Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans. But I do have an entire season outlined and planned if the owners are interested. . .

A/N: Well, I'm bored again. I also finished my homework, so I'm free. Might as well update! Oh yeah...I forgot to give cookies to everyone that guessed Chang as the main villain. Go to any cookie store, and demand a free cookie. When they ask "why free?", say it's from Draco Blade. They'll understand. . .

Not much action in this chapter. Mostly girl talk and guy talk. Yeah.

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Chapter 5: Conversations about Relations

"I'm beat," Gizmo complained, walking into the school. He was walking limply, and his arms were dangling. "I don't even have to use any muscles in battle, and I'm STILL wiped out!"

"That's what happens when you have to stop three disturbances in one day," Red X said. He wasn't actually tired, but he never really got tired anymore. He had trained so well, these last three missions only tired him slightly. He was still in peak condition.

"You just have to exercise more, Gizmo," Mammoth commented, taking a big bite out of his hoagie. As he chewed, the continued to speak. "And you need to eat more, you're all skin and bones. Wanna bite?" He offered the sandwich to Gizmo, who turned green.

"No thanks..." he said, trying not to be sick. The hoagie was covered in drool, and some of it already had blue mold on it. He had obviously gotten it from the Home Ec. Area. That was the Reforms main kitchen now.

"I'm filthy," Jinx commented, dusting off her dress. "I'm going to go take a shower."

"Whatever."

"Are you kidding!" Terra cried, grinning. Her face and arms, and pretty much everything else was covered in dirt. "Being dirty is great! It means you had more fun!"

"Not all of us can control dirt," Jinx pointed out. "And you definitely need a shower. You're coming with me."

"Aw, man," Terra whined as Jinx began to drag her to the girls' locker room. "Do I have to?"

"Yes," all four of them said in unison.

"Spoilsports..."

As the two girls walked off to the showers, Gizmo turned towards the computer labs.

"Yo, X!" he exclaimed, getting the masked man's attention.

"I gotta update the computers and clear that virus you mentioned. I can't have you in there though, so you can't research right now. That okay with you?"

"Yes, that's fine," Red X replied. Great. Now he needed something else to do.

"Yo, X!" Mammoth said, using the same thing as Gizmo. "I gotta talk to you 'bout something. Wanna discuss it over a round in the gym?"

"Sure," Red X said, following his furry friend into the gym. They walked into the gym and pulled down the cover that divided the gym into two sections, the girls and the boys. This was done to make sure the two didn't see the girls coming out of the shower while they were exercising. Jinx had insisted on it after a little incident last week.

Mammoth quickly walked over to a pair of punching bags and had at them. Red X jumped on tot the treadmill and set it to a good running speed.

"So, what did...you want...to talk about?" Red X asked as he ran faster and faster.

"Oh, not much," Mammoth said, smiling as he punched his huge punching bag. "Just wanted to hear about you...and Terra."

"Terra?" Red X immediately stopped and looked over at Mammoth. "What about her?"

"I heard you two were going out on a date tonight," Mammoth said, grinning. "I wanted to make sure I got the facts straight."

"Who told you that?"

"Gizmo," Mammoth said. "He must have been near the computer lab last night, and he blabbed it to me. I just want to admit, you two do look real cute together."

Red X could feel himself blush beneath his mask. "We're not together!" he exclaimed, still running. "We're just going out for pizza. She said I needed to get out more."

"Well, that is true," Mammoth agreed. "But you sure that isn't the only reason you agreed to go out?" The beast-man grinned, looking over at him.

"I...uh," Red X stuttered. He couldn't belief it. HE was stuttering! He never stuttered! "What makes you think she likes me?"

"It's actually pretty damn obvious to me," Mammoth said. "When she isn't hanging with Jinx or us, she's with you. She spends as much time with you as you spend in that computer lab! And you can't tell me that thing in the X-Car two weeks ago wasn't anything."

"I just happened to be sitting next to her," Red X said, referring to the car incident.

"Right," Mammoth said. "So you don't have any feelings for her at all?"

"Well..." Red X trailed off, blushing still. "I...never said that..."

"Oh, so you DO have feelings for her?"

"I...maybe," Red X admitted, kicking himself mentally.

"Ah, so the truth is revealed," Mammoth said, smiling. He stopped punching the bags for a moment turn to X. "Com on, there's no shame in it! I mean, even Jinx has a boyfriend!"

"Jinx has a boyfriend?" Red X asked. "Who?"

"Cyborg," Mammoth said, smirking. "She got a personal computer hooked up in her room. When she isn't with the rest of us, she's IM-ing Cyborg."

"I didn't know that," Red X said. "So...you think I should ask Terra out on a real date?"

"Maybe," Mammoth said, shrugging. "But you should probably wait. See how tonight goes first."

"That's what I was thinking," Red X said, nodding. He turned off the treadmill and stepped off, slightly dizzy. "It actually felt good talking about it, thanks."

"No problem!" Mammoth said, shrugging.

