Story Update: Hey all, sorry about the delay on this chapter… the next four chapter will not be updated every two days, but rather every four. This is for two reasons, one - a time constraint on my part and two - the fact that the story is reaching an end (chapt 20 will be the last). Hope ya'll don't mind, it really couldn't be helped.
---

Tenshi: BOB! Front and center mister!
Bob: munching on an Oreo. Muhafht?
Tenshi: glare.
Bob: clears throat. What?
Tenshi: What was that promise concerning fluff in the last chapter? I didn't agree to fluff yet!
Bob: shrugs. Something had to happen soon, you were going to start loosing the romantics in our audience.
Tenshi: Dang it Bob! Now I have to put some fluff in! I'm allergic to fluff!
Bob: Yeah right - have you read some of your own stuff?
Tenshi: The past always haunts one doesn't it?
Bob: Yep… so start writing missy. We'll do the review responses at the bottom.
Tenshi: Fine, but if I get hives from this chapter I'm blaming you!

---
Breaking Point
by TenshiJaki
---
"I am prepared to meet my maker. Whether my maker is prepared for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter." - W. Churchill
---

The meeting with the Mayor stalled from there. He did try to go through some more 'suggestions' but everyone was to busy watching Raven to make sure she didn't do anything farther, the Mayor included, to really pay much attention. And so they returned home, the list of 'improvements' in hand.

The first thing any of them did after they walked through the main doors was find a trash can and get rid of the offending list. After the addition of a can of hairspray, that Robin so thoughtfully provided, it turned into quite the bonfire.

After that the Titans scattered, going off to do different things. Robin had debated whether or not to yell at Raven but decided against it in the long run. Who knew how she would react, 'sides, he had secretly enjoyed it.

Raven, meanwhile, was still worked up over the whole Mayor fiasco. Sure, she had gotten him back, but not enough for her tastes. He deserved so much worse, especially for dragging them into his incompetence.

It was common knowledge that the local government had several complaints against them but that had nothing to do with the Titans. It had more to do with the idiot in office, and his policies. The Mayor was simply looking for scapegoats to wave in the faces of the masses so they would forget his defects. And the goats don't get much bigger than the Titans.

As she fumed she headed for the guestroom. Nothing got her in a mood for revenge more than staring at far too much beige and white.

---
Meanwhile…

Beastboy had been preoccupied with his thoughts recently. They plagued him everywhere he went. In the shower, during meals, at training sessions, while he sweated to the oldies, he just couldn't seem to escape them. And they were all centered around a certain dark haired team member. No, not Robin. Honestly!

Ever since Raven had started to act 'odd' Beastboy couldn't help but notice her. At first he told himself it was self-preservation that had him keeping tabs on her, after all, she was completely unpredictable at this point. But the more he watched her the more his watching turned admiring. He liked the way she would smile when she thought no one was watching, he liked the way her hair would stir in the smallest breeze, he liked the way she would rub her hands together and cackle manically at the most bizarre times.

It appeared that Beastboy had a problem.

He was starting to see Raven as something 'other'. Other than a teammate, other than a friend, other than some crazy girl bent on world destruction. Exactly what that 'other' was however was still debatable.

It was because of his wayward thoughts that he tried to distract himself with mindless fun. He tried to play video games but it wasn't helping. Every time he thought he was sufficiently distracted he would find his mind wondering back to where he didn't want it to go.

Why was he fighting so hard against his thoughts? Well that was simple. Contrary to popular belief Beastboy was not a complete idiot. He knew that, crazy or not, Raven would kill him, slowly and painfully, if she found out he was thinking about her in such a way.

Sitting alone on the couch he tried to sort through his thoughts. He needed to find this 'fascination' and kill it, before it got him killed. Avoiding it only seemed to make it grow stronger so that really only left one option that he could think of. Feed it. After all, it was supposed to work that way for fevers and cold's right?

Mind made up Beastboy stretched a little and headed off to find Raven.

