The Teen Titans are owned by somebody who isn't me.

"Who wants sprinkles?!"

Garfield and Raven rolled their eyes simultaneously as Victor burst in through the door with a bag full of sprinkles, small candies, and chocolates.

"What are these 'sprinkles', Victor?" Kori asked expectantly as she hopped away from the window and peeked into the bag.

The larger teen gave her a devious smile. "Oh, they're just... colorful sugar crystals!" he laughed, knowing something so seemingly trivial would excite the redhead.

Her face lit up immediately as she pulled out a small container full of an assortment of colored sugar. "These are exceptionally glorious!"

Victor laughed at her awe-struck expression as he sauntered into the kitchen and set the bag in between Garfield and Jinx. His eyes widened as he looked at the frosted cupcakes. "Whoa, these look great!"

"Rae's a pro!" Garfield explained, pointing across the counter to the pale girl frosting another batch. "It's in her blood."

Raven rolled her eyes, ignoring the nickname and the compliment. "Well, Garfield was unsuccessful in making red frosting, so pink will have to do," she mused, before glancing at the red-candy decorations Victor had just purchased. "Too bad Valentine's Day was two months ago," she smirked.

"Way to go, guys," Jinx laughed as she, too, realized their CAAC cupcakes would be decorated in the traditional red and pink colors of the day of love. "Garfield, will you be my Valentine?" she teased, batting her eyelashes playfully.

The blonde mimicked her expression. "Why, Jinxie-poo, what would Wally say?"

The pink-haired girl rolled her eyes as she pulled out her cellphone. "I don't know, let's ask him!"

Garfield let out a nervous chuckle as she began dialing her boyfriend's number and putting it on speaker. "Isn't he in school?" he asked skeptically as the phone began ringing.

"Hello?"

"Looks like that doesn't stop him!" Jinx laughed. "Hey, Wally! Gar wants to ask you for your permission for something."

"What?"

Jinx elbowed the blonde playfully as he stared at the phone. "Ow! What- oh yeah, haha, hey Wally!" he laughed.

"...Hi?"

"I was just wondering if you'd mind if me and Jinx eloped."

The pink-haired girl suppressed a giggle as they waited with bated breath for her boyfriend to respond.

"Uh, go for it?"

"Wallace!" Jinx screeched at the phone in mock-offense. "How dare you give your blessing to let me marry Garfield Logan?!"

"Shouldn't you be in school, young man?" Garfield lectured playfully.

Jinx's boyfriend let out a nervous chuckle on his end. "Jinx, babe- you know I'd never let that happen," he cooed, causing his girlfriend to roll her eyes affectionately. "And seniors got out early today 'cuz of that assembly for next year's freshman."

"Awe, lucky!" Garfield whined.

"Oh, shut it, Logan! You're in Gotham right now!" Wally bit back.

The blonde let out a teasing laugh. "Hah, I am, huh?"

"If you weren't so in love with track, you could have been here too," Jinx pointed out, her voice wavering in irritation.

"Come on, babe! You know track is my one-way ticket into a good university! I don't want to lose my scholarship to JCU!"

Raven was only half-listening before, but at the mention of her choice college, she looked up.

Garfield noticed her sudden interest in the conversation, and gave her a small smile. "Did you apply at Jump?" he asked quietly as Jinx and Wally continued talking.

"Accepted there, actually," Raven responded with a shrug.

Garfield tried to suppress his smile at the thought that he, too, was accepted into JCU and would be starting in the fall. "R-really?" he replied, feigning nonchalance.

The pale girl nodded timidly. "Yeah, but I'm only going there for two years to get my pre-reqs, then I'm probably transferring upstate, though I'm not sure where yet- or if I could even afford it."

The blonde could no longer contain his smile. "So you're going to Jump this fall?"

"That's the plan," she replied as she returned her focus to the cupcakes. She knew with her grades that she could get into a simple university like Jump City, but she had her heart set on somewhere bigger and better, which was one of the reasons she went on this trip.

"Looks like you'll be there with me, Jinx, and her boyfriend Wally!" he grinned, no longer able to control his excitement. He was scared at the beginning of the trip that after they returned to Jump, he'd never see her again. But the prospect that they'd be attending the same school for two years delighted him beyond belief.

Raven gave him a skeptical glance. On on hand, having friends in college would probably be nice, but at the same time, she wanted to focus on her grades and getting transferred somewhere better- hopefully an Ivy League school. "Well, I'm glad I'll have people I know," she replied with a small smile.

Garfield nodded animatedly. "This is gonna be sweet! I thought college was gonna suck without Vic, but now it's not so bad!"

Raven felt herself blush at the fact that her attending JCU as well made Garfield's college expectations brighten. "Where are you going, Victor?" she asked awkwardly, not wanting to dwell on what the blonde had meant.

