Aww…lolz. Sorry I disappointed alotta you guys, but…'tis the way the story goes. DON'T WORRY!!! I know how it's gonna end, and I think it'll be a real crowd pleaser ;)…if you like that type o' stuff…

So, this chappie has a few references to "Nevermore" if you've ever seen that episode…like the way Raven conjures her personalities and stuff…OK. .

Oh, yeah. And if Raven seems a bit OOC, she's not… technically… because she's just being herself the way her 'happy' self is…but tell me if she seems OOC for being happy cuz I'm not sure how to portray her happiness in character if it wasn't right already. Breathes…Dudes, I have no idea if that even made sense…now I'm confuzzled… :S

Again, thanks for all o' the reviews! Even though some of you hate Raven now and wanna beat the crap outta me, I'd still give each and every one of you GREAT BIG HUGS!!! :D

Ch. 4 – And the Games Commence

Raven got up out of bed the next morning at around 7 AM. Usually she'd get up and prowl the kitchen at this time to make her herbal tea, but today she meditated profusely – for three hours – in order to ready herself for the day.

She sighed…What am I doing to myself?

Finally, after she felt tranquil enough to let 'happy' dominate her other emotions, Raven made sure she was sitting in a proper posture, and then whirled her arms and closed her eyes, concentrating.

There, surrounding the area she occupied in her mind's eye, Raven observed each individual and colorful aspect of her personality ascend simultaneously.

Raven looked around and spotted her happy counterpart, calling upon her with her gaze. Happy Raven approached as instructed, and stood behind the real Raven.

When Raven was ready, the pink-robed aspect of her character merged into her body completely, taking on the posture the original Raven sat in.

When the combining was done, a blue-robed Raven still sat in the middle of her counter egos, but feeling different. Feeling…happy. And excited. Like she was on the verge of bubbling with laughter…

Possessed with 'happy' as her waking conscious, Raven walked out of her room ready for breakfast.

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"So…eh…" Beast Boy said, twirling his spoon around his cereal. "Do you guys know…if it worked?"

"If what worked?" Robin asked through a mouthful of food.

"You know," the changeling prodded. "The potion?"

Robin and Starfire looked at each other and then at Cyborg. Beast Boy didn't take this as a good sign.

"But…I don't get it…I read all of the instructions, and I did everything that book said!" He furrowed his brow and put his hands in his tousled, green hair.

"We're not saying it didn't work," Cyborg corrected simply. "We just aren't sure how it's supposed to effect her."

"It's supposed to make her love me, DUH!" Beast Boy said, as though it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"We know, Beast Boy," Starfire jumped in. "We have never seen a potion put to work though; hence the reason we are not certain of its working chances."

Beast Boy simply nodded and supported his head with a free hand, still stirring his cereal all the while.

"I wonder what she's up to…I mean, Raven's usually up way before this time of day," he mused.

"Someone call my name?"

The four Titans at the breakfast table looked up to find a blue-clad girl standing in the portal.

Beast Boy automatically straightened up.

"Hey, Raven. How are you feeling today?" Robin greeted, as a team leader would.

"Oh, you know," she said, descending the steps to make her way to the kitchen. "Just peachy."

Beast Boy dropped his spoon. Peachy? I've never heard Raven say that! Actually, I don't think I've ever heard Raven say anything if it wasn't in one, even tone. He gasped to himself, and then tried not to smile – but that didn't last for long.

"Say, Raven." This was it; this was the test. "How's about you come and sit right here, next to me, huh?" He waggled his eyebrows up and down.

Raven looked at the chair he was pointing to and then giggled. Beast Boy looked as though he had been struck by lightning. She hardly ever shows any signs of happiness…and now she's all…well…happy…so, did it work?

Raven stopped giggling, still looking at the chair, stating, "OK," with a shrug.

Beast Boy's mouth dropped. "But…but…but…"

"But…ter? For your bread?" Raven said, passing him the butter on the table, and laughing some more.

Beast Boy simply acknowledged the butter that she gave him, and then grew furious. "Alright, I'll play. What gives?" He said, folding his arms.

Raven just stopped laughing, and looked at him blankly. "What do you mean?"

"You didn't come down at 7; you didn't make your herbal tea; then when we see you, you're all giggly, and…'peachy'; and now you're sitting down next to me?! When you always avoid me at the breakfast table?! And you usually sit next to Robin or Cyborg?! WHAT GIVES?!" he exclaimed, breathing heavily after saying so much.

Raven just kept staring, and then let another giggle escape. "That's silly, BB. Why would I avoid you at breakfast?"

Beast Boy blinked. "Because I smell like tofu, and I play with my food. DUH!" He put a hand to his head, frustrated, and a few seconds later realized, "You just called me 'BB'…didn't you?"

