A/N: Let me just start off by thanking my reviewers once again, and all the new ones too. I don't really have that much to say (it's a miracle!) so I'm just going to go straight to the reviews and disclaimer.

Disclaimer (in case you couldn't tell): I don't… NO! I can't say it! It hurts too much. Okay, deep breaths… I…don't own Teen Titans!

Digicowboy: I know what you mean. Tripping over your self isn't a good first impression (I would know.) Thanks for your thoughts, keep reviewing!

Gothic kid 13: Thank you for taking a chance on this fic, I hope I'll be able to keep your interest. Thank you for reviewing!

I feel awfully random: I'm glad you liked the line, even though it was WAY OOC. I knew the age question was going to come up somewhere, and I'm not all that sure how to answer it. Raven is supposed to be 17 and Garfield is supposed to be 24, which I don't think is that much of a difference. That's like seven years right? I'm failing math, BTW. There are plenty of couples with a bigger age difference I'm sure, just look at Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore (or however their names are spelled) if I remember correctly, Ashton is 26 and Demi is like, 40 or something. I don't find age to be a big issue in a relationship, however I can see your point. Thanks for giving me your opinion, keep reviewing!

SpiderSquirral: I completely agree with you. Having a Student/Teacher relationship is pretty gross in real life. In a story where everyone can be as good looking and charming as you want them to, it doesn't really bother me all that much- lol. I'm glad you like my stupid humor too, I never really considered myself as funny P. Thanks for Reviewing!

TDG3RD: I'm glad you liked that part, the line just kind of popped into my head. I think Garfield is clumsy in the show too, but it's been so long since I've seen an episode of Teen Titans I'm starting to go through withdrawal. Thank you for reviewing, keep on doing it!

Chapter Three, AKA: You Know You're too Short When…

After School:

Kori shuffled around her room, grabbing clothes and various make up supplies as she went. Slipping on a yellow bikini, a pair of jeans, and black t-shirt, she made her way over to a wooden vanity, trying not to trip. She looked down at the make up that was gathered in her arms and dropped it. There was no need for that when it was going to come off when she was swimming. If she and Richard even went swimming at the amusement park. Did Richard even know how to swim? Did he even like amusement parks or roller coasters? 'I am starting a relationship with a man I barely know.' She thought to herself. It would be an issue between them, she knew. He was always so private about everything. Maybe she could get him to open up just a little.

Richard waited for ten minutes at the gate of the Six Flags amusement park, searching through the crowd for Kori. He spotted her walking towards him and smiled at her, a rare occurrence.

"I apologize for being late, but I had to decide what articles of cloth I should put upon my apparatus.1" Five seconds of translating later, Richard responded.

"It's fine, I was only waiting for two minutes." He had lied, but it wouldn't hurt anyone.

The two of them walked into the amusement park fully prepared to ride everything. After two hours of being dragged around by Kori, they decided to stop for a snack. Getting dragged around by your girlfriend might not sound all that great, but for Richard it was the most fun thing he had done in a while.

"Richard?" He looked up at her, nodding at her to continue.

"Do you like swimming?"

"Why, do you want to go swimming?" Kori nodded eagerly and they both left their table, heading towards the gigantic water slides and anything else that would get them wet. Richard took off his shirt and stuffed it into the bag he had been carrying, leaving him in a pair of orange swimming trunks. Kori slipped off her clothes, causing several people to stare.

"Richard, is something wrong? You mouth seems to be liquidating, and you have been looking in the same direction for quite a while." Not that she could tell, with those dark black sunglasses he wore. Another thing she would have to ask him about later.

Richard stuffed his tongue back into his mouth where it belonged and smiled at her.

"I'm fine. Lets go ride some rides." They headed over to a water slide, grabbing a rubber tube that could fit two people in it. After waiting in the line, they both peaked over the railing. Was it just Richard, or was the ground spinning?

"Richard, you seemed scared. Are you sure you want to go on this one?" He stood up straight, determined not to look like a coward in front of her.

"I'm never scared." He said firmly, sitting in one of the seats of the inflatable plastic tube. Kori sat down next to him and pushed off the back of the slide, sending them plummeting towards the pool below.

