disclaimer: i do not own Teen Titans, Cinderella or any of the songs in this chapter.
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jesse: hi! sorry i haven't updated for ages but i actually had to write this chapter and it took ages to type and i hurt my finger in volleyball and it was all sore and swollen and then i was on vacation for a week and all that crud. but here i am so go read. oh, but i have something to tell you first; as of sometime in march that i can't remember, ME AND NIKI HAVE AN EVIL PHSYCOTIC TWIN LITTLE BROTHER!
niki: he's really wierd and loony and loves to yell random things--
daemon: OBADIAH CLEMINTINE WILL RULE THE WORLD!
niki:--mainly about world domination.
jesse: and he'll be joining us for this twisted thing we call life. oh, one more thing, i changed the story around a bit so it is no longer a christmas party because christmas was like 4 months ago so it's just a party for no reason. This chapter goes off the typical Cinderella plot line a little. OOC-NESS IS AHEAD!
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Pt. 1 Ch. 3: PARTAY!
Ten minutes later they landed on the island that bore the Titans' Tower. "Wow, we're really here." said Garfield with awe.
"Well, come on, we didn't come here to stand out here gawking at the tower, let's go have some fun." Melody said. They all walked through the massive front doors and up into the living room where they were nearly knocked down by a wave of blasting music. It was "Miracles Happen" by Myra. "Oh I love this song." said Melody.
"Me too." said a voice they all recognized at once. Gar whirled around to find himself face-to-face with Robin, the leader of the Titans. He had dreamed of this moment almost as much as he had dreamed of meeting Raven.
"Hi. I'm Melody and this is my friend Garfield and my brother Drew. It's so awesome to finally meet you." Melody said.
"Nice to meet you too. Are you having a good time?" Robin asked.
"Actually we just got here, but I'm sure we will." said Garfield.
"Well help yourselves to some food and make with the good time." Robin said. He went to greet some other guests while Gar, Melody and Drew went to get some food. After fortifying themselves with pizza (yay pizza!) and coke (yay hyperactive sweetness!) they started looking around the massive living room.
They spotted the rest of the team here and there among the many, many guests. Cyborg was on the couch playing video games with some random person, Starfire was adjusting the volume on the stereo, and Raven, Raven was on the couch reading. Just reading. And looking straight at Gar! Garfield looked back at her and smiled. She gave him a very weak smile and turned back to her book.
"Gar, she nearly smiled at you! I thought she couldn't show emotion but she nearly SMILED at you!" Melody said in amazement.
"Go talk to her!" Drew said.
"Yeah, go on!" Melody urged.
Garfield got slowly off the chair. He walked over to the couch and sat down by Raven. "Hi." he said rather timidly.
"Hi." said Raven in her usual monotone. Garfield turned around and saw Melody mouthing 'Talk to her.' He turned back around and attempted to make a conversation with her.
"You guys helped put out a fire on my street once. It was really cool the way you used your powers as an extension for the hose because it was too short." he said.
"Thanks. What's your name?" she asked.
"Gar--" he started, but had a sudden thought. 'Dude, you're a superhero, you need a superhero name!' "Uh, Beast Boy." he said and mentally slapped himself. 'Beast Boy? what kind of stupid name is that!'
"Cute. So you're a superhero?" Raven asked.
"Kinda." Gar said. He turned into a cat, a puppy, a hawk, an iguana, and a rabbit to prove his point.
"Is that why you're green?" Raven asked as she trailed a finger across his green hands.
'Raven's touching me. And she's not ripping my head off. YAY!' he thought. "I, um, I think I was born with it." he said.
"Are you that green bird that flies out to the tower at least 3 times a week?" Raven asked.
Garfield gulped. "Yes." he said. "Who's that girl next to Cyborg?" he asked in an effort to change the subject. He was indicating the blonde girl Cy had his arm around.
"Oh, that's his girlfriend Ren. She's okay, but a little too happy." Raven said. "Did you ever consider joining the team?" she asked. Gar was speechless.
"Me? A... a Titan! I... well... yes, I have thought about it, but my step father would never let me." he said.
"Well maybe we can work something out. We could use someone with your abilities." Raven said.
"Happy spring everybody!" Robin said into a microphone. He was standing on a platform/stage that had been set up in front of the tv. "The team and I have put together some musical entertainment, and maybe one of you could do something later." Everyone yelled and clapped as Starfire climbed up onto the stage with Robin. One boy with a hispanic look put his fingers in his mouth and whistled(my bro, he's obsessed with Starfire).
