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Chapter Written By: Mia(I'm getting quite lazy… er… I'll be writing the next chapter, at least -nervous laugh-)
Donna hung up the phone and whistled softly to herself. What Dick and Kory would do without her, she had no idea. But after fifteen minutes of sly
persuasion and begging, Kory had agreed to come over and talk to Dick, and to finally sort this mess out.
Dick paced nervously in the foyer, starting at the slightest noise. Donna shook her head in amusement. She couldn't blame him, talking to the love of
his life after four years as he was, but she could help but be entertained either. Dick was so pathetic.
The doorbell rang, and the poor guy nearly jumped out of his skin. Sighing, Donna assured him she would get it, though he hovered right behind her. She
opened the door and stared in confusion. "Roy?"
Her redheaded boyfriend stood at the door, grinning widely and handing her a single rose. "For the most beautiful of them all." He said gallantly.
Blushing, Donna avoided Dick's stare as she pecked Roy's lips lightly and ushered him in. "Oh, brought a friend, Donna, hope you don't mind." Donna was
about to say she didn't, when she saw who it was. She swore mentally.
"Xavier." Richard grunted as a greeting. Xavier smirked back.
"Richard." Roy's eyes darted from one to the other, trying to figure out which
one would kill the other first. The tension between them was that bad.
Trying to lighten the atmosphere, Donna cut in, "Roy, this is my step-brother. Dick, this is my boyfriend." Dick eyed him critically, and the
carrot-top shrunk under his gaze. He knew Roy, alright. Roy had been friends with Xavier since high school, and used to be Dick's as well. He'd obviously
moved over here after college. Dick, however, didn't care about Roy's history. Anyone who was friends with Xavier was probably bad news.
"Hey Dick. Long time no see." Roy chuckled nervously. Dick didn't reply.
The doorbell rang again, and Donna stared in horror. "Uh... why don't you guys
just..."
"Is that Kory?" asked Xavier, squinting. "What's she doing here?" He strode over and opened the door. His girlfriend stared up at him with wide eyes, very
obviously not expecting him to be there.
"X-xavier?" A sickly sweet smile crawled across Xavier's face.
"Kory, babe, I didn't know you'd be here. I could've driven you." He grabbed her hand and brought her as close to him as possible before he started kissing
her. Dick clenched his fists, trying to swallow the bitter taste that had just erupted in his mouth. 'Get your filthy tongue out of my girlfriend's
mouth, jerk!'
Kory pulled away, shaking slightly. She didn't know what to do. Dick looked ready to explode, Xavier probably would explode when they got home, Donna was
horrified, and Roy was just plain confused. "Hi, Roy, how are you?" She asked politely.
"Great, Kor, thanks. Um...Donna and I are..."
"...Going nowhere. C'mere, Kory, let's all sit down and chat, how about that?" Donna interrupted. Xavier's grip on Kory's wrist tightened, and she
winced.
"Nah, it's okay, Donna. Kory had a doctor's appointment today, she must've forgotten about it. I'll take her there and come right back, 'kay? We'll see
you later, Donna, Roy, Dick." He started dragging her out the door, but Dick's ice cold voice made even Xavier freeze.
"You're not going anywhere either." He hissed. He'd learned a thing or two from Bruce. "Get to the living room. Now. I'm not kidding, and I'm not
waiting." Kory and Roy obeyed instantly, scurrying past everyone else, but Donna stayed back to calm Dick down, and Xavier stayed back to rile him up
again.
"What's your problem, Grayson? Leave us alone!" Xavier growled.
"Maybe I would, if you hadn't been treating her so bad!" Richard shouted back.
"Me? Ha! I wasn't the one who went and cheated on her!"
"I DIDN'T CHEAT, DAMMIT!" Richard roared. "Don't try to act like you know what's going on! You practically control her, you hit her, and I will NOT leave you
alone until you learn to treat her like you're supposed to! If I can't have her, then it better be someone who appreciates her like she deserves! And
you're definitely nowhere near the top on that list!"
"Gave up, did you?" Xavier sneered. "It's about time. She's hated you for ages. Found this shoebox of hers, with pictures of everyone from Jump City.
You wanna know what she did, Dick? Threw them straight out the window. 'I never want to see him again.' She said. I'm not controlling her, Dick, I'm
helping her stay away from the one person in the entire world that she hates. Ever thought of it that way? Kory'd never hate anyone. No one but you. So stay
away from her. She doesn't want you, and she doesn't need you. She never did."
"Then why'd she come here in the first place? To see Dick, that's right." Donna argued. Dick wasn't listening. His face had gone oddly blank. But Xavier
was now furious.
"I thought she came to see you! She came to see him?" 'Uh-oh.' Donna thought. She needed to make up a lie, but couldn't. Hanging her head, she muttered a
'yes.' She hoped she hadn't gotten Kory into even more trouble than she was already in. Some friend she was.When she looked up again, both Dick and Xavier were gone.
'Am I really the only person Kory hates? Does she really blame me like that?' Dick ascended the stairs slowly, barely able to move due to the aching, throbbing pain all over his body. He'd thought...he didn't even know what he's thought, but that maybe everything would turn out happily ever after. Ha. Not with Xavier in the picture.
Xavier found Kory crying into Roy's chest, with Roy's hands firmly planted over her ears so she couldn't hear the argument. Even more angry at this, he
yanked her up by the arm and dragged her out the door, ignoring Roy's yells for him.
Kory didn't even complain, just quieted her sobs so she wouldn't bother Xavier. Her boyfriend was mad. More than likely, she be the one ending
up hurt. Bracing herself as she was forcefully helped into her seat, she waited until the car started to look at Xavier. His expression scared her so much, she didn't do so until the end of the ride.
Xavier said nothing until they stopped in front of their house. Then he turned to her with that sickeningly sweet smile, the one she hated so much. "Kory, you know I just don't want you to get hurt." She said nothing. "You know what he did, and I don't have to bring it up again. All I ask is that you stay away from him. Is that really too much?"
"No." She whispered dully.
"Good. I love you, Kory, you know that. That's why I don't want you running into things you can't handle." He spoke slowly and patiently, as if to a
five-year-old child. She was as good as, anyway. Xavier was right. She couldn't handle anything anymore. Her life had fallen apart before her eyes, and with it, any strength she might have had. But she'd chosen this, and it was time to stop caring about anything else. Dick was a past part of her life, and it was time to let go.
"I'm sorry, Xavier. It won't happen again." She kissed him softly, and he grinned.
"That's my girl. Now and forever, remember? Two more months, Kor, and we're home free."
Two months. Two months until their wedding, and Dick was officially out of her life forever.
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