Hey guys, sorry that I've been inactive for the past two days, lots of crap's been going down again and so yeah, everything's still a little hectic. Yeah, I know I promised that the rest of the countdown it would be normal but... guys, let's be honest, you all know me, I'm really sucky when it comes to updating and keeping promises about updating, so please don't hate me? Um, yeah, Enjoy.

Title: I've Been Waiting For You

Rating: T 'cuz stuff gets suggestive

Words: ~1600

Characters: Raquel/Kaldur, with mentions of of Wally/Artemis and Dick/Zatanna

Type of AU/Prompt: a continuation of the college'verse created in Baby Blue Eyes

Summary: And so they become best friends, yeah, it's more okay with it than people would think. He likes to think that if he can't have her then he'd rather be her friend than nothing at all.

He's always known her laugh is beautiful, but when he's the one that makes her laugh, it's even more beautiful. If it's even possible.

They met their sophomore year at the club, one thing leads to another and the next morning she tells him that she doesn't do the whole "relationship" thing. He excepts that fact and tells her he'd be happy to just be her friend. She blushes when he tells her this, and explains how she's never really had a guy friend before.

And so they become best friends, yeah, it's more okay with it than people would think. He likes to think that if he can't have her then he'd rather be her friend than nothing at all. So he watches over her, she's a bit of a wild child, not that she'd ever admit that.

They became roommates at the beginning of junior year, he was undoubtedly her best friend. That meant that Raquel cooked and he cleaned up all the messes, including when she would come home completely shitface (her words not his), he would be the one to nurse her back to health from her hangover the next morning.

He was too good to her, he helped her with her studies, dealt with her drunk, held her as she cried. But what did she do for him? Yes, she cooked but that was only on the nights that she didn't go out, so not very often. She was wild, she liked to have fun, she was outgoing and people loved her. But still, she couldn't help but feel like a horrible friend to her quiet, reserved, home-body Kaldur. Wait, her Kaldur?

Tonight, she managed to bring to bring him out for once. It was the week before midterms, he was working himself to death and she was worried about him.

"I'm really glad you agreed to this." says Raquel, leaning against the door frame in the bathroom, watching Kaldur as he buttoned up his shirt.

"Well, there's not why getting around you, is there?" he says, she smirks.

"Good to know that we're on the same page now." jokes Raquel, Kaldur just smiles. "And it will be fun, Artemis and Zatanna are going, and so is Zee's new boy toy and his friend."

"I know. You told me. Three times already."

"Oh so you do listen to me." she taunts as she walks into the bathroom. She walks over to him and unbuttons the first two. (He decided to button it all the way.) "There. Now every girl will want to get with you. Oh and roll up your sleeves, tattoos are a great conversation starters; plus, I haven't meet a girl who doesn't think tattoos are the tiniest bit hot."

Kaldur does what she says with an exasperated look. When she's asks what's wrong, he tells her, "Why are you trying to make me more attractive or desirable? What makes you think that I even want to meet a girl."

"What's wrong with a one-night stand?" she asks. "That's how you met me."

"Yes, but look how that turned out for us." he says.

She's a little taken aback by his statement, not knowing at all what he means. Kaldur's a man a very few words, but he's always clear and straight to the point, it's kind of alarming.

She walks out of the bathroom to grab her purse, and they leave fifteen minutes later.

The club they go to is the same club that she met him at, she doesn't know what that's supposed to mean but hopefully it meant something good was going to happen.

They get in, they dance, they get a little tipsy, they're having a blast. Or at least she is.

Zatanna and her boy toy, Dick, are sitting at one of the tables; she's on his lap and he's whispering something in her ear that makes her giggle. Raquel won't be surprised if they leave early. And then there's Artemis, she's dancing extremely close to the friend that Dick brought, Wally was it? Anyways, Raquel can totally tell that they're sleeping together, even if they aren't dating. She's always had a sixth sense when it came to the way other people feel about each other.

She's not sure how long it's been since they got there, but she's drunk and making her way towards Kaldur. He's standing in the corner, a club soda in his hand. He looks unapproachable, she wonders why he does that, he could actually meet someone who will make him happy if he just puts himself out there. It was how they met, maybe instead of a best friend, he can get a girlfriend this time.

