Around 2:30 a.m., Beast Boy woke up when he was pushed off the bed by a still sleeping Raven. Clutching his head where it had hit the bedside table, Beast Boy transformed into his normal form and sat down in a chair next to the bed. As he waited for the pain to subside, his eyes drifted to rest upon Raven's face. Her beautiful face, beautiful hair, beautiful eyes, beautiful everything.
'She's beautiful when she's asleep,' thought Beast Boy to himself, 'then again, she's always beautiful.'
(A.N: Yes, I have a thesaurus. I just couldn't find any words that I liked...)
Beast Boy nearly jumped out of his skin when Raven's alarm clock started going off. His hand almost instantly shot out and slapped the snooze button. He stared anxiously at Raven, waiting for her to wake up, wondering what she would do to him when she found him here. Her eyes started to peek open, then shut again, going back to sleep. Beast Boy let out a silent sigh of relief. After he calmed down a bit, he took a glance at the clock.
'6:30!? I've been sitting her for four hours, staring at Raven?', thought Beast Boy, 'Man...'
He decided to not press his luck any further, and slipped out before she or any of the others woke up. He got up and opened the door just enough to slip out. He exited silently and slid the door
shut behind him. He slumped against the door for a moment, taking a deep breath, then headed off towards the boy's showers to get ready for the day.
Fifteen minutes later Raven's alarm went off again. She sat up straight as a bolt, her head turned to the side, eyes searching for Beast Boy.
'Must have been a dream,' Raven thought disappointedly.
'Disappointedly? I'm disappointed that Beast Boy didn't break into my room in the middle of the night while I was asleep to do who knows what?,' thought Raven.
Before she could ponder upon this feeling any further, a knock came upon her door.
"Raven?," asked Robin, "Don't forget that we've got a practice session in about 45 minutes."
'Doi!,' thought Raven. She had forgotten. She hurried to get ready.
Forty-Five minutes later
The Titans were assembled in a flat grassy area of the Titan Island.
"Today we'll be doing foot speed drills," said Robin.
"First to that tree wis," said Robin, gesturing to a tree far off in the distance.
The Titans nodded their understanding.
"Ready...Set...TITAN'S GO!," yelled Robin and the Titans were sprinting off.
Beast Boy sprinted forward, passing Cyborg and Starfire with minimal effort, then slowly passing Raven. Pulling up to Robin, neck and neck they ran for a while, then Beast Boy, putting on an extra burst of speed, he shot past Robin. Speeding ever closer to the young, newly planted tree. Then he collapsed. He hit the ground face first, going into a tumbling roll. Actually picking up speed, he clammed into the several inch think tree, snapping it in half.
"Beast Boy!," Starfire cried out, as she took to the air, picking up Robin and setting him down as she landed at Beast Boy's side, Raven doing the same for Cyborg.
"I can barely feel his pulse," said Robin, checking for pulse at both neck and wrist.
"I'll call for an ambulance," Siad Cyborg, popping a cell phone from an alcove in his arm.
One and a half hours later
The Titans were waiting in the Visitor's Area of the hospital. The whole hospital, even the lobby, reeked of disinfectant and medicine. After their wait, which seemed a dozen lifetimes long, the doctor, whose nametag said 'Geronde', came out of Beast Boy's room.
"One question first, are his jokes always that corny?," asked Doctor Geronde.
The Titans all nodded together.
"Ok, now that all the formalities are out of the way," Doctor Geronde smiled weakly, "Beast Boy will be fine, but he's suffering from a severe case of anemia."
"I am sorry to interrupt, but what is anemia?," asked Starfire quietly.
"No apologies necessary, what I meant was, blood wise, he's as dry as a bone," responded the Doctor.
"How has such a thing come to happen?," asked Starfire. She hunched up her shoulders and continued, "Was he bitten by a...," she looked from side to side, "...vamplier?"
"Starfire, it's vampire, and they aren't real," corrected Robin, struggling to keep a straight face.
"Still, the mention of vampires brings me to the next subject," Doctor Geronde said, pausing to cough into the nook of his elbow, "when we removed his turtleneck sweater, we found bruises on his neck, and judging by the weather, I think we can safely assume he was wearing the sweater to hide them."
"Curiouser and curiouser," said Robin to himself.
"When I asked him about it, he lied, I know that because he couldn't keep his story straight, probably because of blood loss," speculated the Doctor, "first he got it in the accident today, then he fell down some stairs, then his turtleneck was too tight."