---
In the meantime Raven had decided that she needed a break. She had worked for a few hours on her 'plot' to get back at the Mayor and felt the need for some meditation. After all, she wanted revenge, not a funeral, and with the way she was currently feeling right now a certain elected official would die.

After making sure the fireworks and spell books were put up she sat on the bed and proceeded to levitate off the covers. Assuming her standard position she started chanting her trademark words.

This was how Beastboy found her.

When he had reached the door of the guest room he had decided to check on her first, to make sure she wasn't, say, opening a portal to Hades and adopting 'puppies', or something. He changed himself into a flea and wiggled under the door. Needless to say, the sight of Raven meditating threw him off.

Now, as it has been stated previously, Beastboy was not a complete idiot. Complete being the key word there. He was however bright enough to realize something was wrong with this picture.

Hadn't Raven said she was 'cured'? And ever since she had started to act strange she hadn't meditated once, at least to his knowledge. This seemed more like the old Raven, the semi-normal one. Had she reverted back to her original self?

The thought that she had returned to normal filled Beastboy with conflicting emotions.

On the one hand he felt happy that she was back to her old self. He always liked her dark sense of humor and dreary outlook on things; it was comforting in a way. But on the other hand he was kind of sad to see this 'new' Raven go. Sure she was crazy, but when she looked at him and she had that spark, that certain twinkle of insanity, in her eyes Beastboy could feel his knees go a bit weak.

Besides, this new Raven was kind of fun… in an unpredictable, unstable, nonsensical kind of way. He would never forget when she followed Robin around for a whole afternoon spraying everything he touched with Lysol. Or the time she had held Cyborg down insisting on 'chroming' him for a more 'street slick' look. He enjoyed it when she did these things; things that he himself had always secretly wanted to do in a small dark part in his mind, but never had the balls to try.

Yes, he would miss this new Raven, but he would also be happy to see her back to sitting in a corner, with a book, drinking her tea.

Deciding now was as good a time as any to let her know he was there Beastboy reverted back to normal and approached the bed.

Raven was so deep in her meditation that she never felt his presence. And so it was for this reason, when he reached out a hand to gently touch her knee, she had a perfectly good excuse for launching him into the opposite wall.

THUD

As the world spinned for Beastboy nothing would come into focus and all the pretty colors swirled together. When things finally started to actually make sense to his battered mind the first thing he noticed were a pair of dark purple eyes staring at him with concern.

He said the only thing he could think, which wasn't much, "So pretty."

Raven just looked at the stunned changeling sprawled out before her. She kind of felt bad for tossing him into the wall, but really, he should have had more sense than that. Gingerly probing his head for any wounds she ignored his slurred words. After all, he had hit his head pretty hard.

Noting that his eyes where clearing up she decided now was a good time to yell at him, "What did you think you were doing? I could have seriously hurt you!"

Beastboy was rejoining the world of the coherent. "I was just trying to let you know I was there, sorry."

It was about that time that he looked at her funny. It was also about that time that Raven realized her mistake. Beastboy said it first, "You're you again."

"Wha- I'm, uh - no - crap…"

Raven didn't want the game to end so soon but it looked as though the jig was up as they say. How could she explain this away? Thinking hard her face suddenly lit up. This, combined with her grin, had Beastboy on guard. He started to slowly crab walk backwards, away from the grinning girl who was suddenly looking at him with renewed interest.

"Alright Beastboy, congratulations - you found me out."

He just looked at her funny, "What do you mean? That you're you again? Well, the meditation-"
He couldn't finish because Raven had put her hand over his mouth. "Now listen closely my dim-witted green friend. I was never 'crazy', I was trying to teach you dunder heads a lesson. And do you know what that lesson was?"

He just stared at her for a minute, "Uh… that you're good at acting?"

