--Chapter VII--

A/N: Back with the seventh chapter:) Yipee! So far this is the story I have done with the most chapters… Thanks for the reviews, by the way!

Disclaimers: I don't own Teen Titans.

(Terra's POV)

I was right behind Beast Boy, ready to apologize to him. I took a deep breath, choosing the right words to say. "Um," I said in a clear voice, "Can I talk to you for a second?"

He turned to face me. "Oh, it's you." He said coldly, with evident hints of sarcasm.

I looked away, unable to meet his eyes. Right now, I could feel his hurt… his pain… his anger… these emotions were coursing through me as if I were the one feeling them.

"I just want to talk to you. In private."

"This is private. Now talk." He said, his voice still dripping with sarcasm. He crossed his arms and waited, shooting me a glare. I didn't blame him for doing this. After all, he had every right to be mad at me after everything that has passed between us. Tears stung my eyes.

"I-i…" I stuttered, unable to get the words out of my mouth. For once, I was speechless. I didn't know what to say. Maybe the next thing I said would be offending, so I couldn't let the words out of my mouth.

"Spit it out. You have something to say, don't you?" he said coolly.

"Y-yes…" I stammered. 'Get a hold on yourself, Terra! This is just a confession! You can get through this.' I reminded myself. I regained my posture again, realizing that I was acting like a total wimp.

"Listen… I… I'm really sorry for all the stuff I've done to you… Like making you think that I was your friend… that I was there for you…" I sobbed, salty tears blurring my vision.

He didn't say anything. I couldn't see his expression, because of the seemingly endless cloud of tears in my eyes. "What I really want to say is… I'm sorry. From the bottom of my heart."

When I couldn't stand it anymore, I whispered desperately, "I love you Beast Boy… I was just too stupid to realize it…"

He opened his mouth in order to interrupt, but I refused to let him speak. "All I've been to you is a worthless enemy, a traitor. I betrayed you, I betrayed the Teen Titans… And I was really confused and angry with myself. I didn't know what I was thinking! At first I thought that I was going to tell Slade about you anyway, so why bother keeping information to myself? And this was my mission, whether I liked it or not… but what really made me worthless was that I betrayed you guys… you guys were really good friends to me. And I realized… I really value friendship. But I've realized it too late…"

"I really messed up. Now I don't know if you guys would forgive me, even if I apologized. I mean, I felt like I am really worthless, you know? But now I know that I'm deeply in love with you. I won't try to hurt you again. Or make you hate me…" I blurted, all these words gushing out of my mouth. More tears stung my eyes. I didn't know if I was going to break down right then and there, or leave the tower…

But it was as if there was glue on the floor. My brain kept sending brain waves to my body, forcing it to move, but it wouldn't, as if my feet were glued to the floor.

Some part of me wanted to hear what Beast Boy had to say, after this short confession. I really expected him to be mad at me, to shout at me, or treat me with sarcasm. But he did none of the above.

The way he reacted was to grab both my shoulders, and he placed his arms around them, pulling me towards him in a tight hug.

I was surprised. After seeing how coldly he acted towards me earlier, it was hard to believe that he would give me a hug. I expected words of hate, of anger… anything but that.

"It's okay, Terra… I forgive you." He whispered. He pulled back. "But I can't promise you my love." He said.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. He was seeing someone else? He was in love with someone else?

"Why?" I asked, shocked.

"I-" but he was cut off. "Raven!" he shouted, looking past me to the doorway. I knew then that his teammate, Raven, had seen us hugging. And she had run off. For girls, that only meant one reason…

"You're in love with Raven?" I said unbelievingly. Raven, his silent, unsociable teammate Raven? What did he see in her?

"Listen, I've got to go." He said quickly, ignoring the last question I fired at him. "See you, Terra." He said, and I could have sworn that I saw a miserable look on his face as he left me alone, standing by the balcony.

