Alright, so, thought I'd update Beast with another one-shot, just… because, OK! Crimson Shadows will be on the backburner this time. Anyway, my birthday is coming up (March 25th) so I decided to try a little something different with my stories. Enjoy! –Jason

Open Your Eyes- a song fic one-shot to Goldfinger's "Walk Away"

Genre: Romance/Spiritual

They say people have their ways
And people stay the same
Accept the way it is
Accept that things don't change
Some people make it worse
Some people don't want to listen
In the end it all works out
In the end, they learn their lesson

Beast Boy sat cross-legged on his bedroom floor, dreaming. Today was his seventeenth birthday; what kind of teenager wouldn't be bursting with pride and happiness? Well, one green changeling was not.

"I wish you guys were here with me," Beast Boy whispered to the darkness, holding a worn and scratched photo of the family he could never remember: his parents. All his life, he was told what to do, where to go, what to say. He had always had to be the one who stayed strong, who coasted through each day. Where was his life going? Was he destined to walk with the emptiness?

Beast Boy was thrown out of his dream world by a rapid pounding on his door. "Beast Boy, it's Raven. May I come in?"

"If you have to," he said, sighing. She slid the door open and saw him sitting there with a photo, looking like a lonely, lost child. "I heard you talking to yourself. Is everything OK?"

"Oh, yeah, everything's fine," he smiled awkwardly. "I guess I'm just, excited. That's all." Raven raised an eyebrow. "You're lying to me." Beast Boy flinched.

"I think you forget that I'm a mind-reader," she said. "Now, if you're willing to let me, I want to help you." Beast Boy looked at her with those stunning, shining emerald eyes, then found tears creeping up to them. "Raven, you know better than anyone how it is to deal with emotions. We're a lot alike, you know. I guess I've been hiding how I really am for a long time." "And how do you really feel?" "…Resentment."

But I don't believe this shit
I know I can make things better
I know it will take some work
But I'm not afraid of the dirt

Beast Boy handed the photograph to Raven. "This is all I have. A picture. I can't remember anything about them." Raven studied the picture for a moment then looked at him. "You don't need a picture or memory to remember your parents Beast Boy…"

I want to give you life
I want to give you shelter
I want to take away your pain
I want to give you freedom
I want to educate the world
I want to educate my parents
I want to turn all the wrongs right
And save the lives I can

"…all you need is this," she said, placing a hand on his heart. "Their love for you doesn't die, Beast Boy. It stays there and protects you. Love burns brighter than any candle or light. Devotion is the never-ending story of life."

They say people have their ways
And people stay the same
Accept the way it is
I know that I can change

Beast Boy's tears ran down his face, and for the first time in his life, he wasn't ashamed. Then, as a gesture of affection, Raven drew Beast Boy into a tight hug. The love shared between them at that moment made the changeling's heart swell with warmth and pure joy; it was almost overwhelming. "Raven, thanks for being my light…"

Walk away

Walk away

I could never walk away from you

Walk away

Walk away…