"Actually, he can never keep his story straight," said Cyborg.
"Not neccesarily, the best kept secrets are one you never know about and the best secret keepers are people who you'd never suspect," replied Raven, who had been silent up to this point.
"Raven, I'd love to talk politics with you, but is now really the time?," asked Cyborg.
"Forget it. I geuss I'll get to the point. The secret Beast Boy is keeping is mine. Yesterday, we got into an arguement, and I lost control for a little bit...," explained Raven, "I didn't want anyone to know, so I asked him not to tell...and thats all."
"Excuse me, I'm Doctor Ima Kwack, the hospital's resident psychiatrist, and I couldn't help overhearing. Robin, is it? May I speak to you in private?," said the shrink.
"Sure," said Robin.
Thirty Minutes Later
"I have talked to the shrink, and she is of the opinion that Raven has been psychologically and physically abusing Beast Boy. After thinking it over, I have decided that it would be in the best intrests of the team to...let Raven go," said Robin solemenly to Starfire and Cyborg.
"Are...you sure?," asked Cyborg.
"Oh, this cannot be happening...," said Starfire quietly.
A few minutes later
"Raven, we know what really happened, and I've decided...to kick you off the team," said Robin.
"FINE. If you won't believe me, then I'll go," said Raven, with just a hint of anger.
As Raven flew off a loud crash was heard in Beast Boy's room. It appeared Beast Boy had finally escaped the clutches of the doctors and nurses.
"ROBIN! HOW COULD YOU! I heard what you said! Raven was telling the truth! She was never abusing me!," shouted Beast Boy at the top of his lungs.
"I quit. I resign in protest. I'm not going to let you do this to the girl I love," said Beast Boy as he turned into an eagle and flew out a window to track Raven down.
"I always suspected he had a crush on her, but love?," said a shocked Cyborg.
Starfire was very disraught with all this and was bawling her eyes out, soaking the shrink with tears. And the shrink started to spark and blur and then melt. After she finished melting, all that was left were some wires, servos, a few pieces of electronics, and a hardrive with an emblem imprinted on it. Slade's emblem.
"Slade," said Robin in a scary tone of voice.
(A.N. I'm feeling ill and just gonna post this now, as I finally finished it. This is not the final version check back in a day or two for a proofread version. Now I g2g b4 I throw up.)
'She's beautiful when she's asleep,' thought Beast Boy to himself, 'then again, she's always beautiful.'
(A.N: Yes, I have a thesaurus. I just couldn't find any words that I liked...)
Beast Boy nearly jumped out of his skin when Raven's alarm clock started going off. His hand almost instantly shot out and slapped the snooze button. He stared anxiously at Raven, waiting for her to wake up, wondering what she would do to him when she found him here. Her eyes started to peek open, then shut again, going back to sleep. Beast Boy let out a silent sigh of relief. After he calmed down a bit, he took a glance at the clock.
'6:30!? I've been sitting her for four hours, staring at Raven?', thought Beast Boy, 'Man...'
He decided to not press his luck any further, and slipped out before she or any of the others woke up. He got up and opened the door just enough to slip out. He exited silently and slid the door
shut behind him. He slumped against the door for a moment, taking a deep breath, then headed off towards the boy's showers to get ready for the day.
Fifteen minutes later Raven's alarm went off again. She sat up straight as a bolt, her head turned to the side, eyes searching for Beast Boy.
'Must have been a dream,' Raven thought disappointedly.
'Disappointedly? I'm disappointed that Beast Boy didn't break into my room in the middle of the night while I was asleep to do who knows what?,' thought Raven.
Before she could ponder upon this feeling any further, a knock came upon her door.
"Raven?," asked Robin, "Don't forget that we've got a practice session in about 45 minutes."
'Doi!,' thought Raven. She had forgotten. She hurried to get ready.
Forty-Five minutes later
The Titans were assembled in a flat grassy area of the Titan Island.
"Today we'll be doing foot speed drills," said Robin.
"First to that tree wis," said Robin, gesturing to a tree far off in the distance.
The Titans nodded their understanding.
"Ready...Set...TITAN'S GO!," yelled Robin and the Titans were sprinting off.
