
"Are you comfortable Raven?" Beast Boy inquired casually as he began tying Raven's ankles together with soft but strong rope.
"As comfortable as I can be under the circumstances," Raven replied with what was for her a minimal amount of sarcasm. "Remind me again why I agreed to this?"
Beaming down at the purple haired girl was seated on the floor with her legs stretched out in front of her and her arms behind her, bracing her upper body, Starfire said happily, "Because you are a dear friend who did not want me to celebrate Flaarbarg, the Tameranean Day of Tickling, by myself."
"And because you're secretly a big softie who couldn't say no to Starfire's puppy dog eyes," added Beast Boy with a snicker.
Glaring at him with a trace of pink in her cheeks, Raven opened her mouth for a retort but was interrupted by Starfire. "Thank you for your help as well, Beast Boy; it is much appreciated."
"No problem," he told her cheerfully and with complete honesty, his green eyes drinking in the sight of Raven without her usual cloak as he began binding her knees. It was a beautiful sight.
"Of that I'm sure," the pale sorceress snarked back, seeing the way his eyes tracked across her body. It made her want to fidget but she firmly suppressed the impulse; she had more control than that.
Beast Boy just grinned at her; finished with her lower body, he walked behind her and crouched on one knee, more rope appearing in his hands as he gently forced her elbows together and looped the rope around them.
"So are these ropes reinforced or something so that you can't accidentally rip them to pieces when I tickle you?" he asked his alien friend as he applied the ropes, covertly appreciating how it forced Raven's breasts into even greater prominence than normal.
"Oh yes." Starfire nodded, a serious look on her face. "These are traditional ropes from my home world, so they are strong enough to hold one of us even with our most spirited struggles."
"Think they'll be able to hold up to Raven's magic if it goes haywire?" He leaned his head around and gave the half-demon a teasing look of fright, to which she rolled her eyes.
"I have far more control over my powers and emotions than I used to have," Raven informed the shape shifter with a touch of pride in her voice. "I doubt it will be an issue, and I would never hurt either of you."
"Yeah, we know," Beast Boy told her, sincerity in his eyes and face; Starfire just smiled at her female friend, happy that Raven had made such progress.
Raven gave them both one of her small but sincere smiles, glad that she could finally let her guard down around her friends.
"But yes, they should be strong enough even for a task as formidable as that," Starfire told Beast Boy as he finished tying Raven's wrists.
"Good to know," the young shape shifter noted. "Okay Raven all done!"
"Yay," the half-demon said deadpan, glaring up at Beast Boy as he ruffled her hair while chuckling. Instinctively trying to bring her hands up to fix it, she grunted as she encountered the resistance of the ropes.
"Heh heh, forgot you were tied up, didn't you?" Beast Boy teased, only to gulp when Raven turned an evil look on him. "Uh, okay then, Starfire! Your turn!" He quickly turned to the alien girl, aware that he was babbling slightly.
"Very well," Starfire said with a bit of a sigh, taking a seat beside Raven, who tilted her head at her female friend.
"What's with the sighing, Starfire? I thought you were excited to be celebrating your holiday?" she asked curiously.
From his position by her feet, Beast Boy looked up from his knots, also curious as to Starfire's answer.
The orange-skinned girl squirmed for a moment before admitting, "Truthfully, I do not enjoy the tickling, and thus I do not enjoy this aspect of the holiday."
"So why ask Beast Boy and especially me to help you?" Raven couldn't help be a bit annoyed at being tied up and tickled for something Starfire didn't even enjoy.
Starfire looked at her apologetically. "Because it is a very important holiday for my people, and the other aspects of the holiday are most enjoyable." Her customary good cheer began to return as she thought about what she had planned for after the tickling.
Beast Boy's ears perked up as he finished tying her legs and walked behind the girls. "Other aspects? Like what?" Raven looked interested as well, though you would have to know her quite well to tell.
Giggling, Starfire winked at them both. "I am afraid that is a secret, my friends, but do not worry, I shall tell all after the tickling."
Beast Boy mock-scowled at the secret but looking at Raven drove that from his mind. "Raven…are you…pouting?"
"…No," she replied, turning her face away pointedly to hide the small blush on her face at being caught out.
He considered pressing her on the subject but decided not to press his luck, instead focusing on finishing Starfire's bonds. Her wrists were done and he soon had her elbows tied together as well. "There, all done! So you ladies ready to be tickled?" Beast Boy asked, waggling his eyebrows exaggeratedly.
