Destined For Each Other
What a Fool Believes
A/N: For once, I have nothing to say! Lol!! Well I REALLY hope you guys enjoy this one! ; )
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You know they say that love is one of the most wonderful things a person can feel. I agree and disagree with that. It all dates back when we all first became a team. I just left the Doom Patrol, my first real family. They were the ones who watched after me after…my parents….died. It was hard when I first left them, I was lost and somehow wound up in Jump City! And it didn't take long for me to get myself into some trouble. Not long after I just made it to the new and strange city, I found myself in the middle of an intense battle with an alien princess, that princess would eventually become like the older sister I never had. I also met up with my future fatherly figure that was Robin. When I first met him, I made sure to give him the respect he deserved, I mean come on! He's the Batman's student! How could I not respect him? Right after, I met up with Cyborg, who was the older brother I never had. And last but absolutely not least, I met the most gorgeous woman, that ever stepped foot on this planet. Raven.
I saw her come out of the dark-alley, and immediately I knew that she cast her spell on me. I was in love. Now I was very young at the time, still a boy! So I really didn't know what love was yet, not until she hugged me outside her door that one night. I was so stunned that my eyes were litterally the size of basketballs! But before I could react, Cyborg had to ruin the moment!! She began to express her emotions a lot more after we all defeated her super creepy dad. I've never seen her so happy before, but I wasn't happy. I know this may sound selfish, but I was extremely jealous of Robin. I mean he got to save her, he was the one who gave her hope to defeat her dad, and when she hugged him, I felt my heart break into a million pieces. It felt like a bullet piercing my heart, actually…I would've rather gotten shot by the bullet than to have felt the heartbreak.
I was sure to keep my cool; I didn't want to make a scene, especially after we just won one of our greatest battles!! But believe me, I was hurting on the inside. But what really hurt me was when I hugged Raven, she didn't hug back. In fact, at that moment she decided to return to her non-emotional ways. I really felt like I had no impression on her life what so ever. I couldn't sleep for the next few days, and I knew I had to tell someone about this. I decided to confront Robin, I mean at the time I believed that if I got him out of the picture, maybe, just maybe, Raven would have to like me! Again, I was young and stupid at the time.
So I was feeling extra brave that night, thanks to the two red bulls I drank prior, and I slammed Robin's door late that night. Robin opened up in less than a second and was looking around in the hallway wildly.
"What's wrong Beast Boy!? Is there an intruder!?" Robin asked me frantically
"Ya there is!" I shouted a bit angrily
"Who is it!? Where is he!?" Robin kept pestering
"It's you!" I yelled again, getting a confused look from Robin
"Me?"
"Ya you!"
"Beast Boy what are you…"
"Who gave you the right to steal Raven from me!?" I was furious by this point. I was huffing and puffing, and if looks could kill, I would have to be hiding Robin's body right now. Robin was still confused, but then he covered his mouth as a few snickers were being muffled under his gloves. I was ready to punch him square in the nose, man that jealousy is some pretty heavy stuff!
"Beast Boy! You got it all wrong!" He chuckled as he placed a hand on my shoulder. Now it was my turn to be confused.
"There is nothing! I repeat, nothing going on between me and Raven" He assured me with a smile. I was still confused
"But what about when you rescued her from Trigon? Or when she hugged you?" I asked, the heartbreak returning
"I just felt that it was my responsibility as team leader to save her. And because I saved her, she must've felt grateful. Wouldn't you?" Robin asked with another chuckle
"I guess…" I trailed off, looking down at my boots shamefully
"Beast Boy, I know how you feel about Raven" Robin told me sternly
"Y-you do?" I asked shocked and embarrassed at the same time
"Ya, I've seen how you look at her every now and then. But what really tipped me off was your determination to get her to smile, laugh, and join the rest of us in our activities. Even I wouldn't risk my life trying to get Raven to crack a smile!" He explained to me. I was blushing and fidgeting with my fingers
"And if it means anything…" Robin leaned forward to whisper in my ear
"I don't think she really minds" He admitted, growing a knowing smile on his face
"Y-you really think so?" I asked shyly
"Believe me Beast Boy, only you could get away with your life, after pulling that many jokes on Raven" Robin reassured. I felt all warm and fuzzy inside, I couldn't help but give him a grateful smile.
