Hey everyone! Here's the fourteenth one-shot in this series! Hope you enjoy!
RPGPersona: Certainly, yeah. I agree completely. Same; I rarely can find the courage to speak about something that bothers me or something bad, so I've chosen to write letters in the past to the people I need to speak to. I still need to talk about it, but at least the idea is introduced. I figured it was an appropriate way to end since it was the middle of the night haha :)
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"A Whisper in the Ear"
"Okay Titans, it's time that we look over the crime reports from the last month and analyze them," Robin said as he stood before the four teens that sat on the couch before him. Every month, Robin sat them down to go over the crime reports. He felt that if they were looked over and analyzed in depth, perhaps they would be able to discover a pattern or connection in crimes and stop future ones from happening. That, of course, rarely happened, but it was nonetheless a monthly occurrence.
As Robin was going over the repetitive instructions, the teens looked at him in a bored manner. Starfire had tried to look enthusiastic in an attempt to be supportive of her boyfriend, but even she found the process unnecessary, or at least extreme. Cyborg sat on the end of the couch, more or less scowling at the Boy Wonder as he barked the instructions. Raven and Beast Boy sat at the opposite end of the couch, barely even paying attention to what their leader had to say.
"You'd think he'd expect us to know what to do by now," Beast Boy whispered into Raven's ear, just quietly enough for her to hear.
"I believe he does expect it, but for whatever reason feels the need to repeat it regardless," Raven responded, her whisper even lower than his.
Ever since the multiple Slade incidents, Robin's obsessiveness had skyrocketed. Everything was far more detailed, analyzed more in depth, and hours upon hours were poured into seemingly unnecessary tasks. They were not, however, unnecessary in Robin's mind. So there they were, going over petty crime reports about robberies and break-ins, trying to come up with a non-existent pattern to satisfy their leader.
"Does he not realize how pointless this is? I mean, it seems completely pointless," Beast Boy whispered.
"Almost as pointless as the amount of hair gel the guy uses," Raven muttered almost silently. Beast Boy held his breath in an attempt to prevent the laugh at the back of his throat from escaping. Raven noticed this and smiled at the changeling.
Beast Boy looked back up to the spikey haired leader. He was still going over the same exact procedures, unaware of the conversation between the two of them. Looking over at Starfire and Cyborg, he noticed their lack of attention as well.
"Think he'll notice that no one is paying attention?" Beast Boy whispered, regaining his composure.
"Doubt it. He probably would've said something by now," Raven responded.
"Yeah, I guess that's true. Or maybe he just doesn't care anymore," Beast Boy said.
"Robin? Not caring? I see you're back to making your jokes now," Raven retorted.
"Did I hear my name?" Robin said suddenly, causing both teens to look up. Robin was standing closer to them now, something they had been unaware of.
"Uhhhhh….no, of course not! Why would you think that?" Beast Boy said quickly, his nervousness obvious to everyone.
"Maybe I'd think that because I heard my name, just like I heard your whispering when you should've been listening. Now, if you don't mind, I'll resume the instructions now," he said, turning back to where he had been originally standing.
Beast Boy bit his lip hard, trying to keep himself from laughing or smiling, while Raven looked mildly horrified, a deep crimson blush covering her cheeks and nose.
"Guess he noticed," Beast Boy whispered to Raven, even more quiet than before.
"Seems so," Raven said, her blush fading, "Perhaps we should stop whispering and actually pay attention to the rules for the millionth time."
"I guess. But I have one more thing to say before we do that," Beast Boy said, his smile widening.
"Yes?" Raven asked him.
"I love you," Beast Boy said after a brief pause. Raven's faded blush roared back again, slowly turning her head to gaze at the changeling. After a few seconds, she spoke up.
"I love you too," she said smiling. She nuzzled her head onto his shoulder, taking in his warmth. Robin, noticing their whispering once again, looked at them directly, but decided not to call them out on it. He may have been focused on his instructions, but that doesn't mean he couldn't hear what was being said, and he wasn't about to ruin the two love birds' moment.