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Author's Note: All right, sorry it took so long for me to update. I'm finally getting around to it though. So anyway here's the next installment in the Titans Tomorrow saga. Most of the characters are mine. Grant Wilson/Ravager, Dr. Light, & Titans Tomorrow are the property of DC Comics. The lyrics that appear in this fic are the distinct property of thier respective owners.
Chapter 3
A Nice Date Between Friends
Later that evening Kendra was in the infirmary where Cooper was being held she talked to Dr. Light asking how he was.
"So how is he?" she asked.
"Cooper will be fine. He just suffered some heat exhaustion after the fight." Light told her.
Earlier, he protected Haunter from a firey blast at close range. His hard rock exterior protected him from the blast and allowed him to knock out Nitro Man. But collapased when his body became overheated.
"All he needs is some bedrest and he'll be back on his feet in no time." He told her.
Kendra smiled. "Thanks doc." she said.
"Sure thing, I'll keep watch on him." he told her.
"Thanks." she said.
With that Kendra left the room, she came downstairs a while later in her pajamas where the rest of the Titans were. Several of the Titans were still dressed, Mike and Dustin were on the couch playing video games, a rematch of Robot Fighters. Rachael sat on another couch watching the nightly news on the big screen. Grant was dribbling a basketball across the floor and bouncing it off walls.
"Grant will you cut that out? I'm trying to watch the news." Rachael told him.
"Sor-ry." he scoffed.
"We have a full sized basketball court downstairs. Go take your ball down there." she told him.
"Whatever." he said bouncing it off the wall one more time.
He walked past Kendra as he made his way out of the room.
"Hey Ken." he said.
"Hey." she said turning around.
"You wanna shoot some hoops with me?" he asked.
"Maybe later." she said.
"All right, later." he said.
"See ya." she said.
Grant dribbled the basketball out of the room and went downstairs. Dustin and Mike started shouting when they were at the final level of the game when Dustin's robot struck the last blow and obliterated Mike's robot again.
"Yes! Whooo-hoo!" Dustin threw his hands in the air, the controller fell to his lap.
"No!" Mike yelled dropping his controls.
"You'll get him next time." Kendra said walking past him.
"But I had him..." Mike said in disbelief.
Kendra sat down on the couch next to Rachael as she turned up the volume on the TV.
"How is he?" Rachael asked.
"He'll be all right. Light said that Cooper will make a full recovery." she told her.
"That's a relief." Rachael said.
"He's made of rock, it takes a lot to bring him down." Kendra commented.
"Yeah." Rachael said.
The two sat there in brief silence, the young red head smiled. She remember that Grant wanted to play ball with her.
"I'll catch you later Rachael." she said getting up off the couch.
"See ya." the blue haired girl said.
Kendra went downstairs as her brother and Dustin played another round. She walked downstairs to the full-sized basketball court on the next floor. Grant was on the farside of the court shooting baskets. Her barefeet stepped onto the hardwood floor. Grant had his back turned to her caught up in sinking baskets, he springed in the air and launched the ball. It bounced off the backboard and into the bucket. Kendra walked across the floor over to him.
"Nice shot." she smiled.
Grant spun around to see her standing there.
"Hey." he smiled.
"Hey." she smiled back.
"I wasnt sure if you were coming. Wanna play some one-on-one?" he asked.
"Yeah, sure." she said.
"Think you can handle me?" he smiled.
Kendra laughed. "If I can handle a human fireball, I think I can do you just fine." she joked.
"Oh really." he joked.
"Yeah. Give me the rock." she said holding out her hands.
He gave her the basketball and she began to dribble it on the floor. Grant got into defensive stance to block, she glanced up at him and faked him out, going right past him. Grant chased after her as she ran up to the basket, she jumped up and tossed it with one hand, the ball bounces off the front of the basket and falls to the ground. Grant and Kendra chased after it, Grant dived for it Kendra stole the ball from him, She ran halfway down the field turned and fired the ball at halfcourt. She missed it and the ball bounced off the bottom left corner of the backboard and back to the ground. The ball bounced across the court as Grant and Kendra chased after it. They grabbed it at the same time but Grant managed to snag the ball and took off up the court with Kendra chase after him. But she couldn't catch him Grant jumped and took a shot. It could be, it might be, it's the money shot. The ball is deflected by the net bracket, denied! Kendra shoots across the width of the court and pounces on the ball and drives up the court. Grant cuts across the court to block her. He presses up against her as she jumps and makes a shot, and it is golden! 2 points. Kendra threw her arms up in triumph and cheered after scoreing.
