Author's Note: I had such a positive response to the first chapter that I really wanted to keep the story going. I don't know if it will have much conflict or if it will be an entirely fluff piece, but I really hope you like it!
Chapter 2
It was the second time that Kitty had been cuddling with Raven in the common room, but the rest of the team was still having a hard time coming to terms with their new arrangement. They knew that the Beast had essentially been tamed by Raven, but they were still worried. The first, and main, interaction that they had had with the Beast had been when they fought Adonis. During that time, they thought that the Beast had been the one to hurt Raven and Robin had almost thrown Beast Boy in jail because of it.
Due to this previous trauma, the team was apprehensive about seeing the form of the Beast on a regular basis. Their conditioned response was to be battle ready at the drop of a hat and seeing the form that they had fought with so hard to save their friend, made all of them a little jumpy. Starfire was the one who was having the easiest time adjusting, but she still flinched a little upon first sight of Kitty.
Kitty, for his part, had not done anything to upset the team since this new development had taken place. Instinctually, and through Beast Boy's guidance, he knew not to hurt his and Raven's "packmates." Kitty didn't really understand the concept of friends, but since he was the embodiment of animals that often ran in groups, he understood the benefits of having packmates and a pack leader to both lead and protect the rest of the pack.
Beast Boy had explained his way of thinking to Raven, so that she would be able to understand and explain other things to Kitty if it was needed. This proves to be the case when Kitty first heard the crime alarm.
At first he was startled. Then was got protective. He curled his body around Raven in a defensive position and looked to Robin, as the "pack leader", for what was going on.
Seeing as Robin was not freaking out, but suddenly tensed up, Kitty was not convinced that it was safe for his mate. He kept up his protective stance.
"Kitty. Calm down," Raven told him as she began to run her fingers through his fur in a soothing manner. "There is no need to get upset. This noise is to let us know when their is a threat to the pack. We will go fight now. But, understand, we do not kill. Okay, Kitty?"
Kitty gave her an affirmative nod to her statement, showing that he understood and that he would not kill.
Raven knew that it was too much to ask for Kitty to relinquish control to Beast Boy when he thought that there was going to be danger around his mate. He knew that she was powerful and that she could take care of herself, but his instincts were screaming at him to protect his mate at all costs.
Kitty was in no mood to argue, so protect her he would.
Robin was checking the details of the mission while Raven calmed Kitty, so by the time they were done it was time for him to use his most over used phrase that was somewhat awkward in timing and intensity.
"It's Cinderblock. Titan's, go!" He rallied them and ran to the garage to hop on his R-cycle. Cyborg got into the T-car, while Raven and Starfire flew and Kitty kept pace with them on the ground.
"There he is! Cyborg, draw his attention. Starfire distract him from above. Raven evacuate any civilians from the building and surrounding area. Beast Bo-. Oh, um, Kitty. P-protect Raven," Robin awkwardly trailed off.
As always, Robin would begin with a frontal assault.
The team carried out their orders, adjusting to help the others when necessary. Starfire was above the villain, shooting starbolts from the sky while cyborg was firing his sonic cannon. Raven was guiding the stragglers to a safer location with Kitty hovering nearby. Robin was using his Bo-staff, but it wasn't very effective. He switched tactics to using his bird-a-rangs and his discs that would either freeze or explode when they came in contact with the enemy.
This served to daze him and caused him to fall to the ground. With no chance to recover from his immobility, he had no chance of winning against the team. Not that he had much of a chance in the first place. However, once the the three that had been central in the attack had felt assured of their victory, Cinderblock had made a last ditch effort to rip the enhanced metal rope from his body and get away.
He was partially successful, but once Kitty had seen him bounding in the direction of his mate, he immediately went on the offense. His claws cut through the cement like butter, but he made sure not to cut too deep. He was still following Raven's rule of not killing.
Raven watched from the sidelines as her Kitty defended her from possible danger and also had the presence of mind to restrain his attacks from being lethal to the villain. Although no one was really sure if Cinderblock could be killed, or if he was even human, he was able to move and possessed human like features on his stone face. This led everyone to hold him to the same standards as humans, so when he commited crimes and destroyed property, he was sent into a specialized jail cell that was supposed to be able to contain him like any other prisoner. However, with how often the villain escaped from his confinement, Raven was of the opinion that the cell was in need of several upgrades.
Kitty didn't know this, but that didn't hinder him at all from being able to kick the guy's big blocky ass all the way down the street. Cinderblock didn't get up again from those blows he received and he was still unconscious when the police came to take him back to his repaired cell.
"Good work, Kitty," Robin praised him for his quick and effective action.
Raven walked up to Kitty and had him crouch down. She petted and stroked his head. Giving him a kiss on his furry cheek and the sweetest smile he had ever seen graced her face, she said, "Thank you, Kitty."
Kitty swelled with pride at having both protected his mate and for making her happy.