The large teen gave her a warm smile as he pulled his attention away from Kori and Richard, who were obviously enjoying themselves as they decorated a plate of cupcakes. "The plan was a football scholarship into JCU, but, well... you know," he laughed, gesturing to his leg. "But it was a blessing in disguise- now I can afford to go to medical school here in Gotham!"

"Yeah, and ditch his best friend!" Garfield whined playfully.

"Psh, you'll have all these guys!" he laughed, motioning towards Raven, Jinx, and Jinx's phone.

The blonde's eyes lingered on Raven, before darting back to Victor. "I guess Rae's gonna be my new video-game buddy, then! You're being replaced!"

The pale girl gave him a fierce glare. "I am not anyone's video-game buddy," she deadpanned.

Garfield winked at her cheekily, causing her to blush slightly. "Oh, you will be," he smirked.

"Yeah, Rae! Better watch out, he's already made you his fake-girlfriend- video game buddy is the next step!" Victor teased, his grin showing his obvious enjoyment at their blushing faces.

Raven attempted to brush off her embarrassment with a snarky remark. "Yeah, right- video-games are pointless."

Garfield gasped in semi-serious offense. "You take that back!"

Raven rolled her eyes as she finally began frosting the last plate of cupcakes. She kept forgetting that pretty much everyone on the trip thought that she was actually dating the blonde. She absentmindedly wondered if they would make a big show of "breaking up" on the last day, as not to make college confusing to other students who may attend with them. She paused for a moment, realizing she had already started planning how to avoid embarrassment in college with Garfield at her side. Was he really already her friend?

Garfield had a similar train of thought as he pondered over Victor's teasing words. What was the next step after video-game buddy? If it went from fake-girlfriend, did that mean it was possible that she could evolve into his real girlfriend? He was definitely not appalled by the thought- she was total girlfriend-material. But would she really ever like him like that? She seemed like this super-independent kind of girl, and he knew that winning her heart would be a challenge. And though the thought of the prize being her was great,he wasn't sure if he was emotionally up to it- she already had the power to make or break his day. Could he really trust her with his heart?

He snorted in amusement at his own sappy thinking- he shouldn't be imagining what it'd be like to hold her hand or smell her hair; he should be imagining what she'd look like in a bikini or how good of a kisser she was.

As he traveled deeper into the abyss that was his teenaged mind, he felt himself blush. Sure, he had no problem thinking about that kind of stuff, but the fact that she was standing across from him and tentatively licking the frosting off her finger was a little too much for him.

"Books are pointless!" he blurted randomly, picking their prior conversation back up.

Raven gave him a bewildered look, her finger still in her mouth. "Excuse me?" she replied slowly, setting her hands on the counter and leaning towards him threateningly.

Garfield gulped in nervousness. "Uhm, i-if video-games are pointless, than so are books."

The dark-haired girl's eyes narrowed as she mulled over his opinion. "I thought you said you loved reading?" she pointed out dryly.

The blonde cursed himself for his awkward rambling from when they first met. "Y-yeah, but it's pointless," he shrugged.

"Maybe the books you read," she bit back.

Garfield let out a sheepish laugh- to stop himself from thinking about her in a non-friendly way, he initiated a fight. Genius! he thought in bitter amusement. "How about we make a deal," he began with a smirk.

Raven's face paled immediately as she remembered the deal with Richard involving the blonde boy. "W-what?" she asked skeptically.

"I'll read one of your 'oh-so-interesting' books, if you play a round of Mega-Monkeys with me!"

The pale girl arched her brows. "I have no idea what that is," she admitted.

Garfield rolled his eyes fondly. "It's a video-game, Rae," he laughed.

Raven crossed her arms over her chest. "Why would I want to do that?"

The blonde sighed in exasperation. "If I like the book and you like video-games, then we'll be even. But if I hate the book and you love video-games, you'll owe me something, or vice-versa," he reasoned.

She continued to look unconvinced. "What would I want from you?" she asked hesitantly.

"Peace and quiet," he answered immediately. "Or, you know, the chance to actually go on a date with a stud like me," he teased, wiggling his eyebrows playfully.

Raven ignored her blush as she considered his offer. "Peace and quiet does sound nice," she mused.

"Then it's settled! You can give me your book after dinner tonight, and I'll probably finish it by Friday, so Friday night we'll play Mega-Monkeys!" he exclaimed excitedly.

Raven nodded in agreement, before a frightening thought crossed her mind. "Wait, what do you want from me if you win?"

Garfield's first thought was rather forward, so he quickly said the second thing to come to his mind. "I'll probably make you play video-games again," he laughed.

This was a rather long chapter for this story! Lol

I think the chapters may be getting longer from here on out- is that okay?

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