A/N: This is my first Teen Titans. I love the Titans and wanted to try my hand at writing a fic for them.
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters from the Teen Titans….just a college kid doing something for fun.
Over the Edge
'I definitely went over board this time.'
The thought harshly repeated itself over and over in Ravens mind as she glided through Titans Tower towards her room, head bent in shame. The expression of regret was hidden within the deep shadows of her hood.
'Why did I have to fly off the deep end and do that? As much as he annoys me, he didn't deserve that.'
Raven removed her hood as she ran a hand through her hair when she finally arrived at her door. With a small arcane gesture, the door opened for her to enter. Face still burning from disgrace, she glided towards her bed and sat upon the black silk covers. Burying her head in her hands she was, at last, able to allow her emotions to burst forth as she cried herself to sleep.
FLASHBACK
"Come on Raven, come play stankball with us!"
An overly excited Beast Boy hopped around the couch which Raven was currently using as a place to read a relaxing book. Each time Beast Boy hopped over the couch, he morphed into a rabbit and shook his cotton tailed butt in her face.
Unknown to Beast Boy, Raven had spent most of the night in deep meditation to try and control her raging demon side. It has only been a couple of weeks since the destruction of Trigon but his influence was still heavy present in his daughter. Her meditations last night had sapped a lot of Ravens strength, thus making her seemingly dark mood a lot darker.
"For the last time Beast Boy I said, NO! So will you please stop bugging me?" A quirk of annoyance tainted her infamous monotone voice.
Beast Boy didn't seem to take the hint. Turning into a purring kitten, he slowly climbed into Ravens lap and lay down onto of her belly. With a rude shove, Raven let him know that this was not appreciated at all.
Beast Boy landed gracefully on the floor as he turned back to look at Raven, he transformed back into human form. While sitting, he proceeded to give her his best wide eyed puppy dog look. His lips even quivered a little for effect. Raven glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, trying to avoid full eye contact, felt herself soften just a little.
"Damn him. Why does he have to go and pull that cute little stunt……wait….what was that thought?"
Even though she was startled by this rogue thought, she still her shook her head in a negative fashion.
"The answer is still no Beast Boy. Try as hard as you want but it's not going to change anything." Her emotionless voice didn't betray the fact that she was slowly breaking.
Beast Boy sighed as he picked himself up off the floor thinking about doing something devious, something that would ensure he had Raven's full attention. His face lit up as if a light bulb suddenly went off in above his head. A mischievous smile slowly crawled its way across his lips.
Leaning forward, his gloved hand moving fast, he snatched the book out of Raven's unsuspecting hands.
"YONK!"
Laughing manically, he ran to the outer edge of the TV area of the common room.
Raven, after the initial shock subsided, sprang up from her spot on the couch with a snarl and began chasing Beast Boy around Titans Tower.
"Give me back my book!" Ravens magic trying desperately to ensnare him in her magic.
"NO!" Beast Boy morphed from animal to animal to narrowly avoid her magical attempts.
They finally ended back up in the common room. Both teens panted hard and sweating furiously from the chase.
Raven eyed Beast Boy who stood close to the wall near the kitchen nook. "Had enough yet?" Her tolerance for his antics was quickly nearing the breaking point.
Beast Boy smirked as he held the book tightly in his arms. He shook his head and stuck his tongue out at her.
"Give. Me. Back. My. Book." Raven said in monotone.
"No. Not till you agree to play Stankball with me and Cyborg." Beast Boy held the book loosely in his hands, indicating that he was going to drop it.
"Don't you dare drop that book." Raven made a threatening step forward. Internally, she was struggling to keep Anger from escaping and making the emotions presence known.
Unknowing of the struggle inside his fellow Titan, Beast Boy casually tossed the book between his hands. "Oh Rae, it's just a book."
That did it, the combination of her annoying nickname and the perceived lack of respect for her most prized possession.
Time seemed to slow to a crawl as Anger seized her opportunity and burst forth from the bounds restraining her. Raven's eyes became red smoldering pits of fury. Her magic crackled around her like lightning. Slowly, Ravens red eyes traversed upward until they meet with Beast Boy, who quickly shut his own eyes.
With a giant gulp, Beast Boy stepped backward but a heel got caught along a bump in the carpet causing him to fall backward. As he fell, he accidentally released the book from his grasp and the book started its own fall to the carpet. With an abrupt halt the book and Beast Boys unexpected decent towards the carpet stopped. Uneasily, Beast Boy opened his eyes slightly but then wished he hadn't. His eyes became locked with Ravens, his stomach tightened with fear as her lips twisted into a sadistic grin.
Beast Boy closed his eyes as he felt himself being pulled slightly upwards then a force began to propel his body backward towards the wall, quickly gaining speed.
The impact shook the entire Tower as it was also filled with the sickening sound of Beast Boy's body slamming into the wall with unbelievable force. Upon feeling and hearing the impact, the rest of the Titans quickly hurried into the common room to see what the disturbance was about. They arrived just in time to see Beast Boys unconscious body slid off the wall to land in a battered heap upon the floor, blood smearing his point of impact. Cyborg and Starfire hastily ran to their downed comrade as Robin stood staring at the scene, his mind quickly trying to comprehend the situation.
Robin's minds finally grasped the circumstances and rapidly issued an order. "Cyborg, Starfire. Get Beast Boy to the infirmary right now!"
They swiftly complied with his orders; Starfire gently gathered Beast Boy into her arms and flew as fast as she could to the medical center with Cyborg running behind her.
Robin watched until they were gone before finally turning his complete attention on a kneeling Raven. Raven was forcing herself to breath slowly, trying desperately to regain control over her ravaging emotion. Her hands griped the carpet with all of her strength battling to take back her own state of mind.
"Raven….what the hell happened here?" Robins voice seemed harsh but was also pleading for understanding at was going on.
Finally winning control, Raven slowly opened her eye and looked up into Robin's masked white impersonal eyes. As she met his gaze, a tear was starting to form in the corner of a pain filled eye….
Thank you very much for reading this story. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Don't worry…this is a romance story and it will start in the next chapter. Any feedback is welcome!
