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Raven opened her eyes, and looked at her alarm clock. Saturday, 10:00 am. She shut her eyes, trying to go back to sleep but it was hopeless. She kept rolling over, and tossing and turning before she finally got up to get dressed. As she was fastening her cloak, she wondered what sort of strange tofu concoction Beast Boy was making for breakfast-
Beast Boy! She couldn't go downstairs...how could she face him after last night? What if he had told everyone else and they were all laughing at her? Did the other Titans know it was her emotions that caused the power outages? She paced her floor, frowning slightly. If she did go down, Beast Boy might be there and laugh at her. But if she stayed up here, it would prove she was a coward. She worried for a bit longer, before deciding to go downstairs. She could pretend as if last night hadn't even happened.
She walked quickly and swiftly down the hallway. She could eat breakfast fast, maybe even take it to her room, and spend the rest of the day somewhere quiet mediating. She held her breath as she came to the kitchen door, and stepped through.
To her surprise, Beast Boy wasn't there. Cyborg, Robin and Starfire were sitting down eating breakfast. She let out a sigh of relief. She walked to the pantry and grabbed a box of cereal, pouring it into a bowl. She sloshed some milk in it and sat down next to Starfire. Nobody said anything. Raven felt their eyes on her as she crunched on her cereal. Finally, Cyborg spoke.
"Hey Raven, you wouldn't happen to know why the power went out, would you?"
Raven stared at them suspiciously. Did they know?
She tilted her head down and stared at her bowl as if it were the most fascinating thing in the world.
"I have no idea what you are talking about," she said airily.
So, Beast Boy hadn't told them, which means he wasn't playing a joke on her. But somehow, the possibility that Beast Boy was serious was even more frightening.
Robin shrugged. "Okay."
They went back to eating breakfast, Cyborg and Robin chatting congenially about the latest video game they were attempting to beat.
"Has anyone seen Beast Boy?" Raven asked, hoping she sounded casual.
"Nah. It's kinda weird he would miss breakfast, though," Cyborg said around a mouthful of bacon.
"Oh," said Raven dully, staring down at the table. She got up and put her empty bowl in the sink.
She left the kitchen, wondering about Beast Boy. Why hadn't he shown up for breakfast? Was he sick? Did something happen to him? Was-
Raven felt a hand grab her arm. She whirled around to see Starfire, looking at her, concerned.
"Dear friend Raven, you have not been acting yourself lately, since you saved Beast Boy's life. What is wrong?"
"Nothing is wrong," Raven muttered, and continued to walk away. Or at least she tried to, but Starfire was undaunted.
"Perhaps we should have a 'girl talk'?" Starfire inquired.
"Let's not and say we did," Raven murmured, regretting it as soon as she said it. Starfire looked upset, and turned away.
What the heck, Raven thought. I'll humor her. It can't hurt, right?
"Hey, Starfire," Raven called.
Starfire sniffled. "Yes, Raven?"
"If you really feel like talking, we will talk," Raven sighed. Starfire's eyes immediately lit up.
"Oh, good! Now we can coverse in a way that only two female friends can! How exciting!" Starfire squealed. She tugged Raven down the hallway. "My room's closest. We can talk there," Starfire smiled happily.
Raven, now regretting her decision to cheer Star up, allowed herself to be dragged to Starfire's room. Starfire shut the door, and sat down on her bed, motioning for Raven to sit down with her.
Raven sat, putting her head in her hands. Starfire looked at her.
"You are not feeling well?" she asked.
"No, I'm fine," Raven mumbled.
Starfire studied her for a second. "No, Raven, you are not fine. You are deeply upset about something. Do you wish to share?"
"Not really," said Raven, not looking at her.
"It's about Beast Boy, isn't it?" Starfire asked.
Raven leaped up from the bed. "No," she said, but the flower vase on Star's bedside table exploded. Raven began pacing, caught up in her own thoughts. Starfire got up and laid her hand on Raven's shoulder.
"You like him, don't you," Starfire said.
Raven turned to face her. She stared at Starfire, then fell back on the fluffy bed with an expression of defeat. She rolled over and hid her face in a pillow.
"How did you know?" Raven asked, her voice slightly muffled.
"Because I can tell. On my planet, when you were in love it was to be celebrated. Why are you unhappy?"
"I'm not supposed to like Beast Boy!" Raven moaned.
"Why not? You love him, and that should be enough." Starfire said practically.
"It's not that simple," said Raven, sitting up. "My emotions...if I do like him...I don't want to hurt him."
You have loved him for some time?" Starfire asked. Raven nodded.
"Well, it seems that Beast Boy is unharmed. Maybe love is not just an emotion. Maybe it is something bigger, something you can't control. Perhaps it is not connected with your powers," said Starfire.
Raven looked at her, surprised and shocked. It did make sense. When Beast Boy kissed her, she was surprised and afraid. Could that have made the power go out, and not her feelings for him?
"Starfire?"
"Yes?
"Thanks," Raven said sincerely.
Starfire hugged Raven, but Raven didn't mind. She was too happy to care.
"You are most welcome, Raven. I am glad we had this talk," Starfire smiled.
"Me too."
Raven left Starfire's room, caught in a whirlwind of thoughts. How would she ever admit to Beast Boy that she liked him? Would he make fun of her? How did Starfire get so smart? Could she really love him without destroying something?
Raven was so caught up in her thoughts that when she rounded the corner she had bumped into somebody. She tripped, and strong arms caught her. She found herself looking straight up into Beast Boy's eyes.
"Hi," he said.
