9/24/06
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"You guys really know how to get a girl to stay way paste the time she planned to leave." Kerri mentioned as she put her stuff back into her bag. A lot of time had gone by since Slade's break in and it was now near sunset.
"But you told me you didn't want to travel at night!" Beast Boy yelled trying to convince her to stay, "Stay another night and then you can leave. Please!"
"Beast Boy, my stay isn't permanent. I've already been here longer than I would have planned for a temporary stop in Jump City." Kerri mentioned. She knew that if she said OK to everything Beast Boy suggested she'd would never leave. Already she agree to pizza and once more video game after the other. Time just flew by before she noticed what was up.
"Please! Don't go yet!" Beast Boy yelled still trying to get a "yes." Kerri grabbed her bag and headed toward the door. He grabbed onto her arm trying to force Kerri back.
"No. Hey! Beast Boy let go of me!" Kerri struggled as she dragged BB across the room to the door. It opened just when she almost reached it and the other titans stood there.
"Oh! Hurray! I am so delighted that we have not missed your leaving." Starfire shouted for joy. Starfire flew over and gave Kerri a big hug.
"Yep. Woop-de-doo!" Raven said in a sarcastic, disappointed tone. Starfire let go of Kerri.
"I can't feel my feel my arms." Kerri said in pain.
"Yah, Star will do that to you." Beast Boy laughed. He had let go of Kerri before Starfire's hug.
"Listen, Kerri. We were just talking." Robin spoke up. He held out one of the Titan communicators, "We were thinking that you would make a good addition to the team." Kerri's bag hit the ground with a 'thud.' She looked at the communicator without taking it..
"You mean it? You want me on the team?" She asked a bit confused.
"Beast Boy brought the idea up last night. The only reason didn't ask you then was because we didn't know what you were capable of. You just showed us this morning that you could handle it." Cyborg smiled. Kerri looked up she could see in each Titans face that they wanted her to accept, or they just didn't care (Raven). She reached out and took the communicator from Robin.
"Let's see how this works out." Kerri said with a grin on her face. Starfire shrieked for joy.
"Hooray! We have another new member of the team. We must celebrate for this is wonderful!" Starfire said running to the kitchen.
"Welcome to the team." Cyborg hand came on her back as he went to go put up the video games. Robin just smiled and went to go help Starfire find a meal everyone would enjoy.
"You may be on the team, but I' still not letting my guard down." Raven spoke as she exited the room.
"Not much for celebrating is she?" Kerri asked as she watched the door shut behind Raven.
"Ah, don't worry about her." Beast Boy responded, "She just needs time to fully welcome you in." Kerri turned and looked at him with a smile. "So... Does this mean you're staying?" Beast Boy asked being himself. He was answered by a hug.
"Thank you, Beast Boy." Kerri said softly. She let go and watched as he almost fell over. He caught himself before it was too late and looked at Kerri.
"What did I do?" He asked confused.
"Everything." She smiled as she went to go challenge Cyborg to a game.
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"Hey Raven! Come on! Open up!" Beast Boy's voice rang through the hall followed by knocks on Raven's door, "Are you OK in there? You've been in there since yesterday. You sure you don't want to get a late breakfast, or a lunch. How about you make yourself a brunch you always like that... I think."
The night was gone and it was now the afternoon. Raven was in her room ever since she skipped the celebration they had the previous night, and Beast Boy was a tad bit worried. The door slowly moved.
"What do you want?" Some of Raven could be seen through the crack she had opened.
"I'm just wondering if you're alright." He replied.
"I'm meditating." She said monotonous.
"Oh, well... OK then... Continue..." Beast Boy started to back away from the door, seeing he was unwanted. Raven sighed and came all the way out.
"I'm just nervous about Kerri." Raven muttered.
"There's nothing to be nervous about." Beast Boy said.
"Beast Boy... Don't grow attached to her." Raven looked at him.
"What do you mean by that?" Beast Boy asked in confusion.
"Beast Boy, I'm not blind. You like her more than the rest of us. You may even like her as much as you liked Terra. If that is the case, don't grow attached. When Terra was here you two were inseparable and when she betrayed us you were hurt the most out of all of us." Raven said without eye contact, "I don't want to see you that way again. I don't want you to get hurt like last time. Just be careful. Stay away from her as much as possible if you have to," Beast Boy didn't like what he was hearing. He didn't want to listen to Raven's lecture.
"I don't care what you say about Kerri!" He yelled at her, unable to see that she was trying help, "You're just jealous!" He stormed off angrily leaving Raven stung by those last words.
"Jealously is pointless." She muttered to herself as she went back into her room to meditate some more.
"Ugh! I mean, she hasn't done anything. Anyways, me and Kerri, we're just friends. Terra was a different story. I could never like anyone like I liked her." Beast Boy said when he was quite away from Raven's room. He looked ahead and saw Kerri's room. In despite of Raven's warning, he soon found himself knocking on her door. It opened and Kerri stood in the entrance. She looked different. Before she was wearing a grey sweatshirt and her hair was down. Now, she had her hair back in a short, low ponytail with a strand left out going down to her shoulder and she was in a green shirt with a small yellow circle that had a small "T" in it. Her pants were the same grey ones she was wearing earlier.
"Hi, Beast Boy." She said when she saw who it was.
"I, uh, like what you've done with you hair." He said realizing he had nothing else to say.
"Huh? Oh! Yeah, it was in my face yesterday and I decided to put it back today." Kerri smiled.
"So... What are you doing in there? I haven't seen you since breakfast." Beast Boy started to make some small talk to keep a conversation going.
"I'm... making a bo-staff." She replied.There was a small silence for Beast Boy's reaction. She could tell what he was thinking of asking though so she explained, "I had fun using Robin's yesterday."
"Ah! Can I see it?" He asked trying to look over her shoulder to see inside her room.
"I haven't started making it yet." She replied.
"Do you want some help? I'd be happy to-"
"I'm just working on blueprints really." She interrupted. A look of confusion took over Beast Boy's face.
"It's a stick. You don't really need blueprints, do you?"
"I'm planning on making it more than just a bo-staff." She grinned at his previous responses.
"What do you mean?" Beast Boy asked being curious.
"Let's make it a surprise." She smiled as she went back into her room with the door shutting behind her.
"Now, what does Raven see that's so bad about her?" Beast Boy asked himself out loud, "She's nice, she's pretty, and she's smart..." He stopped, "Maybe I do like her as much as Terra..."
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Kerri's a titan now! Hooray! Of course you knew it would probably come at some point. Well what did you think? Beast Boy accusing Raven of jealousy and realizing that he likes Kerri maybe for than he thought. Also, Kerri's making a bo-staff. Review and read next time.
Kurara-han.