Eragon here again! Even though Trust is a Must was supposed to be a one-shot at first, it didn't feel right leaving the story hanging there. So I decided to add another chapter. Hope you BBRae fans can enjoy this!
Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans, though sometimes I wish I did. (In my POV, this chapter kind of stinks/sucks.)
As she glided out of the common room, crying at how cruelly the team treated Beast Boy, her emotions started saying their opinions about each teammate.
"How could they turn their backs on Beast Boy," growled Rage. (A/N The italics are Raven's emotions. "Let me tear them apart, starting with Robin.
For once, Timid agreed with Rage, and they never, as in never, agreed on anything. In small parts of her, she was cared about how Beast Boy must be feeling, but it was small compared to the hatred at the team. "Yeah, let Rage out. They deserve it," Timid's voice was full of anger.
Knowledge interrupted, "Wait, I think we're rushing this decision. Yes, the judged Beast Boy too rashly and too harshly, but they proved it later on that they do trust him. Raven, I won't ask you to have this not affect you, but at least let some emotions get out. Bottling it up is not good, especially in this situation."
"Why not?" Raven asked. Her tears have died down, but her eyes were puffy, her cheeks were red, and her lips were shaking slightly. It was clear that this was taking quite a mental toll on her.
This time, Wisdom answered, "If you keep all these negative emotions bottled up, it will completely change Happy and Love. Happy hasn't been smiling since Beast Boy told his true feelings. Love is pained by his negative emotions. According to Knowledge, who Love and Happy trusts the most, Love could tell that there was another, deeper bitterness that Beast Boy feels. And since she's a part of you, who is an empath, the negative emotions are killing her inside out. So, as you can see, this situation is very dire." (A/N Wow, haven't use dire in a long time, lol.)
Raven sighted mentally, "I just can't let my emotions loose. People could get hurt or even killed. But, I do have a question: What is this other bitterness?"
"We don't know. All any of us know is that it has something to do with you, Raven. I suggest that you confront Beast Boy, but tread carefully. Beast Boy is feeling emotions he was buried deep within. Now it has been unearthed. That is all we can say. Good luck, for if you fail, your emotions will suffer the consequences."
Raven sighed heavily, "Leave it to my emotions to mess with this whole situation up. I might as well release some of my emotions first before confronting Beast Boy. Robin suddenly tapped her on the shoulder and she jumped while putting her hood up out of habit.
"What's wr-"Raven cutted him off, "Don't talk to me. I still haven't forgiven you or the rest of the team for hurting Beast Boy mentally." With those words, she phased right in Robin's startled face and in a forest. She spread her mind out to see if there are any animals around, but strangely enough, there wasn't. Her shoulders stared shaking and tears kept spilling out. Truthfully, Beast Boy's bitterness and negative emotions have affected her greatly. Since she was an empath, the emotions were overwhelming and it felt like for a moment, that she was Beast Boy. She was also hurt that the other members didn't even try to help Beast Boy. All they did was attack him, provoking him instead of trying to calm him down. Her powers started getting crazy. Trees were falling and the land was getting flatten. By the time Raven was finished crying, the whole area around her was just a huge clearing.
"Time to go back to the Tower," she mumbled tiredly. The crying had taken a lot out of her. In her mind, some of the pressure was lifted off of Happy and Love. She phased right in front of Beast Boy's door. She knocked there times, but heard nothing, not even a shuffle. Raven punched in the code as quickly as she could, worried that a villain too him away. But it was fine. Beast Boy's room was as messy as ever. His clothes were scattered all over the place, his desk was cluttered, and his bed was messed up. She suddenly felt a cold draft in the air and saw the window open.
"He must have flown out of the window. Either check his rock, err, boulder or the rooftop, or might as well use your powers to find him. Come on, Raven! Go, go, go!" Brave shouted in Raven's head. Raven noticed that Brave's voice was shaking slightly, as if she was genuinely scared for Beast Boy. And if that wasn't bad enough, Beast Boy just disappeared.
That conversation must have had a really been a mental toll on him. She closed her eyes and tried to sense Beast Boy. To her surprise, Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg were feeling guilty about hurting their so-called friend mentally and physically. She mentally searched the rooftop and was instantly hit with a barrage of powerful negative emotions, mostly bitterness. As she was trying to recede away from the emotions, she accidently heard one of Beast Boy's thoughts, "Who could ever love a Beast?" before she was "back" in her own body.
