DICLAIMERI DO NOT OWN THE TEEN TITANS OR THE IMAGE ABOVE

I laid there, face up on the couch, the silence so loud that it was deafening. Bored out of my mind I rolled over and flipped the TV on and channel surfed. Ugh, I couldn't stand it! How long had it been? One hour? Two hours? I couldn't take much more. Oh, the torture! Oh, the humanity!

A person could die living this way you know. It was practically inhumane, illegal even. I switched off the TV and closed my eyes, wondering where the hell everyone was. Why did everyone have to always be so busy? I was feeling neglected, like that one time nobody hung out with me and that crazy alien kidnapped me, thinking I was his dog.

Where was everyone again, on this super awesome, super rare, bad guy free day? Now let's see…Starfire mentioned something about "a journey to the mall of shopping", Robin was working out in the gym downtown with some kung fu master, Cyborg was either working on his baby or sneaking out to see Jinx. But judging by the emptiness of his garage, I'd guess the latter. And Raven was… wait—what was Raven doing? She hadn't left the tower, which meant, she was available to help me out of this boring rut.

My eyes shot open and a grin pulled at the sides of my mouth. Eagerly, I jumped off the couch and began my search.

"Oh Raven..." I called in a sing song voice, "You can't hide from me Raven, animal senses remember?"

I started scouring Raven's usual spots in the tower. First I checked the kitchen, but she was nowhere to be found. Okay, so she wasn't in the kitchen making her nasty old tea, scratch that from the list. Next, I headed to the roof to see if she was meditating.

Bursting through the door I cried out, "Hey Rae…ven?"

Huh, so no tea and no meditation. There was only one place she could be. This said place was so horrible, so terrifying, so "to the point of no return", so evil that nobody but Raven herself dared to enter. If she wasn't in the kitchen or on the roof, she had to be…in her room.

Tiptoeing down the hall of the tower as quietly as I can, I stopped at her door. The bold, block letters spelled out, "RAVEN". Standing there, I played out the scenario most likely to occur when I knocked on Raven's door. It went a little something like this:

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.

"Hey Raven, you in there?"

"What do you want?"

"I'm boreddd, want to—"

"No."

"Rae! You didn't even let me finish! I just wanted to know if you wanted to-"

"My name is Raven."

"Okay Raven, would you like to—"

"No, go away.

"Ugh, dude again? You know cutting people off isn't very-"

"Beast Boy go away before I send you to another dimension!"

"Ahw, come on Rae, you wouldn't do that, you love me too much. You know you'd miss me."

Cue the scary, four red eyes and anger.

"Hey, come one Rae, I'm sorry for bothering you, it was just a—"

SPLASH! Cue Beast Boy being thrown out of the nearest window and into the ocean.

"Joke."

End scenario.

Shuddering I shook off the mental images. Feeling more confident, I raised my hand to knock on Raven's door. What could go wrong? I mean, I already mentally prepped myself for the worst, so now I'd definitely know what not to say. And besides, even if I did say all the wrong things and ended up being thrown into the bay, I just so happened to be wearing swim trunks instead of underwear. But not because I ran out of clean underwear or something.

Eagerly, I knocked on Raven's door, elated to finally have some company.

"Raven," I called out, "are you there?"

No answer. Huh, maybe she was busy? Tentatively, I knocked on Raven's door again., and pressed my ear up to hear what she was doing inside her room; to accurately judge her mood.. SLAM! Okay she was reading, she just closed her book. A heavy sigh, huh, she sounds annoyed. Footsteps…Oh crap! She's walking this way!

Okay Beast Boy, confidence, confidence. Don't let her intimidate you. You're just trying to be nice to her, and no matter what she says, don't let it get you down. Don't let it get you- Wooooshhhhh, whispered her door as it opened, revealing a hooded Raven.

"What is it Beast Boy?" she asked clearly annoyed.

"Well," I began in a small voice (so much for confidence), "there isn't any banks getting robbed or babies that need to be saved, and no one else is home, and I'm really, really bored, and I was just wondering…" I said trailing off.

Unmoved by my rambling, she shifted her weight, hand on one hip, and book clutched to her chest in the other, eyes glaring, staring me down. I was dying here…I needed an edge. My eyes darted anywhere except for hers, as I searched for ideas.

"I was wondering if…" I continued trying to buy more time. Then suddenly, I had it.

Clearing unamused, she sighed deeply, as if willing me to get to the point. Staring at the book in her hands, I smiled; for I had found my edge.

"I was wondering if you had any good books I could borrow. I uhm, ran out of comics to read," I lied, smiling sheepishly.

Apprehensive, she raised an eyebrow, "Come again?" she asked in her usual monotone.

"I uh, I was wondering if you had any book…I could…borrow?" I stammered as she stared deep into my eyes.

Her staring made me feel like she was piercing my soul. Remembering that she was an empath, I feared she would see through my lie and throw me into the river. I tried my best to feel whatever it was liars didn't feel.

"Are you being serious, or is this another joke?" she challenged.

"No, I mean yes. I mean, no this isn't a joke, yes I am being serious," I said, lying through my teeth.

A short moment passed and Raven shifted her eyes. She was finished judging me. I felt the usual fear rise up in my throat and I prepared myself for the worst. Slowly, Raven raised an arm and I flinched. Her mouth opened and I feared the inevitable three words that would conjure up her power to throw me into the bay.

"Wait here a second," she said, holding up a finger to signify "just a moment."

What? Did I hear that right? Had I really fooled Raven into believing me? I opened my eyes to catch Raven before she turned into her room. Instead of her cold, hard demeanor, Raven's eyes looked… well less stony. Hey, I'll take dagger eyes over four demonic ones any day! As the door closed behind her as she turned back into her room, I did a short victory dance.

Go Beast Boy! It's your birthday! Still dry, not in the ocean! Go Beast Boy!

"Beast Boy, what are you doing?"

I looked up to find Raven with a new book in her arms, staring at me with a raised brow. Oops. I forgot to keep an eye out for when she came back. Crap, I must have looked so stupid! It's okay Gar, remain calm. You can fix this, just don't say anything stupid.

Mentally slapping myself I rubbed the back of my neck as I spoke, "I uh, sorry. I had a wedgie."

So much for not saying anything stupid.

"Well, I found a book I thought you might like," she began hesitantly holding the book out to me; "you don't read much so I didn't know what you'd like."

Smiling nervously, I accepted the book from her hands. Looking down, I read the title out loud.

"The Jungle Book."

Looking up, Raven's hard expression hadn't changed.

"Just return it when you're done," she said, just as cold as ever.

At that moment, I felt the burning desire to break through Raven's cold exterior. She was an enigma and a stranger to me, whereas all the other Titans were my friends; my family. I was a nuisance to her, and to me she was well nothing. This was the furthest I'd ever gotten with Raven, and like Mega Monkey's Four, I didn't stop til the game was over. Daring to take a chance, I touched Raven's arm as she turned to leave.

"Hey, I know you'll probably just say no, but why don't we hang out? We can sit on the couch together and read, no jokes, I swear," I offered, in all honesty.

I felt a spark of hope rise within me. She cocked her head to the side and studied me thoroughly. Please say yes, or I'll die of boredom. You got this. Come one, good luck don't fail me now!

"I'll meet you there," she said.

I found myself grinning wildly. No death threats, no physical harm? Had I gotten through to the ice queen already? Was it going to be that easy after all?

"Do one thing to piss me off and I'll throw you out the window."

Damn. Spoke too soon.