A/N Elissar, the story I'm working on will be my take on a famous story with the Titans in the place of the original characters. It's difficult in that I want the zest of the original story there while still keeping the super teens as much in character as I'm able to. I'd rather not go into more detail than that in case my research falls to pieces and it takes much longer to write than expected.
Disclaimer – Found out I don't own the Teen Titans. It made me cry.
Nonsense – Influstuation: An attraction that leaves one feeling too embarrassed to act.
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"Alright, let's go over what we've got so far." Cyborg turned to face a chalkboard behind him with several notes scrawled on it. "'K, she doesn't like jokes, doesn't like lots of questions, and she doesn't like people bugging her especially in her room."
"Isn't this all stuff we knew already?"
"Yeah, but we gotta go through it to make sure you're as prepared as you can be when you go ask her out." Cy turned back to the board to continue. "She also doesn't like people asking to talk to her and then not talking to her 'cause they're too nervous. She wants people to feel comfortable around her."
"Like I wouldn't know what she doesn't like." Beast Boy grumbled under his breath.
"BB, the reason you know all that stuff is because you've done it all to her."
"So? I know the stuff she does like too!"
Cyborg smiled widely and stepped in front of the chalkboard blocking Beast Boy's view of it. "Fine then, why don't you tell me what Raven likes then."
"Well…" Cyborg's smug smile caught his eye. He gave a childish face back and then really thought about the answer. "She's…she likes to do quiet things, like reading and meditating, but she doesn't like to be alone. That's why she ends up yelling at me. She's around the rest of us doing her quiet thing and I'm doing my loud thing." The thoughtful look that had accompanied his words dropped for one of a more bittersweet nature. "She likes things that are dark and creepy and mysterious because they make her feel more normal. She's really smart, so she also likes reading because it's something that makes her think."
Cyborg smiled to try and cheer Beast Boy up. "Don't worry, man, I promised." Cyborg went back to the board and started wiping it off. "So you know all this stuff, why don't you tell me what made you want to ask her out. That'll help us set a plan of attack."
Beast Boy's eyes started searching for places he could hide. "Do we have to? It's embarrassing." He whimpered.
"Don't worry, man. I won't tell anyone, and besides, who'd believe me over you unless you panicked or something?"
A weary sigh heaved out as Beast Boy caved in. "She's just so…not me."
Cyborg kept his mouth shut in hopes that Beast Boy would continue.
"She's pretty and smart and funny and she really cares about us even though she hides it." Beast Boy kicked his feet out as he slouched lower in his chair. "And she's got the best smile in the world."
"Who does?"
Cyborg's head snapped to the door where Robin was standing. "Uh…"
"Just kill me now." Beast Boy added as he covered his face with his hands.
Robin's smile showed how much fun he thought this could be. "What're you guys doing?" Noticing the chalkboard he tacked on, "And why does it look like you're making a list about what Beast Boy likes about some girl?"
"She's not just some girl!" Beast Boy replied a little too hotly. "Uh...I…can't you just leave me alone, Robin?"
"I will if you tell me what's going on…maybe. I mean, you don't want me snooping around till I figure it out on my own, do you?" A self-satisfied smirk grew on his lips while he folded his arms for effect.
"Cy, just tell him while I curl up and die over here." Beast Boy continued slouching down in his chair until he fell off of it so he could ball up on the floor.
Cyborg placed a hand on Robin's shoulder. "Rob, it's not cool to tease him about this."
"Why not? It's not like he's got some secret crush that everyone knows about."
"And what if he did? It'd be about as cool as telling Starfire how we thought you felt about her."
Cyborg's point taken, Robin continued in a much more concerned demeanor. "So, who's the girl then? Maybe I can help." Looking down at the puddle that was Beast Boy, Robin reached out and helped him up. "Look, I'm sorry, Beast Boy. Just…tell me who it is and I'll tell you what I can dig up on them. I mean, I've got nearly every citizen of jump city in our profile database."
Beast Boy blinked. "You don't have much of a life outside of the tower, do you?"
Robin could only look stunned as Cyborg laughed a little. "He got you pretty good there, man."
"Fine, we'll call it even since I was being stupid when I came in. Now are you going to tell me who it is or do I have to snoop?"
"Raven."
"O.K. then. What have you got so far?"
Beast Boy smiled. "You took it a lot better than Cy did."
"I'm probably just as shocked as he was; I just have more experience at putting that stuff away till it's safe to deal with." Seeing that his friends were looking at him, obviously impressed he conceded, "Plus it's not like I'm the one who'd ask her out."
"Alright, man. Let's get back to getting BB a date with Rae."
Beast Boy looked like he remembered something he'd forgotten. "Wait! That reminded me, she doesn't like to be called that."
"Oh yeah!" Cyborg wrote it on the board.
"I can tell you where she likes to go when she leaves the tower and the last ten movies she's seen."
"You really don't have a life, do you?" Cyborg smiled at Robin's grimace. "We could work on getting you a date with Star after we're done helping BB."
Robin looked crossly back at the metal man. "We'll see."
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A/N As soon as I had written that I wasn't sure if this would be a one shot or more, ideas started to drift through my mind. The main point of this fic is just to keep the juices flowing while I'm less than productive elsewhere. Tell me if it's up to the quality I may or may not have established in my other stories.