At that Raven smacked her own forehead, simply because she was worried about smacking his still injured one. Of course he wouldn't get it, she obviously was expecting too much from his tiny little mind. "No, the lesson was simply to stop driving me crazy! Not just you either! The others are equally to blame. How many times do I have to ask you not- what's wrong with you?"

Beastboy was just grinning widely at her. "I just never knew you had it in you Rae. I guess I taught you well, being the master prankster and all. My little birdie is all grown up and pulling stunts like this, I'm so proud."

Raven just rolled her eyes. She was beginning to rethink her plan; having Beastboy know what was going on in any sense was bound to be a bad idea. "Just shut up and listen. I'm not done teaching everyone their lessons, and I can see now that I might as well stop trying with you, I can see now you weren't ever going to get it anyways… So, since you now know you're just going to have to help me with my plans. Got it?"

Beastboys grin just got wider, "Really? That's great cause I've got all these ideas and-"
Raven cut him off, "Oh no you don't. I'm crazy not lame. Besides, I have a schedule to keep so if you want to help then you're going to do things my way. Now listen up, this is what we've got to do…"

After laying out her plans, starting with her 'gift' to the Mayor, Raven watched as mischief caused Beastboys eyes to dance. She even allowed herself to find it kind of cute, in a sick, twisted part of her mind. "Alright, so you've got it?"

Upon seeing his nod she finally allowed a real smile to show through. Maybe having an accomplice would be a good thing, doing it all on her own had been hard and tiring. At least there would be one person she could be 'normal' with for the time being. Besides, she still planned on paying him back for her room, she most assuredly hadn't forgotten about that. This would only serve to help her with that as well- he would never see it coming.

As for Beastboy he was simply happy to be 'in' on the whole deal. Now that he thought about it Ravens plans had been brilliant, though a small part of him was a bit miffed that he hadn't figured it out sooner, or really, at all. He was also glad that he could spend time with her because of his 'problem'. A few hours a day plotting and planning with her should surely fix it right?

That was his silent prayer as they started to gather everything they would need for Mission: Mister Mayor, Here Is Your Comeuppance. After all, if it didn't 'cure' him then surely Raven finding out would, and if he wasn't cured she would find out. She was Raven after all, crazy or not.

And as Cyborg walked by the door to guest room, on his way to do more work on Ravens, he shuddered at the insane laughter coming from within. And while he could clearly hear two voices he decided that he really didn't want to know.

TBC… (Yep, this chapter wasn't funny - that was Bobs fault - stupid fluff. It was more of a 'required' chapter to move the plot along - but on a bright note, Raven now has an accomplice! Go Beastboy.)

---
Tenshi: scratch, scratch, scratch…
Bob: What are you doing?
Tenshi: Itching… gods! It burns!
Bob: O.o What burns?
Tenshi: The fluff!
Bob: It wasn't all that fluffy…
Tenshi: I know! But fluff breeds! It will only get worse!
Bob: You're weird, you know that right?
Tenshi: This is all your fault. And late too!
Bob: Eh, what can I say, got drunk at a 4th party and couldn't come up with anything.
Tenshi: o.o Drunk at a 4th party? Why wasn't I invited?
Bob: I could tell you, but then I would have to kill you.
Tenshi: Gah! Whatever, just go - vomit somewhere and start planning the next chapter!

We really are sorry about the delay - we are ashamed. This is the first time we have 'missed' a deadline with this story… we are worms! Since the story is coming to a close it has been harder to write the chapters… they are going to be more 'involved' than they have been and we hope that they will still be interesting. We have a good excuse for the delay though - we have been sick - and still are kinda… its weird - we have been plagued with terrible headaches… just sitting down to write this had been very painful - hopefully its just a 'thing' and it will go away - cause it sucks… and the pills aren't helping. Sigh. Please note that chapter updates are now every four days, not two. Thanks.

