Disclaimer: Chapter 7 – Suspicion And Something's Up
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Beast Boy's POV:
"He-he…" was all I could say. Robin looked at me. Cyborg glared at me. And believe me, there is a difference. Anyone could tell about that.
"See?! He practically admits it right in front of your face!" Cyborg pointed to me, a curled up ball of green, cowering in a corner while the two above me vilified each other.
Robin, not even looking at me, said, "Oh, come on! You had this all planned out. Where's the script?"
Cyborg, fuming, didn't even notice when I sneaked out.
"Would you just LOOK AT THE BOY?!" He's obvi-" He stopped in his tracks, realizing that the small green ball by the name of Beast Boy was nowhere to be found. I snuck a little bit off of the corner I was hiding behind and peeked right behind it just to see Cyborg's enraged, seething face when he saw I had "vanished".
"He-he," I snickered to myself. I tiptoed to my room, careful not to make any noise. I tried shutting my door slowly and cringed when the hinges creaked slightly. Once it had been closed all the way, I entered my 1-in-a-trillion-times clean room and sat down on my bed. My eyes, full of dreariness from waking up at 3:00, felt very, very, very, very, very, very, very tired. My eyelids shut under the burden on top that got heavier each second. I dropped onto my bed, not bothering to pull the covers over me. I was already hot from all the excitement today. My head was swirling with this morning's thoughts. Those thoughts turned into spinning images of Raven to the look on Cyborg's face when he saw I was missing, then finally changing into dreams. Exotic places and things traveled into my mind in my sleep, as vivid and lucid a dream can be.
Then, a sign from somewhere in the tower. Or a thought. Take you pick. But it was a wake-up call saying, TIME TO GET UP, BEAST BOY! I sat up and rubbed my eyes groggily. Then I looked around me. Oh yeah, I fell asleep on my bed, I thought as I started to recall what had happened that morning. As thoughts from this morning came flooding back into me, I sighed and got up. If only I could find some way to repeat that morning. Some way other than imagining that moment with Raven, or Cyborg's incensed, livid, expression when he saw I was gone. I laughed out loud and sighed again. That had been quite and eventful morning, yes it had. I got up and got dressed.
As I walked out my doorway, I saw Raven quietly gliding down the hallway with her hood down looking as beautiful as ever. She was holding a book in her hand. I tilted my head sideways so that I could read the title. 'Wild Magic', it read. By Tamora Pierce. Ok, that is a freaky title. Who would want to read about 'Wild Magic'? Actually… If Raven is reading it… And it's about some kind of magic or whatever…. Then it's the greatest book of all time! Or something like that. I wanted to read it if Raven did. Surely everyone would. (A/N: Umm… I'm not sure if Beast Boy can read, but the book's there for a reason.)
"Um… Raven? Can I borrow that book?" I asked as she passed me by three feet in the hall. She stopped and looked at me with a face that said, 'Hmmm…questionable. Should I say no? Or yes? Is he playing a trick on me?'
"Why? I mean, why do you want to read it?" she said at last.
"Because- because- because…um… It's a book and books are supposed to be read? And- and- and it looks like a good one?" I hoped she would buy it. For now, at least.
"Ok… Sure. It's really great, just…Oh, never mind." She tossed the book to me and turned back towards the end of the hall, silently floating away from me. Then she stopped a few yards away from where she was a minute ago and turned back around to take one last look at me. And she smiled. Oh, that beautiful smile… Oh, those glittering eyes… Anyone could get lost in those two perfect eyes… They were two ideal, violet diamonds, fireworks shooting within. They were like two pools of lilac lilies, swirling with delight. They were two identical lavender crystals, dancing and singing with joy.
I woke from my trance, suddenly hearing a crashing noise behind me. I turned around to look, and saw a small shelf with books messily piled on top of it fall over, some books following it.
"Oh… Great. Just what I needed." I swiveled my head around to see Raven's disappointed and annoyed face staring at the open books strewn all over the hallway floor.
She walked back over and started cleaning the mess up. I scurried over to aid her with arranging the books on the shelf. I figured she would need it; there seemed to be thousands of hardbacks and paperbacks alike, sprawled everywhere. I quickly put the books nearest to me away and reached over to Raven's side.
"Oh… Sorry…" Raven whispered softly as my arm brushed against hers, sending a warm feeling through my body.
We cleaned the mess up quickly and stood up. And I could have sworn she muttered,
"Just wonderful. Another one to control." Then…
"Well… Enjoy that book. Um… But watch out for the old English… It can get a little confusing," she said out loud, walking out the door. I left soon after that, too. I went back to my room, eager to see what the book was all about. I read it for a while, then, finally reaching the middle, I pondered about what had happened so far. (A/N: That's what happened in the book.) It was really quite good; Monsters attacked from everywhere and this girl named Daine senses them. She can talk to animals, and I think that's cool. I read on, and it seemed like only an hour had passed. I had finished the book by the time I set it down. I'll return it to Raven later, I thought.
I strolled into the living room, where Cyborg was watching TV. Careful to avoid him, I crouched and crept into the kitchen. I looked back and the metal man was still flipping from channel to channel. I kept squatting and waddled into the kitchen still looking at him. I rose up slowly, and-
"AAAHHHH!" I yelled. "Oh, sheesh. It's just you." I sighed as Robin came into view.
"What are you doing crouching down so that anyone can step on you?" He helped me up and sat down in a chair as he began his whole psychiatrist routine.
"You sure are acting weird today. Is something bothering you?"
