Author's note: Ok... I'd like to apologize for any OCness in any of the
characters... I haven't really seen that many episodes so hontou ni gomen
nasai...I do not want this to be a bombing Starfire fic, I happen to like her
and Raven equally but it IS from Raven's perspective. I based the previous
chapter on one of my friend's experiences. She was arguing with her ex
drunk then mid sentence she just let it all out....ehem.. anyways, Back to
the fic... I wanted to give a Raven a different kind of hangover...
Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans or White Wolf and Vampire the
Masquerade.
Chapter 4: A Change in Color
"... God..." Raven managed after she finished... "Adding texture to the roof"
"Hey... come one let's get you inside."
Robin supported her as they went down the stairs. Raven just plopped
herself on the couch when they got to the common room.
"I'll get you some water."
She groggily watched Robin go into the kitchen. Her world was spinning; she
was sweating and had puked all over the roof. These are things that do not
happen to someone who spent years in training and meditation to keep
herself in line. Nice try anyways. It was a first time for her to drink and
by the look of things... it would be her last. Robin came back with a glass
of water and a blanket.
"...thanks." She began to take sips from the glass of cold water.
An awkward silence fell as they both started to sober up.
"...feeling better?"
"Yeah...much."
"Good...Sorry for my 'bad attempt at flying' earlier..."
"You have to admit that was still a pretty stupid thing to do."
Robin looked her straight in the eyes.
"I had my reasons."
At that statement the temptation to probe his mind was overwhelming.
However, she wasn't going to let that get to her. She might not like what
she sees anyway. Ignorance is bliss.
"...I think we should go to bed." She wanted to get away.
Hmm... take a moment to reflect on what you just said dear... jeopardy music
plays Gee you could've just let him fall and it'd be done with but no...
At that statement Robin's sleepy expression melted away and his amber eyes
shot open in shock...
"....shit...that's...not what I meant... I meant.." She began rubbing her temple
with her free hand.
All temptations of reading his thoughts at her statement suddenly vanished.
Her own thoughts wouldn't exactly make her proud either. She makes an
effort to cover the blush that came over her.
"I never thought I'd see the day you would make a verbal mistake. Well, you
hardly say anything anyway..."
Before she could react he had helped her up and was walking her to the door
of her room.
"Don't tell the others about my guitar playing."
"I won't."
"Well..night."
"Night."
Raven just dropped onto her bed and closed her eyes...
".....ow."
The sun was up, Beast Boy and Cyborg were arguing again and what better way
to start the morning than to have a wake up call from...
Starfire.
"Friend Raven! Come you must rise and reflect!"
"Shine...the word's shine."
"Oh...my apologies... Well, breakfast is waiting for you and it is not going to
stay warm for very long."
Raven lazily waves her hand in the air signaling she got the message. She
pushed herself off her bed and landed on the floor with a loud thud...
She somehow managed to crawl towards her bathroom and clean herself up. She
put on her uniform and stepped out of her room out of routine. She ignored
the argument between Beast Boy and Cyborg and seated herself at the table.
She stared at her breakfast... Bacon, Eggs, and Pancakes...
'Cyborg must've been cooking.' She thought.
"Raven, is something amiss? You seem... different." Starfire was floating
towards her with a glass of juice.
"I'm fine." At least she sounded normal... Starfire put the glass of juice
near Raven.
"All right... enjoy your meal." She floated off towards Beast Boy and Cyborg.
She ate... the food tasted like as in her mouth but she knew she needed to
eat something. After she had finished, she went into the common room to
find a book. She then noticed something different about her reflection on
the glass cover of her shelf...
She thought Starfire had meant that she wasn't looking well because of her
hangover. It wasn't quite what she thought it was.. She removed her hood to
get a better look.
"...............shit."
She covered her head with a hood once again and walked quickly towards her
bathroom. She removed her whole cloak.
'Mental note... do not ever drink alcohol again...' Raven thought bitterly.
She wore her cloak and hid her features as best as she could and walked out
the door. In her rush to see herself, she forgot to get her book. She
looked outside to see if anyone else was out... Starfire was on the couch
watching TV with Cyborg and Beast Boy who were not arguing anymore thanks
to Starfire... good she could go unnoticed then...
She walked quietly towards the book shelf and picked out "Vampire the
Masquerade Clan Book: Lasombra"
She turned around and was heading towards her door.
Red, Black and Yellow.
"Raven."
"...what is it?" She said in her most monotone voice.
"Are you Ok? Does your head still hurt?"
"...I'm fine... I just needed to get some rest but I'm fine." She really didn't
want to stay near him any longer... or at least a part of her told herself
that.
"Good...good."
Before she could make her way back to her room, Beast Boy and Cyborg were
arguing again.
When you're having a hangover you tend to weaken your senses... Raven learned
that when you are standing in front of the object of your obsession, you
don't notice a flying remote control heading towards the back of your head.
She turned around.
Bonk
The remote control hit her hard on her forehead which made her head tilt
back... Her hood fell back as well.
"Oh God!!! Raven, I am so sorry I.... woah..." Beast Boy suddenly stared at her
in mid sentence with his jaw lolling.
Cyborg couldn't even comment.
"I knew there was something different about you today, Raven!" She said in
a giggly tone... which Raven hated.
"Raven?" Robin moved to see her face.
She blushed to her toes...
Her hair had seemed to grow long overnight. It was now a little past her
shoulders... Her eyes weren't their usual shade of dark purple anymore
either... They were still purple but brighter... her skin wasn't the same
either... She was still pale, but with a slight tinge of a glow in her skin
instead of her sickly color. She was in such a doped state this morning she
never noticed when she was taking a shower and she never really looked at
herself in the mirror...
"....never you mind."