Review Responses:
CharmedNightSkye - Aww - amazing? Thanks… Hmm, never heard of the Alpengist - is that one in Tampa? Cause that's the only BG we've ever been too… dang, we want to go on every coaster out there! Ok, ok, Bob doesn't - but I do! Thanks for the support, and we did update - just a bit late. Sorry :)
StrugglingArtist - Ah - conquistador stories… I have a similar one, though not conquistador - mine is 'the eye people'. And yes, it did involve lots of Mt. Dew too and an economics class lol. A one track mind isn't a bad thing, I kinda wish I had one, instead my mind is fractured… into several small bits, hopefully you will never meet them all. Eh, don't feel bad about the 'generic review' thing - I have the same problem. I can write stories but I can't write a review to save my life - I'm always like 'good job, nice story, continue' - sad, I know. Don't worry about this chapter ruining your 'depressive air', cause it shouldn't… and if it does we are coming over to check your head lol. Glad you liked the chapter, and hopefully you will like the next one. We should never had said this was going to have rae/bb in it… it would have made the story easier! Wah! Thanks again for the support, we like your reviews (whispers) they are intelligent.
Dark-Anime-Gurl - Updated… though this chapter isn't a funny as the last. It was a necessary evil. Yeah, political correctness has gone a bit too far - especially when people insist on the stupidest things being changed. And no, you shouldn't attack random people. Attack people you know, that way they can feel the love lol. Thanks for the support :)
dark girl - glad that chapter was an improvement. And yes, air quotes are evil… we should know, we do them all the time lol. Duct tape, the universes fix for everything! Got a bad bumper - duct tape. Got a bad leg - duct tape. Got an annoying person who just won't shut up - duct tape. Lol. Thanks for the support. And we are happy to hear when someone doest like something - especially when it's not 'cruel' just truthful. It helps us write better. Thanks.
Elizabeth - YES! BWAHAHA-cough wheeze. Sorry - the cape shall meet its maker soon enough… patience. You know what's funny - I'm scared of heights too - I'm only afraid of two things - heights and spiders (twitch) and I still love rollercoaster - no idea why - just wired wrong I guess. I will be using fireworks next chapter lol. You and I had the same idea… I find them sparkly and annoying at the same time… I guess that's just because I keep hearing pop, pop, fizzle, boom, sqeeeeal - all freaking week long. But they are pretty. Hmm… Drunkie huh? Your friend interests me… be afraid - very afraid. Lol. Everyone should have a friend like your friend, or me, or whatever. We make life that much more interesting… especially when you have to bail us out of the loony bin. At least that's what my friend says. I think she just keeps me around for the amusement value. Thanks for the support :) we luvs your reviews.
cailinXaiden - shhhhhhh - Don't tell anyone we are using our imagination again! It means we're off our meds! Thanks for the band aid lol. And we always comment back - though sometimes, that's not a good thing lol. Actually, it kinda feels like we're talking to ourselves… cause we get the review and then - well, we really can't explain it. It works out in our head that way though lol. Eh, sisters, what do they know? I know mine knows nothing! NOTHING I tell you! Hehe. Thanks for the support, glad you're liking :)
Chantily Lace - Oh no, you just gave Bob a big head… hilarious… scary is more like it lol. You got a muse? That's great! Now you get to know the joys of insanity! Um… I mean the joys of inspiration! I'm going to have to buy you a 'muse whip' I think you're going to need it. Course, you might actually have a good muse, not a defective one like Bob. But yeah, you should at the very least buy a drool guard, especially if your muse has a romance novel addiction like Bob. Shudder. Glad you're still with us and enjoying! We luvs hearing from you.
Ravyn13 - Oh no - Attention shoppers, we have a ruptured spleen in aisle 13. Please take care not to slip. Lol. Thanks for the support, better and better huh? Well, we'll just have to see what we can do about that. Wouldn't want to mislead you into thinking that's the norm with us or anything lol. But just because of the 'spleen thing' we have officially made you the holder of the croak. Enjoy lol. Thanks again :)
