Yo. Umm, I'm back as you can see and I've brought my second installment of my story. As you can tell from the sidebar on your screen I wrote a lot, well for a mediocre writer it's pretty long. But yeah, I think I got a little carried away with it. But hey, I guess I just had to many idea's. I need to sort my thoughts out. Anyways, I really hope you guys enjoy this chapter more then I wrote it. Also you guys can tell that I actually organized this chapter a lot better then the other, but I still believed that I made some kind of mistake in here somewhere. I proofed read and everything, but yeah... Anyways, don't hesitate to tell me on what I still need to work on, and what you felt was needed more for the story to be better. Well, I'm going to stop, most likely you guys aren't even reading this so I'm out. Enjoy the story, and by the way. PLEASE review. I'm not gonna beg, or bother ya'll about it. But it really feels good to know people are reading this. Well, I'm done. Go ahead and read.

Disclaimer: I Don't, and REPEAT, I don't own the Teen Titans. (I didn't put it down last time, so yeah, I don't.)

The library, where many people ranging from children to seniors come to enjoy a good read, or to possibly look up information on topics that could help them with school activities. This sanctuary is known to many as an area to find peace, and enjoy a good book or two. But in the corner of this tranquil area, no peace was seen by two teenagers that seem to be silently conversing over a certain topic of which both are working on together. Hmm, what could possibly have them so irked at one another?

"You're hopeless, you know that right?" Raven leaned back in her seat and let out a exasperated sigh. Her and Gar where once again in a disagreement in their group assignment, and Raven felt once again she was wasting her time. She still to the life of her didn't understand why she actually agree to let Gar even be involved this much in the project.

'I bet he just wants to torture me with his intelligence.' She had a ghost of smile from her thoughts. The said boy was seating across from her with a tired expression.

'Dammit, nothings good enough for her. We've spent almost like,' he peeked at the clock that stood over Ravens head. 'an hour and half just arguing on who's right with this whale's living environment. Why can't she just lighten up? Their has to be something wrong with her, she hasn't laughed at any of my jokes. Anyone would of laughed when I said that thing with the whale family.' Gar stopped his thoughts as he saw Raven raise from her seat. This quickly held his attention.

"Wait. Where you going, we're not done yet?"

She gave a side glance his way, "I'm going to the bathroom, and I didn't know I needed your permission to go anywhere." She finished and walked away with nothing else to say.

"Whatever, I wasn't even meaning it to sound like that, I was only making sure you weren't trying to ditch me." Gar said out loud, but the pale teen kept walking, not even to show she acknowledge his words.

The dirty blonde teen slumped back in his seat, and leaned his head so he could look up to the ceiling. So many thoughts were rummaging through the young 18 year olds head. The main topic on his mind was the fiery short girl with the long dark ebony hair. 'Man, why does this have to be so hard? It's as if she doesn't know how to be nice. The whole hating everyone deal I can handle, but does she really have to make fun of me like that? I can take a couple of shots to the ego, but man, she doesn't know when to stop.' Gar set his head so he could look straight forward, and looked across the room catching a girl reaching for a book which she was having trouble getting. Being the nice guy that he was, Gar stood from his seat and walked over to the struggling girl.

"Hey, do you need any help?" Hearing someone's voice, the girl quickly turned around and recognition went through both teenagers eyes. Gar was the first to speak. "Whoa, Kori what's up? I didn't know that was you."

The girl Kori flashed a smile that anyone of the opposite sex would fall for. "Friend Garfield, oh it is very great to see you." She gave him a big hug, which he had to gasped for breath since she caught him of guard. Finally after being released from her vice grip, Gar sucked in a bit more air before he spoke.

"Yeah Kori, it's great to see you too," He wheezed a little, but continued. "Umm, I saw you having trouble from across the room."

The red head realized what he was talking about and quickly responded. "Oh yes, I was in trouble," She pointed to a book that was out of her reach. "I was trying to retrieve that novel so I can possibly see if it can assist me."

Gar gave a hearty chuckle. No matter how many times he heard Kori speak, he just couldn't get over how proper she was. It felt like he was in the 17th century whenever he was talking to her. But it wasn't her fault, Vic and Richard told him that she's from another country over in Europe, he couldn't remember the name. But anyone could tell that she wasn't originally from the U.S., what with her long ruby colored hair, her height being taller then average girls, the fact her skin tone looks as if she's been out in the sun for a while, and her most dominant feature would be her beautiful green eyes. You don't see that many kinds of people around with those features. But, Gar couldn't complain at all with the way the exotic girl was, she was sexy. He wouldn't be a man to say that he never has checked Kori out, any man would. Hell, if his friend Richard wasn't going out with her, Gar would of quickly of seen if he had a shot. But, that would of only happened if he didn't now Kori that well, now he just sees' her as his friend, basically a sister.