"Thanks Robin"
"Anytime Beast Boy. But if you don't mind, I'd like to get some sleep. You should too, we have an early bird training session tomorrow" Robin said, returning to his "leader" mode. I groaned before bidding goodnight and heading to my room. But I turned around and told him one more thing before I left
"Dude, how do you expect Starfire to like you back with that broom up your butt?" I asked mockingly. The red shades on his cheeks were the last thing I saw before he closed his door.
A few years passed by, and before I knew it, I finally got my growth spurt!! I was finally taller than Raven and Starfire! I was actually about half an inch taller than Robin too, but that is still arguable. All of us have matured in those few years; Robin finally had the guts to admit his feelings for Starfire, and they made up for all their lost time. Starfire grew vey accustomed to our 'earthly' ways, but she still spoke in that weird alien accent. But hey, that's what made her special! Cyborg got some super cool body upgrades. And finally, Raven had…matured in all the right spots…if you catch my drift. I knew that eventually I had to make a move on her, before some other dude did. But I didn't really have to worry about it, since Raven refused to date fans.
I had been planning out the perfect way to ask Raven out, it took me about a week to do it, but I had myself options for whatever she'd throw at me. I even wrote down a list of comebacks, you know, just in case. I walked up to her door, but before I knocked, I decided to practice a little.
" Hey Raven um…how would you…like…to hang out with me…sometime? Only if you…want to though" I said aloud
"No, no! That sounds too nervous!" I whispered to myself
"Sup Rae? Friday, you, me, a movie? Meet ya here" I said, trying to muster up some cockiness
"No, no! That sounds to….jerky!" I hit my forehead with my palm
"Hey Raven, would you like to go to the movies Friday?" I tried my final option
I decided that was the best choice of all my plans. So I raised my hand to knock on her door when suddenly her door opened up, even before I touched the it. I saw her beautiful violet- eyes seen behind the slightly opened door. I couldn't help but jump back in surprise.
"Raven!" I shouted frightfully
"Beast Boy" she replied monotonously
"Umm…did you…hear anything?" I asked nervously. I don't know if it was just me, but I was beginning to sweat underneath my jump suit.
"Just everything" she answered dryly. I was terrified. I didn't know whether to bend down and beg her not to kill me, or run like there was no tomorrow.
"Um…Please don't kill me!!" Eh…Sometimes a real man knows when to admit defeat.
"I'm not going to kill you, Beast Boy" I heard her say, with that hint of annoyance in her voice
"Y-you're not?"
"No, how will we go to the movies if you're dead?" Raven asked matter-of-factly
"Y-you actually want to go?!" I asked flabbergasted, yes I know what that word means! Sort of…
"Yes Beast Boy, I actually want to go" Raven replied with a ghost of a smile on her face. My trademark grin found its way back home after hearing her say that
"Don't make me change my mind" Raven warned, though I could've sworn I heard a little bit of playfulness behind her words.
"So…meet you here at 7:00?" I asked, trying really hard not to start victory dancing
"I thought you said Friday?" She asked with that cute quirked eyebrow of her's
"Well I did…but you got me so excited! Why not tonight?" I asked, some of my excitement escaping through my mouth
"S-sure" She said shyly
"Sweet! See ya then Rae!" I shouted as I ran down to my room. I looked in the mirror and I started victory dancing! I did everything! From the moonwalk to jamming out "Sweet Child O' mine" on the air guitar! By the way, I'm awesome on the air guitar!
