Ch 16
The night kept BB up in his room. Slade was back and who knew what he was up to. He had been through so much in his life, and he knew he could take whatever Slade threw his way. He just wondered what his friends, what Raven thought about him. He sighed, not wanting to think of Slade anymore as he got up and made his way to kitchen for some warm soy milk.
In the kitchen he could smell a familiar scent and followed it into the living room where he saw the computer light glowing and a shadow of a silhouette against the chair. He could hear the click clacking of the keys of the computer and peered over the chair, surprised to see Raven.
"Rae, what are you doing?"
"Searching for Slade's whereabouts. I tried sensing him with my mind but nothing," she said, continuing to stare at the screen.
"You sound like Robin. I thought he would be out here, not you."
"Well Starfire threatened him that if he became obsessive again, she'd give him the silent treatment."
"Ok well nothing is going to happen tonight. It's time for you to go to bed. We're no good against Slade without a good night's sleep."
"Now who sounds like Robin."
"Raven, I'm serious. I don't want you to get hurt."
"And what about you? I'm not going to let Slade get away with whatever he's planning. He'll have to get through me first."
BB smiled. "Well then he doesn't stand a chance. For now it's time for bed Rae," he said as he held out his hand to her and she took it but not before shutting down the main computer.
Walking down the dark hallway, they ended up at Raven's door. She didn't let go of his hand. "Raven?"
"Can you stay with me tonight? I just need to know that you're safe."
"Robin's going to be pissed," he smiled, "but I'd break the rules for you Rae," he said as she opened her door.
Letting go of Raven's hand, he transformed into a dog and was about to curl up on the floor beside her bed when Raven pointed to the bed, so he leapt up and rested on the right side of her bed. He closed his eyes as he felt Raven lie beside him, petting his fur. She was trying to comfort herself. He turned over and licked her cheek before curling his back against her stomach. He heard her sigh, and he closed his eyes once more.
"Goodnight Garfield."
Morning came and some light managed to get into Raven's room, waking the green dog, who woke up slightly, looked at the clock that read 7AM, and was about to shut his eyes when he heard the sound of a zipper. Raising his head he saw the beautiful bare back of his girlfriend, blushed, and turned away quickly, burying his face into his fur. When he heard her bathroom door shut, he morphed into his human form and felt himself get excited. Looking down, he sighed. 'Just great,' he said as he left her room quickly and carefully, he didn't want to be discovered in his condition. Making his way into his room, he sighed in relief.
Raven came out of her bathroom clean and fully dressed only to discover her boyfriend was gone. She thought it was odd because everyone in the tower knew he woke up later. Making her way out of her room, she made her way to Beast boy's room. She knocked and then stepped back as the door opened.
"He-hey Rae, I had something to take care of. I hope you didn't mind. I was going to come right back."
"What was it you had to take care of?" she asked as he blushed.
"Well if you really want to know, maybe you should come in so we won't be bothered."
"Um, ok," Raven said as his door closed behind her.
"I woke up as dog this morning because I heard a sound. I uh may have seen you unzip your uniform."
"WHAT!"
"I looked away immediately. I only saw your back. Nothing else I promise. You have a lovely back by the way. Oh man I'm sorry Rae I'm mumbling."
"It was an accident Garfield, relax. It still doesn't answer why you had to oh-she blushed as she realized why he had been blushing. "Well that's natural I guess."
"You're very attractive Raven, but I promise that I'll only see you undressed when you want me to."
"Thanks," she blushed as Beast boy's lamp blew up. "Sorry about that, I'll buy you a new lamp."
"It's ok," he said as took her hand tenderly in his. I don't care about the lamp. I love you Rae," he smiled.
"I love you to Garfield," she said as she kissed him softly on the lips. Before she could do anything else, he kissed her back with more passion as his arms wrapped around her waist. She responded just as strongly as her arms tightened around his neck.
