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OK, guys, a couple of quick questions and announcements. First question: what is an AU fic? I know, I'm dumb, but I seriously don't know and haven't had the nerve to ask until now. Please fill me in! …and I'll also know if you've been reading my announcements or not depending on whether you do or don't answer my question. Hehehe…OK, that was weird. Slaps self across the face I'm OK now! Continuing…I have had some new story ideas, but I will (try) not start them until after I finish both stories, so worry not! Oh yeah, and I have another announcement. I told you guys earlier that I had a lot going on in my life and I might not be updating often, right? So, if I receive any rude reviews that imply extreme impatience, that person shall be ignored. Don't worry, no one here has done this and I do not expect anyone too, so you guys are all in the clear! grins And…I think that's it. If anyone has any plot ideas whatsoever regarding "IKWYAAISWYD," (I know who you are and I saw what you did) please tell me! I have a plot clog on that story. Sorry. OK, here we go!
Raven sat on her bed, staring at the piece of paper in her hand. No matter how hard she tried to decipher the writing, she was no closer to understanding it.
"I suppose some things aren't meant to be understood," she sighed, collapsing onto her back and frowning at the ceiling. After a few more minutes of silence, she sat back up.
"I can't give up!" she thought, but deep down, she knew her efforts were fruitless. Not even Cyborg's technology could decode the document.
Raven sighed again and glanced at her alarm clock. It read 11:59 PM.
"I guess I should just go to bed and sort things out in the morning," she mumbled to herself, not even bothering to pull up the covers. After turning out the lights using her powers, Raven closed her eyes, but they were soon open again when she thought she heard a small creaking noise.
"Who's there?"
No one answered her. Looking around anxiously, her gaze rested on her half-open closet door. She shuddered and used her powers again to close and lock the suspicious door. This time she did not hear any more disturbances and was soon fast asleep.
A small yellow eye peered through the closet door crack at the sleeping girl. Then, as though someone had flicked a light switch, it was gone.
Day 6
Beast Boy yawned loudly as he entered the living room with his usual bed-head appearance. Cyborg and Robin, who were playing Super Smash Brothers, did not even look up.
"Beast Boy, you have awakened!" Starfire exclaimed gleefully. She glided over to him, holding a bowl of some sort of steaming slop. "Taste!" she said, shoving some into his mouth.
"BLAAARGH!" Beast Boy gagged, almost choking on the stuff as it went down his throat. "More pudding of sadness?"
"No, friend. This is my newest recipe, of which I do not yet have a name for," Starfire answered, looking thoughtful.
"Yeah, it actually didn't come out as bad as we thought, considering she used some of your tofu, Beast Boy," Raven added.
"MY TOOOOFUUUU!" Beast Boy cried. Starfire looked genuinely sorry and Raven smirked. Cyborg had overheard the conversation and was now also sniggering.
"Beast Boy, I am so sorry that I—"
"No, it's OK, Star," Beast Boy replied. "I have more in my room! I'll go get it!"
Starfire smiled and Cyborg's face wore an expression of utter terror.
"NOT THE TOFU! I WON'T LET YOU!" he roared, chasing after the yelping changeling.
"Okaaaaaaaay," Robin said.
"As long as we don't get involved, it doesn't matter to me," Raven remarked, sipping her herbal tea. Immediately after, she lapsed into a violent coughing fit.
"Um, Raven, are you OK?" Robin asked from the couch, a little worried.
"Raven! Speak to us!" Starfire pleaded, kneeling beside her. Raven didn't answer, but continued to cough.
"VICTORY! I HAVE THE TOFU!" Beast Boy bellowed triumphantly as he burst through the doors, holding up a canister of tofu. His celebration was cut short by Raven's coughing fit. "Dude, is she OK?"
"I do not believe so," Starfire answered. "But, if my suspicions are correct, it is just as—"
"Holy—!" Cyborg began, watching Raven pull a string out of her mouth. The four stunned titans continued to watch in horror as the string grew longer and longer. Finally, it came to an end and Raven stopped coughing and gasped for air.
"Thank god…that's over with…" she breathed.
"Are you sure you're OK?" Beast Boy asked, helping her up.
