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Chapter 5: Movie Viewing
Robin's View
All this lack of sleep was definitely not good for the body, but what could a guy do when he had so much on mind to think of? Robin had experienced another night of little to no sleep. As tired as he was though, Robin just didn't want to get some rest. He had far too much to think of, whether he liked it or not. The previous night was a disaster, and he had to think of a way to correct his mistake.
"I knew that I shouldn't have followed her! Not only did I get caught yesterday, but she even knew that I was there at the mall with her and Starfire! I messed up big time," Robin told himself for the millionth time. He had repeated most of what he had to say a good few times. It was all that was on his mind.
'It wasn't that big of a screw up' The voice in his head said. The voice that he had heard in his head the previous night kept coming back, so Robin just learned to accept it. As much as it made him feel crazy, it was kind of nice. Almost like having someone to talk to, but not.
"It was a huge screw up. I got caught," Robin argued. 'You were doing your job. What? Were you supposed to let those people die just so Raven didn't catch you? You did what was right' The voice shot back. He hated to admit it, but Robin knew that the voice was right. If he didn't try and save those people, it would have been a huge mistake. It was stupid to think that he had another choice. Still, Robin wished that he hadn't been noticed.
He had a brief conversation with Cyborg after him and Raven returned to the tower. Robin made sure that Raven was in her room and long gone before he came out. Cyborg didn't have much to tell, but he was a little mad at Robin. Apparently, things had been going well before Robin had shown up. Raven seemed strangely unsettled by his appearance. Robin didn't need to hear more. He had ruined her good night.
"She's no happier than she was a few days ago! And whose fault is it? Mine." Robin punched his bed, trying to release some of his anger. He thought that Starfire wouldn't have much of a chance, but Robin really thought that Cyborg's idea sounded like a for sure thing. A peaceful ride? Sounded decent. Of course, the ride turned to be quite the opposite of peaceful, and then Robin came around, ruining everything.
"Maybe I should just tell Beast Boy to not do anything. If anyone could do something bad for Raven, it's him," Robin muttered. He went into his personal bathroom and splashed some cool water on his face to perk himself up, then strolled out of his room and around the corner to Beast Boy's room. He knocked on the door loudly. A groggy looking Beast Boy answered it quickly.
"Oh, it's you…" Beast Boy slurred. He yawned loudly, stretching his limbs as Robin tapped his foot impatiently. "What's up?" The changeling asked.
"Listen, things haven't been going so well with Raven, so I came hear to say that you shouldn't bother trying your movie idea," Robin said. Beast Boy's eyes widened in surprise.
"What? Why?" He spat out.
"Things haven't gone too well on the first two attempts, so I was thinking that we should just stop before things get any worse. I mean, no offense Beast Boy, but you frustrate Raven more than any of us," Robin stated.
"Of course I do! I'm the comic relief guy, not everyone is gonna like me. But c'mon, you and me both know that Raven would feel a lot better if we showed some more interest in her," Beast Boy replied.
"You sound like you've given a lot of thought to this," Robin said suspiciously. It wasn't like Beast Boy to sound so smart. It just wasn't in him.
"I've gotta think sometime!" Beast Boy proclaimed. Robin nodded with a smile.
"Alright, fine, we'll continue. Just… promise me that you won't mess up," Robin said hopefully.
"Yes, sir!" Beast Boy yelled, snapping into an upright position and giving Robin a salute. The Boy Wonder turned around and walked away without another word.
"So much for letting myself stop this…" Robin said under his breath. 'Maybe Beast Boy would be the lucky one that cured Raven of her depression' The voice said. "Or maybe he'll be the one to push her over the edge…" Robin mumbled as he returned to his room slowly.
Beast Boy's View
"Phew. That was close," The changeling said quietly. He wiped a gloved hand over his forehead, as if there was sweat, though there wasn't. He walked over to his bed, sliding under the covers and letting out a deep breath as he closed his eyes. He had almost lost his chance to try and help Raven, but luckily Robin allowed him to have a shot. Beast Boy wanted to help her. He liked her.
"So… I take her to a movie, treat her all nice, makes a few jokes- Wait, no jokes! Hmm, that won't be easy, but I'll do it. If I don't do any dumb jokes, she might actually begin to like me, then I can have a shot! Beast Boy, you are a genius!" He complimented himself. It was a rare thing when he actually thought of something that sounded this smart. If it went as good as it sounded, maybe Raven would like him as much as he liked her.
Lately, Raven had been on his mind. She had always been on his mind, in a way. She was a very interesting girl. She was cute, in a dark sort of way. And despite all of her rude comments to him, he couldn't help but like her personality. He knew that she was a lot nicer than she let on. He had seen it before himself. She cared about him, and he knew that, whether she admitted it or not. When he first came close to telling her, he kind of got interrupted by someone. Terra.
