Tara laughed at Gar's joking, and when he shoved the one girl. A few of the kids glared at the two teens and a couple yelled things. Tara ignored it. Like she usually did. "So," Tara said when they'd come outside. "What time are we going to the diner?" she pretended to have forgotten the name. Just like she'd pretended to forget so many things.
Gar made faces at the insulting kids, but hey! They always pushed him around so why couldn't he push them?
"Bens?" Gar turned his head to look at Tara, though glancing in front of himself to keep from running into anything or one. "After I change out of this uniform. You could kill someone with this stupid tie." He grinned slightly. "I could meet you at your house, because you probably don't know where Ben's is." He chuckled then shielded his eyes as he stepped out from the stuffy school and into the fresh air. Or fresh as it could get from being close to a city.
Tara laughed at the tie remark and nodded her head. "Yeah, that sounds good to me," she said. "What time?" she asked. "Oh yeah, and how are we getting there?" The last time Tara had been there was when she was still with the Titans, and she had flown there on a rock. That was simply out of the question now, though.
Gar shrugged at the time, he didn't really care when. But then how would they get there? "Got a bike?" He looked at her with a laughing face. He knew where it was, he had been there before more then once. "I think I might have an old one stuffed in the garage some where." He had a joking tone but meant it. It had been a long time since he had used the bike... He hoped he could still ride it.
Tara nodded her head. "Melody has one. I'm sure she'd let me borrow it," she told him. She hadn't ridden a bike in a long time. Oh well. A car horn honked and Tara looked up to see Melody's mom waiting for them. "I guess I gotta go," she said, looking back to Gar. "How about around six? Too late? Too early?" she asked.
"Na, six sounds good." He smiled at Tara; He probably had to do something around the tower anyways. Dishes, training... eating. He hadn't eaten any tofu all day, he had skipped breakfast because he had slept in and didn't have time. "So, six your house right?" Gar wanted to make sure they had it straight.
"Right," Tara smiled at him as she backed up towards the car.
"C'mon, Tara!" Melody yelled from the front seat of the car. She honked the horn and yelled again.
"See you then," Tara said before turning around and running to the car. She opened the back door and put her bag in. Once she got in and put her seat belt on, she rolled the window down to wave to Gar. And maybe stare at him a little.
"Quit drooling," Melody snickered.
Tara didn't look away, but said, "I'm not drooling," in a mocking voice.
Gar smiled once more then waved. His hand found its way back to the strap of the backpack as he started home. Though taking the longer way so he didn't go straight to the tower, that would be plain stupid. As he walked or jogged Gar kept telling himself "six at Tara's house, six at Tara's house." So he wouldn't forget. When he was long out of sight he stopped at another place with a bath room and changed back into his uniform, took the watch off and made a mad run for home.
Cyborg let the controller drop from his hands and onto the floor. Bored of the game for the first time in a long time.
The drive home was no different then any other. A lot of talking from Melody, Tara would put something into the conversation every now and then. Tara figured she would do her homework, eat a snack, shower, and change and by then it should be almost six. Maybe she'd listen to music for the remainder of the time.
Raven looked up from her book and to the clock. She hadn't seen Beast Boy all day. Again. She glared at the ticking clock and looked back at her book.
Robin was sitting on the couch watching Cyborg play video games.
Cyborg let out a sigh of boredom before grabbing the TV remote and switching the TV off from video so he could mindlessly channel surf. He could always train again he supposed, but didn't feel like it at the moment. Lunch had been peaceful, and that was way different from normal.
Starfire sat on the bar stool with her hands holding her chin up. Her green eyes hardly blinked as the alien stared at the floor in her own boredom.
Beast Boy walked in, He didn't say anything, just went to his room to throw his backpack aside. And not giving a care about the home work papers that awaited him. He stretched his arms out and walked back to the main room, letting a quiet yawn escape. "Sup?" He asked the other two boys as he jumped the back couch and landed in his regular seat.
"Have you been in your room all day again?" Robin asked, looking over as the changeling jumped the couch. He had gotten used to asking Beast Boy this every single day at around the same time. Though, he had failed today to hear the front door open. If he had caught that, he wouldn't have asked if Beast Boy had been in his room.
