Midnight Kitten: Hey all you readers out there how is everyone? I hope you're all fine! I know the title is kinda heavy on the meaning….but I promise it isn't that complicated not really… Ok enough of that! I am really sorry for you know…not writing but then I have now been revived for it is the weekend! Hohohoho! Man I sound like Santa… Anyways…on with the fic! MWAHAHAHAHAHA! Now an evil person! What is up with me today? Oh yes! I almost forgot, I have "cameos" in here that are related to my other stories so if you find them…well then I'm impressed! Onwards men! Hihihihihi! Fudge cakes…now a witch! Sigh…forget it.
Title: Veiled Trepidation
Author: Midnight Kitten
Chapter 1: Misty Hidings
"1…2…3…4…5…" A green boy kept on counting, his head knocked against the bark of a tree, arm covering his eyes.
It was dark as a few dimly lit lamppost shed light upon the park of the city. The moon had hid itself amongst the clouds. Every so often, couples would pass through the pathway hand in hand and some others would even sit on the benches and admire the stars held up in the dark velvet sky. But this night, there was no myriad of stars twinkling above, just the lonely wind blowing its whispers to heaven although it never reaches.
"10! Are you ready Terra? Here I come!" The boy exclaimed as he transformed into an eagle and flew high above. He scanned the skies, searched every rock, every tree but the blonde girl couldn't be found. Morphing himself into a bat, he had managed to track down a suppressed giggle somewhere downhill. It was Terra alright. Beastboy changed into his green self and trudged the slope. A hint of yellow moving amongst the trees grazed his eyes then he was off. A tap on Terra's shoulder from behind made her jump and run away.
"Aww man!" She pouted as the wind hit her face. Going further down, Terra kept looking at the boy behind her, making sure he was far enough.
"Terra! Stop! I can't go on like this!" The changeling yelled at the girl in front but was still following her no matter how tired he was. As if by coincidence, when BeastBoy had closed his green orbs, a rock found its purpose of tripping the boy. The green teen rolled down the hill like an armadillo in hyper coffee mode. Beastboy bumped into a lot of things on his way down, rocks, bigger rocks, deers, hikers going up the pathway, he even communicated with the trees; but the last one he hit was Terra, who was at that time too occupied by her running to even turn around for one look as check-up. They both went down the hill, their screams so loud that even the Titans in the tower heard them, although they simply chose to ignore it. Finally, they stopped.
"Ouch! Terra, are you okay?" Beastboy asked frantically as he tried to sit up. He felt a large bump under his head and sighed "That's definitely gonna leave a mark"
His gaze had darkened as a mass of hair fell around his face. A soft texture met his lips for a minute and when everything had return to color, he thought he had seen a pair of purple eyes but then he blinked and saw Terra's bright blue eyes staring down at him, a smile planted on her face.
"That too..." Beastboy commented before standing up and telling the blonde girl that they should head home.
As they walked the cold path out of the park, the two teens held each others hand but the boy had things spinning in his mind that he even forgot that the girl was talking to him.
"…should stop seeing her, what do you think?" Terra beamed at the boy who was still spaced out ever since a while ago. "BEASTBOY! You're not listening to me again!"
"Sorry Terra, regarding what you said, um…yes, I couldn't have agreed more. We'll start at it now if you want." Beastboy replied not even having a clue what he had agreed upon, although he did hear her say 'closed book' and 'not fit'.
They arrived at the tower around eleven and everyone wasn't asleep, instead the Teen Titans were scattered in the entire place. Starfire and Robin are in the training room as usual, Cyborg whipping up another midnight snack and Raven most probably in her room meditating. 'That's all she ever does right? I wonder what she does other than meditating with her mirror? I should check on-----' Beastboy stopped himself before he could think any further. Did he really want to go and knock on Raven's door? She hugged him the last time he knocked on her door. The changeling didn't say that he had not liked that feeling when she embraced him tightly it's just that, at that time, he was short! It would have been embarrassing for the boy to be hugged by someone who could be thought of as his sister.
