AN: New chapter for anyone interested. Special thanks to Lelila, Golden-Sama and Winter. If you notice that the grammar of the first scene is pristine, it's because Lelila was kind enough to fix my slop.

Also, anyone who's a big Justice League Unlimited fan, I could use some background information on some of the characters.

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That said, on with the show

Edited at 5:26 08/18/05. Because Lelila rocks and showed me some more typos. Also interesting to note, that using the HTML tag markers (sideways carrot looking things) in a .doc can do interesting things apparently, regardless of whether they're actual HTML tags or not

Epilogue

Chapter 2: Day at the Beach

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The buzzing of an alarm clock echoed throughout the dark room, causing the form beneath the sheets to groan slightly. Raven turned over to face the alarm, noting the time. She groaned again, and reached out with a hand to hit the snooze button. She rolled back over, her cheeks reddening as her mind turned back to the dream that was so rudely interrupted by her alarm.

It was an odd experience for Raven, because up until a week ago, she'd never had the pleasure of a pleasant dream. They'd all been meetings with her father, filled with reminders of the dark prophecy and apocalyptic visions. This dream had been pleasant: visions of her and Robin's bodies entwined with each other danced through her head. She rested her head back onto her pillow and curled up in the sheets, wondering what it would feel like to be held like that, to be kissed like that. She smiled as she closed her eyes again, replaying the dream in her mind.

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Raven sighed to herself, ten minutes seemed like ten seconds to her, but she knew she had to get up. She needed to shower, have breakfast, meditate and then get ready for the Titans' excursion to the beach. She climbed out of bed and slowly floated towards the bathroom. On the way she removed her cloak and leotard she'd been wearing and placed them into the clothes hamper to be washed later. She floated into the bathroom adjoined to her room, and made her way into the shower.

Five minutes later Raven emerged from the bathroom, a towel wrapped around her body. She instinctively went to her closet and pulled out her traditional cloak and leotard when she remembered that today wasn't just any other day. She looked over at the chair where her swimsuit was carefully laid out. She set her leotard back into her closet and made her way over to her chair. She let her towel fall around her feet as she quickly slipped into the suit. She stepped back to get a better view of herself in the mirror. She quickly wrapped the cloak around her back and snapped the clasp at the neck together. With her arms tucked beneath the cloak it was nearly impossible to notice anything different than her normal outfit. Satisfied that wearing the suit in public wouldn't bring too much embarrassment, Raven floated out of her room. She turned her head to the side, and noticed her green skinned friend walking down the hall. What was odd was that it was 6:40 in the morning. She expected to be the first one up, since she needed some time for meditation, but it looked like Beast Boy had already been up as well. "Beast Boy." She spoke in her monotone voice getting his attention. "What are you doing up this early?"

Beast Boy froze. He'd been getting up this early for the past week, and had managed to avoid any questions about it. He should have figured that Raven would be up early today, considering they'd be leaving at 8:00, but the thought had simply slipped his mind. He turned around slowly, a granola bar in his hand. He smiled nervously. "H-hey there Raven. Whatcha up to?"

Raven raised an eyebrow suspiciously. "I'm up early to meditate, like I always do in the morning. You dodged my question. What are you doing up so early?"

Beast Boy had barely heard a word she'd said though. His mind was still trying to process what he was seeing. While admittedly the suit wasn't revealing, the way it clung to her body was enough to cause inappropriate images to invade the shifter's mind. He turned his face away from her, trying to hide his blush. "Uhh...What'd you say?"

Raven's eye twitched. Beast Boy was an airhead, but normally he wasn't this dense. "For the third time. What. Are. You. Doing. Up. This. Early? Do I need to spell it out for you?" she said without emotion.

Beast Boy shrunk a bit. There was a burning sensation within his chest, and that was enough to tell him that he needed to answer her question. "Ummm...I'm headed out for a walk?" He said with an uneven tone.

Raven gave him a curious look. He wasn't being truthful with her, but she honestly could care less. "Whatever. I'm heading to the roof to meditate. Try to not interrupt me," she said as she floated past him, moving up the stairs towards the roof, leaving Beast Boy in the hallway.

The green teen sighed, walking off with slumped shoulders towards the front door. "A walk? Sounds like fun Beast Boy, mind if I tag along? Sure Raven, maybe when we get back we can have some tofu bacon. Sounds like a great time Beast Boy." Beast Boy said as he walked through the main entrance. He sighed again. She barely even recognized him. Still his mind wandered back to the image of Raven in her swimsuit. Again, his cheeks became a rosy red hue. "Dude, I just need to stop thinking about it, or else this is gonna be a very long day." He sighed. "Besides, she's not doing it for my benefit." He admitted to himself, before taking the form of a falcon and flying off towards the forest.

