As a punishment for the near fight in the Nurse's Office, Black Canary made Richard and Slade work together some more.

And the tension was growing between the two.

So much that Black Canary decided that they had to have counseling sessions together.

"Thank you for coming." Black Canary said.

 "We were forced to do this." Slade grunted out.

Slade sat in one chair refusing to look at either Richard or Black Canary.

Richard was also doing the same thing.

"I'm sure you both know why you're here. You both can't control yourselves around the other." Black Canary stated.

Richard laughed, "I can control myself perfectly fine, thank you very much!"

It was Slade's turn to laugh.

"Even I know that I'm hard to handle." Slade said.

"That's because you're a dick." Richard said.

"At least I'm not an emotional killer." Slade said.

"One, I don't kill. Two, YOU are the emotionLESS killer." Richard put him straight.

"Not yet. But admit it, you will one day." Slade said.

"Not if I can help it." Richard said.

"BOYS! STOP." Black Canary screamed.

They both looked at her.

"We are going to do an exercise now. You have to say something nice to each other." Dinah said.

"Richard?" Black Canary looked at him, so he could start the exercise.

"You're a diamond." Richard said and looked away.

"Why did you say that?" Dinah asked.

"He's refined, cut, and COLD." Richard glared at Slade.

Richard muttered something else under his breath.

"Excuse me? I didn't get that." Slade said.

"I said 'And you sparkle in a thousand different ways.'" Richard said.

Slade stared at him.

Black Canary sighed, "At least it's a start."

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During the next day, Slade had Lunch duty.

And he kept his eyes on Richard.

And Richard knew. 

"Gosh! I wish he'd just quit or just leave me alone! Gosh! I fudging HATE HIM!" Richard ranted to his friends.

"Hey it could be worse; you could be handcuffed to him." Beast Boy reminded him.

Richard shivered. "Yeah I guess you're right."

"Anyways, he's a dick. Just ignore him." Cyborg said.

"I CAN'T! He's everywhere! He's in my classes, my lunch time, my councilor session, even in my dreams!" Richard complained.

"Woah man!" Beast Boy didn't want to get into that territory. 

"Not like that!" Richard punched his arm.

"I just...I just wanna crush his fudging head. I wanna hear him scream and beg for mercy!" Richard growled with his eyes slit and his hands clenched.

Everyone stared at him with wide eyes.

"I'd like to do the same to you too." Slade said from behind him.

Richard turned around quickly.

"What are you doing? Why are you listening into our conversation?" Richard asked.

"I'm suppose to keep my eyes out for any suspicious behavior. You kept looking at me." Slade said.  

"Only 'cause you're looking at ME!" Richard growled.

Slade's eyes narrowed, "I don't like your tone."

"And I don't like your face." Richard said and got up.

They were both inches from each other, glaring.

Cyborg got up and went to the Headmaster/mistress Office.  

"So why don't you back up diamond and go be cold somewhere else." Richard said.  

All the kids were looking at the two of them.

"I would snowflake, but you're too bright, you attention-whore." Slade said. 

'THAT DOES IT!' something snapped in Richard's head.

Richard grabbed his chair and threw it in Slade's face.