Fan Fiction ❯ Girl-U-Want ❯ Chapter 6
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By: King Cheetah 
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 08.16.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.2K | Visits: 349 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 08.16.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.2K | Visits: 349 | Status: Completed
Girl-U-Want by King Cheetah
Part Six - Pain Makes You Prettier
None of these characters are mine, but it'll take more than that to slow me down...
Rated PG-13, Robin/Raven and Beast Boy/Jinx pairings, and knowing me, they'll be LOTS of naughty goings on down the road.
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In the tomblike silence of Titan's Tower, Robin lay in Raven's arms and wept. They were now truly alone, Cyborg having taken his leave just after dinner, almost one week to the moment after Starfire. Though nothing was said, he knew that when the big man left the room, it was for good.
Beast Boy.
Starfire.
And now Cyborg.
Somewhere deep in the back of his mind, he worried that Raven would be the last to leave him, but this tiny voice was soon shouted down. She'd always stood by him, right or wrong, and as a testament to the trust he had in her, he now openly displayed his sorrow to her. At 10:00 PM, his tears spent, they lay there together on the sofa on the commons, silent but speaking volumes in shared feeling. It was the one thing that had always dogged him throughout his career with the Titans; his marked inability to completely trust his friends. The Red-X, the Blue Lotus Society, the Bronze Asp. Time and time again, he attempted complex operations alone that would have been made simple with the aid of his team mates, and yet...
Finally, he stood and looked down at Raven, extending his hand to take hers. Standing before him, he drew her forward and kissed her, which in turn brought a second and third. Without a word, each began to undress the other, bits of unneeded costume flying this way and that, Robin and Raven slowly subliming until only Tim and Raven remained, locked in embrace. Laying back onto the coffee table, they made love to each other. It was manic and frenzied, it was tender and caring, it was desperate and needful, it was... all they had to give.
Alone.
She lay on top of him, just listening to the slow steady rhythm of his breathing. Not sleeping, but finally at rest. In the last few years, as she gained mastery of her body and spirit, a new complication arose, a newfound empathic talent which, as these things went, was more burden than boon. She could feel his soul beneath her, no longer turbulent, but rather languid and calm. While not at peace within, he'd found his resolve and began the slow process of ordering himself. Wrapping his arms around her, he hugged her and whispered, "Mea culpa, mea ultima culpa." and drew her face to his for a kiss. He was silent for a moment, within and without, then said, "I have to fix what I've broken. I have to find them and make things right. Apologize and make good with them."
Raising her self off of him a bit, Raven said, "Do you think we can still be a team after this? Can any of them trust us?"
"There is no team." he said softly, "The Teen Titans are gone. I just want to get our friends back. We'll worry about the rest later."
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Four people, two couples, one problem.
Robin closed his eyes and sought to find his calm center, oddly made more difficult by the toothsome aromas to all sides. Beast Boys breakfast place of choice was only a few blocks from the apartment, and worth the walk were it ten miles away. Aside from a quaint but adorable old hostess and a truly mind bogglingly large menu, the Waffle Haus was an easy, laid back affair that you could easily waste the whole day without meaning to. Already, he could feel the tensions in their little group loosen and he finally began to feel some of the pressure lifted from his shoulders. Leaning back in his chair, Beast Boy essued the menu, evidently having already memorized it, as the girls compared notes on the best choice for Raven's first meal here.
"No more Titans, eh?" asked Beast Boy quietly. He'd added a surprising amount of half and half into his coffee and now seemed intent on whipping it into a froth, given his manic wrist action.
"Yeah well, it's kind of a decision I made the night Cyborg took off. If I took the whole team thing out of the picture, I could better focus on making it up to everyone. Neither of us have put the costumes on since that night." he said with a little wave of the fingers, "Um, what's with the cream? I thought you didn't-"
"Huh? Oh, yeah. I still don't do the meat thing, but I've lightened up a bit on dairy. Jenn's even force fed me some eggs." Beast Boy said with a little grin.
Looking up from her task, Jinx sighed, "Oh right! You inhale three omelets and all of a sudden I had a gun to your head."
"No doubt more of your sinister witchery! I'm on to you and your enchantments!" he grinned.
Folding her fingers together under her chin, she smiled sweetly at Beast Boy and sighed, "You took the girl out of the H.I.V.E., but I guess you couldn't take the H.I.V.E. out of the girl."
"I'm workin' on it." he smiled, kissing her. Despite herself, Raven smiled. They were so good together, so cute. Cautiously, she opened herself a bit and took in the emotions around her. As always, Robin burned like a bonfire in her vision, his love for her warm, soothing, and just a little bit dangerous. Beside him, she saw the vague heat forms of Beast Boy and Jinx, a binary star, each ever orbiting the other, prominence springing from one only to be consumed by the other. Their love, their sharing, so true, so natural. How could I have not seen this in the beginning, she thought. But she knew the answer to this, before she'd finished the question. Robin. His passion for her was at times overwhelming, but as a moth to a flame, she danced within his light even as she knew it could destroy her. When she was with him, she was blind to all else.
