Chapter 6: The Date and Training with the Titans.
Cafe Jump City!
"I'm definitely going to spoil you today, Rae!" Beast Boy chirped as he and Raven left the Tower.
"How so?" Raven asked smiling, watching as he turned into a Hawk.
"You'll see Rae! First up, the Cafe then the Jewelery store as you wanted...I have a few more plans up my sleeve for our date!" Beast Boy told her, while flying towards the City, beside her.
"What other plans?" Raven asked, curious on where he was planning to take her.
"We'll see a couple of movies and go to that new restaurant that you wanted to see...Then maybe later we can go for a walk along the beach and watch the sunset." Beast Boy said.
"I'll be looking forward for those then." Raven gave him a smile. A few minutes later they arrived onto the grounds of Jump City, Beast Boy turned back to his normal self. He stood behind Raven and put his arms around her waist smiling.
"Are you ready then?" He asked, giving her a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Mhm! I am now." Raven said, putting her hands in his.
The two Titans headed towards the Cafe that Beast Boy had in mind. Once they arrived there Beast Boy let Raven in first then joined her, closing the door behind him.
"Good morning Beast Boy!" A girl from behind the counter exclaimed, waving her hand over to him excitedly. She had long black hair and brown eyes. She wore black trousers and a white shirt with the Cafe's logo printed on it.
"Heh! Good Morning Sara. This is my girlfriend Raven, Raven this is Sara, she's daughter of the store's owner." Beast Boy smiled and introduced them.
"Ooh so your this lucky girl I've been hearing so much about! Beast Boy has been telling me all about you, its very nice to meet you Raven!" Sara smiled to her.
"Thank you. Its nice to meet you too...I take it your a regular here then?" Raven asked, turning her attention to Beast Boy for a moment.
"I come here when I'm on patrol sometimes." Beast Boy quickly explained with a sweat drop.
"What would you like?" Sara asked, noticing a few more customers have turned up.
"The usual for me please Sara! What about you Rae?" Beast Boy looked at Sarah then Raven.
"Herbal Tea please, and waffles.." Raven replied after a while of thinking.
"Alright, we'll serve you when they're ready!" Sara said then watched the two heading towards a table in the corner of the Cafe.
Raven and Beast Boy made their way to a table that was tucked away in the corner. There was a nice red couch like seat at the table. "After you Raven!" Beast Boy said, watching as she sat down at the end of the couch. She smiled to him as he sat next to her. Raven saw a menu on the Cafe's table and picked it up, to read it.
Beast Boy slipped his arm around her back while she read the menu. Raven put the menu back and leaned back against the couch, she rest her head against Beast Boy's shoulder. "So what is your usual meal here anyway?" She asked curiously.
"Tofu waffle and tea!" Beast Boy responded. "Herbal Tea that is...I decided to try Herbal Tea one day and its really nice. I can see why you like it." He added with a smile.
Before Raven could say anything else, Sara appeared in front of them holding a black tray in her hands, with two plates that had Waffles on and two mugs of Herbal Tea. "Thank you Sara!" Beast Boy smiled, watching as she handed them the meal.
"Your welcome, enjoy your meal!" Sara smiled back then left with the tray in her hands.
"So what is Tofu Waffle like?" Raven wondered looking at Beast Boy's waffle. It's the only Waffle she had never tried.
"Wanna try some?" Beast Boy asked, cutting a piece for her to try. He put a fork in the piece he cut and smiled. "Say Ah!"
"Ah?" Raven opened her mouth, Beast Boy put the fork with the Tofu Waffle into her mouth gently then removed the fork when she bit the Waffle off.
"Mmm!" Raven began, as she started chewing it. Beast Boy watched her with a smile, then once she swallowed the mouth full he wondered what she'd say.
"I never thought Tofu Waffle would taste so nice. Thank you B." Raven said, blushing a bit.
After a while the two finally finished their meals at the Cafe. "Should we go now?" Beast Boy asked, looking at Raven, holding his hand out to her.
"Mhm! I'm ready when you are." Raven replied, taking his hand as they got out from their seat. Beast Boy paid for the meal and wouldn't let Raven pay for it. Even though she wanted to pay for her half.
"Where is this Jewelery store?" Raven asked, after they left the Cafe.
"It's across the road, over there!" Beast Boy pointed at a building with a large Diamond Ring on the roof of the building. "That's the one I went to yesterday, when I got your ring." He explained.
Back with the other Titans.
