"You are so gutless! Whats all this talk about showing her how you feel about her? You spent the last 3 days in complete silence when she walks into a room. Grow a backbone BB! This girl is your world! Let her know! Pretty words don't mean anything if they keep missing the target. They become hollow words because they were never said." Alright, great pep talk! Time to get started.

Beast Boy makes his way the kitchen and runs into Raven going to her room.

Alright, time to step up! Set things in motion.

"Hey Rae, wanna see a movie tonight?"

"No."

Damn, what a cold response, this doesn't feel like a great start. Okay, don't assume anything.

"Your right, nothing good is playing right now, we can do that another day when something we both want to see is on."

Talking too much with no goal in mind. Shoot, I gotta say something that isn't fluff.

"Okay, you want to walk with me to the pier?"

"Its about to rain?" She says.

"I like the rain." Damn, what the hell am I saying!

"…We could walk, but you better grab a coat just in case." She says looking outside.

"Sweet!"

They make their way onto the pathway to the pier.

"Nice night eh?" Beast Boy says.

"Guess so." Raven says.

"I like it right before it rains. Not too hot, or too---"

"Beast Boy, why don't you say something real? Whats really on your mind."

"Well your pretty straightforward. I can't make sense of much in my head right now. Why don't you say what you really want to say?"

"I dislike you a lot right now Beast Boy. Ever since you told me how you…feel. I feel akward around you. I don't know how to be---"

"You shimmer like moonlight." O man, its starting to rain and we just made it to the pier. I hope we can talk some more before we have to go in.

"…What does that mean?" Raven says wrapping her cape around her.

"I don't know, but take it as a compliment. Its nothing but positive." What am I saying! I'm coming across is an idiot.

"Alright? …How should I act around you?" She says looking directly at Beast Boy.

"Your asking me? Well you should kiss me periodically. Not mind if I wrap my arms around you with no warning. And be aware that I trip---" BB says getting cut off.

"Seriously Beast Boy?" she says looking pained.

She looks very serious. I can tell that she really wants an answer to solve everything for her. "Well, that's how I would love for you to act around me. I don't know, but let me ask you a question. …how….can I get you to notice me."

"I do notice you Beast Boy." She says.

Its not the same. I want her to love me. "No, I want you to notice me, like I notice you."

"…I do notice you Gar." She says.

Woah, I must have misheard her? Did she call me Gar and it make me feel better? I feel like I'm overflowing with some kind of liquid, a great feeling. I want it to last. "…Do that again."

"What?" she says looking perplexed.

"…Call me Gar."

"I think about you a lot Garfield." She says it really slowly.

There's no way this is happening. I love the way her mouth moves. I love it more when she says my name. "So, why can't we be together?" Its really starting to pour. O man does she really look hot. She really wrapped that cape around her tight, and its hugging her in all the right places. Alright, let me get my head back on straight.

"I'm part demon, and there is very little dark about you. You lack control over yourself, and I'm jealous that you have that luxury. I don't know if I could control my powers if I felt too much for you." She says letting her cape go while she looks down. Finally baring all of her thoughts unveiled.

This just doesn't add up to me. Everyone has crushed before in their lives, surely there is something from her past that might be able to help deal with things now."You have been in love before haven't you?"(Okay, I took that one from Wicker Park, but it fits so freaking well!)

"Of course I have, but it never went anywhere serious. Plus the other person was also dark, so it was a lot easier."She says looking at him

"What about the Beast in me? Does that not qualify as dark?" It definitely isn't a good thing.

"It does…but I don't know if it would be enough." She says with her eyes getting smaller. Like a tiny bit of hope trying to escape through her eyes, and she won't let it.

All this rain is running down her beautiful face. I just want to hold her face in my hands and admire her close up. "I don't care if its enough."

"You keep saying that. Do you not care on trying to make things easier?" She says looking offended.

"No, I never expect anything to be easy. I want this enough to deal with whatever it comes with. If being with you comes with painfully frightening mood swings and danger, then I can handle it." I hope that came across as confident as I feel.

Raven scoffs. "You say that now, but what about 6 months from now?"

"Why think that far in the future? It could never come, and if it did and I completely changed my mind then that is that. All I know is that this moment is the only thing that's real. I can change right now, I can deal with right now. No one can predict the future, at least not in our circle, but I am willing to do my best with today." O man, I hope she took that in the right way. I could try to explain more. No. Don't talk so much, it makes you appear common.

"The way you live your life is completely different from mine. If I didn't think about the future, then I could lose it right now. Things would be very different if I lived for the moment." She says with a smile. A sad smile that hurts more than just plain tears.

God don't ever do that again, please never have to do that again.

"Can't we influence each other?"

"Would that be a wise decision?" she says in her regular monotone voice pattern.

Now she's pissing me off. How can you have such weak confidence for something you want! "You can't be so cautious. You know what you want, take it. If you don't want to act on any of these feelings, then you can just let them die."

"…Here, I'll settle this. I know how you feel, and I'll leave it on you to determine if I let these feelings die. Show me your determination."

"How, tell me how to show you that I want you?" This is all I need! Just a chance!

"That would be way to easy. Convince me that your worth all the trouble." Raven says as she walks back to the tower.

"Damn it. This doesn't seem like it will be easy." But God am I happy! She didn't directly say that she feels strongly about me, but she didn't deny it either. She gave me the go ahead to try to sweep her off her feet. But how am I gonna do that?

What the! Where did this rain come from! I was completel----Don't tell me. She covered me and completely forgot about covering herself? Did she think about me so much that she forgot to cover herself? Well that's something I can see myself doing for her. Wait, this might be easier than I thought. No, don't assume anything. But I know I will get a great night sleep tonight.

Trudges home in the rain smiling, taking his time.