A/N: I tried my hand at using a song in this one, I didn't use the whole song, just bits and pieces. Let me know what you think.
I do not own Teen Titans or anyone. They belong to DC comics and Warner Bros. The song lyrics I stole are from The Fray-All at once.
Chapter Seven: Green with Envy
The green changeling had not let his eyes move off of the two mystic teens sitting at the kitchen counter. He had been glaring at them ever since they had walked in together, chit chatting about whatever it is two magical people talk about. He wasn't jealous or anything, he just didn't like someone being so close to Raven. Especially after knowing who the white haired wizard associated with in the past. He had good reason not to trust the guy, to be wary of the empath's heart for her. That didn't mean he was jealous. Right? The white haired teen laughed and moved in closer to the blushing empath who shared a small smile with him. Emerald eyes narrowed and he felt the beast stirring within him. Who was he kidding, he was beyond jealous.
It had been a long night and they had spent most of it with Rorek. Raven had explain what had happen between her and Malchior and the cerulean eyed teen had seemed both appalled and distressed to hear it. He had apologize many times to the young empath and told her that when he caught the dragon back into the book he would make sure to give it an extra stab with his sword, just for her. Beastboy had snorted and muttered something about how he could have taken it by himself but no one had heard him or if they did they didn't show it.
The wizard had talked about where he had come from and explained the situation about his sudden appearance. It had seemed someone had sent one of the older and wiser mystics of his village a message that this realm held the one dragon that had escape so long ago. He talked about how his mother had not wanted to let him go but understood and he had not hesitated to step through the portal to right the wrongs that Malchior might have caused. The young empath had looked a bit hurt and the wizard gave her a sympathetic look and another apology. Beastboy had muttered something about being there for her that night and to everyone's surprise the empath had smiled at him and said thank you. The green teen had blushed and when Rorek had said a job well done, he couldn't help but let a smug smile cross his lips. The thought of 'yeah pretty boy, go home, she has me' coming to his mind.
Robin on the other hand didn't seem to agree with the green teen's train of thought and hadn't been much better than Raven in Beastboy's opinion. All buddy buddy with the far off wizard, offering him a place to stay in the tower while he was here. The wizard had refused at first but after Raven had finish telling him the other half of the story about the way they had sent the dragon to another dimension, the wizard had seemed mad beyond words. He had started off calm enough about voicing his opinion on the matter. However when he had asked them how they could have made such a drastic mistake, Robin had chimed in. Their voices had escalated and in the end it was Rorek who had come out on top, mentioning that sending the problem away did not resolve it but simply pushed it upon someone else. How did they not know that right now Malchior was not terrorizing another village? It was the first time the green teen had seen the boy wonder lose an argument. It was Raven who spoke in and said that she would contact Herald and start making plans to search for the dragon. Rorek seemed appeased and blushed shamefully, apologizing for his manner. Robin only smiled a bit and accepted, doing the same.
Since then it had seemed that wherever he looked the wizard was with the empath and they were sharing stories. This meant one thing. Beastboy was not happy.
Terra watched from the corner of her eyes as the green changeling glared from his spot on the couch at the magical beings at the counter. It would have been adorable if she had not known the cause for his jealousy. Though she had beaten him several times in the game it wasn't the same when he was ignoring her. If anything it was a hollow win and an annoyance the he had forgotten she was even there.
Rorek smiled and leaned an elbow on the counter, idly moving a strand of violet hair from the blushing empath's face. That was it. Beastboy jumped up from his seat as Terra called his name and he pretended not to notice. He slid up in front of the two magic wielders and forced a very obvious fake smile across his lips.
"Hey! What's going on over here?" Raven blinked a bit startled at the sudden appearance of the green teen. Rorek oblivious to the jealousy however, smiled back at the green teen.
"We were just having a talk about Rorek's home and his family's name." Beastboy nodded at the violet haired girl, still faking the smile.
"Interesting! Hey Rae I was wondering if you maybe wanted to go for a walk?" The young empath blinked and her eyebrows rose ever so slightly in amusement. Before she could talk though, Rorek responded.
"Do you not have companionship already?" Emerald eyes glared daggers at the white haired wizard and the wizard only startled until he caught on to what was happening.
"I wasn't talking to you, Rory. I was talking to Rae."
"Well… Beastie boy, so was I until you so impolitely interrupted." Terra had come up a few seconds ago and was watching the exchange with a hint of worry and annoyance on her face. Raven's amusement had dwindled and now she was just annoyed.
"Gar. I was talking with Rorek. I will come and talk with you later. Is that alright?" The green teen seemed to deflate with disappointment as the wizard arched an eyebrow slightly. Beastboy wanted to punch him in the face.
"I might be busy later…" Now it was Raven's turn to arch an eyebrow and Terra beamed the brightest smile ever. Maybe she was going to get to spend the day with Beastboy after all.
"That is your choice to make." Their eyes met and held for a moment as to challenge the other to back down first. Finally the green teen looked away and let out a huff of air, crossing his arms over his chest.
"You're right, it is." He could feel eyes on him and he stood firm. Terra was smiling happily at the direction this was taking. Thoughts of how she was going to spend the day with the green changeling running through her mind. The white haired wizard looked slightly amused as cerulean eyes seemed to be saying, 'poor fool'. Raven simply sat and sent glares of ice to the challenging green teen.
