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Moving on

Chapter 32: Moving on

Warning:This chapter contains a short drug scene.

January third, also known as the first day of the new year in school. Vacation was long over and it was time to get back to work. That was if the teenagers could focus. Personal life cut into school life. It was still morning and the students still had some time until first period. Dick spent this time looking for Kori.

He was surprised at the fact that Kori never showed up at the park. Dick had went over to her house and called but each time he was met with Raven who never gave him a good excuse. All she said was that Kori wasn't there or she was busy. Dick spotted Kori by her locker and walked over to her, he was surprised when she said nothing to him.

"Kori, think you could stop for a second." Dick said, trying to get her attention to focus on him rather then her locker.

Kori let out a low groan, not loud enough for him to hear, and shut her locker door. She leaned against it and pulled up the widest smile she could. "Hey, Dick. What's up?"

"I was wondering if we could talk about...," Dick rubbed the back of his neck and a faint blush appeared on his cheeks. "You know, our kiss."

"What's there to talk about?"

Dick was taken aback. "W-what..."

Kori smiled at him. "Hey, it's okay. It was the heat of the moment."

"Yeah... I guess..." Dick looked away, feeling like a fool. ' Is that really how she feels?'

"Dick!"

Both Kori and Dick turned their heads to see Kitten running up to them. Dick was surprised when Kitten didn't grab on to his arm or anything.

"Hey, Dick," Kitten said with a smile on her face. "Hey, Kori. Love that top."

Kori blinked, Kitten had just said something nice to her. Kitten plus nice does not equal Kori. Something was up.

"Don't you think so, Kori?" Kitten asked.

Kori was taken away from her thoughts and looked at Kitten. She hadn't heard a word she said.

"Sorry, I have to go." Kori said as she walked down the hall, leaving the two of them behind.

Kori glanced over her shoulder to see Dick having a conversation with Kitten. It took everything in her power not to cry right then and there. Suddenly, Kori saw black. Two hands were covering her eyes and she could feel a breath in her ear.

"Guess who."

Kori sighed, she just wasn't enthusiastic today. "I don't know, who?"

The hands left her eyes and the person turned her around. It was Xavier.

"What, you're not glad to see me?" Xavier asked once he saw the look on her face. Her bright green eyed had a sad glow in them and her lips were in the form of a frown.

"No, it's not you," Kori said quickly, putting on a smile. "I'm just not feeling well."

"Are you sick?" Xavier asked concern, putting a hand to her forehead.

She took his hand and held it in her own. "Nothing I can't handle. Walk me to class?"

Xavier gripped her hand in his and nodded, pulling her along. He couldn't help but notice something was different about her and took a note to himself to find out later.

Raven was good at reading people but it didn't take a genius to know that Gar knew something that he wasn't telling. He was extremely happy and wore a grin on his face. Raven would have chose to ignore him but it would have been no good because her locker was right next to hers. Despite the fact that he was annoying her, Raven was glad one of her friends was happy. She knew for a fact that Kori was suffering right now.