A/N: Woo hope you're still reading this, thanks for all the reviews! And sorry for the delay XD; Btw, I didn't realise anonymous reviews had been disabled, so I fixed that. Thanks for letting me know Wrathchylde!

This chapter is a bit slower and reflective. I dunno XD Just hope you enjoy!

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Only Nightmares

Chapter 4

"No…" was all that Beastboy could manage.

Before him lay Raven's room; in complete ruins. All her bizarre statues and ornaments were in pieces strewn across the floor and all her books were torn, the loose pages fluttering about in the cool breeze. Her window had been shattered; the glass was everywhere and her curtains hung in shreds from the twisted rail. The pillows and sheets had also been ripped to pieces by some unknown force, leaving pieces of material and stuffing littered around the room. But the most chilling sight in the room was the blood.

It was everywhere.

On the remainder of the sheets, on the shards of glass and spattered all over the carpet, glittering darkly in the dim light.

He prayed it was not Raven's, but he knew it had to be. She was nowhere in sight, but the bloody handprints smeared around the window frame suggested whatever had done this had dragged her off.

He winced at the thought, closing his eyes tightly against the dark remains of her room and turning his back on it. In that split second that his eyes were closed a vivid flash of the nightmare danced tauntingly across his mind, causing him to snap his eyes open. Somehow he had known all along that his nightmare would come to haunt him in reality, he just hadn't want to face the idea. Perhaps that was why he had been so distraught over the whole thing.

"We're sorry Beastboy," Robin said sorrowfully, appearing in the doorway. "We don't know where she is."

Beastboy ignored him. "It wasn't just a nightmare…" He mumbled to himself, barely audible.

"What?" Robin asked, confused. Beastboy turned around to face him, finally meeting his eyes.

"It wasn't a nightmare, it was a… a warning…" he said to him, still thinking it through. "Someone- or something- knew this was going to happen and tried to warn me by means of a nightmare…and failed…" Beastboy drifted, his gaze dropping as realisation struck him.

'He's loosing his mind…' Robin thought, looking at the delirious green changeling nervously.

"Beastboy…we couldn't expect you to have prevented this from happening. It's not your fault," Robin assured him.

"We need to go look for her now!" Beastboy's head snapped up suddenly, urgency and desperation in his eyes. Robin jumped back in surprise.

"Beastboy we've already starting looking, and we're not going to stop until we've found her OK? We will find her, you just need to stay calm."

"CALM? How the HELL do you expect me to stay CALM!" he yelled, his voice cracking.

"Look-" Robin backed away from the raging teen.

"You don't understand! I've SEEN her! I know what state she's in! We might well find her, but she could already be dead right now! And it will be all my fault!" Beastboy collapsed to his knees, sobbing loudly. When raven had been here he knew he had always had a shoulder to cry on, someone to turn to. Now he felt truly alone.

He flinched as he felt a warm hand being placed on his shoulder and looked up through watery eyes.

"We'll go look for her now, ok?" Robin said firmly. Beastboy nodded.

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The cold wind rippled harshly through Beastboy's feathers, sending a vicious shiver right through his body. He veered towards a nearby rooftop, landing swiftly and morphing into human form. He took out his communicator, and Robin appeared on the screen.

"Any luck?" he asked, his voice crackling from the interference. Beastboy solemnly shook his head, and Robin sighed. "Us neither. Beastboy," Robin began cautiously; he knew the reaction he was going to get. "I think we need to call it a day for now."

"What! We can't! She's dying out there and you want to 'call it a day'?" He sneered, mocking the very idea.

"Look Beastboy," Robin began firmly; he was beginning to get fed up with these dramatics. But Beastboy had already decided that he wasn't going to listen to all this again. He slammed the communicator shut and threw it angrily at the floor.

He stood there for a while, clenching his fists tightly and scowling at the broken communicator on the floor. He started as a tear escaped his brimming eyes, bringing him to his senses. He quickly wiped it away and began to walk to the edge of the building. Kneeling down on the ledge, Beastboy looked out across the sea as the golden sun slowly set towards it, sending thousands of glittering shards dancing atop the waves. He let go and the tears flowed heavily down his face.

He couldn't face this; he knew the others were upset too, but they hadn't seen her. The image of her broken body had been in his mind the whole day- he just couldn't get rid of it. He cringed once more as the vivid image flashed across his vision, almost as if someone were teasing him with it.

"Raven…" he whispered desperately. "Rae…where are you…" he wrapped his arms around himself tightly, longing for the warmth of his lost friend. His mind wandered back to the night before last; the last night he'd truly spent with her. They had been so close to each other, their cares and worries forgotten. He smiled at the memory of her comforting him, and telling him that she'd always be there for him.

Leaving his memories behind, he swiftly morphed into a hawk and disappeared into the sunset.

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By the time Beastboy did eventually return to the tower- nearly collapsing onto the roof- the sun had long since gone down. In its place hung a full moon; almost like a ghost, mocking the sun in its superiority.

He had been searching in vain for hours without a break, his teammates having long since returned home. He suspected that they had all retreated to their beds by now. Shakily he got to his feet, thoroughly exhausted. He felt like such a traitor to Raven for being too weak to continue, but he physically couldn't keep himself in the air a second longer.