"Friend Gar, have you understood what I said?" The lanky teen was ripped out of his thoughts and looked to his confused friend, that also held concern in her eyes.

'That's Kori, always concern for others well being... wish someone could act more like her...' seeing that she was still patiently waiting, Gar spoke. "Heh, sorry Kor, kind of blanked out on you there. You couldn't reach your book right?" He reminded her, trying to avoid the attention on him.

Kori quickly nodded her head, already forgotten her friend's weird actions. She looked back up to the book. "Yes... I might need assistance..." She peeked a look at Gar to see if he caught the hint.

He gave a grin. "No problem," Gar leaned on his toes and grasped the book in his palm, and then held the book in Kori's reach. The girl squealed in delight and flung herself at Gar with another hug that had him gasp for air once again. "No problem Kori... you could let go of me now..." Seeing that the blonde teen was turning slightly blue in the face, Kori quickly let go of him. The young man regained his composure, and had a exhausted look.

"I am sorry friend, I guess- how you say- I do not know my own strength." He gave a long stare at Kori, and burst out laughing from the girls naivety. Slightly confused by her friends sudden laughter, Kori couldn't help but smile then laugh as well.

Unbeknownst to the happy couple someone was watching, and she wasn't liking any of what she was seeing. Raven had seen the whole scene from the beginning, and she couldn't believe that Gar had left to go flirt with some girl. 'I knew it. I knew he wasn't going to take this project seriously. I'm basically the one that's putting all the effort for making this project acceptable. But here's this dumbass going around paying attention to one of his play things, but I shouldn't be surprised. He is the kind of guy to go to the nearest girl with long legs and boobs bigger then his hands.' She had a disgusted look on her face. 'Fine. I can tell one of us is actually cares more for this assignment," she began to gather her things. 'I'm leaving, he can go play with his Barbie. I really don't care.'

After a few minutes of recovering from his laugh with Kori, Gar took a quick glance to his and Raven's table but then looked back to Kori with a grin. 'Wait... was that Raven?' Doing a quick double take, Gar's assumption was right. It was Raven, and she was leaving. "Shit." he muttered under his breath. Kori noticed her friend's demeanor change, and gave him a perplex look. Before she could even say anything about his strange change in attitude, Gar was off in the direction he came from, and was heading to a girl.

"I have seen that girl before... but I do not remember..."Kori didn't understand, why would her friend suddenly leave her so abruptly, to go join another girl. She gasped. "Maybe that is Garfield's new girlfriend, yes, that must be why he is in haste to her," A crestfallen look was on her face. "I do hope I did not offend her by keeping Garfield too long." Kori kept her ground, but held her gaze at the 'couple', just in case she had to come in to defend her friend's reason of absence.

"Rae-ven, what are you doing?" Gar said, hoping she didn't catch on to his mistake. She stopped what she was doing, and held a fierce glare. "I, am leaving," she announced clearly. "Because it seems that someone wants to be busy with other things, while others are more worried with important things, that clearly deals with school." She zipped up her bag and turned her back on him, and walked in the direction of the library entrance. Gar stood there, still not quite sure what happened. But seeing that Raven was already out the door, he took off after her.

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"Raven... Come on will you stop." Near by people turned their head's to the boy shouting to the girl who was clearly ignoring him. Anyone could tell that this girl didn't want anything to do with the boy, but this boy was determined. "Raven..." Gar pleaded.

"I suggest you don't beg, you sound even more pathetic." She said this while still keeping a steady pace trying to stay far away from him. It's been like this for the past five minutes. Since she left the library, Gar hasn't even let up. 'Dammit. He's persistent, I thought he would of gave up and just walk away,' She turned her head slightly to look at her pursuer, making sure he didn't notice her. 'He's so damn annoying. I don't get him, I've done nothing but insult him the whole time he's been following me... But he's still here, trying to talk to me. Why can't he just give up already?' Noticing that she was still staring at him, she looked back in front of her with a confused expression.

Gar couldn't stand it any more. He's been following the angered girl for four blocks already, and he was beginning to feel a little winded from all the speed walking. 'Shit. I need to start exercising, I'm pretty sure I'm sweating a little," He lifted a hand and swiped it over his forehead. "Yup, it's a little moist, but I'm definitely sweating. That's it, I'm through following, time to take action." Gar sped up his power walk and stood in front the now stock still girl, who now had her regular stoic expression.

