The tower would have been complete finished, furnished, and painted, but thanks to our lovely leader it took another month to complete. I'm complaining about it now, but in reality it wasn't that bad. Since Peter from Ikea was so amazing to us it wasn't hard for me to contact him again and get some extra items for Robin's room. I had felt pretty proud of myself after Robin found out how I hard I had worked getting every little thing for the tower. He told me he was impressed with me which only made my head bigger then it already was.

The paint arrived three days after Robin decision to stay. Although we had mostly got white and some extra highlighting colors, it wasn't that big of a surprise when I picked up a can and read midnight on the label. My brain jumped to Raven.

"Raven." I called taking the screw driver out to pry off the lid. "I think this one is your paint." She looked up from her spot in the right side corner. She had been helping paint the common room. White paint covered her hands and the side of her face where she had brushed her hair away. Paint brush still in hand she moved towards me looking over my shoulder. I took off the lid eyeing the dark blue color. It was dark and vivid.

"Thank you." She muttered pushing me lightly out of the way. She took the lid out of my hands and put it back on smirking to herself. She let out a soft whisper. "It's perfect." I smiled at her noticing this was the perfect opportunity to tell my latest joke.

"So Rave, what is blue and smells like white paint?" She sighed and looked towards the ceiling.

"How about no?" She suggested picking up the paint can. I gently push her arm playfully. She had been in a much better mood the last few days and I wasn't about to let up now.

"Come on just answer the question." I begged She sent a glare my way and sighed.

"Okay lets see blue? That will be your face after I'm done with it and the white paint? That will be from the paint brush in my hand. See I just need a X to mark the spot." She challenged she took a step forward to me. She raised her right hand that still held the paint brush, and pushed it to my face leaving a white mark on my right cheek. "Perfect." She muttered cocking her head to the side.

"Woah okay no..." I replied shooting her a cheeky grin. I raise my arms up ready to defend myself. "The correct answer is blue paint." I grinned at her. She didn't laugh or smile she just blinked a few times at me then opened her mouth.

"I suggest you reconsider ever telling that joke again."

"And why is that?" I asked

"Because if I hear it again you will find yourself in a very dark scary place." She turned on her heel walking towards the door. I gulped my fear down and pursued after her.

"Wait!" I called to her. "So was it really that bad of joke?" She didn't answer me and pushed the button on the door with her free finger. It slid open and she walked through it. I hurried after her. "So, can I help you paint your room?" I asked. I had felt a bit useless because Robin and Cyborg had began construction on the rooms that were going on the side of the tower. Adding to the tower was going to made it T shape. Cy decided since we were the Titans now it was perfect. I of course wasn't allowed to help with that. Which was actually okay with me. I didn't want to cause anymore problems then there all ready were.

Raven turned slightly, "No I can do it." She answered slightly swinging the paint can in her hand.

"Pleaaassssse... Raven?" I pleaded walking right behind her. All I could see was the back of her hair which she again had pulled up. Small strands in the back had popped out from their places being just as stubborn as she was. I didn't have to be facing her to see the irritation on her face.

"Beast Boy, I really don't need anyone help." She commented she had made it to her door. She gave me a brief look before flicking her wrist her door opened with her magic. I reached out and grabbed her elbow.

"Okay, fine I won't help but can I at least sit with you?" I asked She looking into her bare room then down at me. She frowned as she began to ponder the possible situations that may arise if she let me in. "I won't tell you anymore jokes for today?" I suggested She bit her lip and took a step to her left. She looked up as if she was pleading with a higher power about her recent decision. She lifted her arm up to usher me in. I grinned at her and stepped into her room.

She didn't have hardly anything in the room besides a chest that sat in the corner, and pillows and blanket folded neatly in the center of the room. I looked around the room trying vision what she would have it look like when it was done. My nose picked up on some scents that told me that she probably was burning incense earlier this morning. I took a deep breath in letting my mouth creep into a tiny smile. Lavender just like her. Eyeing my smile she spoke up.

"Don't get use to the idea of being in here because after it's all complete no one is allowed back in here." She commented. I nodded, wrapping my arms around myself. Like being hit with a ton of bricks I felt weird being in her room. It was the same feeling I got the first night we had stayed at the apartment. The first time I watched her sleeping on the floor. My nerves were getting the best of me as I began to fidgeted. I rubbed the back of my neck and began to bounce on my feet. Lost in my own thoughts I didn't notice Raven had turned and now was looking at me curiously.

"Never been in a girls room before?" she asked. Being the empath that she was, she had immediately picked up on my tenseness. I nearly choked at her question.

"Wha...t?" I stuttered lowering my head so I didn't have to see her gaze. I could feel her still staring at me in pity. I knew it was useless to hide anything from her anyways. "Yeah." I murmured clenching my teeth as my cheeks burned in embarrassment.

"Well I must congratulate you then, the first and probably last time you will ever step foot into a girls room again." She jested in her sarcastic tone. A smile formed on my face. I had to admit that her comment was quiet funny and I was glad she had noticed my nervous feeling and tried to make light of it, instead of another possible scenario that she could have gone to.