"Lucky shot." He told her.
"C'mon you know I got the skillz." she said.
"Whatever." he laughed and shook his head.
"Ball." Grant said holding out his hands.
Kendra passed him the ball. They met at the foul line. Grant bounced it to Kendra and she passed it back to him. They did this two more times before he made his move. He threw the ball high in the air and they chased after it. Grant intercepted the ball and took it to the basket, he leapt and sunk it. 2 points.
"Good shot." Kendra told him.
"Yeah thanks." he said passing her the ball.
They made it back to the foul line and passed the ball back and forth. Kendra went to shoot the ball above his head and faked out. She runs around him and makes an easy layup, 2 points. Score is now Kendra 4, Grant 2. He just shook his head as she passed the ball back to him and rejoined him at the foul line. Grant ran past her and throws the ball one-handed at half-court. The ball richochets off the backboard and heads back towards him. Kendra goes to catch the ball, but he grabs it and throws in the same fashion again. The ball hits the back bracket and drops in making a 3 point shot from half-court making the score 5-4 in favor of Grant.
"Nice shot Grant." she told him.
"Thanks, I didnt think it'd work." he admitted.
"Usually when someone tries that. It doesnt." she said.
She's seen it happen plenty of times at high school games.
"Yeah." he said.
The two smiled at each other, Grant wiped the sweat from his brow.
"Hey uh Ken..." he said.
"Yeah?" she said looking up at him.
He stood there kind of nervously and offered up a sheepish chuckle.
"You wanna go for a walk or something?" he asked.
"I'm already in my pajamas." she said.
"Well, just put on some shoes." he said.
"Where are we going?" she asked.
"Just out." he said.
"Its a little late." she said.
"Come on." he pleaded.
"I am not going out in my pajamas." she told him.
"Come on, I've seen other people do it." he said.
"Well I'm not like other people." Kendra smiled.
"No, your not." he said.
Kendra smiled at him and gave into his boyish charm.
"I'll go change, I'll meet you downstairs in a few minutes." she told him.
"All right, dont take too long." he said.
"I wont." she told him.
"Better not, you girls take forever." he joked.
Kendra scoffed and turned around to see him smiling at her. She just shook her head at him and made her way upstairs, Grant chuckled to himself and dribbled the ball a bit and attempted to make a basket and missed. A few minutes later Grant was up in his room taking a leather jacket out of the closet and slipping it on over his sky blue shirt. Down the hall Kendra changed into a pair of jeans and kept her pink shirt on. They met downstairs a few minutes and walked past the gang.
"Be back in a while." Grant told them.
"All right, have fun." Rachael said not paying attention.
The two walked out of the room and headed down to the garage.
"So this one girl I was dating." said Dustin.
"Yeah?" said Mike.
"...was talking about getting her eyebrows waxed. Why do chicks do that?" Dustin asked.
"No idea dude." Mike said as he continued playing.
Rachael tried her best to ignore them.
"You know guys have it lucky. We dont have to shave below our necks." Dustin commented.
"Unless your like one of those really hairy dudes." Mike said.
"Like a sasquach." Dustin joked.
"Hahahaha. Yeah." Mike said.
"I tell you my dad was one of the hairest guys I know. It was insane. He had like shag carpeting for a chest." Dustin told him. Mike busted out laughing.
"I didnt know wheather to buy him an electric razor or a lawn mower." He continued.
Mike kept laughing as Dustin imitated using a lawn mower on himself that left Mike double over on the couch in stitches. Rachael was also chuckleing on the other side of the room trying to watch the rest of the news.
A few minutes away, Grant and Kendra were riding down mainstreet in downtown San Antholas on Michael's bike. They kind of borrowed it without him knowing, so dont say anything to Michael. As they cruised down mainstreet the city was blanketed in neon lights as far as the eye can see. Entire buildings were bathed in multi-colored streaming lights. Kendra looked up at the hundreds of thousands of strobeing lights as she held onto Grant and they coasted down four lane highway. They came up to a stop light, as Kendra took the time to soak in all the city nightlife, Grant took advantage of the moment lifting up his visor as he scanned the cityscape. The light turned green, he put down his visor and then took off down the street. Taking a right turn at the next block they pulled into the parking lot of the local dance club, switching on the alarm they made it over to the front of the line where the bouncer recognized them and let them pass. Walking down the short flight of stairs they made it out to the dance floor. They started out, Kendra swiveled her hips infront of Grant placing her hands on his shoulders as he put kept his hands at his sides, they went around in a semi-circle as her hips kept gyrating. He took her hand and turned her around crossing her arms over herself with her back to him and she playfully grinded against him. They smiled at each other as she pulled away and turned around playing with her hair. Grant came up to her shaking his hips side to side and adding some fancy footwork as he casually strode toward her and put his hands her shoulders as she drew closer to him again resting her head on his chest before briefly pulling away. She twirled around moving her shoulder suggestively as he danced closer to him, she put her hand to his chest holding him off and playing with him. Before allowing him in wrapping her arms around him and held each other close, all of this was in good fun. She just liked teasing him. The song ended, they smiled at each other.
