Heat In the Dark
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Here's the next little installment in my BBRae series. Not exactly a lemon... I think. Definitely filthy, though.
The past month had been apparently uneventful for the Titans. Relatively few alerts and only small-time criminals at that. The five friends relaxed, trained and guarded Jump City as a team. For two of them, however, the month had been far more productive. Raven and Beast Boy were progressing ahead of Raven's schedule for physical intimacy, though they hadn't yet been... well, intimate. After appearing before Beast Boy wearing t-shirt and shorts, Raven had, step by step, revealed more of herself to her green boyfriend. Literally. Now, Raven lay in her bed with Beast Boy, both of them only in their underwear. She was surrounded by Beast Boy's near-tangible lust and simultaneously amazed he was able to seem so calm and in control while experiencing such feelings. Eventually, the adrenaline wore off and the couple dozed off in each other's arms. Raven awoke in the middle of the night, finding herself facing away from Beast Boy, her back against his chest. Through the haze of sleep, she revelled in the feel of her skin touching his... but then it became clear why she had awoken.
Nocturnal penile tumescence. She had researched it. Most men knew it as 'morning wood', though she knew it actually happened between three and five times a night during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. The research hadn't remotely prepared her for the reality and despite her desire to remain close, she threw aside her covers and practically leapt from the bed.
"Oh, Azar..." she muttered, looking back up and walking, quietly around to Beast Boy's side of the bed. She shook him gently by the shoulder - even in these circumstances she thrilled a little at the feel of his skin. Eventually, he began to stir, opening one eye to look at Raven.
"Rae? What's goin' on? What time is-" He stopped abruptly as his open eye travelled down Raven's body, still clad only in black underwear. The grin was unstoppable, if he even wanted to. Raven shook her head at him, pinching the bridge of her nose.
"Focus, Garfield. You have... an emergency." At her use of the word 'emergency', both of Beast Boy's eyes snapped open and he jumped to his feet. Raven's eyes deliberately avoided him, her lip curled somewhere between a laugh and a wince. Beast Boy finally looked down and then sharply looked back at Raven, eyes even wider and the blood draining from his face.
"Oh man... Rae, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to-" he paused at Raven's raised hand.
"It's alright, Garfield. It's natural and can't be helped it just... it caught me with my guard down," she admitted bashfully.
"You mean I... ? You were...?" he asked. Raven nodded, timidly. Beasy Boy clapped his hand over his eyes then drew it down the length of his face, his pallour replaced by an incandescent blush. Raven suspected she could make things worse but her urgency overwhelmed her consideration.
"Can you please point that somewhere else?" she asked, a tinge of panic in her voice. With a squeak, Beast Boy glanced down at himself and used his hands to contain his modesty.
"Excuse me," he muttered before darting out the door. Raven shook her head with a sigh and reluctantly began to chant her mantra, imposing calm on her emotions. After a few minutes, she opened her eyes and looked down at herself. Considering the turn the night had taken, perhaps a change of clothes was in order. She opened her drawer and fished out her favourite blue pajamas, laying them on the bed. She stepped toward her hamper and removed her underwear, depositing the items inside. As she turned, there was a light knocking at the door.
"Rae? Can I come in?" whispered Beast Boy. For the rest of her life, Raven would never satisfactorily work out exactly what she was thinking at this exact moment in her life.
"Come in, Garfield." Raven's eyes widened in sudden terror at the 'tap tap' of Beast Boy entering the passcode to her door. He was coming and she was still utterly naked. She was standing in the middle of her room, stark naked, and he was coming in. Tap tap tap. He was coming in. He was coming in! The door opened.
"Hey Rae. What are you wearing?" Raven had changed her mind and, at the last moment, had seized the nearest garment to conceal her nudity: her cloak. Beast Boy cocked his head in confusion as his girlfriend stood in front of him, cloak on and hood up, yet her bare feet still poked out from the bottom. He cautiously stepped closer and gently pushed her hood back to see her face flushed and frightened.
"Garfield!" she peeped. He chuckled a little.
"Yeah, 'Garfield'. Rae, what's going..." his words trailed off as he noticed the collar of her uniform was also conspicuously absent. "Rae, what are you wearing under there?" he asked. Raven swallowed.
"Ummmm..." she mumbled. Beast Boy slapped his hands to his face again.
"Awwwww, man! Rae! I know we're not ready, that we have to keep resisting for now... but do ya have to make it so damn difficult?!" he cried. Raven could swear there were actual tears in his eyes.
"Sorry, Garfield. It was a spur-of-the-moment thing. I've never been particularly good at those," she joked, eliciting a whimper from the tortured changeling.
"Okay, okay... I'm gonna go back to my room for tonight. Things are too... charged up, or something," he said. Raven nodded, knowing he was right but still disappointed.
"Very well."
"But first!" he said, pointing his finger at the ceiling, before marching forward and holding Raven's shoulders. He leaned down and kissed her hard, yet Raven could still sense he was holding back. He stepped back and grinned at her. "Now I can at least say I've kissed you almost naked," he laughed. Raven mock-scowled.
"Except you won't say it, will you? To anyone."
"'Course not. But I could, and that's something, I guess." With a wink and a smirk, he turned around and exited once again, leaving Raven to briefly meditate (again!) and sleep alone.
The clean version of this story begins here! It's set after A Friend Indeed in my All Is Fair series, so it didn't seem fair that people who don't like smutty stuff can't read it. The chapters might be shorter, as I'm essentially just chopping out the smut and re-wording the conversations. Still, here it is for everyone ^_^
-Jack
