days and months passed, becoming a year; and now they were back in the day of friendship in Tamaran, Blorthog. While the others went to the alien girl's home planet, Raven and Beast Boy stayed in the tower. Beast Boy locked up in his room when Raven was enjoying the soothing, calmness of her noisy friends being away; yet she was worried about the noisiest titans of all, her closest and dearest friend, Beast Boy. The jade skinned teenager was in his room, without a simple noise; the quietness was usually calming but after hours passing the young empath got worried more and more.
Stopping her meditation, Raven landed on the ground and walked toward Beast Boy's room, knocking on the door gently "Beast Boy?!..." The green changeling's room was dark; he turned his head around and smiled softly, with a sad and unsure gaze in his eyes "yes, Raven?"
"you're... down..." said Raven, walking toward him slowly. Beast Boy curled himself together tightly "yeah, ..." Raven sat near him, placing her hands on the changeling's shoulder "what's wrong?" She said softly for the first time after months, the Green teen seemed too down for the young empath to be completely pale. Beast Boy turned his head and looked into Raven's eyes with a soft gaze "It's just... I can't get Starfire's story out of my head."
"It was two years ago." Raven said curious of the jade skinned teen's sadness "I know but... I'm worried about some one." he explained.
"who?" Raven asked, her curiosity triggered even more "some one... important to me." Beast Boy said softly after a few seconds of silent, stopping his hesitation for answering "Cy?" The half demon girl asked. Beast Boy disagreed softly "No. some one even more important..."
"That some one, doesn't deserve the future Starfire saw for her." He continued.
"Her?" She released her thought before having a chance to suppress it. Raven blushed and looked away not knowing what Beast Boy thought of her question "yeah,..." The changeling's jade cheek turned into a peach pink color "I mean... I ended up alone and Bald..., more insecure than I've ever been; and I guess that's what I deserve." He continued "But she... She doesn't." Beast Boy sighed.
"As I know... I'm the only girl here other than starfire." Said the young empath with a small smirk "well..." the changeling's blush darkened , spreading through his cheek and the top of his goblin shaped ears.
Raven stuttered "you-you're actually talking about,... me!?"
"mhm..." A small, soft smile appeared on the changeling's face, his white fang reflected the light coming from the hallway; young empath blushed and looked away "Raven..." Beast Boy called for her attention softly. Raven turned her head and looked at Beast Boy's emerald eyes; he smiled, slightly stuttering "You-you don't deserve being alone, friendless;... you're amazing, beautiful, powerful, smart, caring and a lot of other things."
Raven blushed, pulling the cloak's hood up to her nose. A huge grin appeared on Beast Boy's face, revealing his other, shorter fang; he curled himself tightly "your indigo eyes and violet hair is unique, your skin's color... I think they call it, alabaster; and your wine red lips are gorgeous and your smile is cute; your voice is cool and calming, you are ... dare I say it... Hot and cute at the same time."
No matter how nice it felt, the burn in her chest, like bubbles of lava, small volcanoes that erupted in her heart spreading the warmth into her body and the burn in her cheeks, the cold sweat on her pale forehead that changed their way once they hit the fire colored gem in the middle of the way, young empath knew well that despite all the good Beast Boy saw in her, she had another side; the dark side she was afraid of, a curse lifted on her; the part of her she didn't want "but, Beast Boy. I..." She stuttered.
" I know... " Jade skinned boy said softly breaking her sentence "You are a half demon by blood, hardly ever afford to feel, an empath... and that should be hard for you since,... You feel every one's emotions when you still aren't ready to feel..." He continued, naming all the flaws Raven had within "But," he paused, Raven looked down at her lap; waiting for him to continue.
Beast Boy smiled softly, turning Raven's face back to himself, looking at her indigo eyes "You don't feel... to protect; to protect the people you love from your the dark seed your so called father, planted in you; the dark seed that even when that demon is gone... you're not sure if, if it's gone with. Despite your demonic blood your heart is pure Rae, just like water or moonstone; and your empathy... it helps you understand people better and make them feel good. You always use the so called dark side for good."
Garfield Mark Logan knew, he knew how it is to have a dark side you don't like; a side that you always have to be scared of and you have no idea what it is capable of. The side that even you don't know it well yourself.
young empath blushed, for the first time in the 17 years she had lived, no one had complemented her appearance; not in that way. Every time she heard a complement from her friends, it was only the good; they never said the other side even though they knew it exists, they tried to make her forget. But he, he was naming the other side, all of her and still, and still he liked her. The changeling was thruthful as he was full of lies, he was clear like water as he was mystrious like ocean.
Her voice quivered; her breath got heavy her heart Raced, she was nervous as she was calmed. But she didn't want to believe "beastie..." she scooched closer with a small, shy smile that appeared on her grey face for a short time.
Beast Boy chuckled "You called me beastie." His grin widened as Raven blushed, removing her gaze from Beast Boy's.
