TT - Chapter 3: Accepting It

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Chapter 3: Accepting It

Beast Boy flew slowly, deciding to enjoy the wind and the view from the sky in his eagle form on his way to the Pizza place. The breeze calmed him and made him think a little clearer.

He thought to himself, “Ahh, there’s nothing like flying on a breezy summer day,” He took a deep breathe through his eagle nostrils, “Alright, I’m gonna do it, I’m gonna…” He gulped, “Try and talk to her about emotions.” He paused a moment then laughed at how serious he sounded, “Dude… I’m crazy aren’t I?” His stomach grumbled a little more violently than before, “Ugh, too bad relaxing can’t help me forget how hungry I am…” He nose-dived toward the Pizza place as soon as he spotted it.

At the Pizza place:

Raven was standing in line figuring out what to order, her stomach was empty and she really didn’t care what she ate at that point.

She talked quietly to herself, “Cheese… Pepperoni… Vegetarian… Tofu … … Beast Boy always gets tofu… Argh! I thought I finally got him out of my head. Of course this place just had to add Tofu to the menu just because Beast Boy helped with the reconstruction after the last Dr. Light attack… But that was pretty cool of him to help them… …Damn it!” She cursed at herself for thinking of him that way again.

She ordered two slice of vegetarian pizza but she didn’t want to admit why,  “It’s Not tofu.” She said to herself as she turned around and walked to a table. She took no more than a step when she saw a blur land in front of her. The blur was an eagle… a green eagle. She felt her heart jump into her throat, “Buh-Beast Boy?! W-Why are you here?!” She said to Beast Boy who was transforming into his normal self, her voice shaky and afraid.

She could almost feel her emotions starting to take over her powers and go out of control when, with a smile on his face, “Raven! I’ve been looking all over the Tower for you!” He hugged her tightly, he was about as surprised as she was. After a moment of Raven blushing and trying not to smile she shoved him away.

A bit of anger, fear, and nervousness was in her tone, “What was that for? And what are you doing here??”

He put his hand behind his head, “Sorry uh heh heh… I guess I’m just happy that I finally found you is all,” He grinned widely and looked her in the eyes making Raven fight off another smile, “And I’m here for the Tofu pizza of course! Either that or the vegetarian… I still haven’t decided heh. Are you here for lunch too?”

Why else would I be here… she thought to herself but said, “No… I just came here because I was walking around,” Crossing her arms and looking away from Beast Boy’s gaze. It was obvious to him that she was lying and even more obvious when her stomach groaned. Beast Boy’s stomach groaned with it.

He knew she was lying but he didn’t mind it much, “Uh, I guess we both shouldn’t have skipped breakfast this morning huh?” He remembered how she looked in the sunshine and felt his heart skip a beat. She was still looking away, he knew she was thinking of leaving.

“C’mon Raven, let’s sit down and eat together.” He said with his grin and in an uplifting voice.

“N-No thanks Beast Boy…” Her stomach growled in defiance as she turned her back to Beast Boy and got ready to fly away. She felt something that felt like a shock in her hand, it traveled up her arm and straight to her chest, it was a warm and wonderful feeling. Beast Boy had grabbed her hand to keep her from flying away for a second longer.

He said in quiet, sad, almost hurt voice, “Raven... Please stay. The truth is…” He swallowed, “I really need to talk with you about something… That’s why I turned the Tower upside looking for you. It’s really important, I’m not just trying to bug you. So please Raven stay here for me… Please...” His eyes almost started to water at the last word. Raven pulled her hand away and stood there silent for a moment. She took a step forward away from Beast Boy then turned to look at him, taking her hood off, and gave Beast Boy a look of compassion he never would have imagined was there.

She breathed out the word, not annoyed at all but worried, “… Okay …” She walked with him over to a table and sat down. The waitress brought her two slices of vegetarian pizza and laid them down on the table between the two.

Beast Boy snapped to attention and said with some enthusiasm, “Oh right! I forgot to order my pizza!” He stood up to go when he felt something like a shock from his hand that went up his arm and straight to his chest, it felt great.

Raven in a surprised tone, “We can share mine,” Thinking Beast Boy might think she meant it in the way Starfire and Robin were sharing she quickly added, “I mean… I have two slices and there’s no point in wasting money right?” She said this with some actual cheerfulness in her voice. She finally stopped fighting the smile and let it out.

“Really? You mean it Raven??” He nearly jumped up with excitement, “Thanks Raven!” He returned Raven’s smile with a grin and bit into the vegetarian pizza. Raven did the same.

Beast Boy wasn’t just grateful that she was sharing a meal with him, he was thanking Raven for showing some emotion to him.

Raven noticed her powers didn’t go out of control after Beast Boy hugged her, that’s why she decided not to run away from him this time. Not to say she isn't afraid she still might lose control.