I don't own the titans.

"Hey man! Congrats on that Gold Medal!" said a hard masculine voice. The man it belonged to stood next to the counter in his three million dollar home. He flicked a piece of dirt from his fingertips and ran a hand through his unusual green hair. That was what had caught the Star Search employee- his green-ness. He was all green at the time…his skin, his hair, his eyes, everything. The guy's two eyes sparkled as he waited for the reply from his old friend on the other line. "Thanks, Gar. Hold on… MAGGIE PUT THAT DOWN! ARGH, JEN, CAN YOU GET YOUR KID?" said the other guy, who was known as Victor Stone was obviously yelling at his daughter, who was most likely wreaking havoc through the house as usual. She was only three, but it was like Pandora and the Box. Way too curious. Gar laughed into the phone. "So, how are you and Jenny?" he asked, referring to Vic's wife, also known as Jinx. "Really well. Mags is learning how to control her pangs of bad luck, thank God," Vic said with a sigh. Gar smiled. "Awesome. So, I've kind of been wanting to get away from the show business, and I was thinking of coming to Jump City for a little vacation. You know anywhere good?" he asked. "Uhh, there's an arcade in the mall. I've never been there, but there's word of a Queen of Dancing." "A queen, huh?" mused Gar, quirking an eyebrow. "Yeah. I've been wanting to check it out, but I can't, cause I have to watch Maggie while Jen's at work," replied the former titan. "Why don't you just take Maggie to the arcade yourself?" asked Gar. "Well, you know how Jen thinks I'm a bad influence when it comes to video games?" Vic said with a guilty chuckle. "Yeah. I remember that," Gar recalled, thinking of the night that he had gone over to play some video games. They were rated M, and little Maggie was in the same room with the guys, her eyes wide with awe at the sight of all the blood and gore, and the sound of her father's cursing. It was night that Gar would never forget. He never knew that Vic would be one to get a lecture from his wife.

"Well, that's why," said Vic. He wished that he hadn't been cursing. Maybe Maggie would have learned something from him, other than how to play volleyball. "Well, uh, thanks for mentioning the arcade. I'll check it out when I come by tomorrow," Gar told him, signaling a goodbye. "Don't mention it, dawg. Make sure to visit Star and Rob at their agency," Vic said. "'Kay. Wait…are they married yet?" asked the green actor. "The sad truth is that they haven't," Vic said with a shrug. "Bummer. Well see ya," said Gar. "Bye." And they hung up.

Gar leaned back against the chrome counter. 'I wonder who the queen is," he thought. He walked over to the leather couch and flopped back on it, glancing at a bunch of pictures of him and the former titans. His emerald eyes stopped on a particular person. It was a girl with porcelain white skin and soft amethyst eyes, and a ghost of a smile playing across her grey lips. He smiled at her face. He missed her…a lot. He hadn't seen her since the titans broke up, and that had honestly been one of the saddest days of his life. The others were bidding their good-byes, which was a hug and a simple 'I'll see you around.' Then it had came to her. The beautiful Azarathian girl stood in front of him, her head looking down and her shoulders limp. She was terribly sad, that was for sure. She looked up to him then, and embraced him in a tight hug. She set her head lightly on his shoulder and said three simple words. "I'll miss you." (Hee hee, you thought I was gonna make her say she loves him, but that's later in the story!) He returned the hug, tighter this time, and after a moment, he realized that he didn't want to let go.

Gar sighed as he took the picture in his hands, tracing her face with his finger. He wished he hadn't let go of Raven when she hugged him. He wished he would have just told her the truth- that more than anything, he wanted to be with her. Now, he didn't know if she was in this city, in this state, or even in this country. Heck, he didn't even know if she was in this dimension! She could be in Azarath for all he knew! Shaking his head, Gar put the picture down and got up from the couch, and walked over to the fridge to get some soymilk. Tofu waffles sounded pretty appetizing this morning, so he got to cook.

