Shank you very much for the reviews! As one reviewer said, "Writing these 2000-Word chapters makes it worth the week-long wait"—okay, so those weren't the exact words but…I'll try to keep my chapters to at least 2000 words from now on.

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Raven sighed and rubbed her temples as she collapsed into the soft chair in the lobby. 'Why couldn't he have just let me get dressed before leaving? It would've taken just two minutes—three tops. But no, he had to be all "Heroic" and go just as soon as possible.' Raven groaned as she reminisced about the events that happened on the way back to the tower. Why couldn't she have just teleported? Oh, that's right, Red X had stuck some kind of device on the rose in her ear, and she wasn't able to teleport until she heard it beeping; and took it out. She grumbled something as she got up from the chair to change in her room when the front door to the tower burst open.

Robin stormed in and paused when he saw Raven leaving—trying to go unnoticed. "Raven!" He barked.

She sighed and turned around. "What?" She didn't need this right now. She still had to change, put the rose away, and tend to her bleeding arm.

"What's going on with you and Red X?"

"How would I know what's going on?" She was so mixed up right now. First Garrett—okay, so maybe she enjoyed their kiss—and now Red X! What in the world was going on?

"I'll tell you why you should know—because you kissed him that's—"

Robin's speech was cut short when Raven protested, "Lets get this straight Boy Blunder, I didn't kiss him, he kissed me! Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to take care of bleeding arm."

Robin was about to start again when realization hit him. She was hurt? He sighed and sat down in Raven's chair as he rubbed the back of his neck. He'd been so blind in his rage that he'd failed to notice his teammates. He figured he'd go apologize after he took a shower. He stood and walked towards his room as he examined the damage to his clothing.

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Raven cringed as she washed the soot from her cut and wrapped the bandages around it. It was a good thing she had done this before she changed. Her cloak and the sleeves of her leotard would've made this task very difficult. She jumped slightly when the tower's bell rang and went to answer it since she knew Robin would be in the shower by now.

Raven sighed as she reached for the doorknob. 'Whoever's here better have a good reason.' Raven thought as she turned the fixture. She cocked an eyebrow when the door opened to reveal no one. She cautiously stepped out and looked around for the ringer. She gasped when someone grabbed her around the waist from behind, and lifted her up placed her on their shoulders. She had her powers at the ready when she looked down to see…Garrett grinning up at her. She swatted at his head in a disciplinal manner when he laughed.

He finally set her down and smiled when she said, "Garrett you better have a good reason to be here."

"Alright then," He said as he continued, "But you have to close your eyes."

She looked at him strangely before following through. He carefully placed something in her hands and told her to open her eyes. She gasped and hugged him affectionately as she continued to examine the gift. It was a bouquet of roses. There were two of each color rose, which came to be twelve total roses.

He continued to grin and asked, "So, do you like 'em?" She nodded. "Good," He said and went on to put his arms around her waist and place his head on her shoulder as they stood, looking out on the bay.

"So, how exactly did you get to the island?" She asked as she leaned back into him.

He took in her scent and replied, "The same way I did last time…through the tunnel."

She laughed and let the matter slide for the time being. 'Why am I so familiar with him? It's like I've known him for a while. But, we just met yesterday…' Raven shook her head and decided to enjoy the moment.

"So I was thinking to myself today, that I'd like to go on another date with you. What do think? Yes, no?" Garrett asked as he grinned and picked her up again.

Raven smirked and replied, "Well I can't get go on a date with you in my pajamas now can I? And I can't change if I can't get down."

Garrett looked innocent and asked, "What's wrong with your P-Js? I think they make you look cute."

Raven laughed and said, "Garrett, put me down."

Now it was Garrett's turn to smirk as he protested, "What if I don't want to? What if I just want to kidnap you, and take you to the restaurant, and treat you to dinner before taking you to the beach?"

Raven smiled, "You can't kidnap a Titan. My teammates would be on your case as soon as they noticed I was missing."

Garrett began to walk towards the tunnel, as he taunted, "What if I put a dummy in your place at the dinner table, then they wouldn't know you were gone and I could carry out my evil plans."

Raven looked down at him and pondered, "Are you saying I'm stupid?"

Garrett grinned as he stated sarcastically, "Whatever gave you that idea?" With that, he started to run around in circles just to scare her.

She gasped and ordered, "Garrett, put me down!"

He grinned and dipped forward. "Whatever you say!" Just as she thought she would hit the ground, Garrett scooped her up in his arms. "C'mon, you didn't honestly think I'd let you fall did you?" She smiled at him and hung on to his neck as he planted a soft kiss on the gem on her forehead. "So, yes or no?" He asked as he gently set her back down.

She nodded and said, "Come get me at seven."

