I'll probably never, ever, evereverever own the Teen Titans :(

Beast Boy could just tell it was going to be a bad day. He had known since the day before, when Raven had decided to open her door in the midst of changing. He had barely talked himself into getting her for dinner, since he didn't want her to wonder why he would suddenly stop, but then all of a sudden she decided to do the unthinkable. And he was really regretting his decision now.

Why the hell would she answer her door like that? Wasn't she Raven, the no-nonsense, impeccably mannered half-demon? Not some teenaged girl with less-than-decent dressing habits who thrived off of torturing the poor green superhero - well, actually, the torturing him part was accurate, but not the rest. The Raven he knew would never, ever, evereverever answer her door, clad in nothing but a shirt. His shirt.

Beast Boy swallowed a lump in his throat, realizing that despite being scared to death by her random act of whatever-the-hell-that-was, he was probably never going to wash that shirt again. That is, if she ever decided to give it back to him without turning it into some kind of strip-tease.

He rubbed his hands together awkwardly as he stared at the underside of his top bunk. He knew that Cyborg was bound to "wake him up" soon, since it was nearing noon, but the changeling couldn't find the strength to crawl out of bed and face the day.

And face Raven.

What the hell was that all about?! What gave her the sudden urge to drive him insane? He knew she enjoyed inflicting pain on him, but this was taking it to a whole new level. She was no longer teasing him; she was teasing him. Like, in a flirty, look-at-me-I'm-so-hot kind of way. He never expected Raven to stoop down to that level to get a rise out of him. That was more of his thing.

And yet, there she had been, standing around half-naked with her blank expression, as if she wasn't standing around half-naked. Beast Boy had felt like he was about to be torn in two while his head told him to run, and the rest of him...

"Ugh!"

Throwing his hands over his face, Beast Boy attempted to rid himself of these troubling thoughts. He knew that Raven hadn't meant anything by it, besides teaching him a lesson in being patient. But it was her fault for causing him all his stress and impatience in the first place! If she didn't have some sick fascination with seeing him squirm, he'd be able to go on with his life. Hell, he probably wouldn't have even realized he was crushing on her!

But of course, she just had to go and be all Raven-y and ruin his day and cause him all this torment - because if she didn't, who would? It wasn't like he was a superhero with a slew of villains itching to end him.

Oh, wait.

Beast Boy let out a bitter laugh at his analysis of the empath. He was fairly certain she didn't put this much thought into torturing him - hell, she probably rarely thought about him at all. At least, not with that stupid guy she was crushing on preoccupying her brain.

Unless of course, he was the stupid guy she was crushing on.

He let out another chuckle at that thought - surely Raven would agree with the first part of that statement.

The sudden knocking on his door pulled him from his musing, and he turned his head towards it lazily.

"Yo, BB! It's almost noon! Get your butt up and come eat something!"

Beast Boy sighed in exasperation as he pulled himself out of bed. He quickly snatched up a random shirt from his floor and gave it a tentative sniff. With a shrug, he pulled it on and made his way to his door.

"I'm not hungry," he mumbled as he was greeted by the sight of his best friend.

Cyborg merely crossed his arms over his chest while lifting his human brow.

"Don't lie to me, B. I went out of my way to make you your nasty tofu, and you better eat it."

Beast Boy tilted his head to the side quizzically. "Huh?"

Since when did Cyborg ever willingly cook tofu?

The half-robot rolled his human eye as he turned to leave. "It wasn't my idea, grass stain, so don't go and expect this all the time. Rae had just brought it to my attention that you hadn't eaten much last night, and we both figured you were probably hungry."

Beast Boy attempted to keep a neutral expression at Cyborg's explanation, but the giddy feeling welling up inside of him was hard to contain. Raven had been worried about him!

His smile almost broke through, until he remember why she must have been worried. His abrupt exit at dinner the night before not only left him with an empty stomach; it left his team with a whole lot of unanswered questions.

"You coming?"

Beast Boy glanced up at his companion, who was already half-way down the hall. Realizing he was brooding awkwardly in his doorway, the green teen quickly gave his teammate a smile and caught up.

"...and perhaps we can get the mani's and the pedi's!"

Beast Boy cringed internally as he eavesdropped on the girls' conversation. Starfire was joyous, as usual, and Raven was passive. As always.

"Or we can let our natural beauty shine through," Raven replied dully as she continued reading her book. Beast Boy could tell she was reaching her boiling point as he focused on the way her grip tightened on her book. Starfire was, of course, oblivious to her friend's disinterest as she continued with their one-sided conversation.

A conversation that reminded Beast Boy of the upcoming charity ball. The one that he was going to. With Raven. As his date.

The one that was tomorrow.

He swallowed nervously as he directed his attention back to the video game before him. Cyborg had taken the lead at the start, and Beast Boy's wandering attention had caused his own car to fall into last place, with almost no hope of redeeming himself. It was a loss of epic proportions, that his dutiful best friend would surely remind him of for weeks.

Injury would be added to insult, as well, since Raven would be a witness to it. And he wasn't sure if his ego could take it.