He landed in a clearing in the forest. The ground was covered with a variety of footprints, all of different species. Beast Boy shifted back into his human form, and sat down on the ground. He breathed out a sigh, and shook his head. "Well, I guess I should do some warm ups." He closed his eyes, and shifted into a porcupine. Then from a porcupine into a Gorilla. Then into a mouse, followed quickly an elephant. From the huge elephant he formed himself into a minuscule flea and then to the gargantuan Tyrannosaurus Rex form he uses so much. This routine continued for a few minutes, alternating between an insect to a dinosaur, when he finally formed into his human form, breathing lightly in through his nose. He opened his eyes for a moment focusing on the ground. He closed his eyes again and concentrated. "Alright Beast Boy, time for a more extensive training." He languidly drew himself up onto his two feet. His eyes opened slowly as he began to walk forward with slow decisive steps. As he did, he began to swiftly shift his form. From an ant, to a cheetah, to a bird, to a bear. He maintained forward motion every step of the way, with every transformation, he began to move faster, and shift quicker. He began to weave between the trees, moving quicker and quicker, his form never staying the same long enough to appear like anything. To Beast Boy, it felt like he'd been working out for an hour, when in fact it'd only been a few minutes. He leaned up against a tree and began to breathe in heavily. He almost wished he could skip the day at the beach now. He'd been going at it for a week straight and he was still in no condition to use his training in a real situation. Not to mention he wouldn't have to be constantly reminded of her.

He heard a soft clapping cut through the ambiance. Had she followed him? Had she watched him as he trained? He turned around and saw a figure leaning against a tree, but not the figure he'd been expecting. Or the figure he'd been hoping to see. It was Robin leaning against the tree, a smile on his face. "So that's why you've been sneaking away from the tower at the early hours of the morning. Training. I got to say Beast Boy, I'm impressed." The masked leader offered.

Beast Boy took his hands off of the tree he'd been leaning on and doubled over, his palms over his knees, still gasping for breath. "Yeah well, not like it's very useful. Takes all my concentration just to shift while moving, and I can't keep it up for very long." Beast Boy admitted. "Need to get a lot better if I'm ever going to stand a chance."

Robin's eyebrow raised in curiosity. "Stand a chance at what? Beast Boy, you're every bit as good a fighter as anyone else in the Titans." Robin said.

Beast Boy shook his head. "How many lives do we have Robin? I can't count the number of times we ALL should have died, only to make it out thanks to something completely out of our control. Trigon should have killed us, so should have Terra. We got lucky both of those times. One of these days our luck is going to run out, and if we're not better than the guy we're fighting, someone's going to die. We have to be at our peak, in case we have to fight another Trigon, and we have to fight him ourselves."

Robin gritted his teeth. "We have to rely on each other, we have to rely on our friends to pull through."

"Dude, are you telling me that you knew that Raven would suddenly revert back to a teen and blast her father into oblivion?" Beast Boy asked rhetorically.

"I didn't know what would happen, but I never doubted for a second that Raven would come through somehow," Robin replied venomously.

Beast Boy sighed lightly. "I thought we were dead Robin. I was powerless to do anything. As usual I had to rely on you and Raven to take care of things. I don't want to keep doing that. I want to be able to hold my own for once," Beast Boy admitted.

Robin looked at him with a curious expression. Something about his tone tipped him off. "There's more to it than that Beast Boy. What are you hiding?"

Beast Boy turned and looked at him with a dangerous expression. "Dude, Robin, you have your secrets. I have mine. I don't go butting into your life, I don't want you to

butt into mine." Beast Boy had no desire to talk about the other thing bothering him.

Robin frowned at the statement. "I've had secrets in the past, and they've gotten the team into a world of trouble. I'd rather not have you go through what I went through."

Beast Boy sighed and looked away. He spoke in a sad tone of voice. "Trust me Robin, there's nothing that could come from my secrets. Nothing at all." It burned him up to admit it, but it was true. Raven had eyes for Robin, and Robin only. Nothing he could do would change that. He just hoped that the smug son of a bitch would treat her as well as he would've treated her.

Robin was thoroughly confused. He had no idea what Beast Boy was talking about, but at this point, it didn't seem like a point to press. "Okay Beast Boy, I won't press. We're leaving for the beach in about an hour. Come on, let's head back to the Tower, we can get ready there."

