Chapter 10. Don't feed the author, but instead, review, and then the author will be truly happy.
Warnings: If you made it this far, I'm sure you know what the issue here is.
"Please..." The woman pleaded for her life, for hours Slade had been punishing her for letting her guard over Beast Boy slip. With tears streaming down her battered face she laid on the cold floor, a crumpled heap of beaten woman.
"You disobeyed me, dear. Thanks to you they all got away." Slade looked down at the brown woman, a twisted face of anger hidden by his mask, that always made him seem stoically calm and unattached. "I'm afraid you cannot rest until you know how serious I am about you keeping the orders I give you."
Slade approached the woman who continued to lay on the floor, weeping behind long, black locks that hide the horror of her face, a horror not even slamming face first into a brick wall could cause. As he was but an inch away from her, his feet right next to her head, he bent down and took a handful of her hair into his hand. Without sympathy, Slade lifted her head by pulling her hair. She chocked on sobs as the pain shot through her body. He looked into her eyes, seeing the tears stream down. She was pitiful, just the sight of her sickened him. He was tempted to kill her right there, but he couldn't afford to lose her, not yet. She held the antidote to Beast Boy's sickness, that at this moment, was but hours from making itself known.
Slade held back the rest of his intense wrath as he let go of the woman's hair, deciding to let her rest. He walked back to his chair and sat down, thinking of what he would do next. He knew they'd bring Beast Boy back for the cure. He knew he'd get Cyborg back. He knew he'd gain control again. It was all just a matter of time. As Slade looked back at the woman who remained on the ground, too scared to move, he laughed to himself. After he got what he wanted, he'd have no use for her anymore. He'd kill her, put her out of her misery of being the product of science. In a sense, he'd kill her again, since the first time he killed her, was when he pushed her into the traffic.
The Next Morning
"Beast Boy... Beast Boy..."
"...Nugh?" Beast Boy could feel the hands of someone shaking his shoulder.
"Beast Boy..." Raven whispered, a bit more urgent so as to snap Beast Boy out of his slumber.
"Ra... Raven?" Beast Boy jolted straight up upon recognizing the voice to be Raven's. "What are you doin' in here?" Beast Boy whispered angrily, looking like he just got out of a sauna seeing as how his face was beet red with embarrassment, light from the hallway that shined on him made it visible.
"Come with me. It's ok, I just want to talk to you for a few minutes." Raven said, ignoring a metal arm that fell across Beast Boy's lap.
"Ok, I'll meet you outside." Beast Boy told her, not being able to get up seeing as how his clothes were on the ground under the bed.
Raven turned around and left the room, giving the changeling time to dress. She wasn't shocked to see Beast Boy in Cyborg's room, nor was she unaware to what they did behind closed doors. She smirked at the image she now had of Beast Boy and Cyborg cuddled up together in bed. It was cute, she had to admit, but she'd never tell anyone that. Beast Boy came out of the room, hair a mess and his belt in hand. After snapping the belt on backwards and looking up to Raven with tired eyes, Beast Boy began to wonder what was going on.
"So, um... now that you know... about us... what do you want?" Beast Boy began, still flushed. "I'm not in trouble, am I?"
"I said it was ok, so calm down, Beast Boy." Raven looked at the green teenager. "I just thought we could, you know, hang out." She admitted.
"Are you serious? What time is it?" Beast Boy asked, amazed at her statement.
"It's just before dawn. I didn't want anyone causing any noise, Cyborg and Starfire alike." Raven told him, already beginning to walk towards the main room.
"Why so early, and why with me? Why with anyone? You never like to hang out." Beast Boy followed her, but still confused.
"I just thought it would be nice." Raven said plainly.
Beast Boy didn't ask any more questions, worried about Raven. She never hung out with him, or anybody, except Starfire. Why did she want to be with him and not Robin, or Cyborg? She sat on the couch and used her black magic to levitate a kettle, fill it with water, and put it on the stove to boil. She was going to have tea and chat with Beast Boy. Beast Boy sat next to her on the couch and looked out the window in front of them. The city was still dark, darker than Beast Boy could ever remember seeing it.
"It's always darkest right before dawn." Raven said, noticing Beast Boy watching the night.
"O, I guess that explains why it is so dark out there. I've never been up this early before, or at least in a while." Beast Boy returned, bringing his legs up to sit cross-legged on the couch. He didn't put his shoes back on, so it wasn't nasty to have his feet on the couch.
"So, you can't turn into animals again?" Raven asked, bringing up conversation.
"Nope, whatever I got slipped this time worked." Beast Boy answered her question, remembering his own vulnerability.
"You did good saving us from that cell. We wouldn't have gotten out without you, you know." Raven praised him, trying to life his sprits.
