Chapter 8

S.O.S

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A smug sort of satisfaction seemed to cling to Beast Boy's emotions. As Small tendrils of accomplishment wrapped around his mind ,every time he replayed the events from the night before. Shades of reds and purples assaulted him every time he closed his eyes. His body reliving every moment from the night before. The way her heart thundered loudly in his ears, a steady ,erratic beat, soothing and exciting all the same. The soft notes of her voice as they hitched and caught in her throat, every whimper, every breath, every poorly concealed moan. All of it created a melody , so sweet and alluring to his ears, sounds he wished to only be bestowed for him and no other. His finger tips burned with the memory of her soft alabaster skin beneath his touch. His body suddenly ached with the deep seated urge to feel her lips pressed against his own, soft and pliant. Garfield let out a low groan, the sound was overflowing with frustration and and a sense of misery. He wanted what he could not have.

Sinking back farther into the couch, he tried to ignore the restless feeling in the pit of his stomach. The spot beside him dipped as kori sat down beside him.

" Garfield, shouldn't you wake up Rachel? I need her help getting ready for today . " Kori smiled at him, her strawberry blonde hair fell around her shoulders in thick curly waves , her green eyes light with happiness. Garfield felt his own face mirror her expression, her happiness just as contagious as his own. Playing as her brother felt so easy and natural for him , because he'd always saw Kori as his sister.

" yeah your probably right. She's been sleeping in more than usual lately. Normally she's up at the crack of dawn." He answered and placed his hands on his knees pushing himself up and off the overly soft couch.

" I believe a lot of it has to do with this mission, she seems nervous, no not nervous but on edge." Kori mused, pulling her knees up against her chest.

Pausing in the hallways arch he glanced at her over his shoulder. " I think we should all be a little on edge."

Slipping into the hallway he covered the distance to their room in a few long strides. He lifted his hand, hovering over the wood surface in preparation to knock. But it's was their room right? He was allowed to enter and exit whenever he pleased, so going in to wake her up was completely logical, right? Dropping down to grip the doorknob, with a sharp twist ,he pushed the door open and stepped inside; not bothering to close the door. Laying on the bed in a tangle of crisp white sheets, her midnight hair spread out along the pillows like a dark halo, one leg was uncovered and lay in an elegant position; slightly bent at the knee as it rested against her other leg, his eyes trailed down the creamy expanse of her leg, pausing at her delicate ankle to study the twin silver bangles that shimmered in the bright morning light that filtered through the blinds.

When his gaze reached her face, his heart rate picked up as it thudded heavily in his chest. Her thick lashes brushed against the top of her cheeks, casting long shadows. Her lips were parted as soft breaths escaped her, her chest rising and falling in a steady rhythm.

There was a dull pain in his chest at the thought of waking her up. To rouse her when she looked so peaceful was a shame. Making his way around to her side of the bed, placed a hand on her bare shoulder, the muscles in his arm twitched when they came in contact with her cool skin.

" Rachel, c'mon get up. It's seven thirty already. " He gave a shake up her shoulder as he spoke , watching as she brought a hand up to smack his away, he eyes still closed , her sleepy movement only served to brush against his hand, the back of her hand Brushing against the warmth of his skin.

" I'm up….." her voice was groggy and slow as she cracked her eyes open to peer up at Garfield. Her eyes felt bleary and her mouth felt dry. Moaning she moved to sit up, her fingers moving to get the many tangles and knots from her hair.

" c'mon let me help you up. You should go shower or wash your face before you come out to the lining room. " Garfield suggested as a hand wrapped around her bicep to help her stand up and out of the bed.

" Yeah I think I will. I gotta wash all the sleep off me." She ran a hand down her face tiredly, her body slid towards his side and she tried to kick out her legs to stop it. " Hey- hold it I'm tangled!" Her body made and awkward roll to try to worm her way away from the edge, lest she fall off.

Gar placed a knee on the edge of the bed as he tried to pull her out of the bed, his hands tugging at her own. Raven squirmed until she was laying across the bed instead of along it.

" Gar! I'm serious quit it, just let me untangle the sheets first." She huffed out as she used her free leg to shove his back a bit , but when his body teetered back to far , having been knocked off balance, she grasped at his hand and tugged him forward.

Their heads knocked against one another painfully as his body fell atop her own, groaning Gar leaned up , one hand moving to rub across his forehead.

" Shit Rae, that's fucked. Why would you kick me ?" He mumbled out as he glared down at her from his spot above her.

" You wouldn't let me untangle my other leg from the sheets. You just kept tugging at me so since you won't listen I had to let you know to quit it."

" hey don't get snippy with me , I'm just in here to make sure we stay on schedule."

" we don't have to be anywhere untill 9. "

" That doesn't matter you still need time to dress, help kori out, get your shit together, and get more of a game plan set out for today."

Raven opened up her mouth to retort but closed it when she realized that Gar was being incredibly serious and responsible about the whole thing. A role she usually steps up to. Gazing up at him she noticed the close proximity between them, the minty smell of his breath, the gold that flecked through the emerald green of his irises, the smug smile that seemed to grace his face.

" Wipe that smug look off your face before I do it for you." She hissed out at him , her cheeks red, weather it was from anger or embarrassment, she didn't know.

" I'm sorry I just couldn't help but notice the wonderful additions on your neck. Very tasteful if I do say so myself. " there was a pregnant pause as the meaning of his words sunk in her head, Gar quickly moved off of her at the sound of an outraged noise escaped her. Fumbling out of the sheets she scrambled off the bed and into the bathroom. A startled Yelp escaped her lips as the image of purple and red painted the side of her neck in sporadic patterns.

Her fingers brushed against the spots, flinching at how sensitive and warm they were. Her head whipped around to stare at him from the entryway of the bathroom. Her brows drawn tight and eyes narrowed.

" Are you kidding me!? Gar what the fuck?" He at least had the good knowledge to look ashamed. Flinching he looked down.

"I'm real sorry Rae, but it's just a few hickeys, you could just cover them up with makeup ri-" he didn't get the rest of his words out as a shampoo bottle came flying at him from the bathroom, narrowly missing his head.

"Oi! Watch it there, you could've hit me!"

" that's the point!" Raven let out a frustrated growl as she tossed the conditioner at him.

Dunking down close to the floor, the bottle flew right over his head. "Ha ,missed me." An almost triumphant smile graced his face before a bottle of body wash knocked him backwards .

From the bedroom door way Kori stood looking confused as to what's going on, glancing from Garfield; who was laying on the floor pressing a hand to the middle of his forehead, bottles of bathroom necessities scattered around him. To Raven who stood in the doorway gripping what looked to be a bar of soap in one hand.

" Um have I walked in at a bad time ? Is friend Garfield ok?"

I was gonna make this longer but no. It's short I'm gonna keep the chapters at around 1-2 k words for a while.