I watched as she opened the paint and set the lid carefully on the tarp. Dipping her cleaned brush into the paint she slowly began to paint the wall. She pulled away and eyed the new paint and smirked. "Perfect" she repeated again to herself.

"So?" I started. I knew Raven wasn't much on talking but I had hoped that with her mind a little preoccupied she be more willing to open up to me. "Have you ever been in a boys room?" I asked. I figured since she had brought up it up it was a good topic to break the ice. I obviously was not thinking. She turned completely around facing me. Her eyebrows rose and her mouth was partly opened.

"You honestly think that if I had been, I'd share such information with you?" She questioned She folded her arms caring as not to get blue paint on her arm, showing that she was not impressed with me. I caught my mistake and my cheeks flushed.

"I honestly didn't mean anything by that." I tried to correct. She rolled her eyes at me and turned back to her project. "I'm just trying to make conversation." I explained. She didn't respond to me and just kept painting. I let out a big sigh and racked my fingers through my hair. "Okay, I bet you're excited to have your own room again?" I inquired.

"Again?" She stated

"You know before you were force to sleep in a small apartment with three strangers." I explained.

"First I was never forced. Second this is my first room I've ever had to myself." she said over her shoulder. I gaped at her shocked.

"You've never had you're own room?" She crouched down painting near to the floor boards.

"Is that really a big surprised?" She asked I shrugged my shoulders in response.

"I guess I just figured you had room before you came to Jump City." I paused wanting to say'but since I don't know much about you.' She was silent for a minute, making me think I had upset her once again. Finally she answered softly.

"I didn't have really anything that was mine in Azarath." I gaped at her suddenly feeling like I been told a secret.

"Azarath?" I asked hoping for more of an explanation. I noticed her body stiffen at the word. I had heard it before of course when she had used in the use of her magic. I had no idea that Azarath was an actual place.

"Azarath. My home." She whispered she had stopped painting and was staring at the floor. I couldn't stop myself as I felt like I was stepping in uncharted territory.

"Is that a planet? Are you an alien like Star?" I asked my curiosity peaking.

"No." She answered simply. "It's an inter-dimensional world."

"So why did you come to earth then?"

"I needed to get away find myself, try to live my life how I wanted." I gave her small smile even though she had her back to me. We were similar in the way that we both had chosen to leave the only place we called home. I pushed my luck and struck a nerve with my next question.

"Are you're parents still in Azarath?" I didn't have to be in empath to read the emotion that was in the room soon as the words left my lips, I wanted to take them back. My question had been the reason that she had suddenly become so stiff. I thought I may have to excuse myself so when she finally did come out of her trance that I would be long gone and away from her wrath.

"That's enough questions." She bit. Her words clung to the air as all sound left the room. All that could be heard was the light sound of her brush strokes. I wished that I hadn't pushed so hard so fast. I knew she liked her space why couldn't I have respected it? I wanted the cake and to eat it too and now I because of my question I doubt I'd ever even see 'the cake' again.

"I'm sorry." I apologized I looked down at my shoes and rubbed the inside of my arm. "I some times talk without thinking." Guilt washed over me.

"Some times?" She replied shooting a glance at me. I smirked at her comment. Another Beast Boy is so dumb joke. I was honestly just glad she had responded to my apology instead of physically removing me from her room.

"I didn't mean to bring up the whole parent thing I know it's a touchy subject around here." I continued. Cy told me that during the accident, the one that made him have to become half robot his mother was killed. He never said anything about his father which made me wonder if he even knew his father at all. Starfire mentioned that she was traded as a slave to the Gordanians in order to bring peace to war-torn Tamaran. I honestly figured that her parents were either dead or she wasn't close to them. If she had been she probably would have gone back to Tamaran. We all knew that Robin was taken in by Batman after his parents were murder.

I didn't know anything about Raven. Even though I had tried to get to know her with no avail. I crossed my arms and drummed my fingers against my arm wondering how I always managed to make things super awkward when talking to her.

"My parents died when I was a child." I blurted out suddenly. I had been thinking about how each one of us had been affected by the death of a parent. It didn't mean to come out, but it just did. Raven had turned her body slightly glancing at me. She had a somber face. I bit my cheek trying to hide the emotion, which didn't mattered she could feel everything I was feeling.

"They died in boating accident." I said my voice sounding far away and distant, as memories came flooding back to my brain. I closed my eyes and shook my head. I been so good about pushing them back. Filing those difficult memories away so they could exist but hidden far away from others. I pushed on my eye lids keeping what ever tears that wanted to come out back inside. I exhaled slowly and opened my eyes.

She was standing maybe two feet away from me. Sorrow glowed in her eyes. My ears drooped and embarrassment crept up my neck, my hand rose covering the back of my neck instinctively.

"Sorry I don't know why I said that. I haven't really told anyone about my past." I confessed she looked down at our feet her right hand moved to her left arm slightly cover up herself.

