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Character's Mention:
Batgirl - Barbara Gordan a.k.a Babs
Terra - Tara Earth
Blackfire - Brooke Anders
Wonder Woman - Diana Troy(Ok, we know Diana isnt Donna's mom... At all! She's just her sister... But it is an AU story... So... ya. XD
Kitten - Kitten
A/N: Well, you didn't have to wait long for this one, did you? XD Mia always writes them so fast! I envy her... lol So, how are you guys doing? I'm in a very happy mood this morning. Even though, it's 6:46... Please review or we won't update! Muhahahaha
Chapter Written By: Harry Potter Fan 1994
Kory had run out of the house as fast as she could. A mad Xavier was not a pretty one. There was only one place where she could think of going, even with the dangers it held.
Richard Grayson shoved his last suitcase into the car. They were moving. He had to say, his new "sister" seemed pretty awesome, but he could never have imagined leaving his home. Although he would never admit it to Bruce, he'd liked living bachelor-style. Now he had to be polite, with two women in the house.
Not that it should be a problem for Playboy Richard "Dick" Grayson. The ladies loved him, although family was a field he wasn't very experienced in.
He hadn't always been a playboy, and wasn't sure how long he could keep the act up. Sooner or later, someone would see through it. Who knew, maybe he'd find that person today, tomorrow, ten years from now.
He mentally berated himself for lying. There was only one person in the world who'd ever made him feel anything... and she was gone. Again, something Mr. Cool would never admit to anyone else, but he was still hurting.
Flashback
"What'd you think?" Richard asked his ex-girlfriend, though long-time friend, Barbara Gordon. In his hand lay a small, velvet box, within which lay the most expensive diamond ring Bruce could buy. And boy, was that expensive.
"It's beautiful, Dick, but are you sure you're not moving too fast? After all, you've still got your whole life ahead of you. And she's still pretty
shaken, after her friend Tara or whatever died in that car crash. You should wait, Dick. Don't pressure her right now."
"I know I shouldn't, Babs, but I just don't want to lose her. What if we break up over something stupid, and she leaves, and I never see her again? I want us to last. High school's almost over, and we're going off to different universities. It's for the best, Babs, I know it is."
"She must be something special, Dick." said Babs, slightly amused. "I've never seen you this way before."
Dick smiled gently, closing the box and pocketing it. He turned to the window the two had been leaning on, gazing out at the stars. "Believe me, Kory is totally worth it."
"I'm happy for you. You've never been one to really enjoy life. Implusive, definitely, but if this makes you happy, then I'm behind you and Kory all the way." Dick hugged her, kissing her on the cheek.
"You know I love you, Babs." He joked. He did. She was like the sister he didn't have... at the time. Unfortunately, some people took it the wrong way.
"Oh." A meek voice from the doorway made them both look up in alarm. There Kory stood, her face drenched in tears. She had been crying over Tara again. Richard pulled himself away from Babs, staring at his girlfriend, wide-eyed.
"Kory, hey, listen--"
Kory backed away, tears threatening to spill over again. "No, I do not think I shall. I... I... Galfore is calling me!" She invented, running out of the room and to the door. Galfore, her foster father, wasn't even there. This was Richard's house.
"KORY! Wait a second!" Richard yelled, running after her as she sprinted all the way to her home. She had always been faster, and was at her destination five minutes before Dick could come.
From there, Dick had no idea what had happened. Only that when he had reached her house, out of breath, he had seen a black SUV pull up. In the driver's seat sat Xavier Redd, who was the only person that Dick felt threatened his relationship with Kory. He was in no condition to give chase, however, when the said redhead walked into the car, lugging a suitcase behind her. Then it hit him. She'd planned this in advance. There was no way she could get a ride and a suitcase and leave in five minutes. Kory was going to leave him for Xavier all along, and he had only sped up the process.
Dick watched helplessly as the two drove away, feeling as though his heart was attached to one of the skidding wheels. He felt someone touch his arm. Babs. She'd run after him. "I'm sorry." She whispered.
"It's not your fault." He replied hoarsely. "I...need to be alone right
now."
And so, the facade was born. Richard's sole wish was for it to die again.
End Flashback
Shaking the memory out of his head, Dick climbed into the car. "Bruce! Get
your corporate butt in here! We're gonna be late!" He yelled. Bruce walked out
of their old home, glaring at Dick.
"I don't appreciate--"
"Me, yeah, I know. Buy me flowers, why don't you? Let's just get going." Bruce sighed. Dick didn't know it, but Bruce had seen the change, and he'd seen why it happened. He'd never be able to stay mad at his ward, after the rejection the boy had went through. He knew Dick pretended he was over it, but he wasn't. He wasn't the carefree child Bruce had once known. It had been annoying, yes, but seeing him hiding from the world was worse. Dick couldn't take any more heartbreak.
Dick started the car, a random memory of Bruce's old butler, Alfred's, funeral passing through his mind. If he were here, he would be starting the
car, Dick thought absently. His cell phone started to ring. He checked the caller ID and groaned. It was this random girl he'd met in Gotham City when he went to check out the lot. She was half insane, half completely self absorbed, if that made any sense. Bruce glanced at Dick's phone distastefully, but said nothing.
"Hello, Kitten." Richard greeted dully.
"Richie-poo! We haven't seen each other in ages! You're coming to Gotham to
see me today, right?" Kitten cooed. Dick rolled his eyes, though the motion was invisible beneath his sunglasses.
"Yeah, I'm coming to Gotham, but not to see you." He replied bluntly. Kitten ignored the last comment.
