BBRae Week – Day 1

Lazy Day

Raven's POV:

Being an early-riser, Raven sometimes takes advantage of the peace and quiet by preparing a cup of hot Jasmine Tea and then meditating by the large window that replaced the wall. She loved to overlook the rising sun coming up over the ocean that surrounded the tiny island her and her friends called home. Normally, the main room in the tower would be occupied with her loud friends laughing, talking, or shouting, but during this small amount of time each morning, she is given the luxury of a peaceful and quiet mediation session with a breathtaking view. As she sat down crisscrossed on the floor in front of the window, her steaming cup sitting beside her, she decided to take a moment to really absorb her view. It was fall, or October 25th to be exact, which meant six more days until Halloween and two days since her dreaded birthday. Her birthday might not mean the end of the world anymore, but she still didn't like it. The only thing that made this birthday special was her gift from her boyfriend, Gar or should she say fiancé. She looked down at her hand, now sporting her modest ring. She liked modest, and she appreciated the thought he had put into it. The rock was an emerald and purple colored amethyst, her favorite kind. It wasn't small, but it wasn't huge either, which meant he could have afforded much bigger, but knew that she wouldn't like that. The ring was also engraved with the words, "You're not alone." That was her favorite part. Something so exceptionally them, and not something used by every other couple on earth, "I love you." "You're not alone" are their magical three words that hold as much love as just saying the word its self. After admiring her ring, she went back to admiring the view. From where she sat, you almost couldn't tell that it was fall. The sun was still big and the ocean still blue. It could have been summer out there and no one would have known the difference. Part of her liked the serenity of it, but the other part of her wanted to see something a little more, festive. Fall wasn't necessarily her favorite season (that was winter), but she couldn't help but feel a bit into the season. She blames Gar for it. After year after year of making her do every little thing there is to do during the holiday seasons, she has come to enjoy a few things about the holidays. One her favorite things about this season was the way the city transformed into the many different colors. The opposite side of the tower gave a magnificent view of the city, along with its moderately-sized public park. The park was always covered with red, orange, and yellow during this time of the year. Raven stood up and grabbed her cup of tea from the ground and moved over to the other side of the tower to enjoy the different, but equally as beautiful, view. She became so lost in thought that she failed to notice the extra presence in the room.

Garfield's POV:

Garfield "Gar" Logan, entered the main room in search of his beloved mate. He looked over at her normal spot in front of the window, but was surprised to see it empty. He scanned the room, looking to see where else she had gone, when his gaze soon caught what he was looking for. Standing with her back faced toward him and her face looking upon the outside world was his precious Raven. With a smile, Gar moved a little closer to see exactly what had his fiancé's attention. She seemed to be staring out at the city, but her eyes had that faraway look that meant she was once again getting lost in her thoughts. He noted that she's been doing that a lot lately. Since her birthday actually, after he had proposed. This made him very nervous. "Is she having second thoughts?" He thought, worry showing on his face. But the empath was too lost in thought to notice and simply continued to stare out the window, her fingers absently playing with her cup. Gar quickly shook those thoughts away and decided to instead take advantage of her cluelessness. He made his way quietly to the kitchen, where he quickly made some pumpkin spice flavored coffee. He poured some into his mug before pouring some in her favorite mug (one he had given her several years ago). He then proceeded to walk over to her, slowly so he didn't risk scaring her enough to be thrown the window. By the time he was standing right behind her, she still acknowledge him, so he decided to finally make his presence known.

3rd Person POV:

"So you enjoying the view?" He asked. A smirk came upon his face when he saw her jump and let out a yelp of surprise as her tea fell from her hands and onto the floor, shattering into little pieces.

"Garfield Logan! Look what you made me do! That was my favorite cup!" She accused him looking for angry than she really felt. He just smiled at her as he handed her the coffee.

"Here, how about your favorite mug instead?" He asked as he handed her the mug, earning him an eye roll from his fiancé, but she still accepted the mug from him and took a sniff at it.

"Coffee?" She questioned.

"Pumpkin Spice Coffee. The best drink for admiring the amazing fall weather!" Gar stated.

"But I don't like coffee." Raven deadpanned. It was Gar's turn to role his eyes.

"Just try it Rae. It won't kill you to take a little sip." Gar said as he watched expectantly as she slowly took a sip of the hot liquid to her lips. It was a little bitter, but she didn't mind it. "So what do ya think?"

"It's…not bad. Good actually." She said as she took another sip. "But I'm still mad at you for scaring me and causing me to drop my cup."

"Oh come on, Mama, we both know it will only take a second for you to fix it."

Again, Raven rolled her eyes as she used her powers to pick up the pieces of the cup and put it back together again. When fixed she used her powers to set it back on the kitchen counter.

"What are you doing up so early anyway?" Raven asked him.

"What were you thinking about so much that I was actually able to sneak up on you?" Gar asked back.

"I asked you first." Raven said while taking another sip of her coffee.

"Alright fair enough. Well, to answer your question, I can't sleep very well when my teddy bear is out here staring out the window."

"I'm not your teddy bear." Raven retorted.

"Oh, but you are my little Raebear!" Gar cooed. He was silenced by a cold glare coming from the half-demon. "Hehe…um your turn to answer my question."

"I was just…admiring the city." She said, turning her gaze to back to the window.

"Oh really? Well tell me then, which is your favorite?" He asked.

"Excuse me?"

"The trees. Which color is your favorite? Mine's the red ones." He said matter-a-factly.

"Why red?" She questioned.

"I don't really know. I guess red just makes me think of love, which makes me think of you." He said causing her blush and look away. Gash he loved doing that.

"I like the green ones." She muttered.

"What? Those aren't an option! Those are always around!" He challenged.

"So? You asked me what my favorite color of the trees were, and I say green." She retorted.

"Ok, why green?"

"Because they make me think of you." It was his turn to blush. He sub-conscientiously rubbed the back of his neck.

"Haha, you're starting to get as cheesy as me Rae!" Gar laughed.

"Yes, well don't get used to it." Raven deadpanned causing Gar to laugh even more. Once he got the laughter out of his system, Gar wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her in his arms as they both admired the breezy fall weather.

"You know, Rae…" Gar began, mumbling in her ear so only she could hear, causing her to blush again, "A beautiful day like today can only be enjoyed in one very special way." She turned she face so that she was looking back up at him and asked, "And what would that be?"

"Let's have a lazy day."