BBRae Madness Chapter 26: Could It Be, a teen titans fanfic

(Author's Note: Almost Chapter 30! This is a songfic in a first-perspective format, & the song is … *drumroll* … #drumroll … Could It Be from Kim Possible and sung by Christy Carlson : I don't own Teen Titans nor Kim Possible. If I do, they'd still be airing new seasons (the cartoon version we first love).)

We started out as strangers. Neither of us realized that our first encounter would set the tone for the rest of our lives. That epiphany struck us like lightning, but it was rather serendipitous. It took years upon years for it to develop, but will take decades to conclude.

I mean, no one was expecting such a relationship to blossom to more than just a scentful flower. No one. If we were talking about this before it happened, I would be in utter disbelief. But by a form of destiny and its twists, the unthinkable occurred. It is surreal.

Fate is a word of hope, but the phenomenon as a whole is downright crazy. Crazy, but I believe in it. Fate needs no instructions, no order, and that's what makes people scratch their puzzled heads. It would definitely be a good word to use as an answer whenever anyone would ask about how two people fall in love

I know we've been friends forever
But now I think I'm feeling something totally new
And after all this time I've opened up my eyes
Now I see you were always with me

Acceptance. Redemption. A family. Those intangible feelings that are cherishable. Everyone looks for such feelings at at least one point of their lives. For us, one of those moments was that very night. As we worked on atraining those certain feelings, we all knew that we had to work through them together.

Beginnings are always rough. There are no such things as happy beginnings. The beginning of our relationship hit rocky roads like everyone else, but especially because of our polarizing personalities. Jokes were made. Creepy comments were said. Our biggest task was to get used to each other.

We put in our efforts to put up with each other while getting to know each other more, especially from my end. We didn't know then that we would end up loving each other and being together, so we were being curtly friendly and just trying to find common ground.

Could it be you and I
Never imagined
Could it be suddenly I'm falling for you
Could it be you were right here beside me and I never knew
Could it be that it's true
That it's you, and it's you

As time went by, many difficulties were imposed on us. Everything about each other, the rest of our teammates, that we failed to grow accustomed to by then were becoming harder to bear, and close relationships became more difficut to maintain.

Plus, being superheroes we have many places to go and people to see. That opens doors for external relationships to be created and to develop with the existing ones between teammates. As I put mpre focus on the newer relationships, I was distancing myself from the close ones I had before. My mistake.

Once you get so close with a person, and he or she then cuts off the relationship with you, you have a large gaping hole in your heart that is hard to mend because you don't have such closeness with others. It feels like starting something all over again.

It's kinda funny you were always near
But who would ever thought that we would end up here
And every time I need you, you've been there for me
So now it's clear I've been waiting for you

But often in times, it takes a break from a person to find out what you miss and love most about them. Fortunately, that was the case for us. It was obvious to everyone that we were spending much more time together for an unknown reason.

Hugs. Heartfelt talks. Fooling around. The oddest yet most wonderful thing is that they happened naturally with the spurs of the moment. Because we unspokenly decided that we shall be more open to each other, our friendship greatly built up from there, and I am sure there were some degrees of admiration from both sides.

It's funny, how a change can ignite a chain of other changes, and they all compile to a gradual, significant change. Perhaps that's why no one saw what was coming. Destiny likes to play slowly, steadily and surely. Think about a special moment and how some small changes lead to it. Amazing.

If anyone would ask me what was our turning point, our peak, our fulcrum or climax, I would say the events that lead to Trigon's rising. That was when we needed each other the most, for support or honesty. You know what they; People reveal their true colors in desperate times. We did during this.

The urge to help each other through thick and thin, high and low, and hot and cold, did not deter our mutual feelings for each other if not strengthen it. We were reminded of what we treasure the most and in turn realized that we care for each other more than we assumed.

The fear with all this portal and destruction of Earth did not fully open us up to each other, but when Trigon fell with the help of hope, it secretly gave us the hope to continue from where we left off. And after knowing who we value most as a result of the events, we didn't anything standing in our way.

'Cause today is the start of the rest of our lives
I can see it in your eyes
Oh, then it's real, and it's true
And it's just me and you
Could it be that it's true
That it's you

The epiphany of our love is like finally realizing and admitting any addictions you have, only more positively. Even during our missions to fight the Brotherhood of Evil, we willed to find time to contact each other long distance to flirt and whatnot. us in touch, in love and motivated for the big job.

When all was settled and nothing big had happened since the underground fight in Paris, we wasted no time hooking up. We did it subtly of course. We knew the relationship was going somewhere, so it just happened like a magic trick.

At first, everyone was skeptical about this pair. And us ourselves wondered if we could actually be the person for each other. The answer is yes. If we have spent years being honest with each other, this love must be dead real and true.

Could it be you and I
Never imagined
Could it be suddenly I'm falling for you
Could it be you were right here beside me and I never knew
Could it be that it's true
That it's you, oh that it's you

It's her. It's Raven. She's mine and I'm hers. We're ours. I love it when people talk about BBRae. It's such a genius name, people should use it more often. In fanfiction or something.

Anyway, as unimaginable and sudden it may seem, Raven and I are starting the rest of our lives with promises that they will be filled with adventure, comedy, romance and witticism.

So guys, everytime you deeply wonder "Could it be?", listen to my voice saying "Yes, it probably can!".

Could it be that it's true that it's you
That it's you
Oh, it's you