Trip to Hawaii
(AN: This starts right after Robin tells Beast Boy that he and Starfire were going out for the day. In other words, anything that happens in this chapter occurred at the exact same time as what went on in Ch. 16, only now it's focused on Beast Boy and Raven. If this is unclear, then sorry, I can't make it any clearer than that.)
After Beast Boy closed the door, he went over to his bed, got in, and fell asleep. Or that was the plan anyway. 2 minutes later, he was woken up. "Come on Beast Boy," said Raven, who woke up shortly after Beast Boy lay down. "You're not going to spend the entire day sleeping," she said. Beast Boy let out a growl. "Come on Raven," he said. "I didn't get much sleep last night. If you remember, I gave you my earplugs so you wouldn't hear Cyborg barfing all night. Because of that, I had to hear it. Can't I just sleep for a little while?" Raven shook her head. "Look, you and I need to do something today instead of just sitting around," she said. "I hope you have 3 canteens of coffee then," said Beast Boy. "I won't be able to stay awake for the whole day." Raven walked over to the phone in their room and dialed the number for room service.
"What're you doing?" asked Beast Boy. "Getting some breakfast and your coffee," answered Raven. "Oh, thanks," said Beast Boy. Raven asked for waffles for both of them and a cup of coffee with a pitcher to go with it for Beast Boy. After the bellboy came and served their breakfast, Raven gave him a $10 tip and sent him on his way. Then she and Beast Boy sat down and ate. "Man, this food is great," said Beast Boy. "Hey, how come want to do something with me today?" Raven nearly choked on a piece of waffle when he asked that. "What am I supposed to tell him, 'I just want to spend time with him'?" she thought to herself. "Um," was all she said. Beast Boy just looked at her. "What's wrong?" he asked. "Nothing's wrong," replied Raven. "Just eat your breakfast." Beast Boy did as he was told. Then, he thought this would be a perfect opportunity to try out Robin's suggestion. "So, since you want to do something with me today, where should we go?" he asked. "I actually haven't thought about it yet," said Raven. "Oh well," said Beast Boy. "We'll just ask someone what's there to do."
After they finished eating and getting ready, they went up to the front desk and asked the woman if there was something they could do. "How about the amusement park?" she said. "It's only a 6 minute walk." Raven shook her head. "Sorry, I don't do amusement parks," she said. "Well, the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial isn't too far away," said the woman. Raven thought it sounded good. She looked over at Beast Boy. "Sounds good to me," he said. Raven looked back at the woman. "Which way do we go?" she asked. "Just go west from here," replied the woman. "Thank you," said Beast Boy and Raven. They walked out of the door. "Alright, let's go west," said Beast Boy. "Follow me." He walked away. Raven didn't move. "Beast Boy, west is that way," she said while pointing in the opposite direction of where Beast Boy was going. Beast Boy turned back around. "Oh," he said. He walked back to where Raven was, then they both walked west.
Within 20 minutes, they made it to Pearl Harbor and saw the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial. They saw the resting place of 1,102 sailors out on the water. "Can you imagine dying out on the water like that?" asked Raven. She got no answer. She turned her head to look at Beast Boy. She saw that he was absolutely silent. He didn't even seem to keep his eyes off of the site of the memorial. She took a closer look at him and saw something that really took her by surprise: he was crying. "What's wrong?" she asked. Beast Boy wiped his eyes. "Nothing," he said. Raven wasn't convinced. "I know that's not true, you don't cry for nothing," she said. "I wasn't crying," said Beast Boy. "Don't lie, I just saw you," said Raven. Beast Boy just remained silent for a little bit. Then, out of nowhere,, he grabbed Raven and started crying into her shoulder. Raven was taken completely by surprise. Then she did the only thing she could do: she hugged him and tried to comfort him.
"I just wish I could've done something to save them," said Beast Boy. "Save who?" asked Raven. Beast Boy just continued to cry a little more. Then Raven spoke. "Come on, let's go somewhere else so we can talk." She took Beast Boy and led him to a nearby bench. "You alright?" she asked. Beast Boy was still crying, but he was feeling somewhat better. "Yeah," he said. "Okay then. Would you like to tell me what's wrong?" asked Raven. Beast Boy took a minute to regain his composure. Then he spoke. "Alright," he began. "How much do you know about my past?" Raven shook her head. "Nothing," she said. "Well then, I guess I'll start from the beginning," said Beast Boy. "My parents were biologists working somewhere in Upper Lumumba. They decided to take me along when I was a toddler. One day, I saw this green monkey. Naturally at a young age, you don't really think anything's dangerous. So I went over to it to try to play with it. Unfortunately, what happened next almost cost me my life."
"What happened?" asked Raven. "It bit me," said Beast Boy. "I got infected with this disease. My parents did everything to cure me, which they eventually did. There was one major side effect, though." "Your powers," said Raven. Beast Boy nodded. Then he continued. "So, as you can imagine, the village kids that were around didn't exactly take kindly to a green skinned kid. And as far as my powers, I didn't even know about them until, one day, I saw my mom being threatened by a black mamba. I just stood there, thinking of something that I could do. All I could do was think of becoming a mongoose, then, sure enough, I became a mongoose. I didn't know how it happened, but I didn't care at that point. I ran over to the snake and killed it. I felt like a hero right then and there. Several years passed since then. I was about 10 years old. One day, my parents and I went for a boat ride." Then he paused. Raven could tell the reason for his crying was coming up. "What happened?" she asked.
"There was a nearby waterfall. There was no way to get away from it. The water ran so fast and my parents would've been swept away by the current if they jumped in to try to swim to shore. Basically there was no way out of it. My mother told me to turn into a bird and fly out of the boat. I did what she told me and flew away, but she and my dad were still on the boat. I didn't know what to do. All I could do was just watch as the boat….." Beast Boy started crying again. Between sobs, he talked. "I wish there was something I could've done," he said. Raven hugged him again to comfort him. "Beast Boy, you were just a little kid, there was nothing you could've done," she said. "I'm sure there was something. It's all my fault their dead," said Beast Boy. "No it's not," said Raven. "You shouldn't blame yourself for something like that. You were only 10. Chances are that if you would've done something, you might have died with them. If that happened, then you wouldn't be in our lives right now. And if that didn't happen, and I mean it when I say this, life would be so boring and dull without you." Beast Boy stopped crying for a little and looked up at Raven. He dried his eyes and smiled. "Thanks Raven," he said. She smiled back. "You're welcome," she said.
For a minute, they just smiled and looked at each other. Then, they started leaning in towards each other. With every second passing, they got closer and closer, until…..
There was a flash of light, followed by a laugh. Then, Beast Boy and Raven realized what they were about to do and looked away from each other, both of them blushing. Then they saw Cyborg jump up from the bushes, holding a camera. "This is solid gold stuff right here," he said. Then Raven got up and walked away. "I need to be alone for a little bit," she said. Beast Boy looked over at Cyborg with anger in his eyes. "Cyborg, how fast do you think you can run?" he asked. "Pretty fast, why?" asked Cyborg. "Good, CUZ YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO RUN FAST IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DIE!!!!!" Beast Boy turned into the Beast and ran after Cyborg, who started screaming like a girl as he ran away from Beast Boy.
SOOOOOOOOO sorry I took so long to update. The holidays kept me busy and I had writer's block. I hope this chapter will make up for that. The idea for this chapter came from Agent of the Divine One. So, I dedicate this chapter to you AotDO. Thanks for the suggestion. I hope this chapter turned out good.