Chapter 11 (A/N: BE WARNED, THIS CHAPTER MIGHT SCARE SOME!)
Beast Boy put his face on his gloved hands. He was in an extreme state of emotional distress. Even though he was sitting a on a very comfy bed, in a very comfy robe, he was still miserable. After Raven had kissed him, he really hadn't felt that good about himself. He requested the use of a shower, so she led him to Happy's territory for the bathroom. He was a little surprised at first that Happy's room was a bathroom, but then it occurred to him that nothing should be able to surprise him by now.
Beast Boy changed back into his uniform, and let out a loud sigh. He hadn't even begun to comprehend what he had gotten himself into when he first saw the Feminine Raven. Now, he was beginning to see the big picture. Taking the time to chat with Raven seriously after she had kissed him, he'd discovered that she was made of Anger, Happy, Wisdom, Knowledge, Brave, Timid, and one emotion that Beast Boy hadn't met: Affection (A/N: Thank you Joshua.)
But Anger…this could be bad. He had seen the horrible potential Anger had, and really didn't want to bring it out. So in order to do that, he should probably ask her what he could do to keep her from getting mad.
Once he managed to meet up with Raven again, he asked her just that. She responded in a very girly way, "Well, in the first place, I guess you could not keep on coming on to the real Raven, you could make sure to visit me every day, and try not to argue with me. And try not to ignore my affections, for that would bweak my hahrt."
Her very answer was almost as ridiculous as the baby-talk she used as she spoke the last of it. He would find it really hard to not ignore her affections, although why he didn't know; he almost never argued with her anyway; visiting her everyday might become an issue with him being a superhero, and he did NOT come on to Raven!!! Especially lately with the uncomfortable tension that would be between them now. Sure, he might have…oh, he didn't know really…flirt with her a LITTLE, but that was all really harmless. Then again, when one was infatuated, jealousy held no boundaries. 'Whoa there!' Since when did he get so…formal in his vocabulary? Perhaps it was all the time he spent with Feminine Raven. And now he was going to have to spend even more time around her if he wanted to steer clear of her anger. But for today, since he had visited her multiple times, he figured he could go now. "Alright then! I've noted everything! Well, it's probably getting late in the real world, so would you mind if I left for the day?"
She pouted pathetically, but she didn't fight him. "Okay; I don't want to keep you from getting your rest. Do I get a kiss goodnight?" Raven pouted her big lips, and waited.
Holding back a flinch, he leaned forward, and kissed her. It was short, but fortunately she didn't yell at him for it. She just waggled her fingers in farewell, and watched him leave. This attitude she was giving him was sort of scary, but he supposed that it was his own fault for encouraging it with all the winking he did when he visited her recently.
Taking his leave, he exited through the forbidden door. After he popped out of the book, he reached down, put it back up on the shelf, and was about ready to leave when the door opened. Beast Boy held up his hands, ready to explain himself, but apparently, Raven hadn't even noticed him. That became obvious when she flipped on her light, and, with her back still to him, took off her robe.
Beast Boy's eyes bulged out of his head, and his jaw fell to the floor. She hadn't turned around, so Beast Boy took his time to shamelessly observe the view. But as he watched her remove the towel from her head and shake out her hair, he thought he should tell her he was here. "Eep," he squeaked.
Raven flipped her head around, and her eyes grew about as wide as Beast Boy's had. "Damn you Beast Boy! What the hell are you doing in here!!??"
He lost his memory for a moment, but then he shook his head to clear it, and said, "I was trying to work out what happened before."
She finally had her robe back on. Then she turned around, and paused, then pulled a few strands of her wet hair out of the robe as she said, "Well you didn't get it off to a very good start."
The real seriousness of the situation came to Beast Boy then, and his face turned somber, and his ears even drooped. "I know. But I really want to get this mess sorted out."
Her eyes rose to his, and Beast Boy looked at her peculiarly. "Uh…aren't I usually shorter than you?"
Raven looked down at her feet, and groaned. He followed her gaze. Her feet were petite, and her toes were a little chubby; very cute in a Raven sort of way. Beast Boy looked up as she walked to her closet, and stepped one foot into a shoe. He looked on in surprise as he saw her gain a couple inches. "But…those don't have a heel."
Raven looked down, and pulled the robe up a bit. "They're on the inside."
A brow rose. "Why?"
Raven shrugged, and slipped into her other shoe. "Azarath fashion."
Beast Boy indignantly put his hands on his hips. "Aw! Not fair! You've gotten away with being taller than me all this time when you're really not?"
She hung her head at him in annoyance as she slid into her walk-in closet, speaking to him behind the sliding door. "I wore what made me comfortable. Don't make me a victim of your petty competition."
He couldn't help but smirk a little at her intelligent little come-back. But he got straight to business, knowing that his improvised idea would stop the new founded chemistry between them, and it would help him keep Feminine Raven from getting angry. "Anyway, I know that what happened earlier really was an accident. I don't know how it happened exactly, and I don't know why." He continued to talk as Raven came out of her closet, fully dressed, and went to her bed to make it. "But I know that neither of us wanted it to happen. So, I figure, that maybe you and I could put it behind us once and for all." As she suddenly faced him again, her hood fell back, and he saw the glow and twinkle in her soft violet eyes. "And have one last kiss, to stop everything for good."
The violet eyes widened again, and Beast Boy had to restrain himself from doing the same thing. He hadn't intended to suggest such a thing as one last kiss. But when he saw her eyes sparkle like that, he felt some sudden compulsion to kiss her again.
But why not? When he kissed Feminine Raven, he had hated it. It was moist, there was too much suction, and her lips were way too big. But when he'd kissed the real Raven…wow! Her lips were soft, like suede. Feminine Raven kissed forcefully, but the real Raven kissed passionately. Her lips were warm and sweet, and even though she just had had soup at the time, her breath was wonderfully sweet. Raven kissed well one would never guess it was her first kiss.
