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Harmonious Wolf: RIGHT? The thing about Rachel is that she does these little things that she doesn't think will tempt Gar, but they do. And then Gar has to work to control himself. And yeah! Richard and Kori…..I was a bit sniffly when I wrote that. But luckily, we'll all eventually have friends like Gar who will watch out for us. I'm sure you already do . Mine is my BFFF, her name is Matilde.

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Guest: THANKS! And here you go! Salutations.

Oh, and I go back to school on the twentieth, so expect more updates as that comes up.

I love you guys! There's going to be some Kid Flash/Jinx action in this, because I deeply adore them together, and I can't wait to write the two-shot I have planned for them.

And here is the chapter!

Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop

Friday, 9:20, Wayne Manor:

"D'you think we should…." Garfield started, drawing Rachel's attention away from the book she was reading.

"What?" Rachel raised an eyebrow, and Gar blushed, thinking he knew what she was imagining.

"Go help Richard look for Kori?" He finished, looking down, so he missed her face fall, ever so slightly.

"No. If we help, he'll never really get the message." She shook her head. "I wouldn't want your little gorilla attack to go to waste."

Playfully swatting at her hair, Gar put on an indignant face. "Dick needed to hear that!"

"Yeah, but I thought it'd be me saying it, not sweet, incorruptible Garfield!"

"I'm not sweet," He pouted. "And I'm definitely not incorruptible."

"Mhmm." Rachel turned her attention back to the book in her lap.

On the floor, Gar's phone started to ring. He dived off the couch and lunged for it, ignoring Rachel's incredulous expression and answering.

"Gar?" Wallace West's voice came through the speaker. Wally-although, because he did everything fast, he was nicknamed Flash- and Gar were in the same medical classes at St. Hillary's, and he was Gar's other best friend.

Gar found Flash easier to bond with than Richard, because Flash had sort of the same view of girls that Gar did. The only difference was that Flash believed you could still be with them and not take advantage, which Gar, frankly, thought was bull.

"Is there anyone else who would be picking up the phone?" He smirked, drawing Rachel's attention.

"Oh, funny, wise-one. Listen, she's getting worse. She won't leave me alone, man. I dunno what you did to this girl, but you did it well, because now she's obsessed with finding you."

"C'mon, Wally, I'm counting on you. Keep her away!" Gar pleaded, trying to ignore Rachel, who had set her book aside and was now fully focusing on him.

"Now's about the time when you're thinking, 'Hmm, I maybe shouldn't have hooked up with a girl who's INSANE, and that next time I'll do a background check, so my poor friend Flash doesn't have to keep crazy girls from attacking me every time I move!"

"Wally, you owe me a favor. And I didn't hook up with her!"

"Oh, so I'm Wally now? Someone's PMSing. And dude, I've repaid that favor like, three times over. And, I hate to break it to you, angel, but this what happens when you refuse to go to a campus party!"

"Crap." Gar cursed. "Man, you know Terra's crazy!"

"I know that, buddy, but does the general student body? Think about it."

"Wally, I can't do this now. I'm with Rachel at Wayne Manor. Come over as soon as you can, and we'll talk."

"Fine, I'll be th- wait a minute, who's Rachel?"

"Wally, don't do this-"

"NO WAY! YOU HAVE NOT BEEN DATING A GIRL WHO I DON'T KNOW, WITHOUT ME KNOWING!" Flash bellowed, so loud even Rachel could hear it. She blushed slightly, and Gar mouthed an apology.

"Wally-"

"Man, what did I just say about insane chicks?"

"She's not like Ter-"

"Oh, my god, she's got you whipped. " Gar could hear Flash cursing underneath his breath. "I'll be there in a sec. Hopefully you're still alive."

A small click told Gar that he'd hung up.

"So, who's Terra?" Rachel asked, raising an eyebrow.

"This…crazy girl at St. Hillary's." Gar said vaguely.

Rachel nodded slowly, and Gar could tell she didn't believe him. "Can I see that phone?"

"Sure." He tossed it to her, and she began to input a number, putting the phone on speaker.

"Hello?" A dark voice came through the speakers.

"Jessi? I need you here in t-minus two minutes." Rachel said abruptly.

A sound like a huffing of breath came through the speakers, making Gar smile. "Where's 'here'?"

"Wayne Manor."

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING AT WAYNE MANOR?" The girl on the other end-Gar thought her name was Jessi- yelled. He chuckled- her bellow was exactly like Flash's.

