My Fiction. My Blog. My Life:After braving the vast world of the internet with fanfictions, I've decided to expand my portfolio with short stories, blog posts, and snippets of my novel.
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Chapter 12Raven woke again to the feeling of arms around her. Her alarm was going off, telling her it was time to rise and get ready for training. The warm arms pulled her in tightly, pinning her arms to her side. Laughing quietly, she tried to worm her way free. “Gar, I can’t… the alarm.” But he only drew her in deeper and threw the comforter over their heads. Raven resorted to her powers and flicked it off. After a few minutes of being trapped within his grasp, she realized he had no intention of getting up. “Gar, we have training to go to.”
“Mhm.” He hummed into her ear. “I know something better we can do.” Slowly his arm began dipping lower. “Gar!” She laughed, rolling over in his now slack arms, and pulling the blanket down. “Someone seems to be in a better mood.” “What can I say, you have such a cheery attitude about you. It’s contagious.” Raven rolled her eyes, but didn’t push him away as he leaned over to kiss her cheek. They hadn’t actually done anything in her bed except sleep. But after his story, she didn’t know if it was more her desire to keep him from sleeping alone or her own desire to not sleep alone. He was already climbing out of bed when she reached for his arm. “Are you sure you’re ok?” “Yeah,” he went to leave the bed, but paused and looked back towards her. “I really am Rae. I think I was more anxious about the idea of talking about it, than I was actually talking about it. It had been a while…” he rolled his eyes,” alright a long while since I’ve even brought the subject up. But it wasn’t as hard as I remember it being. It was odd being the one to do the comforting and not the other way around.” He gave her a small smile and patted the hand she had resting on the bed. “But now I pass the torch to you.” He winked and threw his shirt on before stepping into the hallway. Raven watched the door shut after him, wondering if it really was smart to sleep around with teammates. Pulling herself up, she rested her chin and arms on her knees. She had wanted to sleep together for comfort and not at all related to sex. And that was not like her at all. By the time Raven joined the boys, Quill was already fidgeting and staring at the sea in the distance. “Well, now that Rae’s here,” Cy said pulling her into an excited half hug. She shot him a glare and pulled out of his grasp. “We can get started. So, like I said. We’ll start with one race. The goal is to beat the other person to the end. There’s obstacles in your way. And beyond that, anything goes as far as you versus your opponent. “Whose going?” Raven asked, looking over at the course list. But before she could, Cyborg put his body in the way. “You and Beast Boy.” He pointed to the course. “And no cheating and looking at the map. I didn’t let him look either.” Raven glanced at Gar, casually leaning on the railing above the field. He looked calm and very sure of a victory. “Come on, Vic, if she needs a little edge. She can have it.” Gar teased. “Please,” Raven retorted, flipping her hood up, “you couldn’t lay a hand on me.” The irony dawned on her and momentarily her eyes met with Gar’s. “Alright both of you,” Cy called as they both took their spots near the starting line, “there’s a forcefield at the top. So, you can’t just fly over the whole thing. You’ll get zapped if you try to.” “Mhm,” Raven hummed, watching Gar stretch out. “Yeah, yeah.” He stretched out his neck, “Let’s get this over for poor Raven.” He gave her a wink and Raven rolled her eyes in response. The alarm sounded and off they flew. Raven knew he was agile, and probably pretty far ahead already, if it had only been a regular race. Dodging several large explosions, she landed against a wall. And she brought down a few more by grabbing a piece of equipment and throwing it through the bombs. Rocks could be heard crumbling beside her as the last of the explosions died down. Floating a few inches off the ground she started heading further down the course. But the rocks continued their fall. Finding it odd, she stopped her flight and pivoted to see a green tiger jump towards her. Throwing a shield up to deflect him, he instantly disappeared. He was no doubt about to appear elsewhere to surprise her and she quickly dissolved through a wall near her. Ahead she could see the tiny blinking lights from a few bombs hidden in fake brush. Gar was playing offense. And obviously bent on keeping her from winning. So, as he appeared below her, ready to grab her, he wasn’t paying attention to the bombs. She flew back just enough to trigger them, throwing him off his attack. She had been ready and easily protected herself as she flew closer to the exit. Only a few more easy obstacles to get through. After effortlessly warding off the flying arrows she found herself only