A/N Raven being OoC and stuff not blowing up at her emotions is part of the story, guys! Teehee, I love confusing people!
Beast Boy laid on his bed when he made it back to his room. He was still smiling. He couldn't believe she loved it!
"Well, I hope so," he thought out loud, "I spent my whole life's savings on it!" He looked at the green glass on his floor: the remains of his piggybank. He had painted it green so it would look more like himself. He remembered the day. Raven rolled her eyes, mumbling something about his immaturity. The Raven today and that Raven seemed like totally different people... but he didn't mind, as, well, this Raven liked him.
Raven sat on her bed, tracing the outline of the heart with her finger. She couldn't believe she was crying. And why wasn't anything exploding? 'Who cares?' she asked herself, 'This is what you wanted, isn't it? Control of your powers?' 'Yes, but why can I so suddenly control them?' She shook her head. She felt like such an idiot when she argued with herself. But this was ridiculous. Why was she acting so strangely? Crying, hugging Beast Boy, buying LOLLIPOPS? What the hell was wrong ewith her? She sighed, lying back and slowly falling asleep.
The next morning, Raven and Beast Boy snuck glances at each other, blushing and smiling when their eyes met. Robin and Starfire didn't notice. Cyborg just smiled, rolling his eyes. The pair continued to do this when BB was playing Video Games and Raven was reading. Beast Boy crashed so many times he didn't make it past the first lap. Raven didn't finish the first page of her book.
That night, BB walked with Raven to her room. She smiled before shutting the door. Beast Boy grinned stupidly all the way back to his room. He hurried, grabbing the book when he made it. He was pretty sure about what was coming next. He read quickly and his inkling was confirmed. A date. Of course, Beast Boy wanted nothing more than to go out with Raven, but he was obviously very nervous.
He walked up to his mirror. Cursing, he realized it was still broken from the accident a couple nights before. He walked to the bathroom, positioning himself in front of it's mirror.
"Er, Raven, you wanna, y'know, go out, um, Friday, or something?"
'I need to sound a little more... confident,' he thought, 'Make her think I've done this at least a couple times before.'
"Yo, Rae! You, me, Friday night. See ya there."
'Little bit too confident. And assholeish.'
"Hey, Raven, you doing anything Friday?"
'No, overused.'
He sighed. He had no idea what to do. Finally, he decided to do something drastic. He walked to Cyborg's room. He knocked and Cy opened the door.
"Let me guess...," Cyborg said, pretending to think, "Raven problems?"
BB nodded, frowning. "How do I..."
Cyborg cut him off. "You shouldn't rehearse asking her out, B. Speak from the heart."
Beast Boy's eyes widened. "How did you..."
"Lucky guess. Okay, guess two. You don't know where to take her? And yes, I know I'm good."
"Did you install mind-reading technology or something?"
Cyborg smiled. "You have to take her to a nice restaurant for starters."
He put up a hand to stop BB from talking and reached under his bed, pulling out a jar. He opened it and handed Beast Boy a big wad of cash.
"Don't mind paying me back. I've been waiting for you two to get together for almost as long as I have for Rob and Star!"
BB's mouth was wide open.
"Are you serious? There must be 1000 bucks here!"
"I
know. Okay, so you have to take her to the nicest place in town.
Then, take her down to the harbor. They have ferry rides with a dance
floor and all. Romantic."
"Have you planned this?"
"I knew you would come to me someday."
"Um, yeah. Well, thanks, dude! I'm off to bed."
"Good luck B."
They
exchanged a quick smile and Cy chuckled to himself when Beast Boy
left.
"I hope I'm best man at their wedding."
Beast Boy couldn't sleep. He was half excited and half scared out of his wits. He finally went to sleep. When he woke the next morning, he headed to the common room. He ate the tofu waffle Cyborg had made for him.
"Syrup?" Cyborg asked, smiling.
Beast Boy ignored him, staring blankly ahead. He stabbed the waffle with his fork, raising it to his mouth and taking huge bites. He quickly finished it, but continued to stab the plate, raise the fork to his mouth, and chew air for 5 minutes. He finally stopped when he noticed Cyborg laughing uncontrollably at him. He turned pink, giving a nervous laugh. Cyborg patted him on the back, grinning.
"Don't worry, buddy, you'll do fine."
He left the room. and Beast Boy put his head down on the table, repeatedly bashing it against it.
