First off I want to thank all the people who reviewed and for those people who are trying to guess what happens next, is it that obvious? I need to add a twist to throw you guys off. Hehe… Not in this chapter but something later on that I can freak you all out with. Here's the next chapter! ENJOY!
Chapter 4:
In Which Beastboy Questions a Display of Affection and Discovers Another Use for Seatbelts
Beastboy:
Beastboy was crouched on the floor checking out the fridge for a snack when he heard a thud and an anguished cry. Standing up quickly in confusion, he saw Raven standing at the door with her face in her hands and her luggage on the floor behind her. She looked extremely upset over something, and was muttering angrily into her palms. Rushing over he tapped her gently on the shoulder, puzzled and concerned since this behavior definitely wasn't normal for the Raven he knew.
"Hey what's wrong?" he asked alarmed. Something horrible must have happened to get her this upset. She looked up from her hands and he saw the disappointment written on her face, but then she realized he was there and her eyes widened in surprise.
"You didn't leave without me!" she said as her frown quickly reversed itself into a relieved smile. Suddenly she stepped forward and hugged him, catching Beastboy somewhat off guard. His body went rigid in shock and he felt his cheeks automatically flare a vivid red. Raven was hugging him…again. The first time had been after Malchior had betrayed her and broken Raven's heart. She had been devastated and Beastboy had shown her that she wasn't alone, and that her friends would also be there for her. But had she hugged him then just as a friend? And what about now? He felt her pull back from him and she had a slightly troubled expression on her face that he couldn't quite decipher.
"You know we wouldn't have left without you." He said breaking the uncomfortable silence that had settled between them. "Besides, I wouldn't have let you stay here without a fight first."
He saw a blush crawl onto her cheeks as she nodded, her eyes averted from his own.
"Sorry I erm…got so emotional." She said to her feet.
Somewhere behind him he thought he heard something smash and Raven winced.
"No problem, but you should go put your luggage in the T-car. I think they're almost finished loading up." He gestured towards the garage and smiled warmly at her.
Raven nodded and Beastboy watched her walk off towards the garage with her bag bobbing along in the air behind her.
'Well I guess she is looking forward to this trip' he thought, walking back to the kitchen 'I wonder what changed her mind…' He shrugged, grabbed an apple out of the fridge, and rushed off after Raven, hoping maybe he would get a seat next to her in the car.
Upon entering the garage, Beastboy was met by a scene of disorder and chaos. Cyborg was busy getting the car ready, while trying to prevent Starfire (who had already claimed the front seat, much to Beastboy's relief) from pressing any buttons. He was failing miserably at the latter.
"What does this one do Cyborg... oh lookie!" She cried happily her eyes wide, "This button lights up!" Her finger came down on the glowing button and suddenly the air was filled with heavy metal music from the radio. Everyone clamped their hands to their ears, and Cyborg hit his head on the hood of the car as he shot up in surprise. Raven, who had her fingers stuck in her ears, enclosed herself in a black orb to block out the deafening noise.
"WOULD SOMEBODY TURN THAT OFF?" hollered Robin from the backseat.
"WHAT!" yelled Cyborg "I CAN'T HEAR YOU WITH THE RADIO!"
"I SAID, WOULD SOMEBODY…" suddenly the music stopped "…TURN THAT OFF?"
Cyborg had his finger on the button "No need to yell man, I can hear you fine." Starfire looked like she was in shock and she would be little hard of hearing for a couple of hours after that. 'Well at least she won't push anymore buttons' thought Beastboy as he finished loading all the suitcases into the car and shut the trunk. The car seemed to sit considerably lower now that everything had been packed inside. Cyborg finished checking the oil and hopped into the driver's seat, taking out the keys which had a little keychain that read 'My Baby.'