At first Garfield thought they were going to sing a duet, but Robin handed the mic to Star and busted some wicked dance moves as Star sang. It was "You make me feel like a star"- perfect for her.
Everyone applauded wildly as Star handed the microphone to Robin and started dancing as Robin sang. It was "All for love" by Stevie Brock.
Once again there was a wild applaue. Robin handed the mic to Cyborg and hopped off the stage. Cy guestured for Ren to come up with him. She slid out of her seat and sat on the edge of the stage. Cyborg's song was "You're the one".
The room errupted with cheers as Cyborg finished and handed the mic back to Robin. Ren blushed and kissed Cyborg as he jumped off the stage.
"Did you like that?" Robin asked. Every body cheered and yelled. "Thank you, thank you, and now it's Raven's turn. But I think she needs a little encouragement. Come on, give her some love!"
Everyone started clapping and chanting "Ra-ven! Ra-ven! Ra-ven!"
Raven tried to be serious and stare them down, but finally she threw her hands in the air and yelled: "ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, WILL YOU SHUT YOUR FREAKEN PIE-HOLES IF I SING YOU A SONG?"
Everyone screamed as she climbed up onto the stage and snatched the microphone from Robin, clearly wanting it to be over quickly. Her song was "You make me feel like myself".
As Raven tossed the mic back to Rob in and hopped off the stage, Garfield suddenly wondered who that song was directed at.
Raven, clearly fed up with this whole party gig, stalked off toward the stairs that led to the roof.
"Now which one of you guys would like to sing something?" Robin asked. Melody and Drew, along with about 90percent of the other guests, shot their hands up. Melody looked over to see if Gar had his hand up. He didn't, so she grabbed his wrist and stuck his hand up for him.
"Melody, what are you doing! I can not sing!"Gar yelped.
"Gar, I've heard you sing in the shower and you're fabulous, give it a shot." Melody said.
"Um, let's have the green dude in the back. Yeah, Garfield, come on up!" Robin said. Raven stopped mid-step and turned around.
"Me?" Garfield asked in surprise.
"Yes you, now get your green butt up there!" Drew said and gave Gar a little shove.
Gar reluctantly slid off his seat and trudged up to the stage. He hopped up, and only then realised how many people were here. The real terror set in when he saw two specific faces he had known were going to be here, but has hoped he would never see again. you can probablly guess who they are, but for the sake of idiots like niki, (niki: hey!)I will tell you.Danny and Larry. 'Oh I just blew my cover for sure. Wait, they're not even looking. Maybe I could just sneak away quietly... No, then they'll see me for sure. Maybe if I just do this and get down they won't notice it's me.' Gar thought. He took the microphone from Robin with a shaky hand and started to sing "What makes you diffrent". IT was a perfect sond to sing for Raven, an one of his favorites.
As he sang, his eyes met Raven's. But he looked past the dark purple covering of them and saw the soul they hid. He saw beauty and strength. He saw courage and persistance. He saw compassion and the will to do what she needed to do. He saw the girl he had idolized since he knew her name. But he saw who she really was, not the gothic loner she hid behind. He saw Raven.
Raven blinked and realised that she was still staring into Gar's eyes. She shook her head and ran up the stairs.
Garfield handed the mic back to Robin and jumped off the stage. he strode quickly towards the door she just went through, but suddenly stopped in his tracks. He had almost smacked into Larry. He tried to conceal himself in the crowd, but Larry grabbed his arm. "Hey, you look a lot like someone I know." he said. Garfield tried desperatly to shake his hair over the tips of his pointed ears.
"Dude, I don't know you, let me go." he said gruffly, trying to disguise his voice.
"Oh, sorry man." Larry said. He let go of Gar's arm and slapped him on the back.
Free of Larry, Garfield ran to the door Raven had gone through and mounted the stairs two at a time. He opened the door at the top quietly and closed it, but not all of the way. He saw Raven sitting on the edge of the roof staring at the huge setting sun. "Hi." she said.
"Hi. Do you wanna be alone? I'll leave if you do." he said.
Raven sighed. "No, you can stay." she said. She turned her head and Gar could see her wipe a tear off her cheek. "Pull up a roof." she said. Gar sank down beside her. A light breeze blew the door open a little more and Gar could hear the music playing downstairs.
"Do you want to dance?" Garfield asked. Raven's head jerked up.
"Dance? Here, now, with you?" she asked. Gar nodded. "Okay." Raven said and they stood up.
