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-"You are pulling Heaven down, and raising up a whore!" The Crucible, 1953-

After word got out that Dick had got into an "altercation" with a stranger at work, he hadn't gotten a moment of peace. Everywhere he went he was followed by reporters from low interest gossip rags to even the unexpectedly prominent television stations. Dick was none too pleased. He prided himself on never getting caught up in the ridiculous media hoopla. After an endless three weeks, Wayne Enterprises was forced to call a press conference, much to Dick's dismay. He was to blatantly deny anything and everything they had to say. Still he was skeptical. Anxious that any member of the press had found out about his alleged child.

He promised himself he would not lie to Kory, but there was no reason she had to worry over something that may not have even been. Sometimes he felt his resistance wearing down, but the results of the paternity test were due to arrive any day. Once he was sure (and he was positive that he wasn't) he would tell Kory. Until then he was enjoying the time they were spending together, but everything was great. Dick could not put his finger on it but, things between him Raven were tense. Not an angry tense but an awkward tense. These days it seemed like they barely spoke. Raven was busy with the interns, and any time he didn't spend in the office he spent with Kory.

"Hold still." Kory told him playfully, as she straightened his tie. Kory had been a trooper during the whole situation, but she did have to admit all this sneaking around felt like high school all over again. She still felt guilty about the whole married situation, but Dick seemed okay with it.

Kory sighed and let go of Dick's tie. "There now you're ready."

Dick, although he'd never admit it, was more nervous than he let on. He took a deep breath. They would be calling him into the press room any second now. "Are you nervous?" she asked.

Dick opened his mouth, to say something, but the door to the press room creaked open. Philip, the press coordinator stuck his head in. He was holding a clip board and wearing a head set. "We're ready for you Mr. Grayson." he whispered.

Dick took a deep breath. "Wait." Kory said throwing her arms around him and kissed him. "For luck." she whispered. She saw Raven roll her eyes. Raven still hadn't fully forgiven Kory for stealing her job. She was currently sitting in the back of the room reading stock tips, and occasionally throwing a glare in Kory's direction.

As Dick slowly moved through the heavy doors, Raven hopped up out of her chair and moved next to Kory, to watch the interview on the tiny t.v set that sat on a table outside the door. As soon as the doors were closed, the rush had begun. Journalist of the professional and tabloid alike were screaming all sorts of questions. The most aggressive kinds were those of the gossip rags. Journalist of more serious sorts sat quietly and patiently.

"Mr. Grayson what do you say to allegations that there was a breach in the Wayne Computer center?"

"Mr. Grayson is it true that you were involved in a physical altercation with a buisness partner?"

"Dick, care to comment on the annual salary of Wayne enterprises employees in the current economy?"

"Mr. Grayson boxers or briefs?"

Kory watched in worry behind the door. She'd never seen anything like this. They were about to put him on trial. Kory had grown up, out of the spotlight hidden in the shadows of her royal family. Dick on the other hand had grown up in the spotlight, since his adoption at the age of eight. He like most Manhattan trust fund babies had made his rounds in the society pages. Raven had done it too, she was lucky her father barely acknowledged her presence as a teen because she would have graciously been labeled a "wild child", and with her activaties as a teen there would have been scandal and backlash.

Kory slipped a pill out of her pocket, which she only did when she was nervous. Or at least that's what she told herself. Lately she had been nervous a lot. "They're going to tear him apart." she absent mindely told Raven.

Raven looked completely emotionless. "Arthur Schopenhaur said 'journalist are like dogs, whenever anything moves they begin to bark."

Dick moved up into the platform and let the photogs snapped as many pictures as their pathetic hearts desired. They'd probably photo shop his image next to Jessica Alba and start a rumor that they were dating. Once the room quieted down and the journalist took their seats, Dick was able to speak. He'd practiced his opening statement over and over for the past week.

He spke seriously into the microphone on the table. "Now I'd like to start off by saying, that it is not kosher for any member of Wayne team to comment on matters in their professional career, but due to the backlash and media misconception we find it in everyones' best interest if I make a public statement on our behalf. First question?"

The room immediately started an uproar. Shouting question. He glared around the room. It was hard to see with the blinding lights shining directly in his face. He tried to look at the associated press badges. He saw a woman raising her hand who was from the New York Times. He pointed at her and the room silenced.

