DISCLAIMER: Don't own Titians, if I did, there would've been more Titans East appearances, and Thunder and Lightning.
CHAPTER 8
SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT
Raven pulled back the hood of her cloak and sat down in her bed in deep thought.
In account of all things she hadn't seemed so happy. Sure, she was dating Jericho and they'd seemed to be pretty comfortable with each other yet, she couldn't help but think things were a little too comfortable.
No, they didn't kiss all too much, and didn't really have conversations. .
Of course she could understand sign language and sign it back to him it's just she didn't feel as if they were really connecting.
Anymore, that is.
She'd been so confused about her feelings for Beast Boy that she was looking for any distraction, any close answer. Anything really to satisfy her before she thought to lose her mind and to psych out. So, Jericho so happened to be her person of comfort that day. He seemed to listen to her as he strummed his guitar so lovely. He was making her feel better and it started becoming a routine. They would visit this twenty four hour thrift store, and they would connect.
She would even read him some poetry and it's like he could see into her soul. His commentary seemed so genuine and understanding that she thought in some calming kind of way she was falling for him.
So, when she kissed him for the first time, and he expectedly kissed back she was content with herself. No more mixed feelings about the green changeling who was her teammate. She could date Jericho, and she wouldn't feel so pushed into expressing any romantic feelings, for the guitarist was simply patient.
Not- domineering, uncooperative, annoying, false humouring, non-understanding...nor the one to make her powers go crazy.
So, basically Raven Roth was playing it safe with Jericho Wilson, and she'd come to admitting that until she found out something she hadn't come to like nor expect.
Her Beast Boy - No, no, no, simply put, Beast Boy, was dating Kole.
She could bet he was head over heels in love with Kole. Especially, when Kole was just as enthusiastic, humble, and kindhearted as him. She could bet that they did fun things on their dates, she could bet a whole lot of times that Kole did, in fact, laugh at his jokes.
So freaking lucky.
Snapping Raven out of her thoughts, she heard a beep come from her communicator that laid beside her on the bed. She picked it up and saw that she was sent an IM from Jinx. Thank God it wasn't another chain letter, even though she'd asked her politely three months ago to stop sending them to her.
luckynumberJ: Meet me The Modern Grotto. 2pm. Will be w8ting.
The mage raised her eyebrows. Why did Jinx want to meet her this afternoon at The Modern Grotto?
It was sort of out of the blue to her suspicion, but as long as Jinx was paying for her Tea. What the heck. She needed to trade spells and books with her anyway.
Putting the communicator on her nightstand she decided to go to bed. After a late date with Jericho that had been the least enjoyed because of a group of obnoxious teens, and her nostalgic faraway thoughts, and internal conflicted feelings, she felt herself drifting off into a dreamland peacefully, for once.
Dreaming about sunglasses, and blonde hair, was it?
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"Okay, idiot just meet up with him. And I mean alone. Where? Ugh, I already told you at a cafe or something but not the one I go to by the comic book store. Yeah, bye...love you too."
Just when Jinx was done talking to the 'idiot on her communicator', a girl with black hair, blue eyes, and eerie pale skin entered the cafe, Jinx waved her over. She knew who it was. Raven. Whom had on a holo ring much to her chagrin, Jinx couldn't help but feel the same way too. With her holo ring enabled, her hair was blonde and her irises were a hue of coral making her look completely different, however she shrugged it off and thought of the plan her and Kid flash contemplated.
"So..." said Raven, sitting down in the chair across from Jinx. "What do you want?"
Jinx tilted her head to the side and grinned. "Nothing. Aren't we friends?"
The fellow Titan gave her a glare - which Jinx shrugged off - ignoring the question.
"May we please just order some tea. Your peculiar act of false friendship is making me really annoyed," Raven said in a hostile tone, "the sooner I can leave..."
"Okay, okay fine. We can order the bland cheap tea, okay?"
Next, after they ordered their herbal teas and got them. The two mages drank from the steaming cups mildly and consistently.
"Okay Raven," Jinx drawled, setting her tea down on the coaster, already bored. She wanted to get this thing over with already as well, but Raven didn't know that. "I heard that you and Guitar boy were dating."
Raven sighed in aggravation, she could already sense where this conservation was going.
"I'm leaving." The young empath began to get up but Jinx pleaded for her to sit down and to hear her out. Jinx cursed herself vigorously and mentally for starting this whole ordeal the way she did.
Okay, Jinx calm your freaking jinxed up self. And try again!
"Don't leave Raven we haven't even started to talk. And now you're leaving. No, stay."
Raven reluctantly sat back down but couldn't help but feel a peculiar aura coming from the fellow Titan, however she shook it off partially. She wanted to leave, but ever since Beast Boy and her both revealed they were seeing people to the team. Things had become awkward around the tower, and not just between the team and her, all-in-all things had been mainly awkward between her and the changeling which she couldn't even comprehend what, being the reason why.
"Fine," Raven deadpanned, taking a minuscule sip of her chamomile tea. "Why do you need to talk to me Jinx? You and I aren't exactly on good terms."
"I know Raven, I'm not stupid. But I need you to tell me something."—she took out the Mendacium Insulator, hiding it under the table away from the Mage compeer.
