The month of April had finally arrived, and with it so did spring break. Something the teenagers of Jump City High School were happy about. A whole week free from teachers and homework could only mean one thing, complete bliss.

Most of the teenagers of Jump City had made plans on how they would be spending their spring break. Some of them would visit relatives, some of them would go on a road trip, and then their was a few who planned to hit the beach. A certain group however had different plans. Vic, Karen, Dick, Kori, Raven and Gar had all decided to go camping.

As of right now the six teens were already setting up camp at their chosen location. They had made sure, or rather Karen did since she was the map holder, to pick a spot that was close by the lake. Currently, the small group had made it to their location and was pitching up tents and gathering firewood for the night.

The six friends each had their reasons for wanting to go on a camping trip. For Karen and Vic it was simple, they wanted an escape from the city. The great outdoors was just what they were looking for.

Gar's reason was different from Vic and Karen's. The blonde haired boy merely wanted a distraction. He was still mourning his loss of Jillian, and was hoping that this camping trip could lift his spirits.

Raven, too, had a different reason. For about a week now her parents had been arguing uncontrollably. They were always shouting at each other for reasons Raven couldn't understand. Some time away from home was just what she needed. The peace and quiet of the surrounding forest would surely help clear her head.

As for Kori, her reason for coming was a last minute decision. Her family had planned to go away for spring break, but business came up and her parents had to leave Jump City, again. Now she could have hung out with her sister, but... her sister was her sister. Knowing Komi she would have made her spring break miserable. So, Kori chose to come along with her friends who she considered to be her family.

Dick's reason for wanting to go camping was a simple one. The ebony haired boy just wanted some sleep. That's right, sleep. For about two weeks now Bruce had been dragging him to every social gathering in Jump City. There was so many that Dick had lost count. And it was all an excuse so Bruce could 'accidently'run into Diana Prince, a former model who had the body shape of an amazon and the looks of an angel. Bruce's romance escapades were cutting into Dick's sleeping time, so the teenage boy hoped he would be able to catch up on his sleeping during this camping trip.

Karen took in a fresh breath of air and smiled. Currently she was enjoying the scenery before her. Before her very eyes was a vast late, and behind the lake were numerous trees. Turning around Karen saw her friends who had just finished putting up the tents. Behind them Gar emerged from the woods, cradling a stack of wood that would be used later on tonight. The blonde teen got in the middle of their campsite and dropped the wood into a pile.

Gar sat down, a rather bored and sad expression on his face. "My job is done."

"And the tents are all pitched up," Vic said proudly, dusting off his hands. He glanced at his mopey friend. "What's wrong, Gar?"

Gar sighed. "Nothing..."

"Since we're done I'll take this opportunity to read." Raven announced in her regular monotone. She sat down beside the tent her and Kori had pitched up and took out a book from her bag. She immediately began to read.

Dick stretched his limbs, a long yawn escaping his lips. He fell flat on his back. "Wake me when it's time to eat..."

Kori followed the others example and sat down. She removed her iPod from her pocket and put on the ear-plugs.

Karen and Vic glanced at each other, and then at their friends. Gar was staring off into space, Raven was deeply involved with her book, Kori was bobbing her head to the music and Dick was snoring lightly.

Vic looked over at his girlfriend. "Should we...?"

"Oh yeah." Karen nodded her head.

Vic grinned and stepped towards his four friends. He walked behind each of them, taking little action to grab their attention. First he slapped Gar behind his head.

"Ow!" Gar rubbed his head, eyes squeezed shut from the pain.

Then he snatched Raven's book from her unsuspecting fingers.

"What the hell?!" Raven glared daggers at Vic.

Vic then grabbed Kori's iPod away from her.

"Hey!" Kori looked up at Vic, frowning.

Then he kicked Dick.

"Huh--Wha?" Dick sat up, looking confused, wiping away a small speck of drool.

Vic smiled and stood behind Karen. "They're all yours."

