He saw a flash of red in the distance and white caught his eye. He walked quickly after it, but then slowly lost sight of it. Breaking into a run, he didn't know why he wanted to see this thing so badly. The figure stopped running abruptly and sat on a bench. As closely, he made it out to be…
"Starfire?"
She looked up from her hands and stared at him in shock. Their eyes were locked as though they were both in a trance. Those sparkling pools of blue dazzled Kori, while Richard got lost into those jade eyes he thought he would never see again. He missed those big, curious eyes. She was the first to turn her head away and cleared her throat.
"Uh...it-its…Kori now."
Richard sensed the sadness in her eyes whenever she glanced up at him. He sat down beside her on the bench.
"Yeah, I'm…uh…Richard."
There was an awkward silence between the two former friends.
"So, uh…how long have you and Roy been dating?"
"Oh, about…well, almost a year. Why?"
"Just wondering."
They sat while the wind blew past them.
"So, how's everybody been since I left?"
"I'm sure you know about the whole Cyborg and Bee thing and the-"
"-Braven issue?" she said with a laugh. "Yeah, poor Raven."
He looked at her just as she looked at him and turned their heads away the minute they made eye contact, blushing furiously.
There was nothing but cold air between them, and finally, Richard couldn't stand it any longer.
"Look Star- I mean, Kori. I'm sorry I hurt you. I didn't think things would end up this…bad between us."
She looked up to him into his eyes with blazing fury evident in hers.
"Well, you know what? Maybe you should think before you do something!"
"Look Star, I'm-"
She pointed a finger at him and jabbed it into his chest. "You have no right to call me that anymore!"
"ST- I mean, KORI!"
She lowered her gaze at his outburst. He looked deep into her eyes and spoke.
"I know we've been over a rough patch here. Can't we just…you know, start over or something? Or go to where we left off? I don't want things to be like this in the future."
"Please Kori. Forgive me. I'm sorry I hurt you and-"
He put his hand her shoulder, but she hastily shrugged it off.
"Look, I already gave you a chance and you just…took it for granted. I'm with Roy now, and I'm happy with him. Most of the time…the happiest. As for you and I. We can still be -"
"-Friends," he finished solemnly for her, as his heart dropped down to the ground. "Yeah, that's what I meant. We'll still be friends."
"I'm glad we got this over with." She looked back. "I have to go now, Roy must be looking for me."
She ran off, leaving the miserable Richard Grayson alone.
'Friends. Sure,' he thought to himself. 'Just friends. Nothing more.'
He held his head in his hands as a drop of salty water escaped from his eye.
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A/N: Hahahahaha! Nightwing cried! Just kidding, it's kind of sad. As usual, please tell me what you thought of it. Sorry, no sneak preview this time! My computer went all psycho on me and i even lucky i was able to get this chapter online! But continue reading and reviewing!