Well, after agonizing over this chapter, i think it's finally ready. Hopefully, it's not a total disaster. Well, enjoy! :)


Beast Boy woke up the nest morning feeling the happiest he had felt in a long time. His dream came back to him, causing him to sit up so fast in his bed, that he hit his head on the top bunk. Dude, why did I have to get a bunk bed? He grumbled to himself, and rubbed his now very sore head.

Ouch. Looks like I'm gonna have a knot there now. Another thing for Raven to make fun of me with. Hmm. Raven. If only his dream had been real. It's not like the real Raven would EVER play video games with him. Yea, it must have just been something he ate. Oh well, might as well get up now. After rummaging through some stacks of clothes he kept on the floor, he finally found a clean, er..clean enough, shirt.

"Oh hey Silkie! I haven't seen you in a while," he said to the silkworm. It had been trapped under a pile of clothes for days, and now it was HUNGRY. The first thing it saw after gaining its freedom, was a very tasty looking green hand. CHOMP.

"OW! Hey what was that for buddy? Hmph. You must have been really hungry I guess," he muttered to the innocent looking silkworm. After shooting a final glare at Silkie, he put his new shirt on and went to get something to eat.

Stumbling sleepily into the kitchen, he met Cyborg there, already hard at work making breakfast. "Hey dude. I had the weirdest dream last night-"he started to say, but his friend cut him off. "I'm still mad at you for letting Raven beat my high score, so I'm not talking to you right now. Did you know I worked on that score for weeks?"

But Beast Boy didn't hear anything after the part about Raven playing video games. "Wait. That was real? It wasn't a dream?" he asked, a dazed look on his face. Seeing this, his friend chuckled and decided to go easy on the grass stain. Deep in thought, Beast Boy absently started some water to boiling and got out a cup for Raven's tea.

"Yea man. It was real. I still can't believe it though. I wonder just HOW you convinced Raven to play with you?" Cyborg asked, a sly look on his face. It didn't escape his notice that the other Titan was making the girl in question some tea. Beast Boy made a rude face at him, and was about to reply when Raven walked into the room, a book in front of her face as usual.

"Hey Rae! How did you sleep last night?" Beast Boy blurted out without thinking. His face got warm as the half robotic Titan burst out laughing. Raven looked up from her book, just now noticing him. "Oh…hi Beast Boy. I slept just fine, not that its any of your business. And don't call me Rae," she replied as she went to get a cup down to make her some tea.

"I started your water to boiling, and got a cup out for you," Beast Boy said, rubbing his arm self-consciously. She paused, then gave him an odd look before replying. "Thank you." He shrugged. "No problem Rae." Rolling her eyes, she gave up trying to make him stop calling her Rae.

She didn't really mind the name, but she did mind what it implied. Nicknames meant that two people were close. Acquaintances didn't have nicknames for each other. Only really good friends did. It made her uncomfortable, him publicly announcing that they knew each other well enough to have little names for one another.

Beast Boy couldn't seem to stop staring at her. After experiencing that other side of Raven, he was longing to see more. He wanted her to laugh again, to get that sparkle in her eye. She seemed to have left behind all her troubles, in favor of a lighter, more open side of her. She has many layers beneath that hard shell she projects to everyone, he thought suddenly.

Raven looked over at Beast Boy and noticed him staring at her with the strangest look on his face. "Just what are you looking at?" she asked, raising an eyebrow. He jumped, brought out of his thoughts, and tripped over his own feet, falling backwards on his bottom.

She couldn't help it. A small smile sneaked its way onto her face at his antics before she could take it back, and he saw it. Grinning back at her like a fool, he had never felt happier. Why does something as small as a smile from Raven make me feel like this? he asked himself silently. So…so alive? So complete?

Watching the two lovebirds, Cyborg grinned. Dude, they have it bad for one another. They just won't admit it! A sly looked crossed his face once more as a plan to get the two opposites together formed in his mind. Now, all that was left was to get Robin and Star on board…..

Just then, as if summoned from his thoughts, the two Titans in mind came through the automatic doors, holding hands. Raven raised an eyebrow at the sight of them, while Beast Boy and Cyborg sniggered at Robin and Starfire. Blushing, they snatched their own hands back quickly. Star whispered something to Robin, and his face turned even redder, but he nodded.

The 'fearless leader' cleared his throat. Facing off against five Slade's was a breeze compared to this, he thought to himself. "Umm, guys? Me and Star have something to say." Before he could continue, Beast Boy held up his hands in mock horror.

"No dude! Don't tell me ya'll are tying the knot already!" Raven promptly smacked him in the back of the head. "Ow!" he yelled, rubbing the back of his head. Now he had two lumps on his skull. Oh well, at least now I matched, he thought grinning to himself.

Starfire was getting impatient to share the news. So she decided to take matters into her own hands. "Friends, I have glorious news! Robin and I have decided to commence the out of going together." The others stared at her, mentally translating her speech to recognizable English.

Raven was the first to understand, and nodded warmly (well as warmly as a nod from Raven can get) at her friend, genuinely happy for her. "That's great news Star. It's about time, too." Robin and Starfire both blushed even more, but grinned anyway. "We're going out to eat, so don't hold breakfast up for us. We'll be back in a few hours. There's a movie Star wants to watch at the theater," Robin explained to them before walking out with his new girlfriend.

Beast Boy fixed himself a tofu sandwich, while Cyborg had a 'healthy' meal of bacon, eggs, and toast. As usual, Raven's breakfast consisted of only herbal tea. Beast Boy had even left out some honey for her to put in her tea.

He's really being thoughtful, Raven thought to herself. She felt a small thrill at the thought that he might like her just a little. Squashing that train of thought before it could even form, she got up and went to the roof for her daily meditation.

Beast Boy stared after her, longing to have her beside him for even a few moments longer. Cyborg caught the look on his face, and smirked. "Dude, you're drooling, you know that right?" His green friend jerked, and wiped his mouth quickly, shooting a glare at the other Titan.

Cyborg rolled his human eye, unfazed. "Dude, ask her out already. If you don't, I can always do it for you," he said slyly knowing that Beast Boy would be terrified at the thought of Cyborg asking Raven on a date for him.

"Fine dude. You don't have to threaten me. I'm handsome, I've got these killer ears ladies just CAN'T resist, and my jokes are totally hilarious. Why wouldn't she want to go out with me?" Beast Boy puffed out his chest. His friend then proceeded to name all the reasons why Raven couldn't stand him.

That certainly deflated the green changeling. There's no point, he thought to himself, feeling miserable. Cyborg's right, Raven will never like me, much less go on a date with me. Why should I even bother? The other Titan noticed his crestfallen look, and decided to let up a little on him.

"Alright dude. You just got to remember what she doesn't like about you, and not do those things so you DON'T annoy her. Don't interrupt her meditation. Don't get all up in her face. And don't, don't, don't, don't, I repeat DON'T, try so hard BB. I have a feeling that if you just be yourself, and respect her personality, then she wont be able to keep her hands off you." Cyborg gasped for breath after saying all that without pausing to breath.

Beast Boy nodded his understanding, and, looking a littler greener than usual, started towards the roof. Cyborgs, watching him go, couldn't help but think that his little grass stain was finally growing up. He brushed away a fake tear.


Sooo? What do you think is going to happen? Will she agree to go on a date with him? Will she say no and crush his poor little green heart? Or will something else entirely happen? Guess you'll just have to wait and find out ;)