A/N: Fluff! Fluff alert! Hope you enjoy.

I do not own Teen Titans that right once more belongs to DC comics and Warner Bros. Even though they are not in this chapter I also do not own Poison Ivy or Harley Quinn.

Chapter Four: Whirl me, twirl me, surprise me, and leave me.

Violet hair strands rolled against the soft texture of the pillow, a pale face burying deeper against the cool silk. The darkness in her room was calming and still as the fragrance of the irises danced across the still air. However, the rather loud voice on the other side of the door was anything but that.

Somehow her friend had decided today was the day to stalk outside of her room and just chit chat to herself about all the wonders of the mall of the shopping. About how it was such a nice day and one should not spend all day in the bed, neglecting the beauty that a waited. Normally she would have agreed and been up on the roof meditating but she had been up too late the night before and it was only seven. Not that she wasn't usually up earlier than that but it had seemed just as she was getting comfortable enough to rest and get some sleep, four members had decided to move things about.

No that was an understatement. They had banged, clanged, and run into the walls ever few minutes. Robin hissing out in a rather loud voice not to 'wake Raven' did not help much either. So feeling a bit sadden at not being able to attend whatever they were doing and also not being able to get much rest it was fair to say that Starfire could take her 'beautiful day' and shove it.

Once more the alien princess's voice sounded from the other side of the door and the empath threw her head up to send the door a glare. Something rattled in her room and she forced her emotions to keep from breaking something. Muttering softly she gave in and slide from her bed to make her way to the door. As the door swished open she was met by a bright pair of lime-green eyes and a smile from ear to ear, something shimmering in her eyes.

"Oh, GOOD MORNING FRIEND RAVEN! I DO SO HOPE I DID NOT WAKE YOU!" Raven arched an eyebrow as the alien princess looked back between her and the door to the common room.

"Starfire… why are you, one yelling and two in front of my door?"

"OH? AM I DOING OF THE YELLING I DID NOT NOTICE FRIEND RAVEN!" The young empath's eyebrow began to twitch and she decided it was best not to bother to ask. For all the empath knew maybe it was a Tamaranean greeting or holiday where one could only yell.

"OoooKay then… I'm going to the roof to meditate." She turned to walk around the taller female but stumbled backwards as the alien princess flew in front of her, shaking her head violently side to side.

"Oh no friend Raven! You must not go to the roof for you see I am… umm… I am wishing to do the morning meditation with you!"

"…And we can't do it on the roof… because?"

"…Because I umm… It is too swooshing of the atmosphere!" Raven went to say something but decided not to bother. Some fights no matter how stupid just weren't worth it. So instead she sighed and moved toward the common room, once more being stopped by Starfire jumping in her path. She could feel her anger start to rise.

"… Now what?" She hissed out through clench teeth.

"I was… umm... I was hoping to do the mediation ritual with you in your room or if this is too imposing in the room of my?" Raven blinked and arched an eyebrow. Something was going on. Well yeah it was obvious but with each passing moment it was like an alarm blaring down at her.

"Starfire… what is going on?" The alien princess started to panic and laughed nervously, rubbing the back of her neck and trying to pretend like she was clueless.

"I do not know whatever it is you mean friend Raven! I simply wish to do of the mediating with you!"

"Starfire…" The alien princess slowly started to frown and let her lime-green eyes fall down on the floor.

"I cannot tell you friend Raven… it is a surprise. I gave the scout of honor… please do not ask of me to smash of it." Raven blinked and felt a ping of guilt hit at her heart. Starfire had to be one of the nicest persons she knew and the last thing she wanted was for her to feel like she was being forced to do something. Sighing the young empath started down the hallway to the alien princess's room.

"Come on then, let's go mediate in your room." There was a squeal behind her and then the golden hue girl was flying off with her best earth female friend.

In the common room Robin pulled the sound improvement device from the other side of the door and rubbed at his ear. He was going to have to teach Starfire to be a little less obvious and not so loud though thankfully Raven hadn't seem all too interested in trying to figure out what was going on. Still that didn't leave much time. The boy wonder turned around and watched as Cyborg and Beastboy ran about the room, stumbling over each other.

"Man, I don't know why you couldn't just take her out to breakfast! This is pure torture!"

"Come on Dude! I gotta impress her and you guys said you would help!"

"Yeah but we didn't know you would change your mind every five minutes." Added Robin as he joined into the conversation, walking over to the kitchen where his two friends were trying to carry an arrangement of food and plants.

"I know I know! I just want her to know I'm really trying here guys! I mean you know how it is." The two male teens only mumbled an agreement and sighed.

"Alright… Starfire just took her into the room so we have a good twenty minutes to get all this stuff up there and after the two love birds leave we make a run to pick up the flowers and get everything ready for tonight…" Robin sighed and moved to pick up another plant as he rambled off the flow of events. Cyborg sighed and would have rubbed his face had his hands not already been busy carrying the ridiculous amount of food that he knew neither would probably even touch.

