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Raven smirked at the disgruntled expression of her green teammate as he crossed his arms defiantly. She knew that it wouldn't hurt to be a little nicer to him, but with Cyborg having his suspicions, she didn't want to chance it. A sarcastic Raven didn't sound any alarms.
Her musings distracted her from the devious smile that appeared on Beast Boy's face, and she was only brought back to the real world when he jumped onto her bed and put his face right in hers.
Her eyes widened as she realized how close he was - their noses were practically touching. Before she could even come to her senses fully, he blew into her face, gracing her with the smell of his tofu-breath.
"Ew!"
She had never said anything more girly as she lost her concentration and fell back onto the bed, causing the cackling changeling to topple over as well.
"Oh my god! You should have seen your face!"
Raven shot him the fiercest glare she could muster and attempted to get out from under him. She had landed cross-legged on the bed with Beast Boy's legs laying across her lap after he followed suit and landed beside her.
"You're disgusting," she growled, pushing his legs away, but not without giving him a good smack on the shin.
He continued to chuckle lightly as he made himself comfortable on the twin bed, leaning back with his hands behind his head as he propped his legs back onto her lap.
She watched as he closed his eyes, and cursed under her breath as she pushed his legs off of her again.
"I don't get why you're refusing to relax," he mused, finally refraining from touching her as laid his legs in front of her. "If I got hit like you, I would totally milk the opportunity for all it's worth!"
She rolled her eyes in exasperation at his laziness. "I'm sure it can be arranged," she deadpanned.
His eyes remained closed as his brows furrowed at her response. "Gee, Rae - you're too kind," he bit back sarcastically, before smirking again and swinging his legs back onto her.
Unfortunately she wasn't anticipating it, and the momentum caused her to lose her balance as she promptly fell backwards off the side of the bed, hitting the back of her head against the ground with a sickening smack.
She closed her eyes as she groaned in pain, and she could hear the bed creak as Beast Boy quickly came to her rescue with a horrified gasp.
"Oh shit, Rae! I am so sorry!"
She felt him kneel down beside her and gently slip his hand behind her head to help her back up. She stifled a squeal of pain before blindly batting him away. Her hand came in contact with something hard, and she smiled to herself when she realized it was his cheekbone. She had successfully smacked him in the face.
"Ow! Knock it off - I'm trying to help you!"
"Please, don't," she muttered, closing her eyes even tighter. She knew the harsh florescent lighting in the med-lab would only aggravate her headache.
She sighed in frustration as she felt him try to help her again - and he said she never listened.
"Come on, Rae! Let's get you back up!" he cooed as his other hand slipped under her waist.
"No, Beast Boy!" she growled, batting him away again.
She heard him let out a huff of frustration. "Why won't you let me help you up?" he whined.
She smirked as she imagined his annoyed expression at her reluctance. "Because if I don't get up, you won't be able to knock me back down," she deadpanned. "Did you wake up this morning with the intent of causing me bodily harm, or was I just lucky?"
He let out another huff. "Hey! I wasn't the one who hit you with the dumbbell!" he cried incredulously.
"We both know it was your fault," she blurted without thinking.
An awkward silence passed between them as they both wallowed in his embarrassment. Well, now she knew he knew she knew.
"Let's just get you up."
Raven complied this time, letting him lift her gently into a sitting position. She opened her eyes tentatively, only to find herself face-to-face with three blurry Beast Boys.
Taking a guess, she attempted to hit the middle one on the back of the head, but instead smacked his jaw.
"Stop hitting me!"
She smiled triumphantly as he pulled her to her feet and laid her back down on the bed.
"What, you're not gonna lie with me this time?" she teased, rejoicing in the way his face lit up in a blush.
"Did you hit the ground really hard?" he asked, his worry seeping through his voice and into her skin as it radiated off of him.
She snorted in amusement as her eyes finally focused on him. "As hard as it sounded," she mused, knowing that her answer was probably unsettling. "So no corny jokes about me falling for you?"
He rolled his eyes fondly as he snatched a pillow from the other bed and handed it to her. "I'll get you some ice," he offered sheepishly.
She shook her head in disagreement, mentally noting that doing that was a bad idea. "It's fine - I can just heal myself."
The green teen gave her an inquisitive once-over, though not in the same way he had earlier. This time it was a worried look, though it still did warrant a few butterflies - after all, worried equaled caring, and him caring about her felt nice.
"But doesn't healing yourself take a lot out of you?" he questioned cautiously.
Raven gave him a weak smile. It was true that healing herself was often times more taxing than levitating herself or an object, but she'd rather be a little tired than have an excruciating headache and not be able to focus.
"I'll be fine," she insisted, adding an irritated eye-roll for good measure. A smiley Raven was a suspicious Raven.
