A/N: Decided to type this up before I got any reviews for chappie four...Will mention reviewers at bottom after I wait a day or two...
By the way: Happy fucking valentine's day! (I seriously hate this holiday...but I shall incorprate this into my storeh) Yeah I know, it will probably be late. Considering I can't put this up for a while...but...just read the story! Eh!
Update: Hey! I decided to post this before I got five reviews. A valentine's day gift to you all. So now I expect twice the amount of reviews! Make me proud! (I mean for both chappies combined...)
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In this chapter: Beast Boy takes Raven out for a fancy dinner and buys her an excellent gift
Chance of fluff: Extremly High with some rain today...XD
WARNING: There is something in this chapter that begins with an L...yeah. That's right...Lem...wait Love scene! (lmao, my friend insists that B.B and Rae did it in the cave...naughty friend.)
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans, Zipper Heads (Believe that's a store in Philly..hmm..), or my own sanity.
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Raven had locked herself in the bathroom, she refused to come out in the new outfit Beast Boy had picked out for her. She thought it was slutty and overdone.
"Aww, c'mon Rae...well, this is what ya get for refusing to leave the house! " He yelled. Raven had refused to leave the house to go clothes shopping, so he shopped for her. What a mistake that was.
Raven opened the door slowly. Beast Boy's jaw dropped slightly at the sight.
She was in a lime green skirt that had white, mint green and blue stripes to the left. The skirt was extremely short and Raven was afraid to bend over for fear of exposing herself. The top was strapless and black and had a corset look to it. She didn't mind that as much as the tight and short ass skirt.
"There is no fucking way I'm leaving the house in this." Raven stated simply.
Beast Boy grabbed her wrist. She nearly tripped over her new wedge sandals that beast boy had picked out.
"Hey, I got an Idea...Let's go out to a night club! " He suggested with a grin.
She gave him a look as to say 'You're fucking kidding me right?'
"I promise to take you to Zipper heads or whatever to buy new clothes..." He said, coaxing her into the idea.
An idea of her own slipped into Rae's head. She would buy new clothes then teleport herself back to the hotel room before Beast Boy could blink or drag her to a damned night club.
"Fine..." She grumbled, blowing a piece of ashy blonde hair from her face.
He grinned and pulled her out the door. They began to walk down the street, still getting casual stares from people.
"Eh...We ought to fix this whole problem about me being green..." He mummbled.
Raven actually got a joke in her head. "Well, if we can find where Michael Jackson gets it done..."
Beast Boy nearly fell over with laughter. Michael Jackson jokes made him crack up at any time, but the fact it came from Rae made it all the more amusing.
Raven smiled at her own humor and was amazed when nothing in the distance exploded. A small smile here or there couldn't hurt anyone.
"Hey, I'll pick up plenty of make up. Yeah, I know, you're a guy. You don't wear make up. But if it can make my skin tone look normal, it can fix yours. Starfire forced it on me one day."
He looked over at her and nodded. "Alright...thanks."
Finally the pair reached Zipper Heads. It was similar to a hot topic, just with more of an urban feel to it. Raven picked out a few outfits and ran to a dressing room. Beast Boy looked around and jumped when a guy with a mohawk scowled at him. Finally, Raven was finnished and purchased three hundred dollars of clothing. They stopped at a small cafe.
"I'll just have some Chai Tea..thanks." Raven ordered and took a seat with the cup the guy handed her.
"Eh...I'll have...uhh...How about a carmal swirlzilnut whateverisha..." Beast Boy asked.
The blonde guy behind the counter raised an eyebrow at him. "You mean the carmel swirl mochita? "
Beast Boy blinked and just nodded. The guy sighed and handed him his order as Beast Boy forked over cash.
Raven quietly sipped the chai tea and looked out the window at the busy street. Peoplesped by quickly with briefcases and hot mugs of coffee. New York was so busy compared to the dormant Jump City. Then again, there were no attacks from giant pieces of goo or crazed luntics in masks, so it was more welcoming to the people. Raven studied the people as they ran by in a blur. Moving like organized soldiers of some sort. The traffic lights leading them in the right direction. The cars swirving to a stop as someone would try to catch that business deadline. She looked around to see a boy with perfectly spiky hair. Robin? Then she saw it was just a random boy, waiting for god knows what at the side of the street. Then a girl's long, red, almost flaming hair caught Raven's eye. Starfire? Nope, just a business woman looking around for an opening in the line of 'soldiers'. She realized she was becoming paranoid.
Beast Boy sat across from Raven. She seemed to be somewhere else so he left her be. She was studying random people walking on the street. He began to study her. The skimpy top she wore revealed her pale, bony shoulders. Her frail hands grasped the cup of tea like the elixer of life itself. He felt her bounce her leg casually under the table, sometimes going astray and hitting his. A sigh escaped her soft pink lips. Then Beast Boy looked into her eyes. They were a gorgeous purple that seemed to take a cold look at the world outside. This gorgeous girl was all his, or so he hoped.
"Take a picture..it'll last longer." She muttered, noticing his staring.