"Very well then maybe you should scamper along." He tried not to wince at the small insult of being called a rat. He straightened up to try and prove he could handle her taunts.
"You do not own the kitchen, Rae. This is as much my home as it is yours." To try and prove a point he marched over to the refrigerator and took out a soda. Popping the tab he downed half of the liquid, letting out a loud burp when he was done.
"Gee Beastboy, if I ever need a lesson about acting mature I know just who to run to. Come on Rorek, let's go to my room." The green teen's eyes widened in a look of shock as the young empath started to walk away, not sparing another glance his way. If he wanted to act like a jerk she would not indulge it.
Rorek on the other hand was looking right at him from where he sat. Finally the wizard shook his head and started out the way the violet haired beauty went.
Beastboy could not believe that Raven had so easily let the wizard go into her room after only the first day. The first day! It had taken him years to be accepted into her dark sanctuary and here some pretty boy with fancy mumble jumbo words was being asked in. He was not about to be outdone. Someone cleared their throat and emerald eyes turned to watch the still smiling blonde behind him, blue eyes observing him with much sweetness and anticipation.
"So does this mean we're going to do something?"
"Huh? Oh yeah… I just have to check… something." Before she could say anything the changeling was transforming into a fly and buzzing down the hallway. Terra growled and huffed, blowing a strand of blonde hair from her face. This morning was not going the way she had planned at all. It was the third time he had ignored her for that witch and he still didn't even notice she was mad. At this rate she was going to have to do a fan dance to get his attention.
Raven stomped into her room, grumbling words a lady should never say underneath her breath. She was so lost in cursing at a certain green teen that she had forgotten she had invited company back to her domain. It was only after the wizard cleared his throat did she remember who was there and turned red as a tomato. Not that she was alone. The white haired wizard was blushing just the same but the smile of amusement on his face was wide.
"Well I do so hope I'm not interrupting your moment…" She wanted to smack herself in the face and started to idly push a strand of violet hair behind her ear.
"I am so sorry… I just… he was being such a jerk…and you did not need to be treated like that…"
"Neither did you M'lady…" Dark eyes glanced up to look at the white haired wizard who hesitantly made his way into the room, stopping only a few feet from the door. He seemed to be shifting uncomfortably and the blush was still on his face. Raven started to wonder if the words she had said had offended him more than he let on or if it was simply too hot in her room.
No matter how hard he tried he could not get the blush to stop on his cheeks. He must have looked foolish but he could not tell the lovely lady in front of him that this was the first time he had ever been in a woman's room. More or less someone he was quickly becoming attracted to. He never really got out much back at home unless it was to train or go on an adventure. Not that girls did not notice him or advance on him; he just couldn't talk to them about the things he did know so it had always stopped with mild flirting. It was always hard to find someone who knew of the workings of Nol and the magic of other lands. She was different and he was already starting to feel close to her.
"Are you alright, Rorek?" He startled and blushed even more, rubbing the back of his head to send the empath a full hearted smile.
"I do apologize I did not wish to concern you Lady Raven." Blue-violet eyes watched him and he shifted slightly underneath the stare. "I-I am not use to being allowed into the domain of a lady." Raven's eyes seemed to widen and she couldn't help but blush.
"Oh I'm so sorry! We can-" Her eyes narrowed and the white haired wizard seemed to kick himself for saying anything at all. The last thing he wanted was to offend her.
"That does not mean I am not flattered! Quite the opposite! I think you're-" She raised a hand and the wizard hushed instantly. The empath wasted no time in stomping over to the green fly on the wall, eyes full of malice. Before the fly could buzz away a black case of energy was wrapped around him and hurling him into a near by wall. The green changeling changed back upon impact and chuckled embarrassed from the floor.
"I can not believe you! Have you lost your mind?!" The words echoed from off the walls of the room and the green teen winced as he sat on the floor, rubbing the back of his head.
"What? I wanted to make sure you were alright… I mean you hardly know the guy! What if he turns out to be like Malchiors' brother! Or cousin or just an evil servant with some sick fascination to impress his master!"
"You have no right to one, be in my room without my permission. Two, accuse Rorek of being evil when he saved my life and has already proven to be a gentleman and three, SPY ON ME!" Something went to explode but the white haired wizard held up a hand and encased it in a white energy, keeping it pieced together as he watched the onslaught of the green one.
Beastboy sat there on the ground as the violet haired beauty hovered over him, panting slightly with anger. He would not lose this argument however. He had only snuck into her room with only the best intentions and that meant he was in the right.
"Oh yeah! Big whoop the guy shows up and saves you from Plasmas! I've done that a hundred times!" He pushed himself up off of the floor and would have met her eye to eye if he was not taller. "You can not be mad at me for trying to make sure you're alright and trying to protect your heart! You just can't! It's like a rule!"
"Shouldn't you be off galloping around with Terra?" He winced at the implication behind the words. He really needed to start making a list of things to say before he said them to her, just to keep up.
"I already told you, I came to check on you!"
"You came to spy on me! There's a difference now either get out or I will remove you."
"Just you try! You think I'm going to sit here and let you talk to pretty boy! I don't know if you've noticed but its kinda dark in here and I will not leave you alone in a darken room with him!" He pointed to the wizard who started to blush at the implications the green teen had just laid out.
