Title: Jump high for the Gifted
Summary: Gar and Vic are the newest students at Jump high school. Gar's love struck eyes soon grow attached to the mysterious Raven but with more students transferring Gar and his friends soon realize there not the only ones with power...
Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans no matter how hard I wish I do!
Thanks To IlUvBiLlIeJoEaNdBeAsTbOy, SugarDevil and Wilma Wonka for reviewing chap 7!
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She found him sooner than expected. He was lying in between the rows of the football stands. All curled up wanting the world to ignore him. Raven knew that feeling. The girl hadn't gotten a proper look at him but she'd seen his green features and frankly it didn't bother her like it might do other people.
Slowly as not to alarm him she sat in the seat above him Gar's head shuddered as if to say he knew she was there. Then Raven realized he had pointed ears.
Cute She mentally twitched. Did I just call Gar's ears cute?
Raven reached down and tapped his shoulder.
" Go away." he murmured.
" Make me" she replied. Gar twitched.
" Go! You've had your fun now!" His voice grew louder. "All had a good laugh at me just like everyone else?-!" The boy stood and faced her. Raven took note of his shining green eyes. Gar was fighting back angry tears.
" Why'd you come huh? You want your own private show with Jump highs very own freak show!" Tears fell. The topic in question had always made him cry so everyone continued to bring it up. Raven chose to calm him down.
" No" She placed Gar in a nearby seat. " I came to talk"
" What good will that do?" His voice grew softer.
" Trust me" She cooed. " After we talk...we can go back and get into last period.Ok?"
Gar sniffed.
" I can't! They'll laugh! No one will talk to me! It's Gotham all over again! I- -" Gar stopped his rant as he felt Raven take his hand.
" What are you-?" The fuzzy feeling left and was replaced with a chocolate chip cookie.
" Aqualad still doesn't comprehend, that I'm not a cookie person." Then Gar witnessed a rare smile, like the ones that he imagined where aimed at Giles.
" heh...thanks Rae"
She let him escape with the shortened use of her name.
" Listen I'm here to help ok? Repeat..."
" Your here to help." Gar munched on his biscuit.
" Good" As if by magic she handed him a notepad and pen.
" What are you a theosophist?" he asked.
" I wish then I could sort out my own issues." Raven joked. Gar started to doodle something.
" You started to tell us before about what happened, right?" Gar nodded.
" Why don't you tell me everything, but use the pad to...well help..."
" You visualize some one the stuff I describe?"
" Exactly"
Garfield began relaying his past, about his birth, his childhood with the discovery of his powers. On the notebook a series of wonderful sketches were recorded. Gar also told Raven about Gotham, his first meeting with Victor. He felt like a traitor to him when he mentioned about Vic's accident which resulted in his modifications. Raven didn't comment, she took everything in.
" Don't you think were strange?"
" Strange? Yes. Different? No" Grabbing his hand again she steered him towards the school. The notebook stored safely in her bag.
" Listen Gar, your not alone, there are more people like you...like...us." Raven whispered.
"Like us.." The words echoed in the boy's mind. Hold on!
Raven had powers too!
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Sneaking into the school towards last period without anyone seeing them. Child's play. Gathering the nerve to go in? Mental Chaos. Fortunately Gar had Raven there to help.
" Gar were taking it slowly ok?" The was trying to hide in his jacket, unfortunately it didn't cover his green hair.
" Besides it's only Star and Jinx in here. Just a form lesson." Raven ruffled his hair pulling the jacket down, then pushed his green-ness to the door.
" Rae what if...? What if they...don't want to know me?" Gar muttered. Various scenarios played in his head; all of them included his total isolation.
" Don't even think like that. The truth is Gar, Jinx can accept anyone because everyone treats her the same and no matter how hard you try, you can't stop Starfire from talking." She stated. Her hand went to the door button. Gar took a breath.
Whoosh!
The door opened and Raven pulled Gar inside. At their entrance Jinx and Star stood up. In their faces seemed to be a wash of emotion. Gar didn't look but his instincts could smell confusion, suprise...
He blurred his vision of the floor as if he were trying to get rid of the people itself. In a few seconds there would be screams, gasps and fleeing...
HUGS?
The force of the glomp almost threw him of his feet if not for Star balancing herself at the last second.