"Great! I'll meet you at your new house! Kisses!" He hung up the phone, disgusted. Bruce gave a half-smile.
"Way to blow her off, Dick."
"Just because you're not getting..." he trailed off, his hands gripping the steering wheel tighter, but never losing his cool. If things had gone right,
he'd have been married before Bruce. He had been dating Kory for years before--
Stop.
He braked outside Diana and Donna's home, getting out of the car without a
word, trying to pretend he didn't notice the pink-clad blonde stepping out of
the pink Mercedes parked right next to his car. "Richie-poo!"
Kory knocked lightly at Donna's door, and her mother, Diana, opened it. "Kory! It's great to see you! Come on in!" Kory nervously accepted the
invitation.
"Congratulations, Ms. Troy. Donna told me the news." She said. Diana beamed.
"Thank you, Kory! And you know it's Diana to you, never Ms. Troy."
"Sorry." Diana walked to the kitchen, and Kory made her way up the familiar steps to Donna's room. "Hey Donna? It's me. Can I come in?"
Donna opened the door with a warm smile. "Hey! I never thought I'd see you over here again, considering..." Donna waved it away. "But what does it matter? You look like a zombie, Kory, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, can't I just check in with a friend?" Nonetheless, she still needed to confide in someone. "It's Xavier. He's been acting weird lately
and... things got out out of hand yesterday." She stared at the floor for a minute, but she felt much more relaxed. Donna's house had that effect on her. This was her real home, where people actually welcomed her, and looked forward to when she came.
"What did he do?" asked Donna.
"He... he hit me." She whispered. Donna gasped and immediately started cursing him with words Kory had never heard before. Her English had definitely improved from when she first arrived in America, but it wasn't like she knew everything. Especially because she tended to cover her ears when someone started swearing.
"Really, Donna, I'm okay. I... I don't know, but it's like I've got nowhere to go now. After... Bruce moves in, I just can't be here." Donna nodded in understanding.
"I'll get Bruce to rent you an apartment or something, without Dick knowing, of course." Kory flinched at the name. "Sorry, Kory. Anyway, he loves me. Either that or he was trying to suck up to my mom..."
There was a knock at her bedroom door, and Donna, being the un-paranoid Donna that she was, opened it without looking. There was a moment of complete silence while Kory and Dick laid eyes on each other for the first time in a while. The blonde girl latched to Dick's arm seemed to realize there was something going on here that she didn't know about, and she didn't like it. Dick was dragged into a make out session at the threshold of the door.
Kory barely knew what was happening. All she figured out was that Dick looked as disgusted as she felt, and he pulled himself away to stare at her again before Donna slammed the door shut on him. An annoyingly high-pitched "Ow!" came from the other side, and a satisfied smirk appeared on Donna's face before she gazed worriedly at Kory.
"Um... that would be my half-brother..." She said lamely.
"It's okay, Donna. I'm alright, see? Nothing. I'm over him." Her mind, heart, and soul were screaming otherwise. She needed to be alone, and Donna wasn't helping.
'Do I still have feelings for him? After all these years, who would have thought it? I'm with Xavier, though, and he looked pretty busy himself. Even
if he wasn't, he wouldn't have me back. If he had the nerve to cheat on me...' Kory thought, frowning. She smiled at Donna.
"How about you go and talk to him. I need some time alone anyway." She suggested. Donna obeyed, closing the door behind her.
'I do not still love him.
yes, you do. And look, he's even more good-looking than when you last saw him. Did you even know that was possible?
No, stop! Look at what he's done to me. Look at how he's broken me. I'm living with some guy I don't even love, just some guy who's going to get bored
of me pretty soon. Then what? I'll be out on the streets, all because of him. If I had never met him, and if I had never dated him, I'd be so much happier
right now.
You'd never know what love was, though.'
Kory wished someone, anyone, could help her right now. Donna and Diana had
enough on their minds, what with the wedding and all. Funnily enough, one name came to mind. This person had never known love either, but was very experienced with ex-boyfriends. She was also someone Kory was used to avoiding. Kory dialed the number on her cell.
"Hello, sister dear."
"Brooke, I know you're probably busy right now, so I'll make this short. I need your help, meet me when you can."
"How does breakfast tomorrow sound?"
"Which would be around...?"
"Noon or one, honey. See you then!" The line clicked dead, and Kory sighed. It was going to be a very long breakfast indeed.
Flashback
"You know Dick doesn't really care about you like that." Said Xavier, yet again trying to convince Kory that he was better for her than Dick. Kory
sighed.
"Please Xavier, I do not wish to start talking about this again."
"Just think about it, though, Kory. I bet you, by the end of this year, he'll be interested in someone else. I wouldn't leave you, though. I'd treat you like you deserve, Kory." Kory actually snorted.
"Yes, I am very sure, but--"
"Don't you ever wonder where he goes, when he says he's going 'out'? How do you know it's not to meet another girl? I saw him at a jewelry shop, once. I don't know what he was looking for, but you didn't get any jewelry, did you?" Kory stopped short. He had struck a doubt, and he knew it. "I didn't think so."
But what would she do without Richard? He was everything to her. He had previously been her best friend other than Rachel for the year that she had first spent in America, until the ninth grade, when they had started dating. She'd never be able to see him with another girl. It would tear her apart.
Then Tara's death had come, and all her fears escalated by a vast amount.
So when she caught Richard admitting his supposed love for Babs, it was no wonder that she couldn't take it anymore. She had listened to Xavier one too many times. Her suitcase already ready, she had called Xavier and choked out a few words, but it was enough. She had been riding away from Richard forever... or so she thought.
End Flashback
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