-1Alright, someone told me that I need to give Beast Boy more powers so some suggestions for sustainable powers would be much obliged. I've already decided on ice but that's all I can think of. These powers will play a big part in the story later on.
Chapter 3: Coming together, and falling apart.
Raven floated inches above her bed, eyes closed in meditation. She wore nothing but a long black shirt and let her hair remain wet after her shower. For some reason, she couldn't really focus on her meditating so her chants were off a bit. She sighed deeply and gently landed on her bed. She opened one eye and looked at the small alarm clock on her night stand. It said 11:55 a.m. She stood up and went over to her closet. Lunch would be in five minutes and if she didn't get there early, Beast Boy and Cyborg would eat everything.
She remembered how Beast Boy had saw her in her towel. She blushed and cursed him in her mind. She didn't know why but she didn't feel as awkward as she thought she would around him like that. It made her skin crawl thinking that Beast Boy wasn't as bad as she wanted him to be. Especially since he's been trying to grow up a little.
She dressed and headed up the stairs for lunch, expecting Beast Boy and Cyborg to already be feasting. She entered the main room to see Cyborg once again cooking and Star Fire observing everything he was doing. Robin was watching Gotham City news and Beast Boy was no where in sight.
'Weird. Where is the little nuisance.'
She walked in and saw that Cyborg was going step by step with Star Fire, making lunch take longer to prepare than usual.
"Cyborg, where's Beast Boy?"
"Last I checked, the little dude's still in his room. Don't know what's he doing though."
Raven sighed and announced that she would retrieve the idiot.
Raven appeared in front of his door and knocked. She held her nose, not knowing what to expect when she entered the room. She pictured mounds of clothes with flies around pairs of old gym socks and half eaten pizza on his dresser. A tentacle quickly lashed out from under the bed and took the pizza before making Raven come back to reality. The door slid open.
"Yeah?" Beast Boy said rubbing his eyes.
"You were sleep? Since when do you take naps?"
"I was tired, what's so wrong with that?" He said in a calm tone that creeped Raven out from hearing it from the usually loud titan.
"It's lunch. I thought you'd be hungry."
"Nah, I'm fine. You want to come in?" He moved out of the doorway, allowing Raven to see fully into his room. She turned green instantly.
She didn't turn green from disgust, it was because of shock. The room was cleaner than her own. No clothes thrown anywhere, no half eaten pizza, and definitely nothing under the bed. It looked like a normal room, unless you count the big bookshelf covered in comics. She stepped into his room looked around cautiously. She didn't want any surprises. She still didn't believe that Beast Boy's room would be clean. She wondered if he had just stuffed everything into his closet.
Beast Boy sat on his bed and looked at the floor tiredly. Raven noticed and walked over to him.
"You alright?"
"Yeah. I just got a headache." He looked up and tried to smile.
She looked at the door wondering if this was some type of trick or something. Beast Boy hadn't once said anything stupid and she had actually took the liberty to enter his surprisingly clean room.
"Hey Ray, what are you doing today?"
"Huh? Wa…why?"
"Could I hang out with you today. It seems like it's going to be boring as ever and I need something to do."
"Why not hang out with Robin or Cyborg like you usually do?"
"I want to do something different."
"And why exactly does it have to be with me?"
Beast Boy looked at the ground again and held his head. He hated all the questions and the fact that he was trying to spend more time with Raven like Cyborg suggested. He hated Cyborg's suggestions. That and he really did have a headache. The worst one of his life.
Raven saw him drop his head and decided to just let him tag along just this once.
"You know, you picked a very good day to hang with me. Since I'm in a good mood, and you've done nothing to spoil it yet, I'll take you to my favorite café club."
"You go to a club?"
"Yeah, what's wrong with that?"
"Nothing." He pictured Raven at a club dancing with hundreds of other people. Then one person bumped her and she blasted the place until there was nothing left. He shivered at the thought.
Raven looked at the clock and decided that they should eat somewhere else, since Cyborg would have most likely have eaten everything already. She walked out of the room and blushed as she realized something.
