Pushing Each Other's Buttons
AN: I had posted this on A03 with the same pen name :) and I might make a sequel to this? Maybe who knows, so anyways happy reading and happy new year and you guys might hate me at the end of this lol.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything from TT or DC just the plot
It all started at the gym.
It was a typical training day at the Titans Tower, and each member of the team was at their own stations doing their own workout at the gym. Raven Roth looked around as she was doing her sit ups with Kori being her spotter as per usual.
She took in the smells of sweat and each presence of her team doing their best to make their bodies stronger and fuller for the next time they are out fighting villains. Thankfully, the alarms have not gone off so far as of yet which gives them plenty of time to do other things to pass the time until it does.
"Come on friend Raven, we are almost done! We are down to thirty sit ups now." The alien was saying, drawing the indigo Titan back into focus of her task at hand which was to complete at least forty sit ups requested by the Titans' leader Dick Grayson. "Just a few more then we switch!"
"Right." The empath muttered, counting in her head the last few numbers that she had to do before getting off the mat so the Tamaranean could do her set. "Ready?" she asked her firmly, placing her hands on each of Kori's shoes to keep her steady. Kori nodded her head and placed her hands behind her back, waiting for Raven to say the word. "Start."
"So," Kori said, catching her breath before going back down to her sit up, eyeing her quiet friend who was counting her sets. "You never did tell me how it's going friend Raven."
"Don't know what you mean," Raven said, hoping that Kori would drop it and just focus on her sit ups.
"Oh, come now," Kori said, chuckling at how Raven was avoiding her green-eyed stare when she came up from her sit up. "You know what I mean."
Raven knows exactly what she means because she's been trying her best not to look over near the corner where the green shifter was doing his own set of workouts with Cyborg helping. She tried her best to ignore the fact that he was working out shirtless while he was grunting as he picked up a dumbbell easily with one hand. "It's in progress. You know this already." Raven whispered, turning her eyes over back towards Kori.
"29," Kori counted and giggled at her. "I know that silly. Didn't you two go on a date recently? What happened there? I'm dying to know!"
Raven shushed at her, briefly looking around to make sure that their conversations weren't behind overheard from the others. "It was nice," she said quietly with a sigh. "Perfect even."
"And? What else? There's gotta be more than that!" Kori said excitedly, catching her breath once she was done with her sit ups and the two heroes got up to do some stretches.
"We kissed." Raven said finally, causing the alien woman to giggle with happiness. "It's just a kiss," she explained to her.
"Oh, it's not just a kiss friend Raven. Has it gone further than that?" Kori asked kindly, rolling her shoulders back when she did another stretch with her arms. She raised a brow at her when Raven made a face at her. "Would you want it to?"
"It's only been three dates Kori. Isn't that too soon?" Raven questioned her Tamaranean friend who shook her head at her, making her orange curls bounce around her shoulders. Raven sighed when she thought about a question to ask her. "How long did it take for you and boy wonder to—"she stuttered at the question and she was thankful that Kori picked up on her question right away.
"After the third date." Kori answered with a Cheshire grin, making Raven shiver. "But you and friend Garfield are different take all the time you need!" Kori reassured her when she noticed Raven's face. Kori hummed. "If you wished to progress things further you just need to buttons of push each other." She advised.
Raven blinked at Kori's choice of words. "You mean push each other's buttons?" she suggested.
Kori nodded as she walked over towards the bench to drink her bottle of water that was sitting there. "My thoughts exactly friend Raven. Also, it looks like he's already doing it."
"What do you mean by that?" Raven asked, glancing over at the changeling that moved over to do push ups with Cyborg next to him. "He looks somewhat normal to me," she said with a smirk.
"Friend Garfield has never taken off his shirt while working out. Have you not noticed?" Kori asked with a smile.
Raven snuck a glance over towards Garfield Logan and noticed that Kori was right, he had never taken off his shirt for his workouts until today. She noticed how tight and full his muscles and biceps were probably from working out and from getting stronger now that he's older. He's taller now and not lanky anymore. She would be a fool not to admit that it was nice to see him without a shirt, but was he doing it to put on a show for her?
"See what I mean friend Raven?" Kori asked, making Raven tear her eyes away from the green shifter and focus on Kori's green ones instead. "He's doing the buttons of the push. Now it's your turn."
"How will I pull that off then?" Raven whispered, walking over towards Kori as they took a breather from their workout. "I'm not exactly—"she trailed off as she looked up and down Kori's revealing workout attire. "You."
The orange-haired alien smiled and before Raven could do anything to stop her, she pulled off Raven's workout shirt, exposing her sports bra that she is hiding underneath. "There we go!"
"Kori are you serious right now?!" Raven hissed at her, quickly trying to grab back her shirt from Kori but she was taller than her, so she kept it at arms length. "Give it back!"
Garfield's pointy ears twitched at the sound of Raven's voice in the far corner of the gym, breaking his concentration of his sit ups. Luckily, he was at his one hundredth goal and paused at his stance to look over at her. "What the—" he trailed off when he saw Raven in a black and purple sports bra and Kori holding her shirt at arms length. "Holy— "
"Hey grass stain! Focus man!"
Garfield begrudgingly looked away from a rare sight and turned to focus on Cyborg instead. "Sorry my dude! I was just—"
"Focus on me and not your girlfriend dude!" Cyborg called out, making Garfield blush at the term that he was not used to.
"Right focus." Garfield muttered to himself, stealing a glance once more at the sibyl that was working out with Kori who was still trying to get her shirt back, all the while trying to conceal herself with an arm.
"Give it back Kori. Please." Raven pleaded in a whisper, trying for another attempt to get her shirt back. "I need my—" a flash of green caught her attention and she paused from trying to get her shirt back.
