Hey there. Naturally, I don't own the Teen Titans. At all. It's kind of terrible actually.

"First time here?" He loved the zoo endlessly. He came here nearly everyday; all of the animals knew him and would come close to him sometimes despite there being a glass wall in between them. The girl standing in front of him was also endlessly adorable just by looks. She had been nervously pulling on the ends of the sleeves of her black hoodie even though it was close to eighty degrees outside. To be fair she was also wearing rather short, dark, faded jean shorts with a pair of high-top black converse. The hood was pulled up over her head so that when she turned around to face him in surprise he couldn't tell what color her hair was, only her eyes, and they were a breathtaking hue of the darkest blue he had ever seen.

"Yes." He died at her voice. Deeper than most girls and smoky, the monotone made him smile gigantically.

"Would you like a tour then?" She eyed the stranger distrustfully. Sure, he was handsome, but she didn't know him. Hold a minute, handsome wasn't the right word for the boy standing in front of her. A vibrant green shirt did little to mask the brute force of his muscles and neither did the low-riding jeans. Eyes that matched his shirt sparkled and shined with mischieviousness. His dark brown hair was completely messed up and she knew he hadn't tried to make it look that way, it was natural, and she found herself enjoying that immensely.

"Do you work here?" He smiled down at the girl in what he hoped was a trustworthy way.

"Nope." She hesitated and debated in her mind. He was taller than her and definitely stronger than her. She crossed her arms across her stomach, bringing one hand up to her face, a fingertip tapping on her lip while she thought, transferring all of her weight to one leg. He let his gaze slip down to her legs. Oh, those legs. Those were some damn fine legs, even if they were a little pale.

"Okay." He blinked in surprise at her. He hadn't expected that, and she almost hadn't said okay. The only reason she had was because she had seen his black converse, the words 'to the pain' written across the top of his toes.

"Okay." He grinned at her. "What's your favorite animal?" She only shrugged at him.

"I don't know. That's why I came to the zoo. I've never been to one before." She looked down at the ground, to study her own written on shoes. She knew he was looking at her incredulously. "I... I don't get out much."

"Well, that's okay." He recovered quickly. "We'll go to the back of the zoo and make our way back here, okay?" She looked up and smiled at him appreciatively. It was small and only for a moment, but the boy claimed it as a small victory. Together they roamed the pathways of the zoo; he showed her each and every animal. Letting her stop and look for as long as she wanted to. They both learned that she hated snakes and was afraid of frogs even though for most girls it was the exact opposite. He watched her stand in the middle of the aviary for ten minutes straight, just looking up at all the birds. They seemed to fascinate her. She looked with awe as the lions walked up to the edge of their enclosure, towards them; she tried her hardest not to back up with fright at the same time, but her strange tour guide just smiled at her again and kept talking about the lions. When they were sitting, watching the penguins swim he reached over and pulled her hood down. Startled she turned to look at him and she heard his breath catch. He was staring at her rather intensely, and she turned away, blushing, letting her violet hair fall like a curtain between the two of them.

"Please don't." She peeked a look at the boy, his voice suddenly husky and thick. She wouldn't admit it to herself but that voice was affecting her terribly.

"What?" Instinctively, she reached up and brushed her hair behind her ear. She had died it purple and cut it short on the same day. Man, had she paid for that one.

"Don't hide. Please don't. You... You're much too beautiful to hide away from the world like that." At his words she blushed even harder, but she didn't shy away from him when he moved closer to her on the bench.

"Do you have a favorite animal yet?" She returned her attention to the birds in front of her, gracefully gliding through the water she knew had to be terribly cold. They were cute, that much was true, but she didn't like them any better than any of the other animals she had seen today. At least not one animal in particular.

"I think I like the birds the best, but not these." He wasn't surprised at all by her answer. She was a strange girl, he'd give her that, but he liked her particular brand of strangeness.

"Want to hear a joke?" She turned to look at him and he had to remind himself to breathe normally for a moment. He didn't want her to know how much just looking at her without the hood affected him.

"What's black and white and goes round and round?" She tilted her head in a gesture so cute it was just stupid.

"A penguin in a revolving door." He was treated with a small giggle for his supremely corny joke. He liked that laugh. He liked making her smile too. He vowed then and there to always try to make her laugh or smile.

"Hey."

"Yes?"

"What's your name?" Startled, he realized that they'd never told each other their names. Weird. How could you spend, here he looked at his watch and choked on air to realize he had spent three hours with this girl and he didn't even know her name.

"Logan. Garfield Logan. What's yours?" The mysterious girl looked away.

"Bond. James Bond." She mumbled out. After a moment passed Garfield erupted into laughter.

"That was funny! You didn't tell me you were funny!"

"You'd be the first to think so. My name's Raven." The two sat in companiable silence for a few minutes, just watching the penguins glide through the water effortlessly.

"Well, shall we resume the tour?" He moved as if to get up, but stopped when she placed a gentle hand on his arm. Her hand was barely touching his skin, as gentle as a butterfly's kiss, but the single moment of contact stopped him dead in his tracks.

"Can we stay here for a bit? It's hot outside." He sat back down in the seat and looked at her in astonishment.

"Well, maybe if you took off this thing." He reached forward and snapped the sleeve of her hoodie, moving the material up her arm, letting him see the inside of her forearm for a second before she hurridley moved it back, but she wasn't quick enough. She turned away from him and pulls her hood back up, to hide her face from his.

"Raven."

"I have to go." She stood quickly and began to run towards the door, stopped only by his voice again.

"How old are you?" She doesn't look back at him, but she doesn't move towards the door either.

"Seventeen."

"I'll see you at school tomorrow then?" He was grasping at straws now. He knew he was, but he couldn't let this beautiful creature leave here thinking that she was completely alone in the world.

"Maybe." And then she was running through the door and then through the crowds in the zoo. She was running through the gates and then back to her house, sliding down her front door when she finally made it, the smell of whiskey already in the air.

"So you're finally home then."

He sat, watching the penguins, wondering about the girl who had just run away from him. What was she going through? What was her life like? What did she think about in the middle of dark, cold nights? He'd had a rough background, he knew what depression was, but he had never had what looked the tip of a long, inch-deep gash running down his arm. Had she done that to herself? Or.. Had somebody done that to her?

First chapter done! This was supposed to be just a one-shot but then I started typing and got all these awesome ideas... So yea! Couple chapters long then. Hope you liked it! Don't be afriad to leave me a review! Love them things..