~*~ Hey everybody!! I'm back! I have risen from the shadows and RETURNED! I
am SO sorry this took so long to update...to be honest, I had a momentary
lack of interest, combined with the hectic holiday season. But, I caught a
rerun on 'Nevermore' the other day, and my faith hath been RESTORED!!! Oh,
and I know a lot of you are thinking this, so I'm going to answer it; if
this story is about Raven, why is she hardly around? There's a reason, at
the moment I'm building the story, which is currently focusing on Beast
Boy. I have literally 5 or 6 chapters in my head dedicated solely to Raven.
They might not be up for a bit tho :/ Oh well! I hope you like this!!
Onward!!! ~*~
The hours passed, and Raven's bubbling rage for Beast Boy had simmered down to a fizzing annoyance. Either way, he still tried to avoid her at all costs. Lord knows what could happen when a girl lost her temper, let alone a girl who could blow up half the earth in the process. That night, Beast Boy and Cyborg were both crouched in front of the TV, watching one of many pointless action movies in awe. Robin and Starfire had left for a night on the town, and Raven was still nowhere to be found. Suddenly, as if resurrecting from the shadows, Raven appeared, shooting a slight glower in Beast Boy's direction, who then cowered behind a large bowl of popcorn. She slouched next to Cyborg on the large couch, innocently cleaning her fingernails.
"What's up, Raven? Come to join us for some midnight kung-fu action?" Cyborg asked, throwing in a few crude martial arts moves for good measure. "No. Carden's taking me out again." the telepath replied as she checked her teeth in a spoon she just summoned. Beast Boy flushed and growled at the ground, cupping his cheek in his palm. Cyborg realized the jealousy in his little friend quickly, and decided to play the role of the best friend. "You sure? I mean, c'mon Rae-" she scowled menacingly at him for the use of her nickname, "-eeven, you've gone out at least 4 times this week alone! You've gotta be short on cash!" Raven shrugged. "Carden pays." Beast Boy moaned slightly as the robot put on a determined look.
"And the dude's not even your boyfriend?! Dang, it is wrong when a brother's gots ta pay for his woman when she's not even his woman yet!" he said slightly angered, shaking his head. Raven raised an eyebrow as she gave him an odd look. "First of all, Carden is not your 'brother' because he is not black. He is white. In fact, if he were any whiter, the boy would be transparent. Second, just because I happen to be good friends with a boy who happens to pay for my needs does not automatically mean we must date. And lastly, I am NOT nor will I EVER be somebody's 'woman.'" Raven ended eloquently, her tone not wavering from its monotonous drone. Beast Boy had sunk considerably deep into the carpet, leaning along the side of the bowl. In his effort to hide, he tipped the bowl over, spilling its popcorn contents all about the room. Raven looked to him, raising an eyebrow, and scoffed. Beast Boy flushed slightly and smiled innocently, plucking a few random kernels out of his clover hair.
It may have been the way the light hit her, or maybe he was slightly delusional. Maybe his conscience was correct in saying he was insane, but whatever the reason, Beast Boy could have SWORN he caught a glimpse of Raven's eyes flicker flirtatiously as her full lips curled up in an amused SMILE. He was stunned. Whatever it was, it lasted half a moment, and vanished into time, and Raven's impassive expression returned to her pretty pale face. Beast Boy tried to shrug it off, hoping to dismiss it as a fluke in his eyesight, but something inside nagged at him, confirming that perhaps Raven wasn't as good at hiding her emotions as everyone thought.
"You're an idiot." her toneless voice muttered, snapping him out of his trance. She floated to his side (a bit to close for Beast Boy's comfort) and sat on her knees beside him. Beast Boy was startled by this, and jerked up into a sitting position, shaking off a few popcorn pieces in the process. Raven sighed and put a hand to his shoulder to restrain him, but naturally it wouldn't require much strain in her part; the slightest touch from Raven was enough to make Beast Boy melt. Much to his delight, Raven began to brush the remaining particles out of the green lad's hair and off his shoulders, and he withheld the urge to beam wildly like a mad buffoon. "Honestly," she said as she flicked the last kernel out of a tuft of his verdant hair, "You're like a big baby. Do you need me to change your diaper too?" Her voice was serious, but the glint of her eyes said otherwise. Beast Boy felt a tug at the corner of his mouth, and suddenly the idea of Raven seeing him half naked was VERY entertaining.
