That Beautiful Sound; by jackmustard99
And there she was, alone in her bedroom doing nothing. She tried her meditation, reading her books, drinking warm tea, and countless other things. But she could not sleep. Before, it was sound that had kept her awake, but now, it seems to her that she can't sleep without it. She tried the noise from her fan, that didn't work. She tried the sound of ocean water bashing up against the sandy shore, that didn't work. She tried being read to through speaker, that didn't work either. It was hopeless, she would not sleep. That is, unless a certain green changeling had anything to do with it.
He had been waiting. He had been waiting to give this gift to her for awhile now, two months to be exact. But now, Beast boy had suddenly felt the need to just give it to her. And so he would. Down the hall, to the right, and down the other he went, until he reached her door. As unsure as he was, he had made his decision and he would complete his self-made mission. Slowly and carefully, he raised his fist up to the door.
Tap tap tap. She heard the quick, light knocking coming from her door. "Come in." she said in a quiet voice. "Rae, are you awake? he asked, already knowing the answer. "Yeah, what is it Gar?" "Well, you see-I….I just- I came here to…." "Would you just spit it out!?" He sighs. "I….I've brought you something, a gift." he replied softly. She motioned him to come forward, and he did. "sit" she said in a non-commanding tone. "What did you bring?" she asked with her rare slight smile. Without saying anything yet, he held out a small, treasure-like box. "It's a music box" he said, realizing through the expression on her face, that she possibly thought it was an engagement ring. "This is for you, and you alone. It's not to be shared with anyone else…..other than me of course." After saying this, he opened the small, wooden box, releasing the most outstanding lights and sounds that she had ever encountered. "Beast boy, this is just….the most beautiful music I've ever heard. Thank you." she said as a single, solitary tear ran from her eyes.
Noticing this, Beast boy became amazed, and thought aloud, "Why didn't I give it to you earlier?" "I don't know why, but I'm glad that you did." She said with another slight smile. Hearing this, he leaned forward, saying and giving her a kiss goodnight, stood strait up, and left the room. Once he had left, Raven spoke to herself saying with a smirk, "Another time I have trouble sleeping, and once again he comes with the solution to my problems. If this happens again, I'm going to think he's been watching me." She starts the music box and goes into a sound sleep. It was just minuets after that exact moment, that Beast boy found his way to bed. He lay there, awake, just listening to that soft, gentle noise from down the hall. That wonderful noise. That Beautiful Sound.
The End.