Changes pt 6

Robin released his hands and grinned, "So what do ya think?"

Starfire gasped as she looked around the room. Around the walls were there once was a dark pink now was replaced by pictures, collages of her and all her friends. She squealed in delight and swung her arms around Robin holding him close and tight. "I thank you friend Robin!"

Robin gasped, "Your welcome," Robin reluctantly placed his arms around her and patted her back gently, "Your welcome."

"But why did you do it?"

Robin shrugged his shoulders, and then reached around and into his cape, and pulled out a large photo album labeled, 'Friends'. "You left this out last night in the living room while you were organizing it, I saw you take special interest in it so I made a mental note, and well with a little help from Cyborg we put this together."

"I think the correct earthly term to use for this is, wow," Starfire gaped again at her walls.

Robin hoped that meant it was a good thing.

knock, knock, knock!

Beast Boy mumbled something, got up and went to his bedroom door. "Rae?" He blinked. "What do you want?"

"I need to talk to you, about your past." Her voice was stoic her tone, threatening her demeanor, chilling.

"Since when do you want to talk to me?" Beast Boy inquired.

Raven crossed her arms, "Since you decided to turn into a werewolf like creature that's when!" She quickly got her anger under control and made her way over to Beast Boy and looking down at him slightly, announced her reason for being there again, "Now tell me about your past."

Beast Boy gulped, "I don't get a hello?"

"No."

Beast Boy sighed and made his way over to his bed and sat down, "Fine but you're punishing me."

Raven shrugged, "tough."

Beast Boy's teeth began to grind and he stood up again, "YOU KNOW I'VE JUST ABOUT HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR," He clenched his sides and fell back onto the bed.

Raven's façade quickly fell and she rushed over to the Changeling and grabbed his shoulders, but she quickly fell back when she noticed his fangs growing and becoming enlarged. His eyes narrowed and hair began to grow and grasp around his body.

"Beast Boy calm down!" Raven demanded.

The creature's ears perked up and the morph stopped and regressed back into Beast Boy. He groaned sitting up and holding his head. "Ugh," he moaned.

"Beast Boy why did you just change?" Raven made her way over towards her friend and sat next to him.

"I, I, I, changed?" He shook his head, "No I didn't."

Raven glared, "Why would I lie?"

Beast Boy shrugged, "Because you're constantly mean to me?"

Raven pondered this for several moments and took her hood off her head, "I'm sorry."

"Yeah, well," he paused rotating his shoulder, "you should be.

She sighed, "Please just tell me Beast Boy, I'm trying to help you."

"Why would you help me?"

She glared at him, "We've already gone over this! Now what are you hiding?"

"I'm a coward," nothing was said and several long silent seconds past, both having their head down not willing to acknowledge the other.

"Why?"

Beast Boy glanced over at her, "huh?"

She rolled her eyes, "Why did you say you're a coward?"

"Why am I green?" He asked her back.

She sighed, "Why do you change into animals?"

"Why do I…." Beast Boy was about to continue their little thousand questions game but Raven had had enough.

"STOP!" She immediately closed her eyes and began meditating, "When you are ready to start trying to help yourself find me." She was ready to go when suddenly he held her back. She looked down at her arm and saw that he was grabbing it.

"Please don't go," he pleaded.

She raised an eyebrow, and sat back down on the bed when Beast Boy sighed. "Back when I was a little Beast Boy I was known as Garfield Logan son of two genetic professors," he looked over at her and could tell she wasn't buying it, "I am telling you the truth!"

She huffed, "Go on."

"Anyway, I was bitten by a very vicious and poisonous snake, but it only was poisonous to people so my parents…."

"Experimented and turned you green?" Raven was beginning to believe him.

He nodded, "Yeah we were in Africa and I got to see all the wildlife, I tell you it was great, but then one day," he shook his head and placed his hands over his face.

"Beast Boy?" Raven placed a hand upon his shoulder, concerned.

He let out a large gulp and sniffed, continuing to shake his head, he then suddenly began to weep, but not before he could turn his head so it was buried into Raven's neck. She felt his tears stream down her arm, "Beast Boy," her voice containing sympathy.

"I couldn't save them. I could've, with my powers I could've, but but, Mommy, Daddy I am so sorry. I am so so so so sorry," he continued to weep.

Raven didn't know what to do; this was something she was not used to. She wanted to push him away, tell him to suck it up and to just brush it off, what was he doing? Crying like that and in-front of her! While she may have thought those things, she felt very differently and her arms were soon around her companion and comforting him. "What happened?"

Beast Boy sighed after a few minutes and regaining his composure, snot dripping down his nose and running all through his hands. Raven had some on her shoulder as well but she didn't care, she could wash it off, it's the things that you can't wipe off or out that are troublesome, like memories. "They were, we were" he corrected himself, "We were in a paddle boat going down a riverbed, we didn't know that there was a cliff at the end. We just didn't know, until it was too late. Not until my father could tell me to turn into a bird and to fly away, just far enough to not be able to help yet within distance to hear their screams. The screams are what keep me up at night, are what cause me to try and to fight crime; they're what tell me everything I am doing is right. The screams," he shook his head, "They're never ending."

"Beast Boy," she touched his shoulder gingerly, "I had no idea."

"No, that's Garfield's story…. Beast Boy's story is slightly different," Raven felt something twitch inside her as he said this, he was now staring at her, their faces closer than she could possibly imagine, fear was dwelling deep within his eyes, but sincerity was painted across his face.

"What's Beast Boy's story?" Her words came out shaky and muffled.

"He's scared to say how he feels," and with that he leaned forward and placed his lips upon hers.

end of part 6