NUMERO 7.

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ANNOUNCEMENT:
I'm going to respond to the reviews here again because my inbox is filling up and truthfully, I forget sometimes to answer.*smiles sheepishly*

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Rowin Wolfe- Haha, you're welcome for getting you excited for this chapter. :)
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chica90210- Yeeeah, I kind of forgot about that. Oops. I guess this story is a BIT AU, but if he were adopted before the story, all this wouldn't work out. My freaky brain figured that out, and I just realized it.x)/ Here is Dick's POV, hope you like it. Ah, so you're a Robin fan too? THE MORE THE MERRIER!
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ohyouknow88- Nah, it's ok. I'm swamped with the same things. (Although the reading is entirely my ) Yeah, it's a LOT easier for me to write Kori's POV, but Dick's is just as fun.:) Aw, thanks yous.:D Hope you like this chapter!
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And it has been brought to my attention by myself that I kept on writing PJO instead of TT.:P I guess I just had Percy Jackson in my head. Sorryz. I felt like a complete idiot when I saw that. For reelziez.

Whew, that was a LONG one. But meh. I can make a longer one.*smiles evilly*

Disclaimer:

Seriously. Would I be writing fanfiction if I was an actual author, making money?(Okay, maybe I would… Oh who am I kidding, I would.:D)

Now, here it is. The point of view you wanted and all voted for, here's Dick!

Chapter 7

I went home and this time, I ate with Bruce. He surprisingly didn't comment on Kori, which made dinner pleasant. Instead, we talked about promotions for some employees and new ideas for Wayne Enterprises.

After dinner and the nightly routine of a shower, I was asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

The next morning, I woke up at 5:30 to go jog. Every third day or so, I wake up early before work to go jog around the mansion. I dressed in some shorts and a short sleeved shirt and walked outside. The crisp morning air hit my face and I smiled. It reminded me of when I had my motorcycle, especially when I ran. I began jogging, just enjoying the air as it hit my face. It was when my wristwatch began beeping that II noticed it was time to head back. I looked at the time and noticed it was close to 6:20. I sprinted back to my room and went to the bathroom for a quick shower. After getting dressed in my work suit, I gathered my things and went out the door. I got a bagel from the kitchen and went out the door, eating it as I went out the door.

My cellphone started ringing just as I was leaving, and I checked the caller ID. It was the private detective I had hired to look for Star, Michael. I answered it immediately, wanting to know what he had to say. He called me every month, either to tell me nothing was coming up—which happened every time— or to tell me that he may have found something, and was going to look into it.

"Hi Mike. Have you found anything?"

I heard a chuckle from the other end. "You always get straight to the point, don't you?" He stayed silent for a few seconds, and then he finally sighed and told me "Dick, you might want to sit down."

I instantly began to think the worst. Had he found her dead? Was she already buried, had he found her grave? Had she just died recently? Was she married to someone, and she doesn't even remember me? Is she dying?

My internal rambling was cut off when Mike sighed again.

"Dick, Starfire is alive."

I was speechless. Purely, completely, utterly unable to speak.

"Mike," I croaked, "What did you just say?"

He sighed again and said, "She's alive."

I started shaking my head. This was too good to be true. Way too good. "Mike, are you sure, 100% sure it's her?"

"Not completely sure, but this girl is very close. Doesn't look like the Starfire you talked to me about, though, but from the reports, she has her personality and acts like her."

I released a breath I didn't know I was holding and sat down in a chair that was conveniently close to the front door. "Tell me once you find something more." I told Mike.

I could imagine him nodding. "Yeah, of course I'll tell you. I don't get paid for doing nothing, right?" I could hear the smile in his voice. I laughed lightly and nodded myself.

"You got that right. I have to go, so bye."

"Bye." I hung up and looked at the phone in wonder. Starfire was alive. I knew it! I smiled to myself and got up. I walked to my car and drove away from the mansion, a huge grin on my face.

