Sorry for taking so long to update. Hope you readers are not mad. Um… Basically, the only excuse I have is finals. They have kept me tired, stressed, and unable to think creatively. So, please forgive me, and enjoy the chapter.

"Beast Boy!"

A masked boy looked around him. The city went about its business as usual: kids in the park enjoying their last few weeks of summer break, parents watching on proudly. Unfortunately, this joyful scene could not shake the uneasiness growing inside him.

"Beast Boy! Where are you!" He tried again.

A red haired girl stood beside him, "Perhaps he just went to visit the Titans East, and she simply forgot to tell us."

Robin shook his head, "I don't like it, Star. It's not like him to just run away." He glanced to his left and saw worry spread across the girl's face.

"Don't worry, Starfire," he smiled, "We'll find him."

The girl smiled back at him and replied, "I know, but… it still worries me. This time of the year… it is close to the anniversary of Terra's death, is it not?"

"August 21st, yeah."

"So, perhaps Beast Boy went to visit her grave."

Even if he did, he wouldn't just up and leave. It's just not like him. Robin thought, glaring at the bright blue sky. Birds flew merrily above, chirping as they flew. Robin sighed in frustration, "And why isn't Cyborg here? What did he say when you went to get him, 'I'm busy'?"

Starfire half smiled and shrugged, "I did not wish to bother him, it would have been rude."

Robin looked at Starfire, "Come on."

He began to walk away and the girl asked, "Where are we going?"

"Something's not right," he replied, "Cyborg said he was too busy to come look for his friend. Raven didn't answer us, and somehow, she managed to change the override lock code for her room, and Beast Boy's MIA." Starfire grabbed Robin's hand and took to the sky, "I don't know what's going on, but I'm going to find out."

A figure sat in his room, typing away at the computer.

"Come on; give me something to work with."

He was searching all over the internet for spells. After looking through all of Raven's books, Cyborg found multiple spells to manipulate machinery. From fixing the quality of your TV screen, to changing the temperature your microwave cooks at, so it won't nuke your food. So, Cyborg found one to manipulate his computer software. It took him a few tries, but he finally got it to get sites from Earth and other planets outside our solar system.

"Ok, I need an online spell book from Azarath." He typed in his request and watched as three different monsters searched.

Learning how to do magic wasn't easy. Luckily, it was pretty low key stuff, so Cyborg didn't have trouble finding the physical stuff needed. No, it was the mental stuff that was tricky. Even pronouncing words wasn't all that hard, but the whole 'keep your mind at ease' thing was the real challenge. The books all said the same thing, 'Relax. If your mind is racing, you can't focus'. Cyborg even had to meditate to calm down and focus.

I don't know how Raven does it. I can barely sit still for 2 to 5 minutes, but having to do that four hours a day, everyday…that's somethin' else.

Suddenly, there was a loud knock at the door.

"Cyborg, it's me, open up."

Cyborg sighed, "I'm busy right now, man."

Starfire called, "Please, friend, Robin and I are worried and wish to speak with you."

Cyborg sat still, "Try later. I'll come out when I'm done, but right now— "

"Cyborg, open this damn door, or I'll break it down." Robin growled.

Sighing again, Cyborg walked over to his door, opened it a creek, and asked, "What?"

Robin's mask covered his eyes, but somehow, Cyborg knew there was fire burning in them.

"What's wrong with you?" He asked.

Cyborg's anger was rising, and he sneered, "Nothin, man, just mind your own business." The door began to close, but Robin shot his hand forward.

"I'm not done. What is so damn important that you'd shut your friends out, and ignore the search for Beast Boy?"

Cyborg clenched his fists, his anger surfacing, "I'm not ignoring Beast Boy. I'm trying to help him!" The boy opened his door all the way. Cyborg sighed, "Look. Sorry, man, but Rae didn't want to involve anyone else in this, but…"

Robin looked at him quizzically, "Raven?"

Starfire stood beside Robin.

