Raven teleported herself to the bookstore, and looked around. Over by the cafe, Jake stood waiting for her. "Hey, Raven!"
"Hi Jake," she said, giving a small smile.
"So, how's your day been?" he asked, smiling at her.
"Just swell," she said dryly. "Robin's lucky he gets out of school."
"What do you mean?" he asked, curiously. "He's the same age as you, sixteen, right?" she nodded. "So, he wouldn't have finished high school yet anyway. How'd he get out of it? I'd love to know if I could do the same thing." She smirked, and batted him playfully, something that shocked both of them.
"Well, he doesn't tecnically get out of it. He has to retake some classes, take his SAT's again, that sort of thing. The rest of his day he spends in electives, or so he tells me."
"Lucky guy." she nodded.
"So, why'd you ask me to come here?" she asked, trying to figure out his intentions.
"Would you rather me have taken you to to a packed, loud ammusement park with a bunch of screaming kids running around?" he asked, smirking.
"You know that's not what I meant." Rolling her eyes, she said with a straight face in her signature monitone, "And yes. I would've rather seen all those adorable little snot nosed screaming brats running around." He nodded, acting serious for a moment. They just stared at each other for a second, and started cracking up.
After a minute or two, he just looked at her, curiosity writen all over his face. When she calmed down, she asked, "What?"
"If you don't mind my saying, you're really pretty when you smile." She pulled up the hood on her sweatshirt, to cover her blush.
"Um... thanks."
"Here, why don't we go sit down." Jake suggested, motioning over to an empty table in the cafe area. "What would you like to drink ma'am?" he pulled out a notebook, and made a prissy face, immitating some of the over eager staff members in resturaunts. She giggled, yes, GIGGLED, and replied, "Herbal tea would be nice if you have it..." she pretended to look for a name tag. "Jake." Smirking, he walked over to the counter, ordering a herbal tea and a cream soda." He came back to the table, and placed her order down on the table.
"One herbal tea, for the lady."
"Why thank you good sir." Again, they both broke out laughing, getting some curious stares from other cafe go-ers. "So, what genre do you read?" she asked, still trying to figure out why he asked her to come here.
"Comics." she raised an eyebrow.
"Comics?"
"Comics." Jake wore a completely serious look.
"Seriously?" Raven was starting to doubt her whole, 'Robin and Jake are the same person' theory.
"No." He smiled, as she rolled her eyes. "Actually, I'm more of a macho kinda book reader. You know, blood and guts and stuff," he said flexing his muscles. Raven resisted the urge to roll her eyes again. She also resisted the urge to feel his muscle.
"Are we going to have to go through every guy-book stereotype or are you going to tell me?" she asked, getting impatient. He smiled.
"Honestly? I kinda like thriller psycotic kinda books. Like, Assylum and books like that. Books that make you think. Mysteries too. What about yourself?"
Deadpan expression at the ready, she answered, "Romance novels."
"Romance novels?" he quirked an eyebrow.
"Romance novels." Immediately, the pair started cracking up yet again. They recieved dirty looks from all the quiet people in the cafe.
"For real."
"Action filled fantasy."
"Really?"
"Yea. Of course, I've been avoiding dragon books." She was surprised to find Jake nodding, understanding. If he knows about the whole Malchior, does that mean-?
"Yea, that didn't look like much fun, having a dragon on your roof. I saw on the news." Or not. "So, you wana go look around?" She nodded, and they spent the next fifteen minutes selecting books. Suddenly, Raven's communicator went off, along with Jake's pager.
"I'll be right back." they said in unicine, and each went their own ways, to answer their calls.
"Hello?"
"Hey! Leader girl! Where are you?" called out Beastboy's voice.
"What is it?"
"Robery down town. It's the Hive Five. Jinx and her team are kicking me and Star's sorry buts! We need you here!"
"Where's Cyborg?" she asked, frown forming on her face. Immediately, Beastboy's face turned into a scowl.
"Football practice." Raven rolled her eyes. Guys. She looked over where Jake was standing akwardly, a few feet away, and sent an appologetic look over to him.
"Look. Try to hold them off, I'll teleport there. Give me a minute or two." Beastboy nodded, and hung up. Raven looked over at Jake.
"I'm sorry, I-I have to go. I'll see you tomorow?" He nodded.
"Go on, your city needs you." he said with a smile. Raven could tell with her abilities that he was slightly upset.
"Thanks." Quickly, she hugged him, and teleported over to the robbery.
Jake's eyes widened in shock. "Did she just-?" he shook his head. "Girls."
Richard, Tim and Barbara sat in one of the many pizza parlors of Gotham city, talking about just about anything. Well, Barb and Tim did. Dick really didn't get into any conversations. Barb decided to call him out on it, when Tim went to the bathroom.
"Oooooh, I get it."
"Get what?" Dick asked, confused.
"You're jeeeeeeeeeeeeelous. Aren't you?" He knew exactly what she was talking about, but decided to play dumb.
"I have no clue what you're talking about, Babs."
"Twerp. And yes you do. You're jelous that your girlfriend's goin on a date with some other guy." Immediately, his face turned bright red.
"I don't have a girlfriend to be jelous about, Barb. Again, I don't know what you're talking about." She rolled her eyes.
"Yes you do. Obviously, you like Raven." There. She said it completely bluntly, not all buttered up.
"She's not my girlfriend. Besides, she can hang out with whomever she choses."
"But you wish she was your girlfriend." She stated calmly, then took a bite of her pizza. Richard, John rather, rested his face in his hands. He didn't know what was worse. That Barb was teasing her more than ever about Raven, or that her assumptions were right.
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