WAYNWAYNWAYNWAYN

Soon, I was already at Wayne Enterprises, and I parked my car. I went up to the sixteenth floor and entered my office. It was then that I checked the time, and noticed that it was 8:43. I groaned, not wanting to come early, but I was here anyways. I usually got here at around 9:15. Better make the best of it. I sighed as I got down to work. Well, tried to, anyways. The news I received this morning was still in my head, proving hard for me to actually work on something.

After what felts like moments later, I heard the door open and I looked up. Kori walked in and sat in her desk. She smiled at me as soon as she saw that I had looked up, albeit a bit pained, but either way I smiled back.

"Hello Kori." I told her, still smiling from the news of this morning. She cocked her head to the side, but nevertheless nodded politely and smiled again.

"Hello Richard. May I ask why you're happy today?"

I smiled at her even more. "I was told some very good news this morning, that all."

She nodded, seeming confused, and spoke. "Ah, ok." She smiled at me, and nodded towards my desk. "I see you're already working, so I won't disturb you." She took out her things and began to work also. I smiled again before looking back at my papers. I happened to look at the clock I had on a wall and my eyes widened. It was 9:32, and I had come in at 8:30. A whole hour working and it had felt like minutes.

Shaking my head, I went back to work, still thinking of the news.

WAYNWAYNWAYNWAYN

The rest of the morning was quiet, with the occasional comment or question about work. When lunchtime had come, I stood up. Kori had stood up too, and we walked out the door together, just like yesterday. As soon as we reached the parking lot, I turned to Kori.

"Are you and the girls going to eat with us, or are you four going to eat alone?" I asked her. She thought about it for a bit and then raised a hand, indicating that I had to wait. She took out her phone and looked through it for a few seconds, before nodding to herself.

"We'll eat alone." I nodded.

"Well, I'll see you after lunch then." She nodded too, and we went to our cars. I drove to a nearby Burger King, where I knew that the guys would be waiting.

After ordering my food and receiving it, I walked over to the table the guys were sitting at. They all greeted me with an off-key chorus of hi, and I chuckled, shaking my head.

"Hi." I sat down and looked at them, waiting for one of them—most likely Gar and/or Wally— to say something random. When it didn't happen, I looked up to see that all of them were staring at me, knowing smiles on their faces.

"Why are you all staring at me like that?" I asked, cautious.

"Dude, you're smiling." Wally said, smiling too.

"And that smile is one we haven't seen on you in years." Gar told me, grinning from ear to earlike the Cheshire cat.

"You're extremely happy, and we think we know why." Vic stated, eyebrows raised. He was smiling too, although it was slightly toned down.

I raised an eyebrow myself. "Oh, really? Then please enlighten me, because clearly I don't know why I'm happy." I said sarcastically.

They all ignored the tone in my voice. Instead, they said one word, in unison. I think they even planned this.

"Kori."

I shook my head and sighed. "Why do you all think I'm happy because of her?"

"Because it's been a few days since you met her, and now you're all cheerful." Wally said, as if stating the obvious. I sighed and shook my head at them.

"Sorry to disappoint you, but that's not the reason I'm happy." Wally and Gar looked confused, while Vic just shook his head.

"Man, don't try to fool me. You haven't smiled like that since she disappeared." I smiled wider. I looked at them all, and smiled even wider, if that's even possible.

"Dick, why're you smiling like that?" Gar asked. He looked creeped out, so I toned the smile down a bit and shook my head.

"Guys, Starfire is the reason I'm smiling." The grin was still on my face, and it grew.

"What?" Wally asked, confused.

I sighed and began to tell them on how I hired a private detective, Mike, to find Star when Bruce adopted me.

When I finished, I looked at them, and the expressions were varied. Gar was shocked, but had a look of awe. Wally was smirking, as if saying, 'I knew it.' And Vic was shaking his head.

"Dude, just get over her. She's gone." Vic said. He looked at me, his eyes begging me to let go. I shook my head and responded.

"No, she's not. Mike found her. She's alive, Vic. Alive." I looked at all of them, pleading with my eyes for them to believe me. Vic sighed and shook his head again. He stayed silent for a few minutes, and then finally he spoke.

