Hey, guys! I'm happy to say that after a very long month of traveling and a lot of busy stuff, I'm finally home and back to writing! This break has done wonders for me, and I'm even more excited to start writing again! I'll try to make this a weekly thing, and I know that I've lost a ton of followers for this, but I realllllyyy hope you guys are still here. Maybe just leave a review telling me? :)

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So, without further ado... Here you go!

Then, Beastboy did the last thing Raven ever expected him to in that moment. He grinned.

"Uh, hello? Beastboy?" Raven shook a hand in front of Beastboy's face. "Beastboy!"

Garfield shook his head in surprise. "Yeah, Rae?

She looked at him in confusion. "Why're you just standing there!? Go after her! She's your girlfriend!"

Beastboy grinned even more. "Not anymore." he pointed out. Raven rolled her eyes.

"Are you for real?"

"Geez, Raven," Beastboy laughed. "It's not a big deal, don't worry...it was gonna happen sooner or later. Besides, she was getting a little bit - no, a lotta bit annoying."

Raven stared at him. "You're not at all upset about it..?"

"Nope!"

"Idiot."

Beastboy's grin widened, "That I am. Now, we've got ice cream to get!" Before Raven could stop him, Beastboy had again grabbed her hand and taken off for the icecream shop. She, as surprised as she was, couldn't help but redden a little at his touch.

"Slow - down -" she gasped, "When - did - you - get - so - fast….?"

Beastboy chuckled, "When did you get so slow?" This remark earned him a slap on the back by Raven. "Alright, alright," he held up his hands in surrender.

"Let's get in line?" Raven proposed, quickly slipping her hand out of Beastboy's, not noticing his pout. He nodded.

When it was their turn, Raven turned to Beastboy. "What're you taking?" she asked, "I'll take a scoop of chocolate," she turned to the elderly woman at the counter.

Beastboy frowned thoughtfully. "How could you, Raven? Chocolate….is...poisonous to animals, you know that!" he said dramatically. "I'd stick with a good ole strawberry!"

Raven rolled her eyes. "Just order, would you? But chocolate is the best, and always will be."

Beastboy gasped. "Noo….how could you say that? You're saying you want me to die? How could you think that, Raven? After all we've been through...why…"

"You're not dying right now, get up and order already," Raven replied smartly.

"No! But I could have died! How could-"

"Shut up and order!"

Beastboy grumbled. "Fine...I'll take mint chocolate chip and strawber-"

"That has chocolate inside it!" Raven pointed out. "You're trying to kill yourself, not me," she grinned.

"Ah, see, Raven? You're gettin' the hang of it! Your sarcasm, my drama-"

"Hey, drama queen, you mind ordering?" the lady interrupted, but her lips twitched in amusement. "You two fight like a married couple..are you together?" she asked curiously.

Raven's pale face went red. "N-No, ma'am! We're not!" she said hastily. Beastboy's face fell a little, but again, Raven didn't notice. "We're just friends!"

The woman lifted her eyebrows. "Oh, I'm sorry," she apologized quickly, "You two would be perfect together, though." she added mischievously before beginning to scoop out their ice creams. Beastboy grinned.

"You hear that, Rae? We'd be perfect together," he wiggled his eyebrows at her, causing her to turn over a shade of scarlet.

"Just get the icecream, would you?"

Raven bit back a smile and went to sit down on a table as Beastboy hurriedly turned to the woman again and began taking their order from her. She watched him as he carefully put a spoon into her chocolate cup, and brought it to the table. She swallowed. It wasn't that Raven hadn't noticed Beastboy's small gestures, it was that she was afraid of accepting them. Afraid that maybe it would be too good to believe and she'd just get crushed in the end.

"Hey, you okay?" Beastboy questioned, breaking her out of her thoughts. Raven forced a smile.

"Oh yeah, I'm great. Thanks," she replied. She could tell Beastboy didn't believe her, but he didn't push anymore.

"Hey, so...about Terra.." he began hesitantly.