The titan formerly known as Starfire set her feet on the coffee table and leaned back into the couch. She fanned herself from all the humidity with her left hand and turned to her partner. "Dick, and you absolutely sure there are no crimes anywhere?" she asked, hoping there was something to do. "Nope. Nothing." Dick said sadly, walking over to join his best friend on the couch. Her green muscle shirt clung her body due to the heat, and it made him have to turn away. "Did we catch all the criminals in Jump City or something? Or are they just taking a vacation?" asked the Tamaranian. "It would appear so, Kori. It would appear so," said Dick with a smile. Kori sighed and stretched her arm over to the coffee table to turn on a desk fan. "Ahhhhhhhh," she said in a relaxed tone, sinking into the couch even further. "Are you bored?" she asked, turning to Dick. "Yeah, I am," he agreed. "Me too," said Kori. They both sighed. Dick stuck his hand into his pocket and felt the box, and remembered suddenly that there was that thing he needed to ask her. He clutched the box and pulled it slowly out of his pocket, his hand shaking.

He kneeled down in front of her, and opened the box that revealed a sparkling diamond ring that was shaped like a star. Kori's eyes opened wide and sat up straight, suddenly aware of what was happening. "Starfire," Dick said, smiling at her. "Will you marry me?" Kori put her hand over her mouth, with was wide open in amazement. "Oh, Dick…" she said, and slipped off the couch to give him a hug. "Of course I will!" Dick grinned widely and swept her off her feet and kissed her on her lips. The kiss sent shivers rippling up and down the alien's spine as she eagerly kissed back. Eventually, her new fiancé set her down on the couch and caressed her cheek with his hand. "I've waited for this day ever since I met you," he whispered to the girl, making her blush. "As have I," Kori responded, grabbing hold of his hand. Dick sat down and leaned over, kissing her cheek. Strangely enough, he lost his balance and fell on top of Kori, at this point sprawled across her torso. "Oops," he said in a small voice, trying to get up. He tried…but not that hard. Kori laughed at her comrade's failed attempts to move, and in the end, allowed him to lay beneath her. She sighed, running her fingers lightly through Dick's jet-black hair, and slunk down beside him, her emerald eyes holding a sleepy glow. Kori yawned cutely and stretched her arms out, and leaned against the former titan next to her, who was staring at her with adoring eyes. "I am glad that we are getting married," Kori said, her lips curving into a smile. "Yeah, me too," said Dick, wrapping his arms around the girl. She smiled one last time before drifting off into a sound sleep, thinking of how lucky she was to be married to her best friend.

Raven's breath was heavy as she stopped dancing. Her knees buckled from exhaustion as she set her hand on the rail next to her and waited for her score. She had done a song called 'Hysteria,' and it went fast. Very fast. It went so fast, it made her calves ache. Well, you get the idea. Anyway, her score was again, a double A. That's all she ever got now. She smiled and got off the platform, wiping her arm across her sweaty forehead. "Alright, Rissa, how much would that be?" she asked, turning to a tall brown-eyed girl. Rissa looked up and pushed a lock of wavy red hair out of her face. "'Kay, it would be…560,093,887 points for the hour." Raven thought for a moment. "For the hour?" she asked. "For the hour." "Oh good." Raven walked back to her place at the counter with Rissa following her in. "It's like a…ghost town…without all the people here," Rissa commented, staring around the arcade. "Rissa," Raven said, turning to the girl. "It's 8:00 am. I told you that the only way we can play free games without people going 'Ooh' all the time is to get here before the mall opens." "And I am here, why?" the girl asked. Raven sighed. "Because you were hired last night and Johnson told me to show you the ropes. And…you agreed to help with my score on DDR." "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh," Rissa said, letting the word drag. Raven rolled her eyes and walked over to the radio and turned it to KissFM, which was playing the song 'Vertigo' by U2. (I love that song. Sometimes I'll start singing it at random times, like yesterday I was singing it in Study Hall. Little did I know…everyone else was singing it too. lol!)

