I do not own anything DC related, but I love the Titans so much. Enjoy !
This was exactly why Raven never drank. Ever.
She hadn't planned on drinking this particular evening either, but Starfire had practically poured half a quart of Fireball down her throat. Unfortunately the alien princess was nowhere near as strong of a drinker as she believed she was, and Raven was almost positive that the alcohol hit her ten times harder than it would a normal earthly being, because when she got drunk she was wild. When they had been preparing for Beast Boy's birthday, the pinkette promised over and over again that she would only have one drink, little did anyone know that that was all it took. From then on she was back and forth between forcing Raven to drink, eating snacks with Cyborg and Bumble Bee and hanging off of Robin who was trying to soberly socialize. Even Kid Flash was having a hard time keeping track of her. Robin, of course, had done the proper boyfriend thing to do and gave up his plans to drink as soon as he saw Starfire was wasted. Raven should have been smart enough to volunteer for the position herself, but here she was…clinging to the Titan's toilet, puking out every remnant of alcohol that was left in her body.
She groaned and leaned her head on her arm which was wrapped around the toilet seat as if she were finding some sort of comfort in its cold touch. Her eyes remained closed but her head was still spinning around her.
Never again.
The music from the party outside was booming through the bathroom door and she could hear her friends yelling over top of it. Laughing, music, yelling. She just wanted some peace and quiet so she could go to sleep. But even if she were to lock herself in her room and try to meditate through it she would probably still be able to hear the noise.
A burning sensation filled her stomach and vomit fled up her throat. She coughed, allowing it to spill into the toilet. There was nothing but bile, indicating that she was just about done with being sick, there was nothing more she could do here, she needed to go to bed. Groaning once more she opened her eyes and pulled herself to her feet, for the first time noticing that her cloak was gone. She stared at her bare legs for a moment blinking a few times, swaying in her spot. She didn't remember taking it off but at this point she didn't care. She would find it later.
Looking up at herself in the mirror was a mistake which she regret immediately. Her eyes were bloodshot and had mascara and eyeliner smudged all around them. Her cheeks were flushed from getting sick and her hair was a mess. She even had a few strands sticking to her cheek, held there by some left over vomit.
She wanted to die.
One of her shaky hands extended and turned on the cold water before it was joined by her other. She quickly cupped some water in them and splashed it over her face, rubbing at her eyes. She looked up.
"Better…."she managed to mumble, looking at herself once more. But it was barely that. She turned off the tap and pivoted in her spot, almost falling to the side in the process. Once she had the door to the bathroom open she stumbled out into the hall. In order to get to her room she would have to walk through the living room, where the party was taking place. The absolute last place she really wanted to be in this exact moment, but such is life. Placing her hand on the wall to stabilize her, Raven trudged down the hall into the living room. Right away the mix of sounds made her want to rush back to the bathroom and throw up all over again.
Why was everyone still there?
All of the other teen hero's that the Titans had invited were still partying, though Blue Beetle was passed out on the couch. Raven peered around the room through one eye at her friends before venturing further, not because she cared what they were doing, but because she wanted to know if they looked as though they would be calling it quits soon.
It didn't.
"Friend!"
Raven scowled as Starfire zoomed over to her, looking just as energetic and just as drunk as she did earlier.
"Where have you been, Raven? I was looking all of the places for you? Cyborg has gone to find the game of Twister for everyone to play! Oh, I am so the excited!"
A drop of spittle hit Raven's cheek as Starfire yelled at her over the music, but she did nothing to remove it, nor did she say anything in response to what the alien was saying. She couldn't decide if the reason she wasn't answering was because she literally couldn't find the words over her squirming stomach, or because she just didn't want to. Luckily, out of nowhere Robin wrapped his arms around his girlfriend's waist, bringing her closer to the ground. She giggled and twisted to get away from him.
"Robin!"
Robin gave a half smile and let go of her. "Why don't you go help Bee get more snacks, Star? I'll be there in a sec." He shouted his voice empathetic. Starfire smiled widely and before saying another word, she flew off. Robin turned to Raven and looked at her for a moment. "You look like hell."
Raven snorted out some sort of laugh that she didn't know she was currently capable of.
"Yeah..."
Without warning, Robin slid behind her and grabbed one of her arms, placing it over his shoulder, wrapping his own arm around her waist. She let go of the wall and allowed him to support her as they walked.
"I'm guessing you're calling it a night?"
"Mm..." Normally she would resort to something sarcastic and witty, but her words were beginning to fail her, she needed to keep everything short and sweet to avoid sounding like an idiot. She would never forgive herself. But, as they walked through the living room and into the hallway leading to their bedrooms, her tongue betrayed her and began moving on its own. "Where's Beast Boy?"