"Mr. Grayson, there is speculation that Wayne Enterprises is set to bail out banks of Wall Street if the stock market crashes. If this money is assured who will be benefiting the CEOs of Wall Street? Or the thousands of people who will get foreclosed out their homes?"

Dick sucked in his breath and smirked to himself. He was suddenly very thankful that Raven forced him to read the contract updates everyday. "Thanks a great question. Wayne Enterprises and industries have always been a people orientated business. It has since its establishment and will if it ever closed it doors, not that that would ever happen. We would never sell out to people who have made this business what it is. Next question."

Kory sighed with relief. The uproar started again. "Mr. Grayson. Lois Lane with the Daily Planet..."

The press conference went by very smoothingly for the duration. Dick was very careful about choosing people to ask questions. He went for the more serious journalist, he would not jump on him with gossip and rumors. He'd gotten great questions from Time, The Wall Street Journal, and The Boston Herald.

"He's doing fantastic." Kory said again to no one in particular. She was pleasantly surprised. She wasn't sure if it was luck or strategy but, he had so far successful in alluding the tough questions. He was almost done. just a few more...

One very intimidating woman in a sharp red suit, stood up and made her presence known. There was no way that she was leaving that press room without bringing up defamation. "Mr. Grayson what do you say to allegations that a high office position was given to a woman who has personal connections to you."

Crap.

Kory choked on a gasp. Dick froze. He hadn't ever, ever in a million years considered anyone bringing that up. He was momentarily paralyzed and his stomach lurched. The room became dead silent, as everyone waited for his response. A few photographers snapped pictures of his shocked expression. In all honesty Dick had never really thought people would think he just gave the job to Kory because she was his girlfriend. The only person he really expected that sort of thing from was Raven, even though she would never admit it.

His mind snapped back into the press room. "I...I don't understand-"

"Mr. Grayson there are published reports about speculation that you and your business partner Kory Anders, has a relationship with you outside the office. Is there any truth to this accusation?" she asked.

Dick swallowed hard and thoughts about proper response ran through his head. He had to choose his words very carefully, any pronoun or adjective could be twisted into the media. He had to be Bill Clinton not having sexual "relations" with that woman. "Miss." he looked at the woman's press badge. "Cabot I'm not sure what you are trying to insinuate but I can honestly and confidently tell you and anyone else who wants to ask that any position distributed to any member of this corporation has done so willingly and deservingly, and frankly I find anyone it blatantly insulting that you are questioning that. No more question thank you."

With that Dick stood up and escaped through the back door, ignoring the eager shouts of further comments. Anxiety took over him, as he tried to convince himself that this would turn out okay. His paranoia flicked at his mind. He took a series of deep breaths as he waited in the back room for the all the press to leave, so that he could be reunited with his beloved Kory. He began thinking maybe he should take a break from Kory, just until the heat died off. That thought quickly died when she wrapped her arms around his neck.

He let her embrace him, and suddenly it stopped raining in London. "Where's Raven." he whispered into her strawberry scented hair.

"Bringing the journalists to the refreshment room. I knew giving them coffee and donuts was a good idea." she said with a small laugh. She sighed. " Dick what that reporter said-"

"Kory don't." he said firmly. He knew where this was going. "Kory you, I and everyone else know that you deserved that job and don't let anyone tell you otherwise."

It didn't make Kory feel better at all. Even in the security blanket that was the rippling and warm arms of Dick Grayson. She had never felt so cheap in her entire life. In all honestly she had never even thought that anyone ever thought she'd slept her way into the office. She herself thought she'd earned it fair and square.

No. That was a lie.

It had always been in the back of her mind that she had not fully deserved it. Since day one a little voice had been saying Oh yeah congratulations but it's only because you're the boss's girlfriend. She could no longer deny it, it was the elephant in the room. What everyone thought but nobody said. And everybody thought that Kory Anders was nothing more than a coniving, two faced, back stabbing whore.

