I owe everyone an apology. I haven't updated in nearly two weeks, and I disgust me. I'm really sorry! There was a flood in my region and my family had to deal with it…

this ch is REALLY short… so I'm doing two chapters at once…

Ok, anyhoo I wanted to also tell y'all that I have a deviantart profile now! I'm really excited, and I'm sharing it with World of Nightmares, so to her thanks again! Now I can be lazy forever and not have to describe S & N to you! Our name is shadow-and-nightmare, so go visit and tell me what you think!

Shadow in the Rain J

A gazillion more thanks to World of Nightmares. There would be no story without her.

Je n'avais pas Teen Titans.

(I don't own Teen Titans)

Chapter Three: Loud, Grating Silence

Several weeks after the party, all was quiet in the T-Tower. Raven was all by herself at Titans Tower.

For once, Raven thought as she started to meditate.

Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos…

Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos…

Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos…

Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos…

Something was wrong. Meditation wasn't working. She didn't feel better, or calmer, or anything.

Opening one eye, she thought, What's keeping me from meditating?

She couldn't think of anything that was preventing her from relaxing. There was no booming music or muffled shouting in the distance. In fact, all she heard was complete silence.

Silence.

Loud, grating…

Silence.

She couldn't stand it.

The…

Silence.

For some reason, it seemed that she had finally gotten what she wanted ever since she had moved into the T-Tower with her friends.

And, as many others had discovered, what you want is not always what's best for you.

The silence was so… debilitating. It overwhelmed her, made her frightened.

Made her alone…

Ok. she thought, now I REALLY need to get out of my room…

She walked to the main room.

No one there.

Sitting down on the couch, something floated across her mind.

Usually, she got mad at Beast Boy for making too much noise. Now she missed it. Not just the noise, but him.

Shaking her head to try to push the thoughts away, and slowly started to meditate again…

Of course, would the fact that she actually missed BB leave her alone?

'Course not. It was really bothering her and just kept getting worse. She was to the point where she couldn't take it anymore when--

The other Titans burst into the main room, noisy as ever.

Raven smiled to herself, and walked back to her room, where she was finally able to meditate.