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And also, I forgot! To Lunarlily, about the power switches, it was in the Teen Titans Go! comics ^.^
"Beast Boy, please hold still. I can't heal you if you keep on-"
"No, Raven, just stop it. I'm fine. It's you who needs to heal yourself. Forget about me."
"Don't be ridiculous."
"No, I'll keep being ridiculous!" Beast Boy snapped, making Raven pause all together. The two, along with Cyborg, Starfire, and Robin were in the infirmary. Bumblebee and Aqualad were in Terra's old room, nursing Terra's sprained ankle; they hadn't gotten hurt very much during the short battle.
Cyborg had looked up from what he was doing, and Starfire took the ice off of Robin's jaw to look with him.
Raven had been trying to get Beast Boy's back healed, but he had been trying to refuse until she healed herself.
"Look at you, Raven!" Beast Boy jabbed his finger at her abdomen and her legs, which were stained with drying blood. "This is not okay! My back's condition is nothing!"
"Nothing? Nothing?" Raven's eyes narrowed. "You haven't seen your back. You need my help."
"No, I don't," Beast Boy growled.
"Beast Boy, please," Starfire begged gently. "Calm down. You both need the healing as soon as possible."
"Let the girl help you, BB," Cyborg said, looking at the screen. "If she hadn't started healing you as soon as we got here, you would've been suffering from severe hemorrhage."
"I don't speak Science," Beast Boy grumbled.
"He means you were to loose a lot of blood," Robin explained.
"Ah." Beast Boy winced. He could feel the burning fire in his lower back; it was starting to become unbearable. "Fine."
Raven nodded meakly. Beast Boy sat on the edge of one of the beds, nearest the wall.
"Shirt on or off?" He asked her.
"Doesn't matter."
Beast Boy nodded, taking off the top of his suit; both his and Robin's suits could be removed for times such as these. Raven kept her composure, making sure that she hadn't been staring at his strong backside for too long, and she walked over to his side; she got on the bed, sitting behind him on her knees. Then, she extended her hands, took a deep breath, and concentrated; her hands started to glow a bright blue with a matching aura around them.
Automatically, the changeling started to feel a cooling sensation, as well as a little discomfort. It could be ignored though. Trying to ignore the three pairs of eyes that were staring at them, he closed his eyes and focused on Raven and her healing powers. After turning back from being The Beast, he was usually a little more bitter, but it wore off after a while. Now he felt bad about snapping at Raven. He couldn't help it; her health was important to him. She shouldn't be putting him before herself. Most of the time she never did.
Not unless she...
"I don't sense a bone fracture..." he heard her murmur from behind, interjecting his train of thought. "But Cheshire was really close to paralyzing you." She sounded worried and a little angry at the end.
"Great," Beast Boy muttered.
"You should still be careful," Raven continued. "I'll be able to reduce this to a scar, but there's no doubt there will be a bruise to go with it."
"Got it."
Raven paused after another minute, and he felt her soft hands on his flesh. His stomach curled and bunched into knots at her touch; he had no idea what was going through her head. He was absolutely still as he felt her hands travel up his backside at a slow pace, adding gentle pressure in some areas to check for sensitivity. Then, her arms slid through the spaces in his, encircling around his chest and her face buried in his shoulder.
A bewildered Beast Boy realized that she was hugging him.
Two in one day already, Beast Boy thought. Sweet!
"I hate you," she mumbled.
"For what?" Beast Boy asked, confused.
"For almost getting yourself killed over me!" Raven hissed, and she floated off the bed as Beast Boy laughed.
"Hey, that's what teammates do, right?" he asked the empath as she crossed her arms. He rolled his shoulder a few times; this was the same shoulder that the boulder smashed into in the fight with Malchior. Alright. Shoulder's not dislocated...Awesome.
Raven rolled her eyes, making her way out of the infirmary. "I need to go meditate and heal."
"Wait!" Beast Boy called after her, and she paused in the entrance. "You never answered my question from earlier."
"Oh. Uh..." Raven looked at the floor. "You asked to hang out, right?"
Beast Boy nodded. "Yep."
Raven's eyes flickered to Robin briefly. "Depending on your defintion of 'hanging out'." Normally, the Titans weren't up to doing anything 'fun' related during a time like this, when Slade or his henchmen attack. No doubt that Robin wouldn't allow it; his teammates knew that whenever Slade comes in the picture, he's all business-tensed, stressed, and sometimes restless-and doesn't deal with any foolishness.
Beast Boy's heartbeat raced.
Okay, BB. You have to keep it friendly, you have to keep it friendly! Don't make it sound like a date or something! Although that would be sweet too...
"Oh, iono...uh...Maybe you wanna go grab a bite and see a movie or something?" Beast Boy blurted out. That soooo sounds friendly. Very friendly. Great job, BB! he grumbled to himself.