She saw him slap himself lightly, mentally and physically for letting himself get so caught up in her beauty. 'I think I'll read his mind. Just to see what he's thinking...'
Beast Boy's attention floated outside the window now as Raven began to read his mind.
'God, she's so gorgeous...But I'm me. I'm Beast Boy. The guy she loves to make fun of and beat the crap out of. She'll never return the favor. Besides, I'd end up making her blow up the whole city.'
His thoughts were touching to Raven. Did he really care for her that much? She decided not to let it get to her.
"Well, I'm finnished up...so, let's get going back home. I need to change." She said standing up.
He came out of his trance and stood up. "Oh...alright. But after you change, we're going out."
She rolled her eyes and they travled back to the hotel room. Raven changed and took a seat on the bed across from Beast Boy. They had numerous newspapers spread out infront of them.
"You find any decent apartments yet? " She asked, peering over at a few circled places.
"Actually yeah, there's a place that's probably twenty minutes outside of time square. Nice loft." He said, pointing to the ad.
She read it and shook her head. "Yeah, but there's no listing price, so that means it's probably a lot. Besides, Time Square is a hot area, probably more than we could ever hope to afford."
He sighed. "Well, we have a ton of money in the bank. And then...we could...get jobs to pay for the rent.."
Her eyes travled up to him. He actually had a decent idea that didn't involve hampsters.
"Hey..you have a point there. I'll call tomorrow. " She put another circle around the listing ad so she could find it later.
Beast Boy then flipped over to the job listings. He didn't want anything real bussinssy since they hadn't really had any schooling. Raven could probably deal with more of the bussiness stuff, she was good with books.
They sat talking casually as they flipped through the news papers.Raven then took Beast Boy into the bathroom and applied mass amounts of concealer to his face. He looked like someone who was wearing a mass of make up and was a tinge green from getting over the flu. It was atleast better than being completley green. Beast Boy wore his gloves to hide his hands and kept on a turtleneck so only his face was revealed. After the make-up dried a bit, it didn't look so bad. Then the clock read ten o'clock suddenly. The hours had flown by that fast.
"Hey! Let's go out to dinner" Beast Boy said, looking at the dark beauty who sat across from him.
"Really? " She questioned, her voice keeping it's normal tone.
"Yeah! Totally! We can eat out then hit the clubs and get drunk off our asses! Well, maybe skip the last part..." He stratched the back of his head.
Raven shrugged and stood up. He followed suit and they walked out the door into the rich New York nightlife.
"Oh dammit...I forgot what day it was..." He grumbled.
"What day is it? " She questioned, she haden't really been keeping up with the dates during their little 'adventure'.
"Uhh..Oh...Nothing special. It's just Friday, so a ton of resturants will be booked. How about you go inside and I'll find a nearby resturant to fit us in. I'll come back and get you, and we'll head out for our night in the city" He walked away rather quickly, making sure his wallet was near by.
Raven raised an eyebrow and walked back into the building. He really didn't have to go through all the trouble, but Raven didn't mind going back inside. She needed to meditate so she didn't blow anything up during dinner or dancing. Not that she'd really be doing any actual dancing that is. She walked inside and sat on the bed. Her soft chant began as she took deep breaths.
Beast Boy raced around the city for an open resturant. He couldn't belive he had forgotten. It was Valentine's day. The perfect day for him to take Rae out to dinner and thank her for being so kind to him and going through this whole ordeal with him. Even if they haden't been on this 'adventure', this would've been the night he'd invite her out to dinner and admit his feelings for her. He'd planned it for months. Of course, never in a million years would he have thought that they'd be fleeing from the law. Finally he stepped into a resturant that looked mildy empty.
"Hi, can I make a reservation for eleven please" He asked a snobby looking guy in a suit at the door.
"Yes. We have one opening, it's our last one actually. Please be here five minutes before your reservation." The man said.
Beast Boy heard the long line of people behind him groan in defeat when he said 'last one'. He triumphantly walked down the street.
"Now..I've got the dinner reservation..how about the gift? What does Raven like...not Roses...no clothing obviously. Hmm..what to buy for Raven...Ahh, what do all girls like no matter what? Well, Raven isn't exactly most girls...I me- " He walked into a display case with an loud 'thud' on the plastic. He gasped at what he saw.
"Damn..it's perfect." He said and pulled out his credit card. He ran into the store to purchase the gift right away.
-Back at the hotel-
Raven's eyes were shut tightly as she meditated. She was trying to get thoughts from back at Titans tower. They were mixed and stressed. Mostly about where the hell the remote was and where were Beast Boy and Raven.
She was broken out of her trance when Beast Boy walked in. He looked over at the clock. It read 10:45.
"Hey Rae, we gotta go. We've only got like ten minutes 'till our reservation" He said.
She slowly climbed off the bed and walked out the door with him. Now as they walked, they didn't get any stares from people. They blended in just fine.
As they turned a corner, Beast Boy moved a bit closer to Raven. A few more steps and Beast boy casually took Raven's hand. She blushed furiously as she felt his fingers entwine with hers. They finally reached the resturant and took a seat in the classy waiting room.
