GOMEN-NE!!
I'm so sorry this has taken me SO LONG to get out… L it's not fair… Stupid play. Anyway! Here it is… nearing the conclusion of "Boy Meets Girl"!
Thank you for reading, enjoy!
Robin strolled into the living room and smiled as he saw the Green Goddess sitting at a table and listening intently to Cyborg as he explained backgammon. Starfire watched the two of them and questioned every so often on the rules of the game. Beast Boy was sitting near-by reading a magazine and not paying too much attention to his surroundings.
"Hey." Robin said nonchalantly as he approached Beast Boy.
"Yo." He smiled up at his friend. "What's up?"
"You're not playing backgammon?" Robin asked, raising an eyebrow with slight surprise. "With Kijin?"
Beast Boy glanced over at Kijin and Cyborg, who were both blushing lightly, then shook his head and smiled back at his masked companion. "Nope. I think I'll stay out of this one."
Robin smiled and sat next to him. "So, what's the deal then?"
Beast Boy shrugged and lowered his voice. "With Kijin? I think she's got a thing for Cyborg. Good for him, he deserves it."
"Oh… I'm glad you think that." Robin said. "But, what about you? Don't you deserve something?"
Beast Boy blushed instantly. "Hey, Robin… listen, you're meddling in things that shouldn't be meddled in."
Robin raised an eyebrow. Beast Boy never said the word 'meddling', this had to be something monumental for him to use such prose. "Like…?"
"You… you asked me a question last night that's been bothering me lately…" Beast Boy shifted uncomfortably, trying to decide whether or not he should tell Robin of his thoughts of the dark woman. His thoughts had often wandered back toward her and what she may, in turn, feel for him. Or not feel for him… as the case may be.
"You and Raven?"
Beast Boy sighed deeply, closing the magazine and staring out the large window at the dark rain clouds. "I wish you wouldn't put it like that…"
"So," Robin began knowingly, staring out the same window. "There is something going on."
Beast Boy shifted uncomfortably again, then turned back to his good friend. "Well… yeah. I mean… it's Raven. How can there not be something going on? But… whatever it is, I'm sure it's one-sided."
Robin smirked slightly. "I wouldn't be so sure, Beast Boy… There are a lot of things about Raven that are shrouded in mystery."
"That's for sure…" Beast Boy said sardonically.
"So, why don't you talk to Raven about it?"
Beast Boy laughed darkly. "Are you kidding me? Talk to Raven? You've got to be insane, Robin. Even if she did have feelings, do you honestly think she'd share them with me? I'm the bane of her existence, her whole world would function far more efficiently if I wasn't in it."
Robin was a little shocked at his dark outlook on poor Raven. True, she may be a little tough on Beast Boy, but… there was always something subliminal about her nature. It was as if she was trying to hide something from everyone, especially Beast Boy. He looked his friend firmly in the eye.
"You never know, Beast Boy… there's a lot about Raven all of us don't know."
"Tell you what," Beast Boy said conversationally, turning from the window to his masked companion. "I'll talk to Raven about my feelings as soon as you talk to Starfire about yours."
Robin blushed instantly and glanced over at the redhead, who had made a move with Kijin, and did something terrible to Cyborg. He turned back to Beast Boy, who was smirking knowingly at his companion. There wasn't much the boy wonder could hide from the team, especially Beast Boy.
"Am I that obvious?" He asked sheepishly.
Beast Boy chuckled. "Not to her."
Robin opened his mouth to speak, when the room was suddenly filled with a musical beeping noise. He sighed and pulled the blinking gadget off his belt.
"What is it?" Kijin asked, looking up from the game of backgammon.
Cyborg looked at Robin, who sighed in response and replaced his blinking mechanism on his belt.
"Random Evil Guy X." Robin stood up, along with Beast Boy and Cyborg. Raven walked into the living room seconds later.
"So?" She asked. "What's going on?"
"Random Evil Guy X." Robin replied again.
"And we're wasting time with this?" The dark woman questioned with frustration. She had been conversing with her emotions, and most of them were getting out of control. With the arrival of Jealousy and the fear of her last emotion, most of her older emotions were becoming restless. If she took too much time off meditating, it could prove to be disastrous for her mental health.
Kijin stood up and walked to the Titans. "May I join you?"
Raven glared at the girl. Stupid girl… she just wanted to show off.
