So the new chapter is up, it's a much longer chapter than the others I sort of combined 2 chapter ideas into one so hope it isn't too long that it bores you. If it does bore you let me know please. Also please review if you have anything to say or tell me about what you thought was good and what you thought was bad. Flame if you want. Everything helps.
Chapter 4: The Ninth Route
Previous Chapter: After having a great time with Beast Boy with some odd moments, Raven is found thinking about her time with him after he left. She can't get it out of her mind and won't deny to herself that Beast Boy is funny when he doesn't try to be, and that he is a great person and a very good friend. Raven doesn't realize that she is falling for Beast Boy. Beast Boy leaves Raven's room to look for Robin, because he needs Robin to act like Cyborg and BB had just played the prank on them to confirm what he lied about to Raven.
A/N: Once again for all the people who have messaged me saying the characters seem out of character, I do it on purpose because this story takes place a few years in the future; naturally they have developed into more mature people and in Raven's case she has become more open and came out of her shell a lot more.
Beast Boy walked down the hallway, reflecting on all that had happened so far in the day. It had felt like an eternity ago that he was knocking on Raven's door. He made his way into the common room, and found that Robin, let alone Robin & Starfire were not there.
"Damn" Beast Boy cursed softly to himself. He turned back and headed toward the bedroom hallway where he was a minute ago. Reaching the door marked Robin, he knocked several times, but no response came. Groaning in frustration, BB started to head towards the gymnasium, but stopped in his tracks.
God I'm so stupid! He said in his mind, as he proceeded to take out his communicator and say clearly to it;
"Beast Boy calling Robin." A few seconds went by with the screen a solid black until Robin's face came into focus with a slightly confused look on his face.
"What's up Beast Boy?" The leader asked, puzzled.
"Where are you?" questioned Beast Boy, trying to see the background.
"I'm…..trying to use the bathroom, is something wrong or can it wait?"
"It can wait but just don't take too long k?" Beast Boy said sighing.
"I don't know how long it'll be, I just got the runs off this awful Tamaranean dish Starfire made me eat." Robin said with a grimace before shutting off his communicator.
Beast Boy waited a good 15 minutes, while finishing the episode of workaholics he walked out on till Robin showed up in the common room.
"Alright Beast Boy what's on your mind?" Robin asked walking down the steps to the couch level floor. Beast Boy wasted no time telling Robin all about his crush on Raven and how he had to lie about playing a prank on him and Starfire and that he would have to go along with it.
"I still don't understand Beast Boy, why did you bring Starfire and me into this?" asked Robin, scratching the back of his head.
"Dude I panicked! Who knows what Raven was gonna do, I had to think of something fast and it just came to mind!" Beast Boy said exasperatedly. A few seconds went by while Robin appeared to be deep in thought.
"So will you?" asked Beast Boy desperately. Robin waited a few seconds before answering, still thinking.
"Okay…..but you have to do something too" Robin said a smirk that made Beast Boy gulp.
"…..What?" Beast Boy dared ask his leader.
"You have to sneak into Raven's room while she sleeps, take your shirt off and take a picture of yourself wearing one of her bras." Robin said, trying not to laugh. Beast Boy was beside himself however.
"Dude there is no way I'm going to do that! Raven would KILL me if she caught me!" Beast Boy yelled, not believing his ears.
"Alright you have a point, I'll tell you what: If Raven catches you, then you can blame me and tell her I blackmailed you to do it because of the prank you told her Cyborg and yourself pulled on Star and I." Robin compromised.
Beast Boy put his hand to his chin and pondered this, making up his mind.
"Alright, but if she catches me, that means Raven and I get to play a prank on you, and it will be considered even."
"Fair enough" Robin replied with one of his small smiles.
Just then the alarm sounded, and Robin rushed to the computer closely followed by Beast Boy. Within 20 seconds the remaining three Titans had arrived in the common room and watched Robin, waiting for his signal.
"Titans, Trouble! It's Red-X; he's hit the bio-chemical fusion wing, and is on the move fast on Route 9!" Robin yelled, following all the Titans who had begun to leave the room in pursuit.
When they reached the main entrance of the tower, Robin yelled to his companions as he jumped on his bike.
"Cyborg and Beast Boy; take the T-Car! Star and Raven, take the skies!"
"Roger that" Cyborg said, running to his "Baby" followed by Beast Boy. Starfire and Raven were already half way across the water, and reached the city at about the same time as the two vehicles picked up speed close behind now.
