Guess what? I don't own the Teen Titans!
Raven kept fidgeting nervously in her seat at dinner. Since her and Garfield had gotten lost, they arrived back at the hotel a little late and rushed to the table. Their group seemingly forgot about them and didn't save them a seat, so they were stuck at the end of the table next to the Blue team, though Raven wasn't complaining.
"...and I'm getting a full ride, since I've broken so many records. My coach guaranteed that I'll be going to the Olympics in a few years."
The dark-haired girl nodded dreamily as Garth went on and on about swimming. She wouldn't have pictured him as a swimmer, but he had the body for it- not that she was checking him out or anything. But man, did he have the body.
"So how long have you and Gar been together?"
"Who?" she asked absentmindedly.
Garth gave her a strange look, before repeating his question. "You and Garfield..?"
Raven felt herself blush furiously as she glanced at the blonde next to her, who was busy discussing some kind of sport with the Blue team's vice president.
"Uhm..." she started awkwardly, cursing herself for going along with Garfield's idiotic idea to keep Adonis at bay. Why couldn't she be the fake girlfriend of someone like, oh, Garth, for example? "Not long..."
Garth nodded politely. "Oh. That's nice- I was going to say that he never mentioned you, but I never really asked. I just assumed you guys had just met."
"We did," Raven replied, before cringing at her own answer.
Garth's dark eyes widened comically at her response. "Oh! Well I guess when you know, you know," he laughed.
She laughed along sheepishly as she thought of a better answer. "Well, I mean, it feels like we just met, but we've, uh..."
"We've what? Who's we?" Garfield asked with a smile. He had attempted to ignore the fact that his teammate was sitting across from his school's most eligible bachelor, but the sound of her laughter caught his attention immediately.
"Raven was just telling me about how long you've guys been dating, since you never really talked about her at school," Garth replied kindly.
The blonde felt his heart speed up as he glanced at the pale girl. "O-oh," he giggled nervously. "You know how us guys always forget anniversaries and crap like that."
Garth gave him a blank look. "Huh, I can't relate- I've never forgotten an anniversary."
Garfield rolled his eyes as Raven gazed at him dreamily. "Your girlfriend must love that," she sighed.
The handsome teen shrugged indifferently. "Not enough, apparently. We broke up about three months ago."
The dark-haired girl let out an uncharacteristic gasp at Garth's reveal. "I am so sorry!"
He waved away her apology. "Don't be; sometimes relationships just don't work out. We hadn't known each other long before we started dating," he explained, before his eyes widened. "But that doesn't mean it'll happen to you two!" he added hastily.
Raven and Garfield wore matching blushes as they awkwardly made eye contact.
"Y-yeah," they replied in unison.
"Raven, right?"
The dark-haired girl jumped slightly as the Blue team's vice president started talking to her. "Yeah?"
He gave her a cocky smile as he reached his hand across the table. "I'm Roy," he smirked as they shook hands. "Do you have a mirror with you by chance? I think something is in my teeth."
Raven shook her head.
Roy arched his brows quizzically. "Really? A pretty girl like you doesn't carry around a mirror?" he asked, smiling as she began to blush. "I don't believe it for a second," he teased.
"She's not really into her looks as much as you, Roy," Garfield laughed, though it was obviously forced. He was suddenly very grateful that the pale girl was home schooled.
The redhead snorted in amusement. "Well, she must be doing something right, 'cuz I can't keep my eyes off of her."
Raven suddenly felt very self-conscious. She knew Roy was only giving Garfield a hard time, since he sincerely believed they were dating. She had overheard the two talking, and they seemed to be friends. But still, the sudden male attention she was receiving on this trip overwhelmed her a bit. She was use to her one-sided crushing, though she still didn't like remembering it.
"Yeah, well, try to keep them to yourself," Garfield laughed, though Raven thought he sounded somewhat serious. She idly wondered if he ever considered acting. He definitely has the looks for it-
She shook her head suddenly, ridding herself of those thoughts. Garfield is annoying- not cute! she reminded herself.
"So where did you two run off to earlier?" Jinx grinned as the group made their way towards the elevators.
"Just passing out fliers," Garfield answered casually as he stuck his hands in his pockets. He was hoping nobody would make their disappearance a big deal, but then he remembered he was friends with the pink-haired girl and Victor.
"You guys sure did take a long time," his best friend added suggestively.
The blonde spared a quick glance at the pale girl, who was too busy discussing something with Richard to listen to his conversation. He held back a growl of annoyance as he explained the situation to his teammates. "We kinda got lost, but I had GPS on my phone so we found our way back- thanks for saving us a seat, by the way," he replied sarcastically.
