Chapter 13: The Question
"So, do you guys want to go back to the hotel now?" Robin asked. "Yeah, I can't stand this place," Raven stated. "Okay, let's go," Robin said and the Titans went to the car. When they arrived at the hotel, everyone was exhausted so they immediately went to bed. The next day, Ella was the first one up. She was sitting in the lounge when Cloud walked up to her. "Hey," he said. "Hi," Ella replied. He sat down next to her. "So, we forgot to beat up Beastboy yesterday, eh?" he told her. "Oh, yeah. We have to do that today," she said. "So, what are we gonna do to him?" "Let's just beat him, ok?" he said. "Sure." Silence. "So, uh, what's up?" "Uh, nothing really." Just ask her out already! Cloud thought. It's not that hard! Just say, "Hey Ella! Wanna go out sometime?" But what if she says No? Then life goes on! Jeeze. Wimp. I'm no wimp! Well then, ask her out! I can't...Just do it! "HeyEllawannagooutwitme?" Cloud muttered incoherently. "Huh?" Ella asked him. "What?" "You said something." "No, I didn't." "Yeah, you did!" "Whatever." "What did you say?" "I said, 'Whatever!'" "You're crazy!" "Yeah, I know." They laughed. Beastboy walked in then and saw them laughing. He sighed. "What are you two lovebirds laughing about?" Beastboy asked them. "Hey! We're not birds," said Ella. "Yeah," Cloud agreed. "Sure, whatever. But you are in love!" Beastboy responded. They both blushed. Then... "Ahhhhh! What are you doing?" Cloud and Ella had both tackled Beastboy and began pounding the crap out of him." Cloud stood up. His hair was scattered across his face. He looks so hot... Ella thought. "That's for the pop can. And for talking when you're not supposed to," Cloud told him.
"Yeah," Ella agreed. "And for spying on us on the Ferris Wheel!" They both turned and walked away.
"Hee Hee. They totally dig each other," Beastboy said to himself. The rest of the Titans came out of their rooms. They spent 5 more days in the hotel. Cloud and Ella grew closer to each other throughout the week.
On their last night there, Cloud was sitting on the beach. "Whatcha doing?" Ella asked as she sat down beside him.
"Thinking..." he replied.
"Penny for your thoughts?"
"I was thinking about how beautiful you are and how much I want to ask you out but I'm too afraid to do it." The words tumbled out of his mouth quickly.
Ella was stunned. "Uh...what?" He looked at her, turning slightly red. "Oh." She said quietly. "Well, uh you just did ask me, right?"
"Yeah, I guess I did," Cloud said, still looking her in her eyes.
"I accept!" she said happily. He kissed her softly. Ella felt like she was going to faint she was so happy. They sat in each other's arms on the beach for the rest of the night, content with just being together.
12 Years Later
Ella sat on the couch on the verandah, thinking. "What are ya doing, Ella?" Cloud asked. He sat down beside her and put his arm around her shoulders.
She sighed dreamily. "Thinking about the night you asked me to go out with you," she said.
"Oh, yeah," he said. "I was afraid to ask you. I thought you didn't like me."
"I thought you didn't like me!" Ella told him. "I had liked you since the first moment I met you. It just took me a while to figure it out."
"Me too," Cloud said. "It's a good thing I told you, though."
"Yeah," she looked out at the lawn. "If you hadn't have asked me out then, we would never have gotten married."
"Mhmm." He kissed her. "Well, we have to go get ready. Everyone is coming for dinner soon."
"Okay," Ella agreed. She stood up. "I still can't believe it. Robin asked Raven to marry him! They're so cute together!"
"Yeah. Sure. And Starfire is bringing her Tamaranian husband. Beastboy and Cyborg are still single, though."
"Too bad. Cloud?" she looked at the setting sun.
"Yeah?"
"I love you."
"I love you, too Ella," and with one last kiss they went into the kitchen to prepare for the reunion.
A/N: So What did you guys think?? Please send reviews. Anything but flamers please. Or at least make it constructive criticism!! Thank you!!
