Sorry sorry sorry it has been so freakin long. I know you probably all hate me, but I hope this chapter makes up for it. I'm working on a story that I am trying to get published so that and school have been eating up a lot of time. I am also, however, working on getting an artist to do a few (if not more) illustrations based on Love Makes Fools of Us All and Love Amuck. I hope you guys like this chapter. Enjoy!

I do not own the Teen Titans, but the OCs are all mine!

Ch 4: Suit Up

"Oh my." the emerald-eyed, crimson haired alien fretted anxiously over the monumental pile of clothes that currently occupied the entire surface of her bed. "I have placed my entire earth wardrobe out before me and still it feels as though I have nothing to wear." she said as she continued to stare perplexedly at the colossal mound. "Such a peculiar sensation." she whispered. After spending a few moments in contemplative silence, she gasped loudly and dove under her bed. "Oh happiest of days! I never though I would have the occasion to wear this!" she said gleefully as she pulled a large, pink box from under her bed. "Robin will be so pleased." she said smiling warmly.

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Cyborg paced back and forth in his room. Every time he passed his desk, he glanced at a pair of small metallic rings with intricate blue circuitry running through them that sat on it.

"She'll like you man. You gotta stop worrying about this." he mumbled to himself before turning his gaze back to the rings. Sighing heavily, he walked slowly over to the desk and picked up the rings, sliding one onto each of his middle fingers.

"I'm not gonna take a chance." Taking a step back, he spread his stance and slammed his fists together, causing the rings to collide and a blinding blue flash to ensue.

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Leaving Raven's room, Beast Boy walked across the hall towards his room, but stopped when he heard a low, muffled boom. He looked down the hall and saw a bright blue light coming from under the door with 'CYBORG' engraved on it.

"What could he be doing?" Beast Boy whispered to himself quizzically. After another few moments the light faded.

"BOOYAH!" he heard Cyborg shout from the other side of the door. Beast Boy raised any eyebrow, but then just shrugged and went into his room.

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He had left her alone with three of the five bags he had come back with. After a quick kiss and a wish of 'Hope you like it', Beast Boy had left to get dressed himself in his now seldom used room. Opening the first bag her boyfriend had brought, she couldn't help but smile. The first item she pulled out was a small, black tank top with a blue, the same blue color as her cloak as a matter of fact, outline of the bird-like silhouette that her powers produced on the front. The print was very intricate and looked to have been done with a great amount of care and effort.

"How he pulled this one off, I'll never know." she said giggling and putting it on her bed. The second item she pulled out of the bag was a long sleeved made out of thick navy blue, almost fishnet like, mesh which was obviously meant to be worn under the tank top. After laying this out on her bed next to the tank top, she opened the second bag. Inside was a pair of black leather pants and a black shoebox. The pants looked light they had been tightly formed and caused Raven to blush slightly, but still grin to herself. She laid the pants next to the mesh shirt and took the shoe box out of the bag. Taking the lid off, she discovered a pair of sleek, black, leather boots that matched the pants. They had thick rubber soles and rounded metal latches on top instead of laces. Unlike most boots though, they were not much larger than normal shoes which gave them a slight feminine edge. Raven couldn't fathom where Beast Boy had picked up this kind of fashion sense. His own wardrobe had always had a very unique style to itself and he had picked up the style that she and her friends at Amontillado shared, but this was something all its own. The entire time that they had been together, her boyfriend had never ceased to amaze her with various acts of compassion, ingenuity, and general romance. Now smiling with newly renewed adoration for her interminably passionate boyfriend, she placed the boots at the foot of her bed and picked up the final bag. It was much smaller and lighter than the others, so she sat down on her bed and poured the contents out onto the covers. A pair of rubber wrist bands and two little, black boxes tumbled out. The first wrist band was the same blue color as the bird outline on her new tank top and had the word 'Bella" was imprinted on it in flowing, old English, gothic lettering. The second was black and had the word 'Caligine' imprinted on it in the same manner. Putting these aside she opened the first box. Inside there was leather wrist band, about two inches wide, with metal snap buttons. Upon further inspection, Raven found the indented image of a falling feather on the side opposite the buttons, done with exquisite tenacity to give it a realistic look of floating. Trying it on, she found that it fit snuggly, but still comfortably, and was flexible enough to bend with her wrist. After gently placing it next to the rubber wrist bands, she turned her attention to the significantly flatter box. She opened the box and jolted in surprise. The flip-open box contained a simple, black leather cord necklace. Intertwined in the center of the necklace was a seemingly plain, polished, metal circle with a hole in the middle.

