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Beast Boy hurried down the stairs and into the tower, bypassing the common room and heading straight for his bedroom. When he arrived, he closed the door behind him and began rummaging through the heaping mounds of garbage that lay around his bed. After a few seconds of searching, he unearthed an ancient pizza box. He opened the box, smiling when he saw two, only slightly moldy pieces of pizza remaining inside. He scarfed them down quickly, making a face; they were far from homemade waffles, but he didn't regret his decision to meditate with Raven for a second. His stomach satisfied for the time being, he hopped up on his bed, thinking.
The evening had certainly been an interesting one. He had almost thought Raven was going to shoot him down after he had first asked her to meditate, but after she had said yes things had gone pretty smoothly. He hadn't planned on hugging her at the end, but it had felt right to. She seemed to have enjoyed it, though.
His thoughts shifted over to Raven herself. He wasn't exactly sure of his feelings for her, but he knew that they had changed in the past months. He remembered the way he used to feel about her: that she was fun to bug and annoy, and that while she was mysterious and sometimes quite aloof, deep down she was a really good friend. But lately, he had started to feel differently about her.
He remembered how he had felt around Terra, but how he felt about Raven wasn't like that, not exactly. Around Terra, he had always felt a need prove himself to her, a need to make her like him as much as he liked her. He had felt as though he had been swept away by her, unable to think about anything else. He had felt as though he was in love with her. But that had all changed. She had betrayed them, all of them, and now she was gone, forever.
Now, however, he had started to feel some of those same qualities towards a certain violet haired Titan, but he also had some different feelings too. He felt as though all he wanted to do was tell her how he felt, but he couldn't find the words. He had spent many a night awake, thinking of clever ways to reveal his feeling to her, but each one had seemed more inadequate than the last. Eventually he had decided to just try spending more time with her, to see if that would give him the inspiration he needed to tell her his feelings. But that plan presented something of a problem.
Raven didn't like video games, jokes, or almost anything he liked too do, so he was at a lost for things he could do with her. He knew that she did work on the T-car with Cy, and have "girl talks" with Star, and intellectual conversations with Robin. The problem was that Beast Boy didn't have a car to work on, and both girl and intellectual talks were a bit outside the area of his expertise. But then he had remembered Starfire meditating once or twice with Raven out in the common room, and it had given him the idea. After that, he had been looking for opportunities to ask her to meditate, but the time never seemed right. Tonight, however, had been right.
'I wonder how she feels about me?' Beast Boy though to himself as he lay on his bed, wishing he had more pizza. 'She probably thinks I'm a green goofball,' he thought, dully. 'She can't possibly feel the same way about me.' He closed his eyes dejectedly, but opened them a moment later he reopened. 'But... she did seem to like meditating tonight.' His face rose slightly. 'Maybe she does like me. Maybe she does... have these pillows always been this soft? Maybe I'll just close my eyes for a little while, and then I... zzzzzz.' And without another thought, the green teen was fast asleep. He dreamt of two ravens, one violet and one green, flying side by side. He smiled into his pillow.
Beast Boy woke up to the sound of something growling. Hoping he hadn't shifted into some ferocious animal during the night, he opened his eyes and sighed in relief to find that he was still in human form. He was confused for a moment, and looked around sleepily for the source of the growling noise. Finding nothing, he hopped down from his bed, scratching his head. Then he heard the growl again and looked down. His stomach. Duh. Only now did he realize how hungry he was. That old pizza seemed like it had been a million years ago. He quick grabbed a towel and ran down to the bathroom.
His stomach had woken him up earlier than even the early risers of the tower, so he had the whole place to himself. He showered and brushed his teeth in record time, so fast in fact he though he could have given Kid Flash a run for his money. He was down to the common room just in time to see the sun finish rising through the common room's massive, wall-sized window. He smiled to himself; today was going to be a good day.
His stomach rumbled again, reminding him why he was up so early. He headed over to the kitchen, a plan forming in his mind, and opened the fridge. Seeing all the ingredients he needed, he set to work.
Starfire, Cyborg, and Robin all entered the common room together, rubbing sleep from their eyes and searching for the source of the delicious smells which were currently permeating the tower. They all crowded around kitchen area, where Beast Boy was putting the finishing touches on what appeared to be a breakfast feast.
"Is that real bacon and eggs?" asked Cyborg hesitantly, as though it was too good to be true.
"And fresh Zorka berries of my home world?" continued Starfire tentatively.
"And... a whole ham?" finished Robin, not taking his eyes off the giant slab of meat.
"Yep" said Beast Boy happily, smiling around at his friends. "Dig in."
"Glorious!" exclaimed Starfire loudly, grabbing the berries and flying high into the air, spinning in delight.
"All right BB!" yelled Cyborg, cheering as he grabbed the bacon and eggs off the counter, and running over to the table to sit down.
"Yeah Beast Boy, this is great," said Robin as well, following Cyborg to the table, ham in hand.
Beast Boy joined the others at the table with his traditional tofu breakfast, wincing slightly as the two other boys' began devouring their meat. Preparing actual meat had been a somewhat painful experience for Beast Boy, but he had decided that his friends' happiness was worth a little discomfort.
"Thank you friend!" said Starfire between mouthfuls of the purple berries, "this feast is most amazing." Robin and Cyborg simply nodded in agreement, their mouths full of food. Beast Boy glanced down at thermos he held in his hands, which he had also prepared for this morning, wondering where the last Titan was.
Raven awoke to the distant sounds of cheering coming from somewhere in the tower. The sun streamed in through her window, and she could tell she'd overslept. She'd been up for most of the night, meditating, and still felt tired, even this late in the morning. She could still hear the sounds of her teammates' raised voices echoing from the direction of the common room, so she quickly donned her uniform and headed out into the tower. As she approached the common room, she could hear the other Titans discussing their breakfast in loud, happy voices.
"Good morning Raven" called Beast Boy cheerfully as she walked into the room. He and the others were seated at the table, enjoying an immense breakfast.
"Yo Raven," said Cyborg, his mouth still full of food, "BB made breakfast, and it's awesome. Come and have some."
"No, thank you," said Raven, here voice sounding slightly annoyed. "As always, I'll stick with-"
"Herbal tea" finished Beast Boy, tossing a thermos across the room to Raven, who caught it with her powers. It hovered in the air for a few moments, surrounded by glowing black energy, while Raven stared at it. She dropped it into her hands and held it for a moment, cocking her head sideways and giving Beast Boy a confused look.
"Herbal... tea?" she asked, unsure.
"Uh-huh, just the way you like it."
She walked over to the kitchen and grabbed a cup from the pantry before sitting next to Beast Boy at the table. She poured herself a small portion, and took a sip. Beast Boy smiled as she sighed happily and took another drink. "Thank you," she said quietly, giving Beast Boy a small smile. He matched it with another of his huge grins before returning to his fourth helping of tofu bacon. Yes, today was certainly going to be a good day.
MC: Hope you liked it. Plan on having more chapters soon. Stay tuned. =)