Several feminine screams were heard from inside of the large tubular slide, many of which Kori didn't remember making. Richard eyes were shut the whole time, his glasses hiding it well. They hit the pool hard, Kori laughing and Richard trying not to scream. She looked over at him, smiling slyly.

"You were scared." It was a statement. Richard growled, feeling his masculinity threatened again, something he was sensitive about. He could be egotistical at times.

"I was not scared. I'll prove it, lets go ride that one." He said, pointing towards a huge, steep, and spiraling slide that plummeted at an angle towards a pool of over chlorinated water.

They made their way over to the water slide and bought two tickets and signed two forms that said that Six Flags could not be sued if someone somehow got hurt or… died… not that would ever happen on this ride. I mean, just look at the name, "The Super Slide of Death and Injury from which You Only Have a Two Percent Chance of Living From Ride." Okay, don't look at the name.

Strangely enough, no one seemed to be in line for it. As they got to the platform on the top, Kori's eyes widened.

"Um, Richard? Perhaps we should not ride this one." Richard smirked.

"You scared?" Kori huffed indignantly.

"No, I was merely saying that…" Richard shook his head and stepped up to the lifeguard standing where the slide began. Kori stared after him for a second, he would be regretting it, and she knew it. The woman stuck her arm out in front of him, preventing him from going further.

"Oh, right. I have a ticket." She shook her head, popping gum obnoxiously, and pointed to a sign next to her, the sign Richard now referred to as the "Sign of Doom". It was a cardboard sign of a man holding his hand palm face down about two inches above Richard's head. On it in big bold letters were the words, "You Must Be This Tall." Richard stared at it a few seconds and turned red, now refusing to look at anything but the ground.

"You can still go, if you want." The lifeguard said, pointing to Kori who was exactly the right height. Kori laughed openly at Richard, it was funny…

"No thank you, miss. I think I should get going soon anyway." She smiled triumphantly, Richard following her down the stairs that they had taken to get up there. He had to find a way to redeem himself. No way was their date going to end like that.

There was one last ride to go on before heading home, The Farris Wheel. Fortunately for Richard, there was no required height for this one. They took their seats in the next available place. Richard glanced at Kori who was staring at the sunset, had it really been that long since they had gotten there, he wondered. The Farris Wheel came to an abrupt stop, their seat having stopped two seats higher than the middle, giving them the perfect view of the whole park.

In a massive display of color, fireworks went off left and right, making Kori's eyes glow with excitement. Richard swallowed his nervousness; this was the moment he had spent his time planning for. He could not screw it up.

He turned to face her, and she turned to face him. The bang of the fireworks was lost on their ears, the colorful lights no longer mattered. The view was gone, they could have been in a dumpster and it wouldn't have mattered. Richard leaned forward slowly, Kori following his example.

Their lips connected and they wrapped their arms around each other. Kori suddenly had the sensation she was drowning, but in a good way. When she realized she couldn't breath, she reluctantly broke the kiss, breathing deeply to try to get her breath- and consciousness- back. Her face was blank, apparently still caught up in the moment. Richard smirked, judging by the way she was smiling, he figured he had done more than enough to make up for a small loss in height.

Kori silently slipped through the door of her small house, careful not to wake anyone up. She withheld a girlish scream; she had had her first kiss with the nicest guy she had ever met. Her smile faltered a bit, realizing she still hadn't learned much about him. He had carefully avoided every question she had thrown at him, answering with his own question to throw her off track. Well, at least he was a good kisser.

1: This is the message for the superscript 1 you saw. It was to make a note, since I don't really like interrupting the flow of the story. The note was that I know nobody would ever say that, but I found it really funny for some reason… Just thought I should let you know.

A/N: I know that I said I'd talk about what happened with Rachel and Garfield, but I'll use the next chapter for that. It will still be the same day as the Kori and Richard's date, though. I made Richard shorter than Kori because I always thought it was cute, the height might change later in the story though. Now, Review or I'll send my Microsoft Word assistant after you! (It's a dog, btw. Cool, huh?)