Disclaimer: I don't own the teen titans or the words to the song Do
You Have A Little Time by Dido. IMPORTANT! I REALLY NEED SONGS ABOUT
FRIENDSHIP PEOPLE! I CAN'T THINK OF ANY! ARGH!
Hand in Hand
Chapter Eighteen: Do You Have A Little Time?
Aqualad kicked the rock he was standing by viciously. The ocean was lapping gently at the shores of the beach that he was standing on. He looked across the waters to where the T-Tower stood alone on its own little island. He wondered what the titans were doing.
He cursed under his breath; his plan had not gone at all how he had planned. For starters they were not supposed to split up while they were at the mall and they definitely weren't supposed to go to movies, because that prevented him from talking to her at all. He clenched his fist; it seemed to him that Raven had deliberately done that to wriggle her way out of the trap he had thought he had sprung.
##If you're feeling low and lost today,
Probably doing to much again,
Spend all your hours just rushing around,
Do you have a little time for me##
He bent down and picked up a stone that lay discarded in the sand. He looked at it and then he chucked it at the water. It struck the surface of the waves and skimmed gently for three or four paces before it disappeared into the murky depths.
True Aqualad had never spent that much time with the titans but he had spent enough, and he knew that their team would be nothing if one of them changed or left. He wanted to help his friends but he wanted to help himself as well. He really liked Raven and seeing her so sad just made his heart ache for her. But he doubted if she even liked him like that.
He sighed and sat down on the beech. He crossed his legs on the damp sand and put his head in his hands. There were thousands...okay maybe not that many but enough females back at Atlantis that he knew liked him, but he couldn't help but feel that there was something missing in them.
Maybe it was because all atlantians were often too absorbed in their studies or their political arguments to pay much attention to the opposite sex and when they did it was often a brief courting period sometimes with mating and then that was it. It was over. Finished.
Aqualad knew that he needed more than that, which was probably the reason he found himself attracted to the girls not from at Atlantis like Raven and Terra. But if he had to pick between the two, Raven would always come out on top. Her mysterious ways would always intrigue him, it was as if her dark aura had hooked its claws into him and he could only free himself if he struggled greatly. But he didn't want to be free.
##Slow down my love you're confusing me,
If you're feeling stressed just try calling,
Spend your time waiting for anyone to see,
Do you have a little time for me? ##
He reached down and grabbed a handful of the sand from next to his knee. He brought his closed fist up to his face and uncurled his fingers. The grains of sand were stuck to his skin and in the pale pre-evening light they glinted gold and red and silver. He tipped his hand sideways slightly and the sand slipped away from his skin to land silently back where it belonged.
He groaned and put his head back in his arms. He understood know why most people who lived on the surface cities hated the transition between child and adult. It was so damned awkward. So many emotions and so many decisions to make. He knew that if his own people aged gracefully...because they were too wrapped up in knowledge. He smiled wryly.
Why couldn't Raven see he was only trying to help?
If only she would let him. But he knew that she was a proud person.
##If you should stop for a while,
You will find me standing by,
Over here at the side of your life,
I'd like to hold you still,
Remind you of all that you've missed,
If you have a little time,
If you have a little time that is##
Suddenly his T-communicator bleeped on and static crackled loudly through the air. He jumped slightly and looked down at it. He unhooked his water resistant communicator slowly and fumbled with it. He held it up.
"Hello?" called a voice hesitantly from the other end.
Due to the interference and the heavy static crackle he couldn't tell who was calling him. He really didn't feel like fighting a villain now and had thoughts about turning the little machine off. He shook the notion from his head and brought the communicator up to his mouth.
"Aqualad here." He said, "What's up?"
There was a muffled sound on the other end and the static roared and then quietened, "It's Raven."
He frowned and then smiled in delight, and then in puzzlement why was she contacting him? "Uh, hey Raven. What's up?"
There was another slight pause, "Oh, um I was wondering if maybe...uh..." she trailed off again.
Silence for a second. Aqualad looked down at his communicator and shook it slightly to make sure it was still on. "Raven? You still there?"
##Why do you still run when you can walk with me?
Life will pass you by when you move this quickly,
What can you see when you're spinning around,
Do you have a little time for me? ##
"Yeah...I was wondering if you'd like to um, maybe get a cup of coffee or something?" her voice sounded hesitant to him.
