Destined For Each Other
Chapter 13
Somebody's Baby
A/N: Hey guys! Long time no see! Lol! Well here's another chapter of Destined for Each other! :D
Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans or "Somebody's Baby" by Jackson Browne
P.S. This chapter is dedicated to the love of my life and my light in the night, Treskttn (Aka Chico's Chica Magnifica :) I hope you like it sweetheart :)
It was a warm, beautiful, Friday Summer evening in Jump City California. And one average (well as average as a vegetarian, animal-obsessed, soon-to-be-biologist could be) 27 year-old man named Garfield was currently sitting down in a dance club with his friends. Richard, who was a rich hot-shot, currently had his arm around his super-model looking girlfriend, Kori. They had been dating since middle school and have been inseparable since. Victor, the star running back of Jump City University had recently been dating Karen, who was coincidently one of the cheerleaders of Jump City U. So it was only natural that they would have a relationship. Garfield smiled as he talked to his close friends from his childhood, but couldn't help but feel a little sad about the fact that all of his friends had a significant other, but he didn't. A catchy song was heard play throughout the speakers, but what made it odd was that the song sounded old and retro, something from the 80's, which was very rare to hear in a dance club. Usually they would blast Lady Gaga songs, or other forms of modern pop and hip hop. Garfield smiled at the change of music selection.
"Hey Kori, would you like to dance?" Richard asked his girlfriend with a charming smile
"Oh! I would be most delighted boyfriend Richard!" Kori exclaimed excitingly as she stood up and led her boyfriend to the dance floor.
"Yo Karen, let's go down and show those two airheads how it's done" Victor winked at Karen, who merely rolled her eyes and followed him down to the dance floor
That just left Garfield alone looking at his friends dance together. He held his head up from the table with his arm and frowned sadly. He scanned around the room to see if anyone was feeling as lousy as he was, and that's when he saw her. The most gorgeous woman he had ever seen. Her eyes looked at the dance floor sadly, perhaps feeling the same as Garfield. Garfield just gawked at her in amazement, it was as if he was looking at a goddess sit only 10 feet away from him. Richard and Victor took notice of this and smiled knowingly at each other.
"Ten bucks Gar won't even talk to her" Victor nudged Richard while still dancing with Karen
"You're on!" Richard clapped Victor's hand
Well just a-look at that girl with the lights comin' up in her eyes
'Wow! She's so beautiful!' Garfield thought to himself
'I gotta know her name, just her name. Nothing wrong with that right?' Garfield smiled to himself as he slowly made his way to the mysterious beauty sitting across from him.
She's got to be somebody's baby, she must be somebody's baby
All the guys on the corner stand back and let her walk on by
The girl smiled as she saw a group of guys walk up to her, but then frowned when they merely asked her if the seats next to her were being used. She shook her head 'no' and like that, the group of boys were gone.
She's got to be somebody's baby, she must be somebody's baby
She's got to be somebody's baby, she's so fine
Garfield was getting nervous when he saw those boys walk up to her
'What am I even doing? She must already have a boyfriend. There's no way a girl like that isn't already taken' Garfield frowned as he turn to leave, but then he saw none of the boys were taking her to dance. This gave him a jolt of confidence as he quickly made his way to the girl.
She's probably somebody's only light, gonna shine tonight
Yeah, she's probably somebody's baby, all right
"Ummm…Hey! Ummm…my name is….uh….Gar-Gar-Garfield! Umm….what's y-yours?" Garfield asked nervously. The girl looked up at Garfield and looked behind her to see if he was referring to someone else. Garfield chuckled but smiled at her. The girl blushed, but smiled bashfully at Garfield.
"My name's…Rachel" The girl introduced herself
"Rachel…wow that's a really pretty name" Garfield smiled as the two of them blushed.
I heard her talkin' with her friend when she thought nobody else was around
She said she's got to be somebody's baby, she must be somebody's baby
"Umm…so…uh…would you like to d-dance?" Garfield asked shyly. Rachel gave a small smile before she nodded. Garfield beamed, but kept his "calm" stupor as he took Rachel's hand and led her to the dance floor.
'Cause when the cars and the signs and the street lights light up the town
She's got to be somebody's baby, she must be somebody's baby
She's got to be somebody's baby, she's so...
