Blah. I've been sitting here writing all. Day. Long. I'm uploading these chapters as soon as I write them.

THAT, my dear readers, is how bored I am.

I've also been threatened with ninja assassin monkeys of some sort, so that's also been a bit of motivation. Plus I have to go to my mom's house tomorrow, and so I want to get as much written as possible since I won't be able to update for about a week.

Hm. I really have no idea why Kori's so violent. I guess I'm just trying to make her Starfire's complete opposite, so instead of being a ditz, she likes to hit people :3 Whee.

Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans. DUH.

-Fate-

It was such a strange thing to see Raven cry. Gar gently stroked her dark hair as he stared straight ahead at the door that lead out into the hallway, a faint blush crossing his cheekbones and the bridge of his nose. Since he and Raven had been dating in his world, hugging her wasn't that unusual anymore, but he couldn't remember ever seeing her cry. But this isn't the Raven I know, he silently reminded himself. This is someone else. They're the same, but different at the same time. I shouldn't be comparing them. His thoughts were interrupted as he realized that Raven had stopped crying, but her arms were still wrapped around his stomach, her forehead resting below his collarbone. She turned her head, resting her cheek against his chest, almost as though she were listening to his hearbeat. Judging by her next works, that was probably what she was doing.

"Are you sure you're really dead?"

Gar smiled a little as he looked down at her, cradling her thin frame in his arms as they sat on the floor of Raven's room.

"Honestly, I'm not sure."

A hint of a smile crossed Raven's lips, and her dark eyes closed as she rested against him. She wasn't sure why she trusted this boy so much; it had taken quite a while before she even began to truly trust her three roommates. But for some reason... it felt like she had already known him for a long time.

"Why are you being so nice to me?"

Her words were spoken quietly, as though she was almost afraid to say them. A grin poked at the corner of Gar's mouth as he linked his arms together behind Raven's back, holding one wrist in the other hand.

"I already told you, because I'm your friend."

Raven looked up at him, resting her chin on his breastbone as she smiled up at him. She opened her mouth to speak, but stopped as the door creaked open behind them. The two looked up to see Kori, Vic, and Richard standing in the doorway, matching smirks on their faces as they looked at the two teenagers half-lying on the floor, wrapped in each others' arms.

"Well, isn't that cute."

Richard's smirk evolved into a grin, and he chuckled as Vic grinned brightly, bursting out into a rather immature song.

"Gar and Raven, sittin' in a tree, K-I-S-S-- OW! DAMMIT, KORI!"

Richard roared with laughter as Kori's foot introduced itself to Victor's groin, while Raven and Gar's faces flushed a pale rose and they immediately released each other from their embrace, quickly jumping to their feet. Kori rolled her eyes as Richard and Vic collapsed onto the floor, Richard from his laughter and Vic from his pain, before she turned to address Gar and Raven.

"Hey, it's time for bed, you two. Gar, you can sleep on the sofa."

The blond nodded, his face still burning as he flashed Raven a small smile, then slinked past the other three and headed down the hall towards the living room. Almost immediately, Kori and Richard slipped into the room, Vic crawling dramatically after them. Richard shut the door behind them, his eyes narrowing as he looked over at Raven.

"Are you okay?"

Raven nodded as she sat down on her bed, folding her hands in her lap. Kori sat down next to her, while Richard and Vic sat on the floor. The redhead placed one hand on the younger girl's shoulder, a concerned frown leaping across her features.

"He didn't try anything, did he?"

The obsidian-haired girl's blush grew, but she shook her head as she tucked her knees up to her chest, wrapping her arms around her shins. Kori smiled a little, removing her hand from Raven's shoulder and wrapping her arm around her instead.

"Good, because I'd kick his ass back to his universe if he did."

"Nobody doubts you, Kori."

Richard grinned as Vic voiced the small grumble, earning a glare from their tall female companion. The grin quickly faded, though, as Richard's handsome features were distorted into a frown, his blue eyes narrowed.

"I have my doubts about that Gar guy, though."

Kori's glare softened as she looked down at the ground, emitting a small sigh.

"I'm not sure what to think. When I came up to the roof to get him, there was a girl there. I don't know how she got there, because I never saw her come up the stairs. But she looked like you, Raven, except... evil."

She shrugged helplessly, unsure of how else to describe the darkly clad young woman. Raven stared at her, her deep azure eyes wide. Richard and Vic glanced at each other before they looked back at Kori, waiting for her to continue.

