A/N: Here's the next chapter! Tried to get it up as fast as the last one. Please Read and Review and let me know what you think. There's a little surprise but you don't get it to the end. ^^

I do not own Teen Titans or anyone in this story, except for the extras which would be Spike, the random girl, and that's it. You can borrow those two if you like though. Though I doubt you will. Anyway! DC Comics, Warner Bros. We all know who already owns them but there you go. The song is The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Your guardian angel

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Chapter Eight: Your guardian angel

The black clad teen ran and jumped from rooftops to rooftops. He would land on his feet and take off again into the night. The moonlight shinned down upon the white skull of the face and he soared through the air. Feet landed on the ground as silent as a dancer and he started to stroll down the sidewalk. He twirled the sack of gems he had 'stumbled' across in a store earlier. They had looked so alone, who was he not to give them some comfort. That just wasn't in his good nature. Whistling he made his way down the walkway.

As he walked underneath the lamppost the crimson letter on his forehead came into view. Red X seemed as content as he always did. He never worried, never took things too serious, did the job right and was always rewarded one way or another. It was the way he liked things and the way he planned on living for a long time.

"Flowers get your free flowers here! Oh my god! You're Red X! I am like totally a fan!" The black cladded teen stood there and watched the girl and if he could have shown his face, both were certain he would have been arching an eyebrow. However that didn't stop the short brunette girl from going on. "You must have a flower! On the house! Oh please!"

"Sorry cutie, flowers really don't go with the outfit." He started down the street but her arms were already around one of his. He glanced down to see green eyes glancing up at him with a look of admiration and he tilted his head slightly.

"Oh please! If you take it I can brag to all my friends that the awesome, totally cute Red X took a flower from me! You can't turn down a flower from a cute girl! It'll crush my spirits!" He went to say something but caught the pout on her lips and only sighed. Turning around he held out a hand and she squealed, pushing a pot of roses into his arms.

"…This is a bit much don't you think?"

"I'm a really big fan…" Once more the cute pout was across her lips and he found himself only shrugging. What could you do when a girl was begging for you to accept something?

"Alright alright. Thank you cutie. I'll take very good care of them." Her smile beamed and he swore the dark street got brighter.

"Oh thank you Red X!" He chuckled and gave her a nod before resuming the walk down the street, twirling the bag once more. The girl stood in place waving her arms until he was out of sight. Slowly her arm lowered and she waited a moment or two before running into the near by alley.

The shadowy figure stood against the wall with a large hat pulled down over her face. The teen knew it was a woman even though she wore a tan overcoat by the way she walked and the feathery touch in her voice.

"I did it…" Dangerous green eyes the color of leaves moved to land on the trembling teen to her side. Slowly a small smile slide across her lips and she tossed a vile at the girl.

"Very good. Give your regards to your little brother for me." With that she turned around and started to walk away. The teen said nothing and only held the vile close to her chest, watching the woman a second longer before she turned on her heels and ran all the way home.

Normally the redhead woman would have left the children alone but being an associate short she had to work with what she could. When Harley had received the call she had been waiting for for weeks she did not hesitate to start packing. No matter how many times the redhead would tell her she was just asking to get abused again, the jester would laugh it off. She left and the redhead could only shrug giving it a week.

She had lucked out when she was walking by the park and saw the girl and her brother on the ground. Apparently he had gotten into a fight and ended up with some type of poison in his system. They couldn't afford a doctor and of course who was she not to help. After all she was such a sweet person, she had to help the children. The girl did not waste a moment to agree to the terms and as far as the redhead knew she had given her the right antidote. If not it was only a little innocent poison, what did a little poison ever do to people? She smirked and chuckled lightly, the sound echoing into the night.

The young empath stood fuming in the now almost empty night club. The day had started off bad, the afternoon had not been much better, and now the night she had hoped would pick up was shattered. As far as she was concerned the overweight villain would pay for her very bad day. The overweight teen still stood on the disc jockey's table with his electronics keeping him safe. For now. One wrong move and she was going to send those speakers right into his acne ridden face.

"Give me back my lady love!"

"I've already told you, Control Freak! Starfire is my girlfriend and I will not let you have her!"