"Wow...this place is spectacular." She muttered. The ceiling was painted in a calm sky mural that contrasted well with the white leather sofas. The floor was a stained hardwood.
"Oh, this is just the waiting room." He told her, infact, he didn't know what to expect himself. But if the waiting room was this wonderful, then the rest of the resturant had to be nice.
"So, you never told me. Why is this Friday so special? I mean, this place is crowd- " Her sentence was cut off by the waiter calling a name.
"Mr.Garfield. Your table is ready! " The waiter called.
Raven peered over at him playfully. "You picked Garfield as your fake name? "
He sighed as they followed the waiter through a small tunnel representing a boat ride in italy.
"No..It's my real name..." He muttered, obviously embarrased.
Raven went to say something but her breath was taken out of her by the fabulous set up of the resturant. It looked like Paris, but in mural form. There was a large scale painting of the Effle Tower and again, the ceiling was set up like a delicate sky. The seats at the tables were fancy wooden chairs with silk cushions and swirled arm rests. Many fancy couples sat across from each other, sipping casually from wine glasses. The waiter sat them down at one of the tables. There were barely any lights in the place, only candles set up on the tables in candleholders shaped like hearts.
"Oh my god...It's beautiful! " Raven exclaimed in a whisper.
Beast Boy nodded. He haden't expected such beauty from a place he found on the street. He began to wonder exactly how much this would cost him. Maybe their dream for an apartment was farther than they thought. All these thoughts of money dissolved away at the expression of pure hapiness trying to seep through Raven's face. She was udderly amazed by gorgeous murals of the resturant.
"I can think of something much more beautiful..." He said underneath his breath.
A blush spread across her face, she had heard him, even if he didn't mean for her to.
Then the waiter padded over quietly. He handed them two leather menus and told them he'd be back in a few minutes to collect their orders. Raven quickly ordered a water with a lemon and Beast Boy pointed to a bottle of wine on the menu.
"What did you order? " Raven asked.
"Oh, some fancy french drink I couldn't pronounce..." He said, making up an excuse. He wanted to surprise her with the wine.
They overlooked the menu and Beast Boy looked at the prices. They weren't completley outrageous, but still a tad on the high side. He could afford it though, anything to make his beautiful muse happy.
The waiter came over with the wine bottle and poured them each a large cup. Raven, again, was taken aback as the red liquid flowed into the large glass.
"Oh, you didn't have to order wine..." She muttered quietly.
He smiled. "Oh, Anything for you." He said, putting his hand over hers on the table.
Raven tried hard inside herself not to make the wine glass explode. Luckily, her's didn't. It was unfortunate though for the lady a few tables back. Her cup exploded, spilling an apple martini all over her and her date.
Beast Boy chuckled a bit at this and Raven looked away saddened. The two ordered their food and the waiter was off again.
"God, I'm such a freak. I can't even enjoy a nice night out..." She muttered.
He stroked her hand gently. "Hey...I'm the one who looks like he has gang green all the time...just relax...I know how to make this better." His eyes got a twinkle to them as he reached into his pocket.
Raven raised an eyebrow questioningly until he pulled out a small, long, velvet box. A small gasp escaped her lips as he opened it. Inside the velvet box lie a necklace. But it wasn't just any necklace. It was a gorgeous sliver raven in forever flight. It's small eye sparkled as a diamond was placed.
"Oh Beast Boy...you didn't have to do this for me..." She said, admiring the jewlery.
He pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to her. There was a poem. It read:
This Necklace shows a gorgeous Raven forever in flight
It's wings cascading through the sky
It reminded me of when we took off that dreadful night
You held me close and reminded me
That there's a light at the end of this forever dark
So let me lead you now
To a world with never ending love
The world is right infront of you
Begging to be yours...
So I'm asking you, my beautiful Raven
Be my valentine
Sure it sounds childish
Maybe even over played
But there's simply no other way I could put it
Well, maybe except
I love you...
Raven sighed happily as she read the poem.
"I love you Raven..." He said, squeezing her hand.
He heard another scream from a couple as their dinner exploded.
"I love you too Beast Boy..." They began to lean in towards another when their food was quietly put down infront of them.
Raven quickly put her goregous necklace on and they began to eat their fancy dinner.
After they were finnished, Beast boy quitely slipped the money under the recept and left a large tip.
"So, where do we go now? " Raven asked, her hand still in Beast Boy's.
"Now, we go clubbing! " He shouted.
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A/N: Fingers...hurt from typing. Lol, well hope you enjoyed the fluffiness. Gawd, I had to add the shitty poem in there. Yep. Anyways, Read and Review and I'll keep providing you with my useless story! lol. 'Till next time: Emmery
Reviewer Responses:
Dragoon-Bane: Honestly, I'm not quite sure if the dye would have shown. XD Good point. Oh, make all the blonde comments you want. I'm a brunette/red head myself. lol. God, I hate preps. Thanks for the review!
Arezal- Yes! BB/Rae Forever! lol. God, I want to murder the Rob/Rae shippers. XD. Thanks for the review.
