Adjustments ... ... ...
Three weeks later...
Raven had stayed in her room since getting back from Jusenkyo. Other than that first night, she spent her nights alone, but Beast Boy was in and out of her room frequently enough - apparently with permission - that Cyborg once joked that he should just move his stuff in there. He only joked about the situation the one time. The death glare Beast Boy gave him when he did made Raven's death glare look tame by comparison.
While Raven had become reclusive, Beast Boy had become incredibly protective of her. He made her tea, brought her food and drinks, worked overtime on the few missions that came up. He showed a new side of himself here, and the other Titans were impressed. He still joked around a bit, but never about Raven, and he would always drop everything at a moment's notice if Raven needed him. When asked about how she was doing, however, he would always answer that she was "dealing," and never give any more details than that.
And then came the morning Raven came out of her room.
It was a normal morning like any other. Cyborg and Robin were playing video games. Starfire was in the kitchen, making...something. Beast Boy was preparing tea and a salad for Raven. Her appetite had increased, and she had found a preference for cold greens.
The doors swished open. Everyone turned...and stared.
Raven stretched as she entered the room, not noticing the stares at first. She then walked straight to the kitchen and accepted a cup of tea from Beast Boy. With a whispered, "thank you," she began to drink. Then she noticed his smirk.
He was looking right at her, a wide smirk on his face. She didn't know what he was smirking at, but then he turned to look at the others, and his smirk widened. She turned to look. They were all staring at her, all other activities forgotten.
"What?" she asked them, slightly annoyed. She took a quick glance at herself. She was still a bunny, but that was nothing new, and she'd thought Beast Boy had worked some more sensitivity about it into them, from what she'd heard. Her hair had gotten longer, and now hung past her shoulders, but she thought the purple made a nice contrast against the white fur that was plainly visible...
...across her entire body.
"Oh," she said, blushing slightly. "Oops." She reached her hand to the side through a shadow portal that opened at her thought, and pulled her robe out. She then swept it over herself to cover what the others had been staring at.
Her furry nakedness.
Starfire was the first to speak.
"Friend Raven, I am most pleased to see that you are adjusting to this most unusual change you are going through, but...I was under the impression that it was not permisible on this planet to wander around without any clothes."
Robin spoke next.
"Yeah, I mean...I'd have thought you'd be wearing your unitard normally."
"Or maybe just sleepwear."
That comment from Cyborg earned a glower from BB, but Raven responded.
"Cyborg, do you remember what it's like to have your hair pulled?"
"Not really."
"Oh, Friend Cyborg, it is a most unpleasent experience."
"Well, imagine that sensation, but everywhere on your body where you're wearing clothes."
Cyborg winced. Starfire, Robin, and Beast Boy shuddered.
"That's what it's like wearing clothes over fur. So, I kinda got used to going without in my room. It was more comfortable. I guess, coming out today, I just...forgot to throw something on."
The others nodded understandingly. Except Cyborg.
"Wait, let me see if I've got this straight. You've been laying around your room these past few weeks...naked, for comfort."
"Yes."
"And Beast Boy's been going in and out of your room pretty much at will during that time. Right?"
"He's been helping me adjust. Why?"
"Huh. Interesting." Cyborg had a wicked grin on his face. Beast Boy looked ready to rip it off.
"Cyborg," Raven addressed him in a dangerous tone, her eyes glowing, "Beast Boy has been every inch a perfect gentleman, and I'll thank you not to make such dreadful insinuations about his character." Her mystic aura had surrounded her at this point, and she looked very dangerous. The others expected her demon eyes to pop out at any moment. "Am I making myself clear?"
Cyborg looked like he was sweating bullets. "Crystal, Raven, clear as crystal."
"Good." She turned, picked up her tea and salad, and stormed back to her room. Beast Boy followed.
Starfire rounded on Cyborg. "Why did you have to upset friend Raven? Who knows how long it will take for her to come out of her room again?"
Robin was glaring at him as well. "You seriously pissed her off, Cyborg. Once she's calmed down, you should go apologise to her. And Beast Boy."
"I will, I will. But did you notice something?"
"What?"
"Well, you know how normally when she loses control like that, things start flying around or exploding?"
"Yeah?"
"And when she's going through something difficult, it just gets worse?"
"Yes friend Cyborg? What destination are your thoughts proceeding to?"
"Well, as pissed as she was just now, take a look." He gestured to the room around him, where nothing had moved so much as an inch.