'Is this some sort of…date?'
She turned to look at the green boy exiting the room behind her with a tired expression on his face. She pushed the thought away.
'No. We are just hanging out. For the first time. Ever. When my hormones are going crazy.' She slapped her self in the fore head at the last thought and blushed a little more.
Beast Boy looked at her suspiciously.
"You okay Ray?"
"Yes. Come on, I want to go before they lock the doors."
'Lock the doors? What type of club is this.'
The two titans left the tower and headed into town. It was a typical sunny day but Raven made everything seem cheerless as she glided down the street with her hood on. Beast Boy walked lazily behind her, trying his hardest to keep from falling over as his headache worsened.
Raven turned down an alley and glided up to a metal door. She knocked three times. Beast Boy was beside her and now fully alert. A small window slid open and two pairs of hazel eyes stared out at the two.
"Raven, good to see you." he looked at Beast Boy. "Who's the chump?"
"This chump is Beast Boy and he's with me."
The man shrugged and completely opened the door. Beast Boy heard the bounce of dance music in the background as he peered into a moderate sized dance club. Everything looked dark and the only lights were wildly flashing blue lights.
"Come on chump." Raven said gliding into the club.
Beast Boy followed, apparently not hearing the insult much to Raven's dismay. She found a table for two and sat down as people chatted and danced. The waiter came over and took her order. Beast Boy sat down at the table with her and observed the surroundings. It was almost like the club he had pictured but he didn't really expect Raven to enjoy a place like this.
"Raven, I thought you liked silence."
"I love silence, especially when you're the noise."
"This place doesn't really seem, you."
"What's that supposed mean?" Raven said, getting irritated for the first time today.
Beast Boy noticed and decided to drop it. The waiter came back to the table carrying a latte and a cappuccino. He handed Beast Boy the cappuccino. Raven seemed to relax more in her chair and leaned back a little, closing her eyes and enjoying the beat of the music. Beast Boy saw her as her hood flew back and revealed the smooth features of her face. He looked down into his drink and wondered if he really had a chance with a girl like Raven. He took a sip of his drink, eyed it peculiarly, and put his head on the table as the headache returned.
He stayed there for a while until finally the song stopped. He looked up to see Raven gone. He looked around until he found the blue haired girl on the dance floor. His jaw dropped as he saw Raven dancing. He never thought in his life, mostly under fear that Raven would kill him, that Raven would even consider dancing.
He stood up and walked over to the dance floor. Raven spotted him and beckoned for him to come. He shook his head and took a step back. Raven smiled slightly and walked over to him. She grabbed him by the arm and pulled him onto the dance floor. She kept dancing and urged Beast Boy to. He looked surprised. This was nothing like the Raven he thought he knew for a while. She seemed happy, and uncaring of the problems. Letting go of it all, he decided to dance with her. He danced in front of her, trying to keep up with her fast foot switching. She belly danced and turned around making Beast Boy turn deep pink. He knew he would never be able to forget that night.
Raven danced with Beast Boy to show him that she did care. He wasn't just someone she thought was worthless. She cared for Beast Boy just as much as he cared for her, whether he knew it, or herself. She was confused. She knew she had feelings for Beast Boy but she thought that if she told him it would completely kill their relationship as friends. Plus, if she ever admitted she loved someone she would invoke a curse that was put on her as a child. She buried it deep down and tried to keep it hidden but now, she couldn't help it. She knew that whenever she entered this club, she let go of her emotions from the outside, but now that her biggest emotion was right in front of her, she didn't know what was going to happen. She wanted to let him into her life but she didn't know the consequences of the curse. Very horrible consequences. Without realizing it, Raven had wrapped her arms around Beast Boy's neck as he held her by the hips on the dance floor. They kept dancing, staring into each others eyes. She heard him whisper. "I love you." She knew she must have imagined it but she wanted to believe he said it. What she didn't know is that he really did.
The two danced for what felt like days. They sat at their table laughing and enjoying each others presence. They never had thought that the day would turn out the way it did. When they exited the club it was dark. Beast Boy asked for the time and was told that it was 9:50 p.m.
