The light from the window burned Beast Boy's eyes as he slowly rolled over. He felt the warm body shift next to him and he groaned quietly, trying to remember if he owed the girl money or not. With his head still spinning from the night before, Beast Boy forced his eyes open. Purple hair was brushing against his face and Beast Boy sat up, pulling his arm away.
"Rae! Shit, I am so –" Beast Boy began but as the mass of hair began to turn, he saw Jade's young and innocent eyes looking up at him. "Fuck."
"Relax," Jade said. "We didn't do anything."
"What are you doing in here?" Beast Boy asked.
"I dunno, this is just where we fell asleep after last night," Jade replied.
Beast Boy stared at her, his green eyes confused. "…what happened last night?"
"We just kissed, it's okay," Jade said. Jade leaned over, peaking Beast Boy on the cheek. She kissed the corner of his mouth and leaned in again to fully kiss him.
"No." Beast Boy pushed her away. "That's not okay. This," he pointed between them, "is not okay."
"What do you mean?" Jade asked.
"Jade… I'm sorry if I led you on last night but, I was drunk. You're a beautiful girl but… last night was a mistake."
"Oh," Jade replied. She nodded. "Yeah, no it's cool. You were drunk. I understand. I misread signals."
"You're a great girl, Jade. This shouldn't have happened," Beast Boy said. "I'm sorry."
"So…for the record, you don't like me?" Jade asked.
Beast Boy shook his head. "That's not the point. It is illegal. Titan's can't go around breaking laws."
"On Azarath, I would have been married by now," Jade replied.
"This is Earth, Jade," Beast Boy said. "It's different. I'm sorry, you have to go."
"Yeah," Jade said, jumping up. "I get it. No problem. I'll see you around."
Beast Boy watched her shut the door before he fell back down into his pillow. "Fuck my life," he groaned. He let out a sigh. Poor kid, he thought to himself. He remembered how hard it was to put himself out there for Terra, how much the rejection stung.