I will not quit! I was seriously considering quitting, but SOMEHOW a person called hi hi hi set up a petition about my quitting… and somehow got people to sign it… its not necessary! I will continue this story and please, be forewarned; it will be a long story! There is still quite a lot to go, I have planned out the ending… someone will die… good or bad, you'll just have to wait… lol, thanks to everyone who reviews, I really appreciate it and you are the wonderful people who have get me going!
This chapter is quite short, but it just felt appropriate for me to end it here. I tried to write humor, please forgive me if it sucks.
ALSO PLEASE NOTE! This is NOT an M rated story; truthfully I don't think I ever will make it M! There is a slightly very much T rated bit further down, but it doesn't go into any excessive detail about… M rated stuff… OK JESSICA? Sorry, added that for my own piece of mind.
And also, I dedicate this chapter to my very good friend (GO RANGI!) and my 500th reviewer,
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Chapter 21
"…She's alive!" I felt like smothering my friend in hugs! Thank X'hal she was alive! Wait... If she was alive then what the hell was going on?
"She's healing herself" Beast Boy said quietly. I looked up at him and he was smiling slightly and his eyes were watery.
I buried my face in my hands and for some reason felt like laughing, crying and screaming all at the same time. God I was weird.
"Umm…sorry about the life monitor" Beast Boy said sheepishly, looking at the dented machine.
I grinned at him and he bent down to hug me. I embraced my friend with happy relief.
"Gar…"
Everyone in the room turned to Raven who was still lying painfully still, but with a frown on her face. I glanced worriedly at Gar who was by Raven's bed in a minute.
"Rach? Rachel can you hear me?" Beast Boy knelt beside her and carefully pulled her hand into his. "Rach, I'm here, can you hear me?"
Rachel gave no reply and Beast Boy's face fell. He kissed her lightly on her forehead and stood.
"Gar she'll be fine, she knows you're here for you, she'll make it" I said quietly, but he ignored me and left the room. I looked over at Bee and placed a hand lightly on her cheek, she was burning up.
"Cy, Bee's running a fever, quick rinse a cloth with cold water" I said as I wiped a bead of sweat from my friend's brow. Cyborg's face was tight with concern as I dabbed and wiped her face gently, then pulled her head up slightly and laid the cloth around the back of her neck.
"Keep that cloth cold, her fevers not too bad, but watch it just in case. I don't know exactly what to do about her wing, I don't know how wings work, either they'll heal like that and leave her flightless, or they'll mend by themselves, or she'll fix them when she wakes." I informed the sad faced man, watching as his eyes lingered on Bee's face before turning to me.
"Thanks Kori; I never thought you'd make a nurse" he gave me a half hearted grin and Kori smiled at him before moving back over to Drake.
"Hey" he said softly giving me a small smile.
"Hey, is the bandage ok? I might have done it a bit tight or something" I asked, checking his arm once again. He just laughed at me.
"Yes Kori, its fine, you did a good job"
"Thanks" I said quietly "You might want to get some rest, in one more day we'll be in the Forbidden, and god knows what lies there."
Drake nodded and we bother left the infirmary.
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My eyes snapped open as I felt someone getting into the small bed beside me.
"Its ok Kori, its me"
I relaxed at the sound of Richard's voice and moved over, allowing him more room in the tiny bed. He turned to face me in the dark and pulled me to him, so that I could rest my head in the crook of his neck. I felt him trailing light feather kissed down the side of neck and onto my shoulder and I sighed deeply.
I gently wrapped my arms around his neck, and I felt his arms tighten their grip around my waist, forcing me towards him. I lifted my head to meet his and tried looking past the opaque white of his mask. God I hated that thing! I pulled it gently from his face and smiled as his sapphire blue eyes gazed down at me, easy to see in the dark light of the room.
He lowered his head and I tilted mine up slightly and then before either of us knew it we were caught in a full out kissing fest. His hands were everywhere and mine ran lightly up and down his back and around his chest. His lips were on mine and all I wanted was him.
I felt his leg move over mine and in a few seconds he had me pinned beneath him. I massaged his calf with my foot and felt him inhale sharply as I moved against him.
Suddenly the light flew on, and Richard fell from my bed, taking all the blankets with him – luckily we were both still reasonably dressed, although somehow my pants were very low on the hip and his shirt was nearly half over his head.
Squinting I gave a slight squeal and grabbed the blankets back, blushing madly as Drake and Vic watched us from the doorway.
"Uh… hi, nice to see guys, time to get up already?" asked Richard lamely, still sprawled on the ground.
"You…" Drake muttered, eyes opening wider as he stared at Richard's un-masked face.
"Yes I'm me, nice to meet you too" snapped Richard sarcastically, extending his arm in a mock gesture of a handshake.
"It was you in the hospital, the one that Ryan told me about! You were the one that hurt Kori!" Drake exclaimed angrily, "You threatened not only the leader of the Raiders but you attacked him? And you hurt Kori? You are one sick bastard!"
