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AHHHHHH!! Hello!!!!! Yes, it's chapter 3 time! W0ot wo0T!!!!! Yeeeeehaaa!! Wowwowwowwow!

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Thank you very much for all your reviews, kupo!!!!!!! KUPO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay... yeah, so thanks a lot for them, I love readin' 'em ^.^

So, we left off last chapter with Cyborg declaring his undying love for the T-car... Well, not exactly like that but along those lines ^.^

AND we had Static Shock make a guest appearance on the Teen Titans! Kewlio or WHAT??? Definitely!! So what's gonna happen in this chapter, you ask?

The Titans have defeated Pinkazza with the help of Static and now they're back at the T-Tower for a peaceful ::cough:: night.

So I walks into a bar and a guy goes: 'Do you own Teen Titans?' and I goes: 'NO. I did create Pinkazza, though. Smart, eh?'

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After the restless event, the Titans found themselves back at the topside-heavy T situated on the remote island away from the hustle and bustle of night in town. However, none of them were prepared for the night's events.

Starfire cooed to herself as she painfully winced at the ice pack pressed against her side. After all, the ice was increasingly cold and her delicate skin wasn't used to such adjustments.

'When one gets hurt on Tamaran, one would take a Gnarblook and instantly heal.' she murmured out loud, unintentionally not taking in anything around her apart from her pain. Raven shot a glance at her from her place in the couch. She was heavily cushioned and Beast Boy was waiting on her hand and foot- but still she remained ignorant to his affection.

'Well, in case you hadn't noticed, this is Earth.' Raven dryly commented. 'And there are things called painkillers.' she finished, looking a little annoyed at what she thought was her friend's lack of empathy.

'I understand... it's just... nothing, it does not matter.' Starfire sighed. Raven felt a little remorse for sounding so cold hearted and caught Starfire's eye once again.

'You'll be okay, Star.' Raven reassured her.

In the adjoining kitchen several feet away, Beast Boy had come to collect some tea for the purple haired mystery. He found himself joining the human robot and Boy Wonder in the large space. Cyborg was consuming a sandwich and staring subconsciously into space. Robin was reading a newspaper article on the days events. He often did this as to recall what happened through a civilian's eyes. Beast Boy broke the jutted silence with a small, husky sigh.

'I-I.... I-' he opened his mouth and closed it several times uttering the word 'I' before Cyborg finished his sentence for him.

'H-have... a c-crush on R-R-R-Raven!' Cyborg mimicked mockingly. Robin heard this and rose from his slouch.

'Come again, Cy? I didn't quite catch that.' Robin requested with an eager ear.

'Beast Boy likes Raven.' Cyborg stated bluntly, not caring to ask for confirmation because he well knew the answer.

'DUDE!! How didya know?? I haven't even told anyone! And I was gonna say I can't take it anymore, as a matter of fact!'

'DUDE!!' Cyborg started, crossing his eyes and sticking his tongue out of his mouth, and once again imitating the changeling. 'You didn't have to.' he continued, in his normal state.

'Aw man. It's not- obvious- is it?' Beast Boy suddenly gasped in anticipation. 'On my gosh, what if she knows??' he mused to himself.

'Nah... and you ain't that obvious' answered Cyborg with a convincing look of denial on his face,'... only a LOT!' he unexpectedly added. Beast Boy exhaled with a 'hmph'.

'How long's it been on for?' Robin inquired, assuming that Beast Boy had just probably developed another rush of teenage hormones.

'Few months.' Beast Boy answered straight-forwardly.

'Phhee-ww!!' Robin whistled, impersonating a train. 'That's longer than that two-day obsession with Holly Valance!' he reflected.

'And even longer than his three-week fascination with that spider.' Cyborg informed, and involuntarily shuddered. 'That was freak-ay, BB.' he cringed.

'Yeah, and much longer than my month-long crush on Starfire.'

Instantly, Robin shot up and shot Beast Boy a defiant stare.

'What's wrong, dude? Jealous much?' Beast Boy taunted sarcastically, having not meant his previous remark. Although, somehow he knew it would annoy the pants off Robin. He found he was right.

