So it looks like I don't own the Teen Titans, but I have plenty of other cool stuff! Like a couple One Direction posters, this amazing smelling candle (Cranberry Mandarin - yum!) and this adorable blanket with candy-canes and penguins on it!
Raven hadn't meant for the zipper to get stuck. She had been going over several scenarios in her head to "accidentally" have Beast Boy see her in her dress, but when she couldn't come up with a believable excuse, she had decided it was a lost cause.
But then the zipper wouldn't budge.
She had half a mind to just rip it down with her powers, but she knew that it would ultimately ruin the dress. And the dress was perfect. Modest, yet snug enough to show her curves, and long enough to be appropriate for the ball. And maybe wild enough to get Beast Boy to notice her in the way she noticed him.
She was slightly conflicted in her pursuit - she wanted to be on the green teen's radar, yet she didn't want to go any further than that. Well, at least not yet. It was imperative that she had more control over her powers before she could pursue anything more with her teammate. But at the same time, she didn't want anyone else to catch his eye.
No, he had to want her.
So when she found the zipper was stuck, she couldn't stop the devious grin that formed on her face.
The whole ordeal was a lot more than she expected. First of all, she had almost drowned in his embarrassment. His back and forth emotions were enough to drive her crazy, and the way they'd cut in and out made her head spin. She wasn't sure how he was able to hide his feelings, however fleetingly, and it made her curious to know what else he was hiding.
And, dare she say, a little hopeful.
But once he got the zipper to give, her own embarrassment clouded her senses. She hadn't expected it, and when she felt the dress slide down her body, she almost ripped the door off its hinges with her powers. Thankfully, he didn't seem to notice - though that was probably due to the fact that her dress was falling off.
She hesitated opening the door again. She was back in her civilian clothes, fully dressed, and the gown was floating behind her delicately, held up by her powers. After all, she didn't want it to wrinkle.
She could feel him waiting for her on the other side of the door, and his embarrassment was slowly shifting into impatience. But what did he expect? She was a girl, after all, and she deserved the right to take her time.
Also, she wanted to guarantee that any sign of her blush had faded - his compliment had really caught her off guard. Honestly, all of his compliments did that.
Finally mustering up enough courage, and letting her face resume its natural look of boredom, she pulled open the door and made her way towards the register.
She could hear Beast Boy following behind her, sighing in relief.
"So you're definitely getting this one, right?"
She smirked at the slight hint of hopefulness in his voice, which made her extremely happy - obviously he really liked it on her.
"Yes - though I do hope they have something to keep the zipper from getting caught up."
Beast Boy let out a quiet chuckle from behind her. "Well, they better not charge you extra for it. If that's the case, I'm willing to just yank it down again," he mused, obviously joking.
Raven's smirk got even bigger as she anticipated his reaction at what she was about to say.
"Yes, well, I'm honored you're so willing to undress me, but an extra five dollars won't break the bank."
She heard him stumble behind her, and figured that he had almost knocked down a display from the look of horror the sales associate was giving them.
"Oh my gosh! Are you okay?" the short brunette girl asked.
Raven decided it was safe to turn around, and when she did so, she couldn't stop a small giggle from slipping out. Beast Boy was trying desperately to keep a large mannequin from falling over, which would no doubt create a domino effect and knock over several more displays. She let out an amused sigh before sending her dress to the register and using her powers to upright the mannequin.
Beast Boy gave her a grateful smile as he backed away from the display.
"Thanks, Rae! I, uh, I have no idea how I managed to do that," he laughed, rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly.
Raven merely arched a brow, before turning around to pay. She could hear Beast Boy carefully make his way towards her.
"Did you find everything okay?"
Raven nodded politely to the sales girl, who was quickly ringing up the dress.
"This is absolutely beautiful! Do you need any shoes to go with? We just got in these amazing heels, and they'd look spectacular with this dress! We also have this gorgeous jewelry line from the designer, and I have a feeling that you're a diamond kind of girl!"
Raven forced herself to smile kindly as the associate went on and on.
"Actually," she interrupted quietly, glancing at the girl's name tag momentarily, "Peggy, I was hoping you had something for the zipper? It seems to get caught easily, and I don't want to damage the dress every time I decide to wear it."
Peggy gasped dramatically, giving the accused zipper a horrified look. "Oh dear! Well, we don't sell anything in particular, but we work with an amazing tailor who could probably install a new one, though I'm not sure how long it'd take - or how much sewing she'd have to do. Hmm."
Raven felt her patience thin as she waited for the sales girl to continue with more options - there was no way in hell she was paying for a girl to tear up her perfect dress.
"Oh! Actually, what my mother would always do was rub candle wax on the part that's stuck! It always did the trick!"