" Friend Gar were have you been?"
" Dude we were worried!" Jinx exclaimed. Raven stood next to him with a I-told-you-so look on her face.
" You mean your not freaked out about me being green?" he asked, tears threatened his eyes again.
" We were freaked out about your vanishing! But not of you color" Her happy tone never wavered.
" Gar your green! It's wicked and your ears are totally cute!" His face heated at the compliment.
" R-really?" Jinx nodded.
" Not even Raven can say they aren't! Right Rav-y?" The purple haired girl twitched.
" I can't deny it hadn't crossed my mind." There was chorus of oohs from the girls. They turned to see Gar sniffle again.
" Wow. No one's ever been this nice to me since Vic..." Gar had put on an adorable face and the girls smiled.
Smash!
Heads flew to a cup that had been broken seconds ago,the girls eyes darted to a suspect but the real cause came in.
" Oops" Galfore smiled too.
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Victor arrived at Galfore's classroom 5 mins before the bell was set to go. He found Gar without a sad expression but a joyful, toothy grin.
" Hey Vicky!" A snigger went around at Jinx's newest nickname for the disguised cyborg.
" Hey guys" The group retreated to their lockers. Vic then confronted Gar.
" Listen Gar about the swimming thing, I reckon with my dad helping I can update those things in about a week maybe a week and a half." The green boy's head looked into his locker.
" Thanks...but it'll be tough y'know."
" How?"
" Being Green whilst you fix it, It was ok in Gotham but..."
" Maybe you could just use them for swimming" Victor coaxed. " If people see the real you then maybe they'll grow to accept the real you." Gar saw the logic.
" Yeah" He grabbed his bag and waited. " So are you going straight home?" He asked hopefully.
" Sorry Gar, Robin said he was going for a round of football in the park. You can come along if you want." Disappointed he shook his head. Vic shrugged and said goodbye.
Garfield sighed. He didn't really know Robin but if Vic like him then he mustn't be so bad.
" Your not leaving with Vicky?" Jinx enquired, her beanie was on and she wore a striped jumper under her lilac bag.
" Why?" Raven's hoodie was tied around the dark girl's slender waist. She'd taken it off to reveal a black strap top with a fishnet shirt under it, her amulet belt hung loosely on her hip.
" He's gone with Rob to hang out." Jinx swung him around.
" So your all alone and lonesome?" He nodded for the 50 millionth time that day.
" Good"
" Wha?" She giggled.
" C'mon elfy! Your invited to come join me and Rae-ven" A familiar blue hoody was shoved on to him.
" We go to this cafe to relax and talk, with everything that has happened today you need to come" Raven stated emotionlessly as she place his hood up. A black shadow covered his face...and it was good that it did as his face was burning up.
" I'l l-love to come!" Happily they left. Most of the students were filing out. Gar thought for a second he'd seen Vic, Rob and Star but shook it off.
Raven could have laughed at his anxiousness but didn't as it was a sensitive subject. She also noticed that he eased up as they walked on the high street. It was unusual for her to be this attentive on one person.
" Almost there Garfield!" Jinx sang. The trio had a few turned heads who knows what they though of a bouncy,pink haired girl, a shadow, hooded boy, and a fishnet girl that looked like she was going to kill anyone who looked at the boy funny.
They turned abruptly to face a clean cafe on the outside but darker on the inside.
" Isn't this?" Raven nodded.
" Yes, this time no, Cookies." Jinx and Gar laughed as the jolted into the Hi-ku Cafe.
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No way...a chapter! Chapter 8 has finnalllyyy been completed and this is the longest yet! Happy I must apologies for it's lateness, on the summary it's does say that I'm on a writers block, I just can't find the time to write this up lately but I've got most of the other chapters planned and some written. Hopefully this chapter had some hints of RaeBB I tried to make it mild seen as Raven is still with Aqualad...but does this sneak peek make you wonder?...
"Were going as friends..."
" With benefits!" The sitting duo blushed.
"...as friends" Jinx corrected, then placed herself back on her seat.
OOOOOh now who may they be talking about? Will Raven and Beastboy get together next time? Will Jinx keep them on the edge with her fast wit? Where does Aqualad fit in? Will the dreaded cookies get Raven! Remember ppl Don't be shy! Read and review!