'I am NOT!' Robin denied pathetically.

'Jeez, bro, we all know you fancy her to pieces. So stop wit' the macho thing.' Cyborg interrupted Robin with a 'don't try it' look playing on his face.

'I-I don't know what you're talking about!' Robin argued, flustered.

'YOU LOVE STARFIRE!' Cyborg and Beast Boy sternly exclaimed in unison. Robin briefly cowered in defeat and sank back to his previous sitting place.

'So what?' he sighed.

Beast Boy and Cyborg exchanged shocked glances and Beast Boy burst out laughing.

'We didn't know that!' laughed Beast Boy. However, Cyborg remained unfazed and had an amused expression on his strong features.

'Robin, you realized what you just confirmed?'

Robin's eyes lowered and he nodded. And then Cyborg burst out laughing.

In the main room, a content silence lingered as none of the girls either felt like breaking it. It combed through Starfire's hair and filled the black space behind Raven's hood. Starfire was so caught up in her own world that she didn't notice Raven leave the room, letting the door swing on its hinges after her. Along the empty corridors and down numerous flights of stairs, Raven strolled mysteriously to her destination- the front door- with her cape draping off her perfectly stoic body. Silence rang wherever she stalked but when she opened the access portal, a loud gasp could be heard from the person standing behind it. His hands were suspended in the air- having been ready to ring the Titans bell.

'You rang?' she said. Unbeknownst to the other person, she was quoting from a well known horror series. Raven inwardly laughed at her clever innuendo, she often did this but to the ignorance of others.

'Uh- uh- uh- uh- you're Raven, right?' the skinny boy stuttered with a slightly shaky voice.

'Yes.' she responded.

'Yeah, that explains the um- knowing- um... you knew I was coming...' the kid continued weakly, trailing off his last words.

'Yes.' she said, as statue-like as ever, her eyes driving into the core of the boy before her.

'I'm, um, from the bakery, y'know? Hehe... um, we thought you'd like complimentary pizzas because... um- of-'

'Pinkazza, I see.' Raven completed his sentence with hidden and dark confidence. She couldn't turn a blind eye at the guy's remarkable good looks, though, even if he lacked self-esteem before the intimidating girl before him. But, pushing the thought aside with ease, Raven took the pizzas from a bewildered young man. 'Thanks... Brandon.' she said without affection, having glanced at his name tag.

'B-bye, then... see you round, Raven...'

'Bye.' she said without complementing his remark and shut the door with a loud clang.

A loud gasp emitted from her lips as she spun around and locked eyes with another being. A green being whom had been watching the previously developing scene with infuriating jealousy.

'Beast, Boy.' Raven said through gritted teeth, so as not to show what she really felt- which was to jump through the glass windows along with the pizzas, throw them into the lake and pull out a bunch of wild flowers for Beast Boy.

'Hi, Rae.' he said frailly.

'What?'

'Um- Raven.' he immediately corrected.

'Help me with these.' she ordered, handing three of the boxes to Beast Boy. She held the remaining two. The two walked along in silence- a near uncomfortable one- until Raven made Beast Boy's heart leap. 'BB... thanks for today.' Beast Boy looked at her as if she had a chicken plopped on her head.

'Uh...... uh.'

'It's okay.'

The two of them joined the rest of the Titans who had now all rendezvoused in the main quarters. Beast Boy had regained his usual exterior upon meeting the others. Raven noticed this.

'Somebody order pizza?' he grinned, expecting someone to take credit for it. When no one did, he averted his eyes to Raven. 'Huh?'

'They were free from the bakery.' she informed dryly and very slowly, in her usual style, but more because she was exhausted. 'You guys enjoy the pizza. I'm gone.' she added drearily whilst walking away presumably to her room.

The others got started on the food straight away but Beast Boy felt his duty was not finished. 'Be back in a sec, guys...' he mumbled before speeding off in the same direction Raven had taken.