"He didn't." she said in quiet disbelief. She hesitantly picked up the necklace by the metal circle and held it tenderly with both thumbs and forefingers. She let a gentle surge of energy in to circle, causing it to emit a dark aura. After a few seconds dark symbols began to appear on the polished surface of the circle. A single tear rolled down her cheek and a warm smile spread across her face as she turned over the circle. In between the thin leather cord that was widely wrapped around the top of the metal circle the letters 'GL' were elegantly engraved deeply into the metal. On the bottom of the circle, roughly, almost savagely, carved into the metal were the words 'Mnyama Mtumishi'. With tears now more freely flowing down her face, she clutched the necklace to her chest tightly with both hands. After a few moments in tearful silence, she loosened her grip on the pendant and lowered her hands to that she could see it. Taking one end of the leather string in each hand, she slid her hands under her fairly lengthy hair and tied a simple, but strong knot. The necklace now hung down to the top of her chest, on the point where her collar bone met her sternum, with the blank, polished side outwards. She got up and walked over to her vanity mirror to see how she looked with the necklace. She had never really cared about how she had looked before she had begun going out with Beast Boy, but now she felt almost compelled to try and look her best anytime she might see him. On many occasions he had said she was beautiful or gorgeous when obviously she wasn't. Like when she had the flu for two weeks and looked an outright mess. Something about his eyes told her, though, that he really meant it. This was all that kept Raven from becomingly absolutely obsessed with her appearance. Looking at her self in the mirror, she gave her mid-shoulder blade length hair a gentle toss with her hand. She smiled remembering how Beast Boy had said she should try letting her hair grow out. She then flashed back to when Slade had shown her the world her father would have created. After Robin had called back to the tower and told everyone that she was ok, he had helped her into the living room with a blanket around her. Wordlessly she had turned to go to her room, but before she could even reach the hallway the blanket had slipped off her shoulders, revealing her long hair and bikini like remnants of her clothing. Seeing this, Beast Boy had let out a catcall whistle. Raven didn't even turn around, even though this had pushed her over the edge, and she had begun crying. She simply sensed Beast Boy and forcefully ejected him out the living room window with her powers. Cyborg had laughed for days, talking about how she had throw him clear into the city before he turned into a pigeon and flown back. When she asked him about this after they had begun seeing each other, he said that he didn't know exactly what she had been through, and that it was because her long hair made her look even more beautiful than she normally did. This, of course, earned him a strong squeeze and a gentle kiss. Raven beamed at the mere thought of this. Remembering their plans for the night, she turned to the clock on her nightstand. It read five thirty and they were leaving at six so she didn't have much time. After a quick shower she put on her new outfit and looked at herself in the mirror again. She was astounded by what she saw. She no longer saw the scared, dark, little girl who couldn't control her tremendous power. She saw a proud, confident woman who didn't fear her emotions, but rather embraced them. Aside from that, she couldn't believe how hot she looked. The leather pants had been the most challenging part, but once she had finally got them on, they were actually quite comfortable, and flattering to say the least. The boots were just as, if not more comfortable than the pants. Raven also discovered that the tank top left her midriff bare except for the mesh shirt. She shook her head, but still smiled knowing that Beast Boy had probably planned that. The mesh shirt extended past her wrist onto the back of her hands with holes on the sides for her thumbs to come out and was actually quite comfortable. Over the mesh shirt she wore the leather wrist band on the left wrist and the rubber wrist bands on her right. She had also made sure that the necklace was hanging outside of her tank top. It was something far too meaningful to hide. Suddenly a knock came at her door. She walked over and hit the button to open. The metal door slid open and there stood the object of her adoration. He was wearing a tight purple shirt with four green claw marks going diagonally down the front under a formed black leather jacket. His black jeans were relaxed, but not baggy, fairly worn and had a black leather belt with a simple silver buckle through its belt loops. They had a rough hole over the right knee. He also wore black skateboarder shoes with green laces. Around his neck he wore a necklace similar to the one he had given her, but in place of the metal circle was a chakra like the one Raven normally wore on her forehead, but was green instead of red.