The date went great! I decided to be the gentleman that I was and let Raven pick where we were going and what movie we should watch. She said that she didn't know any restaurants, so I just took her to our usual pizzeria. It was nice not having to argue about which pizza toppings we should have, but I think the fact that I bought us two separate slices helped a lot. We talked about everything, from our favorite colors, to our favorite hobbies. We learned so much about each other in that one conversation! I never knew Raven liked movies with happy romantic endings!
The movie she decided to watch was a movie based on a historical book of World War 2, she was reading. I forced a smile as we entered the theater, I was expecting a snore fest, but boy was I wrong! That movie had so much gore and action in it, I could've sworn that the writers just finished playing a game of Call of Duty before writing the story! That movie was so awesome, I asked her if she wouldn't mind letting me read the book. Maybe I was a little ahead of myself, because I immediately regretted it, when she came up with the idea of spending our second date at a library. Nice one BB! We ended the night by walking back to the Tower and talking a little more. I walked to her bed room and gave her a good night hug before heading back to my rom. I stopped when I felt her hand tug my sleeve. I looked back at her, confused.
"Beast Boy…I just wanted to say…" She began looking down at her feet
"You wanted to say…" I urged her on gently
"Thanks for the great night…I had…fun" She looked up at me with the smallest but most meaningful smile. I grew my grin before letting her know that it was no problem. Before we knew it, we ended up leaning closer to each other, before our lips met in the most awesomest first kiss ever!! It was like a magnetic field forced our faces closer and closer! Gee…I guess those science dudes weren't kidding when they said that opposites attract!
Another year passed by and me and Raven hit our late teens. We had still been dating and we grow such a strong trust between us. SO strong, that we started to share a bed together. Now we never actually…did anything, but still, we got to snuggle late at night and that was more than enough for me! One night though, after we had a huge fight after I accidently spilled my soy milk on one of her rare spell books, I had to sleep back in my room for the first time in months. It was by far the worst argument we ever got into. She even grabbed me with her dark magic and threw me into the big screen T.V. shattering it in the process. I was never so enraged and so hurt before in my entire life. Now sure I was hurt physically, but when Raven told me that she regretted ever being my girlfriend really broke me to pieces. I couldn't believe it, I thought it was it. The only and most wonderful relationship of my life was over just like that, over a stupid accident. Cyborg and Robin helped me up and asked me if I was okay, but I guess the tears flowing down my face kind of gave them a clue about my current condition.
I felt so awkward back in my room. Staring up at my ceiling used to relax me, but now it felt wrong to have been sleeping in my room. I mean, after you share a bed with your one true love, you feel empty sleeping alone. I couldn't take it anymore, I got up from bed and was prepared to apologize to Raven, even if it wasn't entirely my fault. I mean she did have her book a little too close to my milk, but anyways. I knocked on her door, and then she opened it. I was surprised because she usually yelled at me to leave, before opening her door. She engulfed me in a very familiar hug.
"I'm so sorry Beast Boy" She cried softly on my shoulder
"Sorry for what?" I asked, still in shock that Raven thought she was in the wrong.
"I shouldn't have overreacted, especially over some stupid book" She explained between her lung spasms
"Raven, you have absolutely no reason to apologize. I came here to say I was sorry! I mean I'm the one who spilt the milk! Besides you know what they say about spilt milk" I smiled kindly, wiping away the tears from her face. I received a similar smile in return from her. She hugged me again and laid her face on my chest.
"I just realized how empty and alone I was without you." She whispered
"Raven, what I have told you about being alone?" I asked in a mocking lecture tone. She glanced up at me and smiled softly again.
"Would you like to forget this stupid fight ever happened, and sleep with me tonight?" She asked shyly
"Pfft!! Is my skin green?" I asked like it was the most obvious thing in the world, well it was. We entered her room and had ourselves the most romantic and intimate night of our lives. It was our first and only time, and it meant that much more that we shared the experience with each other. What starting out as an innocent kiss, grew to be something much more. I never felt so connected with anyone in my entire life! I felt as if my soul merged with Raven's, creating one body between the two of us. A body of green and purple, power and wisdom...body and soul. I hugged her bare waist after our "episode" and placed soothing kisses on her shoulder.
