Disclaimer: I don't own Teen titans - just Swift! ^^
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Chapter thirteen. - Awakening.
Beastboy mumbled to himself as he walked up the stairs.
"Sneaky Azarathian. She trapped me right into that. Oooh, Cy's gonna kill me when he finds out.."
He shuddered, and lightly touched the wall as he reached Raven's room. He sighed, and pushed open the door, expectant of the sleeping figure.
Instead he was shocked at what he saw. The covers were strewn everywhere, the lamp was smashed and papers were scattered all over the dark room.
"R-Raven?" stammered Beastboy, speeding into the room. And there she was, on the floor, sleeping, pale as ever. He arms were thrown above her head, and her eyes were shut.
Heaving a sigh of relief, Beastboy lifted her back onto the bed and neatened the covers, to make sure she was warm enough. Then he set about tidying up the room. As he collected the shards of shattered lamp, he mused over the state of the room.
'She must have been dreaming.' he concluded after much thought. He may not know much, but he knew Raven. He finished up, tidying the papers into a pile on her dresser. Then he knelt next to her bed and looked at her, safe again.
The memory of the night she left was fresh in his mind, and it still pained him even though she was back. 'Why isn't she awake?' he thought furiously, wiping a tear away from his cheek.
He sniffed and laid his hand softly on hers. He stared straight at her closed eyes, then closed his own.
"Please wake up, Raven. Wake up for me." he whispered to the sleeping figure, as she lay peacefully, blissfully ignorant of his tears.
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"So..."
"So."
Swift smoothed her cape out and tucked her hair behind her ears. So much longing, and yet, she didn't know what to say. Cyborg equally as nervous, scratched his head.
"Glad your feeling better." he said, after a while.
"Thanks. It feels good to feel better." said Swift, nervously.
'Damn. How stupid can you get?' she thought to herself angrily. She tilted her head, to see the metal man looking at her. She looked up, and smiled, yet frowned at the same time.
"What?"
"Nothin'."
Cyborg didn't look away though. He stared at her, just the same as before. Swift felt her heart quicken, but she couldn't look away either. Something willed her to keep on looking at him, and she couldn't help it. She felt like the room was spinning around her, yet she felt still. Calm and yet frightened.
"Ehm," she began, but her throat was dry. She swallowed but continued to stare. Cyborg didn't say a word. Instead he leant over and took her hand. Swift gasped and looked down at the metallic hand intertwined with her own. She smiled and looked up.
It was okay. She had to let him know. She moved closer. Now, she could hear his breathing, quick and scared, yet excited like her own. She smiled more widely, and ran her free hand over the human side of his face. The contact made Cyborg smile.
They leaned in ever closer, until they kissed. It would be one neither of them would forget.
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Beastboy's eyes sprang open.
'Was that a...squeeze?' he thought anxiously, looking down and Raven's hand. He looked at her face. Her eyes were open a slit, and there was a small smile on her lips. His own face lit up instantly.
"RAVEN!" he squeaked, leaning down to hug her. She just kept smiling. He released her from his grasp.
Raven sat up weakly and wordlessly. Beastboy was beside himself with relief. His eyes were wide, tears forming in the corners.
"Rae, I was so worried about you! How are you feeling? Are you okay? Do you need anything?" he said all in one breath. Raven shood her head and beckoned to him to come over. He sat next to her, and she drew his ear to her mouth.
"I told you I'd come back." she whispered horsely, then fell back onto the bed weakly, groaning. Beastboy was incredibly happy, yet still really worried about her. He took her hand and whispered frantically to her.
"Listen to me Raven, I'm going to go and fetch Cy to check you over, okay?"
She nodded and smiled again, before closing her eyes. Beastboy had a huge grin plastered across his face. He turned into a cheetah and raced downstairs at top speed, stopping a few metres short to turn back into himself. He ran towards the couch.
Then he stopped dead.
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'Cy and Swift are kissing?!?!' he realised, completely surprised. He smiled to himself.
'I did it! I matchmade! GO BEASTBOY....no wait! No time!' He walked awkwardly towards the couch and cleared his throat. He couldn't help but splutter with laughter as they both scrambled to push each other away and fell off the couch onto the floor, landing in a comprimising position.
"Did I catch you at a bad time?" giggled Beastboy uncontrollably. The other two were so red, the heat practically radiated off them. This made BB laugh more. But then he remembered Raven and regained himself very quickly.
