Chapter 9: Is It Love?
Beast Boy stared into her amethyst eyes and vice versa. Then he took a deep breath and asked in a shaking voice, "Um, Rae? Did you say what I think you just said?" Raven blinked and looked down at the cold, unforgiving concrete floor. Immediately, Beast Boy smiled and hugged Raven, tears of joy streaming from his eyes. Raven's eyes widened as she replayed the whole scene. Tears? A smile? Hug?
"Raven, you have no idea how long I've been waiting for you to say that." he sniffed. A sudden flash of light blinded them.
"AWW, THIS IS SWEEEEEEEET! A LIVE FOOTAGE OF RAVEN + BEAST BOY = LOOOOOOVE! I GOTTA SHOW THIS TO EVERYONE!" shouted Cyborg, happily. Raven and Beast Boy quickly turned white. Showing it to one person is bad enough. But showing it to the whole team? Before Cyborg reacted, Beast Boy morphed into a gorilla and grabbed Cyborg's arm. Raven stomped up to Cyborg and RIPPED out the memory. Cyborg winced in pain. "Aww, man, you could've just taken it out instead."
Raven rolled her eyes. "That wouldn't teach you a lesson though." Beast Boy morphed back into a human and grinned. God, Raven's so cute when she acts like an angelic devil. When Raven noticed Beast Boy grinning at her, she blushed. Before she got the chance to hide her blush with her hood, Beast Boy stopped her with four heart-stopping words.
"I love you too." Raven stuttered at this. Really? Beast Boy truly loves her? An odd feeling if you ask me.
'Quit stuttering Raven, you're making a fool out of yourself. Of course he loves you! If he doesn't, we would know. Remember those times when he wiggles his eyebrows at you, tries to make you laugh, and saves your butt for I-have-no-idea-how-many times? He was practically flirting with you! I bet you a million dollars that he was hanging out with Beast Girl just to make you jealous. Unless...' Knowledge paused and smiled. 'Unless... he's in love with both of you! This is perfect!'
PERFECT? Raven's mind nearly exploded at that thought.
'WHAT DO YOU MEAN PERFECT? THIS IS A LOVE TRIANGLE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!'
'I see that you do not understand the whole concept here. Beast Girl is the other half of you, and I mean half of your personality. If he's in love with you two, then he 100% loves you as a whole!' It only took a few moments for Raven to put the facts together.
'You know what, Knowledge? You are the smartest bitch ever.'
'Thanks, I guess...'
'Say, when I expressed emotions, why didn't anything blow up?'
'Since you were split in half, the curse broke apart.'
"Rae, you in space again."
"Huh?" Raven snapped her attention to Beast Boy and gave him one of her rare, delicate smiles. "Yeah, I was." Then she remembered something. "Where's Cyborg?"
Beast Boy shrugged and said, "I let him go and he ran away as if an axe murderer or a creepy homosexual guy was tailing him."
Raven chuckled and hugged Beast Boy. She inhaled his scent of laundry detergent (yes, he cleaned his clothes for the first time), snuggled closer, and sighed. At first Beast Boy thought he was dead, but then he wrapped his arms around her small waist. He felt her stiffen for a second, then soften. They both held on to each other for a few moments. Beast Boy then removed his hands away from her waist. Raven felt heart broken for a second until Beast Boy lifted her chin and kissed her. Raven was surprised. She soon got used to the new feeling and deepened the kiss. Her tongue moved around his, leaving no spaces unexplored. They continued until they heard a small gasp. Turning around, they noticed Starfire and Robin, both with shocked and surprised faces.
