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Chapter Eleven, AKA: A Lot to Think About
Garfield switched his view from the road to the girl sitting beside him in his car. She looked to be asleep, well, half asleep. They hadn't talked about what had happened in the classroom, the fight, or the incident afterwards. He wasn't to eager to bring it up, but was sure Rachel was curious about it. He was pretty curious himself. He let out a deep breath that he felt like he had held in since this whole thing started, trying to put things in order inside his mind. Why would anyone let things like that happen to a girl like Rachel? She didn't deserve it.
Rachel stared out the window, watching the unfamiliar scenery pass by, her thoughts were on what happened more than they were on the man sitting next to her. She couldn't believe what was happening, she had told her teacher about all the secrets she wanted to keep the most, and then to make matters even worse, she kissed him. I'm such an idiot.
Okay, let's review the situation, Rachel. You had a violent outburst, told all the secrets you've been keeping for years and could get you arrested, kissed your teacher who could get fired because of it, then got in his car with him and he's taking you to his house where he could do whatever he wants with me and I wouldn't be able to do anything about it. Damnit. She doubted that Garfield was the kind of guy to kidnap teenage girls and murder them, she knew him better than that. At least, she hoped she knew him better. Still, she had better tell someone where she was, but maybe a little nap first couldn't hurt…
Garfield pulled a sharp left, turning into a noisy street with too many cars and stoplights and honking horns to count. Barely visible and miles away a large apartment building loomed in the distance. He had better tell someone what was happening, someone who knew what to do, because he was sure he didn't know. He pulled into the parking lot in front of the apartment building, making sure no one was looking before he got out of his car. It wasn't like he was doing anything wrong, right? Any responsible adult would take home the student he had kissed to his or her house when finding out she was beaten by her dad and raped instead of calling the police… I'm screwed.
When he was sure no one was there, he opened the door to the side of the car Rachel was sitting in, just his luck that she had fallen asleep. He bit his lip, wake her up, or carry her? He groaned, not having the heart to wake her up after the day she had had. Garfield pulled her into his arms and headed toward the door of the building behind him. Was it him or was she a lot lighter than she was supposed to be? He ignored it for now, making a mad dash for the elevator before anyone could see him. He let out a sigh of relief when the elevator doors opened and he found himself only a few yards away from the door to his apartment.
Garfield stopped in his tracks, staring at the door. He was sure he had locked it when he left, and the only person who had the copy of the key was his best friend so that meant…
"Hey man! I got the game station all set up and I bought this new game so…" Victor froze, gaping at the sight that lay before him.
"Um… I can explain?" Victor snapped out of his daze enough to let Garfield into the apartment.
"I really, really hope so." Garfield made his way over to the couch, setting her down. She stirred slightly, eyes opening only a little bit.
"Beastboy?" He smiled at the nickname.
"Hey, Raven. You're at my apartment now, you should probably sleep more." She shook her head 'no' before getting up and stretching. She looked over at Victor.
"Er… hi." Victor just shook his head, still completely confused. "Beastboy, can I use your phone?" He nodded his head, pointing to the kitchen. She nodded back, making her way over.
"Dude, you had better start explaining."
Rachel stared at the phone, who would be better to call in a situation like this? Her father was out, for obvious reasons, both Victor and Garfield were here, so that left Richard and Kori. She picked up the phone, waiting for a dial tone before dialing Kori's number. She figured Kori would be more understanding in a situation like this than Richard would.
"Ander's residence, Kori speaking." Rachel rolled her eyes, she could practically feel Kori's smile from the other end of the line.
"Hey Kori, it's me." Rachel listened closer; a masculine voice could be heard in the background.
"Kori? Who is it?"
Rachel's jaw dropped. What the hell?
"Kori, why is Richard at your house?"
"So, Raven, why did you call?" She smirked, Kori had avoided the subject completely, she would just have to ask later. Now that it was Rachel's turn to speak, she found she wanted to avoid the subject too… Not that she had anything else to say at the moment.
"Raven, where are you? The number you are calling from isn't showing up on my caller ID."
"See, that's kind of why I'm calling. I'm at Beastboy's house." Kori gave a skeptical look, though Rachel couldn't see it.