"Yeah, well..." Beast Boy sighed, looking down at his hurt fist caused from punching the keypad to Raven and Starfire's cell. "I still got hurt."
"You did your very best." Raven told him, taking his hand in hers.
"..." Beast Boy watched on as he felt her magic cover his hand and heal the cuts and scrapes. "Thanks, Raven."
They sat in silence for a few minutes, watching as the faintest signs of the sun could be seen rising over the buildings of the city. The steam began to shoot out of the kettle, making a high-pitched cry echo through the room. "Let me!" Beast Boy jumped up, letting Raven rest while he got her tea for her. She still got up, however, and followed him to the kitchen. She sat up on the counter as he took it off the burner and pulled out a mug from the cupboard. Raven opened another cabinet with her powers and retrieved a bag of tea. Beast Boy held the cup up and Raven dropped the bag in before Beast Boy poured the hot water in. He sat it next to her on the counter to let it cool off before she grabbed it in her hands. "Thanks." Raven said, pleased by Beast Boy's small act of kindness.
"So Raven, what all did you have in mind for us to do? If Cy wakes up and I'm not there..." Beast Boy started, knowing Cyborg would freak out, thinking Beast Boy was kidnaped in the middle of the night.
"You love him right? Cyborg I mean." Raven asked, stopping Beast Boy.
"You saw us." Beast Boy said, blushing.
"How did you first know you loved him?" Raven continued to interview her green teammate.
"Well, I don't know, it just hit me, ya' know? I just realized I could spend the rest of my life with him." Beast Boy informed her, feeling his love for Cyborg grow as he thought about it. "He's my Cy-bear." Beast Boy opened up, giving Cyborg a new pet name as he did.
"How did you know he felt the same?" Raven asked, not letting on to why she was asking all her questions.
"I didn't know at first, he was the one who let me know he felt the same." Beast Boy said, plopping up next to Raven on the counter top.
"How?" She looked at the boy, an almost innocent look of wonder on her face.
"Heh..." Beast Boy giggled. "Well, it wasn't too long ago, we were outside on the shore of the island and, well, he kissed me. Of course he threw me on the ground, but the way he kissed me, I knew I wasn't alone anymore."
"Really? He just... kissed you?" Raven said, sounding surprised.
"Yeah, what? You thought I made the first move? Yeah right!" Beast Boy laughed.
"No, I just wondered." Raven said, sounding timid, but only by a little bit.
"Why are you asking me all this?" Beast Boy then asked her, wanting to get to the bottom of her waking him up to ask him questions.
"It's nothing..." Raven said as she jumped off the counter and grabbed her cup of tea.
"Oh, no! You tell me what's going on. It's sunrise and I have had only a few hours of sleep, I might snap on you if you don't give me answers!" Beast Boy joked, but getting his point across at the same time.
"If I tell you, you cannot tell anyone else, understood?" Raven licked her lips as she looked around the large room. "It's just that... when I got home last night... I found this letter in my room, on my bed... I opened it up and it was from... Aqualad."
"HAHA, FISH BOY! What did it say?" Beast Boy shouted, but then shut his mouth after seeing Raven's angry look.
"Shut up! I never should have told you this..." Raven said, angry she had trusted Beast Boy with her secret. She looked at him and saw his droopy ears and big eyes and gave in, telling him the rest. "It said nothing really... just something about how... he'd like me to go with him to Atlantis."
"A date? Wow, who knew he had a thing for you, Raven." Beast Boy said. "But still, why ask me about me and Cyborg?"
"..." Raven looked away, trying to hide a blush on her face.
"Wait, wait, wait... are you asking me for help, is that what you are doing?" Beast Boy smiled, flashing his fang as he looked down at the goth from his seat on the counter top.
"No!" Raven said, her face growing a deeper red with a mix of anger and embarrassment.
"I think that was what you were doing... Well, my dear friend, I'm glad to help you, but really, all you need to do is..." Beast Boy started, hopping down and staring straight at Raven. "Believe in it, that is all I did, and you saw for yourself the results." Beast Boy finished, raising his eyebrows as he thought back to when she woke him up.
"Beast Boy, I'm just scared... he doesn't feel the same." Raven said, instantly wishing she didn't use the word scared.
"Dude, Raven! He likes you, you saw the note. He wants to go on a date with you, not point and laugh at you for having a crush on him." Beast Boy reassured her, rubbing her arms as she looked at him. "Go and see for yourself."
"Maybe..." Raven said, knowing she shouldn't waste her time with Aqualad, but wishing she could at the same time.
"Well, now that that is settled... how did he get in the tower?" Beast Boy asked her, scratching his head as he thought about it.