"Now wait one instant! I only followed Lady Raven to her domain because she asked me! I would never be anything other than a perfect gentleman!"
"Sure, right, the girl repressed wizard boy is in a girl's room and does not have one naughty thought cross his mind. Dude you're either a liar or gay." Raven's mouth dropped open in surprise but the wizard only tilted his head to the side.
"Well of course… Lady Raven is very great company to be amongst. How could I ever not be gay and merry with her near?" Raven blushed and Beastboy slapped his hand against his face.
"Dude that is totally not what I meant. What I meant was-"
"What you meant was that you were leaving! This conversation is over and you have stepped out of line." Emerald eyes met with dark eyes and he humphed at her words. He had come here to supervise and that was exactly what he was going to do. Spinning on his heels he strolled over to her bed and plopped down.
"Not a chance."
The green teen muttered a few words underneath his breath as he lay sprawled out upside down against the hallway wall. He didn't feel like turning over just yet so he lay there with his head on the floor and emerald eyes burning holes at the empath's door. If she thought he was going to go away so easily, she was mistaken. He would not move until he could find a way back into her room undetected.
Cyborg stopped in the hallway and glanced at the green changeling and then at the door he was staring at. Not seeing anything on the door he looked back at the rather angry looking green teen.
"Dude. What are you doin'?"
"Waiting…"
"Uh-huh… for what?"
"Rae and pretty boy." Cyborg blinked a bit and glanced back at the door.
"You mean-"
"Yep."
"And he's-"
"Yep."
"And she kicked you-"
"Yep." For a moment the half robotic teen seemed to weigh over the conversation and he could only come up with one thing to do. He laughed and started back down the hallway. Beastboy blinked and pushed his feet off the wall to scamper along after the laughing teen. "What? What's so funny?!"
"Dude you're jealous! Oh man it's like the karma wizard came back to you full force. Hey, karma wizard…" He laughed harder at the joke and Beastboy tried to glare harder at his best friend. He failed and settled just for a regular glare since his eyes were starting to hurt.
"Cy, you aren't funny and this is not funny at all!"
"Iunno, you've been ditching Rae a lot for Terra man, maybe this is just some payback."
"That is so different!" The older teen raised an eyebrow and let the door to the common room open. An annoyed looking blonde stood by the counter and tapped her foot impatiently.
"Get whatever you needed done?" Beastboy blinked and shrugged his shoulders ever so slightly, glancing back at the closed door.
"For now…Hey want to play some games?" Blue eyes narrowed and the green changeling found himself wondering how many more girls were going to want his head by the end of the day.
"BB I… you!" She bit back her words and he tilted his head slightly. Before she could say anything the door behind the green changeling opened and he fell forward with an alien princess on top of him.
"Oh friend Beastboy! I am sorry! I did not see you behind the door." Robin offered a hand and helped his girlfriend off of the green teen that was not having a good day. It was only mid-morning and already every female in the tower had walked on him. He stayed on the floor for a moment longer and tried to will himself to start the day over. Starfire offered a hand and emerald eyes watched it for a second, debating on just staying there. He decided against it and he slowly accepted the help up, dusting off his costume.
"It's fine Star. I shouldn't have been hovering in the doorway."
"Who wants breakfast?"
"I do!" Everyone but the green teen chimed in as the robotic teen started to shift through the fridge. Beastboy sighed and dragged himself to the crescent shape sofa. He didn't feel like walking all the way around so he turned his back to it and fall backwards. He landed upside down on the cushions and watched the television upside down.
"Dude, I so don't want to smell flesh burning right now."
"Oh calm your green butt down grass stain, I'm going to make waffles. Everyone likes waffles!" His ears perked up slightly.
"Tofu eggs for mine?" The older teen made a face but nodded only because his friend was having such a bad morning. The green teen rolled over to sit properly on the couch, letting out a small victory yell. He would take any small victories he could this morning.
The violet haired empath's shoulders heaved up and down in annoyance as her door slammed shut with help of her black energy. The white haired wizard stood behind her simply watching the whole display in stride. He was a bit amused, scared, and slightly impressed with her powers.
Finally the violet haired girl calmed down and turned back around, pinching the brim of her nose. This was becoming ridiculous and though she was annoyed beyond words she couldn't help but feel slightly warm inside that he cared enough to risk his health to check on her. Still, that didn't mean that spying on her wasn't crossing the line.
"Are you alright Lady Raven?" She blinked and glanced up into worried cerulean eyes. Forcing a small smile that did not reach her eyes, she gave her head a nod.
"I'm sorry about that… he's so… immature some days. He's not a bad guy though. Most of the time he's sweet and if you catch him on a good day, slightly funny." The white haired wizard smiled weakly and tilted his head to the side.
"You sound fond of him." She lit up like a light and suddenly felt very trapped in her own room. As the wizard kept watching her she tried to think of the right words to say and caught something on her night stand. Not missing the chance to change the topic she moved over to the pot of flowers and rubbed her fingers against the dry petals.
"It seems I need to get some water and sunlight for these." The wizard couldn't help but smile at the change of topic, thinking maybe he did have a chance.
