Symbiosis - Chapter 6: Dual Bonds
"Voices?" Raven responded, "You mean Beast and Talon?"
Beast Boy nodded, "Yeah, I got used to Beast a while ago but now I've got to deal with Talon now…" Beast Boy lowered his gaze to his clawed Symbiote hands, "They're fighting, in my head, it's so weird, is this what it's like with your emotions?" He asked that last phrase as he looked up at Raven again.
Raven, sat beside him before answering, "Sort of, they usually get along."
"Because they have to?" Beast Boy asked, Raven nodded.
"Pretty much, if they don't I have to sort it out." Beast Boy smiled.
"So they get along a lot then?" Beast Boy responded, Raven noticed the smile.
She returned a small one of her own, "Now that you mention it, yes."
Beast Boy chuckled slightly, "Guess we're both losing our minds bit by bit with voices in our heads…" Raven placed her hand on Beast Boy's shoulder, Beast Boy looked up at her with a confused look on his face.
"Are you calling me crazy?" Raven smirked, Beast Boy smiled.
"Maybe." Raven shook her head slightly, "What? At least I didn't say yes."
Raven looked at him, "You know most of the time your jokes are lame." Beast Boy raised an eyebrow, "But at least you try hard enough and eventually pop up with the odd good one now and then." Raven finished with a small smile. Beast Boy chuckled.
"You may say that, but Happy likes all my jokes, and since Happy is part of you…" Raven raised her hand.
"Let me stop you right there, Sherlock." Raven couldn't help but smile, Beast Boy smiled back. He soon returned his gaze to his Symbiote claws.
"What's happening to me, Rae?" Raven was slightly annoyed by the nickname, but she wouldn't admit that it was starting to grow on her.
"Has Talon said anything?" Raven asked.
Beast Boy thought for a moment, "He said something about a bond, and I can tell you that ever since he did what he did, Beast wasn't happy." He shrugged slightly, "Well, less happy than usual…"
Raven could sense the inner turmoil just by being near him, without her telling it to, her arm pulled him closer, why?
She didn't know, she could have sworn her emotions were messing with her again, but despite this she actually didn't mind, she pulled him into an awkward side hug to comfort him, her powers weren't flaring up either, maybe she was calm like this for some reason.
"Don't worry, we'll sort this out." She attempted to not only reassure him, but also herself.
Beast Boy had frozen up at her gesture, but soon found himself calming down fairly quickly. "I hope you're right."
Raven whispered, "Look at me." Beast Boy reluctantly looked at her and noticed a smirk.
"I'm always right, Gar." Beast Boy smiled slightly, "Even when I'm wrong, I'm still right."
Beast Boy chuckled, "You see there, Rae." Raven raised an eyebrow, "Now that is a joke."
Raven shook her head smirking, "Laugh it up, Garfield."
Beast Boy felt assured that he would get through this, Raven made sure of that.