"I love you Garfield" I heard her whisper before she drifted off to bed
"I love you too Raven" I whispered back, before the sandman earned his paycheck for the night, and put me to sleep.
But then, just like that, it was all over. She was gone the next morning. I looked all over the tower, asked all the other titans, and even searched the city for her. But just like that, she was gone. She left no note, no trace of where she went, she didn't even say good bye. I felt that nostalgic feeling of heartbreak return its ugly head in my heart. I haven't cried since my parents died, but after a week without knowing where Raven was, I cried on top of the roof. I cried like there was no tomorrow. I cried until the morning sunrise, then after that, I cried some more.
I locked myself in Raven's room and refused to participate in any activity with my team mates and friends. Even when Terra betrayed us, I never felt so used, so empty, so….alone.
A year passed by, and we still haven't found any trace of where Raven went. Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg spent months looking for her. Robin even called up ol' Bruce in Gotham City, to keep an out for her. But nothing. With each passing day, I felt my heart grow colder and weaker. One night I snuck into the kitchen and poured myself a drain cleaner in a cup, I was just about to end my suffering life before Starfire barged in and stopped me. I love her like a sister, but when she insisted that she was saving my life, I only argued that she was ruining my death. I lost my will to live, without my Raven I had absolutely no reason to live. I stopped going on missions, I avoided the team as much as possible, and I'm pretty sure I lost 15 pounds from me not eating.
The titans ceased to exist, we officially broke apart as a team and family. Robin and Starfire moved to Gotham, where Robin was now Nightwing. From what I last heard from them, they had just recently got engaged, and Nightwing was going to inherit Wayne's Enterprises. Cyborg decided to move in with the Titans West, and naturally he started his relationship with Bee. It didn't take long before he was promoted as the new team leader of Titans West, and I couldn't be happier for him. For all of them.
I still stood there, all alone in our tower. Robin insisted that I live with him and Starfire, but I knew that if they kept me around, I would only slow down their relationship. Immediately after Cyborg was promoted, he invited me to become a Titan with them. But I also turned down his offer.
I awoke to the sound of my old monkey alarm clock. It read 7:47 p.m. and my stomach began to grumble. I dragged myself over to the kitchen and poured myself some cereal. The soy milk was chunky and cheese-like, so I had no choice but to throw it out. I decided that maybe I needed a drink, so I went outside and drove the old T-car that Cyborg left behind for me. I remember being a young boy, dreaming to drive this car, but now, all those dreams were behind me. All my happy times, were nothing but cruel-painful memories. When I dreamt at night, I only dreamt of the last night I got to spend with Raven. When I was awake, I only remembered all the times I shared with her. I was living in a time machine, refusing to accept this cruel present time as my life.
I entered the bar, and sat in my usual seat. I asked the bar tender for my usual beer, and watched the Super Bowl that was on the big-screen television. I heard rowdy drunkards, and fans shouting at the television egging the players on to throw the ball, to run with it, to hold on to it. It was the last 5 seconds of the game and both teams were tied 28 all. The team with the possession of the ball, broke away from their huddle, and got in their positions. The quarterback hiked the ball, and everything was in slow motion. He looked around desperately looking for a fellow member of his team to get open, but found no luck. Time was running out, and the quarterback was running out of options. As a last resort, he ran straight ahead for the end zone nearby. He ran as fast as he could, dodging the mamoth size opponents before finally meeting his defeat, only three yards away from the end zone. The drunkards and fans cried out in disappointment when the quarterback was tackled, and fumbled the ball to allow the other team to return it for the winning touchdown.
