Chapter 6 'Garfield?'
Raven turned over and pushed the pillow over her head. Why had she agreed to this again?
Beast Boy mumbled something about a potato and rolled over on his back. Raven groaned, this was hopeless she was never going to get to sleep tonight. She sat up and looked at him trying to hold in the overwhelming feeling to smack him with the pillow.
Suddenly something in the corner of the tent caught her eye. It looked like some sort of photograph but from what Raven could see it wasn't anyone she knew. Raven leaned over and picked it up squinting to see in the dark. She could see three people a man, a woman, and a small boy.
"Who are these people?" Whispered Raven turning the picture over. There she found some writing that looked like a child had wrote it, it read 'my family' in far corner in neater writing it said 'Mom, Dad, and Garfield'. By this time Raven was very confused. She turned the picture around to look at the happy looking family. The little boy was staring at her with these big blue eyes, his blonde hair swaying in the wind, and that smile…it seemed so familiar. Raven looked back up to Beast Boy who was smiling in his sleep.
She gasped looking back down to the picture and back to him. "It's you isn't it?" she asked to no one in particular.
Beast Boy's eyes opened and he yawned sleepily. He looked over to Raven and watched her look at something that she was holding in her hand. It looked like a picture of some sort and-oh no. Thought Beast Boy. "R-Raven what are you looking at?" he asked sitting up.
Raven jumped turning around and looking at him. Then back to the picture. "This is you isn't it?" She asked pointing to the little boy.
Beast Boy laughed sheepishly. "How did you know?" he asked peering down at the picture.
"You have the same smile." She said.
Beast Boy smiled at her. "I didn't think anyone would know considering that I'm not-."
"Green?" Asked Raven. "I had a feeling."
"It was a disease." Said Beast Boy looking down. "Sakutia, I got it by being bitten by a green monkey, my parents saved me by using a serum but it made me like…this." Said Beast Boy a small tear trickling down his cheek.
Raven reached up brushing the tear away quickly and looking back down to the picture. Beast Boy stared at her confused. She was being so…un-Raven-like.
"I just wish I was normal sometimes." Said Beast Boy.
"Beast Boy if you haven't noticed none of us are normal." Stated Raven. "Cyborg's a cyborg, Starfire's an alien, I'm half demon, and Robin…well he's got his Slade issues." She said.
Beast Boy laughed. "Thanks Rae."
"Raven." She corrected. "And you're welcome."
"But have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you were normal?" Asked Beast Boy.
Raven nodded. "Sometimes. It would be nice to have a real family, I mean the titans are great and all but-I don't know." She said looking down.
Beast Boy nodded. "I know what you mean." He said. "But you know if I would have a normal family I think it would be missing one thing."
"Why's that?" Asked Raven keeping her head down.
"Because I would have never met you." He replied rubbing the back of his head nervously.
Raven's head snapped up. "What?" she asked. Suddenly there was a loud cracking sound from the woods. Raven groaned. "Stupid powers." She mumbled.
Beast Boy smirked at her. "I think I'm going to go back to sleep." He said.
Raven nodded. "Me too…or at least try to." She mumbled.
Beast Boy laughed. "Night Raven."
"Goodnight…Garfield." Said Raven smirking and climbing into her sleeping bag.
Beast Boy laughed a little before drifting off to sleep.
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"Yo B open up!" Yelled Cyborg. "Raven's tent is all burnt and hopefully she's not in there because no way she could have-."
Two violet eyes appeared from inside the tent. "What are you yelling about this early in the morning?" asked a monotone voice.
"Raven?" Asked Cyborg confused. "Where's Beast Boy if you're-."
"By the way he'll be moving his stuff into your tent today." Said Raven. "I'm not listening to him talk about potatoes anymore."
Cyborg raised an eyebrow. "Potatoes?" he paused. "Wait a minute, you're both in there? What did you two do last night?"
Raven glared at him. "Nothing."
"Right." Said Cyborg not convinced.
Raven sighed. "I'm going to go see if there's any water around here seeing that Beast Boy probably used up all of our drinking water to put out the fire last night. I'll be back." Said Raven stepping out of the tent and walking away.
Cyborg shrugged. "Yo lover boy wake up she's gone." Said Cyborg popping his head inside the tent.
Beast Boy sat up looking at him confused. "Where'd Raven g-why do you keep saying that?" he asked.
"Because you like her." Stated Cyborg.
Beast Boy glared at him.
"Oh come on she stayed the night in your tent." Said Cyborg. "Raven wouldn't do that with many people. She likes you…you like her…this should be simple…even for you." Said Cyborg.
Beast Boy's eyes lit up. "You really think she likes me?" he asked.
Cyborg rolled his eyes. "Oh yeah you don't like her at all."
Beast Boy sighed. "Fine…I do, just don't tell Raven that or I'll-."
"Why are you whispering?" Whispered Cyborg back to him.
"So Raven can't hear me." Whispered Beast Boy.
"Uhhhh…dude she left about five minutes ago." Said Cyborg.
"Huh? Where'd she go? Doesn't she know it's dangerous out there? She could get hurt or worse and-."
"Chill B." Said Cyborg. "Raven will be fine, she's dealt with much bigger things then getting water from a spring." He said chuckling.
Beast Boy sighed. "Yeah I guess you're-."
Suddenly a loud scream echoed though the jungle.
"What was-." Began Cyborg.
"Raven!" Yelled Beast Boy springing out of the tent and into the jungle, Cyborg following close behind.
Okay so if you wanna find out what happens to Raven review. I'll try to have the next chapter soon.
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