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Chapter Two
3 years later
Kori Anders was woken, from her peaceful sleep, by a knocking at her bedroom door. She let out a soft groan and sat up, causing the sheets to pool at her waist. Her hair was tousled, and her clothes were slightly askew. She looked over at her clock, on her bedside table, and saw that it read 9:00 a.m.
"Mistress Kori, it is time to get up. Guests will be arriving soon." She heard Alfred's voice say.
"Thank you, Alfred." She said then stood up.
She sighed softly and walked to the bathroom. Bruce had told her the previous night that guests would be arriving, but he did not say who the guests were. She was still curious as to who the guests were, but she did not pry too much.
She entered the bathroom and closed the door behind her. She stripped out of her clothes and turned on the shower. She stepped in, when the water was warm, and sighed softly. The warm water felt good on her skin. She looked down at her hand and tried to summon a starbolt. Much to her dismay, she was unsuccessful. She sighed softly, as memories of her past, with the Titans, arose. She quickly shook her head and finished her shower.
She turned the water off and stepped out. She wrapped a towel around herself and went to the sink. She brushed her teeth and dried her hair. She brushed her hair and did her makeup then went to her closet. She pulled out a navy blue halter top and a pair of dark blue jeans. She slipped on a pair of dark brown cowboy boots and grabbed a dark denim jacket. She looked at herself in the mirror, appraising her outfit. She smiled and quickly left her bedroom, to go to the kitchen and get breakfast.
As she entered the kitchen, she heard Bruce's voice. He was talking to someone else, and the voice of the person he was talking to sounded vaguely familiar. Se quietly peeked into the living room and had to bite back a gasp. There, standing in the living room, talking to Bruce, were the Titans. She couldn't believe they were here. She looked at each of them and noted that they looked almost the same as they did, when she left. Just then, Bruce caught sight of her.
"Kori, come in here and say hello to our guests." He said, causing her to give him a glare. He gave her a sympathetic look, in return. She walked in and stood by him. She smiled at them, though it was a fake smile.
"Hello." She said. None of them seemed to recognize her, which she was relieved about.
"It's nice to meet you. I'm Richard and this is Victor, Garfield, Rachel and Ari." Richard said, gesturing to each person as he said their names. Kori was shocked that they weren't going by their superhero names. Then again, she quit using her superhero name when she started living with Bruce.
"It's nice to meet you. I'm Kori."
"Kori, will you show them to the guest rooms?" Bruce asked and she nodded.
"Please follow me." She said and guided them to the guest bedrooms. Robin and Ari holding hands did not escape her sight. She showed them each their bedrooms then left them to unpack their things.
She went back downstairs and found Bruce in his office. She entered his office, not bothering to knock. He was reading a newspaper and he didn't seem to notice her. She stood in the office with her hands on her hips and glare on her face. She cleared her throat, causing him to look up at her. Her glare and posture told him why she was here. Even without the signs, he knew why she was here.
"Look, I'm sorry I didn't tell you but-"
"Why the hell didn't you tell me?! Didn't you think I had a right to know that the people, who dropped me like a fly and caused that horrible night to happen, were coming to stay here?!"
"Kori, I knew if I told you, you would try to run. I need you to try and get along with them. They could be moving to Gotham."
"What?! Why?!"
"Robin has been missing Gotham, and the crime rate in Jump City has diminished. He said that it was growing boring there."
"What about Jump City?! Who will protect it?!"
"A new group of Titans have offered to take their spot. They are here to find a place to set up their new Titan's Tower."
"I can't believe this!" she cried before leaving his study and going to her bedroom. On the way up there she passed Richard.
"Hey, is Bruce in his study?" he asked.
"Yes." She spat out.
"Look I just asked a question. You don't have to bite my head off." He said and she looked at him, a deep glare on her face. He looked at her, finally getting a good look at her face. His eyes widened.
"What?" she asked.
"S-Starfire?" he asked and her heart raced.
"Who?"
"S-sorry you look a lot like one of our old friends." He said, and she bit back a scoff at the word "friends".
"Well I'm not." She said then left him and went to her room. Richard watched her leave.
"That's definitely Starfire. No one else has eyes as green as hers and hair as red as hers." He thought then walked to Bruce's study.