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Review Response: Everyone seemed to like the romantic dates! That's good. I think Raven slipped a bit out of character here and there, but I couldn't help it for some reason. I could blame it on her letting go of her emotions slightly, but I'm not going to make excuses. Anyway, here goes!
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The Life Of the Titans
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Raven stepped down the stairs into the common room, having awoken early the next morning, after a stressful night of meditation. Her room was a mess, her powers having been activated dozens of times the previous night by flashes of memory about the kiss. She smirked slightly. After having spent the greater part of the night meditating, she could now think over the events of the date without losing control.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a voice from the other side of the room. "So how'd it go, Rae?"
Raven looked up to meet one dark brown eye, and one glowing red optical sensor. Her face remained fairly dispassionate as she replied in an even monotone. "It went well. Though the floodlights on top of the tower, and the window in my bedroom need replacing."
Cyborg's eye widened. "Bedroom?"
Raven glared at him. "Memories can set off accidents as well. Beastboy was a gentleman."
Cyborg laughed nervously. "Yeah, OK. Glad you two hit it off so well. Someone could have brought some leftovers back to the tower though. I had to eat Starfire's pizza." Cyborg dug through the fridge, looking for some sausage to fry for breakfast.
Raven began preparing her tea while Cyborg heated the frying pan. He smiled at her. "So, you guys planning on dating again? Robin will just love the repair bills around here."
Raven rolled her eyes. "I'm not certain. It was a nice evening, but it was all I could do to avoid destroying the resturant. We even forgot to tip Diao Wei."
Cyborg laughed. "She can deal with it. We'll tip double next time. She knows us well enough to accept a missed tip. I'm just glad Beastboy got back in one peice. Oh, and don't plan anything tonight. It's my night to cook, and you know you can't resist my pork roast."
Raven silently prepared her tea for a moment. After she was finished, she turned towards Cyborg. "I don't know how to act around him now."
Cyborg was intently frying sausages, and didn't turn to face her. "Yeah, it's always weird like that."
Raven stirred her tea idly with her finger. The silence in the room grew pretty oppressive, the only sound being the occasional tink of Raven's fingernail hitting the teacup, and the constant sizzle of sausage frying in pork grease. Cyborg felt different around Raven, now that she seemed more like a normal girl, and Raven felt strange about the events of the previous night. Both of them were deep in thought, and so they both jumped when a loud voice rang out across the room.
"Greetings friends! It is a wondrous morning! How fared you both last evening?" Starfire floated happily into the room, spinning in midair and smiling brightly.
"Obviously your night went well. Good morning, Starfire." Raven smiled inwardly, happy that Starfire had enjoyed her date as well. The smile didn't make it to her face though.
Starfire flew over to her and hugged her gently. "My night did go well. Robin and I were most loveful at the park, and the tied food was very good. Tell me, was your evening with Beastboy also enjoyable?"
Raven nodded, keeping her face blank. "Yes, it went well. We both enjoyed the date."
Cyborg laughed. "I'll bet Beastboy enjoyed it allright. Heh. Star, you up for breakfast? Fried sausages now, and pancakes in a minute!"
Starfire nodded, kneeling down and bringing five plates up from the cupboard. "Raven, you will eat with us this morning? You do not usually, but I believe we would all enjoy your company."
Raven looked to the side. "I need to meditate. Tell Beastboy to come to my room after breakfast. I need to talk to him." Raven quickly walked out of the room.
Starfire looked at the girl retreating from the breakfast table and smiled. Starfire was sad that she wasn't going to eat breakfast with the rest of the Titans, but still felt happy that Raven and Beastboy had enjoyed their date. It was a few moments before Cybrog spoke up.
"So, what's up with you and Robin now? Y'all going to have another date?"
Starfire flew happily up and over the kitchen counter, smiling at Cyborg brightly. "Yes, I beleive so. At least, I would love to. Robin was very nice through the date, and I enjoyed it all very much." Suddenly, Starfire's face held a look of concern. "Perhaps I should talk of other things with you. We all left you alone in the Tower last night. That was rude of us, and I am sorry."
Cyborg laughed. "Starfire, I don't mind. I wouldn't want to impose on your dates anyway, and Robin was irritated enough when I called, I can't imagine tagging along with y'all the whole date. I had your leftover pizza for dinner, and I'm doing fine. Don't worry."
Starfire smiled and hugged the half-human happily. "Did you enjoy the bannanas? They add sweetness to the pizza and it tastes quite wonderful."
Cyborg laughed. "Yeah, it wasn't bad, Star. Oh, uh, I gotta go do something... with the T-car. See you later." Cyborg winked at the confused looking alien, then headed out the door to the elevator.