"Man, you owe me!"

"Us! He owes us." Beastboy only chuckled a bit nervously.

"Alright, I owe you guys… now come on we don't have much time. Titans! Go!" Robin raised an eyebrow and Cyborg couldn't help but smirk at the sheepish look on Beastboy's face. "What?"

"Been waiting to say that?" Beastboy only chuckled a response to Cyborg and shrugged.

Raven stretched her arms and walked out from Starfire's room with the alien princess not to far behind her.

"Hey Rae." The young empath blinked and stopped in her tracks as Beastboy stood in front of her with a large smile spread across his face. Something was going on and now she was starting to wonder if ignoring it was the smartest move.

"Beast… I mean Gar." She had caught the look of hurt that fall over his face as she had started to say the wrong name but as she corrected herself his eyes lit up and his smile returned tenfold. He moved to close the distance between them, emerald eyes giving Starfire a quick glance and he sent her a small smile.

"Thanks Star, I got it from here."

"Have what from here?" She was ignored and the alien princess clapped her hands together and levitated over to her green friend. She placed a hand on his shoulder and gave a smile of hope and luck.

"Very well friend Beastboy. Good luck."

"Hello? Take what from here?" Once more she was ignored and could feel herself getting agitated. If there was one thing she couldn't stand, it was being ignored. The alien princess turned around and clasped her hands together with Raven's, causing the empath to raise an eyebrow.

"Be at ease friend Raven and remember to do the enjoying of yourself!" Before she could ask her question a third time, Starfire had flown away down the long hallway. The empath watched her friend go, still very confused at what was happening. She could feel emerald eyes watching her and trying to gauge her reaction and her moods and she turned blue-violet eyes to the smiling changeling.

"Okay, what is going on here and if I have to repeat myself once more I will seriously heave you through a wall." He laughed and she couldn't help but blink. Normally he never laughed at her threats; instead he apologized and started to run in the opposite direction. He looped an arm around her own and once more she was thrown into the fray of confusion.

"Tell you what Rae, how about I show you and we simply enjoy each other's company?"

"Is that a joke?" He chuckled even though she could feel him waver a bit with sadness. However it was soon overturned by a sense of determination and he led her up the stairs to the roof. "Starfire said it was windy."

"Huh? Oh yeah we fixed that." She raised an eyebrow.

"You fixed… the wind?"

"Er… yeah?" He chuckled nervously and stopped in front of the door to the roof.

"Okay I know I'm going to regret this… how did you fix the wind." He opened the door and she walked out, stopping in her tracks at the scene in front of her.

"We used wind- Ex." She would have groaned and even maybe have sent him a glare but her heart had begun beating excessively fast for her to respond. Before her stood a scene she would never have thought the changeling capable of.

There was four old fashioned candle holders all made from marble stone, situated in a man-made large square around the edge of the roof. Not to close to fall off but close enough to enjoy the view of the city and the island they resided upon. Even though the sun was already rising the ivory candles burned brightly to give a soft glow of the area, it had seemed like they had been burning for awhile however since they only had a few more minutes of life. Inside the man-made square stood a table, cloaked in the finest of dark cloth that shimmered between dark green and violet with the reflection of the arising sun.

Whether the plants were real or not she didn't know but they reached up to her height, irises in front of them in all their brightness and glory. She started to move forward and she could smell the faint scent of water and glanced both ways to see two water-fountains sitting a ways away from each side and what looked like two birds encircling each other to thrust their beaks up, water pouring from their mouths. A soft tranquil of music seemed to be floating from somewhere but she couldn't tell where and gave up trying to figure it out once her eyes hit the table. To the side of the man-made square and before the fountains was a long table that reached the same length of the square. On the table there was a buffet of food from muffins, to eggs, to sausage, and even the drinks varied from coffee to tea. Around the sides of this were two white sheets, leaving an entrance to walk in and the front open so one's eyes would focus on the sun coming up in front of them.

"Garfield… it's…" She didn't know whether to cry, run, yell, or hug him close. She felt him place a hand on her shoulder and turned her eyes to meet with his own. He smiled softly down at her, a blush across his green cheeks.

"I just… I wanted to do something for you… Look! I even got you something to blow up if your powers go haywire!" He ran over to a statue of Robin next to the table and leaned against it, beaming from ear to ear as if this was the smartest thing he had ever thought of. The boy wonder hadn't thought it funny when they were bringing it up that morning but Cyborg had been rolling with laughter. She could only follow the sentiment with a soft laugh and didn't bother explaining to him that the whole point of her powers going 'haywire' was that she couldn't control where they went.

Walking forward he jumped up and turned into a hummingbird, zooming over to her chair and changing back into his elfin form. He pulled the chair out for her and smiled as she smiled at him to take the seat.

"Thank you…"

"Anytime Rae." He picked up the two plates and moved over to the centerpiece of food. "So what would Miss Roth like? Anything you want, anything at all!"