"Besides man, Star totally does not even like you!" Added the robotic teen, wondering why the pimple faced teen had to ruin such a great night. Even the boy wonder had seemed to pull the stick from his behind and was enjoying his time with the alien princess. In the half robotic teen's opinion the alien princess was long overdue to enjoy herself with her stuck-up boyfriend. It didn't seem fair for her one good night to be ruin. Well that and he was hoping for some alone time with Sarah.

Control freak seemed taken aback at this and started to flail his arms about like a child. No one was even listening to him. Yes Starfire was lovely but she was not the beauty he had seen before. She did not have those eyes and long legs and great smile. He just wished the woman had trusted him enough to let him leave by his own accord instead of in a sack again. Maybe she was shy though, he understood that.

"What?! No! Not her! My other lady love!"

"Dude… what are you talking about?" Once more the overweight teen was pointing at the boy wonder, trying to answer the green teen's question.

"Him! My lady love was asking about him! ...Well all of you but he stole my first lady love so I'm sure he's trying to steal my new one!" Slowly it all seemed to sink it and the titans glanced around at one another no one brave enough to voice the question. It seemed too farfetched to believe.

"I'm sorry but are you trying to tell me you have a girlfriend?" The empath arched an eyebrow and the rest of the titans looked back at the overweight teen on the DJ's table. Control Freak seemed to straighten at that and let a large proud smile spread wide across his face.

"I'm working on that… but first I have to find her again! And let her know she stole my heart."

"Gee… lucky girl." The orange haired teen sent the violet haired girl a glare. She returned it with her own and he quickly faltered to move his eyes back to Robin. He knew when he was out stared and she gave him the creeps a bit.

"I want her back!" Beastboy groaned and rubbed his face, muttering something about a totally waste of time. He had things he needed to do and none of them involved trying to find the imaginary girlfriend that the nerd in front of them had invented. He still needed to get Raven alone and beg with the biggest kitten eyes he could for her forgiveness. So he ventured on to ask the question and get this over with.

"Okay lets just look at this rationally… what did she look like?" The orange haired teen seemed to light up at the memory of his 'lady love'.

"She was tall, the most beautiful green eyes that looked like the deepest luscious trees. Red hair that flowed down her back with the brightest smile one has ever seen." Slowly all eyes moved to the alien princess who was watching all this looking confused and very uncomfortable.

"Um… dude. You just described Starfire." The acne ridden teen blinked and started to flail his arms again. No one was listening to him again and the green teen seemed to be taunting him.

"I did not!"

"Yeah you did."

"Did not!"

"Totally did, Right guys." The teens all nodded at the green changeling. Control freak's face started to contort in rage as he muttered an onslaught of denials.

"Fine! You won't help me I'll figure it out on my own and get rid of the competition!" Before he could press a button a loud 'Yeehaw' erupted from outside. Minutes later the windows to the night club shattered in and glass exploded all over the floor. It took Cyborg all of three seconds to run to the door. He thrust it open just in time to watch as Johnny Rancid sped away, tossing small explosives randomly.

"Dude! It's Johnny Rancid!"

"Great. A geek with a power complex and a self-proclaim bad boy with the inability to put a proper sentence together. Gee I am so glad I agreed to come out." Everyone ignored the sarcastic comment from the empath.

The boy wonder was already in an emotional uproar. First his great night out with his partner had been destroyed and then the same teen who had ruined the event was not trying to pick her up without even seeming to know what he was talking about. It was just annoying and a bad night all around.

"Raven! You take Rorek and Cyborg and take down Johnny Rancid. Beastboy and Star you're with me in the fight against Control Freak! Terra, you and Sarah get out of here and find a place to stay safe." Beastboy's ears twitched at the command and emerald eyes spared the empath and the white haired wizard a glance.

"I think maybe I should go with CY and Rory should stay here."

"Not now Beastboy! We don't have time for it! Titans! Go!" The green teen held up a finger but no one was paying attention. The empath was flinging out her arms out wide and her cape flapped around her in the shape of a raven. In seconds a black energy surrounded the wizard and half robotic teen and within a blink of an eye they were gone. The green teen could only mutter something as his eyes turned toward the teen with the controls.

"Okay… this is personal now."

The black aura erupted in the middle of the deserted street as three bodies appeared. Cyborg tapped his arm a few times as he nodded his head.

"Alright he should be here… right about… now." The arm switched over and the cannon sprung to life with a swirl of white and blue just in time for the leather clad teen to whip around the corner on his bike. The motorcycle and owner stopped right in their tracks at seeing three figures blocking the way.