Raven rolled her eyes tolerantly but Starfire shook her head. "Not quite yet friend Beast Boy. We must both first be gagged."
It was one of those rare occasions when Raven and Beast Boy both had the same expression on their faces: dumbfounded surprise. "What?!" Beast Boy asked in a high-pitched voice.
"What." Raven's interjection was considerably flatter and lower, and she did not look happy.
"Um, yes." Starfire was fidgeting under their gazes, especially Raven's. "It is another tradition of the holiday, a very important one. PleasefriendRavendonotbeangrywithme!" she blurted out in a rush.
Raven closed her eyes and sighed once, very deeply, as Beast Boy took the opportunity to close his mouth and get his thoughts back together. The sorceress re-opened her eyes and gave her alien friend a level look. "You owe me, Starfire."
Relieved that her friend was not angry with her, Starfire chuckled sheepishly as she nodded. "I understand Raven. Beast Boy, in that knapsack are several clean pieces of cloth. You may use them as gags."
"Uh, sure thing Starry." The green boy brought the pack back over to the girls and began sorting through the cloths, which came in a wider variety of colors and sizes. "Any rules about the gags I should know about?"
"Ah, thank you for reminding me! The gags should be very muffling, to help reduce the sound of participants' laughter as much as possible."
"Of course," Raven muttered sardonically to herself.
"Heh heh, I think I can work with that," Beast Boy chuckled, resisting the urge to rub his hands together in glee. A selection of cloths in hand, he grinned at the two beautiful girls. "So, who wants to go first?"
"Since it is my holiday, I will volunteer to go first," Starfire announced before Raven could say anything.
The half-demon girl had no problem with that and watched with mild interest as Beast Boy stuffed two pieces of cloth in the alien girl's mouth, one in each cheek, knowing it would be her turn soon.
"Hmm, I think I can one more in there," Beast Boy said critically as he looked over his work, Starfire's cheeks bulging. "Is that all right with you Starfire?"
Getting a nod, the young shape shifter grinned and carefully wedged a third piece of cloth into his teammate's mouth, this one in the center of her mouth. A longer piece was wrapped and tied off around her head in a tight cleave gag, leaving the redhead unable to make any sounds beyond the faintest of grunts and groans. "I would call that a very good gag; what do you think Raven?"
"I think it's a little scary how good you are tying and gagging girls. Anything you want to share?"
Blushing lightly at Raven's raised eyebrow and very small teasing smile, Beast Boy playfully growled, "That's enough out of you, missy!" as he proceeded to gag her as well, catching her off-guard if her muffled sputters and glare were anything to go by.
"And just to be fair, I'll give you the same gag I did Starfire," Beast Boy told her virtuously, fighting down a smile at the thought of gagging the sharp-tongued sorceress.
The look Raven gave him said he wasn't fooling anyone but she didn't struggle as her mouth was packed to the brim and cleave gagged into place.
The green skinned and haired young man could help giggling at the picture his female friends made. "Dude, you two look like a couple of chipmunks with your cheeks all puffed out like that." He turned into the animal in question as a demonstration, making faces at the bound girls.
Starfire's answering giggles were barely audible while Raven's eye roll was quite easy to see, though there was a trace of amusement in her purple eyes.
"And now the moment you've both been waiting for: the tickling!" Starfire and Raven appeared to be a bit nervous at his over the top announcement, Raven hiding it better than Starfire.
"For starters: a bird!" As Beast Boy transformed into a green owl, Raven raised an eyebrow at the strange choice, while Starfire seemed equally interested.
Hopping and flapping forward until he was between their two pairs of feet, Beast Boy spread his wings; had it not been biologically impossible, the two girls would have sworn that his beak curved into a grin as he began brushing his feathers against their bare soles.
As tempting as it was to go all out from the beginning, Beast Boy restrained himself; he wanted to build up the tickling, bring them along slowly.
And so far it seemed to be working; Starfire was giggling, but only lightly, and Raven, as expected, was as stone-faced as ever, though there were a few twitches in her feet and face that showed that she wasn't quite as unaffected as she pretended to be.
Wanting to get at least one chuckle from his ultra-reserved friend before moving on to his next form, the shapeshifter ran his largest feather down between the space between Raven's big toe and her next one, happy to see the sorceress stiffen and let out a few very muffled giggles, even her glare not diminishing his enjoyment.