Raven looked up, wondering if he had some excuse again. She knew he'd have another one.
The SUV pulled into the driveway of the little house. All three girls got out, and Tara was last to walk in the house. Melinda went to the kitchen to start dishes from earlier, and Melody headed for her room. Tara went to her own room and sat down at her computer desk to do her homework. It was fairly easy and she guessed on a few problems. Her music played from her computer as she did her homework. It helped her think. She got distracted and bored if it was too quiet.
Beast Boy glanced over at Robin, his head resting in his hands. "Nope... hey is anything good on today?" He turned to look at Cyborg who seemed to be ignoring him. That was never a good sign.
Starfire glanced over at Beast Boy and the other Titans before resuming her stare at the red floor. Not the most entertaining thing to do, but she didn't feel like doing anything else. She was getting used to B letting her down on friendly activities like games or maybe a movie.
Robin stood up without a word and walked to the kitchen. He reached into the fridge and pulled out a coke. He popped it open and took a drink, leaning against the counter.
Raven didn't even acknowledge Beast Boy's presence. She didn't say hi. She didn't look up again. She just stared at her book, finding it more difficult then usual to read.
Beast Boy looked around, then stood on his knees and looked behind teh couch at the Titans. "Guys, i think the grave yard is louder then you." He joked, chuckling to himself over it.
Cyborg only grunted and kept on channel surfing, and Starfire totally ignored it.
Robin took another gulp of coke, paying no attention to Beast Boy. He looked at Starfire for a moment, and then looked back at the counter top across from him.
Raven turned a page of her book, acting as if she hadn't heard anything.
Beast Boy glanced around once more before getting up from his seat "K, I can take a hint" the green teenager mumbled to himself as he jogged to the hall and towards his room. The others seemed mad at him, or something. He thought about it as he walked down the hall way that led to his room. Maybe he had been spending too much time away from the tower? But, what about Tara? He loved spending time with her almost more then the other titans. But, he had been ditching them a lot lately. Beast Boy walked into his room and closed the door behind him then walked over to the book bag and pulled a few papers out.
Robin looked up at the three other Titans. He had a serious look on his face. Bringing the can up to his lips to take another drink, he glanced over at Starfire for what was supposed to be a brief second, but turned to a few seconds. He sighed and looked away.
Raven still hadn't moved. She didn't know whether or not to be mad with Beast Boy, but every passing day that he left them to go whatever he was doing every day, made her angrier, and angrier with him.
Tara shut her math book as she took a wild guess at the last problem. She sighed and stood up, walking into the kitchen for a snack. Melinda was on the phone with someone, talking away. Tara went to the fridge and pulled out a container of yogurt, and a spoon from one of the drawers installed in the counter. She then opened the pantry door and pulled out a small package of crackers. Smiling to Melinda who had waved at her, Tara left the kitchen for her room once again.
Cyborg kept his eyes glued to the giant TV that took up half the window. He kept surfing, not stopping long enough for the channel to give out any noise. He was mad at Beast Boy for taking off all the time. What if they got a call? Something was near sure to pop up sooner or later. What about them? What was so great he, for one, couldn't even tell them what he was doing everyday or mention anything. And second to take off before any of the Titans really got up and around then stay out all day?
Cyborg stopped his surfing on a total random channel, happened to be the news. Nothing they already didn't know. Just a few bad guys trying again to take the city over or robbing the mall. Then showing the Titans saving the day as always before going onto other stories.
Starfire kicked her feet against the bar holding the stool up and let out a sigh. Everything seemed too dull and boring.
Beast Boy had only been looking over his papers for a few minutes before he found himself staring out his window in a day dream. He shook his head to snap out of it then looked back at the papers and jotted down total random answers. For one answer on his geography paper he wrote down 'terrainian' then stopped to think about the word. Terra, that name came from it. Then Tara and then he started thinking about her. Long blonde hair, blue eyes that were as deep as the ocean that painted them. A laugh that would make anyone smile, not to mention a sense of humor. A goofy grin went up his face before Beast Boy snapped out of his day dreaming again and pushed the papers aside for later... or never.