"Please explain," she asked.

Cyborg sighed again, "She's not gonna be happy when she finds out I told you." He gestured for the two to come in. "Come on. Might as well sit down. This is gonna take a while to explain."

"You couldn't have just kept quiet could you? You could have sat there like a good little emotion, but no, you had to belt it out, didn't you?" A voice snarled in the darkness.

"Leave her alone; Raven was going to find out about me anyway. Just—"

"Was I talking to you?" The angry one asked.

'Shut up, you're loud'. Raven thought, 'Where am I? Why can't I move?'

"Calm down, Anger! Goodness, I thought you had Happy's chakra."

Another girl said, "She hit her head pretty hard, but Raven should be fine."

"Still, Happy shouldn't have sprung Affection's identity on her so quickly. It's gonna be Hell in here when she comes to."

A boy spoke softly, "Raven…. Wisdom, you sure she'll be ok?"

The girl answered, "Yes, Beast Boy, she'll be fine."

A bubbly voice asked sweetly, "Hey guys, I was wonderin, how can Raven be unconscious in her own head?"

A silence followed.

Suddenly, pain surged though her head and Raven groaned.

"Raven?" Beast Boy called, "Rae, can you hear me? Rae?"

Raven felt a warm hand glide across her face. Slowly, the dark angel's eyes fluttered open. Eyes the color of a forest light met violet, and Raven gasped. The owner of those soft eyes smiled gently.

"Hey," he greeted.

Still mesmerized Raven whispered, "Hey."

The boy moved back, slowly removing the hand that once cupped her face.

"Glad to see you're ok," he said.

"Me too!" a girl cheered.

It was then Raven took notice to what, or rather who, was around her. Beast Boy knelt beside her, in front of the couch, on which she lay. Eight emotions stood in various positions around the back and sides of the couch. The voice Raven recognized to be Happy said again, "I'm so glad you're ok! After all, you fell pretty quickly. Didn't expect that to happen. Although, shock is one of the causes of a fainting spell, along with many other things." The girl giggled and jumped over the back of the couch. She placed her hands on her hips, "Oh, and, speaking of spells, I once saw one that could make someone fall asleep just like that," she snapped her fingers. "Which would be bad if you were by some stairs, 'cause then you could fall down, crash into a trash can, and di—"

"Okay!" Knowledge exclaimed. She covered Happy's mouth and said, "That's enough info for one day." The girl looked around her, "Oh, now that we're on the topic, did any of you happen to see a good spell book? You know, while we were dinging out Brave and BB?"

Rude rolled her eyes, "No, I was a tad preoccupied at the time. Oops."

Wisdom laughed awkwardly, and said, "Well, why don't we start looking again? I'm sure Beast Boy can handle things over here. Right?"

Beast Boy nodded, and the emotions left. Rude, Timid, and Anger split from the group to search through the book stacks that didn't fall. The rest of the emotions looked through the dusty pile on the floor.

Raven stretched, "Now that they're gone, you mind telling me what happened?"

Beast Boy smiled, "Sure."

The green boy explained that, after Happy's confession, Knowledge had covered Happy's mouth, so she couldn't say anymore. That's when Raven had begun to sway. He explained that he tried to get up in time to catch her, but he was too slow. Affection had been upset; afraid that it was her fault Raven was hurt. Although this was partially true, Beast Boy declined that thought and told her not to worry. "I carried you over to the couch, and Wisdom tried to figure out how deep the cut on your forehead was." He pointed to her head in emphasis, "And that's when the finger pointing started." Beast Boy said that he had been most surprised when Timid joined in the arguing. "Then Wisdom settled it, you woke up, and now, here we are."

Raven groaned, "Ugh… my head."

The kind boy inspected her wound, "Yeah, you hit it on the floor when you fell. It should be fine, but I think you should get some aspirin later. Ya know, just to get the headache to go away."

