A millions thank you's to my AWESOME COOLEST BETA ON EARTH--LadyHood! Woo! She's just so cool, she beta'd (is that even a word? I'll have to ask her later.) both this and the next chapter (which i already wrote cuz i felt guilty) all in just a few hours; scheduling THIS STORY in, instead of SLEEP! She crazy! But i love her, THANK YOU LADYHOOD! (starts applauding her myself) CLAP OR I'LL SMACK YOU! (everyone claps, roars, and whistles)

The group laughed as Raven smirked down at Garfield, an evil glint in her eyes.

"NO! RAVEN, HAVE MERCY!"

-Flashback-

'Why is it that no one with a brain actually listens to me?' Crow thought as he rolled his eyes, handing Garfield and Falcon each one flour pack.

The whole group had stayed over at Raven's house, whether Crow liked it or not. So, you could say this was payback. Unleashing Garfield and Falcon to roam around while you sleep.

And that's exactly what the group was doing, sleeping. Even Dove was sleeping downstairs with the teenagers.

Garfield chuckled silently and whispered, "I antique first while you roll the camera. Then we switch, alright?"

Falcon nodded as he set down his flour pack and held his digital camera in his hand. Pressing the 'Record' button, Falcon started to follow Garfield, taping everything.

Garfield snickered as he looked down at the snoring Victor. Turning to the camera for a second, he flashed a mischievous smile and looked back down at Victor.

"One, two, three!" Garfield whispered.

SPLOOSH!

Garfield grabbed a handful of flour and smacked it down on Victor's face; antiquing him.

Falcon was trying very hard not to laugh out loud as Victor only stirred and turned to his other side. And again, Garfield antiqued the other side of his face.

Quickly moving away, Victor started to stir. Now standing right above Kory, he felt somewhat guilty doing this, but the reaction he knew would be funny.

SPLOOSH!

The dust around her now pale white face settled and Kory snapped her eyes opened.

"AHH!"

Green energy shot from her eyes in shock, shooting the snoozing Richard in the buttock.

Quickly moving next to Richard, Garfield laughed.

SPLOOSH!

Richard started to panic as he felt his butt burn with no reason whatsoever.

"What the hell?"

SPLOOSH!

Terra snapped up into sitting position, "GARFIELD!"

Garfield snickered and moved over to Raven, who he hoped was just stirring and not fully awake yet.

SPLOO- huh?

One the dust settled, Garfield's mischievous glint turned curious as he saw the flour float in mid air, then quickly be brushed off to the side.

"Nice try." Raven's monotonous voice came through to Garfield, even through the yelling from the rest of the group.

Garfield dropped his bag of flour and put his hands up in defense, a sheepish look on his face.

"Heh, yeah, but of course I can never get you, you son of a gun." Garfield's eyes got shifty, then with quick spontaneous movement he hopped out of the living room, away from the supernatural group's wrath.

"GET HIM!" Terra yelled as everyone but Raven got up and ran after Garfield. Falcon, who was snickering behind the camera, jogged after them. Dove had awoken and followed Crow upstairs to get some real sleep.

Raven rolled her eyes at everyone's amusement, then felt a presence. She instinctively grabbed a pile of flour that had been abandoned.

Standing up, she walked closer to the presence.

'Does she see me?'

Raven eyed her flower vase, squinting as something caught her eye.

'God, she sees me!'

The green fly quickly transformed into his human form and covered his head with his hands.

-End flashback-

SPLOOSH.

The next morning everyone was washing their face, trying to rid themselves of looking like a dust covered antique.

"Man, I hope this is the only time I ever wake up as a white man." Victor remarked incredulously.

After eating breakfast, the group had ventured out. Being that it was a weekend, school wasn't forcing them to do slave work.

They walked and talked, a normal sign of friendship as they turned the corner heading towards the park.

Richard was soundlessly poking Raven's rib every few minutes; he had never met anyone who was not ticklish before. In return, Richard usually had his hand slapped away, for Raven could not and would not use her powers in public. Yet.

Kory and the rest were engulfed in a conversation about food; much to Victor's aptitude.

The group had settled down under the sun, resting in whatever they thought was comfortable. Silence over took them as they looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

"So."

"…"

Victor coughed uneasily.

"Well."

Garfield, getting annoyed of the hush-hush, decided to bring a more positive memory.

"Was it just me; or did we kick some major ass yesterday!"

