O.K, very disappointed in the lack of reviews I got. Oh well, it happens. Here's the next chapter!
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"Azarath Metrion Zinthos….Azerath Metrion Zinthos…Azerath Metrion…sigh"
Raven had been meditating on the roof since five in the morning, hoping to find some answers. No luck. Lately, she'd been having feelings…she didn't understand. Once she discovered some….heartless man was trying to capture Beast Boy…she found it her responsibility to keep him safe. Not Robin, not Cyborg, but her.
She had come up here to sort her mysterious feelings. The demanding urge to protect her friend, the undying need to release her demon form on Fearo, and the unyielding want to hold Beast Boy in her arms and comfort him.
"Beast Boy…what's going on?" she whispered to herself. "You've never made me feel this way before.." She pulled her cloak up to her chin as she felt a chill run down her neck.
Garfield…..Our poor Garfield…..He's going to die….in the hands of that killer…Raven save him!
Raven's eyes widened at the sound of voices in the wind. Had someone been calling her? She hadn't recognized the voices…
"Rae?"
Raven turned her head to face her green friend. "Beast Boy…What are you doing up here?"
"I was about to ask you the same question Rae-Rae," he smiled.
Raven was thinking about making a retort, but decided to ask, "How are you feeling today?"
The boy sighed. "I couldn't think of anything to put in my will, besides a bunch of comics and video games, things only Cyborg would want."
Raven raised an eyebrow. "Beast Boy, how many times must I tell you? The Teen Titans will never let anything happen to you."
Beast Boy sighed. "But what if you guys can't, Rae? We don't know how powerful this Fearo guy is." His eyes fell down to his feet. "Can I sit with you?"
"Of course," Raven muttered. Beast Boy gave her a thankful smile, and sat next to his empath friend. Looking down at the sea, he gave a soft sigh.
Raven inspected Beast Boy closely. She rather….enjoyed the way he looked in the sunset. She examined in awe his green skin, elfish ears, sparkling emerald eyes, and shiny teal hair. She recalled how the Huntron had called him a monster.
How could anyone consider him a monster…he's so beautiful, Raven thought to herself, and instantly blushed at the thought. Well…it's true.
"Rae, can I tell you something?" Beast Boy interrupted her thoughts. Raven nodded a small nod. The boy took a deep breath before beginning. "I've always been scared…that something like this would happen. That someone would start treating me like an animal, other than a man. Y'know, put me in a zoo or a circus…some science-guys test their experiments on me….or worse: make-up!"
Raven bowed her head. "I…I know exactly how you feel," she whispered. Beast Boy looked up at Raven in question. "All my life, I've tried to escape the fact that I am half demon, trying desperately to escape the fact that I was doomed to destroy the world on my sixteenth birthday." Her eyes wandered to the lake surrounding the tower. "Every night, I dreamt of being a normal girl…and everyday I was forced to wake up to what I really am. A devil."
"Don't say that Rae!" Beast Boy cried. "You are definitely not a devil! If anything….you're like an angel!"
Raven didn't say anything, but a slight blush spread across her face. "I suppose.. we have more in common than we thought."
"Eh, I always thought we were kindred spirits!" Beast Boy gave her a warm smile. (cheesy smile)
"Beast Boy…" her voice faltered, as she tried to speak her mind. "I…You know I'd gladly give Fearo my life before he took yours, right?"
Beast Boy frowned, as if he didn't like the sound of that. "I think we should get some breakfast," he muttered. Brushing off his pants, he made his way to the kitchen.
Raven watched her friend go, in silence. It was funny, the more time she spent with Beast Boy, the more she wanted to send Fearo to the deep depths of the Underworld.
"Hey BB, how's it be?" Cyborg greeted, giving his best friend a high five.
"Hey, g' morning team!" Beast Boy smiled. He was about to say something else, but the next thing he knew, Starfire had him in a tight grip.
"Friend Beast Boy! Please, come join us for our morning meal!" Grabbing his hand, she flew him into the kitchen at top speed.
Raven smiled a soft smile from the doorway. She knew her friends would do their best to comfort him in his hour of terror. She would be sure to….try and do the same. She floated down to the team, claiming a spot at the breakfast table.
"So…what's for breakfast?" Beast Boy asked.
"Tofu eggs and milk," Cyborg said, quietly.
The boy's eyes widened. "Dude, really? I mean, I've been trying to get you to eat tofu for years, but I don't want you to do it just to be nice! I want you to eat it because you know I'm right!"
The half-robot rolled his eye. "It's not just to make you feel better B, after hearing about that Fearo guy and how obsessed he is with hunting animals….I'm just going to lay off the meat until we get this guy behind bars.'
