Chapter 11
Let The Drama Begin
"…I meant to ask you if you could not flirt with her or do anything that may hurt her in the future. I know it sounds weird but I want to have a chance and if you're the competition then I'll obviously lose."
"I think I know what you're saying and I guess I agree." Aqualad then left but for some reason, I didn't feel happy. Yeah, he agreed to not lead Raven on but a part in me said this was a mistake...With a shrug of my shoulders, I shook the thought away and followed his lead. When I left the room, I couldn't stop thinking about the thought I just had. Was this a mistake?
Raven's POV
Once Beastboy dragged Aqualad into his room, I was the only one in the hallway. I kept asking myself what the green idiot wanted from him. Poor Aqualad, having to put up with Beastboy at this moment. I wonder what they're talking about right now. I could just set my spiritual side free so I would be able to hear what they're talking about but I still wouldn't be able to be seen. I shook my head at that thought and started walking to the common room. Not that it was a bad idea, only I wouldn't like it if someone did that to me. I tell everyone to respect my privacy but if I did that to Beastboy then I would become a hypocrite. Without another word, or thought, I continued walking in silence.
"Hey Raven." Who was that? I turned around and saw that Aqualad made it out of Beastboy's room and gave me a friendly smile. I could feel a blush coming on but I managed to restrain it.
"Hi, Aqualad. How are you?" Could I sound less like myself right now? I sound this cheery, around anyone.
"I'm fine, how about you?" Small talk, that's a little weird. After yesterday and the way he would always go from one topic to the next, I thought it would be kind of nice to talk with him. Maybe he's just getting warmed up.
"I'm okay as always." Aqualad kept looking at me with a friendly smile. Silence. That was what the hallway was filled with and I couldn't take it anymore. If I'm alone, then it's no problem but if I'm with someone then it gets awkward quickly. I had to do something just so it could stop.
"I'm going to go get some breakfast. Bye." I turned away from him and started walking to the common room not giving him a chance to say something. Was what I just did seem mean? I walked away and gave him an excuse, just to leave him. If Starfire were here then surely she would give me lectures about how I shouldn't' act like that to friends. What would Beastboy say? Would he see me differently and think I'm mean?
Subconsciously, my feet continued walking acting as if they knew that if I stopped then Aqualad may catch up with me and ask me if anything was wrong or something like that. Not that I minded him caring-do I mind? -but I just don't want to talk to anyone right now. No real reason, I'm just not in the mood. Hopefully I don't take it out on anyone, especially Beastboy. If I hurt him then I don't know what I would do. Why am I thinking about Beastboy? I thought I got over this a while ago! Multiple times I had a crush on him but it would come and go every now and then. It stuck for the longest time when Terra came into our lives, left, and came back again. I remember hating the fact that I had to see Beastboy heart broken and staying in his room, crying about Terra. I swear if I ever see that jerk again then I'll-
SMASH
What was that? It sounded like it came from the room I just passed and when I was about to investigate, a thought entered my mind. It was the emotions I was feeling that made the thing break. Anger took control of me and I felt like I was going to lose control for a minute. I never lose control and if I'm close then it's usually when I'm thinking about Beastboy. I really have to stop thinking about him or who knows what could happen. Without another thought, I continued walking away from the crime scene not taking a look at which room it was. Why does he have that kind of power over me? Whenever I'm around him I have to distance myself and keep away from conversation with him and I'm tired of doing that.
Sometimes, I wish I was anyone else; they are able to feel freely without the worry of letting a catastrophe happen. Then I would be able to laugh, cry, yell, and love but because of my father, Trigon, I can't and the fact that I'm an empath doesn't help either. If only I could not be me for one day, what would I give for twenty-four hours but I know that'll never happen. I could switch bodies with someone, but they wouldn't know all the "rules" that comes with being me.
This is pointless. Feeling sorry for myself won't change anything; I'll always be Raven and nothing can change that. I might as well embrace it, or not. Whatever, time to drop the subject and get through this day without any more accidents. Once I reached the door to the common room, I checked to see if my hood over my head, summoned a book from my room with my powers, and entered. The first thing I saw was Starfire and Speedy sitting on the couch together laughing. When did they meet? I started to approach when Starfire started shaking her head side to side, laughing like there was no tomorrow. When her eyes opened, they met mine and with a grand smile she greeted me.
"Good morning friend Raven! Did you sleep well the night of last?" After mentioning my name, Speedy turned around and gave me a friendly smile that for some unknown reason I wanted to slap off his face.
