Well hello again. You know when you have like 3 story ideas and you want to get them all down at once? But you don't want to be writing 3 stories concurrently? Yeah, I'm dealing with that. I'm also dealing with my laptop reaching 108 degrees Fahrenheit. (That's about 42.2 Celcius for people using the Metric system)
I didn't like the last chapter that much but I'm glad you guys did.
And before I start this, I have a quick question for you guys out there..
Do you ever forget to breathe?
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Raven lead Beast Boy down the hall, pulling him by the hand.
"Will you at least tell me what we're doing?" he whined, trying to pry information from his girlfriend.
"We're going to see Star!"
"What? Why?"
"I have to go say something to her," she said plainly.
"Wha?"
"Just.. shut up and come with me, you'll see."
They were almost at Starfire's door, and Raven knocked twice.
The door slid open and Starfire smiled at the two of them, Beast Boy pulling his hand away from Raven quickly so that she wouldn't see.
"It's okay Beast Boy," Raven smiled.
Starfire nodded. "Please come in, friends!"
As they stepped into Starfire's blindingly pink abode, Beast Boy stood in the doorway, trying to comprehend the happenings. One could almost hear the wheels turning in his head as he tried to process what was going on.
"Wha..?" he mumbled.
Raven sighed at him and pulled him into the room. "Beast Boy, Starfire knows about us."
His eyes widened. "I swear, it's not my fault! I didn't tell her anything!" he said, outstretching his hands and gesturing to emphasize his point.
"Beast Boy."
"And if she did figure it out from something I said or did, I swear I didn't mean to! Tell her, Starfire! Tell her it's not my fault!" his eye twitched as he spoke, tugging at the collar of his shirt. "Tell her!"
"Beast Boy!" Raven said loudly, grabbing him by the ear, causing him to flinch and lean towards her to ease the pain.
"Ow, ow, ow.. yes?" he asked meekly.
"I told her, you idiot," Raven said flatly. "Are you calm? I'm not going to let go until you're calm."
"I'm calm!" he whimpered. She let go of his ear and he cradled it in his palm, mumbling to himself. "Holy crap, Raven. And what do you mean you told her? I thought we weren't supposed to tell anyone?"
Raven crossed a leg over the other one and reclined on Starfire's bed. "She gave me some advice when I needed it. "
Starfire smiled at her. "So, I am assuming everything went well, since you are here with friend Beast Boy?"
Raven smiled and tugged Beast Boy closer to her, rubbing his back slowly as she turned to Starfire. "Yes, it all worked out fine."
"So.. are the two of you doing the coupling now?" Starfire asked gleefully, overjoyed at the union of her two friends.
She took her boyfriend's green hand and rubbed it against her cheek. "Yeah.. we are." She looked up at Beast Boy and smiled.
"So.. wait a second," Beast Boy said, sitting down on Starfire's bed and putting his arm around Raven's waist. "Does everyone know about us then?"
Starfire giggled. "Only friend Robin does not know."
Beast Boy grinned. "You didn't tell him?"
She laughed out loud, shaking her head. "No, I have not. He does not even suspect it!"
Beast Boy started laughing as well.
"So," he started, wiping the tears from his eyes, catching his breath as his laughter died down to quiet giggling. "Are we going to tell him?"
Raven crossed her legs and sat indian-style on Starfire's bed. "I was thinking we could let Cyborg know that we're back together, since he was very mature about the whole thing before."
Beast Boy sighed. "If we must, but I hope you know that he's going to tease me to no end. You might not get any crap from him, but you can bet that I will," he groaned.
She grunted quietly. "You're a big boy, you can handle it."
He folded his arms and frowned. "So are we going to tell Robin?"
Raven looked thoughtful for a moment and then smiled. "Why don't we see how long it takes him to figure it out?"
Even Starfire laughed at that one, cracking up at Raven's joke. She did love Robin, but now and then she found his cluelessness charming. Unfortunately, she did not see the irony in that she too was clueless. Everyone agreed that it was part of what made them cute as a couple. They didn't even know that the other liked them until about 4 years of sexual tension and flirting. Because of this, they were the butt of many jokes around the tower, to which neither of them made the connection to their relationship.
Beast Boy chuckled. "Well then ,it looks like we have a game plan, Rae," he said, smiling as the two of them stood up and started to leave Star's room.
She glared at him. "Remember what I told you about calling me that?"
His jaw hung open, exasperated. "Are you serious? Even though we're a couple now?!"
"Yes! I don't want to be called Rae!" Starfire heard echoing down the hall as they left, arguing like an old married couple. She laughed to herself. "Oh I am so glad the two of them have gotten together!"
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The newly reunited couple walked down the hall, hand in hand.
"So," Beast Boy started. "Why did you get to tell Starfire and I wasn't allowed to tell anyone?" he teased.
"Oh please," she rebutted. "I was distraught! I had to talk to someone! You're not the only person I talk to, Beast Boy."
His ears fell and he looked down at his feet as they walked.
She sighed and gave his hand a squeeze. "Hey," she said, catching his attention. "You're the only person I love though," she finished with a warm smile.
His ears lifted back up and he cupped her chin, lifting it up so he could kiss her lips sweetly. "You sweet talker," he chuckled.
She kissed his lips again, pulling away with a smile playing at the corners of her mouth. "Well, I wouldn't get too used to it.." She reached up and stroked his cheek slowly with the back of her hand. "You know how I am.. The sweet talking will only be for when it's just the two of us." A light blush overlaid her cheeks as she finished her sentiment. "I hope that's okay."
He laughed out loud and hugged her close to his chest, swaying with her in his arms there in the hallway. "I knew what I was getting into when I asked you out.. And it's just fine with me if you don't talk sweet around anyone but me." He grinned mischievously, contemplating something. "Rae," he finished, teasing her with the name he knew she didn't like.
Her smile flatlined and her eyebrows dropped, leaving her to stare at him with a blank, unamused look. "Beast Boy.."
He simply flashed off his toothy grin at her. "You'll get used to it. I do it out of love!" he concluded proudly, waggling his eyebrows at her. She rolled her eyes at him and set off down the hall, leaving him behind.
"Hey, come on! I was kidding!" he called after her, starting to chase her down as she walked away from him, smiling and enjoying teasing him a bit.
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Well, I'm thinking it's about time to wind this one down and work on the next story, unless there's anything you guys want me to throw in here before it's finished! Kinda anxious to get started on the next one, but you know me, I write to please.
As per the norm, comments, questions, emails, IMs, PMs, anything are all accepted.
Regards,
HILYR