"Ahem, hey! RAVEN WOKE UP!" he shouted, jumping up and down. The embarrassment was shattered, as the other two leapt to their feet.
"OH! I have to go see her!" shouted Swift, straightening her cape. Cyborg nodded eagerly. Beastboy put his hands up.
"Guys. She needs some medical attention first. Cy, can you run a check on her please?"
"Course I can, B!" said Cy, walking towards the door, Swift hot on his heels. Beastboy snickered behind them.
"What?!" said Swift irritably. Beastboy grinned.
"Oh, nothing. Just thinking that you can both get back your, uh, business later!"
Swift turned around, and her eyes glowed purple. Beastboy flew back to the couch in a bubble. He was banging frantically on the sides.
"HEY! This is totally unfair! My girlfriend just woke up! SWIFT!"
Swift just sneered and walked off. "Serves you right, little green man!" she jeered, amicably.
The bubble broke as she left the room, leaving the shapeshifter in an uncomfortable position on the carpet. He quickly got to his feet and followed the other two up the stairs.
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The world was blurry through Raven's eyes, but everything was so clear in her head. Her life was going to get back to normal, little by little. 'Well,' she mused 'as normal as you can say my life is...'
'How long have I been asleep?' she wondered, as she looked around her dark room. Beastboy had looked surprised when she woke up, so it must have been a while.
Her body felt so weak, all the energy knocked out of her. She had given her all in her fight with Trigon, and now she was facing the consequences. She wondered where Beastboy had got to. Hearing a commotion downstairs, she began to wonder if everything was alright. But she could barely move, so she was helpless. She couldn't even heal herself because she had no power left.
Then the commotion got closer and closer, until, much to her dismay a number of people piled into her room. Beastboy looked annoyed yet amused at the same time, and Cyborg and Swift seemed strangly embarrassed yet angry.
'What in hell's name is going on? A girl's asleep for 2 minutes and the tower goes mad.' she thought furiously. Swift's face softened as soon as she saw the fellow Azarathian was awake. She bent down to hug Raven, who was powerless to resist. She patted Swift's shoulder gently, not really sure what else to do. Hugging really wasn't her scene.
Then Cyborg wandered over, wordlessly, and scanned her with an infra red beam. Then he studied his computer for some time before scratching his head and then walking back over to the other two.
Raven was fuming inside. She wanted to know what was wrong, why couldn't they tell her. She summoned up her last strength and yelled to them.
"HEY! WHATS THE SCAN SAY?"
They all leapt in unison, totally shocked by the outburst. BB hurried over to sit by her bedside.
"Okay, Rae. Calm down, its okay." he said smoothing her hair. She looked at him stonily until his expression softened.
"Hey, its nothing. It all seems okay. That's why Cy is confused you aren't up and about like Swift. Don't worry, its okay." he repeated. Raven's head swirled. She closed her eyes, to meditate for a while. The others remained silent, except for the occasional whispering in the background.
She rubbed her horse throat with her hand. There didn't appear to be anything wrong inside her head either. So what was going on? She tapped BB on the shoulder and he turned around.
Her voice was a frantic whisper. "What's wrong with me?"
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"Alright, Rave," said Cy, picking up a needle. "I'm just gonna take a little blood to test, y'hear?"
Raven nodded numbly. She was summoning her upmost willpower to not cry. She was so strong inside yet so physically weak at the same time - a terrible combination. She smiled reassuringly at Swift, who was wringing her hands and biting her lip.
"Here we go.." said Cyborg, taking two canisters of the Azarathians blood. Raven looked away in disgust. She didn't want to see her own blood anymore than necessary.
Cyborg held up the canisters triumphantly. "Right now all I gotta do, is take these over to my room and run some tests. Don't worry Raven, I'm sure its just tiredness. After all you did fight Trigon."
Anger flickered across her lilac eyes momentarily at the mention of her father. But she regained herself and whispered horsely, "Thanks Cy."
Cyborg winked. "Not a problem." He wandered out towards his room. BB followed him, stopping only for a second to turn around.
"You okay for now, Rae?"
She nodded and flicked her hand towards the door, meaning 'go'. Finally she and Swift were left alone in the cold darkened room together.
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Thanks to all who have reviewed. I am sorry but I don't have time to write any personal replies this time, i'm just so busy at the moment!
Oh and BTW I don't appreciate being called a piece of crap. Its not exactly motivational to write is it? So just back off.
