Warm up.
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Training. Combat. Exercising… Richard insisted they do it at least once a day, to insure they stayed fit and in shape.
When Garfield was younger, training was a chore and he hated that he had to do it one or more times a day.
But now that he's older, he had to admit, he's glad their leader made him stick to the routine. The day-to-day workout and training made his body quite fit and firm.
But there was also a downside to this, for he wasn't the only one it benefited.
True like his own, Raven's attractiveness gained not just by exercising, but just simply growing up. But he hated the fact that he couldn't help but stare at her from across the room.
Currently they were all in the training room doing their usual morning routine.
Richard was bench pressing, while Starfire spotted him. She technically wasn't working out, but the only one who would scold her on that would be Richard. And everyone knew he would never reprimand her.
Victor was currently taking a well needed break from bench pressing a hefty number of weights. He really liked pushing his limits, and was now chugging some water and wiping the sweat off himself with a towel.
Garfield, on the other hand didn't feel like pushing his limits today. He had stayed up late playing a new video game and was kind of feeling… laggy, so he opted for the simple treadmill instead.
He tried to keep his eyes to himself, he really did. But as soon as the empath got up from meditating in the corner, it became incredibly hard.
Raven was never into bench pressing, nor pushing her physical limits when it came to working out. She instead performed simple cardio exercises, like yoga.
Raven sat on a workout mat near the treadmills and stretched her muscles before beginning her yoga positions.
As soon as she did so, Garfield was tempted to get up and start bench pressing just to impress her. But to do that he would have to leave his spot and lose the nice view he had of her.
She had her back to him as she did some poses, he knew had names. Though for the life of him he couldn't think of them.
He really wasn't sure why he was so drawn to her? It wasn't like she was wearing anything revealing. Starfire had on a sports bra and tight shorts, and the outfit didn't affect him in the slightest. So how come, he couldn't look away from Raven, in her white t-shirt and blue shorts?
Raven always did the most modius of positions. Not that he would have minded if she did the only one he actually remembered the name of, which was Downward Dog. And he had to admit she was flexible, even if thinking of it made him uncomfortable…
Garfield continued jogging on the treadmill, slightly sweating for more than one reason… He wasn't sure why watching her made him so nervous. Maybe it was because he knew he shouldn't. Because he knew he wasn't watching her in a friendly, platonic manner. He was watching her because he found her alluring...
He tried to look away, to ignore her. But that was harder than it sounded. Her back had this enticing curve to it. True Starfire's looked the same, but there was something about Raven's back that just caught his eye. Her long legs looked so smooth as she stretched them out.
He almost felt like she was taunting him by being near him. She was nimble, clearly… And had excellent balance, as he couldn't imagine being in some of those positions without falling over.
He really should have been more used to the shape of her, he did see her every day. But then again, he didn't see her do complex yoga positions every day.
Raven let herself slowly fall back, letting her hands catch herself as she arched her stomach in the air.
Now he swore he knew the name of that one, Arch something? Or maybe Bridge? But the name didn't matter, what mattered was the position she was in caused her white shirt to slowly rise up her stomach a little. It didn't show much but a sliver of her flat stomach and navel.
Now that her back was technically not facing him anymore, he had to be more careful with his gawking. God only knows what she would do to him if she caught him watching her.
But luckily she lifted herself back up, another talented movement as her back faced him once more. She grabbed her bottle of water and started to drink it before unexpectedly speaking.
"Do you ever consider doing yoga, Logan? I mean you watch me enough; you must have some sort of an interest in it."
His feet suddenly lost their momentum, and he couldn't help but stumble and trip over them on the treadmill. He quickly slammed his hand on the stop button on the machine before he could fall and completely embarrass himself further.
He pulled himself up and faced her as she gave him a knowing smirk. He knew his face was red, he could feel it, and he wondered how she knew he was watching her.
"I have to admit I am kind of flattered." She said before taking another sip of water.
His blush deepened. "D-Did you read my mind?" He sputtered.
She gave him a knowing look. "I don't need to read your mind to know what you're thinking."
"Then how did you know I was watching you?" He asked and he immediately regretted his choice of words.
"I sense emotions. And as soon as I started my yoga, yours went wild." She informed him, crossing her arms.
"Well, I wasn't watching- I mean I was- no, I was just…"
Wow could his face get anymore hotter?
"What he means to say…" Victor intervened, as he approached them. "Is that he was just checking you out, cause he thinks you're hot."
"Yes." Garfield agreed before widening his eyes. "I mean No!" He shouted.
"Yeah, well BB, I just so happen to have seen the whole thing. So, you're caught red handed, or should I say red faced!" Victor said with a loud laugh at the end as he teased his blushing friend.
"Leave him alone, Victor, I think he's endured enough embarrassment for one day." Raven said sternly.
"Yeah, now he just needs a cold shower." Victor said teasingly, elbowing his friend.
"I'm going to my room." Beast Boy said in a harsh tone, having had enough humiliation for the day.
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