Chapter 9: Need to know

She can't stay in her room forever thought Beastboy. She'll have to come out sometime. I'll just sit right here and wait for her. Beastboy turned himself into a dog and then curled up at Raven's door determined to wait for her so he could talk to her. A few hours passed by and Beastboy began to wonder if she could stay in her room forever. Remembering when the titans first began she would stay locked in her room for very long periods of time only coming out when the alarm would sound. If she can stay locked in her room forever then I'm gonna wait right here forever. Beastboy thought back to a few months earlier when he thought he had found Terra. He had waited outside her classroom for her while the other titans kept paging him for help after it was clear she wanted nothing to do with him he went and meet the others and easily defeated the element monster. If I can wait for Terra I can wait for Raven he thought.

Thinking about it Terra was more of a replacement for Raven. Sure he had a huge crush on Terra but nothing compared to he's deep bond with Raven. It was good having Terra another girl to flirt with that wouldn't make fun of him like Raven did. But all that was in the past Raven hasn't made fun of him for a while now and had actually flirted back with him now. Still though that might all be changing right before he's eyes as she stays locked in her room. Beastboy was slowly starting to drift off to sleep when he felt a hand start petting him a girls hand. "Raven!" said a surprised Beastboy looking up. Sadly it was Starfire not Raven. Beastboy turned back into human form and Starfire sat down next to him.

"Hey Star what's going on?"asked Beastboy.

"I'm here checking up on my friend?" replied Starfire.

"Good luck checking on Raven she's not coming out or letting anyone in,"said Beastboy.

"I wasn't talking about her. I'm checking on you Beastboy for I fear you may have the hurt that is broken,"said a concerned Starfire.

"Me heart broken no way," denied Beastboy.

"Isn't that what normally happens when a person loves another and the feelings are not sent back,"insisted Starfire.

"You know I love Raven?"sighed Beastboy "Is it that obvious?"

"You can see it from Tamaran. The way you talk to her and treat her, always trying to make her smile in all my years on earth I have never seen anyone try to make another happy like you do Raven," she said. "Also you kind of admitted it when you told me that you were going on date with her,"she continued.

"Do the others know?"asked Beastboy.

"No, but I think they've started to wonder about it,"she answered.

"Do you think Raven knows?" he asked.

"I don't know what Raven is thinking only she can tell you that,"she replied.

"Why are things so complicated!" said a frustrated Beastboy. "One minute she's throwing a cake at me then the next she's wanting me to sleep in her bed with her. I go from confiding in her, taking her on a date, she actually compliments me and now she doesn't even want to look at me!" he complained.

"I've been to many planets and I've never seen creatures as complicated as earth woman," Starfire admitted.

"You can say that again," agreed Beastboy lowering he's head.

"But Beastboy when Cybrog and Robin confront you two about your date you said it wasn't one but Raven said it was. Which is the opposite of what you two said earlier,"explained Starfire "Raven was embarrassed to go on a date with you to start with but you must have changed her mind but it seems that you were the embarrassed one after the date,"continued Starfire.

"I wasn't embarrassed but I didn't think Raven considered it a date so I said it wasn't," Beastboy said defending himself.

"Perhaps Raven thinks you're embarrassed to be with her,"deducted Starfire.

"That's it Starfire!"exclaimed Beastboy, "I just have to prove to her I'm not embarrassed to be with her!" he said now starting to smile.

"Beastboy before you do anything crazy that may not be it the only one that can tell you what's going on in the mind of her is Raven herself," said Starfire.


"What is going on inside my mind!" shouted a frustrated Raven as she is unable to meditate. "Ever time I try I just think of Beastboy and I can't" she said out load. Okay I'll try this one more time I've been at this for hours now "Azarath Metrion Zinthos," she chanted. She repeated her chant until she started floating. "Your so beautiful,"said a image of Beastboy in Raven's mind as she drops to the floor. That's it I'm going to Nevermore and learning why I'm not able to meditate she thought walking over to her dresser. She pulls out a locked box which is where she keeps it now after Cyborg and Beastboy got hold of it. After unlocking the box she looks down to see two thing her mirror portal and the lucky penny Beastboy had given her. She never told anyone that she went back and found it after Trigon was defeated. Forgetting about what she was doing she started thinking about how sweet it was for him to have given it to her. Shaking of the thought she took out the mirror and teleported to her own mind called Nevermore.

"Wait this isn't Nevermore!" she screamed looking around at all the meadows of flowers. "What happened here!"she cried begining to worry. She starts walking looking around she starts flying in order to get a birds eye view but discovers something familiar. "Was I just floating on a giant penny covered in flowers?" she says. It wasn't apparent standing on it but from her point of view in the air it was obviously a penny with patches of flowers on it.

"Yes you were and I can explain," said Raven's knowledge in her yellow cloak and glasses. Raven turned around to see her.

"Someone better start to!" shouted Raven "Is this why I can't meditate because you all where busy decorating!" she shouted angrily.

"In a way it is Raven, but before you get to upset all of us emotion would like to have a word with you about something," Knowledge replied calmly.