"I don't know, but he did." Raven thought about it, too, never thinking about it, but not caring at the same time. All she knew was that he was in the tower, in her room, and left a note, end of story.
"No offense, but I am thrashed in more ways then one..." Beast Boy let out as he gave a large yawn that exposed all of his teeth. "And I wouldn't mind getting back to bed, but I'd love to hang out with you in the daytime, Raven."
"No, it's ok, but thanks for, you know... listening to me and not making fun of me." Raven told the green teen, drinking more of her tea from the cup.
"No prob, Raven. G'night!" Beast Boy patted the girl's shoulder as he passed her, then turned around and started to talk again. "O, by the way, would you look at Cyborg's nose tomorrow, er... today? He seems to have fixed it, but I would feel better if you gave it a check. I told him to ask you, but something tells me he'll forget."
"Of course." Raven nodded her head, excepting his request. She watched him leave and sat back on the couch, finishing her tea as she watched the sun continue to rise.
Beast Boy walked back to Cyborg's room after taking a quick pit stop in the restroom. He was so worn out he could be mistaken for someone who had just been in a marathon across the world. He entered Cyborg's room quietly so as not to wake him, but found Cyborg already awake. He was sitting up on the bed with the lights already on. The hybrid looked at the young man with a curious eye, not knowing where he had been.
"And where were you, B?" Cyborg yawned, he was awake, but no more awake than Beast Boy, they both were about to fall asleep where they were. "I woke up a minute ago and noticed you were gone."
"Raven wanted to talk, and then I had to pee." Beast Boy said groggily, walking towards the elder man, but more importantly, the bed.
"What ya'll talk about?" Cyborg asked, not really caring what they talked about, but was just trying to force some conversation.
"She needed advice, nothing much. Night Cy-Bear." Beast Boy said as he got in bed next to Cyborg who was still sitting up, but was now also pondering over this new name he had been given.
"Humpf... Cy-Bear, huh?" Cyborg slightly chuckled, laying back down with Beast Boy. "Well then, goodnight, Runt."
They both fell back asleep for a bit while Raven decided to stay awake, basking in the temporary silence of her home. Very temporary. No more than ten minuets after Beast Boy had left, did she hear the doors to the main room open. She didn't turn around to see who it was, she didn't care. They were light footsteps walking over to the kitchen. Whoever it was didn't notice her sitting on the couch as they filled a glass with water from the sink. The sun was about halfway up at that point, filling the room with golden rays of light that danced on the walls from being reflected off of the water outside. Robin looked up from his drinking and saw Raven sitting quietly on the couch, scaring him slightly.
"O, Raven... what are you doing up so early?" Robin chocked out as he coughed up water that went down the wrong pipe.
"Just not in the mood to sleep, nothing much." She told him, looking over her shoulder at him as he continued to cough. "Why are you up so early?"
"I don't like... to sleep too late, I like to be ready." Robin finished coughing as he walked over to Raven and sat a few feet from her on the couch. "I wonder what will happen next, with Slade I mean."
"Who knows, all we can do is sit back and wait. I just hope he gives it a rest for a bit." Raven said, exhaling deep at the end of her sentence.
"I hope Beast Boy isn't too traumatized from the whole thing." Robin said worriedly. "He went through a lot."
"Beast Boy is much stronger than, I believe, any of us ever gave him credit for." Raven told him matter-of-factly, not looking away from the outside view as she talked. "And besides, I just talked to him. He was amazingly calm about it all."
"I know I wouldn't be able to get over that so easily. He is a strong kid..." Robin spoke like he was the elder by twenty years. "Though he might not realize it."
They sat for an hour talking about all kinds of things. The team, villains, past missions. Very typical Robin and Raven conversations. When they heard the door open once again they turned around to see Starfire fly through the door with her normal, everyday grin plastered on her face. She glided over them and landed in front of the window. "Magnificent..." Starfire said as she looked at the blue water sparkle. Today was a day for nature, none of them could keep their eyes away from the scene of the city waking up.
"Please, allow me to make you all, the bacon and eggs. Cyborg showed me the correct way to make it." Starfire turned around, hands cupped together in front of her chest as she waited for their answer.
"Sure, Starfire. That would be great." Robin said, filling the alien with glee as she flew over to the kitchen and began to cook.
"Are you sure you know what you are doing?" Raven asked, looking at the red head place a large skillet on the stove.
"She's got to learn sometime, why not now?" He answered, also watching Starfire, who was now opening the fridge to get the eggs and meat.
