TheUbu (I'd be Ubu but someone took it!)

I'm a crazy Canadian and some of my writing may reflect that. Don't be alarmed and run for the hills, I'm sure it won't hurt too badly.

I got into a writing frenzy so chapter two is here!

Disclaimer: I still don't own the Teen Titans; any characters contained within are not mine and belong to their respective owners with whom I have no affiliation. I do own the story though so please enjoy : ) (I'm also poor so there's no use trying to draw blood from a stone)

Chapter Two

Raven awoke to find herself in a strange room. She looked around and a dull pain in the back of her head made its presence known. This wasn't her room; it was too bright, too large, and too sterile. The realization suddenly dawned on her that she was in the medical bay. She tried to remember what happened the night before but it was all a blur. Something smashed and someone grabbed her. She fought but she hadn't expected it and they just kept coming. She'd been hit over the head then everything went black.

She slowly started to remove the electrodes and other wires that were affixed to her and pulled the blanket back. The blanket stayed though and she noticed Beast Boy slumped over the side of her bed pinning it down. She froze. 'What's he doing here?' She thought as she got out the other side of the bed.

Raven exited the room as quietly as she could and strode off in the direction of the common room. Upon arriving she saw Cyborg and Starfire eating breakfast while Robin was going over footage from the security cameras on the TV screen.

"So what happened last night?" Raven asked as she put a kettle on the stove.

The others seemed a little surprised to see her but it soon wore off.

"Slade." Stated Robin with the usual malice he attached to the word. "He tried to kill us with his robots. I'm just trying to find out how so many of them got into the tower without triggering the alarm."

"Yea," Said Cyborg through a mouthful of food. "We had a pretty hairy time fighting them but we took care of it."

"Oh." She simply replied pouring the hot water into a mug that containing a bag of her favorite herbal tea.

"You and BB are lucky, we finished cleaning up the mess about half an hour ago so you're both off the hook." Said Cyborg before he downed and entire glass of orange juice in one gulp.

Raven thought for a moment. "What was Beat Boy doing in the medical bay? Why didn't he go to his own room?"

"Uh… It'd probably be easier to show you. Is it alright if we go over the security video from your room last night?" Asked Robin.

Raven contemplated this for a moment. "Sure." She nodded.

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Beast Boy woke up where he'd fallen asleep the previous night but one major thing was different. Raven. Where was she? He glanced at the clock and saw it was already ten o'clock. 'She must have gone down to breakfast.' He mused. Hearing a not-so-quiet rumble emanate from his stomach, he decided that doing the same would be a wise idea.

He arrived in the doorway to the common room to see the rest of his fellow teammates sitting on the semicircle couch watching the large screen TV. What were they watching? It was too dark to see. Suddenly there was a smash of glass and light poured in. Raven had been sleeping on her bed when about twenty of Slade's robots flooded in through her window. She screamed but regained control and despite being surprised, she quickly chanted her magic words. Black waves lashed forward and destroyed three of the robots. She then lifted three more of the robots with her powers and smashed them into the floor.

Beast Boy stood there unable to peel his eyes away from the screen. 'Is that what happened?' He thought. The whole night now just seemed like a blur to him. He couldn't remember anything except hearing Raven scream from the common room and then moving as fast as he could to get to her.

Raven screamed again as one of the intruders hit her over the back of the head. She was knocked unconscious. Then an odd thing happened, Beast Boy knocked down the door. It wouldn't have seemed odd if he'd done it as a large animal but he had simply thrown himself through the door in his human form. Nine of the invaders threw themselves at Beast Boy, but he'd already transformed into a giant green gorilla and obliterated two of the closest robots with his massive fists. He seemed to fight with a kind of rage none of the Titans had ever seen before. A few of the robots managed to get onto Beast Boy's back but were quickly flung off and he used one of them as a club to brutally destroy the others.

The other Titans were shocked. They'd never seen their green friend fight so violently the entire time they knew him. Something was different about him. His eyes. They didn't hold the sparkle they'd all come to know as Beast Boy. It wasn't human, it was animal.

Turning back into his human self, Beast Boy slowly approached the remaining robots that held Raven but the one that had finished placing the collar around her neck lunged at him. The mechanized attacker was thrown back into another of Raven's captors by a lumbering green grizzly. As the faceplate of the final robot clattered on the floor Beast Boy reverted back to his human self.

"So close to victory Beast Boy." Said Slade from the screen in the robot's head. "I must admit, I never thought you'd play the little hero but it's too little too late."

The next action that played across the screen was too quick for the Titans to understand. Robin hit the rewind button on the remote and played through the clip at a much slower speed. What they had first only seen as a green blur now fully registered as they saw Beast Boy leapt at the robot with lightning speed and nearly snapped it's head off of it's metal neck. There was a resounding gasp as they grasped the sheer force and speed they had just witnessed originate from their green friend.

The previous night came rushing back to Beast Boy. It all hit him like a freight train, the scream, crashing through the door, the fighting, and Slade's mocking words. He also knew what was going to come next but he found that he could do nothing to stop it.