Beastboy slid into the back seat next to Raven who had already opened her book and was completely absorbed. He sighed and leaned against the window, watching as the T-car pulled out of the tower and onto the main road. They were officially on their way to paradise, but it didn't really feel like. It was probably because just about everybody in the car was in a bad mood. 'So much for talking to Raven…' he thought glancing over to the girl next to him who's nose was buried in a book. Reaching down into his pocket, Beastboy found the apple from the fridge and took a big juicy bite out of it. He noticed that Raven's eye twitched slightly as he did it. Smiling mischievously, he took another big bite that made a loud crunching noise. Beastboy chewed thoughtfully and smacked his lips together. The door handle began to glow with threatening black energy and he saw that Raven's fingers were trembling slightly in agitation. Did he dare do it again? Biting down into the apple, he was halfway through crunching another piece off when all the Titans in the car turned and glared daggers at him, making Beastboy drop the apple in fear. The door handle returned to it normal silver color and Beastboy was getting bored again. He sighed dramatically as he watched the trees go past them in a blur. A couple minutes later, he sighed again, and then again, until…
"Can we please pull over" asked an annoyed Raven, shooting Beastboy a dirty look, "I think there's still some room on the roof."
"It's not my fault I'm bored and this trip is taking so long!" cried Beastboy in exasperation.
"Dude, we've only been driving for about five minutes." said Cyborg from the wheel. "Find some way to entertain yourself and we'll be there in about half an hour."
Beastboy muttered some complaints and looked over at Raven who was reading peacefully, totally unaware, or so it seemed. Reaching behind her carefully, he tapped gently on her shoulder then pulled back quickly, waiting for the response.
"Touch me again and you'll be a green smudge on the windshield" she threatened in a monotone without looking up. Beastboy whistled innocently, then reached over and tapped her again.
"That's it." Raven snapped her book shut and proceeded to give Beastboy an inhuman glare that could only make him think 'Oh crap…'
5 minutes later Beastboy was sitting immobile in his seat, his seatbelt wrapped completely around him, trapping his arms to his sides and covering his mouth while Raven sat reading calmly beside him, a faint smile of satisfaction painted on her face.
It was not everyday that the airport had a group of super heroes pass through. In fact the Titans caused quite a commotion in the terminal. The first problem occurred while going through the luggage check. It seemed that Star had attempted to bring Silky along with them in her bag and you can imagine that the airport personnel weren't happy with finding an oversized moth maggot on their x-ray screen.
"You cannot bring a live animal on the plane without a cage or special pass!" cried the security man exasperated. He ran a hand through the thin hair on his balding head.
"I do not understand" said Starfire innocently, "He is trained in the way of the toilet and he sleeps most of the time. Would it not be okay for me to simply hold him during the flight?"
"I'm sorry but it is prohibited!" said the man for the 6th time, trying desperately to get the alien to understand.
"Star" said Robin putting his hand on her should, "I think it would be best if we left him here. We can have the Titans East come and pick him up and they could take care of him during the cruise." He smiled at her, trying to convince her it would be okay.
"But who will burp him and sing him the lullaby when he is unable to sleep?" She asked hugging Silky to her chest, protectively.
"Er….I'm sure they'll work it out…" said Robin and after much persuading Star agreed to leave Silky behind in the Titans East's care.
"You might want to tell them not to feed him radioactive space berries" said Beastboy as Robin phoned the team to inform about the new guest they would be receiving. Although the thought of Aqualad and Speedy running for their lives from a giant maggot made him smile.
"What are you so happy about?" asked Cyborg as he stepped through the metal detector. BEEP BEEP BEEP!
"Aw come on this is ridiculous!" Said Cyborg as the security guard came over once again holding a tray for the metal items.
"I'm going to have to ask you to remove your…"
"Remove what! My head? My arms? My legs!" Asked Cyborg pointing at himself. This was obviously a touchy subject for him. Although he had accepted the fact that he was part robot, he still longed for the human half he had lost long ago.
"Um, this does present a problem" said the guy looking Cyborg over with a tired face. "I suppose I can let you on seeing as the metal is for health reasons. You're not carrying any weapons correct?"
Cyborg began to steam.
"Dude," said Cyborg morphing his arm, "I am made out of weapons! Don't you know who I am!" The man looked alarmed at the sight of the sonic cannon but sighed defeated and waved him through on the condition that he could not take out any weapons during the flight. Beastboy watched the whole thing with tears in his eyes from laughing so hard, but he knew it was only a matter of time before he boarded that plane and faced his own problem.
DUN DUN DUN! Talk about a gut wrenching cliffy! (just in case you're confused, I'm joking). I promise it'll get better as time goes on. WORK WITH ME PEOPLE! Remember, the more reviews, the more excited I get and the better I write. The next chapter might take a couple days because I'm going away and won't be back till Saturday. I have it written already it just needs to be revised. MORE BB RAVEN FLUFFIES NEXT CHAP!