The Memory of a Moment
This is a sort of sequel to my one-shot "Early Morning Moments".
Disclaimer: I don't own 'em!
1: Weird Dream
'I wish we'd gone further.'
'But we did not.'
'I wish we had.'
'We did not, my friend. I did not intend to.'
'Why?'
'We are only friends.'
'Friends… Is that all we'll ever be?'
'I do not know, Beast Boy. …Beast Boy.'
The voice got louder and louder until he awoke. "Beast Boy! Beast Boy! Friend Beast Boy! Please awaken! I have prepared your favorite Tofu Breakfast!"
The young green changeling rolled over and his clock blurred into view: 9:50 A.M. And then something that was still blurry burst into his room. It was an orange, purple, reddish sort of blur. He groaned as he tried to sit up, pulling his blankets over himself.
"I am sorry to have intruded, friend," Starfire smiled at him, "But I do not wish for your breakfast to become cold!" The bright girl floated into the horribly messy room, seemingly unaware of it. She only smiled and looked at the boy, struggling to wake up.
As his eyes came into focus, Beast Boy stared at the floating girl in his room. Some would think that this is strange, but the two had become closer friends recently and were often found in the other's vicinity. 'She is always so happy! Even this early in the morning…' he thought to himself, pointing to a pair of sweat pants. "Can you …erm… hand me those?" She blushed, nodded and did so, then turned around. He swung his legs out of bed and pulled them on while she was facing the other way, then grabbed a shirt.
She turned back around to see the shirt just falling over his stomach. She was still blushing slightly, which she did often. Even after their conversations on the rooftop that one night, they were embarrassed to see each other in their nightclothes so casually. Beast Boy slept in his boxers, and Starfire in a thin nightgown with a translucent robe-like cover. He rubbed his eyes and began following her to the kitchen slowly.
It was another slightly sunny day at the Tower, some light coming through the large tower windows in the main room. Everyone else was already up, of course: Raven was in a chair on one side of the room reading a book, Cyborg was watching television, and Robin was sitting at the kitchen counter reading the newspaper with an empty plate from his recent breakfast sitting near him.
At the table sat a steaming plate of Tofu bacon, eggs, and waffles with a glass of orange juice next to it. Starfire floated to the kitchen area as Beast Boy walked over yawning to his chair. He watched Star from his seat as he picked up the 'bacon'. She got herself a drink, but on her way to the table, she looked over Robin's shoulder at the paper, hiding them from view for a moment. Beast Boy heard her giggle and Robin say something, but he grumbled and turned to his food as Star came over and sat next to him.
"Is it enjoyable, Beast Boy?" the girl asked happily as she popped a straw into some mustard and sipped. He nodded with a mouthful of eggs, "'ehs, fary, fahnk oo, Shtah." She giggled at him and kept sipping her mustard. Beast Boy ate in silence, mostly, while Starfire watched the television from her seat. When he was finished, he stood to take the plate to the sink but Star got there first. "No, sit!" She smiled at him. "I will take it. It is my turn to do the dishes, anyway." He smiled at her, "You need any help, come tell me." He winked at her and she smiled, bouncing away to put the dishes in the sink. It was all friendly, of course.
BB went to the TV and turned on the GameStation, tossing a controller to Cyborg. He caught it out of habit and sat up. BB sat down near him and pressed 'Start'. So began their gaming for the day. After doing the dishes, Starfire floated over and sat down on Beast Boy's side of the couch to watch them play, which she often did. After about a half hour, she got bored and got up. Beast Boy nor Cyborg noticed, being engulfed in their game. She walked over to sit by Raven, who had put her book down and was sipping her tea.
They were discussing a battle from yesterday with a jewel thief. "Raven, have the police found him yet, you think?" "Yeah. You gave him a nice burn with one of your star bolts. They found him dragging his leg around an ally asking people for burn cream." Raven smirked. Starfire got a look of concern on her face, "Oh, no! I burned him? Ohh… I did not intend to."
Suddenly Beast Boy's player was shot down by Cyborg's, and his head turned around rapidly, asking, "Starfire, what did you say?" his voice wavering a bit. Everyone looked at him oddly. "I-I said that I did not intend to burn the jewel thief, is there something wrong?" The green boy shook his head and put the controller down. "No, no, I'm fine. Never mind." He walked out to his own room.
As Beast Boy walked down the hallway, those words rang in his head. I did not intend to… I did not intend to… 'Where have I heard that before? That was some major déjà vu…' he thought to himself. He got to his room and lay on his bed. I did not intend to. 'Why?' We are only…
"Friend Beast Boy!" a knock accompanying the voice came at his door. "What is wrong? May I please enter?" Starfire's cheerful yet concerned voice asked. BB cleared his throat and replied, "Y-yeah. Come in, Star." The door slid open and in she came, standing near it. "Did I say something to upset you?" she asked timidly, yet confusedly, wondering how a jewel thief or a burn could upset him.
He shook his head. "No, you… I just had some big déjà vu when you said …what you said." She tilted her head, "What was it I said?" He shook his head, "Uh… Well I just remembered, I had a dream, and you said 'I did not intend to' in it. It was weird. Don't worry about it." She nodded and looked at the floor, still standing awkwardly at the doorway. He sat up from his bed and looked at her. 'I hate seeing her look like that…' "…Are you okay?" he asked. She smiled weakly, "Yes! …" and then her smile faded. "…What… did you dream?" she asked carefully. He sighed.
BB patted the space next to him on his bed, gesturing her to sit down. "Nothing, really, I just… Dreamt about our talks on the roof." Instead of this being a satisfying answer, she looked even more interested. "Yes? …What had I not intended, in your dream?" she questioned. His stomach lurched. "N-nothing, nothing. Really. J-just… don't worry about it." He got up and walked in a circle around his room, needing an escape but unable to find one. "C'mon, let's … Let's go …somewhere…" he said, putting his hand out for her to grab in getting up. "Where did you have in mind?" Star asked, slightly disappointed that he changed the subject.
Alright. I thought I'd make this another one-shot, because those are easier to write. But I guess I'll have to abandon that idea. Tell me what you think, please. I won't be updating as soon, because I need ideas! Gimme ideas! Thanks! Hope you liked it.