Robin shifted her weight slightly, holding her tighter as they got to her door. With his foot he nudged it open. "I'm not sure. I haven't seen him since he went to find you on the roof." The roof? When and why did she go to the roof?
This night needed to end.
Her mind went blank again the moment Robin gently placed her on her bed and she slumped backwards, landing on her back. Finally the comfort she needed. After a moment of laying there like a dead fish she scrunched herself under the blankets, ready for sleep to take her.
"Mmm...thanks..."she mumbled as Robin began to walk away. He stopped for a moment and looked back at her, lightly smiling.
"No problem. Night Rave."
She didn't even hear him shut the door before she fell into dead, beautiful slumber.
The next morning, no, the next afternoon Raven awoke with the worst possible headache imaginable. Flickering her eyes open slightly she was relieved to see that her surroundings were no longer spinning, and she was no longer in the bathroom, one of her only memories from the night before. She tried for a moment to recall anything from the party that didn't involve her throwing her guts up into a cold toilet bowl for hours. Everyone had arrived, they had sung Happy Birthday and did the whole cake thing for Beast Boy, they started drinking, she decided to sit on the couch and be anti social until Starfire convinced her to have a mixed drink which ended up being 99% alcohol and 1% pop.
And then nothing. That's as far as she got.
Hopefully she didn't say or do anything that the others would hold over her head for the years to come. She supposed moving wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, but she would rather not.
The next ten minutes were spent with Raven groaning, twisting and turning in her spot, and trying to decide if she wanted to just sleep the rest of the day or if she should get up. She ended up deciding that sleeping the whole day was beneath her, hangover or not and instead opted to get a cup of tea and some food in her. Dragging herself out of bed she slipped out of her leotard and walked over to her dresser, pulling out a new pair of underwear, gray sweatpants and a black tank top. Quickly she pulled them on and with slumped shoulders left her room and headed for the kitchen. When she got there she was surprised to see the birthday boy himself sitting at the kitchen table, shoveling Lucky Charms into his mouth. He stopped, mouth wide open when he saw her. A light blush that Raven decided to ignore graced his cheeks and he put the spoon down, an awkward toothy grin appearing on his face.
"Morning Ray," he said quietly. She eyed him suspiciously as she walked over to the fridge.
"It's 1:30 in the afternoon." She corrected bitterly, pulling the door to the fridge open. The contents of it were almost nonexistent except for a carton of milk, moldy leftovers that had been leftover for about a month, and an onion. Her irritation level rose. "Where is everyone?"
"Uh...good afternoon then, I guess?" Beast Boy shook his head. "Cyborg's still asleep and Robin and Starfire went out for groceries. We practically cleaned out the entire kitchen last night." He chuckled.
Raven looked around the fridge one more time before closing the door. "You don't say."
He watched her as she turned to the cupboard adjacent to the fridge, stood on her tippy toes and reached for her box of tea. She grabbed it easily and pulled out a single tea bag before heading for the kettle. He cleared his throat. "If you're hungry though, there's still some Lucky Charms left."
"Because you know me...I can never say no to Lucky Charms." She rolled her eyes. Sarcasm was pouring out of her like lava, but her splitting headache and the shrill "nail-on-the-chalkboard" sound that was Beast Boy's voice was getting to her much more than usual. She switched the kettle on and dropped her tea bag into her cup before turning around and leaning her back against the cupboard. Her head fell backwards and she groaned in pain. She hated hangovers, more than the devil himself. Silence surrounded them for a few moments. Beautiful silence. But it was short lived when the sound of the kettle clicking off seemed to give Beast Boy some sort of go ahead to start talking again.
"So, did you have fun last night?" he asked as she poured the hot water into her mug and headed to sit beside him at the table. His voice sounded so hopeful that she almost felt bad telling him that she remembered zero from the party.
Almost, but not quite.
"Actually," she said before blowing on her tea. His green eyes widened. "I don't remember anything. I was completely corked."
Beast Boy's entire face almost fell from his head the frown he made was so big. Raven's eyebrows furrowed as she watched him turn back to his cereal, his expression equal to one someone would make if their dog had died. Was he really that upset she couldn't remember his birthday party? She knew he would be bummed but this was another level entirely.
"Uh...you okay?"
He didn't have time to answer her as Robin and Starfire entered the room, both of them with four bags each in their hands. Starfire easily hoisted them up onto the counter, smiling wide eyed at her friends. Robin struggled slightly.
