Beast Boy paced across his room. Left. Right. Left. Right.
Eight years, Beast Boy thought to himself, Eight long years I waited for her to come back. And there she is, right up the hall, back in her own bedroom, and I have nothing to tell her. I can't even think of what to say to her.
A soft buzzing came from his desk. Digging through piles of paper, Beast Boy pulled out a civilian cell phone that he used separate from the team's communicators. Across the screen read JESSY. Beast Boy hit the talk button and said hello.
"Gar? I know it is really late but can you come get me? Dan and I got into this huge fight and I walked out," Jessica said into the phone. He could tell she was crying by the way her voice shook.
"On my way, go somewhere safe," Beast Boy replied. He flew out his window in bird form and landed in the he garage, grabbing the keys to his car and driving away from the tower. He sped downtown to where Jessica was living, pulling over near her house to text her and get her exact location before he picked her up outside a bar. She jumped into the passenger seat, her face tear stained and her blonde hair up in a messy bun.
"You okay?" Beast Boy asked. Jessica just nodded. "And Katie?" he continued, referring to her three year old daughter.
"Fast asleep at home," Jessica replied. "Dan wouldn't wake her just because of a fight."
"Do you want to talk about it?"
Jessica shook her head. "Later."
Beast Boy just nodded as he pulled out the car, driving back towards the tower. Jessica got a bachelors degree from Yale four years ago, where she met Daniel Winton. The two were married that summer. Jessica took pre-law for another year before giving birth to Katie, and then went on to receive a degree in law. She just started working at a local law firm in the city. Daniel was two years ahead of her and already a well known lawyer around the city. Beast Boy pulled into the tower.
Jessica slipped out of the car. The Titans were used to seeing her around the tower, she was hanging out here for years now. She made her way up to Beast Boy's room and climbed onto this bottom bunk bed , where she curled up into a ball.
"Want anything to eat or drink?" Beast Boy offered. Jessica shook her head. Beast Boy took a seat at the edge of the bed, patting her back. "You know, Raven is back in the tower."
"You finally found her?" Jessica asked.
"Yep," Beast Boy replied. "It's strange. It's just like we're kids again. She's back up in her old room."
The two reminisced about earlier times until Jessica fell asleep. Beast Boy brushed the hair out of her face and climbed to the bed above her, dozing off.
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Nightwing opened his eyes in the dark room. He instinctively looked to the left of him in search of the large Amazing Mombo alarm clock to see what time it was. When the clock was not next to him, Nightwing sat up to observe the area only to cause the girl in his arms to squirm slightly closer to him.
"Star?" Nightwing yawned, trying to squint in the dark of the room. He removed his mask, trying to see better. Looking down, Raven was laying on his chest, one arm wrapped over him. It took him a few minutes to recall the night before when they had been talking. He remembered pulling her into a hug; they must have fallen asleep like that.
Nightwing smiled as he pulled away slowly, slipping out of the bed. He tucked her in and watched as she rolled over, getting comfortable again in her sleep. Nightwing headed for the door silently. Just as his hand reached to let himself out, he heard a quiet moan from the bed.
"No."
"Raven?" Nightwing called.
"NO!" Raven replied. A statue on the side of her room fell over and her glass mirror cracked.
Nightwing ran towards her, lifting her out of the bed. "Raven, Raven it's okay, wake up."
A hard punch came to the side of Nightwing's face. He dropped Raven back onto the bed, grabbing his now bleeding nose.
"Robin!" Raven said, "Are you okay?" Nightwing nodded, wiping the blood from his nose.
"Just a bad dream," Nightwing said. "No big deal. Try to go back to sleep, alright?"
"Yeah… thanks Robin," Raven replied. She turned over, shutting her eyes and waited until Nightwing left before she let out a sigh. "Eight years without nightmares, down the drain. I knew coming back here was a bad idea."