AN: Well it's been a while since I have thought about another one-shot for the Teen Titans, but here I am. I swear, I was just writing the third chapter of Blue Bird and out of nowhere this popped into my head. Enjoy!
Kitten
Raven raised a delicate eyebrow at the squirming mass in Beast Boy's arms.
"See Raven? Aren't they just adorable?" he asked as he gently scratched behind one of the small kittens ears.
Setting the two kittens down on the living room floor Beast Boy plopped down on the couch next to Raven. The tower was unusually quiet; Cyborg had gone for the day to visit Bumble Bee claiming he just wanted to see how things were getting on with Titans East. Robin and Starfire had vanished, probably on a date Raven concluded. So now it was just her, Beast Boy and two kittens.
"Where did you find them?" Raven asked turning to the shape-shifter next to her. He grinned at her.
"Down at the base of the Titans Tower. I guess some fan wanted us to have pets." Beast Boy laughed as he gently reached down to stroke on of the kittens. They were both silent for a while, Raven having returned to her book and Beast Boy gently playing with the small kittens.
"You know, Rae, it might do you good to have one of these guys. You know, to play with and cuddle. Pets bring out the best in people." Beast Boy said as he looked up at the Goth from the floor.
Raven didn't stop reading but replied; "If I had a pet, it would be dead in a matter of seconds. I'm not good with animals."
"Everyone is good with animals, Rae. Come on, I mean, your good with me." Beast Boy smiled up at her before changing into a cat. "You know you love me." He purred as he rubbed against her legs. Repressing a smile, Raven set aside her book and bent down to pick up her friend.
Placing him carefully on her lap, she gently ran her fingers through the green fur and scratched behind one of his ears like she had seen him do. Beast Boy loved Raven like this, a softer side always showed through when the others weren't around. Purring he cuddled against her and gently nuzzled her arm. A very small smile slipped from Raven, though it went unnoticed by Beast Boy. Returning to her book, she let Beast Boy stay on her lap for a few more minutes before he jumped down and returned to the kittens.
"Aww, don't you think that this one is just the cutest?" Beast Boy held up one of the kittens for Ravens inspection. The small kitten was all black except for a little speck of white right above its heart. At first the kitten seemed rather reserved as Raven looked at her, but when Raven leaned forward, it batted playfully at Ravens hair.
"Sure, it's cute." Raven replied quietly.
"And this one's almost as cute." Beast Boy said as he held up the other one.
This kitten was calico and its two ears were black while the rest of her tiny body was brindle and white, except for her feet; which were also black.
"What are you going to call them?" Raven asked as she picked up the black kitten.
Beast Boy thought a minute as he pulled a piece of string across the floor for the calico to chase. "Well, I thought about giving this one to Star for her to name," he gestured to the calico. "But on second thought I thought that you would be better with her. You name her." Beast Boy smiled up at Raven and held up the calico.
"I already told you I'm not good with animals." Raven sighed.
"You passed my test for taking care of kittens. Come on Rae, I'll feed her for you, but I want you to be her owner." He pleaded with her, his voice taking on the tone of a child's.
"Fine, how about Spell?" Raven offered the first thing coming to her mind.
"Yeah, I like that. How about you Spell, do you like your new name?" He gently rubbed his nose against the kittens before handing Raven her new pet.
"What about this one?" Raven asked as she held up the black kitten.
"Well, actually I wanted her." Beast Boy said with a sheepish grin. "I already thought up the perfect name for her." He picked up the small kitten and hugged it to his chest.
"What name?" Raven asked.
A secretive smile spread across Beast Boys face. "Raven." Was his answer, before he and his new kitten left, leaving a blushing Raven to bond with her new pet.
AN: I know, I know, Raven seems slightly OOC in this story, but I think that she has a softer side that would usually come out when it's just her and one other titan, in this story Beast Boy. I think that BB is the kind of guy who can see that other side of Raven even when she's her usual cold self, and tries to bring that out around the other titans. Anyway, this scenario I could see happening, even if it was just for comedy in the show, but of course, the producers would never put that in because they like to pick on us and put a shippers down. Well okay, that's my little rant, remember to review! Love ya guys!