Starships

Chapter 27

Monday has arrived. Babs has been talking to me about the upcoming gala. She booked us appointments to get our hair and makeup done for the event. I am excited to get pampered. I invited my sister to join us, and she agreed that she will make her own appointment some time today.

I am walking to my next class when I feel someone's hand on my shoulder. I turn and see it's Rachel. 

"Oh greetings Rachel. How are you?" I ask her.

"I am well. I just haven't seen you in a while. How are you doing?" Rachel walks with me to the lunch room.

"I am doing well. My sister is home, so that is fun. We got tattoos yesterday." I whisper to her.

Rachel's eyes widen, "You did what?"

"Komi and I got tattoos Saturday." I repeat.

"That's fun! What did you get? Did it hurt?"

I pull my phone out to show her a picture of my healing leg. Rachel gasped in happiness. I put my phone away.

"Does anyone else know?" Rachel asked me.

"No. It's still healing." I tell her.

We make our way to the lunch room and get our food. We head to our normal table, and we find it full of our friends. I sit next to Richard, and Rachel sits across from me.

"Hello Kori. Hello Rachel." Richard tells us when we sit. As I settle in he pats my tattooed leg. I flinched at his touch, "You okay?"

"Yes. I am just sore from gym." I give him a soft smile. 

Babs and Wally joins us next. Babs sits next to Rachel, while Wally tries to squeeze himself between Richard and I. He fails.

"Richard, what time do we need to be ready?" Babs is quick with her question.

"Need to be ready for what?" Richard asks in between bites of food.

"For the gala you idiot!" Babs points her fork towards Richard.

"Ah, I don't know." Richard tells her.

"You are one of the hosts, and you don't know when to be there?" Babs questions him.

"Let's remind ourselves. You are technically one of the hosts as well." Richard corrects her.

"Helping Selina out, does not make me a host." Babs tells him.

Richard shuts himself up, and works on finishing his sandwich. Babs does the same.

"So, Kori? Are you going to the gala?" Wally leans over the table to get a better look at me.

"Why yes I am Wally." I politely tell him.

"You're not going with this big idiot are you?" Wally sticks his thumb out towards Richard. Richard slaps his hand away.

"I am going with that big idiot, yes." I smile at both Wally and Richard.

"Hey! I am not a big idiot..." Richard starts.

"Well if you are not an idiot, then what time do we need to be ready?" Babs is quick yet again.

Richard rolls his eyes and takes a big bite of his sandwich. I laugh at him and touch my shoulder against him. He smiles at me. We continue talking about the gala. Babs tells me and Rachel about the different decorations Selina and her picked out for the event. Richard listens in too. Before we knew it, it was time to go to our next class.

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The final bell rings for us to leave. Richard and I leave together. Bruce has requested us to train together this week. We both leave and go to the Manor.