"I think she had shoved him off the roof or something, because he was just hanging there off the side of the building. After I kicked her, she just vanished. Right into thin air."

Kori pursed her lips, her emerald eyes narrowing. Richard stood up, attracting the attention of his friends.

"I'm going to go talk to the kid."

The dark-haired young man walked over to the door, pushing the door open and gently shutting it behind him. Stuffing his hands into the pockets of his jeans, Richard walked down the hall, whisps of his black hair falling messily into his face. He stopped in the living room, staring at the blond-haired boy who had flopped down on the sofa, already half asleep. Richard shook his head with disgust, then walked over to the younger man, reaching up with one foot to nudge Gar's shoulder.

"Hey. You."

Gar awoke with a start, jumping slightly as he looked up at Richard, who leaned over him, his frigid blue eyes staring coldly at Gar.

"If you ever hurt Raven in any way..."

He didn't need to finish the threat to get his point across. Gar visibly swallowed, nodding his head as Richard straightened, still frowning down at him for a moment before his expression softened.

"You sure you're not making all of this up?"

Gar nodded again as he sat up a bit, sitting cross-legged on the worn sofa.

"Unless this was just some really weird dream."

Richard smirked and shook his head, running one hand through his attractively disheveled hair before her jerked his chin towards Gar, hooking one thumb in his right jean pocket.

"We'll get you some new clothes tomorrow. I'd let you borrow some of mine or Vic's, but I think they might be a bit too big. Wow, you're kinda short, aren't you? How old are you, thirteen?"

Gar glared up at him. Ooh. That hurt.

"I'm sixteen. How old are all of you guys?"

Richard frowned, tilting his head up to look at the ceiling as he tried to remember.

"Er... let's see. Raven just turned sixteen, Kori and I are nineteen, and Vic's twenty-one. I think. Yeah, I remember him getting all excited because he could finally go get drunk; he's definately twenty-one."

Gar smirked slightly, then got a rather wicked idea. Perfect payback for Richard giving him crap about being short. He knew how embarrassed Robin had gotten whenever anyone started to tease him about a possible relationship between him and Starfire; perhaps it was the same here?

"So is anything going on between you and Kori?"

Bingo.

Richard's face immediately flushed red, and he glared at Gar in embarrassment before he shrugged, folding his arms across his chest.

"Uh, yeah. We're engaged."

Gar couldn't help but laugh at the expression on Richard's face, and he collapsed onto his back onto the sofa, laughing even harder as Richard threw a pillow at him, quickly exiting the room.

Perhaps these teenagers and the Titans weren't all that different.

-Fate-

A piercing scream shattered Gar's peaceful slumber.

He sat straight up on the sofa, looking wildly around the shabby apartment. Light flicked on, and he could hear people shouting urgently.

"Richard, what's going on?"

"I don't know, where's everyone else?"

Gar quickly pulled back the blanket that someone had placed over him, jumping up and running towards where he could hear Kori and Richard speaking. Vic sooned joined them, and the four stared at each other before instantly running to Raven's room. Gar burst through the door first, the other three crashing into him as he froze. Raven's room looked almost exactly as his had when he had been transformed into the man-beast; everything was either shredded or smashed, and there were several drops of blood on the carpet. The window was wide open, letting in a frigid breeze. Gar stumbled as Kori shoved him out of the way, running over to the window and leaning out of it, a panicked scream escaping her vocals.

"RAVEN! RAVEN, WHERE ARE YOU?"

Richard walked over her, resting one hand on her shoulder, but quickly jerked it away as Kori turned, her own hands curled into fists. Her emerald eyes were narrowed, and she gritted her teeth.

"We have to find her. Now."

"She's right."

Vic, Kori, and Richard turned to look at Gar, who's pale blue eyes were wide as he stood there, staring at the floor, trembling.

"It was that girl. The one we saw earlier, I know it is! They're going to kill her. I don't know when and I don't know why, but I know that's what she's planning to do."

The other three stared at him, then glanced at each other. Gar looked up, surprised to find tears running down Kori's cheeks as she squeezed her eyes shut. Richard wrapped his arms around her, giving her a light squeeze, and looked slightly shocked as the redhead hugged him back. Vic reached up with one hand, massaging his forehead.

"We need to find her, then, and fast."

Before it's too late.

Even if he didn't say the words, they still hung in the air, chilling them all to the bone.

-Fate-

I'm sorry, I know it's short, but I'm tired, and four chapters in one day is a record for me. -falls over- G'night, and happy new year.