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"talking"

'thoughts'

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(my own little notes)

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"This one," Demeter said, throwing another dress at Raven. Raven took one look at it.

"No," she said, it was dark blue, but it was strapless and had frills at the bottom, "Not that one. Look, we've been at this for an hour. I'll pick out my own dress."

"Just make sure it's something different," Demeter said, "You always wear black and purple, show a new side, knock him off his feet. Guys need that every once in a while or they get bored."

"Thanks," Raven said sarcastically, shuffling through her closet. She had brought home a number or shorter dresses she used on stage, but they were all to glittery for a casual date. "Agh. I had so many good ideas, this needs to be perfect. I need something that will show me off but won't make me look like a skank!"

"Sweetie, that's something I will pay to see."

"You're not helping." Raven shifted through her closet one more time. "And I still have nothing to wear! It's almost 6:30!"

"Come here," Demeter said, dragging Raven to her own room and opening the closet. "Have at it! You've been through your closet five times; you're not going to find anything new. The stuff on the left is smaller then that on the right." Raven thumbed through the dresses and pants, looking for something to wear. Suddenly it jumped out at her, the perfect dress. Raven pulled it out and showed Demeter, her teeth biting her lower lip. "Heaven knows I've never worn it, though, he may just tackle you when he sees you in that. Also, I know for a fact you've got a great pair of little black heels that would go great with it."

"How do you know about my heels, I just bought those last week?"

"Because I raid you closet dummy! Now, lets get your hair and makeup done, we don't have much time."

Beastboy got out of his car and buzzed up on the intercom. "It's Gar."

"Come on up," Demeter said, he could hear Raven freaking out in the background, "She's almost ready." Gar, taking his small gift of flowers with him, walked past the little old lady in the hall and went up the elevator. Demeter was waiting for him.

"You know," she said, jokingly/flirtatiously, "You don't have to go out with Raven."

"You're right," Beastboy said, "I don't have to, but I want to." Demeter smiled and smacked his arm lightly.

"It'll take more then that lover boy," Demeter said, "I already got my man." Beastboy smirked.

"Come on Raven," he said, remembering old time when Star used to get Raven dressed up. "Even Star couldn't keep you this long." Demeter walked back, smirking. She put the flowing in a vase and looked at Raven.

"Relax kid," she said, "He'll eat every one of those words once he sees you. Go knock him dead." Raven walked forward a little. "And I don't mean literally." Raven smiled at her friend and walked out from the behind the paper and steel wall.

Beastboy did eat every one of his words. She walked from behind the wall and his jaw hit the floor. Beastboy thought of every single reason why he should go out with Raven, and why he did not deserve a beauty like her. Raven (Beastboy started at the top and worked his way down) had her hair pinned loosely up and trailing down her back in a cascade of loose curls, two tendrils framed her face. Her eyes were neatly outlined, but down drowned out by, eyeliner and a slight dual amethyst and onyx shadow. Her pale cheeks glowed with a slight silver sheen (seeing as how Raven's to pale for any other color) and her lips were dyed a dark and dusty red. Her whole makeup was understated, which, for some unexplainable reason, only magnified her beauty. Her dress had wide (but not to wide) straps, she was wearing the pendant and chain he had given her the night before.

Her dress itself was a work of art. It was black, longer on the right then the left by two inches. The right side had a slit to make it even. On the dress were three silver rose embroidered on the bodice of the dress. It covered her modestly, but hugged her form in exactly the right places. There was a dainty silver belt at the waist for decoration, a moon charm at the end of the chain. Raven wore stockings with a silver sheer and little black sandals with a ribbon tie that made her four inches taller. On her right wrist was a delicate silver chain with a star charm on a matching one on her left ankle with a raven charm. She was beautiful, what Beastboy did not see was the two sheaths on her inner thigh's, a loan from Demeter. She was beautiful, Beastboy had not moved in at least twenty seconds. Raven could not help but laugh.

"Close your jaw," she said, putting her finger under it and closing it for him, "You may eat flies as a frog, but I'm sure they don't taste good now." Beastboy was still stunned.

"You look beautiful," he stuttered as he helped her with her coat.

"Thank you," Raven said, kissing his cheek, "You don't look so bad yourself." Beastboy could not help himself as they got into the elevator, his hand wandered to his cheek where she kissed him.

'Note to self:' he thought, 'Never wash this side of face unless dire need presents itself.' Beastboy offered Raven his arm and led her out to the car and up to his flat, still having to pinch himself to make sure this was real. He opened the door of his flat antechamber and stepped aside for Raven.

"Wow," Raven said, removing her coat, Beastboy took it and hung it on a nearby wall rack. "Looks like you did pretty well for yourself." Beastboy's flat was very clean and tidy (so un-Beastboy), mostly tan and black. He had a few modern paintings on the wall and some other art added, though you knew it was Beastboy by the entertainment system in the far corner of the living room. "I never pictured you as the contemporary one." Beastboy smiled.