Robin opened his mouth to say something. He didn't know what he was going to say. Something about Beast Boy? Suggest something to do? Ask his friends a question? He closed his mouth again and looked down at the floor. He was near stomping up those stairs, pounding on Beast Boy's door, walking in, and dragging his butt downstairs to interrogate him. Robin gulped down the rest of his soda and tossed it into the trash can.
Raven snapped her book shut, rather hard, causing Robin to glance over. He didn't say anything though. Raven hardly glanced around at her friends before walking up out of the room and up the stairs. She couldn't take being in that room anymore. All her friends were both angry, and upset with Beast Boy. Including her. As she passed his door, Raven glared at it, half wanting to just pop in there and ream him out. Though she contained the urge and continued on up to her room where she closed the door behind her. Setting her book down, she sat in the middle of the room to meditate.
Tara finished her snack and put her garbage away and cleaned her mess. She sighed, finding nothing to do. Once back in her room, she pulled out a change of clothes to change into after her shower. She left her room, flipping the light switch off, and went down the hallway that led to the bathroom. She closed the door behind her and locked it. She turned the faucet on and let it warm up a bit before jumping in. As the water pelted her, all Tara could think about was Gar. Not that she minded. It seemed like she always thinking about him. The way his dirty blonde hair fell into his face, his deep dark blue eyes. He had the coolest, funniest, easiest to laugh along with laugh. Tara often laughed around Gar, but when he laughed, she laughed even more. She loved his laugh. She loved his voice too. He might not like it, but Tara did. She thought it was cute. Really easy to listen to. Like wind chimes on a summer day with a light breeze. Tara smiled as she tilted her head back and closed her eyes as she let the water soak into her hair. And Gar's smile… it was heart melting. His great sense of humor, his whole personality in general was wonderful.
Around fifteen or twenty minutes later Tara had finished. Her shower had taken a bit longer then usual; she had drifted off to dream land at least three times. She wrapped a towel around herself, and her hair to catch all the stray water drops. She quickly changed into her fresh clothes and left the steamed up bathroom with the towel still wrapped around her hair. She headed back to her room where she pushed the play button on her music again. She almost always had music going.
Beast Boy glanced at the limp hanging clock on his wall, strangely it was 3 minutes faster then the alarm on his bed. Yeah, the nightstand was covered in junk somewhere. It wasn't even really close to 6, what was he supposed to do! The others wouldn't talk to him, and he wasn't meeting Tara for a few more hours. Maybe he would force them to talk to him, pranks? No, that would only make them madder. He was dead sure Starfire wasn't going to fall for 'the face'. Raven never would either. Cyborg and Robin... well they completely ignored him and he knew he had no real hopes of getting them to change either.
Beast boy let out a heavy sigh then opened his door a crack, he had thought he heard someone walking down the hall, but didn't see anyone now. He was arguing with himself over going into the main room and demanding the others to talk, or do everything in his power to make them.
Starfire let her eyes glance around, if Beast Boy was drifting away then what about her other friends? What about the whole issue of them all drifting like what she had seen. Being Starfire she was dead worried over this, but then who wouldn't be?
"Perhaps, we should try the talking again?" She asked referring to talking to BB... or trying.
Robin looked up at Starfire, then glanced over at Cyborg, then back to Starfire. He didn't know what to say again. "Maybe," he shrugged unsurely. What if they were just making it worse? What if Beast Boy figured they didn't want to hang out with him, and he hung around less, and less until he was gone? Robin didn't want that. And no matter how much they ignored Beast Boy out of anger, Robin knew his friends didn't want that to happen either.
As Raven sat in her room, she opened one eye. She was almost considering getting into Beast Boy's head to figure out what was up. But, she sighed and protested that she didn't care anymore. If he wanted to act this way, then fine. Raven wouldn't bother him. And she wouldn't care. She really did though. As much as she told herself that Beast Boy was being a jerk and rude, always ditching them, she still wanted to know what going on.
Tara unwrapped the towel and let her fall down. She brought a brush through it as she sang along to 'Things I'll Never Say' coming from her computer.