Lying on the bottom of his bunk, Raven felt his kisses move to her neck as he moved the fabric of her uniform to get better access. She felt like her whole body was on fire and found herself craving more of his touch in more intimate areas of her body. 'H-how can this be? I-I'm too young to even go that far.'
'Remember Raven, we're half demon to. We require a certain amount of pleasure to be satisfied,' said Lust.
"Raven?" said BB as he hovered over her before he got off of her. "I'm sorry I shouldn't have-
"No, it was fine. Lust was just being her usual annoying self."
"Lust? I didn't even-when did she show up?" asked BB.
"I'm not quite sure, but she's been an annoyance ever since."
"So what was she saying?" asked BB as Raven blushed, blowing up the pile of clothes in the corner of his room. "Ok, maybe I shouldn't have asked," he chuckled.
Raven closed her eyes, uttered her mantra, and let out a breath before opening her eyes. She found Beast boy staring at her, and he smiled. "What?" she asked.
"Your demon side is pressuring you to have sex."
"Let me guess you know this because the animal inside wants the same thing."
"We're just too smart for our own good huh Rae?"
Raven rolled her eyes. "Anyway I'm not ready to take that step. I won't let Lust take control over me."
"I know Rae, and I'm not ready either. I fight my instincts everyday, so this won't be any different. I care about you too much to hurt you."
Raven was touched as she caressed his face and softly kissed his cheek. "You're so sweet Garfield."
Before Beast boy could kiss Raven, a knock came to the door. "Yo BB you haven't come down and I was just wondering if you were ok."
BB looked to see Raven open a portal and leave the room, so he opened the door. "Hey Cy I guess I overslept," he said as he walked into the hall, closing his door.
"I would to if Slade was after me. Don't worry B we'll get him."
"I'm not scared of Slade. He better be scared of me," he growled as he walked past Cyborg.
Cyborg wondered about his aggressive behavior and was worried about his best friend. He felt eyes on him and saw his leader looking back at him, so he walked over to him. "So, you're worried to Rob?"
"We all are Cyborg. Raven was up during the night trying to track Slade. I would have done that myself, but-
"Your girlfriend knows what's best for you. We don't need you becoming obsessive again."
"That's why I had Star try and track him this morning. She should be back any minute now."
"Friend Cyborg and boyfriend Robin I have unfortunately come up with nothing," she frowned.
"Don't worry Star we'll find him," he said as she hugged him tight and gave him a quick kiss before she went to feed Silkie.
Cyborg smiled. "Shut up Cyborg."
"What I didn't say anything lover boy."
Raven was making her tea as Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg came into the kitchen. The silence was surprising to her, but she had a sense of why it was so quite. "You're all worried, aren't you?" she asked as she took a seat with her tea.
"This is Slade we're talking about Raven. He's all ready messed with you and me. What's in store for Beast boy?" asked Robin.
"We're not going to find out Rob. We'll protect him," said Cyborg.
"Slade has his ways of getting-
"No! Don't even say it Robin," said Raven. "He may have gotten what he wanted from us, but I won't let him get Beast boy. You understand me?"
"I understand Raven. We protect each other on this team, and that's what we're going to do," said Robin.
Beast boy had heard the whole conversation in the living room. With his ears it was hard not to hear his team. He appreciated how much they cared about him, especially Raven. Her voice was so passionate, and it made him feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Turning on the TV, he began to flip channels until a news channel caught his eye. Pictures of mutilated animals filled the screen as the news anchor began talking.
These images of animals was sent to our news station early this morning. The sender is unknown, but it appears these animals have been brutally murdered and experimented on due to their limbs belonging to other animals as well as the needle marks on their bodies.
'Wh—who would do this?' Beast boy growled as he stood up from the couch. He could feel the contents of his stomach shifting. Before he could find out more information from the news anchor, the TV screen changed as Beast boy's eyes widened to see the person on the screen.
"Slade!" BB yelled as the Titans entered the room.