"Thank you," Karen narrowed her eyes at the small group of four in front of her and crossed her arms. "Now, what the hell is wrong with you all?!"

"What's wrong with us? What's wrong with you two! Vic freakin' hit me!"

"And he stole my book!"

"And took my iPod!"

"And he interrupted my nap time!"

Karen rolled her eyes. "Guys, we are on spring break. We are on a camping trip. We are supposed to have fun! Not sit around and do nothing!"

The four teens scowled and crossed their arms, eyes downcast. Karen did bring up a good point.

"Come on, it's still day light," said Karen. "Why don't we all go for a swim? It'll be fun."

Dick groaned. He wasn't in the mood for anything that required action. "Do we have to?"

"Yes we have to!"

A collective groan was heard from Dick, Kori, Gar and Raven.

TT

A loud splash was heard along with a shriek. Karen quickly swam away from Vic who had engaged her in a splash war. Not that far from them was Gar, who was back stroking. He passed by Raven, who was using one of the two doughnuts they had brought with them, while talking to Kori.

Raven looked over Kori's shoulder and scoffed. "Check out Dick. I think he's about ready to fall asleep."

Kori turned her head to the side and caught sight of her oldest friend. Dick had his arms linked to the second doughnut they had brought, his eyes weary. Every few minutes or so his eyes would close and he would sink, only to reappear out of the water with wide eyes, which would then become weary.

"I think Dick needs a pick me up."

"Agree. You go and talk to him," Raven said before swimming away. "Hey, Gar! Let's race!"

Kori quickly swam over to Dick, only to find him just about ready to fall asleep again. She giggled. "Wake up sleepy head. This is not the place for a cat nap," Kori linked an arm around the doughnut to help keep herself afloat. She flicked Dick on the forehead. "What's up little man."

Normally Kori wasn't one to call Dick such names that concerned his height, but she was desperate to capture his attention.

Dick yawned and flicked her back. "Don't make fun of my height Jolly the green giant."

"You're lucky I'm not a violent person."

"You could have fooled me. Remember when you gave me that bruise on my arm, back in fifth grade?"

"That was an accident. Besides, it was a victory tap," Kori smiled at him. "So talk to me. What's up?"

"What do you want to know?"

"Anything, doesn't matter," Dick remained silent and Kori sighed. "Okay... um... Why are you so tired?"

"Bruce has been dragging me to a whole bunch of social crap."

"Why didn't he just leave you at home?"

"I don't know. Something about me having to make appearances."

"All in the name of the business," Kori murmured. She eyed Dick sadly. "It gets to be frustrating, doesn't it?"

"Yeah... But at least we have each other." Dick said softly, taking Kori's hand in his own. He smiled gently at her.

It was such a tender moment the two were sharing. And before they even realized it, they began to close the gap between them...

That is until they were hit with a splash of water by Vic and Karen. The peaceful silence was ruined along with the moment as Raven yelled at Gar for some reason unknown to the others.

Dick sighed. "We have each other... and we also have our super annoying friends," Dick shouted, glaring at the others. "Who are so dead now!"

Dick swam away, trying to catch the others. Kori pushed her wet bangs away from her eyes and took a moment to regain her composure. She wasn't sure what just happened right now, but she did know one thing. It was weird. Extremely weird.

"Kori, get your butt over here," called out Karen. "You're missing out on all of the fun!"

Kori pushed what happened only a few moments ago to the farthest part of her mind, hoping to forget all about it. She swam towards Karen and Raven so she could join them in attacking the boys.

TT

Gar, Vic, Karen, Raven, Dick and Kori all had gathered around a small camp fire, making a circle. It was evening time now, and the sky was currently a mixture of colors. Such colors as purple, pink and orange adorned the sky.

The small group of six had already started making dinner. Well, not really. Their food supply consisted of hotdogs, marshmallows, smores, soda and a assortment of chips.

"I'm not usually the one to go for a goo-ey snack," Raven said before biting into a smore. "But smores are just so good."