Ja-ne. ~*Chibi*~
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Chapter thirteen. - Awakening.
Beastboy mumbled to himself as he walked up the stairs.
"Sneaky Azarathian. She trapped me right into that. Oooh, Cy's gonna kill me when he finds out.."
He shuddered, and lightly touched the wall as he reached Raven's room. He sighed, and pushed open the door, expectant of the sleeping figure.
Instead he was shocked at what he saw. The covers were strewn everywhere, the lamp was smashed and papers were scattered all over the dark room.
"R-Raven?" stammered Beastboy, speeding into the room. And there she was, on the floor, sleeping, pale as ever. He arms were thrown above her head, and her eyes were shut.
Heaving a sigh of relief, Beastboy lifted her back onto the bed and neatened the covers, to make sure she was warm enough. Then he set about tidying up the room. As he collected the shards of shattered lamp, he mused over the state of the room.
'She must have been dreaming.' he concluded after much thought. He may not know much, but he knew Raven. He finished up, tidying the papers into a pile on her dresser. Then he knelt next to her bed and looked at her, safe again.
The memory of the night she left was fresh in his mind, and it still pained him even though she was back. 'Why isn't she awake?' he thought furiously, wiping a tear away from his cheek.
He sniffed and laid his hand softly on hers. He stared straight at her closed eyes, then closed his own.
"Please wake up, Raven. Wake up for me." he whispered to the sleeping figure, as she lay peacefully, blissfully ignorant of his tears.
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"So..."
"So."
Swift smoothed her cape out and tucked her hair behind her ears. So much longing, and yet, she didn't know what to say. Cyborg equally as nervous, scratched his head.
"Glad your feeling better." he said, after a while.
"Thanks. It feels good to feel better." said Swift, nervously.
'Damn. How stupid can you get?' she thought to herself angrily. She tilted her head, to see the metal man looking at her. She looked up, and smiled, yet frowned at the same time.
"What?"
"Nothin'."
Cyborg didn't look away though. He stared at her, just the same as before. Swift felt her heart quicken, but she couldn't look away either. Something willed her to keep on looking at him, and she couldn't help it. She felt like the room was spinning around her, yet she felt still. Calm and yet frightened.
"Ehm," she began, but her throat was dry. She swallowed but continued to stare. Cyborg didn't say a word. Instead he leant over and took her hand. Swift gasped and looked down at the metallic hand intertwined with her own. She smiled and looked up.
It was okay. She had to let him know. She moved closer. Now, she could hear his breathing, quick and scared, yet excited like her own. She smiled more widely, and ran her free hand over the human side of his face. The contact made Cyborg smile.
They leaned in ever closer, until they kissed. It would be one neither of them would forget.
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Beastboy's eyes sprang open.
'Was that a...squeeze?' he thought anxiously, looking down and Raven's hand. He looked at her face. Her eyes were open a slit, and there was a small smile on her lips. His own face lit up instantly.
"RAVEN!" he squeaked, leaning down to hug her. She just kept smiling. He released her from his grasp.
Raven sat up weakly and wordlessly. Beastboy was beside himself with relief. His eyes were wide, tears forming in the corners.
"Rae, I was so worried about you! How are you feeling? Are you okay? Do you need anything?" he said all in one breath. Raven shood her head and beckoned to him to come over. He sat next to her, and she drew his ear to her mouth.
"I told you I'd come back." she whispered horsely, then fell back onto the bed weakly, groaning. Beastboy was incredibly happy, yet still really worried about her. He took her hand and whispered frantically to her.
"Listen to me Raven, I'm going to go and fetch Cy to check you over, okay?"
She nodded and smiled again, before closing her eyes. Beastboy had a huge grin plastered across his face. He turned into a cheetah and raced downstairs at top speed, stopping a few metres short to turn back into himself. He ran towards the couch.
Then he stopped dead.
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'Cy and Swift are kissing?!?!' he realised, completely surprised. He smiled to himself.
'I did it! I matchmade! GO BEASTBOY....no wait! No time!' He walked awkwardly towards the couch and cleared his throat. He couldn't help but splutter with laughter as they both scrambled to push each other away and fell off the couch onto the floor, landing in a comprimising position.
"Did I catch you at a bad time?" giggled Beastboy uncontrollably. The other two were so red, the heat practically radiated off them. This made BB laugh more. But then he remembered Raven and regained himself very quickly.
