Tet: Okay so I decided to update again…I feel like that last chapter was kind of…unplaced…I dunno…I had to make it that way and I guess you'll just see what happens huh?

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Chapter 8: Coffee Cups of Friends Forever

I woke up hours later and I felt ready to go out in the world.

I had been given a second chance on this Earth, and I would make the best of it. I wanted to be friends with both Raven and Terra, for now…

Yes, Terra…I feel like I should forgive her…If she crosses my path that is. I'm not going to go find her…

"Raven?"

She kept sleeping. I watched her for a little bit, and touched her soft hair. It was so shiny and felt so nice in my hand.

"Beeeeee"

I quickly let go of her hair and watched her. She was talking in her sleep.

Suddenly her head lifted off the sheets and she rubbed her eyes. She had finally let go of my hand and I shuddered when her hand left mine. I prayed she didn't realize.

"Ah good morning.", I said smiling.

"Good Morning!"

Raven was unusually perky. Maybe she should take some of Starfire's medication.

I decided to get out of this bed.

I started to pull off the sheets and Raven slammed her hand down to stop me.

"Huh?"

"Uhh…", she blushed.

"You're not wearing, um, anything. The doctor had to examine you…But don't worry!", she added quickly, "We all left. When she examined you. Yeah."

I suddenly felt very hot in the sheets. I wrapped them around me and stood up from the bed, wearing only them.

Raven quickly got up and ran to open the door for me.

I walked to my room and put on clothes. I went to the living room to find Raven but she wasn't in there.

"Good morning Beast Boy!"

It was Robin. Everyone was perky today, huh?

"Good morning. So, you don't happen to know where Raven is do you, I added casually.

"She's up on the rooftop." Up on the rooftop something something something, down through the chimney with old Saint Nick! I hate that song. She better not be doing anything with santa.

I walked up to the roof and approached her from behind.

"BOO!"

Raven jumped forward and almost lost her balance. So she was human.

She turned around and let out a sigh of relief.

"You…really shouldn't be up here, you know?"

"Yeah…"

I contemplated saying what I was about to next.

"Look do you want to, maybe…go get some coffee with me? You know…get out of here? It's December and, it's beautiful outside. I think we should talk too."

"Yeah, sure why not?"

I pulled my scarf a little tighter around my throat, and grabbed her hand.

"Let's go."

We took the T-Car to one of my favorite café's in Jump City.

I was nervous, and I couldn't help speeding there.

As I ran a second red light, Raven looked at me nervously. "Um, you might want to slow down a bit?"

"Ah…yeah sorry about that.", my voice was squeaky.

We turned the corner and I parked the car a little bit away. I needed to stretch my legs.

"Wow, you parked so close. Any closer and we would have parked in the door."

Ah, yes the old Raven.

"I like the cold air. It feels…almost, sad."

She raised her eyebrows, as we walked together down the snowy street.

"So then you're sad about something?"

"Well, I guess you could say that."

We entered the café and sat down at a small white marble circular table by the window.

A cute blonde waitress with (I couldn't help but notice), a big chest, scurried over and pulled out a notepad to take our order.

I was dazed, she was beautiful.

"Hi, welcome to 'Tragic Misery', can I take your order?"

She looked up, and I could not believe my eyes.

It was Terra.

Her eyes widened and she turned around and made to run into the back room.

I jumped out of my chair and grabbed her arm, "Terra wait!"

She stopped, and I suddenly found her arm shaking in my hand.

Terra turned around and slowly walked to out table, grabbed a chair and threw herself onto it.

Raven just stared at her, as though she didn't believe what was happening was real.

I sat down quickly and cleared my throat.

"So…you work here now?"

She looked up at me and I saw tears fill her eyes.

"Beast Boy…I-I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt Starfire…"

"It's okay, really. And I didn't try to…you know, because of you. I just couldn't deal with all the drama and I wanted it to stop. But that's all in the past. Please, don't cry."

It was too late, tears were escaping from her eyes, and running down her pink cheeks.

Raven just sat there staring at the table.

I reached my hand out and wiped the tears from her face. Terra looked up into my eyes.

"Can I get some coffee, today please?"

Raven was calling another waitress, a look of annoyance on her face as her eyes swept over the weeping Terra.

A brunette with a nametag that said Ariel on it, came over.

"Uh, sorry about her."

"That's okay we know her.", I said. She looked deep into my eyes.

"So what do you guys want?", she whispered, not taking her gaze off of me.

It suddenly dawned on me how incredibly beautiful she was.

"Uhhhhh…", what was the name of that drink that you drink that I drink that you…my brain prattled on, dumbly.

There was silence except for Terra sniffing, and Raven was staring at me, a look of incredulity on her face.

"Beast Boy!"

"HUH?", I came out of my reverie, and realized I had been drooling.

"Two coffees, please.", Raven looked at Terra, and she gave a hearty sniff.

"I mean, three.", she said, rolling her eyes.

Ariel tore her gaze from me and wrote it down on her notepad.

"Three coffees, got it."

She started to walk away and I stared after her. The world was full of beautiful girls.

