Hello! Well it's nearing the end of Christmas break and I felt a little inspired. It's great to be a second semester senior!

And as a reminder: "Speech" has parenthesis and thoughts are italicized.

Disclaimer: I don't own any part of Teen Titans.

Summary: Beast Boy is changing, perhaps not in a bad way...until Spring rolls around. Oh the birds and the bees. And the Beast? BBxRae, rated T for a teensy bit of sexual content to come.


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Return of the Beast

Prologue:

"Spring Cleaning"

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It was that time of year again. Little daffodils had popped up from the ground, almost singing as they bloomed golden. Starfire was outside, carrying her flowery watering pail and humming as she cared for the little blossoms.

Spring was approaching.

A pleasant breeze blew, mirroring the activities inside the Titans' beloved home. Ah yes, spring cleaning once again. Cyborg running through the house, shining everything as he went, cheery whistling sounds through the air, and the wafting smell of air fresheners. It had been a Titan's tradition, ever since they got attacked by that wild mold after all. Have to keep things hygienic!

"Yo! Where's the vacuum cleaner?" Cyborg's shiny head appeared from his room, brow furrowed.

"I thought you had it!" Robin replied, also confused "It's not in the girls' rooms…so where?"

"I've got it!" A voice squeaked from across the hall. It sounded busy, diligent.

"What?!" The two looked at each other. He couldn't be…

They followed the voice to his room, jaws dropping in unison as they saw what a sane human being ought never to see.

There he was, shoveling away, hairnet and rubber gloves in place. He was turned around, shovel in hand. Three unbelievably large bins, labeled "Keep", "Donate", and "Trash", stood in the corner. He hadn't seen them come in, surprisingly enough.

Beast Boy was cleaning. And not just any cleaning. Beast Boy was cleaning.

"Man, what are you doing?"

The green teen stopped, ears perking up as he turned around.

"Oh, hi guys," He smiled, rubbing the back of his head in a cutesy manner "Well it's kind of a funny story actually…uhh…Raven gave me the bin idea!"

The two exchanged a look. His smile drooped a little, and he sighed. They didn't seem as happy as he was.

"Well, I was going grocery shopping at Soy Lovers last week. The usual rounds. I had just finished picking up the soy milk when I noticed a $50 at the bottom of the cart. I thought, hey, maybe someone lost it. So I asked around, and nobody found it, so the lady at the front told me to keep it."

"And?"

"AND I decided to put it to good use!" Beast Boy strode over to the corner, where a suspiciously large object was hiding under a sheet.

"What's that?"

With a woosh, he uncovered what seemed to be a large tunneling structure designed for hamsters and other rodents. The thing was tall, shiny, and colorful, almost reaching the ceiling. Each piece of tube had been carefully screwed in, and was at least a foot in diameter. Cyborg let out a low whistle.

"You built that?"

"Well I bought the pieces and assembled it, which kind of took a really long time. That's sort of why I needed to borrow your power drill a couple days ago…I'll go out and get summore nails for you if you'd-"

"But what IS it?"

"It's a present for Silkie! I mean, Silkie's been living here for six months now and…it's like uhm, those things they put hamsters in! I mean, since the whole incident with Killer Moth, I haven't really gotten to spend time with the little guy. You think Star'll mind if Silkie stays in my room every so often?"

"Yeah but-"

"I DID adopt him after all."

It was silent for two straight minutes.

Huh, maybe they didn't get it.

"UHH, Cy can I talk to you?" Robin whispered, his voice straining a little. Cyborg nodded.

The two turned around, heading for the ops center. Beast Boy shrugged and went on cleaning.

"What is up with him, man? Cleaning? Spending free money on Silkie? Last time I knew his life's dream was a moped and pretty girls. Is this even Beast Boy?"

"Now wait a second," Robin replied, rubbing his chin "Maybe he's being authentic, and we're just getting worked up. I mean, people change right?"

"I dunno man-"

"All I'm saying is, let's give it a shot. Maybe…he's different or something. You know?"

"Like…growing up?"

"Yeah. Like recently. After…you know?" Robin fumbled.

"Terra," Cyborg sighed, crossing his arms "I just hope he hasn't changed changed,"

"He seems happy…"

"Yeah…and he's still…him I guess,"

The two paused, not knowing what else to say. They turned back to Beast Boy's room.

Maybe their BB was really growing up…


R&R guys, you know what to do!