Kory was distressed beyond words. The scandal had broken out in whispers and dirty looks being sent her way. It had slithered around the office that Kory Anders was in deed a whore. Dick was too busy with the fallout from the somewhat diastrerous press conference. He found it surprising that, that part of the interview hadn't made it way to the t.v yet. Nothing could be confirmed nor denied, so any questions about her qualifications were up in the air. Kory decided that while Dick curtly cancelled a date (which he thoroughly explained was because of an over processed board meeting that afternoon), so Kory like most adults solved her problems at the bar.

She met up with her good friend tequila downstairs. Kory's head was swimming. The last thing she needed was another thing to worry about. She had not spoken a word to Garfield in three weeks, and truthfully it was killing her. He had always been her rock, there for the hard times. Now she had no one to talk to. Although she was doing a fantastic job as partner, she couldn't shake the guilty feeling that she really didn't deserve it. Now everyone within the eleventh and thirtieth floor thought she'd slept her way into the office.

The swanky looking bartender turned to her. "Hey honey had enough yet." he said sweetly.

Kory responded by sliding her glass down the other end of the bar. She shook her head. "Not nearly." He shrugged and turned to get her a new glass. Kory sighed and took out her purse, and slipped herself a couple more pills. She just needed to take the edge off a little. It was not a habit. It definitely was not an addiction. It just helped her relaxed. As far as Kory was concerned it was her way of relaxing, much like some people took bubble baths or lit scented candles. Vicatin was her bubble bath.

Kory went unnoticed the rest of the night. She wasn't suppose to have the pills with alcohol but she sure felt relaxed by midnight but, her vision was cloudy. She was also undeniable wasted. "My friend won't talk to me." she complained to the bar tender who seemed to be listening. "I want to tell him, Gar your like my bro and-" she hiccuped. " I love you man. Gawd I can't even know what we were fightin' about. That...really sucks. I mean it really sucks. Like...war man. You know what I mean?"

She broke into a fit of inappropriate laughter. The bar tender whose name was Sam nodded understandable. "I really think you should call it a night sweet heart."

"No, no-" she hiccuped again. "The party is just getting started." she swung in her chair.

"Do you have your cell phone with you. I'll call you a cab." he said slowly.

A familiar body plopped beside Kory. "I got it. Thanks Sam." Raven said. Sam shrugged and continued serving the other workaholics. Raven did her best to clean Kory up. She looked a hot mess. Raven mumbled something about responsibility and taking the day off. Her words went unnoticed by the clearly intoxicated Kory. Raven was unsure what to do. Should she take her keys and juest throw her in the back of a taxi? Begrudgingly Raven decided to just drive Kory home herself. Raven didn't like driving late, so most of the time she took a cab to work. Today just had to be the day she decided to drive.

"Alright Kory I'm going to take you home." before Raven could continue her cell phone rang. She read a text message and cursed under her breath. "Kory I have to drop a file off in finances, don't go anywhere. If something happened to you I'd never hear the end of it from Dick. Sam can you watch her I'll be back in like ten minutes. I just need to run upstairs."

Sam shrugged. Kory sighed deeply. "Raven is such a cool chick. She doesn't even like me and she's going to take me home." she dribbled to no one in particular.

"Why is that?" said an unfamiliar female voice. A woman with blond hair and glasses sat down next to her. "Aren't Dick and um-" she snapped her fingers as of tyring to remember something. "Raven friends?"

"Best friends. They use to snort coke together." Kory said laying her ringing head on the cool bar. The woman took out a small not pad and began scribbling things down.

"Really that's very interesting."

Kory nodded and eyed someones long island ice tea. "When they were seventeen Raven went to jail so that Dick wouldn't get in trouble. So maaaany years laters he felt really guilty so he hired her. But Raven is great--yeah she's great. Works really hards, but not hard enough if you know what I mean." she said giggling.

The woman raised one of manicured eyebrows. "What do you mean?" she said not discreetly inching her coke and rum closer to Kory. Kory picked up the glass and took a small sip through the tiny back straw.

Kory leaned in closer to the woman. "Don't tell anyone, cause it's a secret." she started laughing again. "Dick gave me the job as part-ner because I'm fucking him once a week."

She looked at Kory surprised for a minute before rapidly jotting down something. When she was finished she slammed her notepad shut, and hopped off the bar stool. "Thank you, you've been a big help." she said half running through the door.

