BLUE
A fanfiction by Random-Crazyness
Chapter 4Left in the dark
Splash.
Aqualad dove into the central seaport. The team had just finished giving Zam the grand tour, and Aqualad was tired out of his mind. well, his body was tired, but his mind wasn't. Thoughts of Raven raced around in his subconscious, and told his body that it should do the same. The atlantean began to swim laps around the rim of the seaport. The cool water created little drag against his lithe body. Swimming had become first nature to Aqualad, so, because he didn't need to concentrate on his spped or direction, his mind continued to wonder about the Azar which had confused him so.
Why was she acting this way?... It had all been fine in the beginning...We had things in common...but had enough different to keep things intriguing...We went out, I listened to her opinion, and agreed most of the time...
slam.
The atlantean stopped dead in mid lap. Someone was rummaging around in the kitchen. Aqualad gathered up the water around him and formed a tower. Leaping onto the balcony, he readied himself for battle...
" ZAM?"
The assailant twisted around. It was indeed, the newest member of the Titans east, decked out in nighttime wear.
" Hey! Aquadude!" Zam called out. " What're you doing up so late?"
" I could ask the same of you."
" Well...I'm a vampire...I do the whole nocturnal thing every now and then..."
Aqualad laughed. It had only been less than a day, and he already knew he could talk to her easier than most people...Raven...now thats a shame...He had known this girl for less than a day, and it was easier to talk to her than to his own girlfriend...Maybe because Zam was more outgoing...less bound to silence because of her heritage. Maybe Raven couldn't change...but he could...somehow...
" Yo?"
Aqualad snapped back to reality.
" Huh?"
" You're zoning."
" Oh...sorry...just got alot on my mind, is all..."
" Well...I'm tired. I'm goin to bed. You should think on her for a while."
" Her? Whaddya mean?" Aqualad asked, stunned.
" Tcha! I'm una chica! Yo know everything ." And with that, Zam flew off towards the roof.
Aqualad was left to ponder in silence the intelligence that two x chromosomes grants.
Raven sat at her desk, pencil twirling in hand. Ever since she and the titans defeated her father, Raven did less meditating, and more drawing. Without her fathers influence, Raven was free to explore other mediums of relaxation. The Azar started drawing after noticing one of Beast Boy's sketchbooks on the coffee table. Searching through the book, Raven realized that alot of the drawings depicted events and battles that the titans participated in. Granted, Raven never remembered Beast Boy piloting the T-ship to safety after Blackfire's fleet had taken out all but himself. Self-expression, is what he called it, so Raven desided to try it out. When pencil met paper, a flurry of emotions flew from her mind. Drawings of birds, and angels, devils and demons. But most prominent was him. Looking through the papers, Aqualad was on about 3/4ths of them. Be it a small, meaningless doodle, or a full blown out pic exploring the angles and propotions of the atlanteans body, they were there. Glancing over at the clock, Raven decided it was time to sleep.
Buzz buzz.
The empaths communicator was activated. Who could be calling this late? Picking up the small, yellow device, tho object of Ravens' desire and torment appeared.
" Raven?"
" Aqualad? Why are you calling so late? Its 3 am."
" 6am. East coast, remember?"
" Oh. Well, still, why are you calling?" Raven replied, with a tone of unconvincing casualness.
" I think we should talk. Can you meet me at the Witching hour?"
" You wanna have coffee?"
" Just come, please."
And with that, the communicator went dead.
It was about half past four when Raven arrived at The Witching Hour, The local nightspot cafe for goths and beatniks. It was the first place she and Aqualad went to on an official date, so it had memories, whether or not these memories were still good ones was left to be seen. Raven looked around for the Polo tee and cargo pants that were Aqualads trademark casual wear, but couldnt find them. She scanned the area once again, and noticed a large group of goth girls, congre gated aroung one of the booths. Curiosity overcoming the azar, she walked closer and closer until she recognized one of the girls.
" Jinx?"
The pink-haired girl twisted around to meet Raven.
" Hey." Jinx said casually. " What are you doing here so late?"
" I'm meeting someone. What about you?"
" I thought I was meeting Wally, but whatever. Just means I can scout out some fresh game."
Raven was surprised to see Jinx act so... high school. Ever since she left the HIVE, she was still able to keep her own brand of humor. What could cause her, and these othe girls, to act so fangirltastic?
" AQUALAD?"
Raven trudged her way through the sea of black and eyeliner, to see him. Aqualad had pulled his hair back, applied some eyeliner, and had ditched his usual garb for a tight black turtleneck and black jeans.
" Raven!"
" Is this what you wanted to talk about? You decide to become goth and leave? Is that it?" Ravens' voice cracked with the first few tears.
" No!" Aqualad leapt up from his seat. "This isn't what..."
" SAVE IT! DAMN YOU! I THOUGHT I COULD TRUST YOU! All those sweet words were meaningless? You didn't mean any of it, did you?"
" Raven, please..."
Aqualad grasped Ravens hand in his own. She quickly pulled away and trudged out the door.
The early morning air was cold and unforgiving. The sound of the tide hitting the shore reprimanded her with every crash. You couldn't say you didnt expect it. You were doubting it, Maybe he was too.
" Raven..."
His voice echoed in her ears. Refusing to turn around, she kept on walking.
" Raven. Please talk to me."
" No."
" It wasn't what it looked like..."
" Of course it wasn't. It never is. It doesnt hurt that you left. It hurts that you didn have the decency to tell me straight." Raven fought back more tears.
" Raven..."
He grasped her hand once more, and pulled her closer. With one swoop, he planted his lips to hers. At first, she fought hard to resist, but slowly fell in as the kiss progeressed...until
BOOM
Aqualad was knocked back by her aura, and, once again, she flew away, leaving him on the cold wet sand.