"Hey." A deep, monotonous voice sounded from the back of the room. Cyborg jumped a little in surprise, and turned his along with everyone else's gaze to the source. A sickly looking boy leaned on the doorway for support, a greasy messy section of his ebony hair concealing one of his sunken eyes. The other, which was in plain view, was heavily made up in black eye makeup. He wore a ringer t-shirt with a picture of a sorrowful-looking ghost on it, and his thumbs were hooked in the pockets of his black cargo pants. Beast Boy glared as Raven rose to almost excitedly join him at his side. "Hello CARDEN." he growled through gritted teeth, scorn dripping from his voice. Fearing another glass incident, Cyborg took a large step to the side to hide the fuming boy, although now it looked like steam was seeping from his shoulders. "How'd you get in here?" the robot questioned suspiciously, raising an eyebrow. "Front door. It wasn't locked so I just walked in." the gothic boy said, indicating the direction with his head. Cyborg wrinkled his nose in disgust. "Can someone PLEASE give us a security update?!"
Carden ignored him and turned to Raven. "Ready to go?" he asked, idly picking at the chipping black nail polish on his thumb. Raven nodded and hitched her blue hood over her head, revealing only the dazzling brilliance of her bright mauve eyes. "I'll be back later." she muttered, and without another moment wasted they walked out the door. Cyborg glared and dropped his arms to his sides. "I don't like him." he mumbled, and flopped back on the couch. Beast Boy sighed and let himself slowly slide to the floor, and began absentmindedly collecting the bits of popcorn spread about the rug. Cyborg noted his friend's sullen mood, and tried to cheer him up.
"Well, looks like it's a guys night in! C'mon, BB! You set up 'Narly Death Munchers IV' and I'll grab the snacks!! Betcha I can beat you in less than 20 minutes!" The shape shifter rose, but did not lift his head. "I'm gonna hafta pass, Cy. I don't feel like doing much now. I'm gonna hit the sack, I guess." He dropped the kernels and slowly strolled back to his room. "But-" it was too late, and any hope Cyborg had of lifting Beast Boy's spirits were gone. He groaned and crossed his arms. "This is all Raven's fault. If she didn't like that Carden kid BB wouldn't be so down. Grr. Women suck. Raven's thrown Beast Boy for a loop, and Star's turning Robin into a goo- goo pansy boy!" He glanced over his shoulder self consciously, for he knew that if the leader heard his previous statement, the 'pansy boy' would royally kick his ass. "Hmph. Girls play so many mind games, and they talk too much, and they need to have all control......I just don't get it! The female gender sucks. Why did God invent girls anyway?" He paused, and pondered a reasonable answer for his own query.
"Oh yeah. Boobs."
Beast Boy woefully entered his room, sighing. "I guess Raven deserves to be happy, right?" he muttered, slumping against the wall. Suddenly, he heard something outside far below. He rose and rushed to the window, throwing open the shudders and sticking his head out to listen. Sure enough, his keen animal ears had picked up the conversation of Raven and Carden at the edge of the water. "I know it's bad to eavesdrop.......but I don't really know what that means anyway." So he leaned on the window pane and cupped a hand over his ear to hear the entire thing.
"Why don't I just fly you there? It will be much quicker." he heard Raven say.
"No offence, Raven, but I'm not up for a flight. Heights make me woozy, and I doubt you want me barfing all over your cape."
"Well then, what do YOU suggest we do? Swim?" Raven said slightly irritated.
"Let's take the ferry. My treat."
"That's pointless, though! I can just-"
"Rae, c'mon, this will be better. For once, let's do things my way, huh?"
And he trekked off to the docks. Even Beast Boy could not hear Raven murmur under her breath, "For ONCE?!" She followed and joined the boy at the bow of the white vessel, and with the clang of a loud bell, the ship pushed off the coast and into the bay. Beast Boy watched sadly as the boat slid serenely across the glassy surface of the water, shimmering in an array of yellows and whites as it reflected the lights of the awakening city. When it occurred to him.......
"I could follow her......she'd never know......"
Beast Boy noted how slowly the ship moved to reach its destination and how easy it would be to swoop down and perch himself on a rail. He could watch her all night, see what Carden does that's so special....it would help him so much and she wouldn't have a clue he was there.....
"No.....that's invasion of privacy....I can't do that to her....could I?"
