serenade

[thebeastwithout]

[voice]
Tara!

We definitely need to talk, dude! Where've you been?! I even went through your house the other day! Anyway, that's gonna have to wait a bit 'cause it's Valentine's Day, and I've been waiting for this for a way long time!

[The only thing he might have done differently without the iris, was, maybe, remembering to filter it to her. There comes the sounds of fumbling noises in the background before a soundtrack of some sort begins to play...]

OK, here we go. One. Two. A-one two three --

You can't fade away
The way I feel for you there ain't no word I could say
What I'd do for you, and every single day...

By your side is where I'll be
Endless love and faith you'll see
When I walk you walk with me
Tara!
Together let the light shine! Together let the light shine... Together let the light shine~

[If Tara isn't properly mortified yet, Beast Boy caps this off with a --]

I love you, Tara!

[action]
[And then Beast Boy is triumphantly riding down the streets of Mayfield on his shiny new moped (when the heck had he ever owned this?!) with a giant bouquet of flowers.]

This is the best day ever!

[Naturally, he drives about as well as a 14-year-old could be expected to drive and promptly crashes at least 7 times. Maybe into you.]

This is still the best day ever!

[His bouquet is in pieces by the time he gets anywhere close to his destination. But there's a bunch of simple, elegant daisies growing in a flowerbed which he promptly plucks out of the ground.]

Comments

[thebeastwithout]

Yeah, sure! I was... thinking the same thing.

[Have pity for the guy who just sang a song for the girl he loved. Beast Boy's green turns greener, somehow, as he grins again with a bright smile.]

After I, uh. Get these... You know what? You should just take all of 'em.

[kinship]

[Alas, he didn't hear the song and even if he had... Screw Tara, he was Beast Boy's best friend. God, these flowers are evil.]

Wow, nobody's ever given me flowers before...

[thebeastwithout]

Why not, dude? You're a real nice guy! ...Maybe the nicest guy I've ever met.

[kinship]

[Nobody has ever been this genuinely affectionate towards him outside his family and, while it would touch him still normally, with the addition of the flower effects it was overwhelming.

And so Cain stepped forwards to do something he would never normally have done, and give Beast Boy a spontaneous hug.]

[thebeastwithout]

[Eeps.

Beast Boy resists the urge to turn into a turtle, and then slowly hugs Cain back. He pats him a few times on the back.

This was nice.]

Er. Happy Valetine's Day, Cain.

[kinship]

[He has only ever hugged Abel before, and back home even that was scarce. He is going to be really REALLY embarrassed when this wears off.]

Oh.

Mm... Happy Valentine's Day, Beast Boy.

[Wait a second. WAIT A SECOND. A horrible thought occurs to him, starting to add up piece by piece. Tara, flowers, Valentine's Day...]

Were you on your way to see a girlfriend?

[HEARTBREAK.]

[thebeastwithout]

N-No.

[She's not his girlfriend yet dude.]

...There's no one who likes me like that, dude.

sob what is this thread

[kinship]

[♫ And they called it puppy loooove ♥ ♪]

Maybe that's not... entirely true.

beautiful

[thebeastwithout]

Huh? What do you mean?

[Say hi to the world's densest individual.]

[kinship]

[Come on Cain, you can do it, admit the fake induced puppy crush.]

You're the best guy, anyone would be lucky to have you.

[Fail.]

[thebeastwithout]

Oh!

[He almost looks disappointed.]

Y-Yeah. ...See what I mean? You're always saying sweet things like that.

[kinship]

Only to you.

[Wait that's not true, what?]

Because you deserve them.

[thebeastwithout]

...You think so?

[Beast Boy smiles again, a little more shyly.]

Well. You know you deserve 'em, too, right?

[kinship]

[Hrr. Why is his heart beating so hard all of a sudden?]

But, you're... really special.

[He hopes the message gets across, he's too embarrassed to say it out loud clearly.]

[thebeastwithout]

[Some... garbled version of it does. Sort of. Kind of. Beast Boy leans a little closer.]

We all are, dude. You're you, and... I'm me, and... I'm just glad I know you.

[kinship]

[He flushes slightly at Beast Boy's close proximity, swallowing hard.]

No, I mean... really special. To me. You're special to me.

[thebeastwithout]

Y-Yeah?

I... You... You're special to me, too... Dude.

[heart palpitations evident.]

[kinship]

Special like... more than friends special?

[WHAT IS HE SAYING? CAIN GET A GRIP ON YOURSELF.]

[thebeastwithout]

Of course we're more than friends, dude.

[We're best friends~]

[kinship]

[Ahhh~ The flowers have really done a number on him, because he's beaming like a real idiot.]

Really? I'm so happy!

[thebeastwithout]

Yeah, of course! You'll... You'll always be special to me no matter what, dude.

[kinship]

[Even under the influence of the flowers, he can't make himself go further than that. Vulnerability in front of others wasn't his strong suit, good emotions or bad.]

Great! Ah... isn't Tara waiting for you?

[Was that the barest hint of disdain for the name Tara?]

[thebeastwithout]

Oh... Yeah.

[Beast Boy half looks disappointed as he remembers.]

Yeah, I guess I should go talk to her now. ...We have to talk about her whole memory-loss deal.

[kinship]

[No more disappointed than Cain looks when Beast Boy agrees.]

Right... Right. I guess I'll see you soon.

[thebeastwithout]

Yeah...! Seeya later, buddy.

[Cain gets an awkward sort of pat on the shoulder before Beast Boy's moving back towards his moped.]