AN: This series is just an extended version of my most recent story JeriKole Sentences. Same words and everything, but with mini-stories under them instead of a single sentence each.

Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans.


Azalea

To say Jericho was out of his element would be an understatement.

The indecisive hero, decked out in his civvies, stood five feet from a glass display case that was filled to the brim with flowers, and had no clue where to start. He wanted something that would send the right message, that message being: "Hey, we're good friends, but why not kick things up a notch and see where it takes us?"

The young blond behind the counter seemed to read his lost expression like an open book. "Can I help ya with anythin', hon?"

Jericho let loose a grateful sigh and nodded enthusiastically.

The florist, whose name-tag bore the name Betty, stepped out from behind the counter. "Well, what exactly are you looking for? I've got a Valentine's Day sale going on so everything's fair game."

Unsure how he should answer, Jericho directed his eyes at the floor.

Betty rolled her eyes and put her hands on her hips. "Alright, what did you do? Did ya forget the anniversary or say something to upset her, 'cause if you're trying to make up with your girlfriend, you're gonna need more than just one lousy rose. Depending on what it is."

A shy smile appeared on Jericho's face as he shook his head. He took out his pocket notebook and wrote: 'I want to ask someone out.'

"She a friend?" after a nod of confirmation from her customer, Betty continued, "Do you know her favorite color?"

'Dark blue or pink.'

"Well, pick one and let's get started."

Jericho shrugged. 'Her hair is pink.'

"Oh my gosh! You're one of the new Titans, the one with the... eye thing. You stopped the robbery at Tom's Barber Shop."

Jericho remembered being called to Jump City's downtown area the week before, but he had hardly stopped the team of crooks alone. 'Along with about five other people, yes. But I kinda need to get back to the tower, so can we get back to business, please?'

"Yeah, sure," Betty slipped back behind the counter. "Pink is a good color to start with, but you want the flowers to send a message, right?"

Jericho nodded. That was exactly what he wanted.

"Alrighty then. You strike me as the shy, reserved type, so you'll want a small bouquet with maybe half a dozen flowers and a nice ribbon," Betty pulled a short bouquet of azaleas from under the counter. She began wrapping the flowers in decorative plastic as she asked, "You care about this girl, right?" from under her eyelashes she saw Jericho nod, cheeks red. "Then you just bought yourself the right kind of flower."

Jericho was scribbling down a question when his communicator went off.

"Hey, Jer," it was Beast Boy. "we need you downtown. Dr. Light is robbing another bank."

After nodding at Beast Boy and paying for the flowers, Jericho was off to fight crime.

Only later did he discover the meaning of the bouquet.

"They tell a person to take care," Kole explained, stepping closer. "and it was really, really sweet of you to give me something for Valentine's Day." she puckered her lips and planted a kiss on his cheek.

She giggled as Jericho bit his lip in embarrassment. "I hope you're not so rigid at the mayor's party tonight. We wouldn't be able to dance."

And on that note, Kole walked out to get ready for her date.


AN: That was fun. :D

And if you have a prompt or something that you'd like to see me do, go ahead and leave it in a review. No guarantees, but I might do it if it's any good. I'm not the best at coming up with prompts. -.- Or you could take a look at the fic that this is based on and suggest something for the given word or sentence.