Their was a long pause between both teens. Some passer-by gave glances at the couple who were just standing in the middle of the side walk having a stare off. Raven decided to break the silence. "Get out of my way, I need to finished this project." She started to move around him, but he diverted her. He stood in front her with a determine look. Raven looked up to his face and challenged him with her fierce glare.

Gar desperately held a laugh from coming out. He couldn't help it, just watching her looking up at him with that glare was just funny to him. It wasn't the glare that was funny, 'Hell no. I'm pretty creeped out on how she's looking at me. It's just that she needs to pull her head back just for her to see my face. This probably looks funny from other peoples point of view.' With that thought, he let a smile escape.

She narrowed her eyes out of anger. Things were looking bad, and once Gar saw how Raven's face changed from a glare to a scowl, he knew things were getting a lot worse. "So you think this is funny, uh?" She said this rhetorically. Gar noticed her anger and was about to intervene, but was cut off. "So your big speech on how it wasn't fair that I do all the work, and you should do more work was just a big lie?" Gar tried once again to speak, to tell her that he meet every word he said that day. But she didn't let him, she continued. "And to think... I was actually taking you seriously, I actually thought you really wanted to do this. But like I said before, your wasting my tim-"

"Raven! I'm not wasting your time!" Gar's shouting caught many people walking by off guard that they stopped what they were doing and watched the boy who was struggling with himself and the girl who was just staring at him seriously. Raven took a step back from his outburst, but still held her scowl. The frantic boy took evening breathes and survey his surroundings. People were still their just standing there looking at both teens. Gar looked back at Raven seeing that she was actually waiting for him to continue. "Umm, Raven maybe we should move a little to the side," He looked to the people. Some were still watching, while others were continuing with their business. As Gar looked back to Raven, he was surprised to see her nod her head. He did want to talk more with her about their issues', but he would be lying to say he wasn't surprised that she actually agreed to do so. Seeing that she was already stepping close between two buildings, he was right behind her.

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Gar leaned back against the brick wall, while Raven did the same against the opposite wall with both arms crossed against her chest and her head cocked to the side with a disinterested look on her face. Gar noticed her expression, and gave a sigh. He really had no idea why he suggested that they should talk more about their problem. But seeing that she was actually here with him, shows that she does want to talk more about their conflict. 'Then why the hell does it look like she just wants to leave?' Gar could clearly see the look on her face. 'Look at her! She doesn't want to be here... Dammit, why do I bother?' He kept his eyes on her and looked her over. 'Man, what is with this girl and her baggy clothes. She doesn't look like she's a tomboy, and I'm pretty sure she's not gay, because Vic would have told me otherwise," He looked back to her face. 'Hmm, you know she doesn't look all that bad... well, she doesn't look bad at all actually. Maybe, if she could change her clothes a little, and defiantly change her attitude she could have some fellas be all over her," He held a faint grin. 'But, that wouldn't be Raven now would it?' He couldn't help but smile from his thoughts. 'Dude, I bet she would knock out the first guy to actually try and hit on her.'

She was pretty sure she knew why she was standing against this uncomfortable brick wall while Gar was on the other. But what she didn't know was why she was even bothering to hear him out. She saw everything, she didn't need an explanation from him. 'He left to go talk to some girl, which shows that he doesn't care about this project... right?' She kept looking to the side staring at nothing of interest. 'Right. He doesn't care... so why am I here with him in this alley? Why do I care for what he has to say? She couldn't place her thoughts, and for some reason she couldn't get the thought of Gar with that girl out of her head. 'Maybe I was a little cruel with him, who am I kidding I'm always cruel with him. But I guess... I should of at least let him explain to me.' She finally set her eyes to her partner, who still had a grin on his face. 'Again with the smiling.' Getting off from the wall, she broke the silence once again. "If you've already forgotten. You wanted to talk, correct?"

Gar noticed she was back to her regular self again. 'Alright, this defiantly means that she wants to fix this then.' The shaggy haired teen took himself off the wall and looked to Raven seriously. "Okay, first of all I have to ask this?" Raven lifted up a brow in question, waiting for his response. With a goofy smile present on his face, Gar continued with what he was saying. "Do you run track, because the way you were zooming to get away from me was pretty impressive." He couldn't help but laugh after he saw her change her face back to a serious one.

"Funny," she said sarcastically. "Well then, since you're having so much fun, I'll be going." Clearly annoyed with his antics, Raven began to walk away.

