The Titans awoke to a gray, rainy day the next morning. The weather matched the atmosphere of the Tower, gloomy and irritated.
Raven and Beast Boy hadn't spoken to each other all morning, as they sat at the breakfast table with the other Titans.
The whole group sat quietly, each of them avoiding eye contact with the other. Starfire seemed to be the only one who was bothered
by the lack of interaction.
"Nice weather we're having?" she said suddenly, breaking the silence.
They all ignored her and continued eating.
"Friends, please!" she cried, "You mustn't act like this! On my planet a rainy day would call for a celebration of life!"
Robin tore off a piece of extremely chewy bacon with his teeth and replied irritably, "Sorry Star, afraid I'm not really in the mood
to celebrate after what happened yesterday."
Beast Boy scowled at him from across the table. "Can't say I'm in a particular good mood after yesterday either," he said and then
glanced at Raven.
Raven's eyes widened and she quickly looked back down at her plate of food.
"Maybe if you would just follow the rules and stop goofin off," Robin said and crossed his arms.
"WHAT?" Beast Boy shouted, jumping up from the table furiously. "THOSE JERKS GOT JUST WHAT THEY DESERVED!
YOU'RE ONLY ON THEIR SIDE CAUSE YOU'RE JUST LIKE THEM!"
Now Robin had raised himself from the table in anger. "ARE YOU CALLING ME A JERK?"
"YOU BET I AM!"
Cyborg, Raven, and Starfire were all watching the scene with wide eyes and mouths hanging open.
"Shut up, both of you, fighting isn't going to solve this," Raven put in.
"Stay out of this," Robin replied, cracking his knuckles.
"Don't tell her to stay out of this!" Beast Boy shouted at him.
"Don't tell me what to do!" Robin shouted back.
Beast Boy transformed into a gorilla; Robin got in an attack-fighting position. They both leapt across the table at each other.
Then, they both froze in mid-air. Starfire had flown up and held Robin back just in time while Raven had used her telekinetic power to
restrain Beast Boy in the air.
Cyborg was standing up now, his arms outstretched, seperating the two.
"Raven's right, fighting isn't going to solve this. You guys need to chill out."
Beast Boy and Robin gritted their teeth. Raven and Starfire lowered them to their seats.
"See, everything's cool," said Cyborg, sitting back down in his chair. "Just needed some space."
Robin and Beast Boy were still sitting with their arms crossed, looking away from each other.
Beast Boy then noticed his spoon on the table, it was filled with soy milk from his cereal. Scowling at it, he brought his
fist down and pounded on the end of it. The soy milk shot across the table and landed on the front of Robin's uniform.
The other Titans gasped as Robin looked down at his shirt. He then looked back up at Beast Boy, glaring at him.
"Ooops," said Beast Boy timidly.
The whole group was then surprised, as Robin's frown turned into a smile. He then scooped a large handful of jelly out of the jar
on the table and chucked it at Beast Boy.
The jelly hit him square in the face. Starfire, Raven, and Cyborg watched him in shock.
Beast Boy wiped the jelly off his face and grinned. "FOOD FIGHT!" he yelled.
The other Titans certainly weren't expecting this, and the three of them ducked as food was flung at them.
Beast Boy had turned into an octopus and was using all eight of his tentacles to fire food in every direction.
Raven hid under the table just as handfuls of jelly, egg, and gravy came her way.
Robin was jumping from table to counter, dodging Beast Boy's throws. He then picked up a piece of soggy toast off the floor
and hurled it threw the air.
"Hey!" shouted Cyborg as it hit him in the head. "I know you did not just throw toast at me!"
He scooped up some egg from his plate and tossed it at Robin, who was so busy avoiding Beast Boy's flying food that it hit
him right in the face.
"Aaah!" Robin said surprised. He flicked the egg off of himself and then looked up to see both Beast Boy and Cyborg standing in front of
him, armed with gravy and wearing evil grins.
Robin put his hands up. "Okay, you guys win. I give up."
Beast Boy and Cyborg exhanged looks of satisfaction. "Good answer," Cyborg replied.
They all turned and looked as Raven crawled out from under the table and dusted herself off.
"Boys," she muttered.
Robin was now looking at Beast Boy, feeling ashamed.
"Look, sorry about yesterday. I was too hard on you and Raven."
Beast Boy shrugged. "Yah well, I guess I shouldn't have chased those guys, even if they did deserve it."
Both of them nodded in agreement as several minutes of awkward silence passed.
"Whew, great, glad that's over with," Cyborg interrupted. "But if you guys haven't noticed, we've got kitchen clean-up two days in a row."
Each of them looked around the room reluctantly.
"Where's Starfire?" asked Robin, realizing she wasn't standing there with them.
"I dunno..she was just here..."
"Star?"
Starfire suddenly appeared in front of them, holding what looked like a very large bowl of the yellow goo she made the day before.
"What are you doing with that stuff!" said Beast Boy scandalized.
"It is appropriate to cover each other in edible substances on this rainy day holiday, yes?"
And before they could do anything to stop her, Starfire heaved the bowl into the air and spilled the goo all over them.
The four of them stood there, mouths hanging open as the yellow slime ooozed down their faces, to their chests, to their legs, and to
the floor. It piled up at their feet like some sort of slime trail.
"The food fight is over, Starfire!" Cyborg exclaimed angrily.
Starfire blushed. "Oh," she said looking innocent. "I shall go fetch some towls then.."
They watched her go, and they looked at each other with disgusted looks on their faces.
"Now I know how a slug feels," said Beast Boy as he removed his feet from the pile of slime.
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It was well over three hours when they finally got the kitchen cleaned up, not to mention themselves.
Beast Boy had just taken a shower and was now standing in front of the mirror combing his hair.
"You my friend, are lookin good!" he said as he pointed to his reflection.
Then suddenly, there was a loud pounding at the bathroom door and the sound of Cyborg's voice.
"Come on BB, get outta there! I'm still covered in slime here!"
Beast Boy slapped some aftershave on to his face. "Use the other bathroom! I'm busy in here!"
"Robin's in the other bathroom, and busy doing what?"
