Chapter Six: Changing and Leaving
Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans
(I have no idea where that last chapter title came from so don't ask.)
Raven opened the door angrily and opened her mouth to yell at whoever was outside but she froze when she saw a large FURRY green wall in front of her
"Raven?" a hesitant voice whispered in her mind. Raven backed up a couple of steps and looked into the eerie white eyes of the Beast
"What did you do to Beast Boy?" she demanded. The great animal cocked its head slightly
"What does Raven mean?" Raven started to reply then stopped. Did this animal really think it was Beast Boy?
"Where is your human side?" the Beast still looked confused. Raven closed her eyes trying to calm herself down. It was one in the morning and Beast Boy or rather the Beast was standing outside her door
"Follow me and do not touch anything." the Beast nodded and followed her into the room. She could hear him making a strange sound in his throat. Almost like he was purring
"Why are you here?" she asked sitting down on her bed. The Beast sat in the middle of the floor
"Raven is not angry?" it asked in a hopeful voice. Raven rubbed her temples and shook her head
"I'm not angry just confused." she stared back at the large animal then an idea came to her
"May I try something with you?"
"Of course." the great animal replied trustingly. Raven smiled then closed her eyes and reached out until her hand touched the Beast's forehead. Then she reached out with her mind and let her consciousness flow into the being.
The Beast's thoughts were pretty jumbled and hardly made any sense. It was like a fast moving river. Thoughts came and went as if the Beast didn't have a care in the world. Raven reached out trying to find any sign of the familiar happy aurora Beast Boy sent off. Instead she found fear, pain, and sadness
"Beast Boy, where are you?" she whispered to herself. There was no answer not that she really expected one. She sighed then something in the thoughts started to make sense to her. She couldn't understand them perfectly but it had something to do with Slade, her, and Beast Boy.
She left the Beast's mind and returned to her own body. When she opened her eyes she saw Beast Boy's normal emerald ones staring back at her
"I did it again didn't I?" he asked solemnly. Raven nodded pulling her hand away from his forehead. The changeling sighed then rubbed his eyes
"I'm so tired." he mumbled. Raven sighed and patted in shoulder awkwardly to try and comfort him
"Beast Boy, tell me what's going on with Slade." she said firmly. The changeling looked up at her with teary eyes
"Raven, please don't do this to me. I really have no idea what you are talking about. I swear on my parent's graves that I don't." Raven sighed and slid down to sit next to him
"I believe you okay? Calm down. We'll figure out a way to fix this, I promise I'll help however I can."
"Thanks Rae." he whispered drying his eyes "Sorry about getting all teary with you. I know it bothers you."
"It's okay. I just wish I knew why the Beast won't hurt me but he'll attack the others. It just doesn't make any sense." she glanced at her friend and was surprised to find him flushing in the dark light of her room. He met her eyes then looked away quickly
"I think it… thinks that you're his." he said trying to sound casual but failing because of his blush. Raven just nodded still lost in thought
"Look why don't you go to sleep and we'll figure something out in the morning I'm not sure what I can do though."
"Okay." he got up to leave and smiled at her "Sorry for waking you up. Good Night Raven." he shut the sliding door leaving Raven alone in the darkness of her room.
Robin grinned as he flipped over and destroyed another robot. He was training outside with a new system Cyborg had designed. Suddenly he heard clapping and spotted Starfire watching. He turned off the program and jogged over to her
"Hey Star what's going on?" the alien princess smiled making his heart melt
"Nothing friend Robin. I was merely watching you train against Cyborg's new program. I am sorry if I interrupted you." she smiled again then started to float away into the Tower
"Hey Star wait up!" Robin called hurrying to catch up with her. She stopped and waited for him
"I do not wish to disrupt your training." Starfire said as they walked around the island that surrounded the Tower
"You weren't. I was going to go inside and see what BB and Cy cooked for breakfast but I'd rather walk with you." Starfire blushed then floated ahead on him as they reached her garden. It was a rather large plot of land that she grew some of her native plants. Another section was for Raven's herbs that she used in her various spells and potions
"I wish to ask you about this flower Robin. It seems to be wilting but nothing I do will bring it back to blooming." she said leading him along the path. She stopped at a wilting pink rose bush. Robin rubbed his neck
"I think you need to prune it."
"Prune?"
"Ya, just cut a few off the dead flowers and branches off." Starfire smiled and threw her arms around him
"Thank you friend Robin! Your help is most appreciated!" Robin blushed slightly then looked at the plant more closely
"Who gave you this plant? You never said anything about buying one."
"Oh it is from the flower you gave me after we came home from that planet we were stranded on. Raven preformed a spell to give it roots so I could plant it." the boy nodded then they both headed back towards the Tower
"Hey Star would you like to go somewhere later?"