He feigned sadness as she walked back up to the tower's door, bouquet in hand. "What? No thank you-kiss?"

She turned around and began to walk towards him. "Boys, they're so helpless. It's a good thing women were put on this Earth. I just don't see how you'd get along without us." She said with a smile as she stopped in front of Garrett.

He pouted and reasoned, "Okay, I get two now. One for the flowers, and one for the insult."

Raven rolled her eyes and stood on her toes so she could kiss him on the cheek. When finished, Garrett protested, "Hey! That's cheatin'!" She shrugged and began to walk back towards the tower when Garrett threatened, "Come do it right or I'll just have to get those kisses myself!"

Raven squealed when Garrett ran up to her and scooped her up again. He slung her over his shoulder and taunted, "I won't set you free until I get those kisses!" After about three minutes, Raven finally relented and Garrett set her down. "So, do you still think men couldn't get along without women?"

Raven sighed and answered, "No."

Garrett smiled. "Good. Now hurry up and kiss me so I can get ready for our date."

Raven shook her head as Garrett leaned down, waiting. He looked at her as if to say, "Don't make me pick you up again." She smiled and closed the gap between them. After a few seconds, they pulled away and Garrett nodded in approval. "Now that that's taken care of, I'll be off."

He smiled and waved as he got back on his motorcycle. Raven watched him salute the T-car as it pulled into the garage. Reality came crashing down hard on Raven as she hurriedly scampered back inside, trying to avoid her teammates questions. Unfortunately, they caught up with her inside the tower.

"Dude, Raven! Who was that guy?" Beastboy asked.

"Yes Friend Raven, who is the man of whom you did the "locking of lips" with?"

Raven was doing her best to take notice of all the questions from Beastboy and Starfire when Cyborg interrupted, "So that was Garrett right?"

Raven nodded and sent a mental "Thank you" to Cyborg as he shut the two of them up by talking about Garrett's bike. Raven was on her way to her room to get ready for the date when she bumped into Robin.

He carefully gripped her by the shoulders and pulled her back into an upright position. Apparently, he'd been standing there during the entire discussion. He looked at her with disbelief and slight anger.

"Why weren't we informed of this Raven? How long have the two of you been together?" Robin questioned.

"Two days but I don't see why everyone has a problem with this. I mean, we're just two average people—"

"No Raven, you're not just two average people. For all we know, this Garrett person could be a spy for Slade!" Robin reasoned.

"Garrett's no spy Robin! You need to do some research before you go pointing fingers at my date!" Raven seethed.

"Date?" Robin asked.

Raven nodded and didn't give Robin the chance to further harass her. She briskly walked to her room and phased through the door.

Robin scoffed and went to the gym to blow off some steam.

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About thirty minutes later, Raven emerged from her room. As she entered the lobby, she heard a whistle from Beastboy, which was soon followed by a loud thump and groan as the lamp mysteriously attacked him.

"I don't know what he did to you, but I'm sure he regrets it."

Raven turned towards the door to be greeted by a smirking Garrett. He was clad in a dark blue shirt, which was tucked in behind a black belt. He had black pants, shoes, and a black blazer. His hair was neatly spiked—as always—and he held two tickets to the new restaurant that was built just a few days ago by the beach.

Raven smiled and confirmed, "I bet he does regret what he did to me."

Cyborg smiled at the pair and led them outside. "Y'know Raven, I think you make a cute couple with Garrett. You both match too."

Garrett and Raven looked at each other and smiled. Raven was wearing a dark blue skirt with a black long-sleeve shirt. And, as always, her belt hung loosely around her hips.

Cyborg grinned and went to open the tunnel for them as Garrett climbed on his bike, only to pause when he remembered that Raven was wearing a skirt.

"Uh Cyborg, we may have a problem. You see…Raven's in a skirt, therefore she can't ride my bike." Garrett said as he killed the engine and stepped off.

Cyborg stood there, dumbfounded for a moment before suggesting to take Raven's car. Raven nodded and mentally asked herself why she hadn't thought of it sooner. Cyborg opened the garage and took the cover off of Raven's car. He whistled before saying that the T-car should look like this.

Garrett and Raven laughed before Garrett got behind the wheel. He and Raven waved to Cyborg as the car pulled up to the wall. They waited as Cyborg re-entered the password. As soon as it was up, they sped off.

Cyborg could faintly hear Raven telling Garrett that if he went over the sped limit this time, he'd have to walk to the restaurant. He laughed and went back inside the tower. He knew Garrett wouldn't listen. He could just imagine the two of them speeding through traffic. Raven would be telling Garrett to slow down and Garrett would just grin and say that he heard her ask him to speed up.

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Hope you enjoyed this one. I think it had a wee bit too much Garrett x Raven fluff, but hey…that's why it's listed as a romance story.