"Really Gar I can feed myself and I know you don't like meat and-"

"Oh no no, I did not go through all this trouble for you to get your own food. I can suffer through this this one time… for you." She felt her cheeks flush and he smiled as his eyes caught it. For a moment there was only silence as the green teen watched the empath with adoring eyes. The young empath watched the table to try and keep from turning red and exploding something.

"So… What would you like, Rae?" She watched his eyes for a moment as he stood by the table and caught the way he reluctantly moved to the meat products. He was too sweet sometimes and all she could do was rest her elbow on the table and lean her cheek against her palm.

"How about I try some of that tofu you always seem so inclined to share." His eyes lit up and she swore it seemed as if the sun itself was setting instead of rising.

"Good choice, Rae!"

Cyborg let out a victory cheer as the monkey on the screen bashed the giant banana down on the other monkey's head and large red letters flashed 'K.O'. Robin felt his temple twitch and demanded a rematch which the older teen happily accepted and a new round was beginning. Starfire on the other hand paced back and forth behind the couch, lime-green eyes glancing up every now and again to the ceiling above them.

"Do you think friend Beastboy is fairing well?"

"Well there's been no crash, nothing exploding, he's not falling through the roof, stomping into the room, running for his life so yeah. I'd say little grass stain is fairing well." The half robotic teen sizzled from the head as the boy wonder smiled in victory.

"I do so hope so…"

"Come on Star, play a game with us, it'll take your mind off things." She nodded and flew over to land between the two males, Robin handing her the controller.

"Please friend Cyborg go the easy on me. I am not as well experienced as you of the gaming of video." The oldest teen only smiled and patted Starfire on the back.

"Alright Star, for you I'll go easy. Ready?" She beamed and nodded and they started to play. For eight seconds. Only eight seconds because in that amount of time she had won the mini battle. The two teen boys sat there amazed beyond words as the alien princess glanced back and forth between the two, confusion on her face.

"I did… bad?" At the words, Robin blinked back into reality and let out a loud laugh. It startled the alien princess but soon she was smiling slightly and laughing in a way that showed she was confused and uncertain of why they were laughing.

"You didn't do bad Star! You did the opposite! You totally kicked his butt! Destroyed him and in record time!"

"That is… good?"

"Yeah Star, that's awesome!" She smiled proudly and sat up straighter like someone who had just won a race against Kid flash. Cyborg only grumbled and started the battle over again.

"Man, beginners luck. I want a rematch"

The cool wind slowly caressed the side of her face and she closed her eyes to enjoy it. The soft rays of sunshine spilled over the horizon and washed over the city and the small island, the golden light shimmering out upon the ocean. The orange hues seemed to dance and reach on forever, illuminating her in a golden hue. He watched with wonder and amazement at how beautiful she really was. Her violet strands dancing behind her and then she slowly opened her dark eyes to meet with his emerald ones and he could feel his heart stop.

She smiled softly and glanced down at the now empty plate in front of her and fought to keep from blushing.

"Thank you… this was… nice."

"It's not over yet…" She arched an eyebrow and met his gaze, a charming smile upon his face.

"There's more?"

"Well… I was kinda hoping we could spend the day together."

"Gar…"

"Don't Rae. I'm not pressuring you into being my girlfriend, I'm not asking you to love me or marry me or even sleep with me. I'm just asking for a day… one day with you and me." Blue-violet eyes watched him from across the table and could see how hard he was trying to impress her. Moments ticked by before she sighed in defeat and simply nodded her head. She had to keep from chuckling as his eyes lit up and jumped from his seat to do a small victory dance behind one of the plants. Clearing his throat he moved over to her and offered an elbow which after a moment she took. Hopefully she wouldn't regret this.

"Do I at least get to change?"

"Of course! Half an hour good?"

"Hour and a half."

"Forty-five minutes?"

"An Hour and if you go lower than that the date's off."

"Okay! Hour it is." She smiled in triumph as they reached the hallway and stood outside her door for a moment. He shifted uncomfortably and watched her start for her room. "Hey Rae…" She turned in the doorway and arched an eyebrow in question.

"Yes?" He stood there in silence as he tried to think of what to say.

"Thanks…"

"You're welcome." She turned towards the door again but he lifted a hand to stop her.

"Just…That is…" She turned around once more, becoming slightly annoyed.

"Just what?" He rubbed the back of his head and watched the floor, trying to gather his courage.

"Just…Just don't take the time to change your mind." She blinked slightly and couldn't help but send him a small smile. She nodded her head slightly and watched as the green changeling smiled from ear to ear. "Also, try to wear something… formal casualish." She went to ask something about where he had planned on taking her but he was already skipping down the hall before she could. So she sighed and smiled weakly to herself, moving into her bedroom.