"That's irrelevant. The point is, I need you-"

"Rach, did I just hear a guy laugh? Is there a guy with you? Other than Richard?"

"Actually, Richard's not here at the moment, so-"

"Oh my god, you're laying in his bed. Rachel! God danggit, didn't I teach you better?"

At this, Gar couldn't help but give a full laugh. Jessi sounded exactly like Flash in female version.

"Jessi! I am in no way having laying with Gar in Richard's bed, but I need you-"

"Gar? Like, Garfield Logan? Oh my god, Rachel, he's the most incorruptible guy in town! That's like trying to kiss an angel!"

"I am not incorruptible!" Gar said, exasperated. "God, why does everyone say that?"

"Because you are, " Jessi informed him.

"Beside the point! Danggit, Jessi, Code Red and Yellow!" Rachel barked into the phone.

"I'm on my way. Be there in five. Seconds, I mean. I'm actually pretty close."

"Bye."

"You both better be fully clothed when I get there." Jessi hung up.

"So…what's Code Red and Yellow?" Gar asked slowly, looking up at where Rachel sprawled on the couch.

"Who's Terra?"

"This insane chick whose obsessed with me. What does it stand for?"

Rachel gave him a long, even look. "When you're ready to tell me the truth about who she is, I'm ready to listen. And Code Red and Yellow means that I've found Jessi a guy that's perfect for her."

"Who?" Gar asked dumbly.

"Your friend Flash, or Wally, or whatever the heck his name is. I think they'd be good together. And it'd be nice not to be the only outcast."

"What do you mean?" Garfield asked curiously.

"Look," Rachel said, sitting up. "You may not get this, but this town's divided into two classes. Rich and poor."

"Yeah, so?"

"So, the poor don't mix with the rich, and the rich don't mix with the poor. I was born in the rich class, but through bad decisions on my father's part, ended up in the poor half. That already makes me a freak. And then, I hang out with Richard and Kori, who have more money in their wallets than my entire block is worth, and you just don't do that." She put her tiny hands on his shirt to emphasize her point, and he shuddered with the feeling of her being so close. "You don't mix. When poor and rich do mix, it's usually a one-night stand. And now, I'm dating you, which is pretty much one of the worst things I could ever do. It's made me even more of a weirdo, which I don't usually mind. But lately…" She trailed off. "Lately, I've wanted someone else who's just as screwed as I am."

"You've got me." Gar pointed out, grabbing her wrists before she could pull her hands away.

"Gar…you know that everyone thinks of you as this incorruptible angel child? Some even think you're gay; you're such a gentleman when it comes to girls. When they hear about us, they'll think what Jessi thought: that I'm trying to bed you to get some kind of street cred. Or that I'm a gold digger. Or that you just want something to play with and as soon as I get boring, it's out with the old and end with the new." She cut off his protest. "Listen, nobody who's met you could say that, but how many people out there are actually going to meet you?"

Gar nodded slowly. "But if Jessi and Flash get together-"

"I'll have at least one person who doesn't think of me as a gold-digger or a whore. And you'll have one guy who'll get it. Although, I'm sure you already get it. Girls probably throw themselves at you, trying to be the one to take you."

"And the funniest part is, I haven't even had my first kiss. Like, on the lips. When I tell females that, they go insane."

"Well, not all girls are like that. But there's a lot out there, especially in this town." She shook her head and climbed off the couch, sitting on the floor next to him.

He knew what Rachel was saying. He'd experienced it before, girls just trying to hook up with him so that they could have the bragging rights. The rush of saying that it was them who broke him.

Well, he thought bitterly, If anybody's going to get those rights, it's going to be Rachel.

Friday, 10:01 P.M., Wayne Manor:

"So, Dick and Kori elope, but then Kori feels guilty, so she up and disappears, and you have to get in Richard's face to make him realize that he should, um, I dunno, go find her, and you've been sitting in his electronic room for at least eleven hours, waiting for him to show up with her?" Flash said, from where he and Jessi were curled in the armchair.

Gar had gone to get them when the doorbell rang, interrupting a heated make-out session that surprised even him. Yes, he knew that Flash did everything fast, and that if he didn't want to marry the girl within the first five minutes of knowing her, it wasn't going to work, but honestly, that was fast even for him.

Rachel had only smirked, a satisfied expression on her face and turned a page in her book.

"Yep." Gar said.

"This sounds like something off of a soap opera," Jessi said dryly. "I feel like this should be called 'The Swiss Army Romance' or something mushy like that."

"I knew there was a reason I liked her," Flash mouthed to Gar when Jessi wasn't looking, smiling broadly.

