#brweekday6

Man, I had the worst stomach pains earlier this morning. It’s taken me till 4 before I felt well enough to start working on this. It’s going to be shorter because of this, but I hope you guys like. Connected to Day Five and Two.

Disclaimer: I don’t own Teen Titans.

Old Rings

Is it possible that a person can feel so happy that they could fly anywhere? Do anything they want without a care in the world? Act totally oblivious to anything around them?…

Well, if you weren’t Tamaranean like Starfire?

If you were to ask Beast Boy this, he would have said: “Dude! Hell yeah!’

Seriously, after that day, you could have sworn that Beast Boy had borrowed Raven’s powers or something. Because he always seemed to be floating on air wherever he went. A big, goofy smile always adorning his green face. You could have hit him over the head with one of Mumbo Jumbo’s big hammers, and he wouldn’t have cared. He might not have even felt it.

It had been six months since the day Raven had told Beast Boy she loved him. Six, wonderful, glorious, exciting, positively sunny months. Is it just me, or is this actually starting to sound Tamaranean now? Maybe it’s just me.

Anyways, it had been six months since that happy day. The day that Beast Boy and Raven had finally gotten together. Became boyfriend and girlfriend and all that wonderful stuff.

Of course, after they had finally stopped making out that day to check their surroundings, they had been rather embarrassed to find the gym trashed. And after further investigation, they had found the main ops room, the kitchen, the habitat level, the roof, and of course; the garage were all trashed as well.

They didn’t even need to enter the garage to see that. Cyborg’s wails of grief for his beautiful baby could be heard through the sound proof walls. Along with Robin’s wails when he found all his traffic light suits in ruins. Starfire had been the loudest of them all though in her cries when she found all the various Tamaranean ingredients to her foods destroyed (In all honesty, this was probably the only reason that kept Rob and Cy from murdering the two poor soulmates. As it takes about six months for the different Tamaranean delicacies to be delivered to the Tower).

After that day, they had been forced to promise the others that they would take things slow. As to help Raven to adjust to expressing her emotions. And to also help prevent any more unfortunate casualties of war. Like the new T-Car, or the new shipment of Robin suits.

It only took a week for Cy’s brand new T-Car to be destroyed. When Beast Boy took Raven to a secluded place far out of the city. You can guess from there what caused it to happen.

All I know for sure is that ever since that incident. The garage had been moved off site to an area underneath the bay. And Cy himself covered the garage in so many magical protective ruins, that it could keep Trigon himself out. He did the same to the two tunnels that led into it. Nothing magical could ever get in to destroy his baby again. He had thought.

Raven’s powers have since destroyed the T-Car three times (LOL). Cyborg still can’t figure out why. And it’s only because of Starfire’s lack of Tamaranean meals that he hasn’t tried to kill the two yet. Robin hasn’t really complained about it though. Mainly because his suits haven’t been touched ever since. So he’s okay as long as the damage isn’t to significant.

Today was his and Raven’s six month anniversary. And he had something to celebrate this obvious fact. Heck, he had been prepared to give this to her for a while now. As he had this item stored in his room for quite some time.

No, it wasn’t a ring. They’re only 18 at this point. He isn’t even thinking about marriage yet.

It was a necklace that she could wear under her uniform. And no, not one of those cheap girl scout ones or something along those lines. I’m talking more like a necklace craved for by the rich and wealthy.

The necklace was a fine polished silver. The chain made up of interlocking rings. That met up in the middle where a beautifully crafted raven hung. The bird was crafted carefully from a large emerald. The eyes of it had been hollowed out to place two small amethysts in it. The raven’s wings were spread, giving it the appearance of being in flight. It’s cost, at full value, would have been close to $10,000.

The necklace had been one he had seen her look at once in the aftermath of fighting Punk Rocket in a mall. And by look, I mean stared. Like, for fen minutes. It had been almost three years agos. Shortly after he had found he had feelings for her.

He had saved up his money for three months after that to get it. Even with the heavy discount he got for saving the store. It had taken him that long to save up enough money for it. But in his youthful eyes, it had been more than worth it. As he felt he could win Raven’s heart with it.

He even polished it himself many times over in his room in preparation of giving it to her. He had wanted to make sure Raven would like it. And would like him in general, because of it.

Then came along Malchior.

After that, Beast Boy hadn’t the courage to try and give it to her. As he felt she was sure to never want to try and love anyone ever again. Especially him, for that matter. He didn’t have the heart to try and return the necklace. Or to try and sell it off to someone else. So it had sat in his room for the past three years, collecting dust like everything else.

