I don't own them
----------------------
Chapter Thirteen: Dances and Kisses
The midnight sky was littered with white stars. Of course from the city you couldn't see them very well but at the moment that didn't matter to the young alien girl.
Starfire's power eruption, (as Kid Flash called it) had utterly destroyed Slade's hideout. Slade himself was dead. He'd been crushed by the debris. The only reason any of the teenagers were alive was because Raven's soul self had fought out of the stupor and teleported them all outside the warehouse.
Starfire sighed a little and swung her legs over the edge of the rooftop. The soft sound of footsteps didn't even make her look up "Hello Robin." she greeted.
"Hey," the Boy Wonder replied sitting down next to her. His right arm was bandaged for burns from an exploding boiler "How are you doing?"
Starfire shrugged "I do not know… Even though Slade was an evil man who hurt my friends… I still feel bad that he is dead." she looked over at Robin "Is this…?" she trailed off.
"Good." Robin replied holding his arm over his lap.
"Good?" Starfire repeated, puzzled.
The young man nodded "You should still feel bad. It shows you care about human life." he offered the girl a smile "It shows you're not evil."
Starfire smiled and looked up at the stars "They are beautiful, are they not?"
Robin stared at her "Yeah," he breathed "Beautiful."
He wasn't talking about stars.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Richard, are you sure that we are dressed correctly?" Kori asked as they parked the boy's motorbike "In my country people wear dresses to dances and-."
"It's a Halloween dance, Kor." Richard replied giving the girl a hand off the bike "You have to wear a costume. And," he leaned down and pecked the girl on the cheek "You look great."
Kori blushed bright red "Richard, there is something I need to talk to you about."
"Sure Kor, what's up?"
Kori fiddled with her black cape "I know you're-."
"Dudes!" a familiar voice exclaimed.
A Zorro with blonde hair was running over to them. A pair of bright green eyes glittered beneath the back mask "You two look awesome! Don't they, Rae?" he turned "Rae?"
"I'm not coming out." a quiet voice said from a nearby pickup truck "I can't believe I let you pick out our costumes."
The Zorro, whom Kori now knew was Garfield, made his way back over to the truck and opened the passenger door "Come on Rachel! You look great!"
"That's one person's opinion." the girl replied still refusing to exit the vehicle. "I'm not coming out." she repeated.
Kori and Richard walked over to the car. Rachel was dressed in Spanish style black dress. A plastic sword hung at her hip and her black hair was decorated with gold barrettes. Her pale shoulders were bare and a black chocker that sparkled with ruby red gems was around her throat. A black mask all but hid her blue eyes. Her arms were folded and a scowl was in place.
Kori gasped "Rachel you look wonderful!" she exclaimed clapping her hands in excitement.
Richard nodded in agreement "You're Lady Zorro?" he guessed.
"See, Rachel?" Gar coaxed "No one thinks you look silly." he grabbed her pale hand and helped her out of the truck cab.
Rachel sighed and took the arm Gar offered her "Next time I ask him to a dance, stop me." she called over her shoulder to Kori.
Richard laughed at the two then turned to Kori "Sorry we got interrupted. What were you about to say?" he asked taking her hand gently.
The blonde looked at him then shook her head "It was nothing. Let's go find Wally and Jennifer. I want to see what their costumes are."
Richard smiled showing off a pair of plastic fangs. "I think Wally was going to be the Green Lantern." he shook his head "He's got a weird obsession with the JLA."
The two walked through the doors of the gym. Several people turned to look at them. Victor and Bea were at the doors greeting people. Victor was a robot and Bea was a bumblebee.
"Hey guys!" Victor greeted waving from his wheelchair "Count and Countess Dracula?" he asked with a cheeky grin.
Kori smiled at him "A robot and a bumblebee?" she replied before leading Richard away into the crowd leaving both teens with bright red faces.
Wally was over at the snack table. As Richard had predicted he was dressed up as Green Lantern. He was conversing with a girl in a black cat suit.
"Wally!" Richard called out over the roar of the music. "Who and what are you supposed to be?" he asked walking over with Kori on his arm.
