Letting You Go…part 2
Chapter two, 'cause I'm a sucker for happy endings…and FLUFF! No, seriously, there is so much fluff in here, you will CHOKE on it…there, you've had your warning. Don't go suing me for sending you to the doctor's with a clogged throat.
But I am being very serious, I think this is the fluffiest piece of fluff I have ever written…especially the end. Oh, gosh, what was I thinking! Eesh…oh well, sometimes you're just in the mood to write/read a bit of cheese and corn. Huzzah!
I don't own the Teen Titans…which is sad…Siiiiiiiigh…
Jericho and Raven sat on the edge of the roof, staring at the night sky. The mute boy's fingers glided softly over his guitar, playing whatever notes came to his mind. Raven watched him intently; she knew what he was thinking about.
"You're still in love with her, aren't you?" she said bluntly. Jericho abruptly stopped playing and looked at her in shock. But he didn't shake his head or deny it, he just bit his lip. "You should tell her."
Jericho shook his head rapidly.
'She's probably still mad at me, he sighed.
"I don't think she is," Raven said. Jericho still looked quite reluctant, so Raven added, "Why don't you at least apologise to her?"
'I guess.' Jericho sighed. 'Maybe I should talk to her. I've not seen her since…'
"Go now," Raven told him. Jericho nodded slightly and went to get up, but she placed a hand on his arm to stop him. "And, Jericho. I don't think it's going to work…between us. As I said, you still love her and…I'm not over him yet. This relationship was a rebound purely formed on broken hearts. I hope you can understand."
Jericho gave her a small smile and nodded. He understood. Both teenagers stood up and Raven, surprising herself, gave him a quick, friendly hug. He then quickly left the roof to find Kole, leaving Raven to her own thoughts.
It wasn't long before someone else came to join her. Beast Boy silently approached her and sat down, but Raven didn't react. Instead she continued to stare blankly forwards, watching the moon. Beast Boy chewed on his lip for a bit before speaking up.
"Um, so…how are you and Jericho?"
"It's over between us."
"Really? Why?"
"He's still in love with Kole. He was on the rebound."
"Oh." Beast Boy fell silent for a bit. "Are you okay?"
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"It's just that, well, you've been ignoring me a lot lately. Actually, you've been ignoring us all, apart from Jericho. And I just wanted to know if everything was okay."
"Everything's fine, Beast Boy."
"No, it's not."
Raven was shocked. Beast Boy took one of her hands and looked her straight in the eye, speaking sincerely. "Please, Raven. Tell me what's wrong. Was it something I did? If it was, I'm sorry."
Raven sighed. In all truth, she was upset because of Beast Boy; because of something he'd said. But she could hardly blame him as much as she wanted to, he didn't know she'd been listening.
Raven was walking down the corridor in Titans Tower, but paused when she heard noises from one of the rooms. Normally, she would have passed by without a second thought, but then she heard her name.
"Admit it, green bean. You like Raven, don't you?" Cyborg said.
"Do not!" Beast Boy exclaimed in reply.
"Tch, yeah you do." That was Speedy speaking. Beast Boy moaned in annoyance, to which Speedy laughed and said, "Aw, he's in love!"
"Am not! Why would I like her, anyway? She's mean to me and sarcastic and has no sense of humour!"
"Harsh, man," Cyborg commented. "She'd kill you if she'd heard that."
"Good thing she's not here then."
But Raven was there and she had heard everything. Silently, she hurried on down the corridor, upset but trying not to show it. Eventually she found herself on the roof, where Jericho sat alone.
"It's nothing, Beast Boy," she said, somewhat sourly.
"No it's not." Beast Boy sighed. "C'mon, Raven. You're my friend."
"So you don't think I'm just some mean, sarcastic person with no sense of humour?"
He flinched at this. "You heard that?" Raven nodded. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "Raven…I didn't mean that. I didn't mean any of it. It's just…they were teasing me…and I got annoyed and…I didn't think."
Raven arched an eyebrow so he carried on.
"You're not mean. If anything, I'm just always annoying you. And you have got a sense of humour, it's just sarcastic and different from mine." He sighed. "I'm sorry. Can you forgive me?"
Raven smiled slightly and nodded. A wide grin came across Beast Boy's face.
"Can I have a hug?"
"Now you're pushing your luck."
"Even if I said that I like you? As in, I really, really like you?"
Raven's eyebrows shot upwards like corks. "…Really?" she asked tentatively. Beast Boy smiled and nodded.
"Really," he said as she leant forward and enveloped him in a hug.
Meanwhile, Jericho sprinted down the stairs, having checked all of the upstairs rooms for Kole. He'd even asked a few of the other Titans if they'd seen her. Only Argent had seen her, and she'd only said that she'd gone for some fresh air.
After checking the common room, kitchen and the other ground floor rooms for the girl, Jericho headed out of the front door. He then began to walk around the tower, his eyes peeled for a flash of pink…and there she was, sitting by the waters edge.
Jericho quietly made his way over and stood for a while behind her, watching her, before stepping forward.
In the reflection of the water, Kole saw another face appear above hers. Her eyes widened as she turned around and stared at Jericho.
"Um, hi," she said quietly. He waved in greeting with a tentative smile on his face before staring purposefully at the spot next to her and then at her. Realising that he wanted to sit down, she nodded. Jericho took a seat next to her on the rocks and stared out at the water. A silence befell them, broken when Kole spoke.
"I'm sorry," she whispered. "Before… I shouldn't have said those things to you. I didn't mean any of it, I was just angry. Forgive me?"
Jericho smiled warmly at her and nodded. Kole sighed in relief. She felt as if a weight had been lifted from her shoulders.
'I'm sorry too. I didn't mean to hurt you. Can you forgive me?' Jericho signed. Kole beamed and, out of habit, threw her arms around him.
"Oh, of course I can!" she exclaimed before blushing and quickly pulling away. "Sorry…I didn't think."
Jericho shook his head, waving it off. 'Raven and I have called it off,' he said. 'Although, I don't think we ever were properly together. We were just two, hurt people who sought comfort in each other.'
"Oh." Kole said. She stared at her feet for a while, debating on whether or not to voice the question she wanted to ask. Breathing in deeply, she began talking before she could chicken out.
"Is there a chance, you know, for us to be…together again?" she asked timidly before looking up at him, her eyes imploring. "I miss you."
Jericho, although surprised at first, smiled softly. 'I've missed you too,' he signed before opening his arms, inviting in her for a hug.
Kole happily threw herself in his arms, slinging hers around his shoulders and smiling into his neck. Jericho put his hands on her waist and pulled her onto his lap, prompting her to giggle quietly. She pressed her lips against his cheek for a second before he swooped down, his mouth on hers, and stole a proper kiss.
Breaking away, Jericho lifted his hands to sign something to her.
'I love you,' was his message.
Kole smiled wryly and, copying his actions, signed, 'And I love you.'
See? SEE! I told you it was ridiculously fluffy! Ha! Ha ha ha ha! Bet you wish you'd listened, huh? Don't ya!
Also, sorry it's short...it's not really a story that demands long chapters...just a short, fuzzy two-shot. Huzzah!
So, yeah. It's eleven at night, I have chocolate and England are totally SMASHING India on the cricket. Life is good…(Promptly falls asleep at the keyboard) Zzzzzzzz…
Kole & Jericho:…
Beast Boy: (Pokes sleeping Flare with a stick)
Raven: (Rolls eyes)
Argent: Um…review please?