"Hmm." Raven silently debated with herself for a moment. She didn't have to look in Starfire's direction to know that she was smiling and practically praising X'hal. "When?"
"I guess...later on tonight? Cuz I know you like to get a lot of meditation in and time to heal fully and stuff," Beast Boy said.
Raven hesitated, but then she made her decision. It was now or never. And to get it over with so Starfire would stop beaming at her and she could get back to her room without feeling bad and guilty.
We're just going out as friends, she thought. We've been places alone many times before...that is if it includes Robin forcing us to go grocery shopping together...
"Sure," she said, breaking the silence, and she teleported through the floor in abruption.
Beast Boy grinned.
"I don't know, Beast Boy..." Robin started, and Beast Boy groaned.
Starfire placed her hand on his shoulder. "I think it is a good idea for Beast Boy and Raven to do the hanging out outside the Tower. If they run into trouble, they'll know who to call." She smiled down at him.
Robin sighed, and she kissed his forehead. He felt the stress coming, and he felt uneasy. Whenever he would feel uneasy, he'd get stressed. And when he got stressed, he snapped. And when he snapped, he'd most likely hurt Starfire's feelings because she somehow is always the object of his anger to be released on.
"Fine," he said. "Go out. Don't forget your communicators."
"Gotcha," said Beast Boy.
6:59 p.m.
By now, Bumblebee and Aqualad had headed back home to Titans East. Terra was the last to leave, and she had promised to come if they needed her help; Beast Boy was proud of her.
Currently, he was in his room, getting ready for his d-for his...'outing' with Raven. When he was done getting dressed, and after brushing his teeth twice, he looked at himself in the mirror. He had ran a brush through his hair several times, and it was almost straight. He was wearing a black graphic tee; it had the Statue of Liberty and outlines of New York City behind it in green. Along with that he wore dark jeans and black and green shoes.
Meanwhile, Raven was on her bed, laptop out in front of her. She was currently putting all of her favorite music in her music folder; some of the artists included Evanescence, Three Days Grace, Green Day, My Chemical Romance, 30 Seconds to Mars, Paramore, and Hollywood Undead.
The empath's stomach was still a little sore, but at least it was healed. After she had gone through her healing process, she meditated for a little more and took a shower. She was now wearing a dark blue denim jacket, a graphic black tank top, dark grey jeans, and black combat boots. And even eyeliner. And she made an attempt to do her hair-but it was simple, one side of her hair was pulled back behind her ears.
Oh, and of course her mood necklace and ring.
Raven was listening to music to calm the unnecessary nerves. Why were they there though? It was just Beast Boy.
Yeah. Just Beast Boy. The green teen that she had recently realized that she had been in love with. There should be nothing to worry about.
Knock knock knock
"Who is it?" She said.
"Beast Boy. Ready?"
Raven swallowed, closing her laptop. After grabbing her communicator and placing it inside her pocket, she made her way over to her door and opened it.
Beast Boy smiled at her, noticing her edgy eyes. "Hey."
"Hi," Raven replied, closing the door behind her. He started walking down the hallway, and she fell into step with him. As they continued to walk in silence, their eyes flickered in each other's direction a few times, seeing if the other person wasn't looking, or to simply take in their appearance.
Beast Boy thought that Raven looked really pretty, even though she had kept her attire simple. Of course, Raven had always been the t-shirt and jeans type. She'd rather wear something that kept her comfortable-loose-fitted and sometimes big when it came to shirts. Although, before Starfire had bought her all of those clothes and who knows what, the empath did own a shirt or a pair of pants that made him stare at her extra longer.
Once they entered the Ops and headed towards the garage, Beast Boy looked at Raven, putting a finger to his smirking lips as he snatched the keys to the T-Car off the counter.
"Cyborg's gonna kill you..." Raven muttered as they finally made it down to the garage. Beast Boy beat Raven to the passenger's side, opening the door for her. She slid in, and he closed her door before jogging over to the driver's side and got in.
"Yeah, well neither him or Robin won't let me get my B-ped," Beast Boy said sadly with a sigh, starting the car up.
"They're not the boss of you," Raven blurted out before she could stop herself. "No offense, but your so-called 'B-Ped' that you got back a few years ago sucked."
"Thaaanks, Rae."
Raven smirked just as he pulled out of the garage.
"I've been saving up for getting another," Beast Boy continued, focusing on the road. "There are some better ones out there that are built more like motorcycles now."
Raven stayed quiet. She had panicked for a second because she thought that Beast Boy was going to be a reckless driver, just like Cyborg had been saying. But it turned out quite the opposite. He drove smoothly, and was in full focus.
She started playing with her fingers in her lap.
Beast Boy turned up the volume to the radio, which was currently on 107.5. It was some pop song that he knew every word to.
"And it goes like this," Beast Boy was singing. "Take me by the tongue and I'll know you, Kiss me 'til you're drunk and I'll show you all the moves like Jagger, I got the moves like Jagger, I got the mo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo moves like Jaggerrr!"