Beast Boy shook his head. "Go on without me. There's one more thing I'd like to try, and as much as I love an audience, I'd like some time alone."

Robin blinked in surprise. Raven was becoming easier to read and Beast Boy was acting very withdrawn. It seemed things were completely upside down. "Okay Beast Boy. I'll see you back at the Tower." Robin moved away from the clearing, heading back to Titans Tower. Once Beast Boy was satisfied that he was alone, he sat down on the grassy floor and crossed his legs. He closed his eyes and began to concentrate, a weak black aura emanating from his body.

(8:00 AM, Titans Tower Garage)

"Wonder where everyone is?" Cyborg said to himself as he loaded up the trunk of the T-Car. They were supposed to leave at eight o'clock, but so far the only person he'd seen was Starfire; everyone else was out and about. He assumed Raven was up on the roof in meditation. Robin was probably trying to sneak in a few more leads before the day off, and Beast Boy was off on one of his walks. That was what bothered Cyborg the most. Beast Boy had changed a lot since the fight with Trigon, he felt like he hardly knew the jovial shapeshifter anymore. He resolved to sit down and have a long talk with him when he got home. He didn't like the idea of being left out of his best friend's life like this. His thoughts were interrupted as Starfire made her way into the garage. She wore a pair khaki shorts and a white tee shirt over her bikini. Her normal outfit had been too uncomfortable to wear with the bathing suit, but now she felt odd covered up as she was. Normally she didn't have anything covering her arms or midriff. It was uncomfortable to her; she fidgeted with it as she walked towards the T-Car.

"Friend Cyborg, are you prepared for the day at the beach today?" She asked looking around. Cyborg grinned widely at her.

"You better believe I am! You're gonna love sand volleyball Star! Heckuva lot more fun than playing on the top of the tower." Cyborg shut the trunk and began to look around. "Everyone seems to be running late. So…didya get any dirt on Raven?"

Starfire looked horrified at the comment. "I most certainly did not get any soil on Raven. For what reason would you ask that?"

Cyborg chuckled as he rolled his eyes. "No no, it means, did you figure out anything about why Raven was acting so odd yesterday. 'Nother figure of speech."

Starfire's lips formed an 'O' indicating she understood. She chewed on her lower lip lightly, unsure of what to say. She floated over hesitantly to Cyborg, making sure that no one was around to hear her. She spoke softly. "I think I have found out what has been affecting Raven. I believe she is infatuated with someone."

Cyborg froze at those words. His eyes widened as his mind began to comprehend what she'd said. He couldn't help but admit, from what he'd seen, it all made sense. "Who?" was all he could manage to get out.

She looked away, that was the question that had kept her up late the previous night. "I..." She hesitated. Cyborg raised his eyes in anticipation. "I think she is infatuated with our friend Robin."

Cyborg sat down on the ground and leaned up against the T-Car. He ran his metallic hand over his bald scalp. Starfire had talked to him about her feelings for Robin, so he knew that she wasn't taking this well. He let out a sigh as he looked up to her. "How're you feeling about the whole thing Star?"

"My feelings concerning Robin have not changed. Where I am from, it is not uncommon for two people to desire the same person for their mate. They must make their intentions known to the person, and wait for them to decide who they want," Starfire explained slowly.

Cyborg rolled his eyes. He had learned about Tamaranian culture from her. "Lemme guess. In the meantime both try to prove that they're better than each other, generally in different forms of competition." Starfire nodded slowly as she sat down beside Cyborg.

"Though I do not wish to fight my friend Raven, I can not deny my feelings. It is something I feel is worth fighting for," she said in a very sad tone. She felt Cyborg's cold metallic hand on her shoulder.

"If you need someone to talk to Star, I'm always here for you. Just want to remind you of that." Starfire wrapped her arms around her metallic friend, and gave him one of her powerful hugs.

"Thank you friend Cyborg. You are a most trustworthy friend." Cyborg smiled lightly. He wrapped his arms around her back, completing the hug. After a minute Cyborg lifted to her feet and gave her one of his brilliant smiles, lifting her spirits.

"Don't worry Star, things are going to work out. Just gotta keep doing what you feel is right. I got your back." Cyborg gave her a thumbs up.

She chuckled lightly and sniffed back the tears that were forming in her eyes. "Thank you Cyborg." The conversation was cut off as they heard footsteps hurriedly moving towards the garage's entrance. Starfire and Cyborg watched the door as Robin rushed in.