"Sure you could!" A voice said beside him. Beast Boy turned to his left to find to his surprise a small man hanging lazily on his shoulder. To be more to the point, he was not a man, he WAS Beast Boy, the only visible differences being that he was dressed all in red, in a latex suit that stretched right down to his 2 hooves. 2 tiny horns poked out of his head, and he was leaning quite contently on a large pitchfork.
"What have you got to lose?" the devil Beast Boy asked. The green lad raised an eyebrow. "Who the heck are you?" he asked, warily looking him up and down. The little man laughed and tapped the end of his pitchfork on Beast Boy's shoulder, shooting him a smile that was clearly devious. "The better half of your conscience. Now, listen to me buddy," he draped a persuasive arm around the lad's elfish ear, "Raven's not very.....whaddaya call it? Perceptive. Yeah. So, if you keep a good distance, she'll never know you're there!" Beast Boy, after recovering from his momentary shock, responded. "Well, I could see what she does all this time...get a head start on my next 'win-her-over' project....but no, I can't.."
"Why not? You know you want to."
A second voice had joined them, and on his right shoulder was another Beast- Boy clone identical to the one on the left.
"How hard can it be? You stalk her like a hawk and when she gets suspicious you turn into a mosquito. Plus then you can give dark-boy those annoying bites."
Beast Boy twiddled his thumbs anxiously, before looking up and whipping his head towards the second devil. "Hey! What happened to the angel-dude?"
"He said he got tired of trying. Anyway, back to business-"
Just then, a poof of white smoke puffed out of the air, and a bound and gagged angel Beast Boy was hovering infront of the changeling's face. His green hair was disheveled, his white robe in disarray, and a few strings had snapped on his harp. The devils groaned as he untied the rope around his wrists and removed the dirty sock that had been stuffed in his mouth.
"GU-UYS!! You promised you wouldn't DO that anymore!" he whined, adjusting his halo.
"Well, sooo-ry. We thought by now you would have figured out 'Wanna go to the zoo?' means 'We're gonna stuff you in a closet.'" the right demon replied, innocently cleaning his fingernails.
"Or 'Come explore with us!' means 'We're gonna stuff you in a closet.' Or...'Hello' means 'We're gonna stuff you in a closet...or even-"
"HELLO! Can we PLEASE get back to me?!" Beast Boy cried. The angel responded and floated right up to BB's left ear, shoving the devil out of the way.
"Beast Boy, this is your voice of reason speaking. Following Raven is wrong! If she caught you she would, aside from ripping you limb-from-limb, never trust you again! You know how hard it is to gain trust again, don't you?"
"That's true..."
The left devil fumed, stepped up behind the angel, and forcefully thrust his pitchfork into his behind. The angel yelped in pain and tumbled off Beast Boy's shoulder and meekly fluttered downwards as the demons took control.
"You're not gonna listen to this sissy, are you?" one pried, plucking a few feathers off the tips of his staff.
"Well...he has a point...and I gotta give him credit cause he's outnumbered..."
"Ok, ok, listen up, buddy-boy." The tiny being jumped onto the windowsill and with a burst of flames, summoned a small scroll. "I got 3 reasons right here why you should chase after her." He opened the paper and pulled a pair of golden rimmed glasses out of an invisible pocket from the front of his shirt. "Reason number 1-look at that guy! He's got that wimpy string thingy!" he said, pointing to the angel. The Good sighed, flapping his small wings to regain his spot on the shoulder.
"We've gone over this. It's a harp, and you know it."
The Evil scoffed. "Yeah, sure, THAT'S a harp, and THAT'S a dress."
"ROBE!" the angel cried, flustered.
The devil ignored him. "Reason number 2-" He tossed the paper into the air and it vanished with the flick of his wrist. "-look what I can do!" He bent over and stood on his hands, lifting both of his legs over his head. Beast Boy was, needless to say, confused.
"But, what does that have to do with..."
"No, no," the angel interrupted, watching the imp and stroking his chin thoughtfully. "He's got a point."
Beast Boy groaned, waving his arms around trying to rid him of the spirits. "I've had enough of this! Be gone!...or....whatever I have to say to get rid of you."
"That'll work." One of the sprite's muttered, and disappeared in a flash of red smoke.
"Sure, sure, I know when I'm not wanted. Hey, wings, wanna go to the zoo?"
