Getting together was the easy part... it's staying together that will
be a challenge. Especially with Slade up to
no good.
All You Needed
Chapter 11: Duel?
Beast boy struggled to carry Raven by the shoulders. The last attack had weakened her to the point she couldn't stand without losing control. Robin and Cyborg decided to go out for the evening to discuss the 'Slade matter' leaving Beast boy alone in the tower with Raven.
He suddenly smiled and chuckled. "What's so funny?" Raven asked in a rather dry and irritated voice.
"Haven't we done this before?" he suddenly asked as he gently set her down at a nearby bench. "But, the way I remember it, you were carrying me."
"Oh yeah," she suddenly chuckled out. "Right after our fight with The Hive, wasn't?"
"Yeah," he softly replied as he looked down at his own wound.
"How'd you get hurt, anyway?" Raven asked with a weak look on her face. "I don't remember you getting hit."
"Oh, it must have been when I attacked that clone," Beast boy began as he rubbed the line of blood. "It's only a scratch."
"I'm sorry," Raven suddenly replied.
"For what?" Beast boy looked back up at his girlfriend with a look of questioning in his eyes. "You didn't do anything."
"If I had only seen Slade coming then none of this would have happened," Raven began with a tear forming in both of her eyes. "Starfire would have never been kidnapped. You wouldn't have had gone through."
"Shh," Beast boy hushed her as he placed both hands on her cheeks and rubbed his forehead against hers. "Don't think that way," he began as he closed his eyes.
Raven moved her hands up to grasp his wrists. Silently, she closed her eyes and relaxed into his touch. "Beast boy..."
"Remember that day after our fight with The Hive?" he began with a tearful smile. "I was sitting right here and you said something to me that I will never forget," he pulled away and looked into her eyes. "We can't change the truth, no matter how much we hate it, Raven..."
She smiled. "I can't believe you just threw my own words in my face," she joked as she leaned forward and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Thank you, BB."
He wrapped his arms around her back and smiled. "You're welcome..."
~~
"Any luck?" Aqualad asked as he sat upon the docks, looking over at Cyborg.
Cyborg sighed and shook his head. "Nope," he answered as he picked up a stone and threw it into the ocean. "Slade managed to make an exact copy of Raven."
"A clone?" Aqualad asked with a surprised look on his face. "With the technology of my people?"
"You've got it," Cyborg began as he threw another rock into the water. "He managed to escape with Starfire."
"And, Raven and Beast boy?" Aqualad questioned.
"Back at the tower," he answered with a dry voice. "Resting."
"Has Robin been that way since Slade disappeared?" Aqualad asked as he turned his attention to the masked boy.
Cyborg looked over to find Robin sitting on the sand. His feet rested only a few inches away where the water clashed the sand. The half machine sighed and looked away. "Depressed?" he asked. "He's been that way since Slade first took Star."
"The poor guy," Aqualad sighed out. "I don't think I want to be in his shoes right now."
"Yeah, really," Cyborg sighed once more as he looked over at the ocean.
~~
Her soft body hit the mattress below her, slowly and softly. A pair of gloved hands reached over and took hold of the blankets and threw them, gently over her lithe body. Raven sighed with content as she nuzzled into her pillow and closed her eyes.
Beast boy smiled as he watched her make herself comfortable in her bed. He could tell that she was thrilled to be in her own room and bed. Moving away from the bed, he left her to place her blue cloak on a hook that was in the wall not too far away. Taking once last glance at her, he turned to begin to leave.
"Don't leave," her voice rang out, causing him to stop at once and turn to her. "Stay with me."
Beast boy looked over at her uncertainly. Her purple eyes opened to look at him. "Are you sure?"
"Please, don't argue with me," she pleaded as she lifted the blanket up as an invite. "Stay?"
He smiled and made his way to her. Kicking off his boots, he climbed in next to her and made himself comfortable. "Rae," he breathed as he wrapped his arms around her as if trying to protect her and hold her down.