"So...you sure she likes me?" Red X, actually sounding unsure.

Mammoth laughed. "Dude, she freakin' loves you!"

: GIRLS' SHOWERS :

Terra relaxed as she felt the warm water fall onto her naked body. Despite all her protests, she actually liked showers. They were very comforting, and they always made Terra feel like a million bucks. But she did miss the dirt.

Her scummy clothes were lying in a pile over at the shower entrance, along with Jinx's. The two girls were both in the large shower room, separated only by a metal plate coming out of the wall.

(A/N: I know they don't have those in most middle schools, but what the hell. It's rated T for crying out loud!)

Terra could just feel her body relax. The water flowed over, dousing her entire body in its warmth. Yes, she definitely liked her showers. A lot. However, her love for showers was interrupted when the girl next to her spoke.

"So, I hear you and X are going out on a date tonight," Jinx said casually, washing her arm.

Terra almost dropped her soap. "How–how did you find out about that?" she asked, blushing.

"Gizmo," Jinx answered casually. "He told me you asked Red out on a date last night."

"It's not really a date..." Terra said, blushing again. "I just wanted to know if he wanted to go out for pizza, that's all."

"Right..." Jinx said, grinning. "And that's the only reason you asked?"

"Well..."

"That's what I thought," Jinx said, smiling again. "Don't be worried about it! I'll keep your secret!"

"Okay..." Terra said, twiddling her thumbs. "The truth is...I do kinda like X. A lot."

"Thought so," Jinx said. "Don't mean to be rude, but it was pretty obvious."

"Yeah, I guess it was," Terra admitted. Her face was a bright crimson now. "I've never really been good about hiding my feelings."

"That's fine," Jinx said, still washing. "No problem with that. Besides, he likes you back, so what have you got to worry about?"

"He...likes me back?" Terr asked. She quickly looked over the metal plate to stare at Jinx's face. "Are you serious?"

"Of course," Jinx said, still grinning. "You didn't notice?"

"Notice what?"

"The signs, girl. The signs," Jinx said. "He's all over you! Why else do you think he lets you into the computer lab when he's researching, but not anyone else? Why else did he let you sleep on him in the X-Car?"

"Well..." Terra had to admit, their was obvious evidence. "I thought he just let me in because I'm the only one he can really talk to."

"And you don't think that's a sign, too?" Jinx asked. "Terra, he can only talk to you because he only feels comfortable around you. And that's cuz he likes you."

"Really?" Terra said, grinning. She could feel excited already. "YIPPEE! He likes me!"

"Calm down," Jinx said, laughing. "You're gonna slip and fall." She laughed again as Terra did exactly that.

"Ow..." Terra said, standing back up. She carefully moved back to her shower. "Should I...you know...tell him?"

"Maybe," Jinx said. "You should see how tonight goes first. If it goes well, go for it. If not, hold off. But I'm sure he likes you."

"Okay," Terra said, taking her advice to heart. "Hey, Jinx do you mind if I ask a really random question?"

"Shoot."

"Have you ever...kissed anyone before?" Terra could feel herself blush as she asked this.

"A couple," Jinx admitted, shifting a bit.

"Who?"

"Cyborg," Jinx said, blushing. "And Mammoth once, on a dare."

"When did you kiss Cyborg?" Terra asked. She knew all about Jinx's secret relationship with the metal teen.

"Months ago, when he was spying at the HIVE Academy," Jinx explained. "How about you? Ever kissed anyone before?"

"A few," Terra admitted. "There was one boy in my hometown, but I don't even remember his name. And I almost kissed BeastBoy once, but it was ruined."

"Anyone else?" Jinx asked, sensing Terra was holding back.

"Well..." Terra said, thinking about it. Then she blushed again. "I kissed X on the cheek once."

"You actually got to see his face!" This time it was Jinx's turn to stare at Terra.

"No," Terra said. "I guess I actually kissed his mask, but you know what I mean."

"Yeah," Jinx said. "Hey, that's how you can tell if you loves you! If he takes off his mask to you, then he likes you!"

"You think he will?" Terra asked, looking worried.

Jinx smiled. "Girl, he likes you WAY more than he lets on. And he lets on quite a lot."

: SOMEWHERE ELSE :

"The preparations are complete?" Chang asked the nearby robot.

"Everything according to plan, sir."

"Excellent..." Prof. Chang said, looking over his shoulder. Behind him stood a TV screen, still paused to show Red X holding onto Terra. "Then all we need is to stop the opposition."

He chuckled loudly in his thick, hilarious oriental accent. He looked at the girl in Red X's arms. "And I already know his weakness," he said, grinning. "His pretty little friend..."

A/N: Am I good at making Chang bad or what? I always thought that dude could be a better villain than he let on. Just to let you know, this story will probably be a total of nine chapters long. That's four more, in case any of you are mathematically challenged.

Sorry if this chapter was short. I promise the next one will be much longer.

Now, review yet again. I love reviews almost as much as I like writing. And you all know I freakin' love writing!

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