So I kinda don't own the Teen Titans...
After a quick battle against Cinderblock, the titans returned home to find the kitchen in a complete mess. Robin again distracted Cyborg, along with a volunteering Raven, leaving Starfire and a very relieved Beast Boy the duty of cleaning.
And though the empath and changeling were avoiding each other, they both had a similar thought process; which was just to avoid each other.
And yes, they knew this wouldn't solve anything, nor would it dispel the awkward aura that formed whenever they were in the same room; but that was fine- they could just avoid each other for the rest of their lives.
But that plan was kind of shot in the face the next morning.
The pale girl just happened to be refilling her tea when the green boy decided to come down for breakfast. After pouring the boiling water into her mug, she turned to find a half-asleep changeling blocking her path. And once he realized that it wasn't Cyborg in the kitchen making breakfast, the boy was suddenly wide awake. They stared at each other in shock; both quickly coming to terms with the fact that they were standing in the exact spot where the... the thing almost happened.
"Morning, uh, Rae," the changeling managed to squeak, nervously rubbing the back of his neck.
Raven replied by spilling scalding hot tea on the both of them, due to her mug exploding as it was encased in dark energy.
"Ow!" they exclaimed at the same time.
"What's going on?" their leader asked worriedly from the couch.
"Nothing!" they both replied, again in unison. "I just spilt some tea," the empath elaborated as she placed her hand on the green boy's chest.
Beast Boy watched the action in confusion, until he saw the blue-black aura radiate from her hand and heal his new burns. "Thanks, Rae-"
"Don't mention it!" she smiled unnaturally as her face heated with a blush.
The changeling tried to make eye contact with the purple-haired girl, but she expertly dodged the attempt. "So I'll, uh, I'll talk to you later?" he asked hesitantly.
"Mmm hmm."
"Alright, cool," the green boy responded, feeling himself blush as well. He really didn't want to talk about what had almost happened yesterday, but at the same time he wanted to know that they were still friends.
Raven did want to talk- to her emotions. She desperately needed to sort all this out, but a visit to Nevermore would be incredibly taxing on her already-frazzled mental state. "Well, this has been great, but I really need to meditate," she announced nervously as they both realized neither of them had moved.
"Oh, yeah, yeah. Uhm, yeah, you go, uh, do that," he agreed awkwardly as he maneuvered around the pale girl to unblock her path. She used her powers to clean up the broken cup as she quickly made her way to the exit. "I'll just, uh, wipe up all this-" he began sheepishly, but the empath was already gone, "-tea."
Beast Boy sighed with a mixture of disappointment and relief. That couldn't have been any more awkward. he thought bitterly as he bent down to mop up the mess. Way to go Beast Boy- you drove her away. She probably hates me! I always do something stupid to stress her out!
The green boy continued to mentally berate himself- not noticing as his masked leader snuck up behind him. "What did you do to make her so jumpy?"
"Ah!" the changeling shrieked, jumping as he turned around to face the boy wonder.
"And she's obviously not the only one," Robin smirked as he arched a brow at the green boy.
"He-he-he hey Rob!" he stuttered as he stood up straight. "I, uh, I don't know what you're talking about."
The titan leader stared pointedly at the changeling. "Raven hasn't done something like that in ages, but when she did, it was when her emotions got out of hand. Obviously something is up."
"Up?" Beast Boy shrugged unnaturally. "Psh, nothing's up. What are you talking about, dude? Everything is totally normal."
"Beast Boy," Robin stated calmly. "I can tell when you're lying."
The green boy smiled innocently in response.
His leader sighed in amusement, shaking his head. "Whatever you said to her, it's best to apologize. I know that whenever Star and I disa-"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" the changeling hastily interrupted. "Why would you bring up Starfire? Me and Raven are nothing like you two- why would you even think that?!"
The boy wonder held his hands up defensively. "Chill, Beast Boy. I wasn't implying anything," he snorted in amusement. "But by your reaction, I have to ask; is there something going on between you two?"
Beast Boy stared at the masked boy in horror. "Wha- wha- what?! No!"
"Beast Boy-"
"I said NO!" the changeling exclaimed as he backed away from his leader. "It's nothing like that; we're not even in a fight! Everything is completely normal!"
Robin stared at the green boy skeptically. He knew things definitely weren't normal between his two teammates, but since he was an expert himself on unspoken feelings, he decided to let it slide. "Okay, whatever you say."
Beast Boy smiled gratefully at the boy wonder. "I'm, uh, gonna go see if Cy wants to play some video games; later, dude." Or maybe, the changeling thought bitterly, I'll just wallow in self pity, since it's obvious the girl I like is completely disgusted by my presence.
The half-demon was in a similar state of distress. It seemed as though her alien teammate had a sixth sense at when a session of "girl talk" was needed, and skillfully hunted down the empath.
