Defrost
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to Teen Titans, except this plot.
A/N: A small time jump in this chapter, I hope no one minds!
Two Weeks Later...
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Beast Boy grinned at his friends around him. He took a deep breath, morphed into an elephant, and blew the candles OFF the cake. His friends, who were no covered head to toe in cake, glared at him. Beast Boy laughed sheepishly. He glanced at Raven, who was currently shaking off her cloak, and got a wicked gleam in his eyes. Raven glanced up when she felt mischievous and playful emotions coming off him and her eyes widened.
"Don't you dare, Beast Boy!" She warned him, backing up from the table. Beast Boy morphed into a dog and pounced, licking the cake off her.
"Aw, dude, ew, get a room!" Cyborg laughed.
"That's one way to get cake off you," Robin joined in the laugh.
"Friend Beast Boy! That is most unbecoming!" Starfire scolded, then grabbed Beast Boy by the scruff, ignoring his yelp, and pulled him off her. Raven sighed in relief and got up. "Are you alright, friend Raven? Did Beast Boy hurt and or anger you?"
"Huh? Oh, n-no, I'm fine," Raven told her. Truth be told, Beast Boy did the opposite. Sure it annoyed her a little, but he wasn't just licking cake off her... "Excuse me, I need to go meditate," she said, excusing herself out of the common room.
"Since when does she meditate like that anymore? I thought she had a better control over her emotions now?" Cyborg asked.
Beast Boy, now in his human form, scratched the back of his head. "Aw, man... I must have really upset her this time, I better go apologize!" Beast Boy took off after Raven.
"And since when is he so willing to apologize?" Robin added.
"Do you think they're..." Cyborg trailed off.
"No, no way! It's only been a few weeks since they started dating, they couldn't be doing THAT... could they?"
"What do you speak of, friends Cyborg and Robin?" Starfire asked curiously.
"Uhh... it's nothing, Star, we were just worried about them, that's all!" Cyborg answered. Starfire could tell they were hiding something but didn't pressure them about it.
Meanwhile, Beast Boy reached Raven's room and knocked on the door. "Raven?" he received no answer. "Hey, I'm sorry, I did that, I don't know what came over me, please don't be mad," he begged. A few moments later the door opened a crack.
"I'm... not really angry," Raven admitted.
"You're not? Then why won't you let me in?" He whined.
Raven actually HAD been meditating, to try to calm herself from Beast Boy's sudden frisky behavior. Him being a dog wasn't what did anything, it was just how sensual he had been when he did it. She didn't even know he possessed a sensual bone in his body! ...well, maybe except... she shook her head, that wasn't even bone, what was her problem all of a sudden? Oh, right, it was her shape-shifting boyfriend standing in front of her! "I guess I'm just feeling a bit tired?" She offered.
"No, that's not it, is it?" He stepped closer.
"Honestly, it's fine. I am tired though, I'll see you I'm the morning," she said, then kissed his cheek. Beast Boy only stopped smiling when she shut the door. On his way back into the common room, his sadness at not being able to help Raven made him miss the overly quizzical look in the faces of his team members.
"So... what's going on?" Robin asked.
"Huh? Oh, I don't know, Raven won't tell me what I did wrong," Beast Boy frowned sadly.
"Whoa hold on, you mean you didn't do that on purpose?" Cyborg questioned.
"Do what?" Beast Boy tilted his head.
"You know, turn into a dog and... lick her?" Cyborg answered impatiently.
"Well, sure, but what are you talking about?" Beast Boy frowned.
"Dude, come on, are you seriously gunna stand there and tell us you weren't trying to... to..." Robin trailed off, glancing over at where Starfire was feeding Silkie. "You weren't trying to... excite her?" He whispered.
Beast Boy's jaw dropped then. "Is THAT what happened?" He gasped. When they nodded he shook his head. "No, I was just trying to be playful... was she angry? She keeps saying she's not, but..."
"No, dude, she's not angry," Cyborg laughed. "But I'd steer clear of her for a bit if I were you," his grin turned sly.
"Why?" The confused changeling asked.
"Well, unless you WANT claw marks all over you!" Cyborg laughed at Beast Boy's shocked and embarrassed expression. That night, neither Raven nor Beast Boy could sleep much at all, both staring at the ceiling and thinking about the other.