"Well, it's not the tower," he said, pouring her some wine, "But it's homey enough. I certainly don't miss Cyborg's taste for meat."

"Neither do I," Raven said, "Do you remember the time he tried to cook steak with his mechanical arm because the stove was broken?" Beastboy chuckled, he remembered all to well, he even had the burn scar to prove it. He turned to stove on, having prepared everything in advance, and made some very good tofu steak. Raven sat on the couch, he soon joined her, she was staring out over the city in his picture window.

"The city looks peaceful now," Beastboy said, the sun had just set and the lights were beginning to blink on. "I've always loved the city at sunset, it's almost like the city freezes and watches as another day ends."

"Just welcoming the stars and watching," Raven said, moving closer to Beastboy. "I've always loved this time too. It was when the city was quiet and peaceful, before night fell and all the creeps came out." She slipped into the circle of Beastboy's arm; a shiver ran down his spine just by the sight of the beauty before him.

"Do you ever miss the old days," he asked, "You know, no school, no job. Staying up late and watching movies with Star and Robin, teasing them because they never got together. Watching Cyborg and Jinx grow closer."

"I don't miss the last part," Raven said, Beastboy looked at her, confused. "You weren't the one who walked in on one of their little "training sessions." I still don't think I've gotten over that." Beastboy mocked shuddered, though not without a hint of true horror.

"I really did not need to know that," Beastboy said. He got up and walked over to the stove.

"Neither did I," Raven said, standing. "Though I do miss hanging out with everyone. Are we still even allowed to say 'hang out?' We're all in our twenties now. The other four of the Titans have already moved on and a building happy homes." Beastboy had to notice that they were the last couple in the Teen Titans; every other had already married their counterpart.

"Yeah," Beastboy said, stirring the potatoes, "It doesn't seem like that long ago we were out fighting crime. Still, we were so young then, so careless and reckless. Sometimes I shudder at half the stuff we did." Raven laughed, a deep hearty laugh that was rarely heard. "What?"

"You," Raven said, she was not hysterical, just laughing, "I would never have pictured you to ever be the cautious one. I would have pictured you the one ready to go back out there and jump off buildings again, transforming just before you hit the ground. You used to get me every time when you did that."

"Really," Beastboy said, "I guess things change as you grow up. I doubt I could watch you take on some stooge again without looking over to see if you were okay. That one time when that gang had us on the roof scared me."

"You mean the time when it was those ten guys vs. the two of us and they threw me off the roof," Raven asked.

"Yeah," Beastboy answered, moving the Tofu onto a serving dish with the rest of the meal, "And you hit the dumpster five stories down and broke your arm. That was scary." Raven felt the emotion pour of Beastboy, not the kind she felt of Cy or Robin, this was strong and passionate care, more then brotherly love. There was a small silence before Beastboy leaned over and kissed Raven gently on her lips before pulling her chair out for her.

'Wow,' Raven thought to herself, sipping her wine, 'I'm really getting used to this and it's only, technically, our first date.'

"Well," Beastboy said, completely back to the fun-loving guy she knew, "Have at it. I'm also glad we no longer have to cook for Cyborg. You know, I still call him over when I need the fridge emptied." The reminder of Cyborg's stomach capacity brought a smile to Raven's face, and took some tofu and passed the dish on to the green man across from her. Beastboy and Raven talked for the rest of the evening and retired to the couch. They had just settled down when a knock came at the door.

"If that's Nick I get twenty bucks," Raven said, "I already bribed Demeter to stay away." Beastboy laughed and suddenly became serious.

"Who's Nick," he asked, arms crossed over his chest.

"Go answer the door," Raven said as the person knocked louder, "I'll tell you when you get back." Beastboy walked into the other room and opened the door a little, then thanked Robin for the years of training. He leapt back quickly, performing a wonderful gymnastic feat and keeping three points of contact upon landing. He skidded back into Raven's view and she leaped over the couch, her hands glowing black with her power.

"Gar," a very feminine voice shrieked. Raven raised an eyebrow, Beastboy looked as though he wanted to run far, far away. A woman with blonde hair and a pink dress walked in, she did not see Raven. She ran towards Beastboy, who dodged once again.

"Ana Marie," he asked, still dodging, "What are you doing here? I'm kind of busy right now."

"You can't deny me any longer Gar," she said, charging towards him and latching onto his arm, "I'm not going to wait for you to call me back, I've left dozens of messages."

"Can you take a hint," Beastboy asked, "I'm not interested in you Ana Marie. You're a nice girl, but you're just not my type." Ana Marie would not take "no" for an answer, she squirmed, trying to reach his face and kiss him.