Beastboy carefully made his way down the roof entrance and headed for his room, gripping the handrail tightly. He promised himself and Raven that he would only sleep as long as necessary to be able to restart his search- No matter what. He wouldn't let Robin stop him. He could tell he didn't think much of his nightmare, and that it wasn't connected at all. 'Heh, it would be a different story if this was happening to Starfire wouldn't it.' Beastboy thought, smiling maliciously as he neared her room. But as he got closer he could see that Star's door was ajar, and a sliver of warm light was creeping out into the shadowed corridor.

'She must have fallen asleep with her lamp left on again.' He presumed, but as he came closer still, he could just make out the mumbling of two people talking. He paused beside the door, listening intently. Now he could hear that once more Starfire was in tears, no doubt weeping for her closest friend.

"Starfire," came Robin's comforting voice, "we will find her. We're not going to lose hope."

"But what if something truly horrible has happened to her, just like Beastboy's dreams of the night have foretold?" Starfire mumbled between sobs.

"Look Star, I'm not sure how closely connected Beastboy's dreams are to all of this," Beastboy scowled, "but you have to hope for the best. We just need to start thinking logically about this rather than just wandering around town hopelessly from dawn to dusk. We don't have the time to waste searching in the wrong places if she really is in danger. We could search aimlessly for years and never find her if she's tucked away somewhere out of reach." Starfire gasped at this. "That's why we just need to come up with a plan." He recovered, Starfire's shocked expression softening.

"We need to start an investigation and then we'll have everyone looking for her. She'll be OK Star, I promise." Beastboy sighed. He was fairly sure that Robin had been lying about his confidence in finding her, so as to give Starfire hope. She was a wreck when she thought there was none, but when she was confident, she was determined and stronger than he could ever hope to be. He longed for her simplicity.

He crept on down the corridor, leaving Starfire's room behind. He stopped when he reached Raven's room, his heart dropping. It had been left untouched in case any clues could still be recovered from the wreckage that he had once slept in so blissfully with Raven. He shuddered. No, it was not the same room anymore. He turned away, unable to gaze at the blood stained room any longer.

He thought back again to that night they had spent together. It felt so much longer ago than only two mere nights now. It also felt like he had been searching for months, not a single day. To be truthful, that night had been the best moment of his life. He was truly beginning to develop feelings for her. He smiled at the thought of them being a couple, imagining her always by his side, going out together and always being close to one another. He just hoped it wasn't too late for it to become reality.

As he reached his room he began to dig around the piles of clothes, bedsheets and all sorts of items. Finally he found what he was looking for, grinning proudly at his find. He held before him a small scruffy book, full of random memories; newspapers articles on Terra and her allegiance with Slade, photographs of the team on their days off and even the odd letter from a fan.

He flicked through the pages, stopping on his favourite entry. This page was even scruffier than the rest, the edges ruffled and the paper creased. He felt a small spark of hope light up inside him as he gazed affectionately at the picture stuck there. It was a photograph of Raven and himself, taken long before this terrible nightmare had begun. He was beaming at the camera, his arm around Raven's waist as if he'd just caught her off guard and pulled her unwillingly into the picture. But she didn't wear a look of anger or irritation at her ambush- although he was quite sure he recalled afterwards receiving his fair share of revenge- she just looked… different.

He couldn't place her expression, but there was n0 doubt she looked attractive. Her vibrant purple hair was glowing in the sunlight, her deep violet eyes equally radiant. There was also a slight tint of pint to her cheeks as she blushed, giving her pale skin a touch of colour.

'If I ever do see her again, I will tell her how I feel.' He concluded, smiling to himself.

Beastboy gasped as a tear splashed onto the picture, and quickly cleaned it off. Reluctantly he closed the book and safely stowed it away, wiping his watering eyes. He had to distract himself somehow; this was killing him. Then his mind wandered back to what he had overheard in Starfire's room. "We just need to start thinking logically about this rather than just wandering around town hopelessly from dawn to dusk." Beastboy considered this. He was right of course; they needed a plan, and fast. But it wasn't that simple. Where could they even start? There hadn't been a single clue so far, and no one had even glimpsed her since the event.

"I'm not sure how closely connected Beastboy's dreams are to all of this," The words echoed through his head. This made him slightly angry at first; he knew that Robin had just thought that he was being overly dramatic. But when he thought about it, he realised that he had jumped to the conclusion that the nightmare and Raven's disappearance had been linked or been some kind of warning. He could understand why a logical person like Robin would be disapproving of this theory.

But what if it had been a warning. He had failed to notice it right? But how was he supposed to predict that it would come true? It wasn't like he had foresight or anything. He lay back on his bed, rolling this thought over in his mind. Before too long his eyes began to droop, and his concentration faded. But before he had even realised he had been asleep, he was sitting upright, dripping in sweat and breathing heavily.

"Why am I still having these stupid nightmares!" He yelled to the ceiling. Despairing, he dropped his head into his hands. But then another thought occurred to him. 'If this was supposed to be a warning… why am I still having them? Unless…' He lifted his head as the concept dawned on him.

'Unless it has something more to tell me…'

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A/N: I know that the whole picture of Bb and Raven together thing has been done a lot and is maybe slightly cheesy now but I just thought it fit really well in there. Well that could probably have done with a lot more proof reading, but I wanted to get it submitted cause it took me quite a while to writ. I hope you all still enjoyed it though. Please review!