Part 11: Revelations?

IT WAS BEAST BOY.

Robin stared in absolute, dumbfounded disbelief. How in the world had he pulled it off! Where when why how…? His brain was starting to overload, and he started forward. Starfire caught him, and shook her head. "This is a moment for Raven… and the Shade." She whispered. "It would not be wise to interrupt." Robin looked at her, then nodded slowly. He stood back, but kept his eyes trained on them.

"Raven…" She heard her name, and a soft groan escaped her. "Raven…" he tried again. She groaned again, he eyes slitting open. There was someone leaning over her… a shape she recognized. "Hey." He said softly. "It's me." She looked up at him. It was Shade alright but… Shade was Beast Boy? Raven couldn't believe it. Beast Boy was who she'd been flirting with, dreaming about, kissing and… loving? That last one made her look him in the eyes. "Hey, it's alive." He joked quietly. "Alive and kicking." He murmured, pulling her into a half-sitting position

"Beast Boy…? How…?" Raven whispered, unable to stop staring. He held her up gently, and she touched his cheek. "You're Shade…? …why?"

"I like you." Beast Boy said softly, reminding her. "No… I take it back." He whispered, pausing for a moment. "I… love you. I love you, Raven." He smiled, but there were tears in his eyes. "I want to be with you." He gently held her against himself with his eyes closed, his forehead on hers.

"But… why all this?" Raven wanted to know. "Why this party? Why… why be Shade instead of Beast Boy?" He smiled painfully when she said it.

"There's more to me than corny jokes." Beast Boy whispered, drawing back a little so he could see her face. "You would've never given me the chance for… something like this." He took her hand and held it at his chest. His heart was beating like a madman, even though his face was so sober. "You thought I was just Beast Boy the joker, and nothing else…"

"So you made up an antihero I would like… heh…" Raven laughed quietly, still paler than normal. "You succeeded." Her smiled warmly at her. She tilted her head as the first of many questions formed in her mind. "How did you keep vanishing?"

"I turned into an ameba and clung to your cape." He smiled. "I was too small to see, so it looked like I'd vanished." Raven nodded in understanding. "When Shade said that he'd gotten back to the tower the same way you did, he wasn't lying. He was clinging to your cape, smaller than a dot."

"But… you spied on me for Robin…" she whispered.

"I told Robin a few details about our date at the cemetery, but nothing… personal." He added the last word with an embarrassed smile.

There was a long silence of them staring at each other. Raven finally looked satisfied, and looked at him with softened eyes. "I think… this is the part where you kiss me… so I know that you're the real Shade…"

"I can't." he said, shaking his head at her.

"Why?" she asked, almost on the verge of tears. There was a long silence, as though he was waiting for her to guess. When she didn't, helaughed slightly. He gently raised a finger and pointed at her face.

"Your mask is in the way." He smiled wider. Raven actually gave a little laugh, and reached for it. Beast Boy's heart lifted. Her laugh was beautiful, just like her. Closing her eyes, she removed it. She opened them again, and they were moistened with emotion. "That's better…" He said, setting it aside for her next to his own mask. They drew close…

"Sha…… no…" Raven stopped herself before she said it. Her eyes fell closed… "Beast Boy…" she moaned softly. His lips pressed against hers. Her arm came up and hooked around him, pulling him to her.

Lightning and thunder blazed through Nevermore as the emotions burst into wild cheers. The girl dressed in soft red smiled shyly, all the other emotions jumping and celebrating.

Rolls of emotion played across Raven's mind, flashing out skyward in the form of a thousand streaks of light. Ravens (birds) the size of butterflies flew into the crowd, spectral and chirping. The pair was in the middle of it all as her emotionally influenced powers aligned perfectly. A pillar of white light blazed skyward, blasting a hole in the roof and lancing out into space. It crossed the stars, a symbol of love… it took the shape of a white Raven… no… a dove, screeching as its wings flared wide.

Raven moaned happily into the kiss, pressing harder. It was him. It really was him. Her outfit glittered, ripping to shreds to reveal her normal super hero outfit beneath it. It was a sparkling, blinding white that Beast Boy could see even through his closed eyelids.

He felt her hands wander his back, and finally… after what felt like an age, the kiss broke. He looked down at himself, and blushed. The Shade outfit had turned white was well. Raven smiled knowingly, patting him a few times. He helped her to her feet, ready to face the world. The white-clad couple turned to face their friends… and suddenly the Grand Hall exploded with clapping and cheering and woof whistles. Both teens blushed as cameras flashed and people yelled and screamed for their happiness.

Their three remaining friends were upon them as the light finally faded. Cyborg grabbed Beast Boy and administered a huge noogie. Starfire hugged Raven tightly, jumping up and down. Robin shook his head, an odd smile on his face. "I should've known…" he murmured, folding his arms before outright grinning.

"Y'know… you had us all fooled, BB." Cyborg said, his arm around his buddy's shoulder. "But… is that gonna happen every time you two kiss?" He pointed skyward. There was a twenty-foot wide hole in the roof. Beast Boy and Raven blushed deeply, looking up at it and laughing nervously. "I think you two owe these people a new sunroof." Cyborg grinned at them.

"We'll see what we can do about that." Raven said, her outfit glittering. Beast's Boy's outfit returned to black, and he peeled it off right there. Under it was his normal super hero costume, with the purple stripe down the middle. "Prepared to be anybody tonight, huh?" Raven watched him simply toss the Shade outfit over his shoulder.

"Uh huh." He smiled at her. "Just as long as whoever I am is near you." Raven blushed, slipping her hand into his as they made their way towards the exit. There in the wreckage of the hole in the roof, was Raven's mask. Next to it was Shade's mask, leaning on each other like the people who wore them. And, on the inside of Raven's mask, written in tiny lettering, was a short poem. It was written small, but it was in all capital letters… A message from Beast Boy that Raven would never forget.

'CAST ASIDE THE RAVEN AND LET LOOSE THE DOVE, SPREAD ITS WINGS ACROSS THE SKY, AND GIVE IN TO YOUR TRUE LOVE'

END

Well? Did you guess right, or did I blow your mind? I was surprised that four or five people put all the clues together and guessed it right! Beast Boy is Shade. So… what did everyone think? I hope you enjoyed my fan fic, and I'll have you know I'm already working on the next one! If you liked this story click on my screen name, Will the Titan, and check out some of my other stuff if you want. Thank you so much for reading, and I hope you enjoyed yourself. (smile) OH! I ALMOST FORGOT! STICK AROUND A LITTLE LONGER FOR THE BLOOPER REEL! I LOVE BLOOPERS!

P.S. I would like to thank "Nevermore the Raven" for showing me such great support during the story. Thankies!