The new Teen Titans show is out! It's called called 'Teen Titans Go!' I've had tons of people message me saying that we should start up the campaign again, because this Teen Titans is not the same as the last and it wasn't what we had wanted. I actually like the new one, so sue me.

No, it's not the same. It's not as serious and has only shreds of continuity. But I thought it was pretty damn funny. Plus, it's our same favorite heros, even the same voice actors, they're just in a different situation. Adventure time started out less serious too, but it grew; I think this will too. Give it a fair shot.

That was Unexpected

She could feel them all around her, brilliant points of light in a vast, empty nothingness. They contrasted starkly to the dim light that was inside herself. The darkness swirled all around her, eating away at her very being, but none of that mattered as long as she could reach those lights. Drifting closer and closer, she could feel a few individual points beginning to distinguish themselves from the millions of others that twinkled in the distance. As she drew closer to the points of her focus, energies began to leech off of them and fill her up, brightening her own dim light. The closer she got, the more they funneled into her, bringing new life to what had only minutes ago felt like death. She was almost there; almost close enough to touch the lights. She reached out to do so.

The door to the Titan's common room swished open, revealing Raven. With her commonplace stoicism, she made her way over to their kitchen, trying her best to ignore the current debate that raged between the other Titans. Despite the rapidly escalating voices of the Changeling and the half robot, she managed to keep her composure. 'They can never just agree with each other for even one moment, it's a wonder they're such good friends,' she mused to herself. The rising tension in the room began to take its toll on her empathic senses and the beginning of a dull headache started to form. Opening the cupboard, she pulled out a tin of loose leaf tea. She cracked open the top and inhaled the scent slowly. Just the smell alone was enough to relax some of the tension that was beginning to seep into her through the emotions of her friends. She glanced hopefully over at Robin, praying that he would intervene. Unfortunately for her, it appeared he was too busy pretending to ignore them by burying his face into the morning newspaper to be of any help. By the vein pulsing on his forehead, it appeared he was having a difficult time, but Robin was nothing if not stubborn. As long as it didn't come to physical violence, and to their credit, it only did a couple times a week; he wouldn't get involved for fear of being pulled into the argument like so many times before. Starfire watched with concern from next to Robin. She hated to see her friends fight, but by now, even she knew that it was pointless to try and stop them, it was just their way.

So, it was up to her to stop this, because if they kept it up, it was going to drive her insane. Not like that would be different from any other day, but still, she had to keep up appearances. Calmly, she filled the kettle with water and started it on the stove.

"Dude! How could you be so heartless? You're taking a life, eating a soul! Have you ever thought about that pig's family?!" Beast Boy shouted, his face contorted in disgust.

"You know something BB, you're right," Cyborg responded, looking a little guilty as he pondered the thought. "I bet his family would taste DELICIOUS too!" He licked his lips as Beast Boy let out a high-pitch, manly squeal.

"YOU MONSTER!" Beast Boy leapt from his chair and attempted to bore a hole through his best friend with his glare. "I won't let you get away with this!"

"Oh what grass stain, you wanna piece of this? I'll eat you alongside this little piggy and his whole family! I bet even short and ropy would taste good with enough CY-B-Q sauce!" Cyborg taunted.

"AAAAAHHHGG!" Beast Boy yelled as he pounced at Cyborg. He came within inches of Cyborg before smashing face-first into a black barrier. With a grunt, he slid down and landed on his back, dazed. "Uhhhhggg," he gargled out.

"HAHAHAHA!" Cyborg began to laugh uproariously. "Serves you right, grass stain! Even Raven's on my side!" In response, a large stack of that morning's waffles was dumped on his head, complete with a syrup topping.

"I'm not on anyone's 'side,'" she stated. "The whole argument is stupid anyways, neither of you is ever going to admit you are wrong, so why do you keep fighting about it?"

"Aw man, Raven, this syrup is going to take forever to get out of my circuits, "Cyborg complained, completely ignoring her question.

"Thank God Raven, I thought those two would never shut up," Robin said from behind his newspaper.