But now that he had been with her for six months now, and with nothing badly serious having happened (besides the continual destruction of the T-Car), Beast Boy thought that now would be a good time to give it to her. So he had spent the past week cleaning and polishing it again. Ridding the past three years of neglect from it.

Beast Boy was tapping his foot on the wall of the Tower. He had been up there for the past fifteen minutes. Waiting for Raven to show up. He had his surprise for her waiting in a nice small box stored in his pocket.

Raven had told him to meet her on the roof in twenty minutes. That had been thirty minutes ago. Despite how happy he had been as of late, he couldn’t help but develop a nervous sweat. As she was never really late to anything. He hoped she hadn’t forgotten, although she really couldn’t have. This was Raven after all. How could she forget what today was?

Finally, a portal opened up on the roof. And Raven, with a small smile on her face, stepped out of it. One of her hands was concealed underneath her cloak.

She walked up to the edge of the roof to sit beside Beast Boy. Who now had one hand now in the pocket of his uniform. Ready to give Rae the surprise of her life.

"Why were you late Rae? Did something important happen while I was waiting?” He asked her in a teasing tone.

“Oh, nothing really. Starfire just wanted my help a little after I talked to you earlier.” She replied.

“What did she need your help with?” He asked, curious.

“Her Tamaranean ingredients for her recipes finally came in from the Justice League. And she wanted my help in moving them. Or to kill whatever escaped the boxes.” She said in a somewhat scared tone. Beast Boy paled slightly.

“Dang it! And the Tower was just starting to smell somewhat normal again!… I at least hope she doesn’t make something that escapes and leaves slime all over the Tower again. That had to be the nastiest thing I’ve ever had to deal with in my life.” He said in a sick voice.

“Have you been in your room lately? I’m pretty sure once it entered there, it had came back, begging for mercy.”

He smirked. “I wouldn’t really remember that Rae. Since I spend so much time in yours now.”

She blushed a little bit. “Touche.”

He was smiling again. “So do you remember what today is Rae?” He asked her in an eager voice. Wanting to get off Starfire and her poisonous food to something else. A little better than that for certain.

Her smile changed into a small frown. “Yeah… which is why I wanted to meet you up here Gar.”

He didn’t seem to notice her frown. As he was eagerly making to take out his present to her.

“Gar, did you ever find your parent’s remains? After that day? In that waterfall?” She suddenly asked him in a small voice.

His hands stopped moving. He was confused why she’d ask him a question like that. Wasn’t today their six month anniversary and all?

When it suddenly clicked in his mind. Today had been the day his parents had died. And to think, he had been feeling so happy today, he hadn’t even noticed. His happiness died down a little, but was still there. Since Raven had helped him to get over that, and so many other things in the past year. He could stay happy now a lot more easily. Not that it still didn’t hurt a little.

“No, Rae. I spent days there, looking all around the area for any evidence of them. Even when I visited the area years later under the Doom Patrol, I still couldn’t find their remains. No matter how hard I tried…”

Raven’s hand seemed to clench up inside her cloak. Although he couldn’t see it. “You told me they died under a waterfall in Upper Lamamba, right? (Did I spell the country right?)” She said in a somewhat nervous tone.

He was eyeing her now. Wondering why she would bring this all up again now. On their six month anniversary of all days. “Yes. Raven, but why do my parents matter to you today?” He asked her.

She chewed on her lip. Before she finally let the hand out from her cloak. It was still clenched, but you could tell she was holding something in it. “Other than that picture, do you have anything else from your parents? Any evidence that they had been alive before.”

“No.” He was looking at her hand as he said that.

She sighed, and then opened up her hand. Revealing what had been sitting in it before.

Beast Boy’s eyes bulged out of shock. It might have been a while, but he still had the picture so vividly in his mind. And it was like these two items had jumped right out of the picture into real life.

She was holding his parent’s rings. One gold band with a clear cut emerald on the middle of it for his dad. And the other was a silver band with a four carat blue sapphire. Surrounded by small gems of amethyst. That had been his mom’s.

“H…H-How d-did… you…” He tried to say. But couldn’t finish, as he took in the sight of a part of his past reappearing before his eyes. Tears were starting to gather in his eyes.

“At night, while you’d be asleep, I’d teleport myself to Upper Lamamba. I searched through most of the day there for a waterfall that matched your description… I found it yesterday, and all it took was minding an aura signature that matched what the traces I found on that picture.”

He looked sharply up into her eyes. “You mean… you found them… you found where they were…” He said, tears starting to fill his eyes.

