Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans.
NOTE: This chapter gets a little disgusting and violent later on, so read with caution. Aqualad fans, read with extreme caution.
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Day 19, 2:32 PM.
"Hello again, Bumblebee," Robin said to the Titans East Leader.
"Hi Robin. Good to see you again," Bumblebee chirped. She looked over at Cyborg, setting up the game station with Mas y Menos, and smirked. "Hey Sparky!"
"Bee," Cyborg groaned out as he slipped "Ninja Fury 3462" into the game controller, "How many times do I have to tell you? I don't like that name."
"Relax, I'm just teasing," Bumblebee giggled.
"So," Speedy said with a grin, "we just heard about what happened to Beast Boy and Raven. Any embarrassing incidents we should know about?"
Robin tensed up at the mention of that, remembering the "wet dreams" episode two nights ago. "Nope, not at all," he said quickly, "Not yet anyway."
"They're both taking it much better than we expected," Starfire added. "I think they've actually 'bonded,' as you Earthlings say."
Speedy and Bumblebee snickered at that comment. The aquatic teammate of Titans East finally spoke up.
"Speaking of which," Aqualad asked, "Where are they?"
"They're hiding in Raven's room," Cyborg said. He looked over and noticed the game controller in Mas's hands starting to smoke. "Hey little man!" he cried out, "Don't do that! You'll wear out the controller!"
"Ay, muy malo, perra," Mas y Menos mumbled in unison. Cyborg looked up, watching his ninja getting the crap kicked out of him. I taught them too well, he thought.
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Raven looked up from her book as the door slid open, a familiar figure standing in the doorway. "Hi Raven."
Her eyes lit up. "Hi Aqualad," she said in a slightly cheery tone. She put her book down as he approached the bed.
"How are you two holding up?" Aqualad asked as he assessed the situation. Beast Boy was lying on his side, asleep, pretty much cuddling with Raven. Hmm, he pondered to himself, this is going to be a bit difficult.
"I- We're holding up fine," she said.
"That's good to know," He said. "…uh, Beast Boy's asleep, yes?"
"Yeah," Raven said, glancing at the napping shape-shifter. "Don't worry about waking him; he's wearing ear plugs."
"Oh." Attempting to make small talk, he said, "Uh, you know, Beast Boy doesn't seem like the type to sleep during the day. He hasn't been sleeping well?"
Raven's smile disappeared as the memories of the "incident" flooded back, a slight blush appearing on her face. She turned away and put her hood up. "Uh, he- we haven't been sleeping well since we got stuck together," she stammered, "Just, you know, we have different sleep patterns."
Aqualad smirked. Raven was acting insecure, so that meant something was up. Acting cool, he replied, "Oh." Then he leaned in and whispered, "He didn't do anything to you, did he?"
Raven glared at him, a little disgusted by what Aqualad was implying. "No," she said angrily, "He didn't do anything to me." She turned back to her book.
"…you sure?" he asked, concerned.
"I'm sure," Raven said, getting more agitated by the second.
"…Look, Raven," Aqualad continued, "If you're just-"
"Aqualad!" Raven growled, shooting a death stare at him as a vase in the room blew up. Raven sighed in frustration. "Crap."
"Sorry," Aqualad said, "I was just being concerned." He got up to clean up the remains, but Raven grabbed his arm.
"Don't worry; I'll clean it up later," she said, holding him down.
Aqualad grinned and sat down next to her. He looked over the empathic girl, his heart racing faster and faster in excitement. He examined the curves of her body… the smell of her hair… the creamy look of her pale skin…
Go for it, his mind ordered.
He took a deep breath and looked down at the floor shyly. "Uh, R-Raven, the reason I'm here is because… I need help with something," he said.
Raven looked up from her book at him, curious and concerned. Aqualad had never gone to her about anything, so it must be serious and personal. "…what is it?" she asked.
"…I've been taking a photography class at the Steel City Community College," he stuttered, "And I need to shoot some photos with a model. I'm a little shy to ask Starfire or Bumblebee, so I was hoping… you'd do it."
