Friendly Rivalry

Rival gangs attend Jump High, but as the saying goes... There's no room for second place, just first. What problems lay among the Teen Titans in the future at their high school as the rival gangs force their way to be on top? Everything is just fun and games until someone gets hurt.

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans!

Chapter 1 - The Teen Titans

"... twenty-nine, thirty..."

Sweat built up on a young males face, mainly gathering on his forehead and upper lip. His body ached, but he never ceased to allow his body to go down, breaking the plane on his back; and quickly pushing himself back up, he extended his arms fully. He repeated this action many more times, never showing any signs that he was getting tired. He enjoyed the feeling that push-ups gave. The strain on his arms built up, but continued with as much ease as he could muster.

"... forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty."

Finally hitting his mark, he let one knee touch the ground. Grabbing a towel next to his hand, he wiped his face and neck to remove the dripping sweat. Looking up, he forced his legs to move and get his body to stand. He wanted to collapse onto a bed and just sleep. He looked at his teacher, who was a tall male who clearly enjoyed working out as much as Richard Grayson did.

"Good job Dick. Mile run, shuttle run, push-ups... All of it, great. You remind me of myself when I was a kid." chuckled the older man who was somewhere in his mid thirties. Dick chuckled at this. Mr. Pauling always did this. He always had some way to compare himself to Dick, but the younger male didn't mind. He was just glad he was passing the class since barely showed up...

Dick looked around and took a long deep breath in. It was a nice day. The wind was blowing which was a bonus in Dick's opinion. The gym class was outside and he was thankful for that. The sun was beating down, but a perfect amount of clouds covered the sweating teenagers. Males were being tested on the left end of the field while the females were on the other. Still, eyes never kept to themselves as a member of each gender searched each other with a look the read 'I like what I see'.

Laughing came from random males who watched a handsome shorter male raced around the track, passing some girls up and giving them a flirty look. "Yo, ladies! Check out my skills!" he called out, winking at one of the girls. He, along with all of the other males, wore white shorts with a shirt, matching in color with 'Logan' written on the back in red font.

A bunch of the girls rolled their eyes at how immature the male was. "Seriously," began a blonde haired girl. "Knock it off Garfield. No one likes you!"

The girls all wore red boy cut shorts along with the same shirts the males wore, only having a difference of last name on it. Dick had to agree with Garfield Logan on a past conversation they had in the past. Most girls who took gym at Jump High were good looking. If only the personalities were attractive too...

Garfield spotted the finished Dick and rushed over. He stopped in front of the taller male and grinned, "Took ya long enough!" Dick rolled his eyes.

"Sorry Beast Boy, not everyone can have the endurance of an animal." Dick chuckled, using the nick name that was given to Garfield just for the fact that he could do anything at anytime; also having the ability to do it for hours without ever worrying about getting tired. Garfield just shrugged, opening his mouth to reply until he felt a large hand on his hand head. He began to object as the large hand roughed up his hair in a way a father would do to his son after the son had accomplished something.

"Hey, hey! Lay off the hair Cy!" Garfield shouted, receiving some looks from random people. Cyborg, real name being Victor Stone, laughed at Garfield. He was a tall, dark skinned male who had the appearance of an all star athlete, but had the personality of a lovable bear. He was the male you could run to and simply cry, but if you crossed him the wrong way, you'd be dead.

Victor pulled his hand away, chuckling still, "Stop being a baby. So, how'd you both due on that test?"

Garfield rolled his eyes and Dick chuckled.

"Since when do we not do anything less than perfect?" Dick said, motioning towards the rest of the males still being tested.

Victor chuckled again, "Yeah, I guess you're right."

"Oh, Robbie-poo!" giggled out the blonde girl from earlier. Dick shivered. She was using the nickname that was given to him, but when she said it with the word 'poo', it was simply just... wrong. He rolled his eyes and ignored the girl. He was Robin, not this 'Robbie-poo'.

Victor was looking around, not caring about Dick's problem. He smiled when he laid eyes on two of his female friends tearing up a game of Volleyball. Garfield saw this and started cheering at the girls. Lastly, Dick looked over and smiled. "Go get 'em."

A purple haired girl held the volleyball with a calm expression. She held it out in front of her body, swinging her other hand forward and serving it with ease. It flew over the net and went straight for another girl. Getting under it, the random student put both hands together and hit the ball, sending it back over.

Knowing she had a good serve, Rachael already predicted the outcome of this match. The ball came at her and she hit it, a little too lightly, but her friend got over for an assist, sending the ball over where a team mate leaped up and spiked the ball. The five girls on the winning side smiled, some even cheering, and high fives were shared.

"Good job Starfire." Rachael smiled at the auburn haired girl who had assisted the ball for a winning point. The girl giggled, jumping up and down like a little school girl.

"Why, thank you friend Raven!" Starfire, or better known as Kori, said with a happy tone. She, like the others, choose to use nicknames when talking to each other. Both girls smiled at each other until they heard cheering. Both turned their eyes over to see three males cheering at them. Large grins were plastered on each face, and this caused Kori to giggle and Rachael to let another smile show on her pale face.

