-1Chapter 6: Christmas eve
Raven awoke the one morning, weeks later, the sun shinning weakly on her bed. She looked at her alarm clock, it was eight a.m. She sat up and yawned, stretching her arms high above her head. There was a small knock on her door.
"What?" She yelled irritably. She thought it might be Starfire asking if Raven wanted any tinsel in her room again.
"Er, hi, sorry it's BeastBoy, can I come it?" He stammered. Raven looked down, she was wearing a nightdress, she yanked her bed cloths up to her neck.
"Yes," she yelled back. The little green guy came shuffling in and stood near her bed.
"Well, since it's only two days till Christmas…I came to ask if you wanna come Christmas shopping with us today. We're all going. The others said I shouldn't hassle you, but I just wanted to know-" He rambled. Raven frowned.
"Er, I think I'll pass." She grunted. He looked so disappointed that Raven almost felt sorry for him.
"Oh…," his ears drooped. "but, Raven, it won't be the same without you!" He whined.
"Why won't it be? I never really do anything interesting when we're out," She grumbled.
"But still! You need to do Christmas shopping too! Scrooge!" He said, sticking his tongue out at her mockingly.
"Fine! I'll go!" She snapped, throwing a cushion at him. He dodged the cushion and his face cracked into a smile.
"Yes! I knew you would!" He beamed at her.
"Now get out before I hit you with some thing heavier!" She retorted growling at him. He ran off out the door. She got out of bed and went to get dressed. What had she gotten herself into?
"Oh this is very fun, Friends!" Starfire was saying happily as they all stood in the mall, their arms laden with bags and boxes. Raven had gotten everyone a present apart from BeastBoy. She honestly didn't have a clue what to get him. Starfire was easiest, anything would have pleased her, so she bought her a charm bracelet with little bows and cute things that Starfire would be interested in. She bought Cyborg a new game for that stupid thing he played all day. She bought Robin a bottle of cologne (she didn't know what to get him either!). She bought all the titans that didn't hang out a T-tower a box of chocolates.
She was looking through shops and nothing that BeastBoy would like caught her eye. He didn't wear jewellery, he didn't wear cologne, he didn't shave, he and Cyborg shared games, she didn't have a clue what music he was into. Well, the only thing she could think of was that he was into drawing. She wandered off from the group and went into the artist's shop. She browsed the shelves, there were so many different colours of paint and pencils. In the end she saw a pack of artist's professional water colour pencils. They were expensive, but she got them anyway. She wondered vaguely why she was even buying him anything.
Back at T-towers, Raven was actually in a good mood. She had even be in a good enough mood to let Starfire put a Christmas Tree in her room. Only a Christmas tree though. They were all sitting in the common room, talking animatedly.
"Imagine dressing up as Santa to steal from shops?" BeastBoy said, referring to the most recent mission they had been on.
"Yeah that sucks…" Cyborg agreed, not taking his eyes off the screen of the T.V. Starfire had put on a CD she had bought, so the room was filled with We Wish You A Merry Christmas. Raven, Robin, Starfire and BeastBoy were busy writing Christmas Cards for their friends and family. Starfire had gotten a bit upset, as her family didn't celebrate Christmas, therefore she couldn't write them a card, so she wrote every one else's family one. She was also fascinated by licking the envelopes.
"Hey Raven, why do you only put the names in them instead of putting a message, or 'love' in them?" BeastBoy asked, peering over her shoulder.
"Hey! You aren't supposed to see until Christmas!" Raven said, slamming her hand over the card. "I can't be bothered. What's the point? It's only a piece of paper," She said, shoving him away.
"I just though since it's the festive season, you might try a little more…" He muttered, and went back to his cards.
"Well you thought wrongly," She said, poking him with her pen. He rubbed his side and blew a raspberry at her. She ignored him.
Then next day was spent, lazing around and writing out cards too. Starfire was bouncing around overjoyed that it was under 24 hours until Christmas. She was listening to Christmas songs again and this time she was singing along to them.
"Friend Raven! Would you like to come and sing along to the Christmas carols with me?" Starfire asked. She grabbed Raven's arm and yanked her up to her feet.
"No! Star- I don't want to!" She replied, angrily trying to get away.
"Why not? Is this activity not fun?" Starfire asked, looking hurt.
"No, well… For you it might be but I don't want to." Raven said, sitting back down. Starfire looked confused.
"Oh, em.. I'll sing alone, if you do not wish to join me," She said, smiling at Raven. Raven nodded.
"Your doing fine yourself anyway Star," She added, so not to make Starfire feel awkward.
BeastBoy was thinking. Starfire is a very good singer, she sings with the right tone and pitch, but Raven's was really beautiful. Her singing enchanted me and made me wanna sing along….
"Right, I think it's time for bed. Whoever wakes up first, wake us all up!" Cyborg called, Every one nodded and went off to bed.