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Sweet Scent
Chapter: 3
Kam Anders
By: xStarfirex
Richard and Kory sat on the swings deep in thought. It was 1am and it turned freezing cold.
"I should probably get going, I have work in about seven hours," said Kory as she stood up. Richard stood up with her.
"I'll walk you home," Richard offered.
"Ok," she accepted.
They walked out of the park.
"Where do you live?" he asked.
"Just a couple of blocks away."
They crossed the street.
"So, what do you do for a living?" he asked, breaking the uncomfortable silence.
"I do many things. I work at Island Beach Restaurant, Starbucks from time to time, I'm a sales associate at Tilly's, and sometimes work in a flower shop, but what I really want to do is be a fashion designer. I want to be able create my own fashion line, I wanna see people wear my creations, I wanna be famous and actually make loads of money," she answered.
"You have a good dream, I wish you good luck on your road to fame."
"Thanks, I really need it. You remind me of my brother, he always supports me."
"I'm your best friend. That's what I do best."
"So what do you do for a living?"
"Nothing. Bruce makes all the money at Wayne Enterprises and he gives me ¼ of his profit every week. He always tells me, someday that empire will be mine and I will make all the money in the world. But what's the use of money if you have no one to share it with? I'd rather have the love of my life than money!"
"True, but for me, I want both. I really need the money."
"I can give you some," Richard offered.
"Oh no, I don't take money, I'm not a freeloader."
"But you need it way more than I do."
"I don't take anyone's money, I earn my own."
"Alright. Just let me know whenever you need anything, even money, I'm the guy to call."
"I'll keep that in mind."
They crossed another street.
Richard looked at his watch and it read 1:30.
"My apartment is on the next block," said Kory.
"Ok."
"Do you know how to get back from there?"
"Of course."
"Just making sure."
With nothing to talk about, they walked in silence until they reached Kory's apartment.
"This is my place, do you wanna come in?" Kory asked as she unlocked her front door.
"Sure."
They went inside. The living room is the room where the front door was, on the left was the kitchen and dining. There was a small staircase in the living room. Upstairs was one bedroom and bathroom. There was a balcony in the living room. It was quite large for one person to live in. Depending on how you look at it actually.
"Do you live here alone?" Richard asked after he had a tour.
"Yes," Kory replied.
"Nice place."
"Thanks."
Bark! Bark! Bark!
"What was that?" asked Richard, looking around frantically.
"Don't worry it's my puppy, Cinnamon. She's only two months old. She's harmless." Kory held up her small white terrier puppy, who was half asleep. Richard smiled.
"Do you want some coffee? OJ? Hot cocoa?" asked Kory.
"No thanks, I'm fine."
Richard walked to a table with photographs on it. He carefully examined each one. There was one of Kory and her family. Another had Kory and her mom. The next one had Kory and her puppy. Finally there was Kory and Ryan.
"Is this your brother?" Richard asked, holding up the picture.
"Yes, that is Ryan."
Richard picked up the photo of Kory and her family.
"We were a happy family…when my mother was a part of it," said Kory. She walked to Richard.
"That's my sister, she was my dad's favorite," explained Kory, pointing to a back-haired girl at the middle of the picture.
'She looks strangely familiar, where have I seen her before?' Richard thought.
"That's my brother, he was fun to hang around with," she pointed at a red headed boy with spiky-hair.
"That's my mother, she was nice, she tried her hardest to keep the family together, finally one day, she gave up and left us," she pointed to a woman with black hair.
"And that's my father," she pointed to a mean looking man with red hair, "he never loved his children, he sorta respected my sister though."
Richard turned his head and saw Kory with tears in her eyes as she tried desperately to hold them back.
"It's ok," said Richard in hopes of comforting her. He pulled her into a hug and Kory cried silently on his shoulder.
"Forget about the past and look to the future. You have many surprises that lie ahead," he said.
Ring. Ring.
"Excuse me, I believe that is one surprise" said Kory as she pulled away from the hug and answered her phone.
"Hello?" she said into the receiver as she wiped the tears from her eyes.
"What! That cant' be!"
"Why today?"
"So?"
"Why?"
"O-Ok, I will try."
"Y-Yes."
She hung up the phone.
"Who was that?" Richard asked.
"My sister wants to meet you. She is asking if you can come over for dinner later at around 7," answered Kory, leaving out the part where her sister has been spying on her this whole time and that she knows where she lives, even after a year of no communication.
"Sure, I'll be here at 7."
"Good."
"Well, I'll see you later."
"Till then." Kory escorted Richard to the front door.
"Bye," said Kory as she closed her door.
Richard took out his cell phone and dialed a number.
"Alfred? Can you pick me up?" he spoke into the receiver.
"Thanks."
He closed his phone and put it back in his pocket. He looked at his Rolex Watch and it read 3:00.
"An all-nighter, just what I needed," sarcastically said Richard to himself.
Richard put on jeans, a blue shirt, a gray sweater, and black converse. He put on cologne and spiked his hair. Since it was only 6:00, he sat on his bed watching some tv. He looked towards the window and saw a paper with the title 'Wayne Enterprises' on his nightstand. He picked it up.
"My assignment! I totally forgot all about it! Let's reread it. Your next assignment….Kam Anders….blah blah blah….suspect for the murder…..brother…..RYAN ANDERS!"
"I loved him so much. Then, last month, he died because someone murdered him. I miss him so much!" Richard remembered Kory say that the day before.
"Holy crap! No way!" Richard examined the photo of Kam and took out a pair of handcuffs and a small gun and put it in his pocket. "This is all too real." Richard ran out the door.