Oh, She thought. She was relieved – she thought it was a really serious problem – and slightly flattered that Aqualad wanted her to model for him. But there was one obvious problem.
"What about Beast Boy?" she said, pointing to the sleeping Titan.
"Don't worry; I can use Photoshop to edit him out," he said.
There was a short silence as Raven thought over it. Photos of me, she thought. She hated having her picture taken, whether as a team photo during team outings or by the paparazzi. But…
It's Aqualad, she reasoned, he's harmless. It'll help his grade in his class.
"Okay," Raven said, laying her book down. "But the pictures don't go anywhere outside the classroom."
A small grin on his face, he answered, "Okay. Let's get started."
Raven got comfortable as Aqualad pulled out a slick, credit card-size digital camera, and started taking pictures. "Uh, change to another position," Aqualad told her.
Raven changed into a different position, feeling a little embarrassed and exposed by what she was doing. She looked over at Beast Boy. He'd probably get a real kick out of this, she thought sarcastically.
As she was lost in her thoughts, Aqualad started taking more… specific pictures of Raven. He snapped a photo…
What legs, he thought.
…and another…
What hips, his mind purred.
…and another.
What a pair of owls, he thought. (He obviously hasn't got surface slang down yet)
Aqualad reached down into his boot and pulled out a thin flask-style water bottle. He took a swig while looking over Raven's body.
She looked up at him and noticed the water bottle. "You know," she said, "My throat feels a little dry. May I have a drink?"
"Sure," Aqualad said. "Open wide."
Raven tipped her head back and opened her mouth…
SPLOOSH!
"AAA!" Raven yelped as the cold water hit her chest. "Aqualad!" she cried out.
"Oh jeez!" he said, a flustered grin on his face. "Sorry. Heh-heh; My depth perception's not too good."
What kind of excuse is that! Rage howled in Raven's mind. She could feel her skin beginning to contract from the coldness, making her… personal items more visible under her leotard. "Aqualad," she said, "Could you go get me a-"
Click. POOF!
Raven let out another yelp as Aqualad suddenly took a picture of her soaked chest, a creepy stalker-like grin on his face. She froze for a few seconds as she realized what was happening. "…y-you jerk!" she screamed as she reached out to slap him. Aqualad, however, grabbed her by the wrist before her hand could even touch her cheek. Raven repeated the action with her other hand, but he caught that one as well.
"Now Raven," he said quietly as he struggled with her, "No need to get violent…"
"Get away from me!" Raven yelled. She shoved him off her and tried to bolt out of the room, but because of the still-sleeping Beast Boy being attached to her, she was immobilized. Aqualad jumped back up and pinned her shoulders down against the bed. Raven's eyes started to glow as white as she started to say her trademark mantra, "Azerath, Metrion- "
Aqualad slapped a hand over her mouth to silence her. She started to kick and struggle and scream through his hand. Aqualad grabbed her wrists with his spare hand and gripped them tightly. "Quiet!" he barked at her.
Raven stopped moving, breathing heavily. "If you just behave, I won't have to hurt you," he whispered angrily. His grip on her wrists tightened, causing her to yelp in pain. He bent his head down and kissed and licked her neck slowly, over and over again. Aqualad rubbed his head against her body like a cat, eventually sticking his nose against her soaked chest, breathing in deeply.
Raven was terrified. She wasn't dealing with Aqualad anymore- she was dealing with a monster. She closed her eyes tightly, hoping it was just a bad dream. Then…
"WHAT THE HELL!"
WHAP!
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"So one more blast of this death ray," Bumblebee said, "And I'm toast. The guy could take me out anytime he wanted, and he decides to try to-"
A faint-but-loud scream followed by a thud interrupted Bumblebee's story. The Titans all turned in the direction of the scream.
"What the hell was that?" Speedy mused. Another scream and a metallic clang was heard, and the Titans were off and running down the hall to Raven's door. Robin banged on the door, yelling, "Raven, Beast Boy, what's going on in there?"
