Teen Titans
Meeting Mr. Right
Believing Lies
Olivia- I loved the last chapter! The horse head idea was courtesy of our friend/co-writer Jac. Well done, dude! Now, let's see if Gar can open his eyes to the 'real' Teressa...
The whole gym burst into applause as Jhonen bowed onstage and the lights flashed back on. Teresa fled from the gym, blushing red and scowling as many students booed at her. Rachel smiled widely; finally happy that Teresa's horrible words had been shown to the world. She looked up and met a pair of emerald eyes; Gar was staring at her, his mouth set in a frown and his eyes wide in realization. Rachel turned away; the whole prank had been worth it only to finally get Gar to see what a bitch his girlfriend really was…
"Why did you guys have to go and do that for!?" he screamed in anger, his eyes locked on Rachel's.
"What!?" Vanessa and Rebecca stood and faced the emerald eyed boy.
"You just publicly humiliated Teressa! And for what? Cause Rae was jealous?" Gar asked acusingly.
"Wake up and smell the lies, Garfield!" Rebecca spat. Vanessa's eyes narrowed and she crossed her arms over her chest in disgust.
"You know what? I don't know what's happened to you in these past 3 weeks, Garfield Mark Logan, but I can assure you, we don't like it. Ever since you came back with Teressa after soccer camp, she's all you care about anymore! You don't give a damn about us anymore! And you know what!? Teressa was right when she said we're misfits.
We come from every clique imaginable but at least we're the family that none of us ever had. Me and Rachel grew up without a father, our mother died a few months ago! Rebecca never had a loving family! Richie was given up for adoption soon after his parents were murdered when he was 8! Vic never knew his father, Kori's mom died when she was born, Jeremy can't comunicate with his family because of his desease! No, Nicole grew up with a foster family and the rest of us had to put up with families that don't understand one thing about us!
We're eachother's lifeline. We're supposed to be the friends that can go to eachother for anything and bann together when things get tough. And I thought you were part of this family...but not anymore. I know I can speak for myself and my girls when I say, we dont' want anything elce to do with you. The guys, you'll have to talk to yourself...especially Jhonen. He had a four day fling with Teressa before me. But I swear to Azar above that if you come near my sister again, Jhonen, Disaster and Crowley will pay you a not-so-pleasent visit."
Garfeild stood stunned and wide eyed as he watched Vanessa, Rachel and Rebecca walk away. Little did anyone know, Vanessa's little speech really got to him. Her words cut him deeper than the sharpest knife. He desperately wanted to make things right, but soon found himself agreeing with the Roth twin. What kind of friend had he been the last 3 weeks? And who would take him back after all this? His question was answered the second Teressa threw herself into his arms, crying. He soothed her best he could and led her out of the gym.
Rachel had linked both arms with her sisters and walked across the courtyard. For the first time in 3 weeks, she had felt happy. Gar was finally shown the truth and he didn't believe her. Now she felt like her heart had been ripped apart...again. Suddenly, Vanessa's ringtone (When Chemicals React; yes, the gang changes thier ringtones alot!) filled the late summer air.
"Hello?...hey, hun...i'm with Rae and Becca, why?...ok, I guess I could meet you there...love you too...bye."
"Jhonen?" Becca asked with a smirk.
"Yep. He wants me to meet him in the AV room. Have no idea why, but I guess i'll find out." she said as she put her cellphone back in her pocket.
"But we gotta meet Vic and Carrie in the parking lot in 10 minutes." Rachel reasoned.
"I'll be there!" Vanessa threw over her shoulder as she raced off to find her boyfriend. Both Roths gave a sigh and walked forward again, however, Rachel colided with a firm object. She looked up and saw a pair of dark eyes, white hair and pale skin.
"Why hello, there." the young man chuckled. He had a slight english accent.
"Hi yourself." Rachel said while blushing. She thought the boy was very handsome, maybe a year or so older than her.
"Rachel Roth, is it?" he asked. Rae nodded.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Roth. I'm Matthew Roreck. And who may I ask is this lovely creature?" he gestured to Rebecca.
"Rebecca Roth." the young girl giggled.
"Ah, you must be Rachel's twin sister i've been hearing soo much about."
"No, you mean Vanessa. Rebecca is our adopted sister."
"Oh, I see. And let me say, I was very impressed with your gang's video at this afternoon's pep rally. It was about time someone but Teressa in her place."
Rachel blushed and looked down at her feet.
"Ha! You should've been thier when we hid the severed horse head in that bitche's bed! Classic!" laughed Becca.
"Severed horse head?...sounds like something out of 'The Godfather'." Matthew pointed out.
"...valid point. But, naw. Nessa was the one who came up with it after watching the movie 'Carrie' and reading 'Lord of The Flies', which I might add is a sorry ass book to begin with!" Matthew chuckled at her boldness.
"I've read alot of books in my life and I have to agree with you when you say it was horrid."
"You read?" Rachel asked curiously.
"Yes. Actually, i'm a writer. Fictional, that is. Mythology and mystical elements are my specialty. You may have heard of my work, 'Of Dragons and Wizards'."
"You wrote that?"
Matt nodded and smiled.
"Care to join me for my book club?" he asked while extending his arm to her. She hesitated for a moment but remembered Becca's words.