The blonde girl had come into his life unexpectedly, and he immediately felt strongly about her. She was pretty, nice, smart, tough, and she could not only tolerate his jokes, she actually liked them. And the longer he spent time with Terra, the less he liked Raven. Soon the goth girl was just a small crush when compared to how he felt about Terra. Of course, Terra was now gone, and Raven was his main focus on any girl.
"And tonight I have a shot," Beast Boy said quietly. He had wondered if this night would ever really come, and here it was. Tonight could be the beginning of something special for him. He could only hope that he didn't blow it. Beast Boy went to his bed and laid down to sleep.
Raven's View
Though she had no idea, Raven was pacing her room the entire time that Robin was, for she had a lot on her mind as well. Her night was restless, and full of many angry and sad thoughts. There was even the occasional happy one, and those were the ones that generally broke something or tossed an item across the room. However, the past few hours had been relatively emotionless when compared to the night before.
Robin was following her, she was sure of it. He was definitely at the mall. When she brought that up, he just avoided it. And he had appeared yesterday, right where she had been. Maybe if he hadn't been at the mall, his showing up on a patrol might have seemed a lot more likely, but he had been at the mall as well. If this didn't qualify as following a person, someone really needed to refresh her on what did.
The most recent events of her life had been so odd. To start with, there was no crime, only minor disturbances. Then there was Beast Boy ruining her favorite book. Then suddenly, out of the blue, Starfire wants to spend some time with her. Though it started out well, the mall trip turned into a disaster. Then the next day she goes out for a car ride that turns into a death ride, and she discovers that Robin truly is following her. And, to top it all off, Cyborg thinks that Robin likes her.
"Robin likes me? Why would Robin like me? Why would anyone like me?" Raven said. She had been putting herself down for what seemed like hours. Pessimism was a natural part of Raven's lifestyle. She couldn't help but feel like nothing could go right in her life. This was just one of those times.
Raven stopped pacing and stood in front of her mind mirror that was on her dresser. It was next to a black handled butterfly knife, which her eyes lingered on for a short moment before she focused on her mirror. She should really check out what was going on with her feelings. Robin definitely had stirred up something inside of her head. The thought that he may like her had not only shocked her, but made her feel-
"Raven, you in there?" The high voice of Beast Boy asked, accompanied with a knock. She groaned loudly, secretly hoping that the changeling would hear it and understand how much he annoyed her at times. Raven cleared her throat, then walked over and answered the door.
"What do you want?" She asked impatiently in her usual dry tone. Beast Boy wasn't affected by it.
"Well, it's getting kind of late, and I was just wondering if you'd like to, uh, go out with me?" Beast Boy asked. He shoved his hands in his pockets, looking at the floor. Raven wasn't sure what he meant by that.
"What do you mean?" Raven shot back.
"I was just thinking we could, you know, go catch a horror movie…" Beast Boy mumbled quietly.
'Horror' She thought to herself. A good horror fix sounded great, but with Beast Boy…
"My treat," The changeling added, arching his eye brow and smiling.
"So, free horror movie? This isn't like you. What's the catch?" Raven asked. With a guy like Beast Boy, there had to be some sort of catch. He wasn't going to just pay for something unless he had a very good reason to.
"You've got to be alone with me for a couple hours," Beast Boy answered, sounding like he was half joking. Raven shrugged.
"Alright, I guess…" She said. Raven turned around and gave a guilty glance at her mirror, but then exited her room without another thought to it. She had to try and get her mind off of Robin somehow.
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"A drive in movie? I didn't even know that this thing was open," Raven said.
"It's only open on certain days, but I can't believe you never knew! Aw, me and Terra used to come here all the time, it's great!" Beast Boy said enthusiastically. Raven looked forward at the dirty, old looking theater. It was packed with cars, which she and Beast Boy happened to not be traveling in.
"They're showing 'The Ring Two', I bet you'll like it," Beast Boy said. He was right about that one. The first one was a great movie, in her own opinion, so she was sure that the sequel would compare in some ways.
"Were we just going to stand at the drive through?" Raven asked. They were walking down the hill behind the drive in, which wasn't very big. Best Boy didn't answer her question. He instead just sat down on the grass of the hill.
"I was thinking we could just sit back here. Their speakers are huge, we'll be able to hear it just fine. Plus, there won't be any of our fans to bother us," Beast Boy said with a smile.
"You actually seem a lot more thoughtful than usual, are you sure that you're, well, you?" Raven asked suspiciously.
"What, you think I'm an evil being from an another dimension?" Beast Boy asked her.
"No, I think you're a good being from an alternate dimension," Raven casually said.
"Hey, are you calling me evil?" Beast Boy said defensively. Raven shrugged.
"I just might be…" She muttered as the movie started, not noticing that Beast Boy was scooting closer to her by the minute.