"No. I'd rather not want to hear it."
Jinx ignored her and continued on.
"Do you Raven, like Jericho?"
Raven's face showed skepticism knowing quite well she didn't want to answer the question, but did anyway. Even if she didn't want to. The force between her mind and heart made her tell the un-denying truth.
"No," was her answer.
The smile that was about to form on Jinx's lips resisted temptation. Ooh, Raven you don't like Jericho.
"Oh, then if you don't like Jericho..." The sorceress held her breath for barely a second. "Who do you like then?"
"Why do you even wanna know?" Raven began to get up from the table. "You ask too many questions to my dismay." She was now walking away.
Quickly, before she was out the door Jinx held the Mendacium Insulator to her once again.
"Please work your magic," Jinx said wishfully.
"I'm not sure but...It's Beast Boy!" Raven yelled quickly before phasing though the door in an abrupt notice.
Jinx then clapped in glee and took a huge sip of her tea.
Plan 1 is done, she thought in a some-what conniving manner.
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"So, why did you want to meet me here again?" Asked Beast Boy for the umpteenth time. He didn't mind hanging out with Kid Flash but he had places to be, which involved stopping crime with Kole and the Storm Twins, since they had found something interesting stuff out earlier today when they'd finally unlocked the unknown lethal weapon.
"Huh?" Kid Flash stopped staring at Beast Boy's untouched food and looked up at him. "Oh, well I just wanted to hang out with the the Titans West green jokester, is that sucha a bad thing?"
Kid Flash took another look at the untouched veggie sandwich waiting patiently for Beast Boy to take a bite out of it. Just one measly bite before he questioned him, but to his disadvantage the shapeshifter hadn't touched the sandwich.
Dammit.
"So, uh, how's fighting crime been?"
Beast Boy shrugged. "Same," he said. "You?"
"The same here." - he sat up quickly - "Anyway, boy am I hungry!" The redhead rapidly gobbled 5 out of his ten burgers he'd ordered. In barely a second's notice he was already done by the time Beast Boy started on his vegetarian sub.
Right on time, Kid Flash thought. He sat nonchalantly in his chair while he watched the changeling chew and bite.
"How's Jinx been?" Enquired Beast Boy, lettuce was hanging from his mouth.
Even though he didn't show it, he was quite weary of the speedsters attitude. Suspicion endured in his mind trying to figure out was up with his friend. He didn't act carefree like he usually did, figured Beast Boy. Sitting up, he finished the last of his sub. He wasn't really hungry, but it didn't help how Kid Flash was looking at him as if he was waiting for him to do something.
"Now," said Kid flash, with a playful sinister smile arousing his lips. "I heard you and that one chick with the caveman were dating."
Beast Boy grinned knowingly.
"Ah dude, Kid Flash you're getting too predictable nowadays. I knew you were gonna say something like that."
The speedster shrugged with a grin. "I know, I know - he held his hands out in front of him in defense - "my sly abilities are getting a bit rusty, but come on man, are you and the girl dating or not?"
"Yes we're dating. So what?"
"I just wanna know for sure."
Beast Boy laughed. "Yes, it is for sure that Kole and I are dating. I like her very very much."
Kid Flash crossed his arms his smile broadening. "Do you like anyone else?"
"No, the only person I like is Kole." Beast Boy got up from the table with a wary face expression. "No offense dude, but you're weirding me out. See ya later."
Once Beast Boy left, Kid Flash didn't know wether to be shocked at the fact that the changeling didn't tell the truth - because the potion hadn't possibly worked, or shocked at the fact that Beast Boy may really have feelings for Kole Weathers, and not the empath Raven.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: Okay. I hope you liked the chapter. And does Beast Boy really like Kole? I hope this chapter is alright. it would've been longer, but I wanted a chapter with just the questioning, so it can be more neat. Anyway, i'm working on another chapter right now.
Dahkoro5050: Yeah, BBRae is my OTP, and if I didn't like them so much it'd probably be Jerikole. You can trust that in fact, something will change towards the end of this story. Yes..I feel as if Thunder and Lightning should be in more stories, please think about adding them in some of your stories, please do. Raven might be trying to make BB jealous, and you never know. Jericho will appear in an upcoming chapter..so, ya never knoW about him either. Thanks for taking your time to review.
AStudyinEsmeWho: yes, Jinx and Kid Flash had to use their items on BB and Raven, and no, they don't know about BB's crush, but they know about Raven's. Um, you'll find out later what Jinx answered. And thank you for reviewing and liking this story, and DG's oneshot. Much appreciated.
Slytherin- Hunter of Artemis: You seriously didn't expect that? Haha, yeah KF probably isn't the sharpest tool, but he's a quick thinker, so yeah the beautiful idea came to him, and Jinx begrudgingly was the one to buy ingredients. And hopefully the interrogation was alright, just know they won't stop searching and finding out wether or not the couples like each other or whatever, Jinx and Kid Flash r just gettin' started. Thanks for reviewing. :)
TheFoolOnMelancholyHill: You're welcome. And thanks for still reviewing this story. You might be right and you might not be right, or perhaps 50-50 right? Anyway, review much appreciated, and thanks for supporting Jerikole.