"Good because I have a few things to say to you all as well," Raven said. Raven then using her powers summoned all her emotions to come. A group of differently dressed Raven appeared in there respective colors.

"Raven I'm so happy to see you!" screamed Happiness in her pink cloak as she flung her arms around Raven to give her a bear hug. Raven pushed her off of herself. "Like wow earlier on our date with Beastboy I was so strong I could have even beat up Bravery,"giggled Happiness.

"Whatever,"said Bravery in her green cloak "I didn't see you anywhere when I saved him from that Red X bomb!" challenged Bravery.

"None of you can compare to what I did for him," interpreted Love in her purple cloak, "The way I comforted him about his parents death helped him more then any of you ever will,"Love said proud of herself.

"I said I was sorry when Rage threw his cake on him," said Timidity in her gray cloak.

"Hahahaha I remember that,"evilly laughed Rage in her red cloak. Raven just listen to her emotions as they try to out do each other on nice things that they've did to Beastboy.

"Settle down now girls I mean emotions,"said Knowledge waving with her hands. "Now we got something very important news to tell Raven."

"What is it?"questioned Raven.

"Well um..." stuttered Knowledge "As you can clearly see we all have Beastboy on the mind. Which is why you've got him on the mind as well." Knowledge explained.

"Is that why I can't meditate because you all can't get that annoying green bastard out of your minds!"Raven said angrily as Rage grew a few inches.

"He's not annoying he's funny!"Happiness replied.

"Sorry Raven but none of us find being called beautiful annoying,"explained Love.

"Well maybe he is funny sometimes and alright it felt nice to be called beautiful,"but that's no reason for all of you to go out of control. Someone could've got hurt earlier exploding that glass light bulb," Raven scorned.

"I just couldn't live with myself if I hurt Beastboy,"sobbed Timidity.

"There's more to it then just that Raven," continued Knowledge "You um..well..I don't know how to say this you...I mean us...we...uh,"stuttered Knowlege.

"We're in love with Beastboy!"shouted Bravery. "Sorry Knowledge someone had to do it.," Bravery said.

"What? What? What! Whhaaattt!" screamed Raven "No I'm not!"

"Yes you are Raven," said Love "It's been building that way for a while now all the things he's done for us. Confiding in us after we pelted him with his birthday cake was the icing on the cake no pun intended." Love explained smiling.

"Why else did you think I got you to ask him to sleep in our bed that night?"asked Bravery.

"God he looked so hot just laying there!"exclaimed Happiness.

"This is just hormones," said Raven "So what I think he's good looking! I think Aqualad is good looking but you guys don't go out of control for him!" she contiuned.

"Aqualad is no Beastboy that's why!" giggled Happiness. All of the other emotions agreed even Rage agreed Beastboy was better.

"Seriously guys you have to get a hold of yourselves!"commanded Raven to her emotions"If you don't you could end up hurting the other titans our family."she warned.

"They are our family,"said Knowledge "I wonder then if it would be like incest to be with Beastboy?"pondered Knowledge.

"Hahaha if it is we should tell Robin and Starfire that they are breaking God's law,"mocked Bravery.

"Seriously though Raven if you want us to get under control get your feelings for Beastboy under control,"explained Knowledge.

"Tell him how we really feel,"said Love.

"What if he doesn't like us?"asked Timidity.

"How can he not like us!"laughed Happiness "I mean just look at us ,"she said as she slapped Timidity's butt "we're the hottest thing around!"

"Guys you all realize that Beastboy is just using us to try to get over Terra,"said Raven "Even if he does like us it won't be the real kind that we need,"said Raven in a sad voice. All the emotions started to get sad at that thought even Happiness.

"Well you still have to tell him it's the only way you can get us under control again,"added Knowledge.

"I just need to know Raven,"said Love "we all just need to know if he loves us back and he needs to know that we love him." Love said.

"Alright I'll do it. I won't like it but I'll do it," said Raven.

"This is going to be harder then standing up to our farther you know that right, "said Bravery.

"Yes I thought it would be,"replied Raven. Raven then teleports herself out of Nevermore and is back in her room.

She walks out the door and almost trips on a now sleeping Beastboy. It was nearly 3:00 am Beastboy couldn't take the boredom of waiting plus exhausted from he's date and battle with the Red X robot was to much for the little guy. He had to rest. I can't believe he waited all this time on me he's so sweet thought Raven. Raven caused a black cloud of energy to come around Beastboy and gently lifted him up ,like a mother would do there sleeping child careful not to wake him. She carried him back to he's room and placed him on he's bed. She then pulled the covers over him. Looking down at Beastboy she does one of the bravest things she has ever done she bends over and kissed the lips of the sleeping Beastboy. That was for you Love she thought exiting the room.


Awesome Chapter 9 this has to be my favorite chapter to have written yet. It's senior skip day at my school so I finally have had enough time to write it. Any comments and advice will be appreciated. Thank you for reading this far I've got big things plan for the next chapter you won't want to miss it ;)

Also I got all my information about Raven's emotions and their colors from this website: wiki/Emoticlones just in case any of you thought I messed up on one of the emoticlones color.