"You're awfully chipper this morning..."Raven pointed out to her green eyed friend. She did remember how drunk the alien princess had been, that memory was very clear. Starfire smiled.
"We do not get hangovers on Tamaran. I feel as well as the precipitation! Is that right?" she turned to Robin with a questioning look. He just smiled and gave her a thumbs up.
"Close!"
Raven took a sip of her tea, burning her tongue slightly as the liquid passed through her lips. She hissed and put it back down. She would wait. "You're lucky. I never want to see alcohol again in my life."
Robin, who had begun putting the groceries away, chuckled. "That's what they all say Raven."
"No, I mean it. Never again. I feel like absolute shit, I can't remember anything. What's the point?" Again Raven heard Beast Boy suck back a sob from beside her. She turned to him but before she could say anything Starfire hovered over to him.
"Friend Beast Boy...are you feeling symptoms of the hangover too?" she asked. He picked up a spoon full of cereal but instead of eating it he turned the spoon over, allowing the mush that used to be cereal to fall back into the bowl.
"A little..." was all he said, but his voice screamed a lot. Robin, who was still putting away items from the shopping bags pulled out a small box and tossed it at Beast Boy, hitting him in the forehead before landing in the soggy Lucky Charms. Beast Boy touched his forehead. "Ow, dude! A heads up would be nice."
Robin shrugged at him. "It's ibuprofen. Might help with the hangover."
Beast Boy used his index finger and thumb to fish the box out of his half eaten food. Opening the box he pulled out the bottle of pills and inspected it before holding it towards Raven.
"Here, you look like you need it more than I do."
Raven was about to argue but instead took the bottle and twisted open the top. She did need it more than he did; at least that's how she felt. Leaning it into her hands, one pill fell into her palm. She tossed it into her mouth and took another sip of her tea, washing it down. Hopefully it would help.
Soon the groceries were put away and Raven had finished her tea. Beast Boy had finally gotten rid of his unfinished cereal and had left the room, allowing Starfire to take his place while Robin made eggs and bacon for them. The smell of the food was honestly the only thing keeping Raven from going back to her own room and trapping her there to listen to Starfire go on about her escapades from last night. She sat with her elbow propped on the table and her chin resting against her hand, trying her best to look interested.
"And then he insisted that I do the chugging of the beer. So I did and I won to everyone's surprise!" Starfire clapped her hands together excitedly. Robin came over to the table and placed a plate of food in front of her. "Thank you Robin!"
"Maybe next time, Star, you might want to say no before agreeing to a drink off with Super Boy." He suggested before handing Raven her own plate. Starfire looked confused.
"But why? I am not feeling the hangover today, and I did nothing reckless or promiscuous last night."
"No, but it took me, Kid Flash, Cyborg, Aqualad and Wonder Girl to carry him out to the taxi when everyone was leaving."
"Oh..." Starfire frowned.
Raven chuckled and as quickly as she could, she devoured her food. Robin sat down at the table just as she stood. He raised an eyebrow.
"You leaving already Raven?"
"Yeah, I'm going to go meditate for a bit. Thanks for the food." She took her plate and mug to the sink and dropped them in before hurrying away, back to her bedroom. She had had her tea, her belly was full, and the medication was finally starting to work. A nice hour or two of meditation would be perfect for getting her back to her old self. But just as she was about open her door and seclude herself in the darkness of her own space, she heard another door down the hall open.
"Pssst, Raven."
Oh no...
She stopped dead in her tracks and looked around to see Beast Boy poking his head out from his room. They looked at each other for a moment before one of his arms snaked out from behind the door frame and beckoned her to come. She rolled her eyes but began walking towards him.
"What do you want Beast Boy?" she hissed, just loud enough for him to hear her as she came closer. Guilt washed over his face and his eyes bounced around the hallway, looking everywhere but her. She stopped in front of him, arms crossing over her chest. "Well?"
He stepped out of his room, both hands behind his back and his eyes still refusing to look at her. He scuffed his feet on the floor. "So, uh...do you really not remember anything from last night?" he asked. Again, she rolled her eyes and let out a deep sigh.
"No."
"Really?"
"Really."
"Like...really, really?"
"Beast Boy! Why are you wasting my time?"
He swallowed hard, and instead of answering her he hesitated for a moment before bringing his arms out from behind his back, holding her cloak tightly in his hands. Finally his eyes met hers again. "You...uh...left this in my room last night."
She raised an eyebrow. "Why would I–" Her heart sunk as realization hit her and her eyes widened.
What had happened last night?!
