Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans
This is my fist true one-shot and my first fan fiction that is not Avatar, so I hope it's decent. I wrote this because I love Teen Titans (ALMOST as much as Avatar) and I was pissed when they canceled the sixth season (especially since they canceled it before Beast Boy developed a romantic relationship with Raven like in the comics). So... enjoy...
"Beast Boy, you mustn't do this alone," cried Starfire to the green shape shifting teenager in front of her.
He turned to gaze back at his teammates, who had gathered in the dark common room to try and stop him. He knew he must face her by himself. She had caused the accident that killed his parents; she was responsible for taking his protectors from him at an early age, leaving him alone in such a big world. Anger filled his mind at such thoughts.
"You have us," said Robin while motioning to the rest of the group.
"We're a team, BB. We're always here to help each other," Cyborg said kindly.
Beast Boy looked at his friend's—his family's—pleading faces. The worried expression of Starfire, Robin's frown, and Cyborg's solicitous smile made Beast Boy cringe, for he knew he may never see them again. But when his eyes fell on the hooded girl in the dark blue cloak, who had remained silent through the entire ordeal, his heart stopped. Though her expression was cloaked by the darkness of the night sky, her violet eyes were transfixed on him, like she was taking in every second of his presence before he left.
A nagging pain tore at Beast Boy's heart. He loved her, he always had. He didn't want to leave his friends, but now, after seeing her, he wasn't sure if he could leave at all. Her eyes seemed to be pleading with him to stay. But as much as he didn't want to leave them, as much as he didn't want to leave her, he knew he must… for his parent's sake.
"I know guys, but I have to do this myself. I don't want any of you risking your lives over something that happened in my past," said Beast Boy.
There was a long silence between them. Beast Boy knew that he had to leave now or else he might succumb to staying where he was safe. He turned and ran up the stairs, heading for the roof.
"Beast Boy!" Starfire called after him.
"We'll follow him," declared Robin as he turned to face Cyborg and Starfire to his left. "We can't let him run off alone and get hurt."
The others nodded in agreement, not realizing that the blue-cloaked sorceress was no longer among them.
Beast Boy bounded out onto the roof of the tower, the knapsack on his back tugging against him in the strong wind. Rays of light were creeping across the horizon over the ocean as morning slowly neared. He sighed as he looked back at the door. This might be the last time he would see his home.
"Well, I guess this is it," he said to himself as he prepared to transform into a bird to fly.
"So you were going to leave without saying goodbye?" came a dull voice behind him.
Startled, Beast Boy whirled around to see Raven standing a few yards away in the shadows of the doorway. His heart skipped a beat as she glided towards him.
"Raven, I'm sorry, but I have to go… even if I don't want to," he said miserably. He felt terrible leaving them, but his conscious told him he must.
She reached him and dropped to her feet, her frown becoming visible in the faint light.
"I understand, Beast Boy," she said calmly as she pulled her hood down the reveal her pale face. There was a hint of sympathy and sadness in her voice.
He was stunned that she was speaking to him without the veil around her emotions. In normal circumstances, he would jump for joy at this achievement, for he had tried to get Raven to "loosen up" for years. However, because of the somber task ahead of him, he could only muster a half-smile at the girl in front of him.
Her deep violet eyes met his green eyes and locked him place. They stared at each other for a few more moments before Beast Boy broke the trance.
"Raven, I must go now, or I'll never leave," he said as he turned to leave.
A hand reached out a grasped his shoulder.
"Wait!" cried Raven as she pulled him back to face her.
Before Beast Boy could react, her hand was cupping his cheek. She lean in and met his lips with hers. Beast Boy was shocked. He was rendered paralyzed for a few seconds, before kissing her back with as much fervency as she was giving him. When they pulled away, her cheeks were stained bright red in embarrassment. He then realized that he too was blushing. She looked away before returning her gaze to him. Thoughts raced through his mind as he looked into her eyes. She loved him. Raven loved him. The feeling of intense joy boiled forth from his heart and spread across his body, enveloping him in it's warmth. The morbid thoughts from earlier were washed away; all he could think about now was that she loved him.
Beaming, he embraced her in a hug. She softly returned it as the sun peeked over the ocean's edge. He let go and stepped back to look her in the eyes again.
"You're not doing this alone," she stated as she extended her hand to his shoulder. "I'm coming with you."
"I know," said Beast Boy softly. "I love you, Rae."
At that, they took off into the morning sky to face Beast Boy's challenge together. He knew now, without a doubt, that he would return home and see his friends again. For he has her.
Well, how was it? If you want more Titan fics from me, please review! Still stickin' to Avatar, though.