"Ahem, hey! RAVEN WOKE UP!" he shouted, jumping up and down. The embarrassment was shattered, as the other two leapt to their feet.
"OH! I have to go see her!" shouted Swift, straightening her cape. Cyborg nodded eagerly. Beastboy put his hands up.
"Guys. She needs some medical attention first. Cy, can you run a check on her please?"
"Course I can, B!" said Cy, walking towards the door, Swift hot on his heels. Beastboy snickered behind them.
"What?!" said Swift irritably. Beastboy grinned.
"Oh, nothing. Just thinking that you can both get back your, uh, business later!"
Swift turned around, and her eyes glowed purple. Beastboy flew back to the couch in a bubble. He was banging frantically on the sides.
"HEY! This is totally unfair! My girlfriend just woke up! SWIFT!"
Swift just sneered and walked off. "Serves you right, little green man!" she jeered, amicably.
The bubble broke as she left the room, leaving the shapeshifter in an uncomfortable position on the carpet. He quickly got to his feet and followed the other two up the stairs.
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The world was blurry through Raven's eyes, but everything was so clear in her head. Her life was going to get back to normal, little by little. 'Well,' she mused 'as normal as you can say my life is...'
'How long have I been asleep?' she wondered, as she looked around her dark room. Beastboy had looked surprised when she woke up, so it must have been a while.
Her body felt so weak, all the energy knocked out of her. She had given her all in her fight with Trigon, and now she was facing the consequences. She wondered where Beastboy had got to. Hearing a commotion downstairs, she began to wonder if everything was alright. But she could barely move, so she was helpless. She couldn't even heal herself because she had no power left.
Then the commotion got closer and closer, until, much to her dismay a number of people piled into her room. Beastboy looked annoyed yet amused at the same time, and Cyborg and Swift seemed strangly embarrassed yet angry.
'What in hell's name is going on? A girl's asleep for 2 minutes and the tower goes mad.' she thought furiously. Swift's face softened as soon as she saw the fellow Azarathian was awake. She bent down to hug Raven, who was powerless to resist. She patted Swift's shoulder gently, not really sure what else to do. Hugging really wasn't her scene.
Then Cyborg wandered over, wordlessly, and scanned her with an infra red beam. Then he studied his computer for some time before scratching his head and then walking back over to the other two.
Raven was fuming inside. She wanted to know what was wrong, why couldn't they tell her. She summoned up her last strength and yelled to them.
"HEY! WHATS THE SCAN SAY?"
They all leapt in unison, totally shocked by the outburst. BB hurried over to sit by her bedside.
"Okay, Rae. Calm down, its okay." he said smoothing her hair. She looked at him stonily until his expression softened.
"Hey, its nothing. It all seems okay. That's why Cy is confused you aren't up and about like Swift. Don't worry, its okay." he repeated. Raven's head swirled. She closed her eyes, to meditate for a while. The others remained silent, except for the occasional whispering in the background.
She rubbed her horse throat with her hand. There didn't appear to be anything wrong inside her head either. So what was going on? She tapped BB on the shoulder and he turned around.
Her voice was a frantic whisper. "What's wrong with me?"
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"Alright, Rave," said Cy, picking up a needle. "I'm just gonna take a little blood to test, y'hear?"
Raven nodded numbly. She was summoning her upmost willpower to not cry. She was so strong inside yet so physically weak at the same time - a terrible combination. She smiled reassuringly at Swift, who was wringing her hands and biting her lip.
"Here we go.." said Cyborg, taking two canisters of the Azarathians blood. Raven looked away in disgust. She didn't want to see her own blood anymore than necessary.
Cyborg held up the canisters triumphantly. "Right now all I gotta do, is take these over to my room and run some tests. Don't worry Raven, I'm sure its just tiredness. After all you did fight Trigon."
Anger flickered across her lilac eyes momentarily at the mention of her father. But she regained herself and whispered horsely, "Thanks Cy."
Cyborg winked. "Not a problem." He wandered out towards his room. BB followed him, stopping only for a second to turn around.
"You okay for now, Rae?"
She nodded and flicked her hand towards the door, meaning 'go'. Finally she and Swift were left alone in the cold darkened room together.
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Thanks to all who have reviewed. I am sorry but I don't have time to write any personal replies this time, i'm just so busy at the moment!
Oh and BTW I don't appreciate being called a piece of crap. Its not exactly motivational to write is it? So just back off.
Ja-ne. ~*Chibi*~