Good to know people like my story, so here we go with Chapter 3! Had a hard time planning this one out, but I finally got it. Oh yeah, also glad people liked the bit with laundry...hehe, I got the whole idea of using it from an irl thing between myself and a girl I'm making plans to ask out ha, ha!

Chapter 3- Advice

DING!

Beast Boy came down the hall after hearing the dryer finish up his last load of laundry, or Raven's we should say. He unloaded them all and placed back into Raven's basket, clean, fresh, and ready to go. Still not sure of himself of what he had done this for, but now he was convinced, convinced that he really did have a crush on Raven.

Beast Boy picked up the basket and headed for Raven's room, as he walked down the long halls, up a few flights of stairs and to the elevator. He thought, thought of what he was going to do about his Raven situation. Beast Boy knew they were two very different people, was it even possible for them to...

"Nah...it's not possible...that's just...crazy..."

Beast Boy stared down into the laundry basket in his hands as if looking to find an answer to his predicament buried under Raven's various cool colored clothes and cloaks.

"Hm...what's crazy?" Raven said leaning against the doorway of her room.

"Ahh!" Beast Boy, startled, jumped back a few steps away from the girl in front of her.

"Who were you talking to?" Raven questioned with a strange look written on her face.

"Oh...I was thinking out loud and didn't realize I was outside your room...I was sorta zoning. Ah... here's your laundry." Beast Boy gave a nervous grin hoping he passed her question. "Okay...she thinks I'm really weird and stupid now!"

"Thanks." Raven took her basket and placed them off to the side in her room and returned back to the doorway where Beast Boy was standing.

"So..."

"So..."

There was a second of awkward silence again, only instead, it was different this time. Rather than staring at nothing, they just looked at each other and drew their eyes up to one another. The both of them stopped and looked away hoping not to let the other notice them blushing. Finally Beast Boy was able to break the silence.

"I'll...I'll uh talk to ya later?"

"Y-Yeah..."

With that Beast Boy gave a faint grin to Raven. Raven just sort of smiled and backed into her room and slowly shut the door.

"Well... a smile is definitely a lot better than "Whatever!"...maybe it's not so crazy after all." Beast Boy left the outside of her room and made his way for the main room, regardless that his body felt like jell-o and his heart was pounding.

"Nuh uh! You're not taking me down Rob! Uh oh, what's this, Cy's going in for the touchdown baby!"

"No fair, how'd I fumble the ball, this game is such crap!"

"Now don't be a sore loser just because I rule at football. If it's for real or if it's in a video game, I am the master!"

Cyborg and Robin we're playing a football game on the Gamestation when Beast Boy entered the room, Starfire was watching their game from the far corner of the large room at the table enjoying a sandwich, heavy on the mustard.

"Greetings Beast Boy, how is your day so far?"

"Pretty good I suppose...yea very good."

Very good wasn't exactly the best word to describe how he really was feeling inside. Beast Boy just kept picturing the smile Raven gave him a few moments ago, and Raven in all of her beauty. She wasn't the kind to smile often, especially not at him. The whole thing gave him a warm fuzzy feeling.

Happiness and Raven wasn't the only thing he was so concerned with. It was where he went on from here, how was he suppose to deal with this. He had already tried his luck with a few girls in the past, and remembered how he got the same result each time. It was always no. Yet for some reason, a part of him told otherwise, that this time he could make it right, and work if he played his cards correctly. Just maybe, two very big opposites could be very happy together.

"I know I like Raven...but can she like me? If she can't then it will never be possible...how can I get someone that is so different to ever give me a chance? Aw man my head hurts..."

"Friend...do you feel well? You've been standing very still looking out the window for awhile..." Starfire said through a mouthful of bread and mustard.

"Huh...oh sorry Star, just was kinda thinking about something, but I'm cool..."

"Ha, don't think too hard there BB! Since when did you become such a deep thinker?"

Cyborg had already finished Robin off in a very one-sided game of football and was turned around figuring Beast Boy out since he too was watching him zone out.

"Oh yeah, long time you know me Cy!"

"Right...well what is our little genius thinking about?"

"Nothing..."

"Come on dude, now I wanna know more than ever when you say, "Nothing"."

"Yeah what's up Beast Boy?"

"Yes friend, tell us, what is it that you are thinking?"

"Perfect, now all three of them are on my case, I can't just slink out and act like nothing happened...maybe..."3

At that second Beast Boy realized it. This wasn't some demented form of torture. It was a blessing in disguise. He had been looking for a solution, to what to do, and a little advice was what the doctor ordered.

"Well, you guys have all liked someone before I'm sure...well..."

"Aha! I see where this is going, BB is trying to get a lady friend!" Cyborg was already jumping the gun and basically put Beast Boy's full problem in one blunt sentence.

"Heh, well yea that's the short version of it I guess." Beast Boy just rubbed the back of his head and blushed.

"So Beast Boy, who is this "lady friend" you're interested in?"

"Yes please tell us!"

Beast Boy quickly retained his regular mood to continue. He can't tell a problem properly if he was too embarassed to say anything.

"Well I won't say who, but...I do want some help with it. How do you think I could get this girl to like me a little? Like what if she was really hard to get..."