"Hi. Could you make some space on the couch? I want to read." I hated to come off like that but they were taking up most of the couch. And even if I didn't want to be mean then how would I bring that into conversation and tell them to move. Being polite isn't really one of my best qualities. How did I manage to keep all of the Titans as my friends anyway?
"Oh, I am most sorry! Here, let us move. Come Speedy." She then got up and grabbed Speedy's hand and gently pulled him towards the direction she was going. They ended up sitting at the counter where we would eat breakfast but not yet.
"Thanks." They didn't have to move practically across the room but the couch did look more inviting. As if there was a magnetic pull, I moved towards the couch and sat down with the book in my hand.
"You are the welcome. Would you like herbal tea friend?" Well this is getting a little weird.
"Uh, sure. I mean, please." I knew Starfire was kind but she never did anything like this before. Maybe she was just in a better mood than usual. Speaking of, her aura was giving me strong vibes of happiness which was starting to give me a headache. Luckily my herbal tea helps ease the pain. Before I knew it, Starfire was coming my way with the tea and she was humming. Has she ever hummed?
"Here you go friend! Enjoy!" After handing the teacup to me, she floated back to Speedy and continued their conversation. Something's definitely going on between the two. Not my business so I shouldn't go snooping. That seemed like a good idea so I grabbed the book once again, opened it to the first chapter, took a sip of my tea and started reading.
"Yo Raven! How many waffles do you want?" I looked up to the sound of the voice and was stunned to see everyone up and in the common room. I looked back down to the book and saw that I was halfway through the thick book. How long was I here? Remembering that someone asked me a question, I turned my head towards Cyborg's direction and held up two fingers. He smiled and nodded then put two waffles on a plate that seemed to be mine. Breakfast must be ready then.
"Come and get it!" I blinked and saw that everyone had already gotten a plate, including Beastboy with his tofu waffles. I got up, walked over to the counter, grabbed the last plate that had my two reserved waffles, and walked back to the couch. Since there was no more space at the counter, I was forced to sit here with Robin, Beastboy, and Bumblebee. After a few minutes of conversation, I could feel a strong emotion that was of nervousness. Looking around to see who was uneasy, my eyes landed on Starfire who gave a half-hearted smile to Speedy and played with her fingers. By the look on her face, something bad might take place. She then stood up and tried to everybody's attention.
"Friends! I require your attention!" Who knows how quickly the room quieted down but it seemed like Starfire wished it would take longer.
"Thank you. I would like to make an announcement this morning in front of you all. Well, I believe I should say we have the announcement." She looked down towards Speedy and gave a small smile. Speedy stood up and I knew exactly where this was going. Apparently, so did everyone else, especially Robin.
"Well, we're going out now. How awesome is that?" said Speedy who didn't say it as convincing as he wanted it to be. This doesn't feel right. I looked around the room to see if anyone else felt the same but everyone's face, besides Robin's, held a fake smile but their emotions were all about confusion and sadness.
"That's amazing girl!" Thank goodness Bumblebee said something because I surely wouldn't have. Soon enough, everybody joined in besides the boy blunder. As everyone said their congratulations, I had a feeling that the Titans East visit was going to be something no one will forget. Let the drama begin.
I honestly think that I did badly on this chapter, mostly on the fact that it didn't seem like this was Raven. It did involve her, but I feel as though Raven would never say these things. Maybe in a different way but not in the way I made her. And I just want to say that you won't be hearing of Mas and Menos in this story a lot but just remember that they're doing their own thing. I would have updated this chapter sooner but I was too busy cheating. On this story of course! I meant that I was writing chapters to other stories that I came up with. It's not like I said, "Well what else can I do besides this story that would seem like a fun time to write?" No, I just came up with the ideas, wrote out what would happen, and started writing the first chapter for each one. What I'm thinking is that I put up the first chapter for each story and let you guys decide on whether or not I should continue. (Except for one story which will be a one-shot.) They all seem like fun things to write about so I just you guys like where I'm going with them. Please review, fav, follow, and all that other good stuff! If you want to see the stories then look out for:
1) Valentine's Day-Robstar
2) (Accidently) Forgetting You
3) I'm Not Giving Up On Us
4) Save Me
They will all be about Robin and Starfire since I feel that more stories are coming out about Beastboy and Raven instead of them. Don't get me wrong, I like bbrae but robstar is my favorite. Anyway, please tell me what you think of the stories and approve or reject. I really appreciate it by knowing that you actually read all of this and didn't just skip it. I don't own anything but Warner Bros. and DC Comics do!
Always yours,
light is in the dark
P.S. If this chapter comes out then I'm sorry. Something may have happened...I don't really know how else to explain it.
