You know, I really wouldn't mind owning the Teen Titans. Imagine all that BBRae - Omg! It would be fantastic!
Beast Boy toyed with the objects in his pocket as he stood on the roof. He could feel the smooth, cold texture of the necklace, as well as the hard plastic casing of the love potion.
Smiling to himself as he pictured the amusement and shock on Raven's face when he presented her with the gifts, he quickly made his way towards the roof's entrance. He descended down the stairs rapidly, clinging to his fleeting confidence as every step took him closer to the empath's room.
Her door had never looked so foreboding, but he found the will to quiet his reserves as he tentatively knocked.
No answer.
Feeling his confidence drip away, Beast Boy tried again.
Still, nothing.
With his frustration clouding his judgement, he tried a third time, banging on her door loudly.
But instead of an irate Raven opening the door before him, a confused Robin tapped him on the shoulder from behind.
Beast Boy whipped around, his eyes wide and heart beating rapidly. Robin merely smirked at his reaction, before motioning down the hall with the nod of his head.
"She's in Star's room, getting ready."
"Oh," Beast Boy squeaked nervously, realizing bitterly that any ounce of confidence he had earlier was now absent. He was hoping to present her gifts to her before she changed into her dress - he was nervous enough as it was, and knew that seeing her all dolled up would turn him into more of a bumbling, flustered idiot.
"Speaking of which," the boy wonder continued, slipping back into leader-mode, "I've taken the liberty of ordering you a tux, since I gather you hadn't even thought about it - "
Beast Boy opened his mouth to deny it, but the words died in his throat as he realized the masked teen was absolutely right.
" - and thankfully, it arrived today. Apparently tuxedos are in high demand around this time, so I had to special-order one from Gotham."
"Thanks, Rob - " the changeling started, but was silenced by the wave of his leader's hand.
"No need to thank me, Beast Boy," he smirked.
The green teen gave the boy wonder a sheepish grin, unsure of what to say. He knew that Robin and him weren't the closest, but it was obvious that his leader saw him as a brother. An annoying, undisciplined brother, but a brother, nonetheless.
Robin returned the grin, before awkwardly patting Beast Boy's shoulder. "It's, uh, in the common room. I suggest you put it somewhere safe, seeing how we have about five more hours til we have to start getting ready; might as well use this time to enjoy a few rounds on the gamestation, eh?"
"Sounds like a plan!" Beast Boy enthused, grinning once more before rushing down the hall and towards the common room. He cursed himself silently for forgetting to get a tux, and knew that he owed Robin big-time. The charity ball was a black-tie occasion, and if he had shown up in anything else, he would either be escorted off the premises or become the laughingstock of Jump City and its elites. And either option would be excruciatingly embarrassing; especially in front of Raven.
He felt his cheeks flush slightly at the thought of the half-demon, before his hand slipped back into his pocket. Maybe buying her the necklace was a mistake? He could easily explain away the love potion, but buying a friend - a stunning, graceful, fully-capable-of-ending-his-life friend - a piece of jewelry was harder to brush off.
Sure, it hadn't cost too much, though he was fairly certain he'd be broke for the next two months, but it was a very intimate gift - one that a guy usually wouldn't buy for a girl who was just a friend. Unless of course, girl and friend happened to be one word.
Shaking away his thoughts, Beast Boy entered the common room as the doors hissed open. He was immediately greeted by the sight of a large, chrome-colored garment bag lazily tossed over the back of the couch. Feeling his usual sense of curiosity, the changeling bounded towards the package and sliced it down the middle with his fingernail. Pushing apart the bag, he tried not the groan at the sight of the stiff, undoubtedly restricting monkey suit.
It was the classic black on white look that wouldn't clash with his skin tone, nor Raven's dress. It had a medium-sized black bow tie, and was thankfully unruffled or sparkly. Just a normal, everyday kind of tux. Well, hopefully not everyday.
Leaning towards it, he inspected it a little closer. It didn't come as a shock to see a few secret pockets within the jacket, nor was he surprised to find the material thin enough to maneuver in. Robin really went all out, it seemed.
And though it would be foolish for any villain to stir up trouble when so many superheroes would be in the vicinity, it was always good to be prepared.
Beast Boy sighed wearily as he heaved the bag over his shoulder and made his way back towards his room. As he passed Raven's door, he felt his pulse quicken. Though he knew she wasn't in there, just the thought of her changing into that dress was enough to bring a blush to his face. There wasn't a doubt in his mind that she'd be the most breath-taking woman there.
Trying to push away his nerves, the changeling slipped into his room and tossed the tux onto his bottom bunk, before taking a quick peek in his mirror.
Flying across the bay granted him the privilege of having his hair looking spastic and smelling like salt. Apparently his feathered-form retained the salty air and gave him a greasy, unkempt look when back in his human form.
Letting out an exasperated sigh, Beast Boy snatched a change of clothes from off of his floor and headed towards the shower.