"Oh, it's nothing. Just… Life, right? It can get you down." Or up, I added silently. I knew secretly that that was the way to keep him from babbling on, and on, and on with his whole psychiatrist theme. I half expected him to say, 'Ok then, that'll be 300$ for 2 minutes of my time.' But I knew every time he did this, he almost always says, 'Ok. If you don't want to discuss your problem, that's fine with me.' Or something like that. Then he leaves.
"Ok, if you don't want to discuss your problem, or whatever, that's fine with me," Robin said, beginning to come out of his psychiatrist mode. That was fast! Whew! I thought. He left, leaving me to ponder what I was going to do. Maybe I'll return that book to Raven, I wondered. I ruminated on the subject for a few more seconds and left, having decided that I was going to return it now.
I went back to my room and rummaged through a pile of dirty clothes until I found the book. I tried to tame my hair down some, but a little voice in my head said, Oh, yeah right! It always looks the same! I left for Raven's room at that with 'Wild Magic' in my hand.
I was about to knock on her door when I heard her talking to herself quietly in between quiet sobs. Things crashing into walls and into each other could be heard among the sounds of Raven's cloak rustling slightly.
"I-I'll go ag-gain tonight at m-midnight when everyone's asleep... I j-just can't k-keep it bottled up anymore like this… I'm sorry, world…" As soon as I heard her first few words, I knew that wasn't a good time. I quietly took off for my room and shut my door.
Ok. Back up. WHAT was that about?! Raven?! Crying about nothing?! That is totally not like her! Wait… Nothing that I know of… What could it be? I'll follow her tonight to see, I thought, but this time I didn't reject. I did want to know what was happening. I thought about what it could be that was making Raven cry. After awhile, I gave up on trying to think of more reasons why she would be crying. Here the ones I thought up so far are: Maybe she's hurt. Maybe she's sad about a book or something. Or maybe she's sad about her father living inside her. Those were what I thought it could be, but what about the things she said? Those words mean something. And I was going to find out.
I got bored. It's as simple as that. So I went to check on what everyone else was doing. I ventured out of my room, whistling as I departed. I went at a slow trot, shuffling my feet. I whistled louder. Then louder. And louder still, so loud that it's like a horn or a piano that was whistling. Raven's door opened a sliver just to see half of her tear-stained face. One pale lilac eye peeked out, gazing softly at me.
"Could you please keep it down?" she said in a soft whisper. "Thank you." Her door slid shut with a tiny squeak. Footsteps could be heard departing slowly from the door. Following them came the sound of quiet sobs, now coming more frequently. My face turned grim. I must have made her sadder, I thought as I stopped whistling and trudged back on. I hung my head and sighed.
Upon entering the living room, I saw the familiar sight of a huge metal man in front of the game station screen, which was flashing red with the words YOU LOSE in bold black moving across it. Seen dancing and stomping with rage was the gigantic metal figure, who was obviously Cyborg.
I snickered to myself and entered the kitchen before Cyborg could notice me. I was hungry. Making sure there was no meat on it, or it was meat, I took out my real tofu bread and took a huge bite out of it. I devoured it quickly and took out more food. After gulping down a satisfying meal, I scribbled a note saying I'd be back at 9:00 PM and headed outside and took off in the shape of an eagle. After awhile, I saw a nice spot next to a pond and landed. I resumed my normal shape and sat down on a near by rock. I sighed. Today had been a very weird and confusing day. Not to mention a quick one. It was currently 8:25PM. There were so many things to think about, yet so little time. I had to be home in 35 minutes.
Ok. First things first. Let's go in the direction of what happened at 3:00 to now.
Raven. Raven, Raven, Raven. The greatest girl on earth. And I had to ruin any feelings she ever had for me, by KISSING HER!!!!!!!!!!!! How could I! Knowing perfectly well that she would get really mad at me, or… No, she wouldn't love me back. Why am I thinking this?! Raven. Loving me. Yeah right! Me?! Me, the green, irresponsible loser?! Even thinking about it makes me laugh! Moving on.
Cyborg. Cyborg, Cyborg, Cyborg. The psycho who has hallucinations. I can't believe I got out of that whole Robin thing. Ha! Uh-oh. Better get a move on! It's 8:37!
Wild Magic. Wild, Wild, Wild Magic. Great book. Great format. Great everything. Stormwings. Spidrens. Numair. Cool. Saving Tortall. Adopting dragons. Talking to animals. Cool. Get a move on.
Hearing Raven say those weird words. What were they? 'I'll go again tonight when everyone's asleep? I just can't keep it bottled inside me like this? I'm SORRY world?' For what? For being the most beautiful girl on earth? Yeah right. I still wonder what it was all about.
Zoom up to present day. Me, sitting thinking about these things on a rock. Hmm. Weird. Why did I come here to think?! Oh well. Time to go back. 8:55 already.
I morphed hawk and climbed into the sky, looking for the tower. I soon spotted it. There it was, a huge T in the middle of a small island. I flew inside and became myself again. It was dark and no lights were on.
"Hellooooooooooooo! I'm back!" I called into the eerie silence.
"Go to sleep!" someone yelled, making me jump.
"Fine!" I went back to my room and set my alarm for 11:55. I sat down on my bed. After awhile I got up and changed into my pajamas. With a heavy sigh I lay down on my bed and went to sleep.
Later on I woke to the soft beeping of my alarm clock. Good, I thought as I saw my clock blinking with the numbers 11:55. Right on time. I got up and got dressed. I sneaked out of my room as a small green fly and saw a still silent crying Raven floating down the hall towards the door. I hesitated for just a second, then followed her into the dark, cold night…
A/N: Cruel, huh! I love it! Don't worry, I will update soon, I hope. Now REVIEW and tell me what you think so far! Thank you to all who already reviewed! I owe you one! THANKS!