AHH! i can't stop working on this! everybody who's reading my other fics are gonna get mad cuz i'm only updating this one! haha! BUT I CAN'T STOP! it's sooo addicting to write this one cuz i totally LOVE this fic! well, i still think it's crappy...but i love it, cuz it's MY CRAPPY fic! haha, song in this chapter is the well known Beauty and the Beast read and enjoy, folks! anyway, here are some answers:

kmutt: evil buffet of poisened food! or was it the tea? hm... not bad, cute chapter :)

rin: hm...it's both! XD he got food poisoned by both food AND the tea

scathac's warrior: this is either going to end up as one serious make out session between bb and rae, or ww3 THEN a serious make out session. Your choice.

rin: i'll consider the world war 3 cuz me'n Hari already decided what to do

Regrem Erutaerc:They DON'T protect Gotham. They protect Jump City. Other than that though, I think this fic is goin' really well, especially characterizations, and I can't wait for the next update.;)

rin: sorry, i never read the comics and i don't really know, so thanks for telling me, i'll change it when i feel like it XD

starrobfreak4: Great story so far! I really hope you write another chapter...soon. Even sooner than soon if that's possible. I'm pretty hooked on it if ya couldn't tell, lol. :)

rin: and i thought writing it was addicting...but thanks...

questions in review, answer in next chappie!

Sighing, Raven dabbed Beast Boy's sweaty forehead again. He seemed to be pretty sick. Raven sighed again, her brows furrowed into distress and worry for her fellow Titan. He grunted and let out an erupt choke and Raven quickly brought the garbage bag next to Beast Boy. He gurgled and gagged. He started to cough as more came out.

"Good, let it out. It'd be better afterward," she whispered softly patting Beast Boy gently on the back. "Wait here, I'll go get some medicinal herbs for tea. They should help, and you should lie down." Raven slowly walked to the kitchen and kept an eye on Beast Boy who gagged once more. "Are you hungry?" she asked when she gave him the cup of medicinal herbs. Beast Boy shook his head wearily.

Raven frowned and wiped some sweat off his forehead again. He turned to his side and faced Raven with a cough. She looked at Beast Boy who seemed to turn a grey-green. "Ugh…can't you heal me or something?" he murmured.

"Sorry, Beast Boy," she said, "but my healing only works on psychical wounds. You want more tea?"

"It's okay. It taste bad anyway," he handed the cup back to her.

"It's good for you," she reasoned. He shook his head and said,

"No way."

"You'll have to eat something." Raven said.

"So I can spit it back out again?" he retorted bitterly.

"No," she replied irritated. "So you can get better. I'll go find some clean food." (AN: clean as in not really oily, fried, barbecued, or something of that sort. Usually, it's some veggies or porridge.)

After dinner or more like Raven's dinner for Beast Boy didn't eat much even when Raven fed it to him, Raven sat on the floor next to the couch he slept on. She didn't think that his room was quite sanitary for his condition right now. The night was a cloudy night; the moon was barely seen behind the thick layers of mist. Raven murmured, "How are you feeling?"

"I can't sleep," he said.

"Try," she whispered stroking his brows as she sang something in her own language. Whatever it was, spell or enchantment or not, Beast Boy found his lids suddenly heavy until it was closed.

The next morning, Raven found herself asleep with her head on the couch while she sat down next to the couch. Beast Boy was still asleep, but holding her hand. Letting this pass because of his sickness, she slid her hand out of his grasp and made the tea for him again. She was somewhat tired, but not too tired to keep herself from falling asleep. Placing the cup down on the coffee table, she sat down and meditated.

Her voice was kept soft so she wouldn't wake Beast Boy as she chanted. Each time she stopped and looks backwards worried for her friend. At one point, she couldn't meditate anymore because she was too worried. Deciding to give up at that point, she walked over to Beast Boy and gazed down as his slightly sweat-covered face. 'Maybe it's too hot in here,' she suggested. Looking at the window she cracked open it slightly, not too much but just enough for the air to breeze in.

"Raven…" he grumbled. She whirled around only to find him half-asleep. She can tell: his eyes weren't fully open and his words were slurred and almost inaudible. She knelt besides him and answered to his call. He laughed weakly.

"What is it?" she asked once more.

"You're beautiful," said Beast Boy before drifting off to sleep. She fells backward on her kneel and grasped the cup. Her heart overflowed with strange emotions almost bursting the cup. Raven's usually pale face was highlighted with a faint, but seeable, blush.

"It must be the fever talking," she suggested. "It has to be." When he wakes, everything would be back to normal. Slowly getting up, she tried to meditate once more only to find herself slightly distracted by Beast Boy's words.

His words kept on ringing fresh and clear in her mind. 'Maybe I just imagined it. Maybe I just heard wrong,' she kept on telling herself. 'Maybe I'm just delusional or having hallucinations.'

"Or maybe you're just in denial," her inner voice quipped. Raven grumbled angrily at her inner voice – no matter how much she wanted to say "no" to it, her inner voice was always correct. Never a flaw in her speech at all; finally, Raven got up and checked the clock. It was late-morning and almost time for lunch.

"Maybe I should make something," she suggested. "That should be something productive to do while he's asleep." Making her way to the kitchen, she took out some food to cook and started the fire.

A rather pleasant aroma circled around Beast Boy's nose calling him to wake. When he woke, he heard the sizzling of fire and slowly got up. With his aching head he peered over the couch seeing Raven fixing something up. Every now and then, he'd see her control the fire with her telekinesis power or pick something up like some garlic or spice.