"I dunno what to do with him." said Cyborg as he tossed the remote to the coffee table.
Beast Boy looked around before leaving his room and walking down the hall, he was bored and had time to spare right now so maybe he could try and talk to the others. He was soon in the main room and looked around, noting only Cyborg, Robin and Starfire were here. It must have been Raven he heard in the hall.
Robin shrugged his shoulders, not taking notice of Beast Boy. "What can we do?" Robin asked in response to Cyborg. He couldn't think of anything they could do. They couldn't strap Beast Boy down and force him to hang out with them or something. That probably wouldn't be good.
Tara looked at her clock. Okay, maybe that hadn't taken as long as she hoped. She sang along with the next song that came on, 'Photograph' by Nickelback. She noticed that when you wanted time to go fast, it tended to go slower. When she wanted time to go by slow, it seemed to go by fast. She hated time.
"I dunno, I work with machines, not stubborn- hey B." Cyborg cut himself off when he saw the curious green teen looking over at them.
"Whatcha guys talking about?" Beast Boy asked as he walked to the kitchen and grabbed a root bear.
"Nothing," Robin said casually as though pushing the conversation away. He looked over at Starfire, then at Cyborg as if saying 'that was a bit close'. "Did Raven go to her room again?" he asked Beast Boy as a change of subject.
Beast Boy looked over at Robin, he had gotten the feeling he had been talked about. For some reason, that worried him. "I guess so. I heard someone in the hall." He shrugged then popped open his can of root bear and took one giant gulp that took half the can.
Starfire glanced at Beast Boy then returned her look at the floor. Not bothering to ask if he wanted to do anything. And she couldn't think of any ways to keep herself entertained any how.
Robin nodded. He figured that's where Raven had been going anyways. He just didn't know what else to say. He glanced at Starfire again before returning his gaze to the counter for a moment. He looked around the quiet room once. Maybe it was a good thing Raven had gone to her room. Robin had the feeling she might have snapped at Beast Boy or something.
Tara spun around in her spinney chair, staring at the ceiling and singing still. Man… how boring. What could she do for a few more… She looked at the clock… hours. Her head slumped back again to look at the ceiling.
Beast Boy looked around, figuring he wouldn't tell them he was leaving in an hour or two. That would only get them even more angry with him. Instead he had to try and cheer them up; he had taken on that job himself. "So... anyone up for some games or something?" He asked, looking around.
Robin looked over at Beast Boy, then around at Cyborg and Starfire. He looked back to Beast Boy. "Uhh… sure," he said. It was taking a lot of him to not say something like 'Sure you're not too busy?' He'd give Beast Boy a break. For now. "What'd you have in mind?"
A smirk went up Beast Boy's face "Anyone try dodge ball?"
Cyborg raised his eye brow "Uh no I cant say I have. Why?"
Starfire lifted her head, Beast Boy wanted to play a game? Well she would do that duh! "Oh I do not know what this game of balls and dodging but I would love to try this." She said, flying up.
"Dodge ball?" Robin asked with a furrowed brow. "Where'd you get the idea for dodge ball?" He thought it sounded fun though. "That's a pretty good idea, though," he added.
"A good idea?" Raven said from the staircase. She'd come down for a cup of tea. "From Beast Boy? I'm amazed," she joked in her Raven-ish way.
Beast Boy shrugged, not willing to say he got it from school. He looked over at Raven as she came down. "Thanks, nice to know you think so highly of my intelligence." He said in a joking way.
"I'll go see if I can dig out some balls from the garage." Cyborg stood up, hey if they where gonna play he was too.
"Most wonderful Cyborg." Starfire said, clapping her hands in excitement.
A few minutes later, the five of them were all on the roof, and playing dodge ball. Almost all of them were playing. Raven was sitting near the edge of the roof, meditating.
"DAH!" Robin ducked, narrowly missing a ball to the face. That had been a hard throw.
Starfire grabbed a ball and threw it at the other team, which happend to be Cyborg and Beast Boy.
Beast Boy yelped in a real girly way and was knocked back with the ball hitting him in the chest.