"Well. Might I suggest we tend to the plant and get something to eat, Lady Raven?" She hesitated and thought about forcing the green teen to come help her take care of it like he had promised. However she remembered who was with him and pushed the thought away. She didn't need him to take care of the flowers anyway. She didn't even know why she still had them. Still…
"Actually I'll meet you in the hall. I'll do this myself really quick." The white haired boy seemed confused but nodded his head all the same. She returned the nod with her own and picked up the plant to disappear in a wave of her black aura.
He watched the spot where she had once stood for awhile and then slowly made his way from the room. Maybe he didn't have as much of a chance as he had thought he did. Still, he wouldn't give up so quickly.
The door to the common room opened and in walked the two magic figures side by side. Beastboy wasted no time in resuming his glares at the white haired teen. Raven ignored it and Rorek met the glare with his own for causing the empath to seem so upset.
"So me and Sarah are going dancing tonight. She found this nice little club downtown and I thought we could all go. Make an evening of it. Dress up, the whole sham-bang." The half robotic teen glanced around the room as he slide the waffle out of the waffle maker and replaced it with batter.
"Sounds cool Cy! I'm totally in! Right B!" The green changeling blinked and nodded his head towards the blonde.
"We all are! Sounds like fun!" Robin took the spot next to the green changeling and Starfire let out a squeal.
"Oh yes it will be of the most enjoyable! Friend Raven and friend Terra and I shall do the girl thing of the hair ornaments and earthly clothes!" Rorek seemed confused and glanced down at the other magic wielder to explain.
"It's dancing… it could be fun. I'm sure Robin or Cy could find you something to wear." The wizard seemed to smile at this and nodded his head.
"Very well. If you shall be there I will be glad to accompany you to this event." She smiled slightly and glanced down, making her way to get some tea.
Rorek quickly shot a hand up and caught the pillow that had been flung from the direction of the couch. Cerulean eyes glanced in the direction the pillow had been thrown and fell on the back of the green teen's head.
Robin simply sat there looking shocked at both the fact the changeling had flung the pillow and was now fuming that it had not hit.
"Beastboy… are you-"
"I'm going to go do my training. I'll eat my waffles later."
"Beastboy." He shook his head at the blonde and made his way from the room. It seemed he was not even going to get a small little victory for the day.
Terra turned around and glared at the violet haired girl who stood with a stoic face, pouring her tea. "I hope you're happy!"
"I don't know what you mean and I am very certain you are not talking to me." Dark eyes met with blue and they glared at one another. Everyone else in the room only looked amongst themselves before watching where this would lead.
"I'm onto what you're doing and it's not going to be that easy! Beastboy will not play these high school games with you!" Now the empath looked both confused and angry. She reigned in the red fury that tried to lash out through her mind, Rude muttering every curse word in the book about the girl in front of her.
"I am not playing high school games with anyone. I am not even playing games. I don't know what you think you're talking about but if I were you I would actually stop and think before I spoke."
The blonde growled and they stood there glaring one another down, everyone in the room starting to get uncomfortable. Once more it was Starfire to the rescue. The alien princess moved over to the two and forced a shaky smile and laugh.
"Now friends, let us not do of the volume rising of the voices and take a moment to take an inhalation of air."
"Don't worry Star… I was just going anyway. I'll see you tonight." Even though she spoke the words her eyes never left the violet haired girl's. After a few more seconds of staring the shorter girl made her way from the room. Raven rolled her eyes. This day was proving to be a lot longer than she could manage and it wasn't even noon yet.
The older teen sat on his couch, flipping through the channels with a loud growl. A thousand channels and nothing on, go figure. It seemed that money could buy you a big nice fancy suit but it could not buy you good television. What was the world coming to?
As the black haired boy weighed going out and causing some mischief to pass the time the doorbell began to ring. Arching an eyebrow he moved from the large wrap- around couch and walked towards the door. Whatever or whoever it was they better have something good, disturbing one of such greatness was never to be taken lightly. He could have been entertaining women, dinning with the upscale people of Jump City, or simply enjoying a tan. Okay so he wasn't, that didn't mean he liked to be disturbed.
Opening the door he found a man taller than him and arched an eyebrow at the pot of roses in his arms.
"I see. Well the ladies do love me. Put it down over there my man." Adonis pointed to a random spot near the wall, smirking ear to ear. The large man moved in and the teen sighed as if it were a nuisance, running a hand through his short black hair. "Poor girls. Always trying to win me over and sending me things. What can I say? When you're good you're good. You know what I mean?" He smirked and glanced over at the large man who started to make his way out. The man said nothing and hunched over, swaying slightly in the shoulders as he walked out the door.
The black haired boy arched an eyebrow and leaned against the door-frame.
"Then again by the looks of you. Probably not."
Beastboy slide into the common room, arms flung out wide as he posed in his outfit.
"TA-DA!" The green teen had on a light pink dress shirt with a black open jacket over it. He wore black tennis shoes and dark faded blue jeans with a matching black fedora hat. The green teen smirked and took off the hat, running a hand through his wispy green strands. Flipping the green locks he placed the hat back on his head and sent the half robotic teen a smirk. "You wish you looked this good."
Cyborg only rolled his eyes and checked to see that what he was wearing was alright. The taller teen had on a pair of black slacks and a deep blue dress shirt that Sarah had helped to pick out for him when she went shopping with her mother a day earlier. He started to roll up the cuffs of the shirt and gave the blue, black, and white squared Hanna hat a small twist to make sure it fit right. Smiling at his image he finished it up by sliding on a gray jacket.