Robin shifted uncomfortably. He didn't want to endanger anybody, but at the same time Kijin could be a lot of help. He weighed the pros and cons for a moment.
"Alright…" he said carefully. "But promise to be careful."
Kijin smiled, brightly. "Promise!"
Robin nodded, then turned back to the rest of the team. "Titans, GO!"
(AN: I apologize in advance, battle scenes are not my forte. Gomen-nasai -_-;;;)
"Beast Boy, duck!"
The green tiger ducked its head and rolled to his left, narrowly avoiding some disaster of a sort. He hopped back up on all fours and growled at Random Evil Guy X, who was currently throwing the last of everything he had at the six fighters. Kijin was an amazing physical fighter, both in and out of her transformations, thus adding a great advantage to the Titans.
"THAT'S IT! I GIVE UP!!" Random Evil Guy X moaned, throwing up his arms and glaring at the six of them. "I'd be able to take over the world if it weren't for you meddling kids!"
Kijin rolled her eyes as she cocked her hips to one side and laughed.. "As if we've never heard that one before…"
Random Evil Guy X (REGX) turned and glared at the Green Goddess for shooting down his comment. "You shut up."
Kijin stuck out her tongue at him and sneered. "Make me."
"Not a problem…" He took aim for an attack, but Kijin noticed in advanced and jumped out of the way of the energy surge. With that, she spun around and kicked him squarely in the chest, knocking the wind out of him and forcing him to the ground.
"You suck," She teased, laughing down at her fallen opponent.
Beast Boy approached REGX, and stared down at him, then at Kijin. "Amazing…" He said in awe. "You are so COOL!"
Kijin blushed and looked away innocently. "Just doing my civil duties… helping keep the environment clean and all that…"
Raven rolled her eyes at the Green Goddess' comment.
It was then that REGX, decided to take one last shot. Only this time he tried for a simpler target: Beast Boy.
"Watch out!" Kijin yelled then jumped into the blast, pushing Beast Boy out of the way, but gathering the brunt of the attack. She instantly fell to the ground, curling in pain on the damp cement.
"KIJIN!!" Beast Boy cried, jumping forward. He held her head off the ground and looked into her face, which was contorted with expressions of pain. She'd taken his hit… for him.
"Quick!" Robin called urgently to the other Titans, "We need to get her to a hospital!"
Kijin shook her head, still convulsing in pain. "No… I'm good…"
Robin stared down in shock at her. "What are you talking about!? You're in a serious condition here!"
Kijin shook her head. "I don't like the hospital… please don't make me go…"
Cyborg bent down and gathered her up gently. "I'll take you, Kijin…" He said softly and kindly. "I don't want you to be hurt… please go, for me?"
The seriousness of the situation didn't stop Kijin's cheeks from turning an amazing shade of red. "I'm sorry, Cyborg… I promised I wouldn't get hurt."
He held her closer. "I don't blame you…"
Kijin's body then fell limp, and Cyborg turned to stare steely at the other Titans, showing utter hatred for the thing on the pavement. "I'll take her to the hospital… you guys take that bastard down…"
"Yes, Sir!" Robin said.
Cyborg glared at REGX, who was sitting on the ground, it was a stare enough to make you pee your pants.
"You'll pay…" He then said a few choice words and phrases that shall not be uttered here, climbed in the T-Car with Kijin, and left for the hospital.
Beast Boy stared at the departing automobile in shock. "I didn't know he actually knew those words…"
"I'll say…" Robin commented, blinking in surprise.
Raven glared at REGX, crossing her arms over her chest. "So, what should we do with this complete waste of my time?"
Robin shrugged. "Who wants to take him to the station?"
"I took the last one," Beast Boy backed away, holding his hands up in defense. "Not it."
The masked teen then looked at Raven. She raised an eyebrow at the eye contact. "Try it."
He sighed and grabbed REGX by the collar of his shirt, then proceeded to drag him across the pavement in the direction of the police station. "You owe me…" Robin stated to the other teens.
"I will accompany you, Robin." Starfire said, taking her place next to him.
He smiled at her, glad to have some companionship. "Thanks, Star."
Raven and Beast Boy looked at each other, sighing deeply at the each thought about the battle.
"Guess we better head back then…" Beast Boy finally said, looking down sadly.
