Chapter 2

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Raven woke up with the sun in her eyes she looked over at the windows to see a stark naked Beast Boy standing on front of her window with a goofy smile on his face. She admired the view and inadvertently sighed in happiness. Beast Boy whipped around at the sound and then realized that he was naked. He turned into a mouse and ran for the door. She caught him and put him on the bed.

"Don't even think about it. We have to talk." She said seriously. Beast Boy turned back into a person and gathered the sheets around him. She looked sheepishly up at Raven and nodded his head in agreement.

"Look Rae I'm not going to beat around the bush on this one I'm in love with you. Always have been and always will be. Just never said anything about it because you scare the hell out of me." Beast Boy said without a hint of humor anywhere in the statement. But when realized that he had offended her and he tried to quickly fix it. He scootched over to the edge of the bed where she was sitting and took her hand in his.

"What I mean is you're so serious and ready to take on life. You know what you want and you go for it that's what scares me about you I'm intimidated by you. You're so much stronger than me in a lot a ways that does necessarily mean physical strength." Looking into her eyes Beast Boy took her other hand and brought it to his lips.

"Look Beast Boy," Raven said as she pulled her hands out Beast Boy's "I love you too and I probably always will also but this can never go anywhere. You know that my powers are controlled by my emotions. I can't get into anything that would cause an emotional shift. I'm sorry Best Boy but this can never be. Bury it deep in your heart and forget if you can. But remember one thing I'll always love you no matter where I go or who I meet." With that Raven kissed him on the cheek and turned away from him. But Beast Boy wasn't about to let the girl he loved off the hook that easily.

He grabbed her arm and spun her around and she looked at him with her huge surprised eyes. As if that wasn't enough he yelled in her face shaking her all the while trying to knock some sense into her. "Damn it Raven we both know that that is complete and utter bullshit. We defeated your father. Trigon is gone you can control your powers now. You don't meditate half as much as you used to. I know you can control them so don't give me this crap. Either you love me or you don't. Do you love me and want to be with if you do then say something." With that Raven kissed Beast Boy for the first time and both of their worlds exploded in color.

When Beast Boy broke the kiss for air he looked at Raven with a new light. She was smiling a real genuine smile and it made her look even more beautiful than before. When he looked into her eyes he saw the real Raven, the girl she always hid from the world.

"Rae I want you to know that we'll take this slow we'll never go forward a step unless you're absolutely sure that you want to take it I'll never push you into something you don't want to do."

"You know what Beast Boy its really funny how life works out."

"What d'ya mean Raven?"

"Well today's my birthday and you given me the best birthday present ever." She said as she leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. Then her eyes lit up with a sudden idea "Let's go tell everyone. I think they had an idea but they never knew for sure."
"Yeah why not Cyborg been ragging on me forever to ask you out. Hey Raven do you have something that I could wear seeing as I'm butt naked." Blushing Raven went to her closet and was about to pull out a tee shirt and a pair of shorts when an evil smile spread across her face. She put them back and grabbed her black silk robe.

"Sorry BB I only have this and panties I hope you don't mind." She handed it to him and he looked at her hard for a moment then pulled it on.

"Hey Raven one question what happened to your hair?" Raven threw a glance at her mirror before leaving and realized that she had left it in a bun and it come out. They walked out hand in hand and entered the common room looking like the world's most bizarre couple. Raven with her hair every where and creased strangely and Beast Boy in Raven's robe. Starfire, Robin, Cyborg looked at them then at each other then burst out laughing. All they could get out was Cyborg's almost unintelligible "'bout damn time."

Raven and Beast Boy went their separate ways after breakfast. Raven went and straightened her hair and Beast Boy went to get dressed. Once in his room he threw himself on the bed he couldn't believe how quickly his life had changed and for the better at that. He was about to get up and get dressed when an idea struck him he was going to surprise Raven and take her out for their first date. He was going to take her to the fanciest restaurant he could afford with his savings. Even if he spent it all on one meal. For her it would be worth it, just to see her smile on her face. With a smile of his own plastered on his face he put on a pair of jeans and a tee shirt and left the tower to scour the city for the perfect restaurant.