"My fears had come true, he really wasn't joking, I can't believe what I said…I just wish I could take back all my words."
When I first found out Beast Boy had actually left for good, it was difficult. But the more advances I had from Aqua Lad, the more they seemed welcoming. I finally opened up to him and we began to date. After a week of dating, I had an encounter with Cyborg, who was really distraught about BB leaving. I don't blame him, I still felt the same I just had a scapegoat. It was really depressing to see Cyborg play video games by himself, Robin would play sometimes, but it was still more of a Cy and BB thing.
One night I sucked up my pride for the sake of a friend, I offered to play with him. Cyborg was happier to have someone to hang out with, but still sad. I had told them about me and BB's secret, they were shocked and happy, until they realized we fought and he was gone. I didn't really tell them all the details just the main story. As we played together, Cyborg finally built up the courage to ask.
I heard him sigh, so I asked, "What?"
He gave me a tired and saddened look, "Why?"
I shrugged, "You sighed-"
He shook his head, "No…I mean why? Why are you so quickly over Beast Boy? Wasn't he good enough?"
I turned my head away, "I…We both needed to cool down, see other people.."
Cyborg stood up, his towering figure was pretty frightening in my position, "You didn't answer my question. Raven. Why? I don't think it's right you've moved on so quickly. Is there something you're not telling us?"
I quickly stood up in defiance, "Yes! I was sick and tired of his lack of confidence! He was so irritating about things, he would over react and worry over nothing! Now I'm with someone better!"
Cyborg looked like he wanted to cry or curl up in a ball, that was his best friend I was insulting. I was saying he wasn't as great as Aqua Lad…again. I hated how I always made people feel bad. So I left quickly to my room to meditate. I wanted to read the notes from Beast Boy again, they always calmed me down and made me feel better. But with him gone, and me moving on I wasn't sure how this would turn out.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~It was quite the shock when I entered my room and on my bed was a solitary rose with a small note. I smelled the rose, oh how it had reminded me of my first date with Beast Boy. We sat on the roof together, staring at the stars holding each other. Laughing, telling jokes…we even shared our first kiss together. He gave me a small box, inside there was a note, a small pendant of a raven made of onyx, and a black rose. I remember that I quickly read the note;
"Dear Rae,
How many times must I say that I love you? I feel like I can't say it enough! Girl, you make my wild side tame, my tame side wild, and your smile would make the sun envious of the shine, your soft, pale skin makes the moon look dull. Raven, I love you, forever and always…
-BB"
I quickly looked him in the eyes, he blushed and I held his face in my hands and we shared our first kiss together, he was actually my first kiss ever! But the moment was so perfect…now there I was, reminiscing our beautiful moments together. I felt my pendant I wore everyday, I hid it under my leotard, as I clutched it I looked over to my bureau where I had at least twelve baker's dozen of roses in a green vase. What I loved the most about them was they never seemed to wither and die like normal roses, I never figured out how he did it, that was his little secret.
I sighed, then I placed the delicate rose in the large bouquet I had collected, the one that always stood out to me was the rose Beast Boy left on my window sill the day he left. I felt a like crying at the thought, but I never did. I returned to my bed to read the note, it was clearly in his handwriting;
"Dear Rae,
You might have moved on, but I hold true to my word. I will love you forever and always…
-BB"
Now I felt the warm trickle of tears down my pale cheeks. I held my face in my hands, this was torture. I still loved him, I knew I did. I just could never face him like this, not then. I needed some sort of boost onward. I cried in realization that Beast Boy had been here, witnessed that I had moved on. I felt warm from the thought of him being a silent guardian to me but, I needed to get my mind off of him, I knew this wasn't going to end well.
As if on cue, there was a soft rapping on my door. I wiped my tears and with it the evidence of ever crying. I opened my door to see my new boyfriend leaning against the adjacent wall, he smiled an almost bittersweet smile at me. I smiled weakly back. He gestured me into the hallway.
Breathing against my ear he whispered, "Lets get out of here…I've got something to show you…"
I nodded, I felt bad, this was similar to how BB led me to the roof for our first date. Although, Aqua Lad was confident, BB was cautious and careful and very unsure. He had been nervous that night, worrying that something would be ruined. I smiled at the memory, but began to focus on Aqua Lad.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~After a few minutes of walking, I asked, "So…where are we going?"
He smirked, and covered my eyes with his hands, "Shh…that'll ruin the surprise now won't it?"
I nodded and smiled sheepishly, walking silently. My thoughts were on Beast Boy, even though he wasn't mine anymore. I had to make us right, sooner or later. I hoped it wasn't the latter.
Eventually we reached our destination and he unveiled my eyes, I quickly adjusted to my new surroundings. He had a romantic scene in the center of the room, the room looked like the room where we stored our submarine, meaning the ocean was probably over our heads or nearby. Typical Aqua Lad, but sweet nonetheless.
He turned me around to face him, my hands were resting on his shoulders, he was smiling, in a really creepy awkward way. He pulled me closer, my hood fell down and I looked into his eyes, they were filled with an emotion, I could pinpoint it just yet. Soon enough he leaned in and I braced myself for what I thought was going to be the best kiss ever, from Aqua Lad.