Beast Boy stared into the mirror and pondered for a moment.
"Shaving," he answered.
On the other side of the door, Cyborg was looking baffled.
"Shaving? Shaving what? You don't even have peach fuzz yet!"
Beast Boy's face welted up in anger. "What are you talking about?" he said and felt his chin. "It's growing in perfectly."
Cyborg rolled his eyes. "Look, whatever man, just let me in there. You've already been in there for thirty minutes."
"Fine!" Beast Boy yelled and opened the door. "Happy now?"
Cyborg looked down at him. "Yah, I'm happy," he replied. He then plugged his nose as he walked in.
"Whoa, BB, have you never heard of too much cologne?" he asked as he swished the air with one hand and held his nose with the other.
"It's aftershave!" Beast Boy retorted.
"Well, whatever it is, it's making my eyes water. And I'm sure it would make anyone who got near you do the same."
Beast Boy slammed the door shut and stormed off down the hall. Turning around a corner, he ran into...Raven.
She jumped when she saw him.
"You startled me," she said hastily, her hand over her chest.
"My bad," Beast Boy replied awkwardly.
They stood there quietly looking at the floor for several tense seconds.
When they did look back up and made eye contact, Raven felt her heart start beating fast. She needed to say something.
"Do you smell something?"
A sweat drop appeared on Beast Boy's face. "That was some food fight, eh?"
Raven blinked at him. "Yah...well I'm gonna go...see you later.."
She quickly turned the other direction.
"Umm...aren't you forgetting something?" said Beast Boy.
Raven turned back around and looked at him, puzzled. "What?" she asked.
"Uh, hello! Don't you owe me an apology for last night? You kicked me out for no reason!"
Raven stared at him. "I had my reasons," she replied vaguely.
Beast Boy stared back at her for a few seconds and then shook his head. "Alright," he said, waving a hand aside, "I'm a reasonable
guy, I'll let it slide. THIS time."
Raven lowered her head and raised an eyebrow at him. "Beast Boy, you let everything slide."
Beast Boy scratched his head. "Well, yah, guess I do. But--hey where are you going?"
Raven had turned away from him and was now making her way toward the staircase. Pausing, she replied, "I need to go think
about some things..."
Beast Boy suddenly became very anxious and rushed up behind her, wrapping his arms around her.
"What are you do---"
"I'm sorry Raven," he said quietly.
"Get off me!" she squeaked as he hugged her tightly to him and rested his head on her shoulder.
"I'm not mad anymore, I promise," he continued.
"I believe you, will you let me go now?" she said, sounding quite strained.
"Hang out with me today," he said as he released her and forced her to face him.
Raven shook her head at him. "You don't give up do you?" she asked, slightly amused.
Beast Boy smirked. "Nope, I don't quit. That's what makes me so lovable," he replied with a wink.
Raven looked around and made sure no one was in the hallway. Then she turned back to Beast Boy. "Follow me," she whispered.
Beast Boy grinned ear to ear as he followed Raven up the stairs.
"So where are we going?" he asked eagerly.
"To the roof," Raven answered.
"Kaaay..."
Beast Boy didn't know why Raven was choosing the roof as a hangout spot, but he didn't object. After all, she was allowing
him to come with her, he wasn't about to pass up this chance.
When they finally did reach the roof, they were surprised to find that the rain had stopped, and the sun was staring to peek out
from behind the clouds. Perhaps the weather would be nice today after all.
"So what does the mysterious Raven do while on the roof?" Beast Boy asked curiously as Raven went to sit in her usual spot.
Beast Boy automatically came to sit down next to her.
Raven sat cross-legged and closed her eyes. "I cleanse my aura and release my energies into a place for safe keeping."
Beast Boy stared at her with his mouth hanging open. "Huh?"
Raven opened her eyes and narrowed them at him. "I meditate."
"Ah man, Raven, you brought me up here to watch you meditate? Are you trying to get rid of me by boring me to death?"
"No one's making you stay," replied Raven. She closed her eyes again and raised her hands in the air, putting her thumb and middle
fingers together.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos...Azarath Metrion Zinthos..."
"Come on Raven!" Beast Boy protested. "Let's do something fun! We can go back to your cafe---"
"I can't concentrate with you talking, Beast Boy. And you're wearing too much cologne by the way."
This shut him up.
Raven continued her chant, "Azarath Metrion Zinthos...Azarath Metrion Zinthos...Azarath Metrion Zinthos..."
Beast Boy wasn't sure how long they sat there, it had to have been at least for twenty minutes. The first ten he found was boring, and
that he wished he was in the living room, playing video games. The second ten was different however. He didn't feel bored anymore,
he felt relaxed and just happy to be sitting there with Raven. He smiled up at the sky, which was now blue with puffy, white clouds.
"You're still here?" he heard Raven ask. She only sounded remotely surprised.
Beast Boy looked back at her. "Yah...is that a problem?"
Raven shook her head at him and smiled. Beast Boy smiled back and then looked at the city in front of them.
"You know what? We should come up here some night with blankets and snacks. I bet the city looks cool from this view
at night. What do you think?" he turned back to her.
Raven was blushing madly. "Yah...yah that sounds...interesting," she stammered.
Beast Boy grinned and put an arm around her. And a strange thing happened. She didn't push it off or pull away from him.
"Is touching allowed now or something?" he said confused.
"I think so," Raven replied quietly, "I think meditating helps. It helps make me less anxious."
Beast Boy took hold of her chin and pulled her face over to his.
"Are you serious?" he asked, staring into her eyes.
Raven nodded, and before she knew it, she was closing the gap between her and Beast Boy's lips.
Raven felt Beast Boy slip his arms around her and she reconciled by sliding her arms around his neck.
Fireworks might as well have been going off, for all Raven was feeling right now. It was double in fact from all the positive
energy that was coming from Beast Boy.
Raven was practically in his lap now, as they continued to kiss on the roof.
Though it was longer than the kiss in Raven's room, it seemed to end almost as soon it begun.
Raven felt something, and her eyes snapped open. She broke away from Beast Boy and stared in fear.
"What's the matter?" Beast Boy asked, staring at her.