The door slid open, and a battered Aqualad scurried out of the room.
"Senor, tu regular?" Mas asked.
"Nah, I'm fine," the aquatic teen said in a shaky voice. "Beast Boy and me, you know, we got into a little punching match, Raven got annoyed-"
The door slid open, and a gloved hand reached out and grabbed Aqualad by the neck. "Get your ass back in here!" Beast Boy growled as he dragged Aqualad back into the room. Robin and Cyborg tried to get in, but the door slammed shut. They slammed their fists on the door.
"B-man, Rae, open up!" Cyborg warned, "Don't you do anything stupid, ya hear!"
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WHAM!
Beast Boy threw Aqualad on the floor, a frightened Raven clinging onto him. "I can't believe you!" the shape-shifter roared.
"Come on, man!" Aqualad plead as he crawled into a nearby corner, "It's not like I tried to undress her!"
THUD! THUD! THUD!
"Beast Boy! Raven!" they heard Robin shout through the door. "Open up right now!"
"In a minute!" Beast Boy shouted back. He turned back to Aqualad, glaring at him. "I… am going to hurt you… so bad," Beast Boy said as he slowly approached him.
"Beast Boy, buddy, pal," Aqualad said in a shaky voice, "I wasn't going to hurt her. I just wanted to take a few liberties with her."
Beast Boy's fist tighten, his face turning redder, his teeth clenching tighter. He leaned down and punched Aqualad in the face, knocking him to the floor again. "Wrong thing to say, 'pal'!" he growled. Beast Boy continued his expression of hatred towards Aqualad by stomping and kicking him.
Raven, meanwhile, was stuck in the middle of all it- literally. Her arms wrapped around Beast Boy's neck tightly, she was still trying to figure out what to do. Beast Boy's primal attack against Aqualad – which she was grateful for – was a bit frightening. Not as much as Aqualad molesting her, but pretty close. He's never been this angry before, she pondered.
She finally decided to give Beast Boy a rest. She said, "Beast Boy…"
KICK!
"Beast Boy, stop," she said. Beast Boy, sweating and taking deep breaths, stopped and looked over at her. A bruised Aqualad looked up at Raven, smiling at his savior.
"Let me have a turn," Raven chirped, smirking.
Aqualad's smile disappeared.
THUMP! WHAP! THUD! KICK! WHACK! CRUNCH!
After Raven was done, the two bonded Titans picked up Aqualad, opened the door, and threw him out towards the other Titans.
Robin, of course, was shocked by the brutality. "Guys, what the hell did you do to him!" he yelled.
Beast Boy threw Aqualad's camera at the Boy Wonder before Raven shut the door. While the other Titans checked to see if their aquatic teammate was still alive, Robin looked through the camera's recently-taken pictures. Speedy and Bumblebee looked over his shoulder. Speedy grinned evilly.
"Ooo, whose perky little melons are those?" He chirped.
A field of black energy in the shape of a hand formed in front of Speedy, and slapped him. That was followed by Raven's monotone voice over the communicator, saying, "I want those deleted immediately or someone's going to die."
Robin's eyes widened. He yanked out his communicator and answered, "Yes, Raven." Robin and Bumblebee turned to Aqualad and glared at him.
"…I'm in trouble, aren't I?" He said.
"Oh yes you are, pervert," Bumblebee said, picking him up by the neck and dragging him out of the hallway.
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In Raven's room, the two teens started to wind down. Beast Boy looked at Raven, brushing a few strands of hair out of her face. "Are you okay, Raven?" He said.
"I'm… fine now," she said, sniffing. She could feel the tears starting to form under her eyelids.
"It's okay, it's over," Beast Boy said, hugging her.
"…I-I can't believe he did that," she said in a shaky voice. A tear slid down her cheek
"Well, he's not going to do it again," Beast Boy said, wiping away the tear. "I guarantee it."