Beast Boy knew Raven wasn't all for him staying in her room to sleep. She would allow it on some nights, but most of the time he would stay until she fell asleep and then leave silently and reluctantly.

Oh how badly he wished to stay. He didn't want her to feel alone anymore. He wanted her to know that he would be there for her, always. He'd gladly stay forever if she asked him to.

After a mission that had gone particularly bad, the Titans returned to the tower thoroughly beaten and bruised, but successful in bringing down the villains who had caused all the ruckus.

But they hadn't succeeded in keeping the casualties down.

They should've known that the building was rigged with explosives. They should've known that sooner. Upon capturing Kitten and her psycho boyfriend for the ump-teenth time, Kitten had muttered something about going out with a bang.

Cyborg had scanned the buildings around them with the scanner built in his arm before finding the building set to explode. It was a small apartment building, in which there was only a total of seventeen people inside.

The team had sprung into action, Robin pulling the fire alarm in hopes of clearing the building faster. He ran into the lobby immediately after. Star, Beast Boy and Raven flew to the upper levels while Cyborg searched for the bomb to hopefully deactivate it.

Star cleared out her level, three adults with five children with them, leading them all to safety. Beast Boy had the next level, clearing out seven people; a couple of teenagers, an elderly woman and her son, and a young couple with their toddler.

He reached for his communicator. "Rob, I got my level cleared. Seven of them."

"Great. Star had eight, so there should only be one left." The leader's voice had answered almost immediately. "Go up to Raven, she hasn't reported back yet."

Beast Boy couldn't push down the panic that rose in him. "I'm on it." He had shifted into an eagle and flew up to the top floor where Raven would be.

"Raven!" He called out. "Where are you?"

Beast Boy heard a loud crash, followed by a shriek. "Raven!" He called again, this time the fear evident in his voice.

The sorceress ran out of a room a few yards away from the changeling, cradling something in her arms. When she spotted him, relief flooded through her and she ran to him.

"Cyborg's scan was wrong." She stated, shoving the thing in her arms into his. "Her mother is in the next room over. Take her to safety, I have to go get her."

And with that, she ran off.

Beast Boy hurriedly took the little girl down to the ground floor, handing her over to Star. Their robotic teammate came running over to them just as their leader arrived.

"Cy, your scan was wrong. There was another-"

"Save it, Grass Stain!" He yelled. "Where the hell is Raven?"

"Up on the top floor. What I was saying was-"

"Seriously, BB, this is not the time! The bomb's in the last room on that floor and it's about to blow!"

"Raven!" He had yelled, shifting into a falcon and flying up to the floor, shifting back to human form and taking off for the door he'd last seen Raven disappear into.

"Gar!" He had heard her yell for him. "Gar, she's pregnant!"

"Raven, get her out, this place is about to-"

Explode.

He saw Raven get launched from the room, fire and rubble following after her. Jumping over the balcony, he shifted into a pterodactyl and flew straight at her, catching her in his claws and flying away from the rubble, placing her on the ground and shifting back to his human self.

She had been unconscious laying on the ground.

After what seemed like mere seconds the rest of the team surrounded them.

"We need to get her back to the tower." Cyborg stated finally.

Beast Boy scooped up the unconscious girl in his arms and began walking back towards the tower. The attack had been close enough for them to fly there and get there quickly, so they hadn't brought the T-Car.

As soon as they touched foot on the island, Raven stirred and a groan escaped her. The changeling's attention dropped to her. Her eyes were open, but not much. "What happened?"

"Are you feeling okay?"

She shot him an icy glare.

He shook his head. "Not now, Rae."

...

Once she had been cleared by Cyborg, she was sent to her room for some much needed rest. Beast Boy had helped her to her room, seeing as she was very week from shielding herself from the explosion so that it caused only minor damage.

He settled her into bed, pulling the covers up around them.

"Are you okay?"

She didn't make a sound.

"Raven, we can't save everyone. You know that."

She turned onto her side so she faced him. "She was pregnant, Gar. Not only did I fail to save a soon to be mother, I failed to save a child who never even got to see the any of the world." A stray tear escaped her eye.

"Shh, it's okay." He said, stretching out beside her and wiping away the tear.

"I was right there and I could get them out in time before-"

Beast Boy pressed his lips against hers in an attempt to calm her down. After a few moments, he pulled away, wrapping his arms around her small frame, holding her tightly against him. "You need to rest."

She nodded slightly, her fingers clenching in the front of his shirt.

Minutes passed before her grip loosened and her breathing became steady and even. Sighing, the changeling placed a kiss to her forehead before slipping away from her.

Just as he was about to go towards the door, Raven's hand shot out and gripped tightly onto his wrist. He spun around to face her, seeing more tears cascading down her cheeks.

"Please don't go. I never want you to go."

And that's when it struck him.

After all the times he stayed in her room with her, no matter how many times she told him to leave once she fell asleep, what she really had wanted was for him to stay.

And he would always stay.

Always.

"I won't." He said, crawling back under the covers with her, once again pulling him into the solace of his arms and falling into a deep sleep with her.