"Ha! Slow poke! You got hit with a-" Cyborg was cut off by getting hit in the head with another. Causing Beast Boy to point and laugh.
"Nice one!" Robin said to Starfire as he picked up another ball and chucked it at Beast Boy. He picked up another one and went for Cyborg this time.
A ball came hurtling towards Raven for what was about the fourth time. It stopped in mid air right behind her, surrounded in her power. She made it zoom back into game, aiming at no one in particular, but hoping it would hit Beast Boy. She was still mad at him, but less so.
Beast Boy curled in a ball as the balls came flying at him. "NO FAIR! YOUR ALL AIMING FOR-" he was hit in the gut with another and Cyborg whistled innocently. Beast Boy glared at him.
Starfire giggled then scooped up another ball and chucked it at Cyborg.
"You aren't supposed to hit Beast Boy!" Robin half laughed. "He's on your team!" Robin threw another at Cyborg, but then just as fast, scooped up another ball to throw at Beast Boy.
Cyborg only laughed... Well until he was hit with a doge ball. "That's it you little piece of bird-" He didn't finish but instead hurtled two balls at Robin.
Beast Boy moaned as he recovered from the balls, yeah. The Titans played harder then any kid at school ever would. He grabbed a ball and swung it at Raven's head, wondering if that would work. but all the same doubting it highly.
Robin yelped and dodged one of the balls, but got hit in the chest with the other. He coughed, and shook his head. That had hurt a bit. He picked it back up and swung it back at Cyborg.
Raven's head twirled around, eyes glowing white as the ball stopped inches from her head. She gave a half glare and made it fly back at Beast Boy, twice as hard as the first time.
Beast Boy looked at Raven that said he was cursing himself. "Ahhhhhhh!" He screamed as the changeling made a mad dash to hide behind someone, but was hit in the back of the head. He lay on the roof top moaning "Ow..."
Cyborg dodged Robin's ball "Ha! That all you got spike head!" He laughed, then was rained on with dodge balls. "Ahhh!"
Starfire giggled in her winning way and jumped up and down in victory over Cyborg.
Raven smiled slyly to herself when she heard Beast Boy scream.
"Way to go, Star!" Robin yelled, thrusting his fist into the air. There game went on for quite awhile, every now and then Raven might jump in to play, or help someone. It was probably nearing 5:30 already.
Tara looked over at her clock. Half an hour longer. That was it.
Cyborg and Beast Boy where on a tie with Robin and Starfire. Neither could beat the other, but it didn't help that Cyborg kept chucking balls at Beast Boy for no real reason other then it was fun.
Starfire was having a lot of fun, earth games where more fun then her home planets games in a way. One time she had thrown a star bolt instead of a dodge ball; poor Beast Boy now had a burn hole in the sleeve of his uniform.
Beast Boy leaned on his legs and took in deep breaths, they played hard. It was getting dark "Yo Cyborg! What time is it?" He asked.
Cyborg looked down at his arm "a little over five-thirty." He said then grabbed another ball.
Beast Boy looked around the others, he had to be going soon. He didn't want to have to rush there, and it was a fair walk without morphing. Plus getting ready, changing and all. "I'm out!" He declared, flashing the others his toothy smile.
"Awww," Robin lowered the dodge ball he'd been getting ready to throw at Beast Boy. He'd been having a lot of fun for about the first time in a week. He sighed. "Well, it was fun while it lasted. It was a good idea," Robin told Beast Boy again.
"For once," Raven started from Cyborg and Beast Boy's side. She'd gotten up about five minutes ago to help them. "I have to agree." She had been having fun too. She tended to switch teams so it evened out.
Beast Boy smiled at his team mates then stood up straight. "We should do it again sometime... even if I did get the crap beaten out of me." He joked.
"Yes, this game of throwing round objects is of most entertainment! We must do this again." Starfire agreed, landing on the roof from her flying position. It had helped with her swings.
Cyborg tossed the ball in his hand, 'accidentally' knocking Robin in the head. "Supper time!" He yelled.
Robin had been smiling at the thought of doing this again, and at Starfire's enthusiasm. Though, when he was hit in the head, he was nearly knocked down, and looked over at Cyborg, half glaring and rubbing his head. "Not. Cool," he said slowly and clearly. Though, dinner sounded good!