Raven frowned. "What's wrong? Do you want to go back or-"

"No, Raven...It's not that.." he smiled crookedly at her. "I was just about to say..that I'm sorry how she treated you..It wasn't fair. We all - well, me at least - treated you horribly, and I'm really sorry about that. It's just that when Terra came back, I just so happy and excited, basically I thought we still had that spark? Well, I was like that and I sort of excluded and ignored you...and I'm really, really sorry…"

Raven looked a little surprised. "Hey, you okay? Everything is fine between us, don't worry…" she placed her hand on his.

"I am...but I just feel horrible now..I shouldn't have neglected you like that."

Raven laughed softly. This caused Beastboy to look at her in surprise. "Gar, don't worry. It's okay, it's in the past. Kay?"

She tried to ignore how his face lit up when she called him 'Gar'.

He smiled. "Thanks, Rae.."

She smiled back at him. "No problem," she paused for a moment. "Is it wrong that I'm actually a little… wait, nevermind."

He quirked an eyebrow. "Wrong that you're what?"

Raven blushed. "That I like...that...you and Terra...er..split?"

Beastboy smirked at her. "Do you now?"

Raven avoided eye contact with him. "Oh, don't go and rub it in, okay? I'm just saying!" she exclaimed. But when Raven looked up again, she saw him smile crookedly at her, letting her know that he felt the same way, or maybe a bit more.

"Soo, where do you want to go next?" Beastboy asked presently, as the two fell into comfortable silence.

"Go somewhere else? Shouldn't we be heading home soon?" Raven asked.

Beastboy shrugged. "We could. Besides, there's not much to do at home.."

"Good point.."

"So you wanna go, then?" he asked hopefully.

Raven bit her lip. "Sure, where?" she questioned, lifting her spoon into her mouth.

"I don't know, maybe the beach? That sounds - oh, Rare, you got a little…" he broke off suddenly. "Icecream right over there," Beastboy pointed on her cheek.

He quickly grabbed a tissue and lightly dabbed it before Raven had time to react at all. His fingers brushed 'accidentally' on her cheek, and hand lingered there for a moment as he bent over the table.

Raven glanced shyly up at him, just as he pulled slowly back. "There..it's gone," he smiled at her. She only bit her lip.

"Thanks.."

"It's good," Beastboy winked, but Raven didn't know what to do. She was torn between confusion and hesitation. Should she try to do the same little gestures for him? MAybe if she did open her heart for him, he would crush it again and leave her..?

"Hey, Raven..you don't look that..you okay?"

Raven looked up in surprise. "Oh, right! I'm great! And yeah, let's go to the beach then," she forced a smile, which like before didn't go past Beastboy's sharp eye.

"Raven..what's wrong?" he asked. "Are you sure you're okay?

Raven could tell that he was genuinely worried for her, but she could only mutter a small. "Yes...I am.. How about you go on? I'll meet you outside?"

"But-"

"I just need to use the washroom, kay?" Raven's pleading eyes made Beastboy change his mind, and he nodded.

"Alright, I'll pay and wait outside. But be okay, kay?" he told her, looking almost anxiously into her eyes.

Raven nodded. "See you in five," she said, hurriedly grabbing her bag and heading in the directions of the rest rooms. She didn't need to go, obviously, and just needed an excuse to get away from Beastboy for a moment.

"What am I doing...letting myself get..close to him? I can't do this.. I can't let this happen.." she whispered to herself, bending over the sink. "He can't get like this towards me, I shouldn't let this.. But I like it.. What if he goes back to Terra? Maybe it was just for a few days before he would just get his senses back and leave me?"

Raven, as confused and troubled as she was, felt even more useless about this. "Boy troubles.." she sighed. But before she could say anything else, there came a ting from her purse.

Beastboy: Hey, Rae? You didn't look okay back there.. Come outside, I have something I want to tell you..something about us.

Her eyes widened in surprise as she read his text. Quickly straightening up again, Raven rushed outside. As she neared the exit, a green haired boy walked up to her. "You wanted to talk to me?" Raven asked.

Beastboy nodded. "Raven, I think I l-"

Ring, ring!

The titans communicator buzzed. Raven glanced at Beastboy. "We have to go..they need us. Maybe some other time. Come on!"

Beastboy sighed. "Way to ring at the wrong time.."