"Yeah, as long as I'm still breathing."
Cyborg finally was brave enough to approach and pick up the string. It had a small round object attached to the end. (A/N: OK, that is so not correct, but I haven't seen the movie for a while so sorry everyone! No mocking, please, Rikku.)
"What is that?" Robin asked.
"I'm not sure," Cyborg answered.
"Whoa. If Cy doesn't know, then it's gotta be something extra terrestrial!" Beast Boy gasped.
Everyone except for Starfire sweat-dropped, who merely asked, "Please, what is this 'extra terrestrial' state that Beast Boy speaks of?"
"Man, you have got to stop watching E.T.," Cyborg sighed.
"Too much TV can't be good for you," Raven added in her usual monotone.
"I am merely glad that Raven did not gravely suffer from this mysterious incident," Starfire remarked.
"I'm sure we all are," Robin added.
"At some point or another, I'll have to examine this," Cyborg stated, referring to the string.
"So…who wants tofu?" Beast Boy asked.
…
After breakfast, the team had recovered considerably from Raven's coughing incident. Now, they were all doing their usual routines; video games, creating recipes, training, and meditating.
"Booyah!" Cyborg cried, as Donkey Kong flew off the screen of the video game.
"AWW! That's not fair! I want a rematch!" Beast Boy demanded.
"…And you don't care that you have lost five times in a row now?"
"Oh shut up, Cy."
Starfire was at the kitchen counter, humming to herself and stirring something thick and gooey in a mixing bowl when a loud explosion was heard. Everyone snapped to attention.
"I think that came from the gym…" Raven began, starting to get up.
"ROBIN!" Starfire cried and flew through the doors at light speed.
"Oh crap!" Beast Boy cursed, following her.
"What has that idiot done now?" Raven asked herself as she and Cyborg rushed to the gym. Rounding a corner, they saw Robin lying outside the gym door, his outfit and face completely black and his hair sticking out every which way. It was also steaming slightly.
"Robin, are you uninjured?" Starfire asked worriedly. Beast Boy stood a little farther away, biting his nails nervously.
"I…think so," Robin replied. Cyborg approached him but immediately wrinkled his nose in disgust.
"Man, you smell disgusting!" he said, waving his hand in the air. Then his eyes widened in realization. "Wait a minute…I know that smell…"
"It's your sock-bomb," Raven finished, looking meaningfully at Beast Boy and raising her eyebrow. He immediately crumpled under her mild death glare.
"OK! I DID IT! I HID THE BOMB IN THERE TO AMBUSH CY NEXT TIME WE TRAINED!" he confessed dramatically.
"You WHAT?" Cyborg shouted.
"I thought it was rotten tofu or something!" Robin remarked.
"Let us get you…cleaned up while our friends sort out their dispute," Starfire told the Boy Wonder, leading him away to his room a little too quickly.
"…So, wait…lemme get this straight. You hid a sock bomb in the gym next to Robin's weights in order to ambush Cyborg?" Raven asked.
"Um…yeah."
"Man, you have got to plan your strategies bet—hey wait a second!" Cyborg interrupted himself and glared daggers at the changeling.
"Ooookay then," Raven muttered.
…
"Robin, are you finished in the shower yet?" Starfire asked from outside the bathroom door.
"Hold on a second, Star, I just need to finish with my hair…"
"But you have been 'finishing with your hair' for the past twenty minutes," Starfire replied.
"No, really, I'm almost finished this time," came the response. A few moments later, rustling clothes and the clanking of a belt told Starfire that Robin was getting dressed.
"All right, Star, here I come," Robin announced. Starfire stepped away from the door to let it slide open, revealing Robin in a T-shirt and jeans. His face was no longer black and the offensive odor was gone. "I can't believe that was my last clean suit," he mumbled.
"Relax, friend Robin. Your suit will be clean and dry by this evening," Starfire said consolingly.
"Thanks for washing it," Robin said, smiling gratefully at her.
Starfire's heart practically leapt into her throat when she saw his smile. "You are most welcome, Robin."
"All right, let's go see what became of the rest of the titans, shall we?" Robin asked her. She nodded.
"Let us go and see if the argument has ended."
