Kurama isn't back yet. I wonder if he minds if I sell the boxers on eBay...
[Disclaimer: Fine. You caught me. I sold Robin at a pawn shop, abandoned Starfire on Highway 7, donated Cyborg to a local car repair shop called "AutomoBill's", and gave Raven to my friend Jen. But I have Beast Boy here with me...maybe I should give him to Peyton for his birthday.]
It was nearly one AM, but Beast Boy didn't care. It might have been "just a dream," but if so, it was the most horrifying dream he had ever had in his entire life.
Raven came to her door and opened it a little more than she would have in the daytime, so she could see who it was. It was Beast Boy. In his pajamas.
"What do you want?" she asked, yawning. Beast Boy stammered, suddenly feeling very, very stupid for bothering one of his teammates because of a nightmare.
"I...I...um...nevermind, it's stupid."
"What?"
"I had a nightmare."
"Oh. You're fine. It was just a dream, Beast Boy." He sighed and turned around to go back to his room. It had seemed so real...he was scared out of his wits, until he had seen Raven's face. She was beautiful to him...he didn't know what kind of fool could ever see otherwise.
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Beast Boy couldn't get back to sleep. He kept thinking about his dream. Nightmare wasn't even the word:
Where was she? Where was she? There was no light anywhere in the tower, not even from the windows. Beast Boy was running through the tower, hall after hall, room after room, looking for Raven.
Then he saw her. He reached Raven's room and saw her on the floor, in a pool of blood that he assumed was hers but hoped wasn't. He rushed over to her and knelt beside her still form. She wasn't breathing. He began crying, though she was beautiful even in death.
Then the dream ended. A chill ran down Beast Boy's spine as he jumped up again and ran to Raven's room. This time, she let him in, because he was actually crying.
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"I didn't think a nightmare could shake anyone up this badly," said Raven. She and Beast Boy sat down on her bed.
"Well, it did."
"What happened?"
"You were...you were...you were dead. And I felt like there was nothing I could ever do about it." Raven put her arm around the green boy beside her. "You were just lying there in a big pool of blood. I hoped it wasn't your blood...but I kind of had this gut feeling that it was. I was so scared...because it all seemed so real."
"But it's over now, isn't it?" She hugged him and offered him a tissue from the box that was still in her room.
"Yeah..." He was a bit afraid of what he was going to say next. "Raven...I was wondering...can I stay in here for the rest of the night?"
[[If I may pause the story for but a moment and justify his statement here: We all know that when we were kids and had nightmares, we'd go into Mom and Dad's room, crawl into bed with them, and sleep just fine for the rest of the night, right? Same thing applies here. Beast Boy is classified in technical comic-buff terms as "the kid." This means that he is quite frankly the most immature. So he'd be the most likely to ask to sleep in a room for someone's company. /rant]]
Raven was caught a bit off-guard at his request. She raised an eyebrow.
"I understand if you don't want me to. I'll go back to my room then," Beast Boy said, throwing his tissue in the trash can.
"No...It's okay. I'm just a little surprised, I guess," said Raven, lying down. Beast Boy sniffed again and leaned back into Raven's pillow. He closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep...
...To no avail. Raven was long asleep when he looked over at her, nestled snugly under the covers. She breathed lightly and her eyelids fluttered as he turned over to face her. She was so beautiful to him...and Cyborg was being an idiot. He was mad at her for no reason at all. Well, he had a reason, but Beast Boy didn't think it was a very good one.
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Raven woke up at about four in the morning. She opened her eyes and saw Beast Boy's green hair in front of her. He was comfortably snuggled back against her, caught in a dreamless and blissful sleep.
Raven smiled slightly and put her arm around him. She was happy when she was with him. She wanted to feel this way all the time without blowing something up. She glanced at her arm.
Would she have done it if Beast Boy hadn't stopped her?
No.
Are you sure?
Raven shuddered and closed her eyes. When she was with Beast Boy...when she just saw his face or heard his voice, it seemed like there were no problems at all in the world. Like she was just a regular girl instead of a half- demon orphan from another dimension and she wasn't part of a team of superheroes.
But that wasn't true. It could never be true, no matter how much anyone wanted it.
Beast Boy opened his eyes. He yawned and looked around.
"What time is it?" he asked.
"Four."
"In the morning?"
"Duh."
"Good. Night."
He closed his eyes and snuggled in a little closer to Raven, like she was his security blanket in the eternal night of bad dreams. It was a mutually nice feeling.
[Heehee...I'm not very good at waff...but tell me what you think anyway! I would have written more today, but I wasn't home. I shall probably update again tonight at around midnight like always. Thank you for your cooperation.
I don't think Kurama's coming back. eBay, anyone?