Overactive Mind - Yep, Bob said you would want fluff… and unfortunately, or fortunately - depending on your view - fluff BREEDS! You start with a little and it snowballs from there. So a previous chapter had a hint, the hint is now expanded, and it will grow! Whine. POTC is Pirates of the Caribbean. Sigh. Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp - eye candy. Mayor of Dimmsedale huh? I always picture the Mayor, or was that Gov… well, from Blazing Saddles lol. Don't know if you've ever seen that - Mel Brooks, great man. Your muse has a crush on Bob? Well, let's not tell him… that could be disastrous! He's already romance and fluff crazy! And I couldn't agree more with the PC comment. I understand a bit of PC - but people take it way to far. Thanks for another great review.
i want candy - the Hover hmm… BWAHAHAHAHA - FEAR ME DUST BUNNIES! BEWARE! Um, sorry. Thanks for the support, and the suggestions… I have decided to try and hide some in my brothers underwear drawer - he never uses it.
prince vincent black - You know what to do with a rubber chicken? You have to tell us! Hehe… rubber chickens… eh, sorry. Rubber chickens make us go all gooey inside. But in a good way. Glad you don't mind the short chapters and that you're still with us. And yes, Raven going to services would just kill us; hmm… maybe we can do a little one shot - er - no - nevermind. Lol. Thanks again!
WickedWitchoftheSE - We have uncreative days all the time, so don't feel bad. Nope, Raven wouldn't use air quotes… they make her a wee bit crazy lol. Hmm.. you sound like a frog? I'm sure it's not all that bad. Yep, there was a bit of fluff in this chapter… and there will be more in the coming chapters - cause fluff BREEDS! Thanks for the continuing support :)
Imp - You ate the camera? Shame - shame. You should only eat the film! It's easier to digest lol. Thanks for the review. We luvs the support.
Django X - Aww… you're on Bob's list of friends too - it includes you and, well, you. Glad you liked the last chapter. This one isn't so funny, but it was necessary. Nah, Raven isn't in trouble with the Mayor… yet. But he's in trouble with her. And now she has Beastboy to back her up… I wouldn't want to be the Mayor right now. And we are very impressed with your resume of imitations… we can't imitate anyone - we've tried - people just look at us blankly. Thanks for the support and the encouraging words :)
coolgirlc - hehe - two reviews for the price of one lol. Thanks to both of you. Yep, the Mayor is a dic- opps… but don't worry - Raven isn't done with him. It's kinda scary though, this fic is bringing families together… on second thought, it's very scary. Thanks again for the support.
World of Nightmares - Hearsy Park? Where/what is that? It's ok that you were a bit late, so are we :) lol. Hmm… Chinese water torture… on your sister - I'll have to remember that next time mine comes around… hehehe. Afraid of pink and mirrors - and kitchens! Pink we can understand… but kitchens? We love kitchens - they provide food. Food is good… ahhh - food. Erm, sorry bout that. Twitching is funny, when it happens to other people… I used to have a twitch - my friends thought it was gross, especially when they wouldn't believe that I had it (I could feel it but it wasn't 'visible') so I made them touch my forehead and feel it. But it went away - whew. Glad you're still with us… full caps and all :) we can always tell your reviews, even before we read the name - cause it's all HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH lol. We luvs it. Thanks again!
CrystalWillow - Updated! A bit late - but we still got it out lol. Hmm… what would have been funny is if no one let your principle down after the day was over lol. Ah, I can see it now… a permanent fixture on the wall. Yep, PC has its moments but some people do take it way to far… its ridiculous after a while. Glad your liking our story thus far and thanks for the support - we need it lol. Hehe - we're not review greedy - really.
XxHunter The One and OnlyxX - nope, we're not nice, we're evil! See, thats why we respond so well to reviews... its kinda of a guilt thing - we write to you, then you have to review again to write back! BWAHAHAHAHA! Genious! lol. Thanks for the continuing support though, and look, we did continue :)