Chapter 12-St. Louis Arch

It wasn't a very long drive until the titans came upon the St. Louis Arch in Missouri. They all looked at it in fascination. "It looks like half of the McDonald's sign," Speedy said. "Yeah," Terra replied, "Speedy's actually right, for once." Speedy stuck out his tongue out at her. Terra did the same. "Whoa guys," Aqualad started, "we don't wanna get into conflict here!" Terra looked at him strangely. "We don't?" She asked. Aqualad glared. "No, we don't," he said, "c'mon guys, let's go look at the arch."

Beast Boy and Raven walked next to each other. "So Raven," Beast Boy began, "I better get my kiss soon!" Raven blushed. "Well, I don't want all the titans watching us," she said. "Well," Beast Boy began, "I'll shoo them off, maybe then they'll leave!" Raven rolled her eyes. "Honestly, men think they can get everything they want," Raven said. "Exactly!" Beast Boy exclaimed. Raven looked at him. "I'm so lucky," she thought, "to have someone like this love me as much as I love him."

Her eyes were then full of sadness. "But I can't have him," she thought, "my emotions would never allow it." The titans quickly got in line. "I hear that all the people will look like ants from up there!" Bumblebee exclaimed. "Cool!" Cyborg said. Robin looked at Starfire. "You think you're going to enjoy it, Star?" He asked. Star nodded. "As long as you are there beside me," she said. Robin smiled. She was perfect in every way. And she was also, as he had stated before, very beautiful. Not just on the inside but on the outside too.

Raven was killing on the inside. "Why me?" She thought, "Why do I have to be plagued with such a curse of being half demon and half human?" Raven thought about her father and her mother. Trigon and Arella. How Trigon had raped her, brought her to Azarath, just so Raven could be born. Beast Boy noticed her eyes. "What's wrong?" He asked her. "Nothing," Raven said. Beast Boy sighed. She would never open up to him, would she?

Soon, the titans were at the front of the line, ready to get on the carts. "4 to a cart," the man said. Cyborg looked at Beast Boy, Raven, Robin, and Starfire. Then, Cyborg dragged Bumblebee, Aqualad, Terra and himself into the cart. Before it left, he jerked his hand out and brought Speedy in. "Typical Cyborg, as usual," Robin said. The remaining titans stepped into the cart and watched as the doors closed.

"This is so exciting!" Starfire exclaimed. Robin nodded. "Just wait until we get up to the top," he said. Starfire smiled. Raven smiled at the couple. They could just be so freely in love without a care of the world. What a cute couple they made as well. Opposites attracted to each other. Robin, the serious leader who doesn't seem to give a damn about his feelings and let all anger, fear, confusion, and any other emotion on the villains. Starfire, the bubbly princess from Tamaran who always expressed what she was thinking. She was always so happy, so away from the world, while Robin was locked in. Raven knew about Robin's past, but she couldn't heal the pains in his heart. But Starfire was a strange child. One by one, she was tending to the wounds in Robin's soul. And she didn't even realize it. Only the team realized how happy Robin was with her. It seemed only natural they should get together.

While deep in thought, Raven hadn't realized they were at the top! Until she felt a gentle shake on her shoulder. She looked up and saw Beast Boy's gentle face. "Raven, are you okay?" He asked. Raven nodded. "Just deep in thought," she replied. They walked out to the room where all the windows where. Raven looked out. "Told ya the people looked like ants!" Bumblebee exclaimed. Cyborg nodded. "You're always right, Bee!" He said with a sheepish smile on his face. Bumblebee looked up at him. "Don't push it," she said.

Terra looked down at what looked like a city below her. There were also some woods and a grassy field. The more Terra looked down at the field, the more she became entranced with it. All the grass was just swaying with a rhythm the wind gave out. It looked so peaceful. Aqualad walked over. "What are you looking at?" He asked her. "Look at that field," Terra said, "we need to go there tomorrow. Have a picnic or something." Aqualad wrapped his arms around her shoulders and hugged her. "That's a wonderful idea, Terra!" He exclaimed. Terra blushed. "Aqualad, what are you doing?" She asked. "Nothing," Aqualad said. He rubbed his hand on the back of his head. "After all, I'm just some guy in a unitard, right?" He asked. Terra looked confused. "Never mind," Aqualad said, "I'll just go tell Cyborg you're wonderful idea."

Speedy smirked. "Look, unitard guy," he began, "you obviously don't know how to impress a girl, do you?" Aqualad just walked away. Beast Boy's ears perked up. "Oh that's right!" He exclaimed. He walked over to Robin. "Dude, I forgot to give you your lessons!"

"Look, BB, I appreciate the effort, but, I don't think I need your lessons." Robin said. "Whatever you say," Beast Boy began, "but whenever you have lady trouble, don't come crying to me!" Robin rolled his eyes. He walked next to Starfire and looked down at all the people. "It is beautiful, is it not?" Starfire asked. "Yeah, sure is," Robin replied. Starfire scooted in, closer to him, and grabbed his arm. Robin smiled. When he wasn't with Star, he just didn't know how to be happy. But when she was with him, Robin could at least try to look at the positives instead of the negatives. "Okay," Cyborg said, "let's head back to the T.V. Some people also wanna see!" The titans shuffled off back to their carts.

Once they were back on the ground, they began walking to the parking lot. Raven stealing quick glances at Beast Boy. She realized they were also complete opposites who had fallen for each other. Beast Boy, the green titan who would do anything just to get attention. He was practically always happy, and managed to always have a smile when the team lost or wasn't doing so well. And herself, a dark girl, who kept the pain and the secrets locked inside from everything and everyone. She rarely ever smiled, and barely showed any emotion. But somehow, when she was with Beast Boy she could barely give a damn about what she was feeling. Beast Boy had understood her, and hopefully, he would be willing to accept the fact that Raven did love him, but she couldn't be with him. No matter how much the two of them wanted to be together.

Once inside the T.V, Cyborg explained that they would have a picnic in the fields the next day. Robin smiled. "If we stay after sunset, I can probably have a chance to tell Star how I feel. In the movies, the love parts always start after sunset! Score for me!" Raven looked over at Beast Boy. "A picnic shouldn't be so bad," she said. Then, the girls went to get dressed in their pajamas as well the boys. Once everyone was done the "before bed" routine, they slipped into bed.

The boys slept on sleeping bags, and the girls took the beds tonight. To be fair, they switched on and off. Raven lay on her pillow and drifted off to sleep. There, all her emotions could show and anything was possible. Even if it wasn't real.

Author's notes-not very pleased with this chappie but hoped u enjoyed it anyway! What happened? I'm barely getting any reviews anymore! Thank u to all my loyal reviewers, i'm glad u like my story. But, does everyone know I switched my penname? Where is everyone else? Anyway, in case u didn't know, "Snowblind" will not be coming on this week. A batman movie is coming on instead. Sigh. I really hope there's r/s fluff in that eppie! Anyways, keep reviewing!

Yessika- thanks! Yeah...poor robin. sniff

loaned- well, I haven't really put it into consideration yet...

StarfireK- yeah, i've ridden it, it was awesome! But it did rock a lot.

Overactive Mind- bb/rae! Yay! I'm sure u'll c it eventually!

Rae-and-Rob-4evr- thank you! I love writing fluffyness!

Regrem Erutaerc- thanks! But as I said be4, i'm making Speedy out of character to add some humor.

Signed, robstarlovertotheend