Raven's Week Off

by afterdark

After three weeks at Titan's Tower with no evil afoot, Raven has been almost driven to insanity by the others. She decides she needs a vacation, so she goes on a cruise. But, Someone else came too, and the cruise is full of crazed TT fans. NOW BBRAE!

4. Discovery

Afterdark's Afterthoughts

I revised the fluff scene in this chapter. This is my first fic doing romance, so, I may be a little bumpy. So here's Raven's Week Off, Chapter four: Discovery, Rev. 2.

Enjoy!

afterdark

Long time, no story. Here it is, finally.

mew-xena, gothic goddess 14: Thanks!

disappearer/Syani: Thanks, and I'll try.

deathnight sora: Oh Yeah.

The Drewfus: Never thought of that one! I'll try and include it.

Steve-Racer: I wonder...

DarkRavenna: Hello! Thanks. Oh, and glad I could be of service in your fanfic.

Small BB/Rae fluff come this chapter, even if—said too much already.

Up front, I'd like to apologize for the evil cliffie. I've seen a reviewer that flung flaming sheep at authors for cliffies, so, I'll be in the bomb shelter if any one needs me ( Of course, I probably won't open the door).

Ducking and covering,

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Beast Boy froze. The door lock was now rattling. He looked around, as if for someplace to hide. He soon discovered one thing: There wasn't. The door handle was turning now, and Beast Boy rapped himself on the head. 'Of course!' He morphed into a fly, not a second to soon. The door opened, and Raven walked in. "Between the table assignments, and Happy Harry the Titan clown..." She shuddered.

(Flashback to dinner.)

"Hiya shipmates! I'm hear to entertain you with the best Teen Titans theme entertainment this side of Titans' Tower! First, let's start off with your favorite dark Titan Raven! First, we're doing impressions, sooooo, lets have a volunteer from the audience!" The girl Raven had met on her way to dinner stood up. "Happy Harry, I know for a fact that the real Raven is on the boat!"

"Ok, little missy, can you point her out for us?"

"Don't recognize me...dont't recognize me..." Raven thought.

"Sure!" The girl looked around. "There!"

She pointed to Raven

"Crud."

Two Happy Clown Helpers walked up behind Raven, and escorted her to the stage, and up to the clown.

"So, Miss Raven, I see your little friend has recognized you! Tell me, what can you do with your powers? I bet you're a smart thinker!"

"Yes," Raven replied, her voice sounded only half there.

She scanned the room for some way out. She knew that if she revealed herself, she would never have any peace and quiet.

She spotted the two security guards by the door. Then she remembered, then, something she had almost forgotten.

She could control minds (For this story, at least).

Nobody noticed the strobe white glow of Raven's eyes. They were to busy watching the security guards; both had suddenly jumped up from their seats by the door, and were running towards the clown.

"Harry Gordon, YOU ARE UNDER ARREST. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT."

Raven snuck out, leaving a dumbfounded audience, and the two security wondering why they were cuffing the night's entertainer.

(End Flashback.)

Happy and Starfire had purchased several items at the All Pink Bonanza. Happy now had on a fluffy pink bracelet, and Starfire was eating a "Burger of Cheese" that she had gotten at the "great golden arches."

"Wow, Star. Shopping is, like, sooooo fun! But the fries at McDonalds—they were suspect." Happy clutched her stomach.

"But Raven! Are they not supposed to be colored green?"

Happy winced. "Ya...about that..."

They were heading home now, but both girls saw something as they flew over Jump City Park.

"ICE CREAM!"

After several scoops off Strawberry-Apple Swirl, Double Chocolate Fudge, and Raspberry Cinnamon Vanilla Smashdown, both girls were starting to feel the Green Fries, and now, the ice cream.

Cyborg and Robin were still playing Gamestation when the two girls returned.

Starfire and Happy ran by. "Fries...ice cream...bathroom..."

Both Cyborg and Robin noticed.

"Since when does RAVEN eat ice cream—of French Fries?!"

"I donno, Cyborg." Robin paused. "But I think something's up."

Raven had finally gone to sleep, which meant Beast Boy could relax. He morphed into a kitten, and curled up in the dresser between a cloak and a leotard. He soon fell asleep, and drifted into dream...

(dream)

He was walking down a long path with Raven. they stopped at a brook that appeared out of nowhere, and sat down for a drink.

"Water, M'lady?"

Raven smiled. "Why not?"

After a few minutes, Beast Boy tried to converse.

"Sooooo........"

"So?"

"The view is really pretty, huh?"

A beautiful sunset appeared.

"Yes, it is."

Beast Boy's hand moved over Raven's. Surprisingly, she didn't flinch. He looked into her eyes. Crystalline pools of soft purple. They reflected off the sunset, making them a neon pink, and then a midnight blue.

"It's amazing, y'know? The universe. Stars everywhere. Yeah."

Beast Boy gazed up at the stars. No matter how he looked at them, they always seemed to form Raven's outline.

"Uhum. And the sun. I'll admit, Azarath has nothing on Earthly sunsets. They're one of the most beautiful things."

Two or three minutes later, Beast Boy replied.

"I know something more beautiful."

"What?"

Beast Boy snapped to reality. 'Ahh! what did I just say? I could turn back now, say the water, the planets, pizza, Gamestation... Anything!'

But another part of him didn't seem overly concerned, and it won.

"You."

'Don'tkillmeDon'tkillmeDon'tkillmeDon'tkillme.'

"Really?"

"WellIt'sokifyoudon'tcausewecanstillbefriendsokyeah."

"I do too."

"OhI'msorryIshouldgonow—wait. You do?"

The two shared an awkward moment. Raven broke the ice.

"For a while, I guess. Beast Boy, I love you."

Beast Boy hadn't noticed how close they were until now.

He could feel her sent dance across his face.

Beast Boy and Raven both leaned in to close the gap, and ended up bumping into each other.

Right on the mouth.

It felt like the moment would never end, when...

The sky turned dark, and Raven's two purple eyes became four bloody red ones.

Beast Boy ran and ran and ran and ran, but he was going nowhere. His feet were two giant concrete blocks that held him firmly in place. Raven leaned over him, with a huge sneer on her face. "What the— Beast Boy!?"

Wait, that wasn't part of the dream.

Suddenly, Beast Boy snapped back to reality.

The lights were on, and Raven was staring at his now normal form. 'So I can sleep-morph. Great.'

Smiling sheepishly, he looked up.

"Hiya, Raven."

R&R

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