"Well what do you know? Two titans and a… pretty boy?"

"That is the second individual to call me that. Am I really that pretty?" Rorek looked at the two titans and Raven let her eyes drift anywhere but on the cerulean ones, the half robotic teen rubbing the back of his neck. The wizard's eyebrows lowered slightly and he turned to point at the older teen on the riding device. "I would like to just say that I am indeed not pretty!" Cyborg snorted back a laugh and even the empath was smiling slightly.

"Right…Anyway! I guess you three are just lucky enough to see my newest pet! Come here boy!" The biker let out a loud whistle and Raven could only pinch the brim of her nose. She hated dealing with his little attempts at making life.

"Not another stupid mechanical dog." Blue-violet eyes widen as the ground began to rumble underneath her and her friend's feet. Metal clashed against the ground with a loud 'thump'. The sound of air pressure relieving itself each time the metal leg would rise and fall. Gears creaked and groaned of strain as the mechanical abomination neared its master. The earth shook again as it opened its large mouth and jagged pieces of metal for teeth were shown. A loud roar echoed through the night in a high pitched wail before its mouth clamped down shut.

The newest 'pet' as Johnny had so put it was the size of a house. Its neck stretched at least fifty feet as the metal scales laced and intertwined with one another in a crisscrossing pattern down the large snout. The cool steel of its face looked like mirrors as they could see themselves even from a distance in the reflection. Its metal tail curled around the large mass of the body with jagged sticks and poles thrusting up randomly against the green paint job. The belly of the beast held wires, plastic tubes, and gears as the smell of hot oil filled the air. The scales pierced out in row after row of shimmering hard steel, looking more like large thorns than scales. On its head sat two large spikes the size of three people standing on each other and its red eyes glowed with a hint of cold platinum steel. In short, the biker had made his very own metal dragon.

"You have got to be kidding me…" Cyborg stood with a look of disbelief and awe on his face. "Dude! How did you do it?! It's…It's beautiful."

"Lots of work my man, lots of work. But you'll never have to worry about that! Spike, sic em."

"You named the dragon Spike?" The empath arched an eyebrow and the teen on the bike only blushed slightly and rubbed the back of his neck.

"I liked it… Wait a minute your opinion doesn't matter! SPIKE! Go!" With a roar two slits in the dragon's back opened up and silver metal flung out wide in shape of wings. Before the two teens could react or come up with a plan however, the white haired wizard was leaping into action.

With a skill long forgotten in the modern world he ran like the wind to close the distance between himself and the beast. He pushed off the ground at the last second in an elegant flip and landed perfectly on top of the mechanical beast's head, missing the spikes completely. Fingers went to clasp for the hilt of his sword and he blinked at remembering he left it in the car. Oh well, he would improvise. This was after all something he could do. He had not spent years and years of training for nothing. The magic drilled into his cerebellum, the attacks and words passed down from father to son for generations upon generations. This was what he was trained to do and no matter what it looked like, a dragon was a dragon.

The mechanical dragon started to shake its head violently and the three people on the street could do nothing but watch in horror and shock. It wasn't every day you saw a long haired teen jumping single handily into the fray with a badly painted metal dragon.

The wizard jumped from the dragon's head in front of the teen on the bike and sent him a smug look. The leather dressed biker snapped back to life and growled at the arrogant pretty boy, bringing his motorcycle to life with a roar. The white haired wizard smiled and glanced over at the irritated dragon. He waited and his patience paid off as both master and pet went for the same target. He leapt with grace just in time as the dragon's snout collided with the biker and sent the young adult flying across the ground to land unconscious all the way down the street. Now the mechanical dragon was beyond angry.

In the air the white haired wizard contorted his body in a twist and held out a hand below him, the other outstretched to the side for balance.

"Necronom Hezberek Mortix!" The white energy erupted from his palm and the dragon had no chance, the spell freezing it in place. It let out another roar of anger and frustration and the wizard started to free fall feet first. "Necronom Hezberek Mortix!" This time the white energy pooled around his hand and his sword appeared. Quickly the wizard yanked the steel from the magical stealth. Landing on the middle of the dragon's back, once more missing the spikes. He raised the steel upwards over his head before it lunged downward to pierce through the sleek metallic scales.

