A/N I'm too predictable… anyway, I'm so sorry I haven't updated since last year. Please forgive me! I'm more into my "To Have and To Hold" fanfic right now. SORRY! Anyway, thank you for the reviews and for supporting my fanfic despite my laziness to update.
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Sweet Scent
Chapter: 4
The Fiancé
By: xStarfirex
"Richard, this is Roy Harper, my fiancé," said Kory introducing the two. Richard's eyes went wide.
'Oh my god she has a fiancé!' he thought.
"So this is the oh-so-famous Richard Grayson," commented Roy.
"Uh…yes," said Richard.
"I heard you're company was going through a few problems."
"You heard right."
"Well, let's not stand out here in the cold, our seat is ready."
Roy put an arm around Kory and went inside. Richard stood for a moment, staring at the couple ahead of him. He still couldn't believe she had a fiancé……..who looks strangely like him, except for the red hair and that it wasn't spiked like his. He finally snapped out of his thoughts and ran to catch up with Roy and Kory.
They were seated near the window. Richard looked at Roy and Kory, who sat in front of him.
'Roy Harper huh? I wonder how him and Kory met' Richard thought.
"Richard, tell me how you and my fiancé met," urged Roy.
"Huh? Oh, sure. I met her yesterday, she was-" Before Richard could even begin his story, Kory decided to tell it herself.
"I was on my way to Gelson's Supermarket when my ex, Johnny, you remember him right?"
"Yeah, I saved you from that bastard a year ago," said Roy, "please continue."
"Johnny blocked my way and he pleaded me to go back to him. I said no and he started chasing me. I ran to the corner and bumped into Richard. He defended me and Johnny backed off. I took him out for lunch to repay him," Kory explained.
"Oh," Roy said as if he approved her story.
"So Roy, how did you meet Kory?" asked Richard.
"Well, I was browsing at some store, I forgot the name of it though, and Kory and I bumped into each other because we were both about to pick up these nice looking pair of shoes. DC shoes, am I right? Anyway, I turned to look at her and I fell instantly in love. She had the most beautiful emerald eyes and her ruby-red hair matched her complexion. I stared at her for a few seconds and then out of nowhere I heard Jonny scream 'Get away from her, you loser'. I turned around and he was about to punch me but I dodged it. Kory tried to explain everything to him, but he wouldn't listen so I fought him and I ended up winning. Clearly, he didn't know who I was. Anyway, I was lucky enough to get Kory's number and after a few weeks, I had the courage to ask her out. That's when she broke up with Johnny, who was in the hospital," Roy explained.
"Your stories sound so much alike, I'm sorry for causing all the trouble," Kory said.
"Oh no, it's ok, I'm used to saving girls," Richard joked. Kory smiled and felt a little better.
"It's not your fault, honey, don't worry about it," assured Roy. The waiter came with their food and they started eating.
Ring. Ring. Ring.
"I'm so sorry, I have to take this call. Excuse me," Roy said and got up from the table as he took his cell phone out of his pocket and went outside.
"Roy's always away on business trips. What do you expect from a businessman? I bet that call is from his office in Gotham," Kory explained.
"Gotham?" Richard questioned.
"Yes, he has a company in Gotham. They are currently working on a breakthrough. It's top secret, though."
"Oh, I see."
"Richard, I know this is really off topic, but, just out of curiosity, Summer… how did you meet her?" There was a pause as Richard thought.
"I met her at the beach," Richard said, not bothering to go into detail.
"Oh, must have been romantic."
"You could say that." Looking back now, Richard knew it was far from romantic.
"What's your most missed memory?" Kory asked totally off topic.
"Above all, my brother. All these years without a phone call or letter, I'd say him. Man, I can't even remember how he looks like. How about you, what's your most missed memory?" Richard said.
"My brother also. He was my favorite person in the whole world. Before he died, he wrote me a letter. I kept it and read it over and over. It said he knew that something bad was going to happen to him and that if he didn't make it, he wanted to tell me he loved me more than anything, even life itself. The murder proved his suspicions. That was the last letter I got from him," Kory explained.
Richard was speechless. Poor Kory. She has endured the most heart-breaking events in her life. She had more sad events than Richard did. Kory's gone through all this sadness and yet she still smiles. When life gets her down, she manages to get back up. She's so optimistic. And that's what Richard liked about her.
A few minutes later, Roy came back in and rejoined Kory and Richard. He sat down next to Kory.
"I'm so sorry for that interruption, but I have to be going. I have something very important to do. You're welcome to stay. Honey, I'll call you tomorrow, ok," Roy said and kissed Kory before leaving, "Nice meeting you, Richard." He shook Richard's hand. Roy got up and Richard caught a glimpse of something black around his neck. For a second there, Richard thought it was… nah, he was imagining things.
Roy left Richard and Kory there to finish their dinner. Kory was a little disappointed he couldn't stay a little longer.
After dinner, Richard ended up paying for dinner because Kory didn't bring any money because she thought Roy was gonna pay. Kory thanked Richard and they went their separate ways. Was that the end of them?
Richard got picked up by Alfred while Kory walked home. Richard was a little disappointed about the fiancé thing, but he'll live. Once he got home, he started pacing back and forth in his room. Suddenly, the phone rang.
Ring. Ring. Ring.
"Hello?" Richard answered.
"Ritchie-poo! You never called me to, like, apologize! But that's ok, I forgive you, and to prove my forgiveness, we're going somewhere tomorrow. So come by my place, like, around 10am and we'll get going. Ok, by baby!" Summer said on the other line and hung up before Richard got a chance to say no to her.
Oh great, Richard had another date tomorrow. Richard didn't wanna loose Summer because he knew Kory will never be his. He's afraid he might not find another girl. He had no choice but to go on that stupid date his so-called "girlfriend" was making him go on. Just his luck.
A/N OMG, that was so short! I'm sorry I couldn't make it longer, I have other things to do. I hope you guys still like this fic and please review!
