Beast boy was among the first ones up. He was surprised to see that Raven had yet to get up and make her tea so he decided to do it for her, a way of paying her back for having to watch him and Cy go at it on the game.
Speaking of Cyborg, he walked in not more than a few minutes after he had. "Hey BB, wanna rematch so I can kick your sorry butt again?" he noticed the pot of water. "What are you making that stuff for?"
He shrugged. "I though Rae would like some since she hasn't been out of her room today. I mean, I did kinda force her to come down last night."
Cyborg got an evil glint in his human eye. "And who's idea was that? You know, you've been crushin on Raven for a long time, when are you going to finally ask her out?"
Beast boy shook his head. "When the apocalypse comes and she actually shows that she feels the same way."the tea pot whistled and he took it off the stove and poured the water into two cups and placed two herbal tea bags in them, letting them steep while he got out the honey and sugar.
Cyborg watched as he added the honey to one and both to the other. "How do you know who's is who's?" he asked.
"I just do." he said, taking the two cups and walking towards the doors. "I know you hate doing it, but could you get out my tofu eggs?" he asked as the doors shut behind him.
Cyborg shook his head and pulled the disgusting 'eggs' out of the fridge and placed them on the counter. Robin walked in with Starfire not far behind him, asking him about the game they had played last night.
"So, the objective is to beat the other opponent before they beat you and you must block or you will be beaten?" Robin nodded, forcing a smile even though it was evident that she had been asking questions for a while and he was going a little nuts. Cyborg chuckled softly before starting to whistle while he made his eggs.
Beast boy struggled for a moment to hold both cups and knock on the door, he managed to balance the cups in his left hand before quickly knocking on the door. "Raven!"
It was silent for a moment before the door rushed open and Raven stood in the doorway, rubbing her eyes sleepily. "Yeah?"
Beast boy blushed slightly when he noticed that she didn't have her cloak on and averted his eyes from her long legs and held out one of the cups. "I made you some tea."
Raven smiled and took the cup. "Thanks BB." she said.
He smiled back and turned to walk away when Raven caught his hand. "Come in." she said, still smiling.
Startled by her offer, Beast boy merely stood outside her door for a moment until she pulled him in and closed the door. It was surprisingly brighter than what he last remembered and noticed that the curtains were pulled back and light was streaming through the open window.
"It's so nice out, I just had to open it." She said happily after noticing his gaze was on the window. "Rae... are you ok?" he asked looking back at her smiling face.
"I feel great, so alive." she said bouncing a little bit on the balls of her feet and laughing softly.
Beast boy stood staring at her for a moment, not quiet sure if he was dreaming or not. "Ok..." he said slowly. " um, did you want some breakfast?" he asked.
Raven grinned and nodded, grabbing his hand again and pulling him towards the door and down the hallway until her caught up with her pace and walked beside her, his hand still in hers. He blushed but didn't let go until they had reached the doors, letting Raven go first.
"Good morning!" She cried happily, almost jumping into her seat.
Starfire smiled. "Good morning friend Raven, you see to be very happy today."
She nodded eagerly. "It's a nice day, we should go to the park, or even the beach! And play volleyball and go swimming and surfing and all sort of other funs things!" She said, bouncing excitedly in her seat.
Robin raised an eye brow. "Are you feeling all right?" he asked.
She nodded. "Why does everyone keep asking me that? I'm perfectly fine."
Cyborg set a huge plate of waffles on the table along with eggs and even Beast boy's tofu eggs.
"I thought since you were being nice to Rae, I should be nice to you." he explained seeing Beast boy's dumbfounded look.
Raven grinned as she grabbed two large waffles and some tofu eggs and started eating.
"I believe Raven's idea to go to the beach is a great idea. May we go later?" Starfire asked Robin.
"Yeah, I think we can take a break today." Raven grinned through her waffle and syrup. "Yay!" her face faltered slightly. "But I don't have a bathing suit..."
"We can journey to the mall of shopping after breakfast." Starfire said happily as she drank her mustard.
Raven nodded and finished off her waffles before running back to her room to get ready.
Robin stared at the closed doors. "Does any one else find it a bit... strange that Raven is acting very..."
"Cheerful?" Beast boy and Cyborg said in unison.
"You don't think that..." beast boy looked up at Cyborg.
"No... it can't be... I mean...can it?... You don't think its..." he responded, slightly confused.
Raven came bouncing back in and grabbed Starfire and together they ran for the door.
"Happy." they said in unison.
"What?" Robin ask, slightly confused.
"Remember from a while ago, me and BB were getting to know Rae." Cyborg asked.
Robin nodded and Beast Boy continued. "Well, me and Cy were sucked into Ravens magic mirror which she uses for meditation and we ran into some of her other emotions. Happy was the first one we met."
"Yeah and the only one who laughed at your jokes." Cyborg mutter under his breath.
"Hey!"
