Chapter 12: Hate The shape-shifter managed to pull away when her hand temporarily left his hair and he was pleased to see a look of…disappointment cross her face.
He had nothing better to do now anyways and since he was sure that his friends were still asleep, he wondered if he should comply with her silent wish.
After all, he wouldn't mind spending a bit more time with her.
And with surprising strength and speed, Beast Boy was shoved against the wall of the locker room and was faced with dark, mischievous eyes and a dangerous smirk before the Asian moved closer, making sure to prevent the shape-shifter from escaping her.
"Playing games now, are we? You know, I'm always up for games," he smirked, wriggling his eyebrows suggestively but remembering that she probably didn't understand slang, even less normal talk. The dark-haired girl leaned closer, her cocky expression not leaving her face. "Watashitachi wa sakuya chudan shita basho no ga shuryo shite mimashou," Tezumi whispered, making sure to graze her teeth along his ear so he would get the message.
She felt him shiver and she moved to admire her work but was surprised to see him grin at her in return.
"You just took the words out of my mouth," he purred and she realized that she had to make him understand another way.
Good that he seemed to like what was coming to him.
Meanwhile Robin and Cyborg stood by the mainframe computer, finally finishing with restoring the Tower's security.
"Now to make a communicator for Beast Boy," Robin said, going one last time over all security alarms using the virtual map of their Tower.
"Done that already," Cyborg grinned and revealed yellow device to his leader who looked in surprise.
"When did you-"
"Last night when you were all sleeping like little babies."
"Now all we have to do is give it to him."
"On it."
"No, let me do it," Robin said, taking the device from the surprised teen before walking towards Beast Boy's room.
The door slid open and all Robin could do was stare –stare at the empty room of his hyperactive teammate. Raven caught his shocked expression when she passed him to get to the kitchen.
"What is it? Are still clothes from last week lying around? Or have cockroaches eaten his left-overs again?" she mocked half-heartedly.
"I guess your time is up, Raven. Not even you could talk him out of it," Robin said, narrowing his eyes angrily before Raven stepped up to his room and fear and anger cruised through her when seeing the bed empty.
She turned to her leader and using her dark magic, let the communicator fly into her hands before she floated out of his room after opening his window.
Robin frowned after the half-demon.
It was 7:20 and a few teens were already walking through the hallways but the girls' locker room was still isolated from the rest of the school.
Ideal for what was about to happen and the shape-shifter waited in anticipation for the girl in front of him to make the first move.
But for a moment, nothing moved and Beast Boy sneaked a peek at the girl. She hadn't moved and he decided to take charge by pulling her closer by the waist. "You didn't strike me as the shy type," he murmured.
He was taken by surprise when she placed a slender finger against his lips to silence him.
"Shh!"
So she wasn't shy after all. The shape-shifter leaned closer, signaling for her to start.
And she started…by letting a fist flying his way.
He ducked before her fist collided with the wall, causing a crack to form and the shape-shifter stared in utter shock at the demolished wall.
And he realized that this could have been his face. "What is your problem? Did you just try to hit me?" he cried, stepping away from her.
She giggled at him and he looked at her in confusion. "What's so funny?"
He saw that she raised her fist again.
"Shinpaishinidekudasai! Watashi wa sore ga jinsoku ni okonaimasu," she said chuckling. "Wait, are you sparring with me?" he asked and she charged.
Beast Boy jumped aside, evading another fist and jumped backwards to evade a kick sent for his chest. "I guess that's a 'yes' but don't think I'll go easy on you," he said and charged at the girl, letting a fist fly.
She ducked and took hold of the wrist and with a strong pull, sent him flying towards the opposite wall.
He eased collision by turning into a turtle, bouncing off the wall. Tezumi was quick to pick him up and threw him towards the other wall before he morphed into a hummingbird.
Her eyes darted left and right quickly, following his every move before she charged at the wall and jumped off it to reach higher ground. Her hand slammed against the bird, sending him to the ground and jumped the bird lying on the floor…only for a large dog to jump on her in return, sending her onto the ground while in mid-air.
The dog was replaced by a boy and he smirked down at her. "I won! Now for the reward," he said and leaned into her face.
"Baka!" she murmured before her fist collided with his face, sending him against the opposite wall.
Beast Boy stood up to see her jump him again and he evaded her leg narrowly, coming up behind her. Tezumi spun around, narrowing her eyes before she gasped. She felt something slithering on her leg that had been aimed for him just now and saw a green snake making its way up. "Machigatta ugokki, boi." The girl snatched the snake's head, keeping its mouth closed and forcing to loosen its grip on her.
