Steve-Racer: You bet, In this chapter the candy doesn't play much of a role, I had to get something's out of the way first, but don't fear they shall come back with a vengeance.
Metal Dragoon: Thank you – but I am a dudette wink
When candy goes bad or The attack of the left over mutant candy…
Tenshijaki
When we last left our teenage heroes two were in a rather embarrassing situation. If you don't know what that is then go back to chapter one.
Starfire and Robin stared at the scene in front of them. Raven looked at them with wide eyes, her hands pushing on Beast boys' shoulders trying to get him out of her lap. "This," Raven cleared her throat because her voice was squeaky, "this isn't what it looks like. Beast boy get the hell off me! NOW!" Beast boy had been trying to get his face out of her lap but when he tried to move his head he found that he was stuck. Apparently, between the two of them, they had managed to get his hair caught in her belt and now it was tangled up so badly it would not come loose. "Um, Raven, I'm stuck". This was muffled so that Robin and Star couldn't hear them but Raven could.
"Friends?" Starfire was in shock. She had known for some time that Beast boy had harbored feelings for Raven however she had not realized that Raven returned them. It was obvious from the position they were in that she must, since a lady never let a man touch her like that unless they were a love match. She knew that she herself had wished that Robin would touch her like that some day. Star cast a longing look over towards the Boy Wonder and found him staring open mouth at the two other teens.
"Wha… how… er…" Robin was in shock, there was no other reason for the lack of coherent speech. Usually he did not have a problem finding words for a situation but at this time they failed him. On one hand he was shocked that Raven and Beast boy were doing something like 'that' in public, on the other hand he was happy that they were finally together since they both could use each other, and finally, on a third hand (that he only used for good), he was also jealous because he couldn't even get around to even kissing Star on the cheek and here those two were doing… stuff. Finally, the 'leader of the team' part of him kicked in. "This kind of behavior is not appropriate for the two of you to be doing… um… here… now, in public… er…" He could feel his cheeks turning red.
"Um, well friends, we will just leave you now, so that you may… straighten things." Star tried to smile at them in her usual way but failed. She grabbed Robins arm and started pulling him out the door. Raven was still trying to get Beast boy off her. She looked at them leaving and wanted to scream. They had obviously gotten the wrong idea and she had to correct it now. "No, wait, Star! Robin!" It was too late, they had already left. Raven stared down at Beast boy and several homicidal thoughts ran through her head. "If you do not get out of my lap this instant you will learn a whole new level of pain unlike anything you have suffered before."
Hearing Ravens monotone voice threatening him violence actually had the opposite effect that it was suppose to on Beast boy. Generally, when Raven was mad, not just her usual dark and dower attitude but 'four eyes glowing red' mad, people tend to wet themselves. For some reason however Beast boy responded to it like she had just spouted off loving endearments to him. Apparently his self-preservation took a vacation with his normalcy and sanity. "Hey Raven," he waved his hands in the air in almost bird like movements, "I would get off you but I'm stuck, besides, I'm kinda comfy here."
Raven was seeing red. How dare that little green shit sit in her lap and not move. She knew that his hair was caught but she also knew that by this time Robin and Star would have told Cy about what had happened and she could not still be in this position when he found out. He had cameras! It was not acceptable. Since she could tell that Beast boy was not in his right mind, though some times she doubted he even had one, she reached into the small part of him that he used when he wanted to change. She then focused all her thoughts on one shape and suddenly pop a little, green naked mole rat was sitting her lap. She picked him up with her powers and threw him across the room. Again. Luckily for him no one had moved the pillow from earlier.
As he landed he changed back into his human form. "Hey Rae, I was only joking, besides, you know you liked it." He flashed her his best cheeky grin that normally worked on all the fan girls, well at least the imaginary ones in his head. Raven just glared at him. "If I hear one more kinky innuendo out of you, I will not be held responsible for my actions Beast boy so knock it off." Beast boy just wiggled his eyebrows, "Is that a promise?" "Is what a promise?" "That you'll give me some action." Beast boy was still grinning when he hit the far wall with a thud.
Staring at the still form of the green titan Raven went over to him to make sure she had not damaged him, well to much any ways. Sighing she knelt down beside him to check him over with her powers. It was of course about this time that Beast boy started to come too. His first thought was to role over and get off his stomach so he could see what was going on. As he rolled over he snagged Ravens cloak at the same time she was leaning in to check on him. Between the two of them they managed to get Beast boy on his back with part of Ravens cloak under him and with her practically laying on top of him unable to move due to the confinement of her clothing. Naturally again this is where Star, Robin and Cy walked in.