"So you think her emotions are going on the fritz?" robin interrupted
"Most likely. We shouldn't worry about it too much. If their something wrong, she'll tell us." BB responded, still glaring at Cyborg.
Robin motioned towards the sleep quarters. "We should get the stuff ready, there's no telling how long their going to take." The other two nodded and followed him to get ready.
"Friend Raven, what do you think of this?" Starfire asked, holding up a light pink and white stripped bikini.
"Cute, perfect for you!" Raven replied as she looked over the rack of suits. "I can't find anything I like though." she said, pouting slightly.
Starfire rummaged through the racks and pulled out a dark green bikini with little flowers on it. "How about this?"
Raven squealed, something that startled Starfire. "I like it!" She checked the size. "Perfect!" as they headed for the counter, Raven spotted a pair of black shorts with green stripes down the side. "Ooh. I like those." Almost half an hour later, Raven and Starfire walked out of the store, both carrying many bags of clothes. They headed back to the tower, surprised to see the guys already ready.
"So we are ready to go, correct?" Starfire asked.
They nodded and Robin held up a basket. "We have food, the volleyball stuff and the surfboards that Cy made are already in the T-car." Raven punched a fist in the air, "let's go to the beach!"
Half an hour later, the Titans pulled up to the semi-packed beach. "Alright titans, what do you want to do first?" Robin asked as they walked down the sand.
"Well, Star and I have to change." Raven said, grabbing starfire by the arm and leading her towards the bathrooms. "Why don't you get the volleyball stuff set up."
The guys nodded and, after squabbling amongst themselves, finally set up the net and waited for the girls. "Me, Star, and Cy will be on a team and BB and Rae will be on the other." Robin stated.
"Man, how will that be fair?" Beast boy whined.
"You can turn into a bunch of animals with more than two arms!" Cyborg stated.
"How about Star, Jinx, and myself against you three." Came Ravens voice. The guys turned around and their jaws dropped.
Beast boy moved his mouth a few times but no noise came out until he managed to croak. "R...Raven? Oh... my... god..." he looked her up and down, admiring her luscious body that was hardly hidden by the skimpy bikini. 'She looks really good... no, not good, awesome!' He didn't notice that he had started drooling. It's not like he never saw her body before, after that little incident of walking in on her as she was getting out of the shower, but the presence of something other, and even more revealing, than her leotard made his heart beat faster.
Beside him, Robin and Cyborg were also having the same problem as Beast boy. Both stood dumbfounded, more so Cyborg than Robin. "Jinx? But what are you doing here? What about the HIVE Five?"
She shook her head. "I'm done with criminal business. It's rather boring nowadays."
"So are you guys up to the challenge or are you afraid you'll be beaten by a bunch of girls?" Raven asked, taking the volleyball from Beast Boy. She smiled at him then pulled gently at his purple and green striped shorts. "By the way, I love the colors you picked out." She said, giving him a small wink as the girls made their way to one side of the Volleyball net.
Cyborg grinned and elbowed Beast Boy in the side. "I think the Apocalypse has begun." He whispered before joining Robin on the opposite side of the girls. Beast boy just shook his head and also joined them.
They volleyed for serve and the girls won. Raven stepped back and served the ball, sending it flying over the net and landing in between the guys who had all ran for it and collided. "Point for us!" she cried happily, making a 'victory' sign.
Unfortunately for the guys, the game continued to be a complete failure as the girls worked together as a team. It also didn't help that one of them would suddenly space out, staring at the girls hot bodies. Beast boy most particularly was a victim of Raven's deadly spikes, as he would always stare at her when she rammed it at him. After one of these many blows, he finally called it quits and plopped down on his towel that he had set up. Raven also threw in the towel and joined him as the others continued to play.
"Boo." She said, giggling slightly as she sat down next to him. "Why didja quit?"
Beast boy rubbed his head. "One too many spikes to the brain." He responded.
"Sorry." She said, lowering her head slightly.
He smiled. "It's fine, didn't do much damage brain wise… I don't think any more damage can be done anyways."
Raven looked back up at him, a smile radiating on her face. "Thanks BB." She said softly. Standing up, she placed a small kiss on his forehead where it was still red from the last impact of the volleyball. "All better!"
He stared up at her for a moment before smiling back and taking her hands as she offered to pull him up. "hey, wanna go surfing?" he asked.
Raven looked skeptically at the boards that Cyborg had lined up along their area. "I don't know how…"
Beast boy smiled and grabbed his. "I can teach you, come on." Raven nodded and grabbed hers, following him to where the water came up and receded on the shore where he showed her the basics. "Remember to bend your knees and keep your weight balanced equally." He examined her posture. "Good, now, lets practice how to get up on the board. After she got down the main points, he smiled and gestured to the waves. "Lets get started."
They paddled out a ways, enough so that if they fell, they wouldn't hit the bottom hard and where the waves weren't too big to knock them off and carry them away. "Alright, here comes the first wave. Get ready." Beast boy stated. Raven nodded and turned the board around and gulped. As the wave started to carry the board up, she stood and leaned like Beast boy had told her. She managed to stay standing, even though she was a bit wobbly. "I did it!" She yelled happily before losing her balance and slipping off, falling back into the water.