Raven moved his arms off her and scrambled to her feet, still looking panicked.
Beast Boy got up too. "What is it?" he said concerned.
"Something's not right," mumbled Raven, shaking her head.
"What are you talking about?" said Beast Boy looking around them. "Nothing's gone wrong. Everything's still in place."
"No," said Raven hysterically, "No, I felt it. Something's wrong." She turned away from him.
"Wait a second Raven---"
"Come on!" she shouted, grabbing his arm and leading him back to the elevator with her.
Raven pressed the button for the elevator. They waited several minutes.
It never came.
"Huh," said Beast Boy dully. "Whhaa--"
Raven had taken hold of his arm again. "Come on," she said impatiently, "We're taking the stairs."
"Are you crazy?" Beast Boy exclaimed as Raven dragged him over to the door. "There's like ten-zillion steps!"
Raven opened the door. "Deal with it," she muttered and shoved him inside.
"Aaah!" Beast Boy yelped as he fell forward and then caught the railing to balance himself.
Raven followed in after him and shut the door. Her face fell when she saw the staircase.
"You weren't kidding..."
"I told you!" Beast Boy shouted back.
Raven stared at the stairs for a second and then her face twisted into a sly smile.
"Whoever said we had to walk?" she asked.
"Huh?"
Raven raised herself from the ground and flew down the stairs.
Watching her, Beast Boy smacked himself on the head. "Oh yah, duh!"
He turned into a bat and flew after her.
As they flew down the stairs to the lower floors they noticed that the halls were all dark. Not a single light on.
Beast Boy was starting to wonder if Raven was right. Maybe something was wrong.
Just then, he saw Raven land on the floor in front of him. He swooped down and landed next to her.
Raven looked at him from the corner of her eye. "Let's check out this floor."
Beast Boy nodded his head and they started down the hall.
Raven was really starting to get worried. What had she done? What had she caused? And where were the other Titans?
Stop panicking, she told herself. You have to get your emotions under control. You can't be afraid of so many things---!!!!!!
Beast Boy found her hand and squeezed it in his own. The lights flickered a bit.
Raven immediately took her hand away. "Not now," she said softly, and somewhat irritated.
"Sorry," Beast Boy replied sadly, "I just thought---OW!"
He suddenly fell to the floor.
"Are you alright?" Raven asked as she helped him up.
"Yah...felt like I hit some type of metal wall though.."
"Who you callin a metal wall?" said a voice. Raven and Beast Boy jumped.
A single red eye descended from the darkness.
"Cyborg!" They said together.
"No, it's the boogie man," he said sarcastically.
"What's going on?" inquired Beast Boy.
"Dunno," Cyborg answered, brushing pass them. "I was workin out in the gym and the lights went out all of a sudden."
Beast Boy and Raven followed him, Raven frowning slightly in the dark.
They reached the end of the hall where there was a light switch. Cyborg flipped it back and forth.
"Nope, nuthin. The power must be out all over the Tower."
"Where are Robin and Star?" asked Beast Boy.
Cyborg turned and headed to the staircase. "Not sure. Let's find em."
Beast Boy and Raven followed Cyborg down the stairs. Cyborg was illuminating the area with his built-in flashlight.
"They gotta be around here somewhere," muttered Cyborg when they reached the fourth floor.
Raven peered down the hallway. "Let's check their rooms."
She took the lead and they continued down the hall, stepping cautiously and watching each other's figures out of the corners of
their eyes.
Finally, they reached the door labeled STARFIRE.
"Umm...should we knock?" said Beast Boy.
Raven pounded on the door.
No one answered.
"Looks like nobody's home," shrugged Cyborg.
Raven pushed the button and the door slid open. The three of them entered slowly.
Starfire's room was the same as usual. Odd things from her homeplanet were decorated around the walls and dresser. And
her round, pink bed lay centered in the middle.
"Nuthin looks out of the ordinary," commented Cyborg as he messed with an orange, spikey object on her dresser. "I mean,
as ordinary as Starfire gets."
Beast Boy walked into the center of the room and looked around in the darkness.
"Star?"
But there was no answer. Nothing, or no one in the room stirred.
"She's not here," Raven replied quietly.
The three of them left the room.
"Now what?" Beast Boy exclaimed once they returned to the hall and the door slid shut behind them.
"We go check Robin's room," answered Cyborg.
Raven and Beast Boy made no arguements as they followed Cyborg down the hall.
It was somewhat frightening walking around in the dark, not knowing if something had happened to Robin and Starfire or not.
Of course, Raven was more worried about the cause of the blackout more than anything else.
Just like Starfire's room, Robin's room had been completely absent of any human presence. So Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy
decided to go check the higher floors.
"And I thought I was IN shape," said Beast Boy breathlessly as they climbed the stairs to the tenth floor.
"Shh," whispered Cyborg, as they entered the hallway, "I think I hear somethin."
"Is it Robin and Star?" asked Beast Boy.
"Can't tell," Cyborg replied.
The three of them leaned against a wall. The sounds were getting louder, and closer.
"Whatever it is, it's comin around the corner any minute now," whispered Cyborg.
Raven heard herself gasp, and she clasped a hand to her mouth. She was afraid, and she couldn't contain it.
"Get ready guys," said Cyborg as his right hand was replaced by his sonic cannon. Beast Boy changed into a tiger.
"On the count of three...one.........two........THREE!"
They jumped out into the hall just as whatever was approaching turned the corner.
"FREEZE!" shouted Cyborg.
"EEE!" squeaked a familar voice.
Cyborg put his sonic cannon down and squinted in the dark.
"Star?"
"Friends?" the voice replied.
A flashlight popped out of Cyborg's shoulder illuminating the figures that were Robin and Starfire.
"Where were you guys?" demanded Robin, "We've been looking all over the Tower for you."
Beast Boy changed back to normal. "You've been looking all over for us? We've been looking all over for YOU!"
"What happened to the power?" said Cyborg moderately.
"That's what we'd like to know," answered Robin, exchanging looks with Starfire.
"Probably just something wrong with the circuit breaker," Cyborg replied, "I'll go check it out."
"Cy's right, it's probably just a glitch or something," assured Beast Boy as Cyborg took off down the hall.