She began to walk quickly towards her room after hearing a glass in the
kitchen break.
characters... I haven't really seen that many episodes so hontou ni gomen
nasai...I do not want this to be a bombing Starfire fic, I happen to like her
and Raven equally but it IS from Raven's perspective. I based the previous
chapter on one of my friend's experiences. She was arguing with her ex
drunk then mid sentence she just let it all out....ehem.. anyways, Back to
the fic... I wanted to give a Raven a different kind of hangover...
Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans or White Wolf and Vampire the
Masquerade.
Chapter 4: A Change in Color
"... God..." Raven managed after she finished... "Adding texture to the roof"
"Hey... come one let's get you inside."
Robin supported her as they went down the stairs. Raven just plopped
herself on the couch when they got to the common room.
"I'll get you some water."
She groggily watched Robin go into the kitchen. Her world was spinning; she
was sweating and had puked all over the roof. These are things that do not
happen to someone who spent years in training and meditation to keep
herself in line. Nice try anyways. It was a first time for her to drink and
by the look of things... it would be her last. Robin came back with a glass
of water and a blanket.
"...thanks." She began to take sips from the glass of cold water.
An awkward silence fell as they both started to sober up.
"...feeling better?"
"Yeah...much."
"Good...Sorry for my 'bad attempt at flying' earlier..."
"You have to admit that was still a pretty stupid thing to do."
Robin looked her straight in the eyes.
"I had my reasons."
At that statement the temptation to probe his mind was overwhelming.
However, she wasn't going to let that get to her. She might not like what
she sees anyway. Ignorance is bliss.
"...I think we should go to bed." She wanted to get away.
Hmm... take a moment to reflect on what you just said dear... jeopardy music
plays Gee you could've just let him fall and it'd be done with but no...
At that statement Robin's sleepy expression melted away and his amber eyes
shot open in shock...
"....shit...that's...not what I meant... I meant.." She began rubbing her temple
with her free hand.
All temptations of reading his thoughts at her statement suddenly vanished.
Her own thoughts wouldn't exactly make her proud either. She makes an
effort to cover the blush that came over her.
"I never thought I'd see the day you would make a verbal mistake. Well, you
hardly say anything anyway..."
Before she could react he had helped her up and was walking her to the door
of her room.
"Don't tell the others about my guitar playing."
"I won't."
"Well..night."
"Night."
Raven just dropped onto her bed and closed her eyes...
".....ow."
The sun was up, Beast Boy and Cyborg were arguing again and what better way
to start the morning than to have a wake up call from...
Starfire.
"Friend Raven! Come you must rise and reflect!"
"Shine...the word's shine."
"Oh...my apologies... Well, breakfast is waiting for you and it is not going to
stay warm for very long."
Raven lazily waves her hand in the air signaling she got the message. She
pushed herself off her bed and landed on the floor with a loud thud...
She somehow managed to crawl towards her bathroom and clean herself up. She
put on her uniform and stepped out of her room out of routine. She ignored
the argument between Beast Boy and Cyborg and seated herself at the table.
She stared at her breakfast... Bacon, Eggs, and Pancakes...
'Cyborg must've been cooking.' She thought.
"Raven, is something amiss? You seem... different." Starfire was floating
towards her with a glass of juice.
"I'm fine." At least she sounded normal... Starfire put the glass of juice
near Raven.
"All right... enjoy your meal." She floated off towards Beast Boy and Cyborg.
She ate... the food tasted like as in her mouth but she knew she needed to
eat something. After she had finished, she went into the common room to
find a book. She then noticed something different about her reflection on
the glass cover of her shelf...
She thought Starfire had meant that she wasn't looking well because of her
hangover. It wasn't quite what she thought it was.. She removed her hood to
get a better look.
"...............shit."
She covered her head with a hood once again and walked quickly towards her
bathroom. She removed her whole cloak.
'Mental note... do not ever drink alcohol again...' Raven thought bitterly.
She wore her cloak and hid her features as best as she could and walked out
the door. In her rush to see herself, she forgot to get her book. She
looked outside to see if anyone else was out... Starfire was on the couch
watching TV with Cyborg and Beast Boy who were not arguing anymore thanks
to Starfire... good she could go unnoticed then...
She walked quietly towards the book shelf and picked out "Vampire the
Masquerade Clan Book: Lasombra"
She turned around and was heading towards her door.
Red, Black and Yellow.
"Raven."
"...what is it?" She said in her most monotone voice.
"Are you Ok? Does your head still hurt?"
"...I'm fine... I just needed to get some rest but I'm fine." She really didn't
want to stay near him any longer... or at least a part of her told herself
that.
"Good...good."
Before she could make her way back to her room, Beast Boy and Cyborg were
arguing again.
When you're having a hangover you tend to weaken your senses... Raven learned
that when you are standing in front of the object of your obsession, you
don't notice a flying remote control heading towards the back of your head.
She turned around.
Bonk
The remote control hit her hard on her forehead which made her head tilt
back... Her hood fell back as well.
"Oh God!!! Raven, I am so sorry I.... woah..." Beast Boy suddenly stared at her
in mid sentence with his jaw lolling.
Cyborg couldn't even comment.
"I knew there was something different about you today, Raven!" She said in
a giggly tone... which Raven hated.
"Raven?" Robin moved to see her face.
She blushed to her toes...
Her hair had seemed to grow long overnight. It was now a little past her
shoulders... Her eyes weren't their usual shade of dark purple anymore
either... They were still purple but brighter... her skin wasn't the same
either... She was still pale, but with a slight tinge of a glow in her skin
instead of her sickly color. She was in such a doped state this morning she
never noticed when she was taking a shower and she never really looked at
herself in the mirror...
"....never you mind."
She began to walk quickly towards her room after hearing a glass in the
kitchen break.