(Cyborg's POV)

There were several discreet knocks on my door, and I wasn't expecting anyone. I was through with the party, thoroughly exhausted. All I wanted to do was lie around in my room and play video games. But Beast Boy wasn't back from the party yet, so I had to wait.

I opened the door, and was surprised to find Raven there, her cheeks puffy red, and a look on her face that I have never seen before. I could have sworn that she was about to faint.

"I don't know what I'm going to do," she mumbled quietly, and I made way for her to enter the room. She wouldn't meet my eyes, and I knew this had something to do with emotions.

"What's the matter Raven?" I asked. I knew that she would rather meditate on her own than share her problems with me, and that was what was bothering me.

"I don't know…" she trailed off, unable to finish her sentence. "I don't even know why I am here, it was just this crazy notion… I should have gone meditating instead…"

"Tell me, Raven. What's your problem? Maybe I can help you." I said calmly.

I felt calm and cool all of a sudden, something I have not felt for a very long time. There was something in her expression that made me want to help her.

She paused before she finally opened her mouth to speak. "I just saw Beast Boy hugging Terra, and I thought he was over her."

"Terra? But… I didn't invite her! How did she know?"

"How did you send the invitations, then? Randomly?" she asked.

"Um… through a website for teens." I replied without thinking.

"No wonder." She said bitterly. "She should have an email address listed in that website." She said, using logic.

"Yeah. Hey, I'm sorry about that." I apologized.

"No, it's not your fault." She said shortly. "I just thought he could get over the loss of Terra. But I was wrong."

"He has had a crush on her for ages. You can't blame him, Raven. Maybe he just felt the old spark for her again."

"But she betrayed us. You can't trust her. Maybe she's just doing this so that she can get to us again. Like she did before. She's gonna betray us to Slade again!" Raven argued.

I opened my mouth to speak, but I could find nothing sensible to say. She had a really good point. How did we know that she was just fooling around Beast Boy again, using him to get information for Slade?

"Good point," I muttered. Then suddenly I felt my stomach lurch. Butterflies were fluttering in my stomach. And my heart was beating faster than usual. I was suddenly conscious of the fact that Raven was a girl. She was gazing intently on the floor, thinking hard to come up with a sensible solution. I felt my skin redden.

"Um…" I was speechless… I couldn't find anything good to say.

She sighed. "You know, Cyborg, I have to admit it-I kind of like Beast Boy. Suddenly I'm all jealous of Terra for being with him… and I think I'm developing really big emotions for Beast Boy. It's like… a magnet. Like I'm attracted to him!" she said. I was struck by these words, and felt a pang of self-pity. 'Jealous? Me? No way, Cyborg. You're trying to get Raven and BB together, right? No feelings for Raven except friendship, remember?' he thought to himself.

"Oh, I see." Was all I could say.

"That's all you can say? No reactions? I mean, he's a really good friend of yours. And you know me. I don't let out my feelings. Although, now I'm letting them out for a reason which I don't know." She said, speaking her thoughts out loud.

Yeah, she was really expressing her feelings right now. And of all people, she chose to confide in me. I was grateful that she came to me to spill her problem, even if she knew that I was the one who spilled the beans on Beast Boy. I was glad that she still kind of trusted me, in a way.

And what on earth was that weird feeling? I had no feelings whatsoever for Raven. Beast Boy had his eyes on her, not me. I couldn't possibly fall in love with someone who had feelings for someone else. So I just shrugged it off and said, "Why don't we just go back down?"

"But Beast Boy and Terra are down there." She said flatly.

"But we can spy on them, if you want. We can tell if she really is using him." I said.

"No thanks," she declined. "I guess I'll just head back to my room. Thanks for listening to me." She said, and headed out of my room.

A/N: Um, end of chapter 7. That was short! Hehe… anyways, hope I can write a bit longer at least for the next chapters… So, any comments? Questions? Suggestions? Or violent reactions? Please tell me! Review, please! Thanks!