Chapter 7
There was a nervous silence as Raven waited for an answer to her previous question. Raven tapped her foot, and the sound echoed ominously through the silent room. She was getting impatient… that was never a good thing.
"Well?" Raven asked, raising an eyebrow. "I'm waiting."
"It's not what you think," Brave began, forcing herself to look Raven in the eye. Gulping, she looked away. Even Brave wasn't too proud to admit that an angry Raven was not to be taken lightly.
"Really? What I am I supposed to think?" Raven asked angrily. "I was expecting complete and utter chaos, not a group of stripper wannabes crowding around Beast Boy liked he's some prized possession!"
Timid flinched at Raven's harsh words, while Rude had to fight back laughing at the crude statement.
"Raven, you need to calm down," Wisdom said evenly. "You have no reason to be angry."
"This coming from someone in a satin gown?" Raven retorted sarcastically. "Why should I? First, Beast Boy goes into my room- without my permission, I might add. Then, he goes into my mind, despite how angry he KNOWS it would make me. Then, I find my emotions not only crowding around him like some prized possession, but also dressed in clothing that not even most prostitutes would wear! Oh no, no reason to be angry at all."
"I didn't mean to go into your mind," Beast Boy protested, once Raven had finished her rant. "I was coming to your room to apologize, and I accidentally stepped on your mirror and got sucked in!"
Raven glared at him. "That still doesn't explain why they're crowding around you like that, or why they're dressed the way they are."
"I can answer that," Knowledge spoke up. Raven turned to her, waiting for an explanation.
"Then explain. Now," Raven demanded.
"All right," Knowledge replied. "Shortly after Beast Boy's arrival in your mind, our clothing began to change-"
"So this is your fault," Raven hissed, pointing at Beats Boy accusingly. "I should have known."
"You mustn't accuse him, Raven," Knowledge reprimanded. "This is, for the most part, your fault."
"My fault?" Raven repeated. Her tone was disbelieving, but her expression was one of shock, judging by her wide eyes.
"Yes," Knowledge confirmed. "You have been denying an emotion for a while now, and her powers have finally broken free of her control. Beast Boy's presence was merely… a catalyst, of sorts."
"I haven't denied an emotion since the incident with Wicked Scary," Raven replied indignantly.
"Knew you would say that," Rude muttered.
Raven glared at her, but Knowledge nodded her agreement.
"You may not have felt this emotion's presence when she first appeared, but the fact that she even exists is proof that you feel her. You've been denying her so much that it was only a matter of time before all this happened. Though, even my intellect could never have predicted such… repercussions," she said, gesturing at her and the other emotions' clothing. Knowledge was noticeably embarrassed by now, though whether because of their outfits, admitting she couldn't have known something, or a combination of both, Raven couldn't tell.
Raven groaned, pinching the bridge of her nose. "Would you like to stop tip-toeing around it and tell me which emotion I'm supposedly denying, or do I have to force it out of you?"
Knowledge and Wisdom exchanged uneasy glances. Before either could speak, however, Affection stepped forward.
"I'm the emotion you've been denying," she said, her voice slightly tinged with regret.
Raven studied the emotion for a minute, unsure of what to think. She was surprised, to say the least, that this emotion was not only polite, but also quite willing to take the blame. Compared to some of her more emphatic emotions, such as Happy or Timid, this other emotion seemed less erratic- even a bit more balanced than some of the others.
The emotion seemed calm, and her voice was filled with kindness. Raven felt a bit of warmth spread through her, simply by being in this strangely comforting emotion's presence.
Raven looked at the emotion curiously. Her anger, though still present, had been mostly subdued and replaced by a desire to know who this strange emotion was. "Who are you?"
"I can't tell you which emotion I am," Affection replied apologetically. "That's something you have to figure out on your own. Considering the circumstances though, I can give you some hints."
"Thank goodness for loopholes," Anger grumbled. "You'd just better figure it out before we're left standing in our birthday suits. You've been denying her for too long, and I'm getting sick and tired of it... and of these damn outfits."
