Chapter 3: Stank Ball
I really like Dan, he can always make my day feel like a million dollars, and he always puts me in a good mood. He is a terrific friend…
I think about this when I emerge inside the Operations Room in the Tower. I glance around the room and realize no one is here. Good…time to relax…
I walk over to the window and sit down in front of it. I feel myself lifting off the ground and I am floating above it, sitting cross-legged with my eyes closed. I take a deep breath and start chanting, "Azarath Metrion Zynthos…"
I already feel calmed and comfortable. I am starting to really concentrate and get into this. I am floating among the stars, and looking down at Azarath. It is amazing, they are rebuilding so well. I see Arella, she isn't smiling. I wonder what she's thinking. I sigh as I watch…the city is not at its full glory, but it will be. One day, I will return and visit. But I fear my return will only bring out everyone's horrible side, they're grudge against me will grow, and they will blame me for my father.
It is so comforting to watch them, it's like looking inside a crystal ball…I can see everything.
"Raven!" a girl makes me jump.
"AH!" I yell as I land on the floor. "Oh, hi Star." I say…a little annoyed.
"Raven! I am so thrilled you are home! What is his name again? Oh, yes, who is this Daniel, what is he like, what color is his hair, what is his favorite color? When will we meet him?" She can talk so much sometimes…
I roll my eyes and answer, "My good friend, he's gothic like me, black, black, and someday, I'm not sure."
"He is just a friend?" she asks…now she is in my face…
"Yes, we agreed to just be friends."
"Good…" she lets out, and I don't think she was supposed to say this because she immediately covers her mouth.
"What?"
"Nothing." She says fast, and I know she's hiding something.
"No, you said, 'good' why?"
"no reason at all!" she says, then she gives me this sweet smile like she was such an innocent angel…
"Come on, Starfire?"
"I just meant….I am glad you are friends and not acquaintances!" she says that last part fast, and I know she's lying.
"You know, Starfire, you aren't very good at lying."
"Yes I am!" she is still talking a million miles per second, "I mean, you should be friends with him, because he puts you in a good mood, yes? And you shouldn't be acquaintances because usually those are not as good of friends as friends, and you now have another friend, because friends are good, and they can help you out of anything, and listen to your problems, and give you a shoulder to cry on, and friends are good, and the more you have the better. Because I know this one guy who I was friends with as a child, but not for very long because I was taken away by aliens as part of a peace treaty, but while I knew him, he was a very good friend. He was always there for me and he would listen to me rant about my older sister who helped me out at first, but later on, she got mean. She hated me and it wasn't my fault that mother and father liked me better…and he listened to me, and let me cry and he didn't care…he was such a good friend-." I swear, she would've talked for ever, but she didn't, because Beastboy came inside, and then she said, "Well, I must be going now…good day Raven!" then she slipped out the door…
Why is she so weird? "Aliens." I mutter…then I hear someone say,
"Tell me about it…" Beastboy is standing next to me now. "So he's just a friend?"
He over heard us…
"Yes, Daniel is just a friend."
I can tell he is a little relieved, but I don't know why. I mean, why would HE be relieved that I am not dating the guy? It's not like Beastboy likes me or anything.
"So, ready for some Stank?"
Then I realize that he has something hidden behind his back, and then I smile. "Alright, sounds good."
He tries to pull a fast one and starts to chuck it. I hold up my hands, and his are locked inside a black rope…that I CREATED! Ha I am getting better at this game.
"Trying to pull a fast one on me, huh?" I say, walking over to him, and pulling the ball out of his hands. I smile and toss it up and down in my hand, then I let it float above my left hand, and it spins there.
"Let me GO!" Beastboy is struggling, but his hands are glued in place in the air, and glued together, "NOT FAIR!" he whines.
"Yeah it is…" I can sense that Cyborg is coming though the door. "Who's team are you on?" I ask.
"We're playing teams?" he jokes.
"Yeah, you and Cy?"
"nah, he's on Robin's team."
"Who's team are you on?"
"I was hoping to be on your's."
"Then why did you try to hit me?" I can tell Cyborg's coming closer to the sliding doors.
"Just wanted to see…"
"See what?"
"If I could hit you."
"Shhh" I put my index finger to my lips. And his hands are free. I pull him down in front of the couch, and we are hide from Cyborg.
I kind of feel a little awkward because me pulling him down was more, me jumping on top of him and pinning him to the ground, putting my hand over his mouth. Beastboy turns into a mouse under me, and I close my eyes, chanting silently. I look through the couch and see that Cy is right there. I let the ball fly, hitting him right in the face. Then I grab Beastboy, and we sink through the floor.
When we fall to the ground, he laughs. "Nice one!" he yells…
"I know. Who's team is Star on?"
"Oh…Cyborg and Robin's. You know Robin, he always wants to split off with her…"
"Yeah, he totally loves her."
"And she totally loves him" Beastboy laughed.
I wanted so badly to say, I love you! But I didn't…oh, but I wanted to!
In a way, I am glad I kept my mouth shut. I usually just blurt out what I am thinking with Beastboy, but this time…I just shut it.
"Yeah, I know." I say, giving him a small smile, but not that much, because I hear someone coming. "Shut it." I say, and I realize that I'm on top of him. My hands are pinning his wrists down, and I am just right over him, our mouths so close…so close. I am breathing his air…it is so wonderful. But then I wake up to reality, and I push him through the floor again, when we tumble threw several rooms and into the 'Crime Lab'.
The Crime Lab is Robin's place. He is never in his room…EVER! He's always inside here…obsessing over Slade. So it's a pretty good guess that it's his footsteps I hear coming down the stairs.
