Truth or Dare?
Summary: Just a little piece about BB and Rae's relationship. No real plot line, I'm just letting it go wherever my mind takes me (so beware!)
"No!" a high teenage male voice yelled
"Yes!" a monotone responded
Beast Boy and Raven were arguing. Again. The other Titans were out doing some kind of event at the mall. Raven had insisted on staying behind and Beast Boy had volunteered to stay with her. The dark sorceress had made a comment about why the changeling had decided to stay and now they were making enough noise for the whole empty Tower
"For the hundredth, millionth time! No!"
"Yes times infinity." Raven retorted
"Ya well… double for me!" Raven rolled her eyes and returned to her dark horror book. Beast Boy was steamed to say the least but after a few seconds he calmed down
"Look Raven, I just don't want you all by yourself all the time. Don't you ever get bored when we're all out?"
"No, actually I enjoy the rare peace and quiet." Beast Boy glared at her but she ignored him. Finally he sighed and looked at the girl guiltily
"I'm sorry." he muttered. Raven lowered her book and looked at him. Then she marked her place carefully and set it down on the coffee table
"I'm sorry too." Beast Boy grinned and Raven couldn't help but smile back. Even at seventeen the changeling's heart was as pure as a five year old's. She's never met anyone with such a happy carefree spirit. His eyes always twinkled with laughter or mischief. And he was always pulling her out of the darkness that sometimes threatened to consume her
"So, what do ya wanna do?" Raven rolled her eyes at his lack of grammar skills but didn't pick up her book like she normally would've
"How about you think of a game and I'll play. As long as it's not video games." Beast Boy tapped his lip then smiled
"Truth or Dare!" Raven groaned inwardly. She should've known better than to allow Beast Boy that much choice
"Alright. I'll play for a few rounds but no more."
"Cool, you go first."
"Whatever. Truth or Dare?" Beast Boy considered for a long moment
"Truth." Raven looked surprised but said nothing
"Alright… do you have a girlfriend?" Beast Boy looked confused for a moment so she elaborated the question a bit "Like in the city or something?"
"Nope. I'm still single and proud of it." Beast Boy said chuckling. Raven just nodded and poked him in the side when he kept laughing
"Your turn." she said when he finally calmed down
"K, Truth or Dare?"
"Decisions, decisions." Raven murmured playfully. Beast Boy rolled his eyes
"I pick, dare."
"Are you sure?"
"Positive."
"Alright. I dare you to go up into Starfire's room and find a pink tee shirt and wear it for a whole day. And you can't stay in your room the whole day and it has to be completely visible."
"Come on Beast Boy! If I do that Star will drag me to the mall to buy more pink clothes than I can shake a stick at!" Beast Boy smiled thoughtfully
"Okay, I guess I won't subject you to that kind of torture. How about you have to paint your toenails pink?"
"Why?" Raven asked. Beast Boy shrugged
"It's pink but Star won't know if you've got your boots on." Raven cocked her head then nodded slowly
"True, I never thought you'd figure something like that out Beast Boy."
"Do we have to make insults to my intelligence?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because you're an easy target. Robin would just ignore me, Starfire wouldn't get it, and Cyborg… Cyborg is probably the only one who would dare to try and get back at me."
"Okay. So are you gonna do it?" Raven sighed and disappeared through the ceiling in a black vortex for a few moments then reappeared with a small bottle of bright pink nail polish. She pulled off her boots and began painting her toes. Beast Boy watched trying not to stare as the girl's eyes narrowed like they did when she was frustrated
"Okay done." she muttered after five minutes. She propped her feet up on the coffee table and yawned slightly
"Truth or Dare Beast Boy."
"Truth."
"Why do you always wear gloves? I mean Robin does but they protect his fists. You don't really need them."
"I… I wear them to cover some scars. "
"From what?"
"From when I got sick. You know how my parents had to inject me with that experimental serum right?" Raven nodded "Well they had to try it a bunch of times and it had to be injected into my hands. So it left a bunch of little scars." he slowly pulled one off and flexed his hand. Little white lines and dots danced across the green skin
"Oh. Your turn." Raven said awkwardly. Beast Boy leaned back against the sofa and yawned before saying anything
"Truth or dare?"
"Truth."
