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Small Note: This chapter besically shows the bonding between Byrnes and Raven, as well as "further bonding" with Beasboy and Terra. It also accounts for the spell of the warehouse creature. And it sets up the entire plot of the next chapter.

Thinking About You

As the titans all arrived back at Titans Tower, an uneasy feeling swept over all of them. But, this time, they kept their feelings to themselves. Not wanting to bring more worries to the now troubled Terra, they didn't speak of the eerie sensation that they just felt.

Well, they did have something to look forward to tonight. Tonight was movie night! But, the downside was, it was Raven's turn. After the events of today, they couldn't just sit and watch a horror movie. Let alone think about anything scary after the chilling incident earlier. So they all decided to pass on movie night that night, and do things on their own. Robin and Starfire were the first to leave, as they went for a late night ride on Robin's motorcycle. Cyborg was glued to his video games, but this time, Beastboy just wasn't in the mood for video games. He wanted to talk to Terra again, in private. But he didn't know how she was doing, let alone if she wanted to talk to him or not.

"I want to talk to her, but what if she doesn't want to talk to me? What if she just wants to lie there staring into space like she has ever since we've gotten back?" Beastboy thought as he sat looking at Terra, looking out into nothing.

Byrnes was sitting right next to her, eyes closed, apparently deep in thought. All he could see was that demonic creature, the screams of its victims that they could all hear in that dark warehouse. It's piercing red eyes. Staring into his cold glass eyes. Like they were the same. It haunted him. He didn't want to sleep that night, knowing what will happen when they all sleep. He knew of this creature. Its physical form is deadly, but not it's strength. It is now in all of our minds. It will eat away at our sanity in our nightmares.

"We cannot sleep!" He blurted out

"What do you mean we can't sleep?" They asked back

"That creature from the warehouse, its in your mind right?" Byrnes asked

"Yes..."they all answered unsure of where he was going with this.

"It's doing in to Terra right now." He said as he sadly looked down at his sister, as he ran his fingers through her hair, as she was unaware of any of her surroundings.

A wave of shock came over Beastboy at that moment

"Terra!" He rushed over and tried shaking her out of her sleep.

She glanced hazily in the direction of Beastboy and slowly sat up.

"What is it...I'm fine." She lied.

"Terra, what is in your mind is in ours as well." Byrnes told his sister.

"That thing is in our minds?" She stupidly asked

"Terra, it's in all our minds, yours too." Beastboy told her

"I know it is, I can tell." He said reassuringly

"I see more than that..." Terra confessed

"I see Slade, and people in pain. I see agony, and ruin. I see us...trying to fight him. He's winning. The creature is there too. But there are many of it...we can't win."

At that, she broke into tears at her insecurity. Not knowing what to believe. Was this a dream? A vision? A warning? She didn't know, and the titans couldn't even start to imagine what was going on in poor Terra's mind at this point.

"I'm going out for a while." Byrnes said out of nowhere.

"Where are you going?" Terra shot back.

"I'm just going to go flying around, I have some thinking to do." He said as he rose to his feet. "But whatever you do, do not go to sleep! Stay awake, I'll find a way to remove it from our thoughts. Just don't go to sleep. I'll be back later."

At that he stood up and looked down at Terra.

"I'm coming too!" Terra said, as she weakly sat up.

"No, Terra you're tired. You need to rest. I'll be back soon, don't worry." He said as he patted her on the head and walked to the elevator, preparing to go to the roof.

Terra was glad he said no, because she just realized that she didn't have her powers back yet, so she couldn't fly with him using a boulder.

"Oh well." She thought to herself. "Beastboy's here, I'll be fine."

At that, she got up and walked over to Beastboy sitting in a recliner chair. She snuggled in next to him, as Beastboy's cheeks lit up a bright red as she lay hugging him, falling back into her nightmare. After a while of this, Cyborg got up, and went to bed. It was 1 in the morning. Cyborg knew he couldn't go to sleep, but he would rest, recharging himself.

"There is more to that creature than we think." Byrnes thought to himself out loud, flying over a large body of water. "Why else would Slade send us there? He knows we would defeat it like we did. Is it just a sign? Is it a decoy, for an even darker plan?

"I guess we'll just have to find out!" Raven said as she was flying behind him.

At that Byrnes did a mid air flinch, as he hated being snuck up on like that.

"How long were you here?" He asked Raven.

"I've been right behind you ever since you took off." She replied

"Why do you always sneak up on me? Oh well, let's land so we can talk." Byrnes said

So they flew down to the body of water, and found an unoccupied dock. They sat on the edge, looking out at the dark murky water.

"Raven...can I ask you a question?" Byrnes asked her.

"Sure, anything." Raven answered in an unusually cheery mood.

"Look into my eyes." He said. "What do you see?"

Raven wasn't sure why he asked that question and stumbled onto an answer.

"Well, they're bright, they're like glass." She questioningly said

At that she looked deep into his eyes, so empty. She saw herself, through the reflection of his eyes. But she couldn't, with her hood up.

Byrnes realized this, and pulled the hood from her head, revealing her neatly combed hair, sparkling eyes, and an inch of a smile.

"You see yourself...Raven I think you're in danger."

"Why do you think that?" Raven asked.

"Because, Raven I've been followed ever since I left my home 2 years ago. It is watching us now. I can feel it." He said coldly. "And now, I can't let you get close to me, or it will haunt you as well."

"Who else does it haunt? Is it the same creature from the warehouse?" She asked, her arms wrapped around her legs for warmth.

"It's the same...but different." He replied, thinking of the beast.

"Tell me about it." Raven said.

"Fine...I'll tell you all about my life...or show you." He said.

At that, they joined hands, as Raven lost herself. She was in Byrnes's mind.

"This is my life." Byrnes whispered to her, as she sat, and saw, what used to be Byrnes's life.

Back at Titans Tower, Beastboy realizes Terra was sleeping and immediately wakes her up.

"Terra, we can't go to sleep!" He said frustrated like.

"That thing will haunt us!" He said

"Beastboy, it already haunts me...it has for sometime now. I can't stay awake forever." She said sleepily.

"Well, you can at least stay up the rest of the night can't you?" He asked looking her in the eyes.

"Yes, I can stay up, I'll stay up with you Beastboy." She said kindly, wrapping her arms around him tighter.

At that moment, Beastboy embraced her, both radiating in the others warmth. Terra looked in his eyes, as she moved in for the kiss both of them had been dreaming of for so long. And their lips locked, as the rest of the night seemed to last a lifetime.

OK, HOW DID U LIKE IT? WE FINALLY GOT THE BEASTBOY/TERRA KISS!!! THE RAVEN LOOKING INTO BYRNS'S MIND PART IS SETTING UP THE ENTIRE NEXT CHAPTER, SO ENJOY!