Thus, bringing out the teen in the group, they started to ramble on.

"I totally agree; we were rockin'!" Terra collided fists with Garfield.

"Hell yeah!" Richard spoke up. "Hey, Raven.."

Raven looked to him.

"Where did you send those guys anyway?"

The group quieted for her answer, also a bit curious.

Raven shrugged as if it were nothing than a pastime, "Well, where do garbage belong?"

The group looked at each other questioningly before they grew wicked smiles on their face.

"The dumpster." They answered simultaneously mirth evident on their faces.

"I have been thinking," Kory began, earning everyone's attention. "Would it not be 'cool' if we were to join forces like yesterday?"

"Join forces?" Victor asked.

"Well, I mean that if we did this as a living, would we not be proud of ourselves?" Kory clasped her hands together in front of her chest enthusiastically, "I would be most joyful if I knew I had the power to help people, everywhere."

Garfield played with his thumbs, "So would I. I was actually thinking about it yesterday."

The rest of the group was quiet, wondering their own questions.

They sat in silence for a bit, would it be rude to object?

Richard sat up straighter a little; making up his mind. "I agree with Kory and Garfield. If we have the power to help people, then lets do it." Richard added a bit of mirth, "Who knows? Maybe this place won't be so crime-filled anymore, huh?"

The group smiled.

"Well I-" Terra was cut off as Victor's loud joyful voice chopped off her sentence.

"You've got my count!" He chuckled. "So what about it, Raven, Terra? Y'all in?"

The group looked at the two girls expectantly.

The side of Raven's mouth curled up slightly, "Can't argue with that."

Kory and Garfield applauded childishly as everyone looked to Terra.

Looking at their expectant stares, Terra couldn't help but sigh ruefully.

"But what about our lives?" Terra looked around trying to reason with everyone. "What about our families, our education?"

Everyone looked at each other, those were good questions.

"Our lives?" Garfield laughed, "Tell me honestly Terra; did you ever really have one? I know I didn't before I met you guys." Everyone laughed, starting to tear down the tension.

"And even if you did have a life, I know first hand it was not a good one." Kory added, referring to her and Terra's school life.

Terra nodded in agreement.

"And about our families?" Richard asked, beginning to answer his own question, "We can make up aliases like the comic books. Hide our faces-"

"And wear tights!" Garfield butted in mirthfully.

"Yeah," Richard chuckled, "I'll pass."

(A/N: XD, Sorry to butt in-but I couldn't help but make Richard hate tights, especially since he was one of the few to wear them in the series.)

Raven rolled her eyes; the image of the male species in tights never appealed to her. Ever.

"I would be glad to get away from my sister. She was… she was horrible to me. I do not mind being able to be free from her." Kory said solemnly, a fierce tone in her usually gleeful voice.

"I stay with my aunt." Garfield had told his story to a few people that he didn't know as well as the people in front of him; he wouldn't mind saying it one more time. "My parents had gone to Africa in a private jet for vacation when I was younger." He shot Raven a knowing glance who nodded back at him. She had been there to hold him when they were both younger. "They never came home."

After a moment of quiet, Garfield smiled, "So I don't really have to worry about this."

The group laughed, happy he could move his sadness away so quickly.

On a more rueful note, Victor sighed dejectedly. "Honestly, I don't really care whether my family finds out what I'm doing or not. And frankly, I'll bet you they don't care either."

The crowd of 4, not counting Raven or Victor, lowered their smiles into worried frowns.

"Don't say that, Vic. I bet they-"

"No Richard, I know that they wouldn't."

Victor looked up at the sky, laughing sadly. "This life… I need an escape." Looking back amongst his friends, some were nodding from experience, his laugh faded. "This might be my chance. Our chance."

Terra nodded as she patted his back. "I know..."

She had never really told anyone her story. It was something that didn't need explaining. But she felt comfortable with these people.

"I…I was adopted into a somewhat poor family. But I was young, and that didn't matter." Terra looked down as she played with her hair. "When my foster parents lost their real son."

Terra shuddered, pausing for a moment to refrain from bursting into tears. "When they lost their real son; they lost all hope in ever having a child, even if they had me. That's when they completely ignored me for a few years. Then suddenly, they started to fight. They were all I had."

Garfield kept his comforting hand at the small of her back as she tried to continue. "I didn't want them to fight, so I tried to stop them from throwing things at each other and hitting each other." Terra's grasp on her hair suddenly tightened. "But they started to get angry, and started to acknowledge me. But-I wish they hadn't."

