Sry I have not update this story. I have been busy and don't worry my other story will be updated to this weekend, I hope.
Chapter 2: Someone familiar…I think?
"That's great Kori, that's all for today." The director told her as she headed to her dressing room to change and go home from her shoot. As usual…Roy never showed.
Kori looked at the floor as she walked to her dressing room; sometimes…she doubted his love.
Kori stood outside the fashion studio while she waited for her driver. Suddenly she heard her cell phone ring. "Hello?" "Miss Kori, it is Vincent," her limo driver replied in a strong British accent. "Yes, Vincent," Kori asked curiously. 'Why would Vincent e calling me?' "Miss Kori, I just called to inform you that there has been a problem with the limo and I am having it fixed as we speak. I shall not be able to pick you up for at least another hour or so." "That is okay, I shall find a way home." "Are you sure Miss Kori?" "Yes"
Kori hung up the phone and flagged down a cab. "Where to Miss?" the old cab driver asked in an Italian accent. "Ummm…" Kori was going to go home, but she didn't want to go home, just to be ignored. No way, not her! "Downtown please." Kori replied as she leaned back in the soft velvet red cushions of the cab.
"What can I get you sir?" the bar tender asked from behind the bar. The bar tender was scrubbing the inside of a wine glass with a fresh white rag and looking at the man sitting on the bar stool. "I'll have a scotch." The man said bluntly. "Cumin' up!" the bar tender said as he reached up to the top of the bar to grab a glass and began to fix the drink. The man sat and stared blankly at the wall behind the bar tender and just…thought about…everything.
'I have to leave; I can't keep putting them in danger.' He thought to himself as he packed his bag in his room in his former home. 'They'll be fine without me' he thought.
Later that night he left without a single goodbye, he knew it would be too hard. Only a note was left to explain everything and yet…nothing at all.
Suddenly a presence next to him jarred the man out of his thoughts. "Um, is this seat taken?" A woman's melodious voice asked meekly as he looked up. She was gorgeous, from what he could see. She wore a longblack leathercoat and dark sunglasses. "Well…?" she asked again. Richard shook is head to get his thoughts, and eyes back into focus. "No, go ahead, have a seat." The woman smiled. She looked about his age maybe a year or so younger.
As she sat down the same bar tender can over and placed Richard's scotch in front of him and then turned to the woman. "What'll ya have miss?" "White wine please." She said sweetly. "Right away." The bar tender said as he once again walked away.
"Hi, I'm Richard and you are?" The man asked trying to make conversation. The woman then turned to Richard. She took off her sunglasses (which she wore even though it was almost midnight) and slipped off her coat. "Kori, Kori Anders nice to meet you…Richard." Richard stared into her eyes, they were so beautiful. These large green orbs. They reminded him of something, he felt a pull on his heart, as if he should know, but he didn't.
"Dude, you gotta let me talk to her, give me a chance to apologize to her!" a man screamed over his cell phone.
"Man, she said she didn't want to see you again. She doesn't even know we still know each other. I can't man. Just…leave her alone."
"I…I can't"
"Let her go man…
Let Raven go…" The man on the other line's voice trailed off.
"Really!" Kori said as she began to laugh again. Richard and Kori had been talking for over an hour. The bar was opened till two and considering it was already 1:15 am, there were only a few people in the bar besides them and the bar tender working the night shift.
"Yeah, it was horrible." Richard had just got through telling her about his awful and boring business meeting today. "I'm sorry." She said as she lifted her 5th glass of white wine to her mouth to stop herself from laughing again. Richard saw the smirk on her face before the wine glass touched her lips. He smirked, "no your not." and began to laugh as well.
Richard had thought that talking about his day might break the ice. It worked. Kori and he had a great time talking together. He had never laughed this much during a conversation since his conversations with…
No! He couldn't think about her… not Starfire. She was part of the past…his past. Oh, who was he kidding? He loved her too much to forget, still did. But he had to leave, after what happened.
