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It was Sunday evening, a bit chilly outside but not cold enough to put a jacket on. After all, they were in mid-July. Kori thought about what had happened last night with Richard. He was an idiot. How dare he kiss any random girl? How dare he kiss Kitten? How could he kiss Kitten?

Ew.

Roy was looking at himself in the bathroom mirror. He did his famous headshake, to get his dark orange hair out of his eyes. Kori shook her head and sighed. He heard her and turned around, taking an Elvis Presley pose. ''So?'' he asked seductively showing off his tux which fit him perfectly.

''Very sexy, sir.''

He smiled proudly. ''Could you just fix my tie please?''

She walked over to him and did as he said. ''You're still in you PJs?'' he asked as she fixed his tie.

''You're leaving without me remember? I'm gonna call a cab.'' She said smiling and taking a step back. ''There.''

Roy examined his tie. ''No. You take the car. I already called Vic and ask him to come and pick me up.''

''You're too kind.''

He smiled proudly once again. ''Meh. I know.''

She slapped him in the back of his head. ''Don't let it get to your head.'' She said pocking his head.

''Ow! Gosh! Do you even cut your nails?'' he said rubbing his head. ''It's as if a hawk just landed on my head!'' he complained.

''You're such a baby.'' She said taking her shoes out of the closet. ''Now go away, I've got to change.'' She looked out the window. ''Oh look, Vic's here in a limo! You better hurry up!'' she lied.

''Shit!'' Roy said running out the door.

She shook her head. ''Idiot.'' She pulled out her dress from the closet and looked at it proudly.

Roy ran down the stairs not even taking the time to wait for an elevator. He pushed the door open and stood outside sweating from top to bottom. Gosh did he feel stupid. No car. No limo. No Vic.

Crap.

Double crap.

Suddenly, Roy's hair flew in the air as a car raced by. Few seconds later, the same car backed up slowly and stopped in front of Roy. He scratched his head. What was going on?

Victor stepped out of the car and made his way to Roy. ''Hey man, sorry I'm late.'' He stared at him. ''You look like a mess.''

Roy combed his hair with his fingers. ''Don't even ask.''

Victor leaned in and smelled him. ''You smell like sweat.''

''I said don't ask.''

Victor shrugged and looked at Roy as he walked over to the car to open the front door. ''Lets go.'' He opened the front door and saw a smiling Karen staring at him, waving her hand. ''Hey Roy.''

He slammed the door shut and glared at Vic. He opened the back door and saw Jenn sitting on Wally. Next to them was a pretty Tara sitting quietly with no Chinese food in sight. Next to her was Bruce who had just cleared his throat and crossed his arms on his chest. On him was Rachel and somewhere in there you could hear Xavier's complaining voice, ''Are we there yet?''

Roy looked at everyone. ''Rachel, X! Kori's gonna freak when she knows you're here! Oh, hey Bruce.'' They all smiled at him.

''We all got the chance to know each other. Kori's friends are our friends.'' Karen's voice said.

''Can we go.'' Rachel asked in her monotone voice.

''Are we there yet?'' Xavier screamed.

Jenn sighed. ''Shut up Xavier.''

''Hey! Don't tell me to shut up, it's not my fault if your butt—''

Roy slammed the door shut and glared at Vic. ''If this is your way of telling me to call for a cab, I got the message.'' He said pulling out his cell phone. Vic snatched it from him.

''Nah man. This is my way of saying, I hope your good in tight spaces.'' He said opening the door, the sound of voices echoing in his ears.

Roy sighed as Vic threw him in the car with a grin.

Kori took a bite of her apple and listened to the news as she waited for her curling iron to heat up. After tying her shoes she grabbed a small black purse and threw everything she needed inside.

She grabbed her curling iron and started to curl her hair. She hummed a song and listened to the news as well. Nothing interesting was going on. She kept on curling and looked at the time. 7:37 pm. She had twenty-three minutes to finish curling her hair and get to the studio. She curled faster and stared at herself in the mirror.

She didn't put too much make up on. She put only a bit of blush on her cheeks, some mascara, eyeliner and eye shadow would do the trick. Placing her curling iron down, she applied some gloss on her lips and put a small green hairpin in her fiery red hair before grabbing her keys and her pursed.

One last bite of her apple and she was out the door and walking towards the elevator. Kitten passed by and bumped into her hard.

''Sorry,'' Kori said as she picked up her keys and ran towards the free elevator.

''You better be.'' She hissed.

Kori stepped in the elevator and stuck her head out. ''I take that back!'' she yelled right before the doors shut.

She tapped her foot on the floor as she waited for the doors to open again. They opened, but only to have Kitten's grandmother walk in. ''Hello dear,''

''Hey.'' Kori replied impatiently.

The old lady pressed a button and the elevator made it's way up to highest floor. She sighed.