"Necronom Hezberek Mortix!" An eruption of white shot down through the sword and a whirl of air erupted all around the wreathing dragon, white strands blowing around furiously with the pulsing energy. Within seconds there was an eruption and the empath barely had time to put up her black shield to protect herself and the half robotic teen. For what felt like hours there was nothing more then a blinding white light and a screech of defeat.

Bit by bit the white energy started to dim and a figure started to walk out, hair blowing behind him. He stopped in front of the two teens and rubbed the back of his head, blushing somewhat.

"I think I might have… how do you say it? Over did it?" The two titans blinked and slowly glanced behind the blushing wizard to see chunks of metal scattered about the street. Remarkably there was not a crater where the wizard and dragon had once been, not that the chunks of metal didn't create a few potholes. Off to the side the dragon's head twitched, sparks flying every now and again.

"I think you may be right…"

"Dude…it's like a Robin in wizard form." Raven snorted and looked up at the oldest member of the titans.

"Only he's sweeter, considerate, and able to not take things too seriously." Cyborg chuckled and the empath started to walk ahead. "I'll gather this all up, go ahead and call in Robin."

Beastboy muttered to himself as Cyborg recapped the events that had occurred before the rest of the team showed up. About how the wizard had taken down the dragon and Johnny Rancid all by himself while he and Raven had watched like awe struck fans.

"Yeah well… I almost took down Control Freak all by myself!" Robin arched an eyebrow and Starfire could only chuckle slightly. He decided however to let the green teen try to impress the empath.

"Oh joy. You beat a couch potato with a remote. How very tough of you." Emerald eyes narrowed at the violet haired empath who wasn't even looking at him.

"I did more than you did."

"That's because I was not needed. Rorek had it all under control. Unlike someone else I know." Everyone fell silent and watched the discussion about to take place. Whether she meant to or not, the young empath had just compared the green teen to the white haired wizard. It would not end well.

Finally the silence was broken by a low growl and the green teen moved in front of the dark eyed girl. She turned a bit surprised at how quickly he had closed the distance but stood her ground. It wasn't the first time the green teen had thrown a fit about something she had said and it wouldn't be the last.

"You know something, Rae. I am getting pretty sick and tired of you putting me down." She rolled her eyes and he felt his fist clutching and unclenching. "I have done nothing to you! Why are you acting like this?!"

"I'm not acting any different than I normally do."

"That's bull!" The words echoed throughout the deserted street and emerald eyes glared down into blue-violet ones. He waited for her to say something, need her to say something. His heart was aching, his head was spinning, and all he wanted was to put this stupid fight to rest. The silence seemed to stretch on forever and seeing that he was not going to get an answer he threw up his arms. "Fine! Whatever! You win! You want me to leave you alone, so be it!"

Once more the young empath said nothing and the green changeling could feel his heart start to sink. Emerald eyes held her own, searching for some sign of apology. There was nothing but the normal blockade of indifference and it hurt all the more. So without another word from either one he started to walk away. If she wouldn't fight for him or with him anymore he had nothing left to say.

"Beastboy!" The blonde earth mover ran past the violet haired teen and sent her a glare before catching up with the green teen.

Raven watched him leave before she let out a small breath of air and turned to see the peering eyes of her teammates. She could see the look of concern and pity on their faces and felt her heart wretch even more. It hurt but she refused to let them see it, so her face stayed indifferent. It was not fair to let them always have to try and soothe over the wrongs she made. She would have to handle this one on her own, just not now.

"Come on it's been a long night. Let's get home…" Heads nodded as no one looked over to the boy wonder but moved all the same to T-car. Starfire moved over to the short empath and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, hugging her best friend close. Raven didn't object and allowed the comfort to be offered as they moved down the street to the car. Sarah said her goodnights and gave the empath a small hearted smile as to say 'give it time' before taking her leave.

One by one they all piled into the blue and silver car, two people shorter than they had arrived with. No one said anything on the way home and every now and again the white haired wizard would spare a glance to the empath in the front seat. She could feel his eyes on hers but said nothing, only watching as the streets went by. This night had truly sucked.

The green changeling was fuming for various reasons. One because the girl he had always loved had plainly rejected him. Second because he had come up looking like an idiot in front of everyone, including pretty boy who he now considered a rival. Third because the night had seemed to hold so much potential and just ended up blowing up in his face and fourthly because he wanted to be alone but the blonde girl beside him refused to even give him that. It was like the whole universe was against him.

