YoungTitan213 has given me another great idea so a round of applause! I have gotten a lot of suggestions so be sure to look out for your "First time" and I'm still taking ideas!

On with the story!


First time: Knitting

Beast boy had always thought Raven lived by routine. Doing the same things over and over again.

Read, meditate, fight, read meditate, blow something up and fight. The same thing over and over again like clockwork.

Two weeks before Christmas beast boy had woken up earlier then usual. His sleeping has been disturbed lately due to his unexpressed new found feelings.

It had been a month since he started the note book and at times he would read over it looking at the new things he had done with Raven.

Sometimes it boosted his spirits while at other times he would realize how little he had gotten accomplished.

He had ventured out of his room in search of food and instead found Raven sitting on the couch.

'Probably reading to herself' he thought to himself. He made his way toward her hoping to start some sort of conversation with her.

He was surprised to find her instead of reading, she was knitting!

She knew he was there but did not acknowledge him. He just watched mesmerized as her fingers moved delicately yet expertly with the yarn and needles.

"Uh hey Rae" he said still a little shocked.

"You're up pretty early." She did not look up even as he sat down beside her.

"Couldn't sleep."

"Anything you want to talk about?"

"Nah it's okay." There was a short silence when Raven for the first time in a while started up a conversation.

"You know knitting is great for relaxing yourself."

"Huh?"

"Knitting. It helps calm you down while giving you something to focus on. It allows you to unwind and the end product leaves you with a feeling of achievement."

Another short silence that beast boy had interrupted now.

"So how long have you been knitting?" Beast watched as she made another loop and pulled the needle through.

"A while."

"What are you knitting?" Beast boy did not want to annoy her, but he was curious.

"A scarf. This would be my fourth one."

"Really, what did you do with the rest? I've never seen you wear them."

"That's because I give them to whoever needs one. I knitted that scarf for Cyborg a couple of months ago when we went on that mission and met Red Star."

"Hey I remember that, that was pretty good."

"Thanks."

"Rae?"

"Yes?"

"Can you teach me how o knit?" This was the first time Raven looked up from her scarf in progress and looked at him for a short moment. She put the yarn and needles down and left the common room.

Beast boy's ears had drooped thinking he had scared her off. He looked down at the scarf and saw it was almost done.

He sat back and let out a huge sigh. He heard the doors open up behind him and turned around.

She had returned with another ball of blue yarn and another set or needles in her hand.

"Here." She said handing him the materials.

"You're really going to show me?"

Her only response was a nod.

"Now listen, it's sort of difficult the first couple of times, and don't expect it to come out exactly the way you want it okay?"

"Yeah sure."

"Okay here's what you do first."

A couple of days had passed and Beast boy was finding truth in Raven's words. It was relaxing but at the same time aggravating.

He had practiced any time he had free time in the comfort of his room to avoid teasing from Cyborg.

This had taken a lot of thought and perseverance but he kept on thinking on how it would be worth it in the end.

It was Christmas Eve and Beast boy had finished the scarf. He knew he should wrap it and leave it under the tree, but he couldn't wait for her to see it.

He placed it in a box and ran to her room.

"Hey Rae it's me can you open up?"

The door opened and there she was half asleep yet fully aware of what's going on around her.

"What is it Beast boy?" He removed the bow from behind his back and showed it to her in the red and green box.

"You do know Christmas is tomorrow right?" She said as she eyed it questioningly.

"Yeah but I couldn't wait."

She opened the box and pulled out a blue scarf. He had even attempted knit a small Raven on it which came out looking like a crooked star.

She could spot all the mistakes he made and the numerous times he undid and re-knitted the scarf.

"I know it's not very good but I worked really hard on it and I'm happy with it. Do you like it?"

Raven merely smirked at the scarf then up at him. She wrapped it around her neck and smiled at him.

"Yes Beast boy I really like it."

His face beamed as his grin grew two times bigger.

"Well um glad you like it Rae, and Merry Christmas. See you tomorrow!"

He was walking away when Raven called out to him.

"You know even though something may not turn out exactly how you pictured it, when you really work hard at something, the end is always perfect. Well that's just my opinion."

Before he could respond she closed the door. Something inside him wanted to believe, she meant something else by that. Like she knew something she wasn't telling him.

He brushed it off and strolled back to his room still smiling.

He pulled out his notebook and scribbled something in it right before he went to bed. Then he slept like a baby.

First Times

1. First time having a crush on Raven.

2. First time complimenting Raven on her looks (And making her blush. I think.)

3. First time having a fight with Raven (A pillow fight! Not a real fight! We had too many of those already)

4. First time making a sundae with Raven (on Saturday! Got a new tradition out of it too)

5. First time meditating with Raven (didn't realize how good it feels and how much I actually think about her).

6. First time going to the bookstore with Raven (finally found something we could do together!)

7. First time knitting with Raven (Made her a scarf, but I feel like she's hiding something from me)


1. Thanks again YoungTitan213 for the idea. You rock! Others have given me ideas which I will use; I put this one up first because it had something to do with the holidays.

2. Still taking ideas!

3. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Krazy Kwanzaa or just plain have a good holiday! Peace, love and animals! ;)