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//uGH its finals week and all that jazz; but as soon as friday hits, i have two weeks off of school and i pinkie promise that i'll be more active and im so so sorry for being so quiet

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This gives me chills. (the good kind of chills)

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Raquel slid her jacket over her shoulders and stepped out into the hallway. "You read my mind, Zee."

Raquel noticed the way Zatanna quickly changed her words. She steered clear of the slip-up, not wanting to bring attention to it. “Whatever you say, girl.” 

“Dusty old books? Magician stereotypes, much,” Raquel teased. “And two words: shopping trip.”

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Raquel noticed the way Zatanna quickly changed her words. She steered clear of the slip-up, not wanting to bring attention to it. "Whatever you say, girl." 

"Dusty old books? Magician stereotypes, much," Raquel teased. "And two words: shopping trip."

“Don’t mention it,” Zatanna remarked snidely before sitting up and swinging her legs over the side of her bed. “Over there by Ret’s cage. I was debating on whether or not to give it to him, but…in the end, you won out.” She grinned.

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I was so busy stuffing my face yesterday, I forgot to say happy Thanksgiving to y'all! Hope you had a good one!

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Raquel looked up sharply. He was being...serious. Completely serious. "You think...I'm amazing?" She often joked about her apparent 'awesomeness' and things of that nature, but mostly they were just jokes. She never thought someone would agree. 

"Kal..." she started, only to trail off with a shake of her head. She was stunned. "You know, I don't doubt us all that much either." She looked up at him again, gratitude in her expression as she made room for him on the seat. "In fact, I think....I think we'll be okay." The hand she'd been keeping still in his hand sprang to life and gave him a squeeze of appreciation. Raquel wasn't often an emotional person, but she was glad only Kaldur had been around to see it. She trusted him fully, and something told her she wouldn't regret that anytime soon.

"'Course I don't mind. I was about to hop the table myself," she said, elbowing him gently. "...thanks, Kal. For--well, for everything." She smiled at him and pressed a gentle peck to his cheek.

A Date-Type Situation

Kaldur was silent. He knew these were things she needed to get off her chest and they were things he needed to hear, too. He squeezed her hand gently, partly to reassure her again, but this time he also wanted to show that he wanted her as close as he could get her. “Raquel…I’d rather you didn’t put yourself below me like that. Besides it simply not being accurate, you’re just making yourself feel bad about yourself, and that doesn’t help anyone.” he frowned. “And what if I disagree with you? What if I think you’re the amazing one?” At this point, Kaldur wasn’t even sure what he was doing. Was that a compliment or a complaint? He’d let her take that as she wanted.

She turned his frown upside down pretty easily, though. “First of many dates? All right. I accept your deal, Raquel, and I accept it with no doubt that you and I will make it happen.” The way she was looking at him made his heart ache with the emotion she was sending and he tried to reciprocate. He couldn’t believe she trusted him so much. He drummed the fingers of the hand that wasn’t holding her hand on his leg — one of his childhood nervous habits that reappeared in times of indecision — and he stood up from his position in the seat across from her and made his way deliberately to where she was and slid in next to her. He once again entwined his fingers with hers and tried not to let his smile show how nervous he was inside. “You don’t mind that I wanted to be a little closer, do you?”

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"Bet'cha he'll find a way anyhow," Raquel said, fake-innocently. She slung her jacket over her shoulder. "And, no offense, but you look bored as hell. That book's as big as your whole head--there's no way you can finish that whole thing."

Raquel arrived through the zeta-tube, a lollipop between her teeth and a smile on her face. She walked into the Cave looking for Zatanna. “Zee? You here?”

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kaldur’s smile as requested by asterush

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"Good to know I just barely mean more than your bunny," Raquel rolled her eyes as she went to pick up her jacket. While she was stooped low, she opened the cage door and rubbed the rabbit's head affectionately. "At least you're taking good care of him. To be honest, I thought Wolf woulda gotten a bite out of him by now."

Raquel arrived through the zeta-tube, a lollipop between her teeth and a smile on her face. She walked into the Cave looking for Zatanna. “Zee? You here?”

