Chapter 4: Nervous
" Happy Birthday,Raven! I...I made this for you."..." A stuffed...crow?" ... "It's a Raven..." .. " oh,or course. It's wonderful. Thank you.um...what was your name?" .. " Have you forgotten aleady?" ... "Already? Your name...I can't remember...what is it?" ..." Silly.Its
Raven awoke in a cold sweat. Her eyes were overflowing with fear. She was laying on a huge,plush couch in front of a humongous TV screen. Cords and cables lay all around. Her head felt like a basketball. She thought her eyes would fall out. She then noticed the furry ball laying by her head. She felt it softley,wondering what it was. That is, until it rose up and started speaking.
YAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
Whatever the thing was,it flew across the room and slamed into one of the huge,concrete walls. When it feel to the ground,Raven noticed it wasn't a ball: It was someone's head. " ...Oh my god!" Without another word,she was up and running over to the crippled person. She knelt down to help them up. A large,green face looked back at her.
" Ouch...That smarts..."
When he cocked his head up,he saw it was none other than Raven.
" Raven!"
Before Raven could get a word in,He was huggling her in his arms. Not that she minded,but she quickley pulled away. " Beast..Boy? Beast Boy..It's you...your back. Your finally back..." When they both stood up,it became strangley obvious just how much he'd grown.
" wow..." Gasped Raven.
" Are you feeling any better? I was worried..." Raven looked perplexed. "You fainted? Don't you remember?" She shook her head. " Oh...It was at the airport. I recognized your purple hair and thought I'd suprise you from the back...heh heh...that wasn't such a great idea,I guess." He looked both embarrased and shy. " The dress you had on...It was very cute. But then again,I think you...look good in anything..." Raven,for once in her life,was actually INTIMIDATED by the changling. A clock blew up. " Er...um...uh... Do you want to...talk downstairs? Maybe?" He happily obliged. "sure."
The T tower was completely empty. Starfire and Robin had left to gather supplies for the welcoming back ceremony, which was postponed on account of Raven's sickness. Cyborg was in the gym. The two sat near the kitchen. Raven thought she'd get some drinks,but Beast Boy motioned for her to sit. " It's Ok." He said." I'll get it. You like Earl Grey,right? Me too." He smiled. Ravens mind was going haywire. " Beast Boy likes....Tea??TEA???BEAST BOY??? This is so wrong." "Uh,wouldn't you rather have a soda or something? I mean,you don't HAVE to drink tea..." The shape shifter just smiled. " Nah.It's ok. That stuffs bad for you anyways." Raven was truely shocked. "Bad for you? Since when does Beast Boy care about whats Good and Bad or you?? This is...way to wierd." He got the 2 mugs and placed one in front of Raven. Raven decided to go with a safe topic for discussion: " Um,so...how was Egypt?" BB took a big sip of the tea,and said: " Eh,I was ok. All I really did was move stuff around and lift stuff up.It was really kinda boring. Oh! Except the opening ceremony was pretty cool. You would have loved it: They lined up all the scientists and gave them each this uber cool pendant with a dragonfly in it. Like, a REAL dragon fly! I...accidently ate mine...but...oh! but then they decided that we wern't yet worthy to approach the village, so they jabbed this wierd little cuplet thinys into our ears. God! It hurt so bad! No alcohol or anything!" " He took another sip of tea. " But I think it looks kinda cool.So,I just kinda kept it in. Heh heh...Hey,are you hungry?" Raven sat up." Me? Oh.um...yeah,I guess..." Beast Boy took her hand. "...Then lets go." Raven experienced a new feeling at that second: Love.True,undying love. She had to stand on her tip-toes,but she eventually planted a soft smooch on the green man's cheek: In the same spot she had a year ago. "...I thought you might need to renew." He gave Raven a fanged grin, and the two headed toward The ECO: Raven's favorite spot to hang out and be depressing.But she wasnt going there depressed.And with any luck,she wouldn't leave like that either.
"Your food will be here shortly." The waiter moved away,leaving the two to their chat. Beast Boy started:" What I really want to know is what you've been up to,Raven." What was she going to say? "I've been sobbing my head off thinking of you?" No,that wasn't right. " I was catching up on stuff I couldn't do when you were there?" no,that sounded cruel. She finally found the perfect response:"not much." The waiter placed their food in the center of the table. For Raven, a small salad with vinigret dressing and water. For Beast Boy,A Vegetable Crudeday and an orange slice. "...Thats IT? Thats all your having? You usually eat,like,10 plates each meal!" He had started on his petit salad when he answered: " I dunno.I guess I'm just...not to hungry." Not...to..hungry.....?? Beast Boy is ALWAYS hungry!! Even at night! He can't make it through one nap without getting up for a tofu dog! What surprised Raven even more was that Beast Boy was using a fork. Properly.Silentley.Creepy. Then Raven said something she wished she hadn't: " Wow,Beast Boy...you've changed so much." The second after it left her lips she knew it was trouble.She expected Beast Boy to get all defensive and try to convince her he wasnt different at all. " Yeah,I guess I am." He said cheerfully. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Raven said nothing. She was confused. " I...I normaly hate it when Beast Boy's messy and cheesy...but...this doesnt seem like him. Not at all. At that second,she decided to glance over at her "date"...And,of course,he decided to look up as well. Their eyes met. " ... ... ...Raven,...Is there...something wrong?" " No! Nothing...Everythings...great."
I KNOW I KNOW!!! I can't just leave it there!!! Well,I can.And I will.And please don't worry! Raven is going to accept him soon enough. And I promise it'll be adorable. ^.^Until Chapter 5!!