It was about forty-five minutes later and Robin was still sitting on the couch, a smirk spread wide across his face as the alien princess next to him won yet another game against the half robotic teen. The smirk only widen as the oldest teen ordered another game and he almost burst out laughing again as the alien princess protested, saying she was 'no longer in the mood to do of the butt-kicking.' It only made it that much funnier as Cyborg fumed and could say nothing because the alien princess had not realized she had sounded conceited and only looked more confessed.

Hearing the door hiss open all eyes turned to the green changeling that walked in. A low whistle came from the oldest teen, the alien princess clasped her hands together and responded with a 'You look wondrous!' and the boy wonder held up a thumb, saying 'Looking good.' Beastboy smiled and moved in front of the mirror on the wall, shifting this way and that to make sure the compliments were earned. It wasn't anything too fancy just a pair of black slacks and a white collared shirt that buttoned up with caramel colored buttons in the front. Over the shirt he wore an unbuttoned black vest that shimmered with a deep violet in certain reflections of light. His shoes had been a bit harder to place, knowing full well he couldn't get away with tennis shoes so he was forced to wear his dress shoes, hoping he wouldn't fall or slip on his face.

"Thanks guys, even though I know you're just trying to give me confidence." Emerald eyes sent them a look of pretend annoyance and they all simply chuckled. He did a once over again and leaned close to the mirror, running a hand through his wispy green strands to try and give it a better spiky look yet keep the strands relax enough to fall in a certain way. "Well that and I do look good."

The door opened again and the green teen jumped up, straighten the non-wrinkles on his vest as he tried to put on his most charming smile. His smile dropped and he could feel his cheeks flush as Raven stepped out into the common room. The rim of her long black skirt swayed an inch above the ankle to reveal she was wearing black high heels, nothing too fancy yet they added an inch or two to her height. The striped and form fitting shirt she wore was a mixture of solid red with black, green, and purple lines that ran down the fabric in stripes. The square cut of the collar revealed her collar bone and nothing else as the sleeves reached down to her wrist where she fidgeted with a button. She shifted a bit nervously which caused her skirt to sway slightly and tucked a strand of violet hair behind her ear, glancing around at all the staring faces.

"What?"

"You look…"

"I look what?" There was an edge of bite to her question as she waited for Beastboy to respond. Instead Starfire squealed and flew over to her friend, taking her hands in hers.

"Oh Raven! You look most beautiful!" The empath seemed to smile at this and glanced down at herself, a blush appearing on her cheeks.

"Really?"

"Oh yeah Rae you look great!" The blush deepened at the oldest teen's response and she felt herself fidgeting with her hair.

"Well Gar said to dress casual yet formal... and I didn't want to go all out and I don't know where we're going so I just…" Her voice trailed off and she watched the floor.

"You look very nice Raven. Beastboy is very lucky." She blushed and stopped playing with her hair to let dark eyes glance up at Robin.

"Thank you…" Beastboy finally found his voice after a few attempts of clearing his throat and kicking his brain to work again. He rubbed the back of his head and took the few steps to move closer to her. Dark eyes moved to land on him and he smiled sheepishly over at her.

"You look… wow… you look great Rae. I don't deserve it…" She smiled at that and shrugged, turning towards the door.

"You don't, but I won't hold it against you." There were small chuckles and Beastboy smiled, catching up to her and taking her hand in his.

"That's good cause I have a whole day planned! Come on!" She stumbled as he bounced out the door, leaving the rest of the titans behind.

Minutes passed by before Cyborg let out a low whistle and moved off of the couch.

"Wow. Who would of thought?" Robin raised an eyebrow and got up to turn off the game station.

"What do you mean? Raven's always been pretty." There was silence for a moment and slowly the boy wonder turned around to see both sets of eyes on him. The redhead alien princess was looking at him curiously and the oldest teen had an eyebrow raised. He waved his hands in front of him as he felt the room becoming warmer under the stares. "What? We all just agreed she did."

"Dude… I was talking about her agreeing to go out with BB…"

"Oh…I knew that." He rubbed at his arm and quickly cleared his throat before his girlfriend could comment on it. "So left over food?" The change in topic succeeded because the larger male was now wearing a wide grin on his face.

"Oh yeah!" The three friends started for the door and Starfire lingered behind for a moment. The teen males stopped and glanced over at the hesitant redhead.

"Starfire, are you not coming?"

"It is just that, boyfriend Robin… I am curious to know if friend Cyborg is feeling better." The half robotic teen blinked and turned around feeling slightly ashamed of his behavior earlier.

"Ah Star! It was only a game I'm not upset though I do want a rematch sometime." The alien princess shook her head and placed a finger to her chin, seeming lost in thought.

"It is not that… it simply is that friend Beastboy said that after he had left with friend Raven that you would be… 'Hot underneath the collar' about him taking of the T-car." Robin's eyes widen and didn't know whether to laugh or stand there in complete shock.