Duh duh duhhhhhhhhhhhh….
Just joking – this chapter is too short to end it now.
The five stared at each other from across the room. Beast boy and Raven laying on the floor in each others arms stared wide eyed at the three that had just walked in. Starfire gaped back at them with her mouth opened in a little 'o'. Robins face was the bright red it had been before he had left the first time and he looked shocked, disgusted and uncomfortable at the same time. Cy didn't seem to mind one bit. He had a huge Cheshire grin on his face while looking at the two on the floor. "Um, hey guys," Beast boy started in a weak voice, "I know this looks bad but it's not what you think."
"Oh really?" Cyborg was positively leering at the two on the floor. "It kinda looks like you two are going at it. Oh, this is great man, really great. Wait 'til I tell Bee and the rest of Titans East. They are going to love this." Cy was practically dancing with glee. He and Bee had running bets going on. One of his was that Beast boy would get a girl before Robin confessed his love to Star. Bee had told him there was no way Beast boy would get a girl first and now, well this was perfect. Of course he had never imaged Raven being that girl but there you go. She now owed him one steak dinner date, where she had to wear a dress. He couldn't wait.
"Cyborg, stop acting like a two year old." Raven had been trying to get off Beast boy but so far wasn't having any luck. She put her legs on either side of him for better leverage but that didn't improve on how the situation looked to the other three. As if it couldn't get worse Beast boy suddenly had an itch on his stomach and had moved his hand to scratch it. The other titans who were standing in the door way couldn't see what he was doing because of the cloak covering both their bodies but it certainly didn't look right.
"Oh my god," Robin's eyes were practically bugging out of their sockets, "stop, oh for the love of mike, please stop. Cant you two just, just, GET A ROOM!" "Um, Robin, would you like a bag made of paper?" Robin was breathing so hard everyone thought he was going to pass out. "No, I just don't need to see any more of … of this!" He gestured with his hand to Beast boy and Raven. Beast boys hand was still moving under the cloak, very close to Ravens stomach. Needless to say it really, really didn't look right. Raven took the time to whisper to Beast boy, "I don't care if it itches. Stop scratching. You're embarrassing me!"
Robin took a deep breath. They are your friends remember, they are your friends, really good friends. Robin kept repeating that over and over in his head as he tried to calm his breathing. "Look you two, it's great you're together, really, I mean we could tell for a while now you have liked each other." At this both Raven and Beast boy looked at each other. "But," Robin continued, "could you please save this much… affection for the … er… for private? Please? You can kiss and hold hands and stuff in public, really we don't mind you being together, we just rather not have the whole show."
Robin finished with a sigh, he got it out – good. He turned to Star and Cy, "Why don't we let them get dre… er… straighten up." He grabbed both of their arms and started to pull them out the door. Raven and Beast boy could hear Cyborg complain, stating something about needing pictures for proof, before the door closed.
"Uh, Raven?" Beast boy looked up at the girl who was still trapped on his stomach. She glared at him. "Well, um, you know that this isn't my fault right?" "Move" Raven wanted off of him, and she wanted off of him now. She had never realized before how fit Beast boy was, but being this close to him, well let just say she now realized that tofu does a body good. She blushed at the thoughts running in her head. "Move now Beast boy." "I cant, you're on me." "Well lift up your hips a little, yeah – there, almost… Now, hold on, I'm going to move my legs a little wider, see if you can move better."
Now anyone overhearing this last part would have probably gotten the wrong idea as to what was going on. But then there was no one else in the room to over hear them, right? Unfortunately for them, Cyborg didn't need to be in the room to hear them, or see them for that matter. He happened to turn on the cameras and mics once he got back to his room. The security system finally good for something. Sadly for Raven and Beast boy he started recording when Raven had told Beast boy to lift his hips… needless to say it went down hill from there. Now Cyborg wasn't a voyeur or anything but he knew that he had to have proof so that Bee would believe him. Besides, it would be damn funny stuff to show to Rae and BB's kids in the future. As soon as he thought it Cy shuddered at the thought of them breeding… the kids would be a nightmare.
The tape that he sent to be Bee went something like this: "Well lift up your hips a little, yeah – there, almost… Now, hold on, I'm going to move my legs a little wider, see if you can move better." "Yeah, I can move a bit more, hey – stop, your hands getting in the way." "My hand? Well where should I put it? Hang on, shift your legs, no, wait, yes, that's the spot." Moan of pain (which you can be sure took on a whole new meaning for the viewer) "Oh Raven, your belt…" "Shit, hang on… there it's off." "Oh, wait, here it comes… come on… just a bit more… got it." "Oh thank all the gods in the known universe." "Ok Raven, were done, could you get off me now?" "Well now you know how I felt earlier you snot rag. You weren't exactly light you know." Needless to say that after Bee watched this she went out to buy a dress.
