Chapter 9
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans. I own the DVDs though.
Beast Boy had many nightmares. Most of them were about Raven never being seen again. Leaving him to search for her forevermore. In some he found her dead. Her eyes asking why he didn't find her sooner. In one nightmare, he found himself looking up at Raven as she drove an arrow into his heart. He jolted awake. He had heard crying. He rose out of bed for the first time in 3 days. His throat was still sore, but he could breathe and talk now. He followed the crying until he located the source. It was the last place he wanted to ever see. Raven's Room. He stood outside of the door for five minutes. It felt much longer. He didn't knock before he went in. He saw Raven crying in the corner, her hood up, facing away from where he stood.
"Raven?"
"Don't come any closer." She said angrily, though her voice betrayed her and revealed her sadness.
"Raven! You are always saying that I'm the idiot when you can't even understand the simplest thing! I love you! I don't care who your father is! I don't care! And I am not leaving this room until you talk to me." Beast Boy said, and even though his voice sounded scratchy he showed no signs weakness.
"You don't understand! How could anyone love me? Look at me!" She turned to reveal that her fangs had grown slightly, her four eyes were now a piercing yellow, and her skin was fire red… Like her father's. Beast Boy was suddenly right in front of her. He gently, but firmly grabbed her shoulders.
"I don't care what you look like, Raven. Why can't you understand that?" He said softly. She looked at him. She couldn't understand. Why would he love her? She stared into his emerald eyes. He did not flinch from the gaze of her four yellow eyes.
"I can't love you."
"Why?"
"My powers… They. They would hurt others."
"How do you know?"
"Beast Boy… I'm scared. I'm tired of hurting people." Tears started to roll down her cheeks. He softly wiped them away. Their faces were so close.
"Don't be scared."
"Beast Boy…" She looked down. "I can't love you no matter how much I want to." Maybe I already do. She lifted her head to see Beast Boy was closer now. They could feel each others breath. So close.
Then they both sank into a kiss.
A/N: Finally!