Robin walked into the common room and ran a hand through his gelled back hair. He adjusted the sunglasses on his face and no one made a comment about how it was night, knowing very well he took his identity very serious. But again, what didn't he take serious. The boy wonder had put up his tights and Christmas colored outfit for some black slacks and a white dress shirt. He wore a black and green vest over the shirt and black tennis shoes only for the fact they were easier to move in when in battle and one could never be too cautious.
"Wow birdboy, looking sharp." He ignored the nickname from the green teen and sent him a small smirk.
"Contrary to what some might think, Beastboy, I do have some style." The changeling laughed nervous and rubbed the back of his head. Luckily he wouldn't have to respond because the girls walked in at that moment.
Terra was first to walk in. She wore a bright yellow mini skirt, two buttons down the side of her right side. Her black shirt was low cut in the shape of a V down the front, stopping short to only show a small amount of her cleavage. She had decided to keep her hair down and had soft bluish eye shadow, her lips painted red. The open toed yellow shoes gave the short girl three extra inches of height and the straps wrapped a few inches above her ankles. Beastboy only blinked and whistled slightly, the earth mover smirking.
Next to her Starfire tilted her head to the side and sent the room a full-hearted smile. Her red hair swayed as the pink butterfly hair clip the boy wonder and the young empath had bought for her shimmered in the light. She wore very little makeup, a small hint of pink strawberry lip gloss across her lips and a feathery trace of silver eyeshadow. The dress she wore was light pink and formfitting, stopping just above the knees. It was sleeveless and cut low enough in the front to cause the boy wonder to blush. Where her purple boots had once been they were now replaced with knee high white ones, little straps dangling down the back with white plastic lilies at the end. The whole reason she had even brought them.
Robin's mouth opened slightly and he felt himself blushing. Beastboy chuckled and lightly elbowed the boy wonder in the arm.
"Dude Robin, shut your mouth you're drooling." He went to laugh but the only sound that escaped was a soft gasp of air as Raven made her way into the room. The black dress she wore was form fitting and showed off the curves of her body nicely. The dress cut off short just a little above the knees, the bottom half of the dress in folds that flowed slightly when she moved. The green teen could not keep his eyes from wandering down the slender legs of the empath girl, the black ankle boots giving her another height or two and seeming to make her legs longer. Over the short sleeve dress she wore a thin red half sweater that tied in a knot in the front and only reached the bottom of her shoulder blades. On her hands she wore short black fishnet gloves that stopped just underneath her nails. The violet strands she usually kept down were tied up in a twist as a black hair clip held it firmly in place, a few strands of violet kept lose on each side of her face. He had never seen her in make-up and the light trace of lip gloss caused her lips to shimmer. Blue-violet eyes glanced up and met his and he could see the soft trace of lavender just on the side of her eyelids, a light trace of black mascara outlining her dark eyes.
"Close your mouth BB, you're drooling." The green teen instantly shut his mouth and gulped, hoping no one had heard the half robotic teen. After all the green teen had a reputation to uphold. He couldn't let people on to the fact he may not be as suave as he came off. Even if she did look wonderful, and pretty, and beautiful enough to break hearts.
"Wow Rae… you look beautiful…" Did he just say that aloud? A quick glance around had indeed shown that he had. Oh well, who needed to be suave all the time anyway. So he said she looked beautiful. So what? She did and she had a right to know. The empath blushed slightly and looked down at the ground. The actions caused his heart to leap.
"Thank you… you look handsome as well, Gar." Terra cleared her throat to try and get his attention but his eyes stayed fixed on the blushing empath. As the blonde glared and everyone else pretended not to notice the last member of the group appeared behind them.
All heads turned and whether they meant to or not, each girl in the room blushed. The white haired boy stood there in a full decked out suit, the black coat stopping at the tips of his hips. Underneath the unbuttoned jacket sat a long buttoned up vest with a soft hue of red material, green and black swirls. Under the vest sat a white long sleeve shirt. His white hair flowed like normal in a white halo around his face, his bangs covering over one of his eyes. He stood there fidgeting with his red tie and finally sighed in defeat. Looking up he went to ask for help and found the others staring at him. He brushed the bangs away from his cerulean eyes and glanced at the shocked faces.
"…Is something wrong…?" His voice snapped them all back into life and the girls chuckled nervously, looking in different directions to avoid any eyes. As no one said anything he tilted his head and let a strand of white hair slide along the side of his face. "I hope I did not over do it… Sir Robin said that it was acceptable that I selected this outfit…"
"No, you look spectacular, Rorek." The wizard blushed and glanced down as the empath walked over to him. "Do you need help with your tie?" He nodded ever so slightly and cerulean eyes watched as the shorter girl fixed his tie for him.
"Thank you Lady Raven…" She nodded her head slightly and sent him a small smile before making her way to the door.
"Well let's get this over with."
"Gee Rae, one would think the thought of hanging with me was unpleasant." She arched an eyebrow as the green teen did not hesitant to take his place by her side. Even though she was still upset about the whole room thing she could not help but smile slightly. It was always nice to have the green changeling close by.
"One would be correct." She tried not to laugh when he did a mock gasp and placed a hand over his heart. She did not point out that his heart was on the other side either.