"Finally! I got all that sorted out, all the other Titans are coming to the party." Robin announced, as he walked into the Main Room, he looked over at the rest of the Team, noticing Terra wasn't there.
"Where did Terra go?" He asked curiously.
"She went to have a bath." Ember replied. "She should be back shortly!"
"Good, we'll tell her afterwards then. When she comes out she can give us a hand with decorating the Main Room for the party." Robin said after a while. He looked around for Starfire and smiled seeing her sitting on the couch, reading a book of some sort.
"Will we be still doing training?" Ember asked, eager to use her powers.
"Yes, we should have enough time for training." Robin nodded, then walked over to Starfire meaning to talk to her about something.
Cyborg burst into the room with a big grin on his face. "Alright, I've organized most of the things for the Party. I've also installed the security system for Raven, which she requested a while ago. Now only she and Beast Boy can go into their room. She'd have nothing to worry about then." He announced.
"New security system?" Starfire asked, confused wondering what Cyborg meant.
"Raven requested a while ago for a security hand scanner in her room. I've began making a model of one for her, all I need to do is wait until she gets back so she can set it up the way she wants it." Cyborg explained. "All she has to do is press her hand against the scanner for a moment and it will open the door sensing it is her. It's kind of like our security system."
Terra walked into the main room, with her hair tied up in a pony-tail. She wore a pair of long navy blue jeans and a black shirt with the letter 'T' on it.
"Thanks Ember, for lending the clothes." She smiled and nodded over to the red head Titan.
"Any time Terra! Sorry I couldn't lend you a pair of shoes though!" Ember responded, pointing to the blonde's bare feet.
"That's ok! So what happens now Robin?" Terra asked looking at the leader again.
"Right now, we're going to set up this room as a surprise party for when Raven and Beast Boy get back from their first date." Robin explained, grabbing some streamers.
Jump City Jewelery Store:
"Here we are..Woah they really do have a lot to choose from." Raven entered the Jewelery store with Beast Boy letting go of his hand she went to explore the store to decide which ring to get him.
Beast Boy had a look at the other Jewelery, while Raven browsed around for the right ring to get. At last she found one with a lion engraved on the out side of the ring.
"Hello, how may I help you?" A store clerk asked, looking at Raven with curiosity. He looked around and saw Beast Boy browsing about in the shop.
"Um..I'd like to get this ring please." Raven pointed to the ring that she had spotted in cabinet.
The clerk hummed a tune as he got the ring out for her. "Is this for your-self?" He asked curiously.
"Huh? Oh no, its for my boyfriend!" Raven then called Beast Boy over to try the ring on.
"Woah its awesome Rae!" Beast Boy chirped, with his eyes shining.
Raven smiled. "Could I please get this ring engraved? With this written on it?" She requested, handing the clerk a piece of paper. Beast Boy looked at Raven curiously, wondering what she had written.
"Of course, anything else miss?" The clerk held the paper in his hand.
"No thank you." Raven responded.
"Alright I"ll be back in five." The Clerk announced then left the room.
Beast Boy gave Raven an innocent look wondering what she had written down.
"You'll find out when we get the ring back Beast Boy.." Raven smiled, as if she could read his mind. "Should we go to the Arcade afterwards?" She wondered.
Beast Boy nodded. "Sure! I can teach you to play some games!" He said, sounding excited.
Back with the other Titans:
Terra had just finished tying a streamer to the end of a balloon. "Finally the last one!" She gave a sigh of relief. "What should be done next Robin?"
"Hm Starfire had just put up the banner so all we really need is to wait for Ember and Cy to come back with the party food!" Robin replied. "Are you sure your going to be ok with the party Terra?" He looked at the blonde, knowing she still had feelings for Beast Boy.
"Uhm.. Sure I'll be fine with it! A party is a party after all!" Terra smiled, pretending to be excited about it all. Though deep inside, she longed to be with Beast Boy again as girlfriend and boyfriend. "The thing is, what will Raven say when she sees me? I know she hates me."
Robin frowned, that was one thing he never thought of. "I doubt anything would happen."
"Raven is my best friend and I am most certain she wouldn't harm you Terra, even if she does not like you." Starfire said, as she finished hanging up the banner.
"I honestly won't blame her if she did attack me..." Terra mumbled.
"You were under Slade's control and as Star said, Raven wouldn't hurt you. She probably would be shocked and surprised to see you again." Robin told her.
The Arcade:
"Here we are Rae!" Beast Boy announced. "The Arcade." He added with a smile on his face. He put his arm around her waist and opened the Arcade's Door. Raven put her arm around him, then gazed around watching as many people played different arcade games. "It looks like its full!" She said quietly.