Violet eyes meet green eyes that lasted longer than necessary and before Raven could change her mind, she uncovered her chest, sighing when she gave up trying to get her shirt back from the tall Tamaranean. She could literally see the gulp that Garfield had made when he had taken in her appearance. Sure, Raven had exposed her body before but only her legs, but her upper body was a different story in which she's slowly working on.
"See," Kori whispered in her ear, walking beside Raven with a hand on her shoulder. "Told you."
"Alright guys!" Dick said, making Raven to look away from the shocked shifter. "That's enough for today. Good job everyone!"
"Do the buttons of the push friend Raven. It'll work. Trust me." Kori said to her before flying over towards the leader, kissing him lightly on the lips before walking out of the gym with him hand in hand.
"Push each other's buttons huh?" Raven muttered to herself, wondering if it was worth a try.
The night was clear and warm in Jump City, the Titans are doing their own thing. Dick and Kori are in Gotham City for a night out, Cyborg is currently out on a date with Jinx in Central City, which leaves Garfield and Raven alone in the Titans Tower or more precisely alone on the roof.
Garfield had a big blanket for them as well as take out from a new vegan restaurant that he wanted to try. They were laid out on the blanket, sitting in complete comfortable silence as the two look out into the sky. Raven secretly wished that she could see the brightness of the stars instead of lights of buildings, but she doesn't mind the thoughtfulness of their date.
"Next time," Garfield started to say, breaking into Raven's thoughts and she turned on her side to look at him as he stared out into the sky." I want to take you somewhere where we can see the stars. The moon is huge and neat, but I miss seeing stars."
Raven gnawed her lower lip as she moved over to get closer to the changeling. "That'll be nice Gar."
Garfield chuckled at her and turned over to his side, using his arm to support himself. "Let's make it a date then yea?" he asked, moving even closer to where they were nose to nose.
Raven could feel her face heat up at the closeness of their bodies and she had to remind herself to stay in control of her emotions. "Y-yes."
"Neat." The shifter whispered before closing the gap between them and leaned in for a gentle kiss on Raven's lips.
It was slow, innocent something that Raven was getting used to. When they first started kissing, it was just a peck outside her door after their first date, same with the second date. This time, their kiss lingered a bit longer and it made Raven want to try something different with their kiss.
She opened her mouth to allow Garfield more access into the kiss and she heard him hum in question when she did that. She nibbled his lower lip which caused him to moan into her mouth.
"Rae—" Garfield said once they parted, catching their breath. He used a hand to brush back a couple of dark strands of her hair off her face. "What brought this on?" he asked, furrowing his brows.
"You weren't wearing a shirt at the gym today," Raven confessed to him softly, noticing the way his face softens with her answer.
"Oh!" Garfield said once realization had kicked in and he chuckled. "Well, I could say the same about you Rae-Rae," he told her, wiggling his brows.
Raven flicked his forehead with a finger, rolling her eyes at him. "That wasn't intentional."
"I know my shirt thing was but you on the other hand." He trailed off, studying her and laughed when Raven gave him a death stare. "It was Kori's doing I know."
"You should umm—" Raven trailed off, using a finger to trace down Garfield's front clothed torso slowly. "Not wear a shirt at the gym?" She said even though the way it sounded like a question.
"Will never wear a shirt at the gym again." Garfield told her, leaning in closer to her. "Is this alright?" He asked with hesitation, bringing Raven even closer to him in a way that made their bodies touching.
Raven's breath became heavier when Garfield lifted her chin closer to him. "Yes," she whispered, closing her eyes when she felt Garfield's lips back on hers again.
She opened her mouth when she felt the shifter's tongue on her bottom lip, asking her access. She gasped when she she felt his tongue on hers, making their kiss deeper than it was before and it made Raven's whole body feel warmer.
Raven heard Garfield making an oof sound in her mouth when he got on top of her, making sure that he wasn't crushing her by prompting himself up with his arms. She used her arms to wrap around his neck to bring him even closer to her, making both moan.
Raven used her legs to wrap around his waist, which caused her to feel something that was pressing against her. "Shit," Garfield muttered against her neck, breaking the kiss. "I'm sorry let me just—"
"It's fine Gar." Raven reassured him, reaching up to play with one of his ears. "Aren't we just pushing each others buttons a little?"
Garfield blinked at her and laughed before leaning back down against her neck, kissing against her earlobe gently. "Yea definitely pushing each other's buttons alright," he muttered, cursing himself. "But still— we don't have to continue if you feel uncomfortable o-or anything," he tells her, stuttering with his sentence.
"I want us to push each other's buttons." Raven told him truthfully, using a hand to run her fingers through his green spiky green hair. "And it seems like I'm already pushing yours," she whispered to him quietly.
"My buttons are definitely being pushed right now." Garfield hissed out, biting his lower lip. "I-I—" he started, clearing his throat as he looked down at her violet eyes.
The two of them groan when a loud alarm stopped what Garfield was about to say, causing both of them to detangle themselves from each other to grab their communicators from their pockets.
"Right now?" Garfield complained. "Buzz kill!"
Raven sat up on the blanket, opening her communicator and watching the news alert that popped up, using a hand to push back her violet hair out of her face. "It's Gizmo attacking downtown Jump City. The others are still away." She told him. "I can portal us there," she said firmly, standing up, reaching out a hand towards him to grab.
"Right. Let's do this!" Garfield yelled, grabbing her hand and it held it tightly. "To be continued?" he asked, lifting a brow at the empath.
Raven squeezed his hand. "I want to see how much I can push your buttons," she responded with a small smile. "To be continued."
AN: Thank you for reading and let me know what you guys think :)