O. My. God.
YAY!
Do you realize how happy I was to go onto my email and find all the reviews, story watches, and fave. stories this got so far! It's incredible! Thank you all so much!
So after freaking out over the feedback, i decided to write a new chapter ASAP.
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WHY WOULD I OWN TEEN TITANS? I mean sure, I would like to own Teen Titans, but No.
She was wearing a long sleeved, tight fitting black shirt with a scoop neckline. On the bottom she wore dark skinny jeans and some black flats. Her purple hair was let down in its usual style. She looked at herself in the mirror once and sighed. She refused to pose in front of the mirror, like some stupid pre-teen who cared only about getting boys on their tails. Once she was pleased with herseld, she went into the hallway, walking down until she saw his name engraved in one of the doors. She knocked on his door and didn't have to wait long before he opened it. Normally, he just wore his uniform, so it was no surprise to find he was wearing it this time. They just stood there, waiting for someone to talk.
"Wow." He finally said. It was the only thing he could think of to say.
"Knowing the others, it'll probably be an hour just before they chose a topping."
He smiled. "Plenty of time."
They began walking out, but not before Beast Boy stealthily grabbed the digital camera from somewhere in the landfill he called a room.
…
They were sitting down in the surprisingly empty park. Surrounding them were trees, grass greener than Beast Boy, some scattered daffodils growing everywhere, and the best part, the fountain on which they were sitting on. It was big and circular, with a sculpture everyone assumed was abstract, as no one could figure out just what a bunch of parts arranged in a way that formed some geometric shape was supposed to be.
As she was staring off into space, looking at nothing in particular, he was staring at here. As soon as she noticed his gaze she blushed.
"Rae, it's been a little over a month since we've started…this…" Beast Boy began, taking her hand. She turned her head to face him. "And…well…"
"Spit it out, you idiot." She said in her normal voice, but he noticed the very slightest of smiles on her face.
"I wanted to give you something, a little thing to celebrate, and well…" He trailed off, pulling a necklace out of his pocket. The chain was gold, or at least gold colored. It led down to a gold locket, not in the shape of a heart, but rather a Raven. She gasped. He smiled and put it in her palm. She just gazed at it, shocked.
"Open it." He whispered.
She carefully clicked the locket open.
"My god, amazing how we got this far
It's like we're chasing all those stars
Who's driving shiny big black cars
And everyday I see the news
All the problems that we could solve
And when a situation rises
Just write it into an album
Singing straight, too cold
I don't really like my flow, no, so
Tell me what you want to hear
Something that were like those years
Sick of all the insincere
So I'm gonna give all my secrets away
This time, don't need another perfect line
Don't care if critics never jump in line
I'm gonna give all my secrets away."
The song faded out as the locket automatically closed.
"Beast Boy. How did you-"
"I called a few people, made a few connections." He said, trying to make it sound as smooth and effortless as possible.
He grinned from ear to ear as she put in on. Carefully, he reached into his pocket, pulled out the camera, and snapped the picture, so quickly she didn't even see before he put it back in his pocket.
He kissed her in that moment, and she had no hesitation kissing back.
Beast Boy opened one eye, pulled the camera back out, and re-closed his eye as he snapped the picture.
Raven opened one of her eyes in annoyance as he snapped the second. Next thing Beast Boy knew, the camera just flew from his hand. He looked up, to notice it was hanging in the air, surrounded by black energy. Raven pulled away from the kiss and glared.
"What was that?" She asked, clearly unimpressed.
"What? Just because we're a secret that means we can't have memories?" He replied, acting quite innocent.
She sighed and let the camera drop back into his hands.
Somewhere across the park, hidden amongst the trees and bushes, a figure clothed in pure black was watching. He raised a cell phone up, pushed a number on speed dial, and held it up to his ear.
"Boss?"
"How has the mission been coming?" A voice came through the phone.
"I've got the targets in view. Should I proceed?"
"No. Wait for just the right moment. When the time comes, we will make our move. And the Teen Titans will fall apart."
