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"Raven!"

Raven rushed out of her room to her father's room where she had heard her name being called. "What is it, father?" She questioned, looking around to make sure everything was still in place. It would be bad if something had happened to him.

Trigon sighed softly as he scratched at the small stubble growing on his face. "I need you to go grab some groceries." He stood up; his hand immediately went to his back as he got off of his bed. Grabbing his coat, he pulled it on. "Get your shoes on."

Raven looked at him surprised; he actually was going to come with her? It seemed there really was a first for everything. "Alright…" Going to her room, she grabbed her jacket, she immediately drew the hood up. Sliding her boots on, she headed back. "Am I driving?"

The man shook his head, "I'm sober enough." He grabbed his car keys before leading her out. Getting in his cheap looking car, he started it up. Glancing over at her, he pursed his lips together. "This weekend… Do you want to head over to see your mother?" He asked softly.

She looked over at him surprised; she couldn't remember the last time they had gone together. Up close to her father like this, she could see the exhaustion in his eyes. The sadness had managed to over run that though, either way, she knew her father was still affected by what had happened. She then looked out of the window, "Yes… I'd like that a lot." Her eyes closed, her lips remained a permanent straight line as they always were. It was times like this when her father seemed like he did actually care that she felt like she wanted to let out all that had been building up for years. She was too strong for that though, she wouldn't allow anyone to see her when she cried, when she was at her weakness.

It wasn't long before they had arrived at the store, getting out; she noticed the place wasn't as packed as it usually was. It felt strange walking aside her father seeing that he never usually agreed to come to shop. Maybe it had something to do with the anniversary of her mother's death, maybe he realized that ignoring it by drowning himself in alcohol and bringing home so many different women wouldn't change the fact what happened, happened.

"I have to go grab some things." He dug in his pockets and handed her a few crumbled bills, "Get whatever you want."

Raven watched him leave, her brow furrowing. Shaking her head, she grabbed a cart and was soon pushing it through many of the aisles. Looking around, she tossed a few things inside. Nothing looked too appetizing though, she'd just be eating it alone anyway.

About ten or so minutes later, her father reappeared with a few things in his arms. As expected, it was exactly what Raven thought he went to get. Her grip on the cart tightened, her eyes hit the ground. Blinking back whatever wanted to come out, she began heading to the cashier. She expected this small amount of time with her father would be different. She thought that since it was just the two of them, they'd talk. Maybe her words could change something, anything. She thought wrong.

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"Don't you think that's enough mustard?" Raven asked as she watched Starfire squirting the yellow condiment all over her food. The girl had even brought her own bottle! She was pretty strange, Raven was still glad that she sat with her at lunch. What she didn't like however were the boys sitting at her table, again.

"Where I come from, this mustard isn't a thing. America is amazing!" Starfire grinned and shoved a mouthful of whatever it was into her mouth.

Robin rested on his propped up arm, he stared at her as if her were in a trance. "Yeah… You are amazing…"

Cyborg looked at them all, "So, I'm having a party this weekend. You all should come over, it'll be a blast." He looked over at Raven, "I'm sure it'll be great if you came too. May need you to save B if anything happens." He elbowed Beast Boy and chuckled at his light blush.

Raven shook her head, "Though I would love to be the center of your party…" She began sarcastically, "I cant. I have something to do that's more important." Nibbling on her food, she noticed they were all staring at her, waiting for more of an explanation. "It's personal," she huffed softly.

"I'm always up for a party!" Grinned Beast Boy, "Bring the alcohol and the babes and well have ourselves a blast!"

"You really know exactly what to say, don't you?"

He looked up to see Raven standing, her expression unreadable. "What did I say wrong?" He asked confused, considering grabbing her arm so she wouldn't escape his question. When he noticed a small glint of hurt on her expression, his eyes widened. Before he could even think about going after her, she was gone.

Starfire looked down sadly, "I wonder what is bothering her… She's always so quiet and not perky like a lot of the people in this school."

Robin snapped out of his small trance and frowned lightly. "Raven hadn't always been like that." He started, "We've gone to school together for most of our lives, and she used to be all smiles. Hard to imagine but she was one of the happiest girls I've ever seen."

Beast Boy looked over at him, clearly taking interest. "Well? What made everything change?"

Robin gave a shrug, "I don't know man… Just one day she disappeared. Didn't come back to school for like a week but when she did... That happy seventh grade girl was no longer existant. The Raven we know today took over. I think it was something with family, I have no clue. Never really was my business so I didn't think too much about it."

Beast Boy stared at his tofu, his thoughts running around everywhere through his mind. Standing up, he smiled at the three of them. "I'm going to head out, I left something in my locker." He lied before gathering up his uneaten lunch. Tossing it out, he left in search for the purple haired girl. His first guess was the library, luckily for him, he was right. Noticing her sitting at an empty table, she was reading something. Taking a seat in front of her, he smiled.

"I came here to be alone." She huffed softly, turning the page to her almost finished book. "What do you want?" She asked, never glancing up at him, not even once.

Beast Boy rested his hands on his lap, he looked at her as his smile decreased slightly. "First off, I want to apologize for what I did."

Raven finally looked up, "Apologize? For which time? The first time you saw me and called me a freak? Or maybe, the one time you saw me outside of school with all your little girlfriends and humiliated me?" She questioned before setting her book down. Now he had her attention. "No, you wouldn't want to apologize for anything like that. You came to apologize because I got angry due to that little comment you made, am I right?"

Beast Boy opened his mouth, his lips moved but no sound came out. He didn't really know how to reply. He didn't really think he wanted to reply, she looked angry enough. "Y-Yeah…." She looked scary when angry.

Raven frowned, "As I thought. Don't worry, I won't hate you more because of what you said. If you want to drink yourself to death like you almost did at that party and surround yourself with girls you don't really care for, go on ahead. I don't care."

If he wasn't as tongue tied as he was, he'd accuse her of being jealous. That's the way it sounded, but he knew that wasn't the case. It was obvious that she didn't like him; jealous shouldn't even be a thought about option. He looked down, "Sorry…"

Raven picked her book back up, "Sorry doesn't change what happened in the past." She paused and looked at him. "You know, before what happened at the party, you didn't even bother to look at me, say anything to me besides insults. Part of me wishes that I hadn't have came, then you wouldn't be here bothering me like you are now."

Beast Boy looked at her surprised, she couldn't have meant that, could she? "But… I've changed…"

Raven stared at the same paragraph she had been trying to read before Beast Boy had even showed up. "People don't change like that. You're just going through a stage that want you to believe that you actually want to be friends with me. Soon enough, that phase will be over and you will return to being your usual dick self." She didn't care if she was being harsh; she wanted to get her message through his thick head. "Now, if you really do want to be nice, I'd like it if you left me alone."

Beast Boy slowly stood, "You know… being alone isn't good all the time. You may think you are alone, but you're not. I know you don't want to hear this from me, but if you do need to talk, actually, if you need anything, I'm here." He turned, "See you in class."

Raven kept her eyes on the book, her nails dug slightly into it. That guy really knew what to say to piss her off.

A/N: Rae's true feelings are out lol. Thanks for reading, please leave a review and I hope you all enjoyed. See you all next chapter!