As promised, Robin was waiting in the common room with the gamestation turned on. Beast Boy felt a little strange seeing the boy wonder in Cyborg's usual spot, but he shrugged it off; it wasn't often that his leader found the time to just hang out (unless of course it involved a certain redheaded alien), so the changeling decided to make the most of it.
Plopping down beside him, Beast Boy took one of the controls, and the two boys started their game.
Though Robin was out of practice, he was still able to beat the green teen nine out of ten times.
"You and Cyborg are cheats! Big, old, stupid cheats!" Beast Boy exclaimed, feeling a strange mixture of frustration and amusement.
Robin merely laughed off the changeling's accusations as he loaded a new game. "I don't know about Cy, but I can assure you I'm not a cheater. I'm just better than you."
Beast Boy scoffed incredulously as he re-positioned himself on the couch. Realistically, he knew that he maybe wasn't the best gamer, but the fact that he always lost seemed a little too fishy. Obviously there was some kind of conspiracy going on.
"Whatever," he mumbled good-naturedly, before checking the time on the wall clock. It was a little past four in the afternoon, meaning the two boys had been playing video games for over two hours.
Beast Boy was about to suggest doing something else when the boy wonder's communicator began ringing.
Shifting immediately into leader-mode, Robin answered.
"Robin here."
"Hey there, Rob," the unmistakable voice of Bumble Bee greeted as her face popped onto the screen. "Y'all know why Sparky isn't answering his own communicator?"
Beast Boy stiffened as he took in the confused look of the boy wonder.
"I have no idea why he wouldn't answer," Robin replied honestly, giving a sideways glance towards Beast Boy.
The green teen shrugged unhelpfully, hoping to hide his feeling of impending doom behind his cluelessness.
"Huh," the Titans East leader mused, tapping her chin in thought.
Suddenly, Robin straightened in his seat. "Oh! Actually, I'm pretty sure he had said something about designing a holoring that would give him the appearance of wearing a tux, since special-ordering one in his size would be, uh, a bit impractical," the masked titan guessed.
"So he's too busy slaving away to answer his communicator? Typical," Bumble Bee huffed, shaking her head in exasperation.
Beast Boy sent a silent prayer that the conversation had ended, but unfortunately the Titans East leader started speaking again.
"Well, let him know I called; I have no idea if I'm hitching a ride with y'all, or am supposed to meet him at the convention center."
The changeling felt all the air leave his lungs as he glanced at the confused expression on his leader's face.
"Uhm," Robin began tentatively, obviously unsure of what was going on, "well, the T-car only holds five, sooo..."
"Gotcha," Bumble Bee smirked, before looking off screen with a disgusted expression. "Ugh, I got to go - tell Sparky I'll see him there!"
"Right!" Beast Boy interjected nervously, earning bewildered looks from both leaders. "I'm, uh, about to go find him anyway, so I'll pass the message along," he added awkwardly.
Bumble Bee gave him a satisfied smile, before looking off the screen once more. "Oh, uh-uh! Now what did I tell y'all about - "
The connection cut out suddenly, leaving a blank screen and a suspicious leader in Beast Boy's presence.
"What was that about - " Robin began, but was quickly interrupted.
"Well, I better go let Cy know what's going on," the changeling blurted sheepishly, before springing off of the couch and sprinting towards the exit.
Once he was safely in the hall, Beast Boy let out a frustrated groan. He knew that he had royally messed up with the whole Bumble Bee and Cyborg thing - either he'd lose all credibility with both titans, or lose his life. He knew that the Titans East leader could have a bit of a temper, and his robotic best friend really wouldn't appreciate the surprise. Hopefully Raven had been serious about protecting him during the ball - even if it was only to spare her dress.
Feeling his face flush once more at the thought of the half-demon, Beast Boy quickly made his way towards his room, again toying with the items in his pockets. If he wanted to survive the night and present his gift without giving his feelings away before hand, he was really going to need to clear his mind.
And what better way to do it than to read some mindless comic books and ignore his looming demise?
Well, hopefully I won't kill BB off - I mean, he's kinda important in this story, so it probably would mess up the flow and pacing a bit.
So hopefully this was a good chapter - I know there wasn't really any BBRae interaction, but Raven had been abducted by an alien princess with a knack for makeovers, so it's only natural to assume she'd be locked away until it was time to leave. Also, the chapters after the next one are going to be totally and utterly and completely full of fluffy-goodness! So prepare yourselves!
And I feel a little bad, but I might get the next chapter out tomorrow (it's like almost midnight right now, so tomorrow's technically a few minutes away...), but I am going out of town (Again?! Yes, again, I know. I live in the most boring place on earth, but happen to be surrounded by some awesome cities, gorgeous lakes, and an ocean only about four hours away, so road-tripping is like my life!) But I'll be back home Tuesday, and will attempt to wrap this story up sometime in the next week or two!
Anywhoo, review? We are literally like less than ten reviews away from 600, which is absolutely amazing! Also, we've passed 300 follows! Omg thank you thank you thank you! You guys are spectacularly amazing! :D