Chapter seven.
"I feel so stupid." Said Raven to herself, as she semi twirled subconsciously in her full length mirror. She rubbed her eyes wearily.
Her earlier trip into Jump city had proven to be interesting if nothing else. She went to the mall in search of a shop to suit her needs and found a fancy dress store after some searching, and decided to check it out.
There was nothing she liked at all. But then she stumbled upon an outfit which contradicted her personality completely. Yet she fell in love with it. She took it straight away, feeling pleased with herself.
Raven's outfit was an angel. She had her hair brushed out so it surrounded her face, making her features more angelic. She wore a dark dress, with light lining, turning it into a type of toga. There were some really lifelike dark wings attached to the back, which set off the whole look. She wore some dark shoes – but they weren't visible under the long robe.
'Dark Angel.' She thought, nodding in approval.
Sighing, she looked at her watch. 6.45pm.
'I'd better go down. Maybe I'll be the first.' She mused quietly. No sooner had she set foot in the lounge – breathing a heavy sigh of relief that no one was around – she heard a delighted squeal behind her.
"Raven!"
It was Starfire. Rae turned around slowly, hoping she didn't look to stupid compared to the pretty alien girl.
Starfire's outfit was slightly laughable but undeniably sweet – much like the tameranian herself. She wore a cowboy outfit, with all the trimmings. A pink cowboy hat, purple cowboy outfit – with a mini skirt and waistcoat which matched – and some pink boots.
It actually looked quite good. 'Once your eyes adjust to the bright colours.' Thought Raven, laughing inwardly.
"Hi, Star. You look...nice."
"Thank you, friend! As do you!" stated the Tameranian, floating around Raven to get a full view. "I am very surprised at how different you look!"
"I'll take that as a compliment, shall I?" said Raven dryly. Starfire giggled, and spun around.
"Where are the boys? I cannot wait to see their fit-outs. I mean outfits." Corrected Starfire, tutting and shaking her head.
Raven shrugged and folded her arms, wistfully thinking of her cloak. Star suddenly screamed, and Raven jumped a little.
"Oh, Cyborg! How wonderful!"
Cyborg outfit was awesome. He was dressed as a punk, in full colours. He had, what Raven presumed to be, a fake Mohican wig on his head, which was blue, green and red. He sported sunglasses, a fake earring, and typical punky outfit, with some black boots.
He had a small stick in his mouth. Lowing his glasses he posed and said:
"'Sup?" in character, before erupting into hearty laughter. Starfire giggled helplessly. Raven gave a small half smile.
"Nice." She stated, emotionlessly. Cyborg smiled, twiddling the stick between his two fingers.
"You ladies turned out nice! Raven, who knew you were just a little angel?"
Raven snarled at him, as he turned to Star. "Howdy, little lady!"
No sooner had he said that, than Robin walked in. He'd gone for a simple film costume – Neo from the Matrix. He wore a long black coat, black boots, leather baggy trousers and a black top. His usual face mask had been swapped for a pair of very dark, yet undeniably cool looking shades.
Starfire's eyes were wide, and Cyborg's mouth dropped. Raven looked at the two.
"Um..." she began. "Nice outfit."
"Yeah, yeah. Cool man. Sheesh, anyone'd think you're actually Mr Anderson!" joked Cy.
"My name is Neo." Joked back Robin. Starfire raised an eyebrow.
"Your name is Robin..."
"Yes I know Star – it's just...oh never mind."
"Hey, y'all where's B?" asked Cyborg, placing the small stick back into his mouth so he could check the time. "It's nearly seven."
Raven's heart beat faster. 'What will he think when he sees me like this?' she worried. A small computer screen nearby cracked. The other titans looked at Raven.
"You okay, Raven?" said Robin, looking genuinely concerned. Raven was still pissed at him for earlier events. She nodded, slowly. Then she gasped.
"What is it?" said Starfire turning around. The others turned around too. Beastboy had arrived.
"B...you're wearing...a suit..." said Cyborg evenly. The air around Beastboy had changed.
"I always wear a suit." Said Beastboy in an English accent. Robin and Cyborg looked at eachother with raised eyebrows.
"O-okay." Said Robin carefully. "Who are you supposed to be?"
"The names Bond. James Bond." Said Beastboy totally in character. Cyborg laughed openly.
"Man, that is too awesome!" he laughed, walking over to his little green companion. "Sweet, and you got the bowtie too!"
Beastboy nodded. "Yup, and a fake gun." He said, his accent reverting to normal. "Looks pretty real though."
