Chapter Three Thunder Only Happens When It's Raining
Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans.
Raven sat on the couch in the living room, reading the Book of Azar but as usual, her mind was elsewhere. Beast Boy's behavior was starting to scare her. One minute he's depressed and you can't get a word out of him then the next minute, he's barking your head off. His mood had changed so quickly, it was as though he was a different person. He's so different now, she thought, I just hope he doesn't do anything dangerous. Raven shivered at the thought of Beast Boy trying to kill his self. Raven shook the thought away and stood up, noticing that it was time to make Beast Boy his dinner.
She entered the kitchen, actually looking forward to preparing his dinner. That was very unusual. She normally dreaded cooking, even if it was for Beast Boy. But now she thought that it might improve his mood. She pulled a frying pan out of the cupboard and set it on the stove. She would make tofu burgers. It had always been his favorite.
Robin opened the door to the tower and led the way inside. Starfire followed him, her arms full of grocery bags. Raven left the kitchen to greet them.
"Hey," Robin said.
"Hi," Raven said sighing.
"Nothing?" Robin asked.
"He doesn't feel like talking now," she explained.
Robin frowned.
"He's taking this really hard," Robin said.
"He loved her, Robin," Raven said.
"Yeah, ….I know."
"Just imagine how you would feel if it were Starfire," Raven said once the alien was out of sight.
Robin turned his head in another direction.
"What are you talking about?"
"Give it up. Everyone knows you're in love with her."
"Is it that obvious?"
Raven nodded.
"Now, how would you feel if it were Starfire?" she asked him.
"I'd feel…terrible," the boy wonder admitted.
"Exactly," Raven said and walked back into the kitchen where she found Starfire emptying the grocery bags and placing the items in the cabinets.
"Hello Raven," Starfire said cheerfully.
"Uh…hi. Did you guys pick up the soy milk like I asked?"
Starfire looked through the items in the bag she was currently putting away and frowned. She looked at the things she had placed in the cabinet and her frown grew.
"I thought we did but I suppose we did not," she said," I am sorry Raven. Let me go back and get i-"
"No, that's Ok, I'll go," Raven volunteered.
"Are you sure?" Starfire asked.
"Yeah, I haven't been to the store in a while anyways," Raven said and headed towards the front door.
Raven reached for the doorknob but hesitated. Should I leave him here with them? Sure she trusted them but would they keep an eye on him? She didn't need him doing anything dangerous.
"Oh what am I doing? I sound like his mother."
Raven grabbed the doorknob, opened the door, and stepped outside. A soft breeze greeted her as she made her way over the water toward the city. It's getting cold, she thought. Almost winter. She sighed at the thought of winter. It had never been her favorite season. Winter reminded her of death.
Raven flew down onto the ground when she reached the grocery store. She walked slowly to the entrance and pulled open the door. She flew through the aisles in search of soy milk. Finally, she spotted the milk in the back of the store with the dairy products. Why would they put non-dairy products in the dairy department, she questioned her mind. Raven reached for the bottle of soy milk when something at the front of the store caught her attention.
At the front of the store, man in a ski mask was pointing a gun in the face of the young teenage clerk.
"Don't make any sudden moves," the man said," or I'll shoot."