Shaking herself from her voyeurism, she gave a slight smile and asked, "So, when did you two get married?" The very thought of it made her head swim, because she couldn't look at the Logans without giving thought to changing her own last name to Drake. Looking over to Robin, he met her gaze and gave a little smile. Great minds think alike.
"One week after we moved into our place Gar surprised me with the ring, and a week after that I was Mrs. Jennifer Logan." grinned Jinx as she showed off the rock, which for the record was exceptional.
"Nice!" whistled Robin, even as he mentally calculated what this had set Beast Boy back.
"Is that what happened?" he asked, scratching his head, "I just remember blacking out after moving a lot of boxes then when I came to, I couldn't get this ring off."
Before Jinx could exact vengeance, Mother Tigah the hostess shuffled up to the table and drawled, "Ach, zo pretty today Jenny, and you've brought me new guests as well. Oh, zo nice, zo nice!" clucked the matronly Czech.
"Momma, this is Raven Roth and Tim Drake. They're very dear friends of our from back west. Guys, this is Momma Tigah, the owner and my guardian angel." smiled Jinx.
"Zo good to meet nice friends of angel Jenny. But where is Ming? I do not see Ming vit you today." smiled Momma Tigah
"Ming had to work late last night, Momma. She'll be in for dinner. What's good for a welcome friends breakfast?" she asked.
"Ming?" whispered Robin to Beast Boy.
"Girl Jenny works with." he nodded.
"Ach, for such good friends, only the best I give." she beamed, "But for the Gar, only oatmeal! Soon, angel Jenny will stop taking pity on you and find a good husband if you are not careful. I can see this, Gar!" she wagged a finger at him.
"Now Momma, Gar is an excellent husband and I'd never EVER trade him for anyone else." said Jinx, hugging Beast Boy.
"Ah, you hear that Gar? She takes pity on you still, and for that you should always be thanking her, ya?" she said, cocking an eyebrow.
"I always try my best to make her happy Momma, you know that." he said, stroking Jinx's hair.
"Ach! Then where are babies for Momma to spoil, eh? A good husband is good father first, Gar. Okay then, big baby making breakfast for Gar, but I expect results! No excuses!" she said eyeing him, hands on hips.
"Can Tim have one too?" asked Raven meekly.
Laughing, Momma Tigah shuffled off to the kitchen to bolster their manhood, as Robin just gave Raven the big eye, "I am SO gonna make you eat those words, little lady." he grinned.
"Don't strain yourself, honey." she said, sipping her coffee demurely, "Uhm, Jinx- er Jenny, where's the bathroom?"
"C'mon, I'll show you." she said, and with that they left Beast Boy and Robin to await their own devices. Quiet at first, Robin finally asked, "So... how you holding up, Bro?"
Nodding, Beast Boy looked over the various old photos adorning the walls, "Okay, not great. I'll feel better once I get a real job. Right now Jenny making out all right on the dancing money, but she really wants to go to school and get her degree, y'know?" Robin nodded as he sipped his coffee.
"All I know is fighting super villains and turning into things. Not much call for that in the current job market." said Beast Boy as he reached for the sugar.
"Y'know, I never really thought about it. I always figured I'd be a crime fighter all my life. Hell, I only bothered to get my drivers licence so that I could get into clubs." Robin grinned.
"Yeah, I know. I guess the super hero thing is kind of a weird sheltered life in some ways."
Letting the momentary lull in the conversation slip by, Robin said, "You... okay with Jinx, I mean Jenny doing the dancing thing? Y'know, I mean... dancing and all." Despite years or rigerous training, Robin could feel himself blushing.
"Yeah, it doesn't bug me too much. She enjoys it, and the money's GREAT. It's just... I'd rather be supporting her, y'know? The H.I.V.E. took a lot of her good years, and I just wanna give her something back. Guess I'm kind of old fashioned, huh?" he said with a crocked little smile.
"Yah just never know how you're gonna react to something this it hits you, eh?" asked Robin.
"Yeah well, you think you'd be cool with Raven dancing if she had to take care of you? I mean, like if you got injured or something." asked Beast Boy, testing his coffee.
Silent for a time, Robin finally said, "I'd really like to think so, but... but I just don't know what I'd do. I think she'd do it though. Y'know, be a dancer if she had to, but I'm not sure how I'd feel about that."
The silence kept the two company until the girls returned.
Fade to black....
To Be Continued...
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Next chapter - Keep on dancin' and a prancin'!
As always, I use reviews as a barometer, so if you want more of something, lemme know.
Keep reading', keep written'!
Part Six - Pain Makes You Prettier
None of these characters are mine, but it'll take more than that to slow me down...
Rated PG-13, Robin/Raven and Beast Boy/Jinx pairings, and knowing me, they'll be LOTS of naughty goings on down the road.
o----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----o
In the tomblike silence of Titan's Tower, Robin lay in Raven's arms and wept. They were now truly alone, Cyborg having taken his leave just after dinner, almost one week to the moment after Starfire. Though nothing was said, he knew that when the big man left the room, it was for good.
Beast Boy.
Starfire.
And now Cyborg.
Somewhere deep in the back of his mind, he worried that Raven would be the last to leave him, but this tiny voice was soon shouted down. She'd always stood by him, right or wrong, and as a testament to the trust he had in her, he now openly displayed his sorrow to her. At 10:00 PM, his tears spent, they lay there together on the sofa on the commons, silent but speaking volumes in shared feeling. It was the one thing that had always dogged him throughout his career with the Titans; his marked inability to completely trust his friends. The Red-X, the Blue Lotus Society, the Bronze Asp. Time and time again, he attempted complex operations alone that would have been made simple with the aid of his team mates, and yet...
Finally, he stood and looked down at Raven, extending his hand to take hers. Standing before him, he drew her forward and kissed her, which in turn brought a second and third. Without a word, each began to undress the other, bits of unneeded costume flying this way and that, Robin and Raven slowly subliming until only Tim and Raven remained, locked in embrace. Laying back onto the coffee table, they made love to each other. It was manic and frenzied, it was tender and caring, it was desperate and needful, it was... all they had to give.
Alone.
She lay on top of him, just listening to the slow steady rhythm of his breathing. Not sleeping, but finally at rest. In the last few years, as she gained mastery of her body and spirit, a new complication arose, a newfound empathic talent which, as these things went, was more burden than boon. She could feel his soul beneath her, no longer turbulent, but rather languid and calm. While not at peace within, he'd found his resolve and began the slow process of ordering himself. Wrapping his arms around her, he hugged her and whispered, "Mea culpa, mea ultima culpa." and drew her face to his for a kiss. He was silent for a moment, within and without, then said, "I have to fix what I've broken. I have to find them and make things right. Apologize and make good with them."
Raising her self off of him a bit, Raven said, "Do you think we can still be a team after this? Can any of them trust us?"
"There is no team." he said softly, "The Teen Titans are gone. I just want to get our friends back. We'll worry about the rest later."
.o---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------o.
Four people, two couples, one problem.
Robin closed his eyes and sought to find his calm center, oddly made more difficult by the toothsome aromas to all sides. Beast Boys breakfast place of choice was only a few blocks from the apartment, and worth the walk were it ten miles away. Aside from a quaint but adorable old hostess and a truly mind bogglingly large menu, the Waffle Haus was an easy, laid back affair that you could easily waste the whole day without meaning to. Already, he could feel the tensions in their little group loosen and he finally began to feel some of the pressure lifted from his shoulders. Leaning back in his chair, Beast Boy essued the menu, evidently having already memorized it, as the girls compared notes on the best choice for Raven's first meal here.
"No more Titans, eh?" asked Beast Boy quietly. He'd added a surprising amount of half and half into his coffee and now seemed intent on whipping it into a froth, given his manic wrist action.
"Yeah well, it's kind of a decision I made the night Cyborg took off. If I took the whole team thing out of the picture, I could better focus on making it up to everyone. Neither of us have put the costumes on since that night." he said with a little wave of the fingers, "Um, what's with the cream? I thought you didn't-"
"Huh? Oh, yeah. I still don't do the meat thing, but I've lightened up a bit on dairy. Jenn's even force fed me some eggs." Beast Boy said with a little grin.
Looking up from her task, Jinx sighed, "Oh right! You inhale three omelets and all of a sudden I had a gun to your head."
"No doubt more of your sinister witchery! I'm on to you and your enchantments!" he grinned.
Folding her fingers together under her chin, she smiled sweetly at Beast Boy and sighed, "You took the girl out of the H.I.V.E., but I guess you couldn't take the H.I.V.E. out of the girl."
"I'm workin' on it." he smiled, kissing her. Despite herself, Raven smiled. They were so good together, so cute. Cautiously, she opened herself a bit and took in the emotions around her. As always, Robin burned like a bonfire in her vision, his love for her warm, soothing, and just a little bit dangerous. Beside him, she saw the vague heat forms of Beast Boy and Jinx, a binary star, each ever orbiting the other, prominence springing from one only to be consumed by the other. Their love, their sharing, so true, so natural. How could I have not seen this in the beginning, she thought. But she knew the answer to this, before she'd finished the question. Robin. His passion for her was at times overwhelming, but as a moth to a flame, she danced within his light even as she knew it could destroy her. When she was with him, she was blind to all else.
