A/N: So here's next chapter guys, as promised, hope you like it!

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1 week after THAT...

For he loved spending time with Gina, he knew that, and as Ravenie's house arrest neared its third week, Jake thought more and more about Gina each day. He found it less painful to think about Gina than to think about Ravenie.

Even today, he thought guiltily.

For he, Jake, had kissed Gina today...

Flashback

"I'm here!" Jake called happily, as he entered the day-care.

"Good, you know the morning routine." Gina had told him and together, they'd set to work.

"So...how come you don't go to school?" he'd asked her as they supervised the 3 year olds play with some blocks.

She shrugged.

"I'm pretty smart." she said "So I skipped a grade- graduated when I was sixteen."

"So how come you're not in college?" Jake had asked her "Because I'm seventeen and I go to college- well- sort of."

"Because I'm helping my mom out with her day-care. I'll go to college next year." Gina said indifferently.

"Whoa. Your mom's the PRINCIPAL?" Jake had asked her surprised.

"Yep." she'd told him grinning.

"Wow" was all Jake could say.

"Yeah, most people don't believe me the first time I tell them" Gina said with a laugh "Anyways, helping mom in this day-care doesn't set me back since, well, I want to be a teacher, so I figured it would o me good if I was already experienced…"

"True." Jake told her.

"You're a cute guy Jake- and I like you- a lot." Gina told him "I'll be sad when you go, and I know the kids will miss you too- you're really good with them- you should consider a career which involves them. I think that would do you good."

Jake laughed lightly.

"Yeah, yeah, well, I can't say I'd really fancy that, no offense, but I really do prefer crime fighting."Jake said then he added more softly "I also like you- a lot. And yeah, it'll be sad to leave all of you guys." Jake had said.

He became nervous as he inched closer to Gina, having never kissed a girl besides Ravenie before but found it to be truly enjoyable...

End of Flashback

That night he told his parents all about his new girlfriend.

Raven and Changeling were slightly glad and relieved by this news.

Their son seemed so much happier and healthier than they'd seen him in weeks now. They had been sure that depression over Ravenie was killing him.

3rd week...

This week had been pretty eventful, Jake thought as he laid on his bed.

For starters, he had brought Gina to meet his parents and siblings.

Summer had nodded approvingly, she was glad her brother was getting better.

She could sense emotions, so she could sense he still loved Ravenie but it might do him good, she thought, if he distanced himself a bit from her, discovered that their lives were not entirely entwined but were two sepparate strings.

Gina had taken him to meet her family. She had an older brother named Caleb and Jake got along with him almost right away. Gina's mother was sweet and kind. Gina's father was a bit strict but nowhere, Jake thought, near as overprotective as Nightwing had been with Ravenie- WHOA stop there. Stop thinking about her.

And Jake honestly did try.

He tried to get over Ravenie as best as he could.

He tried concentrating on his relationship with Gina, on helping the community out, but even so, Ravie just kept popping back to his head.

He often wondered if she hated him now.

She probably did.

It had been a happy and blissful week, Jake thought, but finally, curiosity won over and so, he just HAD to go back to the T tower to check on Ravenie ...

Starfire let him in and told him Nightwing and the other children were out to the movies.

Jake had gone upstairs to Ravenie's room to check on her.

This time though, she wasn't angry to see him.

He actually found her, puking violently on her bathroom.

"Please," she'd gasped at him "Don't tell mom I'm sick, she'll freak out."

"What's up?" Jake had answered her concerned.

"I don't know, I've been throwing up a lot lately, ever since mom made me eat that weird, green cake of hers- I think it must have upset my stomach somehow." Ravenie told him "But I don't want to tell her, in case I hurt her feelings."

They'd talked and laughed, like the old days, when they used to be just friends.

"I've been thinking of how I've behaved towards you, Jake, in the past few weeks..." Ravenie told him with a sigh "And I think it's been pretty unfair on my part- I forgive you, Jake."

Jake sighed.

"Ravenie..." he began then told her all about his new girlfriend.

Ravenie seemed a bit pained at this piece of news but had put on a brave smile and said

"Congratulations Jake! Oh, I'm so happy for you! And do you like her a lot?" she'd asked him.

"Yes." he'd admitted to her "But sometimes I just don't know if that's enough..."

"You'll figure it out soon..." she'd told him gently.

Suddenly she sprang up and ran for the bathroom again. Jake pulled her hair back while she threw up.

"Are you sure this is just stomach flu?" he asked her worriedly "You might need to go to the doctor..."

"No, we don't need to worry my parents or anybody about something so absurd." Ravenie said quickly, it was all very weird. Jake thought her voice seemed a bit panicky.

"You sure?" he asked her.

"Sure." Ravenie said, grinning weakly at him.

"Okay then..." Jake said, then he added "You sure you're okay about- you know- me and Gina? Because you're my best friend Ravenie, nothing'll ever change that, and if you feel weird about that-"

"I'm okay, Jake, really." she told him, her smile fading a bit. "I'm just glad you've found a girl who's nice and sweet and who you get along with- I'm glad you really like her."

"Okay then." Jake said, a bit relieved by her answer.

"Does SHE like you?" Ravenie asked him without looking at him.

"Umm...yes- I suppose so...why?" Jake answered rather awkwardly.

"Well, how do we know she isn't just one of your many fan-girls, you know, all those girls that are just obssesed with you?" Ravenie asked him.

"Gina doesn't seem that type of girl I guess." Jake said.

"Oh." Ravenie answered stiffly.

"You used to be obssesed with me." Jake joked lightly with her, smiling weakly.

Silence.

Jake had mentioned what neither of them had wanted to think about- their breakup.

"Jake- you know whose birthday it is, next week?" Ravenie asked him suddenly. Jake was sure it was to evade the other topic.

He was shocked.

"O-of course, it's yours, isn't it?" he asked her quietly.

"Yeah- so I was wondering, since I'll turn seventeen and such- could you come here and celebrate with me?" Ravenie asked a bit timidly.

"Of course, I will, Ravenie! I take this as an invitation?" he asked her jokingly.

Ravenie laughed.

"Yeah." she said but then her smile faded into a grimace and she dashed once more- to the bathroom...

A/N: And that is all fans! Thanks a lot for sticking up with this story so far!

Keep your fingers crossed so that I might have next chapter up by next weekend,

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Franshes