Beast Boy sprinted forward, passing Cyborg and Starfire with minimal effort, then slowly passing Raven. Pulling up to Robin, neck and neck they ran for a while, then Beast Boy, putting on an extra burst of speed, he shot past Robin. Speeding ever closer to the young, newly planted tree. Then he collapsed. He hit the ground face first, going into a tumbling roll. Actually picking up speed, he clammed into the several inch think tree, snapping it in half.
"Beast Boy!," Starfire cried out, as she took to the air, picking up Robin and setting him down as she landed at Beast Boy's side, Raven doing the same for Cyborg.
"I can barely feel his pulse," said Robin, checking for pulse at both neck and wrist.
"I'll call for an ambulance," Siad Cyborg, popping a cell phone from an alcove in his arm.
One and a half hours later
The Titans were waiting in the Visitor's Area of the hospital. The whole hospital, even the lobby, reeked of disinfectant and medicine. After their wait, which seemed a dozen lifetimes long, the doctor, whose nametag said 'Geronde', came out of Beast Boy's room.
"One question first, are his jokes always that corny?," asked Doctor Geronde.
The Titans all nodded together.
"Ok, now that all the formalities are out of the way," Doctor Geronde smiled weakly, "Beast Boy will be fine, but he's suffering from a severe case of anemia."
"I am sorry to interrupt, but what is anemia?," asked Starfire quietly.
"No apologies necessary, what I meant was, blood wise, he's as dry as a bone," responded the Doctor.
"How has such a thing come to happen?," asked Starfire. She hunched up her shoulders and continued, "Was he bitten by a...," she looked from side to side, "...vamplier?"
"Starfire, it's vampire, and they aren't real," corrected Robin, struggling to keep a straight face.
"Still, the mention of vampires brings me to the next subject," Doctor Geronde said, pausing to cough into the nook of his elbow, "when we removed his turtleneck sweater, we found bruises on his neck, and judging by the weather, I think we can safely assume he was wearing the sweater to hide them."
"Curiouser and curiouser," said Robin to himself.
"When I asked him about it, he lied, I know that because he couldn't keep his story straight, probably because of blood loss," speculated the Doctor, "first he got it in the accident today, then he fell down some stairs, then his turtleneck was too tight."
"Actually, he can never keep his story straight," said Cyborg.
"Not neccesarily, the best kept secrets are one you never know about and the best secret keepers are people who you'd never suspect," replied Raven, who had been silent up to this point.
"Raven, I'd love to talk politics with you, but is now really the time?," asked Cyborg.
"Forget it. I geuss I'll get to the point. The secret Beast Boy is keeping is mine. Yesterday, we got into an arguement, and I lost control for a little bit...," explained Raven, "I didn't want anyone to know, so I asked him not to tell...and thats all."
"Excuse me, I'm Doctor Ima Kwack, the hospital's resident psychiatrist, and I couldn't help overhearing. Robin, is it? May I speak to you in private?," said the shrink.
"Sure," said Robin.
Thirty Minutes Later
"I have talked to the shrink, and she is of the opinion that Raven has been psychologically and physically abusing Beast Boy. After thinking it over, I have decided that it would be in the best intrests of the team to...let Raven go," said Robin solemenly to Starfire and Cyborg.
"Are...you sure?," asked Cyborg.
"Oh, this cannot be happening...," said Starfire quietly.
A few minutes later
"Raven, we know what really happened, and I've decided...to kick you off the team," said Robin.
"FINE. If you won't believe me, then I'll go," said Raven, with just a hint of anger.
As Raven flew off a loud crash was heard in Beast Boy's room. It appeared Beast Boy had finally escaped the clutches of the doctors and nurses.
"ROBIN! HOW COULD YOU! I heard what you said! Raven was telling the truth! She was never abusing me!," shouted Beast Boy at the top of his lungs.
"I quit. I resign in protest. I'm not going to let you do this to the girl I love," said Beast Boy as he turned into an eagle and flew out a window to track Raven down.
"I always suspected he had a crush on her, but love?," said a shocked Cyborg.
Starfire was very disraught with all this and was bawling her eyes out, soaking the shrink with tears. And the shrink started to spark and blur and then melt. After she finished melting, all that was left were some wires, servos, a few pieces of electronics, and a hardrive with an emblem imprinted on it. Slade's emblem.
"Slade," said Robin in a scary tone of voice.
(A.N. I'm feeling ill and just gonna post this now, as I finally finished it. This is not the final version check back in a day or two for a proofread version. Now I g2g b4 I throw up.)