'Some sixteenth birthday,' Beast Boy thought with a wistful sigh. The next day, Beast Boy was more than upset when Raven seemed to avoid him the whole day. It reminded him of the time right before they started dating, and it really hurt. "Come on, man, quit moping around," Cyborg sighed, his friend wasn't even as interested in video games anymore.
"Sorry, dude, I can't concentrate," Beast Boy mumbled.
"Why don't you just talk to her?"
"I try! She says everything is fine!"
"Then just kiss or something, I bet she wants you to," Cyborg teased.
"Yeah? And why don't you just ask Bumble Bee out?" Beast Boy countered. He smirked when Cyborg suddenly stopped grinning and shut up. "That's what I thought," he said smugly. "But I think maybe I will risk my life and take your advice, maybe she'll respond better if I kiss her?" he mumbled more to himself than to Cyborg.
"Then go get 'er, man!" Cyborg literally pushed Beast Boy off the couch. "They grow up so fast," he chuckled as he watched his friend jog off.
Elsewhere, Raven had allowed Starfire to meditate with her and was teaching her breathing techniques, when Starfire spoke. "Friend Raven?"
"Yes...?" Raven asked with a sigh. She had come to accept that Starfire would never remain silent for too long.
"May I ask why you seem to stare at friend Beast Boy so much lately?" She asked.
"The same reason you stare at Robin," Raven glanced over at a now blushing Starfire with amusement.
"You find him attractive?"
"...I do..." Raven admitted.
"I admit, his lifting of the weights with Cyborg has made him, how you say, 'easy on the eyes'," Starfire smiled.
"You find him attractive too?" Raven asked in surprise.
"A bit, yes, but... my eyes are... well, 'set on' Robin," Starfire looked away bashfully.
"We have company," Raven suddenly said, looking over to her door. Sure enough, a few seconds later, there was a knock on the door.
"Raven?"
"Speak of the devil," Raven smiled.
"Which devil were we speaking of?" Starfire asked, clearly confused.
"...It's an expression, Star," Raven told her.
"What's an expression?" Starfire asked again.
"The devil thing, it's an expression," Raven patiently explained.
"Oh! I see! Okay, I will leave you to speak with Beast Boy then," she said, and got up and left the room, waving to Beast Boy as she went by him, before Raven could say anything.
'Sometimes I think she knows more than she let's on, too...' Raven thought, then turned to the sheepish looking shape-shifter at her door. "Come in, Beast Boy," Raven told him.
"Raven, please tell me what I did and how I can fix it?" Beast Boy begged, he hated it when she completely ignored him like that. "Was it because I licked you?" he questioned, then blinked when she suddenly blushed. 'Holy cow, they were right?' he thought. He frowned thoughtfully and shut the door behind him, then stepped up real close to her. This time, Raven really did have to crane her head up a bit to look up at him. Ever since his initial growth-spurt, Beast Boy had been steadily growing. Raven looking into his eyes, seeing the concentrated look. "It is, it's it?" he whispered. "Would I be far off the mark if I said you liked it?" he asked. He smiled when she gave him the slightest shake of the head.
"Just, not so much as a dog," she admitted.
"So are you saying, you wouldn't mind if I licked you again?" he grinned.
"Beast Boy! I'm not a popsicle," she told him with a tolerant look.
"I know," he smiled. "But you're so tasty..." he grinned lewdly, making her flush.
"Don't be gross," she grumbled, but wrapped her arms around his neck all the same when he stepped closer.
"Well, okay fine, I'll be sure to not lick you again... as a dog," he grinned.
TBC...
End A/N: Obscenely short chapters ftw! Sorry about that, I didn't really intend to write a "two weeks later" thing, but this idea popped into my head. There is one last time-jump coming up, but I wanted to put one down that shortens the other, so in a sense, this chapter wasn't really planned... still, I hope ya'll liked it! A look into Beast Boy and Raven's relationship when it's a bit more established! Who knew Beast Boy had this kind of naughty side to him? XD
Shout-Outs:
Katwizzle: Lol I'm happy you approve
Ulcaasi: Don't worry, I don't plan on changing his "character", Beast Boy does have a growth spurt in the comics, I wanted to show it here too! I had to have some reason for it though, and I thought Beast would do the trick! Thanks so much for pointing those mistakes out! I made sure to go back and correct them :)
The Cretin: I'm very glad you like how I'm writing the characters so far :D