"Glad I could be of service," Raven droned unenthusiastically, returning to her tea.

"Yes, I too am glad that they are no longer fighting, but must you punish them so?" Starfire inquired. "I do not like to see my friends in such pain," she gestured to Beast Boy, who was still lying on the floor, groaning.

"Hey, if he didn't want to be hurt, he would stop. He should know by now what's going to get him in trouble," Raven replied. "Honestly, with how often he tests me, I'm beginning to think that he enjoys the pain." Starfire gave her a doubtful look and glanced at Robin for support, of which none could be found.

"Uuggghhh," Beast Boy chimed in.

"Look at him; he's practically in ecstasy right now," Raven said flatly as she floated over Beast Boy and past Cyborg, who was grumbling something about a tragic waste of waffles and cleaning out his circuits. She sat down and levitated a book from the sofa into her waiting hand. She opened the book and began reading, effectively letting Starfire know she was done with the conversation.

"Rae, that was mean, even for you," Beast Boy whimpered quietly from his spot on the floor. His face was starting to swell from the impact, turning his emerald skin a slight shade of brown. He shifted position and massaged his nose gently. "I think it's broken!" He whined, still rubbing his nose.

Raven rolled her eyes and replied, "If it was broken, you wouldn't be able to sit there and rub it like an idiot."

"But it hurts!" He complained, propping himself up to a sitting position. She rolled her eyes again.

"For a super hero, you sure can't take much," she criticized. "Maybe this was the wrong profession for you. I think you could really reach your full potential elsewhere. Maybe a bus-boy, or something equally fitting of your 'unique' talents," she added.

In response, his ears drooped as a dejected look appeared on his face. He stuck out a quivering bottom lip and looked up at her with big, watering eyes, followed quickly by sniffling. She matched his gaze, not breaking. He transformed into a small kitten and let out a pathetic meow, pawing at the air. When he realized it wasn't working, his ears drooped down and his eyes grew wide, shimmering with tears. If it was possible for a kitten to cry, he was making it happen. Raven looked at passively for a few moments before giving in. "Fine." She said, breaking eye contact in defeat. Instantly his demeanor brightened and he changed back, a large, toothy smile plastered all over his face.

"Nobody can resist the face," he said triumphantly.

"Do you want me to help you or not?" Raven said, shooting him a glare.

"Yes, please," he replied quickly, not wanting to test his luck.

She set her book down and got up, walking over to where he was sitting on the floor. From her hands, a soft blue light appeared. She cupped her hand to his cheek and he gasped slightly at the contact as the cool blue light danced across his face, repairing the damage that had been done to the poor Changeling. The swelling went down, but the reddish brown tint remained as he met eyes with the empath healing him. She didn't seem to notice though; instead her gaze seemed to look through him as she focused on repairing his ruptured blood vessels. When she finished, she stood up and held out a hand for him to take. He stared vacantly at the same spot for a few moments, not moving. An annoyed look crossed Raven's face and she waved her hand in front of his face. He looked up at her with a dazed expression and she presented her hand again, a little impatiently.

"T-Thanks, Rae," he stammered as he accepted her hand and refused to make eye contact, his blush spreading further across his face.

"No problem," she said, looking at him curiously, puzzled by his odd behavior. Under her quizzical gaze, his blush deepened.

'Oh God, someone just please kill me now!' He silently screamed to the heavens, feeling as though the whole world was watching his every move, which didn't make it any easier to fight the redness that was becoming more and more apparent with each passing moment. It really couldn't get any worse than this.

Apparently, somebody disagreed. A barely restrained giggle shattered what little dignity he had left and he slowly turned his head to face the noise. Starfire, the source of the giggle, had a hand covering her mouth as she watched the scene unfold. Next to her was Robin, who had put down his newspaper and had a slight smile on his face. Behind them stood Cyborg, who had momentarily stopped scraping syrup off himself and was currently doing all he could not to bust up laughing at the young Changelings obvious awkwardness.