inches from the end. In a moment of triumph, she let her guard down and found herself being flung to the ground. Gar had appeared out of nowhere and spun her around, causing her to roll several times on the ground before she could right herself. “Damn,” Gar cursed, “I pushed you over the line! I guess you win.” An announcement from Cy over the intercom agreed with Gar’s assessment. “Yey,” Raven moaned sitting up. Grabbing her side, she pulled in a sharp hiss. “Hey,” Gar came closer, noticing her hand, “I didn’t mean to scratch you.” “No, no,” she waved him off and stood avoiding his hand, “it’s fine.” It wasn’t deep but as she ran her hand over it and looked at the approaching man, she felt herself blush. “No, I’m fine.” She kept trying to ward him off, but knew he wouldn’t rest till he looked at it. Coming in intimately close, he bent his head slightly to look at it. The angle of his jaw was in line with her eyes and she looked over his concerned face. His face had a stoic look about it when was being serious and compassionate. The green of his eyes shifted as his gaze skimmed over her exposed skin. His warm hand brushed over her cuts and she gave another light hiss. She could see his eyes widen in shock and his gorgeous cooked grin appear as his glaze met hers. “Well that wasn’t the reaction I was imagining.” He let his hand slip into her uniform through the slit he had made and pulled her close. “Sorry,” she whispered. A little embarrassed by her reaction. “Oh, don’t be sorry.” His voice was low and alluring as he whispered in her ear. “But I think we’ll have to resume this later.” Removing his arm from her suit, he pivoted as the other two rounded the corner. “Hey that was a close race!” Cyborg congratulated his friends. As he was distracted with a high five for Beast Boy, Raven grabbed her suit and ripped it a bit more, removing any signs of claw marks. “You ok, Rae?” Cy tipped to the side to check out her mark. “Oh yeah, scraped a wall. It’s already healing.” Raven said, shrugging. Cyborg took the lie without question and turned to go get the next course set up. Gar’s eyes had flicked down to her side as she had mentioned it, then back up to her eyes with a raised eyebrow. Walking ahead, Cy had already begun talking to Quill about different fighting techniques. “Maybe it’s a good thing you can heal so quickly now.” He murmured. “Oh really? Do you think anyone might be scratching me anytime soon?” She inquired. He chuckled and rubbed his chin. “Well, maybe…” He winked and kept walking after the group. After several more rounds of various types and difficulties, and a quick change of her suit, Raven decided to take Quill to the side to start her own training. Having the pressure and attention off Quill had helped her mood. And by the time Raven approached her she wasn’t nervous at all. Till she heard what Raven wanted. “What do you mean?” “Just start by focusing on your own breath. We aren’t doing anything with water yet. But if you want to we can just sit near the water?” Quill’s eyes got wider at the mention of going near the water. “If it makes you feel better. Gar won’t leave.” She pointed to the man lounging on a nearby rock. “And between the two of us, I think we can stop whatever you might do.” Quill seemed a little comforted, but didn’t budge. “And Gar can breathe under water, so he can take care of me and him.” Raven added, hoping it would be a bit of comfort. Cyborg was called away to help the other titans with an emergency, and they would be the only two on the island to be concerned about. “You trust him that much?” Quill whispered, thinking it was low enough for Gar not to hear. “What?” Raven stopped walking to the shore. She hadn’t really thought that much about it. It was just a gut instinct by now she supposed. “Yeah...I do.” She glanced back towards Gar. He tipped his head lightly to the side to give her a sincere smile. “Alright, if you think it’s safe.” Quill got a few steps closer to the water. But stopped as Raven felt a surge of panic. “This is good enough.” She squeaked, before abruptly sitting down. “Sure.” Raven sat on the ground beside her. “Some people prefer a mantra, like myself, some just use their breath, whatever works for you. And you can try different things too. Maybe even the waves of the ocean?” Quill shook her head at the last suggestion and shut her eyes. “Breathing I can do, I’ll just focus on that.” Quill sounded anxious. Watching her for a minute, Raven decided to hold off on her own meditation, but merely closed her eyes. It took several minutes for the girl’s breath to calm down to a normal rate. And after an hour, Raven could feel her reach an almost relaxed state. It would take time no doubt, but this was a start. Something tapped her boot and Raven opened her eyes to see water at her feet. She was a few inches lower than the girl and Quill had no idea the water had risen. Scanning the beach, she realized it was only their little alcove that was rising. The tide