He stood before her iron door and waited, pondering whether he should really have been doing this- standing outside Raven's door- after all it was dangerous business. Little did he know- or all the Titans knew- Raven had a secret power. She was able to sense life. She knew perfectly well he was standing outside her room. All she had to ask, was why? (ClUeLeSs- KD)

Robin sat precariously with his mouth hanging open and his eyes widened in disastrous shock.

'Did Beast Boy just put... food on hold?' he finally managed to murmur, tilting his head at Cyborg who was also in the same state as Robin.

'Eh...' Cyborg replied, 'something's NOT right.' He continued to stare in the direction that Beast Boy had taken- as if to imagine him sticking his head back round the wall and declare a joke. But no such thing came about and that was when Cyborg resumed his focus back to the real world. 'It must be love.'

All the while, Starfire was excluded from their quiet conversation- although one doubted she would have paid attention as she was hungrily stuffing herself with the Italian tradition, stopping every once in a while to nurse her heavily bruised side. Soon enough, the boys started on the fatty beverage, devouring every mouthful as if it was the last thing they experienced before disappearing in space. Despite the lack of energy in the room, the three still managed to make idle conversation.

'This... mmph... is some good shit.' Cyborg politely exclaimed, nodding his head in approval, on his last slice.

'Thanks for the visual...' Robin said, glaring at the human robot.

'Cyborg, I believe this is called Pizza?' Starfire interrupted from the sidelines, seemingly feeling a little less pain.

'Jeez, forget I said it...' Cyborg rolled his eyes. 'So how long before Beast Boy cracks?'

'I give it three days.' Robin answered on cue, with a casual expression on his face, like how it is when one answers to what day of the week it is.

'Why, is Beast Boy cracking? This is highly worrying!' Starfire gasped, an anxious look creeping onto her face, yet still taking bites from the slice of pizza.

'Oh, he's already cracked... my bad.' Cyborg apologized, amused, 'What I meant to say was explode.' Cyborg carried the boxes to the trashcan in the open space kitchen.

'Cyborg, that is truly terrible! We must warn him?' Starfire added whilst her eyes followed the giant machine, building up the mountain of false concern, to her own expense.

'Cyborg, quit it, will ya?' Robin ordered, shooting a fierce glance over to him. 'What we mean to say is- how long before BB goes and makes it known that he likes Raven...' Robin enlightened with a warm smile spread on his face. His eyes momentarily danced with Starfire's until they were rudely cut off.

'What we meant to say is- blah blah blah- look at me, I'm Robin, I'm stupid! Jeez, just cos ya got the hots-' Cyborg blurted out from behind the counter.

'Finish that sentence and you're scrap metal.' Robin fumed. He was shooting looks to kill by the time Cyborg trailed off.

'Robin has the hots? Robin, are you unwell?' Starfire asked fretfully. As if things couldn't get more awkward, she shifted over next to Robin on the adjoining couch, and placed her right palm tenderly on his forehead. As much as Robin was enjoying it, he was still a bit embarrassed and shocked- and the fact that Cyborg was stifling wild laughter twenty feet away didn't help either. Promptly, Robin reacted the way any hormonal teenage boy would in this situation.

'Starfire, get OFF me!' he shrieked hopelessly. 'I'm fine!' Robin regretted his next actions because then accidentally, he elbowed her hard in the waist and she emitted a small yelp before collapsing on the floor in immense pain. 'Oh my GOD, Starfire!' he shouted in remorse. 'Starfire!' but to no avail. Instead, he received a green energy bolt to his head.

'Hey, guys, STOP!!' Cyborg ordered sternly, walking over to the scene. 'I ain't clearing up no broken shards of nadda!' Cyborg strictly boomed. The noise ceased and Starfire erupted from the ground, doubled over in pain. Her hair was also a slight mess, not to mention.

'I... apologize, Robin.' she started, on realization of her awful actions. 'Please forgive me, I couldn't control my anger because I am very tired.' Robin gave her a skeptical look and half-nodded. 'If you'll excuse me, Cyborg,' Starfire nodded in his direction, 'Robin,' and then simultaneously in his, 'I am sincerely worn out. I will go to bed now, goodnight.'

''Night, Star.' Robin greeted, looking at her contently.