"No problem." Kory said when she was already gone. "She was nice." with that she took another sip of the rum, but a hand quickly grabbed the glass and slammed in onto the bar.

"No, no you've had more than enough." Raven said grabbing her by the wrist and half dragged her into the street. Tourist stared at Kory as she twirled in the streets as if they'd never seen a drunk person before. Raven had a hard time flagging down a cab and making sure Kory didn't wander into the street. She grabbed Kory by the forearm, and forced her into the back of the car. Kory curtly leaned out the door and vomited violently, nearly missing Raven's new shoes. Raven get into the back seat, and took Kory's heels off. "Give me those before you hurt yourself."

Kory leaned into Raven. "Dude, you don't even like and your taking my shoes off." she laughed drunkenly. "That is so...nice."

Raven pushed Kory back to her side of the car. "No offense Kory but you smell like you just made out with Jack Daniels." Kory rambled on. When they arrived at her apartment Kory stumbled out of the cab singing Katy Perry at the top of her lungs. Raven tried fruitlessly to shush her, with no avail. Luckily, for the sake of Kory's humiliation it was late and no one was in the lobby to hear her. The door man was still awake, but he looked on as if if he saw this sort of thing every day. He probably did.

Raven dumped Kory into the elevator. Kory was already on Thinking of You. She was going down the entire One of the Boys album. She frequently reminded Raven that, that song reminded her of Dick. Kory nearly fell over when the elevator started going up. She broke into yet another giggle fit. She sighed, and then choked on a burp. "I love Katy Perry, Raven."

"So do I." Raven said wearily. Just four more floors, and she could go home. It didn't matter how late Raven got home. It was already to late for her to take a sleeping pill, so she was in for a rough night. Kory gasped as if she got a great idea.

''You and me, should go to a Katy Perry concert." she said alighted.

"I don't think so." Raven said as the lights on the numbers of the control panel lit up. Kory pulled herself up.

"Oh don't be like that Rae Rae. Are you still mad at me?" The creaky metal door slid open. Raven pulled Kory out into the hallway scanning the doors for her apartment number. "If it makes ya feel better Rae, Dick says he wouldn't have hired you anyways."

Raven stopped dead in her tracks. "He said that." she half growled.

Kory nodded her head vigorously. "He says that coma victims have more people skills than you." Raven scoffed deeply offended.

"What else does he say about me?" it was a partially real question, and partial wondering out loud.

"Oh yeah." Kory gushed. "All the time. He says he's really sick and tired of you guilt tripping him. He said he paid his dues to you when he gave you the job in the first place, and now you are acting like an ungrateful bitch, which is kind of why he sentenced you to baby sitting the interns. Kind of."

Raven shoved Kory's keys into the door knob and Kory wobbled into the dark. "I can't believe he said that." Raven said feeling along the side of the wall for the light switch.

"Hmm." Kory thought. "Maybe bitch wasn't the word he used. Maybe it was cunt. Ungrateful cunt." Raven gasped. "No, no it was definitely bitch." Kory saw Raven's slightly confused and fallen face. "Oh Raven, don't be sad. You're still his BFF. He tells me all the freaking time." she wrapped her arms around Raven's neck pulling her into drunken hug.

Raven stiffened. "Kory. You're touching me." Kory quickly dropped her arms.

She sighed dreamily. "Oh that's right you don't like to be touched because your father didn't hug you as a child."

Raven had never felt so violated in her entire life. These were things that as her oldest friend she'd she told these things to him in confidence. Raven tried not to keep too many emotional factor to herself because she didn't want to have an emotional break down one day. To find out he was mouthing off to his girlfriend behind her back. Some of...most of...all of the things he was saying was hurtful, but most of all it pissed her off. When Dick told her about his possible love child, she didn't blab it to the world. She didn't tell a soul, not even Gar. He had given her rightfully deserved position to his girlfriend, but this was far worse. She wasn't sure how she was going to handle this tomorrow. But as Raven tucked Kory into bed, she knew one thing was for sure: there was going to be hell to pay.

Kory felt awful the next morning. Her head was pounding, her throat burned, and she was pretty sure she was wearing the same clothes and make up as yesterday. She could not for the life of her remember anything after a couple shots of tequila last night. Everything else was a alcohol induced blur. It was half past seven, so she was already going to be late for work, and she didn't want to go in with a killer hangover. She fumbled out of bed, and searched around for her purse. She found it laying on the kitchen table. Pulling out and ingesteing a couple pills, the pain was gone immediately.

