Vixon: Hey guys! Back by popular demand, I'm here again with a sequel to "I Love You, Rae!" YAY!
Raven: Am I going to cry in this one?
Vixon: No, yeah a few people pointed that out to me, but don't worry, this story will fix the flaws in the other one. (I hope…)
BB: Hey dudettes!
Raven: Oh boy…
Vixon: Hey BB!
BB: Hi Vix!
Raven: Can we start the story now?
Vixon: Sure! Ok, I own absolutely nothing (except my brain and laptop) so don't sue me for claiming I do, because I don't and I didn't and I never will. It's called Fan Fiction for a reason, right?
On with the story!
(words like this are Raven's thoughts, and ones like this are BB's. Words like this are flashbacks. The song is "Ironic" by Alanis Morrisette.)
She had stopped crying now, and was just snuggling into him, comfortable and safe in his arms. If she hadn't been through all the drama of the day she might have noticed her powers weren't setting anything off. She might have wondered why. She might have noticed the alien girl trying to hide her giggles as she watched the couple, or the blonde who looked as if she'd been slapped multiple times across the face, or the two boys grinning in approval at their friends. But she had been through all the drama of that day, and so she didn't notice them. In fact she didn't notice anything except for the soothing rhythm of the boy's hand stroking her back and calming heartbeat that gently lulled her to sleep in his lap.
The only other thing she noticed was his gentle whisper just before she fell asleep.
"I love you, Rae."
Raven slowly opened her eyes as sunlight streamed into her bedroom through a gap between the dark curtains. She sat up on her bed, her dark blankets surrounding her like a pond of dark water. She stared around her room, slightly confused, before she finally realized it.
"It was all a dream," she said softly to herself. Several emotions ran through her brain. Anger danced around with Spite, cheering "The blonde witch is gone! The blonde witch is gone!" while Affection, Love, and Sorrow sat together in a corner, crying "Only a dream? Why? It's not fair!" and Bravery and Happiness joyfully proclaimed "Time to do it for real!"
"Shut up," Raven hissed at them, sure that if they were any louder everyone else would hear them. She stood up and walked over to her curtains, pulling them closed. She used her powers to bring her cloak to her as she strode over to her bookshelf.
The door slid open and she entered her dark room, heading straight for the nearest bookshelf.
Maybe I'll find comfort in one of these…
She pulled down a novel and headed for her bed, sitting down on the edge and losing herself in the story.
Raven yanked her hand backwards as she stared in horror at her books, the feeling of De Ja Vous closing in on her the way an elevator's walls close in on the Closter phobic. She backed away slowly and grabbed the iPod that was resting on her bedside table. She put in her headphones and played the first song, pulling her hood up and walking out of her room, all in an attempt to rid her mind of the dream. She walked to the common room to see a normal site, Beastboy digging through cabinets looking for the frying pan so he could make his precious tofu waffles, Cyborg exclaiming that tofu waffles were pointless since there was no meat involved in normal waffles. Starfire was watching some show about feet fungus, and Robin was turning his stereo up so loud it would probably cause an earthquake. Raven gave out a small sigh of relief.
Terra's nowhere to be seen, at least everything seems normal.
Raven strolled towards the kitchen area, opening a cabinet with her powers. She summoned a mug to the counter in front of her with one hand, the kettle with the other. Beastboy and Cyborg took up too much room for her to be able to walk around to the cabinets herself. Cyborg had already heated the water to make himself some coffee, leaving enough water for Raven to be able to make her herbal tea.
Maybe I'll just curl up in my room for the rest of my life…
…with a lifetime supply of tea…
Raven spilled the hot water all over the counter as she jerked her hand back in shock.
I can't even drink tea without having a heart attack! Why did I have to have that stupid dream?
"Here, Dude," Beastboy said, handing her a rag to clean up the water. Raven let out a mumble that could have been a cross between "Shut up," and "Thanks," and wiped up the mess. Giving up on the tea, she sent the kettle and mug back to their places with her powers and began to leave.
"Wait, Raven, I though you were making tea," Beastboy called after her in surprise.
"Wait, didn't you want something?" the green teen asked, confused now.
Raven broke out in a run, heading for the roof. As she got away from the common room, Robin's music died down and Raven could hear her iPod once more.
This isn't helping any
The bitter thought ran through her head as she realized what song was playing.
"Life has a funny way of sneaking up on ya when you think everything's ok, and everything's going right,"
She turned off the iPod and walked up the stairs. She emerged on the roof and breathed in the fresh air. It was soothing to be out here now, away from the rest of the team. She walked over to a corner and sat down, preparing to meditate.