"Best type of camp food there is." said Karen, blowing at a marshmallow.

Gar chuckled. "Raven said goo-ey."

"Um, Dick," Kori tapped the ebony haired boy next to her. "You're burning your hotdog."

Dick jolted to an awake position, looking down at the smoked frank. "Crap!"

The others all laughed at Dick's mishap.

"Hey," Vic interrupted the laughter, a mischievous glint in his eyes. "Anyone wanna hear a scary story?"

The others all nodded their head enthusiastically.

Vic smirked and pulled out a flashlight, shining it just below his chin and giving his face a glow. "Many years ago, on a night such as this..."

And so began Vic's gruesome tale of a killer man with a hook for a hand. His story was about a hook man who hunted down teenagers from Jump City High School, getting them when they least expected it. His tale had Karen at the edge of her seat. Gar was captured by the tale, his eyes wide and mouth agape. Dick was listening, becoming a little jumpy when Vic would speak of a murder by the hook man. Kori was clutching Dick's arm, eyes wide and filled with fear. As for Raven, the ebony haired girl looked rather bored.

"... and they all thought that the hook man was dead. But they were wrong. For he was still alive! And how do I know this? I know because from the water arose a bloody hook. The hook man still walks amongst us, wanting revenge against the teenagers that threw his body in the lake."

Karen, Gar, Dick and Kori all looked terrified by the tale. Vic smiled a smug smile, glad to have gotten such a reaction.

Raven scoffed and blew a loose strand of her hair away from her face. "That story was full of shit."

Vic narrowed his eyes at the short girl. "Was not."

"Was too," Raven insisted. "You totally ripped off most of your story from I Know What You Did Last Summer."

"You know, come to think of it...," Karen looked at the others. "Raven brings up a good point. That did sound an awful lot like--"

"Okay, so I ripped off most of the story. Bid deal. I had you all scared shitless."

Gar scoffed. "Did not."

"Did too!"

"Okay, enough you two," Kori intervened. Kori sighed and looked up at the sky. The sky had already turned black. "It's late. We should probably turn in for the night."

"Kori's right," said Karen, taking control of the situation. Not only did she liked being in charge, but she also had a plan up her sleeve. "Now we got three tents, and six people. So two people in each tent." Karen quickly linked an arm with Raven. "Dibs on Raven!"

"Dibs on Gar!" Vic said quickly, throwing an arm over Gar's shoulders.

"Cool. So, Kori, you share with Dick," Karen smiled innocently and walked away to the blue tent with Raven by her side. "Sleep tight everyone!"

Raven rose a brow at Karen, a small smirk on her face. "That was a dirty trick."

Karen giggled before entering the tent. "I know."

"Night dude and dudettes." Gar said before entering the red tent with Vic.

Kori stood frozen by Dick. An awkward silence had settled between them.

"You know... I can sleep outside." Kori offered, breaking the silence.

"Don't be an idiot. Kori. You can sleep in the tent with me." Dick said, taking her hand and pulling her towards the green tent.

Kori gulped nervously.

TT

It was deep into the night, and Kori was wide awake. She had scooted off as far away as possible from Dick, staring up at the top of the tent in deep thought.

Kori didn't know why, but this whole situation was horribly awkward. She couldn't for the life of her figure out why. This wasn't the first time she had slept in a tent with Dick. Back when they were in middle school, they all used to camp outside in Gar's backyard. They had shared a tent then. So why was now so different?

Kori turned over so she could face Dick. He looked so peaceful and relaxed while he slept. His hair was a mess and flopped down on to his face. Kori swallowed down a laugh. Dick usually had his hair gelled into spikes, she had to admit it was rather cute to see him without the hair product.

Kori blinked in surprise, realizing she had just thought Dick to be cute. Kori wasn't going to lie, she had always believed Dick to be cute, but thinking about it now felt weird.

