Chapter 7: Strange Bed

Around two in the morning the cops said they were free to go, but not to leave the city any time soon. The Titans had no intention of leaving Gotham City any time soon. Now they were heading north towards Wayne Manor in the T-car. It only took them ten minutes for them to change out of their formal ware into their regular suits.

" Just because Dick and Robin have a scare in the same place and never are in the same place at the same time, doesn't mean they are one in the same." Beast Boy stated from the rear left seat.

" That could be, but it is our only clue right now." Cyborge said from the drivers seat as usual.

" I can't believe I'm saying this again. However Beast Boy might be right. We should probably proceed under the assumption that Robin and Dick are different people." Raven said fixing her boot in the middle rear seat.

" I wonder, if Robin is Dick does that mean Bruce Wayne is Batman?" Starfire asked from the front passenger seat.

" I don't think Star has heard a word we've said." Beast Boy stated.

" Bruce Wayne is Batman, that is crazy. You saw him at the party; Bruce is a playboy who flies around the world once a month on business. Batman is always in Gotham fighting crime. It is impossible, besides Batman has no humor at all and Bruce was joking all night." Beast Boy explained. It seemed to make sense to the other but Star didn't seem to think so. In her mind there was not much doubt that Robin and Dick were the same person.

Cyborge pulled the T-car over onto a dirt road.

" Where are we going Cyborge?" Raven asked.

" My circuits are still charged but my human part needs rest and form the looks of it so do the rest of us." He explained, "This road should lead (according to my map) to an old camp ground in the Gotham City forest."

Soon the car came to a stop; the campsite was small but clean. There were BBQ pits, campfire areas, picnic tables, outhouses and endless woods for miles. Beast Boy got out of the car and stretched, "I'll be back in a bite." He said half yawning.

" Well I'm fine sleeping right hear," Cyborge said "but there are sleeping bags in the trunk, if anyone wants one."

" You were a boy scout, weren't you?" Raven said in a very sarcastic tone.

" Never hurts to be prepared in our line of work. Was that a joke, Raven? Poor Beast Boy, you make a joke for the first time in months a he misses it." Cyborege said while closing his eyes.

Beast Boy had now returned carrying a lot of wood in his arms. He started to arrange some small pieces into a triangle shape with a square of wood built around it. Then he struck a match and put it to the wood, lighting a fire. He was making a fire, why would he want to do that? Raven wondered. She was the only one in the car awake, after Cyborge crashed Star wasn't too far behind.

The flames began to grow, an orange glow reflected off Beast Boy's face. Beast Boy started to walk back to the car. He popped the trunk and grabbed a sleeping bag.

" You going to stay in the car or join me by the fire?" he asked. Raven thought for a moment then said she'd join him but first help her move Star to the back seat. They did and reclined Cyborge's seat a little ways back. "Give them a little moving room." Raven said looking at her watch; it was already half past three in the morning. Beast Boy went back and tended the fire. It was growing steadily and now required larger pieces of wood. Beast Boy put in two logs the size of sedan tires; it was very warm and would most likely burn for a while.

" Couldn't the fire spread into the woods if were not awake to tend it?" Raven asked.

" Nah," Beast Boy answered, "The city fire ring should stop it from getting to big, besides were sleeping right next to it and I think we'd notice if it starts to get out of hand. Don't forget as well I have a super sniffer and hearing, trust me I'd at least notice." He was probably right, and sleeping next to a warm fire under the star sounded a lot better then being crammed in the car. Beast Boy kicked the rocks off the ground he planed to sleep on and rolled out the sleeping bag.

"Don't forget to clear the ground before you put down your bag, rolling over on a rock is not fun."

" I don't think it would be worth it, Beast Boy, we're only going to be using the one bag." Raven stated. That said Raven got into the bag, removing her boots before she entered.

No way, Beast Boy thought. I must be really tired to think I just heard that.

" What are you waiting for? It's starting to get drafty." Raven asked. Beast Boy was very carefully getting in next to her. He wasn't sure what to make of it but he was too tired to question. He zipped up the bag and pulled the mummy hood over there heads. There bodies fused together. It was warm and nice, a perfect environment for sleep. Beast Boy felt Ravens back against his chest; he was so tired that getting too excited would not be a problem. Raven pulled one of his arms across her chest and his other was now resting on Raven's waste. The fire crackled and roared and burned bright.

" Goooood ni...night, Beast Boy." Raven said as she fell asleep. Beast Boy stayed awake a few more minutes thinking. These last twenty-four hours had been very crazy. A friend of his disappeared, he may or may not have been shot and Raven was now right beside him sleeping in the same sleeping bag. He would explain it latter, now he just had to accept it and fall asleep. He just hoped that they were the first to wake up in the morning. Since no matter how innocent it might be to him or Raven there is no way it would look that way to Cyborge or Starfire.

The sandman overcame his thoughts and Beast Boy drifted off to sleep with a smile on his face. Next to him Raven slept soundly with smile on her face as well.