Damn it, he thought bitterly as he rolled his shoulders, his elbow accidentally bumping the empath's. She shot him a quick glare, before her eyes darted back to her book.

He was about to apologize, until a stroke of genius struck him. Fending off a devious grin, Beast Boy pretended not to notice as he bumped her elbow again. He made as if he were just getting into the game as he leaned forward slightly, before lurching to his left and knocking the book from Raven's hands.

"Watch it," she growled, scooting a few feet away from him.

Beast Boy merely grunted in acknowledgement as he continued to "focus" on his game.

Waiting until she reopened her book, the changeling started to close the space between him with as much nonchalance as he could muster. He could tell she noticed as he watched her stiffen from the corner of his eye, and he prayed that she would think it was unintentional. After all, he was never this (purposefully) intrusive when he played his games, for fear that his antics would cause Raven to pull out the power cord with her powers. But that was exactly what he was hoping for, since his looming defeat would be all kinds of embarrassing.

Once the few feet between them became a few inches, Beast Boy made another obnoxious jerk to his left, and was successful at knocking her book out of her hands, again.

"Are you serious right now!" Raven fumed, fixing him with a fierce glare.

Beast Boy scoffed incredulously as his eyes remained glued to the screen. "Not now, Rae - I'm in the middle of something!"

He could practically feel her glare drilling through his temple as the screen suddenly went black.

"What the hell! Raven! What'd you do that for?"

"Awe, no way man! I was winning! The hell, Rae?"

Beast Boy tried to suppress a smile as Raven continued to glare at him. He could feel the couch shift as the robotic titan beside him got up, muttering about outlets.

"You know exactly what that was for, Beast Boy," the half-demon hissed, her eyes narrowing in irritation.

Beast Boy graced her with one of his signature smiles as he turned to face her.

"What, you just wanted my attention?" he laughed, attempting to fight his urge to blush. He had avoided not embarrassing himself in front of Raven, but inadvertently caused himself to have to talk to her. And despite her normal behavior so far, he was still a little wary of her.

She opened her mouth, no doubt intending to say something that would wipe the smirk off of his face, but the alien beside her jammed her elbow into her ribs in a not-so-discreet kind of way.

Beast Boy watched in awe as Raven closed her mouth and turned away from him.

"Please refrain from acting out your video game next time," she deadpanned awkwardly as she reopened her book.

Beast Boy cocked his head to the side in amazement. Somehow, Starfire had gotten Raven to be civil with him, even after he was the one to instigate a fight. He wasn't sure what was going on, but he had a feeling that he would like it.

"Sure thing, Rae," he replied with a small smile.

Yep, he was really liking it. Despite his earlier prediction of having a bad day, Beast Boy found himself enjoying his time as he watched Raven and Starfire flip through some of the alien's girly magazines. They were discussing possible hairdos for the event tomorrow, and the green teen couldn't help but stare at the empath's purple locks. Sure, she had kept her hair cut in the same style for the past couple of years, but it was a tad bit longer, so he couldn't help but imagine running his fingers through it as they danced together.

Well, if he could work up the courage. And if she hadn't been serious about the no-dancing thing.

Regardless, he pleaded silently that she wouldn't opt for an up-do.

Raven shifted slightly in her seat, and Beast Boy quickly tore his eyes away from her. The girls had already questioned his motives for being on the roof with them, and he had conjured up the lame excuse of wanting some fresh air as he read his comic books.

Starfire had seemed satisfied with his logic as her attention returned to her magazine, but Raven's amethyst eyes lingered on him suspiciously. That is until the alien had again elbowed her.

He wasn't sure why, but Starfire seemed adamant on keeping Raven from bickering with Beast Boy. And what confused him even more was the fact that Raven had been complying.

Chancing another glance at the empath, Beast Boy let out a sigh of relief. She hadn't noticed his stare apparently, since her eyes remained focused on the magazine and his butt remained planted on the rooftop. He knew he was pushing his luck by sticking around, but Raven's strange behavior from today, coupled with her even stranger behavior from yesterday, had him intrigued - as well as a little scared.

But something about her sudden break from character made him feel as though she was silently answering his unspoken question.

Maybe he was her mystery crush.

He felt his heart leap as she suddenly looked over at him, before her eyes darted away and a faint blush kissed her cheeks. Keeping his emotions muted, he slowly returned his own gaze back to his comic book and suppressed a small smile.

Maybe maybe wasn't part of the equation.

So obviously BB is confused by (and wary of) Raven's strange behavior, but his nosy nature won't allow him to not try to figure out what is going on. Even if it costs him his dignity. Or his life. It also seems as though Starfire was right when she said that the changeling was unable to restrain himself from being near Rae-Rae. How cute!

I realize I haven't been updating as frequently, and that is due to the fact that my days off of work are finally coinciding with my friends' days off! Meaning I'm having a social life for once! Lmao

I promise I'll try to use my free time to write and not watch Netflix, and I will attempt to update my other stories here in the near future. Hopefully.

Anywhoo, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Leave a review if you want - they're always appreciated!