The red haired girl eyed Dick nervously, as if he could hear her thoughts. Kori looked away, but quickly turned back to look at him, her attention focused on his features. It never really occurred to her before, but Dick was growing. He was becoming stronger, gaining more muscle. Probably from football she thought.

She had never realized how much he had changed, up until now he had always just been Dick, her best friend. But now, there was something else there. He was still Dick Grayson, her best friend, but there was more to it than that. She just didn't know what.

Kori found herself staring at his closed eyes. She rather liked the absence of his sunglasses. She had a suspicion that he slept with his shades on, it was good to know that he didn't. A part of her wished that he would wake up, just so she could get a peek at his eyes. But then she thought that would make the situation even more awkward, because then he would catch her staring at him. Kori didn't want that, she knew she wouldn't be able to make up an excuse. She was a horrible liar.

But even so, she still wished he would open his eyes. It had been such a long time since she last saw them. He always kept his sunglasses on. Everyday he would wear those black shades. It all started in elementary school. Dick had started to wear sunglasses on a day to day basis, but back then he would take them off and go days without wearing them. Then come middle school he started to wear them much more often. It wasn't long until he started wearing them everyday.

He wore them so much that Gar had once forgotten the color of his eyes, to which Dick had to answer him with a simple response, blue. Kori had corrected him with a more detailed response and told Gar they were a sapphire blue. They would sparkle in the daylight, and take on a darker hue at night.

The others had looked at Kori oddly after she said that. Then Gar and Vic started to sing "Dick and Kori sitting in a tree."

That's when Kori's eyes focused on Dick's lips. She recalled their moment in the lake and blushed. For a moment there it seemed as if they were about to kiss. Kori silently scoffed. Dick was her best friend, they couldn't kiss. It was a misunderstanding, that's all. He wasn't leaning in to kiss her, and she wasn't leaning in to kiss him.

Or was she?

Upon asking herself that question Kori felt herself blush. All of her attention was focused on Dick's lips now. Did she want to kiss him?

Looking at his lips she felt an urge to do so.

Kori shifted her position, her face hovering over Dick's. She leaned in but stopped.

She couldn't do this. This was wrong. This was Dick for crying out loud. Her oldest friend, her first friend and her best friend. She couldn't kiss him. That would be like breaking a law. Besides, it wouldn't be fair to steal a kiss from him while he was sleeping just to satisfy a silly temptation.

Was it just a silly temptation?

Kori decided not to dwell anymore about the topic and laid back down, turning over so she wasn't facing Dick. It was wrong to have such thoughts and she didn't want to think about it any longer. She would probably feel much more level headed once she got some sleep.

Once she was comfortable Kori closed her eyes, but her eyes quickly widened when she felt something cuddle up against her. Kori turned her head to the side and noticed that it was Dick. His chest was pushed against her back, and his arm was draped over her waist, holding her as if she was some teddy bear.

For a moment or so Kori felt as if she couldn't breath. Dick was spooning her in his sleep.

Part of her wanted to slap the life out of him and call him a pervert, but Kori quickly dismissed that idea. Dick was tired and sleeping, she didn't want to wake him. Besides, she kind of liked it.

Kori smiled and closed her eyes.

TT

Kori's eye fluttered open and she yawned, stretching. She looked around herself, noticing that she was alone in the tent. Kori quickly made her way out of the tent, hoping to find her missing friend. When she stepped out she found what she was looking for, along with something much more.

Dick was wide awake, his back turned to her as he watched the sunrise.

Kori stepped closer to him. "Dick?"

He turned to her and smiled. "Morning, Kori."

Kori smiled softly at him. She didn't know if he was aware or not, but his face lacked the sunglasses. And just like Kori had explained before when they were younger, his eyes were a sapphire blue that sparkled in the day light.

And it was at that moment that Kori realized she had romantic feelings for Dick.

TT

AND THAT'S WHEN KORI OFFICIALLY GAINED FEELINGS FOR DICK THAT WENT PAST FRIENDSHIP.

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