"Okay, let's say she is alive. Let's say she's isn't dead. What if she doesn't remember you or any of us at all? What if she got her memory wiped and she doesn't remember her past?" He looked down, and then raised his head, looking me in the eye. "I hate to be the one to tell you this, but what if she doesn't want you anymore? Always think of all the possibilities, man. Even if they're the ones we can't bear to think of. I mean, I miss the little lady and all, but you have to think of everything."

I shook my head. "Now you have me sad." I sighed and looked at all of them. "Look, if you don't believe me, will you believe Mike and the information he has?"

I turned to Wally. He stayed silent for a bit, before nodding and saying, "I'm in." Satisfied, I turned to Gar.

"I want to find her as much as everyone else, so yeah. Me too." Gar told me. I smiled, and turned to the one who would be the hardest to convince.

He was looking at me, and we were looking at him. He finally sighed after about half a minute. "Okay, okay. I'm in." Wally and Gar cheered, and I just smiled at Vic, who returned the favor. When the cheering had stopped at last, I spoke up.

"Okay, tomorrow we are going to meet him at so he can show you three the information, alright?" They nodded. "Okay then. It's settled. Tomorrow we are meeting to talk to Mike."

"Dick, just don't get your hopes up, alright? It's been too long, and I'm not so sure things will turn out fine." Vic told me. He was worried, like the big brother he was.

"I know, believe me, I know." I sighed, and stood up. My food had been left untouched, and I asked for a bag to leave with it and eat it later.

"See you later guys," I said. They all said their goodbyes and went to their cars. I went to mine and drove back to work.

WAYNWAYNWAYNWAYN

When I got to the enterprises, I parked at my usual spot, and got out of my car. I walked to the front doors that led to the lobby and saw Kori about to get in. I called her, hoping she would wait for me, and she turned around. She smiled warmly once she spotted me, and I smiled back.

"Hello Richard. How was your lunch?" She asked. I shrugged and responded.

"It was good, although I didn't even get to eat my lunch." To prove it, I held up my Burger King bag. "How about your lunch?" I asked her.

"It went good, the girls are wonderful." She smiled. "Rachel and I are getting along great, which is good, considering what Karen and Jen told me. Karen, Jen, and I are already talking about the wedding." She smiled again.

Ah, Rae. Ever since Star disappeared, she began to be more cautious when it came to friends. She befriended Karen and Jenny because they were dating (and would soon be married to) two of her friends. She had no choice, as she told me once. From what I see now though, she doesn't think the same way anymore.

What surprised me though, was that she and Kori were friends already. Normally, Rae would've thought it over before being friends with someone, much less someone she just met. I shrugged mentally and decided that she had her reasons.

"Ah, the wedding. Who's going to be the lucky maid of honor?" I asked. She shrugged and said, "Jen hasn't decided yet. She said she'll tell us as soon as she chooses." I nodded, thinking about this. Jen hasn't picked her maid of honor yet, and Wally said he'll pick the best man when Jen chooses her maid of honor.

By the time we had stopped talking, we were already at the sixteenth floor. We walked over to my office, and I closed the door behind us. We got to work without any other comment.

The rest of the day passed by smoothly, much to my surprise. I made a few phone calls, went to two meetings, faxed some papers, and signed some documents, and it was then 5:00, time to go home. I began to put my things back in my desk and stood up. Kori was already ready to leave. She was sitting in her chair, waiting patiently for me to finish. I smiled at her ad gestured towards the door. "Shall we go home?" I asked her. She smiled slightly and nodded. We walked to our respective cars and went home.

The whole ride to the mansion, I was smiling. 'Star is alive,' I thought to myself, repeating it over and over like a chant in my head.

Sorry it took SO long to get this out, but getting the important parts right was killing me. It just had to be PERFECT. No matter what. Also didn't help that my muse kept abandoning me, and I couldn't think of ways to finish this chappie. -_- Oh well. This chapter is out now, isn't it?
Looking back at the previews, I realize that instead of putting Kori's dream, I should've put in Marie's dream. That way, it would've been harder to choose the POV for this chapter. *shrugs* Eh, I forgot. Oh well. Trust me, most of you would've chosen Kori's POV if I had put in Marie's dream. Ah, I'm evil.:)

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