That night, Beast Boy finally mustered the courage and marched to Raven's room. "It seems I've been doing this a lot, lately," he thought out loud. He took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
"Beast Boy," he answered before she asked.
"Come in," she said plainly.
He opened the door. "Hey."
Raven raised an eyebrow, but smiled. "Hello..."
"So, Raven. You think you.. y'know, might wanna go do something on Friday?" He smiled nervously, blushing.
She turned bright red. "Are you... asking me out?"
He blushed harder. "I guess I am. Are you accepting?"
"I guess I am," Raven replied, smiling.
"Okay, then!" BB smiled again, "Friday night, seven o'clock, dress formally!"
Raven raised her eyebrow again. "Where are we going?"
Beast Boy winked. "It's a surprise!"
Raven rolled her eyes as he left, but as soon as the door was closed, she jumped in the air, exclaiming, "Yes!" Little did she know he was doing the same thing outside her room.
Two days passed and it was Friday. Beast Boy was in his bathroom, examining himself in the mirror. Cyborg stood behind him. "You look fine!"
"Cy, I don't wear tuxes."
"You have to! The restaurant's got a dress code, y'know. It's not Ralph E. Carrot's, B."
"I know, but what if she doesn't like it?"
"What if she does?"
BB sighed as Cyborg grinned.
Raven had just showered. She sat in her bedroom, looking at herself in the mirror. There was a knock. "Who is it?"
"It is Starfire."
She sighed, walking to the door in her bathrobe and opening it. "Yes?"
"Friend Raven, I am
wishing to assist you in the getting ready?"
Raven looked at
her. She had the excited look of a small child who wanted a new toy,
the one you couldn't resist if you tried. "Sure."
Star squealed in delight, clapping her hands together. "Glorious!"
She pushed Raven into a chair and pulled her over to the mirror. She brushed out her hair, smiling happily.
Beast Boy sat nervously in the common room, tapping his fingers together. When he heard the door open, he jerked his head up swiftly. It was Starfire.
"Friends!" she
exclaimed excitedly, "I give you... Raven!"
Raven walked
in, blushing furiously. Beast Boy's mouth dropped open. She was
wearing a beautiful strapless lavender gown. Her hair was up in a
tight purple bun. She was even wearing makeup. Cyborg and Robin
stared at her in amazement, and Cyborg whispered, "Lucky."
Beast Boy opened and closed his mouth, but couldn't bring himself to say anything. Finally, he managed a "Wow." Raven blushed more, but smiled. He took her arm and they headed outside. BB had ordered a limo.
It was now Raven's turn to be amazed. "How did you..." Beast Boy put a finger to his lips, winking.
"That's for me to know and you to... not."
She smiled as he opened the door for her. They sat in the car, both very nervous. They didn't really talk much. Occasionally their knees would brush together, causing them to both blush and apologize. Finally, they made it to the restaurant. Raven gasped in surprise as they walked in. It was the fanciest(and most expensive) place in town.
They were seated. "Where the hell did you get all this money?"
Beast Boy laughed. "I would tell you, but then I would have to kill you."
They ordered and ate. It was the most incredible experience of BB's life. Raven laughed at every one of his jokes, and even told some of her own. They talked about music, television, movies, food, and even the other Titans. They shared a chocolate chip brownie with hot fudge and ice cream for desert: a treat they both loved.
"You really like chocolate?" Beast Boy asked, smiling.
"Every girl likes chocolate, Beast Boy," Raven replied, taking a bite. "It's a guilty pleasure."
After dinner, they drove
down to the harbor. They had a big ferry there, and every Friday
night they had 2 hour "mini-cruises", kins of like Kitten's
prom, but the ship was sailing. BB took Raven's hand and they boarded
the ship just before it set sail. Beast Boy put on his cute
face.
"Care to dance?"
She smiled and allowed him to lead her to the dance floor. Suddenly, she looked at him in surprise.
"What?"
"When did you get taller than me?"
He laughed. It was true. He was now a little bit taller than her. The song that was playing went off, and "Flying Without Wings" by Westlife came on. They danced together, her head on his shoulder. "I guess this will be our song," Beast Boy thought, smiling to himself.
A/N: So, their date has come. Not quite over, but this seemed like a good place to end it! Hope you enjoyed the chapter, and please continue to answer the poll from Chapter 3 if you haven't already! Much love to all my reviewers!
