I told somebody I owned the Teen Titans once. I was lying. :(

"So... Kori... how do you feel about... Richard?"

Raven shut her eyes tightly as she waited for the redhead's response. In a strange twist of events, the girls were in the lobby, managing Logania, while the boys were upstairs in Richard's penthouse suite, making cupcakes.

"Richard is very kind!" Kori replied cheerfully as she decided on the laws of Logania.

The pale girl opened her eyes and nodded in agreement- Richard was very kind. And pushy, she thought with a smirk. "Right- but do you... you know, like him?" she pressed.

"Very much so! I consider him a friend already!"

Raven let out a frustrated sigh- this was going to be a lot harder than she thought. "A... cute friend, right?"

The pretty redhead slowly looked up from her laptop, her green eyes wide. "Is this the girl-talk?" she asked seriously.

"K-kind of..."

Raven jumped in shock as her foreign roommate let out an excited squeal, earning a few curious glances from the others in the lobby.

"Oh, joy! I have wanted to do the girl-talk with you to solidify our friendship, but I feared I would be overstepping the boundaries you set!" she exclaimed excitedly.

The dark-haired girl attempted to respond, but the redhead's voice drowned her out.

"I think I am doing the crushing on Richard!" she admitted with a brilliant smile, and a slight blush.

Raven arched her brows curiously- this was suddenly too easy. "You are?"

Kori nodded animatedly while Jinx smirked from behind the rule book she was reading.

"He is kind, and attractive, and the more I get to know him, the more certain I am of my crush!"

The pale girl let out a sigh of relief. Mission accomplished, she mused to herself, happy that the girl-talk was short and sweet.

"Do you feel the same about Garfield?" Kori asked expectantly.

Immediately Raven's face fell as it became covered in a fiery red blush. "What?!"

"Kori's really hot."

Garfield tried to stifle his snort of amusement at Richard's sudden announcement as he watched Victor glare at the rich boy.

"Don't even think about it, pretty-boy!" he warned, shaking a batter-covered beater at him. "I know how you 'heirs' work- find a pretty girl, get cozy, and never call her! I have seen plenty of daytime television!"

The black-haired teen's face paled at the larger teen's rant. "I-I'm just saying, she's a very p-pretty girl!" he stuttered, holding his hands up in defense. "And I'm not one of those partying, drugged-up frat-boy wannabes!"

Victor still looked skeptical, but returned to his mixing. "Well, a term like 'hot' isn't what a decent guy would call a girl they find attractive," he grumbled.

"Yeah- that term is reserved for actresses and female lifeguards," Garfield added with a smirk as he put down the cupcake liners in the pan. "You're supposed to use sappy words like 'beautiful' when you're talking about our girls- otherwise Vic here will skin you alive."

Richard nodded awkwardly. "N-noted."

The blonde gave him a friendly grin before discreetly checking his phone. He was debating whether or not to text Raven, but wasn't sure if she had her phone on her.

"I actually feel the same way when I hear guys taking about one of my girls," the black-haired teen agreed, giving Garfield a pointed look.

The blonde looked at him quizzically. "You have girls, too?"

Richard snorted in amusement. "Yeah- well, just one actually," he elaborated. "You know, Raven."

Garfield suddenly felt sick to his stomach. "W-what do you mean, Raven's your girl?" he asked hesitantly.

"You know, she's my girl; my friend- practically my sister. Well, long-lost, estranged sister," the black-haired boy explained with a shrug. "Though actually, I never really had to deal with guys hitting on Rave, since we were the on-"

"What, are you saying she's ugly?" Garfield interrupted incredulously. Raven was far from ugly, and if that was what Richard was getting at-

"Of course not, Rave's very pretty, it's just-"

"Do you like her or something?" the blonde interjected rudely.

"Do you?" Richard bit back.

Garfield opened and closed his mouth in shock as he tried to find his voice. He had literally been asking himself that question for the last several days. Did he think she was pretty? Obviously. Did he like her personality? Aside from her snarky remarks, she was actually fun to be around, so, yes. But did he like her? He didn't want to, that was for sure. At least not yet, anyway.

"J-just as a friend," he replied, blushing furiously. "I barely know her, dude."

Richard rolled his eyes in amusement. "You've known her as long as I've known Kori. S-speaking of Kori, I think I might ask her out- i-if you guys don't mind?"

Victor gave him an inquisitive look. "I don't know; we'll be leaving next week, and you might not ever see her again. I don't want you breaking her heart."

Garfield nodded in agreement, hoping that this would distract everyone from the earlier topic.

The black-haired boy blushed in embarrassment. "I know- I'm not asking for her hand in marriage! I just think she's cute and she seems really nice and I want to take her to dinner this Saturday," he mumbled quickly.

Hearing his explanation, Victor let out a hearty laugh. "Alright, pretty-boy! But make sure she has the time of her life- and if you're not the perfect gentleman, just know that I will come for you," he warned while pouring the batter into the cupcake pan.

Richard nodded sheepishly as he tugged on the collar of his shirt. "O-of course!"

Garfield gave him a knowing smirk, before leaning in closer to him. "Just a word of advice- Kor loves American food; specifically anything with mustard," he whispered, elbowing the black-haired teen playfully.

Richard rolled his eyes fondly at the blonde. "Thanks for the heads up; I'll return the favor whenever you decide to admit you like Rave," he teased.

Again, Garfield began to blush fiercely. "Hehe, w-what?"

Another chapter! Whoohoo!

Ah! Girl-talk and... is it dude-talk? Lol

So I have a random question- for all of you guys not from the US, do you read their dialog in an American accent, or in your own accent? I'm just curious haha.

Anywhoo, leave a review! That'd be amazing! And thanks again to those of you who always do! You guys are amazing!