I'M BACK, BITCHES! Kind of.
Soooo I saw this BBRae Week thing on Tumblr and since several people are uploading their stories in here (which I'll be reading and revewing as soon as I have some time) I thought I might as well do that too. I'm already uploading my one-shots on Tumblr, but since I'm two days late I'll try to write the delayed stories as soon as possible so I can keep up. In case you have no idea what BBRae Week is about, it's a "random" week (duh!) in the year when authors post one drawing or story a day with a specified theme. First day is "lazy day", so that's what this first chapter is about. I really hope you like it!
There was not a single person in the Titans Tower who didn't love lazy Sundays.
It was on those rare days when villains forgot they had a job to do that Jump City's heroes could find some time to enjoy their friends' company -or, in Raven's case, find some peace and quiet.
However, the dark Titan sometimes liked some company, too, as long as it didn't get too overwhelming. Usually, her partner would be Starfire. This time, the alien princess was sitting on the circular couch, patiently braiding the empath's now longer hair, all the while placing some white daisies between her violet locks, forming a crown of flowers. Raven, on the other hand, had her head placed on her best friend's lap, which allowed her support for reading one of her ancient books while keeping her comfortable supine position. The girl had recently broken her leg on a fight with Cinderblock, and even with her healing powers she needed some rest before she could go on missions again. This meant she couldn't sit down to read in the brightest room of the whole tower, so resting her head on her best friend's lap was the best option.
It was an unlikely sight, but sometimes the Azarathian girl would allow some of her friends to have a certain degree of closeness with her, as long as they didn't push it too hard. Since Starfire was too concentrated on her task to say a single word, the young sorceress was happy.
Alas, the peace wouldn't last.
The three boys walked in the common room with huge bowls of popcorn, shouting and laughing their way to the couch. Being the control freak he was, Robin thought it unacceptable for the team not to have something to do on Sunday, so he decided that movies would be a good option for the team to bond.
Which annoyed Raven to no end.
The Boy Wonder happily pranced towards the couch where his girlfriend awaited, only to find an intruder on his spot.
"What are you doing in there?" he blurted out in his righteous indignation.
The empath looked up at her leader.
"I agreed to let Starfire braid my hair as long as she kept quiet during the process" was her only response.
"But…" Robin stuttered "But that's supposed to be my spot!"
"Boyfriend Robin" Starfire talked for the first time, motioning an empty spot on the couch beside her "Would you be so kind to join me? You may put your arm around my shoulders and caress my hair"
Of course, the redhead wasn't stupid - she knew how stubborn her boyfriend and her best friend were, so she intervened in order to avoid a bigger fight and two grumpy teammates. It was better that way. Besides, she loved it when Robin played with her hair.
A split-second later, the boy was sitting beside her. The other two males just watched the whole scene, not fully understanding what was happening, as Cyborg was too weirded out by his friend's territorial nature and Beast Boy was too distracted by the sight of Raven wearing a crown of flowers for no apparent reason and looking rather attractive in her comfortable position.
So distracted the green changeling was that he didn't notice Cyborg sitting down next to Robin until he decided to make his way to the couch and found that there was no room for him.
"Aw, come on!" he complained "Raven, you've left no room for me!"
"Yeah, how thoughtless of me to wear a cast and not be able to sit down" she replied, rolling her eyes. She didn't seem too eager to continue with their little argument.
"Come on, B, just sit on the floor or something" Cyborg chimed in "The movie's about to start!"
The changeling glared at his friends, but suddenly a cunning smirk began to form on his face. He glanced at Raven, who was now ignoring both him and the TV and she was fully invested in her book. Good. He took a couple steps, as if actually moving towards the floor in front of the couch, and then he put his evil plan into action.
"Meow!"
"BEAST BOY! WHAT THE-"
The green kitten lept on the couch, making Robin drop his bowl of popcorn. He jumped again, landing on his objective - Raven's stomach.
"What do you think you're-"
The magician went dead silent in the moment she saw it. How dare he do THE FACE? She tried to resist it, but she had always loved cats - and he knew it. She fell under his spell.
With his tiny paws, kitten Beast Boy pushed Raven's book so she'd raise it and let him get closer. As if hypnotized, she obliged. The happy kitty was know kneading on her chest and purring loudly.
"Grass stain, quit it!" To say Cyborg was scandalized by his friend's boldness would be an understatement. After all, Raven was his lil' sis'.
"It's okay, Cyborg" she calmly replied, now petting the happy kitty "He's not bugging me"
"B-but…"
The half-robot went pale. What in the world was going on?
Robin, on the other hand, had decided to focus on the movie, as well as his overjoyed girlfriend's hair. Ignorance really was bliss.
Beast Boy just stayed in his feline form the entire afternoon. Even long after the movie was over, Raven was still absentmindedly petting him as she read her book. Her touch was so relaxing that he just dozed off.
And that was when he morphed back into his human form, and she realized that his head had been resting on her chest the whole time.
"BEAST BOY!"
Raven's shout could be heard through the whole tower. This time, both Robin and Cyborg decided that it was better not to know.
And that's it for Day 1. Please leave a review, I'd really appreciate your feedback. See you!