The screen then displayed Beast Boy gently trying to wake Raven. He seemed to be growing more desperate with each passing second. Cyborg, Robin, and Starfire all knew what was coming next and Robin tried to stop the recording for Beast Boy's sake. However, Raven picked up the remote control and continued to watch.

"Please Rae! Just wake up! Please, please be ok." He cried picking her up and hugging her tightly.

Raven's eyes went wide as she silently watched.

"Please wake up Rae, please!" Begged Beast Boy in a desperate tone. "I promise I'll never tell another lame joke, I'll never disturb you when you're meditating, I'll never bother you while you're reading, and I'll never go in you room again! Just please be ok."

Tears were pouring down his face as he sobbed into her shoulder. Cyborg cautiously ventured in behind the distraught changeling and gently placed a hand on his shoulder.

"She's going to be ok BB but we have to get her to the medical bay." He said.

They both stood and Beast Boy carried the dark girls prone form from the room.

The recording stopped and the massive TV screen turned off. Raven was numb. Her body was stiff as a board and she couldn't say a word. The others cautiously looked at her not knowing what would happen next but remained silent.

Beast Boy stood dumbfounded in the hallway. 'She saw what you said! She wasn't supposed to see that! No one was!' He desperately thought to himself. He stumbled and placed a hand on the wall to steady himself. The rest of the Titans, including Raven, spun around and just stared at him. He froze for a moment under their intense gaze and ran. He didn't know why he was running but he knew he had to get away. Get away from them. Get away from her. He suddenly felt very stupid having begged for Raven to live and now seeing her in perfect health.

'Idiot!' He thought as he ran down the hallway to the stairs. 'She was going to be fine! You knew that! Idiot, idiot, idiot!'

He continued to barrage himself with mental reprimands for his actions earlier until he reached the roof. He still had the feeling that he needed to escape, he didn't know for how long but he needed to leave quickly. He continued sprinting after exciting the door to the snowy roof of the tower and leapt off of the edge. Morphing into a falcon as he fell, he began to fly off.

"Wait!" Raven almost shouted.

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As soon as Beast Boy had turned and ran, Raven snapped out of her shocked state. She looked around at the others for a moment but was met only by blank stares. Not really knowing what she was doing, she levitated herself down the hallway after him.

What was she doing? She didn't know but her entire body seemed to be going on full autopilot. What did it all mean? Beast Boy seemed so desperate when he thought she was hurt. Did he have feelings for her? It seemed like such a stupid question since she was an empath but she blocked out everyone else's emotions. If she felt someone's feelings, she began to feel her own feelings, and people got hurt when she felt emotions.

She got out the door to the roof of the tower just after Beast Boy and had just enough time to see him leap and disappear off the edge. She let out a gasped as she saw Beast Boy leap over the edge but a wave of relief washed over her as she saw his falcon form reemerge.

"Wait!" She called out.

The green falcon visibly hesitated but reluctantly returned stopping a few feet away from Raven. He turned back into his green human self and looked at her.

"Beast Boy…" Was all she could say.

"Uh… Look, Raven. You weren't supposed to see that… I was being an idiot. I thought you'd…" He hastily tried to explain but trailed off.

Raven was at a lack of words but her body spoke for her. As though it were commanding itself, her body stepped forward and she tightly latched on to the changeling. Only once before had she ever done this and that was two years ago after the incident with Malchior. Beast Boy had grown somewhat since then, he now stood nearly a head taller than Raven herself and he grown a little more muscle mass.

Beast Boy was taken aback but he instinctively wrapped his arms around her. Again the scent of lavender filled his nostrils and his anxiousness just slowly melted away. He couldn't believe what was happening. He, Beast Boy was hugging her, Raven! He'd had a crush on her since the first day he met her but that crush slowly but surely grew into love over the time he knew her. What did this mean though? Did she feel the same way about him? Right now it didn't matter, so long has he could share an embrace with her, he'd be happy.

It was only a little chilly outside but Raven enjoyed Beast Boy's warmth. She'd buried her face into his chest and nuzzled against him. She didn't want to think of herself as the weak girl who needed saving but last night Beast Boy had been her savior. He fought against odds that ordinarily would have been nearly impossible for any lone person but he came out victorious with what seemed like little effort. After the battle was done, he rushed to her side and did everything he could to wake her. He'd even begged for her to live. His emotions were so strong that she still felt their faint shadow.

Raven wanted to stay this way forever but it wasn't to be. The handle of the door that led from the roof to the stairs began to glow in an inky black aura and exploded sending metal shrapnel in every direction. Raven and Beast Boy reluctantly parted.

"Thank you…" Was all she said as she quickly floated down the stairway.

"Y-you're welcome…" Stuttered the green Titan after she'd left.

Ooooohhhh, starting to get a little fluffy! What can I say? I'm a hopeless romantic so you can expect more of that. As always I hope you've enjoyed that story thus far. Any and all constructive criticism is appreciated so please R&R!

I'd also like to say thanks to Angleozed and TDG3RD for their kind reviews.

Thanks for taking the time to read my story.