Day 2 - Alone
Beast Boy sat in the common room, staring disconsolately at the monitor. It had the blinking start screen of his favourite game. But he didn't want to play. Not by himself, at least. But Cyborg had gone to visit the Titans East. Again! When was he just gonna admit he and Bee had something going? It didn't matter right now, though. Beast Boy's other video game partner, Robin, was currently on the town with his alien girlfriend, Starfire. He envied them more than he would like to admit. Raven was still in the tower but she had retreated from the common room before he had even had a chance to ask if she would like to play, though he could guess the answer. He chuckled as he imagined her railing against the 'mindless bleeping'. Then there was silence.
His boredom blossomed into true loneliness then... his troubled past only making him more vulnerable to the notion that his friends simply didn't have time for him anymore. Or that they didn't think he was worth their time. His eyes slammed shut as he tried to stop his fears from growing. But there they were. Head in his hands he whimpered as he swore he felt his friends growing more and more distant from him. His tears began to flow as his helplessness crashed in around him.
"So... how does this work?"
Beast Boy snapped upright, his wide eyes taking in his new companion. Raven. She held the game controller in her hand and watched him with her usual, carefull neutral expression. She pretended not to notice as he wiped his eyes, still waiting for his instruction. With a shaky but steadily growing smile and a light in his heart, Beast Boy explained the game and the controls to Raven. Half an hour in, he was laughing and joking as usual, while Raven sat with him, quiet but tolerant. During a lull in the action, Raven spoke again, a little more nervously.
"Beast Boy... I know that, sometimes you feel you're alone," she started. Turning to look into his eyes. "But you're not," she finished. He blushed a little - this situation felt intimate, somehow. Then he remembered his own words to her. Wait.. hadn't she said 'feel' instead of 'think'?
"Wai-" he started but Raven interrupted him.
"If I thought you could think, I would have said so," she quipped. Beast Boy laughed merrily, returning to the game.
And there's Day 2. Sorry for lateness, computer problems. Just a little snippet, more friendship than romance but the potential is there. Read. Enjoy. Review.
-Jack