Well, this is Chapter 4! I'm glad to say that it is a bit fluffier than the last chapter, and hopefully you guys aren't too irritated with me to continue reading. Well, enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans or anything else in this story except for the plot, because if I did, BB and Rae would have many, many more moments together.

Chapter 4: Secrets

Raven groaned. Her head felt like little spiked missiles had exploded in her brain. Slowly opening her eyes, she saw a blurred image of the common room before her. The surprising thing, though, was that she wasn't in the same spot she was in when she passed out. Actually, she was laying on the couch with a soft black blanket tucked around her and a fluffy pillow under her head. Confused, she sat up and saw something very interesting. Beast Boy was sprawled out on the other end of the couch, snoring lightly and hugging a pillow. It took some self-control not to snicker at his situation, but Raven realized that maybe he was the one who put her on the couch.

'Why would he do that? Oh no...' Raven thought. 'Did he see me when I...lost control? What if he knows?' Calming down, Raven thought rationally. 'Maybe he just saw me passed out on the floor. Yeah, that's it. He came in to play video games and found me passed out on the floor, that's all. Noone knows what happened, and everything will be fine.' Sighing contentedly at her own logic, she got up and stretched. A cup of herbal tea was exactly what she needed at the moment.

After making the steaming cup of chai tea, Raven walked back over to the couch and looked at the sleeping boy. He was muttering in his sleep, tossing and turning a little bit. She was surprised to hear her name in the midst of the incomprehensible jumble of words, and walked a little closer to try to hear what he was saying. "Raven...no...not again...Trigon..." he murmured.

Raven gasped and almost dropped the cup. 'He knows!' All of her emotions went haywire at that moment, shrieking and crying in fright and worry.

'He'll tell the others!' Suspicious wailed.

'He won't live to tell...' Rage muttered under her breath.

'He's our friend...right? I don't think he would tell without permission...' Timid said shyly.

'But he might be scared, and tell! I know I would...' Fear cried.

'QUIET!' Raven shouted mentally. 'He will NOT tell, not if I have anything to say about it! So calm down or I'll poke you with a Q-tip again!' Happy giggled at her dry joke, but all of the others shuddered, remembering their own personal experiences with the Q-tip of doom.

Out of the corner of her eye, Raven saw Beast Boy begin to stir. She decided to wake him up before he left and had a chance to tell the others what happened. Walking over to his section of the couch, she sat on the cool, smooth coffee table and shook his shoulder. It was surprisingly warm and she inwardly shivered at the contact. "Beast Boy...wake up you idiot!" She whispered, "Come on, don't make me drop you in the ocean again! Beast Boy! Wake up! Ugh...what an idiot..." She shook his shoulder again, only rougher this time.

Because she was so close to him, she noticed that he had dark circles under his eyes. 'Probably from worrying about us!' Love cooed.

'Shut up!' Raven growled.

'Quit loving everyone, and being so annoying when you have a different crush EVERY DAY!' Irritation shouted, suddenly appearing.

'Pfft, DUH, it's my job!' Love yelled.

'Rrrgh!' Irritation growled, and the two emotions leaped at each other. They brawled ferociously, pulling at each other's hair and screaming. Rage's presence suddenly appeared.

'You rang?' She asked coldly.

'Okay, STOP!' Raven screamed. 'Why does this have to happen EVERY TIME any of you get anywhere near each other?' With a flick of her wrist, she sent a cloud of dark energy to each one and they disintegrated, obviously returning to their homes in her mind.

Back in the common room, Beast Boy was finally seeming to wake up. He cracked his eyes open sleepily, and yawned widely. Raven stared at him, bored, watching him finally recognize his surroundings and blink his eyes blearily. "RAVEN!" he yelped.

"Yeah, listen, about...finding me...did y-OOF!" she grunted as he leaped up and wrapped his arms around her shoulders in a tight bear hug, almost making her lose her balance on the coffee table. "Yaagh!" she cried. "Beast Boy get off of me...NOW" she intoned in a dark, threatening voice. She felt him stiffen, and he promptly jumped back with a small blush and an embarrassed grin. She turned away and pulled her hood up to hide the blush dusting her cheeks. As much as she hated to admit it, the hug was...nice. A little tingle started up in her stomach as she remembered the comforting warmth of his arms.

"Sorry...I'm just happy that you're ok..." Beast Boy muttered. With that said, his face showed sudden signs of fear and confusion. Now she knew he had seen her lose control. Rubbing her temples with her index fingers, Raven sighed.

"You saw what happened then?" she said softly.

"Yeah..." he looked down at his feet.

"What did you see, exactly? I was in my mind...and I passed out..." she asked.

