DISCLAIMER: I don't own Teen Titans. Now on with the cholesterol-free entertainment!

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Day 13, 11:50 AM.

"Another cherry, Raven?" Beast Boy asked.

"Yes, please," she said. Beast Boy took a cherry and waved it in front of her lips playfully. She glared at him.

"That bit got old the first five times," Raven said.

"Okay, here," he replied, grinning, as he fed her the cherry. He looked up at the tree they were sitting under and took a deep breath. He exhaled.

"No smell of meat, hair gel, or Star's perfume… no fluorescent lights…"

A beautiful girl sitting in my lap, his mind added. He shook off that thought. "…this is great," he said, grinning at Raven. "Thanks."

"Well, you were right," she said as she took a sip of her ice tea. "I did need to get out." She looked around the city park, noticing a few teenage girls giggling and pointing fingers in their general direction. Raven's cheeks turned a slight shade of pink. She put her hood up.

"It was nice of Justice League to send us the gift basket," Beast Boy said, reading over the card again:

To Beast Boy and Raven of the Titans- sorry to hear about your troubles. Here's to making the best of it. –Everyone at Justice League.

"I still can't believe Superman personally delivered it," Raven said in disbelief. "Even I've never seen him in person."

Beast Boy started laughing, remembering Raven's reaction to seeing the Man of Steel himself. "It sure was funny when you started giggling and blushing like a fan girl," he said. "I thought you were going to faint."

Raven blushed again. She looked back to her ice tea and took a sip.

"You know Raven" he said, "I really appreciate that you pulled yourself together so we could go out." Raven looked up at him, a questioning look on her face.

"As friends, I mean!" Beast Boy quickly added, his cheeks now turning pink. He took a deep breath before continuing. "But, even if we never went out in public… I wouldn't have really mind."

"…you mean I could've kept you in the tower as long as I wanted, preventing any and all contact with other people, and you wouldn't have complained?" she said as she began to glare at him, a tinge of annoyance in her voice.

"Yes," he said. "Because… I like spending time with you."

Raven's expression softened.

"And I was hoping that when this was all over," Beast Boy said, "we could continue doing stuff like this together. Because I really enjoy your company."

This took the empathic girl by surprise. He likes being with me? Her happy emotion squealed inside Raven's mind.

Raven's mouth gaped open as she slowly tried to respond. She smiled as she finally said, "I-I'd like that."

Beast Boy smiled. They smiled at each other for a few minutes. Their gazes broke when they realized they were holding hands. Beast Boy looked back at Raven again. They blushed in unison. Then…

SCREECH!

Their gazes broke off again when they heard tires squealing. That meant two things: A car wreck was about to happen nearby, or…

"THERE THEY ARE!"

…the paparazzi had arrived.

"Bust a move, Raven! The tabloids are here!" Beast Boy yelped, watching an army of photographers run towards them. Suddenly, A black orb incased the two teens…

POP!

…and they disappeared.

"Damn, that girl and her powers," said one photographer.

"Don't worry," his partner said. "They couldn't have gone too far. Fan out and look for them."

The two bonded Titans watched from a nearby tree as the photographers scattered like ants.

"Fools," Raven said with a smirk. She looked back at Beast Boy, who was still in a daze from the sudden teleportation. "You okay?" she asked.

"…Dude, that was too cool," he said, grinning. "Can we do that again?"

Raven nearly laughed at his response. She put her right arm around his neck and grabbed a cherry out of the gift basket, which was currently hanging from a tree branch. "Cherry, Beast Boy?" she asked.

"Yeah, thanks," he said. Raven waved the cherry playfully in front of his mouth and finally fed it to him. …this is not as bad as I thought it would be, her emotions said unison.