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Like Other Girls by The Rasmus and thank you thank you thank you thank you
thank you to all my reviewers.... Oh and some of you may think that Raven and
Aqualad are gonna be the main couple well....no not really...I'm too big a fan
of Robin/Raven fics to do any other sorts...mwahahahaha!!!!
Hand in Hand
Chapter Twelve: Not Like Other Girls
Aqualad was going out of his mind. If he heard Beast Boy challenge another innocent passer-by to a game on that infernal electric machine, he would, personally, strangle the silly elf.
And by the looks of it, Terra wouldn't mind. The blonde was hanging about on the sidelines bored out of her skull. He could tell because she kept fidgeting and looking at her watch as if the time wasn't going nearly fast enough for her liking.
Not that he would admit out loud, at least not to Beast Boy but he actually liked Terra. He thought she was beautiful, but he knew that it would be dishonourable to make a move on her while she was courting Beast Boy. Unconsciously he moved over to her. She smiled at him.
"Hey."
Aqualad smiled back and then folded his arms, "Is he always like this with people he doesn't know?" of course he knew that Beast Boy was competitive he remembered their first meeting with distaste.
Terra smiled, "Yeah. He's just competitive." Her voice held an annoyed tone in it and a glance at her face confirmed what he thought. She was angry with her boyfriend they would most likely argue tonight.
Aqualad sighed, again these two were his friends and he didn't want to see any of them get hurt, "This is boring." He said suddenly turning to face her, "You want to go and grab a soda?"
Terra shrugged, "Sure, I doubt he'd notice with the mood that he's in."
Aqualad grinned and the two of them, with one last dry look at Beast Boy yelling at a startled customer for interrupting his winning streak, they turned and walked away.
##No more blame,
I'm destined to keep you sane,
Gotta rescue the flame,
Gotta rescue the flame in your heart##
"Thanks." Said Terra nodding to the man behind the refreshments stall. She popped open the can and took a quick swig of the grape flavoured juice.
Aqualad held his own lemonade, it was cold against his hands, "So," he began casually, "What's up with you and Beast Boy?"
Terra leaned against the railing that they were standing near and shook her head, "I don't know. I just think that her competitiveness gets in the way. Sometimes he's so busy challenging others he completely forgets about me."
Aqualad stood next to her and looked down at the lower level of the mall, he watched the people milling about almost aimlessly like ants on a garden slab stone. "And that makes you feel unimportant?" he questioned.
"I guess." She replied, "He still buys me stuff, and when he's not playing his silly little games he'll lavish affection upon me...but." She pushed a few strands of blonde hair behind her ear. She looked wistful.
"You want him to notice you all of the time." Finished Aqualad, he had seem this sort of thing go wrong with couples in Atlantis, the male part of the population were often too busy creating new things or patrolling the ocean. "It's...understandable Terra."
She nodded, "Yeah, but I feel bad expecting that y'know? Because we're not like ordinary teenagers and we do stuff that most people don't and...well..." she trailed off and took another sip of her drink, "It's hard."
"You could always talk to him." Suggested Aqualad finally opening his own drink.
"I know. But he might be gutted, after all he does gloat that he's the best boyfriend in the world." Terra shook her head, "he's not you know...ergh, listen to me going on and on...what about you and Raven?"
##No more blood,
I will be there for you my love,
I will stand by your side,
The world had forsaken my girl##
Aqualad smiled when Terra mentioned the gothic girl's name, "What about me and Raven?"
"Well, are you two an item or what?"
Aqualad snorted and took a long gulp of his soda, "I wish."
Terra smiled and looked at him, "You like her don't you?"
Aqualad grinned back, "Yeah. I think she's beautiful, I won't say that she's the only girl I admire, because that would be a lie, there are a few. But circumstances stop me from pursuing them."
Terra nodded, "Raven's not like other girl's you know. She's not easy to get along with. What attracts you to her?"