"Why is green tea your favorite drink?" Raven blushed slightly but the changeling didn't notice, he just stared outside at the darkening sky
"Promise you won't tell?" she asked. Beast Boy held up one hand and placed the other on an imaginary book
"Cross my heart and hope not to get sucked into a swirling vortex of doom." Raven rolled her eyes playfully
"Green is one of my favorite colors so I thought I'd try it and I really liked it." she said flushing. Beast Boy stared at her for a moment then waggled his eyebrows suggestively
"Then I guess I'm one of you're favorite people." he said jokingly. Raven fought the blush down and kept her face blank
"Don't get your hopes up." she snapped. Beast Boy's ears drooped slightly as if he was disappointed
"Your turn." he said softly. Raven wondered at his strange behavior but continued with the game
"I pick… dare."
Beast Boy licked his lips then met her gaze and held it "I dare you to tell me one of your secrets."
Raven's eyes widened. She leaned back in shock. Beast Boy was asking her to unmask herself. To show him what lay under her thick shell. She hesitated
"You don't trust me enough do you?" he whispered softly. Raven looked at her knees as she spoke
"It's not that Beast Boy. It's just… I don't think I'm ready to tell anyone some of the things I keep secret."
"I don't mean something big. Just something little. Little secret Rae. Itsy bittie." he pinched his two fingers together leaving a small space between them.
Raven chewed on her bottom lip. There was one secret that… wasn't dark but it could still embarrass her or be used as blackmail. Finally she sighed
"I've never kissed anyone. Not even my mother."
"Not your mom?"
"No. My mother was rarely allowed to see me let alone touch me." Raven replied keeping her voice hard. She blocked out the painful memory then looked at Beast Boy
"What about… Malchior?"
"No. Thank Azar."
Beast Boy looked at his hands then looked at Raven "That's… kinda sad Rae."
"Why? I'm not missing out on anything." Raven snapped
"How do you know?" Beast Boy shot back. His question took Raven by surprise. How did she know? Beast Boy edged closer as she thought
"If you've never done it how can you say you're not missing anything?" he said in a strangely low voice.
Raven glanced over at him. In the light of the setting sun he seemed… different. He looked like the seventeen year old he really was. Almost… dare she say it? Handsome. Beast Boy looked handsome. There were four words she never thought she'd even think. But it was true. His olive skin and his spiked hunter green hair, and the way his right fang stuck out over his upper lip. And of course his eyes. So full of emotion. Eyes are windows to the soul
"I guess… I guess I can't say." Raven replied. Beast Boy nodded and looked at a loss for words. He looked nervous and Raven could feel the unease radiating off of him. Slowly he reached out and brushed a stray strand of hair out of her face. Raven gave him a tiny smile which he returned
"But…" she said softly meeting the changeling's gaze "Maybe… you could show me."
Beast Boy's eyes almost bugged out of his head. He turned a mixture of red and green and lowered his gaze
"I don't think…" Raven cut him off by making him meet her eyes. His voice trailed off and he felt Raven's soft touch fly gently through his mind
"I'd rather it be someone I can trust than someone who would take advantage of me." she whispered. Beast Boy couldn't tell if she had said it or if he had heard her thoughts
"Raven… I don't know. This could change our… friendship forever."
"I know. But it might be for the better."
Beast Boy sighed and gave into her request. Their lips touched softly and Raven felt a tingling shoot through her whole body. She could feel heat rising to her cheeks as Beast Boy's bare hand touched her cheek softly. She almost pulled away as his tongue brushed her lips lazily but after a moment she let Beast Boy take the lead.
His free hand slipped underneath her cloak and held her against him. Raven felt his lips curl into a smile as she leaned into the kiss. His tongue slid into her mouth softly and a loud purr erupted from his throat. Raven hesitated then put her arms around his neck and ran her fingers through his hair. This seemed to arouse the changeling because the pressure on her mouth increased
Finally they broke away. Raven sucked in air then touched her lips. They felt puffy and a little swollen. When she pulled her fingers away a small line of red stood out against her pale fingertips. Beast Boy took her hand in his very gently
"I'm sorry Rae. I didn't mean to."
"I know. Don't worry about it." she closed her hand around Beast Boy's green one and leaned against his shoulder "Truth or Dare Beast Boy."