"Well, that was a good warm-up, but now I think it's time we got serious about this holiday," he declared as he morphed into his next animal form. A small green chipmunk chattered at the girls cheerfully. Starfire looked amused while Raven rolled her eyes.
Narrowing his small eyes, Beast Boy decided to get her first; latching onto her left foot with his entire body, he used his front paws and tongue to tickle the sensitive skin between her toes while his back paws scrabbled against her sole.
Raven's face rapidly darkened as she struggled to hold in her laughter but it didn't take long before she lost the battle. Muffled peals of laughter burst out from her as she started desperately wiggling her foot, trying to dislodge her furry tormentor.
Beast Boy hung on though, tickling her with glee until he suddenly let go, timing his release just right with one of Raven's more energetic foot wiggles to go flying through the air and land on Starfire's right foot, where he immediately went back to work.
Caught off guard, Starfire's reaction was even quicker than her friends; even through her gag the laughter was somewhat loud as she giggled madly, her orange skin turning browner as the laughter took its toll on her. Beast Boy followed the same method he had used on Raven, tongue and front paws digging in between her toes while his back paws went to work on the soft skin of her soles.
Having the time of his life, Beast Boy was reluctant to stop but knew the girls needed a break. So he dropped off and scurried to the center of the room, where he turned back to his normal humanoid form. "I'll give you ladies a few minutes to recover, and then," his small fangs gleamed in the light as he grinned at them, "we'll finish up with the grand finale."
Raven and Starfire gave him wry looks at his enthusiasm as they leaned against each other, shoulder to shoulder, waiting for their breathing to even out and feeling their heartbeats get back to normal.
Beast Boy gave them a few minutes, covertly admiring their closeness and they way their very bountiful chests were heaving, before asking, "All right, you two ready to finish up?"
The two girls nodded enthusiastically, prompting a wide grin from Beast Boy. "Glad to hear it, because now I'm really going to put you both through the ringer!" Transforming into an octopus, the shapeshifter took a moment to enjoy the puzzled looks on their faces, which quickly changed to horror as they realized what he intended, before he struck.
Four tentacles went to each girl; two began relentlessly tickling their feet, while the other two roamed over their bodies, tickling their stomachs, armpits, and even their breasts.
Under normal circumstances, Raven would have given Beast Boy hell (literally) for the liberties he was taking with her body. As it was, she was so busy trying to breath as she screamed with laughter and squirmed wildly that she barely noticed what he was doing, only that she wanted it to stop.
In all her experiences with this holiday, Starfire had never been tickled so severely. She yelled, shrieked, and shouted with laughter, struggling against her bonds and Beast Boy's tentacles, desperate for it to be over.
Said young man was having the time of his life; seeing Raven and Starfire helpless with laughter as his rubbery appendages tickled their feet and other sensitive areas was a dream come true.
But all good things had to come to end and after a few minutes Beast Boy decided he had better stop as well; the two girls were looking close to passing out. Stopping the tickling and setting them gently on the ground, he watched with a grin as they lay panting, chests heaving delightfully and both too tired to care that Starfire was lying with her head on Raven's stomach.
"That was awesome!" he declared happily, grin widening as both of them gave him looks. "Well, for me anyway," he chuckled as he walked over to untie them and remove their gags.
It didn't take long and soon both Raven and Starfire were free, though they were still lying on the floor. "I am so very tired," Raven declared, voice even more monotone than usual.
"As am I, friend Raven," Starfire agreed, her tone noticeable missing its usual pep. "Thank you both for helping me to celebrate Flaarbarg."
Raven managed a small smile. "You're welcome Starfire…"
"No problem Starry," Beast Boy chimed in before smirking. "There's just one more thing…"
Neither girl had time to react as he transformed into a dog and with a long, slobbery tongue licked up and down both of their feet and sliding in between their toes, resulting in squeals and giggles.
"Bwahahahaha!" Beast Boy was laughing himself as he transformed back. "Sorry, I just couldn't resist…" His voice trailed off into a squeak as both Raven and Starfire climbed slowly to their feet, eyes glowing white and green respectively and faces promising violent retribution. "Oh crap."
A few seconds later a green cheetah torn down the halls of the Tower, a frantic look on its face as it was hotly pursued by two beautiful young superheroines, both flying and shouting for Beast Boy to come back and take his punishment like a man.