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Chapter 9: Kidnapped

"Robin!" called Cyborg, stopping their leader before he could escape to his room. Beast Boy stood behind the half-metal man. Robin looked at the two and took in their mischievous smiles and sighed. He knew he'd have to deal with this eventually.

"So, what's going on between you and Starfire?" questioned Cyborg,

"He means besides the flirting you two usually do," added Beast Boy.

This wasn't right, thought Robin. He wouldn't go down without a fight. Calmly he sidestepped their question and said, "So, you and Raven looked comfortable on your bed this afternoon."

"Oh, no you don't!" exclaimed Beast Boy sternly, "You can't change the subject,"

Cyborg was looking at Beast Boy slyly.

"Actually, Beast Boy," he smirked "I want to hear about this,"

Robin smiled at Cyborg and they deftly turned on Beast Boy.

"How did you know?" Beast Boy demanded

"Starfire and me went to check on you two when Raven didn't come back from bringing you to your room," explained Robin.

"And what did you see?" asked Beast Boy, hoping that they hadn't come in to see Beast Boy actually holding Raven; they might have just seen them lying on the same bed… right? Not likely.

"You and Raven were lying together. Quite closely, I might add," replied Robin, while Cyborg snickered behind him. "And you had your arms around her."

Beast Boy's face turned a bright shade of red, making him resemble a Christmas ornament. Cyborg burst out laughing.

"I knew it!" he cheered, "I knew you liked her!"

"Shut-up," mumbled Beast Boy, looking at his shoes. "Didn't we come here to bug Robin about him and Starfire making kissy face at the science lab?"

And just like that, the tables were turned.

"We were-weren't m-making kissy face…" he stammered

"Man, you kissed her on the cheek," chuckled Cyborg. "And she was hugging you for a long time,"

"I-I… no…" Robin stuttered lamely

"Dude, you were totally flirting worse than usual," giggled Beast Boy

Robin sighed. So much for not going down without a fight, he knew when he was beaten (although sometimes he tended to obsess over it).

"Fine…" he relented "I told Starfire that I l-lo-love her," he blushed deep crimson.

Cyborg had a proud, yet sappy, look on his face and Beast Boy wiped away an imaginary tear.

"Our little boy is all grown-up," Cyborg said in a teary voice.

They all laughed and Cyborg and Beast Boy congratulated Robin once more before returning to their rooms.

"It's about time," said Beast Boy conversationally as they walked back to their rooms. "You could cut the sexual tension between the two of them with a knife."

"Yeah," agreed Cyborg. "Speaking of sexual tension, " Beast Boy looked at him questioningly "When are you going to tell Raven how much you like her?"

Beast Boy turned that interesting shade of red and green again and looked at Cyborg.

"What are you talking about? I don't like Raven that way," he lied

Cyborg looked at him knowingly. Beast Boy groaned; he knew Cyborg could read him like a book.

"OK, so what if I do?" Beast Boy defended, "She's an amazing person, anyone would be lucky to have her,"

Cyborg grinned and looked passed Beast Boy at the door behind him. Beast Boy turned around and saw the word RAVEN written in bold letters across the door.

"Eek! Do you think she heard?" Beast Boy asked in a panic.

"Heard what?" asked a voice.

They turned to see Raven walking down the hall, a cup of tea in her hand. She was looking at them suspiciously.

"Uhh…" Beast Boy "Cyborg was just wondering… if I had… seen the remote?"

Raven rolled her eyes at the lame and obviously fake excuse.

"Well, whatever, just don't look for it around my room. I plan on sleeping," she replied, walking past them and opening her door.

"No problem, Rae!" exclaimed Beast Boy, grabbing Cyborg by the arm and pulling him down the hall, stopping in front of Beast Boy's room. Cyborg laughed at Beast Boy's relieved face.

"That was way too close," Beast Boy sighed, glaring at the mechanical man.

Cyborg just laughed more and said goodnight before turning and walking to his own room. Beast Boy shook his head and walked into his own room.

Raven tossed and turned in her bed. The dream was back.

Dripping fangs. Razor sharp claws, surrounded by black energy. Four red eyes, glaring into the night. Maniacal laughter rang through the empty warehouse. A flash of lightning lit the room, revealing the masked man wearing a lab coat. The monster let out a primitive roar-

Raven sat up abruptly in her bed. She lifted a shaking hand to wipe the sweat dripping into her eyes. Raven searched her mind, trying to remember the last time she had had the dream. The other night she hadn't had the dream because her body and mind were too busy being healed by her powers to create dreams. That afternoon she had slept without having the dream… but she didn't think she could have any bad dreams while she was lying so blissfully in Beast Boy's arms. She hastily shook that thought from her head and stood up. Glancing at the clock, she saw that it was just past 12:30. Picking her cup up off of her bed side table, she left her room and headed towards the kitchen.

When she got there she was surprised to see the fridge door light on. A green head emerged from the depths of the fridge and smiled at her.

"Hey Raven," greeted Beast Boy sleepily.

Raven nodded her head in acknowledgment and moved over to the stove. Lifting her kettle from the back burner, she filled it with tap water. She placed it back on the stove and turned the heat on. She sat down at the table to wait for her tea water to boil.

Beast Boy finally pulled a large bowl of purple and green grapes out of the fridge. He sat down next to Raven and pushed the bowl in between them, silently offering her some.

Raven gratefully ate a green grape and stood up when her kettle started whistling.

She pulled two cups out of the cupboard and carefully poured the water into both of them. She searched the cupboard and finally pulled out a box of mint tea. She placed a tea bag in each of the cups and let the flavor seep before walking back to the table and placing one cup in front of herself and one on front of Beast Boy.

Beast Boy sniffed at the tea and eventually took a hesitant sip. His eyebrows raised in approval at the taste and put the cup back on the table.

They sat in a comfortable silence, eating grapes and drinking tea.

"Nightmare?" Beast Boy asked after a while. Raven nodded. "Yeah… I couldn't sleep either,"

"Premonition?" asked Raven. Beast Boy nodded.

"I saw more of my dream," Raven said quietly. Beast Boy looked at her and she continued, telling in detail exactly what she had seen.

Beast Boy gently placed a hand on hers and Raven thought back to the other night when he had done the same thing. She was glad that it was dark in the room; the shadows hid her blush.

Neither spoke for a while, and neither brought up their little nap earlier that day. They finished the bowl of grapes and Raven stood to put the bowl in the sink.

When she turned around she saw Beast Boy standing behind her. He opened his arms and pulled her in for a hug. Raven gratefully accepted. After a while they pulled apart and headed towards the door.

The metal door slid open and they both stepped into the dark hallway.

Beast Boy lifted his head, and sniffed the air. Something wasn't right. He looked to his right and thought he saw something move, but before he could register this information, something sharp poked into his thigh. His world went dark.

Raven looked over at Beast Boy, just in time to see a dark figure press something into his leg. Before she could react, the needle was poked into her shoulder. She felt exhaustion fill her body and suddenly she couldn't stop herself from blacking out.

There you go! The ninth part of Fearful Combination. Now just click on the purple button and review!