"Almost ten hours. I've never stayed there that long." Raven said in a little more cheery voice than usual.
"That place was cool. Maybe we could come back next week…together." He blushed slightly.
She blushed also and decided not to answer his question, fearing she may add a hint of intimacy in somehow.
"Beast Boy, you weren't yourself today."
"What do you mean?"
"You were quiet, considerate, and actually normal."
He frowned at her words, but realized that she probably didn't know what she had just said to him.
"You were different too."
"You weren't scary, gloomy, or depressing at all today."
She frowned. 'Is that what he really thinks of me? I know I keep a low profile but that's kind of harsh.'
"You can be very annoying at times. Sometimes to the point where I wish you would just disappear." She said back.
"Yeah, but you get to the point were I would rather spend a day staring at Dracula paint a fence than be around you." he said, very slightly angered by the girls criticism.
She turned to Beast Boy, forgetting everything that had happened in the club.
"Your no exciting thrill ride either! You're so annoying that I wish that the end of the world would have at least claimed you if anything!" She admittedly wished she hadn't said what she did.
"Beast Boy, I swear, I didn't mean-"
He turned from her and walked away. She watched as he flew off of the ground in a burst of flames and disappeared into the dark sky. She stared at the empty space beginning to realize that she had probably tarnished her relationship with Beast Boy before it had really started. She had just started to open up to Beast Boy in ways that she really wanted but couldn't and had now blown it. What sucked was she did it in less than 24 hours. She walked home, not wanting to get there soon realizing that the team probably knew about everything already.
She thought back to the club and remembered how they were so close on the dance floor, as if nothing had happened before they arrived, and nothing would matter after they left. She wished with all her heart that nothing would matter. As she reached the front door of the tower, she made a decision. She would tell Beast Boy how she felt no matter what. She could care less about the consequences, no matter how much she hated them. She wanted Beast Boy to feel the way he did back in the club again, even if she had imagined his words of caring.
She entered the tower, quickly making her way towards the main room. When she entered, everything was off except for the T.V. which was showing, once again, numerous nude girls but only one guy this time and he was a midget. She heard snoring and saw Cyborg asleep on the couch. She shut the T.V off, resisting the urge to bash his mechanical head in. She looked at the time. 11:40 p.m. She hadn't realized it had taken her so long to get back to the tower. She walked down the hall, passing Star Fire's room. She slowed as she heard Star Fire moaning. Then she heard Robin also and decided not to think about it too much.
She moved slowly and quietly down the hall towards Beast Boy's room. She knocked on the door. After no answer, she knocked again harder. She didn't hear anyone on the inside and opened the door. Beast Boy's room was pitch black with nothing but the lights from out side visible. The window was open and she realized that Beast Boy was gone.
Somewhere in the city…
Beast Boy walked threw the city. He hated Raven for what she had said. He had gone back to the tower and waited for her to come and apologize. She never showed up. He cursed his self for thinking that someone as depressive and short tempered as Raven could actually be loved. He hated it more knowing that he still had feelings for her after what she said. He was about to turn back and apologize to Raven for provoking her but something caught his eye. He turned wide eyed and stared at a young girl, long blonde hair, with a black shirt on and tannish shorts.
"Sup Beast Boy?" She said giving him a small, nervous, smile.
"Holy fuck! Terra!?" At this outburst, Beast Boy's head ache erupted. He held his head and dropped to his knees. His sight went blurry and he passed out.
I know, it's still moving a bit fast, but I wanted to get to this part. This is where the story really begins. The first two chapters were just the prologue basically. Anyway, I know this chapter lacked comedy, but you do understand the seriousness of what's going on right? Don't worry, the funny will be back.
Glances over shoulder at two men dressed in black and wearing shades standing next to a van that says funny police.
Fuck that, I'm Violent Werewolf, I own these Bitches!
Runs and destroys the van and the two men as Readers watch in awe. Pimpofthetitans records everything making sure to put everything on youtube.
