Teen Titans Fan Fiction ❯ The Little Cherub by Beautifulpurpleflame ❯ A Night Out ( Chapter 9 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

A/N: I do not own the Teen Titans. No, really, I don't. I swear to you I DON'T! Oh whatever.

Chapter 9

Raven handed Starfire a list the reached the floor of things she should know to take care of Alex. It had what foods he can and can't eat, what he should watch, what he's not allowed to touch or play with, and various things like that. Beast Boy waited by the door and rolled his eyes as Raven went on and on. He also found it quite funny. Alex was still in her arms and she just couldn't seem to hand him over to Starfire.

“Nothing sugary after six o'clock, oh and make sure he brushes his teeth before he goes to bed because if you don't tell him he won't do it. If he starts to dance around and hold himself it means he has to pee, so make sure you bring him to the bathroom, I want him potty trained by his next birthday. But don't let him go in there alone. And…”

“Raven I believe I have gotten everything,” said an overwhelmed Starfire. “Perhaps you should go now.”

“Yeah, come on Raven we're not going to have time to eat and see the movie at this rate,” said Beast Boy looking at his watch.

Raven looked around a couple times and then said, “Well, okay, let's go,” and she headed for the door. She made it to Beast Boy, who was looking at her funny. “What?” He took Alex out of her arms and handed him to Starfire. “Oh, sorry,” she said in a nervous laugh.

“Come on,” said Beast Boy grabbing her arm and pulling her out the door.

“I'll be back later,” Raven called to Alex. “Be a good boy!”

“Good luck Starfire,” Beast Boy called as he shut the door.

All through dinner Raven seemed preoccupied and nervous. She could barely eat and Beast Boy couldn't help thinking her to be ridiculous.

“Raven you need to calm down,” he finally said.

“I know,” she said poking her food with her fork. “It's just… this is my first time actually away from him.”

“He's fine,” he said very reassuringly. “Starfire will take good care of him. And Robin and Cyborg are there to make sure nothing happens.”

“But they don't know anything about taking care of a toddler,” she said putting her fork down.

Beast Boy hated seeing her like this. He had never seen her so worried and nervous before. He gingerly reached across the table and took one of her hands. “Raven, nothing's going to happen to him,” he said giving her a smile. Oddly Raven squeezed his hand back and took a deep breath in. She nodded her head and then gave him a small smile. Beast Boy let go of her hand and got back to his dinner. Slowly Raven began to eat as well; she hadn't realized that she had barely eaten all day from being so nervous.

After dinner they headed over to the cinema to see a movie. Raven had calmed down slightly, but was still a little antsy. As they walked into the theater Beast Boy slipped his arm between Ravens and patted her hand. She did seem comforted by this and he was glad. The last thing he needed was to go too far and have her scream at him and head home.

Beast Boy had chosen a comedy for them to see. He figured it would be a good way to get Ravens mind off of Alex. She always criticized comedies for how stupid or unfunny they were. So he knew she would soon be talking his ear off with negativity.

But she didn't. She sat there and actually… watched the movie. He even caught her giggling a few times. He found him self staring at her a few times trying figure out if she had gone insane or if she was really enjoying parts of the film.

At one point she let out an actual heartfelt laugh and made the bucket of popcorn Beast Boy was holding explode. Popcorn rained down on the two and Raven covered her mouth in shock. She looked at Beast Boy only to see him look back at her and start laughing. She smiled slightly and then found herself softly laughing as well. He picked the popcorn out of his hair and then helped Raven with hers.

When the movie was over Raven found that she felt much better. She hadn't thought about Alex for over an hour. Beast Boy couldn't believe she had enjoyed the movie and was relieved to see that she was much more relaxed.

“I can't believe I let out that laugh,” said Raven feeling a little embarrassed.

“I didn't even know that was possible,” said Beast Boy chuckling. “I think I got a kernel stuck in my ear.” He started to bang the side of his tilted head to get the kernel out. This made Raven smile and let out a small giggle.

“Sorry about that,” she said.

“Don't be sorry,” said Beast Boy as the kernel flew out of her ear. “It's nice to hear you laugh for once.”

“I laugh plenty,” she said getting into Beast Boy's car.

“Only when Alex is with you,” he said climbing in as well. “It's nice to see you happy without him on your hip.”

Beast Boy pulled out of the parking lot and made his way back to the tower. Suddenly Raven felt nervous again. She half expected to see the tower in flames, but as it came into view it looked fine. She let out a small sigh of relief.

“See? The tower's still in one piece,” said Beast Boy sensing Ravens dread.

“From the outside,” she said nervously.

“Raven, if something had happened they would have contacted us,” said Beast Boy.

“I know,” she said leaning back into the seat. “I just can't get all of these worse case scenarios out of my head.”

“I can only imagine what the worse case scenarios in your head are,” he said trying not to laugh.

“Trust me, you don't want to know,” said Raven.

They entered the common room and saw the three remaining Titans watching TV on the couch. They turned to see the two walk in.

“We're back,” said Beast Boy as Raven pushed past him.

“How was Alex? Did anything happen? Is he asleep?” she asked walking over to Starfire.

“Raven, please do the calming down,” said Starfire standing up. “Alex is in bed asleep. I had him do the brushing of the teeth, the non-eating of sugary foods, and took him to the bathroom when he needed to do the peeing.”

“So… everything went fine?” she asked.

“Yeah, Starfire did a good job,” said Cyborg. This made Starfire smile proudly.

Raven felt a rush of relief hit her and she said, “Oh good. Well… if I ever need a babysitter I'll call on you.” Starfire smiled even wider.

Raven and Beast Boy slowly opened Alex's door and looked in on him. He was passed out with his pacifier halfway out of his mouth and his blanket almost kicked off completely. They both slowly went in. Raven covered him up with the blanket and took the pacifier out.

“I really have to wean him off of this,” she whispered to herself.

“Yeah, we don't want him to have bucked teeth, right?” said Beast Boy with a smile. Raven smiled back, gave Alex a quick, soft kiss, and the two left.

They stopped in front of Ravens door. “So, was spending one evening with me all that horrible?” asked Beast Boy with a smile.

Raven rolled her eyes and said, “No, it wasn't.”

“And did you have a good time?” he asked a little cocky.

“Yes, I had a good time,” said Raven sighing and rolling her eyes again. “And… I want to thank you for making me feel better about leaving Alex.” She said this a little shyly and looked at the floor. “I guess I shouldn't have been so nervous.”

“Well… if it makes you feel any better, I was nervous too,” said Beast Boy.

“You were?” asked Raven shocked.

“Hell yeah! I mean, leaving our son in Starfire's care? Who wouldn't be nervous about that?” Raven gave a small chuckle and this put a smile on Beast Boy's face. “But I guess we didn't have anything to worry about.”

“I guess not,” said Raven.

They stood there for a few silent seconds. Which soon turned into a few awkward silent seconds. Finally Beast Boy gave a nervous laugh and said, “Well goodnight,” and gave her a kiss on the cheek. For a few seconds they stood there silently, until Beast Boy noticed something. “Raven, are you blushing?”

“No!” she said quickly and blushed even more.

“You're blushing!” he said half laughing. He could tell she was embarrassed and stopped laughing. “Sorry, I didn't mean to laugh. It's just… I didn't expect you to blush.”

“Well it's been a long time since a guy's kissed me,” she said hesitantly.

“It was just a kiss on the cheek,” he said trying to stop her blushing from continuing.

“I know, but it was still a kiss,” she said and then added, “and it caught me off guard.”

“Well… I'm sorry,” he said again.

“You don't have to be sorry,” she said quickly. Then she looked to the floor and said, “It was… nice. Thank you.”

He could see that she was blushing again. Her pale cheeks turning a rose petal pink. He lifted his hand to her cheek and felt how hot it was. She put her hand on his and then looked up at him. He wasn't sure why, but he slowly leaned in and placed his lips upon hers, causing a feeling of electric shock to shoot up their spines. Raven lowered her hand that was over his and placed it on his chest. He took a step closer and continued kissing her. Raven hadn't been kissed like this in years, not since Jacob, and she could feel her knees going out.

Beast Boy wrapped his arms around her and felt himself intensify the kiss. He didn't know why, he just did. Raven slowly moved her hands up his chest and wrapped her arms around his neck. It had been so long since she had been held like this or kissed like this. She missed the feeling of it all and she craved it at the same time.

Slowly their kissing ended and they were stuck holding each other. They were panting and feeling a little light headed from the whole thing. Raven slowly unwrapped her arms and brought them back to her body. Beast Boy tried to pry his arms away from her body, but found it difficult. He loved the feel of her.

“Well, um, good night,” said Raven stepping back and forcing Beast Boy to let go of her.

“Yeah, good night,” said Beast Boy as Raven moved into her room. She closed the door and left Beast Boy standing alone in the hallway. He ran his fingers through his hair awkwardly and then headed off to his room.

Raven began to undress and get into her nightgown. A million things were racing through her mind. Her body was still a flurry of activity. Everything on her shelves were flying off and landing on the floor. She knew she had to calm down and meditate for a little while.

Beast Boy was pacing around in his room, unsure of what had just happened. He had kissed her! Not just a simple peck, it was a full-blown kiss. And he wanted more. But he knew he couldn't and he shouldn't. It had felt like his first kiss with her ever, since he couldn't really remember their first night together.