"What does the Red-X want with these chemicals of bio?" Starfire asked to anyone who would answer, but knowing Robin would answer.
"Not sure, but we're gonna find out" Robin replied in his serious voice. "Star and I will take the North side and head South on route 9, while you three take the South side and move up until either group spots him" Robin said to Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg. The two groups veered off from one another, Cyborg's group taking a right while Robin and Starfire took a left.
Beast Boy, sitting in the passenger seat of the T-Car, looked up through the windshield at Raven, flying high above. He had a mad desire to go and fly with her, but didn't want to do something that suspicious. If he wanted to get Raven as his own he had to play it cool and not throw any shots.
Five minutes had gone by and the two groups were now on either end of Route 9, closing in on each other but slowly.
"X is still on Route 9 and heading South" said Robin, "Cyborg; your group will probably reach him first". He added in an afterthought.
"Hooray" said Raven sarcastically in her voice a low monotone, making Beast Boy smile to himself.
Another minute went by, in which Robin said;
"You're getting close to him, be ready for the guns on his bike and remember all of his moves."
"Beast Boy you had better not collide with me in the form of a rhino this time" Raven said, but in a non-serious way. The Titans all laughed, remembering when Raven and Beast Boy got entangled.
"I'll try not to Rae" Beast Boy said happily. Next to him, Cyborg winked at Beast Boy. Suddenly Raven was heard in a loud voice ""He's not on the ground; he's on the- Ahhhh!" A large blast was seen high on a rooftop up ahead of the T-Car where the Titan was flying.
"Raven!" Beast Boy yelled, turning into an eagle and flying out the window of the car and straight up towards her.
"Titans, what's happening!?" Robin yelled
"Raven's been hit! B's going after her." Cyborg bellowed back as he brought the T-Car to a stop after dodging rubble from the explosion.
"We'll be there in under a minute!" Robin yelled, his voice sounding as if he were already in the action. Beast Boy flew up, changing into the fastest bird, (Peregrine Falcon) and dodged the bombardment of brick. The street was peppered with rubble and severely damaged. The citizens of Jump City screamed and fled; some of the unfortunate were hailed upon and hit the ground unconscious.
"We've got casualties here!" Cyborg yelled, running over to the fallen. Beast Boy was about to enter the cloud of black smoke when suddenly Raven's body emerged, falling to the ground and presumably unconscious. Beast Boy morphed into a gorilla with momentum, and caught Raven with one of his muscular arms, the other of which he grabbed onto a lower portion of the building. Scraping down the side, causing even more damage but ensuring Raven's safety, Beast Boy touched down, and morphed into his human form with Raven in his arms.
Please be OK Raven, PLEASE don't be dead! Beast Boy thought desperately, running over to the T-Car.
"I'm gonna take Raven back in the T-Car" Beast Boy yelled to Cyborg, putting Raven in the passenger seat. Robin and Starfire arrived, Robin jumping off his bike and running over to Raven closely followed by Starfire.
"Cyborg, you take Raven back! Beast Boy's more use here because he can fly." The leader yelled. "Starfire, Beast Boy, we're on Red-X. Go!" Starfire lifted Robin and began to fly up in the air. Beast Boy remained with Raven and Cyborg, who was taking Raven's pulse. Beast Boy couldn't stand to bear it if Raven wasn't going to make it. What took Cyborg 10 seconds to speak seemed like hours to Beast Boy. Finally he spoke in a relieved tone.
"She's alive, she's just knocked out" Said Cyborg, looking nervous. Beast Boy breathed, and inside his priority changed from helping Raven, to causing that Fucker as much pain as he could fucking take! Beast Boy felt something stir inside him, he was so angry as he watched Cyborg drive away in a hurry. He looked down and his fists clenched so hard it hurt. Beast Boy morphed, and as he leapt 100 feet into the air, it was the form of the "Beast" that he was in.
Leaping across 3 rooftops at a time, he soon caught up with Starfire and Robin, who were giving chase to the man Beast Boy now wanted to rip apart. Starfire shot starbolts, all of which he dodged. Beast Boy overtook Robin, then Starfire, and closed in on Red-X who could feel the vibrations of the Beast's mighty feet. Beast Boy took a dive, and flew through the air like a line drive, until he wrapped both muscular arms around the villain and brought him down with him. Red-X hadn't turned his head back because he was in mid-jump between two buildings. Naturally, they fell between the buildings, colliding with each side multiple times. When entering the 50 feet range from the ground, Beast Boy threw his enemy as hard as he could with his bulging arm straight to the ground in the alley. With a deafening crack his body hit the ground. Beast Boy landed on his feet, and instinctively morphed back into human form, panting and kneeling to the ground. Starfire touched the ground carrying robin by the hands.