The cat turned around. Jennifer shook her head "That's what I said." she held her long tail in one hand, twirling it absently.
Wally raised his hands up "I get nothing but grief from you people. Can't a guy have a couple of heroes in his life?"
Jennifer giggled behind one hand "Of course you can Wally," she said putting a hand on his shoulder "We're just messing with you."
Kori tugged at Richard's hand "May we go do the dancing now?" she begged pointing at the dance floor that was beginning to fill up with couples as a slow song filled the air.
Richard offered his arm and led her out onto the floor. As they spun around he felt Kori sigh in contentment and lay her head on his shoulder. Soon the song ended.
"I'm gonna go get us something to drink." Richard said stepping away from Kori.
"I will go talk to Rachel." the girl replied skipping away.
Richard slunk through the crowd and found a quiet corner. He leaned against the wall, banging his head against it lightly. "Stop thinking about her! Kori doesn't deserve this!" Robin cursed under his breath. Slowly he composed himself and grabbed two cups of punch and made his way over to Kori who was talking with a boy dressed as a cowboy. Her cheeks were bright red.
Richard felt himself bristle under his normally cool exterior. He put the drinks on a table and marched over.
"-we could head over to my place," the cowboy was saying running his hands up and down Kori's arms "Have some fun."
"Get your hands off her, punk." Richard growled yanking the teen's hands away roughly. He glared angrily at the face of Jack, 'Mammoth' Simon. The school bully.
"Why don't you try and make me kid?" Jack demanded standing to his full height of nearly seven feet. Richard barely came up to his shoulders.
The raven haired teen clenched his fists. All rational thought left his mind. Jack was touching Kori. He was touching his Kori.
Two seconds later Jack was flying through the air. He landed on a table in the middle of a platter of brownies and continued to skid. Richard was somehow at the end of the table when he stopped. He grabbed the teen's red hair "Apologize to Kori." he growled lifting the giant's head so he was staring at the blonde girl who was in complete shock.
Richard suddenly became aware of the silence that had surrounded the gym. He looked up and gulped. The principal was staring straight at him.
Great… just great.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Richard sighed as he pulled off his helmet and helped Kori out of hers "Listen… Kori, I'm really sorry for ruining our evening." he whispered as they stood in her apartment's parking lot.
The green eyes sparkled "Do not apologize Richard. I appreciate your concern for me… Although next time please try a method that will not get you suspended for two weeks."
Richard chuckled slightly "I'll try to remember that Kori." he paused for a moment then pulled Kori's chin up. She looked at him with confused green eyes.
"Richard is some- mff." her words became a muffled mess as Richard's lips covered hers in a short sweet kiss.
"Night Kori." the boy whispered before taking off down the hall.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Robin ran across the rooftops his heart pounding. Wally and Gar were still at the dance. Good, that meant he could check out the apartment without them asking questions.
He'd been waiting for a chance to check out the place Starfire had taken him to. Although the thieves had probably already left they might have left behind some clues to where they'd gone.
Landing on the fire escape outside the window he carefully jacked the lock and slid the window open. He slipped into the room and looked around.
The room was empty. It was rather dark and lined with bookcases. Robin moved towards the door and opened it. After a quick peer down the hall he made his way through the three bedroom apartment. He soon found himself in the living room. He opened the coat closet and slid his fingers down the back as he'd seen Starfire do. His fingers found the panel. He threw it open.
Only to find blank wall staring back at him. He rapped his knuckles on the wall then drew out of the closet with a puzzled expression.
Behind him there was a scream. The Boy Wonder jumped hitting his head on the top of the doorframe. He stumbled backwards reeling slightly. Then he turned around to see… Kori!
"Who are you?" the girl whispered hugging a bathrobe around her body. Her hair was up in a towel.
Robin's masked eyes were wide and all his muscles were frozen. 'Fudge' he thought
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Green Lantern thing came from the comic Teen Titans. Bart Allen (Kid Flash III) got a Green Lantern tattoo.
Anyway the next chapter is the GRAND FINALLE! YA MEEEE!
Raven's Shadow Of Light