The angel refrained from scowling and suddenly brightened, clapping his hands in excitement. "Oh boy! I love the zoo!!" And with the sound of wind chimes he was enveloped by a white fog and left. The remaining devil chuckled evilly. "So do I, buddy, so do I." he murmured maliciously, and, rubbing his hands, departed.
Beast Boy was alone once again, and his thoughts had not progressed much. He glared into the darkness, and mentally kicked himself for getting distracted for so long. Now, being no closer to a decision and seriously contemplating the help of a therapist, Beast Boy leaning against the wall, watching the ferry slowly break the vesicular scene and reach the shore. He watched Carden and Raven, standing at the bow and chatting softly. He watched him speak, a cigarette bobbing about on his lips. The tip lit up a dark crimson and he inhaled the small cylinder before coolly releasing a cloud of smoke from his mouth. "I bet she loves that." Beast Boy thought grimly, glaring at the boy. He saw Carden toss the cigarette overboard and inch closer to the telepath next to him. His black-clad arm slinked around her slim shoulders.
That tore it.
Beast Boy jumped onto the ledge, clinging to the sill for balance. "She wants him." He stretched out his arms, set in his ways. "But I'm gonna change that." Without a second thought, he leapt from the window, marveling as his skin shifted into feathers and his boot-covered feet were replaced with talons. His eyes were reduced to nothing but black beads and his mouth formed a perfect, hard beak. With a vengeful screech, the hawk soared into the night sky, his beautiful green wings silhouetted by the moon.
"Yo, BB, I know you're down, but I got a TV Guide and a bag of Cheesy Cheese O's that can make ya say otherwise!" Cyborg cheerfully chirped, entering the room with a grin and each of said items in either of his mechanical hands. His smile and happy demeanor diminished when he was greeted with an eerie silence. He let his arms fall to his sides, quizzically searching the room u and down. "Beast Boy? Hello? Where'd you-" It was then he caught sight of the open window, the dark curtains billowing with the cool sea breeze. Cyborg tensed up and gasped, dropped what his was holding and rushed to the window. "BEAST BOY!" he shouted, but it was too late; the green hawk had safely landed on a streetlight across the lake and morphed into a sparrow as he stalked familiar purple-haired goth.
"No, no, NO!" Cyborg clamored, gritting his teeth and slumping to the floor. "If she kills him, who'm I gonna play in video games?!"
~*~ Well, it took a while, but I finally did it! I hope you like it and once again I apologize for the wait. Hopefully this will tide you over till I get the time to write 5. Enjoy! Bye! ~*~
The hours passed, and Raven's bubbling rage for Beast Boy had simmered down to a fizzing annoyance. Either way, he still tried to avoid her at all costs. Lord knows what could happen when a girl lost her temper, let alone a girl who could blow up half the earth in the process. That night, Beast Boy and Cyborg were both crouched in front of the TV, watching one of many pointless action movies in awe. Robin and Starfire had left for a night on the town, and Raven was still nowhere to be found. Suddenly, as if resurrecting from the shadows, Raven appeared, shooting a slight glower in Beast Boy's direction, who then cowered behind a large bowl of popcorn. She slouched next to Cyborg on the large couch, innocently cleaning her fingernails.
"What's up, Raven? Come to join us for some midnight kung-fu action?" Cyborg asked, throwing in a few crude martial arts moves for good measure. "No. Carden's taking me out again." the telepath replied as she checked her teeth in a spoon she just summoned. Beast Boy flushed and growled at the ground, cupping his cheek in his palm. Cyborg realized the jealousy in his little friend quickly, and decided to play the role of the best friend. "You sure? I mean, c'mon Rae-" she scowled menacingly at him for the use of her nickname, "-eeven, you've gone out at least 4 times this week alone! You've gotta be short on cash!" Raven shrugged. "Carden pays." Beast Boy moaned slightly as the robot put on a determined look.
"And the dude's not even your boyfriend?! Dang, it is wrong when a brother's gots ta pay for his woman when she's not even his woman yet!" he said slightly angered, shaking his head. Raven raised an eyebrow as she gave him an odd look. "First of all, Carden is not your 'brother' because he is not black. He is white. In fact, if he were any whiter, the boy would be transparent. Second, just because I happen to be good friends with a boy who happens to pay for my needs does not automatically mean we must date. And lastly, I am NOT nor will I EVER be somebody's 'woman.'" Raven ended eloquently, her tone not wavering from its monotonous drone. Beast Boy had sunk considerably deep into the carpet, leaning along the side of the bowl. In his effort to hide, he tipped the bowl over, spilling its popcorn contents all about the room. Raven looked to him, raising an eyebrow, and scoffed. Beast Boy flushed slightly and smiled innocently, plucking a few random kernels out of his clover hair.
