Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans. Now onto chapter 3!

Day 4, 1:14 PM.

Beast Boy lit some scented candles with his recently freed right hand. "Just don't take too long, okay?" he asked.

"I'll try," Raven answered. "Could you hold onto me for a second so I can get into position?"

"Sure," Beast Boy responded. He held Raven around her stomach as she got into her meditation position. "Thanks," she said as she began to hover in the air.

She closed her eyes and began to recite her mantra the other Titans knew so well. "Azerath, Metrion, Zynthos… Azerath, Metrion, Zynthos…"

Beast Boy clicked on the CD Player he had and began to read his enormous stack of reading material. Hopefully, she won't take too long, he thought.

It's been three freakin' hours! Beast Boy's conscience screamed. She just keeps repeating the same three-word phrase!

He groaned. He had read through all the books and magazines he had, he had played his CD four times, and he was bored. He looked around for something else nearby to do. His gaze finally settled on the empathic girl attached to him.

The field of energy Raven's powers were creating was making her cloak and hair flutter in the air, showing the curves of her face and body. …she looks nice, his mind said.

His eyes gazed over her face. Her violet hair … her soft lips… her little nose… that tiny stone in her forehead…

Beast Boy removed a glove, exposing his green skin. He slowly ran his fingers through her hair. It felt like silk. He removed his hand and put his glove back on. Then he looked around to make sure no one was watching… then leaned forward and stuck his nose near her hair. He sniffed it. …she smells nice, too, he thought, smiling. Despite the scented candles surrounding him and Raven, her hair smelled nothing like them. What is that? He wondered. Is it some sort of perfume? A shampoo she uses? What?

Suddenly, Beast Boy realized what he was doing and jerked his head away, blushing. Okay, I've got to stop. I'm getting way too attached to her, he thought. Then he laughed at the irony of what he just said.

Then his gazed began to drift away from her face… and towards her butt. Given that she always wore a cloak, Raven's lesser seen areas was often covered up. But her cloak, floating in the air, exposed it completely. He tried to pull his eyes away but he couldn't.

Grab it, a devilish voice in his head said.

W-What? His conscience replied.

Grab her butt, the voice said. Come on BB, I know you want to. After all, she's a cute girl, she distracted- she's not going to notice.

I couldn't do that to her! His conscience yelped. She'd kill me!

Okay then, the voice continued. How about a little pat, then?

No!

You are such a wussy, the voice yelled. Just a little pat on the rear. And not too soft, either. She's been a bad girl-

SHUT UP!

Beast Boy's mind went silent. "Where the hell did all that come from?" he asked out loud. He looked back at Raven, this time looking at her face. "She's just a friend," he reminded himself. His ears drooped. "…just a friend," he said quietly.

She was finished. 5 days of stress completely gone. Raven's life was finally in order. She opened her eyes, the field of energy disappearing. Sitting in Beast Boy's lap, she straightened her legs and put out the flame of the scented candles around her. "I hope I didn't take too long," she said to Beast Boy. She looked over to see he was asleep.

She looked out a nearby window to notice the sun setting. She checked her watch: 7:20 PM. I meditated for six hours straight, she thought. She looked at the green elf attached to her. I guess that would be a bit of overkill for him, wouldn't it?

Raven leaned in closer to him and whispered, "Beast Boy…"

He didn't move.

"Beast Boy," she said a little louder.

He let out a small moan and grinned.

…Raven, his resting mind moaned in delight.

"…Beast Boy," she said in her regular voice, putting a hand on his chest.

"BAH!" Beast Boy jumped in surprise, and fell off the stool he was sitting on, the two landing on the floor.

"Oh sorry," Raven quickly apologized, "I didn't mean to startle you."

"N-No, Raven," he said as he woke up. "That's all right."

"Um, I didn't take too long meditating, did I?" she asked innocently.

He looked into her eyes for a few seconds before answering, looking almost hypnotized. He shook his head. "No. You didn't. I'm sure you needed to take that long, anyway," he said. The two got up off the floor. "Uh, how about we go eat?"

"Yeah sure," she said in agreement. As the two walked out of Raven's room, one thought was going through her mind…

He's too kind to me.