She shook her head, confusing him a bit. “I’m sorry Gar, but after all this time, there wasn’t anything of your parents left to be found. No bones, no clothes, nothing. I searched the whole day there, after I found their signatures, but all I could come up with were these rings. They had been resting in a small crevice at the bottom of the waterfall. I’m not even sure if they’re your parents, or some other-”

Raven found herself cut off from speaking. As Beast Boy suddenly enveloped her in a hug that took the remaining air out of her body. He was crying into her shoulder with tears of happiness.

“Rae, these are my parents rings. It might not have been their true remains… but these are their rings.” He said through his joy. Making her smile.

“I’m glad those are the real deal then. I lost a good amount of sleep finding them for you.”

He kissed her. Even with her better control now, something still exploded out in the water. After that kiss, he suddenly pulled out the box from his pocket. He gave it to her. She looked up at him confused. He had such a happy grin on his face.

“C'mon Rae, you gave me the best six month anniversary present ever. I think the least I could do is repay the favor.”

She smiled at him. She put the rings in his hand, allowing him to examine the two, while she took the small box. Curious as to what he could have possibly gotten her.

She opened it up, and gasped. It might have been almost three years ago, but she had remembered seeing this before. And silently admiring it for how beautiful it was. Tears filled her eyes as she looked up.

“When did you get this?” She asked.

“I’ve had that for almost three years Rae. I guess I just wanted to make sure I surprised you like you did to me.” He said, leaving out the part that Malchior had greatly delayed him giving it. He was still a sore subject around her. But the look of joy on her face was totally worth the long wait.

She said nothing, as she kissed him heavily this time. He put the rings in his pocket, before he gently pulled the necklace up out of the box. And put it around her neck while still kissing her. More explosions were sounding out in the distance. And it sounded like a window had broken.

He stopped kissing her and pulled back a bit. Admiring how she looked with it on. The silver was almost invisible against her pale skin. Giving the appearance that he was the one in front of her neck. Not that of a necklace.

“It’s more beautiful than I could have imagined.” He said in an honest tone. Looking up at her face as he did so. Her smile grew a little. “You’re more beautiful with it than I could have imagined.”

She pulled him in again. Feeling so happy that she felt she could explode. In her mind, it had to be the best gift anyone had ever gotten her.

And to think, how a year ago, he’d been so sad on this day. When today, he had finally gotten a gift from his past, and given a gift long since the time he got it.

They started to kiss again. Even stronger than the one before. She being grateful for such a great treasure. And he grateful that she had managed to find a treasured piece of his past.

Now all seemed well in the world.

But down in the underwater garage. Cyborg’s robotic eye was twitching in it’s socket. Dark energy was all around him. Tearing apart his custom tools, the tables he had various blueprints and parts on, the chair he had been sitting in. And whatever the hell it could touch

Even though his garage was basically trashed. He was smirking. The dark energy hadn’t touched the T-Car. He had put protective runes, magical relics, and whatever the hell he could get his hands on on it, in it, or even built into it. It was supposedly 100% magic proof now. Not even Mumbo Jumbo could do something to it.

Raven’s dark magic couldn’t destroy it this time! Cyborg laughed evilly to himself.

Boom!

Wait… nevermind. I was wrong.

Cyborg stopped laughing as he stared in shock. Before he started to cry again.

Was there nothing sacred left in this world?

Author’s Notes:

Sorry, I seem to find as of late that I love torturing the T-Car. It’s just so darn funny in my mind, because I rewatched the episode in the first season for it.

Till Next Time

"Tell me again why you can't just zap everything to your new room?" Beast Boy asked, loudly, as he lowered a rather heavy cardboard box to the ground. "What the heck is in here?" Raven, walking ahead with a smaller box, turned around and looked at him, still patient in the face of his crankiness.

"I can't just 'zap' everything because most of what I own is somehow mystical or at least charged with magic energy. Trying to adjust my portals to move those kinds of energies would take even longer, would leave me exhausted for days, and might also slightly explode. Clear? And that box has canopic jars in it so be careful," she explained, resuming her journey.

It had been a rough few months. The Titans had come under attack from a group looking to make a name for themselves, so it was with a twist of irony they ended up borrowing one: the Brotherhood. They weren't affiliated with the Brain or his cohorts in any way but understood the power of the name and tried to steal some of that fear for themselves. It hadn't worked, of course, but they had come for the Tower, making their literal mark for the city to see. The Titans had been forced to evacuate and Raven had been forced to allow everyone into her room to help her transport her belongings to the storage units Cyborg had erected on the island next to their temporary accommodation. Fast forward to now and the new-and-improved Titan Tower was ready for habitation, though that meant another long process of Moving Raven's belongings without the use of magic. However, on this occasion, Cyborg and Starfire were busy disassembling the units on the ground and Robin was still putting the final touches on his forensic lab, reluctant to leave until he had it just right.