Robin's View
The bush that he was crouched behind was starting to piss him off, and he had only been there for a few minutes. He had left the tower shortly after Raven and Beast Boy, just like on the other nights. This time he actually told Cyborg, but he decided to actually patrol a little first. Robin knew how Cyborg functioned. He would be interested in what Robin was up to for a little bit, but then he would stop watching Cyborg's locator once he saw that he had gone no where near Raven. It was easy enough.
He hadn't given much thought to it until now, but Robin was suddenly wondering how much he really liked Raven. He was hiding behind a bush watching her at a drive through for crying out loud! Robin doubted that he would ever do that for any girl that he just liked a little. It was a lot worse than he ever thought it could be. 'Don't you mean a lot better?' The voice said. He shook his head.
"Liking Raven is not a good thing. I already like Starfire a little, I don't need to like Raven a lot," Robin argued. These inside his own head arguments were starting to try his patience. It was welcome for a whole twelve hours, but now it was just plain annoying like nothing he was used to. Beast Boy was way annoying, but at least he wasn't with Robin all day and night.
'It should be a good thing. She needs someone, and so do you at times. Why not tell her?' The voice suggested. Robin almost let out a very loud yell, but he controlled himself, just barely.
"Tell her? Are you insane? It would probably depress her more than anything ever!" Robin whispered, struggling to keep himself quiet for some reason.
'Or it could make her happier than ever before. Tell her' The voice said. Robin let out a deep sigh. He just wanted to make up his mind. Love Raven, like Raven, hate Raven… why couldn't he just chose? The more he did think about it though, the more he wanted to tell her. What if it turned into something amazing? Robin let his brief fantasy die as he saw Beast Boy inch his way closer to Raven.
"What is he up to?" Robin asked himself. The voice, for once, didn't say a word. He saw the changeling's hand move closer to Raven's. Robin slapped a hand up to his mouth. Beast Boy was trying to make a move on her! Without thinking, Robin grabbed a stone and whipped it at Beast Boy's head.
"Ouch!" The changeling yelled, jumping into the air. Beast Boy whirled around and looked up at Robin, who ducked behind his bush, not daring to take a peek at what was going on.
"What?" He heard Raven's voice in the distance. Beast Boy muttered something, and Robin chanced a look. They were both sitting down, but not looking at the movie. They were looking at each other.
"Well, that stopped that," Robin muttered with a smile, his eyes flickering up to the movie for a second. When he looked back down he was shocked to find Beast Boy and Raven… kissing? Robin gaped, speechless for a moment, then prepared to yell when…
Smack! Raven hit Beast Boy across the face with her hand, shoving him back as she wiped her mouth off in obvious disgust. She yelled something, and Robin distinctly heard his name, though nothing more. Inching his way closer, Robin went into the next bush.
"I thought you liked me!" Beast Boy said in his defense. Raven glared at him, fire in her eyes.
"What gave you that idea?" She growled.
"I asked you to go out, remember?" Beast Boy replied.
"As friends. It was a horror movie for free, why wouldn't I accept it?" Raven asked. Now Beast Boy was speechless. He stuttered for a moment, before shutting up as Raven gave him another glare. "Why'd you take me out, anyways?" She asked.
"Don't say anything involving me. Don't say anything involving-" Robin chanted hopefully.
"Robin thought you could use some help getting over your depression!" Beast Boy yelled as Raven's anger grew.
"Me…" Robin muttered the end to his chant. This was not good.
"Robin? He put you up to this? He put you all up to this? He was trying to… help me?" Raven said quietly. She didn't sound angry at all. She almost sounded hopeful that it was his idea.
"Yeah, he did. Not sure why though, it's clearly a lost cause-"
"I'm going," Raven said. Robin ducked his head down, throwing his cape over him. He peered into the night sky and saw Raven fly right above him and back towards the tower. Looking down the hill, Robin saw Beast Boy pounding the fist, yelling insults at himself. The Boy Wonder stood up, then sprinted up the hill. He'd better get patrolling before Raven saw that he was near her and Beast Boy.
'She likes you' The voice told him as Robin reached the city. "She does not," He said. The voice didn't say a thing. Shooting a hook up and getting onto the roof, Robin settled for a moment. Raven didn't like him, did she? "No, she doesn't," Robin reassured himself. He began to hop from one rood to another, one question on his mind.
Why did she sound so hopeful that he was trying to help her?
I think this was shorter, won't know until I upload it. As you can see, Raven and Robin's emotions are becoming a little more set in stone inside of their heads now. Next chapter will be more interesting than this, I promise. I hope that this wasn't too horrible and/or boring for all of you. Thanks for all the reviews so far, do try and do it again. You guys rock. New chapter in less than a week for all of you!
Next chapter: After both of them individually decide on their feelings for one another, Robin tries his shot at cheering Raven up. Will Robin do what the others couldn't?
"You were the chosen one!"
-SinFire
