Get a Room!
A small yip of frustration burst out of Beast Boy's mouth as his body leaned to the side, trying to emulate the movements of his digital avatar. His hands gripped the controller tightly and his fingers danced a frenzied tattoo over the buttons, but the split second of distraction turned out to be his undoing.
While the death animation of his character played on the screen he forced a frown away from his face and shifted his eyes to the couple on the other side of the couch, keeping the grumbles to himself. It's not like he was bothered by his friends sharing a moment of love, but did they have to be so loud?
He could hear the wet sounds of their kisses, the sweet sparkle of Starfire's giggles and the deep rumble of Dick's groans clearly enough even under the headphones and over the loud music and even louder sound effects of the game. He rolled his eyes, careful not to be noticed. Not for the first time today he wished the couple would get a room already.
Raven's jaw muscles bunched and she clutched at the heavy hardcover she was reading. Oh, she was an expert in overcoming environmental distractions when it came to reading, and as much as she had no headphones to protect her ears from the smacking and sucking and cooing and gasping she knew she would be able to tune it all out and focus on her fiction. No, it wasn't that. It was her empathic sense that was being overwhelmed, and that was much more difficult to ignore. She huddled deeper into her cloak and tried to get back to the novel yet again, wishing for the umpteenth time today that the couple would get a room already.
Now, while Starfire succeeded in vanquishing Richard's reluctance to publicly display his affection, Gar was never troubled by his own girlfriend's outward emotional coldness. He learned to treasure the light touch of her hand or the small, hidden smile she would send his way just as much as Star loved to have Dick hug and kiss her.
Truth to be told, he didn't need the reassurance. Raven certainly made up for it every time they were alone in the dark, familiar and comforting privacy of her – of their room. It made her relax and feel safe and isolated, and she'd unlock all the vaults and throw open all the gates of her soul to allow him to dive into the bottomless depths of her love and her passion. It was something that was reserved only for him, he knew, and there were no words or caresses that could better express what she kept in her heart. He sighed, unable to let go of a feeling of inadequacy. Why would the most beautiful girl in the world fall so deeply in love with a fanged, pointy-eared green freak would always remain a mystery to him.
He felt the call of her affectionate gaze and glanced over to meet it. All his doubts were forgotten as he lost himself in those amethyst pools. The very edge of Raven's lip curled up almost imperceptibly and he felt the warmth of his feelings rush into his face and glow in his eyes. Raven's book lifted again and she hid behind it, returning to her reading and breaking the spell he was under. He shook himself off, grinned and tried to ignore the distracting sounds coming from the far end of the couch while focusing on the game.
-=oOo=-
In the end, one straw broke the backs of both camels. To put it more precisely, it was Richard's hand slipping where it definitely wasn't supposed to be – at least not in the current ambience – and the resulting moan of surprise and delight from Starfire that startled both the sorceress and the changeling away from their pastimes and made them exchange a long, suffering look.
Starfire's moan turned into a lusty chuckle and she whispered something into Richard's ear. Gar was unable to make out the words (for which he was quite thankful) but the tone of the alien's whisper made him blush fiercely. He huffed silently and scowled, his eyes seeking his girlfriend's in a gesture of shared misery.
Raven's dark eyebrows were dangerously close to each other. Gar knew that irritated expression only too well; he was usually the one who caused it to appear. At least this time it wasn't his fault. But as he looked into her eyes an understanding flowed between them, an agreement no less loud and clear for being unspoken. A mischievous smile appeared on Raven's face while Garfield's fang gleamed playfully through his toothy grin.
-=oOo=-
"Mmmmmm," Starfire purred, the contented sound coming naturally to her. She was descended from a race of large felines, after all, and the sensation of Dick's kisses climbing slowly over her shoulder and neck made her shiver, wondering in sweet anticipation if he would seek her lips or maybe take a detour to her ear…
… but instead he stopped.
She pulled back in confusion, searching for the cause of the interruption. Her boyfriend's eyes were growing wider by the second while he looked over her shoulder. She squirmed in his lap and turned to see what was it he was staring at.
"Oh!" she gasped uncertainly. Normally a similar sight would fill her with gladness and joy, but there was something disturbing, something downright primeval in the scene that was unfolding only a few feet away from her.
