A/N: Hello everyone!

This Fic is something I came up with over the past few weeks but I wasn't really sure if I was willing to take the time to actually write it out and publish it. Still kind of unsure if I'll pursue it to completion but if it's enjoyed by the public I'll write it out.

Obviously the standard disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans or any of it's copyrights or affiliates. This story is published strictly for personal enjoyment and is not used for monetary gain.

A warm summer breeze gently rolled over the dimly lit streets of Jump City and across the bay towards Titan Tower. The massive structure stood silently against the horizon, eerily illuminated by the moonlight the blanketed the city. Within its walls laid the five young heroes know as the Titans, peacefully enjoying their slumber after a hard days work. One Titan, however, was tossing fitfully in his sleep; with terrifying images of gore and death plaguing his dreams and warping them into nightmares. The last image he saw before he shot upright in his bed while releasing a yelp of terror was his gloved hands, claws piercing through their fabric and fast approaching his teammates.

Beast boy scanned his surroundings for immediate danger while tensing his muscles and preparing for a fight. He quickly realized that his animalistic instincts were provoking his fight or flight response and began to speedily real them in. Taking a deep breath and wiping the sweat off his brow, he closed his eyes and retook control of his powers. Being awoken from sleep with nightmares had always been a tricky situation for Beast boy. The instincts of his inner animals were always quick to respond when awoken so suddenly, while his human brain always took a moment to take in the situation before reacting.

Begrudgingly he opened his eyes and looked to the digital alarm clock by his bedside that was silently cast a dim, green light over the room. Quietly muttering something incoherent under his breath after reading the clock face he threw his sweat dampened blankets aside and hopped down from his top bunk. He landed with an almost inaudible thump, grabbed his uniform top from off the bottom bunk and began to make his way to the kitchen. His padded footsteps made no sound as he trudged his way through the hallway and was soon jarred from his thoughts by the gentle hiss of the hydraulic doors that led into the kitchen. He strolled behind the kitchen counter, retrieved a glass and began to fill it up with water when a calm and emotionless voice called out to him from the darkness.

"I'm surprised you're conscious this early." The voice came from a figure that currently stood before the living room windows, the gentle moonlight cascading in appearing to cause the figures silhouette to glow a dim blue.

Beast boyboy jumped from the sudden voice, causing him to splash a small amount of water on the front of his shirt. Albeit surprised, he recognized the voice immediately and responded with a bit more irritation than he intended. "Jeez Raven! Think you could cough or clear your throat or something? You scared the crap outta me."

"Well excuse me for speaking," Raven spat back "What's your issue this morning?" Raven calmly floated over from the window and towards the kitchen. Although the lighting was minimal, Beast boy's exceptional eyesight could make out he pale skin and deadpan expression perfectly.

Reeling in his emotions, Beast boy responded in his usual tone. "Sorry, didn't mean to snap at you. Had another nightmare and I guess I'm a bit on edge still."

"Another nightmare? Have you been having a lot of nightmares recently?" Raven questioned, her curiosity obviously peaked.

Beast boy silently scolded himself for his wording. Truth be told he'd been having these nightmares on and off for well over two weeks but hadn't told anyone simply because he didn't want to make them concerned. Doing his best to think on his feet, he made up a simple excuse for his previous response. "Uhh… yeah… I had one last night too… I should probably lay off the junk food right before bed huh? heh heh…"

Raven looked at Beast boy curiously for a moment while he absentmindedly rubbed the back of his head. Appearing to accept his excuse she responded calmly. "You should probably lay off the junk food period, but if you're looking to rot out your innards that's your choice. It's late, I'm going to go get some rest… try not to make too much of a mess down here, I'd really prefer not to step in a puddle first thing when I wake up."

Beast boy looked down at his shirt and chuckled. "Sure thing Rae, I'll keep it clean… hey wait, why are you down here anyways? It's like two in the morning."

At this point Raven had already made her way to the kitchen door and stood before it's opening. "It's Raven." She said without turning around; then she continued on her way, the doors gently hissing closed behind her.

The remainder of the evening passed by without any further incident and soon the stirrings of activity filled the Titans Tower as the sun began to rise and warm the surface of the city with it's morning rays. Cyborg was busy in the kitchen, humming an energetic tune while cooking up a hearty breakfast for the Titans. Robin and Starfire were currently chatting away about this and that while seated shoulder to shoulder at the dining table. Raven was silently drinking her chamomile tea; comfortably seated on the couch while her lavender eyes zipped across the pages of the heavy tome that levitated before her. Beast boy, however, remained absent from the current gathering of the titans although this was not much of a shock to them. He had always been a late sleeper and typically didn't drag himself into public view until well into breakfast.

Back in his room, Beast boy's eyes slowly flittered open as the suns rays finally managed to snake past his shades and land upon the green teens slowly waking form. Knowing his time for slumber had reached it's end, Beast boy tossed aside his coverings and hopped once again downwards from his top bunk. His landing was far less graceful then the previous evening; making a seemingly thunderous thud and causing his knees to buckle beneath him. His hands shot speedily before him to stop his decent as a strange ache began to permeate throughout his bones and muscles. He remained in this position for a moment while he questioned the situation internally.

'That's weird, I've never not landed that jump before; And what's with the aching? I didn't think I took that many hits against Dr. Light yesterday; especially after Raven when all demon form on his butt.' It was at this point that Beast boy's stomach began to rumble and he realized just how hungry he had become. 'You know what, I'm chalking this up to a groggy landing and overexertion yesterday… yeah that sounds pretty logical… alright, food time!'

Beast boy willed away his aches and rose to his feet once again, grabbing his clothing and making his way to the kitchen to grab some food for his grumbling stomach. His footsteps quickly faded into the background as he walked further away, leaving his room in eerie silence and a short set of claw marks in his upper mattress unnoticed.

And there it is folks, sorry if it's a tad bit short but it's mostly just to get my feelers out there to see if there's any interest in the story.
Feel free to leave a comment and let me know what you think.

-Mr. Rico