"Pfff! Stupid perfectionist Robin," Beast Boy mumbled under his breath. There was a cargo elevator that helped them move all the boxes and crates up the right floor at once but they still needed to be carried by hand the rest of the way. Still, despite Beast Boy's repeated insistence that the task would take 'a gajillion years', by lunch time, there was only crate left, one big enough to warrant them sharing the weight. As they carried it down the corridor, Raven going first and walking backwards, Beast Boy examined it: heavy, sturdy wood with iron hinges and a strong lock. Whatever was in here was important. He bit his lip, unsure if he should ask. Raven was notoriously private and he had been tromping in and out of her room all day, even if it was her idea, and he didn't want to-

"Beast Boy, relax! You're making me jumpy. I can feel your curiosity... go ahead and ask," Raven said.

"What's in the case? Looks pretty secure..." he mused.

"My treasures," Raven replied, quietly. Beast Boy gave a low whistle.

"Cool... so, like super-dangerous spellbooks?" he tried.

"No."

"Mega-powerful magic jewellery?"

"No."

"A mummifed head?"

"What? No."

"The wooden stake Batman used to kill Dracula so he could raid his wardrobe?"

"That never even... no."

"Ummm... mildly dangerous spellbooks?" he tried, lamely, just as they entered Raven's room and lowered the case to the floor. Raven gave him a long, searching look, a look he knew to endure while she made what she thought was an important decision.

"Would you like to see?" she asked, bashfully. He raised an eyebrow at that... but there was no way he was going to deny a chance to get closer to Raven.

"Yes please," he said with a bright and genuine smile. Raven paused a moment, seeming to be galvanised by his sincerity. She knelt down and reached into a tiny hidden pocket sewn into her boot, extracting a small but ornate key. She took a deep breath and used it to unlock the case, lifting the lid and stepping back so Beast Boy could explore its contents.

"Just... please be careful," Raven added as he knelt down, nodding his agreement to her. He lifted a large but light object, kept in a white plastic bag. He opened it and, looking inside, laughed fondly. There, staring back at him, was the stuffed chicken he and Cyborg had won for her at the fair. He got it now: these things were her treasures. Her keepsakes. He put the toy down and reached for something else, a large, flat object, wrapped in nondescript cloth. Unwrapping it, he saw it was a framed team photo, just like the one that hung on his wall. He smiled brightly at her and she returned it, if a little less intensely. The next object was an abstract figure that, apparently, represented a Tamaranean hero of great renown, one of the gifts Starfire brought back from her most recent visit home. Everything in the box was of that ilk, souvenirs and trinkets given to her by her friends over the years. Beast Boy was glad he saw this - glad Raven had shown him this, the undeniable truth that she loved them as much as they did her.

There were only a couple of things left in the case, left until last as they were clearly kept with the greatest care, wrapped in multiple layers for more protection. He picked up what felt like another framed picture and unwrapped it. His smile vanished and his eyes grew wide: the picture was of him. He looked up at her in amazement and saw her posture had become nervous and even defensive. She bit her lip and urged him to keep going. He carefully, almost reverently, put the picture down and reached for the last object, a polished wooden box, small but elegant. He opened it and gasped.

"The penny...?" he breathed. Indeed, scorched but undeniable, the penny he had given Raven for luck sat in the cushioned box, alone. He spared Raven another glance, seeing her shrink into her cloak - she was scared. He stood and wordlessly reached into his pocket, pulling out his wallet. He rummaged in it for a moment and handed her a worn, folded piece of paper. She opened it and stared, speaking without looking up.

"Why do you have a picture of me?" she whispered. It wasn't much, just a magazine clipping he had liked. But it signified so much more. He took a deep breath and, heart hammering, answered.

"Hopefully, the same reason you keep that penny," he said. Raven looked at him then, seeing her fear and nervousness reflected in his eyes. "I have another gift for you, if you'll accept it, but you can't put it in there," he said, indicating the now empty case. Raven nodded, shyly, hoping she understood him. With that, he stepped forward and slowly but firmly pressed his lips to Raven's. With a shaky smile, he pulled back and looked at Raven, an unspoken question in his eyes. She smiled back at him, the pair of them sighing in relief.

"I appreciate it, Beast Boy... but how about, instead of a gift, we make it a trade?" she asked, just as she leaned in and kissed him in return.

Hey, this isn't too bad considering I wrote it on the fly. Might have subconsciously borrowed elements from my 'Keepsakes' one-shot but I still like it and hope you do as well ^_^

“All I asked… Was a new book for my birthday from him… And what do i get?… A gigant chicken… I most be the luckiest girl in the world…”