Another Look Chapter 1 by ~Tatsurou-sanAnother Look A Teen Titans Fan Fic Chapter 1 "Why Are You...?"
...takes place near the end of the episode "Birthmark"...
Everyone had just gotten back to the tower after Slade's assault. No one knew exactly what had happened, and Raven didn't have a chance to change before she began to explain...sort of.
"I-I'm not sure why Slade was after me..." Raven said in a quiet voice, not meeting anyone's eyes.
"Don't worry, Raven," Robin said solemnly. "We'll figure this out later. First, you shoul get some rest, you've been through a lot today."
"Yes, dear friend," Starfire said, her eyes full of unshe tears for the friend who was closer to her than a sister. "You must have endured much. I am very sorry of the events that took place."
"Yeah," Cyborg spoke up, his voice full of fraternal concern. "I'm sorry that your birthday turned out like this, too."
Beast Boy was watching Raven's face. He was being very quiet, which was unusual for him. As he watched, suddenly his eyes flicke downward. His eyes went wide.
"Dude!" he proclaimed, his voice suddenly loud in the silence, "why are you almost naked?"
Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg glared at him for his seeming insensitivity. Raven's reaction, however, once she got over her embarrasment, was rather typical.
*CRASH!*
Beast Boy found himself skipping across the ocean like a stone after being propelled telekinetically through a window. Again. This time, however, he made much more haste in returning. Turning himself into an albatross, his wings seized enough air to slow himself down, then he became a olphin to swin back as fast as he could. Once he reached the island, he climbed out of the water and shook himself off. Seeing the air was too dead an dark for avian flight, he turned himself into a bat and flew up through the open window. Arriving in the common room, he changed back.
"Dude," he demanded of Cyborg, "where's Raven?"
"She went to her room, and she wanted to be-HEY!" Beast Boy had already taken off for Raven's room.
In her room, Raven had finished cutting her hair an was changing into a new leotard when she heard a sudden banging on her door. "I thought I said I wanted to be alone."
"It's me, Rae."
At the sound of the nickname she hated, her temper reached a fast boil. "Beast Boy, after what happened earlier, you have five seconds to leave before I throw you into a dimension of absolute agony!"
There's quiet for a few seconds, followed by Beast Boy, in a voice almost too quiet to hear, asking, "Did he hurt you?"
Raven is stunned. She doesn't know what to think or say, so she asks, "What?"
"Slade...did he...hurt you?"
The emphasis he put on the question, an the overwhelming feelings of concern coming from him, made her realize the real meaning of his earlier question. *Oh Azar, he thought Slade had...*
"Slade got hold of powerful magic somehow, Beast Boy," she reassured him. "Mine reacted to it, and the reaction caused my hair to grow and a wardrobe malfunction. It happens," she said glibly.
A little too glibly, it turned out. "Your hair grew? Dude, how'd I miss that?" He laughs a little, and Raven smiles to herself. "...but that's not all that happened, is it?"
"What do you mean?"
"Raven, your eyes were filled with fear, pain, and sadness earlier. You almost never show emotion, so whatever happened must have been really serious, a lot more so than just a magical reaction."
...takes place near the end of the episode "Birthmark"...
Everyone had just gotten back to the tower after Slade's assault. No one knew exactly what had happened, and Raven didn't have a chance to change before she began to explain...sort of.
"I-I'm not sure why Slade was after me..." Raven said in a quiet voice, not meeting anyone's eyes.
"Don't worry, Raven," Robin said solemnly. "We'll figure this out later. First, you shoul get some rest, you've been through a lot today."
"Yes, dear friend," Starfire said, her eyes full of unshe tears for the friend who was closer to her than a sister. "You must have endured much. I am very sorry of the events that took place."
"Yeah," Cyborg spoke up, his voice full of fraternal concern. "I'm sorry that your birthday turned out like this, too."
Beast Boy was watching Raven's face. He was being very quiet, which was unusual for him. As he watched, suddenly his eyes flicke downward. His eyes went wide.
"Dude!" he proclaimed, his voice suddenly loud in the silence, "why are you almost naked?"
Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg glared at him for his seeming insensitivity. Raven's reaction, however, once she got over her embarrasment, was rather typical.
*CRASH!*
Beast Boy found himself skipping across the ocean like a stone after being propelled telekinetically through a window. Again. This time, however, he made much more haste in returning. Turning himself into an albatross, his wings seized enough air to slow himself down, then he became a olphin to swin back as fast as he could. Once he reached the island, he climbed out of the water and shook himself off. Seeing the air was too dead an dark for avian flight, he turned himself into a bat and flew up through the open window. Arriving in the common room, he changed back.
"Dude," he demanded of Cyborg, "where's Raven?"
"She went to her room, and she wanted to be-HEY!" Beast Boy had already taken off for Raven's room.
In her room, Raven had finished cutting her hair an was changing into a new leotard when she heard a sudden banging on her door. "I thought I said I wanted to be alone."
"It's me, Rae."
At the sound of the nickname she hated, her temper reached a fast boil. "Beast Boy, after what happened earlier, you have five seconds to leave before I throw you into a dimension of absolute agony!"
There's quiet for a few seconds, followed by Beast Boy, in a voice almost too quiet to hear, asking, "Did he hurt you?"
Raven is stunned. She doesn't know what to think or say, so she asks, "What?"
"Slade...did he...hurt you?"
The emphasis he put on the question, an the overwhelming feelings of concern coming from him, made her realize the real meaning of his earlier question. *Oh Azar, he thought Slade had...*
"Slade got hold of powerful magic somehow, Beast Boy," she reassured him. "Mine reacted to it, and the reaction caused my hair to grow and a wardrobe malfunction. It happens," she said glibly.
A little too glibly, it turned out. "Your hair grew? Dude, how'd I miss that?" He laughs a little, and Raven smiles to herself. "...but that's not all that happened, is it?"
"What do you mean?"
"Raven, your eyes were filled with fear, pain, and sadness earlier. You almost never show emotion, so whatever happened must have been really serious, a lot more so than just a magical reaction."
"Raven, whatever happened, it obviously hurt bad, but you don't have to face it alone. You should never have to face anything alone. I'm here for you, always."
"Beast Boy..."
She suddenly felt a strange surge of emotion from him. One she almost coul identify, but before she could it was actively suppresed, the supression accompanied by...fear? And the same overwhelming concern for her from before? What was going on?
"Raven...whatever it is, you can tell me."
"Beast Boy..." It was all too much on top of everything. She couldn't deal with it just now. "I'm really tired. I need to get to bed."
"Okay Raven. Sweet dreams." She hear him turn aroun. "And, for what it's worth, Happy Birthday." She hears him hea for his room. She goes to lay down and starts to drift off.