I began to think of myself as the pathetic quarterback. I thought of the play as my future and life. The ball represented what was most important to me; Raven. I compared myself getting tackled and fumbling the ball, as the situation of me losing my one true love. I lastly viewed the opposing team running the ball for the winning touchdown as my utter demise, and the end to my miserable life. I couldn't stop the tears from rolling down my face. I got up, paid the good man his money and left the bar. I drove back to my lonely home that was once Titans Tower, and walked into the deserted common room. What was once a vivid sanctuary was now a ghost town, with only one broken spirit wandering the tower.
Suddenly I heard a strange noise coming from down the halls. It was so strange and unfamiliar to me. I followed the sound of what seemed to be…crying? But it wasn't just any kind of crying, it sounded like a…baby. At the sudden realization, I ran as fast as I could in my human form, only to discover that the sound was coming from Raven's room. I stood outside the door, before I finally forced myself to enter the pass code and enter the room.
My jaw dropped, my eyes widened, and my heart stopped all together. There she stood, in all her goddess like beauty. There in front of the moonlight was…Raven. She still had her black leotard, and her dark blue cloak. Her hair no longer framed her face, instead her beautiful purple locks were shoulder length. And in her arms was a little girl, no older than a few months. I couldn't believe what was happening. I pinched myself so hard, that I broke the skin of my arm, to prove that I wasn't dreaming. She steeped closer to me, and I could see her tears rolling down her cheek. I stepped forward just as soon as I was sure this was real.
"Garfield I'm so sor…" I interrupted her by smashing my chapped-green lips against her cold-untouched ones. She hungrily returned the kiss, and placed her free arm on my chest. I protectively wrapped my arms around her waist, holding on, as if she would disappear if let go. We finally broke apart when the need for air was too great. I wiped away her tears, and placed gentle and loving kisses on her eyelids.
"I-I'm so s-sorry" Raven apologized between sobs
"I don't care Raven, I'm just so glad you returned" I kissed her charka on her forehead. She looked up at me, and gave me that grateful and emotional smile, that was reserved only for me.
"I love you Garfield" She whispered
"I love you too Raven" I whispered back as I embraced her again. Before long, the little girl was tired of being ignored and began to cry softly again. I looked down and then back up at Raven, confusion written all over my face.
"Her name is Hope" Raven said with a smile. I was still confused, but Raven grabbed my hand and placed it on the small child's pointed ear.
"She's yours" Raven reassured. For the first time in a long time, I let myself smile. NO! This was no smile, it was a grin! From ear to ear! My face hurt from not using it in so long. And before long, tears rolled down my own face.
"She's b-beautiful R-Raven" I said between heavy sobs. Little baby Hope giggled as I tickled her little pointed ear, I couldn't help but laugh at my daughter's joy.
"I know, she reminded me so much of you. And how much I couldn't live without you" Raven began
"Why did you leave?" I asked quietly
"I was afraid. After you claimed my virginity, I immediately knew I conceived. I was afraid of how everyone would react. But more importantly, how you would react" Raven spoke sadly and brokenly
"You know, you're kind of stupid sometimes?" I smiled jokingly at her. She smiled in return before I engulfed her in another strong embrace.
"Don't ever leave me again" I spoke sternly as I kissed her violet hair lovingly
"I will never do something so stupid again…I promise" Raven spoke sincerely
"Good, because I plan on winning the Super Bowl" I said to a confused Raven before claiming her lips, and planting a kiss on Hope's little forehead
END OF CHAPTER
A/N: *SNIFF* *SNIFF* I think that was BY far my most emotional story I have EVER written! I REALLY hope you guys enjoyed this one! And please REVIEW!!
Also I edited it a bit, and added a couple more stuff and fixed a few errors. Nothing TOO noticible but still :P
Oh and I MEANT to repeat the first time Beast Boy asked Raven out. It was sort of like a flashback again! lol!! I also meant to reuse Hope as their daughter, due to popular demand! lol!!
And PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE read SilentNami's Ava. And review it people!! She DESERVES some acknowledgement!!
Well I wish you all happy holidays! And thank you for reading! : )