Back in the tower Raven and Beast boy had finally gotten separated. Raven was trying to adjust her cloak and get her belt back on while Beast boy was rubbing his head that was sporting a nice lump. He felt kinda bad about what had happened earlier. He wasn't sure what had come over him but now he and Raven were going to have the whole team, no make that both teams, thinking that they were… well doing the naughty. Beast boy couldn't help but giggle at that thought. How he would like to be able to do naughty things with Raven. "Um, Raven, are you mad? I mean, I would understand it if you were mad but it wasn't my fault, well not entirely, ok, well that first part was my fault. I shouldn't have tried to scare you, but this last part wasn't my fault. Please don't be mad at me, I hate it when your mad at me…"
Raven looked over at Beast boy and actually felt bad. He looked like he had just run over a pack of hamsters with his moped. Sighing she took a step towards him before she stopped herself. After the last two times they had been close together she did not want to chance it. "Look Beast boy, it's alright ok. Its over. We just have to convince the others that nothing happened. I don't know how so don't ask", Raven raised a hand to silence him as he opened his mouth, "but we will think of something." "Ok, um… oh I know!" "Does it involve giant robots and superglue?" "Maybe…" "No" Beast boy sighed as he sat down on the couch, then he shot up again. "Hey, wait I got an idea." "Beast boy…" "No, wait, hear me out. Ok, we could like, tell them that we were dating and stuff, but now we're not, you know, like we broke up because… er… um… oh, I know, because it was bad for the team!"
Raven looked at him in shock. An actual intelligent plan had just come out of his mouth… maybe she was rubbing off on him. "Well, maybe… I really didn't want them to think that what they saw was what they think they saw," Beast boy looked confused as she said this, "but I'm sure we will never convince them otherwise. Alright, lets go with your plan."
Beast boy was so happy, Raven, who thought that he didn't have enough brain cells to power a single celled ameba, had just agreed to go with a plan he thought of. "Great. So, how should we do this? I mean, should you break up with me or should I break up with you, should it be private or public, should there be tears and screaming or should it be amicable? Shou..." Beast boy didn't get to finish his rambling sentence because Raven came over and clamped her hand over his mouth. "Beast boy, shut up." Raven removed her hand and started pacing. "Alright, we should tell anyone who asks that it was mutual, because we did it for the team. We saw how uncomfortable it made them, well Robin and Star anyways, and we agreed that we shouldn't put such a strain on the team. Sound good?" "Yeah, ok, so what - we announce it at dinner?" "No, just casually mention it to Cyborg and everyone will know within ten minutes."
With that Raven and Beast boy left to go their separate directions. Raven to her room for much needed meditation, all the conflicting emotions that had sprung up in the past ten minutes or so needed to be dealt with. Happy was jumping around because she got to touch Beast boy, anger because of everything getting out of hand, worry because everyone 'knew' and so on. The most troublesome thing for Raven was a new emotion that had popped into her head. She had a feeling she knew what it was but she was choosing to ignore it for now. Who needed love anyways?
Beast boy had headed for the garage where he was sure Cy would be. On his way there he rehearsed his story. He would go in looking somewhat forlorn and when Cy asked what was wrong Beast boy would tell him about the 'breakup'. In the back of his mind he knew that the other Titans would try to keep them together. That was just what Beast boy was hoping for. He knew that he loved Raven. Why else would everything about her consume him so? He loved it when she threatened him, when she insulted him, everything. Now normal healthy relationships would not be based on that but Beast boy knew it was just how Raven protected herself so it was all right. And with the help of the others he would make sure they really were a couple. Raven would never know what hit her.
Duh duh duhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Really this time!
Preview:
Raven was sitting on her bed with Star next to her. "But friend you care for him very much. I could tell when you are close together." Raven gave her a funny look, "It isn't my fault that my body reacts that way every time I see him." Starfires eyes held a gleam in them not unlike those survivor people when they spot a Pringles chip. "Oh, does your heart start racing? Do your palms itch to reach out and grab him?" She was of course speaking for her experience around Robin. Raven rolled her eyes. "No, I want to vomit."
An: Now you may wonder why Raven simply didn't take off her cloak or why Beast boy didn't change into some animal to get away – well if they did that then I wouldn't have a story now would I
I don't have a beta (well I do but she never gets back to me pout) – I've noticed that there has been a beta shortage lately – they are all apparently on strike or something… so please excuse any grammar or spelling mistakes I make cheeky grin