Kory was in her kitchen when she heard the doorbell. She opened her door and there stood Richard with a bouquet of roses.
"Thank you," she said as he handed them to her.
"So what's for dinner?" asked Richard as he took of his sweater.
"Pasta. It's one of my specialties."
"Smells good."
"Thanks. Why are you here early anyway? It's only 6:30."
"Couldn't help myself."
Half an hour later, the doorbell rang again.
"My sister can be a little picky, but if she says something and it's not true, denying it would only cause argument, please be nice, she is a little…..well…..paranoid," said Kory as she whispered the last word, hoping her sister won't hear from the other side of the door.
"Don't worry, I'm sure she won't argue with the heir to Wayne Enterprises," assured Richard.
"Especially when she intends to buy my company" he thought in his mind.
"Sister!" yelled a girl. Richard turned around to see a black-haired girl with violet eyes.
"That's her. That's Kam Anders" Richard quietly thought.
"Richard, this is my sister, Kam, the girl I have been talking about," said Kory as she introduced the two.
"Richard Grayson! You're the heir to Wayne Enterprises! I've seen you many times on tv. So how's the company?" Kam asked when she reached out her hand.
"Company's great. Making lots of money. But there is a minor problem. Someone unknown is trying to buy the company. Due to our Truckloads of profit, we will succeed," said Richard, emphasizing the 'minor' and 'we'.
"What facts make you believe that you will succeed?" asked Kam as smoothly as she could.
"My father is Bruce Wayne, the owner of Wayne Enterprises. He would NEVER let the company slip into the wrong hands."
"And that's all the facts you need?"
"That's all that facts I need."
"I believe it is dinner time. I have made pasta," announced Kory.
"Pasta. My favorite," said Richard.
The dining table had enough for four people to sit at. Richard sat at the right and Kory sat next to him. Kam sat right in front of Richard.
"Kam, tell me about your brother," said Richard. Kam was eating her food and her eyes went wide.
"Um….well…..Ryan….was a caring guy. He was sweet and nice. Everyone loved him. But unfortunately, he died too early because someone killed him. I don't believe he was murdered though, I believe it was suicide," explained Kam.
"Oh really? Why is that?"
"They really have no 'evidence' of him ever being murdered."
'Then what do you call the gun found at the scene of the crime? It had your strand of hair on it.' Richard thought
"Well a gun was found at the scene of the crime," he said.
"He must have shot himself."
"Not possible. Why would anyone, particularly him, take their life. No gun was there the day before the killing."
"He must have bought it the next day, when he decided to kill himself."
"Still not possible. He didn't have enough money for one."
"Maybe he had a loan," yelled Kam. She was getting pissed at the situation, that someone, particularly Richard Grayson, was arguing with her….and getting suspicious.
"He doesn't do loans," said Richard firmly, giving Kam a glare.
"Look, just because I'm a suspect doesn't mean I did it!" yelled Kam. She grabbed the plate and threw it against the kitchen wall. She ran outside and never came back in.
"Damn! I almost had her!" yelled Richard.
"Richard? What was happening?" asked Kory, quite confused.
"Kory, your sister, Kam, well…..she……she murdered your brother…….we have been trying to arrest her but she keeps changing her location. I finally got her, but she got away once again. She's also…..a guns dealer…..she's a bad person, Kory."
"Kam would never do anything like that. Even if she was paranoid."
"Kory, believe me. She's not your sister, she's a wanted criminal."
Kory stayed silent. She was speechless.
"I just don't understand why she would do something like that," said Kory after twenty minutes of silence.
"I know it's a real shocker to you, but don't worry, we'll get through it."
"Thank you," said Kory and pulled Richard into a hug, "thanks for being there for me."
"No problem."
Ring. Ring.
"Must be another surprise," said Kory as she got up to answer her phone.
"Hello?" Kory said into the receiver.
"Kory, it's me," said an unknown voice. Richard could hardly hear a thing.
"Oh hey! How are you?"
"I'm great! Sorry I've been away too long, I promise as soon as I get back, I'll take you out to dinner."
"Really? Well, I hope you come back soon then."
"I heard you made friends with Richard Grayson aka Hottest Bachelor to ever live."
"Yes I did make friends with him."
"Is he cool? Is he as good looking as me?"
"Stop bragging!" there was light chuckle on the other line, "well, come to think about it, he looks a little like you."
"Seriously?"
"Yeah!"
"I wanna meet him. My flight back to Jump City is tomorrow. All three of us will go out to dinner."
"Ok, if you say so."
"Great. Tell him to meet us at Olive Garden on Broadway."
"Ok, see ya tomorrow. Bye!"
"Bye."
Kory put down her phone.
"Who was that?" Richard asked.
"Someone wants to meet you. We'll meet at Olive Garden in Broadway, can you come?" Kory asked.
"Of course."
"Great, see ya there then!"
Richard stood outside Olive Garden. He waited for Kory and this person who wanted to meet him. He saw in a distance that two shadowy figures came near him. One of them had a curvy body, must be Kory, and the other was a guy. He had good posture so he must be a business man.
'Please don't let it be another guy who wants to buy my company,' Richard thought to himself.
The he noticed Kory and the guy were holding hands. Richard was curious to see who that guy was. They came nearer and nearer until they finally face to face.
"Hello, Richard Grayson," said the man and Richard gasped.
To be continued…
A/N Oooo who's that mysterious guy? Sorry to leave you hanging. I actually finished this chapter ahead of time! I hoped you liked it. Hey does anyone have myspace? And…
Have a Safe and Happy New Year!
xStarfirex
