Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans…if I did, then Beast Boy and Raven would be well on their way to hooking up already.
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Raven watched as snow slowly made its gentle course down the side of the tower. She used one hand to wipe away the mist that had gathered up on the glassy window pane. Winter. While the snow would not last long, their city much too warm to actually hold in the gentle whiteness of the land…for today, it felt entirely magical.
Winter was always her favorite time of the year. While not too partial to the cold, and never too keen on leaving the tower during those few months, she loved to curl up with a book by one of the windows, sipping some herbal tea. Everything always seemed so calm…so relaxed…
"Raven, Raven!" Loud banging on her door broke her out of her wishful meanderings. Beast Boy apparently had caught wind of her thoughts and wanted to prove them otherwise.
Opening the door a crack, she peered out, her hood flipped over head, sending her face into shadows. An act which typically made it known to anyone that she did not wish to be disturbed. However, Beast Boy didn't even notice.
"It's snowing!" He shouted, swinging the door all the way open and gripping the girl's arm, pulling her down the hall.
"H-hey!" Raven sputtered, hardly expecting this to happen. She almost tripped over her own feet before levitating herself upward, to the point where Beast Boy was dangling a few inches off the ground. "And what do you think you are doing?" She asked darkly.
"Raven, if I tell you you'll just not want to come." Beast Boy clung to her arm, a wide grin on his face.
"Yes…now that puts my mind at ease." Her monotone voice cut through the air. "I'm going back to my ro—" Suddenly it was no longer Beast Boy gripping her, but a large gorilla, whose weight sent them back to the ground. The moment his feet touched the surface, he ran into the living room before Raven could say another word.
All the Titans were gathered, each wearing thick jackets. Robin looked a bit disgruntled as though he didn't really want to be here either, while Starfire floated several feet off the air, practically twisting in delight. Even Cyborg had a cocky grin on his face, his arms crossed.
Beast Boy pointed over to the table, where laid out was both a jacket and pants. "Those are for you!" He said in delight.
"I'm going back to my room." She finished her statement from earlier, turning to leave.
"You mustn't!" Starfire flew to her. "Friend Raven, we are going to have 'Team Bonding.' A snowball fight!" Raven looked over towards the reluctant Robin.
"I'm not supposing this is your idea?" He shook his head.
"Its allll mine!" The changeling piped up, slamming a hat on top of the girls head. A very pink hat. With a tassel on top.
"Great—again, I'm going back to my room." She started to leave, when three pleading faces appeared in front of her. Cyborg, who seemed more amused then actually trying to convince her, Starfire, and Beast Boy.
"Plleeaassseeee?" They chanted at once. Taking a few steps back, feeling a little overwhelmed by the three, she sighed and shrugged.
"Fine. But I'm not wearing the hat." Dark magic surrounded the cap and it flew to the other side of the room. Beast Boy grinned wildly at her.
"Deal."
Everyone stood in a line in the living room, while Beast Boy paced back and forth in front of them.
"Men, the rules are simple." He stated, his voice dramatically deep for affect.
"And women." Raven crossed her arms.
"Eh, and women," He clarified.
"And Tamaranian." Starfire added, then thought for a moment. "I am part of the woman category as well, am I not? Please do proceed." She smiled innocently.
"Alri—" Beast Boy started to continue, when Cyborg interrupted.
"Dude, I'm more of a half man half machine." He grinned wickedly. Robin smiled a little too.
"And aren't you some animal?" He added.
"I'm half demon." Raven commented, her words monotone, but her eyes sparkling in amusement.
"My great, great, grandmother was only half Tamaranian—the other half Glozgarble." Starfire added brightly.
"Hey hey hey!" Beast Boy gripped his head. "Dudes, that was so an expression!"
Robin shrugged. "If we are bonding, might as well be correct about it."
Sighing heavily, and doing his best to ignore the snickering of his teammates, Beast Boy tried again. "Alright—Fellow TITANS, the rules are simple."
"Teen Titans." Raven clarified.
"Does it really matter?" Groaned the changeling.
"I just turned twenty—the rest of you might be teens, but I'm just a Titan now." Cyborg added.
"Hey—"
"Hmm…so would that not be 4 teen titans and 1 titan?" Starfire calculated.
"Come on, listen to me!"
"That doesn't make us sound very team like though, does it?" Robin rested his chin on one hand. "Maybe simply Titans would work now."
"Guuuyyssss!"
"Glorious!" Starfire clapped her hands.
"This isn't funny anymore!"
"Alright—never mind Beast Boy." Raven turned back to the seething green boy, inwardly smiling in amusement. Teasing him was one of her greatest past times.
He mumbled a few things under his breathe, before continuing. "The rules are simple—we divide into two teams. You have an hour to make a fort and come up with a plan of attack." Robin brightened at these words.
"Attack?" Starfire frowned. "I do not wish to harm any of my friends."
"You use snow, Star." Cyborg explained. "You'll mold it into a ball, and then throw it at one another."
"Ah." She nodded, not looking entirely clear what was going on, but willing to go along with it for now. Raven shook her head. A snowball fight. This was going to be ridiculous.
"How do we determine a winner?" Robin asked, his eyes gleaming with competition. Beast Boy puffed up with pride.
"Well, Cyborg and I came up with this little device—" A loud coughing sound from the other titan interrupted up. "Alright, Cyborg came up with this device." He said, muttering something how it was his idea in the first place before continuing. "It'll record how often you have been hit, by measuring some doohickey or anot---"
"Monitoring your physical reactions and pressure points." The other clarified.
"By measuring some doohickey or another." He finished, glaring at Cyborg. "Rule 1: No uses of powers or gadgets," Starfire opened her mouth, looking ready to say something. "—OTHER then the device we give you." Beast Boy added her to his glaring list as she clamped her mouth shut tight.
Raven had been playing with the idea of simply sitting off to the side with her protective barrier, and watching the others…but it didn't seem like she would be able to. Dang him.
"Rule 2: No collaborating with the enemy." Meaning she couldn't agree to not hit the other team and they not hit her. Another option down.
"Rule 3: Everyone must stay in the area we designate—no going inside." He finished. So she couldn't simply go into a café for a few hours. Still, there was one other option…
"There are 5 people—I'll stay here to make it even." She said simply, trying to make it in such a way there would be no argument. She hated the cold…it dulled her senses and made it harder to use her powers…not that she could anyway.
"Nuh uh uh—we'll play with odd numbers." He grinned at her. "Team bonding!"
"Oh yes, team bonding!" Starfire agreed.
"Woo." Raven sighed. Cyborg presented a can, which he shook in demonstration.
"All your names are in here," He added, holding it out to Beast Boy, who drew the first name.
"Don't you think you are going overboard?" Skeptically, Raven watched them, as they both plastered eerily wide smiles on their faces.
"Never." They said innocently. She pressed one hand to her head, already feeling this was going to be one of those days.
"Team 1's first member is…"
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Possibly just a oneshot…just wanted to write something a bit lighter then usual lol—if you wish to see it continued, please review!
