Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans. Obviously.

-F-

She looked beautiful.

Beast Boy found himself staring, unable to tear his eyes away from the girl standing several feet in from of him. Raven shifted a little, reaching up to scratch the back of her head.

"Um... Beast Boy?"

The changeling snapped back to reality, blinking several times and grinning sheepishly.

"Er, sorry. You look really, really nice."

Honestly, he didn't think he had ever seen Raven out of her uniform. Now, he was surprised (well, he had always thought she was very good-looking, but in a different way) at how nice she looked. Apparently, Starfire had dragged the dark Titan to the mall and picked out an outfit for her; the knee-length red spaghetti strap dress was nothing that Raven would have picked out on her own free will. Matched with the dress and a bit of makeup, nice makeup, unlike the large quantity of dark eyeliner and eyeshadow that she usually decorated her eyes with, Raven looked stunning, in Beast Boy's mind. Robin and Cyborg had their fists in their mouths, failing at their attempts to not laugh at their fellow Titans. Starfire, however, was beaming, and had her hands clasped together behind her back. Raven glanced at them, a blush creeping across her ashen face at Beast Boy's words.

"Uh, thanks."

She shrugged a little, folding her arms across her chest, looking as though she was trying to figure out what to say next.

"You look, uh... cute?"

Robin and Cyborg lost it. The two male Titans collapsed on the ground in a fit of laughter, though Robin was quickly silenced by a sharp, discrete kick in the stomach from Starfire.

"I believe Raven is trying to say that you also are pleasant to look at."

Beast Boy grinned at Starfire's translation, glad that he had been able to find something to wear on his own that didn't look completely stupid. He'd been told before that he didn't exactly have the greatest sense of fashion, and he had to reluctantly agree. He slinked out his arm, slipping it around Raven's shoulders.

"And we're off!"

If Robin and Cyborg were going to laugh at them, he might as well give them a side ache, so at least they would suffer a bit. And from the looks of it, that was where it was going. Robin tried to contain his laughter, evidently afraid that Starfire might kick him again, but Cyborg had wrapped her arms around his stomach, doubled over with laughter as he watched his friends prepare for their date. Starfire smiled brightly, waving to Beast Boy and Raven.

"I wish you a most wonderful and pleasant evening!"

Raven glanced back at her friends as Beast Boy steered her towards the door of the operations room, and the olive-skinned Titan caught something glowing obsidian out of the corner of his eye, and he smiled, shaking his head as a loud yelp came from Cyborg.

"Let me guess... a stool?"

"Coffee pot."

"Hm. Would have thought a stool would hurt more."

"The coffee pot is made of glass."

"Good point."

He looked over at Raven, his smirk evolved into a small smile at their discussion of what things should be thrown at half-metal friends. Raven directed her gaze to the ground, clasping her hands together in front of her.

"Um, Beast Boy, about the other day..."

She glanced up hesitantly at him, and Beast Boy shook his head again, knowing what was coming next.

"Don't worry about it."

Raven pursed her lips, her gaze returning to the ground in front of them as they climbed the stairs that lead to the roof. Once they reached their destination, Raven lifted up into the air, while Beast Boy merely stood on the roof for a moment, admiring how she looked in the soft moonlight.

"Seriously, Raven, you look really pretty."

The empath looked back down at him, the pink blush returning to her pale cheeks before she looked away, wrapping her arms about herself.

"Let's just go."

Beast Boy watched her silently as she started to float towards the city before he shifted into a hawk, flying quickly after her with a few flaps of his wings. As much as he loved to talk to her, it was kind of nice to just be around her, to be in her company but not having to think of what to say, or how to say it. His dark eyes rested on his date as they flew, thoughts whirling through his mind.

As wonderful as she is, I don't think she really realizes it. Every time I give her a compliment, she just blushes and tries to ignore it.

Does she even think there's one good thing about her?

Why is it so hard for her to believe that people can actually see something good in her? Why can't she accept that?

He looked down at the water that they were currently flying over, trying to process on thought before he jumped into another. It was like Starfire had said a while ago, he supposed. There were a lot of things about Raven that they probably would never be able to even begin to comprehend.

But that didn't mean he couldn't try.

-F-

"I don't think I can move."

Raven groaned as she walked with Beast Boy to her room, reaching behind her to massage her back.

"I can't believe I did that."

Beast Boy grinned brightly, reaching over with one hand to massage her back, noticing that she was having a bit of difficulty in trying to do so herself.

"Neither can I. You were pretty good!"

Raven shot him a glare, which quickly evaporated as he continued to massage her back. She mumbled something along the lines of 'that feels really good' before she yawned widely, then reached up with one hand to wipe her eyes.

"Was not. You beat me about five times."

It had both surprised and delighted Beast Boy when Raven had actually agreed to play DDR, since he had neither ever known her to dance, nor play video games. Playing a dancing video game was pretty out there for a girl like Raven. The changeling shrugged a little as they turned down the hallway towards Raven's room.

"Maybe. But seriously, that's your first time ever playing? You did about ten times better'n I did my first time."

Raven nodded, reaching up to cover her mouth as she yawned again.

"Yeah, but now I'm so sore, I don't think I'm ever going to do it again."

Beast Boy laughed a little as they stopped in front of her door, and he removed his hand from her back, shoving his hands into his pockets. He tilted his head slightly to the side, peering up at her.

"But you had fun, right?"

Raven looked over at him, then at the ground, then back at her fellow Titan. She shrugged a little, folding her arms across her chest.

"Um, yeah. I did."

She offered him a small, almost invisible smile, which Beast Boy took to be a positive sign. He reached out with one hand, resting it on Raven's shoulder, as he looked her straight in her dark eyes.

"Raven, promise me you'll let me know if you need anything, okay? Anything at all."

The violet-haired girl's smile faded, and she looked towards her door, pulling away from Beast Boy's grip as her door slid open with a hiss.

"Good night, Beast Boy."

She disappeared into the shadows of her domain, turning to pull her door shut. Beast Boy watched her, his pointed ears drooping, and he dropped his gaze as he muttered one word.

"Gar."

Raven looked back up at him, her eyes narrowed with confusion.

"What?"

Beast Boy shrugged, one fang poking out of the corner of his mouth.

"Um, that's my name. Gar."

The Azarathean was silent as her gaze fell back to the floor, and she nodded her head once, mouthing "Oh" before she shut the door with a click. Beast Boy sighed and reached up, ruffling his spiked forest hair with one hand, before he sauntered down the hall towards his own room.

-F-