"Why in the world would you be getting naked?" Raven asked, narrowing her eyes.
Anger groaned. "Like we have a choice? It seems the stronger 'Miss Violet's out of control powers grow, the skimpier they become."
"Then, I guess we'd better fix this quickly," Raven stated with a sweatdrop. She turned to Affection, planning on asking her to continue, but nearly tripped when she heard Rude's response.
"Yeah, we all know how much you'd hate to be joining us by the time the denial gets to ya."
"You mean to say that I'll be effected soon as well if this isn't stopped?" Raven asked, a bit hesitantly.
"Kind of a rhetorical question, don't ya think?" Rude asked, smirking at the astonished look on Raven's face. Raven turned to Knowledge for confirmation.
"She's right, I'm afraid," Knowledge nodded. "If you do not figure it out soon, and act upon the feeling, you will begin to become effected in a way that is somehow involved with the denied emotion, just as we have become affected via our apparel."
"Great," Raven groaned, confidence beginning to falter. She turned to Affection. "Go on then. What are the hints?"
"For starters, I'm one of your most powerful emotions," Affection replied. "Yet at the same time, I'm an emotion that's almost never immediately recognized, or even acknowledged."
Raven frowned. She searched her mind for an emotion that might fit that description, but nothing stood out. She gestured for Affection to continue.
"Well… I can bring great comfort, and unlock the strength one can have within," she informed Raven. "But I am often feared, because of the changes that can occur."
"You're powerful, yet rarely acknowledged immediately. You bring comfort and strength, but you are sometimes feared," Raven said, almost to herself as she tried to figure out the riddle that was this mystery emotion. Raven groaned. "You're a pain in the ass is what I think."
Seeing the confusion hidden behind Raven's frustration, Affection sighed.
"Perhaps it would be easier if I told you some of the moments in which you felt me strongest?" she suggested.
"All right," Raven agreed. She walked over to the forgotten desk in the back of the library area they were in and sat down at the chair. "Go ahead. I'm ready."
Affection nodded. "Well, remember when Beast Boy made you laugh, when you first met him?"
Raven nodded, and Affection smiled proudly. "You felt me then."
Raven thought back, smiling lightly as she remembered how she had felt at that moment. Although she could easily remember how she had felt, she couldn't quite put a name to it.
"That was also the moment that Beast Boy made it his personal goal to harass us everyday to make us laugh," Rude joked.
"Oh, don't be such a meanie, Rude," Happy scolded, smiling widely, "I think it's sweet of him."
"Hey, I never said I don't like it," Rude replied, smiling at Beast Boy. Raven looked at Rude incredulously.
"What?" Rude asked, noticing Raven's expression. "At least he tries. And even if most of his jokes make you wanna bash your head in, once in a while he stumbles across a genuinely funny one."
Raven nodded, agreeing reluctantly, and Beast Boy smiled proudly.
"Too bad he only seems to be funny when he's not trying," Rude continued. "With how determined he is lately, that's a pretty rare occurrence."
An indignant look crossed Beast Boy's face, but Rude simply smirked playfully.
"Aw, don't listen to her, BB," Happy said. "I like all of your jokes."
"Really?" Beast Boy asked excitedly.
"Of course! You're one of my best friends; I'm pretty sure I have to like 'em!" Happy giggled, slinging one of her arms around his shoulders in a half hug.
"So, I'm one of your best friends now?" Beast Boy asked, grinning.
"Uh huh," Happy confirmed, "One of my extra super, very, very best friends!"
"Right…" Raven drawled as she watched the exchange.
"Well, you're one of my extra super, very, very best friends too!" Beast Boy told Happy playfully. The pink emotion let out a delighted squeal and pulled the changeling closer.
There was a light groan from Knowledge, Wisdom, and Affection- perhaps having guessed what would soon follow Happy's little outburst- and Raven soon found out why.
As Happy and Beast Boy danced around happily in each other's arms, Happy's clothing began to change. In fact, all of the emotion's clothing was changing. Raven watched in surprise as shirts grew tighter, skirts grew shorter, and more skin was visible all around.