Suddenly Drake lunged forward and grabbed Richard by the collar of his crumpled shirt, hoisting hi nearly off the ground "I hope you know that back home there's a new law been passed, anyone who was to see you was to attack on the spot" hissed Drake, eyes narrowing and glowing a dark red and black color.
"Dude, chill a second" cried Vic, stepping between the two men "Drake, this isnt your fight, if anything it's between Nightwing and Ryan, I know you're his best mate, but its not your place. Nightwing, firstly, I don't even want to know about anything that related to what you two were doing, or going to do, in that bed and I never will."
Richard looked over at me "Well that just killed the mood"
I groaned as Vic stared at him "Yo Rich, you got caught by her brother best friend a.k.a her ex boyfriend and you've found out that they've passed a law saying to attack you on sight and all you can say is 'that just killed the mood'? Man you are so messed up!" cried Vic, and stepped away from them.
He turned to me "And you should know better Kori, we're on a bloody one roomed ship for crying out loud and all you can think about is whether to take Rich in a single bed? Shame on you little lady!" He started laughing and I blushed, I knew he meant it as a joke but it wasn't the nicest thing I wanted to hear!
"Now, Drake, you come with me no excuses or I'll pull you out by your ear!" growled Cyborg, motioning for Drake to get out before he hurt him… badly. Drake grumbled, glared at Nightwing, ignored me, and then left with Cyborg.
I watched, slightly amused, as Richard composed himself with as much dignity as he could.
He glared at me in a mock fashion "No smiling." He took a step closer to me "No grinning" another step "Absolutely no laughing" he was kneeling on the edge of the bed now and I was sure I was going to start crying with laughter "Just kissing"
Hmm I liked that idea a lot…
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I awoke the next morning (well my body told me it was morning seeing as there kind of was no specific time out here…) with a very happy looking Nightwing beside me. Dirty thoughts and actions were considered last night, but nothing happened like that. I love Richard all my heart, but for our first time together I'd rather be doing in private, with a bed bigger than a single, and with the right atmosphere. I probably sound very selfish, but Richard agreed with me, he feels the same way and I'm grateful for that.
I looked around the room and to my relief no one was in there, so I got up quietly, while removing Richard's arm from around my waist. I stopped as he mumbled something, and then again louder he said "Mine, stay…" I grinned to myself, he was so over protective!
Moving again I felt his grip on my waist tighten, and I realized that he was awake and messing with me. "Mine" he said again, although slightly more coherent. I let him pull me back into the bed, not an easy task when it's a single.
"Mine, stay"
I rolled my eyes at his Richard-ness. Rolling over to face him I started twirling his ebony hair around my finger, occasionally letting my finger brush his ear. I could tell it was driving him crazy from his lack of speech, the slight sweating and the left eye twitching…
"Richard…" I cooed in his ear, making sure my breath wafted onto his neck. His grip tightened, a lot. I gave a sigh and stopped toying with his hair, much to my disappointment; I had quite a lot of fun annoying him like that.
"God woman, you know you drive me crazy don't you?"
I grinned at him as his eyes fluttered open and a mock sneer curled his lips.
"It's my job" I said cheekily, tapping him on the nose. He wiggled his nose before replying,
"I thought your job from now on would be 'stunning woman who keeps Richard Grayson from getting into trouble for the rest of his life'?" Pouted Richard, might I say, looking utterly adorable while he was at it.
I considered it "Yes… But you getting in trouble just cant be stopped, its second nature to you, but if my job were to drive you crazy… how badly to I drive you crazy Richard?" I asked, lowering my voice to barely a whisper.
"Quite well actually" he said calmly, although I could see he was already getting… uncomfortable.
"Oh that's good then, so I could do this?" I casually brushed my lips across his ear, "And you wont get annoyed?" He gulped
"Possibly you could be doing a good job… possibly"
"Richard Grayson you are so damn hard to please! Your girls giving you attention and all you can say is 'possibly' when its obvious that she's doing a god damn brilliant job!"
Both Richard and I turned to the doorway, there stood Bee, a defiant smirk on her lips and right arm in a sling.
"And I bet that if I took those blankets and yanked them off you'd have one might hell of and erec-"
"Bee!" I shouted, running towards her and pulling her into a hug before she could finish her sentence. She wrapped her left arm around me
"Girl thanks for taking care of me, Sparky told me you helped reduce my fever, I had to agree with him, never thought you'd make a nurse" she laughed pulling away and giving me a wink before nodding her head at Richard, who was looking quite red in the face.
I grinned and shook my head; Bee made an O shape with her mouth and shook her head, grinning.
"When did you wake up?" I asked, feeling her forehead incase she was getting another fever.
"About half an hour ago, Rachel's still… you know" she trailed of, avoiding from saying anything. "Hey stop touching my head, I'm fine girl!" she laughed, slapping my hand away lightly.
Bee turned to look at Richard
"Maybe me and Kori should leave you be with your little problem eh Richard?" she grinned, watching as he blushed. I gave away to a small grin and Richard gave me a look.
"I don't have a problem thank you" he said primly, looking away.
Bee grinned at me and then looked back at him "Surely you've met him, what was his name? Oh yeah, Eric Shin"
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