(A/N) Elissar, actually, you could go wrong if you managed to get a hernia getting out of a car or something. They'll screw you over any way they can. And, no, I've never had a Spanish class. I copied that off of a Pringles can. muttz, I'm a guy, I just have a lot of sisters. (Eight to be exact) And, Dallas Stars? That's terrible. Eddie "The Ego" Belfore is one of the worst examples of team loyalty and upholding your promises in the entire NHL. So here's the first chapter of the day. Heh…chapter…that's pretty pathetic that I get to call something this short a chapter.

Disclaimer – I own the Teen Titans, just like Al Gore invented the internet.

The Annotated Raven – November 2nd

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4:30 p.m.

OK, so I didn't really go into just why I needed to wait till Beast Boy comes down from his sugar high. Like I said before, he invited me to the Halloween party that he was going to. He told me I had to dress up and his idea was for everyone on the team to switch costumes. When I pointed out that Cyborg's costume is a little attached he said he had it covered. I still didn't really want to, so he gave me first pick.

I didn't tell him, but I liked the idea. Wearing Robin's costume was fun, so I decided to try someone else's. Since I didn't want to show as much skin as Starfire does and I didn't want to deal with the bulkiness of Cy's getup, I dressed up like Beast Boy. I never realized just how covered up he is. The only thing showing that isn't costume is his head. The gloves feel cool though.

I asked him why he covers up himself so completely and he said it was just the way the uniforms were on his old team. He never talks about them and I wonder why, but I don't want to invade his privacy. Maybe he'll return the favor, probably not.

Anyway, Beast Boy dressed up like Cyborg (he used spare parts), Robin dressed up like me, Starfire demanded to dress up like Robin, and Cyborg got stuck dressing up like Star. That was actually pretty disturbing to see.

At the party Beast Boy kept getting more and more hyper because there were bowls of candy sitting around, and he can't resist free sugar. I'm surprised he doesn't have diabetes already. I thought Cyborg ate a lot when he got that virus, but Beast Boy could out eat him any day.

He was more hyper than Starfire was the first time she went to the mall, which is why I was waiting till he came down from his little trip. If I had tried anything sooner, he would have just forgotten.

What was weird was that even though he was so hyper, he wasn't annoying. It's not that he wasn't doing anything that annoys me or that he was staying away from me, he was just unable to annoy me with anything he did, and that's all there is to it. Affection says that that's a good thing because when we like someone we're willing to accept them, faults and all.

So I guess the real reason it annoys me so much that he doesn't notice when I'm smiling more at him or asking him out on a date and not as just friends is because I want him to notice. And the worst thing about that is that I don't know why I want him to.

This time I think he really did notice though. We were all sitting around today, doing the usual, when Cyborg came up from the garage asking about lunch. Luckily it was Robin's day to cook, so we got Chinese take-out. I'm not a huge fan of Chinese food, but there are a few things I really like. Funny thing is that they're the same things Beast Boy likes because they're either something that's mostly steamed vegetables or noodles.

When the food got here everyone made their normal dash for grub, except me because I wanted to finish the chapter I was reading. When I got to the table I expected scraps and rice, but when I started searching through the nearly empty cartons Beast Boy walked over. He said something like "Looks like slim pickings." And when I told him I didn't expect anything less he handed me a plate of all my favorites.

To say I was shocked is my typical understatement. He said he saw that I was really into my book and dished me up a plate so I would actually get something to eat. I asked how he knew my favorites and he said that he didn't know why, bet he could remember anything I'd ever said I liked or enjoyed. Our black hole turned green can remember anything I like. I have no idea how to react to that. All I did then was let him change the subject.

He talked about some cartoon he likes coming out with a movie and how he was excited to see it, but that he didn't have anyone to go with. It sounded like he was offering, so I said I would go. His eyes got as wide as I've ever seen them and he shouted awesome a little too loud for me. (The others were just in the common room.) He said, "Then it's a date" and ran off to play videogames with Cyborg who had just announced his victory over Robin.

I really hope it is this time. It's strange enough that I like him, it's just too much of a blow to think that maybe I'm just that clueless with the whole dating thing that I can't get some guy to realize it. I don't think I could handle just telling him straight to his face. It was too painful the last time I tried that.

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(A/N) Hey, I haven't put up a chapter in a few days now, and I have a perfectly good reason for it. It was a combination of burnout on writing (even though I knew what I wanted to write), being stir crazy (try being alone in a warehouse size building for days on end without anyone to actually interact with), and just being lazy (go with your strengths they told me, idiots should have looked at what my strengths were first). So, all I can say is, oh well. Here's something now, ignore the man behind the curtain.