#teenttitansforever

Vibrant blue hues caught the sight of bright emerald gems, the contact enough to make the both smile. How long had it been since she’s seen her?

“Kory! Hey, how’ve you been?” The blonde immediately swung her arms around the others frame, holding her tight and daring not to let go. Soft chuckles escaped the redhead’s mouth, she too hugging tightly.

“Too long for my liking!” Kory pulled away, admiring her friend whom she hadn’t seen in a year. Ever since graduation, a lot has changed between the group. Roy, Garfield, and Victor went to university together in Jump City, Richard and Kory going to University in Gotham, and the rest all around the world.

Reunions were always so great.

“I heard Dick pissed you off and you broke his arm?” Terra asked almost instantly. A proud smirk graced her lips, knowing far too well this was the best thing she’s heard during their separation. Dick and Terra always did get on each other’s nerves, but it was always fun to mess with him. She took pleasure in that.

“….it was by accident.” Cheeks burning from embarrassment, Kory felt an arm wrap around her waist.

“Ha ha. You just love to hear about my pain, don’t you?” Dick added to the conversation sarcastically, his smile slowly growing at the reunion of the two. Even if they messed with each other, it was fun most of the time.

“Always love to hear about it.” Terra chirped excitedly, poking his chest while he huffed, noticing the others starting to pile into the apartment. Victor and Garth came in, hugging Kory first and stealing her away from Dick. Terra joined in with the two boys, noticing Garth and Roy catching up. The last to show was Rachel, she joining the civilized conversation between Roy and Garth while Terra and the boys kept Kory away from Dick. 

“Give her back!” Dick bellowed, Terra sticking her leg out and blocking him from touching Kory.

“Nope! She’s ours now!”

Terra missed this entertainment with them all. It was so filling to see everyone’s smiles and laughter---well, expect Dick who was getting angry, but that didn’t matter. She was happy even when they weren’t all together; nonetheless this gathering was something special to her. It was perfect.

“You have a boyfriend! Now hand her back!” Everyone stopped and stared.

She had a boyfriend?

“What are you talking about?”

Dick raised a brow; clearly she was falling for his trap.

“You and Garth? You guys are dating, right?”

A shatter in her happiness swirled into confusion. They weren’t dating? But why did that question send a pang of sadness in her heart? She didn’t want it to be noticeable she was flustered by the question nor did she want to give him the satisfaction for throwing her off. She was slowly picking up on his tactic, she not a fool.

“Funny. Last time I checked we were best friends, but hey, I could be wrong?” Joke about it. That was her escape. Joke about it until she didn’t remember what it felt like to hear those words.

And everybody laughed along.

She nailed it.

“Whatever.” Dick rolled his eyes while she moved away from him and glared. Oh, she made sure to give him a real nasty one too. Of course he knew she had a crush on Garth….she’s had one since last year. It wasn’t till Dick confessed to Kory that Terra realized that she was feeling, no, she felt something for her childhood best friend, Garth.

It wasn’t something she could avoid. It was penetrating her heart every day she saw him, every time she spent the day with him, every time she touched him, every time she looked at him. She denied it for such a long time, but she knew for sure now….that he was the one she couldn’t stop thinking about. He was the one who stole her heart.

“Terra?” Oh, that voice. It was delicate, almost too delicate for her to make out who said it. Turning on her heels, she notices Kory reaching for her hand, a gentle smile caressing her lips. “I apologize for Dick’s comment. That was not kind of him to say. We know how you feel.” So Kory knew too? Wow, how many more people here knew about her crush?!

“Who else knows?” She groaned, her forehead falling against her arm. Kory only chuckled in response, laying a hand upon the top of her head. Did that mean there were more people who knew? Either way, Terra heard Garth talking about the year, telling everyone about the adventures him and Terra had gone through the whole entire year. He mentioned many moments she was very fond of. The late night studying, the parade they accidently got stuck in, the waterpark volunteer service, and many more.

“It was a great year with her.” Ugh, why did her heart have to flutter so wildly at that comment? Kory straightened her up, even as Terra refused, and looked her in the eyes. “Tell him how you feel.” It was easier said than done, but she wasn’t going to say that to Kory.