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Raven opened her eyes, and looked at her alarm clock. Saturday, 10:00 am. She shut her eyes, trying to go back to sleep but it was hopeless. She kept rolling over, and tossing and turning before she finally got up to get dressed. As she was fastening her cloak, she wondered what sort of strange tofu concoction Beast Boy was making for breakfast-
Beast Boy! She couldn't go downstairs...how could she face him after last night? What if he had told everyone else and they were all laughing at her? Did the other Titans know it was her emotions that caused the power outages? She paced her floor, frowning slightly. If she did go down, Beast Boy might be there and laugh at her. But if she stayed up here, it would prove she was a coward. She worried for a bit longer, before deciding to go downstairs. She could pretend as if last night hadn't even happened.
She walked quickly and swiftly down the hallway. She could eat breakfast fast, maybe even take it to her room, and spend the rest of the day somewhere quiet mediating. She held her breath as she came to the kitchen door, and stepped through.
To her surprise, Beast Boy wasn't there. Cyborg, Robin and Starfire were sitting down eating breakfast. She let out a sigh of relief. She walked to the pantry and grabbed a box of cereal, pouring it into a bowl. She sloshed some milk in it and sat down next to Starfire. Nobody said anything. Raven felt their eyes on her as she crunched on her cereal. Finally, Cyborg spoke.
"Hey Raven, you wouldn't happen to know why the power went out, would you?"
Raven stared at them suspiciously. Did they know?
She tilted her head down and stared at her bowl as if it were the most fascinating thing in the world.
"I have no idea what you are talking about," she said airily.
So, Beast Boy hadn't told them, which means he wasn't playing a joke on her. But somehow, the possibility that Beast Boy was serious was even more frightening.
Robin shrugged. "Okay."
They went back to eating breakfast, Cyborg and Robin chatting congenially about the latest video game they were attempting to beat.
"Has anyone seen Beast Boy?" Raven asked, hoping she sounded casual.
"Nah. It's kinda weird he would miss breakfast, though," Cyborg said around a mouthful of bacon.
"Oh," said Raven dully, staring down at the table. She got up and put her empty bowl in the sink.
She left the kitchen, wondering about Beast Boy. Why hadn't he shown up for breakfast? Was he sick? Did something happen to him? Was-
Raven felt a hand grab her arm. She whirled around to see Starfire, looking at her, concerned.
"Dear friend Raven, you have not been acting yourself lately, since you saved Beast Boy's life. What is wrong?"
"Nothing is wrong," Raven muttered, and continued to walk away. Or at least she tried to, but Starfire was undaunted.
"Perhaps we should have a 'girl talk'?" Starfire inquired.
"Let's not and say we did," Raven murmured, regretting it as soon as she said it. Starfire looked upset, and turned away.
What the heck, Raven thought. I'll humor her. It can't hurt, right?
"Hey, Starfire," Raven called.
Starfire sniffled. "Yes, Raven?"
"If you really feel like talking, we will talk," Raven sighed. Starfire's eyes immediately lit up.
"Oh, good! Now we can coverse in a way that only two female friends can! How exciting!" Starfire squealed. She tugged Raven down the hallway. "My room's closest. We can talk there," Starfire smiled happily.
Raven, now regretting her decision to cheer Star up, allowed herself to be dragged to Starfire's room. Starfire shut the door, and sat down on her bed, motioning for Raven to sit down with her.
Raven sat, putting her head in her hands. Starfire looked at her.
"You are not feeling well?" she asked.
"No, I'm fine," Raven mumbled.
Starfire studied her for a second. "No, Raven, you are not fine. You are deeply upset about something. Do you wish to share?"
"Not really," said Raven, not looking at her.
"It's about Beast Boy, isn't it?" Starfire asked.
Raven leaped up from the bed. "No," she said, but the flower vase on Star's bedside table exploded. Raven began pacing, caught up in her own thoughts. Starfire got up and laid her hand on Raven's shoulder.
"You like him, don't you," Starfire said.
Raven turned to face her. She stared at Starfire, then fell back on the fluffy bed with an expression of defeat. She rolled over and hid her face in a pillow.
"How did you know?" Raven asked, her voice slightly muffled.
"Because I can tell. On my planet, when you were in love it was to be celebrated. Why are you unhappy?"
"I'm not supposed to like Beast Boy!" Raven moaned.
"Why not? You love him, and that should be enough." Starfire said practically.
"It's not that simple," said Raven, sitting up. "My emotions...if I do like him...I don't want to hurt him."
You have loved him for some time?" Starfire asked. Raven nodded.
"Well, it seems that Beast Boy is unharmed. Maybe love is not just an emotion. Maybe it is something bigger, something you can't control. Perhaps it is not connected with your powers," said Starfire.
Raven looked at her, surprised and shocked. It did make sense. When Beast Boy kissed her, she was surprised and afraid. Could that have made the power go out, and not her feelings for him?
"Starfire?"
"Yes?
"Thanks," Raven said sincerely.
Starfire hugged Raven, but Raven didn't mind. She was too happy to care.
"You are most welcome, Raven. I am glad we had this talk," Starfire smiled.
"Me too."
Raven left Starfire's room, caught in a whirlwind of thoughts. How would she ever admit to Beast Boy that she liked him? Would he make fun of her? How did Starfire get so smart? Could she really love him without destroying something?
Raven was so caught up in her thoughts that when she rounded the corner she had bumped into somebody. She tripped, and strong arms caught her. She found herself looking straight up into Beast Boy's eyes.
"Hi," he said.
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