They swayed back and forth in time to the music, spinning and dipping with Garfield's hands at Raven's waist and her arms around his neck.
They kept on swaying, not noticing that the song was over. Garfield noticed that every time he spun Raven out, she would be closer to him when she spun back in. It was like a game, see-how-long-you-can-keep-this-up-before-she-notices-and-blows-your-head-off. He didn't notice when they stopped spinning, his thoughts were fixed on Raven.
Raven sighed and her head began to droop. At some point, neither of them was noticing these small things anymore, her head rested fully on Gar's shoulder. "Raven, you are the most extraordinary person I have ever met." he said softly.
"So are you." Raven said. She lifted her head and their eyes met once again. Their faces were growing closer. Garfield wasn't aware of anything anymore except her eyes and the emotion gushing out of them. Their faces were almost touching, he could hear her quick breath and feel it on his face. Their lips met in a passionate kiss. All that emotion they had bottled up came rushing out in that kiss. More could have come out if the kiss had lasted longer.
Suddenly they broke apart as police sirens were heard. Only, they weren't coming from a cop car. There was a police helicoptor settling on the rocks below, and two cops jumped out. Raven and Garfield ran down the stairs to the main room where the police were.
"Is there a problem officer?" Robin asked.
"Somewhat, it concerns 3 of your guests. Are you Garfield Logan?" the cop asked when he saw Gar.
"Yes, what's the problem?" Garfield said.
"You are the step son of James L. Smith?" the cop asked.
"Yes." Gar said.
"Your step father has been arrested with charges of will forgery and the murder of Catherine Maria Logan. Your step brothers Daniel and Larry are here too?" the cop asked. Garfield nodded and pionted to the buffet table where Danny and Larry were stuffng their faces.
"Will forgery? Murder? Catherine Logan! He murdered my mom!" Gar asked.
"Yes, allegedly he murdered Mrs. Logan and forged her will so he would still have custody over you and your step brothers. That is the main problem here. He no longer has custody over you, so we haveto find new homes for you. The first option is foster care, and if James is proven guilty, adoption. That is, if you don't have any other ideas or recomendations." the cop said. Garfield's face was a confused jumble of emotion during this explanation. He turned around and saw Raven dragging Robin over.
"Raven explained about your powers and how you would like to join the team but you step father wouldn't allow it. What's stopping you now?" Robin said.
"Nothing." Garfield said, his eyes lighting up. "Nothing at all. Officer, I do have another recomendation. I don't want to go to a foster home, I want to be a Teen Titan." The cop smiled.
"A fine idea. I don't see why you should be thrown in foster care when you could be helping the city at such a large-scale rate. If, that is, the team wants you." the cop said. All eyes were on Robin.
"Well, we really could use someone with your abilities... I don't see why not." he said.
"I am Beast Boy, hear me roar!" Beast Boy(yay! i was so sick of calling him Gar...) A great many people cheered, and Raven threw her arms around Beast Boy. Starfire and a great many people gasped. Raven looked at them like it was the most normal thing in the world to do.
"You know what? I think I'm over that stupid 'can't show emotion' thing. Get used to it." she said.
"Glorius! Friend Raven has found love at last!" said Starfire gleefully(I think that's her only line in the whole story...)
"Yes, I have." Raven said.
"Now, where were we?" Beast Boy asked.
"Right here." Raven said and crashed her lips onto his. She smelled like violets and tasted like cinnamon. Most people would think that a strange combination, but Beast Boy thought it was beautiful just for Raven.
From the other side of the room, Melody whistled. "Hey Gar, don't forget about us mortals!" she said.
"Don't worry, I won't." he said and waved at her and Drew. Then he looked back at Raven and kissed her on the cheek. "I love you." he said.
"I love you too." Raven said. "We finally got our happy ending."
FIN
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jesse: YAY! FINALLY DONE! that took me like 5 hours to type! and i practically rubbed the paint off the keyboard...
niki:once again, we apologize for the long wait. see beginning a/n for excuse.
daemon: OBADIAH, OBADIAH, OBADIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAH CLEMINTINE, SHE IS LOST AND GONE FOR EVER, OBADIAH CLEMINTINE!
niki: shut up pearboy.
jesse: you guys don't care what happens to danny and larry and james, do ya?
daemon: if you do, TOO BAD!
niki: but so you won't hate us too much, james is proven guilty so he gets a life sentence and danny and larry go to foster care.
jesse: but no one cares about them, do you?
audience: "..."
niki: didn't think so. and here are the responses to the lovely reviewers:
