Beast Boy had felt lonely.

Yeah, he tried to be all smiles and laughs and all that other stuff that people expected him to be, because…he just was.

But now he was starting to regret that decision.

Beast Boy had always been that light for his friends. He made people laugh, and giggle because seeing someone smile because of him was his motivation. It was a part of his happiness. But what about when he needed to smile. To laugh so much his stomach hurt and there were would be tears swelling in his eyes. He wanted that. For all the people he had been there for, would come out of their shell just for him. Let him cry on their shoulder or offer a movie day and some popcorn or maybe just crack a joke and fail horribly.

That's all he wanted.

But he didn't receive it.

Nicholas had died. His adoptive father had died.

No one seemed to care though. They all wanted Beast Boy to simply get over it. Although, Beast Boy didn't really have the right to blame them. The whole team of teenagers all had deadbeat fathers, and none of them even had mothers.

It was sad really.

So Beast Boy sat on his twin sized bed, in his messy room, tears pouring out of his eyes as he sobbed while holding a small little stuffed monkey his original mother had given him.

Beast Boy suddenly heard a knock on his door.

He moved from his comfortable spot and dragged his body toward the electronic door. He pushed a random button and tiredly looked at the figure standing on the other side of the barrier.

"Starfire?"

"Oh, Beast Boy." Starfire whispered softly as wrapped her arms around Beast Boy. It was heart shattering to see the person she came to see as a brother in such a terrible state. Starfire released him and sat in one of his green bean-bag chairs. She patted the spot next to her. She sighed as Beast Boy plopped himself next to her and harshly scrubbed his eyes. She stared at the ceiling.

"My father was a very wretched man." She started. Beast Boy raised his eyebrow in confusion.

"He sold his own daughter into slavery and didn't even shed a tear. He treated his oldest daughter with such hate for her just being unique, and he didn't spare his youngest child, his son, a simple glance, no matter how hard the prince tried to earn his father's approval." Starfire clenched her hands into fist as she spoke. "So you most likely can find that it is difficult for me to express sympathy for you friend."

Beast Boy nodded all the same.

"But even so, I understand how hard this is. You see, although my father was a horrible, horrible man…I still loved him. I couldn't find it in my heart to hate my own blood. Now this doesn't mean I cared much when he passed…but…I still felt something. And I realized I have to think of all the good things he did for Tamaran, not the bad he did to my siblings and I."

Beast Boy stared as Starfire stretched and floated towards the door. "I do apologize for being the 'jerk' this morning. I do hope I have been forgiven friend." Starfire confessed.

Beast Boy smiled in appreciation. "Of course you are Star." Beast Boy spoke softly, for he did not have the energy to seem happy. "Bye Star, oh and, thanks."

"Farewell, friend Beast Boy."

Beast Boy still cried his eyes out.

Yes, Star helped a lot.

Yes, he did take her advice and think happy memories of Nicholas.

And shiitake mushrooms, yes, did thinking make it so much worse.

Beast Boy missed the moments he had with his father and pancakes why couldn't that man still be alive?

What did he do to deserve dying in an old warehouse, chained to a wall, while being tortured through it all?

Absolutely nothing.

Well, at least in Beast Boy's opinion.

It was so unfair. It was incredibly unfair. Because no matter how hard he tried Beast Boy couldn't understand.

He wanted to understand.

Raven was worried.

There was this achy feeling in her chest that she couldn't get rid of. She knew Beast Boy was in pain, oh yes she did. He was hurting and she wanted to go to him, comfort him, hold his hand and comb her fingers through his hair as he let all of his emotions out. And it was funny because she hated it.

She hated how her heart sped up when he smiled.

How the hair on her neck stood up when she sees him get hurt.

How she lightly blushed when he cracked a cheesy joke.

Raven absolutely despised when she felt like curling up in a ball when his smile was gone. When she saw the pain flash in his eyes and wouldn't leave him alone until he decided to drown it with his salty tears.

Because when he was hurting, she was hurting.

Raven didn't even know why.

Maybe, just maybe, she cared.

The cloaked spawn of a demon carefully knocked on the green teenager's door as she bit her lip. Raven was never nervous, but this was an exception. She was never good with emotions, I mean, she literally couldn't have them, but she was going to do this for him. For her.

The person occupying the room opened the door and Raven cringed.

Beast Boy looked pitiful. He was depressing. He was miserable. He was saddening.

Beast Boy was simply pathetic.

Raven wanted to say 'You look vile', but decided against it. She instead walked inside and sat on his bed. She licked her chapped lips and looked him straight in the eyes. She opened her arms wide and squirmed uncomfortably.

"I am not going to say this ever again so listen closely, you irritating fool." She started. Beast Boy glared then growled. "Look Raven I really don't need this righ-"

"Just listen!" Raven yelled in frustration. 'Fix it, fix it, fix it!' Her mind screamed.

"I-I'm sorry for being inconsiderate earlier, so…I came here to help and-"

Beast Boy sat next to her and wrapped his arms around her waist. Raven's eye's widened as she closed her arms around him and Beast Boy buried his head in the crook of her neck.

"It hurts, Raven." Raven kissed his temple softly. "I know." She responded. Beast Boy's tears poured out like a waterfall as he soaked her clothes. Raven 'shhhed' Beast Boy softly as she rubbed his back.

"Thanks Rae." His words were muffled.

"Don't call me that." She said.

Beast Boy chuckled.

I feel like I totally messed up their characters but, Blah. :/

It was cute. To me at least…

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed,

Love, R.A.