"Thank you," she breathed as she let her face fall over and hit his neck area.
He closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep.
It felt like only minutes that he had closed his eyes. But, in reality he had been asleep for nearly three hours. Yawning, he looked down at the angel beside him. Smiling, he placed a kiss in her hair and wiggled himself free from her grasp. He sat down on the floor and placed his boots back on his feet.
"I'll be back," he replied as if he were talking to her as if she were awake. He moved quietly out of her room and down the hall, where a dim light illuminated from the living room.
Beast boy peeked inside to find Cyborg sleeping on the sofa and Robin at one of the computers. He greeted him with a hesitant look on his face as he sat down at the seat next to him.
Robin didn't look over at him. "Hey," he replied as he typed something into the computer. "What are you doing up?"
"Going to get something to eat," he began with a smile on his face.
"You and Raven all right?" he suddenly asked as he rested his head in his hand and continued to look at the screen.
"I'm all right," Beast boy began with a frown. "Rae's still sleeping. What about you?"
Robin shrugged at the question as he pressed a few more keys. "Can't sleep."
Beast boy studied his leader for a long moment. "We'll get her back," he promised.
Just before Robin could respond, the screen in front of him went black before an image of a familiar man appeared. Robin stood up and knocked the chair he sat in over. "Slade," he muttered with a growl.
Beast boy stood up as well. "What do you want now?" he asked, quickly. "Haven't you caused enough trouble?"
"True," Slade agreed. "I have, but I was wondering if you wanted that alien back or not."
"Starfire?" Robin asked as he clenched his hands into fists. "What do you plan to do with her?!"
"Be calm, Robin," Slade began with a laugh. "You can have her back tomorrow. Near the docks."
"What's the catch?" Beast boy immediately asked.
"You bring Raven in return," Slade began as he narrowed his eyes. "To fight her clone. If she wins you can have your precious girl back and keep Raven, but if she loses," he paused as he closed his eyes. "I get to keep both."
Robin and Beast boy fell silent and glanced at each other. "She'll be there," Robin began as he lifted his fist up to show Slade. "And, she'll win!"
"Very well," Slade began as he opened his eyes. "I'll meet you at the docks tomorrow at noon."
The screen disappeared and as soon as it did, Beast boy jumped up and grabbed Robin by the shirt. "What do you think you are doing?!" he demanded to know. "You are risking Rae's life!"
"Beast boy, chill!" Robin shouted as he pushed Beast boy away. "We're the Titans. That's what we do. Risk our lives for others."
"But," Beast boy began.
"We need to stop that clone," Robin began. "And, Raven is the only one, who has the power do that."
~~
Raven groaned as she turned over in her bed. She patted the soft area next to her and then looked up to find Beast boy gone. Wondering where he went, she yawned and looked to the right. There Beast boy stood in front of the big window looking out at the dawn.
Raven sat up and studied him for a moment. He seemed to be deep in thought. "Beast boy?" she called out to him as she threw her legs over the edge of her bed and tossed the blankets aside. "Are you all right?"
He turned half way and looked at her. A look of fear and hesitance in his eyes. "Rae?" he called out in half startled. "Come here, will you?"
Cocking her eyebrow upward, she did as asked and slowly made her way to him. For a moment they didn't say a word. Slowly, Beast boy reached out and hugged Raven. She called out to him, unsure what drove Beast boy to engage in such a act. When she called, he only held on tighter.
*** End of Chapter ***
~~~ After Notes ~~~
What a cliff hanger, right? I'm still placing the pieces together in this story. Hope you are enjoying it. I've had a lot of time to write since I've been on Spring Break. But, now I'm back in school. I'm not sure when the next chapter will be. But, it's on the top of my things to do list.
Yes, there was allot of BB/R fluffiness. Hope you enjoyed it. There will be some more to come. Maybe even some Starfire and Robin moments. :
So, a duel between two Ravens. Hmm, sounds interesting. All right bye for now. Please Review... it makes my day.