Robin rubbed his chin. "I don't know. The power just doesn't go out for no reason. There has to be something behind it..."
Raven couldn't stand the guilty feeling that was overcoming her. She hadn't said anything, in hopes no one would notice her. But
now that Robin was starting to come up with paranoid conclusions, she felt she had to say something.
"Actually...," she started, "the power's out ---Ow!"
Beast Boy had slammed his foot down on hers.
"Ow?" repeated Starfire curiously.
"She means," Beast Boy managed to say as he struggled to pull Raven into the nearest room, "The power's out, oh no!"
They disappeared into the living room, leaving Robin and Starfire looking puzzled.
"What was that for?" said Raven furiously as she tore her arm away from Beast Boy.
"Because you were going to say you caused the blackout," said Beast Boy quickly, "And you don't even know if you did."
He couldn't tell in the dark, but Raven was giving him a menacing look. "I did cause it. You know it. You helped!"
"Okay, okay," said Beast Boy nervously, "but you can't tell Robin, he'll totally freak."
"If I don't tell Robin, he'll think Slade was behind it," retaliated Raven angrily.
"Let him think it!" Beast Boy said, more loudly than he meant to. "It'll get him off our case!"
There was a pause in which Raven stared at his dark face and then replied sourly, "We don't have a case."
"Yes we do," said Beast Boy firmly. Raven was taken aback by the seriousness in his voice.
"Fine," she muttered.
Beast Boy was grinning broadly in the dark. From that moment on, he knew he would never be shunned by Raven again.
He simply had a way of getting her to do what he wanted. This pleased him.
"Shall we?" he said politely.
Raven couldn't see what he was motioning to, but she figured it out.
"Alright," she replied quietly.
Beast Boy lead Raven over to the couch and sat down, pulling her down on to the cushion with him. Raven's cheeks
were burning slightly pink in the dark as their legs touched each other's.
Raven's heart leapt in her chest as she felt Beast Boy's hand brush softly across her knee while he reached over to the
coffee table. Unknown to Raven, Beast Boy had felt a little flutter in his heart at the exact same time.
"Sorry," he murmured as his hand slid across the coffee table. "Just trying to find the remote."
Raven held back a smile. "The power's out, Beast Boy."
Beast Boy froze for a moment and then let out a little laugh. "Oh yah," he replied sheepishly.
He then leaned back in his seat and with a fake yawn and stretch, he draped his left arm over Raven's shoulders.
"What are you doing?" said Raven, half suspicious, half amused.
"Nuthin," answered Beast Boy, letting his fingers walk along Raven's slim shoulder.
Raven shuddered slightly under his touch. How she longed to have his arm around her like this. It almost seemed too good
and too scary to be real.
No, she thought to herself, get yourself under control, we can't have a repeat of what happened on the roof. Just push him
away or something.
Raven wasn't listening to what her head was saying, however, she was listening to what her heart was feeling....Again.
Raven reached her own hand up to the one Beast Boy had planted on her shoulder, and surprised them both by entwining her
fingers with his.
Beast Boy gulped. "What are YOU doing?" he said, his voice somewhat shaky.
"Nothing," Raven replied, her cheeks flushed.
What WAS she doing? Had she gone mad? If she didn't stop herself now Beast Boy was going to take advantage of this situation.
Or worse, she was going to do it herself.
Raven tried to pull her hand away quickly, but Beast Boy had latched on to it and wouldn't let go.
"Beast Boy!" Raven said angrily as she tried to tug her hand free of Beast Boy's grasp.
Laughing, Beast Boy shouted, "Nuh uh, you're not getting away this time Raven!" and wrapped both arms around her as she tried
to get up. Raven was pulled back on to the couch and into Beast Boy's lap.
"Let go!" she squealed, struggling to remove Beast Boy's arms from her waist. Beast Boy wouldn't budge. He had fastened his arms
around her like a seat belt.
This was getting out of control. Raven couldn't see what, but she had heard, and felt, something crash to the floor. Sighing in defeat,
Raven stopped squirming and put her face in her hands.
"Beast Boy, I'm sitting on you," she mumbled through her fingers.
"I know," said Beast Boy happily.
Raven sighed again, but this time it was more like a sigh of relief. She was relieved to find that Beast Boy was determined to
make her stay with him. As much as she protested, as much as she objected to his affection, she actually did like his persistence.
It was the one thing that made her feel special and wanted in the world of confusion and chaos she was in.
Giving in, Raven leaned back against Beast Boy, who reacted immediately by resting his chin on her shoulder.
They sat there like that in silence for several minutes, merely enjoying each other's embrace. And it occured to Raven, the more time
she spent alone with Beast Boy, the less her feelings toward him were effecting her powers, with the exception of the blackout. And with
every time he touched her, the more comfortable she became. Perhaps her powers interfering with her relationship with him would come
to pass after all. Maybe she just needed to get used to these new feelings. These feelings that seemed to stir up all her other ones.
"Hey Raven," said Beast Boy suddenly, breaking her concentration.
"Yah?" she replied in the dark.
"Are we, um, boyfriend and girlfriend?"
Raven felt her mouth go dry.
"Oh..," she said uncertainly, her heart starting to pound in her chest, "I don't---"
But Raven didn't get to finish what she was about to say, because all of a sudden the tower shook with great force and there was a
loud hammering sound coming from one of the lower floors.
Startled, Raven and Beast Boy both jumped from the couch. They both looked at each other, dumbfounded.
"That wasn't me," said Raven anxiously.
(A/N: Once again, I apologize for such a late update. I've been pre-occupied with other things, plus there's school and I've also been
sick a lot lately. It took me forever just to fill in a little gap in my story, but now that I have, I hope you're happy with it. I'm afaid again I've
left you wondering just what the heck is going on. But you do know something: Raven and BB are getting pretty cozy! There's a lot
more touching going on between them. I hope that's something you guys like, cause I know I do! ^_^ I hope this last scene here wasn't
too strange. I'd rather it be cute. And I hope everything made sense. I do in fact lose myself with my stories sometimes. Again, thanks for
reading, don't forget to review! And FYI, the next update I make on this story should be the last one. Then I will be done with it.)