The Tamaranean blinked, making sure her eyes were not deceiving her. Was that really her friend Raven that was kissing friend Beast Boy with such a fiery passion? The indigo folds of the voluminous cloak billowed around them, hiding everything from view, but Starfire was sure she could catch a few tantalizing glimpses suggestive of their positions and the location of their hands.
Was friend Raven… grinding her hips against friend Beast Boy's lap? The tall redhead glanced at her boyfriend, catching his eyes. Both their faces flushed and Richard's lips parted as he was about to suggest they retire and leave the sorceress and the changeling alone. But before he was able to say anything, Garfield's hungry growl made them turn and look again at their friends across the couch.
A harsh groan came from Raven's throat, descending into a rumble that mingled with ominous provocativeness with the green morpher's deep, long, rolling grunts, both sounds muffled as they eagerly devoured each other's lips. Richard swallowed and Starfire bit her knuckle.
Suddenly Raven threw her head back, exposing her throat. Gar's mouth immediately fastened on it, his cheeks sinking inwards. The half-demon inhaled a sharp, hissing breath and her lids fluttered shut, unable to conceal a crimson glow that began filtering around their edges. Garfield snarled loudly, making Dick and Kory shudder. His lips curled back and he pulled away for an instant before sinking his teeth into the smooth, pale flesh his demonic girlfriend offered so invitingly. A couple of ruby drops rolled down the ivory skin and the sorceress wailed. Her hand appeared from the eye-deceiving billows of her cloak to sink clawlike into Garfield's hair and pull his head closer.
Starfire clutched Richard's hand with bone-breaking intensity, but he barely noticed it. His face was glowing red, his mouth was dry and his mind was dazed, but he couldn't wrench his eyes away from the frightening, borderline obscene sight. He didn't have to look at his girlfriend to know she was in a similar state.
The changeling edged back for an instant before licking the trailing blood droplets off Raven's throat. She opened her eyes – all four of them – and gazed with starving ferocity at him. He met and returned her glare with a burning look of undisguised, primal desire. Her hands went for the collar of his uniform and she ripped it open with a powerful, impatient jerk to bury her face and her teeth into his naked chest.
Garfield's hips heaved up, a movement visible even under the flowing dark blue folds of the obscuring fabric. Starfire gasped and Robin gulped. It tore them from their fascinated voyeurism and they quickly rose from the couch, leaving the Ops room in a few hurried, distraught steps.
"X'hal!" Starfire let out an explosive breath as the Ops room door closed behind them. "I never had the imagination that our friends could be so…"
"Feral?" Robin suggested, his face frowning. "I suppose it's not so strange, what with Gar's animalistic side and Raven's demonic heritage. But I wonder…"
"You are having the wondering if it is always like this with them?" it was Starfire's turn to complete the sentence. "I am doing so myself! I must ask friend Raven about it in all the possible swiftness!"
"Somehow I think she won't be eager to answer that, Kory!" Richard laughed, then placed his arms around her waist and pulled her in. "I must admit it was hot, though!"
A green glow appeared in the Tamaranean's eyes and she pressed herself closer to her boyfriend. "Indeed!" she purred and her voice became low and throaty. "Shall we do something about it, then?"
"Well, if you insist…" Richard grinned, scooped her into his arms and carried her, still giggling, to their room.
-=oOo=-
"Rrrrraeee…" the changeling growled, digging his claws into her hair. She looked up, and there was much more threat than amusement in her grin. "What?"
"They're… rrrrgn… gone!"
Raven paused in her sinuous movements and glared at him impatiently from four red, hungry eyes. Black wisps of power rose like dark mist from her body, coiling around them both and making her hair float in a halo around her head. Small black sparks crackled quietly through it. Slowly her power dissipated and her eyes dimmed into dark cinnabar. "Maybe… this wasn't such a good idea. Do you want to stop?"
Instead of answering he snapped his teeth viciously at her in a clear challenge, then grabbed and lifted her, trying to wrestle her down on the couch. She snarled back, agreeing to the dominance game. Their teeth clashed and their clothes were torn to ribbons as they fought with fang and claw to establish supremacy; a game they both loved so much to play, knowing that there would be no losers no matter who won.