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[Disclaimer: Fine. You caught me. I sold Robin at a pawn shop, abandoned Starfire on Highway 7, donated Cyborg to a local car repair shop called "AutomoBill's", and gave Raven to my friend Jen. But I have Beast Boy here with me...maybe I should give him to Peyton for his birthday.]
It was nearly one AM, but Beast Boy didn't care. It might have been "just a dream," but if so, it was the most horrifying dream he had ever had in his entire life.
Raven came to her door and opened it a little more than she would have in the daytime, so she could see who it was. It was Beast Boy. In his pajamas.
"What do you want?" she asked, yawning. Beast Boy stammered, suddenly feeling very, very stupid for bothering one of his teammates because of a nightmare.
"I...I...um...nevermind, it's stupid."
"What?"
"I had a nightmare."
"Oh. You're fine. It was just a dream, Beast Boy." He sighed and turned around to go back to his room. It had seemed so real...he was scared out of his wits, until he had seen Raven's face. She was beautiful to him...he didn't know what kind of fool could ever see otherwise.
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Beast Boy couldn't get back to sleep. He kept thinking about his dream. Nightmare wasn't even the word:
Where was she? Where was she? There was no light anywhere in the tower, not even from the windows. Beast Boy was running through the tower, hall after hall, room after room, looking for Raven.
Then he saw her. He reached Raven's room and saw her on the floor, in a pool of blood that he assumed was hers but hoped wasn't. He rushed over to her and knelt beside her still form. She wasn't breathing. He began crying, though she was beautiful even in death.
Then the dream ended. A chill ran down Beast Boy's spine as he jumped up again and ran to Raven's room. This time, she let him in, because he was actually crying.
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.
.
"I didn't think a nightmare could shake anyone up this badly," said Raven. She and Beast Boy sat down on her bed.
"Well, it did."
"What happened?"
"You were...you were...you were dead. And I felt like there was nothing I could ever do about it." Raven put her arm around the green boy beside her. "You were just lying there in a big pool of blood. I hoped it wasn't your blood...but I kind of had this gut feeling that it was. I was so scared...because it all seemed so real."
"But it's over now, isn't it?" She hugged him and offered him a tissue from the box that was still in her room.
"Yeah..." He was a bit afraid of what he was going to say next. "Raven...I was wondering...can I stay in here for the rest of the night?"
[[If I may pause the story for but a moment and justify his statement here: We all know that when we were kids and had nightmares, we'd go into Mom and Dad's room, crawl into bed with them, and sleep just fine for the rest of the night, right? Same thing applies here. Beast Boy is classified in technical comic-buff terms as "the kid." This means that he is quite frankly the most immature. So he'd be the most likely to ask to sleep in a room for someone's company. /rant]]
Raven was caught a bit off-guard at his request. She raised an eyebrow.
"I understand if you don't want me to. I'll go back to my room then," Beast Boy said, throwing his tissue in the trash can.
"No...It's okay. I'm just a little surprised, I guess," said Raven, lying down. Beast Boy sniffed again and leaned back into Raven's pillow. He closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep...
...To no avail. Raven was long asleep when he looked over at her, nestled snugly under the covers. She breathed lightly and her eyelids fluttered as he turned over to face her. She was so beautiful to him...and Cyborg was being an idiot. He was mad at her for no reason at all. Well, he had a reason, but Beast Boy didn't think it was a very good one.
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Raven woke up at about four in the morning. She opened her eyes and saw Beast Boy's green hair in front of her. He was comfortably snuggled back against her, caught in a dreamless and blissful sleep.
Raven smiled slightly and put her arm around him. She was happy when she was with him. She wanted to feel this way all the time without blowing something up. She glanced at her arm.
Would she have done it if Beast Boy hadn't stopped her?
No.
Are you sure?
Raven shuddered and closed her eyes. When she was with Beast Boy...when she just saw his face or heard his voice, it seemed like there were no problems at all in the world. Like she was just a regular girl instead of a half- demon orphan from another dimension and she wasn't part of a team of superheroes.
But that wasn't true. It could never be true, no matter how much anyone wanted it.
Beast Boy opened his eyes. He yawned and looked around.
"What time is it?" he asked.
"Four."
"In the morning?"
"Duh."
"Good. Night."
He closed his eyes and snuggled in a little closer to Raven, like she was his security blanket in the eternal night of bad dreams. It was a mutually nice feeling.
[Heehee...I'm not very good at waff...but tell me what you think anyway! I would have written more today, but I wasn't home. I shall probably update again tonight at around midnight like always. Thank you for your cooperation.
I don't think Kurama's coming back. eBay, anyone?
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Miss Understood Genious: I think I have read your story...lemme get back with you on that.
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rikagirls: I was going to say "I will NOT kill him off!" and then I nearly fell out of my desk chair for the good idea I have. I am not telling what it is. Thank you!!!!
Piezo: Heehee. I shall.