"Uh.. Hi Starfire. How'd you sleep?" Robin stepped into the room, his normal confidence missing since seeing Starfire. He was unused to this sort of thing. He'd seen Cyborg leave at the sight of him in the hallway, and he didn't want to alienate his friend just because he was dating Starfire. However, after last night, he couldn't imagine not dating Starfire.
The girl in question flew towards him happily, dragging him forward by his hand. "Come, Robin. You must watch the pancakes that Cyborg was making. He has left for his car."
Robin began tending to the frying food, while watching Starfire fly gracefully around the room, setting the table and getting everything ready for breakfast. Robin couldn't take his eyes off of her. Her hair flew through the air, gently splayed against the wind when she stopped moving or changed direction. Her svelte figure was accentuated by the graceful curves of her flight, and Robin didn't even notice the burning pancakes.
"Robin, are the pancakes supposed to be blackened? I do not think the smoke is good. Robin?"
Suddenly Robin realized what was going on. He quickly dumped the destroyed pancakes into the garbage, chastising himself in his mind for getting caught up in Starfire instead of paying attention. "Sorry Star, looks like we won't be having pancakes."
Starfire smiled. He'd been watching her instead of the pancakes. "It is ok Robin. I understand that I am distracting you." Starfire flew down and wrapped her arms around Robin's neck, then kissed him quickly. She smiled brightly at the stunned-looking boy wonder.
"Oh.. uh... Hi Guys. Didn't mean to interrupt. Boy do I feel sheepish." The two teenagers looked towards the green sheep that was currently entering the common room. Starfire didn't take her arms away from Robin's neck, even when Robin tried to duck out from under them. The sheep changed back into a greenskinned teenager, smiling at them nervously.
"So.. I guess this means your date went well. Heh. Is there anything that didn't come from an animal for breakfast?" Beastboy looked with disdain at the sausages. He instead took some tofu blocks from the fridge and another frying pan, getting the vegetable oil ready to fry up some tofu.
"Robin and I enjoyed our dating, Beastboy. Raven says that you both enjoyed yours as well?"
Beastboy blushed slightly. "Yeah, It was great. Oh, uh, Robin, the floodlights on top of the tower need replacing."
Robin raised an eyebrow, but said nothing. Starfire giggled happily and flew towards the elevator. "I will go tell Cyborg that breakfast is ready. Beastboy, Raven asked me to tell you to visit her after breakfast." Starfire smiled as the elevator doors closed behind her.
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Raven picked up the biggest piece of her shattered drama mask statue. She frowned, placing the remnants into the rapidly filling garbage bag. Her date with Beastboy had made her very happy, but also had caused an unneccessary amount of destruction in her room. She reached down for another peice of the statue, stopping when she heard a knock at her door.
"Hey Raven. Starfire said you wanted to see me. You in there?" Raven pulled her hood up over her head, hiding her face once more. She walked over to the door and opened it, revealing the green teen standing just outside her room.
"Yes, Beastboy. Come in, and watch the floor, it's dangerous." Raven closed the door behind Beastboy as he entered. She watched as he looked around the room, with an almost fearful expression on his face.
"Is this because of the... uh..." Beastboy couldn't say 'kiss' for some reason. "monkey business last night?" The recently formed green monkey started gathering peices of statue from the floor.
Raven glared. "Monkey business? No. However, kissing you made me feel too much, and caused a great deal of problems during the night." She held the bag out and allowed the monkey to deposit the shards of stone and ceramic into it. The monkey changed back into Beastboy.
"So... you don't want to do it again?" Beastboy tried his best to maintain a smile, but could tell that he wasn't doing a good job. His heart leapt when he saw Raven's smile.
"Of course I want to date you again, Beastboy. I just needed to let you know that we can only act like a couple when there isn't anything around for me to destroy. It's a problem inherent in dating me."
Beastboy grinned. "Dude, I already knew that. I know a lot about you, we've been fighting crime together for years." He reached out and took the garbage bag from Raven, setting it to the floor and taking her hands in his. "C'mon. You should go eat breakfast. There's still some fried tofu blocks left."
Raven's smile grew slightly. "Tofu blocks? I must be the luckiest girl in the world." Her sarcasm was readily evident, but not malicious.
Beastboy led her out of the room. "We'll clean that mess up later. You haven't eaten, and as a good boyfriend, I can't let you starve. C'mon."
Raven smiled. She pulled on Beastboy's arm, making him stop and look back at her. She pulled her hood back, just long enough to give him a quick peck on the cheek. Pulling her hood back up, she looked at him. "Don't tell anyone about that."
Beastboy just grinned.
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A/N: Less happens in this chapter than in the previous. Raven is at least back in character. I'm not sure how to end this fic, so I may just have it end with things getting back to normal, despite the fact that there are now couples in the tower. Anyway, read and review, and I'll continue updating. Well, I'll update regardless of reviews, but you know what I mean.