Aqualad's face suddenly broke into a wide smile, "Sure when?"
"Now...if uh, you're not busy that is..."
"What, busy, me? Nah." He said quickly, "Where do you want to go?"
"There's a café opposite the games store on Madison Street..." her voice was muffled as if she was speaking through a pillow, "If that's not too far."
##if you should stop for a while,
You will find me standing by,
Over here at the side of your life,
I'd like to hold you still,
Remind you of all you've missed,
If you have a little time,
If you have a little time that is##
Aqualad grinned and looked over to the titan's tower as if he could actually see Raven from here. He had no idea what was behind her sudden change of heart, he just wished that she would tell him all and now he knew that he was that little bit closer to getting to know the real Raven and not the Raven that everyone else saw.
It was like setting off on a new adventure.
"No, Madison Street's fine. I'm right on the beech. Do you want me to come and pick you up?"
"Um, no. That's not required. Just...meet me there okay? The Café's called The Black Out." Her voice had gotten firmer and louder, it wasn't as unsure as it had first been.
Aqualad began walking while he was talking to her, "Alright then. How long are you going to be? If it's a while I don't mind waiting."
##If you let me listen I'll make you feel clear,
Spend your time waiting for anyone to see##
"No, it's fine. I'll be there in about ten minutes...you will be there won't you? You won't leave?"
Aqualad was sure that for a moment there was hint of desperation in her voice, but he shook his head, Raven was never desperate and if she was she never showed it. He supposed it was the interference with the transmission. He tapped the communicator to try and rectify the problem.
"No I won't leave. Why would I?" he asked suddenly pensive, he walked out onto Madison Street and began to search for the café. He spotted it; it was exactly where she said it would be. He made a beeline for it unable to stop the happy smile that found its way up onto his face. "Why would I leave?" he was disgusted that she would even think of such a thing, didn't she realise that he liked her?
"Oh, no reason. No reason at all." She replied with what sounded like a sigh, "No reason at all."
##If you should stop for a while,
You will find me standing by,
Right over here,
At the side of your life,
I would like to hold you still,
And remind you of all you've missed,
If you have a little time for me,
If you have a little time that is##
Hand in Hand
Chapter Eighteen: Do You Have A Little Time?
Aqualad kicked the rock he was standing by viciously. The ocean was lapping gently at the shores of the beach that he was standing on. He looked across the waters to where the T-Tower stood alone on its own little island. He wondered what the titans were doing.
He cursed under his breath; his plan had not gone at all how he had planned. For starters they were not supposed to split up while they were at the mall and they definitely weren't supposed to go to movies, because that prevented him from talking to her at all. He clenched his fist; it seemed to him that Raven had deliberately done that to wriggle her way out of the trap he had thought he had sprung.
##If you're feeling low and lost today,
Probably doing to much again,
Spend all your hours just rushing around,
Do you have a little time for me##
He bent down and picked up a stone that lay discarded in the sand. He looked at it and then he chucked it at the water. It struck the surface of the waves and skimmed gently for three or four paces before it disappeared into the murky depths.
True Aqualad had never spent that much time with the titans but he had spent enough, and he knew that their team would be nothing if one of them changed or left. He wanted to help his friends but he wanted to help himself as well. He really liked Raven and seeing her so sad just made his heart ache for her. But he doubted if she even liked him like that.
He sighed and sat down on the beech. He crossed his legs on the damp sand and put his head in his hands. There were thousands...okay maybe not that many but enough females back at Atlantis that he knew liked him, but he couldn't help but feel that there was something missing in them.
Maybe it was because all atlantians were often too absorbed in their studies or their political arguments to pay much attention to the opposite sex and when they did it was often a brief courting period sometimes with mating and then that was it. It was over. Finished.
Aqualad knew that he needed more than that, which was probably the reason he found himself attracted to the girls not from at Atlantis like Raven and Terra. But if he had to pick between the two, Raven would always come out on top. Her mysterious ways would always intrigue him, it was as if her dark aura had hooked its claws into him and he could only free himself if he struggled greatly. But he didn't want to be free.
