Hi everyone, here is my second chapter. I hope you like it! Remember to please tell me if something is wrong or you don't like something about this chapter and I will try to fix it. I tried really hard on this one, so please tell me what you think.

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"Yes and no Cy, the thing is that yes they were civilians but no they weren't normal. They were meta-humans like you guys."

The expressions on the Titans' faces were mixtures of rage, repulsion and anxiety.

"Do the authorities know the purpose of the abductions?" Starfire asked, concerned etched on her innocent features.

"Nobody has a clue. I have a gut feeling though; it could be that the person or people taking the weapons and the civilians are testing the weapons on them, but for what purpose I don't know." Robin replied, his masked eyes closely watching the reactions from his team. The most prominent being disgust and anger.

'What kind of sick human being could do something like that? It makes me so angry to think that people are being treated like that." Beast Boy said, his face contorted in rage as he stood up from the couch.

"I know, and I agree with you. But we can't let our feelings get involved with our jobs. No matter how personal it gets, or how angry our opponents make us, we can't let emotions get the better of us." Robin lectured while his eyes roamed the faces of his teammates, making meaningful eye contact with each of them. His masked eyes met Beast Boy's defiant emerald green ones.

"Did Batman teach you that, Robin? Or do you have proper, hands on experience?" Beast Boy's ordinarily cheery voice was cold and distant and sounded more like an animalistic snarl instead of a human voice. He stood with his knees slightly bent, ready to jump or duck should he need to. His fists were clenched in front of his face which partially hid his barred teeth.

Robin seemed confused with the sudden offensive stance that Beast Boy took, not understanding where the defensiveness came from. Robin's quick and calculative mind analyzed what the changeling said to him and recognizing the insult, he swiftly went on the offensive.

"Hey man, what's with all the attitude, Beast Boy?" Inquired Cyborg, his robotic eye shifting from Robin to Beast Boy, watching closely should a fight ensue. Sensing the growing tension between the two male Titans, Raven and Starfire tentatively stood between the two young men who continued to stare each other down while still sizing the other up.

Raven placed her hands on the green man's chest, gently pushing him back towards the couch. "Come on Beast Boy, calm down. Take a deep breath." Beast Boy did as he was instructed and slowly returned to his seated position on the couch although his eyes still stared coldly into Robin's.

Starfire coaxed Robin into the kitchen where she tried to calm him down. The young alien lead him into the hallway after passing Raven and Cyborg a strained look before the titanium doors slid shut.

"What the hell was that, BB?" Questioned Cyborg, his face wearing a worried yet curious expression as he eyed his green companion. Raven sat down next to her boyfriend and rubbed his back soothingly, waiting for him to explain.

Beast Boy heaved a sigh before finally meeting the concerned faces of his friends. "I'm sick of Robin being such a hypocrite. He talks about being tough, about not letting your enemy get the better you but then he goes and disobeys his own rules. Sometimes I think Robin just talks shit. I guess something inside of me just snapped, like I just had the urge to hurt someone. It scared me."

"Is it the Beast?" Suggested Cyborg as his eyes watched his buddy worriedly. The robotic man lifted his gaze to meet Raven's. Her expression was identical to his own.

"Maybe, I don't know!" Beast Boy shouted as he quickly jumped up. "You know where to find me if you need me." He exited the common room quickly without another word.

"Do you really think it's the Beast?" Asked Cyborg with his face still contorted in concern.

"It would make the most sense. Beast Boy doesn't just go around getting angry at people. He's taking me out tonight; I'll try and get him to talk to me."

"Be careful about the questions, if it really is the Beast, in his current state he could be easily angered and might attack the surrounding people and possibly even you." Cyborg warned, the concern for his "little sister" clearly showing on his aged and mature features. It wasn't like he didn't trust the green joker of the team, he trusted Beast Boy with his life. It was the Beast that he didn't trust.

"I know and I doubt he'd be able to hurt me." She tried to give him a reassuring smile but he could see right through it. "Well, I got to go and ask him if this dinner thing is still happening." She gracefully got up from the couch, picked up the ancient leather bound manuscript that she had left in the common room the day before and left the room leaving Cyborg in silence.

Cyborg sat quietly for a few seconds just to gather his thoughts before he grabbed the remote resting on the nearby arm of the couch and turned the TV on.


Raven hurriedly navigated the dark corridors to her room and carelessly chucked the book onto her large bed and closed the door with a flurry of her cloak.

Raven didn't know why she was so worried about Beast Boy, the Beast had resurfaced before. Her emotions told her that it was because it was different now. They weren't just friends anymore; they were a couple, a pair of lovers. She had given her heart to the green idiot and she felt that he had done the same. Whenever he was in trouble or his life was in danger she would worry. It wasn't like she didn't worry for her friends, but with Beast Boy it was different. She didn't just worry about his overall health and safety, she worried about where she would be without him, where he would be without her and all of the worst case scenarios she could think of.

By the time she had finished mentally ranting with Knowledge and Love about Beast Boy, she had reached the front entrance at the base of the tower. And sure enough, just like he said, Beast Boy was seated on his rock that he always sat on when he was in a bad mood, sulking or simply just thinking. He didn't see her approach him as his back was to the tower and he was facing the panoramic view of the sea with the cityscape of Jump reflecting the glow of the late afternoon sun. His well tuned ears twitched as she approached, hearing the crunch of her boots on the sand and rocks.

"What do you think is wrong with me, Rae?" He turned to look at her, his forlorn features made Raven want to just run up to him and beg him to be happy, but she somehow restrained herself. He made a gentle gesture for her to join him on the rock. She did as she was told and looked at the city, the sounds of cars and horns beeping barely reaching her ears. She slowly and unsurely reached out her hand and linked her fingers with his and Beast Boy tensed slightly but relaxed.

