DISCLAIMER: Don't own Titans. BBRae would've happened. :!
CHAPTER 9
SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT
Beast Boy when meeting Kid Flash had decided to not put on his holo ring, reason being, he had a feeling that that wasn't the wisest thing to do. Therefore, he just wore a hoody and some cargo pants over his uniform.
Now out of the Arcade/Cafe he took a deep breath of fresh air. Because for one, he had to answer some questions that were looking for the truth. He of course lied on all of them (sort of) but he had a good hold on the truthful answers.
When Kid Flash was questioning wether or not Kole and Him were dating, he felt to tell the truth but he immediately ignored that gnawing feeling and answered what he knew needed to be the answer.
Besides, Kid Flash had been acting particularly odd and predictable.
Why did he keep on staring at his garden sub, did it have a bug on it or something?
Shrugging off the thought he decided to go back to the Titans tower before visiting Kole. He wanted to be there if crime were to occur today.
Shape shifting into a bird he flew to the Titans Tower quickly and entered the home.
Inside now, he walked in and found no Titans to be in the residence. He knew that Robin and Starfire may've gone on a date, Cyborg was probably at the Titan's East Tower, and Raven...she was probably going out with, uh..Jericho.
He wasn't really hungry so he didn't go to the fridge right away, instead he picked up the gaming controller that had been slung on the ground due to his false frustration yesterday when Cyborg had been 'beating' him in a game of Mega Monkey 2.
Turning on the TV screen and switching it's channel he began playing level 1 of the game. In deep solitude he was, when the empath had walked into the common room.
"Do you know where everyone has gone to?" Asked Raven in a mere whisper.
Beast Boy turned around and shrugged. "No."
"Oh, okay."
Obviously, Beast Boy still felt betrayed by Raven, believe or not. If she couldn't feel emotions he'd therefore (only today) treat her like he felt like treating her. But then he began to think that wasn't fair. He couldn't do that to her. He'd only be breaking their routine. But then again, she broke it when she began dating you-know-who.
Nothing really was the same.
Thinking she left the room he turned around and sighed in frustration wanting to look at her retreating figure as she left the room, but just when he did that he realized she was sitting on the couch.
"Oh, hey," he said quite awkwardly. "Aren't you going to your room?"
Raven raised her eyebrow and crossed her arms. "No, I'm not."
"Oh okay, but don't you have a date with Jericho?"
She shook her head and glanced at the screen. "I'm going to read now, please don't disturb me." And with that, she opened the book that suddenly appeared in her hands and began to read. Her eyes scanning the pages.
He stared at her a little longer before going back to his game.
After getting through maybe four (five?) levels of Mega Monkey he decided to call it quits and go to his bedroom but he caught Raven staring at him.
"You need something Raven?" He gave her a skeptical look as he rubbed the back of his neck.
She shook her head in response. "No, but...I want to know something."
Beast Boy didn't change his face expression, nor did he show any signs of nervousness. He faintly smiled. "Which is...?"
Raven took a deep breath. "Were you at the thrift store earlier?"
"No," he replied. "I was asleep."
She simply nodded and went back to reading. Beast Boy then walked out of the common room.
-/-/
To tell you the truth. The reason Beast Boy had been acting so nonchalant and distant so far today is because he'd learned something that'd sort of spooked him.
In an insight of a lot of things Beast Boy would've acted differently towards the fact that KF invited him out to lunch and an arcade. He would've rubbed off all the questions the speedster had asked him, and they would've soon enough been trading jokes and playing a multitude of arcade games, but that hadn't happened.
He probably acted slightly different towards Raven because of the awkward atmosphere that'd fallen between them, that had been there for quite sometime.
Maybe, it fell right after the party, or maybe when she slammed him against a wall, or more-so when she had flat out admitted to him—two times—that she was going out with Jericho.
Right now he was laying in his bed trying to have all this pain in his stomach go away reason to do so; it had started to hurt tremendously. He remembered that his garden sub had smelt weird and there had been a pinkish sauce, but he didn't think those were the causes.