Raven furrowed her forehead, picking up on he depressed tone. That wasn't like Beast Boy. "What's wrong?"
The green boy shifted uncomfortably, then looked up at his dark companion. "I just feel bad… like it's my fault that Kijin got hurt… She stepped into that attack to keep me safe."
Raven glared at him, then turned away suddenly very angry. Stupid girl! She had to go and be all heroic! Stupid girl!
Beast Boy looked back at Raven, looking very confused. Why had she been acting so strange lately? It was almost as if her emotions were in a tizzy, and weren't quite sure how they wanted to express themselves. Everything seemed to be spinning around her, anger, happiness, worry… everything.
"Raven?" The green boy questioned tentatively. "What's wrong?"
She glared at the ground for a moment, then stared at Beast Boy with cold, expressionless eyes. He was upset over Kijin. Why? It wasn't his fault, he should know that. She was only trying to be heroic and show off! Or perhaps… perhaps there was something going on between the two? Something more that she had anticipated?
Raven suddenly felt anger come spilling from her chest and run quickly through her body. What was so great about Kijin anyway!? And why was everyone so damn attracted to her!?
"What's going on between you and Kijin!?" She yelled suddenly, her eyes turning white with anger. She clenched her fists by her sides and seethed at the green boy.
"Huh?" Beast Boy asked in shock, taking a step back from Raven. That question was a little off-topic, and what was she so cooked-up over? There wasn't anything really all that special going on between Kijin and him. They were really good friends, that was all.
"You heard me!" Raven snapped loudly. "What's going on!? Are you two dating? Or mating… or something!?" She asked, glaring even harder at her companion.
"Mating?" Beast Boy's cheeks flushed and he shifted uncomfortably. That was certainly a promiscuous question! Especially for Raven!
"I KNEW IT!" Raven yelled, pointing an accusing finger at Beast Boy. "I knew it!" She threw her hands in the air and screamed quite audibly in frustration. "You're fu-"
"RAVEN!" Beast Boy snapped quickly, trying to stop Raven from waking up the whole city. What was she reacting like this! She never jumped to such absurd conclusions before! "I don't know what is wrong with you… what is going through your head? You're never this irrational."
"I'm sick of it! You and that stupid Kijin! What's she good for anyway!?" Raven felt something black boil up from inside and her mind began to echo with the taunts and teasing of Jealousy. Raven was losing control…!
Beast Boy blinked in confusion. Raven wasn't making any sense to the confused boy, all she was doing was leading him in circles. "What are you talking about? What is wrong with Kijin? She's nice, and she only wants to be your friend."
Raven glared at him, crossing her arms over her chest. "Well, I don't want to be hers!"
"I don't get what you're so damn upset about!" Beast Boy yelled suddenly, throwing his hands in the air in exasperation. "What in God's name are you yelling about!?"
"You! You and Kijin! Damnit, you love her and for some reason that PISSES ME OFF!" Raven shouted at Beast Boy.
'No!' Raven screamed to herself. 'Why did I say that!? WHY!'
Jealousy laughed. Because…it's the truth. If it weren't the truth, I never would have appeared… think of it like that, Raven.
Beast Boy took a shocked step back, then felt anger course through his veins. Why did she have the right to dictate his feelings!? And why was she so pissed off about him and Kijin, was she so blind that she couldn't see that Kijin loved Cyborg!?
"Damnit, Raven! I don't love Kijin! I can't!" He snapped at the lavender-haired girl. "Not when I'm in love with you!"
The sky cracked loudly and brightly, then the rain began to pour.
"What…" Raven whispered, feeling water soak her clothing.
Beast Boy shifted, he hadn't meant for those words to come out so quickly and suddenly. He was sincere in his feelings for her, but he didn't want her to know so soon… he didn't want anyone to know so soon… not even himself.
"You heard me…" he whispered, avoiding Raven's shocked gaze. "I love you…"
Raven stood there, rain pouring down harshly as she looked at Beast Boy. She didn't know what to say or do… why had he said such foolish words… and why did those words stop her in her tracks?
She's coming… Jealousy spoke again. Anytime now and you will meet your last emotion, Raven…
"I… I have to go!" With that, Raven flew off to Titan-Tower.
"Raven, wait!"
I don't own Teen Titans, if I did… Terra would have never existed (evil laughter) heheheheheheheeeeeeee…..