peacefully came and went without any trace of danger. To check on the girl, Raven tried prying into her emotions a tad. Quill wasn’t radiating fear or worry, and didn’t seem to be aware of the water at all. As Raven watched her she realized the water was coming up with each inhale, and leaving with each exhale. Following the water back out, she saw where the disturbance in rhythm caused light crashing in the distance. Quill wasn’t moving that much water. But enough to prove just how connected the two of them were. Raven glanced behind her to see Gar leaning on a rock only a few yards behind them, watching them. He looked casual enough, leaning with his arm crossed. But she knew he was ready to react. And she wondering how long he had been there. Turning her attention back to Quill, she reached out and barely put pressure on the girl’s arm. At first the touch didn’t even register to Quill. But gradually the sensation increased as Raven let her hand fully rest on Quill’s arm, and Quill thankfully opened her eyes without a dramatic jump. “Put your hand down.” Raven whispered. Quill looked first and shot a fearful glance back to Raven. But Raven smiled and leaned forward to put her own hand on the ground. The wave came up and over her fingers, lightly hitting her boot again, before washing away. As the wave came up again, she took a dramatic inhale, and slowly exhaled as it went out. Quill followed suit, a little hesitant, but Raven could feel a sense of trust from the girl. For another hour, Quill sat there watching the wave match to her breathing. And despite the initial shock of seeing the water, she eventually mellowed into an even more relaxed stat than before. A set of planes caught everyone’s attention, and Raven stood to identify the second one. “Hey, looks like the other titans got here a bit early.” Gar said stepping down towards them. The look of nervousness that passed over Quill was similar to the one Raven had seen just yesterday morning. But as the trio started walking up to meet the others, Raven realized Quill was keeping closer to her than Gar. And after Raven gave a quick congratulations on her efforts, Quill unleashed a series of questions. As Quill was recounting the story Raven had overheard the night before, Raven caught the man walking beyond Quill. He was smiling and looking over the landscape as they walked. With a glance towards the ladies, Gar caught Raven watching him and gave her a quick wink. He seemed pleased about something, and just happy to quietly listen to the girls talk. Quill was excited to meet Aqualad and treated it in a similar way with which she did Raven. Shy and seemingly scared. He was almost as charming as Gar and had Quill talking in a few hours. It also helped that he had Kid Flash with him to ease the tension, in a similar way Gar and Vic had given her an easy casual friend beyond Raven. After Aqualad and Kid Flash had made a pit stop on their way in to help the team wrap up in the city, they had gone out and gone a bit overboard on celebratory food. Raven carried the dirty bowls of ice cream to the kitchen as the rest of the tower started winding down. Gar was at the counter, picking at the pile of toppings. “Who thought we needed five containers of chocolate syrup?” He laughed, rummaging through till he found the gummy worms. “The same person who thought we had room for ten gallons of ice cream.” Raven said, shoving a barely touched container over and glancing at their tiny fridge. “Eh send it home with Wally, he’s got the metabolism for it.” Gar said, before stretching a worm out with his teeth till it broke. He looked like his old childish self again. Leaning on the counter Raven let her gaze wander over him. “You surprise me sometimes.” She finally stated. He was busy combining all the partially eaten topping and didn’t look up to respond. “Oh really?” “You’re more… complex than I had thought.” He lightly tossed the last marshmallow into the air and caught it. “How so?” Tipping several bags up, he finally spotted the rubber bands as Raven floated them in front of his face and started sealing the bags with a thankful nod. “I think for a minute I wondered about you and Quill. I mean she is really pretty. And she obviously adores you. But you didn’t seem interested at all.” Raven wouldn’t have blamed him. Satisfied with his cleaning, he placed his hands on the counter and leaned a bit into them. “She’s fifteen Rae, I’m not an animal.” He winked at her and laughed. “I do have my standards.” “Mhm… that Vix was her name? On watch during that heist on 5th.” “Heh,” Gar’s hand went to scratch the back of his neck, “well, I mean I was told to keep her busy.” He shrugged with his arms out stretched and a gleam in his eye. “And babe, I kept her well distracted.” Winking, he crossed his arms, leaning on the counter, and chuckled. Though he had still managed to get her to smile, Raven huffed and shook her head. “You’re making it hard to stick to my original statement.” She