Chapter 2
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The next week
"Kori, wake up! We should not have to do this every day!"
"I am sorry." I yelled back and quickly got up and got ready. I put on a black Blazer with a royal blue top underneath, black pants, and black slip-ons, with my hair tied up in a bun. Hey just because I might dislike a person does not mean I am not going to be professional about it. I walk downstairs and met raven by the door ready to go.
"The new teacher starts today."
"So, why should I care?"
"I know you don't like him, but I mean come on look at the Brightside they're getting rid of Mrs. Gray."
"At least she does not go around playing with girls hearts."
"Star…" Raven groaned.
Starfire is my nickname my dad gave to me because I was his little star and because I always had fire in my belly when it came to my options and beliefs. Anyone calls me that, now, when I start ranting about everything and anything.
"I get it. I will try to be nice."
"Good, let's go I don't want to sit next to Todd again."
We've made it there on time for a change. We sat next to our Gar away from Todd. Richard Grayson was nowhere to be found. Which was a good thing, but the whole class was talking about the new teacher. Just then to my displeasure, Richard Grayson walked through the threshold. The scene played out in my mind in a very beautiful twisted kind away. Richard walked through the door and burst in flames just like vampires do when they are not invited in the movies. Expect the only problem is that is that everyone wanted to invite him in.
"Hello, everybody, I'm Mr. Grayson and I'll be your new teacher." Richard greeted the class. His voice deep and husky, he was wearing a black blazer with a deep dark red shirt, his raven hair was gelled into spikes, and his eyes were covered by glasses.
He always wore his glasses; the girls he 'dated' told reporters that he would never take them off not even when he went to bed. I wonder if he's trying to hide his sadness. Maybe the big shot is just broken and wandering around lost and confused.
The rest of class went by with a breeze. Finally, it was lunch time. Raven and grabbed our meals and headed to our table.
"So how do you guys like Dick?" Vic asked.
"So that's his nickname. I will have to use it." I said.
"I take it she doesn't like him."
"Nope. She would even look his way the whole class period." Gar said sitting down with his food.
"Give the guy a chance he might surprise you."
"He will only surprise me if he drops dead just like the old teacher."
"Kori, everybody has dark secrets and dark pasts. You two have more in common than you think."
"And you know this how."
"He's been my brother's best friend for a few good years now."
"How come you never told us this?" I said with my arms crossed.
"Because the way you talk about him."
Just then the bell rang for class. The rest of the day went well in chemistry we got to set things on fire, English we had to read and recite Romeo and Juliet, and in social studies we got to have a debate on the civil rights moment. It was so much fun, but then it was time to go home and that's when the day turned bad.
I was packing up my books to go home and Mr. Grayson stopped me and asked me to see him the classroom for a second. We sat across from each other.
"Ms. Anders-"
"Mr. Grayson."
"Okay, what I done to you to make you dislike me? Did I sleep with your sister and now your whole family hates me?"
"My sister is dead to me."
"Okay, I'm sorry to hear that?" He said with a confused look.
"Do not be I do not need sympathy from you."
"Okay so why don't you like."
"Awe is the playboy really sad that he does not have a girl wrapped around his pinky?" I said with a whiney voice with an evil smile plastered on my face. Man if looks could kill, I would have already died twice.
"No I don't want this year to be tense because of some hatred toward me."
"Look I have to go my friend is waiting, impatiently I might add, outside for me."
"Kori-"
"Bye Richard." I said getting up, grabbing my things, and leaving.
"Kori. Where were you?"
"Sorry, Mr. Grayson asked me to stay after to talk."
"About what?"
"About why I do not like him."
"May I have the keys?" Raven asked holding out her hand.
"Oh right, here." I said throwing the keys.
"Oh good, you guys are home." Mom said as we were just walking through the door.
"What's happening?" Raven asked in a dry non-caring voice.
"Mr. Wayne invited us for dinner and that means you, too."
"Why?" I blurted out.
"Because it's the nice thing to do, now I want your Sunday best and be ready in an hour."
"And why didn't you two tell us about this earlier?"
"Because they just found out, Raven." Riley, Raven's five year old sister said.
"I am-"
"We'll be getting dressed." Raven said cutting me off and taking me by the arm and led me upstairs to get ready.
"What was that for?"
"You have to go with us."
"Why?"
"One, I don't want to be stuck with a bunch of idiots and two because I said so."
