A/N: Thanks for reading and reviewing my story, Agent of the Divine One and Digital 98! I really appreciated it. D

Chapter Two: Incarcerated

As for the going out for the movies idea, yeah, Raven hated it. Despised it, loathed it; just flat out hated it. She didn't hate Robin and Cyborg, it was just...their plan. Time and time again she had mentioned that she did not like going to the movies. Didn't they already know that?

Raven knew she could have slacked off during the training session, but there seemed to be nothing more degrading than being seen as a lazy bum. She needed to practice at all times, as her powers were complicated anyway.

It didn't take long for her to ponder on ways for Robin to let her stay home. Although faking sick was her first choice, she decided that should would not because it was just a stupid and wimpy idea. Just telling him that she wanted to stay home would work; especially if she promised to train harder if he let her stay home. Lately it seemed that Robin would do anything to make the team work harder.

So that night when the team got ready to leave for the movies, that's exactly what she did.

Raven ended up being the last Titan to arrive to the common room to get ready to leave. There stood a ready Starfire, Cyborg, and Robin; all occupied with last minute duties, along with a gloomy for some strange reason, Beast Boy. This, Raven shrugged off.

Robin stood by Starfire while insisting that she wear a jacket. She shook her head politely that she didn't need one, and Robin would still persist. This was a conversation they had much too often, and Raven knew Robin knew that Starfire didn't need a jacket. She was sure that Robin just liked talking to her.

Raven walked towards them, and since she was already tired of the two's polite conversation, she cut in by tapping Robin on the shoulder.

Robin spun around alertly. "We were wondering where you were," he told her. He glanced at Starfire who went to join Cyborg at the T-Car and then back at Raven. "So, you ready to go?"

"About that…do we really have to go?"

A confused expression took place on Robin's face. "Well, yeah...you did train really well today."

"I know," Raven flatly said, "But I'd rather not go to the movies."

Robin's expression lacked comprehension even more at this point. "Why not?"

"She hates the movies," Beast Boy muttered from a corner of the room. A slight sound of anger was in his voice, and he didn't look at either of the conversing Titans.

"You really want to stay home?" Robin asked, with concern. That would just leave him, Starfire, and Cyborg going out to the movies. If Cyborg left somehow, that'd just leave him and Starfire, which was something he was not ready for yet.

"I already said that. Look, if you just let me stay home I'll train harder. I promise," Raven told him. She was losing much patience. Couldn't they just leave already?

"All right Raven…and while you're at it, I guess you can watch Beast Boy too." He muttered this last part, and Raven had to lean forward to hear him. "I don't know if you knew this, but he has to stay home tonight."

He pulled on his own multicolored jacket and went to the exit, where Cyborg was heard honking his horn. "I'm sorry if you don't want to, but since you're staying home it'd be good if you could do that." He first waved, and then left.

"I don't think so. I've got things to do," Raven muttered.

As soon as Robin walked out, Beast Boy frowned at part of the Titan leader's departing words. "Watch Beast Boy? Dude, I'm a teenager too! I don't need a babysitter! First he doesn't let me go to the movies, and now he treats me like a little kid."

Raven gave a disgusted sigh. "Well, I don't blame him for not letting you go. You were pretty lazy today. And don't say you don't need a babysitter...you define immaturity." Feeling that all she needed to say was said, she walked out of the room curtly.

Beast Boy growled. He actually thought he was cool with both Robin and Raven for a while, and suddenly both treated him like they did when they first met. It was like the fight with the Brotherhood of Evil never happened.

Beast Boy began to pace around the room. He was having so much of a bad day that he didn't even want to play video games. Cyborg wasn't even there anyway, and Raven probably went and locked herself in her room.

The changeling plopped on the couch and stared angrily into space. "See if I care..." he mumbled, along with many other incoherent things.

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After lying down on her bed, Raven flipped her nearly finished novel back open. The lights in her room were dim enough for her eyes to adjust to, and for her to be able to see the story. With Robin's new training schedule, she hadn't even gotten to see her book all day because along with training she had to meditate. And speaking of Robin, she thought. He must have been crazy to ask her to watch Beast Boy. It wasn't long after her friends had gone to the movies when she began to think she should have just gone with them.

The writing in the book was so small, that she had to squint to see the words. It was awful because the words were familiar to her, as she had read over the story time and time again. She tried to concentrate for a short moment, and stopped doing so when she heard a tapping sound. It was a soft one, but it was easily 'a five on the annoyance scale'. Then it became a seven…then a nine...

Soon she was off of her bed and facing the door of her room. Raven pushed the button on her door to let her out stormed to the common room where Beast Boy still was. Sure enough, he was the cause of the tapping sound, which echoed off of the walls around him.

"Hey," she said while gripping her book in her hand, "Stop that."

"So you are watching me," Beast Boy said while frowning, but with a hint of defiance in his voice. He did stop the annoyance, and faced the girl right after. He was surprised that she had actually left her room to tell him to be quiet.

"No, I'm trying to do something. I cannot concentrate with you making all of that noise," Raven said.

"I have nothing to do," Beast Boy told her, defensively. "If Robin just had let me go to the movies, then you wouldn't have to deal with me."

"That…or I could have gone," Raven coldly said. "Why don't you go play some video games? Isn't that what you always do?" The video games were loud as well, but Raven was used to the sound of it.

"Cy's not here and I usually play against him. One player mode's not that great."

"Then go read a book," Raven said, "Just stop making that noise. It's giving me a headache."

"What are you doing?" Beast Boy asked. He had now stood up, and was walking towards her.

"Looking at a book."

"Can I see it?"

"No."

"But I'm bored."

"Would you stop talking if I do?" Raven asked. She rubbed her temples at the sound of his voice. Why didn't I go to the movies with the others?

Beast Boy reached for the book and Raven moved back. "You don't need to touch it."

"Well...what does it say inside?" He curiously looked at the novel. It had no title, or author, or even a picture on the front. In Beast Boy's eyes, every book had those things…at least the ones he had seen Raven reading. This piqued his curiosity even more. "Well?"

Raven said nothing.

"Look, all I'm trying to do is make some conversation ok?"

Raven frowned. No kidding. He always tried to make conversation with her. She motioned for him to follow her and she sat on the couch. "Ok then…how about I read to you what's inside? And then you don't touch the book, or touch me, and you don't talk. At all."

Beast Boy nodded. "Ok."

Raven opened to the first page as Beast Boy plopped next to her. She grimaced since he smelled like rotten tofu and soda mixed together. She almost moved over on the sofa but halted when Beast Boy asked, "Are you going to get started or what?"

And so Raven started. "When her mother asked her how she felt about the young man who lived next door, Darcy was sure she hated him more than anything. She never actually told her mother that, or her neighbor himself, because he'd probably whine over it. Those were not the only reasons however. Although her neighbor was highly annoying and immature for his age, he became useful at times. Darcy recalled one time when he put salt in her pudding –"

Beast Boy was asleep by the time Darcy slapped the boy.

Raven continued on with the story herself.

A/N: I hope the characters in this chapter were well…in character. I was trying to make this chapter show how opposite Raven and Beast Boy are, and get on with the story. Yes, I know the book Raven is reading seems kind of childish. XD Please review if you have read this. Thanks!