I am so sorry for being so very late. I know you probably want a answer, so here one is: Exams. It isn't a perfect answer (More of an excuse), but it'll do. So once again, sorry for being late. Read, review, and enjoy. Not in that order...

Disclaimer: Do you really think I could ever own Teen Titans with how late and behind I am. No, I could not.

All your Friends

Bathrooms are Awkward

The sun was only rising, disturbing the already disturbed Raven, from her rest. She had received no sleep from the shaded night, the room was too… joyous. The room was simply too bright and inviting. Raven's entire world was shifted by this revelation, by just how much she survived off of the darkness she called home. And Raven was in a bad mood, point blank. The crust on her eye lids prevented her from completely opening her eyes, but also prevented them from closing as well.

Groggily, the dark maiden rose from her cosy cradle, sloppily reaching for a lavender robe, and headed for the bathroom. The halls were empty, void of a person's shade or sound. The sun, its golden light flowing warm into the dim halls, could only just be seen through the thick foliage surrounding the house. Raven continued down the halls, hissing slightly whenever the sun was blasted into her fragile eyes.

Yet Raven had made it to the bathroom without combusting, and just in time too. The door to the bathroom, a door just like every other in the house, was emitting billows of steam from beneath its steady hold. Raven, her curiosity peaked, leaned against the door, ear flattened against the pale wood. From within the room Raven could hear a voice, singing beautifully, never off key, a song in a language she could not understand. Yet she could understand the meaning.

It was a song of joy.

"So… Do I just wait here, alone in the dark?" Cried Mento angrily. The voice chuckled, llike the suggestion was the single most funny thing he had ever heard. "Of course not my irritable friend, you won't be alone. You were never alone. Even when I am gone, you will always have someone to chat to." Mento, still chained to the floor, shuffled around in confusion. "Oh, you know, I'll just show you!" Down to Mentos left and right, more lights flickered on, Elasta-Girl, Robot Man, and Negative Man each were centred in the beams.

"See, I told you! Never alone!" A different male voice, filled to the brim and beyond with glee, sang. "We have to go soon, we have to get a few things ready for our little deary. This time, he will be feed." A rude, but strangely posh, woman's voice called out. "Perfection must be maintained. It will be absolute." A cold and robotic, possibly male, voice echoed. "Never alone. Well then, Mento, Elasta-Girl, Robot Man, Negative Man, until the next time. I hope you have a pleasant stay. Ta ta for now." The leader's voice finished.

The shower was of one that none could compare. The previous night's readings had helped with that. It was as if the letters from last night had loosened the odious filth, and now the shower was washing it off. The warm beatings each drop brought was a blessing to him. Each note he sang was a new star in the night sky. Each second was hope, flame like in every way. Ever growing and consuming the darkness that had recently flooded his soul.

It was a new day, and sure he was sadder than ever, but now he knew he could be happy. He could be happy, all he had to do was try. "Kwa hili kiapo I, kutoka milele zaidi kwa sasa." Promised Beast Boy as he lathered his emerald hair. "Kuishi kwa kuwa hai, mimi, na itakuwa. Mimi kujaribu." His green lips curled up into the purest of smiles. "I promise, for them."

Sure the words didn't rhyme, for follow any beat, but he sang beautifully. It wasn't the words, it was the meaning of the words, the emotions behind the words. It was going to be a long day, but it was going to be a great one. Raven stood back from the door, and sat in the air, ready to meditate, and listened to the voice of the verdant angel. It was mid-morning when Beast Boy retreated from the bathroom, and Raven had fallen asleep outside of the bathroom, scaring the poor kid.

"Raven? Are you awake?" Beast Boy cautiously reached for Raven, more than tempted to leave her alone. Yet the curiosity of the green child overcame that, and he grabbed her by the shoulder and shook gently. Raven, easing back into consciousness, started to roll around in mid-air, bound to fall soon. Beast Boy wrapped his arms around Raven, without touching, and was ready to catch her if she fell.

And she did. Raven, with one more round trip around her body, flopped into Beast Boys fore head, injuring the both of them. Raven, landing on her butt, was suddenely jerked awake by this. And with her consciousness returning, so did her grouchiness. "Beast Boy! What are you doing?" It was obvious that she was speaking through rage, by the tone of her voice and the expression… but mostly be the four crimson eyes boring into Beast Boy's.

"I was just trying to make sure you didn't hurt yourself…" Guilt would be running through BB veins if it wasn't for the fact that he was still uncomfortable with the whole 'Raven sleeping outside of his shower' thing. "Rae… Why were you sleeping outside of me showering?" Rage instantly subsided, and so came along embarrassment. "I was waiting for you to get out." Raven, her emotions hidden to the world, could never lie to Beast Boy, there was just this strange quality about him that made it impossible.

"Oh… You know there are other bathrooms, right Rae?" With this one question, Raven was hit with a new wave of humiliation, this time stronger than the last. "Oh, well, sorry." Now it was Beast Boy's turn to be mortified. Raven, the Queen of the Iron Will, was apologizing to him! This was just unnatural. Yet there he stood, silent and still in shock.

An awkward silence now was brewing between the two, leaving the two growing more and more embarrassed. "Well, I think I need more sleep. I'll see you later." Raven stated, walking down back to her room. Yet, in mid stride, she stopped, "What were you singing in there, may I ask?" Beast Boy smiled in response to the question. "A promise." Was Beast Boy's simple answer.

"By the way, Beast Boy, your towel is falling down." Green quickly turned to red.

Down below, deep beneath the earth. Where the dead rested and where the tunnels laid. For shadowy figures rose from four false coffins. One was a thin a cheery man, one was a large robot, another was a portly woman, the final was a tall well-built man.

"I think it is time to gather our prize."

So, what did you think? I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope to receive a review. It is always nice to get one.

Anyways, I know this one chapter isn't going to make up for all the chapters we've missed out on, so I'll give something back. This Wednesday, I am starting another series. It's called Questions. I wanted to do something not dissimilar from Who are They, but didn't want to be so repetitive and rhymy. So, this will be chapters, each focusing on an individual titan, where the others dig through their backstories, with a little of an over all story thrown in. I hope it will meet expectations, and that it will make up for the days I have missed.

-A Mad Man

P.S. -"Kwa hili kiapo I, kutoka milele zaidi kwa sasa" Roughly translates from Swahili to "To this I vow, from ever more to now" and "Kuishi kwa kuwa hai, mimi, na itakuwa. Mimi kujaribu" Roughly translates from Swahili to "To live to be alive, I am, and will be. I will try" Basically, BB is promising to be alive, and not to dwell on the past, and to allow himself, someday, to heal from this new wound.