"That smells nice," he said, but it was rather soft that the roar of the fire covered his voice. He tried again, this time louder. "That smells nice!"

Raven turned the stove off and poured whatever she made into separate bowls. "You're awake," she said rather flatly. "If you said this smells nice, you better eat it." Beast Boy felt his empty stomach, like there was a hole in it. He'd give almost anything to eat but he rather not risk it. He shook his head. Raven frowned. "So, I was slaving over a hot stove for nothing?" a little trick that Raven and Starfire learned from watching too much drama/romance. Beast Boy leaned back. She's right, she did make this…especially for him?

Half reluctantly, he accepted her offer. Mentally, Raven smiled knowing she won this match. "How are you feeling?" she asked.

"Okay, I guess." Beast Boy replied slurping his share. "Better than yesterday."

"That's good," she said. "Just remember, you'll have to eat medicine after this. Wait, let me feel your temperature." She placed her cool hand onto his forehead and her other hand onto hers. "A bit warm…medicine, medicinal herbs, and rest."

"More tea?" he made a face.

"I thought you wanted to try something new," she smirked. "Admit it, you don't like drinking tea. So why did you want to try?" Beast Boy gulped.

"I wanted to try something new," he replied lamely. Raven shrugged and grabbed his empty bowl.

"Get some rest," she said gently before walking off. Beast Boy fell backward and whined. 'How am I EVER going to tell her?' he thought sadly. 'I don't even have the guts to tell her!'

After a hard struggle, Raven finally forced the medicine down Beast Boy's throat. "Like fitting a pig into a tuxedo", Raven had murmured angrily when she finally succeeded. Slumping down onto the floor, Raven sighed.

"I'm sorry." Beast Boy said suddenly. "Y'know, having you miss the trip to Hawaii, anyway."

"Doesn't matter, I didn't want to go." Raven answered. "Hawaii isn't exactly what I plan for as a dream vacation."

Not knowing what to say after that, Beast Boy stayed silent. It wasn't one of those tough, uncomfortable silences, though. Raven actually preferred that they stayed that way although she wished for Beast Boy to speak now. What can she do? She's torn between too wants: for Beast Boy to shut up and stay that way and for him to start blabbing off.

"Besides," she said suddenly breaking the silence. "I prefer to stay here than to go to Hawaii." Beast Boy smiled knowing what she said was true. Hawaii just wasn't the type for Raven's dream vacation.

Tale as old as time

True as it can be

Barely even friends

Then somebody bends

Unexpectedly

Raven saw that smile and felt something rise inside of her. Strange, what was this strange feeling? She felt the bowl in her hand shaking violently wanting to break. Great, she's losing control of her powers, but why?

Just a little change

Small to say the least

Both a little scared

Neither one prepared

Beauty and the Beast

Beast Boy shifted and fumbled with his blanket nervously. Raven seems nicer, but probably because he's just sick. But still, nicer than before. 'Wishful thinking,' he forced himself to think.

Raven felt Beast Boy's eyes on her as she washed the bowls. She felt herself feel lightheaded as if she was the one who was ill. The something rose up in her chest – the fear of love. After all, who would love after having their heart broken by a thousand-year-old dragon? (AN: Malchior)

Ever just the same

Ever a surprise

Ever as before

Ever just a sure

As the sun will rise

"Hey, Raven?" Beast Boy called out. Wiping her hands on her cloak, she turned around.

"What?" she asked trying to maintain her usual tone towards everybody, instead, it came out softer but still demanding. Her lips trembled angrily. 'What's wrong with me?' she thought.

"Thanks, you know, for actually bother taking care of me instead of letting me rot in my sickness and…" he started.

"Sure," she said not wanting to say any more than that.

Tale as old as time

Tune as old as song

Bittersweet and strange

Finding you can change

Learning you were wrong

This was a strange moment, indeed. Raven felt flustered and confused while Beast Boy felt as if his "wishful thinking" was actually paying off. Raven knew powers were slipping off of her when the cupboard suddenly burst open and all the dishes flew out.

Before they hit the floor, Raven grabbed them (with her powers) and placed them gently back into the cupboard. 'Hope that wasn't obvious,' she thought angrily. She didn't want Beast Boy to notice that she was losing control, worse yet now, she doesn't want Beast Boy to notice her at all! Then again, deep inside her, her inner voice said: "Stupid, you know you want him to notice you! Remember how angry you felt when Terra was here?"

Thinking back now, she remembered how…to put it simply, unfair she was to Beast Boy. She frowned. "Hey, Beast Boy?"

"Yea," he replied.

"Sorry, you know, for things I've done that weren't exactly…fair to you," she stuttered.

"Are you sure you're not that emotion in the mirror who kept on apologizing each and every single step we took?" he asked

Certain as the sun

Rising in the east

Tale as old as time

Song as old as rhyme

Beauty and the Beast

"Yea, I'm sure." Raven said and sat down next to Beast Boy. "Now go to sleep, you'll need it. It's pretty late already. If you want to get better, you should sleep."

Tale as old as time

Song as old as rhyme

Beauty and the Beast

"Sure," Beast Boy said and leaned back on the couch. Slowly, he fell asleep with the feel of Raven's hand comforting him and her soothing voice coaxing him to sleep.

ya! here it is, and thank y'all for your review and please keep reviwing! thank you! - Rin (btw, i hope you liked this chapter)