He took it out and looked at it. The others took a step back. It did look real.
"You guys all look so cool." Said Beastboy looking round the group slowly.
"Nice originality, dude." He said to Cy.
"Awesome I love that film!" he giggled, looking at Robin.
"Cowgirl Starfire. Sounds neat!" he stated, winking at her. He turned to look at Raven.
He gasped, and his eyes shone slightly. He swallowed. "Angel."
Raven blushed crimson, and the other titans laughed, thinking Beastboy was joking again. In peals of laughter, they left the room. Beastboy and Raven were still staring at each other.
"You look so beautiful." Said Beastboy softly. Raven's eyes fluttered quickly, and her heart beat fast.
"You look really...um..." stammered Raven, lost for words. "I'm not very good at complimenting. But, you look fantastic."
"Thanks. C'mon, lets go." Said Beastboy, offering his hand to her. She took it, and they ran out of the tower door together.
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"Oh YEAH!" said Cyborg as they entered the room of the party. The other titans looked around silently. The room was packed with obvious friends of the Justice league.
They all looked perfectly in sync with the theme – there were gypsies, TV characters and even a guy dressed in a pink fluffy outfit. The three titan boys snorted with laughter at the sight of the him, as he looked much too macho to be wearing what he was.
"Titans!" said a voice from the hall. It was Wonder Woman aka Diana (A/N: for those who don't watch JL I thought I'd add their real names – it won't get so confusing then – sorry for those who know...I wasn't being patronising!).
Her outfit was a Japanese woman's robes. She looked chic and elegant yet with her normal presence about her. She beckoned them over.
"Hello! It is Wonder Woman – I admire you very much!" said Starfire chirpily, her boots clicking on the floor as she grasped the JL member in a tight hug.
"Good evening, Starfire." Said Diana gently, patting the Tameranian on the back.
"Hello." Chorused the others in unison.
"Glad that you all could make it." She said, smiling at them all. "Batman (A/N: aka Bruce Wayne) was wondering whether you would come."
"We'd never miss a party that Bruce was throwing." Joked Robin, putting his thumb up.
Suddenly Raven heard a 'whoosh' and a gust of wind whipped past her robe. 'Oh no. Please tell me it isn't...'
"Hi, titans!" said Flash alias Wally West, whizzing up in a vampire costume. "Hey, Star, lookin' hot today! Yee haw!"
Raven glanced at Robin. He frowned slightly, and moved closer to Star. Raven grinned to herself. She loved being right about them – and they were so sweet together.
"And Raven...oh my god..." said Wally rubbing his eyes in mock horror. "You aren't under a hood today!"
"Correct." Said Raven icily. She couldn't think of a retort, but as he was about to whiz off she moved a chair leg out, causing him to trip over in front of some 'cute' looking girls. She gave a half smile and a look, then turned back to her friends and Diana.
"Bruce will want to see you." Diana said, smoothing her robes out. "I'll go find him. Meanwhile, you should go mingle with some of the people."
The titans started to move away, but Raven hung back a bit, looking around slightly anxiously. Beastboy sensed that she had stopped and he retraced his steps back to her.
"You okay?"
"No. I feel stupid." Said Raven shaking her violet hair out of her face. "I'm anything BUT an angel."
"You are to me." Said Beastboy, offering his arm. She smiled softly and took it, blushing furiously.
They wandered around for a bit, before settling down at a table. The other titans joined them shortly.
Suddenly, a shadow bent over the table. "Hello, titans."
It was Batman, standing at the head of the table nodding at them. "Glad you came."
"It's nice to see you all again, Victor, Timothy, Kory, Garfield, Raven."
Each titan felt strange being addressed by his/her real name – except Raven. She was always Raven, and always would be. (A/N: I know she is also Metrion but I'm making out that Batman doesn't know/call her that.)
"I just wanted a chance to see you all and check how things are at Jump city." Bruce stated, slowly. The titans murmured 'Okay' here and there and 'some villains.' Now and then. When Bruce had established that everything was fine, he gave a small smile.
"Well, that's good. Enjoy the rest of the party."
He turned and walked off, just as quietly and mysteriously as he had arrived.
Music started to play. The titans had been chatting and musing over who was there and who wasn't and what people were wearing. It was odd to see the JL in fancy dress and they were relishing it. Except for Raven.
'I want to go home. I want to go home. I want to go home.' She stated over and over until her head hurt. BB could sense her agitation but was powerless at the table, with other titans around him.