"Yep," Raven said, picking up a slice of toast and eating it.

Beast Boy looked around the table. He wasn't the only other one surprised, according to the gaping expressions everyone else wore.

"Look, if it'll make you feel better," Raven compromised, "I'll go make my herbal tea right now, stop calling you 'BB', and sit in between Robin and Cyborg, OK?"

She was just starting to get up, when Beast Boy said, "NO!"

Raven looked at him with an eyebrow raised.

"Uh, I mean," he said, pulling on his shirt collar. "You could still sit here…I mean, you know…if you want to."

He couldn't believe it…it worked…his potion actually worked.

Raven was still standing, and thought for a moment, before replying, "Y'know, I'd take up on that offer, but I don't want Robin and Cyborg to feel all alone or anything."

She turned around to go in their direction, when Beast Boy said, "Now hold on a sec! I don't understand…I…I thought you liked me…" he said meekly, wringing his hands.

"Aww…" she consoled. "Of course I like you…but you're not the only cute guy at this table, ya know," she informed, pinching his cheek, and then sitting herself next to Robin and Cyborg. The two boys just looked to Beast Boy and Raven – who was wolfing down her breakfast at this point – with an eyebrow raised, blushing quite furiously from her comment.

Beast Boy looked at her the same way. But he couldn't believe it…it didn't work…his potion actually didn't work.

What did he do wrong…? Why isn't she spending more time with him?

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The true Raven still existed in her body; she could feel her figure moving, and knew what she touched, smelt, saw, or tasted. She just couldn't feel emotionally what she would normally feel.

Every fiber of Raven's being was now consumed with happiness.

She didn't know what happiness would do; happiness was a wild card – a vibrant quality trapped in the layers of darkness existing in Raven's mind.

Raven owed her pink-donned feeling a bit more fresh air. She had to admit how hesitant she was about going this far to teach Beast Boy a lesson – which was working brilliantly, according to her friends' reactions – but to trust in happiness is to trust in a part of herself, and she could do that easily. After all, no matter what, she was sure any one of her feelings could keep control over her powers, as they all carried the same gift; all of her traits had a hand in bringing down Trigon last time.

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"So…" Starfire said, when everyone finished eating. "Is anyone up for 'volleying the ball'?"

"Ooo!" Raven said, smiling. "I rock at that game! Right here! I'll get the ball!" she got up, ruffled Beast Boy's hair (he fainted temporarily from her doing so), and walked into the doorway and up the stairs.

Everyone looked after her, scratching their heads. Starfire decided to fly after her, and stopped Raven in mid-walk when she caught up to her.

"Friend Raven!" Starfire called, placing a comforting hand on her friend's shoulder. Raven spun around. "You do not need to play if you don't want to. We know you usually meditate when we are engaging in a particular sporting activity up on the rooftop."

"So…you don't want me play?" Raven said, her smile faltering.

"No! That is not it at all!" Starfire shook her head. "What I am saying is, you do not have to play if you have better things to do."

"But I don't have better things to do. I meditated three hours this morning, I'll be fine; I wanna play!" she insisted, trying to walk again, but Starfire halted her once more.

"One more thing, Raven."

Raven turned to her again, a questioning look on her face.

"I understand that you were angered when you discovered Beast Boy's scheme against you, but you do not have to put on a false act just to deceive him. Please, Raven. Do not go any further. I insist you tell him that you found out about his love potion and then go back to your normal being," Starfire pleaded.

Raven just looked at her weirdly. "OK. I dunno what you're talking about…that whole 'plot against me' or whatever. Are you trying to suggest that the boys are unattractive? Because then I say that you so need glasses or something, Star."

"Are you saying," Starfire said, her eyes narrowing suspiciously. "That you have…feelings…for the boys on our team? That you are not 'pulling the prank' on them?"

"Yeah, that's pretty much what I mean," Raven said, smiling again. Her friend obviously didn't hear the underlying sarcasm.

"Then it worked?" Starfire muttered in awe, looking back at Raven, who was now proceeding to get the volleyball by running down the hall, pretending she was an airplane.

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The true Raven had the urge to laugh so hard at Starfire's reaction when she left. Feelings for the boys…honestly…no one even suspects that this is a hoax yet…

And, she would admit, she was rather shocked by that, seeing as how Beast Boy's incentive in constructing a love potion in the first place was so that she'd share the same feelings for him as he had for her.

Raven did feel sort of…bad…in lying to Starfire about her deception, but if they wanted to get involved in her plans to teach Beast Boy a lesson, then so be it.

Let them all get a taste of my medicine…, she giggled.

Alrighty, pals – I think you know what to do…and tell me your interpretation of 'Happy Raven'…if she's portrayed how you think she'd be portrayed in the cartoon/comics. Spank you much and peace out for now! :D, :), :P, and etc.