The Hybrid

A Quick Trip to Corinth

"Ugh, I hate getting sand in my shoe," Beast Boy grimaced as he walked the solitary beach where he saw Raven coming back in from the surf. What she was wearing caused Garfield to pause and gawk at her like an idiot. Raven had a simple royal blue two-piece bikini, showing off her long smooth legs and strong figure. Raven saw Beast Boy staring and walked over to him, wearing her smirk as she flicked her hair back from her vision."Uhhh..." The green teen couldn't find words. Good words anyways.

"Hello, Beast Boy," She cooly welcomed. A quick shake of the head and Beast Boy was once again conscious.

"What are you doing here? Right now, too," He asked with slight rage in his voice. She had left Pura to cry in a room by herself to go surfing. He had a right to know why.

"I was just trying to work on my tan, or at least just get to human paleness," She muttered the last part as she gazed at her smooth skin. Garfield joined her observation for a brief moment before returning back to the subject.

"You left Pura alone to cry after you told her about Malchior?" said the changeling. The demeanor of Raven's face instantly changed from amusement to shock, more shock than Beast Boy was used to seeing.

"She told me she was fine. Argh! I knew I should have just stayed," Raven grumbled to herself. With a glow from her hand, she changed her outfit back to her normal Azarthian clothing under a moving black shadow of magic. "Come on, let's go."

"Just a minute. You have some questions to answer," Beast Boy said sternly, though his child-like mannerism started showing as he tapped his foot on the sand with a scowl on his face that could only be described as a suspicious child that applied reason to the mystery of Santa Claus. Raven's restraint to smile was evident as they walked over to the edge where the crashing waves met the beach. "When did you learn to surf?"

"I had to. There was... someone in trouble one time and... I had to learn how to surf, fast."

"Your powers were on the frits?"

"Yeah," Raven chuckled at the thought. It was Ed who had accidentally fallen overboard on their way to Volant, the flight Animalist, that she learned how to surf. She realized later on that she could have just run at top speed on the water, but she was in a panic. Raven sighed at the memory, calling Beast Boy's curious eye. Before he could say anything, Raven suggested that they leave to comfort Pura, who was already being well comforted by Cyborg.

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Beast Boy fell into his bed with a satisfying thud. The strain in his back reminded him of the tension he had collected within the few minutes. Having just taken care of a villain, there was another call to the door, which caused him to sigh in annoyance as he opened the door to a normal-looking Raven. "Oh, thank goodness."

"What?" Raven asked, wondering what the exclaiming of relief was for.

"You've been changing so much that I haven't had time to keep up. It's just great to see you back to your weird creepy self," Beast Boy said without hesitation. His eyes budged open as he realized the words running out of his mouth. "Raven, I'm so sorry I-"

"It's okay. It doesn't bother me anymore."

"It doesn't?"

"No, in fact, it reminds me that I'm special. Just like I'm sure that you have a hard time being called..." She left it open for his interpretation in his mind, but he said it out loud.

"A green freak," Beast Boy confessed with a sigh. Raven rested her hand on his shoulder.

"A friend once said that just because we are freaks, we are unique. Because unlike normal people, we're the real deal." Beast Boy smiled but gave a chuckle in mild disbelief.