All You Needed
Chapter 11: Duel?
Beast boy struggled to carry Raven by the shoulders. The last attack had weakened her to the point she couldn't stand without losing control. Robin and Cyborg decided to go out for the evening to discuss the 'Slade matter' leaving Beast boy alone in the tower with Raven.
He suddenly smiled and chuckled. "What's so funny?" Raven asked in a rather dry and irritated voice.
"Haven't we done this before?" he suddenly asked as he gently set her down at a nearby bench. "But, the way I remember it, you were carrying me."
"Oh yeah," she suddenly chuckled out. "Right after our fight with The Hive, wasn't?"
"Yeah," he softly replied as he looked down at his own wound.
"How'd you get hurt, anyway?" Raven asked with a weak look on her face. "I don't remember you getting hit."
"Oh, it must have been when I attacked that clone," Beast boy began as he rubbed the line of blood. "It's only a scratch."
"I'm sorry," Raven suddenly replied.
"For what?" Beast boy looked back up at his girlfriend with a look of questioning in his eyes. "You didn't do anything."
"If I had only seen Slade coming then none of this would have happened," Raven began with a tear forming in both of her eyes. "Starfire would have never been kidnapped. You wouldn't have had gone through."
"Shh," Beast boy hushed her as he placed both hands on her cheeks and rubbed his forehead against hers. "Don't think that way," he began as he closed his eyes.
Raven moved her hands up to grasp his wrists. Silently, she closed her eyes and relaxed into his touch. "Beast boy..."
"Remember that day after our fight with The Hive?" he began with a tearful smile. "I was sitting right here and you said something to me that I will never forget," he pulled away and looked into her eyes. "We can't change the truth, no matter how much we hate it, Raven..."
She smiled. "I can't believe you just threw my own words in my face," she joked as she leaned forward and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Thank you, BB."
He wrapped his arms around her back and smiled. "You're welcome..."
~~
"Any luck?" Aqualad asked as he sat upon the docks, looking over at Cyborg.
Cyborg sighed and shook his head. "Nope," he answered as he picked up a stone and threw it into the ocean. "Slade managed to make an exact copy of Raven."
"A clone?" Aqualad asked with a surprised look on his face. "With the technology of my people?"
"You've got it," Cyborg began as he threw another rock into the water. "He managed to escape with Starfire."
"And, Raven and Beast boy?" Aqualad questioned.
"Back at the tower," he answered with a dry voice. "Resting."
"Has Robin been that way since Slade disappeared?" Aqualad asked as he turned his attention to the masked boy.
Cyborg looked over to find Robin sitting on the sand. His feet rested only a few inches away where the water clashed the sand. The half machine sighed and looked away. "Depressed?" he asked. "He's been that way since Slade first took Star."
"The poor guy," Aqualad sighed out. "I don't think I want to be in his shoes right now."
"Yeah, really," Cyborg sighed once more as he looked over at the ocean.
~~
Her soft body hit the mattress below her, slowly and softly. A pair of gloved hands reached over and took hold of the blankets and threw them, gently over her lithe body. Raven sighed with content as she nuzzled into her pillow and closed her eyes.
Beast boy smiled as he watched her make herself comfortable in her bed. He could tell that she was thrilled to be in her own room and bed. Moving away from the bed, he left her to place her blue cloak on a hook that was in the wall not too far away. Taking once last glance at her, he turned to begin to leave.
"Don't leave," her voice rang out, causing him to stop at once and turn to her. "Stay with me."
Beast boy looked over at her uncertainly. Her purple eyes opened to look at him. "Are you sure?"
"Please, don't argue with me," she pleaded as she lifted the blanket up as an invite. "Stay?"
He smiled and made his way to her. Kicking off his boots, he climbed in next to her and made himself comfortable. "Rae," he breathed as he wrapped his arms around her as if trying to protect her and hold her down.
