Hello again everyone and Happy Thanksgiving! (And also Happy Chanukah!) Here is the next month:

Disclaimer: I would be so thankful if I owned the Teen Titans, but I don't, so blah!

Month 3:

"What is the Thanks for giving?" Starfire walked into the room carrying a large stuffed turkey holding a Happy Thanksgiving banner. "And why is a turkey thanking people for giving it something? Is this a symbol of that all people should thank the turkey?"

No one really moved to answer…

"Well, Star…"

because they all knew Robin would.

"Thanksgiving is a day that people in America gather and be thankful for stuff."

Beast Boy giggled at the ineloquent, although he probably would not use that word to describe it, way of describing Thanksgiving.

"It dates back to when people first came to America so they could practice the religion they wanted freely."

"And kill all of the Native Americans who helped them survive." Raven chimed in. She hated it when people didn't tell the whole story."

"I can cook the feast," Beast Boy offered.

"No way, grass stain, I ain't eating any tofu turkey. We're having the real deal; I'm cooking!"

"I don't eat meat. It's disrespectful."

"The turkey was born to become Thanksgiving dinner."

"Nothing is born to die, stupid."

"The turke—"

"You know what? Fine! Have your precious murder dinner! I won't be here." Beast Boy got up and stormed out of Main ops, leaving all of us stunned.

"I'll go talk to h—"

"No, I will." Raven interrupted Robin and ran after her boyfriend.


"Beast Boy?" She knocked gently on his door. "It's just me." He came and opened the door before running back to his bed.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry that you hate it whenever anyone has any emotions, but I do right now so if you don't want to deal with it then go away." He screamed at a now shocked Raven.

"I—I never said—you don't even—"

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry; I'm sorry. I'm not myself right now."

"I'd say." She went to sit next to him. "What's going on? I know you don't like it when people eat meat, but that was a bit extreme for you."

"I know. I just—Thanksgiving is supposed to be a nice time, but I don't like it."

"Why? You sound like I do usually."

"Because of the dinner."

"People eat just as much meat around Christmas, does that bother you too?"

"No. I don't mean the food at the dinner, I mean the dinner, like the gathering, but yes the turkey bugs is a part of it."

"I just don't understa—"

"Because the first Thanksgiving after I joined the Doom Patrol Mento made this huge turkey dinner and didn't make anything for me to eat. Then later Rita said she was thankful for me joining the team and I heard Mento mumble under his breath that 'why should they be thankful for trouble?' And he knew I heard him and he said her was sorry and didn't really mean it, but it still hurt!" He inhaled sharply and fell to lie on his bed.

"Hey, I'm sure he didn't mean it. Nobody could mean that. I see why it upset you though. I'm sorry he did that to you."

"But they could mean it because everyone, well maybe you don't, but everyone else on this team just thinks I'm annoying."

"That's not true, Beast Boy, it—"

"Yes, it is."

"No, it's not."

"I don't believe you!"

"Beast Boy, come on." She rubbed her hand comfortingly over his back. If she asked he would refuse that he was crying, but she knew there was a reason he was hiding his face in the pillow. "That's not true, and you know it's not true. Remember when you were captured by that alien? We were crazy looking for you. All of us."

"Yea, but I wouldn't have even gone out that day if someone would have wanted to hang out with me."

Raven lay down next to her boyfriend and wrapped her arm around him, panicking for her own emotional stability but knowing it was what he needed right then.

"That was one day. What about all of the time we do spend with you?"

"It doesn't matter."

"Beast boy…"

"Look," he sat up suddenly, "you have dinner with them. It's fine. I just don't want to be there. Please don't force me to be there."

"Fine," she sat up too, "don't go. So where will we be going on Thanksgiving?"

"What do you mean? I said you can stay. Just because we're dating doesn't mean you have to ride the mentally deranged roller coaster that is my emotional state."

"I am not letting you be alone on a holiday for families to be together. Besides, I want to be with you. If that means being without the others then so be it." Raven felt her heart jump. She wanted to all eat together; somehow every year at Thanksgiving until then there had been some sort of a crisis and they weren't all able to be together. The Titans were her family and this hurt, but she stood by her decision when she sensed the Beast Boy's usual feeling of happiness finally wash back over her boyfriend.


Thanksgiving day was rather dreary. It was raining when the Titans woke up, and even though Robin had officially cancelled training that day they all went to train anyway, not talking to each other. Starfire had made an attempt to get everyone asking what everyone was looking forward to later that day, but ultimately it just made things worse. The day progressed as if it were nothing special, all of them except Cyborg escaping the tower whenever possible. Robin and Starfire went out for various reasons four times, and Beast Boy dragged Raven along on a walk as far as she would allow before deeming it ridiculous to walk in the rain. The whole time Cyborg just kept cooking. It actually really bothered Raven. She didn't expect Cyborg to give up a turkey dinner on Thanksgiving, but she knew how caring he was towards her whenever she was upset and wondered why he hadn't even made an effort to make up with his best friend.

"Dinner's ready!" Cyborg's eventual call deemed it time for Beast Boy and Raven to retreat to his room. He had cleaned it, well, he tried to clean it, up for the night and had already ordered food to eat from one of the few restaurants open. Robin and Starfire walked over to the table and sat down, glancing over the Beast Boy as he turned off the TV and looked at Raven to leave.

"And where are you going?" Cyborg asked as if nothing were wrong.

"What did you think me not coming tonight was just another joke?" His words sounded almost venomous, but Raven picked up the layer of hurt in them.

"No, I thought you meant that you wouldn't be here if we had turkey."

"So what, you made Thanksgiving steak or something?"

"No, I made something that my mother used to make on Thanksgiving. The recipe is a family secret, but basically, it's a mixture of mashed soybeans and cranberries. She typically made it as a side dish, but I figured it could function as the main meal if it had to."

The room got quiet and all eyes turned to Beast Boy, who looked incredulously at Cyborg. "So, it's glorified tofu."

"Pretty much, but there's a bunch of stuff in it that makes it actually taste good." He chuckled and let a small smile cross over his face as his best friend looked to the ground.

"Look, I'm not really sure what happened yesterday," Cyborg continued, "but I'm sensing that I crossed a line somewhere, so I'm sorry."

"I—I'm sorry too. I kind of lost it."

Raven openly smiled, as did Robin, while Starfire flew and dragged Cyborg and Beast Boy into a hug.


Later that night Raven sat on the roof. They had all eaten together after all, and Beast Boy and Cyborg had finally found a food they agreed on.

"Hey, Rae."

"Hey."

Beast Boy came to sit next to her.

"Thank you for putting up with me. It means a lot."

"You've done the same for me everyday since we met, it was only fair."

"Yea, but, most people would have left me, so thanks."

"No they wouldn't."

"Yes they would."

"Anyone who loves you wouldn't."

Both of their eyes widened as the words left Raven's mouth.

"Guess I ruined the moment this time," Raven said after a few moments.

"I'd say you made it perfect." Beast Boy wrapped his arms around his girlfriend. "I love you, Rae," he said so quietly she could have mistaken it for her imagination.

"I love you too."

Okay, then! That went in a completely different direction then I intended, but maybe it's for the best. Tell me what you thought, and thank you all again! This Thanksgiving, I am so thankful for all of my readers!