##Slow down my love you're confusing me,
If you're feeling stressed just try calling,
Spend your time waiting for anyone to see,
Do you have a little time for me? ##
He reached down and grabbed a handful of the sand from next to his knee. He brought his closed fist up to his face and uncurled his fingers. The grains of sand were stuck to his skin and in the pale pre-evening light they glinted gold and red and silver. He tipped his hand sideways slightly and the sand slipped away from his skin to land silently back where it belonged.
He groaned and put his head back in his arms. He understood know why most people who lived on the surface cities hated the transition between child and adult. It was so damned awkward. So many emotions and so many decisions to make. He knew that if his own people aged gracefully...because they were too wrapped up in knowledge. He smiled wryly.
Why couldn't Raven see he was only trying to help?
If only she would let him. But he knew that she was a proud person.
##If you should stop for a while,
You will find me standing by,
Over here at the side of your life,
I'd like to hold you still,
Remind you of all that you've missed,
If you have a little time,
If you have a little time that is##
Suddenly his T-communicator bleeped on and static crackled loudly through the air. He jumped slightly and looked down at it. He unhooked his water resistant communicator slowly and fumbled with it. He held it up.
"Hello?" called a voice hesitantly from the other end.
Due to the interference and the heavy static crackle he couldn't tell who was calling him. He really didn't feel like fighting a villain now and had thoughts about turning the little machine off. He shook the notion from his head and brought the communicator up to his mouth.
"Aqualad here." He said, "What's up?"
There was a muffled sound on the other end and the static roared and then quietened, "It's Raven."
He frowned and then smiled in delight, and then in puzzlement why was she contacting him? "Uh, hey Raven. What's up?"
There was another slight pause, "Oh, um I was wondering if maybe...uh..." she trailed off again.
Silence for a second. Aqualad looked down at his communicator and shook it slightly to make sure it was still on. "Raven? You still there?"
##Why do you still run when you can walk with me?
Life will pass you by when you move this quickly,
What can you see when you're spinning around,
Do you have a little time for me? ##
"Yeah...I was wondering if you'd like to um, maybe get a cup of coffee or something?" her voice sounded hesitant to him.
Aqualad's face suddenly broke into a wide smile, "Sure when?"
"Now...if uh, you're not busy that is..."
"What, busy, me? Nah." He said quickly, "Where do you want to go?"
"There's a café opposite the games store on Madison Street..." her voice was muffled as if she was speaking through a pillow, "If that's not too far."
##if you should stop for a while,
You will find me standing by,
Over here at the side of your life,
I'd like to hold you still,
Remind you of all you've missed,
If you have a little time,
If you have a little time that is##
Aqualad grinned and looked over to the titan's tower as if he could actually see Raven from here. He had no idea what was behind her sudden change of heart, he just wished that she would tell him all and now he knew that he was that little bit closer to getting to know the real Raven and not the Raven that everyone else saw.
It was like setting off on a new adventure.
"No, Madison Street's fine. I'm right on the beech. Do you want me to come and pick you up?"
"Um, no. That's not required. Just...meet me there okay? The Café's called The Black Out." Her voice had gotten firmer and louder, it wasn't as unsure as it had first been.
Aqualad began walking while he was talking to her, "Alright then. How long are you going to be? If it's a while I don't mind waiting."
##If you let me listen I'll make you feel clear,
Spend your time waiting for anyone to see##
"No, it's fine. I'll be there in about ten minutes...you will be there won't you? You won't leave?"
Aqualad was sure that for a moment there was hint of desperation in her voice, but he shook his head, Raven was never desperate and if she was she never showed it. He supposed it was the interference with the transmission. He tapped the communicator to try and rectify the problem.
"No I won't leave. Why would I?" he asked suddenly pensive, he walked out onto Madison Street and began to search for the café. He spotted it; it was exactly where she said it would be. He made a beeline for it unable to stop the happy smile that found its way up onto his face. "Why would I leave?" he was disgusted that she would even think of such a thing, didn't she realise that he liked her?
"Oh, no reason. No reason at all." She replied with what sounded like a sigh, "No reason at all."
##If you should stop for a while,
You will find me standing by,
Right over here,
At the side of your life,
I would like to hold you still,
And remind you of all you've missed,
If you have a little time for me,
If you have a little time that is##