"What-." Beastboy starts, but then I put my hand over his mouth again, and give him this stern look. I bend down so my mouth is in his ear, and whisper,
"I know where they'll never look for us…" and then he sees me smile as we rise up threw the levels, passing Starfire on the way, but I'm too fast for her, since right now, we are just a flash of black, and we also pass Cyborg in the Operations room, still looking for us, and we enter my room.
Beastboy tries to mumble something, and it sounds like, "get off me", but it's all kind of humming to me. He turns into a gorilla, gets me off him, and then turns back to human.
"Oh, right." I say…because I kinda forgot that I was on top of him
"Are you sure it's okay we are in here." He acts all nervous, glancing around, frantically looking for a light switch.
"This is my room."
"Right, but its okay for ME to be in here?"
"Right now it is, but only this one time…"
"So…there's a diary in here somewhere…I know it…" Beastboy has this really suspicious look on his face. He walks over to my desk, searching frantically. Then he sees the mirror that he once got trapped inside…
"AH!" he let out a little scream as the stone on my mirror flickered.
"Azarath Metrion Zynthos." I said, and the mirror floated inside the drawer. Beastboy continues his search through my room. And honestly, I am totally freaked out. I mean, I do have a diary. And now he's checking under my bed…and that's where it is.
"Beastboy…" I say, desperately trying to get him to stop. "I don't have a diary, stop looking." But the lightbulb above me flickers then breaks.
"It's under here, isn't it?" Beastboy gives me this really sly smile.
"No…" I say, and the books on my shelf all fall off. Sheesh, I hate these powers sometimes.
"You aren't very good at lying, you know?" Beastboy said, pulling out my diary from underneath. Now I had thought about putting a spell on it before, but I never got around to it. Why was I so lazy about that!
Oh, right, it needs a key, and he defiantly can't get to that. I smile as he searches for the key.
"Where is it?" he whines.
"No where…you will never find it." I say.
"C'mon, where is it?"
"You don't want to know." I say, smiling.
"Yes I do!"
"Really?"
"YES!"
"Okay…" I reach down my shirt into my bra, and pull it out. "I always keep it with me." I say, then place it back in there.
Now his smile stretches across his face, and I know exactly what he's thinking. He really wants that key…Suddenly, without warning, he's a mouse, and is crawling toward me.
"Beastboy!" I scream as he crawls up my leg. "Do you want me to send you to another dimension?" I say, picking him up, and looking at him. Now he swings a little, turning back human, and jumps on top of me.
"Azarath Me-." I can see that he's totally freaked out and doesn't want me to finish my sentence. "trion Zy-."
He puts his hand on my mouth, and whispers, "Someone's coming." So I roll to the other side of the bed, and he turns into a fly. He flies to the door, and stays there until Cyborg, Starfire and Robin all open my door. "Raven, Beastboy, I know you're in here!" Cyborg says. Beastboy flies over Starfire's head, signaling to me that she's holding the ball.
I stand up, place my arms in the air, as if I've been caught, "Azarath Metrion Zynthos." I say, and Starfire's wrists are tied.
"Um…Starfire…why aren't you throwing it?" Robin asks…
"I……..am not able to do such a thing." She says, squirming a little.
"Why not?" Cy asks.
"Cause I'm holding her." I smile and Beastboy turns into a gorilla, grabbing the stank bomb, throwing it at Robin…hard. I fall through the floor as Cyborg grabs the bomb quickly, but before he can throw it, I grab Beastboy's ankle, pulling him through the floor.
Wow…this goes on for the longest time before we are all tired from playing cat and mouse, and we lounge in the Opps room, watching Beastboy's show…which he was so excited for. But honestly, I can't keep my eyes in the TV…I just watch him…his big green eyes, and his gorgeous complexion captures me in a trance. Well, until I feel myself grow tired, and I gently fall asleep. I can tell that I am laying on someone's lap, and the someone being Beastboy. I can feel him looking at me, but I am too tired to open my eyes. I just fall asleep in his arms.
After what seemed like minutes, I feel myself lifted gently and carried back to a room. I open my eyes slightly enough to see the green arms holding me, and I let my head rest on his chest. I hear whispers.
"I know not to go into her room without permission." That's defiantly Beastboy's sweet voice…good boy…he knows better.
"You can not just take her back to rest in your room." Starfire says…almost scolding.
"Who said I can't?" Beastboy answers, he seems angry. "C'mon, guys, please…"
"Whatever…" Robin sighs, and I can hear a door open and close. Robin is upset…I know he wishes that he was Beastboy right now, and he was holding Star…but their time will come…right now, I just want to be with Beastboy.
Now I can feel the door swoosh closed behind us…oh, I feel like I'm sailing. I wouldn't have minded if Beastboy had gone into my room…but being in his room is better. I feel like I'm dancing on clouds. I feel myself gently being placed into a warm bed, and sheets being pulled over my head. But I don't feel anyone getting in beside me. I feel Beastboy's breath on my forehead. It's really calming me right now.
I can tell he's about to kiss me, but I feel his lips gently brush my forehead. Oh, my gosh! He really likes me!
"I love you Raven, have sweet dreams." I can hear him whisper. I want to reach up and give him a huge kiss…but then I remember Daniel. I never did tell the Titans about our relationship. Whatever, I'll wait for another time. I, instead, let out a sigh, and turn over, cuddling up in his bed. But what's funny is I don't feel him getting in next to me at all. Then I wonder what he's doing, and what's going on, but instead of looking I'm falling asleep.