THE RISING TIDE

Chapter 9: Breaking the silence

Beast boy leant over to see his reflection, he smiled 'Oh yeah I'm a stud, nah, man, I wish Raven would notice me for once' he made ripples in the water.

He felt a warm hand began to stroke his back, he knew it was her but what was she doing? She was massaging him, he was confused, suddenly the once soft hand turned into a forceful push, he was sent into the water.

He took a breath "What the heck was that for?"

"Thinking you're a stud" she smiled seductively "Remember I can read minds" she helped him out of the water "Now come on lets get back they are going to be worrying"

Raven helped him out.

Beast boy sat on the edge again only this time with Raven's company "Can I talk to you?"

Raven sat down "What's on your mind?"

Beast boy suddenly found his feet interesting "Well, before, when we kind of were having fun in the spring last time"

Raven looked up at him examining his now lost face "Pretend it never happened"

Beast boy put on a light smile "Thanks" he held his hand out "Friends"

Raven shook his hand "Friends" she said in a lighter tone.

It was 10 in the morning, the sun was rising and the titans were all ready for their rescue helicopter.

Robin checked his communicator "It should be her—"

He was cut off by the loud noise of the helicopter.

"Lets go back home"

The titans all walked into the tower, Beast boy ran and collapsed on the couch "Thank god we are home!" he yelled.

Cyborg ran to his room to get charged while Raven walked to hers.

Robin smiled and sat down with the girls and Beast boy and began talking "It's great to be home"

Beast boy laughed "Hell yeah" he turned the video game on.

It had been five minutes and everyone had ditched him, he puffed "Back to normal"

Beast boy awoke to his green blankets that were now smothering him, he pulled his blankets off and stretched, it had been 3 days since the cruise, he yawned and jumped out of bed, Raven hadn't spoken to him since the cruise, he messed up his hair and opened the door to the corridor.

He walked past Raven's door on the way and peered in, she was in bed sleeping peacefully, he quickly headed to the living room and sat on the couch, this day was going to be so boring.

Whisper was making tea in the kitchen; they were the only people that were a wake "Hey Beast boy" she waved happily.

Beast boy noticed the red silk pyjamas, the same ones she forced Raven to wear "Oh hey" he looked at them 'Raven fills them out more and they defiantly look better on Rae' Beast boy hit himself.

"Huh?"

Beast boy quickly came up with an excuse "Uh, I was just swatting a mosquito"

Whisper raised an eyebrow "Ok"

She sat down next to him with the tea in her hands "Uh, so how are you?"

"I'm ok I guess" Beast boy replied.

"I guess?" she started "what's up B?"

Beast boy looked down at his hands "She hates me doesn't she?"

Whisper suddenly got who he was talking about "No she doesn't"

"Then why does it seem like it?" He questioned.

Whisper gave him a weird look "You of all people should know my sis, she's like that, I've felt hated but you just gotta keep pushing past her limits until she finally talks to you"

Beast boy nodded "Uh huh, but there is more than one problem"

"Pray tell" she stated.

He rubbed his hands together "When we were all frosty"
"I think I can remember" she smiled "You guys were like ice that night"

"Yeah well, we had been looking for food when we came across a spring, naturally someone fell in, she dragged me with her, we were joking around, we were ripping each other off, we got closer and yeah" he didn't want to finish it.

"You kissed her?" her voice was excited.

"Robin and Cyborg" he stated.

"You kissed Robin and Cyborg?" she cringed.

"No they caught us"

Whisper stamped her foot against the couch "God dammed, if I didn't love the guy I would so hate him!"

Beast boy smirked "Hey, it can't be helped"

"I am so kicking his ass" Whisper groaned "But, tell me, was she going to let you?"

He stared at his feet "Uh, yeah" he mumbled shyly.

"Was that a yes?" she said in a baby voice "Was big tough BB going to kiss little Rae?"

Beast boy rolled his eyes "It never happened" he got up and headed to the kitchen "And she hasn't talked to me since that day"

Whisper growled "Bloody Raven, god she is so dull" she continued "Why can't she just admit her feelings and get it over with!"

Beast boy shrugged "Maybe because they aren't there"

She shot a glance at him "Not true"

"Yeah"

Beast boy turned around to see Robin and Cyborg in the kitchen.

"Huh?" Beast boy was shocked "You're fast"

"Hehe yeah" Robin laughed "But seriously Raven is like a book"

"Yeah, she's boring" Cyborg laughed.

Whisper punched him in the arm.

"I was kidding" Cyborg giggled like a school girl.

"No seriously, if you read chapter to chapter it will all resolve in the end" Robin stated.

"But the pages are smudged to me" he said softly.

Cyborg smiled "Dude, maybe you are over analysing her, maybe you just think she's really complicated" he began "Maybe you aren't reading her properly"

Whisper admired the comments "Yeah, boys over analyse girls to be really confusing, but we are just human, we want compliments, we like everything to sound soap opera and most of all we just want to know that we are cared about" Whisper explained "But you act as if Raven is an alien to the world!"