Terra and Beastboy entered the premises. Immediately they were swamped over by the three Titans, mocking them about being a full-time couple. Starfire clasped her hands together and over noisy voices yelled they should celebrate this event by a movie.
"My friends! Let us gather in the not so circular chair and watch these shows with combat in commemoration of Terra and Beastboy being together!" The Tamaranian redhead waved a cd in the air and was about the put in the cd when Robin, the leader of the group, stopped her.
"Star, why don't we call Raven first?" Robin grabbed her wrist, took away the CD and turned towards Cyborg "Cyborg, have you seen Raven? I didn't see her all day"
"I'm sure she wouldn't be interested in movies, let's start it already." Terra tapped impatiently on her left arm. She wasn't the type to be kept waiting. First, the Titans weren't asleep yet, she was hoping to be alone with Beastboy for the entire night without disturbances and up until now her patience is being tested and stretched by Raven.
"But Rae…" The changeling finally said something but softly then made his voice louder a little "We never watch a movie without Rae! I say we find her!" He stood up with his fists up in the air, he was already at the door in a short amount of time
"Right…Titans split up" Robin commanded but he ceased movement as a slightly panting Raven entered the common room with her usual cloak on. She was all flushed then finally cooled down when she realized everyone in the room was staring at her.
"I'm sorry, I was down at the…um…café" Raven said in her monotone voice although Beastboy swear he heard a hint of embarrassment and uncertainty in her tone. Raven strode over to the kitchen and prepared to make her usual herbal tea, placing the yellow kettle on the stove. "Oh and Robin, you asked for this?" She said over the steam while she reached in her cloak and tossed a DVD towards Wonder Boy like a card which he caught before it hit their only television set in the tower.
"We are not going to watch "Sleeping Beauty"?" Star asked sadly, dropping her cd to the floor.
From behind the TV came the voice of Cyborg "We watched that movie more than 30 times star! It's more like a series too me now! And I get nightmares!" Cyborg explained, his voice squealing at the latter part of his statement.
"Nightmares, friend Cyborg?" Starfire questioned. Robin took his place a seat away from Terra and slowly positioned Starfire in between Terra and him while Starfire was still waiting for Cyborg's answer.
"Yeah, I kept dreaming Beastboy was wearing a pink dress and dancing with a faceless girl, can't tell who though" Cyborg shudders at the thought
"Am I invisible now!" Beastboy screamed, he was still at the doorway feet glued to the floor.
"I hoped you were" Raven sat down on a solo chair to the left of Terra and a space possibly for Beastboy. She took a sip out of her cup.
"You were the one late! Don't blame me!" Beastboy stomped across the common room and flopped on the seat next to Terra. He stuck his tongue out. "And I'm taller than you!"
"What has that have to do anything?" Raven felt a heat spark on her cheeks but it soon died down. "I bought the DVD, you don't want to watch Sleeping Beauty after what happened to Terra and you now would you? The dress, the suit…it was interesting" She took another sip from her tea and returned to watch Cyborg wrestle with the wires of the TV.
"We were both asleep at that time! Beside------wait a minute!" Terra spoke for the second time that evening. "How did you know about that?"
"Everyone knows about that" Cyborg grunted as he finally connected the plug, turned off the lights and pressed the "play" button on the remote. He took his seat in the seat far across Raven's.
"I thought you went to the café? How can you buy DVD's in a café? And you stayed there for a whole day?" Terra accused Raven, not even lowering her voice as the movie showed the opening credits. She shifted her position beside Beastboy and now she was sitting on his lap "Where did you really go?"
AN: Where did Raven really go? OK peeps, that's enough out of this chapter. I am terribly sorry if it lacks finesse…I'm working on my never improving grammar! I am so sorry! Anyways, please review because honestly, I think this work is good and I need second opinion! Bye bye now and stay tuned!