oh my gosh! It's the last official chapter you guys! :( I can't tell you how happy i am to have such amazing fans like you all! This story turned out great and I am more than excited to start another one! Any ideas? Comment them in your review please, inspiration would be GREAT! Richard and Kori will always be in my heart and who knows? Maybe there'll be a sequel ;) anyway, I love you all tremendously, goodbye for now my loves!

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Chapter 14: Simplicity

After the concert, Richard had stolen Kori away for a night in the city. Her parents gladly let her go in hopes that they'd work things out but by the amazing performance that just happened, there was no doubt things would be fixed.

Richard had told his and Kori's friends that he would explain everything to them tomorrow morning and they all happily agreed. So as of right now, Richard had taken Kori to Vanilla Spice Cupcake Cafe, the place where he took her on Halloween night.

They'd both ordered their usual orders; a strawberry shortcake for Kori and chocolate fudge brownie for Richard.

"So...how'd you do it?" Kori asked as she dug into her sweet cake.

"Do what?" Richard asked and when he saw her 'Seriously' look, he laughed and continued on. "Okay, okay. Well at first I wasn't even planning on going to the concert...but Roy smacked some sense into me long enough for me to realize that I wasn't going to let you go that easily."

Kori stared at him, her tummy full of butterflies and her heart beating so fast, it could marvel the speed of a cheetah.

"When I got to the concert, you all were already on stage. And then I saw Fang, waiting for his Que. He saw me and we kind of just gave each other a thirty second glare down before he handed his microphone to me...

"I was surprised at first but gave him a half smile and readied myself for the most challenging thing in my life. I was hoping that it would turn out perfectly. I was also hoping that you wouldn't throw your mic at me and run off of stage."

Kori laughed at the last part. He smiled, happy that he'd gotten her to laugh.

"But the plan actually turned out better than I thought it would." He finished.

Kori nodded and looked down. "It sure did..."

When Richard saw that she looked a little sad, he reached across the table and took her hand in his. "Kori, I swear to god I never meant to hurt you in anyway possible." She locked her green eyes with his blue ones and he continued. "I never thought. I would've ended up falling in love with you-no offense-but I did. And without you in my life is like...is like...no water in a rainforest. No sand in a desert. No hero without a sidekick."

A few tears escaped Kori's eyes and she cursed herself for not holding it in together. She knew she'd sleep good tonight since she'd been crying half of the night.

"I love you Kori Anders. I want you to be my girlfriend, my partner in crime, the other half of my heart. I promise to never hurt you the way I did before. I promise to love and cherish you. I promise to make you the happiest you've ever been and protect you, keep you safe. So, will you be my girlfriend...again? This time, for keeps?"

Kori laughed and didn't care that the tears of joy just kept coming. She was speechless and nodded her head vigorously. She felt like she was in a dream, that all of this was too good to be true. But she knew it was real when he captured her lips in a perfect kiss.

It was as if fireworks were going off while they shared such a tender moment. But the kiss was quickly cut off when some of the customers and workers around them began to clap and say a chorus of 'Awes.'

"This has got to be the best night ever." Kori said as she stared into Richard's blue eyes.

Richard smiled and nodded slowly. "I'm gonna have to agree with you on that one."

TT

Richard Grayson...Kori Anders...

Who would've ever thought that they'd be the hottest couple in school?

It was the end of the school year and Kori and Richard were still going strong. They'd spent Christmas, New Years, Valentine's day, and have attended many parties together. It almost seemed unreal how perfect their relationship was.

School was now over and there would be much summer love between Richard, his gorgeous girlfriend, and his best friends.

Jade and Roy had gotten back together a week after Richard and Kori. Roy's playboy days were over, much to half of JC High's girls' dismay, and he was practically wrapped around Jade's finger.

Babs was moving to Gotham over the summer and surely enough, Richard was throwing a party for it. Okay, maybe not for that specific reason, but still.

Fang was still a douche but never stepped in Richard's way again. They often kept their distance but sometimes gave a small wave to each other. Fang also left Kori alone, but he still admired her. After all, most of the guys in JC high did.

Sophomore year was definitely full of surprises. Like how one dumb bet could transform a geeky outcast into a golden goddess and one of the most popular girls in school. Or how a well known playboy could break his bad habits by just a simple glance towards an Asian beauty. Or how two very different groups can come together and become one big...well... family.

But most importantly, how two teens, both of whom had nothing in common and wanted nothing to do with each other, could change the social life of Jump City High School.

No one was afraid to be themselves or hang out with a clique that wasn't their own. Things were...better. A lot better.

As of right now, Kori and Richard stood outside of the high school,in the parking lot, signing people's yearbooks. This, they didn't mind at all. It was true...

Kori Anders really is all that.