"Can I have just one?"

"No."

There was a moment of silence, save for Raven's munching.

"Please?"

"No."

Silence…

"C'mon, Rae, I just wan--"

"Garfield Mark Logan, if you ask for one of my Sixlets one more time you won't live to see me devour the next pack!"

Beast Boy could now feel her anger radiating off her body, and as such left her alone, sighing as he plopped down on the couch. There was another blissful silence, and Raven munched in peace for a moment, until…

"Hey, Raven?"

"Beast Boy, I warned y--"

"Dude, so not what I was gonna ask!" He threw his hands up in a 'don't shoot' gesture, and she snapped, "Then what do you want?" Raven felt terrible as she watched his shoulders slump and saw his head hang in shame. She put down her candy, and gently touched his shoulder.

"Gar, why did you want my attention?" she asked in a much kinder tone. His entire demeanor changed, and he smiled at her sheepishly. "Will you play a video game with me? We're kinda at each other's throats, and I thought this would help you unwind… I'll even let you win."

She raised an eyebrow. "If I did say yes, what would be in it for me?" He gave her the same eyes that always won Starfire over, and said, "My undying loyalty and respect." He looked so serious about it for a moment that she laughed, and he really grinned.

"Will you?" Raven gave a small smile, having calmed, and replied, "Sure, but know it is against my better judgment." He put a controller in her hands, and walked her through the basic movements, which he made her repeat.

"X to jump, circle to attach, square to throw weapons, R1 and L2 to change weapons, and triangle to use… Did you say they use Chakra?" He nodded, and replied, "That's the only reason I thought you would play."

Raven was honestly touched. He hadn't chosen something he was used to (entirely), he had chosen something she would know a little bit about. How sweet! They got to the main screen, and he put them on vs.

She chose a girl with short, midnight-blue hair like her own, and he chose a boy with bright blonde spiky hair and big blue eyes, and she hazarded a guess that this boy would be a ringer for Gar--but with different colored eyes, of course--had the Sakutia deal never happened. In all honesty, she was glad it had.

They began to fight as Beast Boy chuckled about Raven's choice. "You know," he teased, "Your character is in love with mine. Listen to what she murmurs when she attacks, and then listen to what my character so brazenly announces when he wins." "If he wins," Raven replied, and half way through the battle, she started to win.

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"Dude, I so let you win."

"Keep telling yourself that."

"I'm gonna say it until you agree."

"Will you stop if I say yes to your challenge to a rematch?"

"It may or may not shut me up."

"Then consider yourself beaten again."

"Hey, it was close last time!"

Raven rolled her eyes, and couldn't believe that Beast Boy had gotten her hooked on Naruto. She'd read all 47 volumes over the last three weeks, and could honestly tease Beast Boy about his choice of a favorite character. He'd tease right back, like he was now.

"Oh, yeah? Well why do you keep picking Hinata knowing full and well that she is smitten with Naruto? Huh?" Raven rolled her eyes again, and replied, "Because I'm fully used to her attacks. Besides, she suits me better. Can you see me using Ino? Really? Or Temari or Sakura? What about Tenten?"

He laughed, and shook his head. "I might be able to see Happy using Sakura, Ino for Jealousy, Tenten for Brave, and Temari for Cunning, but none of them is very you." "Then we've answered your question, haven't we, Kyuubi-boy?"

He met her gaze, and said as seriously as he could, "C'mon, admit it. You dig me, stutterbug, and it's because of the ears." She laughed lightly, something he was proud to say he could make her do lately, and shook her head. "If I did dig you, it wouldn't be because of the ears. Sorry."

He shrugged, and used her sidetracked-ness to his advantage, getting in a combo before she realized that the screen had loaded. She glared at him, but proceeded to whomp him, patting his back as he hung his head in defeat. He'd only ever beaten her once, and that was because the controller wasn't plugged in. (Can I hear an 'Epic Fail!' for our friend, Mr. Logan? *waits for the crowd to shout 'Epic Fail', continues typing*)

"Maybe one day I'll tell you my secret," she teased, "But maybe not." "Says the girl whose character told my character she loved him only to be brushed off in the pursuit of his best friend's safety." "Low blow, Gar. At least she told him! And he did blow up because she got hurt immediately after."

Beast Boy shrugged, and they went to Iruka's Training, trying to find new ways to find forbidden scrolls.

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Cyborg sighed, and watched his 'little sister' banter playfully with his best friend. He knew she liked Gar. He knew Gar liked Rae. They'd both told him, multiple times, that she/he loved Naruto because it brought them closer to him/her. He'd teased Beast Boy and ruffled Raven's hair, and tried to remind himself that, just as the two belonged to each other, Bee was his, although she was far away…

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"Friend Raven, Friend Beast Boy, it is the time of dinner!" Starfire announced happily, and set a plate of… erm… purple macaroni and cheese? The purple intestines of some poor Tamaranian animal? Wormie's spit-up? Who knew what it was.

Raven stretched as she got up from the couch, the black fan tee she'd gotten (with a chibi Shippuden Hinata on it, Byakugan blaring in her eyes as snowy white chakra glowed around her hands on the front, and Naruto's seal on the back) going up past her bellybutton and showing her flawless ashen skin. Beast Boy looked away quickly, but turned quite brown at the sight. She wrapped her cloak around her, and smiled at Starfire.

"I'll just have my herbal tea, and continue with this level," she replied, and Beast Boy looked up from his dried fruit. "I'm good, Star, I'm munchin'." She nodded, and floated over to the table, digging into her home planet's food.

Raven prepared her tea (Goodnight tea from Rosark Roasterie in Rose Bud Arkansas--it's good!), stirring in some honey and vanilla. She turned back to the couch to see that Beast Boy had taken the controller, effectively beating a full level while she had her back turned.

She nodded her thanks, and sat, sipping her hot, delicious tea. He munched again on his dried fruit, and they passed the controller back and forth, completely pwning any bad guy who came across their path. Their little session ended, and Raven floated to her room, tired after a day of gaming.

Who knew it was more tiring than reading?