…
"Honestly, you guys can be so immature," Raven grumbled, turning the page of her book. Beast Boy sat on the couch next to her, holding the toe of both his shoes and rocking back and forth. Cyborg had gone to clean the gym, muttering something about "expensive equipment" and "sock bomb technology."
"Hey, it was supposed to be a little prank, just a little one," Beast Boy said, defending himself. Raven didn't look up.
"Oh please. If it was so little, why go through the trouble of hiding a real explosive inside those socks capable of blowing the whole gym apart?" she asked harshly.
"Well, Cy and me do really complicated pranks sometimes. It's just…you wouldn't understand…"
His last words stung. But, as painful as it was, Raven knew he was right. It was something pointless to her, but to Beast Boy and Cyborg, it was a game. It really was something she wouldn't understand.
Beast Boy seemed to realize he had said something offensive, because he immediately back-pedaled and said, "That is…uh, it's just a guy thing, ya know?"
"Yeah."
The word came out with a lot more feeling than she had intended. She concentrated even more on her book, trying to ignore the nervous feeling in the pit of her stomach when she noticed Beast Boy staring at her.
"All right, what do you—?" she began angrily, turning sharply to face him. He started.
"Uh, nothing…Rae, I…just…"
His speech slowed more as he looked back at her. Their gazes locked, and Raven wished more than ever that he would look away, as she was incapable of doing so herself.
"Wow, it's actually quiet for a—" Robin stopped dead in his tracks when he entered the room, staring at the two titans on the sofa. Both sat bolt upright and Beast Boy looked down at his feet while Raven went back to her book.
"…Are we interrupting something?" Robin asked, while Starfire cocked her head curiously.
"No, nothing at all," Raven answered, trying to hide the fact that her face was a bright shade of pink.
Robin shrugged and Starfire giggled slightly.
"If you say so…"
"Imma go to my room," Beast Boy mumbled, getting up quickly and walking out of the living room, keeping his head down the whole way.
When he was safely in the hallway, he let out a tremendous sigh, not realizing that he had been holding his breath when he had made eye contact with Raven. His heart was still beating rapidly and his face was burning. He hadn't noticed how close their faces had been until they had averted their gazes.
"Good thing Robin walked in when he did," he thought, although he half-hated him for ruining the moment. Suddenly aware that he was approaching the gym, Beast Boy hurried down the hallways until he was in the comfort of his own, messy room.
"Huh. Beast Boy's been acting kinda weird," Robin remarked, still staring at the double doors and pondering the scene he had walked in on earlier.
"I told you, it was nothing," Raven hissed.
A smirk spread across Robin's face, but it was gone instantly when he turned around to sit at the table.
"All right, then."
Starfire smiled to herself and continued to wash Robin's suit. She had to do it by hand because the black scorch marks from the sock bomb could only be taken out with a special Tameranian ingredient.
Even though she was no empath like Raven was, Starfire could still sense her insecurity…
Suddenly, there was a sound that shocked them all.
…
"Ugh, it's all so confusing!" Beast Boy thought in frustration. He stared at the bottom of the top bunk of his bed and pondered for a little while longer. He had felt something in that moment, something he thought he would never experience again. There had only been one other person that had made him feel that way…
The sound of the doorbell echoed through the tower, making Beast Boy sit up suddenly and hit his head hard on the wooden bed frame.
"Ow…I'll get it!" Beast Boy cried loudly. He walked over to a panel in the wall, still holding his throbbing head, and tapped a few buttons. Then he looked at a small screen that appeared. His eyes widened in shock.
"No…way…"
Faster than a speeding bullet, Beast Boy shot downstairs and stopped in front of the entrance doors. His hand hovered over the button and he held his breath.
"It…it can't be you…"
HAHAHA! I leave evil cliffy! That chapter was kinda sappy in the middle, but whatever. As long as it's RaeBB, I'm OK with it! So, who do you think it is? You probably guessed already, but if you haven't, don't look at the other reviews in case somebody spoils it for you. And if I didn't reply to your review, I'm sorry! I'll reply to it in the next chapter! And after the seventh, I won't be updating for a while, so I'll try to update the other fic before then. Hope you enjoyed! Once again, sorry for the wait!