Chapter 6

At about 8:00 in the morning, Beast Boy slowly opened his eyes. "Hey, I must have fallen asleep on the couch." He was about to sit up when he noticed Raven was lying next to him on the outside.

"Oh, shit! What's she still doing here?" A thought entered his mind. "Yeah, what IS she still doing here? She must have stayed with me all night." He tried to sit up as best as he could without rousing Raven. With a puzzled expression on his face, he looked down at her, trying to imagine what was going on in her head.

"She looks so peaceful just lying there, you'd hardly know it was her." he thought to himself.

Suddenly, Raven began to stir. Her body began to roll closer to Beast Boy.

"Uh oh, this won't end well." Beast Boy froze in place.

Raven unconsciously wrapped her right arm around Beast Boy and snuggled him closer.

Beast Boy turned bright red. "Oh, man. She's going to kill me and I didn't even do anything."

Raven's eyes slowly opened and she got a good look at who was next to her. "Wha...?" Now it was Raven's turn to turn red. She shot back, still half asleep. A black ball of energy formed around Beast Boy's head.

"Hey, what do you think you're...?" The energy subsided but not before frizzing Beast Boy's hair in all directions. He scowled at Raven.

Raven tried her best not to laugh. "Oops, I...I'm sorry, Beast Boy. I'm not fully awake."

Beast Boy was annoyed and sat back down on the couch, arms folded across his chest. "I bet you did that on purpose."

Raven smiled. "Really, I didn't."

Looking away for a moment, Beast Boy changed the subject. "So, I guess you stayed with me all night."

"Um...yeah. I suppose I did." Raven didn't really want to continue the conversation and was edging toward the doorway.

When Beast Boy looked back at Raven, he stood up, reaching out a hand. "Wait! Where are you going?"

"Well, I didn't mean to stay here all night. And I don't want the other guys talking."

"Really? Because I was hoping that...I mean...what I meant to say was..." Beast Boy couldn't come right out and say it.

Raven shook her head and started to leave. "Have you forgotten about Terra? You...you should really go look for her."

Beast Boy walked over to Raven and rested a hand on her shoulder. "I really should, shouldn't I?"

Footsteps came from the stairs and Beast Boy quickly withdrew his hand. It was Cyborg.

"Hey guys! You two up already?" He suddenly noticed Beast Boy's hair. "What happened to you? Did you turn into a moth and fly too close to the hall light?"

It was a miserable day, and it had been raining for the whole day, but Beast Boy was determined to keep looking for Terra. Transforming into a dog, he headed to the nearby park. Looking around, he could tell no one was within earshot. There just didn't seem to be a point in looking anymore and he sought shelter underneath the nearest tree. Returning to his normal form, he sat down and began to fidget with the leaves that had fallen.

"I don't know what I'm doing anymore." He folded his legs in and sat with his arms around them. "Why on Earth would I tell Terra something like that anyway? Am I really falling for Raven?" He felt like pulling his hair out in frustration. "Maybe I'll just sit here forever."

"You don't want to do that. You'll most likely get a cold."

Beast Boy looked up to see Raven standing next to him and holding out an umbrella.

"R-R-Raven!" He tried to inch away. "Don't tell me you heard..."

"What? 'Am I really falling for Raven?'"

Beast Boy was panicking now and he couldn't face anyone. "I gotta go." While he tried to run away, Raven grabbed on to his outstretched arm.

"You know, Beast Boy. I was worried about you. You've been out in the rain for half the day."

The rain was pummeling Beast Boy's head and he just wanted to be somewhere else right now.

"Beast Boy, look at me."

He reluctantly brought his eyes up to meet hers.

She noticed how innocent his eyes looked, even with the pouring rain drenching him. "I realize that you have feelings for Terra too, but I have to admit that I've been starting to...think of you more. And I can't possibly ask you to choose me over her. I just think you should know." She reached her hand out to touch his face. "I would never run away."

Beast Boy looked away. "But what about your powers? It's not like we can really be together."

"We'll find a way." Raven threw her umbrella on the ground and came right up to Beast Boy. Putting her hands against his face, she kissed him with all the pent-up passion she felt. Beast Boy kissed back and threw his arms around her waist. Almost instantaneously, various nearby items began blowing apart. Benches and lampposts exploded while several trees uprooted and crashed around them.

Sensing the danger, Beast Boy backed away and started panting. "Wow, that was some kiss."

Raven laughed a little. "Yeah..." She surveyed the damage. "Hmmm. I don't think we should be doing that very..." She stopped short and concentrated her hearing off in the distance.

"Huh? What's up, Rae?"

"GET DOWN!" Without a moment to lose, she jumped on top of Beast Boy and they both fell to the muddy ground. A huge rock missed them by a couple of inches.

Beast Boy spit out a mouthful of mud. "What happened?"

Raven stood up with an aura of anger emanating from her. "I think I have an idea."

Creeping from the shadows and out in plain sight, Terra stood seething with anger and hatred.

"So, is this how it's going to end, Beast Boy? Got your kicks making out with emotionless girl?"

"And you're any better?" Raven's eyes burned red. "You just run away from your problems and lose control of your emotions. I'd rather be emotionless, thank you."

Terra walked closer to her. "So does that mean you have no feelings for Beast Boy? I'd take him back, but I don't think my heart could accept that."

Raven got up into her face. "I DO have feelings for Beast Boy. He's a friend. No, he's more than a friend."

"And then what? Your powers will just go on destroying things. The city gets destroyed because you suddenly like Beast Boy? How incredibly selfish of you."

All Beast Boy could do was look on as the two girls' rage increased with every word they said to each other. Panicking, he slowly backed away.

Raven couldn't stand it anymore. "I've heard just about enough out of you. This time, there's no one to hold me back."

Terra stepped back and surrounded herself with rock pieces. "Bring it on, Goth bitch."

I didn't plan for it to suddenly get hot and heavy with Raven and Beast Boy. When I write, I normally just play it by ear and see how it turns out. But it felt like the right moment to do it. Though I did intend for the climax to be a Raven vs. Terra battle, I wasn't exactly sure how I would arrive at that point. Plus, I don't think I could have posed a bigger cliffhanger. Chapter 7 will be the final chapter and a few days after that I'll post author notes- mainly responses to reviews, future stories I'm thinking about, anything really. Don't worry, I should be able to write chapter 7 within the next few days. I've been anxious to finish up this story and move on to something else. Not that I haven't enjoyed writing this story. OK, that's enough rambling. Later, TT fans!

-KTF