"What the hell just happened?" Raven asked, looking around, wildly taking in the slight change in wardrobe.
"You know, no matter how lame that was, it could be considered somewhat cute," Brave commented, ignoring Raven.
"You got the lame part down," Rude snorted. "'You're my extra super best friend!' What is this, an episode of Barney? Still, I suppose I can see why it might have triggered a change."
"At least it was a small one," Knowledge pointed out. "Just imagine how Raven would have reacted if they were more than half-inch changes."
As it was, Raven's jaw was practically dragging on the ground as she looked around.
"Wait… this… what?" Raven spluttered, at a loss for words.
"This is the consequence of Violet's recent lack of control," Knowledge explained. "Does this give you a little more motivation to figure out what emotion she is?"
"All it's making me realize is that I have to get Beast Boy out of here, and get the problem under enough control that it'll stay in here and won't affect me in the real world," Raven replied sourly. "I don't see why that should give me more motivation to figure it out."
Knowledge frowned disapprovingly. "You know it's not that simple, Raven."
Scowling, Raven just shook her head. She sighed, a mixture of defeat and anger, and turned to Affection, motioning for her to continue giving examples.
Affection smiled and spent almost a full second and a half trying to think of another example.
"Well," she began, "There was always the last time Beast Boy came in here. You felt me plenty of times that day."
"Did I now?" Raven asked, sounding somewhat disbelieving.
Affection nodded. "First when you and Beast Boy realized that you both wanted to be friends, and then again when he helped you understand that your emotions- myself and the others, that is- are all a part of you. Later, you felt me again when you saw that Beast Boy was willing to forego breakfast for dinner, in favor of the tea that you like."
"We ended up having breakfast anyway," Raven pointed out.
"That's not the point," Affection replied evenly. "You saw that Beast Boy didn't mind trying something peaceful that you'd like, and that was when you felt me."
There was a moment of silence as everyone remembered that day. The silence was broken as Happy laughed, causing everyone to look at her.
"I was just remembering the look on Beast Boy's face when he saw that there was more than one 'Raven'," she explained, smiling widely. "It was so cute when he fainted, and he was drooling a little."
Brave smiled as she remembered that moment, blushing slightly. Timid, who had also been with them at the time, blushed furiously and ducked behind Wisdom (she really didn't like being hoodless at times like these).
"You fainted?" Raven smirked, choosing to ignore that last detail. Beast Boy blushed and laughed.
"Nooo…" he insisted, rather unconvincingly. "I might have… staggered a little, from the shock… but I never fainted… hehe."
"Smooth, Beast Boy. Real smooth," Brave commented, smirking. Beast Boy ducked his head, feeling rather embarrassed.
"You know, even if it was a bit stupid on his part, it was nice of Beast Boy to stay to help after you told him to go," Rude admitted.
"Especially with how dangerous it was to stay," Happy added, smiling.
Beast Boy grinned proudly, puffing his chest out.
"It really was brave, wasn't it?" he asked arrogantly.
"Are you going to be able to fit through the door with your head as big as it's getting?" Raven asked sarcastically.
"There's nothing wrong with a little confidence, Rae," Beast Boy insisted, smiling. Raven rolled her eyes and turned to face her other emotions. As she turned, Wisdom couldn't help but notice a small smirk on Raven's features.
"My favorite part was when Beast Boy suggested we have tea," Knowledge said, turning the conversation back to the day Beast Boy had gone into Raven's mind the first time. "It was quite considerate of him."
There was a mumble of agreement as the other emotions nodded their heads. Raven allowed a small smile to cross her features, as she was still facing away from Beast Boy.
"Beast Boy's always been considerate," a soft voice spoke up. Raven looked over at Timid in shock. She wasn't usually the kind of emotion to say something like that.
"Thanks, Timid," Beast Boy smiled, "That's really nice of you to say."
The shy emotion blushed and looked timidly at her shoes as Beast Boy flashed her a kind smile. Slowly, she looked up and smiled back.