Sincerely: Quick Draw MC Graw and Hockeygirl217
"So, do you guys want to go back to the hotel now?" Robin asked. "Yeah, I can't stand this place," Raven stated. "Okay, let's go," Robin said and the Titans went to the car. When they arrived at the hotel, everyone was exhausted so they immediately went to bed. The next day, Ella was the first one up. She was sitting in the lounge when Cloud walked up to her. "Hey," he said. "Hi," Ella replied. He sat down next to her. "So, we forgot to beat up Beastboy yesterday, eh?" he told her. "Oh, yeah. We have to do that today," she said. "So, what are we gonna do to him?" "Let's just beat him, ok?" he said. "Sure." Silence. "So, uh, what's up?" "Uh, nothing really." Just ask her out already! Cloud thought. It's not that hard! Just say, "Hey Ella! Wanna go out sometime?" But what if she says No? Then life goes on! Jeeze. Wimp. I'm no wimp! Well then, ask her out! I can't...Just do it! "HeyEllawannagooutwitme?" Cloud muttered incoherently. "Huh?" Ella asked him. "What?" "You said something." "No, I didn't." "Yeah, you did!" "Whatever." "What did you say?" "I said, 'Whatever!'" "You're crazy!" "Yeah, I know." They laughed. Beastboy walked in then and saw them laughing. He sighed. "What are you two lovebirds laughing about?" Beastboy asked them. "Hey! We're not birds," said Ella. "Yeah," Cloud agreed. "Sure, whatever. But you are in love!" Beastboy responded. They both blushed. Then... "Ahhhhh! What are you doing?" Cloud and Ella had both tackled Beastboy and began pounding the crap out of him." Cloud stood up. His hair was scattered across his face. He looks so hot... Ella thought. "That's for the pop can. And for talking when you're not supposed to," Cloud told him.
"Yeah," Ella agreed. "And for spying on us on the Ferris Wheel!" They both turned and walked away.
"Hee Hee. They totally dig each other," Beastboy said to himself. The rest of the Titans came out of their rooms. They spent 5 more days in the hotel. Cloud and Ella grew closer to each other throughout the week.
On their last night there, Cloud was sitting on the beach. "Whatcha doing?" Ella asked as she sat down beside him.
"Thinking..." he replied.
"Penny for your thoughts?"
"I was thinking about how beautiful you are and how much I want to ask you out but I'm too afraid to do it." The words tumbled out of his mouth quickly.
Ella was stunned. "Uh...what?" He looked at her, turning slightly red. "Oh." She said quietly. "Well, uh you just did ask me, right?"
"Yeah, I guess I did," Cloud said, still looking her in her eyes.
"I accept!" she said happily. He kissed her softly. Ella felt like she was going to faint she was so happy. They sat in each other's arms on the beach for the rest of the night, content with just being together.
12 Years Later
Ella sat on the couch on the verandah, thinking. "What are ya doing, Ella?" Cloud asked. He sat down beside her and put his arm around her shoulders.
She sighed dreamily. "Thinking about the night you asked me to go out with you," she said.
"Oh, yeah," he said. "I was afraid to ask you. I thought you didn't like me."
"I thought you didn't like me!" Ella told him. "I had liked you since the first moment I met you. It just took me a while to figure it out."
"Me too," Cloud said. "It's a good thing I told you, though."
"Yeah," she looked out at the lawn. "If you hadn't have asked me out then, we would never have gotten married."
"Mhmm." He kissed her. "Well, we have to go get ready. Everyone is coming for dinner soon."
"Okay," Ella agreed. She stood up. "I still can't believe it. Robin asked Raven to marry him! They're so cute together!"
"Yeah. Sure. And Starfire is bringing her Tamaranian husband. Beastboy and Cyborg are still single, though."
"Too bad. Cloud?" she looked at the setting sun.
"Yeah?"
"I love you."
"I love you, too Ella," and with one last kiss they went into the kitchen to prepare for the reunion.
A/N: So What did you guys think?? Please send reviews. Anything but flamers please. Or at least make it constructive criticism!! Thank you!!
Sincerely: Quick Draw MC Graw and Hockeygirl217