"He WHAT?! Oh No way! That green bean is toast! Nobody! NOBODY touches my baby!" Watching the oldest teen go running out of the door in a frantic hurry helped the boy wonder to make up his mind. He laughed once more as the loud threats of the robotic teen echoed throughout the tower, Starfire looking confused once more at the events.

Beastboy shuddered and covered his mouth to try and keep the creepy feeling of the dark energy from turning him into a whimpering baby. Cyborg had caught them well before he had even managed to get Raven in the car. The fact she hadn't believed him that Cyborg would let him take the car and refused to get in it, did not help the quick escape he was hoping for. So instead she had teleported them a good walking distance from where he was taking her first.

"Are you okay?" She asked as he hunched over, looking ready to release his breakfast. He could be so dramatic at times. He nodded and told her to let it go, standing up slowly and letting out a very forced chuckle.

"Yeah I just get sick from air travel." She rolled her eyes and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

"Funny. Where are we going?" He immediately perked up and offered his hand. She stood there for a moment before glancing both ways to see if someone might be watching. "I… rather not." His smile didn't waver and he only nodded his head, bowing at his waist and holding his arms up in a lady's first gesture. She rolled her eyes and started to walk down the sidewalk, the eager changeling walking beside her.

Children ran through the park, their laughter in the air seeming to cloud the green scenery with a joyous cloud. Dogs barked and chased after the plastic circle that swished in the air before teeth clashed down upon it and trotted back over to the owner who would once more throw the disc. There were joggers moving in either a brisk walk or an easy run around the gray walkway that circled all the way around the large park, the trees providing shade. Birds chirped and fluffed feathers in their nest as they primed their wings for beauty.

He stood there taking in the whole scenery and becoming lost in the splendor for a moment or two. A blur caught his attention and his arm flew up just in time to catch a baseball before it had collided with his face. He laughed and pointed at the two culprits that were running over, one with a look of awe and the other laughing along.

"Wow Mr. Cyborg! That was a good catch!"

"You know it little man!" He tossed the ball back to the shorter child who caught it with his synthetic arm. A few minutes later a familiar blonde came into view and gasped, running over to throw her arms around him.

"Oh Victor! You made it!" He felt his cheeks blushing from the contact and slowly hugged the girl back.

"Of course! Cinderblock couldn't keep me away." She blushed and leaned back to look up into his eyes. That's when one of the children had decided to let out a low whistle, the two teens turning around to see the rest of the children watching from behind a bush.

"Cybrog and Miss Simms! Sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" The song ended abruptly as the half robotic teen flung himself over the hedge to try and catch the little kid that had started the sing along. The twelve kids burst into laughter and scampered away from the bush long before the older teen was halfway over the hedge. They ran about laughing and still teasing as Cyborg pretended to be mad just to add to the play.

"Oh no you don't! Come back here ya little rugrats!" Sarah smiled and chuckled as she watched the oldest teen capture the trouble maker who had started the sing along and was now holding him in a headlock. Boys will be boys, no matter what age. So she shook her head in amusement and moved to rescue the child from noogies.

"Alright guys are we going to play ball or what?" The cheers echoed from each child and a teenager who could act like a child and her smile widened. "Okay then lets set up teams."

Robin sat on the crescent shape couch, the remote placed in his hand as his thumb hit the little up arrow every few seconds.

Earlier that morning the boy wonder and alien princess had listened in as the oldest teen had reclaimed the keys to his 'baby'. From there the trio had moved up to the roof and ate what was left of the food, which had been a lot considering the insane amount they had made for only two people. After breakfast they had divided up who was going to clean what up and what was going to be left for the green changeling to take down the next day. They had decided on leaving everything but the buffet table and sheets up, after all it was his stupid idea, he could clean it up.

Still there was the matter of getting things prepared for the night. Cyborg had mentioned that since Beastboy was taking Raven out for the whole day why not double date in the tower with Starfire and Sarah. Before the boy wonder could even oppose the alien princess was squealing and accepting the offer. So they had decided on a theme and a few movies to watch after the little dancing and dinner part of the evening. However with the theme came decorations and someone had to stay put until they arrived.

So the boy wonder sat and flipped through channels, making a face as each came up with absolutely nothing to watch. He was so entranced with glaring at the television that he did not notice as the alien princess moved to sit down beside him. However when the redheaded teen moved to lay her head on his chest, he startled and felt his cheeks flush. She only smiled and snuggled closer to the boy wonder, seeming to tell him it was okay. With an easy smile he moved his arm to wrap around the girl's shoulder and together they decided on what to watch.

Raven was not happy. However it was not the date that made her unhappy. It was quite the opposite actually. The whole day had been wonderful and absolutely a joy. Beastboy had been the perfect gentlemen. The date had started with a nice play that he told her was all the rage. A musical he thought even she would of liked about a green witch that had been labeled evil and gone through hardships, annoying people that grew as friends, and even a lover that at first Raven had scoffed at, seeing how different the two had been. However as the play proceeded she did not mind the singing and found herself drowning in the story, swimming along an all too familiar story. At the end she swore she might have even teared up, knowing on the inside that she had indeed since Affection could not saying how sad it was.