Cyborg stood up and stretched. "Well y'all. I'm gonna go have a look round here. Catch ya later."
"Robin, may we partake in the dancing?" asked Starfire politely. Robin grimaced slightly.
"I don't dance, Starfire."
"Yes you do." She said. And before he could protest she had whisked him onto the dance floor – and he wasn't making any complaints, partially because Star had him in a death grasp, and partly because he was happy enough when he was around her. Even though he was dancing.
"They make a way cute couple." Sighed Beastboy slowly. Raven looked at him sideways.
"Yeah. Yeah they do."
"Do you want to dance, Raven?"
"Not really. I'm not exactly the dancing type."
"Please?"
"Beastboy..."
"PLEASE?!"
"Fine."
"Yes!" said Beastboy grabbing her hand and pulling her over to a quiet area of the dance floor, way away from the other titans.
Raven looked around subconsciously feeling that everyone was looking at her. "I don't like this..."
"Relax, Rae. It's okay! I told you I'd look after you." Said Beastboy, hugging her close. Raven smiled.
"I do trust you. It's just that – parties aren't really my thing."
"Well," said Beastboy, as they spun around. "I like parties, but this is a bit weird."
"Should suit you fine then." Joked Raven, wrinkling her nose.
"Hey!" said BB, twirling her suddenly, making her nearly topple over.
She glared at him angrily. "If you do that again, I swear I'll..."
Beastboy cut her off with laughter. "You deserved that one!"
Raven narrowed her eyes playfully. "I'll get you back later."
"Is that a threat?"
"No. It's a promise."
Beastboy chuckled appreciatively. Then he sighed. "How're we gonna tell the others?"
"I don't know. Honestly." Sighed Raven, leaning up against his shoulder. "I've been thinking about it all night."
"Me too. I think..." he swallowed, dramatically. "I think we've just got to come out with it."
Raven looked at him with narrowed eyes.
"Oh sure. Robin can you pass the salt – by the way me and Beastboy are dating?!" said Raven sarcastically. Beastboy shrugged.
"Could work."
"Yeah. And then the dinner table will explode because of what I'll be thinking."
"What will you be thinking?"
"Of ways to kill myself with a salt holder." Joked Raven dryly, rolling her eyes. "About you, idiot."
"Oh!" said BB, sounding genuinely surprised. "Heh."
"So, I guess tonight's the night then." Raven commented, resting back on his shoulder, and feeling his grip around her tighten. She did love him, more than anything – and the other's had to know from them, rather than an embarrassing situation where they had to explain themselves.
Not that this wasn't going to be embarrassing.
"Okay. Let's do it. Let's tell them now." Exclaimed Raven grabbing BB's hand. He yelped as he was dragged back over to the table, where the other three titans were seated.
"Have fun dancing?" said Robin, eying them up from behind his shades. Raven knew what he was thinking.
"It was okay." Said Raven sitting down next to Star. She looked at BB, and at the seat next to her. He promptly sat.
"So, what's up y'all?" said Cyborg, leaning forward with his human eye narrowed. BB rubbed his neck.
"N-nothing."
"Aw, C'mon! Raven, you blew up at me and B this morning, now your both not only speaking again, but your best buddies. You two have been acting super weird today."
"Agreed." Nodded Starfire. "When I saw you I believed something was up then, when Raven's door was knocked down!"
"Yeah, and when you were touchy with me before the party." Added Robin.
"Heh, yeah, that's a funny story." Said BB looking at Raven awkwardly. Raven looked back.
"Maybe we'll tell you about that another time. But for today you need to hear something from both of us."
Cyborg's narrowed eye widened. "Is it somethin' serious?"
"Uh. Well, that depends what you mean by serious." Beastboy quipped shakily. "Do you mean, life threatening or life changing?"
"Either or both..." said Cy, rolling his eyes and leaning back in his chair. Robin raised an eyebrow.
"What is going on?"
"The thing is, me and Beastboy..." began Raven quietly.
"TITANS!" screamed Diana, suddenly. "Quickly, come here!"
"Oh, great." Said Beastboy, looking at Raven.
"What ever is up with you guys will have to wait. But don't worry – we'll be sure to find out later." Grinned Robin, running up towards Diana.
"That's what I'm worried about." Said BB and Raven in unison.
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Long chapter, wasn't it? Sorry about that...
Well, anyway I think this chapter is my personal favourite so far. So much fun to write and I enjoyed reading it back when I was editing.
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