Hey everyone! Here's the twenty-fifth one-shot in the series! Hope you enjoy!
RPGPersona: Glad you enjoyed it! It was definitely one of my favorite one-shots to write in this series. I imagine they heard; despite the size of the tower, they seem to always be in each other's business. It'd be interesting to write about Raven's singing haha. Yeah, I decided to do this one shot when they were not dating. I imagine that'd be an awkward situation for everyone, not just Raven and Beast Boy, so I agree that they were smart to not get too involved. Hope you enjoyed it :)
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"In a Blissful Sigh as you Fall Asleep"
It was so warm, almost overwhelming. But it wasn't overwhelming in bad or uncomfortable way. Rather, it was overwhelming in the sense that it consumed all of your thoughts and all of your senses, and was, by default, purely blissful. That's the way it always was in moments like this. Curled up under piles of blankets and curled up against each other. It was just so warm, and so happy.
Beast Boy had one arm wrapped up underneath Raven's side, and she was curled into him, one arm resting over his bare, broad chest. While his legs were laying out straight, hers were bent, ever so slightly jabbing into his thigh. The lights were off in her bedroom, but sweet smelling candles lit up the room, giving it a warm, cozy glow. They had been in that position for nearly an hour, simply recounting memories from over the years.
"Remember that time where Cy spilled that cheesy omelet all over the couch?" Beast Boy recalled, letting out a light chuckle at the memory.
"Yeah, and the cheese hardened to the couch so fast that he couldn't get it cleaned up," Raven said, the images filling her mind.
It had been nearly a year ago. It was a relatively normal breakfast, tofu vs. meat debates and all. Cyborg had made an omelet to go along with his precious bacon, and being him, there was more cheese in his omelet than egg itself. Due to the overabundance of the melted substance, it dripped onto the couch right before he sat down. The yellow goo stuck to the fabric, adhering almost instantly. He had tried so desperately to remove it, but couldn't. It was almost comical watching him overreact to a minor stain.
"I still smell cheese whenever I sit on that couch," Beast Boy said, laughing again. Raven could feel his chest rumble with each hearty chuckle, and she curled in deeper towards him.
"I bet," she said, agreeing with him. "I don't think that can beat the time when Starfire made the Birthday Pudding for Robin, and spilled that on the couch."
A large grin covered Beast Boy's face at the humorous memory. He remembered it like it was yesterday, even though it was a few months ago. It had been Robin's birthday, and even though he had insisted it not be made a big deal, Starfire decided to make it a big deal. So she took the initiative to prepare all party celebrations, including her Birthday Pudding. It wasn't nearly as repulsive as the Pudding of Sadness, it had its own special horribleness. The main ingredient, of course, was an excessive amount of mustard, combined with Tamaranean berries and something with purple goo. And she added chocolate and rainbow sprinkles for the extra Birthday touch. Robin had been sitting on the couch with Cyborg, playing a video game. Neither of them had noticed the approaching Starfire, and were therefore startled when she appeared out of seemingly nowhere and started bellowing out a Tamaranean song while presenting the concoction. The boys had screamed in fear, which startled Starfire, sending the oddly colored pudding directly on the couch. It had somehow missed both Robin and Cyborg, but the couch had been soiled. Robin wasn't upset with Starfire, knowing it was an accident. Cyborg tried not to be upset. He wasn't necessarily upset with Starfire because he also knew it was an accident, but the pain of the injured couch was overpowering for him. Starfire was able to get the majority of the stain out of the furniture though with something from her home planet. Apparently the Birthday Pudding was notorious for staining fabrics.
"The look on Cy's face when it hit the couch was priceless! Ha! I only wish I could've gotten a photo," he laughed.
Raven snickered softly to herself as she reminisced on the memory as well. It had been quite humorous, the horrified look on Cyborg's face. Part of her felt bad for laughing at his misery, even if the negative emotion was severely misplaced, but it regardless did not make the incident any less funny.
"It was quite funny," she said. She reached with one of her hands the stray hairs on his head and started to play with them. She twirled them around her finger. They were so soft yet strong, and they glistened in the candle light. Raven smirked to herself, a mischievous look covering her soft features.