Now she was ready to go. She felt amazing, better than anyone should feel after a night of drinking. Better than she felt on a normal night. Her mind was so clear. Everything was so...defined. the smells of the bakery sweets clogged her senses. Everything was great. The world was amazing in head. She didn't even notice that it was raining. Kory good mood was instantly killed as soon as she stepped off the elevator.

No one said anything. They didn't even laugh. They didn't openly lean over to whisper rude things about her to their friends. They just stared at her. Some people shook their heads in disapprovement, other had the gull to glare at her. Kory was very confused as to what the hell was going on. "Raven what happened?" she asked upon entering the office. Raven didn't look at her she just handed her a rolled up magazine and pointed to an article high lighted with a post it note. The headline was shocking: Hanky Panky on Wall Street.

Article By: Anna Hamilton

In the stressful time for the American economy, after thorough investigation of the employment of Wall Street heavy hitter, it is no surprise why the Dow keeps going down. Intense companies such as Windsor and Windsor, Tin Tin Inc., Wayne Enterprises, and Mavin Industries has based employment on personal matters rather than fair qualifications. It is sad that in a time when fair employment is so necessary that the banks and industries that not only this country but, those around the world are unreliable. A source close to Wayne Enterprises can confirm the suspicions that C.O.O of the franchise and merchandising department, Kory Anders was in deed given her high position because of the outside relatioship she had with fellow C.O.O of the same department Richard Grayson.

"She was suppose to small restaurant chain. How else would she get such a great position" says one employee. The inside source can also confirm that not only is Richard Grayson an avid cocaine user, but turned down the perfectly qualified Harvard Business graduate Raven Roth, of which he had a three and a half year business relationship with. Which puts his position and judgment into question, not only that of Grayson's but also that of president Bruce Wayne-

Kory couldn't bare to continue. It was worse than anyone could have imgined. She was the subject of global controversy and scandal. Raven must have read her mind . "It's a P.R nightmare. Dick is about to flip shit."

Kory heart stopped in her chest. "Has he seen it?"

Raven shook her head. "It's only a matter of ti-" Before she could finish Dick burst through the doors of his office. Kory had never seen him this angry, even when he was beating the pulp out of Xavier. The room immediately silenced. Startled interns dropped papers, and secretaries stopped typing. Even Raven who was on the phone hung up. The tension was extremely thick. It was easy to understand. Not only were they putting his capability into question but also that of Bruce, which really pissed him off.

"I want names!" he half shouting to no one in particular. "Whoever spread this blasphemy, I want them fired. I want them sued. When I find out whoever talked to this reporter the best job the will ever have again is flipping burgers at Burger King for the rest of their lives!" he slammed the magazine into the trash and retreated back into his office, slamming the door behind him. It could be heard back at Raven's office.

In the wake of Dick's tantrum the office was left in morbid silence. Kory was besides herself. How dare some jerk betray the trust of anyone at Wayne Enterprises. This was so outrageous and it reflected badly off of Dick. "Do they know who did it?" Kory whispered afraid to talk too loud. Raven shook her head and mouthed 'not yet'. Kory shrugged. "I'm going down stairs to pick up sales report."

Raven caught sight of a FedX guy. It was the long awaited results of Dick's paternity test. She signed for it immediately and walked to Dick's office. She was hesitant to knock on the doors. Giving this to him right now was risky although imparative. He was already in a horrible mood, this could either make him feel a whole lot better or worse. She sighed and pushed open the doors to see Dick staring off into the distance. He was smoking a cigar, which he very rarely ever did. "What is it?" his low tone pretty much growled at him.

Raven was a bit taken aback, and put off by his wording but she understood. She shut the doors behind him, and handed him the envelope. He snatched it and throw it to the side. Raven scoffed under her breath and turned to leave. "Is something-" she started. "Never mind"

"What was that?" he didn't ask, he demanded. He waved Raven back over. She sighed and moved back in front of his desk. "Do you want to tell me something?"

