Okay it's time for Chapter 6 of Just Another Moment. I have no idea what inspired me to write this, but I guess it just kind of…came, you know? It's a Beast Boy and Raven friendship thing…and I guess you could say it goes deep for Beast Boy, but they are two of my favorite characters and although I don't usually pair them, I like them together in friendship. If you haven't guessed already, I'm back, which means you need to start reviewing again. (laughs) Thanks.

When You Look At Heaven

The changeling sat alone on the sand, his eyes trained far out on the bay. He had seen so many crimes, but never death. What would happen if one day someone didn't come back from a mission? But he wasn't wondering what the team would do. He was pondering where the soul went after life. Did it just float up, away from the body and become part of the atmosphere? Probably not. Did it roam this dimension forever? No…well maybe sometimes. If it had unfinished business. He guessed that if some task were left incomplete, a spirit would hand around until there was some type of wrapping up. Did it become reincarnated? He liked the idea of another form, sort of like a second chance. Plenty of people would need one of those.

Then he considered the most widely accepted notion - heaven. It was apparently some place where the dead could experience total peace. Psh, he thought, what fun would that be? But then again, if your life had been all shot to crap, maybe some serenity would be nice. Deep in thought, he didn't notice the presence behind him until it spoke.

"Hey." He turned around.

"Hey Raven." She sat next to him, cape fluttering gently.

"You looked philosophical." The Beast shrugged.

"I was just thinking about death." The indifferent way he mentioned it surprised her. "You know, like where someone goes after living." That was unexpected, especially from her green companion.

"So what did you come up with?" She decided not to rib him for actually having complex thoughts, but rather encourage it, just to see where this would go.

"Well," the teen paused for a moment, as if collecting himself. "First I said, maybe the soul just gets absorbed by the atmosphere, but that's stupid. So then I wondered whether it would stay on this plane of existence. It might, but only if it had something left to do, you know? Something partial that needed to be tied up." The empath watched him intently. She hadn't ever seen this part of him before and it intrigued her. He continued.

"Reincarnation. I like that one. It's like another chance at what you may have totally bombed." Glancing over, he added quickly, "Not you personally. I meant in general." She nodded, amused. "Because what if you had kind of a rough existence, and it wasn't the best, and good intentions just kept screwing you over? Wouldn't you like another shot? I would."

"What if you didn't come back as human?"

"Then you'd get to see the world through my eyes," he responded quietly. Raven looked at him with a steady gaze. His eyes. His point of view. His side of the story. It must be so different from ours, she mused. So much more…dimensional. He's not limited to just one form. He can see everything from every angle. His voice is that of every animal. It's the voice of nature. He spoke again.

"What about heaven?" The question hung as if suspended in the air by silken threads. What about heaven? "What's so appealing about sitting and resting for eternity? Aside from the people whose lives were hell. Then it might be nice. But for the others, what is there?" She thought a moment before his voice once again broke the stillness. "Maybe there are different kinds of heaven." The enchantress nodded.

"That's what I think."

"Different hells too. Depending on who you are." She nodded a second time. He turned to her. "When you look at heaven, what do you see?" Hesitation, then a tiny smile as she ticked them off on her fingers.

"Robin, Starfire, Cyborg…and you, Beast Boy." He grinned.

"Funny. 'Cause when I look, I see them, too. And you, Raven." The wind blew fresh across their faces, carrying with it the scent of the bay. "Think when we go, they'll be there?" She looked out, across to the shadowed city.

"They will be."

So there it is. I'm remaking Beast Boy's image, as you know if you've read chapter 12 of In the End. Not permanently, just showing a side that you never see. Please review, and even if you don't I'll keep writing. It's an outlet for my feelings. But I like it much better when you do. Thanks!

xxRavenStar