ELEVEN.

Ok, I am INCREDIBLY sorry for not updating in September. I just had too much homework and I couldn't even squeeze in time to write this.:/ School is killing me, and even though I write as much as I can, it's not enough to finish this.

I PROMISE you all that because of my lack of an update in September, you readers will see TWO updates in October. THIS I promise.

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~*ANNOUNCEMENT*~

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Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans and never will. Ok, always refer back to this chapter in the future for disclaimers because I'm tired of writing them and everyone should know already that I don't own it. (No need to rub it in my face…)

Ok, now that all that is out of the way, read this now. I still feel bad that it took so long…

Chapter 11

~*(Around a month later)*~

I don't know if I should feel relieved or worried that no problems have occurred. There have been no close calls; no one has questioned me, nothing. It doesn't feel right, but at the same time I'm getting used to not having my guard up.

Richard and I have been getting along better and better, and I've seen him happier and happier recently. Why, I don't know, but I like him better this way. I'd rather have him happy than what he was when I saw him again for the first time.

All of us have been eating as a group more often, and I've been bonding with Gar and Vic more and more. Vic considers me to be his little sister and Gar and I are practically best friends. Now that I'm fully caught up with every human joke and phrase, Gar and I laugh until we can't breathe, which is often.

Rachel and I are also really close, just like old times. Even with this, though, she still isn't that open with me. It's understandable though, I had just met her a few months ago, or so she thinks. As for Karen, she and I are close as well, and since she's an all-around sweetheart with a sassy side, we get along perfectly. We are just too sweet to people, and in turn we are sweet to each other. Jen and I are close too, and we bond a little more because of our mutual love for the color purple. Actually, I'm the one that helps with the color scheme for the wedding, which is in September. It's going to be a lot to squeeze in four months, but it's not impossible.

Work has gone by surprisingly smooth. Meetings, conferences, faxes, and paperwork to fill out takes up most of our time, which means that we don't have time to have conversations like before, except the good mornings and the good byes. Of course, we talk at lunch, but not as much anymore because I'm helping plan the wedding with Jen, Karen, and Rachel. Even with this, we manage to squeeze in a conversation or two every once in a while.

Now, my daily routine is turning into a very normal one, and I'm perfectly fine with it. I finally feel ok with it, and even though I'm always feeling paranoid, I'm happy with how my life's going so far.

"Mommy, get up!" I heard someone shout. I groaned and sat up on my bed. This whole time I had been lying on my bed, thinking of everything that has passed through my head in the past month. I didn't want to get up from my bed, so I just opted to stay in bed for a little while longer. Apparently, I can't, because Marie will most likely drag me out if I don't get up myself.

"I'm up, I'm up," I said. She jumped up and down, clapping her hands, and I saw that she was still in her pajamas.

"Come on mommy! Let's go make breakfast!" She ran out of the room and to the kitchen, giggling the whole way. I chuckled and stretched before getting up and putting on a robe. I walked to the kitchen and found Marie pulling out eggs, milk, and the pancake mix. I smiled.

"Do you want pancakes Marie?" I asked her. She looked up at me and nodded vigorously, so I took the mix from her hands and started preparing it. Meanwhile, I cooked the eggs and added the salt, and then I started on the pancakes. When those were done, we finally sat down to eat, with Marie giggling at random every two seconds, which had me laughing every two seconds. This escalated to the point where we couldn't stop laughing, and our food had gotten cold.

"Marie, come on, eat your food," I told her, still laughing. Marie giggled and nodded, and tried picking up her fork but was overwhelmed with another fit of giggles, which of course had me laughing again.

This continued for a few minutes until I gave up on us ever finishing our breakfast. Still giggling, I put the food in the fridge and we went to watch cartoons. Since it was Saturday, old cartoon reruns were playing. Marie instantly found the Teen Titans show and focused all her attention on it, while I watched it to see how true they were being to the team.

The phone suddenly rang, so I got up from my position on the couch to answer.

"Hello?"

"Kori, it's Rachel."

I smiled. "Hi Rachel! What's up?" I said.

"Can you meet Karen, Jennifer, and I at her Jennifer's house with Marie? We're doing the dress fittings today."

"Yes of course! I'll be there in around fifteen minutes, alright?"

"Okay. Bye."

"Bye Rachel.

I hung up and turned to Marie, who was sitting on the couch, still watching the Teen Titans. Knowing that she wouldn't even notice that I was gone because of her concentration with the show, I went to take a shower. I got dressed in some dark blue skinny jeans and a dark grey V-neck t-shirt with some black converse, and I put some perfume before leaving my room.

Marie was still where I had left her, watching the TV screen. I smiled and tapped her shoulder. She turned to look at me, and looked surprised that I was dressed. I smiled again.

