A dog and his boy
Chapter Three- Lessons in Latin, because I failed lessons in love
By Shiva's avatar
Hia Robin, me again.
Sure, its four am … but I can't sleep so I figured I'd come out and have another chat with you. I know, I know … I can't compare with "astonish household cleaner" but I've been feeling kinda down lately … and I was … you know … hoping, maybe … for once … you could be the one to cheer me up. You know … if you're not too busy sleeping or anything.
And, don't be mad at me, but I've been sneaking into Raven's room. I know this is ganna sound really stupid, but I was hoping maybe she had a love spell or something … he-he … pretty funny, huh? Raven having something like that? I mean, yeah right! But I guess when you get desperate you're just willing to try anything …
And boy was she ticked when she caught me flipping through her books! I was rammed against a wall quicker then you could blink, and she stood real close and asked me "What the hell are you doing" in that scary tone she gets. Not ganna lie to Robin, but I never wanna see Raven that mad again … she's goes from her normal kinda creepy self to seriously scary. I really thought I was a goner. Her hands and eyes were glowing … and she was talking real low, like she was just waitin' for me to say something wrong so she could totally kick my butt.
… Sorry … I don't mean to be so serious … so … ummmm … ummmm …
What hotel does a wolf stay at?
A HOWL-day inn …
… Wow … ummm … way not to laugh dude.
But, err … right! Back to the story at hand, well paw rather I guess. Cause I am "Beast" boy after all … he-he …get it? It's funny because I'm a dog again …
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Sorry, sorry, sorry … not funny, I know.
But back to the whole Raven thing … I just really wanted to be with ya dude … and I was willing to try anything. Maybe it isn't right, but I know that I can't beat Star … so I was just hoping …
Heh … I guess it doesn't really matter what I was hoping, huh? Raven said there wasn't a spell to make someone fall in love …
Well, actually get this. AFTER I accidentally blurt out that I snuck into her room to try and find a magical spell to make you fall in love with me … I would'a lied, but she scared the truth right out of me … she totally gets this surprised look … dur, bet she didn't see that one coming … and lets me fall to the floor. Now, I'm all for running away from a ticked off Raven, so I changed into a rabbit and bolted for the door. I almost made it out too before it glowed black, and slammed right in my face. Not ganna lie to you dude, running full speed into a closed door HURTS!
Now, I'm ready for Raven to kill me in some particularly horrible way … you know, like by ripping my off my arms and legs with her mind powers, or hitting me against the wall till my body breaks into a pile green goo. But instead she totally walks over and picks me up … because I was still totally a bunny …
And then she takes me over to her desk, sets me on her chair, and starts digging through the desk drawers. I'm totally waiting for her to start pulling out like knifes and scalpels and really pointy sticks … but she just keeps right on digging and tells me to change back.
She said in THAT tone too. You know, that Raven tone … tone.
So, I morph back, and wait for her to tell me how she's ganna kill me. Instead she tells me that she doesn't have a spell to make you love me, but she does have a magic wand that will let you know my feelings for you. I was a little confused at this point, but totally psyched! And I'm all but hugging Raven at this point … totally forgetting the fact that I thought she was ganna kill me ten seconds before. I mean, FINALLY I was ganna be able to let you know how I felt about you!
Then Raven pulls out a pen from the drawer and some fancy paper. Wait, what'd she call it? Oh yeah … "Stationary". "Stationary" with HEARTS on it. Seriously, when have you EVER seen Raven with anything with HEARTS? And then she puts the pen in my hand and tells me the only way your ganna ever know much I like you is to tell you … and that I should just write it all down and give it to you.
No offense, but Raven has to be the lamest person in the entire galaxy when it comes to this kinda mushy stuff. I mean, has she even ever LIKED a boy, let alone tried to do something like writing a love letter? Cuase I've tried writing them to you before … it just never came out right. … Then again, I guess I can't say much, seeing as I spent the next few hours writing you the letter that's hanging out in my mouth right now …
Then Raven went and started doing her whole "I'm so cool" floating/meditation/zen thing over her bed. And totally ignored me when I tried to bug her to see if there really WAS some obscure magic way to just make you love me…
So, ummm … yeah. I just spent the last four hours sitting at Raven's desk, writing a note to you on really girly paper … with little hearts on it … where I basically spill my guts out.
Now all I gatta do is nuzzle you awake, and put the envelope … which totally has little hearts on it too … in your hand.
Yeah … just gatta nuzzle you.
Ganna do it ANY second now …
Yup-yup … ANY second now …
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Or well, maybe I could just do it tomorrow? Yeah! I wanna … ummm … edit my note … and umm … stuff … But I'll give it to tomorrow … Yeah! Tomorrow for sure!
So … ummm … sorry I bothered ya and stuff. I guess I'll see ya again tomorrow night… k?
Well … night dude ….
Author's notes-
:melodramatic gasps: oh no! The jokes are disappearing, and Beast Boy's speech pattern is getting more jittery, fast and nervous! (Sorry if it's a little tough to read … but I was trying for a skittish/nervous boy …who talks a mile a minute BEFORE he gets skittish/nervous).
:grins: Well, we're just nearing a resolution to the whole "how does Robin feel" question (and I STILL have no idea how long I plan to drag this out :Sweatdrops: ). Oddly enough, for something that was supposed to be just a bunch of random chapter pieces, its shaping up to have a very congruent storyline (which sucks … because now I keep wanting to go back and edit the hell out of the old chapters and make this into something longer … and its supposed to be my drabble piece! The piece I get to write in a night and post just to show people I'm not dead, and still like writing little pieces of slashy angst:whines some more: )
I dunno … I'll figure out if I want to edit it later.
As for now, I really like this chapter (mostly because even though Beast Boy doesn't see it … Raven actually bought that stationary to write HIM a love note. She went to mediate because the last thing she wanted was to cry … well, and destroy her room from the magical fit her emotional breakdown would cause ... but that might play out more in the next chapter … hmmmm … we'll have to see).
While Robin/Beast boy is cute … and is what this fic is all about … I really am a Beast boy/Raven fanboy at heart … mayhap one day I'll give them a little one shot all their own someday …
… :Headdesks: Its exam week, and I haven't been sleeping. I apologize if my author's notes make absolutely no sense (as always though, reviews/criticisms are super shibby).
-Oh yeah! And, disclaimer … I own nothing. Not even heart coated stationary (though note to self, I really should get some for amusement value if nothing else...).
And on that note …
Laters