--Chapter II--
A/N: Hey guys! I was just so damn bored that I decided to continue this… This is one of my first BeastBoyXRaven fics and hopefully it isn't gonna be my last! Definitely not… I love TEEN TITANS so much! So enjoy the next chapter… R and R please! I totally SUCK!
Disclaimers: I don't own Teen Titans.
'He likes me?' I repeated in my troubled mind.
"Um, I don't. Why?" I asked calmly, hiding the troubled feelings I felt inside.
"N-nothing." Beast Boy stammered. "I was just wondering." He said quietly.
'I've never seen Beast Boy this emotional. Usually he's out planning some practical joke to put on all of us.' I thought.
'Why didn't I think of it before? Maybe this question is part of some practical joke he's playing. But if this is a joke, it's sure not funny.' I thought flatly. Can't Beast Boy think for one second that there were a lot of things not to joke about?
"Well, Beast Boy, if this is your idea of a joke," I said in monotone, "…this isn't funny." I said, getting up.
"Hey, Raven, wait!" he started to exclaim. He tried getting up too, but I was too quick for him.
"Don't follow me," I ordered. "Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!" I said and formed a barrier around him. "RAVEN!" He tried to yell but I was too far away to hear him.
'Shut up, Beast Boy. I've got nothing to hear from you.' I thought angrily as I flung my hood over my head and hurried out of the room, circling Titans Tower.
A few minutes later, I reached my sanctuary. On the door, it said, "RAVEN'S ROOM. KEEP OUT." I sighed with relief, glad that my room was there to keep me free from the emotions that kept hogging my brain…
I slammed the door shut and pulled off my hood, straightening out my legs on the bed. I relaxed, letting go of all the emotions I kept still.
(Beast Boy's POV)
'No, no! Keep Raven out of your mind! What are you doing!' I thought, fighting with the emotions within me. Why is it that I can't say a word straight to Raven without my questioning it? This was so damn annoying.
'After what she said to me, I should be hating her right now! But something's so wrong… It seems as if… I can't hate her…' I thought. This was ridiculous. Like, Raven has her own life. Do I even care?
"Hey, BB, we're back!" Cyborg announced cheerfully, entering the room, followed by Starfire and Robin.
I was so jealous of Robin. He could fix anything he wanted in a jiffy and still spend time with someone he liked.
"Hey, BB, what's wrong? You're not your cheerful self." Cyborg said. "Where'd all our brotherly love go?" he asked.
I managed a small smile. "Hey, you guys. Can I talk to Cyborg for a moment? In private, I mean." I said to Robin and Starfire.
"Sure." They both smiled, Robin's hand enclosing over Starfire's and they left the room.
"What is it, BB?" Cyborg asked.
"Okay, Cy, don't even think of spilling this to anyone. I don't want ANYONE, and I mean ANYONE to know." I said, taking Cyborg by the shoulders and giving him my all-famous 'serious' look.
"Okay." Cyborg agreed, straightening up his back.
"I like someone, and she doesn't seem to like me back." I blurted out. 'Okay, what made me say that?' I felt like kicking myself, but what's done is done.
"Who is she?" Cyborg asked quizzically.
I sighed. "R-A-V-E-N." I whispered.
"RAVEN? As in our RAVEN?" Cyborg yelled at the top of his lungs.
"SHUT UP, YOU MORON!" I yelled, covering his mouth. "You will NOT tell anyone, understand?" I told him.
"What's all that shouting?" asked a voice in a flat tone.
'Oh no. Don't tell me it's…' I thought fearfully.
"…RAVEN! Hahaha… nothing, me and Cy were just practicing some of our um… techniques! Right, Cy?" I covered up, removing my hand from Cyborg's mouth.
"Uh, yeah, Raven! Don't worry about us! We're just fine!"
She looked skeptically from me to Cyborg. "Okay. I'll be in my room if you need me." She said flatly and left the room.
I sighed in relief once she was out of earshot. "That was CLOSE. Don't you ever do that again!" I told him.
"What? But you were the one who told me such a ridiculous idea!" he retorted.
"I don't know why I have the sense to tell you these stuff… Next time, I'll have learned my lesson." I said. "…To keep my mouth shut." I said flatly and slammed the door behind me.
(Cyborg's POV)
'Geez! What's BB's deal anyway? He's never been this serious before! Hey wait, maybe someone from outer space kidnapped BB! Nah, that wouldn't happen… but anyways, why on earth will BB have a crush on Raven, of all people? Couldn't he have chosen someone who likes to crack jokes every minute, and who likes to plan practical jokes on everyone?' I thought.
It just completely stunned me when Beast Boy said that he liked Raven. RAVEN, of all people. Raven, the girl who didn't even know how to make someone laugh or smile. She didn't even know how to smile herself! What kind of girl does that?
And she was the perfect opposite of Beast Boy. 'Oh, well, opposites attract. Who knows what goes into the minds of people these days?' I thought, my brow furrowed.
I sat perfectly still until I came up with a plan to help BB.
"Aha! I got it!" I said aloud, running to my room to get a piece of paper and a pen.
"Hmmm… let's start with 'Dear Raven,'" I said and chewed at the tip of my pen.
When I was done, I looked it over, checking for errors, and finally I typed it up on the computer.
'Perfect,' I thought, satisfied. Raven is gonna be so surprised when she sees this.
Titans Tower… 12:00 P.M.
(Raven's POV)
The clock struck twelve, darkness shadowing the room. The night was one of my best friends because it was the time that I could think clearly and analyze what happened during a day.
Sometimes I was in the mood to go to the Titans Training Gym to get some exercise but today I wasn't. I reached over to my bedside table and picked up the folded up piece of paper.
I read it again.
"Dear Raven,
Um, I haven't been able to admit this to you for a long time, but I really, really, LIKE you. As in… I like you, like you. You know what I mean… Anyways, I haven't been able to admit this to you for a quite long time 'cause I haven't got the guts and the courage to even tell you. I hope you forgive me for being a coward and I hope that you get to like me in the same way as I like you. And I'm sorry I can't reveal myself, but I swear, one day maybe I will.
Your Secret Admirer
I sighed. Damn, this was so embarrassing… A guy who likes me…
Of course my thoughts entirely concentrated on one person—Beast Boy. The only guy I knew who had asked me if I had a boyfriend. Maybe this was one of his practical jokes AGAIN. But then I have a feeling that it wasn't him who authored this letter. Maybe it was… Robin or Cyborg. I knew that neither of them liked me as more than a friend, but I had no choice. I doubted that it would be anyone from other worlds.
I had only one way to find out.
A/N: Ok, SHORT! So short and it SUCKS… Damn it! I get big writer's blocks all the time. I don't know why! At first I think of an idea, then I have no idea on how to continue it! But I guess I should… After all I started this, and I should know how to end it. Any suggestions? Flaming is accepted, and any kind of review is welcome.You guys will probably hate this story after this chapter… (Cries)
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"I was busy polishing my new gears when suddenly a knock sounded on my door. 'Who could that be? Could be BB playing another one of his insane crack-up jokes just to make fun of me.' I thought, screwing up my face as I stood up to answer the door."