Dick met eyes with the one girl he felt the closest too. Kori had a smile on her pretty face. She was blushing slightly as their eyes met, but she hid it well. Turning away, she grabbed the ball.

"Hit the showers!" called out Mr. Pauling. Mrs. Love, the other gym teacher, nodded and motioned towards the school.

All the students all collaborated into one mass form and made their way to the school.

"Robin," Starfire said as she neared him, "today was a glorious day!" She let that familiar smile form as she was finally next to Dick Grayson. He nodded, agreeing with the beautiful girl. Smiling back, Dick began to reply, but was quickly interrupted by Victor.

"When you went for that shot, I was like 'Booyah'! You play like a pro little lady." Victor said, putting an arm around Kori's shoulders in a way best friends would do. That's what they were. All five of them were best friends, but they were also the Teen Titans.

Teen Titans was the name that the students gave the group. Each one of them had a leadership aspect about them. They were smart, strong, and always there to help someone to was being bothered. They were also never seen without another, unless heading to a place that requires privacy.

Dick showered quickly, heading out before any of the other males were finished. He dried himself, clothed, and exited to meet up with her. Kori Anders. He waited and waited, glancing at each one of the girls that came out. He leaned a little ways away from the door, not wanting to get attention from the teachers of females like he was some pervert. He just wanted to wait for Kori and walk her home. He was glad gym was the last hour of the day.

Minutes went by and finally the girl walked out. She turned towards the gym exit, stopping for a moment to look at Dick. "Robin, are you waiting for me? I apologize for being slow in the daily activity of washing." Dick chuckled, loving how the girl was always wording everything in a strange way. She was originally from another country so sometimes English escaped her lips a little mixed up.

"Well, I was wondering if I could walk you home today." the Grayson teen asked, leaning against the wall still as Kori walked closer. The girl simply nodded, a happy look on her face.

Victor, Rachael, and Garfield all walked over. Garfield was the first to speak as he walked over and threw his arm around Dick and Kori. "I am just STARVING! Who wants to get some chow? Maybe some pizza? Vegetarian of course."

"Like hell we gonna get that vegetarian shit! Three meat, all the way baby!" Victor cheered, causing a laugh to leave Kori and a glare from Garfield. Rachael stared, her expression a regular calm look. Still, irritation was beginning to boil up in her.

"Well, what do you say Star?" asked Dick, smiling at the girl.

Kori giggled, "Sounds delicious! Let us enjoy ourselves on this glorious day!" The others all agreed in some way and together they all made their way out of the school. Dick couldn't help, but stay close to Kori as the two enjoyed a small conversation on how the school day was. As they walked, he felt his hand brush hers. Blushing slightly, he took a step over to avoid the contact. Did she notice? He felt his stomach flutter slightly.

The girl never looked at him, but she had a blush on her cheeks. Still, it was quiet after that other than the constant bickering between Victor and Garfield. Victor finally decided to ignore the short male and grin, "Ah, look at her! My baby is looking sexy on this hot day!" He jogged over to his car, running a hand lightly over the hood. He had build the car two years ago, about the time he and the gang formed. They had all met years before then, but it was only about two years prior that they had all become close and called themselves the Teen Titans. He named 'her' the T-Car in public, Sharron in private. Boy, did he love Sharon...

The group piled into the car, Victor and Garfield in front. Dick, Rachael, and Kori all got in back. Blaring some loud music, Garfield sang along. The windows were rolled down, the wind cooling them all off as Victor drove to the pizza place.

The car ride was short, but nonetheless entertaining. Garfield continued to sing along until Rachael commented on dying cats sounding better than he did. This caused an argument to form where Rachael strategically won. Like always. The others laughed and listened, enjoying each other's company like they always did.

Getting out of the car, one by one the group entered the pizza parlor. Dick stopped, being the first to walk into the building. He tensed, looking over his shoulder at his friends. "We have company..."

In the corner of the pizza place, a group of people were being loud and disruptive to those around them. One girl smirked, standing up at the sight of Dick and the others. She brushed her hair out of her face, missing a part that was dyed a pinkish purple color. "Well, well. Look at what the cat dragged in!" The others around her looked over to who had walked in.

Dick was annoyed. They were all there; Jinx, Gizmo, Mammoth, See-More, Billy, and Kyd. Ever since H.I.V.E Academy closed down, they have been tormenting the halls of Jump High. They were one group that no one wanted to mess with. Still, by the looks of it, someone wanted to start a fight.

"Hey snot face!" shouted the extremely short kid of the group. Gizmo was what he went by and he never ceased to insult the Teen Titans. "Get lost! We were here first!"

Garfield rolled his eyes, "Who are you calling 'snot face'? Look at yourself. You're the size of a ten year old and look like a stupid kid that gets bullied for brining his stuffed animals to school!" Gizmo glared, standing up. It was somewhat the truth though. Gizmo was simply short, only reaching about neck high on Garfield, who was also kind of short.

"That's it!" Gizmo shouted as he walked towards them. The rest of the group, ironically H.I.V.E Five even though there were more than five, all stood and were ready to defend a member of their own.

Dick and the others tensed as they were approached. This was going to be bad...

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