HIIIIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiIIIIIIII……..it's me….um, there will be 4 chapters and an epilouge; one for each Card category (clubs, spades, diamonds, etc.) If you think Im obsessed w/ playing cards, I'm really not, but I just think they're kinda kewl…and I got a deck of cards for Xmas with the brand name "Raven" so….yeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah…. enjoy this third and next to last chapter! Well, for those of u who thought I'm sweet and nice (referring to Card) well I can be a big butt too. So this is the chapter dedicated to my buttiness! (this chap. Is super long, and I'm sorry.) PS- that brain thing? Yeah, I'd do that. Hee hee!
Disclaimer: I own Teen Titans DVDs, action figures and comic books, but not the actual Titans. Pleez R+R, thanx.
It's in The Cards
Chapter THREE
3 of Spades
"Lukkuru Hoshi Kakuro!" Card cried as balls of fire flew from her fists, destroying the missle launchers before her. The force of her shots caused her body to sway in the air, but she easily catapulted forward, dodging metallic spikes that emerged from the ground.
Beast Boy watched the scrawny girl work her way around the course with a glazed look in his eyes. Raven cheered her childhood friend on alongside Starfire and Cyborg. Robin pressed a few buttons, causing Card to set a special 'joker' card on a piece of metal, making it explode.
Beast Boy continued to watch Card and thought about Raven…and what Card said about Raven. Card. Raven. Card. Raven. Raven. Raven. Raven.
The name pounded in his head like a pendulum.
Raven
Raven
Raven…
He was watching Card...But thinking of Raven? This brought him to wondering how minds could do that…just…space out. He began complicating things. Then he realized he had never cared about how brains work until after he realized his strong feelings for Raven….it was all Cards' and Raven's fault he was messing his own brain up. Stupid Azarath Girls….he imagined Card taking a giant brain remover thing and taking his brain out, then replacing it with one that looked kind of like a maze…then wondered how he came up with that. Aw, crap. He was doing it again.
He removed himself from his world of weirdness as Card landed by where the others were standing. She smiled and removed her gloves (A/n: heh, I love gloves!) (A/n: Like Terra has those weird goggles? I have gluvz!)
"Awesome, Cee!" Cyborg exclaimed, pounding poor Card on the back. Beast Boy winced, feeling her pain as she toppled over into the ground head-first (A/n: that actually happened to me once….) Raven helped Card off the ground as Starfire scolded Cyborg, who cowered in fear. Robin told them Card's time; two minutes flat. "With a little more practice, you could really become part of the team!" Robin said happily.
Beast Boy thought again. It seemed like he'd been imagining things for the past HOUR. He never expected only two minutes. He wondered how he did that... DAMMIT! HE WAS THINKING AGAIN! He scolded himself again for trying to be smart.
Card must have noticed his face…or read his mind. Which one was it? anyway, and she winked at him. Or was he imagining things? What makes you imaginative? He made a memo in his head to really hurt himself for that one.
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Raven, Card and Starfire had ventured to the 'mall of shopping' (Card and Starfire had forced Raven to go….) and the guys were left at home with movies, video games, food and each other to keep themselves company. Robin wasn't there though, Beast Boy noticed. His thoughts rested on the fact that Robin was training in the room downstairs (it had begun to rain outside), going over Slade's latest plans, or drooling over a picture of Starfire.
Beast Boy abandoned Cyborg and left to go linger in his messy room alone. (A/n: Oh, NO! writers' block!) …………………………when he reached the doors, he opened them and stepped inside. He then realized: what if Raven ever came into his room? He took a quick glance around…and spied his heart-covered boxer shorts and the striped ones both laying smack on top of his giant teddy bear.
His face went pink. He should really pick up sometime….if he put it off, though, it would never get done…and then one day Raven would come in his room and see all his underwear and toys and neglected CDs lying everywhere, as opposed to the others' rooms…well okay, maybe Starfire's was a little plain and Raven's was kinda dusty…but Robin's room was immaculate…if you counted it as his room…the guy practically lived in the research lab, anyway….
But if Raven did see his underwear, who knows what would happen…it was like if he went into Raven's room and saw a bra lying alone on the ground…especially sense the only things that would be surrounding it were candles or something else super creepy… Beast Boy took one last look at the undergarment-holding teddy bear and decided: "Cleaning it is!" and reached for the nearest shirt.
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Card and Raven were happily grabbing clothes and accessories of the shelves of Hot Topik. Starfire nervously avoided touching the gloomy looking things as Card and Raven would emerge from the dressing rooms and compliment or criticize each other on the clothes. 'All for Card. All for Card.' Raven mentally told herself as she pulled a shirt over her head in the privacy of her dressing room.
Afterwards, they went across the way and into Aberkronie and Slitch (A/n: the spellings of the stores are weird due to the fact that I have never owned these stores, as you may have already guessed…) for Starfire's pleasure. When she emerged, she was carring countless bags of clothes, belts and jewelry…AND she was WEARING some of them. Starfire's idea of clothing was too tight and sugary and skin exposing for their taste….