Great.

''Damn Roy! You're smelly!'' Wally said. ''Open the windows! Quick!''

Vic stopped at a red light. ''Oh no you don't. These windows are tainted and nobody's gonna open one. We don't wanna get caught by the police, do we?''

Everybody shook his or her head.

''That's what I thought.''

Xavier pushed Rachel's foot away and brought his head up for air. ''Could we at least get rid of this smell before we get there? Or else we're all gonna smell like someone puked.''

''It's only sweat!'' Roy yelled as he pushed Jenn's dress out of his sight.

Karen lifted a bottle in the air. ''I've got some perfume! It's 'French Vanilla'. ''

''Sounds like a cake.'' Victor took a pause. ''CAKE!''

Karen slapped him.

Jenn searched in her purse and took out a bottle as well. ''Me too! This one is, 'Hawaii Nights'.''

''Me three.''

Everybody stared at Rachel.

''What?'' she asked.

''Let me guess,'' Roy said. '''Nights in the cemetery'.''

Rachel dug her heel in his hand. ''It's called 'Black Rose' and it smells very good.''

Everybody went silent.

''I'VE GOT AXE!'' Victor exclaimed.

''Axe stinks!'' everyone yelled.

He pouted.

''What are you waiting for? Spray him.'' Bruce ordered pointing at Roy.

Jenn, Karen and Rachel took the cap off their perfume bottles and pointed them towards Roy. He hid under Jenn's dress.

''YOU PERVERT!'' she screamed.

Bruce grabbed him and pulled him out. ''On the count of three.''

''One…''

Everybody got ready.

''…Two…''

Roy braced himself for impact.

''…Three.''

POOOOF!

Silence.

''Oh. My. Gawd.'' Karen spoke up.

''Oh damn,''

Bruce, Victor and Jenn sighed.

''…'' was all Rachel had to say.

''I say we do that again.'' Wally smiled.

Everyone threw him death glares.

Karen rolled down her window and pink clouds of perfume slowly floated out of the car.

Kori took a breath, opened the door and stepped in the studio. She walked in and looked around. The lights were dimmed and everything was elegantly decorated. Chairs and tables were placed in corners and people were walking around looking at paintings while drinking or eating.

She walked down the stairs and looked for her friends. Victor, Karen and all the gang that had arrived together were waiting for her at the bottom of the stairs, looking around.

''Kori!'' Gar yelled. He had arrived not long ago in his car after an eight-hour drive. Everybody turned around and stared at her.

She rolled her eyes and walked normally down the stairs.

Roy glared at her.

She was wearing a simple black, knee-high dress with black high heel shoes to match. This strapless little black dress looked delicate in a floaty mesh with tiered hem and ribbon belt on her.

She walked up to them. They just stared at her.

''You can pop your eyes back in your head now.'' She said. ''What's the matter? It's not like I'm getting married—yet.''

Roy walked up to her. ''Kori you look amazing.''

She hugged him tightly but quickly pulled away. ''Woah. You smell weird.''

He gave death glares to the others.

She looked at them and spotted Rachel, Gar and Xavier. She ran to them and jumped on them. They hugged her back. ''You're here!''

''No. We're holograms. The real us say 'hi'.'' Rachel said sarcastically.

She walked over to them and sniffed them . ''Woah. You smell weird!'' She walked towards the others and sniffed them all as well. ''Woah. You all smell weird!'' She came up to Bruce. ''Even you!'' she said surprised. ''Did you guys bathe in some kind of tropical bath before coming here?''

''Long story, little lady.''

''Yeah,'' Xaiver agreed. ''We'll go get you ladies some punch.'' He said walking away, dragging the guys behind him. Kori shrugged and walked up to Bruce, thumping his shoulder. ''I'm happy to see you made it… alone.'' She winked.

''Yes. Alone. Richard won't get near you.''

She sighed in relief and responded, ''Thanks Brucy.'' She smiled cutely.

He raised an eyebrow. ''Don't call me Brucy.''

She pouted. ''But it's pri-tty.''

''Don't call me Brucy.''

She cleared her throat. ''Okay… Brucy.'' She mumbled under her breath. Before Bruce could ask her anything someone tapped her on the shoulder and she turned around, her dress floating around her and glared at Richard….. then back a Bruce, fuming.

''Bruce!'' she yelled.

He lifted his arms in self-defense. ''Don't look at me.''

She glared once more at Richard. ''You?''

''The one and only.'' He replied, running his fingers through his hair proudly.

She crossed her arms on her chest. ''Thankfully.'' She mumbled, turning her back to him. He grabbed her arm and tugged her towards him violently. ''Excuse me?'' he asked approaching his face to hers.

She held herself back from spitting in his face and opened her mouth to say something but was cut off by Roy.