Terra occasionally glanced over at the green changeling, trying to think of what to say to calm him down. They had been walking in silence for a long time. The closest she was able to get him to talk was a nod he had given her when she asked him to walk her home. So she knew that he was upset and she couldn't help but try to think up a way to make him feel better. Blue eyes moved back to the ground for a few seconds as she weighed over her words.

"She really isn't worth the pain, BB…"

"…" She watched him cringe and looked down at the ground. They walked in silence for a few more minutes before she tried again.

"She's always so mean to you. She lashes out at you and she's a total witch. She's not able to feel human emotions like you and I and you're wasting not only your time but your heart on her... you already have someone who cares about you." The green teen stopped in his tracks and she thought maybe she had won, that he would finally realize she was right. That she had indeed cared enough to try and be with him again and that he felt the same. One look of the anger in his once happy emerald eyes had proven otherwise and she gulped slightly. He stood there staring at her for a moment before he talked in a quiet whisper.

"What did you say…?"

"I…I said I care about you." She stuttered and he shook his head, eyes seeming to burn with anger.

"Before that… what did you say about her…?"

"T-T-That she was a witch and not able to feel emotions… like…us." Emerald eyes stared down into blue and the tension seemed to build around them. Finally the dam broke and he was stomping over to her.

"How dare you! How dare you Terra! Before you came back she was opening up! Before you came back she was falling for me! She was caring for me! You know nothing about her! You've never tried to learn anything about her! In fact ever since you came back you haven't tried to talk or get to know anyone but me!" He rubbed his face and turned away from her, muttering something about mistakes underneath his breath.

She had to do something, had to think quickly or he would leave her. He would leave her and try to be with that girl again. She had to fix this and now. Slowly her hand came to touch his arm and he yanked it away, walking a few paces away from her. He spun around on his heels, glaring hard into the blue eyes in front of him.

"I thought you had changed! I thought that maybe they were wrong… that you came back to try and be our friends again, that you didn't just come back for me but you did! It didn't matter what was going on in my life… you only ever wanted to get to me." As if the realization was too much to stand he started to laugh, though it was bitter. A hand rested on his forehead and he kept laughing, eyes watching the ground as it seemed he talked more to himself than to her.

" You're still the same selfish person you were when we first met. It's about Terra, Terra's pain…. What Terra wants! Never-mind what Beastboy might be going through! Never-mind what Garfield Logan might feel for someone else! Because they couldn't possibly be Terra! Because… because…" Slowly he stopped talking as emerald eyes looked up to see the tears shimmer in her blue eyes. Instantly his anger fled from him. What had he just done? He didn't want her to cry, that was the last thing he wanted. He wanted to go to her, hug her, and tell her that he didn't mean it. That he was just angry and blowing off steam but his feet could not move. So they stood there in silence.

Finally she hung her head and he could hear a soft sniffle coming from her.

"Terra… I just… I'm upset I didn't…"

"I know… you didn't mean it…" He rubbed the back of his neck and eyed her closely.

"…Are you going to be alright…?"

"Yeah… I-I have to go though. I-I'll catch you tomorrow…" He held up a hand to stop her but it was too late. The young teen was already running past him and down the street. He watched her run away from him once more and felt the familiar sting in his heart. It seemed this was how it always went with her. With a drop of his head he transformed into a green bird and started on the very long flight back to the tower.

Raven had gone straight to the roof once they had arrived home. She didn't want to deal with anyone and Robin had explained to the white haired wizard to leave her be for the night. Telling him she needed to cool off before anyone went to her aid. Rorek had agreed though reluctantly and they all disappeared into their rooms for the night.

The cool night air wrapped around her and she rubbed at her arms, wondering if she should have changed first. Maybe she still had time before he would even show up. She decided against it. With the way the night had been going she would miss the changeling when he got back.

She could not tell how long she had been on the rooftop when the sight of the green bird finally came into view. She had to fix this, had to mend it one way or another. She would be the adult and handle her emotions with the classic tone she always did. Holding her breath she worked up the courage as the bird poofed back into the green human with elf ears she had grown so close to. They stood there in silence and watched one another. It was harder than she thought it would to talk to him. His emerald eyes seeming to burn into her own and the look was enough for her to say silent. The quiet stretched on and after it became apparent to him that she had nothing to say he started to make his way to the door.

"Garfield!" He stopped in his tracks at hearing his name come from her lips, his heart tugging and hurting all at the same time. Once more silence fell between them and he stood there with his back to her.

