Lust's words will be outlined in single quotes, 'Like so.'
Conflicting Love
Chapter 10
"There it is."
"Where?"
"Down there, on the right."
"Oh, I see it. It'd be weird if we go in, wouldn't it?"
"Ha, the star-struck teens would be yelling, definitely."
Beast Boy landed in front of the restaurant, as did Raven. "Is there any place to sit?"
"Yeah, there's a seat. Right there, in the window."
Raven sighed. "Come on, let's go. Please, and stay discreet."
"No prob."
He led her in and he lady at the stand said, "Hello." with a Japanese accent.
"Table for two?"
"Yeah." Beast Boy told her, with a smile.
"Ok." She lead them to a small table in the corner. "What do you want for drink?"
"Uh…" Beast Boy thought. "I'd have to say…Sprite? Yeah."
"Tea, please." Raven told her.
The lady nodded, and walked off.
"There's a buffet." Beast Boy told her. "Gotta get up."
They walked over, got the food, and returned later.
Beast Boy got some noodles, and some sugary…something.
Raven got very little. Some red-colored sauce poured over some chicken and a red and a white crab-leg.
"So…" Beast Boy begged for a conversation, slurping his noodles.
"How're the noodles?" She asked.
His reply was, "Good, wet, hot."
"AAH!"
Beast Boy and Raven looked out the window to…something, something big.
"What the…?"
CRASH!The wall was blown in and a shadowy figure was waiting atop a giant moth.
"Hey, R…wait, you're not Robin!"
Beast Boy eyed the girl who had just blown open the whole wall.
A pink dress, and blonde hair, she rode a large moth-monster and held a yellow energy whip. Kitten.
"I'm Beast Boy, no Robin."
"Wait…then…well, where is Robin?"
"Uh…" Beast Boy didn't know what to say. "He's gone to…to help out Batman with something?
"Ooh, he'll be surprised!"
She flew off.
"Uh…shouldn't we leave the restaurant?" Beast Boy asked her.
"Maybe, the place will be closed for repairs."
They shrugged and left, leaving the bewildered restaurant-goers.
As they flew, Raven wondered why had she not called the team. The simple fact of his presence was overwhelming. Beast Boy landed on the roof next to her and she landed next to him. "Alright," He told her, "We have seven choices. We can gaze at the stars, we can go to a rock concert, get you a makeover, watch a movie, golf, get a smoothie and just cuddle in an open field." She pondered it.
"Forget the makeover. Cuddle? No. Gaze at the stars? Maybe. Movie? Depends. Rock Concert? Uh…no. Golf? I guess."
"Rock Concert, Movie or Golf?"
She sighed. "I don't know."
"Let's just gaze at the stars."
She looked up. "What stars?"
She was right. The lights from the city were blocking view of the stars.
Then she remembered something. "I know this is sort of a mood killer, but are you and Senka friends or something?"
He raised an eyebrow. "I'd think y'all would figure it out by now."
"Figure what?" Then a shock of realization shifted through his body. "Y-you?! YOU?!"
"Yeah…sorry, I was confused and-"
"Hold on. We never tell Robin or anyone about this, got it?"
"Like I was planning to?"
"but….wait, the kid in the mask's skin…it…"
He sighed. "It was Cy's tech."
"…"
The glow from the moon brought out something. Something Raven had never realized.
His UTTER CUTENESS! Love yelled.
Raven sighed.
And yet…
And yet…
She was even starting to believe this.
"R…Raven? Hello?"
Thoughts flew through her mind, new ones.
Strange ones.
Gross ones.
Happy ones.
Nice ones.
Then she remembered her crap-of-a-past.
A tear trickled out of her eye.
"You ok, Raven? Why are you crying?"
"Huh?" She broke from her trance. She hugged him suddenly and started crying into his shoulder. "Raven, alright, what's up?"
"Please, don't talk."
A strange command, but one he was willing to accept.
He lightly hugged her back.
"Ok."
They fathomed in this same position for 20 minutes.
Then, Raven was…well, there was no word for it.
She saw something.
Beast Boy laughing, cuddling up to Raven on the Titans' tower couch.
He poked her shoulder.
She smiled. "Don't poke me."
"Why not? You love it."
She chuckled. "Shut it."
She widened her eyes and stopped hugging him.
"Raven? You OK?"
She smiled, tears still lining her cheeks and eyes. She blushed. "Come on." She told him.
"What do you want to do?"
"I'm tired."
"Well, can we…you know, date…again, tomorrow?"
He smiled, amazed.
"You're asking me out?"
"Yes."
"You've made my whole week. I'd like that very, very much."
They turned their backs.
"See ya."
"Bye."
Ten minutes later, Beast Boy pumped his arm. "YES! God, thank you!"
He was psyched.
So was Raven.
Now, isn't that cute?
Jeez, sorry it took so long.
I'm a bad person to keep you waiting.
Maybe even a horrible person.
Or am I?
And, again, admit it, I fooled you
You now thought is was someone else.
IT WAS BB! HAHA! WHEW!