##I should have seen it would be this way,
I should have known at the start what she's up to,
When you've loved and you've lost someone,
You know what it feels like to lose##
Aqualad turned back to watching the people below, "Everything. She's so quiet and mysterious there's a depth to her that most of the girls I know don't possess, she's intellectual enough I suppose to keep up with the women in Atlantis. She's very thoughtful and always knows what to say."
Terra sniffed, "She hardly ever says a word to me anymore."
Aqualad shrugged, "We used to have long interesting conversations about William Blake and philosophy, but now she doesn't seem to want to engage in anything. With anyone." He frowned down at his soda, "I just want to help her out of her shell. You can understand that."
"Hmm, do you love her?"
##She's fading away,
Away from the world,
Drifting like a feather,
She's not like the other girls##
"You want the truth?" he asked looked sideways at the girl he was talking to.
"It would be preferable." She replied crushing her empty can in her hand and tossing it into the waste basket that was conveniently at her side.
Aqualad sighed, "At the moment, no. But if she would just let me in I could." He didn't know why he was telling Terra all of this, the two of them hadn't spoke over the past four years.
"I see." She replied, "I guess and I can see why you'd like her. She's pretty...in a gothic sort of way." She frowned, "If I didn't know any better I would have thought that Robin likes her as well, but he likes Starfire, so it's probably me being interfering."
##She lives in the clouds,
She talks to the birds,
Helpless little one,
She's not like the other girls I know##
"Right." Sighed Aqualad.
The two of them were silent for a moment.
"Do you think I have a shot then?" Aqualad asked.
"About as much as I've got with getting Beast Boy to notice me over his video games." The blonde sighed.
"Thanks for the vote of confidence."
She laughed, "No, I mean it'll be hard, but not impossible."
##No more shame,
She's felt too much pain in her life,
In her mind she's repeating the words,
All the love you put out will return to you##
"Guys! There you are!" yelled Beast Boy suddenly appearing from nowhere and startling them both, "Come on!" he urged dragging them away, "It's already ten past one!"
##She's not like other girls,
She's not like the other girls I know##
Hand in Hand
Chapter Twelve: Not Like Other Girls
Aqualad was going out of his mind. If he heard Beast Boy challenge another innocent passer-by to a game on that infernal electric machine, he would, personally, strangle the silly elf.
And by the looks of it, Terra wouldn't mind. The blonde was hanging about on the sidelines bored out of her skull. He could tell because she kept fidgeting and looking at her watch as if the time wasn't going nearly fast enough for her liking.
Not that he would admit out loud, at least not to Beast Boy but he actually liked Terra. He thought she was beautiful, but he knew that it would be dishonourable to make a move on her while she was courting Beast Boy. Unconsciously he moved over to her. She smiled at him.
"Hey."
Aqualad smiled back and then folded his arms, "Is he always like this with people he doesn't know?" of course he knew that Beast Boy was competitive he remembered their first meeting with distaste.
Terra smiled, "Yeah. He's just competitive." Her voice held an annoyed tone in it and a glance at her face confirmed what he thought. She was angry with her boyfriend they would most likely argue tonight.
Aqualad sighed, again these two were his friends and he didn't want to see any of them get hurt, "This is boring." He said suddenly turning to face her, "You want to go and grab a soda?"
Terra shrugged, "Sure, I doubt he'd notice with the mood that he's in."
Aqualad grinned and the two of them, with one last dry look at Beast Boy yelling at a startled customer for interrupting his winning streak, they turned and walked away.
##No more blame,
I'm destined to keep you sane,
Gotta rescue the flame,
Gotta rescue the flame in your heart##
"Thanks." Said Terra nodding to the man behind the refreshments stall. She popped open the can and took a quick swig of the grape flavoured juice.
Aqualad held his own lemonade, it was cold against his hands, "So," he began casually, "What's up with you and Beast Boy?"
