Sorry about taking so long to publish this, it was supposed to be up by last halloween as a tribute to Raven's B-day, but due to computer issues, i lost three chapters and just recently found them. stupid technology. anyway on with the story.
Raven looked at herself in the mirror, noting how much skin was showing. She had let Starfire talk her into dressing up for Halloween, and to compromise on her outfit which had been a battle for the ages. Starfire had wanted her to wear something that resembled a skimpy bathing suit (if it could be called that) and she had wanted to wear her normal uniform. To compromise she was wearing a tight fitting dress that showed off her curves, but had enough material to cover the important bits. It shimmered as she moved, with a slit up the side all the way up to her hip. She liked it, except for how much of her cleavage was showing, she also felt exposed without her cloak to envelope her. I wonder what Garfield would think of this? She thought as heat creeped into her cheeks, but before she could really delve into that thought, someone knocked on her door.
"Friend Raven, are you ready?"
"Yeah, as ready as I'm ever going to be." She replied taking one last long look in the mirror at herself and walking out of the room.
She entered the common room to loud music, the smell of lots of sugar (some of it not quite sugar anymore), and a blast of emotions from everybody packed into the room. It looked like every titan had shown up for the Halloween party, (all except the one most important to her) and she still couldn't figure out why they had to be the ones to host it. As soon as she and Starfire entered the room, everyone went silent. She could feel all the eyes on her, but the emotions from most of the guys told her they wanted more than to just say hi.
She tried walking around drinking punch to avoid anyone talking to her for too long, but the overwhelming amount of emotions and hormones in the room were getting to her and she feared if she stayed much longer, something was going to get broken. She phased through the floor to her room, grabbed her cloak, and then phased to the roof. After she wrapped her cloak around her she crossed her legs and started her mantra.
Beast Boy was laying on his back on the largest rock that made up what some would call an island, others would call an outcropping in the middle of the pacific ocean, starring up at the stars wondering if everyone was enjoying the party, and if he would be there laughing with CY if things had been different. He let his mind wander, but it kept coming back to his dark angel. He couldn't help it. She was always there in the back of his mind, if not on the forefront. No matter how far he ran, swam, or flew she was always there. He closed his eyes as a single tear slide down his temple. His eyes shot open when he felt a gentle hand wipe away his single tear, to see his beloved kneeling next to his head. He knew she wasn't real; she had died in his arms all those months ago, just before he had become a murderer. His communicator has become full with messages as the days passed. He had texts from the titans, voicemails from Rita, and video messages from someone using Rae's communicator. The last ones were the ones that upset him the most. How could someone do that to him? He thought. He already saw her ghost, or hallucination, and always when he was at his weakest. He wondered what she was going to say to him this time.
"Look Rachel, I…" He was cut off by her soft finger on his lips to quiet him.
"How do you know that name?" She asked with a quizzical look on her face, pulling her hand back under her cloak.
"You kept getting upset with me calling you Rae, you told me to call you Rachel after I started calling you Raven, and you told me your name was Rachel Roth. Not Raven, or Rae, just Rachel. Don't you remember?"
"Garfield, I never told anybody my birth name, not since I left Azar."
He didn't respond. He would have, he just didn't know what to say, so instead he just starred at her. Instead of her pushing the subject like he expected, she held out her hand to help him stand. He took it hesitantly, wondering what his mind was trying to pull. He never understood his mind, but lately, it was making him see his dark angel, in the way he always wished to see her. He learned in the beginning that it was useless to fight them. So he stood to look her in the eyes. She hesitantly looked down as she undid the clasp on her cloak to reveal the most beautiful dress he had ever seen. She was blushing as he stepped closer, and without thinking, he wrapped his arms around her. As his hands slipped around her back, he felt something strange but couldn't tell what it was, and before he could ask about it she pulled away.
"I… I was wondering if you would like to share a dance with Me." she asked eyes downcast.
"I would love to, except I don't hear any music." he said looking down, rubbing the back of his neck.
At that moment though, music seemed to start from thin air. He looked around, only to find that the music seemed to be coming from her.
A hundred days have made me older
since the last time that I saw your pretty face.
A thousand lies have made me colder,
and I don't think I can look at this the same.
She stepped up to him, grabbing one of his hands, placing it on her hip, and placing hers on his shoulder, and holding his other hand with hers.
But all the miles that separate
Disappear now when I'm dreaming of your face.
I'm here without you, baby,
but you're still on my lonely mind.
I think about you, baby,
and I dream about you all the time.
They revolved around each other, not really dancing, but just enjoying being close to each other.
I'm here without you, baby,
But you're still with me in my dreams,
And tonight it's only you and me, yeah.
She laid her head against his chest feeling his strong muscles under his shirt, and listening to his heartbeat going faster.
The miles just keep rollin'
as the people leave their way to say "Hello".
I've heard this life is overrated,
But I hope that it gets better as we go.
I'm here without you, baby,
but you're still on my lonely mind.
I think about you, baby,
and I dream about you all the time.
He wrapped his arms completely around her, noticing that he was now at least a head taller than her, if not more.
I'm here without you, baby,
But you're still with me in my dreams,
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me.
Everything I know,
And anywhere I go,
It gets hard,
But it won't take away my love.
Raven noticed how much more muscular he had gotten, and how much he had grown wondering how he found enough food while staying vegan.
And when the last one falls,
when it's all said and done,
it gets hard,
But it won't take away my love.
I'm here without you, baby,
but you're still on my lonely mind.
I think about you, baby,
and I dream about you all the time.
Raven held him all the closer wishing he would come back to her, and let go of his pain and suffering.
I'm here without you, baby,
But you're still with me in my dreams,
And tonight, girl, it's only you and me.
"I love you Garfield." she said, barely above a whisper, but she knew he heard her. He always did.
"I love you too, Rachel." He said as she faded from his arms, and disappeared once again.