"Sorry I'm late. Was hoping to be here by eight, but I got hung up," Robin explained as he rushed into the room. He slowed his pace as he looked around the room. "Uh...where is everyone?"

"Good question man, I haven't seen either of them today. I figure Raven's up on the roof meditating, and Beast Boy's off who knows where. Figure best thing to do is to wait," Cyborg explained.

Robin nodded in agreement before sitting down next to Starfire. Cyborg looked at the two and smiled lightly. "Oh man, almost forgot the Frisbee. You two wait for the others, I'll be right back," Cyborg said with a goofy grin on his face. He stood up from the car and quickly made his way out of the room, leaving Starfire and Robin alone. Starfire blushed lightly as she realized Cyborg's ulterior motive. She inched closer to Robin, but if the Boy Wonder noticed, he certainly didn't show it.

She cleared her throat lightly, which caused Robin to turn his head and stare directly into her eyes. She blushed lightly, suddenly unsure of what to say. "Friend Robin, I was hoping to talk to you concerning something important."

Robin closed his eyes for a second as he took in a deep breath. He'd hoped he could put this off for longer, but it seemed like reality was bearing down on him hard. He released the breath lightly before nodding. "What do you want to talk about Star?"

Before she could say anything, she was interrupted as Raven floated into the room. She wore her traditional indifferent expression, and spoke in her monotone voice. "I hope I'm not interrupting anything," Raven said, eying the two titans.

Starfire scooted away from Robin slightly. She definitely did not want to have this conversation in front of Raven. "No Raven, you have interrupted nothing." Robin smiled lightly as Raven continued to walk forward. It seemed that he had dodged the bullet again.

"Good morning Raven. Ready for the day at the beach?" Robin asked.

Raven smiled lightly, floating closer towards him and sitting down on his other side. Robin gulped lightly. He didn't exactly like the feeling of being between the two girls. "I'm actually looking forward to it. It should be a beautiful day."

Robin looked from side to side, both girls gazing at him. He let out a sigh and leaned his back against the T-Car. This was going to be a very long day.

(9:00 Jump City Beach)

The Titans had found themselves a quiet section of the beach to relax on. Cyborg was busy getting the volleyball net set up while the rest of them were getting changed into their bathing suits and applying sunscreen. All of them were already wearing their swimsuits, so all they had to do was strip off their outer clothing. Starfire had managed to catch Robin's gaze as she placed her tee shirt and shorts aside. A sly grin crossed her face as she pulled out a brown bottle of oil. Robin couldn't avert his gaze as she began to rub the oil into her already golden skin, giving it a lovely sheen. As a Tamaranian, she didn't have to worry about the solar energy harming her skin since her body used the energy to grant her powers. Even Cyborg stood a bit slack jawed as his eyes surveyed the beautiful alien before him.

Beast Boy's eyes were taking in short glimpses of Raven in her suit. It took every ounce of willpower to not stand slack jawed in her presence. The suit clung to her like a second skin, showing off her feminine features in a way he'd never seen before. She didn't seem to mind that Robin wasn't paying attention to her, as she quietly applied sunscreen lotion to her arms, legs and face, giving them a similar oily shine. She had a small smirk on her face as she turned to Robin. Her voice had more life to it then normal as she spoke. "Robin, would you mind getting my back?" She held out the bottle to him.

Robin decided that at this point, it was probably best to play along with the two girls. He didn't want to insult either of them by snubbing them, but he didn't want them to get the idea that he was overly interested in either girl. He nodded slowly as he walked towards her, taking the bottle from her. "Sure thing Raven, turn around." He began to squeeze out some of the white liquid into his hand as he spoke. When she turned around though, a loud squirt could be heard as his hand tensed around the bottle. The back of the suit came just up to the start of her lower back, with some black straps criss-crossing the two sides of the suit. He hesitantly began to dip his one hand into the other, coating his fingers with sunscreen lotion. Her skin was soft to touch, as he quickly applied the lotion over her back. Raven managed to keep a straight face throughout the affair, but her heart was racing. The touch of his fingers on her back sent thrills through her spine.

When he finished rubbing the lotion in, Raven turned around and reached for the bottle. "Need me to do yours?" she asked in her dry tone. Robin suddenly wished that he'd spent a little less time tracking Slade and a little more time dealing with the internal issue that was quickly evolving. For now he was just trying to keep them happy long enough to figure out what he wanted to do, but he knew every action he did to one fueled the rivalry that was forming. His thoughts were interrupted as he felt the light touch of Raven's fingers against his back, applying the cold lotion. Her fingers teased his flesh with light short strokes, followed by a deep massage as she rubbed the lotion in. Robin couldn't deny the facts: both girls wanted him, neither girl seemed to be relenting, both of them were equally attractive and he had absolutely no idea what he felt about either of them beyond their friendship.