"Garfield," she whined. Raven decided to make her entrance here.

"Hi," she said, Ana Marie looked up from Beastboy, "I'm Gar's girlfriend and I don't like skanks."

"Gar," Ana Marie screamed, "You're cheating on me!"

"We never had anything," he said shoved her, gently, away. "I can't cheat on what isn't mine."

"I'm Rea, by the way," Raven said, offering her hand, the dumb girl took it. She spun Ana Marie faster then Beastboy had ever seen her move and shoved her out the door. "It was nice meeting you, oh, and by the way, if you ever bother Gar again, I'll personally rearrange every finger on your manicured little hand. Have a nice night." Raven slammed the door and locked it, Beastboy stood in shock. The look that had been on Ana Marie's face had been priceless, shock and anger make a funny expression when mixed with artificial blonde hair and an all pink makeover. "That was fun. It's to bad she wasn't around five years ago, Robin would have installed her as part of your training."

"She's better then simulations," Beastboy said, "She's my neighbor. Ana Marie has been trying to latch her little pink claws in me since she moved in last year." Raven looked at the wall.

"That certainly explains the high-tech security system," she said, smiling. Beastboy laughed and stood upright again.

"By the way," he said, "The way you threw her out of here was incredibly sexy."

Raven smiled and turned her left heel out and said in a cute voice, "Think so?" Beastboy smiled and kissed her.

"So," he asked as they settled on the couch again, "How did you know I wasn't interested in her."

"One:" Raven began, "Definitely not your type, she's to prissy. Two: Your reaction to her walking, excuse me, breaking in, the door. Three: Ok there is no three, but I'll probably come up with one later."

"By the way," Beastboy asked, "Who's Nick."

"An over-protective guy who wants to be my boyfriend," Raven said.

"Can I kill him," Beastboy cut in.

"No," Raven said, "He's harmless. Besides, he'd have John, Brian, and all my other friends between the bar and the crew after him."

"Brian, John," Beastboy asked, curious.

"John's gay and Brian's married," Raven said, "Most of my friend are either of the two."

"Oh," Beastboy said.

"Basically I'm hanging around the equivalent of twenty Cyborg's," she elaborated. Beastboy completely understood. When Raven was seventeen a guy tried to follow her home and ran into Cyborg, he was released from the hospital two months later in a wheelchair. Beastboy laughed at the image and so did Raven. Their laughter died slowly away and she snuggled into the circle of his arm, her sandals had been discarded after Ana Marie left and her feet were tucked neatly under her knees. Beastboy felt Raven's had on his shoulder and let the tender moment live on. If either had broken the silence, the moment would shatter and break. Beastboy and Raven were both collecting the seconds like precious diamonds falling from the sky, letting them fill up their hearts and souls with happiness.

Raven shifted a little, looking up into deep emerald orbs, her hand on his chest. Beastboy was looking down into her eyes, his arm around her shoulder. Neither knew who kissed whom, their lips just melded. Beastboy's other hand cradled Raven's neck as the kiss deepened. Raven slid her arms around his neck and pulled him closer to her. Her silky leg brushed the back of his and Beastboy almost shouted, he loved everything about the woman in his arms. Raven felt safe and whole, their tongues battled and Beastboy's hands pulled her closer, pulling her to him. An eternity later they parted, Raven curled in Beastboy's lap. They had kissed, nothing else, but it filled each to the brim with joy. Raven felt Beastboy's arms encompass her, but she did not shield away for flinch, he would never hurt her.

'Damn,' Beastboy thought, his arms around Raven, 'We've only been together again for a few days, and already I'm head-over-heels for her. If this is how Robin and Star felt, it's no wonder they married as soon as they hit 18. I'm almost glad this did not happen then, because I might not be holding her now.'

'How can I change this quickly,' Raven asked herself, safe in his arms, 'Four days ago I was turning down offers left and right, I'm sure he was too. Now I can't picture life without hearing his voice. I could barely keep from shouting when he called me today. What is this?' Something deep inside her answered. 'Love, Raven, I'm called love.' Beastboy kissed Raven once more in his apartment, softly and gently, his lips just brushing over hers. He took her back to her flat and drove back alone. Even a barrage of phone messages from Ana Marie could not get Beastboy's spirits down. That night he transformed into a raven and flew about the city, whooping and cheering for joy.

"So," Demeter asked, curious on why her roommate was back at two in the morning, "How'd it go?" Raven felt Beastboy's presence leave the radius of her powers. She, very calmly, removed her shoes and jumped in the air, whooping for joy, she even did a back flip (so un-Raven, but, hey, the girl's in love). "I'm guessing it went well."

"It went fantastic," Raven said, all the furniture in the room levitating with her joy, "Just fantastic."

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