A few seconds later the next song started up. Kendra fanned herself getting ready for the next dance. Grant smiled at her as she ran her fingers through her long crimson hair. He noticed that thier was a certain glow to her, he wasnt sure if it was the house lights or if it was his imagination. The tight pink t-shirt didnt hurt matters either. She looked at him out of the corner of her eye and smiled, he smiled back at her as she came back over to his side.
"Having fun?" she asked.
"You have no idea." he said.
The next song started up, it was an oldie but goodie, as soon as they heard the opening they knew what it was. "Look After You" by The Fray.
"I love this song." he said.
"Yeah, I dont know why thier playing it though." she said.
"Dont ask, just follow." he told her.
She smiled at him, Grant took her hand.
"Shall we?" he said.
"We shall." she said.
Kendra placed her hands on his shoulders as he placed his on her waist and stepped slowly to the music.
If I don't say this now I will surely break
As I'm leaving the one I want to take
Forgive the urgency but hurry up and wait
My heart has started to separate
She rested her head on his chest as they continued dancing.
Oh, oh, oh
Be my baby
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
I'll look after you
There now, steady love, so few come and don't go
Will you won't you, be the one I always know
When I'm losing my control, the city spins around
You're the only one who knows, you slow it down
Grant relaxed his arms and rested his hands across the small of her back as Kendra relaxed hers. They slowly motioned back and forth on the dance floor as the built in platform lights blinked in rythm to the music.
Oh, oh, oh
Be my baby
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
I'll look after you
If ever there was a doubt
My love she leans into me
This most assuredly counts
She says most assuredly
Kendra looked up at him and smiled sweetly, as he smiled back as he drew her closer to him. She rested her head back on his chest as they kept dancing.
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Be my baby
I'll look after you
It's always have and never hold
You've begun to feel like home
What's mine is yours to leave or take
What's mine is yours to make your own
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Be my baby
Oh, oh, oh
Kendra drew him into a hug as the song came to a close and lightly pecked him on the lips. Grant returned the guesture kissing her back pulling away she rested her cheek against his as they held each other in thier arms. The houselights came back on the two regrettibly pulled away from each other as another song was about to start up.
"Come on." she said taking his hand.
She led him up the stairs outside the club and out into the night air. They leaned up against the brick wall in the allyway together with Grant leaning against the wall holding Kendra in his arms. He smiled at his date, her eyes gleamed with tiny rays of emerald under the full moon light. She rested her chin in the crook of his neck as he ran his fingers through her auburn hair and wrapped his arms around her middle, the young woman let out a sigh of contentment as she lifted her head and kissed his cheek he kissed her on the neck and resumed thier previous stances, placing her head in his shoulder. Grant crossed one leg to level himself and stayed there like that for several minutes. A while later they walked down the street hand in hand making thier way back to the bike. They got on and left the dance club. Sometime later they pulled off the main highway and into the park, leaving the bike behind the two made their way down the walk, arms linked together. They made it down to the river's edge and sat down along the bank, sitting out in the full moon light, they looked up at the stars as the lake flowed lazily in the still of night. Grant laid on his back and reclined with hands behind his head, Kendra soon settled herself down next to him resting her head and arm on his chest. He took his right hand out from behind put it around Kendra's shoulder as they watched the stars. Kendra napped peacefully on his chest as he looked on absentmindly strokeing her hair. A lone shooting star streaked across the amythist sky. He looked down and saw the young beauty sleeping on his chest, so much as peace. He smiled to himself, truly he thought to himself, he was the luckiest guy alive. He rested with one hand tucked behind his head. Kendra opened her eyes and looked up and smiled at him.
"Hey." she said softly.
"Hey." he smiled.
Kendra repositioned herself and looked up at the sky.
"Its so beautiful tonight." she said.
"Yeah it is." he replied.
"Thanks for bringing me out here tonight." Kendra told him.
"Its no problem." he said.