Her leotard was soaked with her sweat at feeling his emotions. Her emotions, especially Love, Brave, and Happy, was seriously upset by what Beast Boy just thought. She immediately ran out of his room and to the rooftop. In Nevermore, her emotions were a mess. Happy, Love, and Brave were crying. Knowledge and Wisdom were shocked. Rude was actually trying to get them to say a word. Rage was silent, but tears were streaming down her face. Timid was mad, or seriously angry, at the teammates for hurting Beast Boy by making him think that he can be loved. Raven flung open the door and saw Beast Boy sitting at the edge of the rooftop, watching the sunset.
"Hi, Raven," he said tonelessly, uncannily sounding like Raven. "I'm just watching the sunset." He turned to his head to Raven. His face was void of emotions, but his eyes, she could see conflicting emotions in them. She sat down next to him.
She sighed, "That conversation really took a toll, didn't it?"
"Yes. It forced me to unearth feelings that I had carried deep within me for a long time. It forced me to reveal my grudge, my bitterness, and the fact that I don't trust them anymore."
Raven murmured softly, "Yes, but Boy Blunder made it clear that you didn't have to answer the question. So, why did you?"
If it wasn't for his sensitive ears, he might not have heard, "It was because of my rage. I wanted to vent out my feelings. I wanted my grudge to be know, but I didn't think about I would feel after I told them. My instincts it was good time to tell them, so I did. Yes, I felt sad. Yes, I felt bitter, but it's nothing compared to how I feel now." Raven could feel that he most likely resigned himself that he could never be loved. She decided to ask him something that's been bothering her since she tried to find him. Even now, the thought bothered her and her emotions.
Raven asked slowly, "Is it about someone you love? If it is, who is it?"
Beast Boy's head jerked up, his eyes narrowing, "How do you know? Wait a second, did you read my emotions or thoughts?"
"I was trying to find you through my empathy, and I accidentally read you thought." His body relaxed, his fists slowly unclenching.
He grimaced, "It doesn't matter. She doesn't love me. She barely notices me. Sometimes I wonder, are we really best friends or is she pretending?" He refused to look her in the eyes, instead watching the sunset. Raven, from her point of view, could see that his mouth became a scowl and his eyes had sadness and another familiar emotion.
"Take a picture; it'll last longer." Rude belched. She cringed a little as Raven got a little angry at her for ruining the moment.
"I think I know what's wrong, Raven," Love interrupted. "Wait a second, aren't you supposed to be hurting right now?" Raven said frustrated at the fact that her own mind was turning against her.
"Yes, but now that I'm near him, I feel a very positive emotion and it's healed me. Apparently, that positive emotion is love," she said dreamily when a smile appeared on her face.
How do you know that he loves me?" Raven grimaced mentally, although secretly, she was jumping for joy that Beast Boy mostly loves her back.
"Really Raven, you can't be that stupid. He's obviously talking about you. He just said that the girl he likes barely notices him. Think about it, when heave you ever sought for his company?" Raven though about it and realized that she never went to Beast Boy for company. He normally came to her. She went to "the mall of shopping" and the girl talk with Starfire and has helped Cyborg with his T-car. Hell, she's even helped Robin with his files. But, now that Raven though about it, when has she ever asked Beast Boy to accompany her when going to the bookstore or going to the rooftop with her? Never. She resolved to fix this.
"Do you want to come hang with me at the bookstore?" she asked out of the blue. He looked at her suspiously. He had every right to. Raven has never asked Beast Boy to accompany her or hang out with her.
"Sure, but if this is some trick-" "It's not. Trust me." Raven interrupted. He nodded, "Let's go. Beast Boy morphed into a raven. Raven noticed that he never morphed into a raven before.
"Actually, Raven, you're wrong. Beast Boy actually has done it a lost recently. You unconsciously store memories of him and I watch them since I also am having a crush on him since I am you. I can't believe you never noticed that. For someone who's starting to love Beast Boy, you really are dense." Raven took offense at the last sentence, but as much as she denied it, knowledge was right. She hasn't really been noticing what Beast Boy has been doing. Only Love and a few, alright, the rest of her emotions watched him carefully.
