My First Teen Titans fic, so, please go easy!
The Argument
There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat. - James Russell Lowell
Raven's bedroom door slide open with a hiss. She walked down the hall with her usual demeanor; quiet, lazy, and uninterested. Her mind was on a single goal. To drink her tea, and read the book she has wanted to start for a few days now, but never got the chance. The Titans had been called to assist in fighting many foes the past few days. Whenever they were done with one, another seemed to start trouble. None of the Titans slept well these past few days, but it looked like today was going to be a lazy day.
Raven entered the common room, and was surprised to see the other Titans up and about. Robin was currently sitting at the couch looking at a bunch of papers, probably trying to figure out how so many super villains escaped on the same day. Cyborg was sitting at the counter with his head resting on his robotic arm. Starfire was drinking some blue liquid that Raven didn't want to know about, but it looked as dense as a chocolate milkshake that had been made with spoiled milk, and smelled just as strong.
Then Raven saw Beast boy, who was currently at the stove, looking like he was cooking away. Raven was surprised to see Beast boy cooking, and the smell was great. She was also surprised to see him cooking meat, like real meat, not fakon or egg beaters, but real honest meat. Raven approached her tea kettle, and saw that the water was already and waiting for her. Beast boy looked over and saw Raven.
"Oh, good morning Rae! How did you sleep?" Beast boy asked in his usual kind way.
"As well as can be expected." Raven said in her usual monotone voice.
"Oh, well, I put your water on so it would be ready when you got here. Did I get it right?" Beast boy asked.
"It's just boiling water Beast boy. It is extremely difficult to get that wrong." Raven told him.
"Oh, well, great! So do you want anything? I got eggs, bacon, pancakes, waffe…"
"I'll just stick with my tea." Raven told him.
"Oh, okay." Beast boy went back to his cooking. When Robin called from the sofa.
"Beast boy, where's my bacon and eggs?!" Robin said in an irritated voice.
"Coming right up!" Beast boy said. He then put two over medium eggs on a plate, and three slices of bacon, and walked over to their leader. He tried handing him the plate.
"Oh, just set it down on the table there." Robin instructed.
"Right." Beast boy did as he was told, and then turned to face Robin. "Would you like anything to drink?"
"Um, yeah, how 'bout orange juice, freshly squeezed." Robin told him.
"Um, alright, but it'll take a little bit. I need to make the…"
"Take your time, I don't need it right now." Robin told Beast boy as he continued to read the papers before him.
"Alright." Beast boy walked back to the kitchen, and started flipping the pancakes, which Raven assumed were for Cyborg.
"Come on BB, I'm hungry." Cyborg wined from his chair.
"One second Cy, You waffles are almost done, and your pancakes are," Beast boy performed one last flip of three pancakes onto a plate, "done."
Then the waffle iron buzzed, signaling that the waffles were done. Beast boy went and took the round food out of the irons, which he had three set up. He piled them all of the pancake plate, and served them to Cyborg. Cyborgs face lite up when he saw them.
"Oh yeah baby!" He started to chow down.
Beast boy leaned on the counter and watched his friends eat. He smiled.
"Friend Beast boy, aren't you going to eat?" Starfire asked from the opposite side of the kitchen.
"No Star, I already ate." That was a lie. As a matter of fact, Beast boy hadn't eaten anything for three days; he had spent the past few days making sure everyone else had enough food to sustain themselves. He felt that everyone else had to get their strength up, fighting all those villains.
Raven sensed Beast boy was lying. She could tell the green teen was feeling weak and his spirit was shining weaker by the day.
"Beast boy, you need to eat something. Here." Raven took Cyborgs plate, which had one unfinished pancake and one waffle left.
"Hey!" Cyborg yelped.
"Beast boy, eat this." Raven told him, ignoring Cyborg's cry.
"No, Raven, I told you, I already ate, I'm fine." Beast boy lied again.
"Beast boy, eat." Raven told him.
"Alright, alright. I'll make myself something, now please give Cy his food back." Beast boy bargained.
"Alright." Raven gave Cyborg his plate, and he proceeded to finish it.
Beast boy then went to the freezer, and pulled out a couple of frozen waffles. He put them in the toaster, and they began to cook.
"Beast boy, how's the orange juice coming?!" Robin called from the couch.
"Oh, shot! Coming!" Beast boy then pulled out the juicer. He then got a bag of oranges from the fridge. He began to make the juice.
Raven watched, seeing beats of sweat forming on Beast boy's forehead. Beas boy blinked to refocus his eyes. The room was getting fuzzy. He then almost tripped, but caught himself.
"Huh, I guess I can't tell one foot from another." Beast boy joked.
Raven looked at him. The feeling of concern was building inside her. It came to the forefront when Beast boy collapsed.
"Beast boy!" Raven called out.
Cyborg looked up from his plate, leaned over the counter, and saw his friend on the ground.
"Whoa, BB!" Cyborg then got up from his stool and rushed over to his friend. He was beat over by Raven.
Robin and Starfire soon joined them.
Raven used her powers, and brought her tea to his mouth. She used her powers to force it down his throat. Beast boy coughed and opened his eyes.
"Whoa, when did the room start spinning?" Beast boy asked.
He then heard the toaster ring.
"Oh! There's my waffles!" Beast boy attempted to get up, but fell down once again, "Whoa, this is pretty pathetic isn't it? Could you…" The other's helped Beast boy up, and sat him down in a chair.
"Okay Beast boy, now let us take care of you." Raven told him.
"Oh, there's really no big deal, I'm just a klutz, you know that." Beast boy laughed.
"Here." Raven gave Beast boy his waffles.
"Thank you." Beast boy told her.
Robin suddenly turned to Beast boy.
"Beast boy, what were you thinking?! You could've been hurt, or worse!" Robin scolded.
"Well, it's not like you were making it any easier." Raven suddenly spoke up.
"What was that?" Robin asked.
"You constantly sent us out to face these minor threats that even the police could handle, but no, we had to fight them, because you have to prove the your mentor that you can be him. The next time you go on a power trip, leave us out of it." Raven scolded in her usual monotone.
"Guys, please." Beast boy said, as he finished his food.
"We had to go, those threats could've hurt many people. We had to stop them!" Robin shouted back.
"Please stop it." Beast boy said, quietly.
"We didn't have to do anything. We needed rest, and as our leader, you should recognize that." Raven said, raising the volume of her voice. Beast boy suddenly stoop up.
"Rita, Mento, stop it!" Beast boy shouted, throwing his plate when his arms swiped across the counter.
Raven and Robin looked at Beast boy, shocked. Beast boy then recoiled.
"I'm…" Beast boy began, and then he ran out of the common room towards his own room.
Raven looked at Robin, then headed towards her own room. Robin starred at the door they both left through. Then Robin went back to his papers.
A few hours later, Raven looked at the mirror she used to enter her mind. She had just finished calming her emotions. The argument with Robin had caused anger to raise again, but she quickly stopped it. Raven then heard a knock at her door.
"Raven?" It was Beast boy.
"Beast boy?" Raven set the mirror down, without paying attention. The mirror fell towards the ground and shattered. A black energy came flying out of the remains, and grabbed Raven in its clutches, and headed for the door.
"Raven, are you alright?" Beast boy asked. When he didn't get an answer, he enter the emergency pass code, and the door slide open. When Beast boy entered, the door immediately shut behind him. He looked around, before something hit him in his head. Beast boy fell to the ground.
Raven was then sucked inside Beast boy's mind.
So, what did you all think? Review and tell me!
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