Hey there all of you! You are all truly awesome, I want to thank all of you people for review these ones. There are too many to indiviually name, but rest assured, you are all sweet! I now present Chapter Ten: Love.
The Titans entered the room and just stared and did not say a word. Cyborg was leaning over, his mouth wide open, gaping at the sight he was beholding. Robin was dumb struck; he was seeing two of his friend's inches apart from each other, ready to kiss. Starfire, on the other hand had a huge grin on her face, she rushed over to them.
"It is so wondrous that you have truly realized your feelings Raven!" she bellowed at the top of her lungs, all the while hugging Raven. Now the other Titans proceeded over to where Beast Boy and Raven were standing.
"I have not realized anything Starfire. I just fell and Beast Boy caught me, that is all that happened." Raven said coldly all the while not showing anything, no emotion. She had the expression of a rock, hard and stern.
Cyborg was, of course, the first person to break the silence. "Uh huh, sure he did and that's why when we came in here you two were ready to lock lips." He said, all the while grinning widely.
At this instant, Raven began to blush uncontrollably; all the blood rushed straight into her face and just lingered there for what seemed like an eternity.
"Yeah Raven, what was with that?" Robin asked, now jumping in on the festivities. Raven said nothing; she just stood there still blushing. "And what is up with your cloak? It seems every time we see you it gets lighter. Are you putting it in the wrong colour section again for the wash?" Robin asked, smirking at the comment.
Beast Boy had had enough this needed to stop. Why is it that every time something happens, when it involves Raven, everyone asks so many questions? "What is with you people? Can't you have some feelings toward her? Can't you see that she is embarrassed enough for being caught like that? You guys are just making it worse. So just back off. I'm sure if there was anything wrong, Raven would tell us." He took a breath here, he has spoken all that in one, huge, breath. "So once again, back off." Beast Boy said, concluding his lengthy speech.
The other Titans, including Raven just stood there looking at Beast Boy and drinking in what he had said.
'Thank you so much Beast Boy.' Raven thought to herself.
'See? This is what he is like! He fights for you! He respects you and fights for you, this is reason enough!' Came another voice from inside Raven's head.
'What? Who is that?' Raven asked.
'You know very well who I am. I am the incarnation of everything that you feel for Beast Boy, I am the very thing that you want to yell out at the top of your lungs, but cannot.' This new voice spoke to her. This was the first time that she had heard this one. This new voice was very tender and sweet.
'You're….you're love!' Raven stammered.
'Bingo.' The voice in her head said.
Meanwhile the other's just continued to look at Beast Boy in front of Raven protecting her.
"Excuse me, but I need to go somewhere. I need to go and meditate." Raven finally said, breaking the silence that had flooded the room like a tidal wave.
No one said a word, they just let Raven pass, no one wanted to question her and possibly suffer they wrath of the beautiful, young girl.
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Back in Raven's room, Raven was sitting on her bed; her legs crossed thinking about what just happened.
"That was close." She said aloud to herself. "If anything would have happened there, then who knows what may have happened to Beast Boy. He could have been really hurt, and that's the last thing I want." As she said this she could feel the presence of the other emotion creeping up in her mind again.
"I have to go and see this new emotion." Raven said getting up and walking over to her desk where the mirror to her mind lay.
She picked it up and gazed into it, and was immediately sucked into her own mind.
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Raven landed on solid ground and was immediately greeted by Happy Raven, who was always the first one to visit someone, for some reason.
"Hey, hey there Rae." Happy bellowed.
"Please don't call me that." Raven said coldly. "Now I need you to tell me where I can find a new emotion that has been created in here."
"Ohh, you mean the new, White Raven. Yeah, she is just over there!" Happy exclaimed, pointing to the horizon where there was a light.
"Ok, thank you." Raven said as she flew over to the source of the light.
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Raven had arrived at the source of the light to find what Happy had described, a new emotion that had a pure white cloak and was emanating an aura that was very powerful.
"You have a very powerful aura." Raven had announced upon her arrival of the new emotion.
"Love is a very powerful emotion." She just simply stated.
"So, I guess this means that you are love."
Love just nodded and continued to speak. "Yes, Raven, I am it. I am the love that lingers in your heart for Beast Boy, and I yearn to be let free." Love explained to Raven.
"But I can't. I am too afraid of what would happen. You know as well as I do, the more I feel, the more power I unleash." Raven said, pleading her case to Love.
"What you don't see is that love in unlike any other emotion. It can be present and be seen without any repercussions. Love is unlike any other emotion, it can be very powerful and tender and sweet all at once. It is not like happiness. However, happiness does come with love, and vice versa. What I am asking you to do is allow the love to show from you. If you do, I will guarantee that nothing bad will happen." Love said, concluding.
Raven just stood there, looking at the ground. "So what you're telling me is that if I allowed my love for Beast Boy to show, then nothing bad would happen?"
Love nodded.
"Ok, I understand." Raven said turning to leave. "Oh, I have one more question for you."
"Yes? What is it?"
"Why are you white?"
"I am white because white is a symbol of purity and your love is pure. The love you feel for Beast Boy is a pure, untainted love that should be shown."
"I see." Raven said. "And is this why my cloak is lightening as well?"
"Yes, the more that you accept that you love Beast Boy, the more of me will be shown, until eventually you are completely white."
"And when will that happen?"
"When you reveal the truth to whom you love."
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Raven was now back in her room, sitting and pondering what Love had said.
When you reveal the truth to whom you love.
"Beast Boy…" Raven said aloud.
Just then there was a knock at the door.
Raven approached the door, ready for Cyborg or Robin coming to apologize or Starfire coming to ask her if she wanted to hang out, however, it was neither of these. It was Beast Boy!
"Hey Raven. Mind if I come in?"