A row of fireworks shot off on the horizon, they sat up and watched as soared through the sky and exploded in brillance. The fireworks went off in rapid succession, Kendra sat in wonder as she watched them go off. Over in the distance a old Nickleback song played from a radio on the back of a tailgate, as Grant put his arm around her shoulders the song started to play. Extra points, if you can name the song.
From underneath the trees, we watch the sky
Confusing stars for satellites
I never dreamed that you'd be mine
But here we are, we're here tonight
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
[Chorus:
If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day when nobody died
And I'm singing
Amen I, Amen I, I'm alive
Amen I, Amen I, Amen I, I'm alive
And in the air the fireflies
Our only light in paradise
We'll show the world they were wrong
And teach them all to sing along
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
(I'm alive)
[Chorus x2
And as we lie beneath the stars
We realize how small we are
If they could love like you and me
Imagine what the world could be
If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day when nobody died
When nobody died...
[Chorus
We'd see the day, we'd see the day
When nobody died
We'd see the day, we'd see the day
When nobody died
We'd see the day when nobody died
Kendra rested her head on Grant's shoulder as they watched a multitude of fireworks explode in the sky, in gigantic bursts of blue, gold, green & purple. On the other side of the bank, the person behind it sent up the last of his fireworks lauching as many as he could all at once. The sky was consumed in bursts of light as Grant and Kendra stood up to applaude as the last of the fireworks went off. Some other people were watching the display elsewhere. Kendra looked down took a hold of Grant's hand gently. A while later they walked through the park and made it back to the motorcycle, they rode down the city streets on thier way back to the tower but not before detouring to a local fast food joint.
"So you having fun?" he asked holding a burger up to his mouth.
"Yeah, I am." she said taking a bite from her fries.
"We should do this kind of stuff more often." he said after eating part of his burger.
"Definatly. It was really sweet of you to ask me out." she said.
"Yeah." He said looking down, his cheeks began to heat up. Kendra smiled at him.
"Come on." she said taking his hand.
The two of them walked out of the restaraunt and rode off into the night. They arrived back at Liberty Tower a while later. After parking the bike they quickly made their way back to the main hallway of the secret base. Once inside they shut the door behind them, so Mike wouldn't know they took his bike. Grant and Kendra walked down the catwalk, they stopped beside and looked out a window overlooking the city. Kendra leaned against the wall as she faced Grant.
" I just want to thank you for taking me out on such a nice evening." she said.
"Its my pleasure." he smiled.
She gazed at him and closed her eyes leaning towards him, following instinct Grant leaned in and lightly kissed her lips. Kendra wrapped her arms around him as they delve deeper into a slow passionate kiss before pulling away from each other. She let out a sigh before burying her head in his chest. Grant pushed back a lock of her hair and gently kissed her neck as she gripped the front of his shirt before looking up at him and sharing another passionate kiss. The two pulled away from each other and looked longingly into each others eyes. Kendra let out another deep sigh resting her hands on his stomach. She took his hand and lead him into the common room. They slipped past the guys who were still playing games and made it upstairs to the hallway, stopping by her door she gave him good night kiss, saying that she had a good time. Kendra then retired to her room as Grant went downstairs to reflect on their evening together.
"So did you guys have fun?" Mike asked.
"Yeah." he said sitting down on the couch next to them.
"So what did you do?" Dustin asked.
"Oh you know, little of this, little of that." he answered.
"Did you make out with her?" Dustin asked. Mike looked over at him.
"What are you kidding me?" he shrugged it off.
Upstairs Kendra laid on her bed staring up at the ceiling in wonder. She tried catching her breath, as she thought back on tonight.
"Rachael already went to bed." Dustin said.
"That's cool, did Light notice we were gone?" Grant asked.
"Nah, he went to bed hours ago. You know its a good thing he lets us do what we want." Mike said.
"Yeah, he's not too bad a guy. So how's Cooper?" Grant asked.
"Rachael checked on him a while back. He's doing fine." Dustin answered.
"That's good. I hate to think where we'd be without him." Grant said.
"Tell me about it." Michael said.
"Well, I think I'll get a snack and head off for bed." Grant said getting off the couch.
"All right." Dustin said.
"Later dude." Mike told him.
"Dont stay up too late." Grant told them.
"All right." said Mike.
"Yeah, sure whatever." Dustin added as they continued playing.
Grant chuckled to himself as he left the room, turning off the lights. Dustin and Mike sat in the room watching the holographic projections as they tried to best each other.
Author's Note: So what did you think? I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter and be sure to leave a nice review to let me know what you think. Thanks again to everyone that's reviewed thus far, I really appreciate your support in all of this.