The Last Candy
by
Teen Tyrant
This is a continuation of my very first Teen Titans fic to celebrate the day it was published, Valentine's Day, 2006. At the time this is being posted, the day is over in some parts of the world, but it is still V-day here where I am. This takes place the same night as Chapter 1, and is BB/Rae focused, but it is implied.
Disclaimer: As you might have guessed, I do not own Teen Titans. If I did, they'd go another five seasons at least.
Part 2
Raven sensed an unpleasant emotional output from within the tower, from two sources.
One was from Robin, she was sure. He was giving off a nervousness that she could feel. She was pretty sure that it had something to do with Starfire. Despite herself, Raven had to smile just a little. About time he got around to doing something about his hidden feelings for her. Raven could easily feel the happy emotions from Starfire, but they were more peaceful than her usual energetic happiness, and was not as noticeable as Robin's nervousness. Well, maybe this would help Robin summon up more courage later to do more than whatever little thing he had just done to please her. Time would tell. Seven months time, to be exact, as a trip to Tokyo in September would bring that particular issue to a close good enough for all.
The other feeling she was getting was coming from Beast Boy and his was quite different from Robin's. He was feeling depressed. Despite the candies that were handed out and all the valentines that had been received, he had not gotten many. Nothing from the Doom Patrol, and he was wishing that Terra could have seen this day with him. While they were slowly fading away with time and the realization he had reached not long ago that she was not coming back, he still had feelings for her. This would have been a special day for them, as the first Titan couple to actually share Valentine's Day in the way it is supposed to be shared.
Although Beast Boy was annoying, he was still sometimes the most caring person to her. She had to admit to herself that she was not as frustrated by him as she used to be. She had, over time, gotten used to his behavior. And this helped her feel sorry for him at this moment. Robin and Starfire had each other, even if only to a degree right now, Cyborg had gotten cards from Jinx and Bumble Bee, and Raven herself had held onto the Valentine's card that Aqualad had sent her and Starfire. She had it sitting on top of her dresser now.
But Beast Boy, he had only gotten Valentines from his friends here in the tower, and even there, it was mostly candy. He had wanted to spend time with someone, to share a connection, even on only a friendship level. And now, feeling his depression and realizing again that he wasn't as bad as she used to think, Raven found that she was willing to be the one that he shared that connection with on this day, which was actually night now. It was ten o'clock, so Valentine's Day still had two hours left. That was enough time.
Standing up from her bed where she was meditating, Raven walked to her dresser and took off the big chocolate heart that Beast Boy had given to her as his Valentine's gift. Starfire had also received one from him. There had been a lot of candy shared today. Raven wasn't much for candy, but since there had been a lot, she had allowed herself to enjoy the candy she did get on this day. One day a year to indulge on candy, it seemed reasonable. This chocolate heart Beast Boy gave her was the last one she had. She had saved it to eat later and had devoured her little candies earlier. She decided that she'd go spend the last two hours of this pointless holiday with him to cheer him up, and eat this chocolate heart tonight after all.
Turning around with the chocolate heart in her hand, Raven exited her room and headed down the hall to Beast Boy's room.
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Beast Boy heard the knock at his door and sat up in his bed. He was on the top bunk, had been laying down with his arms behind his head, staring at the ceiling. Looking at his door and raising an eyebrow, he wondered who it could be.
"Who is it?" he asked out loud.
"It's Raven." came a muffled response. Beast Boy's eyebrow raised higher.
"What do you want?" he asked her, getting off his bed and moving to the door.
"I want to come in." she responded in monotone. Beast Boy's other eyebrow went up and joined the first. He opened his door and looked slightly upward to Raven, who was a couple of inches taller than him. She was a year older, after all, and girls reach their mature height faster than boys, so he was always looking up at her.
"Why do you want to come in?" he asked, still not believing that she wanted to. Raven just stared back at him.
"Believe it or not..." She paused and sighed. "I want to spend some time with you. Is that alright?" she asked. Beast Boy's mouth fell open and his eyes went wide.
"Uh... sure." he said, moving to the side and allowing her to enter. He then closed the door behind him.
Raven moved to his lower bunk and sat down. She looked up at him, then patted the spot next to her, indicating for him to sit down beside her.
Now, while Beast Boy had only really thought of Raven as a friend, at least consciously, he couldn't help but become nervous by the thought of sitting next to a pretty girl on his own bed in his own room with the door shut. Teenage boys and their endless thoughts about girls, what are you gonna do?
Thoroughly confused, Beast Boy moved to the bed and sat down next to her. Raven looked at him, and tried to give an understanding expression.
"I know that you are feeling down, and a little alone, because you didn't get very many valentines today and Terra is not here. I thought I'd come to cheer you up. Or at least spend the rest of Valentine's Day with you, so you won't feel so alone." she said to him, keeping her face straight.
Beast Boy looked touched, and his eyes seemed to twinkle for a moment.
"You mean that? You really want to spend with me" he asked in disbelief.
Raven nodded and brought her hands up together and he saw that she was holding that chocolate heart that he had given to her earlier. Not knowing what to get for her and Starfire, he had just picked those up yesterday while he was in town, knowing that it was enough without implying too much.
"This is my last candy. I ate all the rest. I want to share it with you." she said to him, taking the foil wrapping off of it. Again, Beast Boy looked touched.
"Aw, Raven. You don't have to." he said to her. Raven nodded.
"I know. But I want to. Everyone deserves to be happy on a day they believe in. I think that Valentine's Day is pointless and foolish, but even I feel happier than you do today, and that just isn't right. So share this with me." she said to him. Beast Boy nodded, looking her in her eyes, giving her his thanks with his own.
Raven levitated the chocolate heart into the air with her mind and split it perfectly even down the middle. She took the two halves from the air and gave one to Beast Boy. Looking at each other for a moment, they both brought the halves to their mouths and took a bite. Both smiled, although Beast Boy's was more obvious of course.
"You picked a really good chocolate gift. This is the best candy I've had all day." she said to him. Beast Boy smiled back at her.
"Always save the best for last." he said. He turned away slightly for a moment, looking at the floor. He seemed like he was wanting to say something and was trying to decide how to say it. Finally, he looked back up at Raven.
"Um, Raven... thank you for coming here tonight. For wanting to spend time with me. It really means a lot." He looked at his remaining chocolate and smiled again. "And for sharing your last candy with me. That means a lot to me too." he said. Raven just nodded, a very slight smile playing at her lips, feeling glad that she had decided to put aside her usual behavior and come her to help out a... friend. For yes, she had to admit even to herself, Beast Boy was one of her dearest friends. In his own weird way, perhaps the dearest of all.
"Don't mention it..." she said, then the smile left her face and her eyes narrowed. "To anyone." she said firmly. Beast Boy gulped and nodded, and the slight smile came back to Raven's face. They both took another bite of their halves of the chocolate heart and sat in silence for a while.
Both had to admit that sometimes, it was nice to just sit back and enjoy sharing your last candy with someone important.
The End
I really just came up with this as I went along, but I think I did pretty well. Not much romance, but I usually keep my BB/Rae stories with implied feelings, romance coming later after the story has ended. This is most likely the last time I will be touching my first fic, The Last Candy, but who can really say. Maybe next year I will write about the following day that comes as a result of the two chapters here and where Robin and Starfire's relationship and Beast Boy and Raven's goes from here. Or maybe have it the following Valentine's Day. Who knows. But thank you for reading this presumed final chapter, and I hope you enjoyed what little their was. And I hope you had a happy Valentine's Day too.