Beast Boy looked around for a while and noticed a game was available. "Here's one Rae... Attack of the Zombies II!" He pointed out to a game.
"Attack of the Zombies II?" Raven looked at him strangely, she shrugged and had a look at it. "How do you play it?"
"How do you play it?" Someone overheard Raven ask. "Anyone would think you've never played a game before! Attack of the Zombies II is the most awesome game ever!" The person grinned.
"Right.." Raven replied sarcastically. Beast Boy sensed she wasn't interested in talking to the guy.
"Seriously! You should play it! Rae's your name right? Well Rae..." The male began.
Raven rolled her eyes. "It's Raven. Only Beast Boy can call me Rae." She frowned at the male, then sighed. 'Why did I even bother coming to the Arcade?' she thought to herself.
"Er Raven from the Titans right?" The male gasped then left when she nodded.
"That was weird, at least he went away." Beast Boy sighed in relief.
"Tell me about it! He was getting on my nerves." Raven mumbled.
Beast Boy smiled and turned his attention to Raven, he showed her how to play the game.
Training with Titans (part 1):
Robin had set up the course for training, it was out side the Tower. Cyborg stood next to him where Raven would usually sit.
"Alright who's going first?" Robin asked looking at Terra, Ember, Starfire and Cyborg.
"I'll go first! I'll show you how the Training works!" Cyborg grinned then jumped down to the start of the course.
Robin, Ember, Starfire and Terra watched Cyborg.
"Ready? 3...2...1...GO!" Robin called out.
Cyborg grinned and ran on to the course's tracks, he watched as Giant Robots appeared out of nowhere firing rocks at him, Cyborg blasted the rocks and the Robots into pieces, destroying them. "Booyah!" He exclaimed.
Cyborg gasped after feeling the ground underneath him pushing him upwards, it was a part of the training course, he then jumped down and ran towards some boulders, which had little cannons appearing in the middle of them.
Ember watched in interest as Cyborg destroyed the Cannons in one blast.
Three Robots appeared out of no where and threw themselves onto Cyborg, attempting to get at his data base. Cyborg smirked knowing this was a part of training he grabbed them by the arms and threw them to the ground, one by one watching as they broke into pieces when they landed on the ground.
Cyborg gave a sigh in relief when the robots broke, he wiped the sweat off his forehead and smiled. Training was almost over for him. A few seconds after he had wiped the sweat off his forehead, four Slade Bots appeared from the ground, and launched themselves in front of him, attacking him.
Terra gasped thinking they weren't a part of the course but Robin gave her a satisfied smile.
After a bit of a struggle with the Slade Bots Cyborg managed to defeat all four of them. He then finished the training course. "Boooyah!" He exclaimed, relieved that it was finally over.
"Wow Cy! You were amazing!" Ember exclaimed with her eyes shining.
"I'm a pro at this Em!" Cyborg grinned, he looked at the record and smiled. "So who's next?" He asked, looking at the three girls then Robin.
"I'll go next, but I am nervous all the same!" Ember smiled. "I just hope I don't mess up."
The Movies:
"What did you think of the Arcade?" Beast Boy asked, as he and Raven walked out of it after an hour of playing games.
"It was fun. Where to next? Its your turn to pick." Raven responded after a while of thinking.
"The Movies. Then to the restaurant and a nice walk along the beach before heading home!" Beast Boy exclaimed, holding his hand out to her. Raven smiled and held his hand once more.
"What movie are we going to see?" Raven asked, letting go of his hand so she could put her arm around his waist.
"You can decide on that one Rae!" Beast Boy replied with a smile. "When we get there that is! I'll buy the popcorn and drinks and pay for the tickets."
"I could pay for the popcorn and drinks." Raven looked at him, annoyed that he wouldn't let her pay for most of things that day. Although she did get to buy his ring which he was wearing now.
Beast Boy shook his head. "I'll buy it!" He said firmly and happily. "You just enjoy your day Rae!" He added, putting his arm around her again.
Raven gave in and nodded. "I already am enjoying our date." She winked to him with a smile.
The couple arrived at the movies, Raven had a look to see which one caught her eye. "This one sounds good." She said, pointing to a movie title.
"But you don't normally like romance films?" Beast Boy pointed out.
Raven thought for a moment. "It's got comedy and a bit of horror as well apparently." She said after a while.
"Alright I'll get the tickets, the popcorn and drinks!" Beast Boy smiled, then went to get the tickets. He paid for them and the Popcorn and drinks.