Raven was slightly skeptical. "Really?"
Peggy nodded animatedly as she removed the ink-tag from the dress.
"That's great, Rae! You have a butt-load of candles!" Beast Boy grinned, obviously relieved that there was a quick, free way to solve their problem.
Raven nodded cautiously, still wary of such a simple solution.
"Alright, your total comes to 247 dollars and 32 cents! Would you like a garment bag?"
Raven gave the girl a small smile. "Yes, please." She then pulled out her communicator, which had been clipped to her waist-band, and opened a small compartment where she kept her money.
She jumped slightly when Beast Boy leaned close to her to whisper in her ear.
"Dude! I thought you said it was on sale?"
She rolled her eyes at his fundamental misjudging of what a dress on sale costs. "It is on sale, Beast Boy. About fifty percent off, actually."
He scoffed quietly as he leaned away from her, giving the now-bagged dress an accusing look. "And she wanted us to buy shoes!"
Raven rolled her eyes at her dramatic teammate as she paid for her dress - with exact change, of course.
Peggy smiled cheerfully as she deposited the money in the register, before handing the bagged dress to Raven. "Have a great day!"
The two titans mumbled a quick "You, too," before turning around in search of Starfire.
"Okay, I saw her over by the 'new arrivals' rack when you were still changing, so I think she's probably deep within its depths... struggling for air..."
Raven smacked her green teammate lightly on his shoulder as she made her way towards the new arrivals.
"Ow!" he cried defiantly as she heard him follow suit. "Gee, Rae - if I didn't know any better, I'd say you actually enjoyed shopping."
Turning around to face him, she was momentarily caught off-guard at how close he was as her nose almost knocked into his. Shaking away her dazed feeling, she kept her position as her eyes narrowed ever so slightly. "Good thing you know better," she growled, though she could tell he knew she wasn't serious.
Regardless, he gave her a sheepish laugh as he took a small step away from her. "Hehe, y-yeah."
Satisfied that she made her point, Raven turned back around, just in time to see the red hair of her alien teammate pop up from behind a rack.
Starfire obviously saw them too as she gave them both her famously cheerful smile. "Friends! I see you have made your purchase!"
Raven glanced over to the bag floating beside her, somewhat worried that Starfire would demand to see her wear it. Thankfully, the alien was too preoccupied with the pile of dresses in her arms.
"I am off to the room of fitting - please join me while I search for the dress of perfection!"
She quickly flew towards the fitting room as Raven and Beast Boy followed behind, both of them sighing in exasperation.
"Well, I'm guessing we'll be here for a while," the changeling mused.
Raven groaned in impatience - she could only handle shopping for so long. "Unless there's an alert. Please let there be an alert," she muttered, taking a seat on the small bench provided beside the fitting rooms. Beast Boy quickly sat down beside her, obviously grateful for the rest, and not use to the amount of walking and standing that shopping required.
"Ten bucks says it's gonna be a pink dress," he muttered, leaning towards her ear slightly.
Raven ignored the pleasant chills that ran down her body as she gave him an annoyed look. "Of course it's pink - that's the most absurd bet I have ever heard. Besides, you don't even have ten bucks."
Beast Boy's ears lowered at the truth in Raven's words. "I was just trying to... ugh, never mind," he grumbled, slumping in his chair and crossing his arms.
Raven rolled her eyes at him. Azar, he's pouting.
"We can bet our chore duties, but there has to be more thought put into our guesses. For example, two weeks of dish duty says that her dress will be sparkly, pink, and adorned with a bow."
Raven watched as Beast Boy perked up immediately. "Hah, you're on!" he grinned, before tapping his finger against his chin in thought. "Huh, I say, ruffly, light pink, and with one of those toga-like strap thingies!"
Raven arched a brow curiously at his description. "You mean a one-shouldered dress?"
He nodded confidently, giving her a small smirk. "Yep - toga strap thingy."
Raven gave up on correcting him, just in time for Starfire to burst out of the room, dressed in a gown that was exactly like Raven had described.
"Is this not the most glorious gown in existence?!"
Awe, BB and Rae-Rae are bonding! How cute :3
And let me tell you, I have to be Peggy at work all day, every day - to the point where I get annoyed with myself. But it's hilarious when customers are just as perky as me, 'cuz we'll both start jumping in excitement at how adorable the clothes are!
But anyway, the Peggy's of the world do exist, so shoppers: beware! D:
In more BBRae-related news, this story is almost to one hundred followers! And I've never had one hundred followers before! It'd be so amazing if we got to one hundred before my next update (which is kind of asking a lot, since I'm probably updating later today, but whateves), so please, follow away! And fave! Favorites are amazing too!
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