"Hey Rave, you wanna go see how Beast boy and Terra are doing?" Robin said, immediately regretting he said it. Raven wasn't one to eavesdrop on other people.
There was a moment of silence then…
"Alright," Raven said, and followed him to the meditation room.
Robin was surprised that she had accepted his offer. She normally didn't do things like this. When he reached the door to the meditation room, Robin knelt down to be at eyelevel with the huge brass keyhole, motioning to Raven to do the same.
"What are you doing?" Raven hissed.
"Eavesdropping" Robin said quietly, confused by her question.
Raven gave a snort that sounded a lot like "amateur" and sauntered down the hallway, "Come with me Boy Wonder and I'll show you how eavesdropping is done."
Robin took a quick peek through the keyhole to see if Beast Boy and Terra had heard them, then hurried after Raven.
"What took you so long?"
Robin skidded to a stop and spun around to see Raven leaning against her bedroom door with her arms folded across her chest. A few persistent sunbeams shone through the openings of the dark blinds of her window, casting an ethereal glow around the room. With her mysterious amethyst eyes framed by dark, long lashes peering out of a curtain of black glossy hair, she looked like a beautiful enchantress. Robin suddenly felt breathless; it was as if she had cast a dizzy spell over him.
"Robin? Are you alright?"
He heard Raven's concerned voice sound in his head. With some considerable effort, he banished all thoughts of enchantresses and magical spells to the back of his head and giving her a weak smile, he said teasingly, "See? You should have let me have the last piece of tofu cake. I feel so weak."
She rolled her eyes at him, grabbed his sleeve and pulled him into her room.
"I don't get it. How are we going to spy on Beast Boy and Terra if we're in here?"
Raven felt his curious gaze on her back as she rummaged through her closet for her…
"Found it" She said happily and took a large ancient chest out of its dusty resting place.
"What is that?"
Raven ignored his puzzlement and sat lightly on her bed. She gently blew the dust off the cover and opened it revealing a beautiful…
"A mirror? We're going to spy on them through a mirror?"
"It's not just any mirror," Raven said dreamily, lovingly stroking its oval ivory frame, "It's magic."
The bed sagged as Robin sat next to her. Raven motioned for him to come closer and placed the mirror on their laps, not noticing the faint blush that coloured his cheeks. An incantation poured forth from her lips and to Robin, it sounded melodious and full of power. Their reflections in the mirror faded away and so the spying began …
Beast Boy was standing outside the meditation room nervously shifting from one foot to the other. He had taken a quick shower, brushed his teeth, waxed his hair, changed his clothes five times and taken twelve fresh mints in the short time of ten minutes. And finally when he looked presentable, he had walked calmly to the meditation room and was prepared to knock when…
'What if Raven's wrong?' he thought.
She had said Terra liked him. And Raven was always right…right? Oh how he wished he had more confirmation. All he had was what Raven thought- not that what Raven thought wasn't important… (Just in case she was reading his mind)
"Get a grip man!" He ordered himself. It was now or never. Time to take the plunge. With a slightly trembling hand, Beast boy reached for the door…
"Beast Boy!"
"Terra!" Beast Boy yelled in shock.
She beamed at him from the doorway making his insides flutter pleasantly.
"Did you want something? Beast Boy?"
Beast Boy tore his gaze away from her great smile and fixed them on her forehead. 'Don't look at her eyes' he thought. One look was all it took for him to get lost in those big ocean blue eyes that made him think of…Damn! Look up! Look up!
"Err, I…ah…" He stuttered, "have to talk to you."
"Oh? What about?" said Terra, "wait, come in first."
The first thought that crossed his mind when he stepped into the room was that the air smelled good enough to eat. Sunlight streamed through the windows and formed pools of light on the richly carpeted floor. There were scented candles ; on the mahogany bookshelf crammed with meditation books, around the elaborately carved elephant table and in each individual little 'pots' on the walls that Beast Boy remembered Robin hammering up. The rest of the room was filled with various cushions of all different sizes and colours, scattered haphazardly everywhere.
Beast Boy sat down on the largest cushion and watched Terra as she made an 'armchair' out of several others. When she was seated and comfortable, Terra turned to Beast Boy, ready to give him her full attention and froze…
All she could see was Beast Boy's soft green eyes. Their color reminded her of a serene forest; calming her suddenly quickened heartbeat. There was no reason to feel breathless, she told herself, all she did was build her armchair too close.
'Sorry" she said automatically, but strangely, she didn't feel sorry at all.
"For what?" He said with a little grin on his impish face.
Terra didn't know how long they sat there staring into each other's eyes. All she was conscious of was the increasing pace of her heart beat and the heat on her cheeks. He smelled heavenly, like soap and blueberries. Come to think of it, the boy was looking good today. 'Am I really thinking these thoughts?'
"Uh, for…um…" her blush deepened, "hogging the cushions." She finished lamely.
"It's ok; I'm not really a cushion kinda guy anyway."
Beast Boy knew he shouldn't have looked into her eyes. But it was inevitable. Besides, it was her who had looked at him, mesmerizing him with those vivid blue eyes of hers. Anyway, he didn't mind staring aimlessly into Terra's eyes. It made him feel all warm and bubbly inside. He leaned a little closer….
Suddenly, Beast Boy heard voices. THE DOOR! SOMEONE WAS AT THE DOOR! Jumping a foot into the air, Beast Boy broke eye contact with Terra and landed hard on the floor. Terra was at his side in a flash.
"Are you alright?" she asked, her eyes full of concern.
"Yeah…" He couldn't believe it. He had come so close to kissing her!!! "Yeah, I'm alright…" He got up very carefully and slowly, rubbing his sore rear end. "Told you I don't like cushions."
Terra considered asking him why he jumped. She wondered what would have happened if he hadn't broken their trance. Would he have kissed her?
"So…err, Beast Boy. What did you want to talk to me about?
