Feel free to give me the Teen Titans- I'd love to own them.
"Cupcakes! Come get some cupcakes!"
"Yes! Come purchase the baked goods!"
Raven watched in amusement as Jinx and Kori sat outside of the entrance of the Wayne Hotel. Victor had quickly assembled a small booth for them and Garfield had successfully drawn a large sign displaying the name of the charity.
Her telling him it looked good was apparently a bad idea, since he kept smiling and pestering her for more compliments.
"I think you're a good artist, Garfield- can we please leave it at that?" the pale girl sighed as he stood beside her down the street where she was handing out fliers.
He quickly took one from her and read it out loud. "'Everybody Deserves a Good Life - Please Donate to Citizens Against Animal Cruelty: A None-Profit Organization Striving for the Welfare of Animals in our Nation.' Wow, this is so formal and educational and boring," he mused.
Raven rolled her eyes in exasperation. "It's fundamental that even people who don't want a sugar-high donate as well. We're in the heart of Gotham, surrounded by business men and women- formal and educational is a must."
"Please, Rae; even boring old business-y people like having fun!" he laughed, earning a few glares from business-y looking bystanders.
"Keep your voice down," she hissed, snatching the flier back and handing it to a person walking by. "The website is listed at the bottom," she informed them with a forced smile.
Garfield huffed in amusement. "Come on, Rae! You can do better than that," he teased, taking half of her fliers and handing them out as well. "Think of the kittens!" he grinned as he gave it to a mother pushing a stroller.
Raven snorted at his enthusiasm. "I don't want to guilt people into donating," she deadpanned.
The blonde rolled his eyes before linking his arm with hers. "Then just stand here and look pretty- I'll do all the work!"
The dark-haired girl blushed at his suggestion as he pulled her further down the street, switching between smiling and sadness as he handed out more fliers.
"The website is at the bottom- make sure you check the 'what brought you here' box saying 'Logania' when you donate!" he grinned as he handed an elderly woman a flier. She nodded in response, obviously having no idea what he had meant.
Raven sighed as she continued to "look pretty" and follow him. She glanced behind them for a second, and realized with a start that she could no longer see the hotel. "Shit- Garfield, we've gone too far."
He followed her gaze, before brushing off her worry. "Psh, we're fine! I've only been turning left, so if we don't come full circle soon, we'll just turn around and keep to the right!"
"No, we took a right a while ago," she corrected.
Garfield paused for a moment, his brows furrowed in thought. "No we didn't."
Raven groaned in annoyance. "Yes, we did. I specifically remember crossing the street and turning right when you wanted to give a flier to that dog-walker."
The blonde scratched his head absentmindedly. "Huh- well, then we'll take one left and the rest will be rights!" he grinned, satisfied with his problem solving.
The pale girl shook her head in frustration. "I doubt that'll help- we haven't been turning every two blocks or anything, so we could be walking in circles for hours by that logic. I say we just ask for dir-"
"No!" Garfield scoffed, feigning offense. "I am a man, Raven- and men don't ask for directions!"
Raven finally decided to tug her arm out of his hold as she glared at him. "You're an idiot, Garfield," she deadpanned. "And I can be the one who asks."
The blonde shook his head animatedly. "No, Rae! Do you know what people will think? That I'm too incompetent to lead my girlfriend to where we need to be!"
"I'm not even your girlfriend," she snapped, cursing herself for blushing.
"But everyone thinks you are! And I can't let people think I'm a failure as a boyfriend!"
Raven tried to control her urge to push her teammate into traffic. "Nobody over here thinks that," she replied evenly.
Garfield still looked unconvinced. "No, Rae! You can do that to my man-pride!"
The pale girl snorted in amusement as she walked towards a small restaurant at the base of a large apartment building. "I can, and I will. Watch me," she smirked.
"No! I promise I can find our way back!" he begged, grabbing her arm and pulling her back. He honestly didn't care if she asked for directions, but he liked spending time with her and wanted to stay "lost" a little longer.
"Let go of me, Garfield," she growled as she tried pulling her arm out of his grip.
He wasn't holding it tightly, so she was able to release herself easily, but he reacted quickly and gripped her wrist gently, but tight enough for her to not get away.
"How about we finish passing out the fliers, and then ask?"
She rolled her eyes as she attempted to pry her wrist from his hold and snatched the fliers away from him with her other hand. "We can pass them out on our way back."
"But-"
"Let go of me Garfield, or I'll scream," she threatened with a glare.
He was about to give up, until a group of familiar faces turned the corner. Recognizing Adonis and his little gang immediately, Garfield's grip tightened. "Shit, Rae we need to-"
"I'm serious, I'll scream," she continued, not noticing the potential danger they were in. Six to two odds were not good.
"No, Rae-"
"Fine, you asked for it," she seethed, taking a deep breath.
Garfield glanced between his teammate and the approaching Hive students, who had neglected to notice them yet. He looked back at Raven, his eyes widening in horror as she began to open her mouth.
He did the only logical thing he could think of. He quickly let go of her wrist and put his hand around her waist. He then pulled her closer, watching as her brows furrowed in confusion before he directed his sights to her parted lips.
Her confusion soon turned to fury as he clamped his other hand over her mouth and pushed her into an alley between two buildings.
"Mmm dm mll?!" she yelled into his hand, though it came out very muffled.
Garfield quickly pulled her down with him behind a dumpster. "Adonis and his band of thugs are like ten feet away from us and I'm flattered that you think I can protect you, but I'm not liking the odds," he whispered with a smirk.
Raven's eyes lit up in realization. "Mmm."
The blonde grinned at her, though he continued keeping his hand over her mouth. Her eyes narrowed, and he quickly realized what he was doing and released her. "Sorry!"
She rolled her eyes in slight annoyance before peeking around the dumpster. Garfield wasn't lying- Adonis and his teammates were standing outside of the restaurant they were in front of moments ago. The group seemed to have decided against eating there as they continued down the street, oblivious to the two teens hiding in the alley.
"They're gone," she mused, standing up straight.
Garfield did the same as he followed her back onto the sidewalk. "That was close!"
She nodded in agreement. "What were they even doing all the way over here?"
The blonde shrugged indifferently. "Maybe their teacher isn't as strict as Ms. Mae," he guessed.
Hearing his reasoning, the pale girl gasped. "Oh my god, Ms. Mae specifically stated not to wander off from the hotel, and here we are- completely lost!"
Garfield chuckled slightly at her panic. "It's cool, Rae; we'll get directions and head back- she won't even notice we were gone."
Raven arched a brow skeptically. "You're cool with asking for directions? What happened to your man-pride?"
He rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly, giving her a small smile. "Well, it kinda ran off when I hid in the alley like a total wuss, sooo..." he laughed.
His teammate returned his smile with one of her own. "It takes a real man to know which battles to fight- Adonis and his buddies would have had no problem beating you senseless," she assured, patting him on the shoulder awkwardly.
Garfield grinned at her praise as he took the fliers from her other hand. "Thanks, Rae."
She rolled her eyes in exasperation and turned to walk into the restaurant, before the blonde gasped in realization.
"What?" she exclaimed, turning back around.
The teen quickly pulled his cellphone out of his pocket, a sheepish smile on his face. "I forgot I have GPS!" he laughed.
Raven narrowed her eyes as she promptly smacked him on the shoulder. "You're an idiot."
Another chapter!
Awe, look at the happy couple! Aren't they so cute with their banter and pushing and pulling and total disregard for feelings or personal space? Lol
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