"You really like music, don't you?" Rissa said, leaning back against the counter. "It helps calm my nerves," Raven said monotonously, tapping her fingers meaninglessly against the rim of the radio. She didn't need to meditate anymore. About a year ago, she had destroyed half of her father's domain. Without a domain, or a place to rule, and no land to conquer, he weakened. She couldn't kill him physically, which really sucked, but she didn't need to keep her emotions in check anymore. All she had to do was make sure her mind was peaceful.

The hour passed quickly, and the people rushed into the arcade by the handful. Near nine fifteen, the place was once more busy playing games, scoring tickets, and other pointless merriment. The day was just like any other day- people yelling at their losses, little kids squealing at the prizes, guys asking Rae for her number (hee hee…just kidding). Yup. No difference here.

"Here ya go," Raven said in a bored tone, handing a kid about nine years old a bag of candy. It was times like these when she really wished that the titans hadn't been banished from the crime fighting business. It wasn't their fault that Slade just HAPPENED to come back and just HAPPENED to kidnap someone and just HAPPENED to kill them!

Raven clenched her teeth together and growled silently. She was glad Slade had gotten the death penalty. He was dead and would never ever ever come back. Ever…ever…ever…

"Hellooooooo in there! Anybody home? Rhea!" Raven was snapped out her daze because of Rissa's yelling. "What?" she asked viciously, causing her fellow employee to back away. "They kind of want you to dance over there," she said, jabbing her thumb at the awaiting crowd. Raven groaned. "Do I have to?" she asked and looked up. "On a majority scale, YES!" Rissa yelled, and grabbed her hand. Raven was drug over to the DDR machine for the second time that morning, and was yet again shoved onto the platform.

Gar took in a breath of polluted city air and climbed out of his red Ferrari. He pulled his brown straightjacket tightly around his body and put on a pair of black shades. He had placed a black beanie on his head and walked slowly down the street, stopping momentarily to get a look at the city. 'I hope no one recognizes me,' he thought, and continued to walk.

He had been 'discovered' shortly after the titans after the titans broke up, and after that whenever he would go out for some air, he would be mobbed by fan girls. Ordinarily, he would enjoy it, but sadly for him he had matured more and thought this was just plain creepy.

He walked for a couple blocks, and still couldn't find his destination. "Man, where am I going to find that arcade?" he yelled in frustration, throwing his hands into the air. Suddenly, someone put their hand on his shoulder, forcing the spazzed actor to turn around. "Uh, pal? There's the arcade," said the person, gesturing towards the brightly colored door that was attached to the city mall. "Oh," Gar said, blushing from stupidity. "Thanks dude," he said, and jogged to the arcade of brain-rotting entertainment. (I said that he had matured, not that he had gotten any smarter.)

Sorry if it sucked…I was in desperate need of getting it done. Why you ask? Because I had to type something if I was to survive the night! My mom and dad took away my radio, my CD player, my Evanescence 'Fallen' CD, my clarinet, AND my guitar! I had nothing to do! I was soooo….freaking…BORED! (Sniff) Why do these things happen to me?

(Turns to parents) WHY? It was only a C minus…a C minus I tell you! Is that so wrong?

M+D- Alexa, you were supposed to be studying. Listening to music isn't studying.

Me- DO NOT use my first name! And I was too studying! It was next to my radio but you just didn't see it. PLEEEEEEAAAAASSSSSEEEEE! Just give me my music back! I beg of you…

M+D- Not for a week.

Me- A…. a whole WEEK! But what about lessons? What about Band? WHAT ABOUT THE TALENT SHOW?

M+D- Do you wanna make it two?

Me- (goes into the fetal position)

Well, yeah. There's my predicament for ya. But just for the record, they were nice enough to give my clarinet back after my display of remoteness.

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