" Happy Birthday,Raven! I...I made this for you."..." A stuffed...crow?" ... "It's a Raven..." .. " oh,or course. It's wonderful. Thank you.um...what was your name?" .. " Have you forgotten aleady?" ... "Already? Your name...I can't remember...what is it?" ..." Silly.Its
Raven awoke in a cold sweat. Her eyes were overflowing with fear. She was laying on a huge,plush couch in front of a humongous TV screen. Cords and cables lay all around. Her head felt like a basketball. She thought her eyes would fall out. She then noticed the furry ball laying by her head. She felt it softley,wondering what it was. That is, until it rose up and started speaking.
YAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
Whatever the thing was,it flew across the room and slamed into one of the huge,concrete walls. When it feel to the ground,Raven noticed it wasn't a ball: It was someone's head. " ...Oh my god!" Without another word,she was up and running over to the crippled person. She knelt down to help them up. A large,green face looked back at her.
" Ouch...That smarts..."
When he cocked his head up,he saw it was none other than Raven.
" Raven!"
Before Raven could get a word in,He was huggling her in his arms. Not that she minded,but she quickley pulled away. " Beast..Boy? Beast Boy..It's you...your back. Your finally back..." When they both stood up,it became strangley obvious just how much he'd grown.
" wow..." Gasped Raven.
" Are you feeling any better? I was worried..." Raven looked perplexed. "You fainted? Don't you remember?" She shook her head. " Oh...It was at the airport. I recognized your purple hair and thought I'd suprise you from the back...heh heh...that wasn't such a great idea,I guess." He looked both embarrased and shy. " The dress you had on...It was very cute. But then again,I think you...look good in anything..." Raven,for once in her life,was actually INTIMIDATED by the changling. A clock blew up. " Er...um...uh... Do you want to...talk downstairs? Maybe?" He happily obliged. "sure."
The T tower was completely empty. Starfire and Robin had left to gather supplies for the welcoming back ceremony, which was postponed on account of Raven's sickness. Cyborg was in the gym. The two sat near the kitchen. Raven thought she'd get some drinks,but Beast Boy motioned for her to sit. " It's Ok." He said." I'll get it. You like Earl Grey,right? Me too." He smiled. Ravens mind was going haywire. " Beast Boy likes....Tea??TEA???BEAST BOY??? This is so wrong." "Uh,wouldn't you rather have a soda or something? I mean,you don't HAVE to drink tea..." The shape shifter just smiled. " Nah.It's ok. That stuffs bad for you anyways." Raven was truely shocked. "Bad for you? Since when does Beast Boy care about whats Good and Bad or you?? This is...way to wierd." He got the 2 mugs and placed one in front of Raven. Raven decided to go with a safe topic for discussion: " Um,so...how was Egypt?" BB took a big sip of the tea,and said: " Eh,I was ok. All I really did was move stuff around and lift stuff up.It was really kinda boring. Oh! Except the opening ceremony was pretty cool. You would have loved it: They lined up all the scientists and gave them each this uber cool pendant with a dragonfly in it. Like, a REAL dragon fly! I...accidently ate mine...but...oh! but then they decided that we wern't yet worthy to approach the village, so they jabbed this wierd little cuplet thinys into our ears. God! It hurt so bad! No alcohol or anything!" " He took another sip of tea. " But I think it looks kinda cool.So,I just kinda kept it in. Heh heh...Hey,are you hungry?" Raven sat up." Me? Oh.um...yeah,I guess..." Beast Boy took her hand. "...Then lets go." Raven experienced a new feeling at that second: Love.True,undying love. She had to stand on her tip-toes,but she eventually planted a soft smooch on the green man's cheek: In the same spot she had a year ago. "...I thought you might need to renew." He gave Raven a fanged grin, and the two headed toward The ECO: Raven's favorite spot to hang out and be depressing.But she wasnt going there depressed.And with any luck,she wouldn't leave like that either.
"Your food will be here shortly." The waiter moved away,leaving the two to their chat. Beast Boy started:" What I really want to know is what you've been up to,Raven." What was she going to say? "I've been sobbing my head off thinking of you?" No,that wasn't right. " I was catching up on stuff I couldn't do when you were there?" no,that sounded cruel. She finally found the perfect response:"not much." The waiter placed their food in the center of the table. For Raven, a small salad with vinigret dressing and water. For Beast Boy,A Vegetable Crudeday and an orange slice. "...Thats IT? Thats all your having? You usually eat,like,10 plates each meal!" He had started on his petit salad when he answered: " I dunno.I guess I'm just...not to hungry." Not...to..hungry.....?? Beast Boy is ALWAYS hungry!! Even at night! He can't make it through one nap without getting up for a tofu dog! What surprised Raven even more was that Beast Boy was using a fork. Properly.Silentley.Creepy. Then Raven said something she wished she hadn't: " Wow,Beast Boy...you've changed so much." The second after it left her lips she knew it was trouble.She expected Beast Boy to get all defensive and try to convince her he wasnt different at all. " Yeah,I guess I am." He said cheerfully. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Raven said nothing. She was confused. " I...I normaly hate it when Beast Boy's messy and cheesy...but...this doesnt seem like him. Not at all. At that second,she decided to glance over at her "date"...And,of course,he decided to look up as well. Their eyes met. " ... ... ...Raven,...Is there...something wrong?" " No! Nothing...Everythings...great."
I KNOW I KNOW!!! I can't just leave it there!!! Well,I can.And I will.And please don't worry! Raven is going to accept him soon enough. And I promise it'll be adorable. ^.^Until Chapter 5!!