Raven and Beast Boy hadn't spoken to each other all morning, as they sat at the breakfast table with the other Titans.
The whole group sat quietly, each of them avoiding eye contact with the other. Starfire seemed to be the only one who was bothered
by the lack of interaction.
"Nice weather we're having?" she said suddenly, breaking the silence.
They all ignored her and continued eating.
"Friends, please!" she cried, "You mustn't act like this! On my planet a rainy day would call for a celebration of life!"
Robin tore off a piece of extremely chewy bacon with his teeth and replied irritably, "Sorry Star, afraid I'm not really in the mood
to celebrate after what happened yesterday."
Beast Boy scowled at him from across the table. "Can't say I'm in a particular good mood after yesterday either," he said and then
glanced at Raven.
Raven's eyes widened and she quickly looked back down at her plate of food.
"Maybe if you would just follow the rules and stop goofin off," Robin said and crossed his arms.
"WHAT?" Beast Boy shouted, jumping up from the table furiously. "THOSE JERKS GOT JUST WHAT THEY DESERVED!
YOU'RE ONLY ON THEIR SIDE CAUSE YOU'RE JUST LIKE THEM!"
Now Robin had raised himself from the table in anger. "ARE YOU CALLING ME A JERK?"
"YOU BET I AM!"
Cyborg, Raven, and Starfire were all watching the scene with wide eyes and mouths hanging open.
"Shut up, both of you, fighting isn't going to solve this," Raven put in.
"Stay out of this," Robin replied, cracking his knuckles.
"Don't tell her to stay out of this!" Beast Boy shouted at him.
"Don't tell me what to do!" Robin shouted back.
Beast Boy transformed into a gorilla; Robin got in an attack-fighting position. They both leapt across the table at each other.
Then, they both froze in mid-air. Starfire had flown up and held Robin back just in time while Raven had used her telekinetic power to
restrain Beast Boy in the air.
Cyborg was standing up now, his arms outstretched, seperating the two.
"Raven's right, fighting isn't going to solve this. You guys need to chill out."
Beast Boy and Robin gritted their teeth. Raven and Starfire lowered them to their seats.
"See, everything's cool," said Cyborg, sitting back down in his chair. "Just needed some space."
Robin and Beast Boy were still sitting with their arms crossed, looking away from each other.
Beast Boy then noticed his spoon on the table, it was filled with soy milk from his cereal. Scowling at it, he brought his
fist down and pounded on the end of it. The soy milk shot across the table and landed on the front of Robin's uniform.
The other Titans gasped as Robin looked down at his shirt. He then looked back up at Beast Boy, glaring at him.
"Ooops," said Beast Boy timidly.
The whole group was then surprised, as Robin's frown turned into a smile. He then scooped a large handful of jelly out of the jar
on the table and chucked it at Beast Boy.
The jelly hit him square in the face. Starfire, Raven, and Cyborg watched him in shock.
Beast Boy wiped the jelly off his face and grinned. "FOOD FIGHT!" he yelled.
The other Titans certainly weren't expecting this, and the three of them ducked as food was flung at them.
Beast Boy had turned into an octopus and was using all eight of his tentacles to fire food in every direction.
Raven hid under the table just as handfuls of jelly, egg, and gravy came her way.
Robin was jumping from table to counter, dodging Beast Boy's throws. He then picked up a piece of soggy toast off the floor
and hurled it threw the air.
"Hey!" shouted Cyborg as it hit him in the head. "I know you did not just throw toast at me!"
He scooped up some egg from his plate and tossed it at Robin, who was so busy avoiding Beast Boy's flying food that it hit
him right in the face.
"Aaah!" Robin said surprised. He flicked the egg off of himself and then looked up to see both Beast Boy and Cyborg standing in front of
him, armed with gravy and wearing evil grins.
Robin put his hands up. "Okay, you guys win. I give up."
Beast Boy and Cyborg exhanged looks of satisfaction. "Good answer," Cyborg replied.
They all turned and looked as Raven crawled out from under the table and dusted herself off.
"Boys," she muttered.
Robin was now looking at Beast Boy, feeling ashamed.
"Look, sorry about yesterday. I was too hard on you and Raven."
Beast Boy shrugged. "Yah well, I guess I shouldn't have chased those guys, even if they did deserve it."
Both of them nodded in agreement as several minutes of awkward silence passed.
"Whew, great, glad that's over with," Cyborg interrupted. "But if you guys haven't noticed, we've got kitchen clean-up two days in a row."
Each of them looked around the room reluctantly.
"Where's Starfire?" asked Robin, realizing she wasn't standing there with them.
"I dunno..she was just here..."
"Star?"
Starfire suddenly appeared in front of them, holding what looked like a very large bowl of the yellow goo she made the day before.
"What are you doing with that stuff!" said Beast Boy scandalized.
"It is appropriate to cover each other in edible substances on this rainy day holiday, yes?"
And before they could do anything to stop her, Starfire heaved the bowl into the air and spilled the goo all over them.
The four of them stood there, mouths hanging open as the yellow slime ooozed down their faces, to their chests, to their legs, and to
the floor. It piled up at their feet like some sort of slime trail.
"The food fight is over, Starfire!" Cyborg exclaimed angrily.
Starfire blushed. "Oh," she said looking innocent. "I shall go fetch some towls then.."
They watched her go, and they looked at each other with disgusted looks on their faces.
"Now I know how a slug feels," said Beast Boy as he removed his feet from the pile of slime.
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It was well over three hours when they finally got the kitchen cleaned up, not to mention themselves.
Beast Boy had just taken a shower and was now standing in front of the mirror combing his hair.
"You my friend, are lookin good!" he said as he pointed to his reflection.
Then suddenly, there was a loud pounding at the bathroom door and the sound of Cyborg's voice.
"Come on BB, get outta there! I'm still covered in slime here!"
Beast Boy slapped some aftershave on to his face. "Use the other bathroom! I'm busy in here!"
"Robin's in the other bathroom, and busy doing what?"
Beast Boy stared into the mirror and pondered for a moment.
"Shaving," he answered.
