AN: Sorry, I don't own or write for Teen Titans.
Chapter 3: Meditation and a Trip to the Park
Raven and Beast Boy lay on the now clean floor of Beast Boy's room, each out of breath. They had been playing Stankball War for at least two hours and in the process had cleaned his whole floor of all the clothes and trash. True, a lot of it was plastered to the walls and ceiling, but they really didn't care.
"That was the most fun I've ever had," said Raven with a smile.
"Dude, I knew you were good, but I had no idea you were that good at Stankball," said Beast Boy laughing.
Raven giggled and this made Beast Boy turn and look at her. She was lying on her back, looking up at the ceiling. She was still catching her breath and he couldn't help watching her chest fall and rise. He quickly felt himself blushing and he looked away.
"So, what do you wanna do now?" he asked.
"Actually," she said sitting up, "I should do some meditating. Letting my emotions out like that was really irresponsible for me. Even if it was fun."
"Oh, so you're gonna go to your room now?" he asked sitting up with her.
"Well, that is the best place for me to meditate," said Raven and she stood up.
Beast Boy quickly hopped to his feet as well and said, "So… do you think we can do something later?"
"Uh, sure," said Raven growing a little shy again. "I'd like that."
He walked her to the door and opened it so she could leave. "So, I'll see ya later then," he said with a sweet, awkward smile.
"Yeah," said Raven smiling and putting her hands behind her back. "I'll see you later." She began to walk away and Beast Boy was about to close the door when she suddenly turned back around and said, "Unless…" Beast Boy stopped and reopened the door. Raven felt her heart racing. "Unless, you want to try meditating with me," she said nervously and shyly.
"You wanna teach me how to meditate?" he asked, slightly shocked.
"Well… only if you want to," she said. "I mean, you don't have to say yes. And I'd understand completely if you didn't want to."
"I do," he said before she could go on. "I mean, I'd like to meditate with you. I've never done it before and, heck, I like to try new things." Raven felt relieved and she smiled at him.
Beast Boy sat across from Raven on her bed. He was sitting cross legged, like she was, and had his eyes closed. Raven was slowly teaching him how to calm his mind and find his center. He had never felt so relaxed before. Raven opened one of her eyes slightly and saw him start to teeter back and forth. She knew what was coming, but she didn't do anything to stop it. She bit her lip, held back her laughter, sat back and watched. Suddenly Beast Boy fell asleep, folded over, and tumbled off of the bed.
He woke up in mid air and gave a short shriek just before he hit the floor. Raven began to laugh hysterically and everything in her room began to fly around and break. But she didn't care. She held her sides and rolled back and forth on her bed.
"What the heck did you do?" he asked, holding his poor head that hit the floor.
"I didn't do anything," she howled. "You fell asleep and…" she couldn't even finish the sentence. Tears were streaming down her face and her sides genuinely ached.
Beast Boy got to his feet and crawled back onto the bed. "Ow! I think I have a concussion," he said touching his head and face gingerly.
Raven calmed herself down and saw that he really looked like he hit his head pretty hard. "I'm sorry," she said, doing her best to hold back her giggles, but still smiling. "Here, let me see your head." She crawled over to him and got a good look at him. She saw that the area he had hit was red and he might have a slight bruise on his cheekbone and a bump on his head.
Beast Boy suddenly ignored the pain he was feeling and noticed how close she was to him. He could feel the heat of her body and her breath just touching him. His heart was racing and he really didn't want her to move away.
"Close your eyes," she said softly.
"Why?" he asked, not really thinking straight.
"I'm going to make your head feel better," she said placing her fingers on his eye lids and closing them for him. A glowing blue light came from her hand and she held it to his face and head. Beast Boy felt the headache he had quickly melt away and was replaced by a cool, refreshed feeling. "There you go."
He opened his eyes and saw that she was still very close to him, and smiling. "Thanks," he said.
"No problem," she said smiling sweetly back. "Anyway it was my fault. I shouldn't have just let you fall asleep like that." She moved back and sat across from him again.
"That's okay," he said. "I guess I'm not the meditating type."
"Actually, most people fall asleep the first time they reach their center and their minds become peaceful," said Raven. "You're on a good start. Though, I'm sure you'll never trust me enough to try meditating again."
"Why would you say that?" he asked.
"Well, I deliberately let you fall on your face," said Raven bringing her knees up to her chest. "If I were you I wouldn't trust me again."
"Well I happen to be a very trusting guy," said Beast Boy smiling. "And I'd love to try meditating again. Aside from falling off the bed after falling asleep, it felt really… cool. I liked it."
"Really?" asked Raven. "Okay. Let's try it again."