The larger teen shrugged indifferently. "Y'all took too long."
Garfield rolled his eyes fondly, sneaking another glance at Raven. Her face was contorted into a look of confusion at whatever the black-haired teen was saying.
"But it's not not what you wanted it to be," Richard rambled as he scratched the back of his head. "And I couldn't get a direct, you know..."
Raven blinked slowly at her friend's explanation. He was attempting to talk in code or something about their deal, since Kori was walking beside them, blissfully ignorant. When he had discreetly (and confusingly) approached her about whether or not Kori liked him, Raven had answered with a simple "Yes, go for it."
But Richard apparently couldn't do simple as he tried to hold up his end of the deal. "What I mean, is it isn't what you wanted me to know you wanted."
She had no idea what he was talking about. A blunt "yes, he does" or "nope, you're good" would have sufficed, but of course he just had to make things complicated- even after claiming she was the one who did just that.
"Can you just tell me later? In English?" she deadpanned, giving up on trying to understand him. Kori's strange way of talking was easier to decipher than Richard's "answers."
He let out a defeated sigh as he nodded his head.
Raven smirked triumphantly, before her eyes wandered randomly to her blonde teammate. They fleetingly made eye contact, before he looked away quickly as they approached the elevator.
The group waited a few seconds for it to get to the lobby. With a ding and the hiss of the doors opening, they began to pile on in, but Richard gently pulled the redhead back.
"You guys go ahead; I, uhm, I need to ask Kori something, if that's okay?" he began, giving the pretty girl a nervous smile.
Raven suppressed a groan as her roommate nodded animatedly.
The doors began to close, separating the potential lovebirds from the rest of their team.
"What was that about?" Jinx blurted, her eyebrows arching quizzically.
"He's asking Kori out," Raven and Garfield responded in unison, before blushing fiercely.
The pink-haired girl snorted knowingly as she turned to Victor to strike up a conversation.
Garfield glanced at the pale girl, desperately wanting to talk to her, but having no clue what to say.
"So you still want that book?"
The blonde tilted his head in confusion at Raven's random question. "Huh?"
She rolled her eyes at his horrible memory. "The deal, Garfield? You read my book, I play your dumb video-games?" she reminded.
His green eyes lit up in realization. "Oh, right!" he exclaimed.
Raven felt the corners of her mouth tug upwards in an unwanted smile as they reached their floor. She stepped off the elevator and towards her room, Garfield following close behind.
"Is it like a creepy horror book?" he asked warily, jogging slightly to catch up to her- she was a really fast walker. "'Cuz I like scary, don't get me wrong, but I'm scared easily. In a manly way, of course."
The pale girl could no longer fight her smile as she gave him a sideways glance. "Of course," she teased.
Garfield rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly as they approached her door. "Heh, yeah... So should I wait here, or..?"
Raven gave him her signature blank look. "You really think I would let you in here after what happened last time?"
"What happened last time?"
The two teens jumped slightly as they turned to Jinx, who was standing next to them with a wicked grin on her face.
"Oh, don't just stare at me like that! Answer me!" she laughed, though they continued to gape at her. "Or I could start guessing..?" she taunted.
"I broke a lamp!" Garfield blurted, fearing the pink-haired girl's conspiracies. She was almost as bad as Victor.
"Y'all got a little rough with each other, eh?"
Almost.
"Gah! Vic! No!" Garfield exclaimed, hoping his face wasn't as red as it felt.
Raven attempted to feign indifference to their teasing, but her matching blush gave her away. "Ha ha. No," she deadpanned.
Jinx and Victor snickered at their teammates' obvious embarrassment. "I'm kidding," the larger teen defended with a smirk. "Y'all need to lighten up!"
The blonde glanced at his dark-haired teammate, who looked anything but amused. "I'll get the book," she drawled, ignoring the others and swiping her key card.
He watched her walk into her room and towards her bed, a still-giggling Jinx following behind.
"What book?"
Garfield jumped at his best friend's question, momentarily forgetting he wasn't alone.
Victor raised an eyebrow in amusement.
"Rae and I made a deal, and me reading a book is a part of it," he answered with a shrug.
He could tell the large teen wanted him to elaborate, but the girls' door opening back up interrupted.
"Here you go," Raven sighed as she handed the blonde a hardback novel. "Don't rip it or get anything on it. Especially tofu," she warned.
Garfield nodded sheepishly as he took the book from her, blushing slightly as their hands brushed. "I-I promise I won't-" he began.
She rolled her eyes in exasperation as she turned back around, shutting the door in his face.
"-ruin it," he finished lamely.
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