Both eyes snapped open as Garfield awoke to his phone quietly vibrating on his desk. He rolled out of bed and grabbed the phone as he went to his bathroom, silencing the alarm. A quick shower, a moment to brush his teeth and comb his hair, and he was done. Leaving the bathroom, he stepped around the strategically placed piles of dirty laundry and garbage to his closet, where he removed a freshly cleaned uniform. The calculated chaos of his room was frustrating sometimes, but it kept people out for the most part, and lent to the illusion of Beast Boy, the lovable idiot. He paused for a moment in front of his door to paint a smile on his face before opening it and stepping out into the hall. Immediately he was confronted with Raven, who was standing on the opposite side.

"Oh, it's you." He stated, all emotion falling from his face. No need to act for her. You would think she would avoid me after last night. At least it'll be easier around her from now on.

"It's me." She agreed. "Listen, no matter what happens today, just go along with it. Understand?"

Garfield cocked his head to the side, curious. "Not really."

She shook her head. "Doesn't matter. If I do something, go along with it. Or else."

"Or else?"

"Or else."

"…Fine." Garfield reluctantly conceded.

It sounded a lot like Raven was blackmailing him, but that couldn't be right. Raven didn't do things like that. She was supposed to be the levelheaded, reasonable one in the group, who kept everyone else grounded in reality. Then again, there was all that weirdness from last night, so maybe blackmail wasn't too far-fetched. How tedious. They walked together to the kitchen where they sat down at the table. Garfield started engaging Cyborg in their usual morning banter over what constituted a good breakfast, as Raven began making her tea.

Robin and Starfire walked in with suitcases and bags packed for their vacation. They were going to spend five days in the Maldives while Cyborg remained in charge here. At least that's what the plan was. Starfire had spent days arguing with Robin over the vacation. First she had to convince him that they needed one to celebrate their engagement, then they argued about how long it should be. Robin didn't want to be away for more than a weekend, and Starfire wanted to spend two weeks traveling the world. Eventually everyone else got involved in the argument, and naturally everyone sided with Starfire. Garfield didn't actually care though, he just wanted them to stop arguing. It was incredibly annoying. Now they were leaving today after breakfast, hopefully, and they'd be out of everyone's hair for at least a little while.

"So, Cyborg, you have the itinerary for the team while I'm gone?" Robin asked.

"In digital, and paper." He replied, holding up a piece of paper and tapping the side of his head.

"And you know what to do in case-"

"Dude, I got this. Go have fun with your fiancé, and leave us alone."

Robin shrugged. "Okay. I guess Star and I will be off then."

"Hold on. I'd like to make an announcement."

Everyone stopped and looked at Raven, who was standing next to Garfield at the table. Instinctively, Garfield that this was the moment. Whatever happened next he would have to go along with, and couldn't back out of. He turned and looked at Raven expectantly, propping his head up with one hand. Before he could react she made her move. She's kissing me. Again. Everyone stopped. Robin and Cyborg stood with their mouths hanging slightly agape, while Starfire looked pleasantly shocked with one hand gripping Robin's shirt, the other in front of her mouth. Garfield's body was frozen as his mind raced to figure out what was going on. Raven mostly blocked his view, but from his angle he could still see Cyborg and Robin. His eyes darted between them, seeking assistance. Neither were responsive. After what seemed like a long time, but actually couldn't have been more than a minute, Raven finally relented and pulled away from him to face the others. Garfield wasn't acting when he fell out of his chair.

"Gar and I, as of last night, are dating." She stated, and calmly took a sip of her tea.

Another moment passed before anyone did anything.

Cyborg was the first to speak, his voice strained. "I, what," He coughed then paused, collecting himself. "How long has this been a thing?" He asked incredulously.

"Not that long. Like I said, nothing was happening between us until last night."

"No I mean, how long have you had feelings for each other?"

"Well I can only speak for myself, but I've liked Gar for some time now, and told him so last night."

"And you BB?"

Garfield shook his head and got to his knees to peek over the table at the others. He shot a glance at Raven before answering. "I'm not exactly sure." He said, stalling to come up with a better story. "I guess I've always liked Raven. But I never imagined it could work out this way." He said, playing up his shyness. Hopefully that will satisfy everyone.

It was Robin who spoke up next. "Well I'm surprised, to say the least. I never saw this coming. Like, at all." He said.

"How glorious!" Starfire positively exploded, rushing forward to grab both of Raven's hands. "I am overjoyed that two of my friends have found happiness with each other! We must engage in the girl talk, you have to tell me everything!" She started dragging Raven away before Robin stopped her.

"You can't right now Star, we've got a flight to catch if you want to do this vacation." He said as he mimed tapping a watch.

Starfire immediately started pouting, but turned to Raven and gave her a hug. "He is right. Though I wish to discuss this immediately, I already have a previous engagement with my fiancé."

"It's alright, Star." Raven replied with a small smile. "I'll call you tonight on the communicator, and we can talk then. Deal?"