Beast boy thought for a minute "But Raven is different"

"Over analysing again" Robin warned "Talk to her, train with her, let her know you are her friend" he sat up on the counter "Girls just need a little reminder, guys like to punch and kick and insult but we still remain friends, Girls think they have lost a friend just because they hurt them"

Beast boy poured a glass of water "So are you suggesting something?"

Cyborg spoke up "Talk to her"

Whisper took her chance "Tell her she's appreciated"

Robin stole the last line "And express what you feel for her"

Beast boy smiled "Thanks guys"

Whisper leant over the counter as Starfire began making something.

"But I've tried talking to her" Beast boy said.

Starfire looked away from the stove "Maybe you could ask her questions that don't end in yes or no?" she suggested "that way she will have to"

Robin smirked "Yeah dude, just don't let yourself be shunned"
Cyborg spoke again "Play it cool"

Whisper stole the last line "And don't take no as an answer"

"You should go talk to her now, we are going out to get fire works to set up, it new years tonight remember, so we are going to make some lights" Robin began

"Who wants Glorguria?" Star held up a plate of something that looked like a dead mouse with spew (Lol)

The teens sweat dropped.

Beast boy smiled "I'll go talk to Raven!"

Beast boy skidded to a stop at Raven's door, he gulped.

He looked at the door as if it was going to kill him if he moved.

He clenched his fist and knocked on the door.

"Who's there?"

Beast boy blinked "Uh its Beast boy"

Their was a minutes silence, he sighed, he turned to leave when the door slid open just a tiny bit, but just enough to realise she was only in her leotard "What do you want?"

Beast boy tried to get another look but Raven made sure he couldn't "Uh I was just wondering if you wanted to uh"

Raven slid the door all the way, but this time she was in full uniform "If I wanted to what?"

Beast boy stood their dazed and unsure of what to say. 'Just remember what Whisper and the others say'

Raven raised an eyebrow "Hello?" she clicked her fingers in front of him

He snapped out of it "Ahhh" he yelled in shock.

Raven jumped "Ahhh" she breathed "what's wrong with you?"

Beast boy turned away "I'm sorry about whatever I did to make you not like me anymore"

Her glare turned into a soft expression "I like you"

Beast boy's heart thudded, but gained control 'she likes you, but that might mean as a friend, like is like it's not love!"

"But, I had to spend a whole week on a cruise ship with you" she smiled jokingly "I think I've had enough Beast boy"

Beast boy's ears drooped like a scolded puppy "Oh ok" he turned to leave "I'm going to help them find some fireworks"

Raven closed the door behind her "Ok"

Beast boy pulled off his glove and threw it to the floor "Bloody hell!"

He growled "I hate this!" he jumped on the glove "I should have listened to them!"

Whisper magically appeared in front of him "Didn't hold up well did it?"

He put his glove back on "Peachy, she says we can go out to dinner, make out in the back of the theatres and we can head back to my room for some steamy…." He was interrupted by Whispers hand.

"I get it!" she smiled "You really are a perv"

Beast boy raised his eyebrows "I was joking"

Whisper rolled her eyes "I think I know that"

"What should I do Whisper?" he asked.

Whisper growled "God she is harder then I thought" she placed her hand on her chin as a sign of thought "how about you just kiss her?"

Beast boy choked "Uh huh yeah, and risk being sent to another dimension, or even being dragged under her cloak by those huge black tentacles while her eyes glow red!" (A/N this is Raven's soul self triggered when she is angry)

Whisper smiled "hey you will get to get beneath her cloak"

Beast boy folded his arms "So not funny"

Whisper laughed "Uh huh on the inside you begging to kiss her"

"Try me" he snorted.

Whisper began imitating Beast boy "She hates me doesn't she, she's cute, she's different" she mocked "Blah di blah!"

Beast boy covered her mouth "do you want to make my life hell?"

Whisper smiled "No, fun though!" she chuckled. "Ok heres a thought, you know her mirror?"

"Yeah"

"Take it, go into it, find out her feelings" she explained "Then go get her green Romeo"

Beast boy nodded "Sounds like a plan!" he frowned "But that's worse than kissing her"

Whisper choked "Uh so kissing Raven is bad all of a sudden"

Beast boy quickly shook his head "What no! Stop mucking around with my words!"
Whisper smiled "Ok, I'll steal the stupid mirror and I will create an excuse if she comes looking for it"

Beast boy nodded "so? What do I do?"

Whisper winked "Just wait here" she breathed in "RAVEN ROTH GET YOU ASS OUT HERE!" she screamed. "Now when she comes out, say Im in the living room"

Whisper smiled and teleported "Good luck"

Raven came running out to the hall way "What's going on?"

Beast boy looked at her "Uh, umm, she went to the living room!"
She bolted past his as Whisper appeared next to him holding the medieval mirror.

"Are you ready?" she handed him the mirror.

"No, not really but it's the only way I'm going to find out" with that said he put the mirror up to his face and was immediately sucked in.