"Who's Beastboy?" She mentally smacked herself; of course Kori wouldn't know his nickname. He may have been hanging out with them more lately, but Garfield hadn't told anyone his nickname except for her. This was going to be hard to explain.
"I mean Garfield."
"Please, please tell me you're there for tutoring."
"And I suppose that's what Richard and you were doing too?"
"Richard is not a teacher. Don't avoid the subject, what are you doing over there?"
"I told Beast- Garfield my secret." There was a bit of silent thought on Kori's end of the phone.
"Raven, you have millions of secrets, most of which you haven't even told me yet. Which one are you talking about?"
"The secret. You know, the number one secret?" Rachel asked, giving an agitated sigh. Kori nearly dropped the phone.
"What were you thinking? He could get you arrested for doing that secret!"
"Kori, do me a favor and don't phrase it like that."
"Oh, right. So that doesn't explain why you're at his house."
"He wouldn't let me go home because of my father so he took me to his house." Leaving out the part about when she almost cried wouldn't be a problem. It was only a little detail, after all…
"…So… why are you calling?"
"I just thought I'd let you know where I am so you can find my body in case he turns out to be a murderer or something." She could hear muffled laughter in the background that she knew didn't belong to Kori. Richard always did appreciate her sarcasm more than Kori, but there was probably a reason for that.
"Gar, you'd better start explaining why you were carrying an unconscious student into your apartment." Victor stared at Garfield hard; he knew that Gar wasn't the type to mess around with girls (usually), so there had to be a good explanation for this.
"In my defense, she was sleeping." Victor glared at him.
"Okay okay, jeez. So Raven and I have been friends for a while now, right? You know that of course… Okay, so like, Terra comes into my office right before Raven's supposed to come into detention and we start like, making out on my desk and stuff."
"I thought you were over her! She cheated on you with three other men dude, why would you want to get back together with her, unless of course, you still had feelings for her." Man did that statement hit closer to home than he would have liked. Not to mention it seemed oddly familiar.
"Anyway, Raven knows that I broke up with Terra and all that messy stuff, so she gets really mad or jealous or something, and I get defensive, so we get into this fight. So she ends up telling me… some stuff that was more than a little bit private. So I tried to comfort her, you know, by giving her a hug…" Garfield bit his lip, could he trust Victor enough to tell him this?
"And I might have… kissed her." An exasperated groan could be heard from the kitchen before Victor even had the chance to yell.
"Beastboy, you idiot, when you kiss someone six-"
"-Seven" He corrected, she glared.
"Seven years younger than you that's your student you don't TELL ANYONE ABOUT IT!" Garfield winced and covered his ears. How could such a peaceful and solitary girl be so freaking loud?
"I hate to interrupt this little love fest here, but what the hell is going on?" Victor's voice boomed, almost as loud as Rachel's…Almost.
Both Garfield and Rachel exchanged looks.
"Okay, see, after I told Garfield about… some stuff, he decided the best way to console the girl whom he found out might need therapy and intimacy issues was by kissing her."
"Yup, and I'm guessing your lips have a mind of their own?" She mumbled something in- audible, her face turning slightly pink.
"So then it was a mistake?" Rachel asked, a hint of insecurity barely evident in her voice.
"Well, no."
"So then you like me."
"Well, I um… It's…" As funny and kind of disturbing as this was to watch, something was plaguing Victor's mind.
"So… where does Terra fit in with all of this?" Rachel looked surprised, like she hadn't thought of that.
"Yeah, where does Terra fit in with all of this?" She asked.
"She's just… I mean she doesn't really…I. .You…" Garfield fell backwards on to the couch, Rachel sitting next to him, probably just as tired. Victor checked the clock, midnight. Good thing it was a Friday.
"It's twelve o'clock in the morning, and while I can't say whether or not I approve of your relationship with Rachel or Terra, I'm tired as hell. I'll come back tomorrow later in the afternoon to make sure you didn't sleep in the same bed." Garfield could have laughed. Rachel sat up so fast she all but fell off the couch. Even Victor had to say that was pretty funny…
After a few more goodbyes (and warnings), the door finally closed and locked behind Victor. Garfield and Rachel stared at each other for only a few seconds, tired and confused about everything that had happened that day. Rachel lay down on the couch, covering herself with blankets and pillows that Garfield had supplied. She had a lot to think about before she fell asleep.