Shaking herself from her voyeurism, she gave a slight smile and asked, "So, when did you two get married?" The very thought of it made her head swim, because she couldn't look at the Logans without giving thought to changing her own last name to Drake. Looking over to Robin, he met her gaze and gave a little smile. Great minds think alike.
"One week after we moved into our place Gar surprised me with the ring, and a week after that I was Mrs. Jennifer Logan." grinned Jinx as she showed off the rock, which for the record was exceptional.
"Nice!" whistled Robin, even as he mentally calculated what this had set Beast Boy back.
"Is that what happened?" he asked, scratching his head, "I just remember blacking out after moving a lot of boxes then when I came to, I couldn't get this ring off."
Before Jinx could exact vengeance, Mother Tigah the hostess shuffled up to the table and drawled, "Ach, zo pretty today Jenny, and you've brought me new guests as well. Oh, zo nice, zo nice!" clucked the matronly Czech.
"Momma, this is Raven Roth and Tim Drake. They're very dear friends of our from back west. Guys, this is Momma Tigah, the owner and my guardian angel." smiled Jinx.
"Zo good to meet nice friends of angel Jenny. But where is Ming? I do not see Ming vit you today." smiled Momma Tigah
"Ming had to work late last night, Momma. She'll be in for dinner. What's good for a welcome friends breakfast?" she asked.
"Ming?" whispered Robin to Beast Boy.
"Girl Jenny works with." he nodded.
"Ach, for such good friends, only the best I give." she beamed, "But for the Gar, only oatmeal! Soon, angel Jenny will stop taking pity on you and find a good husband if you are not careful. I can see this, Gar!" she wagged a finger at him.
"Now Momma, Gar is an excellent husband and I'd never EVER trade him for anyone else." said Jinx, hugging Beast Boy.
"Ah, you hear that Gar? She takes pity on you still, and for that you should always be thanking her, ya?" she said, cocking an eyebrow.
"I always try my best to make her happy Momma, you know that." he said, stroking Jinx's hair.
"Ach! Then where are babies for Momma to spoil, eh? A good husband is good father first, Gar. Okay then, big baby making breakfast for Gar, but I expect results! No excuses!" she said eyeing him, hands on hips.
"Can Tim have one too?" asked Raven meekly.
Laughing, Momma Tigah shuffled off to the kitchen to bolster their manhood, as Robin just gave Raven the big eye, "I am SO gonna make you eat those words, little lady." he grinned.
"Don't strain yourself, honey." she said, sipping her coffee demurely, "Uhm, Jinx- er Jenny, where's the bathroom?"
"C'mon, I'll show you." she said, and with that they left Beast Boy and Robin to await their own devices. Quiet at first, Robin finally asked, "So... how you holding up, Bro?"
Nodding, Beast Boy looked over the various old photos adorning the walls, "Okay, not great. I'll feel better once I get a real job. Right now Jenny making out all right on the dancing money, but she really wants to go to school and get her degree, y'know?" Robin nodded as he sipped his coffee.
"All I know is fighting super villains and turning into things. Not much call for that in the current job market." said Beast Boy as he reached for the sugar.
"Y'know, I never really thought about it. I always figured I'd be a crime fighter all my life. Hell, I only bothered to get my drivers licence so that I could get into clubs." Robin grinned.
"Yeah, I know. I guess the super hero thing is kind of a weird sheltered life in some ways."
Letting the momentary lull in the conversation slip by, Robin said, "You... okay with Jinx, I mean Jenny doing the dancing thing? Y'know, I mean... dancing and all." Despite years or rigerous training, Robin could feel himself blushing.
"Yeah, it doesn't bug me too much. She enjoys it, and the money's GREAT. It's just... I'd rather be supporting her, y'know? The H.I.V.E. took a lot of her good years, and I just wanna give her something back. Guess I'm kind of old fashioned, huh?" he said with a crocked little smile.
"Yah just never know how you're gonna react to something this it hits you, eh?" asked Robin.
"Yeah well, you think you'd be cool with Raven dancing if she had to take care of you? I mean, like if you got injured or something." asked Beast Boy, testing his coffee.
Silent for a time, Robin finally said, "I'd really like to think so, but... but I just don't know what I'd do. I think she'd do it though. Y'know, be a dancer if she had to, but I'm not sure how I'd feel about that."
The silence kept the two company until the girls returned.
Fade to black....
To Be Continued...
------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------------
Next chapter - Keep on dancin' and a prancin'!
As always, I use reviews as a barometer, so if you want more of something, lemme know.
Keep reading', keep written'!