From there Beastboy had wanted to lift the mood and they made a stroll through the park. The green teen had chatted away and took her for a picnic in a secluded area by a lake. The sun shimmered off the water and he seemed so content and happy skipping rocks. The scene had made her heart warm up immensely and when he caught her staring she found herself blushing. He had laughed and moved over to her, telling her that she could stare at him whenever she felt like it. She had blushed even more and looked away, denying even knowing what he was talking about. He had laughed again and then to make her less embarrassed told her jokes bad enough that even a three year old would have groaned. He had made a mock pout and denied it so when they were moving up the path and they saw a child he had told the young boy the joke and the kid had groaned and rolled his eyes. Raven stood there and smirked the whole way up the trail, a defeated Beastboy in toe.

Sometime after that he had bought her ice cream and rented a rickshaw. They rode side by side as the young man pedaled them around the sidewalk along the glistening river. It was late afternoon by now and they watched the people playing in the park and the swans dancing upon the lake. It had been beautiful and she had even let the young changeling move his hand to take hers. When they pulled up to rent a car she had raised an eyebrow but said nothing as they began to drive. The location of the drive was far from where she had wanted to be. Thus the reason she was not happy.

They stood outside of the Doom Patrol's door, the young empath glaring at the large wooden entrance. Beastboy had noticed the glare and tried to take her hand in his, she instantly yanked away. He sighed a bit and ran a hand through his hair; the strands falling right back into place.

"Look… I know you don't approve of the way Steve raised me and the hardships and everything… but he is my father Rae."

"Fine. But why are we here?" She spat out the words between clenched teeth, not trusting herself to open her mouth more than she had to. The smile that crossed his face caused her to arch an eyebrow and the green changeling winked at her.

"It's the last stop of the evening. Just trust me… I put this together just for you." She huffed and blew a strand of stray hair from her face and went back to glaring. Beastboy couldn't help but let a small smile slide across his face. It had always amused him slightly at how stubborn the young woman could be. Okay so at first it had terrified him but over the years it had grown on him and he admired her for it.

The large door swung open to reveal a well dressed older gentleman who Raven assumed was the butler. The butler stepped back and proceeded to guide them inside with a wave of his arm. They stepped into the threshold and Beastboy smiled politely at the hired help, asking him some questions. As the two talked the violet haired teen took the moment to glance around her surroundings. She only had time to capture the large chandelier that wavered over the entrance room before someone moving swiftly down the hallway caught her eye. Finally caught up on the butler's life, Beastboy started to ask where his adopted mother was but found he didn't need to as the older woman was crossing the threshold. The tall older woman flung her arms out wide and the green changeling wasted no time as he moved forward to his mother.

"Garfield!"

"Rita!" The two moved and hugged each other close, the green teen seeming to forget for the moment about his age and the person who had accompanied him. For that moment the two stayed embraced and the mother seemed to let the cares of a woman who had not seen her child in awhile and worried for his safety drain out of her. She stroked his hair and he stood there patting her back as a son does to try and keep his mother from hugging them too long. Finally they broke apart and the woman kept him at arm's length, studying his new found height.

"Oh my Garfield! You've grown! It hasn't even been six months since we last saw each other and yet you've shot up like a tree!" He laughed and rubbed the back of his head, blushing slightly.

"Yeah must be all the green I'm getting." Despite the bad joke, the woman laughed and gave him an even look.

"Now son. If that were true you would have grown a long time ago." He chuckled and remembered the reason he was there. Taking a step back he ushered Raven to come closer. The young empath stood there for a moment, debating whether to stay or flee. It was one thing meeting the Doom Patrol on business affairs and Christmas gatherings but it was a whole new experience when it came to dating.

Before the violet hair teen could decide to make a break for it, Rita had closed the distance and hugged the girl close.

The empath stiffened for a moment before slowly easing into the warmth of the hug, gradually and unsurely hugging the older woman back. Rita smiled seeming to be satisfied and stepped away once she was sure she had invaded Raven's space long enough.

"It's nice to see you again Mrs. Dayton…"

"It's always a pleasure to see you as well, Raven. Now I promised Garfield I would not intrude on this evening but I simply could not pass up the opportunity to receive a hug from my son." Raven smiled slightly and nodded her head.

"I would never dream of interrupting such a moment." The older woman seemed to beam at this and fought the urge to hug the teen again.

"Well, come in! Come in! Let me stop ruining your evening and Garfield will show you to your surprise." Raven blinked and Rita only smiled and turned towards her adoptive son. Beastboy had been watching the exchange with amusement and adoration in his eyes, a smile spread ear to ear. "Remember our deal young man, and say goodbye before you leave."

"Yes ma'am." The response was one of a child to mother and the older woman smiled and kissed her son on the forehead.