Raven didn't come to dinner, instead she headed straight to the roof to meditate.
She had given up on meditating and just sat with her legs dangling off the side of the roof.
Raven's eyes snapped open. She cursed herself several times for constantly remembering that dream. It followed her around like an angry ghost. She wrapped her cloak around her for comfort and tried to rid her mind of the dream.
Her peace was interrupted shortly when she heard the door close as the others went up on the roof to goof off.
Raven looked up. She wasn't sure which had come first, the flashback or the sound of footsteps on the stairs. She didn't want to talk to her teammates, so she stood up and waited for Robin to appear in the door, the rest of the team behind him. They came out, chatting amongst themselves. It was clear no one else had a dream that haunted them in the waking world. Raven strolled past them, her hood covering most of her face. Beastboy was the last in the group. She pushed past him.
"Hey, Raven! Where are you going? Wait!" he called. She kept walking, showing no signs of hearing him. His footsteps told her he was following her.
"Hey, you two, get back here!" Robin's call echoed down the stairway. "We have training to do!"
"Be back in about an hour you two, we have training scheduled."
Raven broke out into a run, as if she could leave her dream on the steps behind her. Beastboy's pace quickened. Raven ran faster. Beastboy matched her speed. She took off as fast as she could, heading for her room. A flash of green passed her and spun around in front of her. A green cheetah glared at her from the bottom of the stairs. Raven leaped from the fifth step and soared over him, landing in a run. She went as fast as her body would allow, desperate to get to her room. The pounding of paws told her Beastboy had recovered from surprise and was pursuing her once more. She blasted a black orb backwards without looking and heard his claws slide on the floor as he swerved to dodge. By the time he had regained his balance, she had slammed her door in his face. She leaned against the door, sides heaving from her mad dash. She felt herself slide down to the ground.
"Raven, open the door, or, or, I'll break it down!" The green teen had caught his breath.
"Raven, open the door, or I'll tell everyone your secret!" came the voice through her door. Raven glared at the door but opened it.
Raven pushed the dream away and growled out, "How? You have noodle arms, remember?"
At least that sounds like Raven…
Please just leave me alone,
"I'll turn into a Rhino," Beastboy teased. Raven stood up and opened the door a crack.
"Go away."
"Not until you tell me what's wrong."
"What's it to you?"
How can I answer that honestly? She'd make my head explode!
What will you say now?
"He won't say it," Raven muttered softly.
"Say what?" Beastboy asked. Raven jumped she hadn't realized she said that out loud.
"Go away."
"Of course I won't say go away!" Beastboy exclaimed. "I don't, don't want you to go," he added softly.
"Why not?"
"Oh, uh, because, I, uh,"
Is he going to say it? No, he wouldn't, it can't be true. He loves Terra.
Raven let out a small growl as the blonde's smug face appeared in her mind.
"What's that about?"
"Sore throat," Raven muttered.
Terra growled slightly.
"You ok, Terra?" asked the green boy, concerned.
"I, just have a sore throat, I guess," she lied.
"You're not sick, are you?" he asked, worried now.
"No, I probably just over used my voice, or something…"
"Oh, ok then."
Of course he'd fall for that.
"I think you're lying," Beastboy called Raven out of her daydream.
"Why's that?" Raven snapped.
"'Cuz you drink tea constantly,"
"So?"
"Whatever, be that way."
"So why don't you want me to go away?" Raven reminded him.
"I like having you around," Beastboy said softly.
"Yeah, sure,"
"You don't believe me?"
"Not after Terra,"
"What does she have to do with anything?"
"Nothing, forget I said it,"
"I can't forget her, I won't! But, I don't know what to do anymore,"
"What do you mean?"
"I loved her, how can I love someone else?"
There's someone else!
"Don't ask me. I'm emotionless, remember?"
"No you're not. You can be happy and sad just like the rest of us."
"…So?"
"I have a question, though,"
"What is it?"
"Can, can you love?"
"….what's it to you?"
"Please tell me, I've been asking myself for ages. Raven, I, I think I-"
"Love me?" Raven couldn't stop the words from slipping out of her mouth. Beastboy looked at her in shock through the crack in the door. Raven slammed the door unconsciously with her powers. She opened it a tiny crack, smaller then the last one and looked out at him.
"You, you knew? …How?"
"You said so," she whispered.
"What do you mean?"
Raven found herself revealing her entire dream to Beastboy. She left out the fact that she'd cried, it was a little too personal for her.
"So deep down, you knew?"
"Only because you told me."
"Well, I do love you."
"I know. You said so, Gar."