Raven nodded and tried to sit up. She sighed, "Affection…"

Beast Boy chuckled nervously, "Don't be hard on her, Rae." He laughed, "I mean, it's not her fault she's attracted. I am a babe magnet after all." Beast Boy flexed his muscles and winked.

Raven's eye twitched, "I'm not sure if that's why she acts the way she does."

Beast Boy frowned, "What else could it be?"

The girl gave him a look that begged the question of the sincerity in his 'I'm too sexy' theory. Shaking her head, Raven pondered, "Well, affection, in itself, means to care for something. So, that could range anywhere from friends to just comrades."

Beast Boy thought aloud, "So, if you add bravery in to the mix… she could just want to be more open with her feelings."

"Right. So basically, it wouldn't matter who was in here, because she'd end up just expressing any amount of affection I have for him or her. So, because you and I are friends, she feels the need to express that through physical actions." After she said this, Raven groaned, "Why do things have to be so complicated?"

Beast Boy chuckled, "Dunno, but I'm glad we figured out why she's so clingy to me." He laughed again, "I guess it's a good thing we're just friends and not… ya know."

Raven looked up at him. Beast Boy's laugh didn't sound normal to her. For some reason, it held anguish and a hint of sadness.

"Beast Boy…"

"I'm sorry," someone spoke from beside the couch. "I hope I'm not interrupting, but Wisdom asked for me to tell you. We couldn't find anything, but she said we could look again…. if you want."

Beast Boy smiled, "Well, gosh Affection, you don't have to act so formal about it. Not like Raven's a General in the army."

The girl's humble attitude suddenly switched, and she smiled. She stood at attention, saluting and all.

"Ma'am, my comrades and I await your orders!" She called, a serious look held on her face.

Beast Boy laughed merrily, and Raven shook her head. Humoring the emotion, Beast Boy saluted Raven as well. Affection and Beast Boy stood side by side in front of Raven. He asked, "General! What are your orders?"

Affection giggled gleefully next to him, but held her position. Seeing that neither one was about to stop this nonsense, Raven gave her orders.

"Affection, you and your…'regiment' are to help with the search with Timid, Rude, and Anger." Affection stood still, and Raven cocked her eye brow, "What?"

Beast Boy whispered loudly, "You're supposed to say she can go."

Affection giggled and nodded slightly, before returning to her stance. Raven sighed, annoyed, "You are excused."

Affection saluted, "Ma'am!" Then she winked at Beast Boy and left. Beast Boy, stone-faced and at attention, stood still.

Raven sighed, "Beast Boy… do you want to leave?"

Thrown by the question, the boy lost his pose and frowned, "What?"

"While the others are looking for a book," Raven started, "You and I can leave. I told Cyborg about our situation, and he agreed to help. I made him swear to secrecy, so we don't have to worry about anyone else finding out about this. We need to see how he's doing, and find out how he can cover for us while we're in here. Besides," she looked up at him, smiling slightly, "I know you don't like to be cooped up in a place like this."

Beast Boy's cheeks got hot, and his pointed ears burned. The smile on Raven's face was soft and small, but was still there. Beast Boy stuttered, "W-well, I-I don't r-really mind. I mean… um…"

"I'll go tell everyone what we're doing, and then, we can leave."

Although Raven left him standing there, blushing, the image of her smile lingered in his mind.

"So… let me get this straight," Robin rubbed the temples of his forehead.

"Beast Boy is in Raven's mind, because he made her emotions go Schizophrenic?"

"Basically," Cyborg nodded.

Starfire tilted head, "I do not understand, why did she not ask for our assistance?"

Cyborg sighed, "Trust me, Star, I have no idea." Robin stood up. "Where're you goin'?" Cyborg asked him.

Robin walk by him and said, "I think we need to have a talk with Ms. Raven."

Starfire smiled, "Yes, we must help her."

The boy wonder left with his princess, and Cyborg sighed. He stood to follow them, "She's gonna kill me…"

Ok guys, don't kill me for taking so long. Hope you liked the chapter, and I'll see ya in the next update!