Gar grinned back, happy that Rachel's plan had worked, even though the two where extremely different.

Flash was tall and thin, with bright red hair, blue eyes that sparkled with laughter, and perfect tan skin, spread over muscles that completed the vision of manliness. Gar wasn't gay, but even he had to admit that Flash was extremely handsome.

Just not, you know, in that way.

Jessi, on the other hand, was completely different. She was taller than most girls, including Rachel, by a good inch, and shorter than Flash by the same. Her hair had been a dyed a shocking, vibrant pink, but it went magnificently with her pale skin. Bright pink flushes, the same as her hair, were constantly showing, especially underneath her eyes, which were surprisingly slanted, like a cat's.

She was very beautiful, Gar reflected, but not what he'd thought of as Flash's type.

"So, Gar…" Flash started, and with a pang, Gar knew that they'd reached the part of the conversation where Terra came in. "She won't leave me alone. She keeps asking where you are and if she can come see you." Flash shook his head. "Normally, I'd be flattered, but this is just getting out of control."

"Alright, so is anybody going to tell me who Terra actually is?" Rachel burst out. "Gar's been giving me half-answers, and it's pissing me off."

"She's from this tiny country in Europe called Markovia. She started at St. Hillary's sophomore year, and she's been infatuated with our dear friend, Gar-" Flash patted Gar on the head. "Since day one."

"I'll kill her." Jessi said flatly.

"Woah, Jess. Calm down." Flash admonished, ruffling her pink curls. "Although, anger does look very sexy on you."

Jessi reached out a hand to swat him, but quick as a- well, a flash, he'd grabbed it softly and planted a lingering kiss on the smooth skin.

"Honestly, Flash, would you mind waiting till there's no one else in the room before you grab her?" Gar scoffed.

"I dunno, Gar, it's kinda hard to contain yourself when dealing with such a beautiful woman as this one," Flash murmured, never taking his eyes away from her.

"Oh, c'mon," Rachel said in a monotone. "I need to talk to you anyway."

"Okay." Gar said, although on the inside, he was sighing. He knew exactly what Rachel wanted to talk about, and it was the last thing he ever wanted to discuss.

Nevertheless, he and Rachel left Flash and Jessi to it and went to the hallway.

"So, who is Terra?" Rachel asked, crossing her arms.

"My ex." Gar huffed out.

"Your ex?"

"Yeah. Remember how I told you about those girls who just want to be the first to break me? Yeah, she was the worst."

"What did she do?"

"I don't want to talk about it, okay? I told her exactly what I told you, that I didn't want to. She just couldn't leave it alone."

Rachel stepped forward hesitantly. "Exactly what you told me?"

"You're the first girl who's ever asked why, not out of whining, but out of seriousness. You're the first girl who's ever gotten a true answer. And you're also the first that has ever actually tested me."

"What do you mean?"

"You're only my second girlfriend. Terra was the first. And even though I've had girls throw themselves at me, it's never been a problem."

Rachel placed her hands on his chest again. "Gar, I trust you."

Gar shook his head. "C'mon, let's go get Jessi and Flash before they break something."

Just as he grasped the doorknob, the wooden door flew open, and Jessi appeared, pulling Flash by the hand.

Gar took in their appearances with a glance and shook his head.

Flash's shirt was on backwards, the buttons on Jessi's jacket were inside out. Her hair was messed up, and she was wearing a scarf that she hadn't had when she first came in.

"I have important business that I need to accomplish with Jessica's help, so I must take my leave. Good Day, all," Flash rushed out, before dragging a laughing Jessi down the stairs.

"Rachel, I think your whole 'Code Red and Yellow' thing worked almost too well." Gar laughed, pulling Rachel with him back into the room.

"Judging by the state of the couch, you might be right." Rachel smiled, pointing at the sofa cushions all over the floor.

"Flash," Gar sighed, nudging a cushion with his foot. "What am I going to do with you?"

"So what do you wanna do?" Rachel asked, collapsing on the nearest pillow.

"I'm good just being with you," He smiled, laying down next to her and kissing the top of her forehead.

"Sometimes, Gar," She groaned, looking at him. "You're almost too sweet."

"I try." He smirked.

And then, his phone chiming ruined the moment.

Flipping it open, he groaned. "What is it, Richard?"

"Dude, I found her."

A.N. Sorry, but I'm deeply in love with the Jinx and Kid Flash ship. I love them SOOO Much! Literally, I'm about to go buy the comic books with them in it.

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