Terra leaned against the railing that they were standing near and shook her head, "I don't know. I just think that her competitiveness gets in the way. Sometimes he's so busy challenging others he completely forgets about me."
Aqualad stood next to her and looked down at the lower level of the mall, he watched the people milling about almost aimlessly like ants on a garden slab stone. "And that makes you feel unimportant?" he questioned.
"I guess." She replied, "He still buys me stuff, and when he's not playing his silly little games he'll lavish affection upon me...but." She pushed a few strands of blonde hair behind her ear. She looked wistful.
"You want him to notice you all of the time." Finished Aqualad, he had seem this sort of thing go wrong with couples in Atlantis, the male part of the population were often too busy creating new things or patrolling the ocean. "It's...understandable Terra."
She nodded, "Yeah, but I feel bad expecting that y'know? Because we're not like ordinary teenagers and we do stuff that most people don't and...well..." she trailed off and took another sip of her drink, "It's hard."
"You could always talk to him." Suggested Aqualad finally opening his own drink.
"I know. But he might be gutted, after all he does gloat that he's the best boyfriend in the world." Terra shook her head, "he's not you know...ergh, listen to me going on and on...what about you and Raven?"
##No more blood,
I will be there for you my love,
I will stand by your side,
The world had forsaken my girl##
Aqualad smiled when Terra mentioned the gothic girl's name, "What about me and Raven?"
"Well, are you two an item or what?"
Aqualad snorted and took a long gulp of his soda, "I wish."
Terra smiled and looked at him, "You like her don't you?"
Aqualad grinned back, "Yeah. I think she's beautiful, I won't say that she's the only girl I admire, because that would be a lie, there are a few. But circumstances stop me from pursuing them."
Terra nodded, "Raven's not like other girl's you know. She's not easy to get along with. What attracts you to her?"
##I should have seen it would be this way,
I should have known at the start what she's up to,
When you've loved and you've lost someone,
You know what it feels like to lose##
Aqualad turned back to watching the people below, "Everything. She's so quiet and mysterious there's a depth to her that most of the girls I know don't possess, she's intellectual enough I suppose to keep up with the women in Atlantis. She's very thoughtful and always knows what to say."
Terra sniffed, "She hardly ever says a word to me anymore."
Aqualad shrugged, "We used to have long interesting conversations about William Blake and philosophy, but now she doesn't seem to want to engage in anything. With anyone." He frowned down at his soda, "I just want to help her out of her shell. You can understand that."
"Hmm, do you love her?"
##She's fading away,
Away from the world,
Drifting like a feather,
She's not like the other girls##
"You want the truth?" he asked looked sideways at the girl he was talking to.
"It would be preferable." She replied crushing her empty can in her hand and tossing it into the waste basket that was conveniently at her side.
Aqualad sighed, "At the moment, no. But if she would just let me in I could." He didn't know why he was telling Terra all of this, the two of them hadn't spoke over the past four years.
"I see." She replied, "I guess and I can see why you'd like her. She's pretty...in a gothic sort of way." She frowned, "If I didn't know any better I would have thought that Robin likes her as well, but he likes Starfire, so it's probably me being interfering."
##She lives in the clouds,
She talks to the birds,
Helpless little one,
She's not like the other girls I know##
"Right." Sighed Aqualad.
The two of them were silent for a moment.
"Do you think I have a shot then?" Aqualad asked.
"About as much as I've got with getting Beast Boy to notice me over his video games." The blonde sighed.
"Thanks for the vote of confidence."
She laughed, "No, I mean it'll be hard, but not impossible."
##No more shame,
She's felt too much pain in her life,
In her mind she's repeating the words,
All the love you put out will return to you##
"Guys! There you are!" yelled Beast Boy suddenly appearing from nowhere and startling them both, "Come on!" he urged dragging them away, "It's already ten past one!"
##She's not like other girls,
She's not like the other girls I know##