TeenTitans

Raven and Beastboy Chapter 1

Suprise!

Raven woke up screaming like her soul was being sucked out, every drop of blood drained out of her own body. She sat there, lifeless, for a long time until thoughts started racing to her mind, 'Did I wake the others? Did they hear my screams? Why am I so worried about Beastboy's lack of sleep?' These are some of the many questions that ran through her mind. She started rolling around trying to get out of her sheets. BOOM! She landed hard on her butt, sprawled across the floor. Now a very unhappy girl, she glared at the clock.. 5:15 in the morning. JOY! Not really. Getting up to walk over to her mirror, she started thinking about Beastboy, the boy who lives right across the hall from her. Gazing into the mirror, meeting her own violet eyes, she could easily see how much she'd changed over the many years that had passed.

Now taller then Starfire, her body had stretched out to become long and thin, perfectly suiting the 36-24-36 thing she had working for her. Her outfit didn't diminish this factor a bit, a coat that cut off above the belly button and a long skirt taking the place of her floor-length cloak. The coat was short-sleeved and zipped up at all times, with a hood that was exactly identical to the one on her old cloak. She'd also kept the belt from her original outfit, but added fishnet tights under the dark blue skirt. The skirt itself fell to the floor with a long slit up the side to show off a small amount of fishnet and the left side of her combat her arms, she wore gloves now, gloves that stopped just before reaching her elbow and halted around her wrist but for one slice of material that went out in a triangle across the back of her hand and wrapped like a ring around her middle finger. The symbol on the cloth that layered the back of her hand was, but of course, her symbol; the circle of gold with the red center that, if looked close enough at, held a dark outline of a raven in it.

Brushing her medium length, dark purple hair back over her shoulder, she left her bedroom and walked down to the main room to get some tea, putting a pot of hot water on the oven.

Beastboy, having woken up from hearing Raven's screams, got up out of his bed and walked over to his dresser, smoothing down his green, now-spiked hair. He had, somehow, over the years obtained the looks that every girl wanted in a twenty-year-old man. He was thin, not unheathily so, just enough to show off his lean and sexy muscles. He also had the face of an angel, with big green eyes and a perfectly chiseled nose that worked flawlessy with his cheeks and chin to create, well, the face of an angel. The only thing he didn't have was the girl he wanted, a girl with locks that matched her eyes, both the color of an amethyst stone. A girl whose attitude was as dark as the night. A girl whose name was Raven.

Hearing foot steps in the hall, BB poked his head out his door to see the one and only Raven, who didn't even look up from what she held in her hands. With a big, rather goofy smile on his face, he ran after her.

He came into the main room to see her breathing in and out, deep in thought, just like always. Trying to pretend that he didn't care what she'd been holding and what exactly she was doing now, he got out all of his tofu bacon, eggs, pancake batter and plates and cups. He spared a glance at Raven; she still hadn't looked up at him. Thus, he walked over to her and, putting his hands on her shoulders, whispered in her ear, "Hey, RaeRae, what're you thinking about?"

Startled, Raven snatched up a pan resting on the counter and whacked him on the shoulder with it, yelling, "WHAT THE HECK, BEASTBOY, YOU SCARED ME?" She glared down at him.

Beastboy raised his eyebrows from where he now lay on the floor, "I scare you now, do I?"

Suddenly, looking down at Beastboy, Raven felt chills travel up her spine. He was shirtless, showing off an extremely show-off-worthy six-pack, and his arms were tensed nicely as he pushed himself up off the floor. Somewhere, in the depths of her mind, a voice whispered to her. How very sexy BB is today. How very appealing his voice is. She shook her head fiercely, trying to shake the thoughts out of her head.

Blushing, she looked up at where he was leaning against the kitchen counter, watching her with those dark green eyes. He blushed too when he realized that she'd caught him looking and turned his gaze to the floor instead.

WHOOOOT! The tea kettle squeaked at them, making that irritating sound that it always did. The two of them looked over at it, reaching for it at the same time. Their hands met. Attempting to withdraw her hand quickly, Raven pulled back, somehow ending up knocking the entire pot of boiling water over onto Beastboy. He let out a scream of pain, hands moving to his chest as he stumbled back half a step and fell back down on the floor. Moving swiftly, Raven grabbed a rag, rinsing it in cold water in the sink. She crouched next to him, pressing the rag against the redness of his chest.

Beastboy, noticing her panicked look, had a stream of thoughts flooding his mind. Why is she being nice to me right now? Why should she care if I'm in pain because of her? She's never cared before. He grinned happily, definitely finding the silver lining in this situation. Closing his eyes, he said, "It's okay, RaeRae, I know you didn't mean to do it."

"NO!" She yelled at him. "This is my fault and I'm going to make sure you're okay."

"Why do you care so much about me now? Before you acted as if you didn't even care for me." He blinked at her, meeting her eyes as she crouched over him, pressing the dripping rag on different areas of his chest.

"Beastboy, I've always cared . . ." She let the words trail off, unsure of how to say it.

"...But something else got in the way?" He guessed, watching her pull back and bite her lip.

"NO!" Raven started yelling again, "That's not it." Hot tears pricked the corners of her eyes as she tried to straighten out her thoughts. Only one thing was registered in Beastboy's: I'm making Raven cry.

"Look, Rae, sorry about it. I don't want you to start crying." The boy leaned over and wrapped his arms around her, patting her on the head. "Please stop crying, RaeRae."

She looked up at him, pressed against his injured chest. "Why do you keep calling me RaeRae?"

His eyes went wide. Looking down at her small gray beautiful face, he tilted his head and pressed his lip against hers.

Wide eyed, Raven shifted, almost uncomfortable. Not sure if she should kiss him back, she put a hand on his neck. Since he already had his arms on her waist and back, her other hand circled around him, her eyes closing.

Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg all came in right then.

"So, you guys . . ." Cy's words trailed off. All three of them had their eyes on Beastboy and Raven. The two of them pulled away from each other, staring into each other's eyes for a split second before looking up at the others.

"What?" Raven said, frowning at the timing of their entrance.

Robin approached them cautiously, shock writted across his face, "'What?' is what we should be asking."

Beastboy crossed his arms over his chest, attemptiong to hide the burn. "Why should you care? Mr. I'm-Married?"

Raven grabbed BB's arm, warning him to chill in a not-so-subtle way. She somehow got the both of them on their feet, sending glares back over her shoulder at the other three as the two of them made their way into the hallway.

"Raven, I have to ask you..." As soon as they were out of sight, the door sliding closed behind them, Beastboy turned to the girl, taking her face in his hands.

"What is it, B?" She asked, hope shining in her eyes.

"Do you . . ." He looked down at the floor, blushing. "Do you care what they think? About us?"

"Of course not, when have you known me to care about what people think?" Raven answered, a smirk on her face. Beastboy smiled, happy to hear this news.

"If I did care would I do this?" She leaned in, initiating the kiss this time.

The door beside them slide open right at that moment. Pulling away for the second time, Raven's frown came back to her face. Beastboy got the feeling something was about to happen. Unfortunately, he didn't know quite what it was.

Starfire entered the hall, smiling at them. She snatched Raven away from Beastboy's strong arms, dancing as she dragged the taller girl to her bedroom.