Raven watched this exchange with slight confusion. What was going on? Compared to her usual behavior, Timid was almost acting… audacious? That was probably too strong a word, but Raven couldn't help but think it as she watched Timid and Beast Boy continue to smile at each other, seemingly unaware of the rest of the room staring at them.
"You're welcome," Timid replied, "I really do mean it, though. In fact, you've been considerate towards myself and the other emotions all day."
Having used up all her momentary bravery, Timid fell silent, blushing as she realized what she had said. She watched Beast Boy's reaction nervously. The green boy however, just smiled and pulled her into a hug.
She felt her knees going weak at the unexpected embrace, but Timid hesitantly returned the hug, smiling lightly.
Raven, who had watched the whole thing in disbelieving silence, gasped suddenly as their clothing began to change once more.
Timid looked down at her outfit in shock. The spandex portion of her shirt was now half way down her bosom. The lace underneath, thankfully, covered it, but it was thin enough now that some of her cleavage could be seen through it. There was a gap of about an inch and a half between the leggings of her outfit and the actual leotard that they had detached themselves from. An inch of that space was lace, attached to the leggings.
Timid jumped away from Beast Boy, hiding herself behind Knowledge again.
Knowledge's skirt no longer reached lower than her hip bones, rendering it completely pointless. The bottom of her blouse was higher, leaving a couple inches of skin visible between it and the top of her skirt. The buttons were no longer capable of coming together until below her ribcage.
Wisdom stood next to them, studying her own clothing. Her satin robe was barely three inches below her posterior, and she could feel that her skirt underneath was a couple inches shorter. The neckline of her blouse was quite low, and after taking a quick look into her robe, she realized that the top of her bra could be seen.
Rude's apparel was equally far from being modest. The bottom of her shirt now rested just below her breasts- much to Raven's horror. Her tight shorts were about two inches shorter, and the top elastic of her underwear was even more visible than before.
Happy's blouse had been tied in a knot just below her chest, as it no longer buttoned up at all. Under that, her bra was quite visible, although it was partially covered. Only barely, though. Her skirt was even more revealing than Knowledge's, as it was almost half an inch shorter. Her fishnet stockings remained the same, and her necktie was nothing more than a short, pink scarf around her neck.
Brave stood next to Happy, looking at her clothing with a strange amount of apathy. By now, her bottoms were so short that shiny green underwear could easily be seen in the back and a bit above the waistline of her shorts. Thin straps of material now held up her light green shirt, and the neckline was quite low on her chest. The bottom of her gi reached the bottom of her ribcage, which was at least a couple inches lower than the lighter shirt, had completely lost its sleeves, and the material was getting thinner.
The back of Affection's halter-style dress had lowered, stopping only a couple inches above the small of her back. The neckline dipped lower, showing off a bit more of the top of her bra, and the bottom of her dress showed off a fair amount of her derrière.
Off to the side, Anger's outfit was just as bad. Her crimson shirt sat barely an inch below her breasts, and still clung tightly against her skin. The straps had been reduced to red strings on her shoulders. Her red leather jacket (which was really more like a vest by now) was only slightly longer than the shirt. Her shorts- much like Brave's and Rude's- were short enough that dark red underwear could be seen in the back.
A dark blush seemed to have super-glued itself to Raven's face as she spent several minutes examining each outfit, though she kept her expression neutral. Beast Boy stood nervously in the center of the room, trying not to ogle Raven's scantily clad emotions, and failing miserably.
After a while, Raven looked up from her thorough investigation of their clothing. She looked around at her emotions with wide eyes and a painfully clenched jaw. She took a deep breath, and then another one. For a minute, a few emotions were almost afraid she was trying not to hyperventilate. As her breathing began to slow down, she looked over at the green boy standing in the middle of the area. Without warning, she slapped Beast Boy on the back of the head, although not hard enough for it to hurt.
"Stop staring," she commanded, before turning to Affection. She took another deep breath and said in a slightly shaky voice, "Go on."
