Beast Boy wasn't the only one that stayed up in that hall. Raven was awake inside of her room, and she thought of Beast Boy for several hours.
She didn't know why the thought of him was keeping her awake. After all, the green skin, the lame jokes, his vegetarian diet, all of it irritated her. But at the same time, she couldn't help thinking about him.
And so she thought. Finally, she came up with a decision. She must now completely ignore him. If she didn't, she could end up becoming connected. This could possibly cause her to lose control. Nobody wanted that. And so, to protect Beast Boy (because he was a friend that was concerned about him) she would have to ignore him. She might even have to treat him rudely in order to make sure he didn't continue to think about her.
"Yes," she murmured to herself, "I have to do this, because I don't want to hurt him."
And with that, she went to sleep.
When she woke up, it was near noon. She got out of bed, took a shower, got dressed, and then left her room for lunch- promptly walking into Beast Boy, who was waiting outside her room with a cup of tea.
"What the-" she startled.
"Morning! Thought you'd like some tea," he said, evidently believing that Raven was still in a good mood with him.
"Yeah, well I don't!" she said coldly, remembering her decision.
"Wha-" he started
"Just leave me alone Beast Boy!" she growled, walking back inside her room, slamming the door.
Beast Boy stood there, confused, for several minutes, then he walked away, wondering what he could have done to ruin things.
Raven waited inside, her heart tearing at her. How could she have done that to him? After all, she did lo- no, like him. She definetly didn't love him. She couldn't. If she did, it would threaten her self- control. If she did, she would have to leave him and the rest of the Titans. And so, she didn't love him.
She should still apologize though, so he didn't feel hurt. Yes, she would apologize.
Raven opened the door to find him, but he wasn't in the hall. He wasn't in his room. He wasn't in the kitchen or the living room. In fact, everyone was gone. Guilt tearing at her, she decided to go to read more of the books she had received.
She didn't learn anything new though. Most of the books were blank. Some of them were blurred, like they had been soaked in water and the ink had run. She couldn't concentrate on anything but Beast Boy, anyways. This was really starting to frustrate her.
Eventually, she gave up in frustration and went to the living room, where she found Beast Boy curled up on the couch, sound asleep.
Trying to not wake him, she sat down (right next to him, she realized quickly) and turned on the TV. Unfortunately he woke up.
"Oh, um..." Beast Boy started.
"Hi," Raven said, affection in her voice. Unfortunately, he was either too tired or too worried about making her mad that he didn't hear it.
"Uh, I'm gonna go," he said standing. He quickly leaved.
Raven immediately exploded.
"That little IDIOT!" she yelled, her eyes going black as her powers awoke, "I was going to apologize to him, and he had to act like that!"
Just then, Robin happened to walk into the room.
"Hey, what's going on?" he asked, obviously confused by her attitude.
"I'll tell you whats going on!" she shrieked at him. Several plates in the kitchen shattered. "That little idiot you call a friend is to much of a stubborn idiot to listen to me! I was going to apologize for yelling at him earlier. I had to, or I could get attracted to him and..."
She stopped, realizing that she had let to much slip.
"Is that it?" he asked, comprehension dawning on his masked face.
"Uh, no!" she stuttered, "What are you talking about?"
"You love him don't you. You don't even have to answer, I can see it in your eyes," Robin said this with a twinkle in his eyes.
He knew he had gone to far. The nimbus was back and she began levitating a couple feet of the ground, her cape flowing out behind her.
"No!" she shouted, "I don't love him!"
"Right, right, whatever," the boy said, "You don't have to get violent."
"You will never speak of this, or so help me Robin, I will track you down and kill you!"
He could tell that the goth was serious. He could also tell that she really was in love with Beast Boy, or at least was falling in love with him.
"Besides, you and Starfire are the only love birds in this tower," she said, calming down and floating gently down to the ground.
He laughed, reddening slightly, and she joined in. "Lets watch TV," he said when they had both calmed down.
During the next couple hours, the rest of the group sidled in. Around dinner the mysterious visitors, Cyras and Tovar, returned. They just apperared in the middle of the living room.
"It is time for you to leave. You must go to Japan, where you will meet another that must go with you. My mentor, Tovar, shall go with you." The girl said.
"Wait a minute," Cyborg said, taken aback by her sudden appearance, "We gotta go to Japan?"
"Yes. Tokyo to be exact. Once there, you will receive more instructions."
"Before you leave, there is something that I need to tell you," Raven said, stepping forward, "Most of the books that you gave to me are blank. Either that, or they are all blurry so I can't read them."
"That is because you must read them at certain times or places. You must bring them with you."
"All right," Raven said after looking at the girl for a moment.
Cyras then turned to Tovar, looking at him sadly. "I'm sorry," she said to him, "But you must stay with them for a while." He nodded, gave her a hug, and she disappeared.
The group stared at Tovar, and he stared at he spot where the slight girl had just been, mere moments before.
Sorry about the wait for these 2 chapters, but my internet went out. Next ones will be coming up soon.