"Friend Raven, I know you need to speak of this! I can see it is having a negative reaction on your well-being," the redhead insisted, her voice laced with understanding and concern.
"I'm fine, Starfire. I don't need to talk."
"I sense it is more of a 'don't want to talk', friend," Starfire replied solemnly. "But I am here for you, when you do decide to."
Raven looked into Starfire's pleading green eyes and reluctantly gave in. "Fine," she sighed. "But first, I want to ask you a question."
The alien smiled cheerfully at the prospect of some girl talk. "Go ahead, friend Raven!"
A devious smirk crossed the empath's face. "Why haven't you and Robin started dating?"
"I- uh, we- uhm," the orange girl stuttered, before narrowing her eyes in realization at what the pale girl was doing. "I am unsure of how to 'take the next step'," she admitted confidently.
Raven stared at the alien, genuinely surprised. "But you know he likes you, Starfire."
Starfire nodded her head in agreement. "Yes, I do know. But I am fearful that acting on our feelings will destroy our friendship, and I believe he feels, as a leader, it would be inappropriate to 'date' a teammate."
The pale girl watched as her fellow female teammate lowered her head, clearly upset. "I'm very sorry, Star. It must be hard," she spoke softly as she patted her friend on the back.
The alien looked appreciatively at the empath. "Thank you, friend Raven. But if I am not mistaken, I believe you, too, are a victim of a similar situation."
Raven sighed in defeat as she sat on her bed, motioning for the orange girl to do the same. "You know how I can sense emotions?"
Starfire sat down beside her friend. "Yes, I remember."
"Well, it took a lot of meditating, but I can kind of control it now; turn it off, if you will."
The alien nodded in understanding. "I see."
The empath continued apprehensively. "Well, since I haven't been utilizing it, as not to intrude on anyone's privacy, when I did 'turn it on', I sensed something... strange coming from Beas- uh, a teammate."
Starfire suppressed a smile. "What was this emotion, friend Raven?"
"I'm not positive, but I think it was affection," the pale girl admitted sheepishly. "Like I said though; I'm not certain. The only experience I have on that emotion is from whenever you and Robin interacted."
The orange girl turned an impressive shade of red as she took in the empath's words. "Oh! Uhm, well, do you- do you not feel the same as Beas- I mean, this teammate?"
Again, the pale girl looked unwilling to go on. "Well, at first I thought maybe I had misinterpreted the feeling, but after a while I realized I was probably correct. And I thought that I didn't feel the same way, but now I'm not so sure..."
Starfire could no longer hold back her smile. "Oh, this is glorious, friend Raven! You are doing the crushing!"
The purple-haired girl stared questionably at her teammate. "I don't see how this is so 'glorious', Starfire. I've 'done the crushing' before, and it didn't turn out well," the empath admitted sullenly.
The alien shook her head fiercely. "You are mistaken, friend Raven. I believe that was merely an infatuation; you were younger and more susceptible to deceit. This feeling you have now, this genuine feeling, this is the crushing."
Raven gave the redhead an unsure look. "I don't know, Star."
"But you do! Are you not experiencing the fluttering of the flies in your stomach? Or the reddening of your skin?"
The empath immediately started to blush as she listened to the alien's logic and applied it to her situation.
"You see!" the orange girl gasped animatedly. "You are doing the blushing just thinking of him! This is most definitely the crush!"
Raven sighed in exasperation, finally giving in. "Alright, fine. I might be experiencing 'the crush.' But what am I supposed to do about it?"
Starfire smiled sadly. "This is where my knowledge of the subject ends, friend Raven."
The empath returned her friend's smile. "Thank you, Star. This has actually been very helpful." She then leaned over and awkwardly hugged the alien.
Starfire gently hugged back, smiling tearfully. "Oh, we must do the girl talk more often!"
Raven pulled back and laughed quietly. "Yeah, we must."
Awe, wasn't that so sweet? Lol
So how was this chapter? Too girly? Or did you actually enjoy the bonding between the two female titans? So obviously Raven is coming to terms with her feelings for BB, while the dope himself is being all jumpy and stubborn. It's so frustrating; I'm even sitting here like "Come on BB! Stop being so dang uncooperative!" and I'm the one writing this! Lol so as you can see, I am insane.
But I haven't even gotten to Cy's birthday party yet, let alone his actual b-day, so I need to stretch this plot out a bit more. Don't worry, there will be way more BBRae-ness to come! And next chapter, the under-aged drinking will begin! Can I get a whoohoo for teenaged delinquency?! So please, stick around, as this next chapter explores these super-hooligans as they experiment with some hard liquor!
OH! Also, review, or do whatever it is you usually do ;)
