Hi everyone. I am suprised at how well my last chapter did. I usually got two reviews for each chapter. I got five for the last one. And apparently it wan't very confusing. DARN. Ah well, you can't win them all. Well, if it was confusing at all to anyone, it'll make sense in the end. At least the suspense is torturing people mwahahahaa...sorry. And to wordbearer: You are correct that the green raven was not 'courage'. That Raven was meant to be her love for Beast Boy (robe=BB's skin color). I completely forgot about that Raven in Nevermore. OK, i'll shut up. Here's chapter 7.

Robin, Cyborg, and Starfire all shot up in their beds. They could've sworn they heard Beast Boy screaming. Then again, he could've been having a nightmare they thought. He had had a pretty rough day. They all went back to sleep, praying they would find Raven the next day.

Beast Boy jumped out of bed, walked over to his desk, and found a blank piece of paper under his pile of junk. He wrote this message:

"To whoever finds this,

By the time you read this, I will be at Slade's old warehouse. That is where Raven is. I won't go into details, but I just know she's there. I feel sorry for not taking you along with me, but I am solely the reason for her disappearance, so I feel I must go after her alone.

A few days ago I had an argument with her. I think she knew this would happen. I should have persisted and listened to her rather than made the argument worse. This may have even been prevented if I had been more patient.

Hopefully I will succeed in finding her.

If you do come, just beware; there is a danger you may not come back alive.

No, this is not another joke.

Beast Boy."

Beast Boy perused his letter, surprised at himself. He had never gotten good grades in his English classes, but he was astonished at how well he had written it. He looked over at his clock. It said 3:30 AM. Robin won't probably wake up for two and a half hours. He walked out of his room and entered the living room. He placed the note in the middle of the coffee table.

He then walked to a window on the left side of the living room, and opened it. He stepped out onto the narrow ledge and closed the window with his foot. He then took a deep breath, jumped, and turned into an eagle, flying off into the distance.

If someone was standing on the street and saw the eagle flying above them, he would not guess that a turmoil of thoughts and feelings were shooting through this eagle's head.

As Beast Boy was flying to the warehouse, he thought about his relationship with Raven. Him and Raven had never really gotten along, but since their encounter in Raven's mirror (see ep "Nevermore"), they had gotten somewhat closer. He knew Raven didn't really hate him, and she knew Beast Boy didn't hate her. He even found out Raven liked his jokes. But he always took her, as he did everyone else, for granted. He had taken Terra for granted, and when he lost her, he finally felt how you never realize how great it is to have friends until you lose them. He lost Terra, and he wouldn't lose Raven.

Then he heard a car, alone on the road leading out of the city, it's radio blaring. Sheesh! People and their cars' sound systems he thought. Then again, the radio in his room was usually blaring too. Raven always nagged at him for that. He was about to dive bomb the car when the radio transitioned from some song he didn't recognized to a song he had heard before. It was "Our Lives" by The Calling. He had thought the song was relatively good, but had never realized how much the song related to his life. He floated along, following the car and listening to the song.

Is it love tonight
When everyone's dreaming
Of a better life
In this world
Divided by fear
We've gotta believe that
There's a reason we're here
Yeah, there's a reason we're here
'Cause these are the days worth livin'
These are the years we're given
And these are the moments
These are the times
Let's make the best out of our lives
See the truth all around
Our faith can be broken
And our hands can be bound
But open our hearts and fill up the emptiness
With nothing to stop us
Is it not worth the risk?
Yeah, is it not worth the risk?
'Cause these are the days worth livin'
These are the years we're given
And these are the moments
These are the times
Let's make the best out of our lives
Even if hope was shattered
I know it wouldn't matter
'Cause these are the moments
These are the times
Let's make the best out of our lives
We can't go wrong
Thinking it's wrong
To speak our minds
I've gotta let out what's inside
Is it love tonight
When everyone's dreaming
Well, can we get it right?
Yeah, well, can we get it right?
'Cause these are the days worth livin'
These are the years we're given
And these are the moments
These are the times
Let's make the best out of our lives
Even if hope was shattered
I know it wouldn't matter
These are the moments
These are the times
Let's make the best out of our lives

The song ended. The car's radio turned down, the car took a left turn, and drove into the distance. And Beast Boy just floated toward the warehouse, contemplating.

In the warehouse, Raven was barely conscious. She had been knocked out cold. As she became oriented, she realized body seemed heavier. She opened her eyes slightly, and saw she was wearing a suit. And realized it was like the one that Terra wore when she was under Slade's power.

"Beast Boy, please. Hurry," she said weakly.

"Oh don't worry," said a voice that seemed somewhat familiar. "He'll be here." She opened her eyes, and saw who the owner of the voice.

She would have screamed, but at that moment she passed out.

Hope y'all like it! Sorry if it's a little long. PS, I would like to thank sing365.com for the lyrics.