Even Raven was willing to do this again. In fact, she wanted to do it again sometime. It was fun. She started walking back to the door that led to the stairs. Dinner sounded good to her too.
Cyborg sent Robin a laughing smile before joining Raven in the walk to the kitchen. Though he went faster, he was more eager to get cooking.
Starfire flew behind Raven, chattering about the game of dodging balls and how much fun it was. Then going on about foods she would like them to try sometime.
Beast Boy lagged behind and went in his room while the others headed to the kitchen. He had to get his clothes together and get going soon.
Robin walked alongside Starfire, smiling. He jumped in to talk every now and then. He could listen to her talk for ages.
Once in the kitchen, Raven took a seat at the bar to wait for food.
Cyborg stepped behind the bar and into the kitchen. Putting his chef hat on, he looked around at his friends with a grin. "Okay! What will it be tonight, meat supreme. Meaty spaghetti or... MEAT?" He was half expecting Beast Boy to come running down and yelling that there were people who didn't eat meat, but didn't see his little green friend.
Starfire sat at the bar with a large smile plastered on her face; everything went to normal when they were all here. Just how she liked it.
Beast Boy dug through his clothing. He had tons of the stuff; just hardly any of it was worth wearing. After digging into countless clothes piles he finally grabbed black jeans and a dark green long sleeved shirt. That would work. He put that pair of clothing in and took out his purple shirt and school uniform then swung the back pack on his shoulders and started down stairs.
"Sounds great!" Robin exclaimed. He didn't like meat as much Cyborg, who did? But he didn't hate it like Beast Boy. Where was Beast Boy anyways? Robin turned in his seat to look around a bit, but didn't see Beast Boy. He turned back to look at his friends.
Raven looked up at Cyborg as he listed their options. "So… which one will it be?" she asked.
Cyborg thought about it for a minute, putting his index finger to his mouth. Then said "How about all three?"
"Sounds most wonderful Cyborg." Starfire smiled eager to try more earth foods. Though with BB not around as much, it was almost always meat. She even tried Cyborg's meat coffee. That didn't work out though.
Beast Boy came in from the hall way, looking at the other 4 as he started to the door. "I'm going out to eat, see you guys later." He said in a quieter tone, not really wanting the attention drawn to himself.
Raven had shrugged. "Good enough," she said.
Robin had side glanced at Beast Boy from the corner of his eye, though didn't say anything. He glanced at the counter before looking back at Cyborg. "Yeah, sounds good."
Cyborg hadn't noticed BB leaving, he was busy cooking up several large dishes of meat as if the titans where going to starve. And Starfire was busy watching with wide eyes; she could eat half of this and still not be completely full. 9 stomachs were a lot to feed.
Beast Boy left, doing his usual trip of over the lake then heading to some type of restaurant or gas station. He looked in the mirror of the boys' room. His blonde hair spiked up like it usually did, though he tried to flatten it a little. After using near a gallon of water he decided his hair would win this round and left. He remembered where Tara's house was, and only had a few minutes to get there so he was running instead of walking. So much for taking his time.
Raven hadn't noticed Beast Boy leave either. She had also been watching more and more meat pile up.
Tara looked at the clock. Almost time. She jumped out of her chair and picked up her brush, running it through her hair. Her bedroom had a mirror in it so she used that. She wondered if she looked okay… or if she looked like she was trying too hard. She ruffled her hair up a bit and sighed. No, now she just looked bad. She ran the brush through her hair again. Man, the things one guy could do to you. She set the brush down. It didn't matter. She looked fine. She sat back down.
Beast Boy (or Gar now, boy this can get confusing XD) slowed down. Okay maybe he should be fashionably late? No, he should be there right on time! Or maybe early? Or... or he could totally chicken out! Crap no! That was the last thing he would do. His legs stiffened as he came to Tara's house a few minutes later. He was probably already a minute or two late. Gar made hurried strides up to the door and knocked then took a step back and waited.
