A/N: OK, so this story is the first, that will continue (my previous story - Fallen Raven - was just a collection of oneshots). Just to let you know, I have absolutely no idea what is it gonna be, I'll think about the plot during the writing. Plz review in the end, need opinion and good critics (destructive critics flames will be ignored). Alright, sit back, relax and enjoy.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans. Yet.

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Afraid to love?

Chapter 1

Another sunny day in the city. The best time to play some volleyball on the roof of the tower. Four teens are jumping around, trying to hit the ball, before it falls to the ground and then trying to send it to the other side of the playfield. They're all having fun. All except one.A dark persona is meditating in her usual position: legs crossed, levitating in the air.

"Azarath Metrion Zinthos. Azarath Metrion Zinthos." - she's repeating the same words while her mind remains calm, undisturbed by the shouts of her friends. She didn't need 'fun'. Fun is meaningless. Happiness is needless. And so she continued her lonely ritual.

"Yo Rae, don't ya wanna join us? BB and Robin are losing badly and they could surely use some help." - shouted the half-robot man, while grinning at the sight of the changeling getting angry at that remark.

"Shut up Cy! For your information we're just warming up." - said BB.

"Rae, c'mon, come play with us a bit. I'm sure you would enjoy the game!" - Robin invited the meditating girl.

"Yes friend Raven. Please do join us in the 'ball-of-volleying'. We would very much like you to be present at this activity!" - joined the Tamaranian.

Raven remained motionless. She was thinking about their offer. Should she go and play with them? A part of her wanted to go. Why not, it might be fun. And with a 'slight' use of her powers the team she would join would surely win. But then she remembered her emotions. If they get out of control something bad might happen. Something very bad. People might get hurt, things might explode. No, the risk of this was far too great to forget about her curse. And so she decided to reject their offer.

"I'll pass. Maybe next time." - she said with her calm, monotone voice.

"Aaah, c'mon Rae! You always say next time, but you never play with us!" - BB told her. He had a point.

The dark girl levitated back on the ground, stood up and began to walk to the stairs leading off the roof. She's had enough of this. They were beginning to bother her, and she thought, that if she stayed, she might...'accidentally' blow them off the roof. As she was leaving the roof a small ,cute, green cat jumped in front of her. She looked at the kitten and saw it staring back at her with emerald eyes. She sighed. This was supposed to be Beast Boy's ultimate 'weapon'. The FACE. He always thought, that no one can resist the FACE! Of course Raven wasn't an average girl, who would caress the cute kitten as soon as she saw it. She looked at the cat, shook her head and then continued her way back into the tower.

She has had too much stress in her to speak. She was afraid that she might become angry, argue and then hurt the others. She needed to calm down. She began to walk to the kitchen to prepare herslef some herbal tea.

Meanwhile back on the roof

"Dude, I can't believe she had resisted the face! How could she? It's totally impossible!" - Beast Boy was still shocked by the cold reaction of the mysterious girl. He knew that she has problems showing her emotions, because of her powers, but this!

"BB, ya know that this trick doesn't work on Rae. C'mon, let's go back to playing. If she wanted to join us, she would have." - Cyborg said, while picking up the ball from the gound.

"I think, that friend Beast Boy was adorable!" - said Starfire happily.

Beast Boy looked at them. They were getting prepared for a new round of the game. But he didn't want to play right now. She has left the roof and with her his only happiness. Even when playing he had always taken small glances at her. That's why he and Robin had been losing. Robin was quite upset by the lack of concentration of his teammate. Of course this was only a game, but he hated to lose. But Beast Boy didn't care. So what if he's mad at him for not giving everything to win? Robin could never understand how he feels about the dark girl. Just seeing her calms down his soul and in the same time pains him. He didn't really know what did he feel, when he was around her. He liked and despised this feeling at the same time. What is the feeling that makes you happy and sad simultaneously?

Could it be...love?

"No way! She hates me, and I don't like her either! I mean, she's too closed to me, too dark, too sarcastic, she hates my jokes. It's impossible, I can't love her. She's unlike Terrathat I had loved her!" - he was arguing with himself, trying to convince himself that this feeling wasn't love. But the more he thought about it, the more it made sense. He like her BECAUSE she was different. She wasn't like anyone else he has ever met. He felt her immense pain and loneliness. He wanted to release her happiness, that resided within her. He wanted her to smile, to be happy. To be happy with him.

"I love her. I love her." - he was too shocked to think about anything else. But then the scene of her leaving the roof a minute ago came back into his mind.

"She doesn't like me. She surely hates me, thinks I'm an idiot. Yep, that's it she will never love me." - he thougt.

"Well, I guess that's settled then. She hates me, so there's no reason to love her." - the thought hurt him. He wanted to go back in time, stop himself thinking over his situation. Maybe he wouldn't have realized how he feels about the beautiful girl.

He snapped out of his thinking, seeing that the others were already waiting for him to play volleyball with them. Silently he went to them.

Inside the tower in the kitchen

Raven was drinking her warm tea. She looked at the city behind the window. The buildings were orange because of the sun setting down. The sight was beautiful, yet somehow disturbing. She remembered the time when she was meditating at the sunset. The others were playing volleyball. Just like now. Everything was painted orange. Just like now. And that's when she came back. Terra. After leaving them so abruptly after the fight in the mines, she came back. THE TRAITOR! And they accepted her back, trusted her, treated her like a friend. THE TRAITOR! But it wasn't the fact that she had betrayed them which angered her. It was something else. Something with Beast Boy. She didn't know why, but she couldn't look at them being together. When she did, rage began to build up in her for no reason. At least she thought that there was no reason. She felt...tense.

And now she feels the same way. Like there would be somedanger approaching. But it was quiet everywhere.

"I must be tired. I'll just go and get some sleep." - she thought, and exited the room. She pushed her feelings back into the deepest corner of her mind.

And no one was aware of the true extent of the dark times that were about to come.

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A/N: Well, hope you liked it. I already have some ideas for the next chapter, so I guess I'll update pretty soon. And now...PLZ review. Any/all opinions accepted. Thx a lot guyz, see you later. :)