"Ow, that hurts but that's okay! I got a whole onslaught of new jokes I've been working on, just for you." Her eyebrows lowered slightly.
"There will be no bad jokes in my baby! How much your jokes stink we'll never get the smell out!" Beastboy sent the half robotic teen a glare.
"We're arriving in a child? Your world is must unusual, Lady Raven."
"Oh I agree Friend Rorek! It took me a many of days to grow accustom and I fear I am still not anywhere near the amount of knowledge needed to understand it."
"I don't even think the people here get it." Starfire chuckled and Rorek blinked confused at the empath's choice of words.
"They do not understand their own world? Maybe they should spend more time and scrutinize?" Beastboy eyed the wizard and leaned in so that he whispered in Raven's ear.
"I really doubt you like him more than me."
"At least he can say 'scrutinize'." The green teen gave her a frown.
"I can say scoop…scrap…stupperlinize… scarpalistize…" The empath rolled her eyes as the green teen went down the list of attempts and failed each time. She couldn't help but smile though and as they all chatted away she thought maybe this wouldn't be such a bad night.
"I call shotgun." Everyone but the alien princess and the white haired wizard groaned and the empath smirked at her small victory. Not being smothered in the back seat just made this outing that much better.
"You wish to hold the oddly shape metal that goes boom?"
"What is a… 'shot gun'?" Despite herself she kept smiling and the green teen could only groan and rub his face. He refused to believe she liked him better.
The loud music echoed throughout the room with enough force to drown out conversations unless you were right next to the person and speaking with slight force. The loud beats vibrating the walls and tables, notes screeching to the top as the singers' voice echoed along with it on the spinning disc. People danced on the large square floor in the middle of the room. Heads would fling and bodies would move with the rhythm of the music. Teens of all ages lost in the feeling of the beats and the good times. Lost in nothing but the music as if it were a high to keep them out of trouble for the night, to forget about parents and school for just an evening. Lights flashed with violets, pinks, blues, and greens throughout the room, skin colors mixing and changing every few seconds. There was a smell of sweat, overpriced perfume, and cheap cologne that mingled in the air above the heads of the young adults.
It was easy to say the titans were ecstatic, even the newcomer seemed to be lost in the mix of it all. It was like some sort of magic the way the lights kept flashing different colors. Wait till he returned home and told his mother and teacher about this. There was a tap on his elbow and he glanced down to see he was surrounded by several girls. Immediately the wizard blushed and tried to find the group he had come with.
"Your hair is so pretty…"
"You have such nice eyes!"
"Do you live around here?" The titans watched on with a hint of amusement, the empath arching an eyebrow ever so slightly. She knew she probably should have helped the poor boy but Happy was laughing too hard to allow her to move for the second. So it was Cyborg who helped the wizard out by throwing his arm around the white haired teen.
"Sorry ladies! Rory here is already taken for the first dance but don't worry! I'm sure he'll ask you to dance later on." Eyes peered up shimmering with hope at the white haired teen, something animalistic in them. Slowly his head was nodding as he tried to keep from going redder from the sudden attention and the crazy amount of flesh they were showing off. They squealed and moved away but not too far, incase he was going to ask sooner than later.
"Thank you Cyborg… though I'm not quite sure I could dance like this…" Cerulean eyes scanned the scene and Beastboy chuckled from his spot, trying to look cool by watching his nails.
"Don't worry, Rory, we can't all be party animals."
"VIC!" All eyes turned to the tall strawberry blonde running over to them and seconds later her arms were wrapping around the half robotic teen. He stumbled backwards a bit from the sudden hug and smiled to pick the girl up from the floor. He gave her a big but gentle bear-hug and the strawberry blonde teen let out a loud laugh.
"Hey Sarah! Wow you look amazing!" The strawberry-blonde had let her hair down and it swung down past her shoulders, stopping down the middle of her back. She wore a red shoulder less top and a white mini skirt with a black headband that kept her hair from falling in hers eyes. The look was finished off with a pair of black boots to match the headband.
Finally the older teen put down the shorter girl and she blushed up at him with a full-hearted smile. A group of people cleared their throats and the couple turned to blush even more at their friends.
"So… this is it." Sarah said to the smirking members in the group. Before anyone could make a comment however, Terra had grabbed Beastboy by the hand and was bounding out towards the floor.
"Come on Beastboy! Let's show them how it's done!" Emerald eyes glanced over his shoulder at the annoyed looking empath and sent a shrug of apology. At this rate he was never going to get back on her good side and he hated to admit it, but Terra was becoming a nuisance.
Rorek watched as the group started to break apart and take a spot on the dance floor. Only the half robotic teen, his girlfriend, himself, and the annoyed looking Raven were left.
Sarah glanced between the green teen and the violet haired girl, knowing all too well the feeling of jealousy Raven was giving off. Clearing her throat she decided to go ahead and try to distract the young empath.
"So! You must be Rorek! Lovely to meet you, I heard much about you this morning." The wizard blinked and smiled shyly, giving the young lady a small bow of his head since they were too far to shake hands.
"I am. Pleasure to meet you Lady Sarah. I have heard many things about you from Cyborg, all completely true might I add. You are indeed lovely and a wonderful person." She blinked and blushed, chuckling shyly.
"You are too kind, I am sure Vic has exaggerated a bit." Blue eyes met with the gray and red ones and he could only smile. Raven smiled slightly at seeing how happy the two seemed to be together.
