A/N: Woo! A new story been a while since I wrote so excuse my laziness XD Anyway, I am a very strong supporter of BeastboyxRaven obviously lol, and normally, (and I have to admit I prefer it) I see stories of Beastboy comforting Raven, or Raven crying on his shoulder, etc. So in this story, he is going to be seeking comfort from her.

(Updated)- Yes, I do want to still continue this story, just haven't really got round to it. So I read over it and thought it could be a lot better, so I've changed quite a bit. Hope it's better!

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Only Nightmares

Chapter 1

"No…"

A flash of blood, a piercing scream…

"No…"

A broken body, sprawled across the floor…

"NO!"

Beastboy lurched awake, trembling and out of breath. Cold beads of sweat slowly made their way down his green skin, tracing a line along his cheek. Suddenly he jumped to action, tussling with the tangled sheets to get out of bed and falling heavily on his face from his bunk bed in the process.

Shakily he got to his hands and knees, trying to catch his breath and rub his sore nose. Another vivid image from the nightmare flashed before his eyes and he started, shutting his eyes tightly to try and block it out.

Beastboy silently crept to his door and slid it open, so as not to wake the other titans. He didn't care if it was late- he had to see her. He had to see that she was still alive.

Raven lay on her bed, unable to sleep. Something was troubling her tonight. In fact something disturbed her sleep most nights, although she could never quite put her finger on just what it was that was keeping her from rest. She sighed and sat upright. She carefully folded her legs and began to levitate. She tried to calm herself, breathing in and out deeply. Just as she was about to begin her chanting, the words on the tip of her tongue she heard a soft voice call out from beyond her door.

"Raven? Raven are you in there?" Raven immediately recognised Beastboy's youthful voice, but not the fear that lay intertwined within his words. She let her focus slip and floated softly onto her quilts. She made her way over to the door and slid it open to see his pale green face.

Raven was taken aback by his appearance- his careless youthful expression was gone, and replaced by one of fear and uncertainty, his hands trembling as he fidgeted, and his shining eyes brimming with tears. She was even more surprised when he suddenly flung himself into her arms and sobbed gratefully into her shoulder. She was now frightened for him, but seeing that he was clearly distraught about something, she gently hugged him back, wrapping her arms around his shaking body.

After a few minutes Raven felt Beastboy hesitantly pulling away, but he did not meet her eyes.

"Beastboy?" she asked gently, "what's going on?" He slowly looked up at her, his face soaked from tears. She just couldn't bear the sorrow in his eyes.

"I…I thought something bad had happened to you…" he muttered, looking away again.

"Why?" Raven said, feeling awkward.

"I…I had a n-nightmare……and you…you were…" he stuttered.

"I was what Beastboy?"

"You were…dying" he whispered the last word, but the dread in his voice was evident. Raven eyes widened; he had seen her dying!

"I'm sorry, I just had to see…that you were ok." He said quickly, trying to avoid discussion about what he had witnessed.

"It-its ok Beastboy…" Raven was still trying to take it in. She didn't know what to say to him, she could see how disturbed he still was, and she wasn't too happy about it herself. "I'm fine, it was just a dream."

Beastboy winced, "a nightmare…"

Raven looked at him sympathetically and gave him a nervous smile. He gave her a shaky grin in reply, but she could tell it was false.

"I'll…go back to bed then…" he said quietly, and turned around to walk down the corridor.

"Beastboy…" Raven called after him, her voice heavy with concern, "Will you be alright?" He nodded, but she was not convinced. She retreated into her own room, carefully shutting the door and sitting back down on her bed.

She rolled what had just happened over and over in her mind. If she wasn't able to sleep before, now she definitely wouldn't. "You were…dying…" She shuddered. She found it slightly distressing that he had dreamt this, but she also felt quite touched that he was so concerned for her. She had never been shown much affection, and no one had ever been so worried for her well being. She knew the titans cared about her, and that Beastboy was probably quite right to be distressed about seeing anyone die, but she couldn't help having a soft spot for his innocent and dependant nature.

Raven lay there for some time, sometimes thinking about how unexpected Beastboy's nightmare had been, and sometimes remembering what it was like when he was in her arms, crying on her shoulder, so close to her…

Abruptly her thoughts were interrupted by the distant sound of someone screaming. She quickly stumbled over to her door and looked down the corridor. There was nobody there, but she could still hear the crying echoing down the shadowed hallway. She ran out into the corridor, following the heart wrenching sound. The closer she came to the source the more certain she became of where it was leading her.

Raven finally stopped in front of Beastboy's door, his frantic yelling coming from within. She hastily threw open the door and stepped inside, careful not to trip over his piles of junk. He was writhing and squirming in his bed, the majority of his sheets hanging off the bed. She flew up to his bedside and firmly shook his shoulders.

"Beastboy, BEASTBOY! Wake up!" finally he opened his eyes, tears streaming down his face. Raven gently wiped the tears from his eyes. "Was it the same…nightmare?" she felt like she almost didn't want to know. He nodded. It was weird enough for her that he had dreamt it once, but now it was making her feel very uneasy.

She looked at him supportively, as he clung onto her arm tightly and curled up into a defensive position. After a short while she could hear his breathing grow heavy, and knew that he had fallen to sleep, still tightly gripping her arm for comfort.

Unable to release her arm from his grip without waking him- and quite reluctant to- she gingerly lay down next to him and pulled up the covers. As she settled he cuddled up to her, moving his grip from around her arm to around her waist. She tensed, feeling awkward and embarrassed, but slowly relaxed as the warmth of his body soaked into hers. She had never been this close to him before. In fact, she had never been this close to anyone. Suddenly she realised just how alone she felt, and longed for this moment to last.

For the first time she felt needed by someone, maybe even lo- no. He didn't… she only wanted him to. Did she? Confused by her own thoughts she put her mind to rest, just happy to be near him in his time of need. She soon joined him in his slumber, and they both shared the deepest sleep they had ever had.

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A/N: This wasn't going to be quite this fluffy, but I'm in that kind of mood. I can't say how long it will be until I update this, as I have coursework, but I will try my best! Reviews will only encourage me to update sooner… ; ) Oh yeh and sorry for my rustyness XD

(updated)- heh, yeah I added some stuff, deleted some stuff and just twidled some words, but I hope it's better now. Please review!