Robin and Starfire were eating dinner, Beastboy had convinced Cyborg to play video games, and Terra was watching the very serious game of mega monkeys 4.

Raven stepped into the common room and suddenly all eyes were on her. She had her normal outfit on and the hood was surprisingly down, a shock to Robin, Starfire and Cyborg who had thought Raven might try to hide her face.

Her eyes weren't red, her face wasn't teary and she wasn't acting sad. Raven was being her usual self. The way she held herself shocked her friends who thought Raven wouldn't be like that for a little while, since she was hurt about what had happened a few hours ago.

"Why are you guys looking at me like that?" she asked in monotone, after a few moments of being half stared at.

Robin and Cyborg quickly shook their heads, "Nothin, Rae," Cyborg said with a shrug, turning back to his game but not without giving Raven a knowing look which Robin also mirrored.

Starfire smiled, "Would you like to go meditate with me, friend Raven?" she asked, hoping to make her friend feel better and indeed Starfire knew how to do that. The girls had become very close and knew each other pretty well.

Raven bit her lip, "Umm, Star," she began slowly, "I'm a little tired. Can we do it tomorrow, please?" smiling half warily at the end, but there was happy look in her eyes when she saw the effort Starfire put into making her feel better.

Starfire smiled, "Yes, of course," she said, picking up her plate and putting it in the sink, "I believe I shall also go to the sleep,"

Robin stood up, "I'll walk you to your room," he offered, taking her hand and leading her out of the room.

Raven smiled, "They really do like each other," she said absent mindedly to herself, grabbing a glass and drinking water.

Cyborg got up with a yawn, "Well B," he began, smirking down at his green friend, "I'll beat you s'more some other day,"

Beastboy crossed his arms, "Whatever, Cy," he said, "You got lucky,"

This earned eye rolls from Raven and Terra at his childish ways over a game.

"Bye, Beastboy," Terra said, smiling coyly, "See you tomorrow,"

Beastboy grinned, "Bye! Watch me beat metal butt tomorrow,"

Terra laughed as she left the room, "Sure, but I'm sure it'll be you, Grass Stain," she said, "Like Cyborg calls you,"

Cyborg laughed as he made his way to the table.

"Hey, Raven," he called, "Can I talk to you?"

Raven nodded and walked over to the table, taking a seat opposite her friend, "Yeah?"

"How are you doing?" Cyborg asked in a low voice, looking at her with concern in his tone and face.

Raven smiled, "I'm good," she half lied. Because even though she said she'd move on, it still hurt.

Cybrog frowned slightly, "Okay," he began, "But if you need anyone-"

"-Yeah, I know," Raven interrupted, smiling, "You're there for me,"

Cyborg grinned, "Wow, maybe you really do know us well, despite how well we annoy you,"

Raven rolled her eyes, "I've been living with you knuckle heads for so long, and I'm an empath," she began, "Plus, you've said that a lot of times," she added with a chuckle, Cyborg joining in.

"What are you guys talking bout?" Beastboy asked, walking over and jumping into a seat beside Cyborg.

"Never mind," Raven replied, her eyes narrowing a little.

Beastboy frowned, "Yeesh, what's up?" he said, "Wake up on the wrong side of bed, today?"

Raven raised an eyebrow, "It's 10pm, idiot," she fired back, her voice still monotone.

Cyborg chuckled as he watched Beastboy continue, "Seriously, what's up? You're being so mean lately,"

All sense of joke left Raven at that moment, "I'm not mean," she said through gritted teeth, "Good night." Raven floated out of the room, without another look at Beastboy. As soon as she was gone, Cyborg smacked Beastboy's arm.

"Dude!"

"Don't 'dude' me, man," Cyborg said, "B, she wasn't being mean. You shouldn't have said that," he added warily.

Beastboy frowned, "Why?" he asked.

"Because she's under a lot of pressure as it is, okay?" Cyborg told him, rubbing his forehead.

"I don't know what you – hey what do you mean?"

Cyborg's face paled, "Never mind, just be nicer to her," he said dismissively, showing Beastboy he shouldn't ask more. He got up, "Anyway, prepare to get your butt kicked tomorrow!" he said, grinning as he left the room.

Beastboy was left alone on the table, thinking deeply about what had happened. Why was Raven 'under a lot of pressure'? Did he really insult her that bad?

"She seems different these days," he said to himself, "Sadder?"
Beastboy may joke around a lot, but he wasn't dumb. He could clearly see Raven was acting different.

"Maybe I should have apologized about earlier, I wasn't exactly being very nice…" He said slowly, "Is that why Raven's not answering me properly?" Beastboy inwardly groaned, "Why do I even care? Okay, screw it, I'll just sleep on it,"

Little did Beastboy know, Raven already had her own plans and they didn't include Beastboy. She wasn't going to wait around for him to realize she was right for him, no, she was going to find someone else.

NEXT MORNING

Robin was typing away on his laptop, sitting on the table while Cyborg cooked, Starfire fed Silky and Raven read a book on the couch.

Terra and Beastboy still hadn't come in, probably because they were either asleep or about to come.

"Hey guys?"Robin began slowly, his eyes never leaving the laptop screen, "Just got a message from Titans East,"

Raven jumped up and flew towards the table, "Really?" she asked, looking a little excited. A little too excited for the normal Raven.

"Someone's in a good mood," Beastboy commented, coming into the room, Terra close behind. Raven didn't turn to look at him, but you could almost hear her roll her eyes.

"What is it? I wanna know, Bumbl- uh I mean their friends and uh.. I want to know," Cyborg said, a flush rising to his face when his words slipped.

Everyone grinned at this, "We're invited there for a couple of days," Robin continued, "Bumblebee said they're this carnival or something like that,"

"Should we go?" Raven asked, "What about Jump City?"

Robin frowned, "I don't see why not. Nothing can happen in a few days and we need a break,"
Raven smiled, "Sounds good,"

Robin raised an eyebrow at her, but didn't say anything, thinking that it was good to let her have a nice mood after what had happened.

He turned to the rest of the team, "You wanna go?"

"Yeah, man!"

"Dude, you don't even need to ask!"

"Sounds glorious,"

"Mmkay,"

Robin nodded, "Great, we're leaving at 2, be ready by then. I'll tell them we're coming,"

Raven smiled and went back to the couch, picking up her book that had fallen on the ground when she heard the news.

Cyborg went back to the stove, wondering why Raven was suddenly so happy. She never got too excited about anything, let alone the Titans East.

"I can sense confused thoughts, guys," she said, after being stared mentally again.

Everyone smiled sheepishly, "It's nothing," Robin said quickly, making Raven raise an eyebrow and go back to her book.

"I heard there's a pretty cool beach there," Raven said suddenly, making Cyborg nod furiously.

"There is, Rae," Cyborg began, "But why the sudden interest?"

"And who told you?" Robin butted in, his curiosity taking over his leader mode. Raven blushed, making everyone even more curious.

"Who is it?" Beastboy asked, suddenly feeling a little protective but shaking it off, thinking it must be Bumblebee.

"Yes, friend Raven," Starfire added, "Who?"

Raven shrugged, "It was Aqualad," she said finally, "Why?"

"Juuuuuust curious," Cyborg said, snickering. Raven rolled her eyes and quickly slipped on her hood, covering her now pink cheeks.

Hiii! What did you think of the chapter? Just so you guys know, I'm going to do some MAJOR writing today. I'm planning to update at least 3 stories so check em out!

I'm excited and a little nervous because I usually only do one, but yeah, MAJOR! Stay tuned and until then...

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