Tara was singing along to her music, still trying to figure out what to do with her hair. Her door was partially closed as well, so she hadn't heard the knock. Maybe a ponytail? No. Pony tail with those two strands that always fell in her face down? No, that wasn't good either. Maybe it was? She tried again, holding her hair up with one hand, and fixing the two strands with her other. She turned her head, trying to see if she looked good enough at every angle. This was tough.
"I got it," Melody said. She jumped up from her seat at the table where she'd been doing her homework and went to the door. She opened it and stared at Gar for a moment. "Uh… yes?" she asked in a bit of a confused voice.
"Umm... Hi... Is Tara here?" Gar asked, kicking his foot at the porch floor for some reason. It was a stupid question, of course she was here! Duh.
Melody grinned a sly grin of dawning understanding. "Yeah," she said stepping aside to let Gar in. "She's in her room. I'll go get her." She walked down the hallway to Tara's room.
Tara tried doing her hair a different way. Casual, kind of messy bun. "No," she mumbled to herself. There was a loud rapping on the door. "Come in," Tara said in a voice that told she had one hundred percent of her attention on something else. Melody walked in. She raised an eyebrow. "What?" Tara asked.
"You? Actually caring for your hair?" Melody half joked. "Gar's here."
"Oh, okay," Tara let her hair fall down and ran her brush through it again. For what seemed like the hundredth time. She walked to her door and flipped the light switch off, walking down the hall. Melody closed the door and followed behind Tara.
"Okay, thanks" Gar told Melody before she walked off. He stepped inside a bit hesitantly, kicking at the floor and keeping his eyes glued to his shoes. He didn't know why he suddenly felt shy.
Tara came into the room, and immediately spotted Gar. He looked nervous. Or shy. She smiled. "Hey," she said kind of quietly.
Melody stopped behind Tara, just kind of grinning.
Gar looked up at Tara and smiled "Hey. Sorry if I'm not on time. Got caught up getting my butt kicked at dodge ball." He joked. Though it was true, he could swear the Titans had left a bruise on him a few places. Mostly his chest and arms. Though Raven had hit him pretty hard with the stupid ball.
Tara laughed a little. "Yeah, it's okay. I was running a little late too."
"Only by a hair," Melody smirked.
Tara shot Melody a 'that was a bad pun' look. "Can you tell Melinda I'm going out? I'll be back before ten."
Melody only smiled. "Ma'am yes Ma'am!" Melody pulled an army salute. Or tried anyways. "Have fun kids," she joked as she went into the kitchen to find her mom.
Gar half grinned at Melody's joking around then looked back at Tara. "So, I take it your ready to go?" He smiled again.
"Yep," Tara said. "I'm ready if you're ready."
"Of course I'm ready, or I wouldn't be here." Gar laughed slightly then went over to the door and held it open for Tara.
Tara laughed. "True," she said and started for the door. She couldn't help but stare at Gar as she passed him. She averted her eyes again. "So… how are we getting there? Bikes? Or taking a bus or something?"
Gar let his eyes lock into Tara's when she passed and looked at him. Though then stepped out and tried to ignore the slight blush going up his face. When asked how they where getting there he mentally smacked himself. "Oops... I forgot my bike... Sorry." He had been too caught up in playing with the others then getting out of there to think about it! Stupid. "We could catch a bus if we hurry, I got some change." He turned his head to look at Tara.
"It's okay," Tara shrugged. "Yeah, I brought my wallet, so I've got money too. Bus it is then," she said. "There's actually a bus stop right up the road." She started down the sidewalk at a slow walk.
"Okay," Gar walked beside her as he had been doing for the past week. Not having much to say, he glanced around. The streets where pretty empty, a car here and there but other then that no one was really out. His eyes stole quick glances at Tara then back down at his feet.
Tara also glanced at Gar every now and then. Actually, a lot. Whenever their eyes met for a brief second, she would look away again. She had a small smile on her face as they walked down the street. Once at the bus stop, it was a short wait.
Gar looked over as the bus came up the road, slowing down until it was at a stop. He looked over at Tara and let a bold grin go up his face before stepping on the bus and paying for both of them. "And don't even say you're paying for the next thing, because it's my job to pay. Deal with it." He joked to Tara.