"Yes my day was not that great either and to top it off my driver couldn't pick me up. But, I guess that was a good thing." Kori said as she turned to look at Richard. "How do you figure that?" He asked, his right eyebrow lifted a bit. "Because," she said as she turned away to hid the blush from her face, "then I would not have ever met you."
Richard smiled. "Well, I should go." Kori said as she stood up. She reached into her coat pocket and sifted through it to find some of her money. "Don't bother, I got it covered." Richard said as he graciously put afifty dollar bill on the table. "Oh, that is not necessary at all Richard, I can surely-" "no, I got it." Richard said stopping her in mid-sentence.
"Thank you." She said as she put on her coat and put her glasses in her pocket.
Richard and Kori walked outside together and began to walk toward the Pier. It was nearly 2:00am, but hey, the night was still young, sort of.
Kori stared down at the river. The blue-green water rocked back and forth, almost in a hypnotizing motion. It was simply beautiful; Kori traced the reflected of the moon as it shone on the water.
"So, have you lived in jump city all your life?" The question took Kori by surprise. What was she supposed to say, 'no I'm from the planet Tamaran,' yeah that would go over big with Richard. "No, I have not, what about you?" Kori turned her attention from the rocking water to Richard. "Neither have I, I lived in Gotham as a child." Kori smiled.
'He is sweet' she thought, 'but so familiar, I know I have seen him before. This feeling I get around him…I cannot describe it, I just know that I like it.'
Kori turned away and covered her mouth as she yawned. Richard chuckled, "you must be tired, let me take you home." "That is not necessary, between buying me drinks and taking me on this lovely walk I say you have done enough." Kori smiled up at him. "Please, I would be honored to," Richard said, he just needed to be with this girl, it made him… happy.
"Alright." Kori said with a smile. She just couldn't say no to him.
Alfred had come and picked up them both. Kori gave Alfred her address and they drove off. On the ride home Kori had fallen asleep and her head rested on Richard's shoulder. Richard smirked, she was really something this girl, so different and yet so familiar.
As they approached Kori's house Richard woked Kori up gently, he felt bad to wake her but he had no other choice.Kori after ffluttering her eyes open quickly realized the position she was in and snapped her head away from Richard shoulder. Richard laughed at her apologetic look, "it's okay, " he said still chuckling. He thenwalked Kori up the stairs to her house.
I was not huge, she lived alone (sometimes Roy would stay over, but rarley,tonight was on of those days) she didn't need all that space. She lived by the ocean. She liked living by the ocean because the sound of the waves reminded her of her home at Titans Tower. Raven would never admit it but Kori knew that was why she lived in a penthouse with an ocean view as well.
"Thank you for such a nice time. I haven't had this much time since..." Kori trailed off as she placed the key in the lock."
"Since what?" Richard saw the sad look on her face and wondered what was wrong.
"Since, I last saw an old friend." Kori looked up and smiled, even though her heart ached inside thinking about him...Robin.
Kori opened the door and stepped in she turned around and looked at Richard. She could not take it anymore, she had to know.
"I feel like I know you from somewhere have we met before?" she asked. "Don't think so, but who knows, I've had a lot of adventures." "As have I, very well, I was just wondering perhaps…never mind. Goodnight." Kori smiled as Richard said goodbye as well and she closed the door.
Kori placed her keys on the table next to the door and took off her coat. As she did something feel out of her pocket…
She picked it up…
Richard Grayson
555-2768
Kori looked at the card for a few seconds and smiled.
She really liked this Richard Grayson. She still couldn't figure out how he made her feel but she knew one thing…
She liked it.
"What did Beast Boy ever do that was so terrible?" Karen asked as she fixed the hem on one of her black evening gowns. (She's a fashion designer...Remember)
(A/N-Raven doesn't know that Beast Boy is Garfield Logan.)
"Excuse me?" Raven asked looking up from her book; she was in Bee's boutique.
"I asked," she switched off the sewing machine. "What did Beast Boy do that was so horrible?"
Raven took a deep breathe and placed her book down. "He, he…
Tried to kill me."
Wait till Kori finds out who Richard is…she is gonna be sooooooooooooo MAD!
BEAST BOY tried to KILL RAVEN? WOW!