She noticed the empty space in the far corner and thought it'd be a good place for her reading nook. Since she had an advantage with her powers, it wasn't too long before everything was put in its place and her room became her room. The windows let in more light than her usual taste, but she wasn't about to complain.
As promised, Beast Boy returned shortly and there was a knock on her bedroom door.
"Come in," she called from the bed.
"Hey! How's it coming?" He asked.
"I actually just finished," she smiled at her accomplishments.
Beast Boy was shocked at how quickly she was able to do it all.
"Damn, Rae. You should come do my room next," he chuckled. He ran and jumped on the bed next to her forcing her to rock back and forth. He heard her giggle, and that's all he cared about.
"What do you think?" He looked into her eyes.
She smiled as she looked around the room, "I love it. I really do, and I couldn't be anymore grateful for a wonderful friend like you."
"Awh, Raven. Ya makin' me blush." They both chuckled.
"What do you say about eating? You hungry yet?"
"Yeah, I guess I am a little. Are there any good pizza places near by?" She asked.
"Of course! You wanna take a quick ride and look around the city?"
She smiled, "Yeah. That sounds nice."
The short drive was very soothing for Raven. She loved learning about new places and Beast Boy was full of wisdom about the neighboring cities. A true New York style pizza dinner was exciting for her and she was eager to get back and eat it.
They had finished their pizza and the two of them were on the couch watching a movie. Raven was sitting as proper as possible, still very hesitant about her new home. Meanwhile, Beast Boy was on the other side of the bend of the couch where it was set up to where one could lay down and recline and still be comfortably propped up to watch tv. He glanced over to her and noticed how firm her body was.
"Raven," he got up, "You need to relax more." He walked over to her and swiftly picked her up bridal style, placing her where he was laying. Plopping down on the other side of the bend, he laid his head against her shoulder which was resting on a very comfortable pillow.
She chuckled, "What was that for?"
"You need to be more relaxed!" He argued.
"I was fine where I was thank you."
"False. See look, you're still stiff even laying down!"
Before she knew it, his arms slithered behind her and pushed on her hips until she was far enough down where her head was now resting on his chest, and her arms laying across his. There could have been enough butterflies from the both of them to make a butterfly garden.
She loved the way he smelled. She didn't know if it was just a combination of his detergent and cologne or what, but God was it irresistible. She was too busy lost in her own thoughts, she failed to realize that he was already fast asleep. And by the way his emotions were wafting off, she could tell he was having sweet dreams.
Beast Boy had woken up to those cheesy infomercials they play early in the morning. He noticed Raven curled up in a tight ball beneath his arms, clinging to his body for warmth. He softly chuckled to himself and slipped a large pillow in his place to get up and search for a blanket.
Still in the same position she was when he left, he draped the fleece blanket over top of her and left her to sleep peacefully.
Walking into his bedroom, which was still packed up, he proceeded to the shower and put on the first matching set of "normal clothes" he could find. Walking down the stairs and into the gourmet kitchen, he passed by the living room to find Raven still passed out.
Looking in the cabinets and cupboards, he tried to scrounge up anything for breakfast. His house hadn't been completely empty this whole time. He asked his housekeeper to stay and watch the house as well for days at a time. So he was able to find some instant oatmeal and noticed Maria, his housekeeper, had some fresh fruit laying out. He'd buy her more later when he and Raven would go to the store.
Beast Boy tried to be as quiet as he could, but everything seemed to echo in the big house.
Soon enough, Raven mozied into the kitchen still wrapped up in the blanket.
"Well, good morning, Sleeping Beauty."
She gave a tired smile and sat at the breakfast bar.
"How'd you sleep?"
"Surprisingly very well," she replied.
"Well, good," he smiled, "I was able to make you some oatmeal since that's all I really have right now. There's cinnamon, sugar, cut up apples, and cranberries in there. I hope it tastes alright."
He placed the bowl in front of her and she grinned.
"This is very sweet, thank you." She did not hesitate to try it because it smelled delicious.
Garfield watched as she put the first spoonful in her mouth and her eyes closed.
"Well?" He hesitated.
"This has to be the best I've ever had," she replied.
He confidently smiled and danced to himself, Raven giggling at the site.
"So, I was thinking," she began, he leaned across the counter and listened to what she had to say.
"I've never been to NYC before, so what if we took a day to kinda walk Times Square and stuff?"
To him, that sounded like a date, but he kept that part to himself. He didn't want to scare her off.
"I love that idea," he took her now empty bowl and began to clean up.
"Would you like help?" She offered.
"Nah, it's not much. You go get ready and I'll clean up," he assured.
"Okay," she got off the bar stool and came over to give him a hug out of gratitude.
"Thank you," she whispered. He looked down at her and smiled.
"You're welcome," he chuckled. Then, without warning, she leaned up and gave him a sweet, gentle kiss on the cheek showing her graciousness.
He realized what had happened and as quickly as she came, she was gone back to her room.
He stood there with a smile of disbelief and scoffed.
That really just happened.