returned. The humor seemed to die down as he watched her. “Does this have to do with why you were watching me so closely these last few days?” Blushing, Raven tried to find something else to clean up. “I was just making sure you weren’t getting into trouble.” She said, shrugging before fixating herself with wiping down the counter. He didn’t even make a sound as he moved, and before she knew it he was right behind her wrapping his arms around her. “I’m touched you care so much,” he said, teasing her. “No.” she said, masterfully monotoned, and wiggled out of his grip a little as she turned to face him. “I don’t care, you can deal with your own emotions. You’re just handsome to look at.” Raising an eyebrow, she looked up at him. He flashed his charming smile and Raven could feel herself cracking. So, she turned back around as her smile broke. “I just liked seeing a different side of you is all. It was very… mature.” “Mmm, I am very mature. I could have told you that.” Gar released her and strolled to the other side of the island. “Though, just a part of getting to know each other, Rae.” He said with an air of proposition. Turning, she watched him pick up one of the cans of whip cream. “Comes with having sex I suppose.” Sticking out a finger, he squirted the tip with a dollop of whip cream. “Such as, do you like whip cream?” He asked, raising and eyebrow and sticking his finger in his mouth. “Eh,” Raven shrugged, “I don’t see the point in adding it to ice cream. It’s already creamy enough.” She replied, glancing at the large tub. “Heh,” he snorted lightly biting his lip, “I can guarantee you that was not where I was thinking of putting it.” Bouncing his eyebrows a few times, as he always seemed to do when he was implying sex, his arms and the whip cream disappeared on the other side of the counter. The sound of the squirt can drew on for a few long seconds. Raven could feel her cheeks warm as she realized what exactly he had done. Letting out a laugh, she rolled her eyes as she also realized he had sprayed it for a seemingly long time, for effect. Before she caught what he was doing, she heard the snap of his pants shut. He managed to try and achieve a casual pose as Wally ran in. “Hey, have you seen Silkie? I forgot I brought the little bugger a present.” Wally quickly explained, running around the room, paying neither titan a lick of attention. The grimace on Gar’s face was unmistakable as he had a rather large amount of whip cream now squished into his pants. Though as soon as he saw Raven’s face, he had to smile. Using her hand as a shield, she was trying her best to hide her laugh as Wally ran up. Shaking his head Gar, glanced at their friend. “Try the pool table, he likes to sleep on top.” “Ah, good call.” Wally barely got out before he left the room. Finally letting out her snicker, Raven watched him try and shimmy in his pants as he neared her. “What was it we said about being mature?” She joked, wrinkling her nose at him and the thought of what he was feeling. Gar stopped his fidgeting and leaned on the counter beside her. Dipping his head low towards her, he gave her earlobe a quick bite, before murmuring in his wonderfully sultry voice. “Yeah, but which one of us can actually say what we’re going to do with the whip cream and not blush?” Even as he said it, Raven could feel her cheeks warm. Huffing, she pushed away. “Whatever.” She could hear him laugh in obvious victory. Turning to survey the remaining food, she looked at him and asked, “Think you can keep it in your pants for a few more minutes?” Her gaze flicked down to his crotch before returning to his face. “Ha, I mean he does miss you already.” “I meant the whip cream.” Raven stated, cutting off his laughter. “Oh. I’ve grown accustom to it. Why?” Raven levitated a few gallons up and pushed them into his arms. “Make yourself useful. We can store them in the fridge beside the landing bay.” Sobering slightly, he nodded and threw another carton on top. “But I warn you…” she said grabbing a few perishable toppings and the last carton. Starting to walk backwards she dropped her voice to a low timid level. “I might get lost walking from the storage room to my room. It is dark and I might take a wrong turn.” Trying to play worried, she stuck out her lip slightly. Gar didn’t miss a beat. “Oh no,” he gasped, “you mean like after the south stairwell and into that weird green room?” A tailed appeared behind him, and she caught it quickly grab one of the chocolate syrups. They continued to walk towards the elevator and she nodded sadly. “I just don’t know what will become of me.” “Well, I’ll just have to follow you then. I heard some strange things happen in that room. I’ll have to keep you safe.” Raven had walked backwards a lot slower than he could walk normally, and as he closed the difference he reached down to give her a kiss. “My hero.” She whispered before turning around to quickly get their chore completed.
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