With a quick tug, she flung the snake against the wall.
Beast Boy morphed back, slowly getting up after having hit his head. He looked up just in time to evade a fist and tried to trip her, only for her to jump back and the green teen didn't want to let her have an opening so he charged after her, aiming another punch at her.
Before he could swing however, her fist collided with his stomach causing him to see stars.
It was of short duration and his sight returned to normal pretty quickly only to see a foot slamming against his face, sending him colliding with the wall.
"Ow, talk about…being serious," the shape-shifter groaned, managing to sit up before Tezumi stepped over to him. "You know…you could make a great Titan," he said, trying to catch his breath that had been knocked out of him from the impact.
She grinned at him triumphantly before lifting him up on his clothes. Her hand formed a claw and the shape-shifter felt nervous.
"Ok, ok! You won! I give up!" he said and laughed.
And he stopped suddenly when the dark-haired girl let her hand rest on his cheek, her eyes staring into his. "Go on! Your prize is waiting for you," he murmured, not leaving her gaze, feeling her hand traveling further downwards and stopped when reaching his throat. Her thumb traced small circles on the soft spot on his neck before she whispered words that caused the familiar warmth to spread through his body. "Daikirai…"
He closed his eyes, remembering the moment on the Ferris Wheel.
Her thumb stopped her movement and just rested gently on that soft spot.
"Same with me," he whispered with a smile before he felt that the pressure increased for a moment – if only for a tiny bit.
And then her hand removed entirely and he opened his eyes to see that she was walking away and opened the door.
And Beast Boy's face turned as red as a tomato, realizing who stood in the doorway, her hand lifted to open the door.
The dark-haired girl stopped walking for a moment before she hurried out of the locker room and Beast Boy dashed after her, only for the door to slam closed after being covered in dark energy.
"Raven? What are you doing here?"
"I could ask you that," she replied. "And who was she?"
"Someone you just scared away," Beast Boy said annoyed and his hand moved on the handle before Raven stopped his hand by holding his wrist.
"Raven, let me go!"
"No! You have caused enough trouble for today," she replied and Beast Boy narrowed his eyes at her.
"Trouble?"
"Talking about trouble – what happened to you?" she asked seeing a few bruises on his face.
"Why do you want to know? Only to lecture me again like I can't take care of myself?"
"It was with that girl, right? Listen, Beast Boy! You have to stay away from her!" she said but Beast Boy struggled against her hold before she used her magic to slam him against the wall, holding him in place.
"Robin knows that you've been going out lately…and let me tell you that he's not pleased."
"Like I care!"
"But I do!" Raven shouted angrily and Beast Boy looked at her in confusion. "He was angry – I could feel it. What if he does something that could endanger not only you but the whole team? I just don't want us to fall apart."
Her eyes lowered and Beast Boy's anger vanished before he saw something floating in the air – a titan communicator.
Raven released him and the changeling caught the device. "If you care for the team…then come back now," the half-demon murmured and opened the door.
"I…guess it was my fault," Beast Boy murmured and Raven managed a small smile before the changeling stepped up to her and they walked out of the room.
Unknown to them, Tezumi watched them from a corner as they left the school, her eyes narrowing at the half-demon.
The walk back to the tower was silent but both were nonetheless happy that the tension in their team was finally resolved.
They entered the large letter-shaped tower and Beast Boy tried to make peace, hoping to get on everyone's good side. "Who wants pizza? It's on me!" he shouted but there was no reply. "Guys? How could you turn down Pizza? Ok, I'll do laundry for one week," he called as he walked through the hallways checking every room before he was faced with the door of the common room. "Raven? Did something come up or what?"
"They would have contacted me if that was so."
The door slid open and they stepped inside.
"Guys! Guess who's back?" Beast Boy grinned and walked up to the couch, coming to a stop in front of them. But his cheery attitude faded seeing Starfire and Cyborg's grim expression.
Robin stood up, catching the changeling's attention.
"Beast Boy…" Robin's voice was serious.
"I'm back, really! Look!" Beast Boy revealed the communicator to his leader and smiled.
Robin walked closer and took the device from his hand, causing confusion to set in. "Now leave," he said curtly.
Raven and Beast Boy looked at him in shock.