"Ready?" He asked looking at her.
"Mhm. Do you want me to hold anything?" Raven saw that he had a handful, he held the popcorn box in his arms and the drinks in his hands.
"I'm alright Rae!" Beast Boy grinned and stole a kiss from her lips.
"Are you sure?"
"Positive!" Beast Boy chirped, he and Raven went into the movie and chose the seats at the top back rows. He put the drinks in the cup holders and the popcorn on the seat next to him.
Raven was about to sit down on the seat next to Beast Boy then noticed there was bubble gum smeared on it. She looked at the chair in disgust.
"You can always sit on my lap!" Beast Boy said quietly. Raven shrugged and did that. He smiled and put his arms around her waist. "I love you Rae!" He whispered softly to her.
"I love you too Beast Boy..." She whispered back as she put her hands in his.
Training with the Titans (Part 2)
After changing the course set to Ember's powers and level, Robin looked at the red head who appeared to be clearly nervous. "Ember, are you ready?" he called out to her.
"I am!" Ember replied giving him thumbs up.
"Good luck Em! You can do this!" Cyborg cheered her on. Starfire clapped her hands together. Terra watched in interest wondering if she had to train next.
"Alright get ready...3...2...1...GO!" Robin cried out, pressing the button to start the course.
Flames at once jumped around the course, Ember gasped realizing that she had to dodge them. They shot up from the grounds fast, where ever she ran to. She jumped out the way and used her Earth Powers to put the flames out.
"Is she another Earth user?" Terra asked turning her attention to Robin.
"She says she has Earth and Fire Powers." Robin quickly explained watching as Ember put out the flames with mud that appeared in the ground.
"Get ready Ember, the course will become a bit harder as you go around the corner!" Cyborg warned her.
Ember felt a bit nervous when he said that. "Harder how?" She wondered quietly. She gasped in fright seeing five flame people walking up to her.
Ember thought for a moment wondering how she's meant to put them out. She then decided to use the Earth Totem Pole attack. She looked at the ground then at the flame people who were nearing her. She smiled and pushed her hands down to the ground at full speed. Five Totem Poles shot out from beneath the ground of the flame people, sending them into the sky at once.
"Alright Ember!" Cyborg cried out happily.
Starfire smiled and gave the red head thumbs up. Terra stared at her in amazement.
"The course is almost over." Robin announced.
Ember nodded, wondering what else was coming to her. Suddenly with out warning boulders appeared around her, with cannons, that appeared to be loaded. She knew what she had to do. She smiled and took her gloves off, shoving them into her trousers pocket, she then summoned a fireball in her hands. She threw the fireball at the cannons, destroying them instantly. She repeated the move until all the boulders were destroyed.
"Well done Ember! Great job!" Robin congratulated her. Ember sighed in relief once the course was over. She put her gloves back on then joined the Titans side once more.
The Beach and Home Again:
"The movies were interesting, and the meal at the restaurant was delicious ." Raven admitted, as she and Beast Boy walked out of the restaurant, hand in hand. "I really enjoyed our date today Beast Boy..." She added, blushing.
"I'm glad you enjoyed it Rae, but its not over yet. We still need to go to the beach then we can go back home!" Beast Boy told her with a smile.
It was a quiet walk to the beach, the two Titans enjoyed each others company. Beast Boy chose a peaceful spot at the beach to sit back and relax. "The sun should be setting soon." He said quietly. He watched as the waves came racing onto the sand and back into the ocean again. A gentle breeze swept through the air.
Raven nodded, standing in front of him, looking at him with a smile on her face.
"Rae?"
"Yes Beast Boy?"
"I really love you. I love you more then anyone and anything in the world. You are my everything. Nothing can ever change the way I feel about you!" Beast Boy smiled, pulling her into a hug.
"Beast Boy..." Raven blushed, wrapping her arms around him, pulling him close to her.
Before she could say anything Beast Boy pressed his lips against hers, gently pulling her into a kiss. Raven blushed more and returned the kiss deepening it, enjoying the moment while the sun began to set at the beach. The sound of waves and seagulls filled the air as they shared the moment.
The kiss broke when it became dark. "Should we go home now?" Raven asked.
"Sure thing Rae!" Beast Boy replied, then turned into a Hawk.
"I'll race you home!" He chirped. Raven giggled and flew with him back to the tower.
What will Terra say to Raven when she returns back to the Tower with Beast Boy?
How will the Party turn out?
Stay tuned for the next chapter: