Hello, ppl. Beautiful day, don't you think? Anyways, on to... whatever...

SpiderSquirrel: Wait and read. It gets interesting, I promise. (well, it actually depends on your definition of interesting, but w/e.)

Beast Boy waited until the others had gone before he broke into tears again. "Raven, I'm so sorry," Beast Boy whispered. "I couldn't save you. I should've been able to save you, Raven. I'm a complete failure." Beast Boy decided there was nothing more he could do than give her a proper burial. After burying his beloved, Beast Boy decided there was something he could do. He could avenge Raven. "I swear on your grave, Raven, that I will hunt down the one who killed you, and I will kill him." He left Raven's grave and went back to the tower.

Robin sat in the living room of the tower, trying to decide if he should try to talk to Beast Boy. Remembering how Beast Boy had nearly strangled him to death, Robin decided against it. It had now been two months since Raven's death/murder. Beast Boy hadn't spoken since the day Raven died. Robin sighed. I guess I should wait some more before talking to him, thought Robin. A few weeks later, Robin decided it was time.

He knocked on Beast Boy's door. "Go away," mumbled Beast Boy. Robin knocked again. "Go away!" "Beast Boy, it's Robin." "What do YOU want?" "I just want to talk." "We're talking now." "I want to talk about Raven." Silence. "Beast Boy?" "Yeah, I heard you. Come in." Robin entered Beast Boy's room and found him lying on the floor, staring at the ceiling.

"I'm sorry I strangled you and bit you, Robin."

"It's OK. I understand."

"No. No, you can't possibly understand how I feel."

"I feel the same way about... someone... as you do about Raven."

"Really? Who?"

Robin hesitated. "Let's not go there."

"Aw, come on, Rob, please? You know you can't resist the face!"

"All right! Her name is-"

Robin cut off and looked around to see if anyone was listening. Then he whispered a name in Beast Boy's ear. Beast Boy grinned and started dancing around the room. "You like St-" Robin clapped a gloved hand over Beast Boy's open mouth. "Enough about me," said Robin. "Let's talk about you."

"OK. My name is Beast Boy, and-"

"You know what I mean."

Beast Boy sighed. "I just feel so helpless and angry. I loved Raven, and some creep took her away from me. And there's nothing I can do to bring her back." Tears sprang into Beast Boy's eyes. "I never even told her I loved her." Beast Boy grabbed Robin's shir and shook him. "Tell Star you love her before it's too late! Someone might kill her too!" Beast Boy yelled. "SHHHHHH!" hissed Robin. "I don't want the world to know that!" "Oh. Sorry."

They heard a noise at the door. Robin and Beast Boy exchanged glances and moved slowly and quietly towards the door. Robin placed his hand on the doorknob and mouthed, "Not a word." Then he flung open the door to find none other than Cyborg. Cyborg grinned sheepishly. "Uh... Hey, Rob! How ya doin'?" Cyborg said. Robin glared at him. "How much did you hear?" he demanded. "Look, just because you like a girl..." "Don't mention a word of that to ANYONE!" "What are we talking about?" Starfire asked. Robin jumped. "Uh... we were just... uh... we thought we'd... um... oh, look at the time! Gotta run!" Robin raced down the hallway. "Hopeless," muttered Beast Boy.

10 months later...

It was the anniversary of Raven's death/murder. Beast Boy was unusually quiet. (wonder why) "I'm going out," announced Beast Boy. He walked across town to the place where he had buried Raven. When he got there, the dirt on her grave was disturbed. Beast Boy dug up the sack in which he had buried Raven. It was empty. Beast Boy was furious. Who would have done such a thing? Then Beast Boy noticed there were footprints leading away from the grave, but none leading to it. That's strange, thought Beast Boy. Then he had another thought. He dismissed it immediately. Raven couldn't have survived underground for a year. Someone must have stolen her body. Someone clever. Beast Boy turned and flew back to the tower to break the news to the other Titans.
"WHAT?" exclaimed Robin, Cyborg, and Starfire when Beast Boy told them his findings. "Yeah, that's what I said too!" BB said. "All I can figure is that some clever IDIOT stole her body for some reason unknown." "But why would he want Raven's body?" asked Starfire. "There is no reasonable explanation." "Beats me," said Cyborg. "I'll track down that moron if it's the last thing I do!" said Beast Boy. He stalked off down the hall and, instead of entering his own room, went to sit in Raven's room for a while. He often did, the others knew.

As he slid open the door, he thought he saw something - or someone - slip into the shadows. He morphed into a mouse and silently entered the room. He went under the bed, hoping to catch whatever it was. He waited. Nothing. An hour passed. Still nothing. He drifted asleep slowly... He was immediately awakened when a fleeting shadow passed over him for a split second. He turned into a tiger and raced out the door after the shadow, but saw nothing more. He searched the tower for any sign of an intruder, but found none. They must have gotten in through the front door, thought Beast Boy. That's the only way to get in without breaking in. But they had to use a finger print to get in... Wait a minute! Whoever it was is probably the same person who stole Raven! He must have used her fingerprint to get into the tower. Beast Boy raced down the hall to the front door. The machine showed that Raven had entered recently - only an hour earlier! Bingo, thought Beast Boy. The next time you try that, you'll be caught. I'll make sure of it.

Robin was called from his deep sleep by a tiger's growl. He moaned and got out of bed. As he opened his door, he saw a green tiger run past. He blinked. I gotta stop eating right before bed, thought Robin. He ventured out of his room to find Beast Boy doing the robot saying, "Go Beast Boy! Go Beast Boy!"

"Do you have any idea what time it is?" Robin asked in a sleepy voice.

"Uh, yeah. It's 1:00 AM."

"What are you doing up?"

"What, are you my mother? I was deleting Raven's print from the system."

"Why?"

"Whoever stole Raven's body used her fingerprint to get in."

"Oh. Good night, then."

Robin shuffled back to bed and drifted off to sleep. It seemed he had only been asleep for seconds before he was awakended by the smell of tofu. He staggered out of bed and glanced at the clock. 7:15 AM. Robin showered and got dressed(yes, of course he put on deodorant) and headed for the door. "Ah, ah, ah!" Beast Boy caught him in the hall. "No sneaking out to breakfast at a cafe! Beast Boy's got somethin' for ya!" Dang, thought Robin as BB dragged him off to the kitchen. "Beast Boy, can't you-" Beast Boy shoved a forkful of tofu-something down Robin's throat. From the looks and taste of it, it was a new recipe. "Whaddya think?" asked Beast Boy. Robin forced himself to swallow. "Good as ever, BB," he managed to say. "How about some soy milk to wash it down with?" "That's my boy!" Beast Boy said. Robin knew it was basically suicide to refuse Beast Boy's breakfast invitations, so he never resisted and went right along with it. Robin swallowed the soy milk without grimacing. It had taken him alot of practice to do that. Then he headed for the door.

"Where ya goin'?"

"Nowhere," Robin said innocently.

Beast Boy gave him the look. "Riiiiight."

"Ok, ok. I'm going to..." Robin lowered his voice to a whisper. "...buy flowers."

"What? Can't hear ya."

"Buy flowers!"

"Huh? Still can't hear ya."

"FLOWERS! I'M GOING TO BUY FLOWERS!"

"Dude, ya didn't have to shout."

Robin glared at him and stalked out the door. He hopped onto the R-cycle and headed for Raven's grave. First things first, thought Robin. Investigating first, flowers later. Whe he arrived, he saw nothing more than what Beast Boy had explained to him. He looked a little while longer before heading for his next destination - Black Death Alley. Once there, he studied the area, but found nothing. It was hopeless.

His next stop was the dump. Raven's cape still hung limp at the tip of the barbed wire fence. Robin climbed to the top of the fence and took down the cape. There were still traces of blood on it. Robin knew there was no use looking for Raven's brooch, as it was in Beast Boy's possession. There was something else at the top of the fence. Fresh blood and a shred of black material. Robin took a sample of the blood and bagged the black scrap. He could study his clues later back at the tower. Robin decided to end his investigation and head for the flower shop.

On the way, he felt like he was being watched. He looked in his rear-view mirror, but saw nothing. He continued with an uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach. At the flower shop, he purchased a dozen red roses for Starfire(who else?). Then he went back to the tower.

"Dude, it doesn't take that long to buy flowers. What else were you doing?" said Beast Boy. "Investigating."

"Oh, sure, NOW you start investigating. What'd ya find?"

"Raven's cape, fresh blood, and black cloth."

"Who are the roses for?"

"Um... no one in particular..."

"You're blushing! They're for HER, aren't they?"

Robin turned a crimson shade and retreated to his room. Beast Boy laughed triumphantly. "Go BB! Go BB! You did it! Oh yeah! Go BB! Go BB! Get funnkkyy!"