"W-what?" Beast Boy was taken off guard by that sentence and laughed. "You can't be-"
"You heard me! Get out!" Robin shouted angrily.
He had nothing better to do now anyways and since he was sure that his friends were still asleep, he wondered if he should comply with her silent wish.
After all, he wouldn't mind spending a bit more time with her.
And with surprising strength and speed, Beast Boy was shoved against the wall of the locker room and was faced with dark, mischievous eyes and a dangerous smirk before the Asian moved closer, making sure to prevent the shape-shifter from escaping her.
"Playing games now, are we? You know, I'm always up for games," he smirked, wriggling his eyebrows suggestively but remembering that she probably didn't understand slang, even less normal talk. The dark-haired girl leaned closer, her cocky expression not leaving her face. "Watashitachi wa sakuya chudan shita basho no ga shuryo shite mimashou," Tezumi whispered, making sure to graze her teeth along his ear so he would get the message.
She felt him shiver and she moved to admire her work but was surprised to see him grin at her in return.
"You just took the words out of my mouth," he purred and she realized that she had to make him understand another way.
Good that he seemed to like what was coming to him.
Meanwhile Robin and Cyborg stood by the mainframe computer, finally finishing with restoring the Tower's security.
"Now to make a communicator for Beast Boy," Robin said, going one last time over all security alarms using the virtual map of their Tower.
"Done that already," Cyborg grinned and revealed yellow device to his leader who looked in surprise.
"When did you-"
"Last night when you were all sleeping like little babies."
"Now all we have to do is give it to him."
"On it."
"No, let me do it," Robin said, taking the device from the surprised teen before walking towards Beast Boy's room.
The door slid open and all Robin could do was stare –stare at the empty room of his hyperactive teammate. Raven caught his shocked expression when she passed him to get to the kitchen.
"What is it? Are still clothes from last week lying around? Or have cockroaches eaten his left-overs again?" she mocked half-heartedly.
"I guess your time is up, Raven. Not even you could talk him out of it," Robin said, narrowing his eyes angrily before Raven stepped up to his room and fear and anger cruised through her when seeing the bed empty.
She turned to her leader and using her dark magic, let the communicator fly into her hands before she floated out of his room after opening his window.
Robin frowned after the half-demon.
It was 7:20 and a few teens were already walking through the hallways but the girls' locker room was still isolated from the rest of the school.
Ideal for what was about to happen and the shape-shifter waited in anticipation for the girl in front of him to make the first move.
But for a moment, nothing moved and Beast Boy sneaked a peek at the girl. She hadn't moved and he decided to take charge by pulling her closer by the waist. "You didn't strike me as the shy type," he murmured.
He was taken by surprise when she placed a slender finger against his lips to silence him.
"Shh!"
So she wasn't shy after all. The shape-shifter leaned closer, signaling for her to start.
And she started…by letting a fist flying his way.
He ducked before her fist collided with the wall, causing a crack to form and the shape-shifter stared in utter shock at the demolished wall.
And he realized that this could have been his face. "What is your problem? Did you just try to hit me?" he cried, stepping away from her.
She giggled at him and he looked at her in confusion. "What's so funny?"
He saw that she raised her fist again.
"Shinpaishinidekudasai! Watashi wa sore ga jinsoku ni okonaimasu," she said chuckling. "Wait, are you sparring with me?" he asked and she charged.
Beast Boy jumped aside, evading another fist and jumped backwards to evade a kick sent for his chest. "I guess that's a 'yes' but don't think I'll go easy on you," he said and charged at the girl, letting a fist fly.
She ducked and took hold of the wrist and with a strong pull, sent him flying towards the opposite wall.
He eased collision by turning into a turtle, bouncing off the wall. Tezumi was quick to pick him up and threw him towards the other wall before he morphed into a hummingbird.
Her eyes darted left and right quickly, following his every move before she charged at the wall and jumped off it to reach higher ground. Her hand slammed against the bird, sending him to the ground and jumped the bird lying on the floor…only for a large dog to jump on her in return, sending her onto the ground while in mid-air.
The dog was replaced by a boy and he smirked down at her. "I won! Now for the reward," he said and leaned into her face.
"Baka!" she murmured before her fist collided with his face, sending him against the opposite wall.
Beast Boy stood up to see her jump him again and he evaded her leg narrowly, coming up behind her. Tezumi spun around, narrowing her eyes before she gasped. She felt something slithering on her leg that had been aimed for him just now and saw a green snake making its way up. "Machigatta ugokki, boi." The girl snatched the snake's head, keeping its mouth closed and forcing to loosen its grip on her.