On the other side of the door, Cyborg was looking baffled.
"Shaving? Shaving what? You don't even have peach fuzz yet!"
Beast Boy's face welted up in anger. "What are you talking about?" he said and felt his chin. "It's growing in perfectly."
Cyborg rolled his eyes. "Look, whatever man, just let me in there. You've already been in there for thirty minutes."
"Fine!" Beast Boy yelled and opened the door. "Happy now?"
Cyborg looked down at him. "Yah, I'm happy," he replied. He then plugged his nose as he walked in.
"Whoa, BB, have you never heard of too much cologne?" he asked as he swished the air with one hand and held his nose with the other.
"It's aftershave!" Beast Boy retorted.
"Well, whatever it is, it's making my eyes water. And I'm sure it would make anyone who got near you do the same."
Beast Boy slammed the door shut and stormed off down the hall. Turning around a corner, he ran into...Raven.
She jumped when she saw him.
"You startled me," she said hastily, her hand over her chest.
"My bad," Beast Boy replied awkwardly.
They stood there quietly looking at the floor for several tense seconds.
When they did look back up and made eye contact, Raven felt her heart start beating fast. She needed to say something.
"Do you smell something?"
A sweat drop appeared on Beast Boy's face. "That was some food fight, eh?"
Raven blinked at him. "Yah...well I'm gonna go...see you later.."
She quickly turned the other direction.
"Umm...aren't you forgetting something?" said Beast Boy.
Raven turned back around and looked at him, puzzled. "What?" she asked.
"Uh, hello! Don't you owe me an apology for last night? You kicked me out for no reason!"
Raven stared at him. "I had my reasons," she replied vaguely.
Beast Boy stared back at her for a few seconds and then shook his head. "Alright," he said, waving a hand aside, "I'm a reasonable
guy, I'll let it slide. THIS time."
Raven lowered her head and raised an eyebrow at him. "Beast Boy, you let everything slide."
Beast Boy scratched his head. "Well, yah, guess I do. But--hey where are you going?"
Raven had turned away from him and was now making her way toward the staircase. Pausing, she replied, "I need to go think
about some things..."
Beast Boy suddenly became very anxious and rushed up behind her, wrapping his arms around her.
"What are you do---"
"I'm sorry Raven," he said quietly.
"Get off me!" she squeaked as he hugged her tightly to him and rested his head on her shoulder.
"I'm not mad anymore, I promise," he continued.
"I believe you, will you let me go now?" she said, sounding quite strained.
"Hang out with me today," he said as he released her and forced her to face him.
Raven shook her head at him. "You don't give up do you?" she asked, slightly amused.
Beast Boy smirked. "Nope, I don't quit. That's what makes me so lovable," he replied with a wink.
Raven looked around and made sure no one was in the hallway. Then she turned back to Beast Boy. "Follow me," she whispered.
Beast Boy grinned ear to ear as he followed Raven up the stairs.
"So where are we going?" he asked eagerly.
"To the roof," Raven answered.
"Kaaay..."
Beast Boy didn't know why Raven was choosing the roof as a hangout spot, but he didn't object. After all, she was allowing
him to come with her, he wasn't about to pass up this chance.
When they finally did reach the roof, they were surprised to find that the rain had stopped, and the sun was staring to peek out
from behind the clouds. Perhaps the weather would be nice today after all.
"So what does the mysterious Raven do while on the roof?" Beast Boy asked curiously as Raven went to sit in her usual spot.
Beast Boy automatically came to sit down next to her.
Raven sat cross-legged and closed her eyes. "I cleanse my aura and release my energies into a place for safe keeping."
Beast Boy stared at her with his mouth hanging open. "Huh?"
Raven opened her eyes and narrowed them at him. "I meditate."
"Ah man, Raven, you brought me up here to watch you meditate? Are you trying to get rid of me by boring me to death?"
"No one's making you stay," replied Raven. She closed her eyes again and raised her hands in the air, putting her thumb and middle
fingers together.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos...Azarath Metrion Zinthos..."
"Come on Raven!" Beast Boy protested. "Let's do something fun! We can go back to your cafe---"
"I can't concentrate with you talking, Beast Boy. And you're wearing too much cologne by the way."
This shut him up.
Raven continued her chant, "Azarath Metrion Zinthos...Azarath Metrion Zinthos...Azarath Metrion Zinthos..."
Beast Boy wasn't sure how long they sat there, it had to have been at least for twenty minutes. The first ten he found was boring, and
that he wished he was in the living room, playing video games. The second ten was different however. He didn't feel bored anymore,
he felt relaxed and just happy to be sitting there with Raven. He smiled up at the sky, which was now blue with puffy, white clouds.
"You're still here?" he heard Raven ask. She only sounded remotely surprised.
Beast Boy looked back at her. "Yah...is that a problem?"
Raven shook her head at him and smiled. Beast Boy smiled back and then looked at the city in front of them.
"You know what? We should come up here some night with blankets and snacks. I bet the city looks cool from this view
at night. What do you think?" he turned back to her.
Raven was blushing madly. "Yah...yah that sounds...interesting," she stammered.
Beast Boy grinned and put an arm around her. And a strange thing happened. She didn't push it off or pull away from him.
"Is touching allowed now or something?" he said confused.
"I think so," Raven replied quietly, "I think meditating helps. It helps make me less anxious."
Beast Boy took hold of her chin and pulled her face over to his.
"Are you serious?" he asked, staring into her eyes.
Raven nodded, and before she knew it, she was closing the gap between her and Beast Boy's lips.
Raven felt Beast Boy slip his arms around her and she reconciled by sliding her arms around his neck.
Fireworks might as well have been going off, for all Raven was feeling right now. It was double in fact from all the positive
energy that was coming from Beast Boy.
Raven was practically in his lap now, as they continued to kiss on the roof.
Though it was longer than the kiss in Raven's room, it seemed to end almost as soon it begun.
Raven felt something, and her eyes snapped open. She broke away from Beast Boy and stared in fear.
"What's the matter?" Beast Boy asked, staring at her.
Raven moved his arms off her and scrambled to her feet, still looking panicked.