"One last kiss huh?"
He was brought back into reality by her words. "Yeah. Personally, I think it would help us get our friendship back. Or what there was of it."
Raven appeared to give it a lot of thought, for her eyes shifted in almost every direction. "And from here on it's nothing but our friendship?"
Beast Boy nodded. "Sure. We had a good thing going on before all this kissing stuff started to happen."
She nodded in agreement. "Alright."
Walking up to him, Raven closed her eyes, and pursed her lips a little. But before she could do anything, Beast Boy put a finger on her mouth. She looked down at him in confusion, and leaned back from his touch. "What?"
He grinned happily. "No fair, take off your shoes."
She let out a scoff. "Come on! Just let me get it over with!"
Beast Boy wasn't sure if he should be insulted, but he decided not to take it that way. He crossed his arms in a demanding way, and put his nose in the air in mock superiority. "Come on, you're gonna be taller than me for a long time because of those heels! The least you could do is give me now."
Puffing out her cheeks in an aggravated sigh, Raven slipped out of her boots. She couldn't tell Beast Boy the real reason she was agreeing to one last kiss. He did it very well, so it probably wasn't his first one. Either way, the enjoyment of their last kiss was short-lived, so she wanted this one to be in her memory. Something that she would keep hidden in her mind away from anyone else so she could always remember what this one time was like.
As she looked up at him from her shortened position, Raven flapped her hands out. "Happy now?" She asked in annoyance.
With that typical irritating grin, Beast Boy dropped his hands, and said with absolute smugness, "Yes, I believe I am."
Her eyes rolled, but before she could comment again, Beast Boy was cupping her cheeks and leaning down towards her face. She watched in fascination as his face came closer to hers. His eyes sparkled in anticipation, but they were void of any amusement, and his face was solemn and focused. She had never seen him like that. He looked…handsome.
Unlike the other times she had complimented him recently she didn't want to take this one back. She was proud of the way she felt. Why, she didn't know. But no time was left for her to think about it, for his lips came down to hers. First, he gently pecked her mouth a couple times, before moving down further to take them completely. He was being very tender, and was treating her sensitively, as if taking care. It was interesting as to last time where they were both pretty urgent; but now, Beast Boy was being incredibly gentle, as if he wanted to savor it as much as she did. Her emotions were currently on simmer, so there wasn't anything very explosive about it. That being the case, there probably wasn't any danger in her putting her hand on his wrist.
He brought his hands to her shoulders, and lower still until they snuck under her cape and around her hips. What was coming over her? Her arms were wrapping around his neck, and she had to rise to her toes to meet his mouth properly. His hands caressed her back, in way that would normally make her ticklish, but this time it was a pleasing touch that sent warmth throughout her body. Her eyes, that had slid closed as soon as he had first kissed her, popped open when she felt Beast Boy pry her mouth open.
They slid closed again as she moaned out her acceptance. His tongue stroked past hers, and slowly explored her mouth, like he was trying to memorize every inch. But still, he was gentle, as though not to frighten her, only to bring them both the best pleasure. And it was definitely working for her. His gentle passion was such a balm to her tainted soul, she didn't even care that suddenly her bed was creaking. He tasted so good! Like the herbal tea he'd spent the day drinking. A private smile came to her, and just as she was about to return his kiss, she jolted back in fright as her bed dropped from his legs to the floor. Raven covered her mouth in shock, she turned to Beast Boy, who looked like he was feeling a little guilty. Blushing, Raven clasped her hands behind her. "Maybe you better go."
He nodded a light blush of his own illuminating his cheeks. As he was leaving, his face disappeared behind the door. Then, when it appeared again, a mischievous grin lit his face. "Oh, and Raven?"
She rose her eyebrows in acknowledgement. "You could bounce a quarter of that!"
Raven lunged at him, but laughing, Beast Boy shut the door before she could attack.
Beast Boy leaned against the closed door in his room, and closed his eyes. He knew Raven liked it, he could tell by her eager response. He wanted to keep things soft. His previous kiss of the day was with Feminine Raven, and that was disgusting! But now…everything was so sweet and emotional his heart started aching. Raven… she was so smart, funny, brave, so…beautiful.
He hung his head and started to laugh at himself. Something was really wrong with him. He had always known these things in the back of his head, but ever since the Feminine Raven came out, he started thinking about them in the front of his head. Geez, Feminine Raven was trying to get him to fall in love with her, but he was actually falling i-WHOA WHOA WHOA TIME FRIGGIN OUT!
No way! No how! Impossible! Not gonna happen! He did NOT love Raven! No way! He was just…getting…feelings for her…that was ALL. He was a guy for crying out loud, guys didn't get emotional and mushy!
Clearing his throat, and hiking up his belt, Beast Boy strutted comically to his bunk bed. It had been a long day.
(In Raven's mind the next day.)
"It was hard to escape, but I managed to sneak in here before Raven caught me."
Raven tilted her head. "Well, I'm so glad you took the risk."
Beast Boy grinned mock proudly. "Hey, it was worth it."
Raven smiled softly, but her eyes shifted away.
Paranoid to even the slightest emotional change, Beast Boy's eyes went wide with panic. "What's wrong?"
Her wide doe-eyes bore through him, but he was worried he could see some strange emotion in there that he really didn't want to get involved with. "Well, I could feel it."
Confused, Beast Boy tilted his head, and leaned back onto the book shelf. "Feel what?"
Suddenly, the fuschia cape turned a deep, blood red, and her eyes changed to the very same color. There were also two more. Her nails looked a little sharper as she clawed out her fingers. "You … kissed … RAAAAVEEEENNNNN!!!"