Chapter ten: gifts
Me: yay, I'm so happy. Thank you all for your reviews.
Raven: yeah, let's throw a party *totally sarcasm*
Beast boy: HA good one Rae!
Me: Raven the disclaimer
Raven: *Sigh* onominous doesn't own us. Let's go Beast boy.
It was close to sundown and Beast boy still was wondering around Jump city streets. He seriously did not want to come home to the smell of rotting meat. He ultimately decided that as soon as he did, he would go straight to bed. But for now, he was just going to relax.
Beast boy stuck his hands deep inside his pockets. It still bugged him that the beast would contact him suddenly, and then it all vanished. He had a feeling in his gut that something bad was going to happen. He didn't know it was his animal instincts or just him being paranoid.
Either way, it made him sick to his stomach.
As he made his way through Jump's central he saw a man selling jewelry. But one imparticular necklace caught his eyes. Beast boy walked up to the shack, a chubby man with graying hair smiled warmly at him.
"Hello Beast boy, of the Teen Titans, what brings you here?" Beast boy returned the smile, and pointed upwards to a necklace.
"That's a nice necklace." And it was. It was a crescent moon the shade of amber, with a beautify glazed black Raven. Just perfect for his girlfriend.
"Ah yes, that is a very rare and valuable piece of work." The man bent down and whispered."Word around says it can only be found in the depths of the Caribbean Sea. Worth more than my life's savings. It's called Caerothyomjum, named after an ancient disease that had no cure. Sorta like the plaque."
"Wow." Beast boy was totally speechless. Who knew a simple necklace could have so much background?
"Yep," The man said as he stood back up."Who's the gal you givin' it to?" Beast boy was taken aback by his predicament. He barley new the man and he could already assume it was for a girl.
"Err…uh…what'd you mean?" the man chuckled.
"Now don't tell me you're giving it to yourself, lad. C'mon you can tell me, I won't tell a soul." He said as he brought his right hand on his heart. Beast boy didn't want to tell his new relationship to the world. But word does seem to get out one way or another, so why not be the first one to share?
"Um…my girlfriend."
"Mmmmhmmm, I had me one of those. Young like you. Only to be cheated on by a richer man!" HE slammed his sausage size fist on the counter. Beast boy jumped in surprise. The man looked at the oddly colored teen and sighed. "But, I'm sure that won't happen to you. So, what's her name?"
Beast boy was getting annoyed. He just came here for a simple, ok maybe not so simple, necklace.
"Raven." Beast boy mumbled. Normally, he would've been happy to share. Not this time. Considering that this guy was pushing his buttons, he wasn't all too thrilled.
The man's eyes widen in realization.
"Do you mean Raven, as in…of the Teen Titans?" Beast boy sighed, but nodded nonetheless. "And I thought she hated your guts! I'm proud of ye." Beast boy rubbed his neck sheepishly. Raven's gonna kill me. He thought.
"Gee thanks…so, how much is the necklace?" Beast boy asked, trying to change the subject.
"Ok, I'll strike a deal with ye. If you can keep you're your girl, I will give you this here necklace for free." The man smiled at the boy's socked expression. Beast boy shooked his head furiously.
"No way dude. It's a priceless jewel, of course I'll pay for it."
"Nah, I don't want your money, nor will I except it. Besides, you and the other titans don't know how many times you saved y butt. The least I can do is return the favor."
Seeing no way out of t, he excepted. The man generously handed Beast boy the necklace and his card.
"Thanks again…Paul." Beast boy said after reading his card.
"Don't mention it. Just keep doing what you're doin'." With another wave, he turned o his heels and walked away. He stared at the jewel in awe. After a while, he shifted into a hawk and flew back to the tower.
Raven collapsed on her bed, with her bags still clutched n her hands. Why did she ever agree on joining her alien comrade to the 'mall of shopping'? she had made her by all these ludicrous stuff that she would have to burn later, then burn it again to put them out of there lameness.
That included a ridiculously pink and frilly mini-skirt. Did she not know anything about her dark friend?
One good thing did come out of it though. She had managed to by enough time, before she was found that is, to get Beast boy a small gift. Everything after that was a blur, because Starfire had literally threw her out of the store.
Raven then dug into one of her many hot pink bags and pulled out a green and purple woven bracelet. It wasn't much, but considered it was from Raven and given from the heart, it must mean a lot. She had it specially made that if you looked deep within the bands, you could see a G and an R intertwined together.
Raven looked out the window. It was almost pitch black if it wasn't for the moon. Raven then got up and slipped on her night wear. She got back in her bed, and attempted to get herself comfortable. But for some odd reason, she couldn't.
Raven gasped as yet another vision shot through her…vision.
Jump city was destroyed. The roads were cracked, thrown and blood stained. Trees were turned over and houses were demonished. The wretched aroma of blood filled the air. There wasn't a human in sight, but you could still hear their screams.
If you looked to the left of the scene, you could make out three lone figures.
Raven made her way up to the bodies, and nearly screamed. Bloody and bruised laid her friends, Cyborg, Starfire, and Robin.
There was a loud howl that came from behind the empathy. Raven slowly turned around slowly, only to be face to face with the beast. Its eyes seemed to pierce through hers.
Raven quickly got out of her head, not bothering to change, and made her way to Beast boy rooms.
So, I was going to make this challenge longer and what not, but I decided that my peeps were getting a little anxious and that I would just update this now. And thank you all for the reviews! So far I think I have like what, 22? That's more than I have ever expected! BT dubs, check out my fan fiction, life behind the titans. It's my first mufti one-shot story. Please review.