(A/N) I do not own Teen Titans

Sorry for the huge gap between updates. I'll try to make it more regular. Anyways thanks to those did, for reviewing. More reviews would be nice, especially if it's criticism. Btw the crappy poem in here, I made up on the spot and was inspired by the song Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day. Anyways, chapter # is up, Enjoy!


"I didn't know you like poetry, Raven," said Beast Boy.

"Well, you learn something new every day…" replied Raven.

"I should have guessed that for all the books you read that some of them would be poetry. So, you write any?" Raven blushed and the dim light above them exploded. Beast Boy smirked. "I'll take that as a yes. So… would you mind, I don't know… showing me any?" Beast Boy highly doubted that Raven would say yes, but he never got his answer as at that moment all the lights dimmed even further, if it was even possible and the light above a little stage brighten to show a man standing in front of a microphone.

"Hello, everyone. I'm Ryan, the owner of this little place. Tonight, if you didn't know already, we have a poetry reading. Anybody can come up and read what you want." Upon hearing this Beast Boy made an evil face and looked at Raven.

"Don't even think about it. You do it and I'm sending you to a dimension where there is no videogames or tofu, got it?" threatened Raven in a deathly calm voice. This made Beat Boy cower in his seat and face the stage again.

"So our first reader tonight is a regular here, Ms. Ami Miller." A petite girl who dyed her blonde hair with streaks of blue and green, came up on the stage and took the microphone from Ryan and looked at everybody. She had sparkling green eyes that were outlined with thick eye liner and mascara. Anybody who saw her would think she is beautiful, that was until she opened her mouth.

"We walk alone. We are surrounded, but so utterly alone. We walk down our treasured path, all the colors and smiles. But we walk alone. No one can see inside you, not even yourself. We act, we play, we pretend. We walk alone."

Beast Boy was stunned at the dead tone in her voice, but apparently he was the only one fazed by it because everyone else starting snapping. Ami gave a small smile and then walked off the stage and back into her seat. Beast Boy looked at Raven, his mouth just about hitting the floor.

"Yes, Beast Boy?" questioned Raven.

"She… B-but… What was that?!"

"It's poetry Beast Boy. I know even you aren't that stupid to not know that."

"Yeah, I know it's poetry, but why was it so dark? It gave me the creeps."

Raven frowned at this. "You don't' have to be here Beast Boy. You said you wanted to know me better and this is part of it. I like hearing this kind of poetry. You start to understand the pain that everybody holds inside themselves. If it creeps you out that much then you can just go back to the tower." Actually, Raven was surprised that Beast Boy lasted this long. She expected him to have turned into a turtle and hid in his shell by now.

Beast Boy took what Raven said into consideration. The pain that we hold inside, huh? Well that's a new way to look at it… thought Beast Boy.

"I didn't think of it that way…" mumbled Beast Boy as he turned to look at the next reader. He was an overweight boy, looked about 17. His name was Brian. This time Beast Boy listened closely to the poem and tried to find another meaning to it. After a couple of more people read, Beast Boy was starting to understand what Raven said early.

Raven looked over at Beast Boy after a while and saw that instead of having a bored looking expression on his face, he actually looked… interested. She could see him concentrated on everything the speaker was saying. Raven gave a small smile. Maybe Beast Boy was finally understanding a small part of her.

Ring… Ring…Ring…Ring

Ravens thoughts were interrupted by Beast Boy's and her's communicators going off. Raven took her's out from her imaginary pocket and flipped it open.

"Raven," said Robin. He looked to be on the R-cycle, with Starfire behind him. "Kardiak is terrorizing a local preschool. Have you and Beast Boy get there as soon as possible. I'm sending you the coordinates now. Robin out."

Beast Boy, who heard the whole thing, looked at Raven.

"Come on Beast Boy, let's go," commanded Raven as she quickly got out of her seat and ran towards the door. As Beast Boy ran after her, he saw Nathan standing by the door. As he ran past him he mouthed, "Sucker" and gave him the finger. Once he was outside he changed into a hawk and flew after Raven who was already in the air, heading for down town. The pair arrived in a matter of minutes, just in time to see Robin cut off one of Kardiak's tentacle like arms with a bird-a-rang. Robin was in his traffic light colored uniform. Did they wear their uniforms on their date? Beast Boy wondered. His thought was broken when Raven asked, "Where's Starfire?" as she ripped one of the wires that was connected to the building and wrapped it around the oversized mechanical heart.

"She's getting the kids and teachers away from here," replied Robin with a quick glance to Raven. Kardiak easily broke the wire Raven tied around him.

