I can't possibly own the Teen Titans!
"Wake up, friend!"
Raven groaned in protest as she attempted to pull her covers over her head, but Kori was not having any of that.
"Oh, no you do not! You promised to do the shopping, Raven!"
The pale girl opened her eyes hesitantly, squinting at the redhead. "What time is it?"
"It is a quarter to eight!" she replied cheerfully.
The dark-haired girl stared at her roommate. "I'm still on west coast time," she yawned.
"There's no use arguing with Kori," Jinx interjected in a bored tone as she lounged lazily on her own bed. "I'm not sure if it's the language barrier, or just because she's stubborn."
The pretty teen smiled sweetly as she pulled Raven out of her bed. "You must begin the grooming!" she announced, ushering the girl towards the bathroom. "I have already done the showering, and I will do my hair while you bathe!"
The new girl sighed in defeat as she stumbled towards the bathroom, her blanket still wrapped around her.
Garfield laid awake in his bed, staring at the ceiling. He could hear his best friend snoring from the bed beside him, and made a mental note to buy earplugs. He glanced over at the clock, and groaned when he saw it was not even nine in the morning.
Debating whether or not to get up, his stomach decided to growl loudly. The blonde smiled when he remembered that there was probably still some continental breakfast downstairs, so with that in mind he hopped out of bed, slipped on some shoes, and made his way towards the door.
He opened it to find the door across from him opening as well, revealing Raven and Kori. "Hey ladies!" he grinned.
"Hello, Garfield!" Kori replied sweetly.
"Hi," the pale girl replied less enthusiastically, running her fingers through her damp hair.
The blonde teen smiled brilliantly, quickly giving the new girl an approving once-over. "You guys heading down to breakfast?"
"Actually, we are about to-"
"Yep," Raven replied quickly, earning a confused glance from Kori. "I'm really hungry."
The redhead nodded in understanding. "Very well!"
Garfield grinned as they headed for the elevators. On the way down, he kept sneaking glances at the dark-haired girl, who looked less-than-enthused to be up. "Not much of a morning person?" he asked casually as he purposefully smoothed out the wrinkles on his shirt.
Raven spared a fleeting glance at her roommate, who was busy admiring the amount of buttons in the elevator. "Not much of a shopper, actually," she corrected in a whisper.
"Ah," the teen smirked. "Kori roped you into a little trip to the mall, eh?"
The pale girl huffed in response, pushing up the sleeves of her purple sweater as she crossed her arms.
The blonde boy twiddled his thumbs nervously. "I probably could, uhm, come up with something to save you... If you want?" he suggested awkwardly, avoiding eye contact. "Kor's pretty easy to distract..."
Raven gave the boy a genuine smile. "That'd be amazing."
Garfield returned the smile as he finally looked at her, before setting his sights on the redhead. "Hey Kor, since you and Rae aren't busy today-"
"Actually, we-"
"-you both should hang with me!" he finished. "Oh, and Vic, whenever he decides to wake up."
Kori gave her friend a sad look. "I am sorry, but we-"
"Richard, too!" the blonde teen blurted, not wanting to let the opportunity of getting to know Raven slip.
Immediately the redhead blushed as she toyed with her braid. "V-very well, Garfield!" she grinned. "If that is okay with you, Raven?" she added uncertainly.
"Sounds great," the dark-haired girl replied, giving the blonde a small smile in gratitude.
Garfield smirked, mouthing the words "you owe me."
The pale girl narrowed her eyes at the boy, un-amused.
"But Jinx! You mustn't ignore us!" Kori pleaded, giving the pink-haired girl puppy dog eyes.
Jinx shrugged indifferently. "But it's like almost seven back in Jump; I need to video-chat with Wally before his mom drags him to church," she replied as she poked at a strawberry with her fork. "Saturday church..." she muttered irritably under her breath.
The redhead continued to pout, not realizing the black-haired boy beside her hadn't taken his eyes off of her. Raven rolled her eyes playfully, thankful that she and Richard were in this group together and were getting along with everybody- well, for the most part.
Garfield continued to get on her nerves, and though she could tell he meant well, it was frustrating having him constantly by her side- like he was right now. It seemed as if he had no sense of personal space; with him constantly leaning towards her to talk or playfully nudging her arm, she felt as if they were conjoined.
The blonde boy was, of course, oblivious to the pale girl's discomfort. He honestly hadn't even realized how in-her-face he was being- he just liked being around her. She was sarcastic, monotoned, and incredibly smug... and he was kinda digging it. Especially when they'd engage in some witty banter, which she would totally own at. He felt like he was getting smarter by just looking at her- something he was doing quite often.
But the teen couldn't help it; she was very easy to look at. With her porcelain skin contrasting with her dark hair, and her violet eyes shining in irritation, who wouldn't stare? But Garfield wasn't being creepy about it; he was merely appreciating how aesthetically pleasing the young woman was.
Raven was also sizing the boy up. Sure, he had kind, beautiful green eyes, but she found them rather annoying. And yes, his perfectly straight, brilliantly white teeth made for an incredibly charming smile, but she felt it was somewhat lack-luster. And annoying.
And who cares if his face was impossibly symmetrical? Sure, in most cases that meant the person would be extremely attractive, but she felt it was rather... boring? No, annoying. Annoying was the word she was looking for.
"I think we should explore the city a bit today," Victor piped up suddenly, knocking Raven and Garfield out of their mutual state of mind. The two quickly glanced at one another, before darting their eyes away and blushing.
I hope he didn't think I was checking him out! the pale girl thought in embarrassment as she nervously tucked a lock of her hair behind her ear.
I hope she didn't realize I was totally checking her out! the blonde teen panicked to himself as he fiddled with his empty cup.
"That sounds glorious!" Kori cheered as she answered the large teen, turning to face the black-haired boy beside her. "Richard, will you give us the tour?"
The new guy laughed awkwardly, avoiding her gaze. "Y-yeah, haha. Sure."
"Sweet!" Garfield declared, setting his hand on the pale girl's shoulder and squeezing it gently. "You know your way around here, too, right Rae?"
The girl shrugged out from under his hold. "It's Raven," she deadpanned, hoping to God she wasn't blushing.
Unfortunately, her pale face decided to turn a light pink color, which the blonde found adorable, and, in turn, caused him to blush.
Victor, being the extremely perceptive eighteen year old man that he was, noticed this exchange, and soon a devious smirk appeared on his face.
Chapter siiiiiiix! Haha so here it is!
I love Flinx and wanted to add some, but I decided it'd be best to have KF not attend the trip, since I don't want to make Cy a total... seventh wheel? Because I'm not one hundred percent sure that Bumble Bee will be in this, but if she is she'll probably be the super-confident leader of an opposing team- if that sounds appealing at all to any of you? Let me know!
Also, leave a review about whether or not you're feeling this fanfic, or follow or favorite! There were a lot of f's in that sentence! Whoohoo for alliteration :D