With a quick tug, she flung the snake against the wall.
Beast Boy morphed back, slowly getting up after having hit his head. He looked up just in time to evade a fist and tried to trip her, only for her to jump back and the green teen didn't want to let her have an opening so he charged after her, aiming another punch at her.
Before he could swing however, her fist collided with his stomach causing him to see stars.
It was of short duration and his sight returned to normal pretty quickly only to see a foot slamming against his face, sending him colliding with the wall.
"Ow, talk about…being serious," the shape-shifter groaned, managing to sit up before Tezumi stepped over to him. "You know…you could make a great Titan," he said, trying to catch his breath that had been knocked out of him from the impact.
She grinned at him triumphantly before lifting him up on his clothes. Her hand formed a claw and the shape-shifter felt nervous.
"Ok, ok! You won! I give up!" he said and laughed.
And he stopped suddenly when the dark-haired girl let her hand rest on his cheek, her eyes staring into his. "Go on! Your prize is waiting for you," he murmured, not leaving her gaze, feeling her hand traveling further downwards and stopped when reaching his throat. Her thumb traced small circles on the soft spot on his neck before she whispered words that caused the familiar warmth to spread through his body. "Daikirai…"
He closed his eyes, remembering the moment on the Ferris Wheel.
Her thumb stopped her movement and just rested gently on that soft spot.
"Same with me," he whispered with a smile before he felt that the pressure increased for a moment – if only for a tiny bit.
And then her hand removed entirely and he opened his eyes to see that she was walking away and opened the door.
And Beast Boy's face turned as red as a tomato, realizing who stood in the doorway, her hand lifted to open the door.
The dark-haired girl stopped walking for a moment before she hurried out of the locker room and Beast Boy dashed after her, only for the door to slam closed after being covered in dark energy.
"Raven? What are you doing here?"
"I could ask you that," she replied. "And who was she?"
"Someone you just scared away," Beast Boy said annoyed and his hand moved on the handle before Raven stopped his hand by holding his wrist.
"Raven, let me go!"
"No! You have caused enough trouble for today," she replied and Beast Boy narrowed his eyes at her.
"Trouble?"
"Talking about trouble – what happened to you?" she asked seeing a few bruises on his face.
"Why do you want to know? Only to lecture me again like I can't take care of myself?"
"It was with that girl, right? Listen, Beast Boy! You have to stay away from her!" she said but Beast Boy struggled against her hold before she used her magic to slam him against the wall, holding him in place.
"Robin knows that you've been going out lately…and let me tell you that he's not pleased."
"Like I care!"
"But I do!" Raven shouted angrily and Beast Boy looked at her in confusion. "He was angry – I could feel it. What if he does something that could endanger not only you but the whole team? I just don't want us to fall apart."
Her eyes lowered and Beast Boy's anger vanished before he saw something floating in the air – a titan communicator.
Raven released him and the changeling caught the device. "If you care for the team…then come back now," the half-demon murmured and opened the door.
"I…guess it was my fault," Beast Boy murmured and Raven managed a small smile before the changeling stepped up to her and they walked out of the room.
Unknown to them, Tezumi watched them from a corner as they left the school, her eyes narrowing at the half-demon.
The walk back to the tower was silent but both were nonetheless happy that the tension in their team was finally resolved.
They entered the large letter-shaped tower and Beast Boy tried to make peace, hoping to get on everyone's good side. "Who wants pizza? It's on me!" he shouted but there was no reply. "Guys? How could you turn down Pizza? Ok, I'll do laundry for one week," he called as he walked through the hallways checking every room before he was faced with the door of the common room. "Raven? Did something come up or what?"
"They would have contacted me if that was so."
The door slid open and they stepped inside.
"Guys! Guess who's back?" Beast Boy grinned and walked up to the couch, coming to a stop in front of them. But his cheery attitude faded seeing Starfire and Cyborg's grim expression.
Robin stood up, catching the changeling's attention.
"Beast Boy…" Robin's voice was serious.
"I'm back, really! Look!" Beast Boy revealed the communicator to his leader and smiled.
Robin walked closer and took the device from his hand, causing confusion to set in. "Now leave," he said curtly.
Raven and Beast Boy looked at him in shock.
"W-what?" Beast Boy was taken off guard by that sentence and laughed. "You can't be-"
"You heard me! Get out!" Robin shouted angrily.