I'm so sorry! I'm sorry I didn't update this for a while… we were just busy… with only me finding out… like… the day of! I was so busy… I didn't even get to go to see a movie with my friends!

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Chapter 3: Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover

Kori drove into her driveway of her house, surprisingly getting home early tonight. One o'clock, it was a nice start, she usually got home around three or four. Still even though she was getting home early she was still dead tired. Her eyes drooped down as she opened her car door, and stepped out of it letting her foot hit the ground. She groaned a bit as she stood and started to head for her door. Kori brought her keys up and pushed them into the lock and opened the door. She pushed the creaking door open and pushed her body inside, once she was sure the door was closed and she was fully inside (unlike last time), she fell on her knees and rested for a bit, regaining her strength.

After a good five minutes of sitting on the floor she stood and trudged up the stairs trying to walk to her room, but took a lot of energy. When she finally got there she collapsed on her bed, closing her eyes and slept.

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Tulips, roses, daffodils, surrounded Kori, her world bright. She looked down at her attire, a pink sundress, just her size too, it fit her every curve. She looked up from the dress and to the front of her; there she saw her family, mother, father, Koma, Ryan. They all stood there, smiles on their faces and eyes sparkling with life, not death as Kori once remembered.

"Mother? Father? Koma? Ryan?" their smiles grew bigger as she ran to them, getting closer and closer about to hold them in her arms again, until something happened. The once bright world grew dark, car screeches and gun shots echoed throughout her ears, she watched in horror as her family grew pale, their smiles fading and then, disappearing once and for all.

"Dad! Mom! Sister! Brother!" She reached out to them calling their names and only came in contact with air, nothing more, just air that had always been there. Kori collapsed on her knees, tears never coming to her eyes, she couldn't cry. She looked down at her sundress, but it was not bright anymore it was a dark pale gray tattered and torn.

But there was something, a faint light appearing in the distance, it shown out with someone emerging from it, the shadows blocking the silhouette's face. She looked at the figure with curiosity as it came closer. Close enough so she touch his face, she reached out a hand, the shadow disappeared and there was his face…

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Kori awoke with a jolt when she heard something from within her house. The sounds sounded like footsteps. She got out of bed, still very tired but paid no mind to it, she opened her door and looked out. "Who's there?" she called into the emptiness. She walked down the stairs shaking, her eyes darting back and forth, searching for the intruder.

Suddenly she heard a faint creak from behind her, she turned around but tripped on the fourth to last step and tumbled to the fist floor landing on her back. Kori sat up groaning a bit holding her aching head in hear right hand. Her eyes shut but they shot open she hears something else; she sprang up from the ground, paying no attention to the pain and looked for an intruder. "Show yourself!" She ran to the kitchen but, nothing was there, next was the living room, still nothing.

Finally the bathroom, she creaked open the door and turned on the light, looking around seeing nothing, she convinced herself it was just her imagination. She was about to turn around when she was struck to the ground, landing on her knees. She turned around still on the ground and gasped, there was a man, but his face covered by shadows. He had a bat sort of device in one hand and in his belt a gun holster was there, Kori looked at the gun in the holster and her eyes widened.

"Do not worry," the shadow man said, his voice raspy and eerie, "I will not use it on you… yet." The man sprang at her slamming the bat down, she just barely missed the attack when she rolled out of the way, she sprinted upwards and ran out of the bathroom, the man followed, his face still a mystery.

Kori ran the fastest she had ever ran in her life, she ran to her front door, but when she got there and tried to open it, it wouldn't budge, she groaned as she pulled at it, wanting it to pen. "Ah, ah, ah, my girl, my girl, you will not be leaving." Kori turned around but only came face to face with a gun; she swallowed hard, her throat dry.

"I-I… thought you said you wouldn't be using it on me," she stated pressing her body against the wall as the gun moved closer. The mysterious man cocked the gun and a smile appeared on his face.

"Ah, I decided I would." The man started to pull the trigger and Kori shut her eyes good and tight, waiting for it just to end, she could be with her family. Tears lined her shuteyes as they fell down her face and she whimpered, she was ready for the pain. But instead for pain, she heard a grunt and groan from in front of her, she opened her eyes and looked. There was the man, on the ground. He was thrown across the room by a boy and all Kori saw was a flash of red and green before the mysterious man was hit again. And then they spoke.

"Get out of here!" the boy hissed not facing Kori, his voice cold and steel like.

"Ah, but I was just getting to the good part," the man cried innocently.

"I told you to get out and not come back, now do it!" Kori watched as the mysterious man trudged out and disappeared in the shadows. The boy in green and red turned and looked back at Kori, her eyes were wide and her cheeks were stained with tears. "You're going to be alright." The boy walked closer to Kori and she stared at him, she trembled and tried to push into the door further as the boy was right in front of her. "It's ok, I'm not going to hurt you."

Kori looked back to face him, opening her eyes, and she met masked ones, her lip trembled as she remembered the gun, closer to her face than his face, closer to death than his face. His masked face. Not able to hold it in any longer she collapsed in the boy's arms and cried on his chest, shaking, her arms wrapped around his waist.

The boy went rigid when he felt her wrap so tightly around him, his red tunic becoming wet. He groaned barely heard over her sobs.

His mind was telling him, 'Nothing will change, comfort her.'

He listened and just barely hugged her shoulder patting them lightly clearly not enjoying the hug.

"I'm sorry… I'm sorry that you had to go through so much trouble just to save a weakling like I."

He puffed out a huge breath. "It was no trouble at all, none at all."

"Thank you…" she whispered hugging him tighter her crying finally ceased.

"You're… you're welcome," he whispered back hugging her just a little tighter.

"You are very kind, Robin." Kori separated her head from his chest and looked into his masked eyes.

"You knew my name."

"Yes, I did, who doesn't? You are very famous; I never would've guess you were this nice."

"Don't judge a book…" Robin didn't get to finish for Kori collapsed in his arms sleeping. He tried to stop it but a light smile tugged at his lips anyways.

He carried her up to her room.

End Chapter 3

Sorry! It's short I know… because of the long paragraphs! Oh... and Robin made a little mistake... you'll see what that is... it's pretty obvious!

NO FLAMES!

-Emerald-Mask