A whistle pierced the air. "Oh good, my tea is done." Raven said, turning her gaze to the teapot. Beast Boy breathed a sigh of relief and glared threateningly at his fellow teammates, who pretended to return to each of their respective activities. There was silence as Raven poured herself a cup of tea.

"So...Raven," Beast Boy broke the silence with all the suave he could muster, his voice cracking as he said her name. Cyborg practically choked while Starfire let out another not-so-subtle giggle. Robin dropped his convincing guise of newspaper reading to, once again, watch as the youngest Titan embarrassed himself. Beast Boy shot them another glare, his face gaining a lovely brownish hue once more.

"Yes?" She asked as she turned to face him.

"Well...uh...I just thought...um-" He began confidently, staring down at his feet as he scuffed their newly waxed floor with his boots.

"What is it?" Raven cut in impatiently. His ears drooped for a moment before perking back up.

"Well, you've just been in your room for the past couple days, and no one's seen you come out to eat, so I was just thinking that maybe you were hungry, cause' I know I would be, and I figured you could use something to eat, cause' all you've had is that nasty tea stuff, and you can't live off that forever, even though I know you try to, so I made you some waffles this morning and you should totally eat them, even though food isn't you're thing, cause were all worried that you could get sick or faint on a mission or something from starving yourself." Beast Boy blurted out in one impressive breath. He proudly held out the plate of waffles he had made her that Cyborg had just finished picking up off the floor.

"Floor waffles, my favorite." She commented dryly, eying the dirty waffles. "I think I'll pass."

"Oh." Beast Boy said dejectedly, his ears drooping down. "Well, you should still eat something; it isn't healthy to starve yourself like you've been doing."

"I'm not starving myself, and I assure you I am perfectly fine," Raven said, irritation clear in her voice.

"I believe friend Beast Boy is factually correct, Raven." Starfire interjected. "You have been doing even less of the eating than usual. I have always felt that you did not even eat enough to sustain basic life functions. However, recently you have ingested far less than is normal for you; it is beginning to worry me and indeed, we are all fearing for your safety."

"Is this true?" Raven turned to Robin for a response. "Do you guys think I'm trying to go anorexic to lose weight or something ridiculous like that?" She raised an eyebrow in inquiry.

"No! Nothing like that," he put his hands up in defense. "You are the last one who I'd expect do something stupid for superficial reasons. I assume you have a reason, you always do, but I think it would put us all at ease if you would tell us what's up." The other Titans all nodded in agreement.

"Guess you guys aren't as oblivious as I thought," she muttered, getting a little defensive.

"Aw, comon Raven, we're your roommates, you can't hide stuff like this from us," Cyborg said. "No matter what it is, we're here for you," he added, putting a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"I can guarantee it's nothing like you're thinking," Raven said, growing a little apprehensive. "I'm not in any danger and I assure you that I am getting all of the energy I need. Can we let it go now?" She almost pleaded.

"You can't just leave us with that!" Beast Boy practically shouted. "Last time you kept a secret like this, it was cause' the whole WORLD was gonna end! What kind of friends would we be if we just let you deal with whatever this is on your own? That's not what friends do." His face grew serious as he talked. The other Titans chorused in their agreement.

Raven let out a sigh and looked up at them "No chance you guys are gonna let this go, is there?"

"Not a chance, Rae," Beast Boy said in what was meant to be a reassuring tone. Starfire nodded vigorously behind him, Robin and Cyborg chiming in their support.

"Alright, I suppose that you all deserve to know anyway, But don't say I didn't warn you," she stressed, looking them each in the eyes for any signs of doubt, there was none to be found. She took a breath to steady herself and tried to mentally prepare for their possible reactions. "So, you all remember how, on my last birthday, my father used me to come into this dimension and tried to conquer it?" Raven asked rhetorically.

"How could we forget?" Beast Boy responded, the memories sending shivers down his spine.