"Really?" Beast Boy asked. (sparkling eyes)
"JUST until we catch him BB!" Cyborg warned. "You know I love meat…but I love my lil' bro more," he said as he messed up the green changeling's face.
"Yeah, we didn't feel it was right to eat meat while you're going through this, Beast Boy," Robin smiled, hesitantly grabbing the tofu eggs.
"You guys are the best!" Beast Boy smiled brightly. His friends were giving up a lot, just to make him feel more comfortable. Not for the first time, he felt unbelievably lucky to have them.
"Yes, we shall enjoy your tofu, I am sure it is most tasty!" Starfire said. Smiling, she took a huge bite out of her meal…..and her smile vanished completely as she gave a violent shudder. Seemingly out of nowhere, she pulled out a container of mustard and squirted it all over her tofu. She looked at it a little more…then squirted more mustard. She looked at it once more….then opened the cap of her mustard and poured it all over her food.
Beast Boy laughed at the sight. "Thanks guys….so should we start looking for Fearo today?"
Robin swallowed his bite of tofu. "Actually, that sounds like a g-erf!" He didn't get a chance to finish, as his alien girlfriend jutted him with her elbow.
"Ahem, Boyfriend Robin? Wasn't there something else you planned to do today?" she asked, her voice sounding petite.
Robin got a disapproving look on his face. "Well, I actually think it's better-ow!" He winced, as he received a punch in the arm from Cyborg.
"You promised!" Cyborg growled.
Robin looked between Starfire and Cyborg's hard glares, and gave a defeated sigh. "Fine, I surrender. There's….another carnival in town, and I know we haven't been to one in awhile…so why don't we take a day off and go?"
Before Beast Boy could say anything, Starfire flew up in the air. (heart everywhere) "Glorious! We shall have endless fun at the carnival, and forget all our troubles for this one joyous day!"
"Really? You're cool with taking a day off when there's an enemy on the loose?" Beast Boy asked, incredulously.
Robin gritted his teeth. "Of course! We deserve a day off after all the villains we've- Star! I get the message! Quit pinching my arm!" (Angry bullets)
Cyborg gave a wicked chuckle. "So, what do you say BB?"
Beast Boy was quiet for a minute, then smiled. "Yeah, sounds great!" he said with false enthusiasm. Raven took notice of this.
"Fantastic!" Starfire cheered. "Shall we finish our tofu breakfast first? Or shall we-"
Her question was answered as Cyborg threw his tofu over his shoulder. "Sorry, I'm just SO excited to go to the carnival! Star, BB! Help me pack some essentials!"
"I'll help in a minute, I just have to update some data," Robin announced.
"And I'll go with you," Raven said, in her usual monotone voice.
Robin raised an eyebrow. "Uh…it only takes one to-"
He was interrupted once again, as Raven grabbed his shoulders and pushed him towards the room with the main data. "Move it, Bird-Boy."
"O.K! Apparently, Raven's helping me! So, we'll help you guys in a minute!" Robin called as he was pushed away.
Raven wasn't surprised Robin wanted to update the villain's list (A/N: I forget what it was called,) before going anywhere. He was uptight like that. If he didn't do this now, he would complaining about it the whole trip.
Raven watched as he read out loud his work. "Huntrons. Species: Human. Threat: Impressive technology. Goal: serve Fearo."
"Pretty open and shut, now what about their weakness?" Raven muttered.
"They're weakness? How would we know that?" Robin frowned. "We've only faced them once."
"I was just wondering if you had any ideas," Raven whispered to herself.
"Yeah, now what's the real reason you're down here?" Robin asked, a little harshly.
Usually, Raven would get angry or use a sarcastic remark, but she actually had followed Robin for a reason. "Do you honestly think this is a good idea? Going on a vacation when those…creatures are threatening to destroy our friend? Or is that not important to you?"
Robin got a hurt look on his face. "Of course it's important Raven! Beast Boy is like my little brother. I didn't even want to do this, but Star and Cyborg insisted I try to make BB feel good, and let him have fun at a carnival."
"So, let me get this straight: There's a crazed hunter obsessed with trying kill our friend, and instead of trying to find his base and stopping him, we're all going to go have fun just to make him feel better about this?" The empath was quiet for a minute before giving a soft sigh, "Look, I'm sorry. I just want to find this guy as soon as possible."
"We all do," Robin stated. "I know you wan to put this guy behind bars just as much as the rest of us….maybe even more."
Raven blushed at his remark. (big drop of sweat) "What do you mean by that?" she asked.
Robin gave a small smile. "'Creatures?' 'Crazed hunter?' I've never heard you use those terms with any of our enemies in the past. It would seem you have a specific grudge against this guy."