"But sir-"
"Stick to the plan, Stroke. When the time is right, we will make our move. For now, let the love-birds have their fun. The closer they grow, the more destruction is made, and the harder the Titans fall."
"Any other orders."
"There is one thing you need to do…"
…
The rest of the day passed without a hitch. The secret couple got back just minutes before the other Titans, they never suspected a thing. But the next day, the Titans were called together for a team meeting. Four of the Titans were on the sofa, while the leader was standing in front of them.
"Titans," Robin began, "we have it on video that someone broke into the tower yesterday."
"What?" Starfire stood. "But nothing is missing, stolen, or destroyed. No one has been harmed. They didn't do anything!"
Cyborg played with his arm. "So far the only thing I'm picking up is an extra wire where there shouldn't be, but that's it man. Wait…" He played a bit more, pressing the screen a few times. "The only rooms they went into were Beast Boy's and Raven's, and then he just...left."
"But they were the two who were here. Wouldn't they have seen something if someone had broken in?"
Everyone stared at them.
"I went into town, picked up a few things, got some balloons." Beast Boy lied.
"I was outside meditating." Raven lied as well.
"Something strange is going on here. I'm trying to check the video feed from their rooms, but it's like something's blocking my signal." Cyborg attempted. Beast Boy shot a questioning glance at Raven, but she just shrugged. Then...what was blocking the signal?
…
"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos. Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos. Azarath, Metrion, Zin-"
"Raven?" A voice interrupted her from her meditation. She opened one eye to see it was Cyborg. She had been meditating in her room, and normally she would kick him out immediately. But she had to admit, she was freaked out. She had a feeling that whoever snuck into the tower knew about her and Beast Boy.
"Can I talk to you?"
"Sure, why not." She said, not showing any emotion.
"I just wanna know how you feel about this whole…break in thing."
"It happens. No damage was done, whatever."
"Raven… I feel like you're hiding something. I just can't figure out what it is."
"I'm not hiding anything." She said slowly.
Cyborg sighed. "Raven, if you have anything you need to tell me, you can say it now. I won't tell." He was looking her directly in the eye.
"I'm not hiding anything."
There was a moment of silence.
"Okay." He said, and almost walked out of the room. Before he left, he turned and said "Where'd you get that necklace?"
"Nowhere. I've always had it."
"Alright." And he closed the door.
Raven had a bit of trouble meditating after that.
…
"Okay, calm down, Beast Boy, calm down. Someone broke in, that doesn't mean anything, oh but what if he knows? Calm down, calm down…" The Changeling kept repeating to himself, pacing around his room.
"Friend Beast Boy?" A voice came through the door. Beast Boy nearly jumped when he heard it.
"May I come in?"
"Sure Starfire." Beast Boy said, trying to look as if he wasn't worried.
She opened the door and stepped into his room. Beast Boy always liked how he was one of the only people who could walk in his room and not be grossed out by anything. It was natural to her, she had grown up around strange items, being from Tameran.
"Beast Boy, I wish to know your feelings on what has happened."
"What? The break in? Psh, I'm totally cool."
"Are you sure? I would have been 'freaked out' if someone had busted into my room."
"Yeah, but I'm fine. It's fine, I'm fine, okay? Bye." He didn't mean to be rude, but he just really needed to see Raven right now.
"Oh, alright." She said sadly, and walked out.
…
"You think what?" Robin asked. He, Cyborg, and Starfire were in the evidence room.
"Dude, I think something's going on. They're definitely hiding something, I just don't know what."
"Perhaps they are working for this 'Stroke'" Starfire suggested. They had figured out the name of him from the security video of him entering the house.
"Impossible. They're our friends." Robin assured.
"Man, Raven and Beast Boy say they aren't scared about this thing. We all know they would be!"
"Beast Boy practically shooed me from his room."
"Raven said she wasn't hiding anything, but that's just what someone who was hiding something would say! Plus she's wearing a necklace that I've never seen before, but she said she's had it forever."
