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Chapter 2
Raven arose from her slumber slowly. Her appearance was not the most beautiful thing you'd ever laid your eyes on. Her usual neatly placed hair was flopping in every which way and was tangled, her cape was twisted around her waist, and her face had an even nastier scowl than usual. She stretched her legs and cracked her knuckles.
"Better get up." she mumbled sourly.
Raven stood up, allowing her blankets to scatter across the floor. She didn't bother to pick them up. This morning, she could care less. She headed for the direction of her shower. The shower curtain was black and red; her favorite colors. She hadn't liked blue all that much since Terra had claimed it to be her favorite color, but Raven wore it anyway.
She sleepily made her way toward the shower booth, only to notice a note on the bathroom mirror. She snatched the letter of the mirror and read it with tired eyes. This is what it read:
Raven,
I hope I spelled that right. Did I? Anyway the breakfast menu for today is tofu eggs and tofu bacon (yum-yum!). Cyborg and Robin don't want it, but Starfire likes it. She says it's good with mustard. If you want any than you better come down here right now before she eats it all!
Beast Boy
PS: You're lazy! Lazy lazy lazy! You've been asleep for four days! Uh, just kidding. But I woke up like before you so...HA!
Raven looked up from the note with a mix of boredom and annoyance on her face. She tossed the note aside and stepped out of the bathroom for a minute, remembering that she needed clean clothes to put on after her shower. She stepped out and approached her closet when:
"Hi, lazy pants!"
She turned around. There was Beast boy with a plate of tofu in his hand and a smirk on his face. Raven's face turned from pale gray to bright red.
"What are you doing in my room!" she demanded angrily.
Beast boy made a face at her appearance. "What happened to you? Did a monster eat you then toss you back or something?"
A pillow blew up because of her rage. "No. It’s called 'not sleeping well'. I tossed and turned a lot. I'm sure you've looked worse."
"That’s a dumb excuse, Raven...if that's your real name. That is sooooo unrealistic. Wait, I know that word?"
"You are the most evil person on this planet." Raven snarled.
"You should talk." Beast boy sniffed. "You're half demon."
"Why me?" Raven moaned. "What kind of fresh torment is this?"
"I dunno. But if you’re hungry, here’s some breakfast..."
He gently placed the plate on her nightstand and left without a word. Raven looked at the food with a look of pure disgust. But then she glanced at where Beast boy had been standing. Lately, whenever she was around him she felt light headed, sort of happy, and argumentative all at once.
"Why was he being so nice?" she wondered out loud. "He's never been so nice to me,"
She thought for a minute, and then decided to at least try the food. Slowly she lifted the fork up to her mouth and let the eggs tickle her taste buds. Too bad it did the opposite of tickling.
"BLAH!" she sputtered, sending tofu all over the place. "Yuck! I guess I'll just have some tea."
Meanwhile …
While Raven disposed of the tofu, Beast boy stared dreamily at the mistletoe he had secretly duck taped to the ceiling. It hung right outside his door. His master plan was for Raven to come to the door, he'd point out the mistletoe, and he'd get a kiss. He smiled at the thought of giving Raven a kiss. Sure they weren't even close to having anything in common; Beast boy liked video games, Raven liked books, Beast boy liked telling jokes, Raven liked to meditate, Beast boy liked to keep his room messy, and Raven liked everything clean, he liked tofu, she liked tea. It went on like that. But that’s what attracted him to her. He also had never noticed it before, but he now found her quite pretty.
Beast boy took one last look at the plant. "Soon enough." he sighed with the slam of his door. He flopped down on his bed and watched the shadows of trees dance on the ceiling. His eyes watched intently, and his ears listed closely for any sound that Raven might be coming. He suddenly grew a scowl. "If any other guy gets her before I do, I'll pounce on 'em. That'll make them wish they hadn't messed with me."
Living room . . .
Cyborg baked Christmas cookies in the shape of snowmen, Starfire and Robin watched a holiday movie, and Silkie was asleep on Star's lap. Starfire's emerald eyes came to meet Robin's mask.
"Please," she began a question. "Why did the other deer of rain make fun of the Rudolf? It was simply a nose. I had one much similar to his when I obtained what you call the 'cold'. Although my nose did not glow, but it was quite red."
Robin smiled thoughtfully. "It's just a movie, Star. It has a happy ending. These kinds of movies always do,"
"Are you certain?"
"Positive."
"Simply because I do not wish to see the Rudolf be emotionally harmed any longer."
"Uh, that’s good?"
"It is?"
"Yes...I mean no! I mean-- why don't we just see how it ends."
"As you wish."
The two turned back to the screen. But Starfire soon focused her attention on Robin.
"May you tell me how it ends?" she inquired.
Robin's bored face remained glued to the screen. "You should just probably wait like everyone else did." he said more flatly than he meant to. "It will be over in a few minutes,"
"But, Robin, I believe that a few minutes is similar to a few of the hours!"
"You’re giving me the look right now, aren't you?"
(You see, Starfire had found the Boy Wonder's soft spot and knew how to trigger it. She would make her lip quiver and her eyes twinkle like the night sky.)
"No, Robin."
Robin turned his face cautiously. As soon as he did his question was proven to be true. She had just put on the look and not a moment sooner.
Robin looked at her sadly. "Santa lets Rudolf lead the sleigh because its dark and snowing and he can't see so he needs the glowing nose and then the other deer cheer him on, he makes new friends. The end." he sighed in defeat. "Wait, I shouldn't know that."
Starfire beamed. "You are very smart! I admire your wonderful understanding of this glorious feature film, friend Robin!"
"Yeah, just friends." Robin breathed softly.
To be continued . . .
 Mireille_5 · Fri Oct 26, 2007 @ 12:24am · 0 Comments |
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