Tara playfully glared at him, and shoved him forward in a joking way. She looked around and saw the very back seats empty. "C'mon, let's take the back," she said as she walked forward.
Gar stumbled when Tara pushed him but only laughed and then let her pass and followed her to the backseats
Tara sat down by the window. "So, how long of a drive is it?" she asked. "Just wondering," she added as the bus started back up again. Actually, she wouldn't mind a longer drive. More time with Gar. That was always nice in her opinion.
Gar shrugged "a few minutes. Not long." He sat down next to Tara, not too close but close enough so that if anyone new did get on then they wouldn't fit between them.
When the drive started Gar started talking, low enough so only Tara could hear him. He mostly told jokes, or prank ideas he thought about trying out sometime. When Tara wasn't looking Gar would scoot a little closer then keep the talking up. They where almost there, it had only been maybe 10 minutes.
Tara enjoyed the ride. She laughed at the jokes, sometimes laughed at the pranks; she either laughed, or smiled slyly as if imagining the look on someone's face. She put in ideas here and there to improve the pranks, or left them the way they were. After those ten minutes, she noticed Gar was closer the when they'd first got on, and she smiled to herself.
When the bus stopped Gar glanced over Tara and at the location, this was the stop. "C'mon" He said in an excited tone, making a daring move for himself and grabbing Tara's wrist and pulling her up with him.
Tara was pulled up by Gar and laughed a small laugh. She followed him off the bus and looked up at the diner. She remembered it. It looked exactly the same as before. "So, this is Ben's?" she asked. Dumb question, right in front and above them was a giant yellow glowing sign that read 'Ben's'.
Gar looked over at his shoulder as the bus drove off then back at Tara. "Yep, cute little place really." He smiled then let go of her wrist in slight hesitation. He started forward; he had come here only a few weeks ago, when he had been looking for Terra.
Tara grinned and followed him. "Yeah, looks like it," she said. She knew it was a great place, with great pie. She remembered her last visit here so easily. Even though she didn't want to. Beast Boy had loved the pie. Tara shook her head slightly in an attempt to rid the memory free of her head.
Gar walked in, the little bell above the door ringed to announce that someone had walked in. He smiled as he looked around then held the door open for Tara once more, smiling at her as well.
Tara smiled back at Gar. As she looked around, everything came back to her. She had come here a lot in the past. She wondered if Pam, the waitress, would remember her. Maybe Tara should have thought about that before agreeing to come here. She sighed. It all looked the same inside too.
Gar let go of the door and it closed on its own. He walked past Tara and hopped up on the bar stool, spinning around once or twice for fun then looking over at Tara and grinning then up at the waitress, Pam who smiled at him and Tara.
Tara glanced around a little, holding one arm with her other hand. She hesitantly came forward and took a seat next to Gar. She continued looking around a bit as if she'd never been here before. Well, she hadn't. Terra had, but Tara hadn't. She looked up at the waitress and grinned a bit warily.
Gar looked over at Tara "You look nervous or something, don't worry. Nothing here is going to eat you." He joked.
Pam gave a 'Don't I know you?' look to Tara then shook her head slightly and looked ready to scribble something down on her note pad. "Can I take your orders Huns?" She asked sweetly.
"Apple pie." Gar said quickly.
Tara laughed at his joking, though she knew it was true. She just didn't want someone to recognize her. She caught the look from Pam and averted her eyes to the bar counter top. "Uh… what he said," Tara said a bit quieter then usual, glancing up at Pam.
Pam smiled then took the order back to the kitchen that was just behind another bar.
Gar looked over at Tara, "Are you okay?" He asked. "You're being awful quiet."
"Yeah," Tara said, looking over at Gar and perking up a bit. She'd spent so much time here before she was surprised Pam hadn't recognized her. Oh well, it was a good thing. "So, did we come all this way just for pie?" she joked with grin. She knew it was good pie. That's what she had done last time she was here.
Gar gave Tara a mock surprised look. "Dude, have you tried their pie? It beats all other pie on earth." He joked, smiling.
Weird beginning, weird ending. Yeah, it's the middle part of the chapter XD