Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans. Or Christmas... Don't know why I clarified that last one.

When the Titans first formed, none of them had really been thinking about Christmas arrangements.

Robin hadn't celebrated Christmas properly since he was in the circus, though Alfred would always cook a fantastic Christmas dinner. Raven, being the daughter of an inter-dimensional demon with most of her life focused on not destroying the world, had never really been absorbed into the Christmas spirit. And though as Victor Stone he had very much enjoyed Christmas, Cyborg had pretty much lost interest after the accident. And so, Christmas had not been a key issue in the formation of the Teen Titans.

Beast Boy, however, was a completely different story. Elasti-Girl, Robotman and Negative Man had always set up little Christmas surprises for him, but Mento had never allowed a full-scale celebration. So when he joined the Teen Titans, the green boy had imagined that Christmas would be a big, happy occasion, since they were all around the same age and they'd all want to experience the fun of it... Although, of course, he had only just met Robin and Raven, and hadn't quite gauged their characters yet. When even Cyborg sided against him, Beast Boy turned to his last resource, but most likely his best weapon: Starfire.

After much of the alien's pleading and watery eyes, the rest of the team finally caved, and although the celebrations began as quite forced and awkward, the group slowly relaxed around each-other, and they all started to look forward to their yearly celebration. And as the years went by and the team grew up, things began to change. The most noticeable was Starfire and Robin joining as a couple, followed very closely by the revelation that Beast Boy had asked Raven out - and not only survived, but also been in a steady relationship for months. Cyborg had also drastically improved both his tech and the technology in the tower, and overall, the whole team had really bonded together as a family, in comparison to the beginning.

"Yo, Rae! Feel like helping me with the lights?"

The empath was snapped from her thoughts by the half-robot's request, and very nearly chuckled at the sight of her surrogate brother struggling to untangle the strings of Christmas lights that they wrapped around the tree every year. Using her powers, she neatly unwound the mess of wire.

He smirked at her. "Thanks..." Cyborg's smirk softened into a hopeful smile. "Mind hanging 'em up, too?"

She rolled her eyes, but levitated the lights from his hands regardless. "Lazy."

"Aw, c'mon! It's quicker with your powers!"

Raven's soul-self carefully and speedily arranged the lights around the Christmas tree, before plugging them into the wall. A multitude of different colours erupted over the tree, and Cyborg gave her a thumbs-up.

"Hello, friends!" Starfire greeted them enthusiastically as she floated through the doors, laden with boxes of Christmas decorations. "Let us partake in the decking of the halls!"

Robin, following behind her less joyously, and somehow with even more boxes, merely grunted in acknowledgement of his team-mates and dropped the boxes at the foot of the tree. He stretched his arms above his head before sighing, "Okay, who wants to decorate the tree?"

"Why don't you and Rae handle the tree, while Star and I do the other decorations?" suggested Cyborg.

Raven placed her hands on her hips. "Again, I reiterate, lazy."

"Faster."

"Whatever." Robin grabbed Raven's elbow, towing her towards the tree. "Come on, Raven. I can't decorate this tree alone."

"Would you like to test that theory?"

"No. Now help me."

As Starfire and Cyborg began hanging various crafted decorations from the ceiling and the walls, Robin handed Raven a box of tree ornaments. She was about to start hanging them on the tree's branches when she felt an uncomfortable - yet annoyingly familiar - churn in her stomach. Literally nanoseconds after she placed the box on the floor, Robin was questioning her.

"Raven! Where are you going?"

She stared him down, not intimidated in the slightest. "Because I'm sensing with my empathy that Garfield-"

"No excuses," he interrupted. "You're helping us decorate."

"What kind of team leader orders someone to help decorate...?" Cyborg muttered to himself.

Sighing, Raven shrugged and picked up the box again. "Fine. But when he comes in here whining, it's your fault."

They had resumed their decorating for all of five minutes before the doors whooshed open, a green changeling trudging through them with a melodramatic frown on his face. Nobody in the room paid any mind, as they were all used to Beast Boy's antics. And anyway, it was Raven he would go to. As predicted, Beast Boy immediately made for the empath, draping his arms over her shoulders and leaning onto her back, all the while sighing loudly into her ear.

Her eye twitched. "Garfield..."

"Yeah, Rae?" His voice sounded so sad, like he'd given up hope on an important task.

Admittedly, it softened Raven's approach just a little. Holding the box in the air with her magic and levitating decorations onto the tree to shut Robin up, she pulled the boy into her arms, gently stroking his hair. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing..." He buried his face in her shoulder, slouching limply in her embrace.

She tilted his head up and gazed into his dull eyes. "Garfield. What's wrong?"

