I told y'all that I don't own the Teen Titans!
"Well, I'm honestly not very familiar with the subway- I usually get around by private cars," Richard admitted sheepishly as the group stood before the subway entrance.
Victor shrugged in nonchalance. "Well, as long as we can find our way back, let's just go for it!"
Kori nodded her head excitedly, while Raven looked on skeptically. "Maybe that isn't the best idea..."
Garfield casually leaned against the pale girl. "Come on, Rae! Don't you know your way around here?"
The dark-haired girl glared at the teen. "It's Raven, and I hadn't really explored the city too much when I lived here," she replied, bumping him off of her.
The blonde boy rolled his eyes playfully. "I'm sure you know how to get back!" he insisted, linking his arm with hers and pulling her closer. "And if not, Dick here could just call a butler or something."
Richard gave the teen an un-amused look. "I prefer Richard, thank you," he deadpanned, before turning his attention to his old friend, "and he's right, Rave- I could always call someone to pick us up."
Raven sighed in defeat as she slipped her arm out of the blonde boy's grasp. "Fine," she began, before giving Garfield a pointed look, "but you really need to learn what personal space means, otherwise I won't be doing anything like this again."
Garfield deliberately took a large step away from the girl, smiling sheepishly. "I'm a quick learner; I promise!"
The group soon found themselves on the train, heading towards an unknown destination. Richard was sitting beside Kori, finally looking the redhead in the eyes as she told him about her home country. Victor was sitting between Raven and Garfield, tired of them bickering. "Y'all are like an old married couple- and you've known each other for a day!" he exclaimed as he caught them glaring at each other from the reflection across the cart.
Raven rolled her eyes while Garfield huffed in embarrassment, both blushing violently. "It's not my fault he's so annoying," she mumbled.
"I heard that!" he snapped, before leaning forward and turning towards her. "Besides, you're the one who smacked my tofu-bites outta my hand!" he bit back, gesturing to the spongey white cubes all over the floor.
"You tried to feed them to me!" she seethed, leaning towards him as well. "No means no, Garfield!"
"You looked hungry! All you had for breakfast was that nasty tea!" he reasoned, waving his hands around for emphases, and earning a fierce glare from the pale girl.
"It is not nasty!" she defended, looking the boy up and down in disgust. "You're obviously not cultured enough to enjoy such a sophisticated beverage."
The blonde teen laughed dryly. "Riiiight, I'm the uncultured one- while you're over there promoting the barbaric slaughtering of innocent animals by eating meat!"
The petite girl gaped in shock. "Where did that even come from? Don't you dare try to shove your crazy vegan beliefs down my throat!"
Victor let out a long breath as he used his large hands to push the two teens away from each other. "Y'all need to stop! Raven- no more smacking Gar around, he's sensitive-"
"Hey!" Garfield exclaimed in offense, unwillingly proving his best friend's point.
"And grass stain," the large teen continued, ignoring his friend, "no more shoving anything down Rae's throat; whether it's your 'food' or your 'logic'."
Both the teens sat back and crossed their arms. "Fine," they replied in unison.
Victor felt himself smile, before he casually stood up and pushed his lanky friend into the seat next to the dark-haired girl. "Good; now I take it y'all can be civil?"
Garfield glared halfheartedly at his friend while he re-positioned himself beside the new girl. "Whatever," he mumbled, giving her a fleeting look.
As they made eye contact, Raven quickly rolled her eyes and instead focused on the ads above the windows.
The blonde sighed in exasperation. Great- she hates me! he thought bitterly as he tentatively played with the zipper of his hoodie. He spared another glance at her, watching as she tucked some of her hair behind her ear.
Her eyes quickly darted to him, before narrowing as a faint pink blush kissed her cheeks. "What, Garfield?" she snapped.
The teen visibly cringed at her harsh tone. "N-nothing," he replied, blushing as well.
Raven closed her eyes as she took a few calming breaths. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have snapped like that; you weren't doing anything."
Garfield shrugged it off indifferently, though internally his confidence was faltering. "It's fine- I get on your nerves, no biggie."
The pale girl opened her eyes, giving the blonde a sad look. "You don't always..." she began awkwardly. "Just... sometimes- but that's okay!"
The teen snorted in amusement. "Thanks," he replied sarcastically.
Raven slowly rested her hand on the blonde's shoulder, causing his green eyes to widen as he stared at her. "I don't really have friends, so I'm not the best at... being friendly, but I want you to know that... that I appreciate your effort."
Garfield arched a brow quizzically. "Thanks?"
The dark-haired girl shook her head in frustration "Oh my god- I'm just trying to tell you that even though you're annoying, you're also really nice and I am glad you consider me a friend!" she blurted out, earning amused looks from Richard and Kori, and a stifled laugh from Victor, who was now sitting in Garfield's previous seat.
The blonde teen smiled gratefully as his blush mirrored hers. "Thanks, Raven," he replied sincerely, tentatively setting his hand on top of hers, which was still placed on his shoulder. "I really hope you'll soon consider me a friend, too."
Raven looked away, feeling flustered as she removed her hand. "I already do- kind of," she admitted, her face glowing brighter. "Whenever you're not being a total moron, that is," she clarified.
Grinning wider than he ever thought possible, Garfield carelessly draped his arm around her shoulders. "Really? Sweet!" he exclaimed, pulling her towards him in an awkward side hug.
"Personal space, Garfield," she warned, causing him to immediately release her.
"Haha, er... right, Rae."
"Raven," she corrected with a smirk.
"Riiiight."
Chapter seven! Whoohoo!
Soooo I love me a little BBRae banter- which the show was full of! And maybe I'm reading into it too much (especially since they're cartoon characters), but I always felt they had so much chemistry and pent-up sexual tension (innocent, kiddy-cartoon sexual tension lol), so I wanted to build their relationship up a little more using that aspect! Anybody else feel that way? Hopefully it wasn't totally OOC!
Anywhoo, leave a review! I love reading what you guys are thinking or feeling! Plus it motivates me to write more ;D