"There was the time with the Beast," Affection said. "When you went to talk to him on the beach outside of the tower. You felt me during your talk."
"I remember that day," Beast Boy said quietly. "I still can't believe that… thing is a part of me. I was feeling pretty upset. I'm glad you came to talk to me. It helped a lot."
"It was only logical to help you after you've helped us so many times before," Knowledge replied, with just a small tinge of pink in her cheeks.
"We couldn't just sit around while one of our good friends was hurt," Wisdom added, "And you did save our life, after all."
Beast Boy smiled and looked down at the ground bashfully. "I'd do anything for you."
Wisdom smiled lightly. "It is only fair that we do what we can to repay such a strong, kind person for all the assistance he has given unto us. Raven may not admit it, but if you ever need help, you can always come to us."
Raven glared at Wisdom, but did not deny what she had said.
"I totally agree with Wisdom," Happy said, grinning. "Whenever, wherever, we'll be there for ya, BB."
"Well, in all honesty, we might not always be there at the right moment, but we'll do our best," Rude smirked, inducing a small chuckle from Beast Boy.
"What are you laughing at?" Anger snapped, "We damn well mean it, and you laugh at us?"
"N-no!" Beast Boy stammered, "I didn't mean anything by it. It's just that… hearing you say that… it just… makes me happy."
Anger raised an eyebrow skeptically, and Beast Boy continued.
"Knowing you'll always be there for me," he clarified, "It makes me glad that I'm lucky enough to know you. And I hope you all know- you especially, Raven- that the same goes for you. If you ever need to talk, or anything at all, I'm there."
A rosy hue crossed the cheeks of the Ravens, and they all turned to see Anger's response.
"Y-yeah," she stammered, "Well… good. If you know what's good for you, you'd better remember that."
Beast Boy smiled, looking the red emotion in the eye. "Thanks, Anger."
Anger quickly looked away, still red from earlier. Though she retreated into a corner and resumed glaring at the crowd of emotions, Wisdom and Knowledge couldn't help but notice a smile on her face. It was small- barely even a smirk- but it had been there.
Suddenly, Rude emitted a loud groan, turning Beast Boy's attention away from Anger. He turned just in time to see their clothing begin to change.
Cursing loudly, Rude watched as her shirt raised slightly from its precarious placement just below her breasts. Luckily, nothing could be seen, but she'd have to be careful when moving around. Her shorts, amazingly, disappeared, leaving her in her underwear. The changes weren't done though. Barely a split second after the first part of her changes, her panties and shirt transformed into a bathing suit material.
"What the hell?" Rude muttered, feeling the material in confusion. "Well… this is new."
"And weird," Brave agreed, looking at her own outfit. Her shorts had disappeared as well, and the panties underneath had turned into a bikini bottom. Her light green shirt had changed into a bathing suit top, resting just below her breasts. The former gi was now quite thin and sat on top of her light green swim shirt like a light vest one might wear to the beach.
Anger growled in agreement as she examined her own shorts, which had done the same thing as Brave's and Rude's. The straps on her shirt had completely disappeared, leaving her wearing a tight fitting, strapless bathing suit top. Her dark leather vest remained the same (although it was a bit shorter) and seemed a bit out of place matched with her newly acquired bathing suit.
Knowledge's blouse had been tied under her chest, no longer able to button up at all (in fact, it was almost a miracle that it had even reached around her torso far enough to be tied). The material of her shirt had gone sheer enough that the outline of her yellow bra could easily be seen through the light-colored blouse. Her skirt was barely more than a half inch wide belt, with a small hint of a ruffle on the bottom.
Next to her, Wisdom was looking at her own outfit in surprise. And she was quite hard to surprise.
Her own skirt, which had been considerably longer than Knowledge's, was now nothing more than a strip of chocolate brown cotton around her hips. Her shirt underneath was still there, although the material was quite sheer, and the bottom of it was a couple inches above her bellybutton. Much to her relief, she still had her satin robe on top, which hid the fact that her skirt was almost non-existent and her shirt was just as bad as the others. Although, considering how short it was (barely two inches below her rear end), the small coverage wasn't going to last for long.
