Changes pt2

Raven lifted up an eyelid upon hearing muttering below her. She was startled for a second when glancing around and noticing she was in the Tower's living area. She was even more startled seeing Beast boy (Going to type it this way from now on because Word stops yelling at me when I do so () ) in her arms. She tilted her head over to the kitchen area and tried to make out what the clock said hanging up on the wall. Narrowing her eyes she thought she read it saying six thirty.

Her attention on the clock changed when a loud muffle was heard underneath her. So that's why I am awake, she thought.

"Africa….. Mom….. No good…. Hero…. Terra…. Raven."

Raven cocked an eyebrow and glared down at Beast boy. She then felt the cold sweat from his forehead touch her shoulder; she cringed slightly and shook him. "Beast boy wake up…. Beast boy wake up!"

"No," a cold voice slipped past Beast boy's lips. Raven moved further along the couch and stared at him, that voice didn't sound like Beast boy's it didn't sound like him at all. She then glanced down across his body and saw that his left arm was changing. It was covered in fur, his fingernails were gone, and in there place now were long sharp claws that tilted upwards.

"Beast-" she was about to reach out for him when his body shook, his hands spread to his sides and he let out a tremendous howl in anguish. His body arched forward and he fell to his hands and knees. His eyes shot open but they weren't wide and full of mischief like they usually were, no, they were narrow and dark.

"Beast boy?" Raven peered at him, afraid to move.

Beast boy shook his head and closed his eyes. When he opened them back up again they were their usual green. He glanced down at his hand and it quickly changed back to normal.

"What's going on?" Robin asked.

Raven turned around to see all the Titans standing there at the beginning of the hallway looking at the scene. She turned back around towards Beast boy and saw him oblivious to the situation. His body was heaving tremendously and he had sweat pouring from his forehead and onto the floor.

"What has happened to friend Beast boy?" Starfire asked, flying over and kneeling down next to her teammate.

Raven put her hood up, "He wasn't feeling well and he came out here and fell," Raven lied matter-of-factly, crossing her arms in front of her chest.

Robin blinked and then looked over at the clock, "Why were you out here so early anyway?"

Raven glared at him, "I was making tea," she stated bluntly.

"Kinda early for te-" Cyborg didn't finish his sentence as Raven glared daggers at him. Cyborg placed his hand behind his head and laughed, "Great time for tea! Yep! Great time," he nodded, and then slowly backed out of the room shaking his head down the hall.

"Is that true friend Beast Boy? Are you not feeling as though you belong down a long stone hole that fills with water?" Starfire asked rubbing her emerald friend's shoulder comfortingly.

Beast boy turned his head towards her, "Uh….?"

Robin sighed, "Not that kind of well Star. Not feeling well as in Beast boy feeling ill or sick," he explained.

"Oh," Starfire nodded and then frowned facing back over at Beast boy, "Are you feeling the sick?" she asked him.

Beast boy answered her with a nod.

"Starfire help Beast Boy back to his room and let him get some rest," Robin said rubbing his eyes, "Well I guess I'll start on breakfast," and he made his way over to the kitchen.

Raven watched from the middle of the hallway as Starfire lifted Beast boy into his room and then after about a minute leave. Raven glided over to Beast boy's doorway after Starfire left and glanced at him as he laid there on the bottom bunk.

"Are you going to be okay?" She asked him from the hallway.

His eyes darted over towards the wall and then back at her, he replied with a nod.

"Good," her voice became much colder, "Don't wake me up again." She then quickly turned and left.

She had a lot to meditate on, and some sleep to catch up on. She sighed as she sat down on her bed and began to meditate. She had lied to the team, and she saw Beast boy begin to change right in front of her. What triggered it? Why was it just his one arm? And how hard was it for him to control it enough to change it back? She ignored thinking about his eyes when he changed, she didn't want anything so cold and grim to be linked to Beast boy in her mind.

end of part 2