AN: I don't own the Teen Titans. This is a short chapter, but I think some of you will be pleased.
Dinner was torture! Kori kept trying to engage Bruce in conversations about her home planet, and her strange customs. She even offered to teach him some Tamerianin chant, that was apparently a chant that a father says to his son, to give him permission to become intimate with his partner. He of course had no interest in learning this. And instead spent his whole time talking to everyone else except Kori, Richard though was another story. He would speak when spoken too, but the whole dinner he just stared at me. I tried not to make eye contact but every time I did, I felt guiltier and guiltier from what I did on the ride to the restaurant. Trying to make him jealous wasn't exactly my best plan I understand that. And it obviously didn't work, I bet he pieced everything together and the only reason he's looking at me right now is because he is mad. Garfield and I sat next to each other, I didn't sit next to him to continue to make Richard jealous, no I sat next to him because he all but picked Victor up and threw him across the table.
Dinner is officially over, and Garfield has seemed to forget about me. He moved to another table and is currently hitting on some blond with pigtails, which are dip, dyed with red and black. She doesn't look too interested in him, and Garfield has seemed to notice. He looks defeated, but I know he will shake it off and bounce back to trying to get with another girl he sees. After all, no one can "Resist the funny guy."
"Hey grass stain. Had a problem over there?" Smirked Victor patting Garfield on the back as he stood up to leave from the table.
"She would have dug me, if she actually knew who I was." Shrugged Garfield.
"Sure she would have." Victor rolled his eyes and walked towards the bathroom with Garfield following him. And here I thought only girls went to the bathroom together.
"Raven?" Asked Kori. I quickly spun my head to tell her not to call me Raven.
"It's Rachel, we are being civilians we can't go by our hero names." My voice came out colder then I wanted it too, I didn't want to sound mean or anything because I didn't want Richard to have another reason to be upset with me.
"Oh, I have forgotten. Do you want to come with me to the bathroom?" She looked eager, I could feel her emotions and the reasons behind why she wanted me to come. Kori believed that Bruce was warming up to her, when it was in fact the opposite, but being the naïve alien that she is, she didn't know that. I couldn't sit and listen to her brag about how she believes that Richard and her will one day be married, or that Bruce will give Kori permission to give up her virginity to Richard. It's a little too much to handle, and I'm not sure how polite I could be with Jealousy running around, especially if she has teamed up with Love.
"Uh, I'm alright Kori. I think I'll just stay here and listen to the piano player if that's alright." I tried to give her a reassuring smile, but she still looked disappointed, but she left anyway.
"I just have to pay the check, and I think I see commissioner Gordon. You kids don't mind if we stay a bit longer so I can have a little chat with him don't you?" Richard and I both agreed that we could stay a bit longer. Bruce paid the bill and got up and walked over to have a talk with the commissioner.
"You know, the other room is a ballroom." Said Richard. I snapped my head up to look at him.
"Okay?" Why was he telling me this?
"A lot of people go inside there to dance." Once again, why would I care?
"Alright." What was the point of this useless conversation anyway, are things that awkward between us where he just has to state facts that have no meaning behind them?
"I was wondering if you would like to go dance with me?" He rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly. I raised an eyebrow at him. "You know, in there. Because they have a dance floor, and a band, and stuff." His cheeks started to heat up I would laugh if I wasn't so taken back by his question.
"I'm not very good at dancing." It was my turn to blush now.
"Neither am I. Let's go." He then got up and rushed to my side of the table and grabbed my hand pulling me towards the other room. I could feel the teams eyes watching me from the other side of the restaurant, they must have all come out together. I could feel Bruce's eyes on me too, and he was projecting the feeling of pride at me.
We got to the other room, and there were about seventeen other couples on the dance floor. I was expecting more, but I guess they were all eating dinner or chatting with friends. I was hesitant, but Richard takes my hands gently and places one in his hand, and another on his shoulder. He puts on of his hands on my waist, and if it were anyone else, I would flinch away, but not from him. The band struck up a dance that I could only guess was a waltz. I had no previous knowledge of dancing other then what could be described in books, so as you can guess I was nervous. Richard must have sensed that through the bond because he smiled and pulled me closer. We must have danced for almost an hour, and I could sense the team getting slightly anxious about leaving. I was about to suggest we stop and go back out to check on the team when all the sudden a strong pair of hands gripped onto my face and I looked up into two beautiful blue eyes.
I wasn't exactly aware of what was happening, I was about to suggest he back up and give me some space, but was interrupted by a pair of lips. It was bliss, a sensation of fireworks shot through me and I thought I might actually explode. I have never felt like this before. If you were to tell me this was going to happen when we were on our way back from Tokyo I would have called you insane and probably threw you in another dimension. It was too soon when his lips disappeared from mine, and I would have shut the space between us again if I didn't feel Kori's curiosity spike up again. I instantly let go of him and put my head down remembering my hair would not be able to hide the blush that had crept onto my cheeks. Nor a hood to hide my embarrassment that I had betrayed a person I called my best friend, and even my sister.
"That cannot happen again." I growled and walked away.
"Raven please, don't go just listen to me." I should have listened, I should have let him explain himself. That was what I wanted after all. I wanted to be loved by him even if it was only once. I got my wish, but I was not able to enjoy it.
"Let's go." I told Bruce as soon as I saw him. Sadness was radiating off of Richard, but I refused to look at him for the rest of the night. Something just kept nagging me though, that there must have been more to the story, but I was just to stubborn to listen.