"Very good. Now scamper off and have your fun. And please Garfield, this time don't make a mess." Then green teen laughed and took Raven by the elbow, walking down the long hallway.

Raven raised an eyebrow and took in the expensive decoration of the hallway. The picture after picture of pass Dayton's hung on the wall with pride as the striped wall paper lined the spaces in between. There were pictures done by great artist of a family portrait of everyone from the Doom Patrol and then one of each individual. They had a few random knights in armor as the red carpet seemed like some kind of beacon to wherever her host was leading her. The portrait of a familiar green teen caught her eye and she couldn't help but smile at the face he was making, she was sure it only hung on the wall because Rita refused to take it down. Realizing this walk was taking awhile she went to ask where they were going but before she could the green changeling had maneuvered behind her and placed his hands over her eyes.

"…Gar… What in the world are you doing?"

"Gee Rae, it's not much of a surprise if you see it before I get to say 'ta-da'." She frowned and went to argue that very flawed logic but he cut her in before a syllable was uttered. "Nu-uh. No way you are talking me out of this… just trust me, Rae. You'll like it."

"Gar… we're in the Doom Patrol's house… for the ending of our date… our first date. I think that in itself was a surprise, not a very good one either." She could hear him laugh as he guided her gently down the hall and took a few turns. It was surprising she hadn't run into anything yet and every time she had seemed to wobble he was right there, setting her straight and keeping her on the pathway.

"Gee Rae you think I'm such a bad date I would want you to meet my parents? Besides you've already met them so not much of a surprise there. Now stop trying to weasel out of this and trust me." She frowned as they stopped moving and she could hear a door opening in front of her before she was led in.

"Trust you? The last time you said that you were trying to hurl a month's worth of dirty laundry at Cyborg… as you can see my trust is a little diminish." He chuckled and she assumed he rolled his eyes.

"Yeah yeah, keep em closed." He pulled his hands away from her face and she could hear footsteps trailing off. Immediately she was regretting this and felt her eyebrow twitch. If he had left her in the middle of the Doom Patrol's house for some type of joke, she was going to kill him.

"I swear if you throw old laundry at me it'll be the last day of your green little life."

"No Trust!" He sounded a little far off and she tilted her head in the way the voice had come. Okay so he hadn't left her but it sounded like wherever they were, it was huge. "Okay! Open your eyes!" Slowly her eyes fluttered open and her mouth fell open instantly. It was the most beautiful sight she had ever seen.

All around her stood countless and endless rows of books. The wall to wall bookshelf only stopped for a spiral staircase to weave its way to the next level. On the next level there were rows and rows of bookshelves, another set of stairs leading up to a middle row with more books. Down the green carpet of the second middle story was another spiral staircase, weaving its way up to the last story of the room. The room itself was huge! It looked like a penthouse mixed with a studio apartment and small house all combined. Books of all colors mingling together as her eyes tried to take in the room and the high ceilings.

In front of her, Beastboy stood on a ladder with an arm outstretched and the other wrapped around the ladder to keep from falling. "TA-DA!"

He smiled as the young empath started to move about the room, her mouth forming to say something but nothing coming out. A speechless Raven, how he wished he had a camera.

Chuckling he swung back to the ladder and took a seat on one of the steps, watching as the violet hair beauty moved about the room. Her fingers touched the books and pulled away, feet too anxious to stay in one spot for too long.

"I… I mean… it's so… big…"

"And unique… I know you like to read and that even though the library at Jump city is pretty big the books aren't exactly what you would call…special? These are books from all over. Tales and stories from different parts of the world, adventures of real explorers… there are even a few books from different dimensions you can look at. Steve and Rita already moved the more 'restricting' things into another empty room. Namely things Steve has been working on for years… anything you want should be here. Any book that you like, no matter how many… is yours."

He waited with his breath held to see if she would reject the very hard to put together gift or if she would smile and nod her head. Not that he would take no for an option. He had to beg his foster father to give him access to a room that long ago the green teen had said he had no need or want of. Go figure the girl of his dreams loved to read and he had to watch as his father sat with a smug look upon his face. He was sure his father would say no out of spite but then a miracle had happened. Steve Dayton had smiled and said he could remember how hard he had to impress his wife, so whatever the green teen needed he could gladly take on a few conditions. Training with both the Doom Patrol and the titans was going to be a drain on him and now he also had to start reading more and that wasn't even Rita's half of the deal.

They stood there in silence for a moment and he thought he had messed up big time. Maybe she didn't want this, maybe she had enough books and this gift was nothing more than a sad attempt to win her over. Maybe she was wondering why she had wasted her time with a green teen with bad jokes and the inability to do anything right. His doubts started to race and he felt his insecurities well up inside.

"Thank you…" The single word slapped his mind to a halt as he watched her from across the room. He could see her shoulders slump and he frowned, jumping from the seat on the ladder. He stumbled a bit from the landing but caught himself to run over to the young empath's side. Slowly he placed a hand on her shoulder and tried to catch a glimpse of her face.