"I disagree Sarah. I think everything Cyborg tells us about you is very accurate. If not slightly wordy." The girl laughed and Cyborg blushed, rubbing the back of his head, He suddenly felt very much on display. He decided to change the topic.
"Hey Sarah, wanna go sit down?" The girl smiled and arched an eyebrow at the blushing male of her affections. She only nodded and let her arm slide into his, leading the way. Blue eyes glanced over her shoulder to make sure the rest of the group heard and that they followed.
"Come on, I saved a booth in the back." Raven nodded at the older strawberry-blonde teen and they made their way through the dancing bodies, being careful not to hit anyone. It was proven harder than it seemed as a line of girls kept wandering close to the white haired wizard. The teen did not seem to be enjoying this as much as other guys might however. He was blushing and with each passing moment the tension between him just kept getting more awkward and awkward. Finally they reached the booth and the wizard could take no more. He grabbed Raven by the arms and swung her around to be used as a force field. He would apology later.
The violet haired girl blinked a few times and looked over her shoulder at the cowering wizard. He met her gaze with a pleading look and she sighed a bit. It seemed you could be the bravest male in the existence of the world, battle dragons, defend your village and your one fear would always be women.
"Rorek does not wish to dance with you at this time. If he sees fit he will ask you later." The faces of the seven girls lit up, only digesting part of the sentence.
"Oh his name is Rorek?" One girl with black hair asked.
"Sounds exotic. Hello Rorek." The blonde sent him a quick wink and he blushed more.
"I bet you're really good at kissing Rory." The group of girls giggled at the redhead as she licked her lips. Raven was just in shock, more out of the fact that were being so bold than she had been ignored. Rorek was in shock too but the embarrassment he felt only caused him to blush even more.
"Oh look girls. He's blushing. I like them shy." The white haired wizard lit up like a Christmas tree and the brunette giggled and waved slightly. Raven could feel her eyebrow start to tick but it was Sarah who handled the situation.
"Don't you girls think you're a little too young to be eyeing the poor man like a piece of meat? Where's your dignity? Run along, when he wants to dance he'll ask you. I mean come on ladies, at least try not to seem so desperate!" The small group only humphed and muttered a few words underneath their breaths to walk away. Raven smiled slightly and the blushing wizard said a small 'thank you' in a quiet voice, sure he would die of embarrassment at any given moment. Sarah only shrugged and smiled, "You guys save the world, I handle the scary horny girls. It's the least I can do."
Hours had passed and all the titans were dancing, even Raven who had decided that since Rorek had agreed to go out it was only fair to dance with him. The beat of the music played on and their bodies danced in time, some of them off and some of them more experienced than others would have imagined. The beat started to slow down and a few couples moved closer, already knowing where this was going.
"Alright! Couples! All couples to the floor!" The disc jockey said over the microphone, the speakers screeching slightly.
Beastboy stiffened slightly and emerald eyes started to look around for the short violet haired girl. Maybe he could manage to steal a dance. However, Terra grabbed his hand and forced the distance between them to close. He blinked and glanced down into blue eyes, a smile across her face. He went to smile back but it was uncertain, he rather have been dancing with the feisty empath. That's when he caught her from the corner of his eyes walking off the dance floor with the white haired wizard not far behind. He frowned and wanted to go to her but the blonde held tight. His heart sunk slightly and all he could do was let out a small sigh as the song started.
There are certain people you just keep coming back to. She is right in front of you.
The green changeling started to swing about with the blonde in his arms. Terra never stopped smiling up at him as they moved in circles. However when she placed her head against his chest, emerald eyes sought out the empath. She was watching them and he swore she was grinding on her teeth out of anger. Their eyes locked and they held the gaze, emerald eyes begging for her to understand.
Finally she looked away and he felt his heart sink even further. So much for silent prayers, it looked like he was going to be in doghouse again. This time it wasn't even his fault. It wasn't like he asked for Terra to dance with him and take up his time! Not to mention that she had been with pretty boy most of the night anyway. So if anyone should have been mad it should have been him. The song played on and the green teen let out a silent breath of air, wishing the lyrics hadn't been so easy to hear.
And all at once the crowd begins to sing. Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.
Maybe you want her, maybe you need her. Maybe you started to compare to someone not there.
"You know… I really hate this song." Terra chuckled and nuzzled her cheek further against the green teen's chest. He stiffened a bit and started to look around again, trying not to blush.
"I think it's alright myself… reminds me of someone I know."
"…Dr Sues?" Despite herself the blonde laughed and looked up into the emerald eyes of the green changeling.
"Don't be silly, you know who it is BB." The familiar nickname caused him to gulp slightly. He really didn't want to have to deal with this and he didn't want to see where this was going. Slowly the blonde started to lean in and his heart started to beat within his ears. He couldn't do this. It wasn't that he didn't still like her. It was anything but that and when she was around his heart did still skip beats. It was just… she wasn't her. From the very start she was never her.
Slowly he stepped back and held her at arms length. The blonde blinked slightly and saw the look of doubt in his eyes. Little by little her mouth moved into a thin line and she wanted to yell, to scream, but she knew where that would go. So she run through the plans in her head, ready for this situation. She would not lose, he was hers and she would make sure of it. She sent him a full hearted smile and wrapped her arms around his neck, hugging him close.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to try and kiss you in front of the others."