"I'll go help her," said Beast Boy as he transformed into a cheetah and ran off towards the school. It made more sense for Raven to fight Kardiak, her powers are better for defeating him… or it. As Starfire and Beast Boy brought the teachers and kids to a safe place, Raven and Robin tried to wear their enemy down. Robin was using his bo-staff while Raven was shooting energy bolts. This seemed to be getting them nowhere and Raven was getting frustrated. I was actually having a decent time with Beast Boy, and I was starting to figure out what I was feeling for him, but this… THING had to be an annoying bitch and try to kidnap some little kids! Seriously, who in the world would create a mechanical heart that is a pedophile? What is wrong with people these days? For Raven to curse, she had to be seriously pissed, even if it's just in her mind. Raven had enough. She ripped a street lamp from out of the ground and smashed the pedophile-like machine in half… and then quarters… and then eighths, and sixteenths, and thirty-seconds, and- "RAVEN"

Said girl looked at the person who called her name. "I think that's enough," said Robin. Raven, just realizing she lost control, blushed, which made one of the lids to man hole nearby fly 20 feet in the air. Then, using her powers, she collected all of the pieces of Kardiak and wrapped them in a sheet of metal she got off the side of a building. It was then that Starfire and Beast Boy appeared.

"What? Are we done already?" asked Beast Boy.

"Yeah, Raven… took care of it," replied Robin as Raven put the wrapped up pieces of their enemy in the back of a police truck that just arrived.

"You mean Raven lost control and totally went berserk on him? And I wasn't here to see it? Aww, dude. So not cool. At least I can tell Cyborg that he missed it when he comes back."

"No you won't," said Raven from behind Beast Boy. Beast Boy nearly jumped 5 feet in the air.

"Jeez, Rae. you shouldn't sneak up on people like that."

"And you shouldn't talk about people when they're only a hearing distance away."

"So… you're saying I can talk about you when you can't hear me?"

Beast Boy was rewarded for his stupid statement with a piece of pavement to the back of his head.

"Idiot," mumbled Raven.

"Oh, friend Raven! You should not hurt friend Beast Boy like that!" cried Starfire.

Not wanting to be scolded by Starfire, Raven quickly changed the subject. "So how is your guys' date going, you know before this," asked Raven. Robin blushed at this, which Raven thought was very amusing.

"Oh, it was most wonderful friend Raven!" screeched Starfire. "First, friend Robin took me to Guapo's."

"You mean that very fancy restaurant that's hard to get into?" asked Beast Boy.

"Yeah," replied Robin, "It turns out if they know you saved the city a couple of times, they let you eat there anytime, no problem."

"But don't you guys have to dress really fancy to get in there?" questioned Beast Boy as he observed that they were in uniform.

"We were wearing fancy clothes; I had my uniform under my suit and Starfire is really quick at changing." Of course, leave it to Boy Wonder to be ready to fight 24/7, thought Raven. And since when is Starfire quick at changing? It takes her forever to change when she goes into the changing rooms in the mall!

"We were on our way back to the Tower to change so we could go to the fair that's in town, but then Kardiak showed up. That reminds me, how come you two weren't at the tower?" interrogated Robin.

"Oh, we were just out together, y'know," said Beast Boy in a suggestive voice as he slung his arm around Raven's shoulders. Raven reprimanded him by punching him and the stomach and walking away.

"Have fun fair," Raven called over her shoulder as she started to walk away. Beast Boy looked at his watch as he was holding his stomach. 2:11pm. I still have a good part of the day to impress her. I just hope I don't get anymore dumb ideas like that one. Beast Boy looked over at Starfire and Robin and saw that they were already on the R-cycle ready to go. Maybe I should get motorcycle instead of moped... I mean look at the way that Satrfire is pressed against Robin. That could be me and Raven. Her arms wrapped my waist as she hold onto me tight. Her breasts pressed against my back as she buries her face in my shoulder... Her sweet scent filling my head...

Beast Boy was snapped out of his reverie by Robin revving the engine.

"Friend Beast Boy, you better catch up to friend Raven," said Starfire.

"Oh, thanks Star," mumbled Beast Boy.

"Friend Beast Boy?"

"Yeah, Star?"

"You like Friend Raven very much correct?"

"Wha- um, I-I don't k-know what your-r t-talki-"

"Please make her happy. She needs it." said Starfire sweetly.

"Good luck, Beast Boy," said Robin.

Beast Boy blushed. "Thanks, you too."

This time Robin blushed, then drove off and Beast Boy transformed into a cheetah for the second time today and ran to catch up to Raven.


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