"Well, being in such close proximity with him caused changes to start in my body and soul that I am still working to correct. It's one thing to fight his influence in my mind, separated by many dimensions, but to face him in his physical form left me with lasting...residue. Even now, certain aspects of my demonic half are active that we're not before." She paused for a moment, trying to gauge any negative reactions from her friends. Once again, she found none. After a brief silence, Robin gestured for her to continue.

"Most of the changes are small, like slightly increased body temperature or even an increase in the strength of my magic. But..." she drew in a breath and the other Titans leaned in closer. "These changes are all a result of one major change- namely one which seemed to give me a near endless supply of energy and fuel. I almost never need to eat anymore because my body is automatically tapping into this new power source." The Titans all stared at her in surprise. They couldn't understand why she would have this incredible new power and not tell any of them about it.

"Friend, that is most joyous!" Starfire exclaimed, thrilled for her friend.

"Yeah Raven, why would you be ashamed of something like that?" Beast Boy asked. "With that kind of power, you could kick some serious bad guy butt!"

"Spill Raven, what's this new power source?" Cyborg asked, an idea already forming in his head. "If I could find a way to tap into it, that would be the end of long hours at the recharge station for me!" He said, already imagining life without the constant fear of powering down.

"Well, that's the thing," Raven said shifting her eyes, unable to look at her fellow teammates.

"What is it Raven?" Robin asked softly, placing a hand on her shoulder. He had been in the business far too long not to know that any power like that came at a price. "Where does this new power come from?" Raven looked down at the floor and mumbled out something. "What was that?" Robin asked. They all leaned closer, holding their breaths.

Raven took in an agonizingly slow breath and looked up at them, not really making eye contact. "Human souls." She stated clearly, cringing at her own words. A stunned silence greeted her confession. She didn't dare to look into her friends faces, for fear that there would be rejection and disgust written all over them. The silence continued for some time until someone recovered enough to form an intelligent sentence.

"I'm sorry, what?" Cyborg blurted out.

"Human souls." Raven repeated quietly, wrapping her arms around herself. "I'm drawing energy from human souls." Another stunned silence followed as the Titans absorbed this new information. Robin was the first to recover this time.

"Has anyone been hurt or has anyone...died from your new ability?" He asked carefully, trying to assess the severity of the problem. She shook her head, still refusing to look up. He breathed a sigh of relief and pushed a little more. "Will this energy drain cause permanent damage?

She shook her head again. "Not that I've seen." She replied weakly.

"But, how can you be certain?" Starfire asked.

Raven looked up and winced at the reply before it came out. "Because the souls that I'm draining are your souls." Another stunned silence. She had known this wouldn't end well, that's why she had hid it for so long. Try as she could to fix it, she hadn't been able to even slow down this process that her demonic half carried out. She desperately wanted to stop; she would rather die than hurt her friends, but she had no control and no power over her own body. She just prayed that they would still accept her and not shun her from her home; she couldn't go through that again. They were her friends, her family and she didn't want to lose them.

Beast Boy was the first to break the long silence. "Wait, so you're telling me that for the past year, you've been EATING my soul?!" His eyes were wide with shock. "I can't believe that you were still getting mad at me those times I snuck into your room; this is totally worse." He grumbled, crossing his arms. He gave a yelp as Cyborg elbowed him in the ribs, shooting him a stern look.

"Why is it that you only draw energy from us, Raven?" Cyborg asked, before Beast Boy could get any more words in.

"I granted you four my power to aide in defeating my father. When you returned it to me, some of your essence came back with it, Raven said solemnly. "Pieces of your essence, of your souls, are mixed with mine, intertwined on the deepest level. I've tried, but I can't separate them without hurting myself, or worse, hurting any of you."

"So, you are sure this is not harmful to us?" Asked Starfire

Raven nodded slowly. "Your souls are able to replenish themselves before any permanent damage is caused. At least that's how it's been so far." She looked each of her fellow Titans in the eyes. "If there was anything I could do to stop this, I would. I don't want to hurt any of you...I'm sorry...I would happily die if it would keep you safe. You're my family." She felt tears start to form in her eyes. "If you want, I can leave. I would understand. Maybe with enough distance, you would be safe from me...I'm sorry," she whispered. She had always felt that it would come to this. There was a time, after they defeated Trigon, in which she believed that she had found a place that she could call home for the rest of her life, but somewhere, in the back of her mind, she knew it was just a silly fantasy.