Review Response: Everyone seemed to like the romantic dates! That's good. I think Raven slipped a bit out of character here and there, but I couldn't help it for some reason. I could blame it on her letting go of her emotions slightly, but I'm not going to make excuses. Anyway, here goes!
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The Life Of the Titans
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Raven stepped down the stairs into the common room, having awoken early the next morning, after a stressful night of meditation. Her room was a mess, her powers having been activated dozens of times the previous night by flashes of memory about the kiss. She smirked slightly. After having spent the greater part of the night meditating, she could now think over the events of the date without losing control.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a voice from the other side of the room. "So how'd it go, Rae?"
Raven looked up to meet one dark brown eye, and one glowing red optical sensor. Her face remained fairly dispassionate as she replied in an even monotone. "It went well. Though the floodlights on top of the tower, and the window in my bedroom need replacing."
Cyborg's eye widened. "Bedroom?"
Raven glared at him. "Memories can set off accidents as well. Beastboy was a gentleman."
Cyborg laughed nervously. "Yeah, OK. Glad you two hit it off so well. Someone could have brought some leftovers back to the tower though. I had to eat Starfire's pizza." Cyborg dug through the fridge, looking for some sausage to fry for breakfast.
Raven began preparing her tea while Cyborg heated the frying pan. He smiled at her. "So, you guys planning on dating again? Robin will just love the repair bills around here."
Raven rolled her eyes. "I'm not certain. It was a nice evening, but it was all I could do to avoid destroying the resturant. We even forgot to tip Diao Wei."
Cyborg laughed. "She can deal with it. We'll tip double next time. She knows us well enough to accept a missed tip. I'm just glad Beastboy got back in one peice. Oh, and don't plan anything tonight. It's my night to cook, and you know you can't resist my pork roast."
Raven silently prepared her tea for a moment. After she was finished, she turned towards Cyborg. "I don't know how to act around him now."
Cyborg was intently frying sausages, and didn't turn to face her. "Yeah, it's always weird like that."
Raven stirred her tea idly with her finger. The silence in the room grew pretty oppressive, the only sound being the occasional tink of Raven's fingernail hitting the teacup, and the constant sizzle of sausage frying in pork grease. Cyborg felt different around Raven, now that she seemed more like a normal girl, and Raven felt strange about the events of the previous night. Both of them were deep in thought, and so they both jumped when a loud voice rang out across the room.
"Greetings friends! It is a wondrous morning! How fared you both last evening?" Starfire floated happily into the room, spinning in midair and smiling brightly.
"Obviously your night went well. Good morning, Starfire." Raven smiled inwardly, happy that Starfire had enjoyed her date as well. The smile didn't make it to her face though.
Starfire flew over to her and hugged her gently. "My night did go well. Robin and I were most loveful at the park, and the tied food was very good. Tell me, was your evening with Beastboy also enjoyable?"
Raven nodded, keeping her face blank. "Yes, it went well. We both enjoyed the date."
Cyborg laughed. "I'll bet Beastboy enjoyed it allright. Heh. Star, you up for breakfast? Fried sausages now, and pancakes in a minute!"
Starfire nodded, kneeling down and bringing five plates up from the cupboard. "Raven, you will eat with us this morning? You do not usually, but I believe we would all enjoy your company."
Raven looked to the side. "I need to meditate. Tell Beastboy to come to my room after breakfast. I need to talk to him." Raven quickly walked out of the room.
Starfire looked at the girl retreating from the breakfast table and smiled. Starfire was sad that she wasn't going to eat breakfast with the rest of the Titans, but still felt happy that Raven and Beastboy had enjoyed their date. It was a few moments before Cybrog spoke up.
"So, what's up with you and Robin now? Y'all going to have another date?"
Starfire flew happily up and over the kitchen counter, smiling at Cyborg brightly. "Yes, I beleive so. At least, I would love to. Robin was very nice through the date, and I enjoyed it all very much." Suddenly, Starfire's face held a look of concern. "Perhaps I should talk of other things with you. We all left you alone in the Tower last night. That was rude of us, and I am sorry."
Cyborg laughed. "Starfire, I don't mind. I wouldn't want to impose on your dates anyway, and Robin was irritated enough when I called, I can't imagine tagging along with y'all the whole date. I had your leftover pizza for dinner, and I'm doing fine. Don't worry."
Starfire smiled and hugged the half-human happily. "Did you enjoy the bannanas? They add sweetness to the pizza and it tastes quite wonderful."
Cyborg laughed. "Yeah, it wasn't bad, Star. Oh, uh, I gotta go do something... with the T-car. See you later." Cyborg winked at the confused looking alien, then headed out the door to the elevator.