Garfield awkwardly and hesitantly wrapped his arms around Rachel's waist. Rachel smirked as she laid her hands on Garfield's shoulders.
"Are you always this nervous around girls?" Rachel chuckled as she slowly swayed to the beat of the song
"Well…only REALLY pretty ones" Garfield smiled as Rachel blushed and looked away
She's probably somebody's only light, gonna shine tonight
Yeah, she's probably somebody's baby, all right
The two continued to dance and give each other a sentence here and there until the song slowly came to an end. Garfield tentatively let go of Rachel's waist.
"Well…thanks for the dance. It was really nice" Rachel smiled
"Umm…no problem! Thanks for accepting" Garfield chuckled
"What did you say your name was again?" Rachel asked
"Umm…Garfield! But my friends call me Gar" Garfield smiled gingerly. He raised an eyebrow though when he saw Rachel smile softly and blush
"Garfield…I'll remember that…" Rachel's voice drifted off so Garfield couldn't hear that last part
"Umm…so I guess this is goodbye?" Garfield frowned
"Yeah, I'm afraid so. But again, thanks for the dance, I really appreciate it" Rachel smiled as she hugged Garfield one last time and left the scene. Garfield stood there, watching her leave before he sadly made his way back to the table to meet his friends.
I try to shut my eyes, but I can't get her outta my sight
"Well how did it go Romeo?" Victor asked as he smirked
"It went fantastic…" Garfield slumped down in his seat
"Then why are you so bummed?" Richard asked
"Because, I only got to dance with Rachel once" Garfield looked at his friends sadly
"Friend, why don't you ask her for the 'date'? Kori budded in
"No! I can't do that! She'll think I'm a creep!" Garfield shouted
I know I'm gonna know her, but I gotta get over my fright
"Sweetie, you'll never know unless you try!" Karen encouraged
"She's got a point" Richard and Victor said at the same time
"Jinx! You owe me a soda! No! You owe me a soda! Stop saying what I'm saying!" Richard and Victor continued to speak at the same time
"Yeah! You guys are right!" Garfield exclaimed as he got up and walked outside to see if he could find Rachel again
We'll, I'm just gonna walk up to her, I'm gonna talk to her tonight
Garfield walked outside to spot Rachel sitting out on the curb alone. He slowly made his way over to her and took a seat next to her. Rachel didn't say anything, but she couldn't help but smile
"So…you like looking at the stars too?" Garfield broke the silence
"Yeah, they're really pretty tonight" Rachel replied
"Yeah…you are…I mean! Er…the stars!" Garfield pointed at the stars chuckling nervously at his slip up. Rachel giggled softly
"May I ask you why you asked me of all people to dance with you?" Rachel asked quietly and unsurely
"Well…in case you haven't noticed yet, I think you're really beautiful. And when I got to talk to you, you seemed like a really nice person" Garfield spoke softly before scratching the back of his head.
Yeah, she's gonna be somebody's only light, gonna shine tonight
Yeah, she's gonna be somebody's baby tonight
"And ummm…I was wondering…if you would like…to join me for dinner…you know maybe tomorrow if you'd like" Garfield asked shyly again
"Actually…"
"Darn it! I'm sorry! I shouldn't have asked!"
"Let me fin-"
"It was too soon wasn't it? Gosh! I'm such an idiot-"
"Garfield! Yes! I would like to go out with you!" Rachel shouted
"Really!" Garfield grinned from ear to ear
"Yeah…you're a really cute and sweet guy" Rachel slapped her hand over her mouth. Garfield chuckled as he grabbed her hand
"So…are you mine?" Garfield asked quietly
"Sure…I'm yours" Rachel smiled
"On one condition" Rachel added seriously
"Ummm…sure?" Garfield looked scared
"If you're mine" Rachel blushed
"But of course" Garfield smiled as he hugged the girl next to him
Gonna shine tonight, make her mine tonight
A/N: Well that was another chappie of "Destined For Each Other" :P I know Rachel may seem a little OOC, but I've been out of the writing game for a while :P And I know what you're all thinking…WHEN AM I GONNA UPDATE "Master of Puppets"! Well truth be told…I've hit MAJOR writer's block :( I know…it was on of my favorites too :( lol! I just wrote this story to see where my level of writing is, since I haven't written in a WHILE! And btw, this chapter is COMPLETELY dedicated to my wife Chico's Chica Magnifica :D