"Who are you to speak to me like that?"
"Your best friend, now hurry."
"Okay, but I have to feed Silkie, first."
"Okay, but hurry up."
I went into my room and found my Pink and White Chinchilla named Silkie sleeping on my bed when I closed the door her red eyes opened and looked at me. I walked up to her and let her sniff me. Once I was done playing with her I put her on the ground and give her her dust bath and went over to feed and give her new water.
Once I was done I went into my closet and looked at my best clothes and grabbed a sleeveless white knee length dress, a dark sleeveless jean jacket, and dark brown cowboy boots. Turned my curling iron on and then jumped in the shower. After my shower I dried my hair, brushed my teeth, curled my hair, put the clothes on, and put light makeup on.
When I got downstairs everyone was waiting on me.
"Don't worry we all just got down here, too." Mom said when she saw the look on my face.
"Everyone ready to go?" Dad asked.
"Yes." Riley yelled excitedly.
"Well then, let's go." We get into the Lexus SUV and start out to Bruce Wayne's house.
It took maybe forty-five minutes to reach our distention. We all looked up at the manor in awe. Bruce Wayne's home was huge. It was something straight out of the house was painted white with red shutters and a door; the yard was nice and green not to mention the front garden was beautiful.
We walked up to the front door and rang the doorbell and waited. When the door opened a tall elderly man answered.
"Hello, you must be the Ross's."
"Yes we are, sir."
"Please, come in."
"Thank you."
"Master Bruce and Master Dick will be down here shortly. You may wait in the study. Do you want tea or water?"
"No sir."
"Let me know if you need anything."
"Great." I said under my breath crossing my arms and throwing myself into a seat. Not long after the elderly man left Bruce Wayne and Richard came into the room.
"Hello Mr. Ross Mrs. Ross. This is my eldest son Richard Grayson." Bruce said greeting mom and dad.
"It's nice to meet you Richard. These are our daughters Raven, Riley, And Kori."
"Yeah Raven and Kori are in the class I teach, but isn't her name Anders?"
"That's none of your business." I said."
"Kori, be nice." Mom instructed. "I'm sorry."
"Don't worry about it."
"It's time for dinner." The elderly man announced.
We all made our way to the dining room. It was pretty. The room was painted white with a gold trim and dark hardwood floors, in the middle of the room was a long dark table with seats to match.
"So Richard, tell us about yourself."
"Well sir I came from a family of acrobats."
"Acrobats?"
"Yeah, we were called the flying Grayson's."
"Oh I've heard of you guys. You were the first acrobats to not use a net?"
"I don't really know if we were the first, but we didn't use the net."
"What happen to you guys? You were amazing."
"My parents died while performing." Richard said.
"How?" Riley blurted.
"This guy wanted money and when he didn't get it he cut the ropes. While my mom and dad were performing the ropes snapped and they fell."
"I'm so sorry." Mom told Richard.
"It's okay it was a long time ago."
"Hey, what's that on the wall?" Riley asked.
"Huh?"
"The news clipping."
"Oh Richard was a hero. He saved a little girl from a burning car."
"What?" I blurted.
"Hey you shouldn't have judged me before you got to know me."
"What happened?"
He sighed. "I was twelve and I was riding my bike and saw this green 1980s car crash and burn. All I saw was this dark hair girl screaming and beating on the back windshield, I quickly got off my bike and ran to help the little girl. I broke a window and gave my hand and pulled her out of the car. She tried to go back to get her parents, but it was already too late they were gone."
"Honey, are you alright." Dad asked me."
"Excuse me." I said running out of the room and did not stop until I found a porch. I ran to the railing and inhaled and exhaled deeply. The story that Richard told me ran through my mind like a horror movie.
"Kori." Richard's deep husky voice now only a whisper said.
"That was me." I said now tears started flowing out."
"Huh?" his voice now right beside me.
"The little girl you saved that night riding your bike was me."
"Kor-"but before he could say anything I turned round and cried in his chest. He put his arms around me and laid his chin on my head and tried to sooth me. We were like that for a long time before I pulled away wiping my eyes.
"Kori-"
"Do not, Richard. I just want to stay out here until I get enough courage to face them in there."
"Okay." He said sitting down on the stairs."
"What are you doing?"
"I'm not leaving you in this state I'll leave you alone and you won't even know I was here."
I just nodded my head and sat next to him with this weird feeling bubbling in the pit of my stomach.