AN: Sorry for the lateness in updating. Some in real life issues came up. Also, sorry for a short chapter. I'll try to make it up to you guys with the next one…hopefully. Please R&R! Oh! And thank you to all my reviewers! You guys rock!

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Gar stared at Raven, wide-eyed, jaw dropped, and the most dumbfounded expression the changeling had managed to produce in the time they'd known each other. He just couldn't believe it. Raven had gone on a…a…date? And with some random guy that Starfire had picked out for her.

"You can stop gawking, you know," she said, crossing her arms over her chest and shooting her fellow teammate an irritated look. The waves of shock were coming off him as if the news had suddenly caused a tsunami to occur.

"Uh, wait…" Gar said as he leaned back on the common room couch. His stay in the Titan's Medbay had finally ended and he'd decided that he was strong enough to get from his room to the common room on his own now. "I mean…I just can't believe you actually…had a good time."

Raven's eyes narrowed. "Are you saying that I'm incapable of having a good time?"

"Well, according to what you've always said you haven't been able to allow yourself to feel because your powers would go all wonky."

She sighed, leaning into the cushions a bit more. "Yes, that's true, but since we defeated my father I've been able to slowly but surely allow myself to feel things to a reasonable degree." She watched her green friend closely. "What's really bothering you about the whole thing, Garfield?"

"Everything," Gar stated bluntly. "I mean, first you say that you don't want to feel love, that you can't. You also say that you wouldn't agree to Star's outrageous idea of hooking you up with a complete stranger…and yet, you went!" Gar wasn't sure what it was, but something within him was beginning to boil. "Then you come home from this date and you're all…" His mouth hung open, but he couldn't find the words to express what he wanted to say, instead he opted for, "You don't even know who this guy really is, Rae!"

"His name is Stephen. He works over at the bookstore in the downtown district of Jump City. Gar, I was surprised by all that happened tonight too. I only went to get Starfire to stop nagging and ended up having a great time. I've got to hand it to Star, she did her homework."

"Meaning…?" he asked, an emerald brow rising.

"Well, after the formal introductions were done and a bit of the awkwardness subsided, we managed to get into a conversation. He's going to be a freshman at Jump City University come fall and has plans to major in English with a minor in Philosophy. Stephen's family has owned the bookshop for decades and he plans to keep it in the family. I…" Raven paused, replaying the conversations in her head. It'd been a long time since she could honestly say that she'd had a good time…it'd been even longer since she'd had an amazing time, which the blind date amounted up to. "We just have a lot in common."

Gar snorted. "Uh-huh. What's his thoughts on you being a super hero?"

"He's intrigued by it," she answered simply.

"So, uh, did anything else happen on the date?"

Raven leveled her gaze at him. "Do you mean physically?" At his nod, she sighed. "Just a kiss on the forehead before we departed."

Gar clenched his teeth together. He knew he'd had to ask the question, but that didn't mean he needed to like the answer. All those late nights spent talking and finally becoming comfortable with each other over the past months had left Gar feeling euphoric and so happy that he hardly needed to take his pain medication. Something about being so close to Raven; the fact that she was letting him in, letting him get close had made the world suddenly seem like a better place.

"And he's so funny," she added suddenly. "I couldn't help but laugh and you know how rare it is that I actually laugh…"

Oh, yes, he knew. He'd known since the team had formed and he'd put a good amount of effort into getting her to laugh at one of his jokes. Gar felt his hand grip the side of the couch a little tighter.

"Funny, articulate, well educated, and he's old fashioned in all the good ways a guy can be." She let out another, more wistful sigh. "I can't wait to see him again."

Gar sat up straight. "You're seeing him again!?"

"Yes, I am. And don't try to talk me out of it. I really like him, Garfield. He's so…different. He doesn't care about my natural appearance, he just seems to like me for…well, me." A smile began to quirk up the sides of her lips. "I never thought I'd find somebody who would totally and completely accept me."

"Rav…"

She looked to the clock. "Wow, it's late. I didn't know we'd be out that long. Well, I'm going to turn in." She stood and rounded the corner of the couch. "Good night, Garfield." And with that, she left the common room.

Beast Boy sat on the couch, gritting his teeth together. He was angry, hurt, he felt betrayed… Raven would never want to make you feel this way on purpose. Besides, what does it matter? You're only friends. Her going on a date shouldn't make you wig out so much, dude.

Her last sentence echoed throughout his mind: "I never thought I'd find somebody who would totally and completely accept me."

Suddenly a drearier feeling overcame him and his ears dropped as he let out a long, deep sigh.

"I do, Raven. I always have," he whispered aloud.