'Don't let the bed bugs bite!' Cyborg added immaturely from the couch, which he was now situated upon, knowing fully well that Starfire would fall for the punchline like countless times before. Indeed, she seemed to falter for a second but recovered faster than previous occurrences. Starfire beamed lightly at the two before heading off to her room.

'Well, I've got an appointment with my late night wrestling right there,' Cyborg stated to Robin, pointing the remote at the widescreen television in front of them. 'And then after that, I'm planning to beat the number one score on the 'station- held by... who is it again?' Cyborg taunted childishly.

'An idiot.' Robin exclaimed with a scornful voice. 'Well, seeing as you've got yourself a date with the TV station, I'm off.' Robin shirked.

'Don't cha just envy me for rechargeable batt? I mean... I don't even get tired!' Cyborg carried on, ignoring Robin, which he knew very much annoyed the teenage boy.

'Whatever, tin man.' and with that, Robin sauntered in a familiar direction as he went to get ready for a sound slumber- which didn't quite plan to happen just yet.

Raven sat crossed legged with a dead straight posture on her bed staring at the door in confusion. What does he want? she thought in her clouded mind. A hint of excitement was churning inside her but she dared not release the feeling in fear of unnecessary damage. Sometimes she yearned to show emotion but more often than none, her birth defect disabled that.

If only...

Suddenly, Raven was distracted from her thoughts by a feeble knock on the door which echoed due to the hollow metal material. She remained motionless in silence, debating whether or not she needed any more events to her day. The former decision made her mind up for her and she rose towards the entrance to her abode. Slowly opening it, she revealed a sheepish looking Beast Boy on the other side.

'H-Hi, Raven.' he whispered with a cracked voice.

'What is it that you want, Beast Boy?' she asked with harsh curiousity in her voice.

'I c-came to see if you were alright,' he cooed softly, lowering his gaze nervously, with a voice that could melt the coldest of hearts. 'You-you didn't eat.' he continued, looking up with the most adorable eyes moistened by emotion and correct lighting. Raven was certainly touched but as per usual, didn't risk letting on- although behind her a small book fell from one of the shelves on her wall.

'I'm... I'll live.' she croaked. 'Thanks... for your concern.' she added with a touch of gratitude.

'Well...' Beast Boy started in the hope of not ending the mild, but attained, conversation. 'How's your arm?' he asked, striking out his hand intuitively, only to retreat it back when he realized who he was engaged with. GREAT move, BB, now she thinks you think she's contaminated! Dude! Raven, however, understood his procedures flawlessly. She was in fact flattered that he knew her well enough to have extracted his hand. So, on impulse, she edged nearer to him with her arm on display.

'It's like that.' she shrugged nonchalantly, keeping her mind clear.

'Oh...' Beast Boy murmured, brushing his eyes at the red bruised flesh on her arm, inwardly delighted at the progress he thought he was making. Mistakenly, he read the messages as friendliness. His eyes- on completion of observing Raven's arm- then wandered into her room. 'Oh, what's THAT?!!' he asked cheerily, pointing at Raven's Rubik's cube that lay visibly on her desk. He lunged forward without a second thought and reached for it. This, though, made Raven vastly ferocious and she shot him a catastrophic glare. 'Put that DOWN!-' she bellowed with fury, but was too late as to prevent the magical result. Beast Boy had assembled the six sides together... perfectly.

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Well, well... seems BB is in a spot of bother, what will Raven do to him??

And how DUMB can ya get, RAVEN?!! He adores you! See what I mean? You don't notice these things when they happen to you!!!

*screams infuriatingly*

Luckily for both Raven and Beast Boy, though, the author has decided that they will get what they want soon, because it is Starfire and Robin that the spotlight's focused on. Wonder what those two are gonna get up to? Read the next chappie.

*eyes Raven suspiciously and then switches bodies with her, gets over excited then stuff blows up*

Ahhh, has anyone ever wondered what Raven would be like... happy? Like if she got- kissed- or something! Eek! Think unscary thoughts, think unscary thoughts...

Next chapter, lurrrve...

Well until we meet again, special friends!

~Krystal

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