Terra wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and looked up, seemingly trying to pull herself together. I hastily looked away from the departing Ariel and saw Raven was staring intently at me, with her head slightly to the left and the trace of a frown on her features.

We sat there in silence, the occasional sniff from Terra.

"So…" I didn't know what to say.

Our coffees finally came, along with Ariel.

I stared wistfully up at her. She avoided my gaze.

I stared after her as she sat down at an empty table a few tables away. I realized there were no other customers in here, just us, in our own soap opera state of things.

I put sugar and milk into my coffee, and as I reached for more sugar my hand felt Terra's. I pulled my hand back as though burned, and looked quickly at Ariel, to see if she had seen. She was reading a magazine with a picture of Starfire and a quote, "I never used to put butter on my toast. Then I realized mustard wasn't a breakfast food."

I drank deeply from my coffee, trying to get the image of me and Ariel, in a café with only ourselves, and no crying Terra and observant Raven.

The images in my head imploded and I tried to remember why I had even brought Raven in here in the first place. Oh yeah, to talk.

"So? How are you?", it was Raven who was speaking.

"I-I'm okay.", choked out Terra.

Her face was dry and she drained the last from her coffee. She beckoned Ariel over with a wave of her hand and she went to get more coffee.

"I've only been working here a few days…since, you know…I don't think I'm doing a good job either, but Ariel,", she flicked her hand to indicate the beauty who had just left with her empty mug, " She owns the place, and she's real happy to have anyone to work here. Apparently, there was an article in some magazine, I think the one Starfire was in, that said that this place was last week's old news. Nobody wanted to work or come here since then. But I like it. It has a certain wintry air about it. Sort of sad, you know?"

I looked at Raven, as I heard the echo of my words seep from Terra's mouth.

"Yeah…I do.", I stared into Raven's eyes from across the table.

Then I decided I had to do it.

"I want to be friends. With, the both of you. At least for now…I can't keep trying to decide which of you I like more, that's just wrong. I'm sorry for all the pain I've caused, and please, I'm sorry I tried to kill myself. I want to be friends."

Raven had no emotion on her face, that I could see. Always had a good poker face, she would take Las Vegas for all it was worth, I thought.

Terra, smiled. "Good. I think the three of us can become great friends." She seized Raven's hand and I saw a shadow of revulsion cross her face. But just a shadow. Like I said, the kid would do well with a hand of cards in front of her. Terra grabbed my hand and I took Raven's.

We sat there holding hands and I finally, felt happy. I sighed.

"Your coffee, dear?", Ariel was back.

Terra took it from her and said thank you, and our hands broke apart.

I tried to say something to Ariel, but my brain was blank.

She turned away, "Wait!", I said thinking fast.

"Yes?", she asked, perhaps a look of hope on her face?

"I…uh, would you like to join us?"

Ariel looked taken aback. She raised her eyebrows. Across the table, so did Raven.

"I…I mean, no one should be alone for the holidays!", I said quickly reciting a line from It's a Wonderful Life, cracking a smile.

"It's only December 10th…" Curse you Raven!

"Yeah but still…", I said, noticing Ariel's apparent disappearance from this conversation.

"Still what?"

I turned to look at Raven across the table, I was getting annoyed now.

"Still, she shouldn't have to sit alone while there are nice, enjoyable people in this room. Or at least two enjoyable people.", I said indicating Terra and myself.

"And what the hell is that supposed to mean?"

"It means, sit down Ariel."

"Don't order her around.", It was Terra who spoke.

"I was just inviting her."

"Really? Because I was under the impression that 'sit down' was more of a command, than an 'enjoyable' invitation.", said Raven glaring at me now.

I glared back.

Ariel hadn't said one thing.

"Ah, how good friends sometimes fight.", said Terra, reminiscently.

"Just say it then Beast Boy.", said Raven, ignoring Terra.

"And what is that?"

"Tell her how you think she's pretty,", I blushed, "And how you haven't stopped staring at her since she came over here to get out order. Just tell her. Oh, or are friends supposed to keep friends secrets?", she said, putting emphasis on 'friends' and turning to look at Terra.

Terra had bit her lip and was looking from me to Raven.

"Come on now guys…don't fight-"

"Fight? Oh we aren't fighting. Raven just feels the need to bring others down. That's how she feels better about herself."

Raven glared at me, if it was possible, more fiercely.

"Is that so? Well, obviously, because you would really know all about me. Seeing how whenever we try to talk, you get distracted and we end up not talking about anything at all."

I glared back at her.

"At least I tried.", I spat.

"So you think I haven't tried? Well why did I sit in that damn infirmary for hours on end then?"

"I don't know. When I did try to spea-"

"I told you to stop, because you sounded as if you would cough up a lung."

"Well at least I didn't sleep half the fucking time."

"I can't say I pictured things to have turned out this way, my third day on the job.", said Terra, thoughtfully.

There was an uncomfortable silence, as Raven and I seemed to be connected by the line of fire of our glares.

"So, should I sit or…?"

We all looked at Ariel.

Tet: So? Tell me what you thought, please! I'm Tetra, bringing you the romantic comedy of the ages, Eternity Moment! I'll see you for Chapter 9!

Thanks for reading.