The night was dark.
Stars peeked out from the inky blackness, as if daybreak were just around the corner.
A hooded girl rushed down a steely corridor.
She bursted into a large room, revealing the girlʼs companions: a masked boy, in red
and black. Confident, proud.
A large black man, made partly of shining metal; as though he were partially robotic.
A glowingly beautiful redhead girl, with shining green eyes.
The Teen Titans.
"Where is he!" She shouted.
"Heʼs fine, Raven. He just needs some rest." The masked boy responded.
"Yeah rae, wanna play some video games?" the cyborg asked her.
"No, I... I need to think." The girl said and quickly hustled off to her dark room.
The girl named Raven thrust open her door, and collapsed on her bed.
Tears began to well up in her eyes, as rain began to pound on the thick glass windows.
Lightning flashed in the distance.
Thunder cracked, storm clouds swirled.
Calm down, before you destroy the whole city, idiot.
She slowed her breathing.
She closed her eyes.
As she calmed, the storm began to fade into soft nothingness.
Whatʼs wrong with me! Is this love? Why am I so worried about a boy…..an amazing bo-
SHUT UP RAVEN YOU CANʼT BE IN LOVE, donʼt let yourself fall victim to emotions.
You know there will be consequences.
But what if there are none? What if I can love?
Stop kidding yourself, you know you canʼt.
But maybe…
NO. You canʼt risk it! You canʼt risk others lives...
The storm in her mind was quelled immediately by a knock on the door.
"Rae can I come in? Itʼs just me." Cyborgʼs voice pounded through the door.
"Sure"
"We could hear the storm in the other room. Everything okay?" He asked.
"No... Yes. Everythingʼs fine. Just... send Beast Boy in here when he wakes up... I want
to see him." Raven said.
"Okay. Iʼm sorry Raven" Cyborg said, as he exited and closed the door softly behind
him.
Raven laid back on her bed, closing her eyes gently. After what seemed to be only a few
minutes, she awoke with a shock to a knock on her door.
"Rae, Cyborg said you wanted to see me?" A voice from outside came in.
"Yes, come in."
"So Rae… itʼs the first time Iʼve been ALLOWED in your room.", the voice said with a
chuckle as the door gently swung open.
A pair of bright catlike eyes glinted in the shadows. A green skinned boy walked
cautiously into the room.
"How are you feeling Beast Boy?"
The green changeling came in further, looking at all the dark items which made up the
roomʼs decoration.
"Iʼm fine, just a bit sore... He totally snuck up on me, yaknow. I totally coulda taken him in a fair fight."
"I know, Beast Boy, come sit down…I want to talk to you." Raven said, gesturing to a
spot next to her on the bed.
"O-kayyy? What do you want to ta-" he was cut off, however, as Raven gently but
quickly pressed her lips onto his.
After a few moments she pulled away, red spots coloring her normally pale cheeks.
"Rae…what was that for?" Beast Boy asked shyly.
"Shhhh…do you hear a storm? Did anyone die? Is everything okay?"
"Uh Rae yeah….OH MY GOD! Y-you can like…like people and nothing bad happens!"
Beast Boy shouted excitedly. "Wait…does that mean...Raven...do you like me?"
"Beast Boy," She said softly, "No, I donʼt like you. I think I love you."m