His green eyes closed in defeat. "I don't have a Christmas present for you..."

She blinked. "That's it? Garfield, don't worry; you don't have to get me anything."

"Yes, I do!" he complained. "That's the point of Christmas!"

"I really don't think it is."

"Raaaaeee...!"

She pinched the bridge of her nose. "What do you want me to-"

"Tell me what to get you!" When she didn't answer with a request, he pouted at her. "C'mon, Rae! What do you want?"

"Nothing," she replied calmly.

"I have to give you something! What do you want?!"

Raven moved closer, a scarily blank look on her face. Beast Boy squeezed his eyes shut in fright. "You," whispered a soft voice, accompanied by the feeling of lips pecking his cheek. He opened his eyes again when he heard a box of decorations crash to the floor and Robin curse, not even slightly surprised that his girlfriend had vanished.

Three Days Later - December 24th

Raven smoothed the creases from her black nightdress, shuffling from foot to foot. She knew it was highly unlikely they would get a call at night as it was Christmas Eve - and even if they did, her cloak would conceal the modest sleepwear anyway - but it still felt weird to be temporarily unprepared for a fight, should one happen. Shutting out her paranoia, she phased through the bathroom door and teleported to her bedroom. The room was still as 'creepy' as it always had been, though the various items her cheery boyfriend had left behind over time did brighten it up a little.

Speaking of Beast Boy, where was he? Raven remembered him smirking knowingly at her all throughout dinner, then promptly disappearing afterwards. To her memory, she hadn't seen him since.

Maybe he's just catching up on sleep, she thought with a smile. Knowing him, he'll be awake at five... Knowing him, he'll be waking me up at five. Fantastic.

Grumbling to herself, Raven crossed to her bed and slipped beneath the duvet. She was about to extinguish the few candles lighting the room when she noticed a large, poorly wrapped parcel in the corner of her room. Squinting, she deciphered the words 'To Raven, From Beast Boy' scrawled crudely on a label. Rolling her eyes in amusement, Raven lay back in her bed, snuffing out the candles with her telekinesis. She wasn't nearly as impatient as her boyfriend; she could wait until the morning to investigate the mysterious package.

"Ah... Ah... ACHOO!"

Her eyes snapped open. Though maybe it wouldn't be wise to wait after all.

"Garfield?" she called into the darkness.

"Uh... No?"

Tossing the duvet aside, Raven strode over to the wriggling present and scooped it into her arms. She set it down roughly on her bed and began to remove the wrapping paper, revealing a sheepishly-smiling Beast Boy clad in his special 'Christmas Day' pyjamas. "What. Are. You. Doing?"

"What's the matter, Rae?" he asked teasingly, striking a pose on what remained of the wrapping paper. "You said you wanted me for Christmas!"

"This... isn't exactly what I meant." She rubbed her temples. "Though I suppose I should just be thankful you're clothed."

He winked at her. "I was gonna give you me au natural, but I thought I'd get cold sat in your room all night without pyjamas."

A wicked smirk twisted her lips as she used her powers to throw all of the wrapping paper into the far corner of the room. "Well, should we find out...?"

"Uhm... What do you...?" Beast Boy's face flushed. Raven was getting a little too close for comfort, and the expression on her face wasn't helpful. "Rae...?"

Wordlessly, she grabbed the hem of his pyjama shirt and lifted... then burst into uncharacteristic laughter. "It was a joke, Gar."

He scowled at her. "Not cool, Mama."

"Don't call me Mama." Raven lifted him again, tucking him under her discarded duvet. "Now go to sleep; it's late."

Beast Boy snuggled deeper into the empath's comfortable bed, grabbing her hand as soon as she settled beside him. He had never confessed it aloud, but he preferred sleeping in Raven's room, since her bed was bigger... and they got to cuddle, of course, which was pretty much impossible in his bunk-beds. "I love you, Raven..." he murmured sleepily.

She ruffled his hair affectionately. "I love you too, Garfield."

"Rae... Merry Christmas... Even if it's not Christmas yet."

"Merry Christmas to you too," she said kindly, kissing him on the lips. It was brief, but the boy knew what Raven was trying to express. He pushed himself up against her, locking his arms around her neck firmly. They exchanged another quick smooch before Raven instructed him to sleep again, and in the arms of his beloved on Christmas Eve, he didn't have any trouble doing so.

Sorry that I haven't updated in, like, forever! And also that this is so short, but whatever, at least it's seasonal... right? I don't know, I thought it was cute.

Merry Christmas everyone! XD BTW, this is my present to you guys for being so awesome and actually reading my stories. Love you guys :)

So... thanks for reading, and... review? Maybe? Please? It can be your Christmas present to me... ;)