"Yes Robin that would be most enjoyable." the girl replied smiling happily. Robin gave her his normal half grin and slowly took her hand
"Robin, why are you holding my hand? Is that an Earth custom between friends?"
"Actually Star it's something that two people who really like each other do. Remember on that planet when Cy called you my girlfriend?"
"You still do not mind having a best friend who is a girl do you?"
"No Star. I love having you as my best friend. But I'd kinda like it if we could be more than friends."
"I would enjoy that as well." Starfire said softly. He smiled at her once more hen they both headed into the Tower.
Cyborg yawned and headed into the main room to find a strange sight. First off it was silent. Well almost. Raven and Beast Boy were sitting at a table talking in low tones. He cracked a smile and strode over
"Hey you two. What's happening? Did you finally get together?" Raven's power drew up her hood and she glared at him from under it
"Keep talking tin man and you'll be scrap metal in a matter of seconds." she growled low in her throat. Cyborg chuckled
"I was joking Rae. Jeez you're touchy this morning."
"Do not call me Rae." Raven stated sipping her tea. Beast Boy was silent the whole time staring down at a plate of jam covered toast
"Yo BB you okay dude?"
"I'm fine." came the quiet reply. The teen shoved the plate away then got to his feet and mumbling something about going to his room left the room
"What's eating him?" Cyborg wondered out loud
"I'll tell you later. I need to talk with him." the Goth girl floated out of the room with part of her cast sticking out from under her cloak. Cyborg watched her leave then shook his head and began making himself breakfast.
Raven placed one ear to the changeling's door. She couldn't hear him moving but that didn't worry her too much
"Beast Boy, are you in there?" there was no answer "Please open the door Beast Boy." still no answer. Raven looked at the door consul. She tapped in the code to override the lock. The door slid open and she gasped slightly. The whole room was spotless. The beds were made and no clothes were on the floor or in the closet for that matter. Raven walked in and noticed that all the pictures were gone as well. Then she saw the open window and two pieces of paper laying on the bottom bunk
"Beast Boy, you'd better not have done what I think you just did." Raven growled going over to pick up the papers. One was a note and the other was an envelope with her name scratched on it. She read the note first
'Dear… well you guys, I'm leaving the Titans. Raven and Cyborg know why. I'm leaving until I get this thing beat. I left my communicator and I'm wearing Cy's rings and normal clothes so I doubt you'll find me. You guys didn't do anything so don't beat yourselves up. This is something I have to deal with on my own. Tell Cyborg he'll never beat my high score on Mega Monkeys 4. I promise I'll be back as soon as I can.
Beast Boy'
Raven turned and flew out the door towards the main room as fast as she could. The envelope with her name on it floated to the ground and landed in a slightly open drawer with only the very tip sticking out.
Robin reread the note for what seemed to Raven the tenth time. Finally he raised his head and stared at her
"His whole rooms cleaned? Nothing left?"
"No, either he got rid of everything, took it with him or stored somewhere. What are we going to do!" she questioned anxiously. A glass in the kitchen cracked but everyone ignored it
"Friends, please what does Beast Boy mean by that Raven and Cyborg know why he left?" Raven cringed slightly. Starfire always noticed everything all the time and right now it was getting her into trouble
"Ya guys," Robin turned to them "What did he mean?" Raven sighed and explained Beast Boy's situation and what had happened last night
"Why didn't he tell us? We're his friends, doesn't he know he can trust us?" Robin said starting to slam a fist on the counter. Starfire caught it easily
"Stop, we must think this through. Our friend Beast Boy has left and we do not know where he has gone. We must find him as quickly as possible."
"Right Star. Cyborg and me will work on it. You and Raven search his room for any clues as to where he went." Raven nodded then gripped the Tameranian's shoulder and teleported them into the hallway in front of Beast Boy's door. She tapped in the code and followed Starfire into the room
"I'll look in the closet. You check the desk." Raven said opening the doors. The closet was bare except for two shoeboxes that looked at least five years old. Raven pulled them towards her and opened one box. It was filled with pictures, drawings, and pieces of paper. She set it on the floor then opened the second box. This one held cheap toys and other things
"Raven. I have found something." Starfire called. The Goth girl floated over towards her friend and saw a folder in her hands. Raven took it and flipped through the various papers. Her eyes fell on one paper and her mouth became a hard line. The paper was written in some kind of code but her name was in it several times
"What does it mean Raven?" Starfire asked peering over her friend's shoulder
"It means we have to find Beast Boy." Raven said closing the file. The changeling had lied to her. He had flat out lied. Just like Terra.