"…What?" The word was spat out and cold and she wondered if now was the best time to talk with him. He was hurting and she was hurting and things would be said and not able to be taken back. This would be the point of no return and it seemed they both knew it would go one way or another. Thus she stood there and tried to find the right way to approach the subject without stepping on toes.

"I… I'm sorry,"

"Sorry? You're sorry! That's it!" He spun around the fedora hat falling from his head as the wind whipped his green strands about. "Everything I've ever done for you! The pain I buried to be with you! My heart that I put on the line and for what!? For an 'I'm sorry'. Well you know what Rae! You can keep your stupid fake apology! I don't want it!" She narrowed her eyes slightly at the angry green teen. She had to remind herself to be the bigger person and keep her anger in line.

"My apology was not 'fake' but if you rather rant and throw yourself around like a three year old who hasn't gotten his way. So be it. I'll leave you alone."

"Of course you will!" He laughed though it was bitter and full of a little bit of malice. "You always do that! You're no better than Terra! Things get too hard and away you go! Oh no! Poor little Rae can't handle emotions so let me run from anything remotely good for me! Unless it's some stupid jackass in a book that plays with my heart! Oh here you go Mr. Jackass. Please! Take my heart so that later on I can play kickball with Gar's!" She narrowed her eyes again and all thought of reeling in her anger were let lose. He had crossed the line.

"Oh yes that's exactly what I did! I asked to fall for Malchior just so in the future I could play with your heart even though you kicked me aside for her!"

"I did not kick you aside!"

"Bull!" Something exploded to the side of them but she kept going, taking a step closer with every word. "She came back into your life and I was nothing! All over again I was nothing! You want to talk about how your heart hurts? Well join the club because you started it!" The table he had yet to bring inside exploded but he stood firm, glaring down at her.

"I tried to get you to hang out with me. Asked you to go somewhere but oh no, Pretty boy gets your attention! Gets to go in your room! Gets to hang out with you! You couldn't wait to throw me away!"

"I did not throw you away you jackass! I was here! I was always here! You're just so stupid you never noticed!" Emerald eyes narrowed at the insult.

"Wow Rae that is a lot of crap falling from your mouth right now considering I've always liked you! Ask anyone!"

"Oh yeah, you must of really liked me to never tell me and start dating Terra!" Something rattled and started to pulse with black energy before it too exploded into nothing but bits of glass.

"You hated me! Everything I did you hated me! You flung me against walls! You lashed out at me! You never liked my jokes, never tried to talk to me! In fact I don't think you've ever liked me!" Silence fell between them and her eyes were wide with anger and shock. Slowly her eyebrows lowered and she straightened her back.

"Is that what you think of me? One of those girls who leads someone on?" He blinked at the change in her tone and started to shift a bit uncomfortably. Saying nothing his emerald eyes watched her and she curled her hands into small fist. It took everything she had not to make the whole roof explode.

"Garfield Mark Logan… you are an idiot. Not only an idiot but a jackass…" His eyes narrowed and she stomped away from him a few feet. He watched her pick something up and move back over to him, getting himself ready to dodge whatever she was about to throw. With a shove she put something in his arms and walked away from him, to the edge of the building. Emerald eyes watched her before slowly they moved down into the bright colored irises in his arms. His heart sunk and the guilt hit like a ton of bricks.

She was right. He was stupid and a jackass and the proof was looking up at him. Slowly he moved towards her but not before placing the pot back down safely on the ground. As he stood behind her he tried to think of something to say, tried to find a way to right the wrong that had happened.

"I-I didn't know, Rae… I-I was just so jealous…" She said nothing and he placed a hand on her shoulder. She stiffened a bit and he forced himself to slowly turn her around. If she was going to throw him off of the roof this time he agreed he would deserve it. He blinked as he saw the tears shimmering behind her dark eyes and saw how she refused to let them fall.

"Oh Rae… I-" She quickly turned away from him, forcing herself to try and get herself under control. This was not the way she had planned to talk to him. It really wasn't the way she wanted to tell him how she felt and sure as hell wasn't her plan to start crying.

"I do not wish to talk about this now… I will-" Before another word was spoken, before she could run, before he could regret or think, his arms had found their way around her. The empath stiffened up slightly in his arms and as she felt his breath on her ear, she fought the urge to shiver. She fought the urge to turn around and hug him close. To let all the things said slip away and be forgotten.

