Hello, hello, hello fellow authors and reviewers! I'm glad to be back and even happier at the reviews that I got. Thank you very much! As I said, this features more of Raven/Beast Boy, and I have plans for the chapter after the next to be even sweeter! As it is, the next one should have some WAFF in it too. Read on!
We are at the park.
Aqualad decided to stay with us for a few days. It's a nice day, so we decide to spend it outside. He wants to see what we 'land people' do in our spare time, so we bring our bats and balls to play baseball.
Once we get there, we divide into teams. Robin, Cyborg and Aqualad are on one team, Raven, Starfire and I on the other. The other boys smirk, thinking that they will beat us easily. Inwardly I smile. I don't mind being the only boy on the team. They haven't noticed that all the Titans with 'special abilities' are on my team. Girls they may be, but they are strong. Raven's telekinesis powers will be helpful in the field, and Starfire is stronger than she looks.
We are up to bat first. I'm a little anxious, but I don't show it. Raven is up first, and hits a single. She flies to first base and is safe. I'm up next.
Although I've never played the game before, I know what to do. I focus my anger, my loneliness and my fear all on that little ball.
The pitch comes.
I swing.
The ball goes flying up in the air, over the other player's heads. Quickly, I turn in a cheetah and run the bases. The other team protests about using powers, but they know it's no use. The ball is already out of the park. I make it safely home. Starfire comes up and gives me one of her famous death crushing hugs, spewing out compliments. I hastily back away and use Robin as my shield. She hugs him instead, but quickly backs off, blushing. Robin turns red and walks quickly back to the other team. I smirk inwardly and congratulate myself on a matchmaking job well done.
Raven approaches me and tells me how she was glad that I didn't mess up for once. But instead of getting angry, I smile and thank her. She seems surprised at first, I don't blame her, but she quickly turns around, her face red. I take a step toward her, concerned. Is she sick? But she moves away and I shrug it off.
We win, 10-2. Robin grumbles; he hates to lose. Cyborg congratulates us, and asks me how I made the three home runs. I smile and say it was due to some pent up emotions and walk away. Ha. Let him figure that out.
Raven is reading her book, while Starfire attempts to calm Robin down with some food. Cyborg and Aqualad are eating meat. I cringe. How can they eat that stuff?
Seeing as there is nothing else to do, I sit beside Raven and try to see what she is reading, but she keeps moving the book back and forth. I give up. Teasing her, I ask her if she is reading psychology. She lifts her eyebrows, telling me that she's on the chapter where they discuss the best way to decapitate their friends. I laugh a little, sweatdropping. And to my surprise, she smiles slightly and goes back to reading.
I am pleased. She smiled! I grin wildly and blush slightly, still not believing it. Knowing that she wants to be alone, I head back to the others. I know I'm walking, but I feel like floating. The others notice my happy face and ask me why I was so happy. Cyborg remarks how I look like someone who got his first kiss. I punch him hard, and try to hide the growing blush on my face.
We eat and return to the tower. Robin mumbles something about a new lead on Slade and retreats to his room. Raven sits in the corner of the couch and reads while Starfire cheers Aqualad and Cyborg on, who are playing a video game. I'm alone again, but for once, I don't care. All I can think about was how great it was to play baseball and to make Raven smile. I don't dwell on the pain in my heart at seeing Aqualad take my place. I ignore all of it and concentrate on that happy, uplifting feeling. A wave of loneliness washes over me, but I now have something to keep it at bay. The small, slight smile that I saw on Raven's face.
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