''What's going on here?'' he asked putting his and Kori's drink down before pulling her towards him and pushing Richard away.

Richard looked at Kori from over Roy's shoulder. ''Just talking.''

Kori walked away and passed by Richard. ''You jerk.''

She picked up her drink and made her way to a giant ice sculpture followed by the girls. Richard stepped towards Bruce and tapped him on the back and gave him a friendly smile. ''Hey old man.''

''I am not old.''

''So that's Richard Grayson. Up close and personal.'' Tara said still examining him accompanied by Karen. ''Better than I thought.''

Kori rolled her eyes and took a sip of her punch. ''He's ruining everything.''

''He's hot.'' Tara continued.

''He's a jerk.'' Kori added.

''He's a hot jerk.'' Tara corrected.

''Shut up.''

They remained silent and listened to the music and the people talking and walking around. Kori kept a secret eye on Richard. He talked to Bruce then a blond girl walked over to him, she grabbed his arm and dragged him to the small dance floor.

''Kitten.'' Kori gritted her teeth.

The girls looked at her. ''Kitten.'' They said in unison.

They all looked at the dance floor, overflowing with couples. Jenn talked to Kori, still keeping her eyes on the dance floor, ''you still like him don't you?''

''No! You crazy?''

''Come on, girl. Don't tell me you're gonna marry carot-boy and still have something for jerk-boy.'' Karen said.

Kori placed her drink down. ''You wanna bet that I'm gonna marry Roy with no hesitation what so ever even if Richard would be invited to the wedding?''

Jenn, Karen, Tara and Rachel glared at each other. ''Yeah, we bet you, say ten—''

''Twenty.'' Karen corrected.

''Twenty bucks to marry Roy with Richard sitting in the front row.'' Jenn ended.

''You're on!''

They all nodded. ''Why don't you tell him now.'' They said, slowly walking away.

Kori threw them a confused look then saw Richard making his way towards her and stood next to her, facing the ice sculpture. ''Isn't art beautiful.''

''Shut up.'' She said. ''You know nothing about art, you boob.''

He faced her. ''If I knew nothing why would I be here?'' he raised an eyebrow.

She pointed towards the sculpture, fuming with anger. ''Do you know this cost two hundred dollars! It's a piece of art!'' she questioned him.

''You spent two hundred bucks on a flippin piece of ice?'' he asked madly.

''It's not just any piece of ice! Look at it you dummy!'' she said pointing at the giant ice swan once more.

He brought his finger to his chin. ''I don't see it'' he said purposely breaking the beak off.

''You're such an asshole!''

He picked up a fork and chipped a piece of ice then threw it in his drink. ''This is what ice is made for.''

She gasped and chipped another piece, shoving it down his back. ''You insensitive—''

He looked at her and slid an ice cube in her dress. She brought her hand to her chest and gasped once again. ''YOU JERK!''

''ME?''

She grabbed the ice cube and threw it back at him. ''NO YOUR TWIN!''

He ended the discussion with an immature ''ugh''.

''Do have something to say to me!'' she yelled in a low voice.

''Do you!''

''Yes!''

''Then say it!'' he yelled as well.

''You're invited to my wedding!''

''Your wedding!''

''NO, BRUCE'S!''

''You don't have to yell!''

Karen slapped them both in the back of their heads. ''I leave you two for a minute and you're about to kill each other.''

''That's fine with me.'' They said in unison.

Karen dug her finger in Richard's chest. ''YOU! Go with your slut.'' Then she turned to Kori. ''And you, to your hubby-to-be.'' Then she glared at both of them ''And you two stay away from each other before I kill you both.''

Richard rubbed his hands together. ''I'll go see Kitten, the pretty, smart, kind girl sitting over there.''

''Meh blow it out your cake hole.'' She said walking away and leaving him standing alone. He turned away and left as well.

Karen glared at the girls who just stared from behind. ''And you were saying that they were made for each other.'' Rachel said in her monotone voice.

''They are!'' Karen protested. ''They have CHEMESTRY!''

''No wonder you flunked chemistry.''

''Are you guys blind?! They are adorable together.''

''Yeah they'll just bite each other's head off.''

''I bet twenty bucks on Richard.'' Karen declared.

Jenn shook her head. ''I'm gonna have to go with Roy. He's already proposed.''

Rachel sighed. ''You don't know Richard, he goes after what he wants.''

Suddenly the music stopped and everybody remained silent. They looked up and saw Kori standing on the stares with Roy by her side, holding a microphone to her mouth. She smiled to everyone.

She cleared her throat and prepared herself to start off the night.

''Ladies, gentlemen, and Jerks'' Richard gulped as she stared at him. ''Thank you for being here tonight. Even if you were not invited, we hope you enjoy yourselves.''

