She wasn't sure how it happened.

It started with a pair of tickets. She won them from some dumb raffle at one of the charity events they always went to. It was a pair of tickets to the Jump City Orchestra at the local Theatre Arts Centre, where they were playing tons of classical music from greats like Bach and Beethoven.

Raven never liked to admit it, but she did enjoy classical music, it was soothing and allowed her to feel without blowing things up. So of course the sorceress wanted to go.

Going of course, wasn't the problem. Finding someone to go with was. She didn't have many friends of course; her four teammates being pretty much her only options. Sure, she could have asked another Titan, but she wasn't as close with any of the others, and asking would be weird.

So, her options were limited from the beginning.

First she tried Starfire, who though intrigued, had a very big date with Robin planned for that night and declined. That unfortunately knocked out her second option, so she went to Cyborg. Cyborg of course, pretended to be interested but attempted to talk himself out of it.

"Sorry Rae, but uh, I've gotta work on the T-car it's makin' some weird noises from our last mission and I can't have my baby makin' noises like that. It uh, sounds fun but I think I'll pass."

"What sounds fun?"

Raven cringed. She turned to see Beast Boy looking at her and Cyborg with an expression of curiosity.

"I have tickets to see the Orchestra," she deadpanned, fully expecting the changeling to laugh at her or make some crude joke about how lame the orchestra was. Instead, she got a smile.

"That sounds cool. I can go with ya' Rae."

Raven blinked. This was not what she had expected Beast Boy to say. Regardless, she found herself accepting his offer to go and promptly told him to be ready on five o'clock the next Friday.

Thus that very Friday Raven found herself in the T-car's passenger seat alone with Beast Boy. It was an odd occurrence, the two of them had a rather…interesting friendship. Although Raven cared greatly for the shapeshifter, she often wanted to throttle his neck and as a result the two hardly ever hung out alone.

And yet here they were, dressed to impress and alone. Together. On their way to see the Jump City Orchestra.

It wasn't as if this was a date. The thought was absurd, dating Beast Boy. She could hardly stand the changeling half the time, how could she date him? Yet sitting there in the car, she found herself enjoying his company as he rambled on about various musical instruments he'd seen in his lifetime.

Coming from Africa, he'd apparently seen quite a few unique instruments, and Raven watched as his eyes lit up as he chattered about the different ways each looked and the different sounds each made.

She had to admit, she was having fun.

They made it to the Theatre, letting a valet park the car before heading inside. Beast Boy looped her arm without a second thought, dragging her through the entrance and into the actual theater.

Raven found herself blushing and didn't know why.

It was glorious. Raven felt alive in ways she rarely ever felt. The music was beautiful and spoke to the deepest corners of her soul. She leaned forward in her seat, barely aware of Beast Boy's presence beside her.

When the final note rang through the auditorium, she was disappointed. She knew it had to end eventually, but Raven couldn't help but wish she could listen to the orchestra forever.

"That was really good," Beast Boy mused beside her. Raven blinked, having almost forgot she had brought him.

"Yeah, it was," she murmured softly. Beast Boy grabbed her arm lightly.

"Well come on, let's get some food. I bet you're hungry, 'cuz I'm starving," he mused with a chuckle. She stood with a sigh. Raven was reluctant to leave, despite her stomach's protests. She allowed Beast Boy to lead her away though, his voice quietly chattering about a nice restaurant nearby.

It was a nice restaurant, quiet and almost romantic. The key word being almost.

The place had a rather fancy menu, complete with vegetarian dishes for Beast Boy. This amused Raven, she should have realized he'd pick a veggie friendly venue. The time passed reasonably, with Beast Boy attempting to joke and Raven rolling her eyes. Despite his lame jokes, Raven found she was still having fun, be it the high from the orchestra or the constant feel-good vibes from Beast Boys emotions. Regardless, the empath managed to delight the shifter with a few smiles and crack a few deadpan jokes herself.

The amicable atmosphere between them continued in the car and back to the tower. She felt good as she kicked off her heels in the ops room.

Her gaze flitted to Beast Boy, who had with suit jacket off and his purple bowtie undone. Another blush spread across her face as she took in his appearance.

She would never say it aloud, but Beast Boy looked good. Very good.

"Thanks for coming tonight," she said awkwardly. Beast Boy smiled.

"Hey no problem, it was fun!" He paused, glancing at his feet. "You know, Deadpool comes out next week."

Raven blinked, confused. "Okay?"

He looked at her, an unreadable expression on his face. "Wanna come?"

She blinked again. He wanted her to come see a movie?

"Sure."

She was just as surprised as Beast Boy. Why'd she agree? Beast Boy tended to have poor taste in movies, she'd probably hate it. But before she could change her mind, Beast Boy grinned.

"Great! Uh, I'll let you know what time."

And then Raven was alone to contemplate what just occurred.

Did really that just happen?

Author's note:

This is just a series of one-shots. Some may be related.

Thanks for the reads and reviews!

-vixensheart