"Uh.. Hi Starfire. How'd you sleep?" Robin stepped into the room, his normal confidence missing since seeing Starfire. He was unused to this sort of thing. He'd seen Cyborg leave at the sight of him in the hallway, and he didn't want to alienate his friend just because he was dating Starfire. However, after last night, he couldn't imagine not dating Starfire.
The girl in question flew towards him happily, dragging him forward by his hand. "Come, Robin. You must watch the pancakes that Cyborg was making. He has left for his car."
Robin began tending to the frying food, while watching Starfire fly gracefully around the room, setting the table and getting everything ready for breakfast. Robin couldn't take his eyes off of her. Her hair flew through the air, gently splayed against the wind when she stopped moving or changed direction. Her svelte figure was accentuated by the graceful curves of her flight, and Robin didn't even notice the burning pancakes.
"Robin, are the pancakes supposed to be blackened? I do not think the smoke is good. Robin?"
Suddenly Robin realized what was going on. He quickly dumped the destroyed pancakes into the garbage, chastising himself in his mind for getting caught up in Starfire instead of paying attention. "Sorry Star, looks like we won't be having pancakes."
Starfire smiled. He'd been watching her instead of the pancakes. "It is ok Robin. I understand that I am distracting you." Starfire flew down and wrapped her arms around Robin's neck, then kissed him quickly. She smiled brightly at the stunned-looking boy wonder.
"Oh.. uh... Hi Guys. Didn't mean to interrupt. Boy do I feel sheepish." The two teenagers looked towards the green sheep that was currently entering the common room. Starfire didn't take her arms away from Robin's neck, even when Robin tried to duck out from under them. The sheep changed back into a greenskinned teenager, smiling at them nervously.
"So.. I guess this means your date went well. Heh. Is there anything that didn't come from an animal for breakfast?" Beastboy looked with disdain at the sausages. He instead took some tofu blocks from the fridge and another frying pan, getting the vegetable oil ready to fry up some tofu.
"Robin and I enjoyed our dating, Beastboy. Raven says that you both enjoyed yours as well?"
Beastboy blushed slightly. "Yeah, It was great. Oh, uh, Robin, the floodlights on top of the tower need replacing."
Robin raised an eyebrow, but said nothing. Starfire giggled happily and flew towards the elevator. "I will go tell Cyborg that breakfast is ready. Beastboy, Raven asked me to tell you to visit her after breakfast." Starfire smiled as the elevator doors closed behind her.
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Raven picked up the biggest piece of her shattered drama mask statue. She frowned, placing the remnants into the rapidly filling garbage bag. Her date with Beastboy had made her very happy, but also had caused an unneccessary amount of destruction in her room. She reached down for another peice of the statue, stopping when she heard a knock at her door.
"Hey Raven. Starfire said you wanted to see me. You in there?" Raven pulled her hood up over her head, hiding her face once more. She walked over to the door and opened it, revealing the green teen standing just outside her room.
"Yes, Beastboy. Come in, and watch the floor, it's dangerous." Raven closed the door behind Beastboy as he entered. She watched as he looked around the room, with an almost fearful expression on his face.
"Is this because of the... uh..." Beastboy couldn't say 'kiss' for some reason. "monkey business last night?" The recently formed green monkey started gathering peices of statue from the floor.
Raven glared. "Monkey business? No. However, kissing you made me feel too much, and caused a great deal of problems during the night." She held the bag out and allowed the monkey to deposit the shards of stone and ceramic into it. The monkey changed back into Beastboy.
"So... you don't want to do it again?" Beastboy tried his best to maintain a smile, but could tell that he wasn't doing a good job. His heart leapt when he saw Raven's smile.
"Of course I want to date you again, Beastboy. I just needed to let you know that we can only act like a couple when there isn't anything around for me to destroy. It's a problem inherent in dating me."
Beastboy grinned. "Dude, I already knew that. I know a lot about you, we've been fighting crime together for years." He reached out and took the garbage bag from Raven, setting it to the floor and taking her hands in his. "C'mon. You should go eat breakfast. There's still some fried tofu blocks left."
Raven's smile grew slightly. "Tofu blocks? I must be the luckiest girl in the world." Her sarcasm was readily evident, but not malicious.
Beastboy led her out of the room. "We'll clean that mess up later. You haven't eaten, and as a good boyfriend, I can't let you starve. C'mon."
Raven smiled. She pulled on Beastboy's arm, making him stop and look back at her. She pulled her hood back, just long enough to give him a quick peck on the cheek. Pulling her hood back up, she looked at him. "Don't tell anyone about that."
Beastboy just grinned.
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A/N: Less happens in this chapter than in the previous. Raven is at least back in character. I'm not sure how to end this fic, so I may just have it end with things getting back to normal, despite the fact that there are now couples in the tower. Anyway, read and review, and I'll continue updating. Well, I'll update regardless of reviews, but you know what I mean.