I'M ALIVE! With a new chapter no less. Not much to say...school's delaying my thoughts, but other than that, I'm good. Sit back and enjoy the wonderful fluffiness of Raven and Beast Boy!


Raven could feel him coming a few seconds before he actually knocked on her door. And because of this, she missed out on an important hint.

It was harder to place Beast Boy. Cyborg was easy because with the amount of noise he made, she didn't even have to try to locate him. Robin was slightly harder, as he was lighter than Cyborg and was a martial artist. However, he did make noise when he walked, as did Starfire, so it wasn't too hard to know when they came to get her. But Beast Boy...Beast Boy she had to concentrate to know when he was coming for her. He treaded lightly, almost sneakily, making no noise as he walked, and it was hard to hear him normally and impossible to hear him through her door, even with slightly heightened hearing. And, unlike Robin or Starfire, she couldn't feel him without trying to. Maybe it was because of his animal genes or something, but he seemed to slip in and out of her 'radar'. Usually he would be faint...so faint that she had to meditate or concentrate hard in order to find him. Sometimes she could feel him so powerfully that it would overwhelm her senses, and other times he would be standing only a few feet away from her and she wouldn't know it until he said something to her. She didn't know if it was intentional or not, but it was strange. And she couldn't help but feel that if he perfected that disappearing act, he might be able to vanish from her radar altogether.

So she was just a little bit proud of herself when she knew that he was outside her door. However, she didn't know how long he had been standing there before he knocked, which was actually for the last five minutes, trying to find the courage to ask her something. And she didn't know or feel how nervous he was, because although that was one of her powers, Beast Boy tended to be invisible in that area too, unless he was really stressed about something. She should have known what he was feeling, because he was really nervous about what he was going to do. However, she was too busy congratulating herself to notice.

"Come in." she said, monotone.

Beast Boy jumped, surprised, but reluctantly stepped into her room. He looked around...nope, it hadn't changed since the last time he had come in here. That had been some time ago...

"What do you want?"

Beast Boy turned around to look at her. He felt his heart lurch and immediately looked down at his shoes.

"I...um, would you...er, I mean, do you want..." he trailed off, shuffling his feet.

Raven raised an eyebrow. She had never seen Beast Boy so shy. Gently, she spoke up. "What do I want to do?"

He sighed. Quickly regaining his posture, he looked her in the eye and asked her.

"Do you want to go to the carnival?"

Raven was taken aback. That was all he wanted to ask her? Hmmm..."Beast Boy, it's ten o'clock at night. It's late. And we're going to the carnival now?"

He shifted his gaze back to his shoes. "It's always more fun at night..." he said quietly.

She sighed. "You know I don't do carnivals Beast Boy."

Beast Boy rubbed the back of his head. "...Yeah. Sorry." He turned around and quietly made his way back out of the room, making absolutely no noise in the dark.

Raven blinked. He never, ever just stopped like that. Never. He would always nag and whine until she either gave in or threatened him with the pain of death. Then he would, if the former, jump in joy and she would roll her eyes wondering why he was so happy. Or, if the latter, he would sulk and stare at her until she sighed and went with him or threw him out the door using her powers.

But never, never did he do this.

Beast Boy trudged sorrowfully to her door. He had been stupid a second time. As if asking one out was wrong the first time, he just had to tempt fate and do it again. He resigned himself to a long, torturous night in his bedroom.

"Beast Boy?"

He turned back. Raven was struggling with something; he could see that. She was biting her lip, and had a confused look on her face, a look that only people who knew her well would recognize. He paused, and waited patiently for her. Finally, she looked down, her hood sliding forward and almost completely covering her face.

"I'll...I'll go." She mumbled.

Instantly, Beast Boy perked up. He grinned. "All right! Let's go!". With that, he morphed into a hawk and perched on her windowsill.

"What...now? Where are the others?" Raven was confused.

Beast Boy shook his head. He didn't want to explain to her that the others weren't supposed to come, so instead he spread his wings and flew...

Right into the window pane.

Immediately, he hopped up, still in hawk form, and squawked at the pane. Raven sighed, and picked him up. She blushed a little, thinking of who she was carrying. He was warm. It surprised her, because, for some reason, she always thought that bird were cold. Maybe it had something to do with her and her namesake, but needless to say, she felt a little uncomfortable carrying him. The hawk looked up at her, and she turned away, thinking that she should drop him. But instead she floated, dematerializing through her ceiling up to the roof, Beast Boy still in her arms.

They reached the roof quickly, thanks to Raven's powers. Reluctantly, Beast Boy extended his wings carefully. Raven quickly set him down, and he flew up into the cool night air. Raven followed him.

There was no one at the carnival when Raven touched down. She wasn't surprised. Who would come to a closed carnival at ten o'clock?

Apparently, Beast Boy would, because as soon as he landed he reverted to his natural form, looking around sadly.

This is where we went...before...

Raven reached out and touched him on the shoulder, concerned. He looked up, startled to see her face. But then he remembered when he was there, and who he was with. He smiled and bounced up and down excitedly.

"Come on Raven, let's go!" With that, he took off, pulling her by the hand. She turned pink in the face, and followed.

