I want to own the Teen Titans. Want. But I don't get everything I want, sooo...

Ever since Jinx mentioned Garfield earlier that morning, Raven couldn't stop analyzing his every move.

He'd tell her a joke.

Is he flirting?

He'd agree with something she said.

That's totally flirting, isn't it?

He'd bump into her by accident.

Oh my god; that's flirting, right?

She couldn't get the thoughts and questions out of her mind- and she feared she was going to go insane.

Her and her teammates were sitting in the lobby while reading the rule book Ms. Mae had passed out after their introductions. It was a tedious read, even for the pale girl, and she couldn't help but feel a little grateful that Garfield decided to start a conversation.

"Aren't you glad you're on our team?" he asked with a smile, motioning across the room to the Blue team.

Bee and Roy were arguing back and forth, while Garth attempted to play mediator, though eventually the two boys started going at it. The other three members watched wide-eyed on the sidelines.

Raven huffed in amusement before turning her attention back to the book.

The blonde boy sighed in exasperation, somewhat desperate to talk to the dark-haired girl. She had been really jumpy all morning, which made him feel like their little bonding moment yesterday didn't even happen.

But he wasn't going to give up.

"So-"

"Hmm?" she replied quickly, her eyebrows practically joining her hairline.

Garfield gave her a bewildered look- this girl was really starting to confuse him.

"So," he repeated, looking around the room awkwardly, "are you ready to meet the rest of our competition?"

As soon as he said "competition", Raven was reminded of Jinx's teasing words. She knew it was ridiculous to think the blonde actually liked her like that; first of all, he went to school with girls like Kori, and secondly, they barely knew each other. She just needed to suck it up and ignore her roommate- the pink-haired girl was obviously just trying to get a rise out of her. She spared a glance at her teammate, making awkward eye contact.

Realizing he was still waiting for a response, the pale girl began blushing. "I guess," she shrugged, hoping the color on her face wasn't as bright as it felt.

Unfortunately, Garfield took notice right away. "Are you feeling okay?" he asked, resting the back of his hand on her forehead as he leaned closer to her, blushing slightly himself.

Raven's face flushed even more, and she quickly scooted down the couch away from him. "I'm fine; just a little hot."

"I'll second that."

The two blushing teammates turned their heads to see the smirking face of the jerk from yesterday.

"What are you doing here?" Garfield growled.

"Please tell me you're not in this club," Raven sighed.

The skinny boy grinned menacingly. "What's the matter, doll face? Aren't you happy to see me?" he sneered.

The dark-haired girl spared a quick glance at the blonde, who gave her a questioning look.

"D-did you forget about the fact that I have a b-boyfriend?" she stuttered, blushing even more.

Realization dawned on the guy's face as he gave the blonde beside her a fleeting look. "No, I didn't," he replied confidently, though he did take a slight step back. "I just thought you'd like to know what it's like to be with a real man."

"What- are you supposed to be a 'real man'?"

Garfield and Raven gave Richard a thankful look as he finally tore himself away from shamelessly flirting with Kori.

"Get out of here, Adoofus," he finished, crossing his arms.

"It's Adonis," the teen seethed.

"We don't give a damn," Garfield smirked, relishing in the opportunity to drape his arm over the pale girl.

She stiffened at the contact, but made no move to get him off of her as she continued glaring at Adonis.

"You can leave now," she deadpanned.

Adonis glanced around the room nervously, as if he were looking for someone, before his eyes settled on their pink-haired teammate. "Jinx?" he asked in a harsh tone, clearly surprised.

She smiled smugly, giving him a small wave. "Donnie," she sneered.

He continued to stare at her incredulously. "You go to school with these losers?"

She stood up confidently, crossing her arms as her book fell to the floor. "Please, I'm friends with these losers," she bit back with a smirk.

"I can really feel the love, Jinx," Garfield muttered under his breath, earning a glare from the pink-haired girl and a giggle from Kori.

Adonis snorted in amusement at her reveal. "Wow, you've really downgraded- Gizmo's gonna lose it when he hears how far you've fallen."

Jinx rolled her eyes, clearly unimpressed. "How's the little twerp doing, anyway? Can he finally get on the rides at the fair?"

"Shut your pie-hole, princess."

Everyone turned their attention simultaneously to the new voice as a short, bald, grumpy-looking teen walked up with the large auburn-haired teen from the restaurant.

The pink-haired girl let out a dry laugh. "I guess not," she taunted, giving the small boy an amused look.

"Friends, please! Why are we speaking with such harsh words?" Kori asked innocently as she stood to join the conversation.

"I say we save this for the competition," Victor suggested from his seat, before giving the other guys a questioning look. "Y'all are in the competition, right?"

The largest of their group snorted. "Yeah, and we're gonna kick butt," he gloated.

"Shut up, Mammoth," the short one growled, pulling his friend away. "And you better watch your backs, crud-munchers, 'cuz we are gonna win this stupid thing!" he called over his shoulder.

Adonis smirked at them, gave Raven a wink, and then followed after his friends.

"Please tell me you weren't actually friends with those guys?" Victor laughed, looking up at Jinx expectantly.

She shrugged nonchalantly. "I was a different person before transferring to Jump," she smirked. "Although they haven't changed one bit; I am surprised they're in a club like this, though," she mused.

"Yeah, they don't seem like the do-good type," Garfield agreed, forgetting his arm was still slung over Raven's shoulders.

She tried to casually remind him by wiggling slightly out from under him. He gave her a sheepish look, removing his arm quickly.

"Sorry," he mumbled with a shy smile.

"It's fine," she replied awkwardly, avoiding his gaze. "And, uhm, thank you for pretending to be my... you know... again," she added quietly.

He gave her a reassuring smile, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "Haha, anytime- or uhm, you know, if there's ever another guy giving you a hard time- which I'm sure there will be! I'm not saying you won't have this problem again, 'cuz you're, you know, pr- er, uhm, a girl!" he stuttered, cursing himself for being such an idiot.

Raven nodded her head, her eyes focused on the rule book. "Well, we should get back to reading this- that way we can beat those guys," she suggested.

The rest of her team agreed, sitting back down and flipping through their own copies. The pale girl spared a quick glance at Garfield, smiling slightly at his flustered appearance.

Now that definitely wasn't flirting! she laughed to herself.

Oh, how wrong you are, little Raven!

Lol so much drama- am I right? It's like OMG, you are cray-cray!

Anywhoo, review?

Lmao I feel so stupid 'cuz when I first went to post this I posted a chapter from "The After Party" on accident hahahaha omg I'm glad I realized!