"Well, what a story!" he said, on a bit of a lighter note. "I saw you, meditating as usual, and all of a sudden, you started making faces and turning back and forth. Trigon's symbols appeared on you and some beam of red light exploded around you. The room was filled with fire, and your cloak turned red and you had four red eyes...and at that point I ran out of the room..." he chuckled nervously. "and when I came back in the fire was gone without a trace. You collapsed on the ground and passed out, so I...put you on the couch to sleep it off...hoping you wouldn't wake up and kill me...and fell asleep watching Danger Team 5.." Grinning stupidly, he waited for the dark girl to respond.

Raven looked on with shock. Groaning, she rested her head in her hands. "Ugh...I just thought Rage got out again...I didn't know it was THIS bad..."

"Easy..." Beast Boy murmured, awkwardly patting her on the back. "It can't be that bad...what's going on?"

"You don't understand!" Raven yelled, startling him enough to make him jerk back into the couch cushions. Calming down, she quietly recounted her and Robin's conversation to her green friend.

"Wow..." he muttered. "I had no idea...I-I don't know what to say." A look of complete and utter shock drifted across his normally smiling face, which quickly turned to fear. "If he's back, then does that mean..." he looked at her questioningly.

"Yeah. If I lose control again, he will try the world domination thing...again." She raised her head up from her hands and choked back a sob. Her eyes glistened with unshed tears and a nearby armchair became consumed in black energy. This only made her more distraught, and soon not only the chair was under her control but the couch, coffee table, and even Beast Boy's feet.

"Uhh...Raven..." he began as the dark energy started to creep up his ankles. Looking up, she gasped and slowly began to meditate, taking in deep, calm breaths. Soon her shaky sobs ceased, and she began to chant her mantra, slower and slower. After a few minutes, she floated down to the floor and opened her eyes.

"Better?" asked Beast Boy timidly.

"Better," Raven replied. She walked over and sat on the couch about a foot and a half away from him. "Thanks..."

"No problem, anytime Rae!" he replied happily.

"You will NOT, under any circumstances, tell the others about this, Beast Boy. Do you understand?" Raven retorted threateningly.

"Cross my heart and hope to..." he screwed up his face, looking for something to say that didn't involve death or pain. "...lose to Cyborg at video games!" he finished proudly and turned to grin at his cynical comrade.

"Don't you usually lose to him anyway?" she asked with a grim smirk.

"Hey! I do not!" he pouted, then gave one of his trademark fanged smiles and lightly punched her shoulder. She gave a small smile in return. Beast Boy always knew how to lighten the mood.

"Oh, by the way, why were you in the common room watching me anyway?" Raven asked suspiciously.

Beast Boy sweatdropped. "Uh...er..ah.oh..umm..." he raised a finger and opened his mouth to talk.At that moment the mechanical doors opened on the far side of the room. Starfire, Cyborg, and Robin stepped out, laughing and talking. They stopped as soon as they saw the two.

"Hey B..." Cyborg said. "Whatcha doing?"

"Er...just..explaining to Raven that video games ARE better than books!" he smirked proudly at this lie that would undoubtedly bring argument from the girl sitting a few feet away from him. She looked at him suspiciously out of the corner of her eye.

"And I was just leaving," she stated as she stood up and portaled through the floor, watching her green friend all the while with an expression that said DON'T YOU DARE. He cringed. Robin arched an eyebrow behind his mask, but said nothing.

"Friend Beast Boy, you do remember the carnival we will be attending tomorrow, correct?" Starfire asked.

"Boy do I!" he replied, jumping up and down on the couch and eventually tripping over his own two feet. He fell backwards off of the back of the couch and landed on his head, eliciting a gale of giggles from Starfire and loud guffaws from his fellow guys. Blushing crimson, which happened to be a stark contrast to his green skin, BB ran over and smacked Cyborg in the back of the head. (which was an impressive feat, considering their differences in size) His anger only made Cy laugh louder, and he eventually fell, literally rolling on the floor laughing.

Raven watched this all from the doorway and rolled her eyes at the guys' antics. Did they have no common sense? The dark girl momentarily forgot her gargantuan troubles and floated off to go to sleep. 12:00 PM was a little late to read anyway.

Well, that's Chapter 4 for ya! I'm sorry it took so long, but I had a bad case of writer's block! I hope you enjoyed it, and feel free to review! As a matter of fact, the button is right there! Just tell me whether you liked it, hated it, whatever. Ok, well, Chapter 5 will finally bring about the main idea of this story...thank goodness...it was going to be this chapter, but I spent a lot more time on the whole 'waking up' thing than I planned...ok, well PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE review...hey I'm begging here...you won't get that often...and I will get the next chapter up as soon as possible! Bye!