Disclaimer: Come on, if I owned the Teen Titans, would I really be sitting here writing fan fiction?
Rating: T
Just so you know, this takes place a good while after the last episode of the show with already-established pairings. Mind you, there's definitely OOC in here. This is like a serious crack fic; random and pointless. You've been warned.
By Starlight
"What do you see?" Beast Boy asked.
"The Big Dipper," Cyborg replied.
"Orion," was Robin's answer.
"The moon," Raven said.
"Multiple luminous celestial bodies consisting of masses of gas held together by their own gravity in which the energy generated by nuclear reactions in the interior is balanced by the outflow of energy to the surface, and the inward-directed gravitational forces are balanced by the outward-directed gas and radiation pressures," came Starfire's response.
Everyone turned their heads in unison and gave the Tamaranian a queer look. Starfire still looked up into the heavens, unaware of her friends' bewilderment.
2 AM… It was two in the morning and none of the Titans could find the will to sleep; they had been out the previous night fighting crime. Why did thieves and villains always choose nighttime to carry out their hopeless plots?
The late night had thrown off their body clocks, and now they found themselves together, sitting in a circle on the roof of their humble home. Robin came up first, followed closely by his Starfire, then Cyborg, and then finally the two newest love birds.
It was natural for each of them to come to the roof; it was the perfect place to think or relax. Even Raven, who was quite the tea hound, chose to skip her usual detour to the kitchen and walk straight up to the roof.
They all had been up there since at least 1 AM, and still no yawns or any other signs of tiredness.
Beast Boy, being who he was, tried to keep everyone in conversation. The latest topic he thought of was the mystical sheath of night itself. It was interesting to hear and compare how each of his friends interpreted the very same sky he saw every night. Starfire's interpretation especially…
Starfire sat close to Robin, her arms wrapped around his left arm while she gently laid her head on his shoulder. To their right sat Cyborg, who had reclined onto his back and put his hands behind his head. And finally, to his right were Raven and Beast Boy, who both sat cross legged with their hands interlaced in between them.
"Anybody tired yet?" Cyborg questioned after a moment's silence.
"Nope," they all replied at once.
And with that, more silence followed. They continued to relax in their current positions, enjoying each other's company. A sudden giggle from Starfire brought them all back to attention.
"I just had a humorous thought," she said, still giggling. "You all remember the time in which we were under the control of the Mother-Mae-Eye, yes?"
The Titans chuckled.
"Oof, that one was ridiculous," Cyborg said, remembering the obscene amounts of pie and the yellow rain-coat.
"Tell me about it," Raven chimed in, "I was put in a frizzy yellow dress." She rolled her eyes at the memory and everyone laughed at the mental images.
"What? You didn't like that outfit, Raven?" Robin asked jokingly.
"Yeah, I thought you looked cute with pig tails and all," Beast Boy teased.
"Almost as cute as you in that nice little bunny-rabbit onesie," Raven countered slyly. She offered him a smirk.
If Cyborg hadn't already been on his back, he would have been after Raven's remark. He pointed at Beast Boy and held his sides as laughter consumed him.
Beast Boy blushed and decided to keep is mouth shut. He made a mental note to never attempt to outwit Raven again.
"If it weren't for Starfire, our butts would have been toast… well, baked actually," Robin said and gave a quick peck on Starfire's forehead. She giggled yet again and brought a hand to her mouth in response to her boyfriend's charm.
"Yes, you were quite… distracted... before I applied the 'slapping of the senses'," she pointed out humorously.
"I think I had a bump the size of a golf ball on my head for at least a week after that," Beast Boy said and rubbed his head, checking to make sure that the bump was really gone.
"Maybe if you had been nicer to me back then, that bump would not have been there so long," Raven said in a mockingly sweet tone, referring to her healing abilities. She patted his grass green hair.
"Well then maybe I should get Starfire to hit me again so you can make me all better," Beast Boy simpered. He leaned in closer to her.
"Well then maybe I'll have to take you up on that," she replied before moving in and brushing her lips against his, just to tease him.
The disappointment was apparent in Beast Boy's eyes as she backed off.
"I do not understand. Friend Beast Boy, do you wish for me to cause you pain?" asked a confused Starfire. She clenched her fist in preparation for the "inflicting of the damage" upon the changeling.
Beast Boy jumped back several feet and frantically waved his hands to halt the alien. "Dude! It was a joke! I was just kidding!" he exclaimed in terror.
Instead, Cyborg was the one in pain… from laughing so damn hard. He decided that there really was nothing better than laughing at Beast Boy's expense.
Once Beast Boy regained his composure, he scooted back up next to Raven, who showed off a devilish smile.
With her pointer finger under his chin, she slowly directed his face to hers and closed the distance until her lips met his in a deep, passionate kiss. After the shock wore off from her bold move, he closed his eyes in pure pleasure as he returned the kiss.
"Whoahohoh! Settle down now!" Cyborg shouted. "Raven, we know you're happy this whole 'love' thing… but please, get a freakin' room!"
After a few more elongated seconds, Beast Boy regretfully broke away from Raven's hold on his lips then glanced at the stunned Cyborg, the changeling's grin widening after studying his friend's expression. "Already got a room," he said slyly and winked at him.
The three then turned to see that Robin and Stafire had followed Beast Boy's and Raven's example, except they were quite engaged. Starfire had crawled on top of Robin, who was now on the ground caressing her back. They were kissing each other to no end.
"Aww, come on guys," Cyborg whined.
"Why don't you call up Jinx?" Beast Boy suggested, reminding his friend that he was not alone.
"At quarter after two in the morning?" Cyborg asked, raising his eye brow.
"Sure, I don't see why not. We're all up, aren't we?" Beast Boy replied.
"Awake? Yes. Up? No," Cyborg said, eyeing the other couple on the ground. "I'm gonna go play myself to sleep on the Game Station. See y'all when you're… less busy."
Cyborg got up and left for a hopefully more resultful companionship with the video game system in the common room.
Beast Boy chuckled before Raven pulled him into a tight embrace and resumed what she had started earlier. She was determined to make it last as long as possible.
It really is strange, what can happen by starlight…
A/N's:
Seriously, it really is strange. That's when this came to me. Around 2am.
This was originally intended to be a completely innocent, G-rated, plotless moment. Well, it looks like I only got that plotless thing down. Hooray for fast-paced fluff!
Thanks everyone who has reviewed thus far in my little writing endeavor.