"I'm so sorry Rae… I would never want to hurt you… I-I would never want to make you cry… please. I am so sorry." The words were a whisper but they touched her heart all the same. Without a word she turned around in the tall male's arms and hugged him close, burying her face against his chest. For once it was just too hard to stay mad at him. Days upon days of being mad were enough, even for her.

They said nothing and nothing needed to be said. All that mattered for once in the world was them. Not the fight, not the problems they would have in the morning or the two people chasing them. Just them. So they stood there in each other's arms and he stroked her hair as the night air danced around them.

Moments went by and the violet haired girl withdrew from his arms, watching the ground. The green changeling smiled slightly and lifted her chin so emerald eyes met with her blue-violet ones. He watched her eyes for what seemed like forever before he spoke again.

"You know… I never got that dance." She blinked and arched an eyebrow. Leave it to the green teen to just randomly pick something out of the air to say. Still at least it wasn't one of his jokes.

"There's no music up here."

"I could sing." Her eyebrows lowered and he couldn't help but laugh. "Or not. I'll tell you what! You stay right here and I'll go get something. Deal?"

"I'm slightly afraid of what you listen to… but sure. I'm still dressed up, why not." He smiled and held up a finger as if to tell her that was how long it would take before he ran towards the door, calling back over his shoulder.

"Back in two shakes of a lamb's tail!" True to his words it did not take him long to sneak inside and come back to the roof. She watched as he went over to one of the plants and fumbled around until music started to fill the air. Arching an eyebrow she crossed her arms over her chest.

"So that's how you hide the speakers." He chuckled a bit nervously and shrugged.

"Kinda tacky and takes away from the effect if you can see them." She chuckled a bit and he smiled at the sweet sound. Setting the song up he moved over to the empath and offered a hand. She eyed the green hand before slowly letting her smaller hand slide into his palm. He tugged her close and she stumbled a bit against him. "Don't do slow dances?"

"Not very often… no." Slowly the sound of the music started to drift into the air and the taller teen hugged her close.

When I see your smile Tears run down my face
I can't replace And now that I'm stronger I've figured out

Slowly he placed his hand on her hip and they started to sway with the music. It didn't take longer than the second note for her to stumble slightly and step on his foot. He winced and choked back the groan, still managing to smile through the pain. A dance with her was well worth the throbbing in his feet though and he slowly straightened up again. She blushed and muttered a small apology as he only chuckled and shook his head. He could tell she was slightly tense from the pressure she was giving his hand.

"Just relax Rae, let me lead."

"But-"

"Shh. Just let me lead." Slowly she nodded her head and started to drift with him again.

How this world turns cold And breaks through my soul
And I know, I'll find deep inside me
I can be the one

Blue-violet eyes watched the ground, being careful not to step on his foot again. The green teen arched an eyebrow and smiled slightly to himself.

"Who would have thought that the perfect Rachel Roth had something she was not good at?" The shorter girl sent a glare of death and he could not help but laugh.

I will never let you fall. I'll stand up with you forever. I'll be there for you through it all.
Even if saving you sends me to Heaven

"I have you know I do know how… it's just been awhile since I've danced with an actual person." He tilted his head to the side and she simply went back to watching her feet, barely missing his foot again. She cursed underneath her breath as she stumbled and he caught her. Her body stayed leaning against him for a moment longer than needed.

It's okay, it's okay, it's okay

Slowly a green hand slide underneath her chin and lifted her head so their eyes met. She felt her cheeks flush and the green teen sent her a fullhearted smile.

"Rae… just relax alright? Trust me…I know what I'm doing."

Seasons are changing and waves are crashing. And stars are falling all for us
Days grow longer and nights grow shorter
I can show you, I'll be the one

She wanted to mock him, to tell him she seriously doubted that. The green teen that blew out stereos, couldn't walk two steps without falling over his own two feet. Yet, she didn't. Instead she slowly straightened up and gave her head a small nod, the green changeling's face lighting up.

I will never let you fall. I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all. Even if saving you sends me to Heaven

He took her hand and placed it on his shoulder, taking her other into his own. Placing his hand on her hips he watched her eyes, willing them to keep looking into the sparkling emerald. Not that she had much of a choice, they were captivating.

