Okay. It's finally time for Chapter 13 of In the End. I am so, so, sorry that it took me this long. I still love you, I just kept getting stuck. It was really annoying. Anyway, I don't own anything in this chapter. ANYTHING. Get it? Okay good.
Chapter 13
It was almost seven o'clock, the end of another day. The inhabitants of Titans' Tower lay in a blob of collective laziness on the couch. They had fallen into something if a schedule over the last few weeks; consequently they were utterly stuck. This was their time for complete, total nothingness, and it was being put to good use. However, "nothingness" left room to be defined. At one end of the U-shaped sofa was Starfire, raptly watching the "TV of M", along with Beast Boy and Cyborg. Occasionally, one or both of the boys would laugh, naturally, Star would ask what was funny. Then she too, would laugh and the two at the other end of the couch would look at each other and shake their heads.
Robin and Raven were dutifully ignoring their friends, having taken it upon themselves to retain at least a few hundred brain cells. She had long since given up on her book, her mind drifting to other things. Like how Robin looked really comfortable. Hello, she reminded herself, you don't do the whole PDA thing.
"Aw, come on!" said a boisterous voice inside her head. "He won't mind!"
I know that, she informed the emotion mentally, glaring at her.
"If you know," Happy replied, "then why don't you? I bet he IS really comfortable." She was so annoying. Raven sighed, feeling his eyes turn towards her. She looked at him, his features very slightly amused.
"What?" He smirked.
"You look tired." Her body was yelling at her to lay down, but she refused. "Really tired." All of a sudden, she was and it was all she could do to keep from falling over onto him.
"You know you want to," Happy interjected.
That is so not the point. The cheerful girl just laughed.
"Whatever you say!" Another sigh escaped her, this time catching the interest of the boy wonder.
"You really are tired, aren't you?" Defeated, the empath had no choice but to nod. She couldn't lie to him. It just wasn't possible. He grinned and offered his arms. At first, she refused, but he won her over, mainly by snaking an arm around her waist while she wasn't looking and applying firm but gentle force. The end result had her head eased into his lap, looking up into a triumphant masked countenance. Obscured by the ever-present green gauntlet, his fingers sifted lightly through her violet hair. "Better?" In all fairness, she had to admit that it was.
A faintly melodic noise caught their attention. BB was watching the latest video and…singing along? Robin could just make out the white script in the bottom corner. Anything, by The Calling.
I
will be there
Always waiting
Waiting for you
To let me
inside
Where your fire burns
In a city of angels
Just
like a river rushing straight into the sea
I'm the one thing
meant for you and you for me
Cyborg's voice joined the song, seemingly on a whim. But the team leader saw the expression in Beast Boy's emerald eyes when he shot a glance across the couch. This was further proof that he would be behind the two birds all the way. On his lap, Raven was also gazing toward the changeling, her own misty orbs unreadable.
"Friends, may I sing the traditional songs of my home planet?" Everyone turned to stare in horror at Starfire.
"Um…maybe later Star. Do you know the words to this one?" She shook her head forlornly.
"I am sorry, friend Cyborg, I do not."
"No problem," he said, and went to download them for her. The transformer still sat in the middle of the sofa, continuing to sing quietly, almost to himself.
Whatever
you want
Whatever you need
Whatever it takes, I'll do
anything
The enchantress curled up tighter in the arms of her beau, who glanced down at her and smiled just a little. She was still watching BB as he sang, the lyrics directed to his two friends. Feeling obligated, she added her own musical talent, followed by the masked wonder. The trio locked eyes with each other, the song floating between them, linking them. From the door, Cy reentered the song, his deep voice providing the bass and Starfire's as the soprano. Together, they melded into one another and created the sound of perfect oneness.
And
as you sleep
Eyes to the window
I'm watching you dream
Well
are you dreaming of me?
So why can't you see
You're all that
matters
You know if this earth should crack
I'll be your
solid ground
I will be there to catch you when you fall down
Lifting the girl in his lap, Robin moved closer to the shapeshifter. They looked at each other and grinned, sealing the pact of eternal friendship. Next came Raven's part, which consisted of a light peck on the boys' cheeks. Star flew the envelop all three in a bone-crushing hug and Cyborg finalized it, wrapping both his big arms around his friends. They stayed like that, bound together by fate and music, a quintet of misfits finally drawn to each other.
If
I have to crawl
Get down on my knees
Whatever it takes, I'll
go anything
I'd take the stars right out of the sky for you
I'd
end the world give you the sun, the moon
For all of time, forever
loving you
The last stretch was coming into view, and Jump City's finest rose to the occasion. Their voices rose in a final swell and burst, combined in perfect harmony.
Whatever
you need
Whatever it takes, I'll do anything
If I have to
crawl
Get down on my knees
Whatever it takes, I'll do
anything
As the final strains died away, they looked around at each other. A point had been reached, and they all knew it.
"Always," Beast Boy declared, earning all-around agreement. "And forever."
Finally. That was a pain to write, let me tell you. Anyway, please review it. Please? Please? PLEASE? Okay I'm sure you get my point. I love you!
xxRavenStar