After about an hour with nausea, he realized he really needed to puke. Slowly walking to the bathroom he shut the door quietly and immediately had his head above the toilet seat puking a-great-lot.
When he'd think he was done vomiting, more the nauseous feeling came over him, and all that awaited was more puking; vile succumbing the toilet. He didn't know what happened but after a little while, he blacked out.
-/-/-
Raven stopped meditating when she felt content and enlightenment that would last briefly before needing to meditate again.
It was 4:00 pm, and she hadn't in fact heard a peep from Beast Boy, nor had she seen him.
He was probably on a date with Kole. Meh.
Quickly pinching herself on the wrist for thinking that, she got off the ground and walked out of the living room.
She was simply bored, and going on a date with Jericho really wasn't an option. Maybe it had to do with the fact she wasn't in the mood to go out, and Herald probably had been busy or something, so he wouldn't be able to bring Jericho over here nor did she want to bother him. And besides, she already felt worthless on how Beast Boy acted an hour ago when he was playing video games.
He seemed so occupied yesterday, and he had been gone half the night and this morning.
How'd she known he was gone was when she'd so happened to be passing his door, not feeling a presence. He wasn't playing video games with Cyborg, nor was he anywhere else when she'd checked all the rooms in the tower.
Taking the direction to her bedroom she was immediately hit with a bad feeling.
Something felt wrong.
She didn't pass the bathroom door, because that's where she felt there was something wrong. Beast Boy was in here, she knew that, and she hoped he wasn't using the bathroom.
Phasing through the door with her black magic she gasped. Beast Boy was sprawled on the ground his eyes closed. Immediately she ran to him and shook him frantically, knowing very well that a couple of things were being demolished in the tower.
"Raven?" He croaked, his eyes barely open. "What are you doing here?" He was frowning a bit. But how could he have this facial expression towards her, when he seemed sick...and smelled sick, and she was going to be super nice and take care of him. Surprisingly she didn't smell vomit but something else. It was sweet, like it'd been mixed in with a charm? But she didn't have time to think on it when she realized Beast Boy had fallen unconscious again.
Rolling her eyes in disgust and annoyance she - using her magic - carried him to his room.
-/-/-
Kole paced back in forth in Beast Boy's room frantically. After the device was unlocked she and him had snooped in it, and they'd found something out that led to a clue. It was of all the Titans files, but her name had been highlighted, Jericho's too was highlighted. But why?
Beast Boy had told her to not sweat on it too much and that it may not mean zilch. But it felt so happenstance-like.
All day while her and Gnarrk were working out and training she had a weird conclusion come into mind that she wouldn't dare think until Beast Boy walked in. She knew, and had been told by him that he was going to meet with KF for lunch.
So when she heard the door being slid open she didn't expect Raven, and an unconscious Beast Boy being held by the sorceress's black magic.
Darn, it was too late to scram so she had no choice but to act as if she'd been here all along.
Putting on her best smile that would make Starfire jealous, she waved in greeting. "Hello Raven!" She said it peachy keen.
The purple hair girl raised her eyebrow, her face expression not readable. "What brings you here?" Her tone normal; monotonous and grave.
"Oh, no reason," Kole sat down on the bottom bunk. "I was just wanting to see Beast Boy is all, you didn't know he let me in?" Now, Kole hated lying, and here she was her breaking a selfless rule.
The empath shrugged, motioning for Kole to move in an impatient manner. "Move...please."
Kole didn't dare show a bit of hurt, but rawr, did she do something wrong? Oh, wait. She was supposedly dating Beast Boy... So... Maybe... Yeah, no presumptions yet.
As quick as Kole got off the bed, Raven immediately laid Beast Boy on the bed, checking his temperature, making sure he wasn't running a fever. The pink haired girl smiled at that thinking maybe in some weird way, Raven may very well have feelings for Beast Boy since she was showing some signs of concern.
Oh, and Kole smiled really wide.
"Raven, you can leave now."
Bringing Kole out of her thoughts she made a sound of surprise. Was that Beast Boy who just said that just now?
"But you were passed out on the–" Raven began but Beast Boy spoke again.
