Chapter twenty two: Jingle bells/sleigh bells.
Surprisingly enough, since becoming a couple, Beast Boy and Raven fought very rarely. But, when they did, in order to stop herself from either forgiving him too easily, or saying something she'd regret, Raven just gave him the silent treatment. She spoke not a single word to him until she was undoubtedly ready and calm and had properly assessed the situation, and this could go on for days at a time.
Beast Boy always felt awful for getting them in these situations, he blamed himself even when the fault was not entirely his own. It hurt beyond comprehension when she blanked him. He missed her voice, her witty remarks, her snide comments, her rare soft giggle, her wisdom filled words. He missed her, for when she wasn't speaking to him, it was like she wasn't there at all.
Beast Boy tried everything to get her to say anything. And this time around he'd resorted to irritating her with Christmas bells until she cracked. It was a dangerous endeavour, but he hadn't heard her voice in nearly 4 days and it was driving him crazy. Though he understood and respected her reasoning for ignoring him the way she did, it still made him insane.
Jingle, jingle.
Raven's brow twitched in annoyance as that incessant noise picked up again, never in any rhythm and always when she was trying to concentrate. When she meditated, when she read, when she trained, always.
Jingle, jingle, and jingle.
She refused to break however, she'd given him countless deathly glares, and he smiled broadly at each and every one. She scrunched her eyes shut and willed herself to tune it out. Think of anything else, Raven. It's not that hard. She'd perfected the art of meditation, yet she could not simply not hear that infuriating sound.
Jingle, jingle.
She growled internally, turning away from the thick volume in her lap to glance over at Beast Boy as he sat beside her, shaking those infamous bells beside her ear. She was a time-bomb, and he knew it. She glared harder still as he smirked.
Jingle, jingle.
"Alright! You win! Please, now leave me alone!" She screamed as the bells were encased in dark magic and flung across the long room.
She was fuming, her eyes ablaze and her brows arching and coming together as she gave him the most terrifying glare she could muster.
"At least you're talking to me." He breathed with a shrug, obviously deciding her anger was worth it.
Jingle.