"Wow Rae you look-whoa!" he started to say but was cut off by Raven throwing her arms around his shoulders and hugging him tightly. After overcoming the shock, he placed his own arms around her.

"I take it this means you like the clothes I got." he said grinning. She looked up at him with welling eyes and smiling affectionately.

"I love them." she said drawing him into a kiss. "Are you sure you want me to have this though?" she asked looking down at her necklace. He only smiled and pulled her in for another kiss.

"It's in capable hands. And besides, I have something of yours." he said showing her his necklace. "So why shouldn't you have something of mine?" After a few moments in blissful silence, Beast Boy remembered their friends. "Come one. Everyone else is ready." he said taking her hand and leading her down the hall to the living room. The first thing they saw was Starfire flying up to them and gasping loudly.

"Friends, you look marvelous!" She was wearing a ruffled purple miniskirt and mid-shin high, purple, leather boots. Her snug, purple shirt was strange in that the right sleeve went down to her wrist, but the left sleeve was cut like a tank top. Around her left bicep she wore a purple cloth armband and had several green and purple plastic rings around her left wrist. Around her throat she had a purple elastic choker with a large, single emerald embedded in the front. She also had a gentle sprinkling of glitter on her cheeks beneath her eyes and wore purple eyeliner.

"You don't look bad yourself." Beast Boy said to a beaming Starfire.

"Where's Robin?" Raven asked.

"Over there." Starfire said pointing to the couch. Robin was sitting with his arms up on the top of the couch and staring out of the window. His outfit wasn't all that different from his usual uniform. He wore a tight red T-shirt with a black 'R' outlined in yellow embossed over his right side of his chest. His black jeans were somewhat tight and looked slightly worn. He also wore classic black high tops with white laces and a green wrist band around his right wrist. Not to mention the mask and utility belt that he never seemed to be without.

"Well where's Cy?" Beast Boy asked.

"I do not know." Starfire replied. "I have not seen him since this morning."

"Come to think of it, I haven't either." Raven confessed.

"Well saw some strange light coming from his room earlier. I just wonder what could be going on with him."

"Nothing that hasn't happened before." came a boomingly cheerful voice from behind them. All of their attention turned to the source of the voice. When they saw who it came from all of their mouths fell open and their eyes went wide.

Cliffhanger! Muwahaha! Oh, and I know I probably don't have to apologize for this but I will anyway. Sorry if everything seemed kind of clichéd yet again. I try to be original, but some discrepancies are unavoidable. I hope you all still liked it. I also want to give a big thank you to all of my readers for being so patient with this story. My other story is going very well and I've also lined up an artist to start working on the illustrations for this series, but they won't be done for a while. I'd also like to give a very special thanks to 'cd lover' for getting me back on this story and making realize the passion I have for this kind of writing. Thank you so much. Oh, and by the way, if any of you are wondering what the inscription on the back of the necklace means…it's another story all together. Hahaha, yeah I know that's kind of evil. But trust me; it will make for one hell of a good prequel as soon as this story is done. Peace and Love.