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Chapter 5-

Kori's Pov

I came into school tired, sweaty, and extremely happy. I had a great time with Richard today and I couldn't be better. I know I shouldn't feel like this but as corney as it sounds he changes my world when I'm with him. Its like I'm a whole new person and I loved it. It was just this morning when I woke up in his bed and now I'm here at school. Sitting in social studies, daydreaming about Richard Grayson. Why did he have this effect on me? I couldn't wait any longer to see him. I needed to get out of this classroom. "Mrs Newbury. Can use I the bathroom?"

"Yes Kori."

I walked out of the classroom and through the halls. All of them were empty. Why did I even come through the halls? Why do I ask myself so many questions? After about 10 minutes of wondering the halls I gave up. Hey you can't blame me, He always skips class. On my way back to the classroom I saw him. He was with some girl. They were making out. He was against the lockers and she was going all out on him. I felt my eyes swell with tears. My head spun and my knees went weak. I let out a small high pitched moaning type of noise and shook my head back and forth. No he wouldn't do that. Would he? He was a player. Rachel was right, stay away from him. I should have listened. I ran away from the scene crying. Or sobbing. Whichever one is heavier.

"Rachel come back." He was following me. I ran faster and faster. Away from him and away from that mystery girl.

2 hours later in the parking lot.

It felt like I was there in the parking lot for days. Minus night time. School was over and it has been for about 60 minutes. Almost every car was gone in the parking lot. I was still crying and I haven't stopped since I saw him kiss her. The crying turned into a sob or a moan every now and then. Why me? I heard footsteps coming so I quieted down.

"There you are. I've been looking everywhere for you." And the player has arrived.

"..." If I don't talk he will go away.

"Please listen to me for 2 minutes. I'll explain everything." I glared at him with my blood shot eyes.

"I'll take that as a yes. So I was walking in the halls late for math. Again. And Kitten was there and she asked me out for like the 1000th time. I turned her down. I told her I liked someone else. Then she pinned me to the lockers and started shoving her tongue down my throat. I pushed her off of me and saw you running away crying. I didn't go back to class. I've been looking for you since." I burst out into fit of laughter and he smiled at me laughing as well.

"I'm sorry I was so quick to judge. But I just thought with all the girls you have dated you might do something like this."

"It's alright. I'm glad you cried." I looked up at him. "It shows you care about me."

"What? That's bullshit. I don't care about you."

"Then why have you been sitting here, back against the school, crying for 2 hours?"

"Why did you feel like you should follow me and explain for making out with kitten?"

"Well, even though you don't care about me I sure as hell care about you." I sat there waiting for him to go on. "I have cared about you since I moved here Kori. You were funny, nice and the first person I talked to in this school."

"Then why have you always been so mean! You made fun of me and bullied me."

He sighed waiting a few moments to speak and take this all in. "Kori when I found out you liked Roy I went insane. I thought you had always liked me." I sat there starring at him for what seemed like hours. He liked me. He had since we met. Finally, he looked back down at me with his big blue eyes. I thought I had him. I could have sworn on my life he was going to kiss me. But he didn't. He got up from the ground and offered me a hand. I accepted and he put his arm around my shoulders and smiled. He walked me home and I couldn't have been so happy. He really liked me.

Home. Still Kori's pov

Laying on my bed with my head swirling the other so many different thoughts, I pulled out my cellphone and called my best friend.

"Hey Rachel, what's up?"

"Nothing much. Why haven't you called me? We haven't hung out in like a week."

"Sorry Rach, I have been...busy."

"Yeah sure. So you excited for you party? Only two more days."

"Oh my gosh I completely forgot."

"That's totally like you to forget about your own party."

"Haha. Yeah it is isn't it."

"So I have been wondering, will gar be there?"

"Be where? my party? Well I invited him."

"Nice. He nice."

"Rachel is there something your not telling me?"

"You mean is there something your not telling me. Everyone is talking about you and Richard. Is that why you haven't called? Your to busy making out with the rich playboy?"

"Ew no." Is it gross? "We aren't dating."

"You wish. Bye lover girl. See you at school."

"Ughh, bye."

Lovergirl? I am not a lovergirl its a small crush. I think. I got out of bed and marked my calendar for my party. Now I won't forget. I opened my closet for some pajamas and saw my sparkling peachy dress. It's so beautiful I can't wait for the party. I wondered who will come. Hopefully not Koma. She ruined everything. I took a hot shower and crawled under my silky sheets. How is it already 10:32? I closed my eyes and snapped them open to the sound of my windows being tapped on. Who would it be so late at night?

"Kori? Kori are you in there? It's me Richard. Please open up!"

"Coming." I pushed open the curtains to see Richard holding the rim of my windows smiling at me.

"Hey."

"Hey." Idiot don't repeat what he says say something else. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to see you?" He crawled into my bedroom and sat on my bed.

"That sounded more like a question than a statement." I joined him, being sure to sit at least 3 inches apart.

"Me and Bruce were fighting. He's going off on another business trip."

"So you come here? How do you expect me to sleep knowing your in here."

"You don't have to sleep." That sounded seductive.

"Uh huh."

"Kori is something bothering you. I should quite down your parents are going to wake up." His eyes shot open to there fullest extent. "I'm sorry I...I forgot."

"It's fine, really. I never even knew them." Silence filled the air but he broke it before things got award.

"Is it true. What happened to your parents. That your dad died of cancer before you were born and your mom while giving birth?"

"No. It's not. They died in a train wreck when I was one year old. They were on vacation. They were going to take me and my sister but they changed their minds." My eyes started to water.

"I won't say sorry because I know that's not what you want to hear." He winked at me and I smiled. He wiped away my tears.

"My sister is supposed to take care of me but she is never home. She's always out partying. I don't ever have anyone to talk to its just me."

"Well now you have me." He wrapped is arm around my waist smirking. "When I'm alone and nobody is with me and I'm feeling sad I like to make icecream with weird toppings I find in other people's pantry." I smiled at him as I led him down stairs so we could make our late night snack.