Three weeks later...
Raven had stayed in her room since getting back from Jusenkyo. Other than that first night, she spent her nights alone, but Beast Boy was in and out of her room frequently enough - apparently with permission - that Cyborg once joked that he should just move his stuff in there. He only joked about the situation the one time. The death glare Beast Boy gave him when he did made Raven's death glare look tame by comparison.
While Raven had become reclusive, Beast Boy had become incredibly protective of her. He made her tea, brought her food and drinks, worked overtime on the few missions that came up. He showed a new side of himself here, and the other Titans were impressed. He still joked around a bit, but never about Raven, and he would always drop everything at a moment's notice if Raven needed him. When asked about how she was doing, however, he would always answer that she was "dealing," and never give any more details than that.
And then came the morning Raven came out of her room.
It was a normal morning like any other. Cyborg and Robin were playing video games. Starfire was in the kitchen, making...something. Beast Boy was preparing tea and a salad for Raven. Her appetite had increased, and she had found a preference for cold greens.
The doors swished open. Everyone turned...and stared.
Raven stretched as she entered the room, not noticing the stares at first. She then walked straight to the kitchen and accepted a cup of tea from Beast Boy. With a whispered, "thank you," she began to drink. Then she noticed his smirk.
He was looking right at her, a wide smirk on his face. She didn't know what he was smirking at, but then he turned to look at the others, and his smirk widened. She turned to look. They were all staring at her, all other activities forgotten.
"What?" she asked them, slightly annoyed. She took a quick glance at herself. She was still a bunny, but that was nothing new, and she'd thought Beast Boy had worked some more sensitivity about it into them, from what she'd heard. Her hair had gotten longer, and now hung past her shoulders, but she thought the purple made a nice contrast against the white fur that was plainly visible...
...across her entire body.
"Oh," she said, blushing slightly. "Oops." She reached her hand to the side through a shadow portal that opened at her thought, and pulled her robe out. She then swept it over herself to cover what the others had been staring at.
Her furry nakedness.
Starfire was the first to speak.
"Friend Raven, I am most pleased to see that you are adjusting to this most unusual change you are going through, but...I was under the impression that it was not permisible on this planet to wander around without any clothes."
Robin spoke next.
"Yeah, I mean...I'd have thought you'd be wearing your unitard normally."
"Or maybe just sleepwear."
That comment from Cyborg earned a glower from BB, but Raven responded.
"Cyborg, do you remember what it's like to have your hair pulled?"
"Not really."
"Oh, Friend Cyborg, it is a most unpleasent experience."
"Well, imagine that sensation, but everywhere on your body where you're wearing clothes."
Cyborg winced. Starfire, Robin, and Beast Boy shuddered.
"That's what it's like wearing clothes over fur. So, I kinda got used to going without in my room. It was more comfortable. I guess, coming out today, I just...forgot to throw something on."
The others nodded understandingly. Except Cyborg.
"Wait, let me see if I've got this straight. You've been laying around your room these past few weeks...naked, for comfort."
"Yes."
"And Beast Boy's been going in and out of your room pretty much at will during that time. Right?"
"He's been helping me adjust. Why?"
"Huh. Interesting." Cyborg had a wicked grin on his face. Beast Boy looked ready to rip it off.
"Cyborg," Raven addressed him in a dangerous tone, her eyes glowing, "Beast Boy has been every inch a perfect gentleman, and I'll thank you not to make such dreadful insinuations about his character." Her mystic aura had surrounded her at this point, and she looked very dangerous. The others expected her demon eyes to pop out at any moment. "Am I making myself clear?"
Cyborg looked like he was sweating bullets. "Crystal, Raven, clear as crystal."
"Good." She turned, picked up her tea and salad, and stormed back to her room. Beast Boy followed.
Starfire rounded on Cyborg. "Why did you have to upset friend Raven? Who knows how long it will take for her to come out of her room again?"
Robin was glaring at him as well. "You seriously pissed her off, Cyborg. Once she's calmed down, you should go apologise to her. And Beast Boy."
"I will, I will. But did you notice something?"
"What?"
"Well, you know how normally when she loses control like that, things start flying around or exploding?"
"Yeah?"
"And when she's going through something difficult, it just gets worse?"
"Yes friend Cyborg? What destination are your thoughts proceeding to?"
"Well, as pissed as she was just now, take a look." He gestured to the room around him, where nothing had moved so much as an inch.