She sucked in her breath. "No, it's just you seem...I don't know. Tense." he raised his eye brow. "Let me try again. Is there a specific reason you are acting all pissy with me?

Dick leaned back in chair. "Is that so." his tone was condescending. "Well I suppose if your career was in jeopardy because of some mole you'd be a little tense too. So excuse me Raven if I'm acting just a little bit 'pissy'."

Raven was very surprised by the hostility towards her. She knew perfectly well that he was under a lot of pressure right now, but it was part of his job description. Yet he'd never in the years that they had been friends he'd never spoken to her the way he just did. Raven didn't like it all. If she recalled correctly her name was being dragged into this as well. She wasn't snapping at anything that moved. Dick's behavior was just unreasonable.

"No." she said through her teeth. "I said why are you acting pissy to me."

Dick glared at Raven through the slits of his eyes, as if cross examining her. Raven held her position. The glare off continued for several minutes. Finally Dick sighed and leaned forward in his chair crossing his fingers. "Raven I have spent much of this morning since the news was broken trying to figure out who and why anyone would castrate me in the media. I was baffled. Unless someone had a personal vendetta against me. But who? who else but a woman scorned, bitter about a lost job opportunity."

Raven was not following him. "What? Oh. Oh! You think I talked to that reporter." she said outraged he could even think something so heinous.

"I don't think...I have my suspicions." he said harshly. "I don't know if you talked to that reporter, but I certainly believe it's a possibility. Why or how you could betray me and Kory like that is beyond my wildest imagination."

"You are talking to me about betrayl? You think I don't know about all the shit you've said about me behind my back! I can't even believe you would blab to your pretty little girlfriend about '99!" Raven retorted.

This was the first time they'd fought since the day they met in the third grade, when Raven beat up Dick for stepping on her jack set. This however was a little bit more serious than a school yard brawl.

Dick shook his head and leaned back in his chair again. "Oh and by the way it's not yours. You're not the father. Congratu- fucking-lations." Raven snarled. "It's that's something I didn't mouthed off to my boyfriend."

"Well, what do you want me believe? You are the only person in this entire office who had any reason to talk to that reporter. You couldn't wait for all of America to side with you Raven Roth, the victim. Well good for you it worked. So why should I believe you?"

"Because I'm your friend and I'm telling you I didn't do it." Raven was pretty sure her voice was rising to the point anyone standing within ten feet of his door could hear them. At this point it didn't matter anymore. They both felt betrayed, and hurt. Raven and Dick were both very dominant people and they were very unwilling to back down and apologize. Personally even the idea that Raven would talk to a reporter to vent out her anger sounded stupid and far fetched. It wasn't impossible, just highly unlikely. As long as there was a small possiblity Dick was going to hold onto it.

Dick cleared his throat. "Okay so you were too busy fucking him to trade secrets shocker." he said earning a shocked look from Raven. "And on your way out take those files down to the copy room." with that Dick went back to pretending he was looking over soe important document.

Raven stood up indignified, and straightened out her face and picked up the pile of papers. It is important to know that every person has a breaking point. Maybe it was the point when Raven broke, maybe it was just impulse but at that very moment she did something shocking. She threw the pile of papers back at Dick, and watched his stunned expression as they bounced off his face and fell in tatters on the floor. "I Quit. How's that for a shocking."

Raven turned to leave ignoring Dick's cry of protest. She turned her mind into autopilot and stomped off to the elevator hoping to get there before Dick could catch up to her. She jabbed the down button tapping her foot anxiously. The doors swung open and an ever so chipper Kory stepped off. "Oh hello Raven."

Raven was too angry to speak. It was the kind of angry when yelling or physically doing something was not enough. All she could do was shake. Her best friend- her best friend for years called her a whore and chosen to believe his girlfriend over her. She knew they'd been drifting, but this was the straw that broke the camel's back. Their friendship was over. For good. Raven saw Dick running up to the elevator, and was relieved when the doors shut right in his face.

Dick was beside himself. He really screwed up this time and he didn't know if he could fix it. He knew Raven wouldn't talk to the press, she was not that petty. He was just mad and looking for someone to blame, and she was an easy target. If could just apologize to her...but he did not know if she would or deserved to accept his apology. Dick knew what being called a slut meant to her. He slammed his fists against the doors. "Fuck damn it!"