She glanced at him. He was watching at her eyes very carefully with his beady green eyes. He was trying to see if she was alright since Raven was staring out into space. He was in love with Raven, and so cared for her safety more than his. She nodded and he took it as a sign that she was alright. He cawed, taking off. Raven soon followed. A few minutes later, they were walking toward the bookstore. On the way, everybody sent hated looks at them and stones at Raven for fear of her killing them. The stones left little bruises on his skin, but Beast Boy didn't mind; he was used to it. He knew that the people didn't like him because he wasn't normal; he was green. Raven was enraged at the people's actions; Beast Boy risked his life to defend the people in this city and this what he gets in return?
"Let me out! Let me punish them for hurting our Beast Boy!" Rage growled, pulling at her chains, her four red eyes narrowing in anger. For once in her life, she was tempted to let Rage out, but she didn't. Even though the people were treating Beast Boy like an animal (shudders), she couldn't harm them. It would prove that she is a monster and a demon (although only half). Instead, she let out a black force field around them. Beast Boy was surprised. Raven has never really helped him before, but he accepted it gratefully. It might no look that bad for a superhero, but stones do hurt a lot, especially since the people threw them as hard as they can.
"Take a look around. I'm going to go take a look at the goth part of the store. I'm sure they have comics." Raven spoke, snapping Beast Boy out of his thoughts. He nodded, his green eyes shining at the thought of being able to hang out with the one he loves. A corner of books caught his eyes. When he took a look at them, he found out that they were about mythical creatures. Deep down, Beast Boy hoped that he could transform into mythical creatures, but his knowledge was very limited. In fact, the only creatures he knew were dragons, unicorns, and phoenixes. He didn't want to transform into a dragon because of the fire-breathing jerk. (A/N He means Malchior. I hate him!) The reason he didn't want to turn into the other two was because he didn't know their structures very well and he could probably die. He randomly took one book and boy was it full of mythical creatures. That's not the best part; it had very specific details about their structures. Beast Boy was so absorbed in the book that he didn't noticed Raven sneaking up behind him.
"Are you actually interested in a book?" Raven asked in disbelief. She couldn't believe her eyes; seeing Beast Boy reading a book was a miracle in it itself.
"Uh, yeah. This book was really interesting and I've loved mythical creatures. It's most likely because that they were created from imagination," he replied nervously, afraid that Raven would tease me about it. After all, it's not every day you would see him with a book.
Raven sensed that Beast Boy was scared that she would tease him and asked, "Want me to buy that book for you? You obviously are interested in it."
Beast Boy's eyes shined, "Really? Sure, but if you complain later all, you can't blame me. After all, you were the one to suggest it." She nodded and went to the counter to pay for the books. She had found another book that she was interested in. Raven transported the books to her room, and she and Beast Boy went for a walk to the harbor. By the time they reached there, it was sunset.
"Wow, the sunset looks pretty beautiful," Beast Boy commented. Raven just nodded in agreement. Beast Boy enjoyed the day very much, considering the fact that he spend nearly the whole day with Raven. Today has been an emotional rollercoaster. However, in his heart, he knew that Raven would never fall in love with him. (A/N Oh, the irony. He thought never, but in the end it happened, lol.) After all, he was a Beast and couldn't be trusted. On top of that, he wasn't even very popular. He is a Titan, but he had never got much attention. It was either Robin, Cyborg, Starfire, or even Kid Flash. But it was never him. Hell, even Raven had more attention than him.
Raven sensed his disturbance. She peered into his mind for a little while and mentally gasped. He was thinking about he never got attention. All of her emotions were shocked. They had thought that since Beast Boy was famous, he would have most of the attention, but as it turns out, he barely got any attention. No wonder why he always tries to make a big thing out of everything, just to attract attention. Nobody, not even Cyborg, his best friend, noticed that he felt lonely. "Just like me," Raven though with a pang in her heart.
Beast boy looked over her and his animal instincts urged him to kiss her. He did so without thinking. Both gasped at the new sensation they were feeling. It felt like electricity was going through their bodies. Raven responded after a few seconds, kissing back with just as much passion as Beast Boy. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and he wrapped his arms around her waist, pushing their bodies together. Slowly, they broke apart with their mouths wide and gasping hard. Beast Boy looked deeply in her eyes and saw many emotions, including hope.
Wow! Not a bad ending if I do say so myself. They kissed, but what is Raven's reaction and will they get together? Find out next time. Warning: I probably won't update soon cause I'll be working on a new fanfic named Teen Titans Karaoke Party. It won't just have karaoke; it'll also have some battles just to spice it up a little.
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