"I'm sorry." She replied her eyes had moved up and were now peering into mine.

"It's okay I've gotten over it. It happened a long time ago." She gave me a small smile as best as, Raven could, saying that she understood my pain. I nodded and looked at the ground. I felt her hand cup my forearm. It was her way of being nice a normal person would have given a hug but Raven being Raven I knew that even a little comforting touch was huge for her. I smiled and watched as she returned to her paint. A few minutes past of silence before I heard her speak,

"They would have been proud of you." My ears perked up at her comment as a smile bushed against my lips. She didn't have any idea who my parents were and she out of all of us was the least likely to say something so sweet.

"I hope so." I replied.

-

Two hours had past and after, the 6th time of asking if I could help Raven said I could help by getting her a drink. I offered to make her some of her Tea but she kindly rejected saying water would be fine. I walked into the common room to find Cyborg sitting at the counter eating a sandwich. With his mouth full of food he smiled at me.

"Hey there's my Green Bean. Where have you been man?" I smiled at him and walked towards the fridge.

"I've been helping Raven paint her room." I answered opening the door. I hear him choke slightly on his food which made me turn to see him giving me a suspicious look.

"Raven is letting you help her? In her Room?" he questioned He held his sandwich out in front of him without taking a bite he stared at me.

"Well kind of. I admitted turning back to the fridge. I opened the drawer labeled Raven's.

"So you are trying to get real close to Raven huh?" He ask. Spotting her Smart Water at the bottom I wrapped my hand around it and pulled it out.

"I just want to get to know her." I answered shutting the door. His eyes twinkled mischievously.

"Oh is that what we're going with?" he jested I raised my eyebrows at him. I knew what he was hinting at and I wasn't give into his teasing.

"Dude, seriously I barely know her. Besides you know better than anyone what Raven is like." I explained. He smirked and took a bite out of his sandwich.

"I know how Raven is, but you, String Bean? You may be trying to keep secrets from your bestest friend." He accused he pointed his sandwich at me.

"I swear Cy, I'm just trying to be friendly! There's nothing else for me to do around here since I'm not allowed in the big boys club." I pointed out I leaned my arm against the counter.

"Maybe if you didn't break things just by looking at them, you could be in the club." I blew out my cheeks at his comment.

"Well I got to get back, Raven is finally letting me help and I really don't need her pissed at me." Standing up straight I turned and walked towards the door.

"So when should I put in my bets?" Cy mocked I waved my hand dismissing his silly comment. 'It's not like Raven would go for a guy like me anyways.' Walking out of sight.

-

5 months and 16 days all together. It was an long journey but it was finally all done. I was awaken early the next day by a banging on my door. I sat up groggy and looked around my room. 'BANG BANG' I looked towards my door and realized that someone was indeed banging on my door.

"Beast Boy get up it's time for training!" Robin voice rang from the other side. I moaned wanting to go back to sleep. I rubbed my eyes and moaned.

"I'm coming." Who made him in charge again? We didn't even get one day of rest before Robin was rounding us up like a drill instructor. I tumbled out of bed and picked up my shirt that had been laying on the floor. I lifted my shoulders up and down trying to wake my body up. Throwing my shirt on I walked out of my room to the common room.

My nose detected the pungent smell before I had even gotten to the door. My stomach turned in protest and I tried to tell myself that it would be okay. I opened the door as the smell hit me head on. My face twisted as I looked around the room. Robin sat at the counter with a plate full of eggs and his coffee in front of him. Starfire stood at the sink rinsing some interesting looking berries. Raven sat near the bay window sipping tea. Cyborg had pulled out his counter top grill and was grilling a big juicy ham.

"There he is! The little B decided to grace us with his presence. You want some of this awesome ham?" Cyborg greeted grinning ear to ear. I scrunched my nose up at his question.

"Anyone want some tofu and soy milk?" I asked walking to the fridge. No one answered me as I looked around. I shrugged my shoulders, "More for me then."

"Ain't no one want any of your fake tasteless trash, BB." Cy mocked.

"We need to meet in the Gym in five Titans." Robin announced standing and putting his dishes in the sink. I frowned as I pour myself a glass of soy milk. I watched him walk out of sight before I piped up.

"Is anyone else annoyed with him already?" Cy smiled at me as he shoved his meat into his mouth.

"It's okay, Robin just needs to fill like he's control. We can play Gamestation later today." He winked at me. I ate quickly as I watched Cy and Star leave the room. I finished and put my plate into the sink and turned around to see Raven looking at me.

"Are you coming? Robin doesn't like waiting." She remarked her arms crossed her chest.

"Yeah," I replied my ears dropping a little. "I just wish I got to sleep more."

"That's what happens when you stay up so late." She lectured me. I nodded and walked towards the door. She was in a mood today. Noting my silence she followed after me gently brushing against my shoulder with hers.

"Lets go show Boy Wonder what we got." She commented a slight smile formed on her lips. Smiling I nodded. This was going to be fun.