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My Skies "All we need is a little sunshine To hide the storm that's in our minds"

Over the next few months, all of the Titans kept their day jobs. Victor kept fixing cars for rude and demanding clients, Raven kept defending her client in court, and Richard kept managing his restaurant.

Because the others had such demanding jobs, Garfield and Kori hung out a lot together. Garfield prided himself on being a stay at home husband, and he and Kori spent many days drinking tea together, discussing the differences between Tamaran and Earth. Most days, they would join Raven for lunch, or visit Victor at his job and help out (Victor was very surprised at the alien girl's strength, but then quickly used it to his advantage), or they would stop at Richard's restaurant and Garfield would suggest recipes (all declined, apart from his veggie burger suggestion). Sometimes they would even meet up with Jinx, with whom Kori had spent a lot of time with in the interval before meeting Victor.

Raven was very happy that Garfield had finally found a friend other than herself, because it meant that he wasn't spending his days at home, waiting for her to come back. She wasn't jealous by nature, and she knew that Garfield loved her more than anything. She was glad to see the team was getting along so well.

Richard, however, was feeling differently. He didn't know the strength of Raven and Garfield's marriage, and, unlike Raven, he was jealous by nature. Though he was not completely sure about his feelings towards Kori, he felt somewhat cheated. After all, he had been the one to help her during those first few months. She hadn't minded staying with him whilst he worked at the restaurant then. What Richard didn't see was that Garfield and Raven had no friends apart from each other. Raven's distance and upbringing didn't make her very popular, and Garfield's skin and hair color made him distrusted by the neighbors. Kori was the first friend outside his marriage he had had in years. That, coupled with his developing friendship with Victor, made Garfield a lot happier.

One day, Raven came home from work early.

"Honey!" cried Garfield, and ran to kiss her like he always did. "You're home early! To what I owe the pleasure? Kori's gone," he said, when he caught Raven looking for her. "We have the whole house to ourselves." Garfield raised his eyebrows suggestively. Raven couldn't help laughing.

"I love it when I make you laugh," said Garfield, kissing Raven's neck.

Raven let her feelings take over for a minute, drinking Garfield in. But then she pushed Garfield gently away.

"Whaaat?" he whined.

"I found a place where all of us can stay. It's a small island with the old Motors General building on it. Since it went bankrupt, it's up for sale. With a couple renovations-" Raven suddenly stopped talking. She looked at Gar, and wasn't surprised to see his face had changed from desire to sadness. A small tear ran down his cheek. She put her arms around Garfield.

"I know you don't like this," she whispered in his ear. "I know you don't like the idea of our privacy being breached as much as I do, but we have to do this."

"I know," said Garfield, looking Raven in the eyes. "I just wish it wasn't so soon."

Raven decided she could tell the others the news later. She kissed Garfield deeply, and together, they headed upstairs.

-

"So, this is it?" asked Victor, kicking a piece of rumble.

"It seems somber now, but I'm sure it will make a fine home," said Kori, looking around.

"Aren't you a mechanic?" asked Richard to Victor. "Can't you draw plans to fix this place up?"

Victor shook his head. "Mechanics and architects are two very different things. I can vamp up the house once it's built, like install TV, a defense system, a police radio, etc… but until then, I'm pretty much useless."

"I can build this place," said Kori suddenly. Everyone stared at her in shock. Kori blushed. "On Tamaran, you must build your own home, or help others. It's supposed to be a life fulfilling experience."

"Alright!" exclaimed Garfield, punching his fist in the air. Let's get started!"

Kori looked the building up and down. " We will need very many materials."

"Which means we'll need money. A lot of it. Garfield and I have a lot saved up, but it isn't nearly enough," said Raven, sighing. "Guess we can't move in yet."

"Wait," said Richard. "I have money. A lot of it."

"Where from?" asked Victor.

"When my parents died, I got an inheritance. Then, when I left Bruce, he gave me a part of his fortune." Richard looked building over. "I'm sure it's enough to fix this place up."

"Then let's get started," said Victor.

Author's Note: This time, it's Flamboyant Bella that stole the spotlight with "My Skies". This band isn't really known that well, (I don't think you can find them on iTunes) and I only discovered them because my friend's cousin is the bassist. I love their music, I find then so original, so don't stop at "My Skies"- get "CrazyCool" and "Love Has Got Me Stoned" as well.

Also, I got a comment wishing the chapters were longer. I wish they were too! It's just that I try to update every Monday and Friday, and for me to do that, I need to update somewhat short chapters to be able to stay on top of it all. So I'm sorry for the inconvience!