Beast boy swam quickly over to her as she popped back out of the water and started laughing. He smiled and brushed her bangs back out of her eyes. "Almost had it."
She smiled back and climbed back up onto the board. "Lets do that again!" As the day wore on, Raven got steadily better until she could do some simple moves. The others joined them and soon they were all riding together.
"Big wave!" Beast boy yelled as a huge wave came up behind them. Only Raven and himself got ready. He smiled encouragingly at her as the wave rose around them. They stood and started to ride it out. "Woo hoo!" Raven yelled happily. As they neared the shore, she slipped and fell sideways into Beast boy who had been beside her and they both fell into the shallow water.
"Ouchies." Raven said, sitting up and rubbing her side.
Beast Boy opened his eyes wide when he noticed Raven straddling his waist. "Are... you ok?" he managed to choke out.
She nodded, her eyes transfixed on something out of his sight. She reached forward and gently touched his forehead.
Pain shot through his head and he clenched his eyes shut. As the pain subsided he opened them again and looked up at Raven who's fingertips were covered in blood. 'My blood' he realized with a start.
For a moment, he watched as Raven's bottom lip tremble before she placed a hand above his forehead and chanted softly. The pain that had started to grow suddenly vanished and he hesitantly touched his forehead for any trace of blood. He was surprised to find none. "Thanks."
Raven washed the blood off her fingers in the water that was rising and receding beside them before smiling slightly at him. "It was my fault anyways, I'm sorry." she replied softly, not meeting his gaze.
Beast boy raised a hand and turned her face to him. He was surprised to find her cheeks slightly moist with tears. He calmly brushed them away and gave her a small smile. "It's not your fault, it was just an accident." She said nothing but continued to look guilty. Strands of hair fell in front of her face but she did nothing to move them.
"Rae..." Beast boy said softly. She risked a glance at him and was surprised to find him grinning like a mad man.
"Are you..." he raised his hand to her waist. "Ticklish?" he started tickling her.
Raven squealed, trying to get away from Beast boy who rolled her over, straddling her and pinning her hands above her head, continuing to tickle her side.
"BB stop!" She gasped, trying to get a breath in. He started laughing, a wide grin on his face.
Raven got an evil glint in her eyes and smirked. "Oh BB..." she said innocently.
"Hmm?"
Raven smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him close to her face. "Do you mind getting off of me?" she asked, smirking even more.
Beast boy blushed and immediately got off of her, holding his hands out to help her up as well.
As they were talking, the others had crept up on them and Robin and Cyborg were having difficultly keeping their laughter back. Finally it was too much for Cy to stand and he had to burst out with his comment.
"If you two love birds are ready, were going to head back." Both blushed and Beast boy dropped her hands. They were silent while they packed and as they headed back to the tower.
"Are you sure you don't want to come with us Jinx?" Cyborg asked as they gathered in the T-car.
"I'm positive." she stood on her tippy toes and kissed his cheek. "I'll catch you later Stone."
Raven dropped down onto the couch. "I huuuuuuurrrrrtttttt." she moaned as she tried to move beneath her sun burn. Beast boy smiled and knelt at the edge of the couch with a bottle of aloe and rubbed it gently on her back.
"Better?" he asked.
She nodded and sighed happily before looking at the rest of the gang positioned around the room. "Thanks guys. Today had been... fun." she closed her eyes and a soft pink glow emitted from her body and formed into sphere before disappearing down the hallway.
Raven moaned and sat up, wincing as the sunburn restrained her movement. "Alright, next time Happy decides to go to the beach, remember sub block."
Cyborg chuckled. "Good ta have the old Raven back."
"Not for long I'm afraid. By tomorrow a new emotion will take control." she said, sighing. "It's a cycle I go through every time I reach a new stage in my life. I just ask you know, when it's rage's turn, don't come in my room."
The others nodded and she stood, still in her bikini which she suddenly realized and blushed. Beast boy quickly grabbed one of the towels and wrapped it carefully around her. He shook the aloe bottle again. "I can put some more on your back if you want." he said softly.
Raven nodded and he looked back at Cyborg with a small wink and followed her down the hall.
"Hey Rae..."
"Hmm?"
"Do you remember everything that happens?"
She nodded. "Yeah."
"Did you have fun today?"
She looked at him with a smile on her lips. "Yeah... I did." they stood outside her door and there was an awkward silence.
"Soo... I'll leave this with you, I'm kinda tired." he said, handing her the aloe. "And..." chancing his life, he placed a small kiss on he cheek. "Good night Rae."
"Night beast boy..." she touched her cheek gently, the aftermath of Happy's control still in affect as she smiled and turned to go into her room, humming.
AN: WEEEEEEEEEEEE I got good responces for this one. I hope you liked it.
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