The first ride they went on was the tilt-a-whirl. Raven was emotionless, per usual, but Beast Boy knew that she was having fun by the way her eyes smiled. They were flung from side to side as the ride went faster and faster. Raven's head somehow found its way onto Beast Boy's shoulder, and she was a little embarrassed about it, but he laughed, having too much fun to worry about it. When they got off, Beast Boy had trouble walking a straight line, and collapsed into the dirt, laughing happily. Raven took a seat beside him, not dizzy at all.

Almost like I'm doing it all over again...going back in time...

"You look like you're drunk."

Beast Boy looked at her, eyes shining, and Raven was struck by how...stunning they were, how much emotion they held. She felt herself being drawn into them.

"Yep! I'm drunk on how fun this is!"

Raven smiled slightly, and stood, offering her hand. He took it gratefully, standing up and bounding off towards the carousel, his hand still in hers.

Raven stopped. "No way am I going on that." She stated bluntly.

Beast Boy looked back, letting go of her hand. "Aww...but come on Rae! You can't go to a carnival without going on a carousel!

But we did...we never went on it...when we came...

She rolled her eyes. "Seriously Beast Boy, you're thirteen-"

'cause the carousel is special,

"Fourteen." He interrupted her. Didn't she remember that he had had his birthday a few weeks ago?

and I wasn't sure

"Fourteen years old. Aren't you a little too old for this?"

if I should go on it with her.

He beamed. "Nope!" He pulled her onto the carousel and clambered onto a green alligator. He looked expectantly at her. She sighed, and floated over to a silver horse next to him.

The ride started. Raven expected a boring ride, but was pleasantly surprised. The merry-go-round went faster and faster until it all because a blur of silver, green and black. She found herself enjoying the ride, and enjoying the company of the boy next to her.

The ride slowed to a stop, and they both reluctantly climbed off.

Next were the pictures. Beast Boy had insisted, and Raven unhappily went along.

[SNAP]

Raven glaring at the camera as Beast Boy flashes the peace sign.

[SNAP]

Raven blushing and looking away as Beast Boy slings his arm around Raven, smiling at the camera.

[SNAP]

Raven meditating as Beast Boy pesters her with annoying questions.

[SNAP]

Raven opening on eye and glaring as Beast Boy as he sweatdrops.

[SNAP]

Raven and Beast Boy, leaning back to back, both glaring at each other in fun.

Beast Boy gleefully took the pictures form their slot and gave one set to Raven while keeping the other. Raven looked at them disdainfully, but they disappear into her cloak as Beast Boy puts his in his utility belt.

Better than the others...like them a lot...like Raven...

He shook his head, and pulled Raven toward the final ride...the ferris wheel.

Raven looked out at the sparkling lights below her. She sighed. It was so pretty up here.

Beast Boy, across from her, was also looking out the window, but wasn't paying attention to the sights below him. He was deep in thought, deep in memory.

She didn't care. I didn't either...well I did, but she's not mine. She's not the one I love. It's someone else. It's...

He looked over at Raven, who had a small content smile on her face as she looked out at the landscape below.

Her...Raven.

Beast Boy felt that feeling, that feeling like molten lava inside, and swelled up inside. He did. He loved her. He knew. Everything made sense now, why he had taken her to the ice cream parlor, why he had wanted for her to go to the carnival with him, why he wanted for her to ride the carousel with him...it all fit. He loved her. That was certain.

Raven turned towards Beast Boy, who was staring at her with a slightly dazed, dreamy look, his mind obviously somewhere else. She turned red, grateful for the darkness, and spoke.

"What?"

Beast Boy snapped awake, and blushed furiously. "Umm...nothing." He said quickly. She raised an eyebrow, but smiled slightly. He smiled back, and they continued to look out the window and he heavens above, where a single star shone for them, the beginning of a new realization.


Whew! That's over. Well? You like? Romantic huh?

Thanks to: Eludication, Change-Of-Heart2, warprince2000, red52, WinterDistortion (yeah I've had some scary ones, but I'm pretty innocent), lil-c-girl2218, 10920, Razul Flaris Pryis, Twin-Lupus, Nagaina, Slayergirl1362, El Zero, Dragon Of Azarath (she doesn't really know what she's feeling, and I guess I just didn't fit that in...sorry), vikilurvestories, and Buhnana munkey. Danke shan!

I'm torn between two stories. There's Letting You Go...but then there's my new one, which I pretty much have everything planned out. It's called Past Time, and here are two summaries of it...

Mysterious letters addressed to Garfield Logan, a white room used as a mental torture chamber, a blackout that hides a deadly secret...what is happening to Beast Boy? Raven is determined to find out. Little does she know that this one simple question will reveal more about him than she ever wanted to know as Beast Boy's past, present and future collide with he, Raven and a murderous emotion caught in the middle...

Or...

We thought he was the weakest of us, that we were all stronger than him. We thought that he was more of a helping hand than a real fighter. We thought that if he went over, we could easily subdue him.

We thought wrong.

Sound good huh? It's going to be a horrorific, mystery, tragic, and of course, romantic fic.

I've already written the next chapter of Wishing, so it WILL be out soon. That's all. Thank you, and goodnight.