You know, I really should be studying for my finals. But, I just couldn't resist writing this story! It's a Thanksgiving, BBXRae two-shot. The next and last chapter will be up right before or after Thanksgiving. PLEASE tell me what you think of my story! I'll give you a cookie if you do.
Oh and before I forget...
Happy Thanksgiving!
A white glob of mashed potatoes ran down a pale-gray face.
Sharp, piercing lavender eyes shot though the mess landing on their target. The target stood there, dumbfounded. As if they themselves could not believe what had just transpired seconds before.
"What was that."
Those words snapped the dumbfounded teen out of his state of shock. The tone in which his friend spoke was so bone-numbing cold that he could not help but shiver away in fear. Swallowing the knot in his throat, he did what he would always do whenever he landed himself in trouble with the infamous Raven. He made a joke.
"Thought you could use some cover-up."
Cyborg, the innocent bystander to the whole fiasco, closed his eyes. He knew that with that one little comment, his green friend had just dug himself a deeper grave. And sure enough, Raven's glare had hardened.
"Really."
That was no question. And Beast Boy was at least smart enough not to say anything back. Or that's what Cyborg had hoped for.
The next few seconds seemed to move in slow motion for the metallic superhero.
The fluid movement of BB's head moving up and down.
Raven's eyes squinting into deadly slits.
Raven's hand moving out to the bowl full of stuffing.
How that hand reached into that bowl and came out with a handful of that stuffing.
Raven pulling her arm back, only to have it spring forward.
The ball of stuffing, flying through the air towards a wide-eyed Beast Boy.
And finally, when the stuffing came into contact with the green face.
The metallic teen stood there in shock. Raven, the Raven, had just thrown food at someone. The cool, calm, collected Raven had just thrown a handful of stuffing at Beast Boy. He had to be in an alternate demission or something, because this could not be for real.
Beast Boy was thinking along those same lines as he scraped some of the food off his face. He had just gotten a face-full from Raven. And unlike the usual verbal taunts it had been in the form of a home-cooked meal. So he did whatever responsible, rational-thinking, young adult would do.
He threw food back at her.
In matter of seconds, the kitchen of the Titans Tower, became a full out food war-zone. The warriors, the empathic and the jokester, engaged in the heated battle of chucking food.
Meanwhile, Cyborg ran for the common room. He dove behind the couch, hoping that it would provide some form of protection from the airborne food. He really should stop them. Robin was not going to be happy to come home to messy kitchen and Starfire would be upset that the 'Thanksgiving feast' was ruined. But even with this thought, Cyborg knew better than to get involved in one of Raven's and Beast Boy's fights. When they go for each other's throats, there's just no stopping them.
If the cybernetic teen were to ever tell that to Raven, she would have to agree. No one has ever annoyed, ticked off, or tried her patience as much as the prankster-loving changeling. No amount of mediation could ever calm the aggravation she felt whenever he crossed the line. Nobody has ever gotten underneath her skin more than Beast Boy.
But at the moment, she does not feel that irritation or frustration that Beast Boy usually fuels. No. This feeling was much lighter than that. She did not feel as tranquil as she does when she drinks her tea or as serene as does when she reads one of her books. There was too much adrenaline pumping through her veins for her body to be in a state of peace. But this feeling was not at all unpleasant. It was almost as if…she was…happy.
But that idea is ludicrous! Raven does not do happy. Much less with Beast Boy. Much less having a food-fight with Beast Boy! But even with these thoughts in mind, the sorceress found it impossible to fight the smile that appeared on her face.
Beast Boy stopped, mid-attack. The sight that he was witnessing, was so unbelievable.
Raven was smiling.
Not a scowl. Not a smirk. A real, genuine smile.
And it was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
With Beast Boy being immobile at the moment, it gave Raven the opportunity to hit the green teen full on. The thick layer of pudding on his face is what woke Beast Boy up from his dreamlike trance. Flashing his famous grin, he joined back in Thanksgiving food-fight.
For the next couple of minutes, both teens focused solely on the battle. They were so engrossed into the fight that they did not even hear the metal door to the Tower's entrance 'swoosh' open. They did not sense the two energies that were drawing nearer to them with ever step. However, they did stop flinging food at each other when they heard Robin's booming voice.
"STOP!"
The food-covered teens dropped their ammunition and whipped around to see a scowling Robin and a frowning Starfire behind him. The disappointment and anger that they emitted came off in waves.
Oh no, Beast Boy thought.
Mom and Dad are home.
And they do not look happy.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own the Teen Titans. If I did the show would not have been cancelled.