"It's not that Terra… it's just…"
"I know I know. You don't want to be alone. You won't be. I still love you BB and I'll always love you. You can trust me this time. I promise."
And all at once the crowd begins to sing
Sometimes
We'd never know what's wrong without the pain Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same
He frowned slightly at the way this was going. He took off his hat and ran a hand through the forest green strands and let out a long sigh.
"You aren't listening to me…Once more it's not th-"
"Please Beastboy. Just… give it time." He met her blue eyes and felt his heart sink at the way they shinned slightly. He went to talk but said nothing as he found he could only stare down at her. The blonde seemed to light up, taking his silence for agreement. She went to kiss him again but the green teen leaned away from her, causing the girl to frown. So instead of a kiss she gently tugged him down into a big hug and he gently patted her on the back. They stayed like that for awhile and when he didn't expect it she turned her head and kissed him on the cheek. "I'll go get us something to drink."
As the blonde earth mover started to walk away he could feel eyes burning into his back. Slowly he turned around and let sad emerald eyes land on the hurt blue-violet ones. Whether it was for the fact Terra had gotten the first dance or the fact she had kissed him on the cheek openly, he did not know. He did know though that he felt guilty and very bad. They watched one another for what felt like an eternity until finally she turned her head.
Maybe you want her, maybe you need her Maybe you had her, maybe you lost her to another
To another
He stood there like a man convicted and he kept staring at the empath, even after she had looked away. Slowly emerald eyes moved down to the floor, his hand taking off the hat to run through his forest green strands. Two things were certain. This was not a good night and he hated this song.
She tried not to let herself feel the jealousy and envy washing over her, her powers threatening to reach a new level. Anger was thrashing about and trying to get out of her cage as Timid started to go through the list of why it had happened. The hand of Rorek upon her shoulder did not soothe her pain however and dark eyes quickly glared daggers up at the white haired wizard. Instantly he removed his hand and frowned. Seeing the look of hurt cross his face she slowly let her temper defuse slightly.
"Sorry…I just… I need some air." The young empath stood up only to hear a loud shriek fill the air. Quickly all trained eyes turned to the sound of what made that scream and they could hear more screams starting to fill the area. Bodies started to try and run over other bodies to get away from the electric sparks that went flying around. The stereo roared to life and started to move about the dance floor, waving its cables about. Blue sparks from the face that the speakers made and it thrust a cable wire at the boy wonder. Robin jumped out of the way just in time, the plug hitting nothing but air. Soon the rest of the electronics came to life and started to advance on the small group that remained. And there standing on the disc table was Control Freak, pointing a finger at the Robin.
"YOU! What have you done with my lady love?!" The titans paused and arched an eyebrow. Raven grumbled a bit and tried not to kill the over weight teen on sight. Apparently this night was just going to keep getting worse and a whole lot longer.
Somewhere else across town a large bulky gray teen worked away on his newest project. It was going to be monstrous. It was better than anything he had ever done before in his life. He was certain of it.
The knock on the door had him quickly glancing in that direction with a look of annoyance. He wasn't expecting anyone then again he never was. Within moments a large sheet was being produced and he tossed it over the work in progress.
As the knock sounded again he grabbed a cloth and wiped the grease from his hands.
"Yeah yeah! I'm coming! No good rotten stupid…" Opening the door, Johnny Rancid raised an eyebrow at the man holding the rose bush. He had to be kidding. The older teen eyed the roses and then the man. "Does this look like a flower shop?" The man holding the flowers only forced a small smile and tilted his head in a way that even made the punker uncomfortable.
"From a girl." His interest picked up slightly and he eyed the flowers with a new meaning.
"Oh yeah? Hot?"
"Very." Though the man talked with a hint of something strange, the older teen ignored it. He started to rub his chin and eyed the petals.
"Blonde?" The man slowly shook his head. "Brunette?" Once more the man shook his head and the rocker's eyes lit up. "Oh don't tell me! Feisty redhead!" The man seemed to smile slightly and nodded his head. The punker beamed and quickly took the rose pot. "Well! Can't turn down a fan. Specially if it's a hot redhead!" Without as much as another word he slammed the door in the delivery man's face and waddled over to place the pot in the corner. Considering a few things he moved it a few paces forward and glanced from the high window down to the plant.
After making sure that when the sun came up it would hit the plant he whistled and went back to doing what he was doing before hand. He never noticed as the roses seemed to twitch ever so slightly or how the petals began to open up.
A/N: Originally this chapter was longer but I noticed if I wanted to put in the fight scene I was going to have to divide it up. Also this will be the last time we see Terra hanging all over Beastboy. Namely because it is no longer important, so it will no longer be happening. Sorry. Never liked her. She is however, still in the story. Sorry BB/Rae fans… it's for a good reason though! Promise! So we're reaching the final stretch of things. A few more chapters of random fluff, action, and things set in motion before the big finale! Now on to thank yous.
sinomin: I know! I just keep adding fuel to the flame. I'm glad you're enjoying the story and the length! Makes me feel less guilty about the chapters getting longer. Thank you for the reviews! ^^
Wolvmbm: Aww I wouldn't do that! I love making the characters interact too much to keep them away from one another! You'll see what I mean soon. Thank you for your reviews! I really enjoying reading them.
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