Timid stood next to her, shyly looking out at the others. She seemed desperate not to look at her own outfit, and who could blame her, really? The V-shape of her spandex neckline had lowered quite a lot, now ending in a narrow point a little below her breasts, and the sides were getting wider. The lace in between was rapidly growing thinner, as the holes in the fabric grew larger. The leggings had moved down her legs, leaving more space between her leotard and the lace topping off her leggings.
Affection's dress was about an inch longer than Knowledge's skirt, while the back of the dress dipped down so that it was barely a centimeter above the back of her panties. The neckline was now low enough that almost her entire bra could be seen, except for the side close to her arms, which were still covered by the dress.
Happy's outfit looked much like Knowledge's. Or at least, their skirts were the same. Happy's blouse, however, had grown much smaller than Knowledge's. So much so, that she couldn't even tie the ends together anymore. Instead, the sleeveless light pink blouse sat on her shoulders and by her sides, giving everyone a good view of her bra.
"This isn't happening… this isn't happening… this isn't happening," Raven muttered, closing her eyes tightly. Noticing her distress, Beast Boy quickly shut his jaw (and prayed to whatever benevolent god that might be listening that none of her emotions had noticed his drooling and staring, lest he be in a world of pain) and walked over to Raven.
He cautiously placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. She jumped at the unexpected contact and quickly pulled herself together, shrugging his hand off. She turned to Affection with a determined air.
"Give me another example, and make it a good one," she demanded.
Affection nodded, but hesitated. Though the memory may have been a good one, the ones that came with it were less than desirable. Taking a deep breath, she looked over at Beast Boy. With a small smile, she continued on more confidently.
"Do you remember when… when Malchior broke our heart?"
Raven winced, along with the other emotions in the room. Even Happy appeared quite subdued.
"I'll take that as a yes," Affection said softly. Out of instinct she held out a hand for Raven, who accepted it. "You felt alone; like no one cared and no one ever would. You felt more… creepy than ever. And it was horrible."
Raven looked down at the ground as she remembered exactly how she had felt then. She had been miserable.
"But then," Affection continued, "You heard a knock on your door. It was Beast Boy, and he told you that you're never alone. He comforted you even though, at the time, you didn't think it was possible to ever be happy again. And you… appreciated it. A lot. So much that you left the solace and privacy of your bedroom, and you hugged him, never wanting to let go."
"I remember that day!" Beast Boy exclaimed, breaking the short silence that followed Affection's speech. "I was so shocked that I didn't know what to do," he sighed, and looked a bit regretful, "If only Cy hadn't interrupted by chucking that nasty stank ball at my head…"
He trailed off, and Anger looked over at him with a strange expression on her face.
"What do you mean by that?" she asked. Surprisingly, there didn't seem to be any hint of anger in her voice, only curiosity.
Beast Boy blushed. "Uh, I mean, uh… I, er…" he slumped down, "I got nothin'."
"That's so sweet of you, BB," Happy laughed, smiling gratefully, "I'm sure you would have done something to help us even more, if you'd had the time."
"But, the fact is, you were there for us in the first place, when we really needed it, and that's good enough for us," Brave finished, getting the gist of what Happy was saying.
Beast Boy blushed, and rubbed his neck bashfully, a large grin on his face. The emotions smiled back, and even Raven cracked a small smile as she watched from her spot next to Affection. Wisdom and Knowledge stood on her other side.
"He's always there for you," Wisdom pointed out, "No matter how big or small the problem may be."
"And he's always done everything he can to make you happy," Knowledge added.
Raven nodded, never taking her eyes off the green boy. She turned her attention away from him, however, as all around the room, her emotions' outfits began to change. Raven sighed. 'How very shocking,' she thought sarcastically.
To her left, Affection's outfit could no longer be considered a dress. The bottom of the dress had raised an inch or two above her hips, effectively turning it into a violet shirt. Her panties had gone from silk to a blend of nylon and spandex. Her bra was made of the same bathing suit material as her underwear, a fact that could easily be seen, as the neckline of her 'shirt' went almost two inches below it.