It may have been the way the light hit her, or maybe he was slightly delusional. Maybe his conscience was correct in saying he was insane, but whatever the reason, Beast Boy could have SWORN he caught a glimpse of Raven's eyes flicker flirtatiously as her full lips curled up in an amused SMILE. He was stunned. Whatever it was, it lasted half a moment, and vanished into time, and Raven's impassive expression returned to her pretty pale face. Beast Boy tried to shrug it off, hoping to dismiss it as a fluke in his eyesight, but something inside nagged at him, confirming that perhaps Raven wasn't as good at hiding her emotions as everyone thought.
"You're an idiot." her toneless voice muttered, snapping him out of his trance. She floated to his side (a bit to close for Beast Boy's comfort) and sat on her knees beside him. Beast Boy was startled by this, and jerked up into a sitting position, shaking off a few popcorn pieces in the process. Raven sighed and put a hand to his shoulder to restrain him, but naturally it wouldn't require much strain in her part; the slightest touch from Raven was enough to make Beast Boy melt. Much to his delight, Raven began to brush the remaining particles out of the green lad's hair and off his shoulders, and he withheld the urge to beam wildly like a mad buffoon. "Honestly," she said as she flicked the last kernel out of a tuft of his verdant hair, "You're like a big baby. Do you need me to change your diaper too?" Her voice was serious, but the glint of her eyes said otherwise. Beast Boy felt a tug at the corner of his mouth, and suddenly the idea of Raven seeing him half naked was VERY entertaining.
"Hey." A deep, monotonous voice sounded from the back of the room. Cyborg jumped a little in surprise, and turned his along with everyone else's gaze to the source. A sickly looking boy leaned on the doorway for support, a greasy messy section of his ebony hair concealing one of his sunken eyes. The other, which was in plain view, was heavily made up in black eye makeup. He wore a ringer t-shirt with a picture of a sorrowful-looking ghost on it, and his thumbs were hooked in the pockets of his black cargo pants. Beast Boy glared as Raven rose to almost excitedly join him at his side. "Hello CARDEN." he growled through gritted teeth, scorn dripping from his voice. Fearing another glass incident, Cyborg took a large step to the side to hide the fuming boy, although now it looked like steam was seeping from his shoulders. "How'd you get in here?" the robot questioned suspiciously, raising an eyebrow. "Front door. It wasn't locked so I just walked in." the gothic boy said, indicating the direction with his head. Cyborg wrinkled his nose in disgust. "Can someone PLEASE give us a security update?!"
Carden ignored him and turned to Raven. "Ready to go?" he asked, idly picking at the chipping black nail polish on his thumb. Raven nodded and hitched her blue hood over her head, revealing only the dazzling brilliance of her bright mauve eyes. "I'll be back later." she muttered, and without another moment wasted they walked out the door. Cyborg glared and dropped his arms to his sides. "I don't like him." he mumbled, and flopped back on the couch. Beast Boy sighed and let himself slowly slide to the floor, and began absentmindedly collecting the bits of popcorn spread about the rug. Cyborg noted his friend's sullen mood, and tried to cheer him up.
"Well, looks like it's a guys night in! C'mon, BB! You set up 'Narly Death Munchers IV' and I'll grab the snacks!! Betcha I can beat you in less than 20 minutes!" The shape shifter rose, but did not lift his head. "I'm gonna hafta pass, Cy. I don't feel like doing much now. I'm gonna hit the sack, I guess." He dropped the kernels and slowly strolled back to his room. "But-" it was too late, and any hope Cyborg had of lifting Beast Boy's spirits were gone. He groaned and crossed his arms. "This is all Raven's fault. If she didn't like that Carden kid BB wouldn't be so down. Grr. Women suck. Raven's thrown Beast Boy for a loop, and Star's turning Robin into a goo- goo pansy boy!" He glanced over his shoulder self consciously, for he knew that if the leader heard his previous statement, the 'pansy boy' would royally kick his ass. "Hmph. Girls play so many mind games, and they talk too much, and they need to have all control......I just don't get it! The female gender sucks. Why did God invent girls anyway?" He paused, and pondered a reasonable answer for his own query.