"Thank you," she breathed as she let her face fall over and hit his neck area.
He closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep.
It felt like only minutes that he had closed his eyes. But, in reality he had been asleep for nearly three hours. Yawning, he looked down at the angel beside him. Smiling, he placed a kiss in her hair and wiggled himself free from her grasp. He sat down on the floor and placed his boots back on his feet.
"I'll be back," he replied as if he were talking to her as if she were awake. He moved quietly out of her room and down the hall, where a dim light illuminated from the living room.
Beast boy peeked inside to find Cyborg sleeping on the sofa and Robin at one of the computers. He greeted him with a hesitant look on his face as he sat down at the seat next to him.
Robin didn't look over at him. "Hey," he replied as he typed something into the computer. "What are you doing up?"
"Going to get something to eat," he began with a smile on his face.
"You and Raven all right?" he suddenly asked as he rested his head in his hand and continued to look at the screen.
"I'm all right," Beast boy began with a frown. "Rae's still sleeping. What about you?"
Robin shrugged at the question as he pressed a few more keys. "Can't sleep."
Beast boy studied his leader for a long moment. "We'll get her back," he promised.
Just before Robin could respond, the screen in front of him went black before an image of a familiar man appeared. Robin stood up and knocked the chair he sat in over. "Slade," he muttered with a growl.
Beast boy stood up as well. "What do you want now?" he asked, quickly. "Haven't you caused enough trouble?"
"True," Slade agreed. "I have, but I was wondering if you wanted that alien back or not."
"Starfire?" Robin asked as he clenched his hands into fists. "What do you plan to do with her?!"
"Be calm, Robin," Slade began with a laugh. "You can have her back tomorrow. Near the docks."
"What's the catch?" Beast boy immediately asked.
"You bring Raven in return," Slade began as he narrowed his eyes. "To fight her clone. If she wins you can have your precious girl back and keep Raven, but if she loses," he paused as he closed his eyes. "I get to keep both."
Robin and Beast boy fell silent and glanced at each other. "She'll be there," Robin began as he lifted his fist up to show Slade. "And, she'll win!"
"Very well," Slade began as he opened his eyes. "I'll meet you at the docks tomorrow at noon."
The screen disappeared and as soon as it did, Beast boy jumped up and grabbed Robin by the shirt. "What do you think you are doing?!" he demanded to know. "You are risking Rae's life!"
"Beast boy, chill!" Robin shouted as he pushed Beast boy away. "We're the Titans. That's what we do. Risk our lives for others."
"But," Beast boy began.
"We need to stop that clone," Robin began. "And, Raven is the only one, who has the power do that."
~~
Raven groaned as she turned over in her bed. She patted the soft area next to her and then looked up to find Beast boy gone. Wondering where he went, she yawned and looked to the right. There Beast boy stood in front of the big window looking out at the dawn.
Raven sat up and studied him for a moment. He seemed to be deep in thought. "Beast boy?" she called out to him as she threw her legs over the edge of her bed and tossed the blankets aside. "Are you all right?"
He turned half way and looked at her. A look of fear and hesitance in his eyes. "Rae?" he called out in half startled. "Come here, will you?"
Cocking her eyebrow upward, she did as asked and slowly made her way to him. For a moment they didn't say a word. Slowly, Beast boy reached out and hugged Raven. She called out to him, unsure what drove Beast boy to engage in such a act. When she called, he only held on tighter.
*** End of Chapter ***
~~~ After Notes ~~~
What a cliff hanger, right? I'm still placing the pieces together in this story. Hope you are enjoying it. I've had a lot of time to write since I've been on Spring Break. But, now I'm back in school. I'm not sure when the next chapter will be. But, it's on the top of my things to do list.
Yes, there was allot of BB/R fluffiness. Hope you enjoyed it. There will be some more to come. Maybe even some Starfire and Robin moments. :
So, a duel between two Ravens. Hmm, sounds interesting. All right bye for now. Please Review... it makes my day.