"Hey..." she draws out. "Whatcha doin'?"

"You're drunk." is all he says.

"I know... wanna dance?" she asks, grabbing his drink and putting it on the closest table. She doesn't wait for his response as she drags him over to the dance floor. She pulls him close, wrapping her arms around his neck. She grinds into him and he's just standing there, not sure what to do.

"Come on, Kal... live a little, let loose." she whispers in his ears. Then his arms snake their way around her lithe waist, pulling her closer. She buries her face in his neck, smelling a smell that is completely and utterly Kaldur and she hums contently.

She's not sure what's happening. All she knows is the vibrations of the music, the flashing of the lights, and the way that Kaldur's body fits so deliciously with hers. She had forgotten why she picked him that night they first meant, but all those feelings start flooding back to her like a mental dam has broken. She's still not sure if it's because she's drunk or because that's what she really wants, but anyways, her lips slant over his and she makes his pathetic whimper sound as she does so.

Like the dancing, he freezes for a moment before attacking her lips with equal force. So yeah, they're making out on a dance floor and she doesn't even care who's watching, it just feels so right and she doesn't know why she's denied herself from this pleasure for so long. She runs her hands over his shoulder blades and upper arms, she's always loved his arms, especially when she could see those tattoos of his. And his hands are moving up and down her back, occasionally grabbing her ass. (She squeals when he does this.)

And then he breaks his lips from hers and attaches them to her neck, quickly finding her pulse and sucking. He breaks away from there too, bringing his lips to her ear and whispering, "Want to get out of here?"

She does nothing to hide her enthusiasm.

They're back at their apartment and her arms are wrapped around his torso and he has her pinned against the wall. She moaning at the wonderful things he's doing, she just can't get enough. Kaldur staggers through the apartment, trying to find the doors to one of their bedrooms as she grinds her hips into his.

He finally makes his way into one of the rooms and throws her down on the covers, he crawls over her and she thinks, maybe this is exactly what she wants.

Raquel wakes up the next day, confused and with a pounding in her head. She looks around and doesn't recognize the dimly lit room as her own. Panic washes over her, even more so when she realizes she's naked.

There's a quiet knocking on the door and she pulls the covers up even more so she's completely covered. She doesn't know to think when Kaldur comes into the room, shirtless she might add and only in his boxers, with two cups of what she assumes is coffee in his hands.

He sits down next to her on the bed, kisses her lightly on the lips, and hands her one of the mugs. "Morning, how'd you sleep?" he asks.

"Um... fine..." What happened last night?

"That's good, I was hoping you wanted to do something today, if you're up for it of course." he says. "Maybe brunch?"

"Oh... okay..."

He gives her this look, his eyebrows are knitted together and he looks a bit confused and hurt all at once. "You don't remember what happened last night, do you?"

Raquel bites her lip, the most that she remembers is dancing... "No."

Kaldur blinks, as if to try and register what she just said. "What?"

"I- I don't remember much..." she explains. "The last thing I remember..."

What did she remember? She remembers the pounding of the music and the flashing of the lights and - no. She couldn't have, could she? But guessing from her current position, it's highly plausible.

"How- how far- what happened after the club?" she asks.

Kaldur sighs, and rubs at his eyes. "You really don't remember?"

Raquel shakes her head, "But I want to."

He's about to ask her what she means when places her mug down and launches herself at him. Their lips meet and all the memories start coming back again, like she never really forgot. He maneuvers so that he's on top of her again, and it feels right. She locks her arms around her neck and he then proceeds to reenacted last night's activities.

She doesn't know why she wasted so much time not being with him now that she's in his arms. Maybe it's better this way, her biggest fear that first night all that time ago was that one of them was going to get their heartbroken, she thought it was going to be her so she had broke it off. Little did she know that he silently suffered for all that time, growing more in love with her every day.

Another thing she didn't realize was she was too.

Oh well, they have all the time in the world now to catch up.

So yeah... this was supposed to be "4 Days til Satisfaction" but's it's not. Sorry about that again.

Oh and expect one or two more updates tonight depending on how hard I kick myself in the ass to get going.

But, Review?