"Honey, we're going to Ms. Jennifer's house, so go get dressed. We have to get you a flower girl dress." As soon as I said the words 'flower girl,' Marie sprang up and ran to her room. I giggled at her actions and just sat down where she had been and watched the rest of the show. A few minutes later, she came back wearing a purple shirt with some blue capris. I got up, got my keys, and we left the house.

~*WAYN*~

The dress fitting went without a hitch. Marie happily had her measurements done; knowing that if she did this she would get her flower girl dress. Meanwhile, the rest of us waited as patiently as possible while our own measurements were jotted down. Half an hour later, it was finally over.

"Mommy, can we go to the park? Pretty please?" Marie begged me once we had eaten some homemade burritos that the girls and I had made. I smiled and reached for her hand. She put hers in mine and I led her over to where Rachel, Jen, and Karen were sitting in the living room.

"Marie, tell them where you want to go," I said. Marie shyly stood in front of them.

"Can we go to the park?" she asked them, looking up as she finished, her eyes hopeful. Karen and Jen smiled at her and nodded, and Rachel just nodded.

"I'll be right back; I'm going to call someone." Jen went into her room, and I sat down across from Karen and Rachel. Marie sat where Jen had been, right in between Rachel and Karen. We talked about miscellaneous things for about a minute and a half until Jen came back. We got our things and went to the park.

Marie and I went with Karen, leaving the car at Jen's apartment, while Rachel and Jen went in their own cars. Before we left, I put the booster seat for Marie in the back of Karen's car so she could sit. After that, we were off.

The ride was spent with Karen and I discussing small details of Jen's wedding while Marie looked out the window as we passed by. Every once in a while I would look back to make sure that Marie was okay, since she was normally talking. I was met with a grin from her each time, and each time I returned the gesture.

We reached the park last, and Jen and Rachel were waiting for us under the shade of a tree. Once Marie was free from the belt straps of her seat, she ran away from the car like a rocket to the playground. I reached the girls and we walked over to a bench close to the playground so I could keep an eye on Marie. We talked for a few minutes until I saw four cars pull up and park next to ours out of the corner of my eye. One of them seemed very familiar, as if I'd seen it before, but I just couldn't pinpoint where or when I had. I shrugged it off and kept up with the conversation I was in, looking at Marie to make sure she was still there.

It wasn't until I felt someone tap my shoulder that I turned around. I was met with the face of Gar grinning at me. To his right was Vic and on his left was Richard, with Wally next to him. I put on a smile and hugged Gar.

"Hi guys!" I exclaimed as I let go of Gar so he could go to his wife. Vic smiled at me.

"Hi there little lady," he told me before going to Karen and sitting with her.

"Hi Kori," Wally said as he sat right in front of me, which was also right next to Jen.

Richard was the last one, and he sat next to me, since there wasn't any other place left. "Hi Kori," he told me, smiling politely at me. I smiled back as calmly as I could and said hello back, and I turned to the playground to call Marie, only to not find her there. I immediately began to panic and my eyes scanned the whole area, hoping I would find her in the shade or trying to hide behind something. I found absolutely nothing.

I abruptly stood up and scoured the whole park with my eyes, hoping that I couldn't see her well because I was sitting down. This obviously startled everyone else, because they all looked at me and stopped any current conversation.

"What's wrong Kor?" Jen asked, her unique magenta-colored eyes looking at me with confusion. I shook my head and swallowed the lump that had formed in my throat, trying to push the panic down.

"Marie. She's not here," I said, trying as hard as possible to stay calm. My powers would soon begin to act up if I didn't calm down, and I didn't want that. My eyes would glow green, instantly dissolving the blue contacts, and I would start hovering, which would be as if I had a big neon sign right next to me saying: STARFIRE, RIGHT HERE!

I closed my eyes and forced myself to stop panicking. It wouldn't help me find my daughter. I opened my eyes and found that Richard was already jogging to the playground to see if she was hidden somewhere where we couldn't see him. Everyone looked at him in surprise, and even I stopped panicking to look at him, surprised that he would be that concerned.

He looked over his shoulder and yelled to us, "Don't just stand there! Come on, we have to find her!" He went back to looking, and I snapped out of my trance. I instantly was at his side, looking in the slides, in the bathroom, and up in the trees for Marie. I don't know where the others went; I only concentrated on finding my baby safe and sound.

~*WAYN*~

What felt like hours later, we just sat back down where we were before all this had happened. Well, everyone else sat, while I paced in front of them, feeling like I was going insane. I vaguely heard my friends talking, but I couldn't understand a word they were saying; the only thing on my mind was my sweet little Marie. My poor baby, where are you…

I felt a hand on my shoulder, and I stopped and looked at the person, my eyes conveying all the worry I was feeling. Rachel studied me for a little, her lilac-like eyes scrutinizing me. Her eyes then widened and a look of realization and shock grew on her face. She quickly put her emotional mask back on, and she squeezed my shoulder sympathetically.