She felt the weight of a hand on her shoulder and looked up to see the team smiling at her. "Raven, you needn't feel ashamed for circumstances outside of your control," Starfire said. "Misfortunate events happen to everyone, but this is not such an event. We were bonded together before this, and now that bond has grown stronger."

"Yo-you mean, you guys aren't mad? I'm practically eating your souls! Just like Beast Boy said!" She replied almost angrily, gesturing over to him. Didn't they get what they were saying? Didn't they understand the situation? Behind her, the stove became encased in black energy and started to fracture.

"Ah- that's not really what I meant." Beast Boy said, looking down at the floor, feeling guilty for his previous outburst.

"Well, it's the truth. I've been taking pieces of your souls, putting you all in danger." She replied. "Maybe if I left and went far away, the link would eventually weaken and you would all be safe."

"Rae," Beast Boy said, walking over to Raven and gently cupping her chin in his hand. Her eyes widened as he lifted Raven's face so that his jade eyes met her wide amethyst ones. "We're a family, remember? That means we love each other unconditionally, no matter what. We would have given you those pieces of our soul if you had needed them, and we will happily give pieces to you every day if it means you'll stay with us." He gave her a genuine smile, his lower canine poking through. She held his gaze for a moment before turning to look at the other Titans.

"Is that really how you all feel? You're not upset or angry with me?" She asked, her doubts starting to lift.

"I think Beast Boy spoke for all of us Raven," Robin spoke up. "In fact, I couldn't have put it any better myself." A small smile appeared on Raven's face as she was met with a chorus of agreement.

"After leaving Azerath, I never thought I would have a family again…Thank you," she said, her words carrying more emotion with them than ever before. "I wish there was some way I could repay you all.

"You don't have to repay us, that's what we're here for," Cyborg said "That's part of bei-"

"WAIT!" Beast Boy shouted, interrupting Cyborg and startling them all. A small glimmer came into his eyes. This was his chance to get her to do something she had never done before. "You could repay us with a non-stop, 10 hour Mega Monkeys tournament! I'll go set up the controls!" After completely shattering the atmosphere of the room, he raced excitedly over to the Gamestation, eager to grab this opportunity before it slipped through his fingers. He started plugging in extra controllers.

Raven looked to her teammates with surprise on her face. Their expressions all seemed to reflect an apology on the young Titans behalf. Cyborg gave a slight shrug, as if to say 'what can you do?' And Robin just shook his head. Raven turned to look at Beast Boy, her face growing blank.

"No." Raven said, her stern reply sinking the Changelings hopes, and his ears.

"Aw, common Rae," he said, turning to look at her with big puppy eyes. She shook her head, undeterred.

"A lot happened today, I need to meditate and sort everything out," She said, turning and walking toward the door. The door opened with a swish and she began to walk through. Beast Boy let out an exasperated sigh, and sulked over to the couch. He was never gonna get her to play. She stopped halfway through and turned to look over at him. "I might be able to entertain the thought tomorrow," she said. His ears perked up instantly and a wide smile split his face. She gave another, almost imperceptible smile and turned around to leave, the doors swishing shut behind her.

"Sweet!" Beast Boy cheered, jumping up on the couch with a fist pump. "That's practically a yes!" He thought for a moment and stepped off the couch. "Well, it's almost a yes…hmmm." He scratched his head. "What do you think guys?" He asked turning to the other Titans.

"It's practically almost a yes...maybe," Cyborg said with a fake reassuring smile.

That was longer and more serious than I intended. Anything I should add or subtract? Suggestions always welcome and requests always taken!

Next up: BBxBB pairing?! How's that work?

Or maybe BBxStar. IDK

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