She looked around then handed the microphone to a staff member and made her way to her table with Roy. People started talking again and music echoed in their ears once again. Kori stared at her friends. ''I think that was very good.''

Rachel gave her a bored thumbs up. ''Yup. Got straight to the point.''

Xavier grabbed Kori's arm and pulled her towards the dance floor. She followed him slowly.

''Ask me to dance you fool!'' Karen said taking the plate out of Victor's hands.

''Will you dance with me you fool?'' he asked after he had swallowed his bite.

She jumped at his neck and pulled him towards the dance floor. She leaned her head on Vic's shoulder and looked over at Gar and winked. Gar gave her a misunderstood look. She shifted her eyes towards Richard who was dancing with Kitten.

He got the 'a ha' face then made his way to Richard and tapped his shoulder. ''May I?''

''May you what?'' kitten asked bitterly.

''May I dance with it?''

Karen shook her head. She reminded herself not to ask for Gar's help again.

''You mean with Kitten?'' Richard asked.

''Um. Yeah.''

Richard got out of the way. ''She's all yours.''

''Richipoo! Where are you going? Richi!'' She glared back at Gar who was trying not to puke. Karen owed him.

Richard ignored Kitten's calls and walked towards a small bar and sat down. Bruce followed him, hands in his pocket and stared at him. Richard just kept on looking at the dance floor.

''Why don't you stop dreaming about it and ask her to dance.'' Bruce asked taking a sip of his beer.

Richard looked at Kori. She laughed after Xavier whispered something in her ear. He clenched his fists. ''You wanna bet five bucks that Xavier won't let me near her?''

''You're on!''

Richard walked away and scratched the back of his neck before tapping on X's shoulder. He turned around and looked at him. ''May I cut in?''

''No you may not.'' Kori responded in Xavier's place, dragging him away.

Richard followed them. ''I think its Xavier that's supposed to answer right?''

Xavier twirled Kori around and Richard grabbed her by the waist and took her free hands in his. Before she knew it, she was no longer dancing with Xavier. Kori looked at him and tried to move away.

''The song finished.'' She said walking away.

He grabbed her and pulled her towards him. ''But a slow just started.''

She had no choice but to stay there. ''Hopefully this song doesn't last too long.''

''It's Don't Go Away by Oasis. Sorry to say you'll be stuck with me during 4 minutes and 48 seconds.'' He said tightening his grip around her waist.

''I love this song.'' She said almost in a whisper.

''So do I.''

''I guess that's all we have in common.'' She said as they swayed slowly to the music.

He sighed sadly. He would have to cope with it for now…

''Few minutes ago we were trying to kill each other and now you seem calm.''

A small smile tugged the edge of her lips. ''We can't act like mad dogs forever.''

He shrugged slightly.

''So,'' he said trying to change the subject. ''when's your wedding? I wouldn't want to miss it, would I.'' He said sadly.

She sighed ever so lightly. ''I don't know yet, sometime soon though. He just proposed the other day.''

She felt his soft hand grab hers. ''Nice ring.'' He managed to say.

''Thanks'' she answered simply. ''You know,'' she started. ''if you wanted to come, you should have asked before coming. I would have reacted differently.'' She said.

''If I told you I would be coming, you would have done anything to get away from me. I didn't want to take that chance.'' He read her mind. ''Our ice fight wasn't better though, but I guess it 'cooled' things down.'' He joked.

She shook her head and smiled. ''Oh maaaaan.'' She said putting her forehead on Richard's shoulder. She had completely forgot how mad or annoyed she was.

''The next time I say something like that, hit me in the back of the head with something, will ya?'' he asked playfully.

''Gladly.'' She said.

Kori realized how close they were to each other compared to before, but she didn't move. She looked up at him and pushed his hair away from his eyes. ''It's been a long time since I've seen them.'' She said, before leaning her head against his chest and listened to the song.

and I don't wanna be there when you're coming down
and I don't wanna be there when you hit the ground

''They've just grew sadder since you've left.'' He answered in a small voice.

''Huh?'' she asked as she drove her attention away from the song for a moment.

He shook his head meaning 'nothing'. She got the message and continued to dance.

me and you what's going on?
all we seem to know is how to show the feelings that are wrong

She closed her eyes and shut everything out. Richard played with her hair and remembered her sent. She hadn't changed as much as he thought. They danced in the middle of what seemed to be a room filled with couples.

and don't go away
say what you say

He didn't want her to marry Roy. She was supposed to be with him. What did he do wrong?


but say that you'll stay
forever and a day in the time of my life

She just wanted to show him that it was over. But it would be much more difficult than she thought.


'cause i need more time
yes, i need more time, just to make things right

Something inside seemed to say that she wasn't ready to leave but she was marrying Roy. She had made her decision, it was too late for Richard. But he didn't seem to agree.

so don't go away.

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