Gar already seen this coming, so he blocked her escape. "Okay, okay I'll stop... just trying to lighten the mood." He said this still with a grin. "Seriously, though. Raven, I'm for real about this whole project, you should know that. I mean, I had to have proven you something what with all the information I've found,' he paused to see if she would say anything. Seeing that she wasn't, he continued. "Come on Raven... the way that I'm handling this project might not look like I'm taking this serious, but I am. I'm doing this for both of us, and your not the only one that wants a good grade on this project," He looked away from Raven and held a sheepish grin. She cocked her head to the side to look at him. "Besides, I'm really trying my hardest so I can prove to you that I'm not an idiot... I want your approval, and you know... I feel like I need to impress you or something." He kept his eyes anywhere but on Raven's, while he felt some heat rise to his face.

Raven looked long and hard at him to see if he was actually serious... he was. She had to admit, that actually surprised her. The violet eyed teen couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed herself. She's never really had anyone try and impress her before. It was actually flattering, and she felt generous that he would actually go to some lengths to impress her. Yes, she did notice all the hard work he had done for the project, but she was too stubborn to actually mention it to him, so she just brushed it away as if it was nothing. She felt guilty. Raven Roth felt guilty, and she needed to fix this guilt. But before she could even speak, Gar beat her to it.

"Well, I mean... It's nothing really." He kept stuttering still not looking at the short girl because of his tinted cheeks. "But, yeah... umm, Oh yeah, that's not the only thing I want to talk about."

Raven stayed quite, deciding that she should speak as soon as he was done. She knew what he was going to start talking about, and for some unknown reason she tensed up a little.

With his face not so hot as before, Gar looked back to Raven with an intense gaze. "Back over at the library... why did you just leave like that? I'm not to sure what I did to get you all upset at me."

Raven avoided eye contact. She felt bare by the way he was looking at her, but still answered his question. "I... I was just overreacting." She let out a sigh and looked him in the eye. "I saw you flirting with that girl, so I figured you really didn't care much about our project." After she said this she once again looked away from him feeling embarrassed for her previous actions. 'Dammit, I don't like this, why does he have this affect on me... no, I just feel guilty, that's all.' She heard an outburst of laughing coming from the tall boy. She turned to him with furrowed brows, "What's so funny?" She said this loudly so he could hear her.

He tried to calm himself down so he could answer, but it wasn't helping. Raven was loosing her patience. "Woo, that Raven, was hilarious." He said this still giggling. He could see she was getting mad again so he quickly explained. "Raven, I wasn't flirting." She held a skeptic look, obviously not believing him. "Seriously, I wasn't. See, the girl I was helping needed a book she couldn't reach. So me being the gentlemen that I am," Raven scoffed from the comment, but Gar ignored it and continued. "I decided to help her, so when I went up to her I found out that she was my friend and also my friend's girlfriend Kori Anders." He looked to Raven to see her reaction, he couldn't tell if she believed him or not.

"So you weren't flirting with her?" She asked still not entirely believing him.

"Of course I wasn't. The girls like a sister to me, I don't know about you, but that's just wrong." He had a disgust look, emphasizing how he felt towards the question.

"Why should I believe you?" She stared at him, trying see any kind of lies.

He shrugged his shoulders, "Why wouldn't you have a reason to. If I was flirting, then I would of just told you. I have no reason to lie to you." He said his words softly while holding her gaze with his intense eyes.

She quickly broke eye contact feeling uncomfortable again. 'He needs to stop doing that. Getting all serious doesn't suit him...'

Gar was going to question her actions, but decided against it seeing that she was probably just thinking. 'And I don't feel like getting yelled at right now... I've had enough of that for today.'

Raven knew now was the time to apologize, no matter how painful it felt. She knew if she didn't then this feeling of guilt would stick on her for a while. She was known to be a cruel person, but even she knew when she was wrong. "I'm sorry..." Their she said it, and now she just hoped he wouldn't make a big deal about it.

Time stopped for Gar. "Wait a minute, did you just say what I think you said."

'Guess it's too late to hope,' She gave a exasperated sigh. "I'm not saying it again. Either you heard me or not, so too bad if you didn't."

Gar smiled from what she said. "Aww, come on Rae," She quickly looked at him, like a lion ready to pounce on it's prey. "Ven, Raven." He saw her relax, and he continued with a grin glad that he diffused that bomb. "It's not every day that you get an apology from the Raven Roth. Man, times like these you just need a video camera, to bad uh?" He kept his trademark smile. Taunting her really was fun to him for some reason.

