Author's Note: This is the long awaited sequel to my story "Emotion Sickness" although this can also be considered a stand-alone. I have never written a BB/Rae fic before so this is my first attempt. Please let me know how I do!

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Beast Boy watched as Robin threaded his fingers with Starfire's.

The team was enjoying another movie night; the choice this evening was a comedy rather than a horror film. Cyborg sat on one end, followed by Starfire, Robin, Beast Boy, and then finally Raven seated to his left. Due to Beast Boy's vantage point, he was able to notice two of his teammates flirting subtly.

Robin and Starfire had been dating for approximately one month. While their new relationship inevitably had its awkward moments, both teens appeared to be quite happy, and Beast Boy was glad for them.

Despite his support for his friends, he still felt a pinch in his throat when he saw them acting like a couple, as they were doing now. Maybe it was because any attempt of romance he had tried to initiate in his own life had fallen flat.

He rarely thought of Terra anymore. After she had left him alone in the hallway of her school it was pretty clear even to him that things had changed. That didn't mean it hurt any less.

Robin's thumb began running slowly over Starfire's hand. Beast boy, despite himself, let out a low growl. His eyes snapped over to Raven who had taken notice of his noise and had quirked an eyebrow in response. Beast Boy reddened. Yeah…that was a whole other matter.

The growl, he meant. For some reason his inner Beast was acting up lately. It wasn't often, but every once in a while the Beast made himself known in some manner. Sometimes it would be small claw marks on the sofa, or an unusual temper, or in this case, an unintended growl.

Beast Boy had been so ashamed for the way he had acted when he was the Beast. Although his primal instincts ended up saving Raven, he didn't have to be a rocket scientist to know that he had acted like a real jerk. As grateful as Raven was about his heroism-if one could even call it that-it terrified him to think something as volatile as the Beast could still exist inside him.

And Raven was the only one who truly knew it would never leave.

Maybe he should talk to her about his concerns. He could tell her about some of the weird behaviors he was experiencing. Raven liked to tease him occasionally, almost as much as he liked to tease her, but somehow he knew if he told her it was serious she would help him in a heartbeat.

As the movie concluded and the credits began to roll, Cyborg let out a dramatic yawn while stretching his arms.

"I don't know about y'all, but I'm gonna call it a night" he announced, getting up. He winked at Starfire and Robin -who both blushed slightly- before she clapped Beast Boy on the shoulder and exited the room.

Beast Boy watched Raven wordlessly get up and nod her goodbyes to the other Titans. He wanted to jump up and stop her, but he didn't want to alert Robin and Starfire of anything unusual. God knows that out of everything those two had in common, persistently ensuring their friends were okay was at the top of the list.

Nevertheless, he didn't want Raven to retreat to her room before he had a chance to talk with her. Once she was in her room she wouldn't come out until morning, especially for him.

So with his plan to intercept her firmly in mind, Beast Boy sprang up after Raven had exited ops.

"Good night, Friend Beast Boy!" Starfire called to him, but he was out the door so fast he nearly didn't hear her.

Once Beast Boy was in the hall he caught the edge of Raven's robe disappearing around the corner. He broke into a full sprint, forgetting in his haste that he could morph into an animal that was much faster. He caught a glimpse of her starting to enter her room. He reached out his hand dramatically.

"Noooooo!" he cried, but Raven either didn't notice him or chose to ignore him as she entered the room and slide the door shut. Beast Boy collapsed outside her door, panting heavily and his ears drooping in disappointment.

Why didn't he morph into something faster? Why didn't he have the nerve to just leave ops earlier? The Beast wouldn't have messed this up.

Beast Boy felt the hairs on his neck raise in anger. He could feel the start of his claws peeking out from under his fingernails.

Calm down, Dude.

It was happening again. His temper was spiking, never mind that it was about something that normally would have been considered a minor inconvenience. Beast Boy exhaled hard through his nostrils, raised a fist and slammed it into Raven's door. The force of the impact was so intense that it made a sizeable dent.

Almost immediately Raven's door slide open a crack to reveal the none too pleased half-demon. The pale half crescent of her face was expressionless, other than her eyes, which betrayed how annoyed she was. What she wasn't expecting was the sight before her.

Beast Boy stood on the other side, slightly hunched over and panting. His face was contorted in a mixture of anger, sorrow and confusion.

