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]

[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.]