Until this 'Teressa' thing is delt with, I suggest trying to move on. Thiers no use dwelling on the past.
Rachel took Matthew's arm and walked away with him, leaving Rebecca by herself.
Meanwhile, Vanessa had just entered the AV room.
"Jhonen?" she called into the dark room. "Where are you?"
"Over here!" he called. The hazel eyed boy sat with his feet propped up on a dusty table in a far corner. Beside his feet sat a small TV playing 'Inglorious Bastards'.
"What ya watching?" she asked while walking up behind him.
"Inglorious Bastards."
"I thought that movie wasn't out?"
"Nope. This one is from the 70's. The new one is inspired by this." he munched on popcorn. He offered Vanessa some, but she refused.
"So, what's this all about Jhon?" asked Nessa as she leaned up against the table. Jhonen smiled and pulled his feet off the table to where he was in an upright position. He reached for his girlfriend's hand and pulled her over to him, placing her on his lap. He kissed her roughly as if he would never see her again. To say the least, Vanessa was shocked and pulled away.
"Jhonen, why are you..." but she was cut off as he kissed her again.
"I still owe you that dance." he whispered as he burried his face in her violet hair. He breathed in her signature scent of citrus and lemongrass.
"I almost forgot." came her reply.
"Well I sure as hell didn't. Just had to kick a few AV nerds outta here, lock the door, and to top it off..." from his coat pocket, he produced a remote that he had gotten from 'Control Freak' for christmas last year. He pressed a few buttons and Metalica's 'Nothing Else Matters' played throughout the room.
"Our song." she smiled.
"Yep. Heard it on our first date."
He took her hand and led her around the room, dancing in a freestyle pattern with a few ballroom moves thrown in for good measure.
"Where did you learn to dance?"
"Dated a few girls who were debutants." Vanessa smiled and rested her head on his chest while he led them around the room. But their moment was cut short due to Jhonen's phone ringing.
"Ugh! Damn it! Can't a guy get a quiet moment with his girlfriend without some asshole ruining it!?" he yelled at his phone before answering.
"What!?...oh, hey Gar...no, haven't seen her...dude! Why you yelling!?...Garfeild!" Jhonen screamed into the device only to have his call ended.
"We gotta go!" he yelled while shoving his phone back in his pocket and grabbing Vanessa's hand and tugging her off toward the library.
2 minutes earlier
Garfield had finally gotten rid of his crazy and histerical girlfriend. He walked around campus like a lost puppy trying to find it's master. Until he came across Rebecca.
"Hey, Becca. Where's the others?" he asked timidly. She shrugged.
"Nessa went off to find Jhonen, Rae went somewhere with this dude, Matthew and the others...well i'm not sure."
"Wait! Rachel is with who?"
"Some dude named Matthew Roreck. He said he was in some sort of book club thing and drug her off to it." Rebecca blinked and Gar was already on the other side of the courtyard, running toward the library. He threw open his phone and dialed his best friend's number.
"Jhonen!...have you seen Rachel lately?...cause Becca said she went off with Roreck." just as the words left his mouth, he threw open the doors to the library and saw Matthew and Rachel sitting at a table, with a book between them, thier bodies soo close to one another. "What the fuck!" Gar cursed as he observed the sight.
Rachel jumped at the sudden outburst, but Matt didn't seem phased.
"What's wrong with you!?" she hissed as she stood.
"What's wrong with me? What's wrong with you? You just met this guy and you're already acting as if he's your boyfriend!" Gar shouted. 'Beast Boy' was his nickname for a reason. When he got angry, his pupils slanted into diamonds; almost like a cat's eye and his canine teeth elongated to where they resembled fangs.
"Garfield Logan, I presume. I must say, you picked a lovely time to come bursting in." Matthew said calmly, sarcasm dripping from his sentence.
"Shut up you bastard! And get the hell away from her!" Garfield's voice a mere growl.
"I have done nothing wrong."
Gar was through talking. He balled his hand into a fist and made a solid connection with Matt's jaw. Sending him a few feet back.
Matt grew angry and swung back. Soon the two boys were in a full brawl and Rachel could only stare in shock. Gar and Matt didn't even notice when Jhonen and Vanessa came running in. Jhonen took one look at what was going on and smirked. He reached into his coat pocket and produced his camera.
"Youtube, here I come!" he laughed while he filmed the two.
"You're an idiot!" Vanessa scowled. She stormed over to the two brawlers and pulled them apart. Gar lunged forward again, with a killing intent ment for Matthew.
"Oh no you don't!" Vanessa brought her foot up and impaled it into Gar's stomach, knocking the wind out of him. Rachel and Matt stood with thier mouths open.
"What? Richie isn't the only one who can fight, ya know." Gar caught his breath and stood up to see the gang surrounding him.
"What in bloody hell happened here!?" AJ screamed at Gar. He backed away slowly and made a break for the exit.
While the others made a fuss over what just happened, Jhonen was content in his own little world, watching the video he just made. The next day, he ran around the school like a mad man, screaming "The Jonas Brothers can kiss my ass! My video beasts thiers! 10,000 hits, bitches!"
Olivia- Ok, so Gar is still blinded by Teressa. And to make matters worse, it seems Rachel has fallen for the new and mysterious Matthew. Can things get any worse for the Titan Gang? Well you'll just have to wait for the next chapter to find out! R&R!