"Marie's going to be fine… Kori." I didn't even notice her hesitance of saying my name until later, too worried for my daughter at the moment to care about anything else. I nodded, not really paying attention. I felt another hand on my shoulder and saw Richard looking at me, his eyes reassuring.

"Yes, she's going to be fine. We are going to find her, no matter what it takes." He told me. I nodded and closed my eyes.

Vic came up and pushed Richard away to hug me. I hugged back, and he whispered in my ear "The little little lady is going to be fine, don't you worry about that." He pulled back. I opened my eyes and smiled at him. He smiled back and moved to the side as Wally came up.

"Don't freak out Kori. We're going to find her, even if we have to go to the extremes." He looked at everyone else, who nodded to say they agreed. He gave me a reassuring smile, and moved aside for Gar to come through.

"Kor, Marie's fine, alright? She's your daughter, isn't she?" I rolled my eyes and smiled a little. He hugged me and I hugged him back, trying to keep the tears at bay.

Gar let go, and that's when Rachel, Jen, and Karen bombarded me with a hug, all at the same time. They hugged me hard, whispering comforting things to me, when I heard Vic say "GROUP HUG!" I felt more pressure around me and I just smiled, feeling so loved. This is the exact moment where I heard the most beautiful thing in the world.

"Mommy?"

I gasped and everyone seemed to take the hint. They all let go of me and I ran to my daughter, picking her up and kissing her cheeks, her forehead, and her nose. Marie giggled softly and said, "Mommy, stop!"

I calmed down and just smiled at her. My baby was safe. She was right here, where I was, and she was fine. I would talk to her and demand to know where she had hidden later. All that mattered was that Marie was here with me. Marie smiled back at me, and her green eyes twinkled with happiness.

I turned to everyone with Marie still in my arms. "Guys, this is Marie." I put her down and she beamed at all of them, going back to her normal self.

"Hi!" she said, waving at them. Vic looked in thought, but still managed to say hi back. Wally smiled at her and said hi, while Richard just said hello absently and got lost in his thoughts. Gar grinned at her and turned to me.

"She sure is happy." I nodded at that.

"You have no idea. She's calm right now, if you can believe that," I told him seriously. He looked at me in surprise before looking back at Marie. He looked at me and he shook his head. I just smiled. "You'll see. She is unstoppable when she's hyper. You don't want to see her when she gets like that." Gar nodded quickly, understanding what I was saying. I laughed at his expression and looked to Marie.

"Marie, this is Richard, Victor, Wally, and Garfield," I said, motioning to each of them as I said their names. Each one smiled at her when their name was called, which Marie returned enthusiastically. She saw Richard though, and her eyes went wide. She looked at me, and I gestured for her not to say anything. She nodded and turned back to them, which they hadn't noticed at all. They all were thinking of other things. She just grinned again, her past enthusiasm coming back.

"Hi Mr. Richard, Mr. Victor, Mr. Wally, and Mr. Garfield!" She told them, still grinning. Four mouths dropped open and Karen, Jen, and I began giggling while Rachel just stood there, a small smile tugging upwards at the corners of her mouth.

"Two things," Wally said once he had learned that he could close his mouth. "Where did she learn such good manners, and where did you get such a smart kid?" He looked at me, expecting an answer.

Still giggling every once in a while, I responded, "She learned her manners because she just knows to respect her elders. As for the second question, I have no clue. I ask myself that every day." I smiled down at my three year old and she smiled back, showing me her pearly white teeth.

"How about we all go and sit down?" I suggested. They nodded and we walked over to the table the girls and I had originally been sitting at. Karen sat next to Vic, with Jen and Wally sitting across from them. Gar sat next to Vic, and Rachel sat in front of him. I sat down next to Rachel and Richard sat down in front of me. Marie decided to sit on my lap and play with my hair, which I had let down.

The guys mainly focused on Marie, asking her questions and answering the questions she asked them. As always, Marie was happy to be the center of attention and always kept a smile on her face. We spent most of the day at the park, just talking to each other and eating some of the food Vic had surprised us with.

The whole day passed by me, and I didn't mind. I was surrounded by friends and my daughter, which made me happy. My guard was blissfully down, which it hadn't been in a while. Believing it had been enough time worrying about someone finding out who I truly was, I just let myself have fun and let a bit of my old enthusiasm show.

Little did I know that someone had already figured it out.

I know you all want to kill me, but here it is. Expect another update this month. This one was for last month, and the next one is for this month. If that makes sense.:)

ANYWAYS, I hope you enjoyed this, and please leave a comment/review to tell me what you thought.:)

BYYYYEEEEEEE!:D