I don't, really, I don't own the Teen Titans.
This is just a story I wrote for you about them. Enjoy
Chapter 4: Happy.
She could feel the wind caressing her cheek, not harshly hitting her. She had assumed Beast Boy would drive recklessly, but he was doing pretty well. It also helped that they were wearing regular casual clothes as they had agreed and she felt comfortable.
In her comfort, she loosened her grip on him, and he jokingly accelerated. She gasped and gripped him even tighter causing a smug smirk on Beast Boy's face. She just frowned a little not really angry about it, he was being himself and that made the whole thing easier to cope with.
She took her time to check her surroundings and for the first time she noticed they were leaving Jump City.
"Ammm… you're not going to kidnap me now, are you?"
"Of course I am." He smiled wider. "And I'll just set you free when I get a 'Thank you, Beast Boy, this was the best date ever'".
"Thank you, Beast Boy, this was the best date ever!" She said mockingly.
He rolled his eyes and slowed down finally reaching their destination. "Ha- ha, funny. But I want you to mean it, aaaaaand…" He stopped completely. "I truly believe you won't wanna head home just yet." He turned to an outdoor restaurant. The place was breathtaking, everything about it was so naturalistic and cozy. There was a stream running down right in the middle of the place. There were what appeared to be trained eagles and other beautiful birds. She gaped at the sight earning a satisfied grin from Beast Boy.
That was the kind of place in which she knew he would feel at home. And that was the kind of place in which he knew she would feel at peace. Everything was perfectly balanced for the two of them to enjoy and she knew he had anticipated this.
They went in and took a reserved table right under a peach tree and next to the stream. She closed her eyes for a few seconds in relaxation and smiled the tiniest of smiles. "Ok, Beast Boy, I'll just say it once. You did a great job. So far I just love this place." He stared at her as she let her eyes wonder around once more then she mouthed a 'Thank you' before the waiter came in with the menus.
Through the meal she discovered that he had trained those eagles a while ago on the condition that they would free them after two years, then he would come back to train other eagles and so on. She admired how much he truly cared for animals and how considerate he was to them, not to mention it was a talent she never imagined he would have. But training animals? That's exactly what Beast Boy would be good at, now that she thought about it.
"Now, Rae, tell me about you."
She rolled her eyes at the predictable phrase. "Please Beast Boy, we've lived together for, what? Four years? I don't think there's anything we don't know about each other."
"Like training animals?" He teased. "Come on, you didn't know that part of me, and I'm sure there's lots I still don't know about you…"
"Well I'm not that complicated of a woman. I'm so methodic and boring, I'm sure you've all memorized my routine."
"If there's anyone interesting I know, that's you, Raven. So… please?
"Ok, well, amm… I'll start with my likes, though there aren't many." She started but mumbled the last parts. "Shockingly, I love reading." He chuckled at her sarcasm. "My favorite author is…"
The afternoon went on and on with a few surprises here and there, she wasn't sharing anything too deep about her, not that he was asking anyway, but being who she was, even the most trivial and routine stuff were interesting enough for him.
At some point a grown up man who was passing by took notice of the two teens. Then approached happily though interrupting their meal.
"Oh, afternoon, B-man!"
Raven raised an eyebrow a little amused at the nickname but said nothing, Beast Boy eyed her visibly embarrassed but stood up to properly greet the older man.
"Mr. Barton. It's so nice to see you." Raven stood up as well. She might not like interacting with people but she did have manners. "This is Raven. Raven, this is Mr. Barton."
"Pleasure." She said.
"The pleasure's all mine seeing such beautiful young lady." Then he turned to Beast Boy. "You're a lucky guy."
Raven stood uncomfortably and tuned away slightly probably fearing a blush. He blushed as well but managed much better. "Am I not?! This isn't my girlfriend, though. Oh but we are on a date, Sir."
"Let's say no more. Then your meal's on me!"
"Oh, no you don't have to do that."
"That's too kind, Mr. Barton but-"
The two young heroes said trying to prevent him from paying for their lunch but he took both teens by the shoulders and kindly but firmly said. "It's. On. Me." He smiled, patted Beast Boy shoulder and off he went.
"That's the owner, isn't he?"
"Yeah, he's the one who found me to help him with his birds."
"Nice man."
"Oh he is. He was the one to even propose to liberate the birds every certain time."
"Oh, and here I thought you were the considerate one." She commented sipping from her drink.
"Oh pleeeeaase. Even if he hadn't said anything… I would've definitely said-"
She giggled behind her glass of water and the boy could speak no more. That smile of hers had always mesmerized him.
She noticed and took the glass down, suddenly feeling on the spot.
"Raven, please don't ever feel ashamed over smiling, ok? Especially with me, you know how hard I try to make you happy."
Happy? Not laugh? But he always used to say he wanted her to laugh, he had always tried even with lame dory jokes. One thing was to make her laugh, but this? Wow. Everything felt so warm inside. It was too overwhelming since she felt not only her but his emotions. She looked into his green eyes and knew it, he was being genuine, and having someone admitting that they wanted to make her happy was too much. And god was he making a good job, because in that moment, in that very instant, she felt really, really happy.
Sure, she wasn't the only one feeling happy that afternoon.
Oh boy. It took me a long time to update but here it is. Chapter four.
Thanks a lot for reading, I hope you like it and see you next chapter.