The two meditated for an hour before Raven decided that they had done enough for the day. She helped bring Beast Boy back and he looked a little tired. He began to yawn and stretch.
"Man, I could go to sleep after that," he said mid stretch.
"Now you know why I'm usually so quiet and calm," said Raven.
"Yeah," chuckled Beast Boy. And then he thought for a moment. "Hey, why haven't you been like that today?"
Raven thought for a second and realized he was right. "I don't know," she said. "Maybe it's because I'm spending the day with you."
"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" he asked hesitantly.
Raven giggled and said, "It's a good thing."
Beast Boy felt relieved and smiled. "Maybe we should spend the day together more often," he said. "Hey, you hungry? It's gotta be lunchtime by now."
"Yeah, I'm starving," she said and the two crawled off of the bed.
As they walked into the common room they saw Robin and Cyborg playing video games. Starfire was in the kitchen making lunch for everyone. So, in other words, they were going to skip lunch. Raven knew that Beast Boy most likely wanted to play video games with the other guys.
"You can go play video games, if you want," she said. "I know that you would probably want to do that more than look for something to eat for lunch with me."
"Actually, I really don't feel like playing video games right now," said Beast Boy, a little surprised. "But I also don't want to try whatever Star's cooking." He said this a little softer and into Ravens ear. She giggled and this made Starfire turn towards them.
"Friends! Would you care to try the lunch I am preparing?" asked Starfire with a smile.
"Uh, actually Star, we were just heading out," said Beast Boy with a smile. He grabbed Ravens hand, which gave her shivers, and the two ran out of the room then out of the tower.
"I can't believe they're still acting all chummy," said Cyborg as he passed Robins red car.
"Yes, they are quite happy with each other," said Starfire going back to cooking her unwanted meal. Then she sighed. "I wish it did not have to end."
"Well, sooner or later they're going to get each other mad," said Robin, pushing Cyborg's blue car out of the way and taking the lead once more. "It's just a question of when."
Beast Boy and Raven touched down in the park. Beast Boy had told her to follow her and the two had flown. It was a nice day out, a warm breeze was blowing. There were a few clouds in the sky, but it was a genuinely sunny day. There were a few people in the park, but not too many.
"So what are we doing here?" asked Raven once Beast Boy turned back to normal.
"There's this great place I want to go to for lunch," said Beast Boy.
"It's not going to be an all tofu place, is it?" asked Raven, afraid. "Because I really don't like tofu, and I have tried it before."
"Don't worry, this place is different," said Beast Boy with a smile and he took her hand again.
Now Raven really didn't care where they were going or what they were going to eat. She just liked the fact that he was holding her hand. She felt her heart race and her cheeks blush, but she held onto his hand and let him lead her wherever he wanted.
They came to a little food court in the park where they served everything from ice cream to hot dogs to sea food. Raven had never actually eaten anything from the park food court before and she was a little… unsure.
"So… what can you eat here?" she asked.
"This," he said, leading her over to the little place on the end. It read Falafel Hut in large letters and had a crudely drawn falafel near the name. "Have you ever had a falafel before?"
"No," said Raven, a bit curious.
"Come on, I'll get ya one," he said and released her hand. The smile left his face as he felt how cold his hand was now. But his stomach was empty and he knew that hers probably was too.
Raven found a free picnic table and sat down. She watched as Beast Boy ordered. He turned around and looked for her, so she began to wave. He found her and waved back, a large smile on her face. That smile made her tingle and she couldn't help letting out a loving sigh.
'God he's gorgeous!' she thought as she watched him wait for their orders to be filled. 'He's just so sweet and nice and,' she sighed again and felt her heart flutter, 'he actually held my hand. I don't care if his hand is gloved, I could steel feel the warmth of it.' She saw him turn around with their food and two drinks. He was having some trouble so she quickly got up to assist him.
"Need some help?" she asked with a smile.
"Oh no, I got it," he said as he poorly balanced everything in his arms.
"Let me help," she said grabbing the drinks.
The two went over to the table and sat down. Beast Boy handed her a falafel and unwrapped his own. He licked his lips and took a large bite. "Go ahead, try it," he said through his full mouth.
Raven slowly lifted it to her lips, closed her eyes, and took a bite. Beast Boy tried not to giggle. She let the taste fill her mouth and waited. Then she opened her eyes and looked a little surprised.
"So?" he asked.
"It's… good," she said almost shocked. "It's really good."
"I knew you'd like it," he said taking a sip of his soda.
"No you didn't," she laughed and nudged him. He nudged her back and the two were giggling back and forth. They both felt their appetites fading away as a nervous, warm feeling spread over them.