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"You and me both, slick. This hero gig is hard--but I'm glad I got into it. It really turned me around, like you said." Raquel puffed air into her cheeks and furrowed her brow, "I mean, I would'a gotten into all kinds of messes if I didn't have a change of heart." 

She listened quietly while Robin talked. The kid sure could talk. If Raquel didn't like him enough already, she would've found it annoying. But it was obvious that Robin just let himself ramble without event thinking of it, and as she tended to do something similar, she found it somewhat endearing. She promised not to tell Artemis, and nudged him with her elbow when he blushed and fumbled over Zee. "Man, you've got it bad for that girl!" she laughed, then let him continue. 

"A godsend huh?" Raquel leaned back slightly and pretended to check her nails. "I could definitely get used to a nickname like that. And, you know, if you ask nicely I might let you take my belt for a spin sometime." She tapped her chin, trying to think of how to answer his question.

"Alright, well I've got this...alien tech from Icon's spaceship installed on my belt. It's called an inertia winder--and it's pretty self explanatory. If I turn it on, I get covered in what I call an inertia field. With the field I can take some serious damage, 'cos it just absorbs the kinetic energy from hits and such. I can extend the field out and cover stuff up in bubbles--like what I did with Wonder Woman back when..." she paused, then waved her hands exaggeratedly, "you know, the League got mind-controlled. Uh, anyway, I can release the energy in the field and use it offensively. To be honest, even I haven't figured everything the winder can do..."

Up High, Down Low

Raquel snorted towards the end of his story—she tried to cover up the sound with her hand, but it quickly turned into chuckles, and then outright guffaws. She couldn’t be entirely blamed; the image of a jealous Batman was hilarious. 

“I get the feelin’ Batman would hate it if he knew you told me that,” she said, still trying to stifle lingering giggles. She inhaled deeply and straightened so she could give him a proper response. “And—don’t think I’m weird for sayin’ this or nothin’—but that’s pretty sweet of you. You know; it’s all sentimental and endearin’ and whatnot.

“Oh, it’s my turn to turn your emotions to mush, then?” Raquel joked as she remembered the story of how she met her mentor. It didn’t take long, as the event was very important to her. “Okay, uh, so believe it or not, the first time I met Icon I was actually-” she had the good sense to look embarrassed- “robbin’ his house. It’s one of the only illegal things I did that I don’t fully regret. Don’t get me wrong; stealin’ is bad and if you tell anyone I told you otherwise, you’d be lyin’. It’s just that if I hadn’t been doing that, I never would’ve met Icon. And he—well, he changed my life. I had to convince him to become a hero, but he was the one that turned me into a hero.” Raquel knew that didn’t make a lot of sense, and tried to explain. “I wanted to be in the hero biz for all the wrong reasons. Fame, glory, you know. Icon was the one that made me realize that bein’ a hero was a lot more than that. And you—well, the Team, really, helped out with that too.”

She looked down at her feet and swung them in the air. In all honesty, she hadn’t thought about her origins for some time. Bringing up the story again was…nice, to say the least. “Alright, you’re up. What were your first impressions of the Team? Like, everyone individually?”

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//i wonder what nicknames raquel has for robin...

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Raquel followed the sound of Zatanna's voice until she was at her room. "Thanks for the warm welcome," she smirked as she leaned against the door frame, shaking her head. "Got my jacket?"

Raquel arrived through the zeta-tube, a lollipop between her teeth and a smile on her face. She walked into the Cave looking for Zatanna. “Zee? You here?”

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Raquel arrived through the zeta-tube, a lollipop between her teeth and a smile on her face. She walked into the Cave looking for Zatanna. "Zee? You here?"

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Hi , I just forgot to ask about Rocket and Aqualad.. I mean i would like to know what happened because i have a feeling that it will not be mentioned in the show.. Poor Kaldur never gets any love but i trust you have something planned for him and i love the show!!

Greg responds…

Rocket and Aqualad went out for a little while, but it didn’t stick. As to any plans we may or may not have: SPOILER REQUEST. NO COMMENT.

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3/6

Red Arrow-Roy Harper

Zatanna-Zatanna Zatara

Rocket-Raquel Ervin

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