The Meaning of a Rose
Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans or the meanings of roses.
Chapter 4: The Lavender Rose
A short man dressed in a black suit with white gloves entered the restaurant, Olive's Garden, wearing his black hat. He never took it off. His face was completely covered by the shadow of the hat, and as well by the bandanna he wore. The hostess was unsure if he was a robber or a guest. As he took his seat at the table for two five minutes before seven, he pulled out a lavender rose and set it on the table. The second person was not at the table, she was still getting ready.
"Friend Raven! Oh my! It is almost 7! You must leave at once! We do not want you to be late for your admirer of secrecy!" Star cried to Raven. Star was standing outside Ravens room, waiting to see what see looked like in the dress she bought at their trip to the mall.
"Don't worry Star. I can just teleport myself there! Can you tell the boys that I have to meet someone for dinner. Don't say it's a date, just say it's a meeting." Raven said while she pictured Star in her mind telling the boys she had a date with her secret admirer who had been leaving roses for her. They'd think she's insane.
"Ummm.., Sorry but I have already informed our friends." Star said very quietly. Raven stopped brushing her hair.
"She was going to do it anyway! That little …"
"Rude! Be quiet! I am trying to think of what to do!" shouted Knowledge.
"I am still trying to figure out how to do my hair!" yelled Love.
"Be quiet NOW!" Raven shouted to her whacked out emotions.
"Friend Raven, are you talking to me or to yourself?" Star asked innocently.
"Never mind Star." Raven said as she slowly opened the door to her room. She stood in front of her friend in her new outfit. Starfire gasped as a smile grew across her face.
"Sir, your guest has arrived." The hostess said to the disguised BB. He looked up and saw the most beautiful person he'd ever seen. In front of him stood a teenaged girl with blue, short hair that was pulled back in a silver ribbon. Her dress was a spaghetti strap and was cut v-necked. It was a blue color that matched her hair perfectly, and had silver sparkles covering it. She had a silver purse that had a blue brooch one it, and wore silver strapped sandals. In all, she looked absolutely gorgeous. The black hat man's jaw dropped. Raven chuckled.
"So… I come to meet my secret admirer, and I don't even get to see his face. Classic." Raven said.
"Well, I would let see but it turns out I am afraid of the light." He replied.
"So that's why we have candles on the table to keep it dark." Raven said sarcastically.
"Exactly." Was his reply with an oddly familiar grin. She giggled. He laughed along.
"What would you like to drink? Or would you like some appetizers?" the waitress broke the fit of giggles.
"I'd like some herbal tea please." Raven answered after recollecting herself.
"I'll have a Dr. Pepper." The secret man replied. They got their drinks quickly, and ordered a salad. Then they got a plate of spaghetti as their main dish. The chef himself brought out the plate of hot pasta. He warned them that it was extremely hot, then set the plate in the middle of their table.
Raven waited for it to cool, while the mystery man dove right in. Sure enough he burned his white gloved. He yelped back in pain, and took off his glove. Raven saw a green hand underneath the glove. She silently gasped inside. He pulled his hand under the table and put the glove back on. Raven pretended she didn't see his hand and just started to eat as she watched him start eating. He tried not to slurp up the noodles, but every once and away he did. Raven accidentally did it once. He stopped midway chewing and started to laugh. Raven did too. When eating they didn't talk much, but their was an unspeakable bind forming, or was it there before?
Raven's heart had been beating so fast after she saw the grin he gave at the beginning, for some reason she thought she knew him. They got along so well, and laughed at each other. Then it hit her.
The dinner had ended. After they chatted a normal conversation while waiting for their tiramisu, he paid for the dinner and wouldn't let Raven see the bill at all. They then went out for a walk to the Tower, for he was walking her home. As they walked he brought out the lavender rose.
"This is for when I first saw you…" He started, " I fell in love at first sight." Raven smiled. He returned the smile.
"You are so sweet." She replied as she took the rose.
They stopped under a dark spot in the street, and he took off his hat. Raven couldn't see his face, though she didn't need to. He reached up and gave her a kiss on her cheek. Raven's heart froze.
He stopped at the large door that led to the Titans Tower. He politely said " Goodnight."
Raven asked amusingly, " Will I be able to ever find out who you are?".
"In good time." He replied softly. She gave him a kiss on his cheek.
"Good. Now we're even." She said with a slight smile. He seemed to be dumbfounded.
Raven swiftly flew to her room, Starfire quickly following behind asking how it went. Raven said it went wonderful. Star yelped with glee. As Raven entered her room on her desk by the mirror that entered her mind were a red and yellow rose tied together with a silver ribbon. She went to pick them up, then she looked into her mind mirror and saw her emotions having a meeting of their own.