Beast Boy trudged sluggishly down the street, passing giggling teenagers pulling up their phones to snap a picture of "the freak" and mothers pushing their strollers just a little faster when he walked by. He knew he was hideous.

He just wished they didn't have to rub it in.

It was nearly dark out, just after 6pm and most people were finishing up their shopping to go home and eat dinner with their families. Beast Boy, however, couldn't go back to the tower just yet.

He had to find something to give to a certain empath after a particularly bad fight, well, it was actually more of a misunderstanding. He'd been talking about her with Cyborg who'd asked when he was gonna grow some balls and ask her out. Beast Boy, surprised at having been found out, vehemently denied liking the empath at all.

"Ask her out?! Du-dude! No way! I don't even like her!" He cried waving his arms around frantically. Cyborg was about to call him out yet again when he noticed a dark figure standing directly behind Beast Boy, seething.

"Uh...BB..?" Cyborg said with great trepidation.

"Wait man, I'm not done! I mean it's just we're barely even friends! I'd never-we'd never...it just won't happen. Alright?" He said finished defending his feelings.

Cyborg however was pale, or at least, as pale as a half-metal African American man could be.

He lifted a shaky finger and pointed behind the green changeling.

Beast Boy spun around just in time to catch a face full of dark energy and as he was flung, he spotted a trademark blue cloak that could only belong to one person...Raven.

Oh. Shit.

And so here he was, walking the streets at night, hoping to find a suitable gift that would tell Raven he was sorry for everything he'd said.

The truth was, he loved her.

He just hadn't wanted to admit it to Cy, figuring the less people who knew about it, the better. There was no chance for him to get with a beautiful girl like her, he knew he was repulsive. A veritable beast, with green skin like a rotting zombie and pointed ears like an elf. She made sure to tell him so on regular basis, always reminding him of his shortcomings, not afraid to speak her mind. Maybe that's why he loved her, she didn't try to hide what she was thinking, just told him straight out.

LINE BREAK-

Raven paced her room furiously, wearing tracks into the carpet. An hour prior she had flung Beast Boy out of the window with great force and no regrets, but now...she was feeling guilty. It didn't matter that he had said he didn't like her, had ruined her confidence and made her feel insecure about her thoughts and her looks. It didn't matter that with a simple sentence he had made her question if they were even friends, if everything they'd shared had been a lie. Didn't matter that he'd as good as ripped her beating heart out of her chest and squeezed it when she gained the knowledge that every time they'd had a "moment", every fleeting glance, all the little smiles she'd given him had been for naught. She'd never had a chance, not with her demonic side holding her back, and yet, she was feeling guilty.

The truth was, she loved him.

She just hadn't wanted to admit it to herself yet.

Sure it was always there, in the back of her mind. But until now she'd been able to suppress her thoughts on the matter. She'd been able to hope. Now her thoughts came fast and blurred together.

Did he mean what he said, were they not even friends?

Why did she have to fall in love with him of all people?

How can she possibly go through this again? This heartbreak?

No, that's silly. She knew he liked her, she could feel it with her empathic senses, his affection for her was always there lurking just under the surface. She was just afraid that one day soon she'd wake up and it simply wouldn't be there any more. His feelings for her would be gone.

She stopped pacing all of a sudden and threw herself onto her bed. She hated him. She hated him for making her feel. She hated him because she loved him and she hated him because she was worried for him. Why hadn't he come back yet? Normally when she threw him out of the window he was back within ten minutes. It'd been far too long. Could he have hit his head? Oh Azar! What if he's drowned?! It'll be her fault...all her fault. Maybe she should go looking for him...?! No! He'd be back..she knew he would.

All she had to do was wait.

LINE BREAK-

Beast Boy was about ready to give up. He'd had it with people pointing and staring. And he still hadn't found anything remotely similar to something Raven would want. He needed this present to be special, something that said, "I'm sorry for hurting you...and I kinda sorta maybe love you in a more than platonic way. Be mine?!"

All of a sudden he spotted a small shop out of the corner of his eye. How had he not noticed it before?! It certainly stood out. It was only one story and was sandwiched between two high rise business buildings. The lights appeared to be off in the store but the open sign was on. He could see dusty old books in the window and some creepy old statues that looked right up Raven's alley. He knew he had to check it out.

Crossing the road quickly he soon entered the shop. It was larger than he expected with bookshelves spanning the lengths of entire walls, baskets of carved wooden figures, dream catchers hanging from the ceilings, was that a totem pole in the corner? And finally, a display case full of marvelously crafted jewelry. This is what Beast Boy found himself drawn to upon entering the store. His eyes grazed over silver chains with teardrops, yellow hearts, and red earrings. None of these seemed right, however. Oh well...it was worth a try he supposed. He turned around to leave and gasped.

"AHH!" He screeched. There was a lady standing two inches from his face!

The woman scowled and went around the counter to face him.

"What, you never seen an old woman before? Quit yer staring and buy something or get out!" She yelled at him giving him the evil eye.

What he really wanted to do was book it outta there but he had come for a purpose and if this creepy old lady could help him out then so be it!

"Um, I'm actually looking for a gift..for my...um...friend. I wanted to get her something nice since I sort of-"

"Say no more, I have just the thing!" She declared opening a door that appeared to Beast Boy to come out of thin air and she soon returned with a small black box. Placing it into the glass display case she opened it carefully and what was inside made him gasp. It was perfect.

"Wow...it's perfect!" He said to the old woman.

"Yes, is very nice, however I must warn you-"

"I'll take it!" He declared pulling a rolled up wad of cash from his pocket and thrusting it at her.

"Listen young man, I need you to understand the special properties of this ne-"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah that's great! Can I have it please?" He said impatiently fed up with the cooky old lady and her weird shop.

The lady sighed but took his money and handed him the necklace carefully after tucking a small paper inside of the box. A receipt he assumed.

"Great! Thanks! I'll just be going-ow!" He said rubbing his head from where the old lady had hit him. What'd she do that for? Crazy old woman...

"Listen up you whippersnapper! That necklace isn't any ordinary piece of jewelry. That there chain is magically enchanted to only be worn by the first person to put it on. The amulet however, is even more special. I've decided to give it to you, green one, because I think you really need it. It is a powerful love charm and will make whoever wears it fall deeply in love with the one who gifted it to her. But do not forget, that it is merely a spell, and even the best of spells will wear off-"

But Beast Boy had stopped listening after he learned what the necklace could do for him.

"Whoa! So what you're saying is that this necklace has the power to make Raven fall in love with me?! DUDE!" He quickly ran out of the store not even waiting for his change.

The old woman watched his retreating back and slowly smiled an evil grin, that'll teach him to treat the elderly with some respect!