"Call the paramedics" Robin said to Starfire who took out her communicator. "Great work Beast Boy! Now help me de-arm him." Robin said with a smile, turning to Beast Boy. Robin took his utility belt, while Beast Boy rummaged in his combat pack for his gadgets, and then proceeded to reach for his mask. "Let's see who you are bitch" said Beast Boy, but stopped as Robin hand stopped his.
"You can't Beast Boy, I came to the conclusion a while back that if anyone but himself removed his mask, some sort of trap weapon would be triggered, most likely an explosion. It's best to leave it to the J.C.B.S." (Jump City Bomb Squad).
Beast Boy groaned, and immediately thought of Raven. He hoped to god she was gonna be ok. He made up his mind out of paranoia of Raven dying while at Titans Tower.
"I'm going back to the Tower to see if Raven's ok" Beast Boy said to Robin, who nodded. If Robin didn't know about Beast Boy's crush, he wouldn't have agreed so easily. Robin put a hand on Beast Boy's shoulder.
"She's going to be ok Beast Boy, she's tough" he said reassuringly to his teammate.
"Yeah, I hope so" Beast Boy said back before morphing into the same falcon and flying off.
Time Passes
Ravens eyes slowly opened, blinking several times until things came into focus. It took her several moments to realize she was in the medical wing. She felt fine but a little shaken, as she tried to remember back to what had happened. The last she remembered, she saw Red-X on a rooftop, and he threw one of his "X's" at her which she dodged, but still must've knocked her out.
It must have been an explosive Raven thought to herself, as suddenly she noticed Beast Boy leaning against the wall, watching her.
"How long have you been there?" She asked, sitting up on the bed.
"Maybe an hour, good morning" he replied. "How are you feeling?" He asked, sounding very concerned and relieved she was conscious again.
"I feel completely normal, just a bit sore." She said back. "What happened?" she asked.
"We heard you scream on the communicator, and saw an explosion way up high. I morphed into a bird and flew out the window and up to the cloud of smoke. When I was almost there you fell through it, and I caught you and brought you back to the ground. Cyborg drove you back here while we captured Red-X." Beast Boy recited, sounding very happy that she was feeling fine.
"Beast Boy?"
"Yea Rae?"
"Thanks for saving my life" Raven said with a smile, as she got out of the bed and walked towards Beast Boy.
"Oh it was noth-" Beast Boy stopped as Raven put her arms around him and rested her head on his shoulder. Beast Boy put his arms behind her and rubbed her back slowly up and down. It seemed like an eternity to Beast Boy; an eternity in heaven.
"You're a really good friend Beast Boy" Raven said from his shoulder.
God this feels so nice! Her body is so soft and fragile, but strong at the same time. I wish I could hold onto her forever and never let go Beast Boy thought. Little did he know, Raven secretly felt the same way.
This feels nice and safe…..Beast Boy has gotten a lot more muscular over the years…I like this Raven thought. Feeling herself go a bit hot, Raven decided to pull away before she blushed.
Beast Boy stuttered a bit before scratching his head and saying "You should get some rest Rae."
Raven chuckled softly before saying sarcastically "What do you think I was just doing?"
Beast Boy play frowned at her, his fang bared.
He looks awfully cute like that Raven thought before doing an internal double take.
What did I just say!? She freaked in her head. Deciding she needed time to think, she said to Beast Boy;
"I'm gonna go to my room, I need to meditate. It's been too long. What time is it?"
"It's almost 11 am. We gave you shots to let you stay asleep the rest of the day and over the night to this morning." Beast Boy said to her as she stopped at the door. "Do you want to meditate alone?" he asked.
"Yes please, thanks for asking." She replied.
"As you wish" said Beast Boy, giving Raven a smile. Raven found herself smiling back sweetly, before turning and walking out the door and to her room, where upon she would meditate, and find out why she was thinking that thought.
Beast Boy sighed while smiling, realizing that his crush was more than a crush. He really had strong feelings for Raven. After the experience of possibly losing her forever he realized how much she meant to him. It was this that caused him to decide to try harder to show her how he felt/go out with her. Whichever was easier or came first. But first there was one thing he had to do. He didn't look forward to what he was forced to do at night when Raven was asleep. Hopefully Robin forgot about it…
End of Chapter
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