Burning
by Heavenly Awkward
Disclaimer: I own absolutely nothing except a few books, and I CERTAINLY don't own Teen Titans--that will soon be fixed, though. (You can interpret that however you want...)
Chapter 2: In which Raven surrenders to Starfire and watches people eat cereal.
The next morning, Raven's eyes snapped open, and the first thing she noticed was that it was not as cold as usual. She threw on her cloak and boots as fast as she could and rushed to the rooftop. Then she stopped, staring out. No. The sun was up; she had overslept. She continued to stare. Then, just like yesterday, she left the roof as fast as she could.
She decided to meditate again, and set to it. Because she had slept in, she didn't get as much time as yesterday, but just like yesterday, Robin peeked in to ask if she could come to breakfast.
She turned, staring flatly at him for just long enough to make him very uncomfortable; he started fidgeting and asked once more, "So, will you come?"
"Alright." Raven followed him to the kitchen. She didn't feel like eating anything.
However, she hadn't forgotten Beast Boy's comment yesterday. She didn't want them making a big deal out of nothing, so she got another cup of tea. Starfire had made breakfast, so naturally everyone was eating cereal, and it was a fairly peaceful morning for once. Raven sipped her tea as the others got their cereal.
It was interesting to watch them, and see what each of them chose.
Starfire ate her... concoction. Whatever it was.
Robin pulled a box of Wheaties from the cupboard and poured a large amount into his bowl, following those with a flood of milk; Robin ate healthy but, like any normal teenaged boy, he ate a lot.
Cyborg headed to cook himself some sausage, eggs and bacon. When it was done, he paired it with a medium-large sized serving of Honey Grahams. He ate more than either of the other boys, only partially because he had another bowl afterward. And then another. And more sausage.
Beast Boy immediately took the Lucky Charms and (being another teenaged boy) also poured a good, full serving for himself. For those who cannot translate, that means he poured enough to stuff himself on. He paused with the milk, then stood up to go find the sugar. When he came back with it, he spooned three huge spoonfuls onto his cereal, stirred it in, added milk, and then stirred again.
And then he ATE it. All of it. He even stopped halfway through to add more sugar, mumbling that the milk had washed away the taste.
How repulsive.
Raven couldn't keep from staring in disgust. "How on earth do you do that?"
"Huh?" Beast Boy looked up from his half-empty bowl at her. "What?"
"Eating all that! Do you have any idea what all the sugar in that can do to you?"
"Nope!" Beast Boy grinned cheerfully. "And I don't want to know, either!"
"That's gross. I am going to be sick."
"You should talk, all you ever eat for breakfast is... Well, you don't EAT breakfast, you drink it. All you ever have is your tea!"
"That's not true," Cyborg argued. "She ate your breakfast, remember?"
"Oh, right."
"Well," Robin commented, "now we know how Beast Boy gets his energy..."
Everyone laughed, including Beast Boy himself. Raven satisfied herself with a small chuckle.
"Dear Raven!" Starfire said suddenly, in a tone of voice that made every single one of the other titans veeerry nervous.
"Yeah, Star?" Raven asked cautiously.
"I have found myself recently to be in need of new clothes, and since the journey to the place of exchanging money for goods is lonely and boring without a companion, and boys are not considered suitable for such--"
"You want me to come to the mall with you," Raven translated bluntly.
Starfire nodded vigorously. "Yes, and perhaps we could find you some suitable clothing as well!"
"Hey, wait a minute," Beast Boy interrupted. "Since when do you ever wear anything besides your costume?"
"Since a month ago," Robin said boredly, looking at his distorted (and upside-down) reflection in his spoon. "Starfire wondered what it would be like on earth when people didn't know her, so she got some normal clothes."
"It was an enjoyable and educational experience," Starfire smiled. "I have wanted to take Raven with me for a long time. Will you come, Raven?"
Will I come, Will I come... I've heard that too much lately. I don't really like it. "Fine. When do you want to go?"
The boys gaped at her. Starfire beamed. "This Saturday, perhaps?"
"Alright. Just tell me when you want to go."
Snakes have the ability to detach their jaw in order to swallow things larger than their heads. The general male population of the Titan tower did not usually have this ability, but they seemed to have spontaneously acquired it, judging by the fact that their lower jaws were currently brushing the floor.
A/N: End of chapter! Not bad, if I do say so myself. I personally thought that the last chapter was crap, relatively speaking, but this one's a bit better. Still slightly cliched, but not so much in that Raven went without any fight whatsoever. :D I hadn't even planned the breakfast scene, but so far it's my favorite.
Human Lightshow: Thank joo! Cookie for you! What kind do you want? :P
LG: Thank choo too! I'm glad you think it's off to a good start. I was really worried about that, you know, cuz I didn't like how I did the first chapter, which isn't really a good thing, you know? I still might re-do that, make it a little more descriptive and such... I do hope you come back! luvs readers Which cookie for you?
dana1313: Lol, I will! holds out cookie Cookie?
And thanks ALL of you for thinking it was good when I was kicking myself over how much I hated it. (I'm pessimistic, can ya tell?) Yeeks, if more reviews=faster updates, this could possibly get scary... --;;; R&R!
by Heavenly Awkward
Disclaimer: I own absolutely nothing except a few books, and I CERTAINLY don't own Teen Titans--that will soon be fixed, though. (You can interpret that however you want...)