He realized that Raven's hands had stopped rubbing. He turned around and flashed a smile to her. "Thanks Raven."

Starfire and Beast Boy had been unloading items from the back of the T-Car, but they had both caught the exchange between Raven and Robin. Starfire chose to look away, and not give Raven the satisfaction of being jealous. She knew that Raven had been the one to make the move, not Robin. Beast Boy simply gazed longingly at the couple. He let out a quiet sigh, as he set the cooler down near the volleyball court. The sign of despair did not pass Cyborg's notice. He frowned lightly, as his gaze passed over the entire scene. He got a feeling there was even more to the story that he didn't know. He resolved to get to the bottom of all this drama, but it'd have to wait until later. Right now, this was his vacation. He grabbed the volleyball and tossed it into the air. "Alright now, who's up for some beach volleyball?"

The rest of titans quickly agreed. After a short argument, the teams were decided. It would be Beast Boy and Cyborg against Raven, Robin and Starfire. Raven pointed out the fact that she'd never played the game before, but Cyborg still insisted that there be no use of flight or his extendable hands, in the interest of fairness. The ground rules set, the game went underway. After about an hour of play, both teams had won one game. The score of the third game was 14-13 in favor of Robin's team, and they had the ball. It was Starfire's turn to serve, as Robin gazed back from the front and gave her a reassuring smile. Robin's eyes became transfixed on her as she stretched her body to serve the ball. He had to admit to himself, becoming the boyfriend of Starfire would certainly not be the worst thing that had ever happened to him. His gaze was interrupted as he saw the ball whiz past his head and bounce across the ground. In his daydream, he'd lost focus on the goal. His eyes turned to the ball as he moved towards it to deliver to the other side, but Raven had beaten him to it, leaving her back to him. Every time she turned her back to him he felt a bit warmer inside. As she bent over to pickup the ball, she slightly raised herself up, giving him a good view of her hindquarters. She quickly stood back up and turned around, a smirk crossed her lips when she saw him staring at her. She gave him a quick wink before tossing the ball to the other side. "Of course, being involved romantically with Raven wouldn't be hellish either," Robin thought to himself. "What will be hellish is having them both fighting over me."

Cyborg was about to serve the ball when his arm began to beep. He brought his arm down in front of him and clicked the button. "Yo Bee, what's up?"

A crash was heard in the background as the heroine spoke. "Sorry Sparky, but you're gonna hate me. We need some help. Cinderblock and Overload are attacking the city, which we should have under control, but we just got word that the Hive Five are attacking the Bank up on the north end."

Cyborg let out a sigh. "No problem Bee, we're on it. Be careful with block brains and sparkster."

Bumblebee smiled as she spoke. "Don't worry Sparky, we know what we're doing. You be careful with the Hive. They're no slouches."

Cyborg nodded as the transmission died, and looked over to Robin who was already getting dressed into his costume. "Guess hoping for one day was too much."

Robin nodded as he pulled his pants up under his towel which was wrapped around his waist. He pulled the towel off of him as he quickly buckled his utility belt. He glanced over to the rest of his team who were already dress for a fight. "I'm afraid so. Titans, GO!"

To be continued

Review Replies:

I decided to start doing Review Replies. If I find out that these are in fact against guidelines (I've done some digging and found nothing against them) or am asked by an admin to remove them, I will.

Raven42431: Thank you much for your support lassie.

Chiclet2021: Well, I try to make all the characters more reasonable. I hope you continue to enjoy the story, and I hope this chapter gave you a bit of insight into Beast Boy.

Kageru: It's not quite a triangle. More like…A kite…or the little dipper. Trust me, it'll get more interesting soon. But thanks for the support

Lelila: Yes. Me and the English Language aren't exactly the best of friends. Thanks again for looking over the work.

AnnFaithDarknessGoddess: My personal opinion as a guy, is that a one piece can be just as sexy if not sexier than a bikini. I thought it would look better on Raven anyways.

GoldenSama: Thanks for the review, and for all the support.

PhantomMoon: I hope this chapter gave you a bit more insight into what's been going on with BB. Hope it gave you a few more questions too.

All of you who've been waiting for the Action/Adventure in this fic, next chapter is for you. Hive Five vs Teen Titans. Time for a good old four colors street brawl.