"Rae what is it? I-" His face turned brighter than a tomato as the violet haired girl turned around and wrapped her arms tightly around the taller man's neck and hugged him as if he was the greatest person in the world.

"Thank you… Gar… this is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me… thank you." The words were spoken barely above a whisper but they had done the trick. His heart seemed to thud in his ears and the blush would not die down so instead he wrapped his arms back around the smaller girl and whispered back.

"You're welcome Rae…So very welcome."

Dinner had been amazing and the company just as wonderful. The flowers rested randomly about the room as the décor of exotic flowers hung in banners and streamers against the wall, a few rose pots placed about the room. The food consisted of turkey and salmon and other random meats, mashed potatoes and a dessert of cheesecake that the boys had consumed with much gusto.

They had talked about new things and old things, remembered past times and even made plans for future ones. After the conversation they had danced around the room to waltz or simply 'boogey down' and now they sprawled out over the couch.

Robin had chosen the spot at the end of the couch and Starfire sat there curled up at his side, snuggling closer to the warmth he provided. The other couple was doing pretty much the same with Sarah's hand holding the oldest teen's in hers. They were so content that when the doors open they only gave a little glance and smiled before turning back to the movie.

Raven and Beastboy smiled and quietly made their way out of the common room and into the hallway, the door swishing behind them to cut off the sound of their voices.

They moved down the hall to Raven's door and stood in front, thoughts raving through both of their minds. The violet haired girl cleared her throat a bit and glanced down at the floor, trying to find the right way to express her thanks for the evening. The green teen was doing the same as he stood in front of her and rubbed the back of his head, smiling down at her shyly.

"So…"

"I had a really good time Gar… a lot better than I thought possible considering the company." The changeling let a smile cross his lips, despite the playful jab at him. At least he was going to assume it had been playful.

"Enough…to maybe do it again?" There was silence for a moment as the empath seemed to weigh the idea and shifted a few of the books in arms. Finally she had nodded her head and his smile had grown.

"Maybe… yes…tell your mom I am grateful for her choice and the books." Part of the arrangement to get Raven into the library was that she had to read a book of Rita's choice with each visit and talk to her about it when she returned to exchange or get a new book. To his amazement the young empath seemed intrigued and even a little pleased about the arrangement. Though she didn't say it the small actions had been enough and Beastboy could only smile at how easily she had accepted. She had smiled her small smile and gladly agreed saying that it was no cost at all and it would be lovely to have someone who read that she could talk to. Both women had glanced at the green teen and he had only stuck out his tongue, and his mother had chuckled. The older woman had settled on starting the girl off with 'Utopia' one of his foster mother's favorites.

"She'll be glad to hear that…" He smiled and he watched as the blush appeared on her cheeks. 'Easy Gar… you can do this…' Slowly he drew nearer to the shorter girl, closing the distance between them. Blue-violet eyes glanced up to meet with emerald as he felt his heart start to race and his cheeks flush. Still he would not be derailed. "So… I guess this is goodnight…?" Her head nodded a bit and she could feel her heart start to race.

"I guess so…" His fingers swept past her cheek and gently pushed a stray lock of violet hair behind her ear, the young empath shivering at the soft touch.

"So… goodnight, Rae." As he moved closer she couldn't help but let her eyelids slide halfway shut, the heat of his breath washing over her lips.

"Goodnight Gar…" Lips inched closer and both could hear their own hearts beating within their ears. As their lips were just an inch apart the sound of the door swished open and both parties jumped apart, blushing profusely.

"Oh… I am so sorry to interrupt friend Raven and friend Beastboy… but there is someone who wishes to talk with you…" Beastboy blinked and glanced down at Raven who was wishing she had brought her cloak, she was sure she looked like a tomato.

"Can they umm… wait a moment Star? I'm slightly busy." He wanted to yell at her for ruining the moment but could never bring himself to do it. Not to Star. She was the gentlest person in the world and you just didn't lose your temper to someone so kind-hearted. The fact she could hurl you halfway across the planet didn't make it easier either.

When she shook her head he grumbled and promised himself whoever it was, was going to get a nice long yelling session. Sighing he ran his hand through his green hair and glanced down at the young empath who seemed to be just as annoyed as him, her blush beginning to die down.

"Shall we go see?"

"I suppose we have no choice." She pressed her lips together in a thin line and slowly moved to walk past the green changeling who followed behind with his hands in his pockets. As they stepped out of the doorway, Beastboy nearly collided with the young empath who seemed frozen in the spot with fire blazing in her eyes. It only took the taller green teen a second to see why as his eyes landed on all too familiar blonde in the doorway, looking just as uncertain and nervous as the first time they had met.

"Terra?!" She waved a bit sheepishly and felt her cheeks beginning to blush.

"Hey BB… long time no seen."

A/N: Dun dun DUN! Now on to the thank yous!

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