"What is going on?" Kory asked concerned. Dick ran his hand along the back of his head.

"Raven just quit." he said as calmly as possible which was not very. Kory gasped and asked what happened. He pulled her into the upcoming elevator. "I said somethings- I was upset. I yelled at her she got really mad so she quit."

"Is that all?" Kory meant to be rhetorical.

"In a nutshell yeah."

Kory took the opportunity of being stuck on the slow going elevator to take deep breaths and acess the situation. "Okay, she is mad right now and not thinking straight. Raven will get to the garage and realize what she's done. She'll be horrified. She'll come back up and you'll apologize and we will all go out for smoothies."

Truthfully Dick did not think Kory's perfect plan was so perfect. After all if Kory was such an expert on making up, why was she and Garfield still fighting? At this moment none of that mattered. He was glad there was some silver lining. Finally the elevator stopped on the garage floor. They flung themselves off the elevator and ran to catch up to Raven who was stomping off towards her car.

"Raven wait!" Dick yelled after her. Garfield was just arriving on the scene. Late as usual. Hopefully he could catch up quickly.

"Fuck you!" Raven yelled back at Dick. gar stopped where he was and walked quickly along side Raven.

"What's going on?" he asked looking between Raven, Dick, and Kory. Raven ignored him and continued through the damp garage until Dick and Kory caught up with her. "Is someone going to tell me what's going on?"

Dick caught Raven by the arm and turned her so she was facing him. "Raven listen just wait a minute." Raven pulled herself from his grasp.

"No, I'm so tired of waiting. I have been waiting from five until nine for the past four years. I'm done waiting for something better to come along, and obviously so are you." she said directing her words to Kory and not Dick. This notion went unnoticed by the group.

Kory tried once again to be the middle man. "Let's just take a second to calm ourselves down, and we can talk this over-"

Raven scoffed. "No! No more talking about our feelings. No more bargaining, no more fake morning exchanges in the hallways. Enough. You can have my office, my job, my bloody inters, but let me leave while I still have my dignity. If I can make a suggestion Kory you should too, but I guess it's a little late for that. You may have stolen everything that I worked for over the past four years, but at least I can leave knowing I did not have to sleep with the boss to get where I needed to go."

Everyone gapsed. One a normal day Raven would not have meant it. She would have been speaking out of anger, but she no longer had anything to loose. She meant every word. She was finally saying what she always thought but had been too polite to actually say. To hell with manners hell hath no fury like Raven Roth. Raven did not feel the least bit bad about what she said. If Kory was afraid of getting her feelings hurt she would have never done it. She was however surprised when Kory's hand connected with her cheek the moment the words left her mouth.

Again everyone gasped including Kory. She had never slapped anyone before. She immediately felt bad about it. "Oh my gawd I'm so sorry."

Raven glared at Kory at punched her the face. That torn it. They both released all the pent up emotion. Raven's anger and Kory's jealousy clashed into one giant thunder cloud. Both girls lunged at each other. Dick caught Kory by boths wrists, and Gar grabbed Raven by the waist and pulled them away from each other before they could go all Jerry Springer on each other.

"Are you better?" Dick asked Kory before releasing her. Kory shook her head and marched off back towards the building. "Dick c'mon" she yelled back impatiently. Dick looked back at Raven who was gazing at him as if to say this was him choosing. He sighed and ran off towards Kory. Raven groaned and turned back to Garfield. Dick had made his decision, time for Gar to choose.

"What was that all about?" he asked.

Raven shook her head. "I'll tell you in the car." With that Garfield followed Raven into her car. Uh oh looks like the battle lines have been drawn. Dick may have just lost an ally and started a feud. Let the war begin.

Sorry my ending was a bit rushed. I wanted to get this chapter up sooner while I was still on vacation but I had a ton of homework (yes on vacation) and it was my birthday this week so I was busy trying to throw a dinner together. None the less I managed to get this up, hope you enjoyed.

For those of you who are confused: People suspect that Dick gave Kory the job because she's his girlfriend which is true to say the least. Kory gets drunk and tells a reporter that it is true but she got so drunk she doesn't remember talking to the reporter. Dick accuses Raven of talking to the reporter and she gets mad and quits her job.