"It's fine, you can leave because you probably don't want to know what's the matter with me, and something is obviously troubling Kole by the look on her face, so you can leave and mediate, or go and do whatever crap you usually do."
And when Beast Boy did sit up. There was something curiously different about him. Green as he was, looking the same in appearance, there was something startling about his face expression that was being directed towards Raven.
Immediately, Kole sensing that (would never ever do such thing in her life!) took Raven by the arm and took her to the door in a rush. "Raven thank you for taking your time to be at Beast Boy's aid, I'll do the rest. If we need anything I'll knock on your door, fine? Okay."
Opening the door, she gently pushed her out the room. Shutting the door, and resting her back against it she looked at Beast Boy sternly, her look was to be taken seriously.
"What's the matter with you?"
-/-/-
The first thing Raven wanted to do once the door had been slammed in her face was to lose her cool. But obviously, with all the meditating she has done, she mustn't do that. That would be rather embarrassing don't you think?
Transporting to her room she now allowed herself to have a little tear come from her eye, that'd been threatening to have other tears spill out. But she wouldn't let that occur.
Of course, Nevermore was running rampant right now having to do with the fact she had one little emotion slip from within. Not literally, but how dared she to know she'd sort of proclaimed her liking, or perhaps love? For Beast Boy, and now to do something foolish, to what is crying.
"Raven, what is the matter with you?" She asked herself, "you treat him so mean all the time, how could you have not expected for him to not be so snide towards you?"
But that's the thing though, Timid had prophesied this so many times to count, it hurts to know it was thrown at her just now.
Taking her communicator from her belt she immediately contacted her... boyfriend.
Wow, that didn't sound natural one bit.
The communicative device initializing for a bit, or more-so "buffering" a green eyed boy appeared on the screen.
Hey, what's up? He signed to her happily. His eyes filled with curiosity and content.
From that, they carried on a ten minute conversation with small talk, regarding whereabouts, the usual.
"So... have you heard from Kole?" Raven finally managed to ask, finally taking the opportunity.
Jericho seemed rather caught off guard. No, I have not. Since the party, we haven't spoke, or anything. He looked surprised.
"Oh, so you don't know that she's here right now?"
No, but I heard it through a grapevine that Beast Boy and her are dating.
Oh, did she have to be reminded.
"Yes, I've heard that too."
Then came an uncomfortable silence.
Yet, suddenly a request came from Raven. Who felt this was to be done.
"Jericho can you come over?"
And he immediately replied yes, he'd be there once he contacted Herald.
-/-/-
AUTHOR'S NOTE: So, here is this chapter. i hope it's alright. More to come. did Jericho seem jealous to you? Did Beast Boy seem to act differently because of the truth potion? Answer these questions if you must!
AStudyinEsmeWho: If this chapter didn't answer any of your questions...then next chapter will because you know what, I'm wondering the same thing too. It would crush me if BB were telling the truth. :( Also, it's good to know you're becoming a Jerikole shipper. Thanks for reviewing, you are awesome.
Slytherin- Hunter Of Artemis: Kid Flash and Jinx are appearing next chapter. I think your questions will be answered then. Especially when KF did seem like he messed up on the mission, and Beast Boy may be immune to such things like truth potions, and MAYBE electronic devices. Thanks for taking your time to review. The review is appreciated.
TheFoolOnMelancholyHill: You know you may just be right. Because if Beast Boy was being honest, wow, the romantic pairings would be way off. But then again, the Changeling is perhaps immune. Thanks for taking your time to review, much appreciated.
Guest: yeah, BBKole is pretty cute, but you would eventually want your OTP to be together, right? At least I would. Thanks for reviewing.
JasonVUK: thanks for reviewing on most of the chapters. It's awesome that you're a follower for this fic SAN, and the dork DG's fic, A Couple Mistakes. anyway, you may be right about Beast Boy, as well as your other presumptions, the more you read the more you may find out.
Guest: I like the way you think. Beast Boy likes Kole, and MAY love Raven. But hopefully Beast Boy doesn't like-like Kole that'd be a love triangle catastrophe I'd definitely hate reading.
Anyway, until then. Reed is jumping inside of a portal to write some more.