"He says he just needs some time to think things through," Raven told her friends.
Everyone, including the replacements, was in the common room sitting on the couch (BIG couch).
"There's nothing we can do," Robin admitted. "He won't talk and he left his communicator here anyway. We'll just have to wait it out," He looked around the room. "Let's just... Ah, whatever," Robin dismissed them with a wave of his hand.
"Hey, Robin, where's the training room?" Ricky asked. "Invinci-Kid needs some practice," He glared at Brandon.
"Down the hall, make a left, make a right, it's the first door on your left," Robin pointed his thumb over his shoulder at the hallway door. As soon as the door closed behind Ricky and Brandon, Robin asked, "Cyborg, can you go with them?"
"To make sure they don't get lost?" Cyborg headed for the door.
"No, to make sure they don't burn down the tower," Robin told him.
Slowly, everyone started to do something else. Sting and Raven left to put spells around Raven's door so no-one could get in without her wanting them to. Starfire and Rachel "journeyed to the mall of shopping", as Starfire said, and Robin was showing Serina how to work the alarm system, what to do when the alarm went off, and whatever else the computer was used for, which was really sensless since it was so easy, but it took their minds off of everything else.
Later that night, everyone was in the common room, with the exception of Beast Boy (Duh!). They were all exhausted from fighting over what movie to watch and most of them were about to fall asleep, even though the movie was just begining. Suddenly, the hallway doors slid open.
"Beast Boy!" Starfire said excitedly. That seemed to jolt everyone awake.
Beast Boy stood in the doorway, looking very tired. He held up his hand before anyone could say anything. "I know what I did was wrong," He admitted quietly. "I know I could have handled that better, I know I could have avoided it, I KNOW!" Beast Boy's voice rose on every word. "So nobody lecture me!" He said with a wave of his hand. "And Raven, I'm really, really sorry," He looked at Raven and Sting. "And are you two ever apart?" Beast Boy accused.
"Beast Boy..." Robin scolded.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Beast Boy appologised. "It's just..." His voice trailed off.
"Beast Boy," Raven began geltly.
"It's okay," Sting finished.
"No, no, it's not," Beast Boy protested.
"Beast Boy, come here," Raven gestured for Beast Boy to come around to the other side of the couch.
It took him a while to get over there and everyone watched in silence, but soon, Beast Boy was standing in front of Raven.
Raven stood up and hugged him, "Beast Boy, we forgive you."
Beast Boy nearly melted. "No," he thought, "It's a hug of forgiveness. You know she doesn't feel the same way..." But Beast Boy could not help himself. He put his arms around Raven and returned the hug. A 'thank you' hug... At least... That's what he hoped it looked like.
No matter what it did look like, Sting tensed up and fough with himself to keep down the sneer that was threatening to come across his face. "I swear, you kiss her and you won't live to tell the tale," He thought.
Ricky rolled his eyes. "Weirdo," He thought. "I compliment her and she ignores me, but he puts her in pain and she hugs him?" It was then that Ricky decided he didn't like Raven anymore.
Raven dropped her arms and Beast Boy let her go. Raven sat down.
Beast Boy turned around and looked at the TV screen where The Matrix was playing, "Raven." He said, "Since when do you watch movies?"
"I don't," Raven replied, swinging her legs up onto the couch and putting a pillow between her and Sting to lean on. Raven pulled a book out from between the couch cushons and propped it on the legs to read.
"Oh," Beast Boy replied meekly. "Well... I'm gonna go to bed then..." He announced, heading for the hall.
"Night," Robin said mindlessly, watching the move.
"Night..." Beast Boy walked out of the room.
