That Thing Called Forever
Raven did not believe in forever.
It was a trend recently, to say "There's no forever!" whenever someone merely mentions the word "forever" in even the slightest way. The phrase gained popularity on some hit primetime TV series, and now it was everywhere—on television screens, the internet, the radio waves, she even heard it in casual conversations among people whenever she took a walk.
Normally, Raven despised everything that becomes mainstream. Even the word "mainstream" irritates her. She is just simply disgusted by the pathetic things that mundane people choose to waste their time on.
Also, the fact that popular things irritatingly pop up anywhere and everywhere annoys her to the core.
But with this particular sentence though, she is surprised to find herself approving of it uncontrollably. There really is no forever. Every time Raven sees a couple shamelessly flaunting their affection in public, this is the thought that pops into her head, second only to the urge to roll her eyes and shoot an orb at their direction.
The flowers Starfire started to grow on their rooftop will soon wilt. The sun will die one day, and the stars will fade from view. Her father is supposedly a superior immortal demon lord, and yet she knows that all his power would evaporate one day. There is no forever. She had always known this, and yet she was amused. Perhaps it's the idea that most of the human population have started realizing this too, rather than ogling over their pathetic boy bands.
Floating towards the living room, she saw Beast Boy lounging on the couch, watching TV. She charged up a pitch black disc, threw it, and watched as it whizzed above his head and collided with the screen, making it crackle and combust.
"Hey! What gives?" Beast Boy exclaimed, clearly annoyed.
"What gives?" Raven scowled. "You're watching that dumb TV show again, dork."
"Dumb TV show? You mean Forever and Always?" BB asked. Raven knew Beast Boy only watched it for laughs, but she absolutely refuses to walk in a room where its bubblegum pop theme song was blaring over Cyborg's speakers.
"Yes, stupid. That show is delusional. There's no forever," said Raven in her trademark monotone voice, folding her arms across her chest.
"Huh . . . " Beast Boy mused. He seemed to ponder this for a moment. Out of nowhere. The changeling lifted a hand to his ear. He placed his forefinger on the pointed tip of his ear, with his thumb at the bottom, and said, "Look how big my ear is!"
Raven was too astounded by Beast Boy's stupidity at the moment that she was speechless. Before she could strike another blow at his direction, Beast Boy grabbed her wrist with his free hand.
"Measure your ear too!" he said. Raven glared at him and opened her mouth to retort, but Beast Boy pried her fingers open and positioned them like his behind her ear.
"There," he said and gave her a toothy grin, flaunting his fangs. "Now let's see whose ear is bigger." Beast Boy grabbed her wrist again, and connected the tips of their forefingers and thumbs together. Raven looked down at their fingers, and discovered that they had formed a heart.
"And here you have forever," he said, laughter erupting from his throat. Clutching his stomach, he crashed on the couch, laughing hysterically.
Raven felt her blood boil. "Beast Boy," she said coldly.
Beast Boy, his laughter slowly dying down, looked at her. "Yeah?"
"Run," she hissed.
Beast Boy gulped and felt the hairs on his forearms stand upright. Dropping to his feet, he took off in a run, Raven hot on his heels.