"Beast Boy?" she asked, all traces of anger gone.

He spared a glance up at her. "It's back. I know it is."

Raven didn't have to know what "it" was. She already knew. And because she had seen him this way before, and because she knew she couldn't help him the first time, she did something unprecedented and took him into her room.

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"How long has this been happening?" Raven asked calmly from her bed.

Beast Boy was seated on her floor, his legs crossed. He had calmed down considerably, but still looked like he was on edge. Raven made sure that whatever she said had to be handled with the utmost caution.

"I don't know. Three weeks? Maybe longer," he said gruffly, looking rather ashamed of himself.

"I thought you had it under control," she remarked, referring to the time he had summoned the Beast before Trigon had taken over the world.

"So did I!" Beast Boy snapped looking up. His shoulder sagged after a moment. "Sorry," he amended.

"It's alright," Raven said standing up. "But I need you to think about this. Until recently you've had complete control over your Beast. Cyborg's antidote cured you. Whatever you are feeling had to do with something you saw, something you felt."

"What, like a trigger?" Beast Boy asked skeptically.

Raven nodded. "We already know that when the Beast controls you, your temper shortens and your form starts to change. Even before you had the antidote, the Beast was brought out, usually if someone antagonized you…or if you had someone to protect. Can you think about the times when your Beast wishes to break free? What usually happens before?"

Beast Boy thought about that for a moment. Cyborg had been on a winning streak with Mega Monkeys 4 a couple of weeks ago. He had beaten Beast Boy so badly that the changeling had thrown down his controller and smashed it to pieces. The behavior had shocked Beast Boy so badly, that he promised he would replace the controller with his own money.

There was another time last week where Starfire had wished to share another Tamaranian recipe with her friends. As usual she approached Beast Boy first, since he was the most likely suspect to at least try what she had made. That particular day though he had refused to sample her dish. After Starfire continued to persist, Beast Boy had snapped something along the lines of "no one wants to taste your alien slop," effectively causing Starfire to leave in tears and Robin to become cross with him for days.

As if those things weren't embarrassing enough, almost every time he saw Robin and Starfire flirt he would become irrationally annoyed. It wasn't just them. He would pass by couples on a park bench, strangers he had never seen before, kissing and touching and he would growl and furl his fists.

Beast Boy hated the way he was acting. Every time he lashed out at his friends or became enraged at the slightest thing he would feel completely guilty about it afterwards. He wanted to return to the lighthearted, fun loving guy everyone knew he was. He hoped Raven could help him.

He carefully explained everything that had happened to him in the past couple of weeks, everything except his anger towards other couples. For some reason he didn't want to tell Raven that detail. It's not that he didn't trust her, but some things were just too personal.

"Well," Raven said after Beast Boy had concluded. "It sounds as if your emotions have become unbalanced. Although the cause is unknown, there is a way to try to balance them. I…sometimes struggle with my emotions as well."

"Oh really, Rae?" Beast Boy asked with a toothy grin.

Raven narrowed her eyes before sitting down on the floor across from him. She crossed her legs and stared directly into his eyes.

"I can help you control your emotions, but be forewarned…it can be an unpleasant process."

Beast Boy rolled his eyes. "Come on, how bad can it be?"

Raven lifted her hood and straightened her spine until she sat in a perfect lotus position. "Balancing emotions means dealing with memories that have not surfaced for some time. These memories can be unpleasant, and can cause emotional turmoil as a result," she cautioned.

Beast Boy's eyes widened. Memories?

"I may not be able to control what or how much I see," Raven continued, and here she looked unsure. "I…understand if you don't trust me enough to go through with this."

Beast Boy cocked his head to the side. "What do you mean? Of course I trust you, Rae."

Raven's spine stiffened. She would be lying if she said the answer hadn't caught her off guard. She tried not to reveal just how surprised she was in her next statement.

"Very well. Then let us begin," she said softly, taking his hands.

Beast Boy stared down at their joined hands; he tried to remember the last time Raven had willingly touched him. He squeezed her hands in response.

"Not so hard," Raven murmured, her eyes already closed.

The green Titan smiled sheepishly before relaxing his features. He barely heard Raven whisper her three trademark words before they were enveloped in his first memory.

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Author's Note: Let me know what you think to the start of the story. I am happy to take suggestions. I always update frequently, but I will update faster depending on the amount of reviews I get!