The bright sunlight trickled through the gaps in the blinds protecting Kori's window. It was 7am and it was sunny. Usually, that would not work in helping people to have more positive attitudes for their day but it was a different case with Kori. Not only was the sun shining but today was Friday; Kori's favourite day. She didn't stop working over the weekend but it was reduced hours so she had a lot more free time to do whatever she wanted to do.

Kori gulped down the rest of her glass of water and placed it in the sink. She decided that she would wash it up when she returned home. With an inhale of breath, she picked up her coat and shrugged herself into it. Then, she grabbed her bag and pushed it up onto her shoulder.

With that, she left her apartment and locked it. She glanced at Dick's door as she passed and she grimaced. Although he was very irritating as a neighbour, Kori couldn't help but feel attracted to him. He was somewhat playful with a hint of masculine mystery which made Kori curious about him. She rolled her eyes at her girly thoughts.

She made her way downstairs and buttoned up her coat as she stepped outside. The sun was beaming down but it was bitterly cold on account of how early it was.

Kori sighed and shoved her hands into her coat pockets. She began walking towards her work place with her mind racing with many different events and things she had to do over the weekend.

She was in deep thought and almost completely forgot to look both ways as she crossed through the car park outside of the apartment block.

Suddenly, Kori practically jumped out of her skin as she was almost hit by a car. She gasped and physically leapt away from the car. She placed a hand against her chest to calm herself a little. Kori glared up at the driver and her expression did not waver in the slightest as she noticed who the driver was.

Dick Grayson's facial expression was scrunched up as he physically cringed at another blunder with Kori. He could see clearly as Kori huffed. He rubbed the back of his neck and smiled sheepishly at her through the front windscreen. She apparently was not amused.

Kori growled to herself and stomped the rest of the way until she reached JaVaVu. She stepped inside and noticed Rachel was already switching the coffee machines on. Kori angrily shrugged her coat off of her body and placed it in the back along with her bag.

She wandered back to the counter whilst she was tying her small white apron around her waist. Rachel turned to her and raised an eyebrow,

"I know you hate working but Jheez, even I look less pissed off than you Kori." Rachel stated,

"It is not work." Kori replied,

"Then what?"

"My idiotic new neighbour!" Kori barked, slamming a cup down against the counter which gained the attention of a few customers,

"Oh? I thought you said he was good looking and nice?" Rachel reminded her,

"Yes well... Apparently looks are not everything. Ugh! He is so irritating!"

"Are you sure you don't just kinda like him?

"Wh-What?" Kori babbled, feeling a blush creeping up on her, "Pft. No!"

Rachel rolled her eyes, clearly not convinced, "So, what has he been doing to annoy you?" She queried,

"First of all, his mail continuously got placed in my mail slot within the lobby and I told him each time and he did nothing about it. Then, he ordered Chinese food and it was delivered to my apartment instead of his on purpose!"

"How do you know it was on purpose?"

"Because the delivery man even told me that the delivery had been made out to apartment 18. Forgive me, but I am quite certain that he could not truly mistake his door number with mine."

"Yeah... No, I agree with you on that part."

"And then, this morning, he almost hit me with his car! Then he infuriated me further by smiling at me! Oh, he is so frustrating!"

"Kori, I have a theory. Have you ever thought that he might be doing all those things to annoy you because he wants to get your attention? Maybe he likes you."

"I do not see how he could; he does not know me."

"That doesn't mean anything. Think of Garfield and I. When we first met, he would not leave me alone and he was constantly annoying me until I talked to him."

"Well... If that is what he is doing; he is going the wrong way about it indeed!" Kori huffed, crossing her arms over her chest. Rachel smirked and shook her head. She walked away from Kori to get another bag of coffee beans from the back.

Kori sighed and relaxed a little. She tapped her delicate fingertips against the smooth counter. She bit her lip as she considered Rachel's theory a little more.

Involuntarily, she quirked a small smile at the idea of Dick liking her. She couldn't deny that he was very attractive and Rachel's reference to her own relationship with Garfield did make Kori consider it further.

The red headed girl shook her head and looked up. She smiled at the customer in front of her and prepared herself for the next couple of hours consisting of serving coffee to people and cleaning tables.

Kori groaned as she threw open the door to her apartment. She was happy that her shift at work had ended but she was exhausted. She completed her routine of throwing her coat and bag onto the sofa and kicking her shoes off. Slowly, she trudged into her bedroom and collapsed with a yawn onto her bed. Her eyes felt heavy and she was slowly being dragged into a calm and peaceful world by the Sandman.

She was about 1 minute away from sleep when suddenly, music blared through the walls. Kori gritted her teeth and her eyes opened immediately. She growled and screamed into her sheets.

Kori pushed herself up onto her feet with force and stumbled towards her door. She angrily threw the door open and stormed out.

She stopped outside of Dick's door and furiously banged her fist against it as hard as she could. She prepared herself to yell at the dark haired man but her frustrations melted away and she became nervous as he opened the door.

Dick breathed heavily as he leaned against the doorframe. He ran a hand through his damp hair. What really got Kori staring was the fact that he was shirtless and glistening with sweat with a white towel slung over his shoulder. His body was impressive. His chest was chiselled and his abs were solid. Kori found it strange that she had an urge to rest a hand against his toned muscles.

Kori realised that she had been staring and she shook her head in an attempt to stop herself from continuing to stare at his defined body. She blushed a deep red and she knew he had noticed because he flashed her one of his familiar lopsided grins,

"Oh, hey Kori. Is something wrong?" He puffed, shoving a hand into a pocket of his sweat pants.

"Uh... Can you please turn your music down?" Kori paused, allowing her glance to sweep across his form once more before looking at his face, "I have had the long day at work and I simply wish to sleep. So, keep it down."

Dick shuffled like a little boy who had been told off, "Oh right... Sorry... When I work out, I forget. Of course I'll turn it down." He explained.

Kori exhaled a breath and nodded. She gulped as her eyes raked over his form one final time without her permission. She was pretty sure her blush had deepened and she finally tore herself away from him. She quickly re-entered her own apartment and shut the door behind her.

Dick smirked and turned back into his own apartment too. He honestly couldn't make out what it was that made him so attracted to her but here he was, feeling as light as air simply because her voice had swam through his ears. His heart was already racing due to lifting weights but he knew the difference between exercise adrenaline and adrenaline that people got when they had a 'crush' on someone. He cringed at the word; thinking about how kid like that was.

Even as the ebony haired guy returned to working out, the smirk on his face which was caused by Kori, would not vanish... Not that he minded smiling about the thought of his neighbour...