Slowly he started to take a step forward and she followed by taking a step back. Seeing that she had done that correctly he flashed a giant smile of congratulations and she rolled her eyes, trying not to blush. It was amazing how he could make her feel stupid yet brilliant all at once.

"Oh I love this part of the song!" She blinked up at him."

"Huh?" He smiled and leaned in, tugging her closer as he started to sing into the young empath's ear. Lucky for her it was more of a whisper then actual singing.

"'Cause you're my, you're my, my. My true love, my whole heart…Please don't throw that away."

She blushed even deeper and felt her body stiffen slightly at the words, a thousand thoughts and insecurities running through her head. He seemed to sense it and pulled her closer to his person. She couldn't help but relax ever so slightly and lean her head against his chest.

Cause I'm here for you. Please don't walk away
And please tell me, you'll stay, stay

"You're such a mushball…" He laughed at the word and leaned his head back, arching an eyebrow.

"That is so not a word."

"Could be, like you would know."

"Rae, I am smart enough to know when someone makes up a word considering how I do it all the time." She chuckled and met his laughing emerald eyes. She shrugged and decided to let him have the win.

"Fine fine. You win. Congrats. One to a ten-thousand and thirty five."

"So that means I'm catching up!" She chuckled despite herself and he winked, causing the blush to deepen on her cheeks.

"Ready for the spin?"

"The what?!"

Use me as you will. Pull my strings just for a thrill
And I know, I'll be okay
Though my skies are turning gray

She was not ready for the spin but he had her the whole time. The short girl felt her body leaving his arms, the air spinning around her before soon she was stopped and an arm was flinging out. The green changeling tugged her back in by her hand and she spun around so her back was to his front. He smirked as she blinked up at him in utter surprise and awe.

I will never let you fall. I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all. Even if saving you sends me to Heaven

He laughed at her face and slowly they swayed as he leaned his head down to place his face beside hers. Once more she went rigid in his arms and he couldn't help but smile slightly before he slowly raised both their arms in the air and let her delicately turn back around to face him. He wasted no time and pulled her close to him and wrapped his arms around her, swaying slowly. Once more she could hear him singing softly with the song and found herself blushing.

"I will never let you fall…I'll stand up with you forever…I'll be there for you through it all, Even if saving you sends me to Heaven…"

She felt so right in his arms and he just wanted to hold her forever. Her mind on the other hand was running amuck. Emotions were each giving way to others, each voicing their opinions, and each seeming to be losing the battle with the same one. He seemed to read her mind because he was smiling softly. She found herself drowning in a sea of emerald and he leaned his head forehead to hers. The feeling of his breath washed over her lips and she found her heart beating a bit faster.

She didn't know when it had happen, didn't recall the moment when her eyes had closed ever so slightly. She couldn't seem to remember as her arms wrapped around his neck and his own circled around her waist. All she knew was that when his lips had met with her own, it had felt so right. That she wanted the moment to last forever and a day. By the way the green changeling was kissing her, he apparently felt the same.

I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever

A/N: Awwwww! They made up! Yay me! Okay now on for a little surprise. In case you were wondering why the song lyrics were there I just couldn't see it any other way in my mind so I did that. Here's the kicker though! If you play the song and read the dance scene they sync up. I kid you not! Took me a good while to do it! Though the last few paragraphs didn't because I wanted the sweet moment more than I wanted to end it on time. You just have to skip over the lyrics, even the ones BB sings for it to match in time. (I know, way too much time on my hands.)

So let's see we're had humor, romance, drama, more drama guess what's next? Action! Yep! Next chapter plans are set into motion. So let me know what you think of the chapter and if I was a bit too harsh on Terra. Now for the thank yous!

sumbunnyluvsu77: I'm really glad you're still enjoying the story! Thanks for the reviews!

Star Melody: Yay new reviewer! And you are so right, I tried to think of someone else but Harley won out because Ivy hates… well almost everyone. I hope you're still reading though! I'm glad you enjoyed the earlier chapters. I just hope the ending is as fun to read.

Wolvmbm: We're coming to the end and you'll see! It's very action packed. Thank you for the reviews!

sinomin: lol you did but I still enjoy reading it! I hope this chapter was romantic and drama packed enough for you. Though we're far from done with both. ^^

Okay guys! Once more read and review! Let me know what you think and if you're excited about reaching the end. I love your reviews and I like to hear if I'm doing a good job or where I should improve. TTFN!