Raven arched an eyebrow as he continued, partially singing to her and shaking his shoulders as he continued to be goofy.
"Are you gonna watch the road, or are you gonna turn us into a car-pretzel?" she deadpanned.
Beast Boy laughed just as his communicator buzzed in his pocket. He took it out and opened it, turning the music down.
"Beast Boy's communicator, may I help you?" he greeted casually, driving one-handed.
"WHERE THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING WITH MY CAR?"
Beast Boy guffawed, closing his communicator.
"I know good and damn well..." Cyborg growled. He, Robin, and Starfire were in the Evidence Room, standing in the dark. The only light provided was the big monitor screen; it was as big as their TV, and took up almost the entire wall. Cyborg had installed it under Robin's orders, along with an entire techno area, including a table in front of it, along with a large keyboard with not only letters and the usual keys, but codes and round buttons that did different things. The big screen was also able to accept transmission calls.
Robin sat in front of the big screen, his back hunched over. Slade's cracked mask lay a foot away from his balled up fist. For the past three hours, he had been researching and trying to track down Slade and his...sidekicks. So far no luck. And it was driving him insane. Slade was always on the move! He never stayed in a secret headquarters for long!
The boy wonder was getting frustrated, and he felt like he was about to snap any seconds.
"What is it?" Starfire asked.
"Green stain took my damn car," Cyborg grumbled.
Starfire giggled. "Oh."
"Cyborg," Robin managed through gritted teeth.
"Huh?"
"Get out. Please."
Cyborg arched an eyebrow. "Why?"
"I said please once. My patience is on thin ice. I don't think I need to say it again."
Starfire, now nervous, placed her hand on his stiff shoulder. Currently, he was wearing a gray tank top with black stripes around the neck and sleeve area, also along with the hem, and black jeans. Her hand was on his skin, and it was hot. And that only met one thing.
Robin was almost close to exploding; only Slade made him this angry.
Cyborg held up his hands. "My bad, dawg." He started to leave, but then turned back. "Starfire, I think you should-"
"Starfire stays with me," Robin growled.
"Again why?"
Robin sighed heavily through his nose, and he reached up with one hand to grasp hers. "Because she keeps me calm."
Starfire gazed down at him worriedly before looking back at Cyborg. "Please, friend. I'll be alright. We both will be."
Cyborg nodded hesitantly, leaving the room reluctantly. He was just concerned for the girl; he was like the big brother in the house, especially for Starfire and Raven, and he always had that overprotective fiber in him.
The door slid closed.
Starfire turned around, placing her other hand on Robin's free shoulder. Then her arms laced around him as she bent down to hug him close, kissing the side of his jaw.
"Oh Robin..." She whispered. "I hate seeing you like this..."
"I know," Robin whispered back. "But I can't help it. Beast Boy and Raven got her, and I wasn't being a good leader-"
"Stop," she interjected softly. "You are a great leader. Mistakes happen and..."
"Yeah, stupid mistakes. Slade managed to escape again and it's all my fucking fault!" His voice rose with each word, and before Starfire knew it, he was out of the chair and her arms, and pacing around the room. "What the hell is wrong with me? If I had more time, I would've found that son of a bitch and beat the living shit out of him! But no, his stupid ass 'apprentinces' had to get in my fucking way! UGH!" He punched the nearby wall, causing a dent, and it set his knuckles on fire. "AGH, DAMMIT!"
"Please!" Starfire begged, flying over to him, cupping his cheek. "No more Robin yelling at Robin."
Robin felt his body relax at her touch, but he was still furious. Before he could tear away from him yet again, she embraced him, buring her face in the side of his neck.
"And no more Robin punching the wall," she added, her voice muffled.
Robin couldn't help but let a breathless laugh at her comment and finally returned her embrace. Starfire lifted her head, bringing their faces closer, and rested her forehead on his.
"I will not let you loose yourself over this," she told him. "You need a break of heroics."
"Star-"
Starfire stopped him with a quick but passionate kiss.
"As a fact of matter, we are going out as well," she clarifired.
"But-"
"We are going to have the fun," she continued as she dragged him towards the door.
"But-"
"And we are going to relax and enjoy ourselves."
"But-"
"Robin?" She turned back around to face him.
"Starfire?" Robin said back.
Starfire smiled, wrapping her arms around his neck and took him down memory lane. "Stop talking."
Robin smiled back, and pulled her close for a searing kiss.
Aww. Those two xD
So Beast Boy and Raven are gonna 'hang out' and Robin and Starfire are 'going out' as well.
We'll see how this goes then...
Starfire, if it wasn't for you, Robin would be just an angry, bitter mess. He seriously needs a break.
More will happen in the next chapter. And possibly...romance maybe?
;) Review people, and you might just get what you're hoping for.