Raven and Card gave Starfire a small smile and they continued on to the café to eat.
Beast Boy took a step back and wiped his forehead. "THERE! I'm all done!" he said in triumph viewing his newly clean room. "Spotless!" he laughed and dragged the vaccum back out to the house cleaning supplies closet.
"So…" Starfire said with a shudder as she nauseously eyed the gloomy décor around the café they were eating at.
"…dear friends?" Card and Raven's eyes slowly rose from the new book they were poring over.
"Yeah?" they asked in unison.
Starfire nervously giggled.
"Um…do you wish to engage in the playing of the game of 'truthing' and 'daring'?" She asked cautiously.
Card's eyes twinkled with delight and quickly shot towards Raven and then turned back to Starfire. "Sure." She chuckled slyly (A/n: MUAHAHA! I'm getting butty now!)
Raven stared at her. "What? Uh…no."
Card tugged gently on Raven's sweatshirt sleeve. "Aw, c'mon Raven! It'll be fun!"
Starfire's face brightened. "Oh yes, Friend Raven! Let us partake in the playing!"
"PLEEEEEEASE RAVEN!" Card whined persistently.
Raven huffed, frustrated. "FINE! But just one round!"
Everyone turned to stare as Card and Starfire cheered.
After some time, they decided Raven would go first. So on the flight home, Raven turned to Starfire and mumbled "Truth or Dare?"
"Oh joyous! Shall I choose…Dare?" she asked, with a tad of worriedness in her voice.
"ohhhhhkaaaay. Uhm…How about you confess your love to Robin later today?"
Starfire gulped. "uh…all right?"
Card flew in front of Starfire's face and smiled evilly. "Oh-YEAH! Great choice Raven! Time for my special…." Card drew out the 'special' as she flew backwards, with her arms behind her back as she spun around singing "confess your love confess your love confess your love confess your love confess your love confess your love confess your love confess your love confess your love confess your love confess your love confess your love confess your love confess your love confess your love confess your love confess your-----"
"SHUT UP ALREADY!"
Card shut up…then she flew next to Raven
"So Raven…" she grinned madly "Truth or Dare!"
Raven frowned and could feel her head throb. She closed her eyes and with the hint of a smile, said "Truth, of course."
Card stopped flying. Raven and Starfire stopped too.
"Do you-Raven Roth-love Beast Boy?"
Starfire's eyes widened. Sensing she shouldn't be there, she said "oh, view the lovely tower there! I think I shall go onward and join our male friends and…uh…do the confessing of love." She flew off at a fast pace.
Card and Raven turned back to each other. Raven folded her arms.
"No, Card. I don't like him. In fact, I am very close to hating him."
Card's teeth clenched and she rose to her full height. (Five feet and one inch.)
"HOW CAN YOU TELL YOURSELF THAT!"
Raven blinked.
"How can you do that! You know you love him, Raven-and I will NOT stand for this kind of shit! He thinks you still hate him, Raven!"
Then her voice softened as she noticed Raven's tears.
"You shouldn't do that to anyone."
Then Raven loosend the grip on her lone shopping bag.
"You're leaving today aren't you?"
"Not unless you think you need me."
Raven stormed into the tower's main doors. 'she'll visit next year. She will.' Card looked at her.
"I will."
Raven smiled at her fellow telepath. "Okay. Let's get this over with."
Card nodded sadly. "I'll miss you."
"A year's not that long."
"gee, you too."
"…sorry"
They looked at each other. Raven closed her eyes and began to mutter a spell.
The area around Card began to glow brightly-when…
"RAVEN!"
Raven opened her eyes. Card was still there. They both turned to the staircase where Starfire, Cyborg, Beast Boy and Robin were running down.
Cyborg pounded Card on the back again. "Think you'd just leave without saying good bye to us, huh?"
Card laughed half-heartedly. "It's okay. I kinda need to go home. But I WILL be back next year! Don't worry!"
Card gave Raven, Beast Boy and Starfire hugs and tried to give Cyborg a hug when she had to resort to hugging his arm.
She went over to Raven and muttered something in his ear. He glanced at Starfire and blushed.
Then Card went back over and nodded at Raven…but then made a quick 'stop' motion with her hand and dug into her shopping bag.
"Sorry, I was raiding your room earlier." She tossed Beast Boy's present to her friend and winked. Raven gave Card a fake frown but then clutched the large book to her chest and began to say the magic words.
Card began to disappear. There was a flash of light and she was gone.
The titans stood around for a while, making quick glances at Raven, who had silent tears streaming down her eyes.
YAY! 3rd chapter is FINALLY DONE! YEEEES! shrug now I know it doesn't seem like BB's present is a big deal, but in the next chapter, you'll find out why it is. MUWAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAAHAAAHHAAAA! YES! I know I'm a butt. I told ya so! Pleez R+R cuz that chapter wuz good!
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