Beast Boy got up too. "What is it?" he said concerned.
"Something's not right," mumbled Raven, shaking her head.
"What are you talking about?" said Beast Boy looking around them. "Nothing's gone wrong. Everything's still in place."
"No," said Raven hysterically, "No, I felt it. Something's wrong." She turned away from him.
"Wait a second Raven---"
"Come on!" she shouted, grabbing his arm and leading him back to the elevator with her.
Raven pressed the button for the elevator. They waited several minutes.
It never came.
"Huh," said Beast Boy dully. "Whhaa--"
Raven had taken hold of his arm again. "Come on," she said impatiently, "We're taking the stairs."
"Are you crazy?" Beast Boy exclaimed as Raven dragged him over to the door. "There's like ten-zillion steps!"
Raven opened the door. "Deal with it," she muttered and shoved him inside.
"Aaah!" Beast Boy yelped as he fell forward and then caught the railing to balance himself.
Raven followed in after him and shut the door. Her face fell when she saw the staircase.
"You weren't kidding..."
"I told you!" Beast Boy shouted back.
Raven stared at the stairs for a second and then her face twisted into a sly smile.
"Whoever said we had to walk?" she asked.
"Huh?"
Raven raised herself from the ground and flew down the stairs.
Watching her, Beast Boy smacked himself on the head. "Oh yah, duh!"
He turned into a bat and flew after her.
As they flew down the stairs to the lower floors they noticed that the halls were all dark. Not a single light on.
Beast Boy was starting to wonder if Raven was right. Maybe something was wrong.
Just then, he saw Raven land on the floor in front of him. He swooped down and landed next to her.
Raven looked at him from the corner of her eye. "Let's check out this floor."
Beast Boy nodded his head and they started down the hall.
Raven was really starting to get worried. What had she done? What had she caused? And where were the other Titans?
Stop panicking, she told herself. You have to get your emotions under control. You can't be afraid of so many things---!!!!!!
Beast Boy found her hand and squeezed it in his own. The lights flickered a bit.
Raven immediately took her hand away. "Not now," she said softly, and somewhat irritated.
"Sorry," Beast Boy replied sadly, "I just thought---OW!"
He suddenly fell to the floor.
"Are you alright?" Raven asked as she helped him up.
"Yah...felt like I hit some type of metal wall though.."
"Who you callin a metal wall?" said a voice. Raven and Beast Boy jumped.
A single red eye descended from the darkness.
"Cyborg!" They said together.
"No, it's the boogie man," he said sarcastically.
"What's going on?" inquired Beast Boy.
"Dunno," Cyborg answered, brushing pass them. "I was workin out in the gym and the lights went out all of a sudden."
Beast Boy and Raven followed him, Raven frowning slightly in the dark.
They reached the end of the hall where there was a light switch. Cyborg flipped it back and forth.
"Nope, nuthin. The power must be out all over the Tower."
"Where are Robin and Star?" asked Beast Boy.
Cyborg turned and headed to the staircase. "Not sure. Let's find em."
Beast Boy and Raven followed Cyborg down the stairs. Cyborg was illuminating the area with his built-in flashlight.
"They gotta be around here somewhere," muttered Cyborg when they reached the fourth floor.
Raven peered down the hallway. "Let's check their rooms."
She took the lead and they continued down the hall, stepping cautiously and watching each other's figures out of the corners of
their eyes.
Finally, they reached the door labeled STARFIRE.
"Umm...should we knock?" said Beast Boy.
Raven pounded on the door.
No one answered.
"Looks like nobody's home," shrugged Cyborg.
Raven pushed the button and the door slid open. The three of them entered slowly.
Starfire's room was the same as usual. Odd things from her homeplanet were decorated around the walls and dresser. And
her round, pink bed lay centered in the middle.
"Nuthin looks out of the ordinary," commented Cyborg as he messed with an orange, spikey object on her dresser. "I mean,
as ordinary as Starfire gets."
Beast Boy walked into the center of the room and looked around in the darkness.
"Star?"
But there was no answer. Nothing, or no one in the room stirred.
"She's not here," Raven replied quietly.
The three of them left the room.
"Now what?" Beast Boy exclaimed once they returned to the hall and the door slid shut behind them.
"We go check Robin's room," answered Cyborg.
Raven and Beast Boy made no arguements as they followed Cyborg down the hall.
It was somewhat frightening walking around in the dark, not knowing if something had happened to Robin and Starfire or not.
Of course, Raven was more worried about the cause of the blackout more than anything else.
Just like Starfire's room, Robin's room had been completely absent of any human presence. So Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy
decided to go check the higher floors.
"And I thought I was IN shape," said Beast Boy breathlessly as they climbed the stairs to the tenth floor.
"Shh," whispered Cyborg, as they entered the hallway, "I think I hear somethin."
"Is it Robin and Star?" asked Beast Boy.
"Can't tell," Cyborg replied.
The three of them leaned against a wall. The sounds were getting louder, and closer.
"Whatever it is, it's comin around the corner any minute now," whispered Cyborg.
Raven heard herself gasp, and she clasped a hand to her mouth. She was afraid, and she couldn't contain it.
"Get ready guys," said Cyborg as his right hand was replaced by his sonic cannon. Beast Boy changed into a tiger.
"On the count of three...one.........two........THREE!"
They jumped out into the hall just as whatever was approaching turned the corner.
"FREEZE!" shouted Cyborg.
"EEE!" squeaked a familar voice.
Cyborg put his sonic cannon down and squinted in the dark.
"Star?"
"Friends?" the voice replied.
A flashlight popped out of Cyborg's shoulder illuminating the figures that were Robin and Starfire.
"Where were you guys?" demanded Robin, "We've been looking all over the Tower for you."
Beast Boy changed back to normal. "You've been looking all over for us? We've been looking all over for YOU!"
"What happened to the power?" said Cyborg moderately.
"That's what we'd like to know," answered Robin, exchanging looks with Starfire.
"Probably just something wrong with the circuit breaker," Cyborg replied, "I'll go check it out."
"Cy's right, it's probably just a glitch or something," assured Beast Boy as Cyborg took off down the hall.