"On my planet, a necklace is called a Habda, and only used when someone has done unforgivable acts of betrayal and feel the need to repent. Whatever their name meant, they would make a Habda themselves, with whatever symbol best represented their name, symbolizing their hard work to get to forgiveness and self discovery."
"It was in the shape of a Raven. Who knows what it could've meant on Azarath?"
"It was their rooms that were broken into, and their rooms that we cannot see on the security cameras."
"Okay, okay. I get your point. So what if they're hiding something? It doesn't mean they're working for Stroke."
Cyborg put a hand on his shoulder. "Robin, none of us like to admit it, but something strange is going on here. We have to look at all possibilities. They're hiding something. And no matter how much we hate it, it could be something we don't want to know."
…
"Raven!" Beast Boy called as he got into the almost-empty kitchen. She was there waiting for him. He walked up to her and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Beast Boy, I'm scared. What if they find out that…well…"
"They won't be happy, that's for sure." He admitted.
"They'll never forgive us. We've never kept secrets this big from the team. I don't know how long I can keep this up."
"Hopefully, Rae, we won't have to. At least, not for much longer."
"But, you know how they'll react."
"Come on. We did this not because of the team, we did it because, in our hearts, we knew it was right. Remember what I said? Screw the team. This is something they don't get to know about. Now come on! This isn't the Raven I know. The Raven I know is strong, and can-"
"Shh!"
"Raven, I was on a roll-"
"Quiet you idiot. Unless you want this not to work out, act natural." She flew over to her book and opened it, sitting on the couch. Hearing the footsteps she must've, he ran to the couch, jumped over the back, grabbing the remote, and sat down, flipping to a random channel.
Seconds later, the door opened.
"Hey guys? What ya watching?" Robin asked, and took a seat next to Beast Boy. Starfire took the seat next to him. When Raven and Beast Boy were too involved in what they were doing, Robin and Starfire both looked back to Cyborg, who reached behind the toaster and pressed the record button on the audio recorder, making the tiny red light turn off.
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooh! Someone got BUSTED!
What will the team think? What do you think should happen next? Review por favor! AKA please!
And here for all the reviews I got:
FelynxTiger: Thanks for being the VERY FIRST REVIEWER! I'm glad you're interested in the story. Yeah, wonder how they'll tell the team NOW... :) I'll keep uploading. No worries.
lilswmr427: I was never planning on making this ultra-fluffy, but thsnks for keeping me on track. I think we can say things aren't all sunshine and butterflies now, can't we? :) I hope you like where I'm going with this!
Table for Two: Thank you so much! You really can motivate. I'm glad you thought everyone was in perfect character. I was kinda worried about that :). Yeah, Raven can be tough, especially when writing a Romance fic! I'll try to do as much as I can before you go back to school. Too bad you start the 25th. Hope you liked!
Raven2k8: Thanks! I wanted to introduce why they were in a secret relationship, and I wanted to sortof introduce it well, but not give too much away. I'm glad you think I did that! Hmm... they're facing quite complicated troubles...
Taut13: Thanks! Glad you like so far! Hope you liked the chapter and the ones to come!
Chico Magnifico: Yay! Glad you think so! Hope this chapter lived up to your expectations! Yeah, Cyborg and Starfire... did they have any reason to do that to poor Beast Boy and Raven? :( Shame on them! :) Thanks... and I'm a dudette. :D
Shadow-The Black Queen: Thank you! We all know what can happen with her powers when her emotions get out of hand. Glad you liked it!
And thanks to the following:
FelynxTiger, Taut13, Chico Magnifico, and Thowell3 for adding this to their story alert.
lilswmr427, Riding The Rough Waters, and Beautiful Storm Dancer for adding this to their favorite stories.
And to FelinxTiger for adding me to their Favorite Authors list!
Love you all! Please review! Maybe at least 5? I got 7 for chapter one, so , I hope that's not too much to ask. :)
~Kara
AKA WhiteLotusBlossom547
PS Any guesses as to who Stroke works for?