"Oh yeah. Boobs."
Beast Boy woefully entered his room, sighing. "I guess Raven deserves to be happy, right?" he muttered, slumping against the wall. Suddenly, he heard something outside far below. He rose and rushed to the window, throwing open the shudders and sticking his head out to listen. Sure enough, his keen animal ears had picked up the conversation of Raven and Carden at the edge of the water. "I know it's bad to eavesdrop.......but I don't really know what that means anyway." So he leaned on the window pane and cupped a hand over his ear to hear the entire thing.
"Why don't I just fly you there? It will be much quicker." he heard Raven say.
"No offence, Raven, but I'm not up for a flight. Heights make me woozy, and I doubt you want me barfing all over your cape."
"Well then, what do YOU suggest we do? Swim?" Raven said slightly irritated.
"Let's take the ferry. My treat."
"That's pointless, though! I can just-"
"Rae, c'mon, this will be better. For once, let's do things my way, huh?"
And he trekked off to the docks. Even Beast Boy could not hear Raven murmur under her breath, "For ONCE?!" She followed and joined the boy at the bow of the white vessel, and with the clang of a loud bell, the ship pushed off the coast and into the bay. Beast Boy watched sadly as the boat slid serenely across the glassy surface of the water, shimmering in an array of yellows and whites as it reflected the lights of the awakening city. When it occurred to him.......
"I could follow her......she'd never know......"
Beast Boy noted how slowly the ship moved to reach its destination and how easy it would be to swoop down and perch himself on a rail. He could watch her all night, see what Carden does that's so special....it would help him so much and she wouldn't have a clue he was there.....
"No.....that's invasion of privacy....I can't do that to her....could I?"
"Sure you could!" A voice said beside him. Beast Boy turned to his left to find to his surprise a small man hanging lazily on his shoulder. To be more to the point, he was not a man, he WAS Beast Boy, the only visible differences being that he was dressed all in red, in a latex suit that stretched right down to his 2 hooves. 2 tiny horns poked out of his head, and he was leaning quite contently on a large pitchfork.
"What have you got to lose?" the devil Beast Boy asked. The green lad raised an eyebrow. "Who the heck are you?" he asked, warily looking him up and down. The little man laughed and tapped the end of his pitchfork on Beast Boy's shoulder, shooting him a smile that was clearly devious. "The better half of your conscience. Now, listen to me buddy," he draped a persuasive arm around the lad's elfish ear, "Raven's not very.....whaddaya call it? Perceptive. Yeah. So, if you keep a good distance, she'll never know you're there!" Beast Boy, after recovering from his momentary shock, responded. "Well, I could see what she does all this time...get a head start on my next 'win-her-over' project....but no, I can't.."
"Why not? You know you want to."
A second voice had joined them, and on his right shoulder was another Beast- Boy clone identical to the one on the left.
"How hard can it be? You stalk her like a hawk and when she gets suspicious you turn into a mosquito. Plus then you can give dark-boy those annoying bites."
Beast Boy twiddled his thumbs anxiously, before looking up and whipping his head towards the second devil. "Hey! What happened to the angel-dude?"
"He said he got tired of trying. Anyway, back to business-"
Just then, a poof of white smoke puffed out of the air, and a bound and gagged angel Beast Boy was hovering infront of the changeling's face. His green hair was disheveled, his white robe in disarray, and a few strings had snapped on his harp. The devils groaned as he untied the rope around his wrists and removed the dirty sock that had been stuffed in his mouth.
"GU-UYS!! You promised you wouldn't DO that anymore!" he whined, adjusting his halo.
"Well, sooo-ry. We thought by now you would have figured out 'Wanna go to the zoo?' means 'We're gonna stuff you in a closet.'" the right demon replied, innocently cleaning his fingernails.
"Or 'Come explore with us!' means 'We're gonna stuff you in a closet.' Or...'Hello' means 'We're gonna stuff you in a closet...or even-"
"HELLO! Can we PLEASE get back to me?!" Beast Boy cried. The angel responded and floated right up to BB's left ear, shoving the devil out of the way.
"Beast Boy, this is your voice of reason speaking. Following Raven is wrong! If she caught you she would, aside from ripping you limb-from-limb, never trust you again! You know how hard it is to gain trust again, don't you?"