Raven rolled her eyes but a tiny curve in her lips showed. It didn't go unnoticed to Gar, but he decided not to press it. "Don't get used to it Logan, that's a one time thing, and trust me it's not going to happen again." She said this while poking at his chest, and still holding that barely visible smile.

Finally realizing what she was doing, she quickly recoiled her finger and held her regular stoic expression once again. Gar felt a little down by her actions, but still held his smile. 'Here I thought she didn't do fun. But I saw that smile, as tiny as it was, it was still a smile. Raven your like any other normal person, as much as you don't like to show your emotions, I know you have some in that small body of yours,' Gar had a determined look. 'Maybe I might be able to see more of those emotions.'

Both teens realized their silence was getting awkward, so Raven decided to end it. "So... I've got to go. We'll talk more about the project later, okay?" She wasn't expecting a answer, so she began to walk out between the buildings, but was stopped by a hand on her shoulder, she looked to the appendage then at the person. "You're touching me..."

Gar took the hint and let go feeling stupid for his actions. Raven turned to look at him with a questioning stare, he held his gaze above her, not willing enough to look her in the hey.

"What?" The pale teen said harsher then she meant to. 'Is he okay?' She thought with mild concern.

"We're cool right. I mean... you know..." Gar couldn't finish, he was unsure how to finish his sentence. He just stood their waiting for her reply.

Raven hesitated with her answer, not to sure how she should reply to him. "If you mean that we're alright, then yes, I could say we are cool." Gar couldn't help but give a big smile. "Of course until you screw up again." Raven held another faint smile.

"Ow Raven, now that just broke my heart," He clutched at his chest while backing up against the brick wall and sliding down it feigning hurt. "I... I seriously think your trying to kill me." Gar continued his theatrical performance, while Raven just watched him uninterested.

"Save me the bad drama Logan, I see enough of it in movies." Gar laughed, and stood back up looking to his partner amused. He liked this part of Raven, he didn't see it much, but he liked it. It showed that she had some kind of sense of humor, no matter how dark it was.

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Gar looked up to the sky and squinted his eyes from the ray's of the sun. He looked down to the person beside him and smiled. "So, you want to get started on the project again?" As Gar and Raven finally ended their little feud, both teens were once again on the side walk, this time not in the middle of it.

Raven held a patronized look. "I don't think so. As much as I'll love to sit down with you and argue on how we should describe how whales adapt to warm waters, I pretty sure I'm done for today." Gar chuckled at what she said, and couldn't help but agree with her answer, since he had the same thought running through his mind. With that Raven began to walk thinking that the conversation was over, but Gar was walking right beside her. Raven looked to him questioning his actions. "What are you doing? I know you don't have the idea of actually walking me home, right?" She said this with a hint of a threat.

Gar just kept walking beside her. "Please Raven, don't be so full of yourself," He said this playfully. "My house is this way too."

She felt a little dumb for accusations, but suddenly remembered something that made a grim smile appear on her face. "Don't you feel like your forgetting something?" Raven asked in feign curiosity and gave a side glance to see his reaction.

Gar thought about what she said, but couldn't think of anything. "No, I can't think of nothing. Why? You think I'm forgetting something?" He looked back to her truly confused to what she said.

Raven shook her head ashamed. 'He's so slow, it's not even funny.' She stopped her walking, which had him mimic her moves and wait for her response. "You don't remember bringing something with you when you came into the library?" She said this slowly, so he could clearly understand the hint she was giving him.

Gar thought about the clue she gave him. After a few seconds of thinking, realization finally went through the young man's eyes. "Shit, that's right my things, I left them at the library after I came running for you." Gar had a frantic look, but Raven just shook her head still ashamed that it took him that long to figure it out. "I gotta go! Umm... I'll talk to you later, okay?" She just nodded her head. He gave her one last look and ran back four blocks to the library repeating the words 'stupid' in his head.

Raven watched him go and couldn't help but grin and be amused by his actions. "He really is hopeless." Were the only things said as she walked her way home.

Well? Tell me, was it what you guys suspected. I hope I didn't make anyone in the story OC, OCC, or OCD, whatever you call it. If I did, then tell me, cause I really want your guys idea on this story. Once again, If you guys could please review then I would really appreciate it. Like I said, I'm not gonna threaten any of you guys or beg, I just want peoples opinion so I can make any mistakes umm, not mistakes anymore. So, I'm doing this for you guys, you now the people that are actually taking interest in my story.

That out of the way, hope you guys stick with me. It's going to be a couple of days, maybe even weeks until I get the next chapter up. So you guys be patient. Take it easy people. Your boy Max.