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If Nevermore had doors to slam, Raven would certainly be slamming them as she swept into the meeting room. "What the hell was that!" she shouted at her assembled emotions, before recoiling as she realised they were watching last nights memories.
"And right there is the exact point Raven really let herself loose" Knowledge narrated, having just got to the part where Raven first showed Beast Boy how to finger her, then ordered him down to eat her out.
"Yes, very well done," replied the others, a small round of applause echoing around the room while Raven's brain caught up with what she was seeing, right before an ecstatic Happy tackled her in an over the top hug.
"Being less restrained is one thing, but we fucked Beast Boy last night!" she growled from beneath Happy, levitating her off and sitting up.
"Well we might have gotten a little carried away with the push we gave you, but how are your powers feeling today?" Knowledge queried, shutting off the memory and folding her arms.
"Erm, well…." Raven paused, her train of thought completely derailed and shattered as she realised what was being referred to. "My powers have been much easier to control today…"
"Indeed" Knowledge had moved to crouch in front of Raven, as she stared at the floor in contemplation. "Suppressing your emotions only causes them to erupt later. We didn't mean for you to accept them that quickly, but if you're more in tune with yourself, then you will be less of a threat. Use the light to balance the dark, don't just push everything away and focus only on the dark."
The Titan sighed, rubbing her face with a hand as she conceded they had a point. Now she had gotten to know Beast Boy better, she realised that in a way they were fighting the same fear from opposite ends, restraint vs laughter. She also began to feel the same strong affection she had been swept away in last night, that had finally cracked her barriers and shown her there was another way.
"I think I might have been found," she sighed, standing up before departing Nevermore, ignoring Happy's encouraging cheers.
She came out of her trance, hidden away in the various struts and outcroppings on the roof with her mirror, thinking it would be a harder place to track her down than her room and she needed the quiet to organise her thoughts. Well, try to, as they were very keen on not being organised right now…
Looking down, she was surprised to see that despite levitating into a hollow that should have kept her out of sight, she had acquired a green kitten curled up on her crossed legs. She wanted to be mad at the intrusion, but he has been quiet, beyond a low purring noise which only got louder as she scratched the back of its head, which was a change from his usual so loud you couldn't ignore him if you tried.
Well she appreciated the thought, taking him in her arms, waking him up as she held him to eye level, getting a soft meow as big, blinking eyes regarded her.
"Being cute will only get you so far," she said in her normal monotone, the slight smile giving her away as being affected. He probably guessed based on the plush, she thought to herself, as she floated down to land on her feet. "I guess you will be wanting that talk now?"
"I was worried when you vanished on me this morning" Beast Boy replied, changing into his normal form and regarding her with concern. "I wasn't sure what to make of it…"
"I know, I'm sorry, I panicked" Raven admitted, looking away more than usual and tugging on her robe with both hands to distract herself. "This is all new for me and when Cyborg turned up I didn't know what to do so ran away and now Happy is egging me on as they want me to be more accepting of my positive emotions to be more controlled and I don't know what I'm doing…"
Beast Boy let her finish her rambling, before hugging her. She tensed for a moment, felt him tense as well and begin to let go, before she wrapped her arms around him, keeping him there while resting her head on his shoulder. She felt him blink, before tightening his arms around her again, standing there together for what was probably minutes, but felt like hours. Now that Knowledge had pointed it out, she had to admit, just having him this close was soothing in an odd way.
"What do you want to do about us?" She missed the first time he said it, enjoying his closeness to the point of zoning out, but looked up at him when he repeated.
"I… want to try this" she whispered, "I know I got carried away last night, but I would like to try and make this work. I've been avoiding it for years and it now that it's out, I feel better for it. I can't promise I will be ready for a... repeat performance soon, but I want to try us. Which yes does include sleeping together." She smirked at the last part, seeing him blush as he was reminded of last night rather vividly now she was in his arms.
"So dating?" he asked. She had hidden her face as memories of last night turned her face red, but that got her to look up again, seeing his trademark grin, she hit him lightly on his back.
"Of course, idiot…" she grumbled, before being stopped in her tracks as he kissed her. It wasn't the passion and desire of last night, but a more loving kiss. He was getting better at this she thought, kissing him back and pulling him into a dark corner of the roof. They kept their hands above the waist to try and not lose control again, but she was enjoying even this basic physical affection more than she would have thought before.
Especially with this green goofball.
"Can we not tell the others, just yet?" she asked him, just as they were about to head down, hoping that their absence had yet to be noticed. "I just need time to come to terms with things, get my emotions under control."
"Hmm, alright, but I'm gonna call you Rae in private" Best Boy grinned as he turned into a raven and flew off, cawing laughter as he headed back for his room. Having experienced her mind before, he didn't want to push her too far too fast, especially if it meant making her happy. Besides, if her emotions were already on his side, things were off to a good start.
He also ignored the usual grumbling correction of her name, hearing the softer tone beneath that hinted she might not be as opposed to the nickname as before. Assuming he could avoid slipping up in public, he was probably safe.
They both had their own things to do for most of the day, which kept them apart. Raven retrieved her plush cat around lunch, telling her teammates the emotional overload had worn her out last night, but a morning of meditation had helped calm her down again. As she was noticeably more in control, they accepted the explanation without much question, though Robin chided her for skipping breakfast.
Best Boy spent a lot of the day on his computer, looking up various places he could take Raven, using the advantage of the internet to find a list of possible places. Knowing her aversion to technology, he was hoping at least some of them she hadn't been to.
They encountered each other in the common room that evening, bumping into each other by accident, apart from the telepathic poke she gave him to get up there while it was clear at least. Ducking to the side of the door, Raven even openly smiling a little at seeing him again, keeping them hidden if anyone did show up, they shared a quick kiss and rested there together for a few minutes while their tea brewed.
"Hey Rae," he started, "there's this new bookshop cafe that's opened in town, would you go with me to visit this weekend?"
"So dating?" Beast Boy gaped down at her, before noticing the unusual tugging at the corners of her mouth as she returned his earlier teasing.
"Did you make a joke?" he gasped. It wasn't the best joke, but for someone who was more used to delivering sarcastic comebacks, it floored him.
"Maybe and I would love to go out with you this weekend," she smiled fully now, giving him one last kiss before retrieving her drink and floating off to her room, leaving him stunned in her wake.
"How does she keep derailing my plans like that?" he whispered to himself when he got over his shock, before retreating to his room for the night as well. Four days to go, was the last thing on his mind as he dozed off.