"It is most definitely a deal!" Starfire said with a broad smile. She embraced Raven tightly before grabbing her things and leaving with Robin. Garfield, Raven, and Cyborg were left standing in the kitchen in awkward silence.

Cyborg turned to them. "So, you guys are together now?"

"Yeah that's right." Raven replied flatly.

"Seems that way." Garfield agreed.

Cyborg opened his mouth as if to say something, but just threw up his hands. "I can't even deal with this right now! I need to go process everything that just happened, you guys can go do… Whatever. I'll be in the garage, where things make sense." With that he stomped off, mumbling dejectedly to himself.

Garfield and Raven looked at each other. "I think that went well, don't you?" Raven asked innocently.

"What's your angle here?" Garfield asked bluntly. There was no need to beat around the bush with her, and he needed answers.

"No angle, I just want to be close with you." She replied calmly.

"I already told you, I can't return those feelings. I'm incapable of it."

"I know. Just let me be selfish for a while." She grabbed his hand and pulled him over to the couch, where they sat down. "What do you want to watch?" She asked, grabbing the remote.

He looked at her quizzically. "You're serious?"

"Deadly." She leaned against him, resting her head on his shoulder. "Now, what do you want to watch?"

Garfield sighed, frustrated. It seems she was dead set on doing this. It was bothersome, but he figured that she would grow tired of him eventually.

"I guess I'm fine with whatever." He said, resigned to it.

A week passed, then two, but Raven showed no signs of letting up. In fact, it seemed she was getting more comfortable with displaying her affections. Over their short time as a couple, she had increased the amount of time they spent together, they were now basically inseparable. She also had no qualms initiating physical intimacy, hugging, cuddling, and holding hands were commonplace now. He often found himself the victim of surprise attacks, where she would sneak up and kiss him, or nibble his ear. It was becoming apparent who wore the pants in the relationship, and he received endless ribbing from Robin and Cyborg.

Garfield now sat on the couch in the common room, playing video games as Raven lounged next to him reading a book, her smooth legs laying across his. They were distracting, to say the least. The odd tingling feeling in his stomach that he got whenever she was close didn't help either. He was having a hard time playing off the relationship because frankly, he didn't quite know how to act. With Terra it had been easier because he had danced comfortably on the edge between friendship and infatuation. Raven had plowed right into full-blown romance, and that was uncharted territory. Should he be fawning over her? Making grand gestures, and dazzling everyone? He didn't know. Apparently this was good enough, because Raven hadn't said anything, and no one else seemed to be suspicious.

"Hey." Raven poked his cheek with her toe. "I'm hungry. Let's get something to eat."

Garfield turned off the TV, and stood, helping Raven up from the couch. "We're going out. Call us if you need something." He announced to the room.

From the kitchen, Cyborg caught Garfield's eye and mimed a whip being cracked. Garfield found the appropriate response to be to flip him off and leave without saying anything. That usually got a good response.

"Alright. Try not to get into trouble, and keep your communicators on you at all times." Robin said without looking up from his newspaper.

"Yes mom." Raven deadpanned.

Shadows enveloped them both as Raven teleported them to a café they frequented. They promptly ordered their food and sat down at their usual table, ignoring the commotion they caused by their arrival. Raven had dragged him out to this place their first date, and it quickly became her favorite place to display her green hostage. When they first went out in public together the media swarmed like jackals to a wounded gazelle. The paparazzi surrounded them, and they couldn't enjoy a single meal without flashing camera lights or being pestered by personal questions. Curiously, Garfield observed that Raven seemed less disturbed by it than he was. She would calmly drink her tea while watching him, and he would return her gaze evenly. It was incredibly surreal. Eventually the hype about the newest Titan couple died down and they were left in peace, though this café had become a popular spot for Titan fans to gather.

"Hey Gar…"

Garfield looked up from staring into his coffee, almost surprised. They had been sitting there quietly for nearly two hours, not a word between them, so he was a little startled when she suddenly spoke.

"What?" He answered.

"Would you let me…" She hesitated, biting her lip and averting her gaze. Garfield raised an eyebrow, but said nothing. "Would you let me go into your mind?"

"Sure."

Now Raven look surprised. "Yeah? Just like that?"

"Just like that. I have nothing to hide. Robin already has my full history on record, and I have no secrets besides the one that you already found out. So, if this'll make you leave me alone, by all means."

Raven was quiet for a while, clearly disturbed by his candor. "Alright. Come to my room tonight after dinner." She said uncertainly.

"Okay." Garfield said, downing the last of his coffee.

Hey guys, sorry that these are taking so long. I've a really bad habit of procrastinating. It actually only took me about a full day to write this one out, I just need to sit down and do it. In the next chapter or the chapter after I'll be getting a little dark and probably a little gruesome so, you know, beware. Also, I'm not completely happy that Raven ended up blackmailing Garfield, but I kind of wrote myself into a corner by saying that she had a plan. It's the best that I could come up with. Anyway I hope you guys enjoyed it, please review it and give me some feedback.

-Mocha