Raven frowned. She knew Robin understood her the most out of all the Titans, and it could be a real pain sometimes. "He's after Beast Boy. Doesn't that give me every right to hate him?"
"Of course….but…can I ask you something personal?" he whispered, as if he didn't want anyone to hear.
"Yes Robin, I'm afraid your uniform is 1960's. Get over it.," she stated.
"Ha ha," Robin laughed, sarcastically. "I was going to ask…do you like Beast Boy?" He winced after he said it, as if he was afraid she would hit him for suggesting it.
Raven said nothing for a long time. "Of course I do. He's one of my best friends."
"C'mon Raven, you know what 'like' I'm talking about. Do you have a crush on him?"
Raven frowned. The thought had never even crossed her mind. Her and Beast Boy? They were polar opposites! It was ridiculous….wasn't it? "….What?" she said at last.
"Yo Rae! Robin! Hurry up in there!" they heard Cyborg call.
"We're coming! Don't blow a fuse!" Robin called. He turned to face Raven. "Are we cool here?"
Raven was quiet and nodded. "Yes…again I apologize for overreacting. I just can't stand not knowing when Fearo will strike."
Robin nodded and made his way to the door. "Don't worry Raven. He may have advanced technology, but he's still only human." He turned his head to look at his friend. "Are you coming?"
The empath pulled her hood over her face. "I'll be there in a minute. I just want to add some things to the villain's list."
Robin nodded and headed out the door. Raven watched him leave, then got to work on a new file on the villain's list. "Fearo. Species…unknown." She might have been just venting her anger out on her work, but there was no proof this guy was human. He could be a terrible creature, and everybody seemed like a monster to him!
"Threat: …er, unknown." She knew that this guy was a coward, sending the Huntrons out to do the dirty work. She hated not knowing what this guy had in store for her green friend. It made her want haunt his dreams, let him know what she was capable of doing to him.
"Occupation: Kill…kill an angel." Yes, Beast Boy was definetly angel-like. He was so cheerful, even to those who didn't deserve it, like herself. He was loving,….well humored, kind, innocent, and extremely loyal. And she was seriously going to send the next person who called him a monster into another dimension!
Beast Boy was not a monster. He was being hunted by one.
"…and we'll eat cotton candy, and we'll try some crazy rides, we'll win a bunch of animals, and then we'll stick our cotton candy down BB's pants!" Cyborg announced, once they were all in the car driving to the carnival.
Everyone but Raven and Beast Boy laughed. Robin took notice of this and looked back from the front seat. "Hey Beast Boy? Cyborg just burned you. Don't you have a retort?"
Beast Boy snapped hi attention away from the window. "Huh? Oh yeah…you're a bigger one…."
Starfire sighed. "Friend Beast Boy, are you feeling well?"
Beast Boy didn't answer. He had resumed staring out the window.
Robin looked at his girlfriend. "It's O.K Star, once we let him off his leash and let him have some fun, he'll be back to his old self."
" He better. How can I beat him at Kingdom Heart 2 if he's in the dumps?" Cyborg joked.
Robin frowned. "Uh…Kingdom Hearts 2 is a one player game, Cy. Two people can't play that game."
Cyborg laughed a huge laugh. "Two people can't play that game he says…"
No one noticed Raven had said nothing since they got in the car…or that she had been staring at Beast Boy the whole time. She could clearly see he was thinking about something…something that was upsetting him, greatly. She could tell by the way his face kept twitching, as if he was arguing with himself mentally. She wished he would return to the boy she knew and…knew. She hadn't seen him this distant since….
…Terra.
Raven mentally slapped herself. Of course! The last time he went to the carnival, it was with Terra! The true love of his life. The empath frowned at how that…that traitor broke Beast Boy's heart by betraying the Titans, and now they were heading to the place where they had spent their last few peaceful moments together. Perfect.
"Beast Boy, we don't have to go if you don't want to," Raven whispered in his ear. To anyone else, it would appear she was telling him a secret.
Beast Boy gave another little jump, and said, "No…it's O.K Rae….there's something I need to get off my chest anyway." He then turned back to the window.
Huh? What could he want to do? Probably because he wants to make a momentum of his good times with the blond beauty, Raven thought, bitterly. Sitting back in her seat with her arms crossed across her chest, she thought to herself, She didn't deserve you, Garfield. She had been using you the whole time.
When will you forget her and find someone more deserving?
So, does he still have a thing for Terra? Yeah, crappy cliffhanger, I know. Again, an uneventful chapter, but it's going to to spice back up in the next one, promise! I was using this chapter to display how Raven and BB view each other, and how much Rae hates Fearo.
Please review. Beautiful please? I know this story looks dead, but it's going to get really good starting next chapter! Pleeeeeeaaaaaassssseeee?
