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The Tin Man's Heart

Chapter 3:

Bumblebee stared out the window agitatedly. It had been a week since she and her team had arrived on the Titan's doorstep, and still they had no plan. Damn that man… Damn him! How dare he take my home! She scowled and glared at the rain that poured down the windowpane.

"Bee?" She tensed as she heard his voice, some emotion she couldn't place flooding though her body. "What are you doin' up?" Bee hitched on a fake smile and turned to face Cyborg.

"What? Up? What time is it?" She checked her wrist before remembering she had left her watch in her room.

"Like 3 in the mornin'." Cy studied her carefully, noting the mixture of rage and anxiousness in her eyes and the bags under them. "When was the last time you slept?" Bee's eyes widened and she looked up at him, accidentally showing the fear and weariness she had been hiding.

"Er… Last night…" She said, turning back to the window. "Slept like a baby…" Cyborg's "eyebrows" snapped together and he stood behind her, putting a hand on her shoulder.

"Don't lie to me Bee." He said sternly. "You know I can always tell." Bee made the mistake of turning to face him. He towered over her and was extremely close. She backed an inch away from him into the window, looking up at him.

"I…" she studied his eyes, which were full of concern and fixed on her. "I don't remember…" she admitted, looking down and feeling slightly trapped. Cyborg suddenly realized their closeness as well and gulped, taking a huge step back.

"Well... you have to- to sleep I mean… It's uh…" He stuttered, rubbing the back of his head. "It helps… I mean how do you expect to fight Blood if you you're too exhausted to stand?" Bee smiled at him, relaxing slightly as he moved away.

"You're right…" She looked at the ground, "It just BOTHERS me that I let him take our home!"

"'We'" Cy corrected.

"What?" Bee looked up again.

"You didn't 'let' him do anything. You fought him didn't you?"

Bee nodded miserably, "But-"

"And it wasn't just you who got kicked out. Your team did too." He interrupted.

"Yes, but-" He put a hand on her lips. She blushed, blessing the darkness that meant he couldn't see.

"Go sleep Bee. You'll need your strength. Your team needs you." He gave her a lop-sided grin and walked away. "G'night!" He called over his shoulder. Bee stared after him, touching her lips lightly.

"'Night…" she whispered, remaining stationary for a moment before heading for her room, deep in thought. Not just me… She sighed. He was right of course but she still felt responsible. Her team had trusted her and she had let them down. She tumbled into bed fully clothed and stared at the wall, feeling her eyes grow heavy. He had a point about the sleep though… I'm no use if I'm exhausted… She yawned and for the first time in a week, let sleep claim her.

The next morning, Bee dragged herself up out of bed and took a shower. As she headed down to the Common Room, a green blur whizzed past her.

"Beast Boy?" She asked curiously, regaining her balance. Seconds later, a purple and black blur flew past her other side.

"Raven? What the hell is going on?" Bee exclaimed with annoyance, dashing down the hall after them, entering the Common Room. The sight that greeted her made her double up in laughter.

Beast Boy was hanging upside-down from the ceiling, engulfed in a black energy cocoon and looking sheepishly down at Raven who was fuming and glaring at him.

"THAT WAS NOT FUNNY!" Raven yelled at him furiously. Beast Boy smiled nervously at her.

"Was too…" He mumbled. Raven glared.

"Care to explain?" Aqualad asked, wiping tears of laughter from his eyes. He, Robin, Cyborg and Star were in the kitchen, attempting to fix breakfast through their laughter. Star was actually looking at Raven sternly, but there was definitely amusement in her eyes.

"Yes please!" Speedy said, looking up from the floor below the couch, where he and Mas y Menos were playing videogames.

"He… He…" Raven twitched with rage. A lamp broke.

"I scared her and she fell off the roof!" Beast Boy exclaimed. The entire room exploded with laughter. "Would you let me down now?" Raven glared at him, red with humiliation. Robin recovered first.

"How on earth did that happen?" He gasped for breath. Beast Boy grinned weakly.

"Well I woke up and she was meditating right there so went over behind her and yelled, 'MORNING!' And she sorta screamed and pitched forward off the roof…"

"Wait, wait, wait!" Speedy interrupted. "'Woke up'? Why were you asleep on the roof?" Raven and Beast Boy looked at each other. Raven glowered.

"Good going blockhead." She grumbled, heading for the kitchen to make herself tea.

"Uh… I… uh…" Beast Boy struggled, turning crimson. "RAE? WILL YOU PLEASE GET ME DOWN?" Raven looked over and seemed to contemplate him for a minute before waving her hand, causing the energy to drop him suddenly onto the floor.

"Ow…" He moaned. Raven bustled over to the stove as the kettle whistled and poured the steaming water into her mug, humming slightly.

"I love you." She sang annoyingly. It was BB's turn to glare. Bee chuckled and then strode to the center of the room purposefully.

"Alright people listen up!" She said loudly. "We need to get cracking on this plan! I'm tired of just sitting around doing absolutely nothing! We need to do something!"

"Agreed." Speedy stated, standing up and stretching. "But what?" Bee rubbed her temples.

"I don't know yet."

Author's Comments: Heh… -is suddenly glad of the miles of distance between her and her reviewers- I'm reeeeaaaaally sorry I haven't updated. But I have reasons (or excuses in some cases). I had huge tests and then I had a really bad heartbreak that I'm still not over, but I'm better. I won't bore you with the details, but the point is, I'm really hurting about it so if my love scenes are lacking, that's probably why. I'm sorry. Really. But there you go. Heh. Well…

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