"I'm afraid of what can happen Raven." Jade skinned teen said unsure and slightly scared, pushing his head into his arms and legs.
Raven looked at him from the corner of her eyes; Deep down, maybe Raven had always found the green changeling attractive. His pointed ears were definitely cute and his emerald eyes were always so bright and happy, revealing all of his inner joy ; hiding the emotional scars Beast Boy held within.
He was (though she would never admit it to him out loud) funny, and always managed to bring a smile to her face with one of his jokes. She was just thankful for her hood; making her able to hide it when she blushed. The fang that peeked up from his lower lip made him adorable and maybe she hadn't noticed at first, but over the years, the young shape-shifter had filled out his uniform quite well; his squeaky voice had become more masculine, and he had become much more mature.
Seeing his concern about her, it was nice; it gave her a strange feeling. She felt secure, free, she didn't see a reason for hiding herself from the green changeling.
"Beast Boy..." Raven called for the green boy softly, raising his head with her hand with another soft smile on her face. "Future can change with every decision you make. Think of it as... a path; with each step you get infinite choices but when you made your choice you cant go back. where Starfire went was one of the many possibilities of what could happen if she never came back from that time portal. Right now she's here so THAT future doesn't have a chance of happening anymore; even though there Is still more and more choices ahead." She explained.
"Raven...?" Raven responded, going back to her emotionless self. "Yes?"
"Will you promise me something?" He asked.
"Promise you what?"
"That no matter what happens, even if we get apart... You won't forget that you have us, you have... me...; and don't forget that we, no. ...I, will always be there for you. Promise me you won't turn into a lonely person." He requested softly.
"I.. I-I promise." Said Raven as she pulled the hood closer trying to hide her blush.
"have these." Beast Boy said, giving her a book and another object "W-What is this?" Young empath asked as she brought them closer, looking at them in surprise.
On her pale hands was a purple scrapbook, filled with pictures of all the great times she had spent with the titans, with beast boy; there was another thing on the book's cover, a bracelet. The bracelet was unique, obviously made by Beast Boy as she could detect a few of his green thin fur stuck to it; it was simple yet complicated.
moon stone and emerald, with a one after one pattern; green and white looked great together, or at least it was that way in Raven's eyes. In the middle of the bracelet was two lockets, a paw and a Raven, together with the sign of infinity in the middle.
"A scrap book and a bracelet?!" She said, not that she wasn't grateful of the gifts she received; she actually loved them. Beast Boy blushed " a gift, the scrapbook has all the pics we had over the year... So you won't forget all the times we had and i made the bracelet for you, some thing for you to remember me by."
"Does it have a certain meaning?"
"Yeah ... moon stone is you and emerald, me; behind each other just like we always have each other's back. The Raven and the paw, again me and you... the fact that we will be connected, forever. No matter how far we are." The changeling explained softly.
Raven blushed, her voice start stuttering again "T-Thanks Garfield, you, you're a great friend."
"your... welcome." He said as tears pilled in his eyes.
"W-Why are you crying?" Young empath asked, filled with concern.
"Sorry..." Changeling said softly with a sniffle, wiping the tears off his jade skin "My real name makes me emotional some times." He chuckled, then silent took over as his cheeks turned red.
"I'm, sorry..." Young empath leaned closer and apologized soft and simply.
"It's okay..." Beast boy smiled softly.
"So... Are you feeling better?"
Green changeling pushed the lavender hood off Raven's face, leaning closer. Now she could smell him; that earthy scent he carried, like morning dew and fresh pine. she could feel his warm breath hitting her hair "Thanks to you... yeah..." He said with a wide yet soft smile on his face "Just... remember to keep the promise." He continued with a serious tone.
She had tried to ignore it but, She just couldn't. Young demoness was always aware of his presence and he made her feel...strange. Whenever she was near him, a weird bubbly sensation always stirred through her stomach, her heart beat irregularly and her palms sweated. She knew what it meant. A certain alien-princess had told her enough about this particular emotion that she knew the signs. It was just a little shocking to admit it.
A soft and sweet smile took place on her wine red lips "I will." She said.
"Me too." Beast Boy said as he backed off and leaned on the wall "I promise, when ever you need me, no matter how far; I'll come, I'll stop what ever i'm doing and come to you, help you and be there for you." He looked at Raven with a caring gaze in his eyes.
Raven blushed "Me-Me too." She said followed by a light giggle.
"we are back from Tamaran!" The alien princess announced their arrival with a joyful shout; Raven and Beast Boy walked to the ops room. Raven walked to Starfire "Starfire, I need to talk to you." Young empath called for Starfire.
They went into Raven's room; alien girl smiled widely "What is it Raven?" She asked with her squeaky and joyful voice; Raven blushed "Star, I-I think, I-I think..." She paused, her blush darkened and continued; "I think i'm... in love... "
end of chapter one