Raven turned to her left, where Knowledge and Wisdom were standing, looking at their outfits.
The bottom hem of Wisdom's robe was high enough now that a flash of dark brown panties could be seen from the back. Though she did her best not to draw attention to herself, Raven noticed Wisdom carefully looked inside her robe to inspect the changes to her outfit underneath. Though it was only a brief second, Raven was able to see that under Wisdom's robe, her shirt had become nothing more than a light brown mesh shirt, which easily showed the chocolate brown bra underneath, and only stopped around the middle of her waist.
The ruffle of material that had previously been Knowledge's skirt was now barely and inch wide, and had attached itself to the top of her panties (which had, like many of the others, turned into a bikini bottom). Her blouse could no longer be tied, and so it hung loose, stopping just below her bust line and giving everyone an undisturbed view of her bathing suit top.
Raven frowned at their clothing, and turned away before she could fuss too much about them. She could do that after she had looked at the other emotions.
Next, she turned her scrutinizing eye on Timid. The top of her gray spandex leotard had become almost bustier-like, having completely lost its straps. The lace had once again grown thinner, showing even more cleavage than before. The bottom of her leotard was beginning to rest a little higher on her hips, and the outfit's former leggings had lowered, resulting in a fair amount of her legs being shown off. Altogether too much sex appeal for Timid, or anyone, in Raven's opinion.
Happy stood next to Timid. Like Knowledge, her clearly visible underwear had turned into bathing suit material. Her former skirt had melded with her bikini bottoms in the form of a decorative light pink belt against the darker pink swimwear. The light blouse that had been sitting on top- unbuttoned and untied from the previous change- was even smaller and sheerer than before, rendering it completely useless. Realizing this fact, Happy was about to take off the now slightly uncomfortable shirt but, noticing Raven's warning look, decided to leave it on for now.
Rolling her eyes, Raven turned to Brave. Her bathing suit top, which slightly resembled a sports bra with a T-shaped back, was showing even more cleavage at the top than it had before, and the bottom seemed like it was starting to slip up, just a bit. Her bathing suit bottoms had lifted up her hips, flaunting her legs even more than before.
Standing at Brave's right shoulder, Rude was the next to face Raven's critical gaze. Her outfit was much the same as the emotion next to her, except for a few differences. Her bottoms didn't show quite as much skin around her hips. However, in the back, her… curves had become slightly more defined. Her bathing suit top had lifted a little more than Brave's as well, and Raven paled as she realized that a fair portion of the bottoms of her breasts could be seen.
Lastly, Raven turned to Anger. The sides of her dark red bathing suit bottom had raised up her hip even more than Braves, leaving little more than a rope of fabric keeping the back and front together. Her strapless bathing suit top had become skinnier, and dipped slightly in the middle, due to a bit of ruching in the middle.
Sighing, Raven looked around at her emotions. Five of her eight emotions were crowded around Beast Boy, who could no longer hide the fact that he was on cloud nine sitting in the middle of the group of scantily clad Ravens, while Wisdom, Knowledge, and Affection remained at Raven's side.
Remembering the cause of the last change, Raven looked at the unknown emotion standing next to her. The girl in question didn't notice Raven looking at her, as she gazed at Beast Boy fondly.
And then it hit her like a semi truck.
"You're… you're Love, aren't you?" Raven asked, loud enough that everyone in the room turned to look at her in surprise.
"Close. I'm Affection, although at the rate this is going, it won't be long before I turn into Love," she replied, smiling softly. Raven looked at her in shock, and for a moment, silence filled the room.
Rude looked around uncomfortably. Feeling the need to alleviate the heavy atmosphere, she cleared her throat. "Well, if no one else is going to say it I will: No shit, Sherlock."
She finally figured it out! But how will she react to this new information? Guess you'll have to wait to find out, eh? ;)
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-Tammy Tamborine