"What?" he asked, noticing this quick change in demeanor.
"Nothing. I was just thinking…," she started, her expression and mannerisms becoming more playful, "That incident was almost as great as when you spilled hot chocolate all over Starfire's bed."
A few years ago, Jump City had actually received snow. Snow wasn't a common sight in the usually warm city, but that year they had gotten a blizzard. Due to the lack of sunlight and outdoor activities, Starfire had been feeling down. She had explored the snow a bit, and enjoyed it, but soon got bored by the frozen precipitation. In an attempt to cheer her up, Beast Boy had made her a cup of hot chocolate with the little marshmallows, as well as one for himself. He made his way down to her room, taking care to not spill the piping hot liquid, and called for her from outside of her room. She answered quickly enough, and instantly smelled the sweet liquid that he held in his hands. She didn't recognize what is was since it would be the first time she tried hot chocolate, but she was interested nonetheless. She invited him into her room and they made their way over to her bed to sit and talk. It was a common occurrence between the two, to just sit and relax and talk about whatever came to their mind. Except, this time, Beast Boy happened to trip when he was only about two feet away from the bed, effectively spilling the dark brown liquid all over her pinkish purple bedspread, as well as on Starfire. After the initial panic from both parties, one over the hot liquid suddenly covering her skin and the other over the clumsy act, Starfire tried to remove the stain from her bed to find that she could not. Beast Boy had felt immensely guilty about the whole ordeal, and Starfire wasn't too thrilled about the stain herself. She had forgiven him eventually, but not without the use of his kitty cat eyes.
"Oh…that was….that was something," he laughed to himself, remembering the incident himself. He rarely got on Starfire's bad side, but when he did, he was in there deep. "I didn't know a simple chocolate stain could cause so much anger."
"I mean, they were special blankets from her home. Not like she could just go to the store here and pick up another pack," Raven said, defending her alien friend somewhat.
"Yeah, but I did find pretty similar ones, and she seemed to like them," Beast Boy said, defending himself. He had bought Starfire a comforter set very similar to the one that he had ruined. It didn't fix the problem, but definitely helped to patch it up.
"This team has a habit of spilling stuff, doesn't it?" Raven said, remembering all of the many spilling incidents.
"Yeah, it does. Even you," he said accusingly, causing Raven to turn her head to face his.
"Excuse me?" she responded, not knowing what he was talking about.
"Oh c'mon. Are you telling me you don't remember when you spilled your tea all over Robin's….sensitives?" Beast Boy said, a playful grin covering his face. Raven's face blushed brightly as she remembered the horrific incident.
She had been brewing herself a cup of tea. She hadn't gotten a lot of sleep the previous night and therefore felt pretty out of it. She supposed that's why she managed to trip on seemingly nothing, spilling the freshly poured boiling liquid on Robin's pants, just below the belt. She had never heard someone scream so loudly in pain. The scream was so loud that the other three members of their team rushed down to the kitchen after being awoken from their slumbers to find Robin lying on the ground with his hands cupping the burnt merchandise and Raven's face so red it battled Starfire's hair. Robin had eventually laughed it off, but didn't let her live it down for a few weeks.
"That…was…horrifying," she said, recalling the memory. She had never felt such embarrassment until that moment.
"Bet it was more horrifying for him than it was for you, Rae," Beast Boy said, laughing a bit. His laugh was interrupted with a yawn.
Raven glanced over to the clock and saw that it was nearly one in the morning. They had been talking for such a long time that she had lost track of time.
"Getting tired?" she asked accusingly.
"Just a bit," he said, followed by yet another yawn.
Raven yawned in response, causing a cute, shy smile to appear on Beast Boy's face. Raven snuggled in deeper into him, and pulled the blanket up further onto them. She closed her eyes and let her head rise and fall with his chest. She was about to fall asleep when she heard Beast Boy say something.
"I love you, Rae," he sighed. She peered up slightly at him, just to see that he had fallen asleep, a small smile plastered onto his face. She settled back down onto his chest.
"I love you too, Gar," she eventually followed in his footsteps, falling asleep within a matter of minutes.