"That's true..."
The left devil fumed, stepped up behind the angel, and forcefully thrust his pitchfork into his behind. The angel yelped in pain and tumbled off Beast Boy's shoulder and meekly fluttered downwards as the demons took control.
"You're not gonna listen to this sissy, are you?" one pried, plucking a few feathers off the tips of his staff.
"Well...he has a point...and I gotta give him credit cause he's outnumbered..."
"Ok, ok, listen up, buddy-boy." The tiny being jumped onto the windowsill and with a burst of flames, summoned a small scroll. "I got 3 reasons right here why you should chase after her." He opened the paper and pulled a pair of golden rimmed glasses out of an invisible pocket from the front of his shirt. "Reason number 1-look at that guy! He's got that wimpy string thingy!" he said, pointing to the angel. The Good sighed, flapping his small wings to regain his spot on the shoulder.
"We've gone over this. It's a harp, and you know it."
The Evil scoffed. "Yeah, sure, THAT'S a harp, and THAT'S a dress."
"ROBE!" the angel cried, flustered.
The devil ignored him. "Reason number 2-" He tossed the paper into the air and it vanished with the flick of his wrist. "-look what I can do!" He bent over and stood on his hands, lifting both of his legs over his head. Beast Boy was, needless to say, confused.
"But, what does that have to do with..."
"No, no," the angel interrupted, watching the imp and stroking his chin thoughtfully. "He's got a point."
Beast Boy groaned, waving his arms around trying to rid him of the spirits. "I've had enough of this! Be gone!...or....whatever I have to say to get rid of you."
"That'll work." One of the sprite's muttered, and disappeared in a flash of red smoke.
"Sure, sure, I know when I'm not wanted. Hey, wings, wanna go to the zoo?"
The angel refrained from scowling and suddenly brightened, clapping his hands in excitement. "Oh boy! I love the zoo!!" And with the sound of wind chimes he was enveloped by a white fog and left. The remaining devil chuckled evilly. "So do I, buddy, so do I." he murmured maliciously, and, rubbing his hands, departed.
Beast Boy was alone once again, and his thoughts had not progressed much. He glared into the darkness, and mentally kicked himself for getting distracted for so long. Now, being no closer to a decision and seriously contemplating the help of a therapist, Beast Boy leaning against the wall, watching the ferry slowly break the vesicular scene and reach the shore. He watched Carden and Raven, standing at the bow and chatting softly. He watched him speak, a cigarette bobbing about on his lips. The tip lit up a dark crimson and he inhaled the small cylinder before coolly releasing a cloud of smoke from his mouth. "I bet she loves that." Beast Boy thought grimly, glaring at the boy. He saw Carden toss the cigarette overboard and inch closer to the telepath next to him. His black-clad arm slinked around her slim shoulders.
That tore it.
Beast Boy jumped onto the ledge, clinging to the sill for balance. "She wants him." He stretched out his arms, set in his ways. "But I'm gonna change that." Without a second thought, he leapt from the window, marveling as his skin shifted into feathers and his boot-covered feet were replaced with talons. His eyes were reduced to nothing but black beads and his mouth formed a perfect, hard beak. With a vengeful screech, the hawk soared into the night sky, his beautiful green wings silhouetted by the moon.
"Yo, BB, I know you're down, but I got a TV Guide and a bag of Cheesy Cheese O's that can make ya say otherwise!" Cyborg cheerfully chirped, entering the room with a grin and each of said items in either of his mechanical hands. His smile and happy demeanor diminished when he was greeted with an eerie silence. He let his arms fall to his sides, quizzically searching the room u and down. "Beast Boy? Hello? Where'd you-" It was then he caught sight of the open window, the dark curtains billowing with the cool sea breeze. Cyborg tensed up and gasped, dropped what his was holding and rushed to the window. "BEAST BOY!" he shouted, but it was too late; the green hawk had safely landed on a streetlight across the lake and morphed into a sparrow as he stalked familiar purple-haired goth.
"No, no, NO!" Cyborg clamored, gritting his teeth and slumping to the floor. "If she kills him, who'm I gonna play in video games?!"
~*~ Well, it took a while, but I finally did it! I hope you like it and once again I apologize for the wait. Hopefully this will tide you over till I get the time to write 5. Enjoy! Bye! ~*~