=A/N: Well it finally happened! After spending an inordinate amount of time wrestling with the constructive criticism from my mates and with conflicts of my own imagination I finally did it. I made my first fic! *This is not a plea for sympathy; throw 'em rocks if you may so I guess it's safe to say: All nasty reviews shall not be deleted- Taking one for the team. #Team_Amateur... Ciao*

Disclaimer: Yes I do not own Teen Titans. If I did, well let's just say things would be quite interesting there.

I know the series is pretty much outdated but after spending hours and hours abusing my computer by watching Teen Titans go, I thought it would be a good throwback. NB: BBxRAE {bet you knew that, tyke} \0o0/.

*Italics symbolize thoughts *

Okay. On with the story…

Chapter 1: Hot summer, cold heart

The blazingly hot summer sun shone through the clear sky and onto the deserted streets of Jump City. Summer was at its peak and the heat wave had caused even the once-deserted banks of Jump City Beach to bustle with activity once more; the heat was extremely intense that it almost unbearable and one green changeling was beginning to learn that the hard way.

Beast Boy was lying on the "floor" in his muddle of a room, his legs flung out in complete disarray and his eyes were shut tight. His face held a blend of multiple emotions but it wouldn't have had taken a genius to realize that the changeling was in utter discomfort. He twisted and turned in an ocean of dirty laundry and other miscellanies. After shuffling through the debris, a rotting pizza slice that he'd thrown on his floor a couple of nights back –after smuggling it from Cyborg's room- got stuck on his face. Beast Boy had to admit; this was a new low, even for his tastes. His face crunched up in response as the "refreshing aroma" slipped through his nostrils.

Ugh! This smells awful. Man, Cy and Rae were right, this place looks like a zoo! Beast Boy mentally slapped himself after realizing the irony in his statement, No wonder Rae's always teasing my IQ. He frowned a little at that last part. He'd really been trying hard to put in that extra effort to act more mature but he always felt like he held the team back. But his speeding train of thought was brought to a halt as he felt his back feel slightly cool as sweat evaporated off it. He decided that it was a smart idea to change into something loose. He bulldozed his way through the trash in his room and reached his wardrobe. He opened the door and sweat dropped as he saw four more pairs of the same outfit he was wearing; black spandex with a pink/purple-colored pattern. Just as he'd felt hopeless, he remembered that he still had that outfit that he'd once worn on their "vacation" in Tokyo. He went to the drawer in his wardrobe and pulled the outfit out in haste and put it on likewise. After a brief episode of swatting a few roaches that had found refuge in his pockets, he had on a white collar shirt with a red flower pattern, grey jean-shorts that just about reached his knees and a pair of slippers. After feeling satisfied with current outfit he headed towards the living room where the other Titans were.

With the others in the main room…

As the heat had seemingly become more intense Robin had asked Cyborg to help him create a pool outside. He was more than happy to lend a hand seeing as there was pretty much nothing to do anyway, and of course, Starfire casually joined.

"I have the most desire to help you out with the building of the pool of swimming!" Bolted a very energetic Starfire.

Raven, who was sitting on the couch reading a spell book, rolled her eyes under her hood. Of course you want to 'help' your boyfriend, well at least that's one problem taken care of. Normally she would chose to shut up and let someone have their way and do what-ever it was that they were about to do but she decided to speak. "You guys do realize that out tower is built ON THE BEACH right?" she said in her usual monotonous voice.

"But where's the fun in that Raven? Besides, we're going to be doing something, other than fighting, together as a group. Err almost as a group." Raven knew that Robin was just saying it for word's sake with reference to retrospect; she knew that Cyborg would do all the work while he and Starfire do… what they usually do. She quickly shook her head to avoid remembering what he'd seen them do about a week ago.

"Okay." She replied, with a glare that was somewhat cold. This sent a chill down the three Titans' spines and they abruptly headed for the elevator and were soon out of sight. Alone at last. She starred outside through the window and noticed Cyborg taking measurements while Star and Robin were nowhere in sight. She could see some traces of annoyance on the half-robot's face. She just shook her head in disbelief and turned her attention to the book she was reading.

Beast Boy made it to the living room feeling like a million bucks. He was hoping for a grand entrance but the main room didn't seem to have anybody; the silence was almost deafening. Sweat trickled down from his temples onto the floor and disappeared as it evaporated. This is weird; it's like a thousand degrees today so where could they have possibly gone? He scanned the room for any of his team mates and his eyes found the empath, who winced a bit after she had noticed his presence but pretended as if she hadn't seen him. At least Rae's still around so they probably didn't ditch me.

"Hey Rae! Where are the others?" Raven really hated it when people disturbed her when she was reading – which was what she did during pretty much all her free time, except when she meditated- and hearing his voice was like hearing a thousand cats scratch on a rough surface. With her eyes fixed on her book she pointed outside and without saying a word she kept on reading. "Oh okay, notice anything different about me lately? They should call me Mr. five plus five 'cause I sure do look like a perfect 10" He wiggled his eyebrows as he spoke. At this stage Raven was becoming more furious with every word he said.

"The only thing that surprises me about that statement is that you got the math right." Beast boy's face fell and Raven, being an empath and all, noticed that his emotions had changed drastically.

"Do you have to always point out my flaws as if I don't already see them?" This time she looked back at him with uncertainty in her amethyst orbs. "I know I may not be as intellectual as most o' y'all but that doesn't mean you have to shoot me down every single day! I understand that I am quite immature but… it...it hurts" Raven didn't know what to say. She knew she'd said a lot of rude comments to him lately but he always seemed to shake them off. Today was different.

"I…Beast boy…" She failed to complete her sentence. Seeing to as he was waiting for a response she took a deep breath but before she could gather up enough energy to "apologize" he was already in the elevator. Now she fully understood why he had asked her what was different. She noticed that he wasn't wearing his usual attire; she felt as if she recognized the attire but couldn't put a finger on it or remember where she had seen it. She starred his direction until the elevator descended. She fell back on the couch and sighed with her hands rubbing her temples. What's wrong with me? i thought defeating my father would bring me a step closer to total control over my emotions. But its only been worse for me lately. She had been frequently lashing out on the changeling every now and then and unjustifiably so. Why was he so hard to talk to? Was it his immaturity, his horrible organization, poor perception, or was she the problem?

She looked outside and saw the changeling sitting on a rock, starring at the sea, skipping stones. He's sad and it's all my fault. Apologizing was not her forte but she knew she was in the wrong here. So she closed her book, placed it her hands and teleported outside. Though the wind blew fearlessly, the heat was still immense. She had to take down her hood in the course of avoiding hyperthermia or something like that. She too had broken into an everest of sweat. She walked towards her target with eyes set on beast boy, who she knew had heard her coming but hadn't turned on purpose, and cleared her throat. But before she could speak he stood and walked past her, and went back into the tower. She stood there somewhat irritated.

A/N: Well I uh I hope that went well. Not my kind of style of writing but bear with me here. Next chapter will be out in a few days yeah. Just want to see how this turns out. #Team_Amateur