Chapter 2: In which Raven surrenders to Starfire and watches people eat cereal.
The next morning, Raven's eyes snapped open, and the first thing she noticed was that it was not as cold as usual. She threw on her cloak and boots as fast as she could and rushed to the rooftop. Then she stopped, staring out. No. The sun was up; she had overslept. She continued to stare. Then, just like yesterday, she left the roof as fast as she could.
She decided to meditate again, and set to it. Because she had slept in, she didn't get as much time as yesterday, but just like yesterday, Robin peeked in to ask if she could come to breakfast.
She turned, staring flatly at him for just long enough to make him very uncomfortable; he started fidgeting and asked once more, "So, will you come?"
"Alright." Raven followed him to the kitchen. She didn't feel like eating anything.
However, she hadn't forgotten Beast Boy's comment yesterday. She didn't want them making a big deal out of nothing, so she got another cup of tea. Starfire had made breakfast, so naturally everyone was eating cereal, and it was a fairly peaceful morning for once. Raven sipped her tea as the others got their cereal.
It was interesting to watch them, and see what each of them chose.
Starfire ate her... concoction. Whatever it was.
Robin pulled a box of Wheaties from the cupboard and poured a large amount into his bowl, following those with a flood of milk; Robin ate healthy but, like any normal teenaged boy, he ate a lot.
Cyborg headed to cook himself some sausage, eggs and bacon. When it was done, he paired it with a medium-large sized serving of Honey Grahams. He ate more than either of the other boys, only partially because he had another bowl afterward. And then another. And more sausage.
Beast Boy immediately took the Lucky Charms and (being another teenaged boy) also poured a good, full serving for himself. For those who cannot translate, that means he poured enough to stuff himself on. He paused with the milk, then stood up to go find the sugar. When he came back with it, he spooned three huge spoonfuls onto his cereal, stirred it in, added milk, and then stirred again.
And then he ATE it. All of it. He even stopped halfway through to add more sugar, mumbling that the milk had washed away the taste.
How repulsive.
Raven couldn't keep from staring in disgust. "How on earth do you do that?"
"Huh?" Beast Boy looked up from his half-empty bowl at her. "What?"
"Eating all that! Do you have any idea what all the sugar in that can do to you?"
"Nope!" Beast Boy grinned cheerfully. "And I don't want to know, either!"
"That's gross. I am going to be sick."
"You should talk, all you ever eat for breakfast is... Well, you don't EAT breakfast, you drink it. All you ever have is your tea!"
"That's not true," Cyborg argued. "She ate your breakfast, remember?"
"Oh, right."
"Well," Robin commented, "now we know how Beast Boy gets his energy..."
Everyone laughed, including Beast Boy himself. Raven satisfied herself with a small chuckle.
"Dear Raven!" Starfire said suddenly, in a tone of voice that made every single one of the other titans veeerry nervous.
"Yeah, Star?" Raven asked cautiously.
"I have found myself recently to be in need of new clothes, and since the journey to the place of exchanging money for goods is lonely and boring without a companion, and boys are not considered suitable for such--"
"You want me to come to the mall with you," Raven translated bluntly.
Starfire nodded vigorously. "Yes, and perhaps we could find you some suitable clothing as well!"
"Hey, wait a minute," Beast Boy interrupted. "Since when do you ever wear anything besides your costume?"
"Since a month ago," Robin said boredly, looking at his distorted (and upside-down) reflection in his spoon. "Starfire wondered what it would be like on earth when people didn't know her, so she got some normal clothes."
"It was an enjoyable and educational experience," Starfire smiled. "I have wanted to take Raven with me for a long time. Will you come, Raven?"
Will I come, Will I come... I've heard that too much lately. I don't really like it. "Fine. When do you want to go?"
The boys gaped at her. Starfire beamed. "This Saturday, perhaps?"
"Alright. Just tell me when you want to go."
Snakes have the ability to detach their jaw in order to swallow things larger than their heads. The general male population of the Titan tower did not usually have this ability, but they seemed to have spontaneously acquired it, judging by the fact that their lower jaws were currently brushing the floor.
A/N: End of chapter! Not bad, if I do say so myself. I personally thought that the last chapter was crap, relatively speaking, but this one's a bit better. Still slightly cliched, but not so much in that Raven went without any fight whatsoever. :D I hadn't even planned the breakfast scene, but so far it's my favorite.
Human Lightshow: Thank joo! Cookie for you! What kind do you want? :P
LG: Thank choo too! I'm glad you think it's off to a good start. I was really worried about that, you know, cuz I didn't like how I did the first chapter, which isn't really a good thing, you know? I still might re-do that, make it a little more descriptive and such... I do hope you come back! luvs readers Which cookie for you?
dana1313: Lol, I will! holds out cookie Cookie?
And thanks ALL of you for thinking it was good when I was kicking myself over how much I hated it. (I'm pessimistic, can ya tell?) Yeeks, if more reviews=faster updates, this could possibly get scary... --;;; R&R!