Beast Boy didn't look convinced. "Maybe we should get Cyborg to check it out first," he suggested, slowly backing away towards the door.
Raven sighed in defeat when she realized he was right - knowing what she was healing was usually a good idea.
"Fine," she drawled, putting the pillow behind her head and settling into the bed.
He gave her his signature toothy grin and raced out of the room, leaving her alone to think.
About him.
She couldn't decide if she enjoyed crushing on him - the tingley feelings she got when he did something nice were enjoyable, but knowing he didn't feel the same was definitely a downer.
She glanced to her side, seeing the forgotten mug of tea sitting on the table. She sat up slowly and reached for it, opting not to strain her powers. It was probably only lukewarm by now, but it was still tea. She sipped it delicately, smiling despite herself at its sweetness. Obviously Beast Boy misjudged the amount of honey she added, but he did base it off of the smell of her breath.
Which, regardless of her affections for him, she found to be incredibly weird.
Taking another sip, she made the connection that the tea was as sweet as the boy who made it, and she let out a dry chuckle; he was turning her into such a girl.
But for some reason, she filed that under the pros of having a crush.
"Well, again, there isn't a concussion," Cyborg stated, evaluating her new set of charts. Raven had to stifle a laugh at the way her big brother had ripped her crush a new one for knocking her off of the bed. She knew Beast Boy was sorry as it was, but seeing his ears fold back like a dog's would was kind of cute. A little sad, but cute nonetheless.
And if he got to shamelessly check her out while she trained, she figured it was only fair for her to enjoy his embarrassment.
"So I can heal myself?" she mused, hoping Cyborg would give her the okay and she could finally return to her room. Or find out where Starfire and Robin had run off to.
On second thought, she decided she probably didn't want to know.
"Everything looks good," he replied, tucking her charts under his arm. She knew he was going to file it away after she left - he liked to keep even the little things on record.
She sighed in relief as she pressed her hand to the back of her head, letting the cool sensation of her healing powers outweigh the searing pain of speeding up the healing process.
When the headache subsided, leaving only a dull pain in the back of her mind, she began to climb out of bed.
Apparently Beast Boy disagreed with that notion.
"You promised you would rest!" he exclaimed, rushing to her side and trying to push her back down.
Again.
"Oh, for the love of Azar will you just quit it!" she growled, pushing him away and giving him a fierce glare. She was not going through all of that again.
Beast Boy seemed to sense her determination and grudgingly stepped aside, allowing her to go back to her room.
As if she needed his permission - sometimes the boy was way too protective.
"I hope that I don't have to remind you that I am not a child, Beast Boy," she deadpanned, standing up from the bed and making her way out of the med-lab. She could hear the changeling follow suit, leaving Cyborg behind with his files. And thoughts.
She really hoped he wasn't thinking about her.
"I just think it's stupid how you put up this 'too tough to care' front, Rae," the green teen replied.
She slowed her pace ever so slightly to allow him to catch up without seeming obvious. "I know my limits, Beast Boy," she bit back incredulously. "And I also know you have a knack for pushing them."
She spared him a sideways glance as he caught up to her, just in time to see him roll his eyes in exasperation.
"Well I'm sorry for thinking we were the type of friends who cared about each other," he snapped, obviously fed up with her snarky remarks.
She groaned internally at his use of 'friends' - it was like that was his favorite word, and he just had to remind her that that's all she was to him. And all she'd ever be.
"Apology accepted," she replied sarcastically as they entered the elevator. He scoffed at her response before they both fell into an awkward silence. She could feel his annoyance building as she tapped her fingers on the rail, and felt a small smile tug at her lips at the reversal of their roles.
Finally the elevator opened onto their floor, and she swiftly made her way towards her room, noticing smugly that the green teen was still beside her. It was apparent that he had to at least see that she got to her room okay, before he could successfully sulk at their argument.
"Would you look at that," she mused as her door came into view. "We've made it to my room. I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't followed me the whole way."
He growled under his breath at her sarcasm, and she knew she was definitely pushing him too far today. Way too far.
Despite his obvious annoyance, he walked her all the way to her door and waited until she entered the room before turning to leave.
Not wanting to depart on such bad terms, she called after him from her doorway.
"Beast Boy!"
He turned around cautiously, probably expecting another insult or sarcastic remark.
"Thank you for the tea," she deadpanned, allowing one of her small, genuine smiles to surface on her lips.
He looked slightly taken aback, before giving her a large grin. "No problem, Rae!"
A little drama, and a little fluff. Good combination?
Like I said before, I'm trying not to rely solely on humor for this story, so there's bound to be a few minor arguments here and there, since BB and Rae butt heads a lot as it is. Plus, Raven is trying to hide her crush, so she's kind of been overcompensating a bit in the insult department. But do not fear - BB will start to bring out the softer side of her in no time!
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