Not being able to keep it in anymore; Terra whimpered. "They used to hit me so much, it was so cruel. I hated them afterwards and completely loved the fact that I could escape to school."

Kory's eyes started to water.

"Then they ceased touching me unless I spoke or got in their way. So I would always sneak in from school and find lunch in the cabinets. It would usually be scarce but I lived." Terra used her sleeves to dry her cheeks.

Watching Garfield hug her shoulders, Richard chuckled with a depressing ring. "I had also lost my parents." He looked at Kory and Victor. "At least you both have parents. Parents that didn't die, leave, or abandon you."

Richard's story was known throughout the whole school, even if they thought he didn't know. But he did. He knew what people talked about as he passed them in a cool manner.

Victor spoke up, "But you don't understand. This practically left-"

Richard held up his hand to stop him, "But they didn't, did they?"

Victor's gaze softened as he looked at each face of the parentless victims. Terra's saddened and red eyes told everyone she was sorrowful, while Garfield held a slight regretful look as they all looked at Victor, agreeing with what Richard had said. Finally looking to Raven, Victor noticed how much she was trying to hide the slight anger in her eyes. But he could see it, he had seen it before in someone else's eyes.

"My story is already told, you all have been to my house and see no mother. No father." Raven regarded each person, seeing them nod.

The silence was deafening, even if it did add as a moment to return to normality. The wind had picked up, and in a way, it acted like it would blow away their troubles. It might have been a silly thought; but could they help but feel vulnerable to naiveté?

"I was also thinking about your last statement,
Terra." Richard spoke suddenly, "About school."

Terra nodded as she remembered the sentence she had said before this conversation started.

"I think it would be best, if we did actually do this, that we should do it after college."

"Yes, I agree. Our education is important." Kory added, nodding as she did so.

Richard smiled as the wind picked up again, letting him see everyone's face lighten up. Even he was enjoying the fact that he would be meeting them after school ended. Being alone was something no one liked. It was the beginning factor of solitude. Solitude, something he knew they all had endured once in their life.

Not being able to stop the light hearted smile she had on; Raven spoke with a smile. "Well, if we're going to be a team, we're going to need a name." Quickly lifting a thin finger in Garfield's way, she silenced him. "And nothing to do with any sort of animals."

Garfield, who had him mouth opened and was poised to suggest something, pouted as his best friend had already shot down his idea without hearing it.

The rest of the group snickered and chuckled, their moods lightening.

"May sound weird; but I always loved mythology." Victor started, "And I think I have a perfect name."

The group sat impatiently waiting for his suggestion. But Victor only sat there beaming with a knowing smile; earning a thrown rock to the forehead.

"C'mon already!" Terra fretted, "Or I'll throw more!"

Victor pouted as he rubbed the sore lump growing on his head, "Geez woman."

After a second of straightening up and regaining his composure; Victor smirked with a mischievous glint in his eyes.

"How about," He started dramatically, earning a drum roll from Garfield and Richard.

"The Titans."

And it all went uphill from there.

I bet you're waiting for an explanation. Well, as you know, ok so you dont know, that i just started Freshman year. Anyway, most of you k now how THAT feels...so i pretty much think its self-explanatory.
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I know this chapter is short; but i already finished the last chappie...a nice 15 pages.

Ah yes, you noticed i said LAST chapter. Well the story ends next chapter. Now i bet you're even more anxious, ne? Anywho--i want to thank EVERYONE who reviewed. I know i cant answer reviews, but i MUST answer a question someone asked and is waiting for me to answer...

And before i forget, in which making a loyal and awesome reviewer very annoyed; Gilraen Luinwe, you have asked to use parts of the plot from "And Love Said No". So before i forgwt, i just wanted to tell you that its abstolutly fine if you do that. It might seem like much, but i hope you might squeeze a small itsy bitsy teeny weeny space for my small credit of the plot. If so, then go right ahead! I dont mind, lol. Actually, im kind of intrested in what you've got...the only reason the oneshot IS a oneshot, is cuz i couldnt think anymore. So it'll be cool to see what you can grow from it. But to make a long story short and simple, Yes, you may use it. I hope to see it soon! Then again i probably took too long and you lost interest. If so; then dont be pressured to do it, just do what you feel lol. Alright; i'll let you go now haha.

-Monica

Update should come soon.