"I don't think there is anything wrong with you."

"Well, there is. I have this…this thing inside me and it wants to get out."

"You're doing a pretty good job of controlling it." She offered him a small genuine smile. Beast Boy thought it made her look even more beautiful than she already was.

"That's the thing; I don't think I can control it for much longer. The serum that Cyborg gave me kept it at bay for a while but I know it's not a disease or a condition. It's a part of me; it's all the anger, the frustration, all of my primal instincts in a physical form. I asked Cyborg to give me another shot but he said the chances of it working weren't looking good. The Beast has adapted to the medication and could easily overcome the serum now."

Raven listened intently, feeling his helplessness, his sadness and his anger at himself and at the Beast.

"I know how you feel. I know how it feels like there is nothing you can do and that nobody would understand, but I do. It's hard keeping the darkness contained."

"I guess we're more alike than most people think." He flashed a smile, earning a smile from her in return. She knew he was trying to lighten the mood, make the situation less serious and tense than it was.

"I guess we are." She got up from the rock and offered her hand to help him up. "Is this dinner still happening or not?" He took her hand and she pulled him up. Instead of letting go, he pulled her close and gave her a chaste kiss on the lips. They giggled and poked fun at each other as they made their way up the small hill to the tower.

They had reached Raven's room, the door sliding open.

"I'll see you in about an hour?" Questioned Beast Boy, his face alight with happiness.

"Sure, If you can change that fast." Raven's expression was a mirror of his own.

"You bet I can. The question is can you change that fast?" A cheeky smirk spread across his face. "You are after all a girl, the slowest creature on Earth when it comes to changing."

"We'll see about that." Beast Boy prepared for a quick kiss but ended up kissing the cold, hard titanium of Raven's door.

"You better hurry up Gar. You don't want to be beaten by a girl do you?" She teased through the door.

"Of course not." He smiled to himself as he walked down the hall, thinking how lucky he was to have somebody like Raven as his girlfriend, soon to be fiancée.


Raven smiled to herself as she walked to her expansive closet, sorting through her various civilian garments. She pulled out a simple black dress and laid it on her bed. She remembered when she had received the dress as a gift from Starfire who insisted that Raven should have a formal dress should an occasion call for it. She smiled at the memory. She grabbed her folded navy blue towel from the linen closet in her room and headed down the hall to the bathroom.

Locking the door behind her, Raven reached for the clasp of her cloak, and letting it fall to the floor. She clumsily searched for the zipper located at the back of her leotard. Finding the dreaded zipper she quickly slipped out of her uniform and turned the hot water on in the shower. She stepped in and let the warmth of the water caress her body. She turned the cold water on and she shivered at first as the temperature changed drastically. She washed her hair and applied lilac scented soap to her form. She watched as the white bubbles traveled down her body, following the trails of the water.

Raven thought about her relationship with Beast Boy, how far they had come, from being bickering fifteen year old roommates to being a power couple in a space of seven years. She thought about what their future could be like. Would they still be together? Would they get married? Where would they go from here? She thought about the team. Would the Titans stay together? Would the team expand? Would there be new members? By the time she had contemplated her thoughts, the steam had fogged up the mirrors and any other glass surface in the bathroom. Raven dried off with the towel and stepped out of the shower. She picked up her previously discarded clothes and walked down the hall towards her room.

Entering her abode, she dried her hair and slid the simple black dress up her slender grey legs, relishing slightly in the silken feel of the material brushing across her skin. Raven walked across her room to the antique full body length mirror. Raven wasn't one to blow her own horn, but she had to say that the dress did make her look good.

"Now for some shoes." She mused to herself, while walking towards her closet. She pulled the door open and inspected her limited collection of footwear. She picked out a simple pair of black ballet flats and slipped her dainty grey feet into the shoes. Raven wasn't a person who cared about vanity but even she wanted to look presentable. She looked herself over one final time, and happy that she looked decent enough she left her room.

Raven entered the common room to find her date standing anxiously at the island in the kitchen, drumming his fingers rhythmically on the marble countertop. His choice of outfit was simple, like most men, a black leather jacket, which she assumed would be synthetic, some dark blue denim jeans and a pair of combat boots. He moved his eyes from the floor to her and his eyes seemed to bug out of head and his jaw dropped at the sight of her.

"Wow." Was the only word that could come out of his mouth.

"Is that it? Wow?" Raven smiled jokingly at him, letting him know that she wasn't serious.

"Well, I….yes that is the only way to describe my beautiful dinner partner this evening." He smiled a toothy grin at her. He knew that his smile was often contagious and he habitually used it on her, knowing that she wasn't as immune as she thought she was.

"Are you saying that I don't look appealing any other time?" She loved to play mind games with him, twisting his words around and making it sound like his words had offended her, which of course they hadn't.

At that moment Beast Boy's face looked like that of a child about to have a temper tantrum. "No, of course not, Rae! Why do you do that? Twist my words around?"

Raven smiled mischievously at him. "It's one of the few ways that I can get a rise out of you." Beast Boy smiled cheekily back at her.

"It's too bad that there's so many ways to get under your skin."

Raven's previously wide smile faltered a bit and she frowned. "Well, I….Are we having dinner or not? Because if we are, we have to leave now otherwise we might be late."

Beast Boy noted the quick change of subject, knowing that he had cornered her. Over the years Raven's sarcastic wit hadn't disappeared, in fact it was as sharp as ever, only the scathing comments weren't as hurtful as they used to be and she didn't argue as much and knew when she had lost the quarrel.

He extended his arm to her. "Off we go then." She happily linked her arm with his as the common room doors closed behind them.


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