Robin rubbed his chin. "I don't know. The power just doesn't go out for no reason. There has to be something behind it..."
Raven couldn't stand the guilty feeling that was overcoming her. She hadn't said anything, in hopes no one would notice her. But
now that Robin was starting to come up with paranoid conclusions, she felt she had to say something.
"Actually...," she started, "the power's out ---Ow!"
Beast Boy had slammed his foot down on hers.
"Ow?" repeated Starfire curiously.
"She means," Beast Boy managed to say as he struggled to pull Raven into the nearest room, "The power's out, oh no!"
They disappeared into the living room, leaving Robin and Starfire looking puzzled.
"What was that for?" said Raven furiously as she tore her arm away from Beast Boy.
"Because you were going to say you caused the blackout," said Beast Boy quickly, "And you don't even know if you did."
He couldn't tell in the dark, but Raven was giving him a menacing look. "I did cause it. You know it. You helped!"
"Okay, okay," said Beast Boy nervously, "but you can't tell Robin, he'll totally freak."
"If I don't tell Robin, he'll think Slade was behind it," retaliated Raven angrily.
"Let him think it!" Beast Boy said, more loudly than he meant to. "It'll get him off our case!"
There was a pause in which Raven stared at his dark face and then replied sourly, "We don't have a case."
"Yes we do," said Beast Boy firmly. Raven was taken aback by the seriousness in his voice.
"Fine," she muttered.
Beast Boy was grinning broadly in the dark. From that moment on, he knew he would never be shunned by Raven again.
He simply had a way of getting her to do what he wanted. This pleased him.
"Shall we?" he said politely.
Raven couldn't see what he was motioning to, but she figured it out.
"Alright," she replied quietly.
Beast Boy lead Raven over to the couch and sat down, pulling her down on to the cushion with him. Raven's cheeks
were burning slightly pink in the dark as their legs touched each other's.
Raven's heart leapt in her chest as she felt Beast Boy's hand brush softly across her knee while he reached over to the
coffee table. Unknown to Raven, Beast Boy had felt a little flutter in his heart at the exact same time.
"Sorry," he murmured as his hand slid across the coffee table. "Just trying to find the remote."
Raven held back a smile. "The power's out, Beast Boy."
Beast Boy froze for a moment and then let out a little laugh. "Oh yah," he replied sheepishly.
He then leaned back in his seat and with a fake yawn and stretch, he draped his left arm over Raven's shoulders.
"What are you doing?" said Raven, half suspicious, half amused.
"Nuthin," answered Beast Boy, letting his fingers walk along Raven's slim shoulder.
Raven shuddered slightly under his touch. How she longed to have his arm around her like this. It almost seemed too good
and too scary to be real.
No, she thought to herself, get yourself under control, we can't have a repeat of what happened on the roof. Just push him
away or something.
Raven wasn't listening to what her head was saying, however, she was listening to what her heart was feeling....Again.
Raven reached her own hand up to the one Beast Boy had planted on her shoulder, and surprised them both by entwining her
fingers with his.
Beast Boy gulped. "What are YOU doing?" he said, his voice somewhat shaky.
"Nothing," Raven replied, her cheeks flushed.
What WAS she doing? Had she gone mad? If she didn't stop herself now Beast Boy was going to take advantage of this situation.
Or worse, she was going to do it herself.
Raven tried to pull her hand away quickly, but Beast Boy had latched on to it and wouldn't let go.
"Beast Boy!" Raven said angrily as she tried to tug her hand free of Beast Boy's grasp.
Laughing, Beast Boy shouted, "Nuh uh, you're not getting away this time Raven!" and wrapped both arms around her as she tried
to get up. Raven was pulled back on to the couch and into Beast Boy's lap.
"Let go!" she squealed, struggling to remove Beast Boy's arms from her waist. Beast Boy wouldn't budge. He had fastened his arms
around her like a seat belt.
This was getting out of control. Raven couldn't see what, but she had heard, and felt, something crash to the floor. Sighing in defeat,
Raven stopped squirming and put her face in her hands.
"Beast Boy, I'm sitting on you," she mumbled through her fingers.
"I know," said Beast Boy happily.
Raven sighed again, but this time it was more like a sigh of relief. She was relieved to find that Beast Boy was determined to
make her stay with him. As much as she protested, as much as she objected to his affection, she actually did like his persistence.
It was the one thing that made her feel special and wanted in the world of confusion and chaos she was in.
Giving in, Raven leaned back against Beast Boy, who reacted immediately by resting his chin on her shoulder.
They sat there like that in silence for several minutes, merely enjoying each other's embrace. And it occured to Raven, the more time
she spent alone with Beast Boy, the less her feelings toward him were effecting her powers, with the exception of the blackout. And with
every time he touched her, the more comfortable she became. Perhaps her powers interfering with her relationship with him would come
to pass after all. Maybe she just needed to get used to these new feelings. These feelings that seemed to stir up all her other ones.
"Hey Raven," said Beast Boy suddenly, breaking her concentration.
"Yah?" she replied in the dark.
"Are we, um, boyfriend and girlfriend?"
Raven felt her mouth go dry.
"Oh..," she said uncertainly, her heart starting to pound in her chest, "I don't---"
But Raven didn't get to finish what she was about to say, because all of a sudden the tower shook with great force and there was a
loud hammering sound coming from one of the lower floors.
Startled, Raven and Beast Boy both jumped from the couch. They both looked at each other, dumbfounded.
"That wasn't me," said Raven anxiously.
(A/N: Once again, I apologize for such a late update. I've been pre-occupied with other things, plus there's school and I've also been
sick a lot lately. It took me forever just to fill in a little gap in my story, but now that I have, I hope you're happy with it. I'm afaid again I've
left you wondering just what the heck is going on. But you do know something: Raven and BB are getting pretty cozy! There's a lot
more touching going on between them. I hope that's something you guys like, cause I know I do! ^_^ I hope this last scene here wasn't
too strange. I'd rather it be cute. And I hope everything made sense. I do in fact lose myself with my stories sometimes. Again, thanks for
reading, don't forget to review! And FYI, the next update I make on this story should be the last one. Then I will be done with it.)