"Crap shouldn't have said that last part, that almost gives it away! I'm such an idiot!"

The others began to go to work with coming up with the best answer possible. Robin was the first to get an idea.

"I'd say just be yourself and be nice to her, show her that you care, you know. I think that always works."

Cyborg soon got a good idea of what to do just after Robin.

"Yeah like Robin said, that's always good. Also, get to know her better personally, like what she's into, anything that catches her interest or that sorta thing. You get to know her better, the better you'll be cuz you'll know exactly what she would want. That, in my opinion impresses the ladies."

"Yes! I agree, buy gifts for her sometimes, and do nice things for her, if I were the girl you were seeking, I'd like that very much!" Starfire just sighed and began to imagine it in her head. For a second she looked over to Robin, wishing he would take notice of her soon.

Beast Boy took mental note of everything he got from his friends and thought about them.

"Hmm...Cool, you know...I think all that stuff works...now all I would have to do is hope that she just likes me in general."

Starfire drooped her head down a bit after hearing what Beast Boy said.

"Yes that is always a problem. I do not see why a girl could not like you though." Again Starfire just looked over to Robin's direction and thought whether or not he liked her in general as well.

"Thanks Star, but thanks you guys. I appreciate your help."

Cyborg paused a moment and gave Beast Boy a stern look and squinted at him.

"What is it?"

"How about you tell us who this lady is?!"

"Aw come on Cy!"

"Naw, I think we all want to know who your future girl is, we have a right to know now, we helped and gave you some advice!"

Beast Boy just sighed deciding whether or not he should say who the girl was that he was so concerned about. Thinking of the Pros and Cons of telling. Before he said anything he could picture someone giving in and screaming to Raven everything, and then Raven burst into uncontrolled laughter of the very idea of them going out.

"Hellooooo...BB can I get a response from ya?!" Cyborg was already waving his hand in front of Beast Boy's eyes hoping to pull his head back to earth.

"Huh? M-maybe another time...now's not the time for you guys to know yet."

"Aw man you're no fun at all!"

"Well you guys, thanks again for the help, it really was helpful."

"Yeah, sure thing Beast Boy."

"You're gonna have to tell me sometime BB! If anything I'll just find out somewhere somehow."

"Yes good luck with the girl!"

After that Beast Boy decided to head over to his room and continue to think things through.

"Right...maybe things could work out well."

Back in Beast Boy's room, our green friend was working on plans of how to win Raven's heart without ruining things, keep the others from finding out that the girl he was have more and more feelings for was Raven. Last but not least. Keep from making a total fool of himself so all his efforts won't be in vain.

"Aw dude this sucks, what am I suppose to do...everything has to be perfect for it to have a small chance of working...Let's see now...be myself...well I do that plenty around Raven I think."

Flashback

"Dude's this movie is going to...freak...you...out!"

"Whatever..."

"Boy, Cyborg looks bad, and I thought Raven was grumpy..."

"Hey Raven! Wakey, wakey, tofu eggs and bakey! How bout some breakfast?"

"Herbal tea..."

"Aw come on they're good and good for ya, besides you could use em' after how you treated Dr. Light last night."

"NO!!!"

End of flashback...

"Okay...gotta watch what I say to Raven...don't want to be myself TOO much...let's see...getting to know her better and see what kinda things she likes shouldn't be a problem. What sort of things does Raven like though..."

Beast Boy paused for a moment to figure out what things he saw Raven was into. As he thought he began to struggle thinking of more than what little things he knew. This wouldn't be enough for him to get anywhere.

"Tea, meditation, books, horror movies...um....poetry...wait that's already in books...uh...spooky stuff? Ah shoot this is hard dude! Well there's still being nice to her and giving her nice things..."

Again Beast Boy began to think of anything else Raven could appreciate from him, and he was going to have to do better than cleaning for her. It had to be something that could make her heart melt, something she wouldn't expect in a million years.

"Okay BB, what's something you wouldn't expect if you were Raven?"

Beast Boy thought of more sweet favors he could take care of for Raven. What exactly did Raven need over the course of the day he could do for her?

"Food! No tea...no better make it food...but then again she likes tea...maybe both! Now what can I get for her that she'd like? I dunno if she's the kinda girl that likes flowers and candy...it's gotta be something she'd be into..."

Beast Boy continued to struggle to come up with something that would leave Raven stunned. So stunned she could say..."Oh Beast Boy how thoughtful of you, you're so amazing!"

"Er...alright maybe that's not what will happen...but the mall always has stuff for everyone no matter who they are. I'm bound to come across something...and the mall could make for a good bonding time period to get to know her much better. That's it! I'll ask Raven to go with me to the mall!"

Pleased with the semi-genius plan he had worked up, he flopped himself onto his bed and stared at the green ceiling of his room imagining how great everything will be tomorrow if it works just so...

Hey, woo finally that's it for the 3rd installment of my story, woo what's gonna happen man?! Will Beast Boy get Raven?! Will the others find out the girl is Raven?! Will Raven go with him to the mall at all with Beast Boy?! Will I get the girl irl?! Ah the suspense is killing me! Find out on Chapter 4!!! In other news, I'm going out to Las Vegas for a family reunion, but I'll see what I can do with work on the next chapter. Sorry guys and gals =(.