Starfire finished in a matter of minutes, making an extra plate for Cyborg. She then cooked tofu for Beast Boy so he wouldn't be left out. As Raven and Robin sat at the opposite side of the counter overlooking the kitchen, Starfire placed their plates in front of the and put Cyborg's and Beast Bo's next to them. She watched as they took the first bite, scared of what they would say. Raven stopped chewing and Robin dropped his fork as they were hit with the taste of the meal. Starfire covered her eyes, afraid of the outcome.
"Starfire..." Robin spoke.
"Yes, I will throw it away." She said, grabbing his plated as she sniffled.
"No..." Robin said, grabbing her arm as she was about to take his plate. "This is great!"
"Yeah, Starfire. I am really impressed, the flavor is amazing." Raven then said, commenting on the food.
"I am so proud. Perhaps I can help Cyborg cook from now on, yes?" Starfire giggled happily, jumping in the air with excitement.
"Sure thing." Robin told her, taking another large bite of eggs.
The doors hissed open as a hungry Cyborg barged through the doors with a still tired Beast Boy dragging his feet behind him. Cyborg instantly made his way to his plate of food, sitting next to Robin at the counter. Beast Boy, too, sat at the counter next to Cyborg, looking at his tofu eggs and bacon.
"How'd my apprentice do with the food?" Cyborg asked Robin and Raven, eyeing his food.
"She did outstanding." Robin told him, finishing the eggs and now eating the bacon.
"That's my girl!" Cyborg told her. "How is your tofu, BB? I showed her how to make that, too."
"It's pretty good!" Beast Boy squeaked as he chewed some of the eggs. "You should try some, Cyborg." Beast Boy teased him by holding up his fork next to Cyborg's face.
Cyborg looked at the fork for a second and then took the food in his mouth. "That's not too bad, for that tofu junk anyway." Cyborg said, eating the tofu as everyone stared at him. Him eating tofu was like Beast Boy eating a freshly slaughtered cow, it was unheard of.
"Dude, you just ate tofu!" Beast Boy said, shocked.
"Yeah, yuck. I don't know what I was thinkin'." Cyborg kidded, winking at Beast Boy.
"Heh, well sorry dude, I'm not touching your stuff." Beast Boy giggled after seeing the wink, stabbing more eggs on his fork and continuing to eat.
"Starfire, aren't you going to eat?" Robin said as he and Raven finished their breakfast.
"Seeing you all devour my food with such satisfaction is all the nourishment I need." Starfire said as she took their plates to the sink, smiling every second.
Raven sat back on the couch after finishing, turning on the television to flip through the channels. Normally she would read, but she left her book in her room and didn't feel like getting it. Cyborg and Beast Boy finished in a matter of minutes. They sat on the couch and watched the show Raven had decided to see. Soon Robin and Starfire sat on the couch and watched the show that was playing as well.
Hours went by and still they were all seated on the couch. Starfire had gotten up to get food earlier but sat back down next to Robin, resting her head on his shoulder. Cyborg and Beast Boy were close, too, with Cyborg's arm draped around Beast Boy's neck. Raven sat alone, not the least bit envious of the couples sitting with her on the couch. She knew she could do that if she wanted to, but she wasn't going to be like Starfire, resting her head on Aqualad's shoulder all innocently. She was going to be the one with the 'pants,' or so she wanted to be.
In fact, as she continued to think about Aqualad, she could feel this strange sensation telling her to go look out the window. She got up and walked up to the glass, looking down at the island below her. She noticed someone sitting casually on a rock at the waterline. It was Aqualad. She then walked out of the room and made her way down to the garage. Phasing through the entrance, she made her way outside quietly. She walked up behind him and right as she was about to speak, he turned around and looked up at her.
"Hi Raven." He said, seeing her blush.
"H... hi..." She let out, feeling a sudden rush of shyness crash into her.
"So..." Aqualad began, getting up and walking up to Raven. "Will you go with me to Atlantis?"
"Yes." She said, smiling at the thought.
"Great." Aqualad replied, lightly grabbing both of Raven's arms as he pulled her close, kissing her.
Like she was some stupid school girl, Raven could feel her body turn to mush. So far, she wasn't the one wearing the pants. Aqualad took out his communicator and buzzed for Robin.
"Aqualad? What's up?" Robin said after opening his device.
"I'm stealing Raven for a bit, is that okay? I should have her back in a few hours." Aqualad asked Robin.
"Sure, but be ready to bring her back if anything comes up." Robin told him.
"Great, thanks! Aqualad out." He said, shutting his communicator with the large 'T' on it.
Beast Boy laughed as he heard the conversation, reaching over to wear Raven was sitting for the remote, then settling back under the protection of Cyborg's arm. "O, man..." Beast Boy said as he flipped on to a channel advertising the new, scariest movie of the year. 'Terror in the Darkness.' Both Beast Boy and Cyborg leaned forward, eyes glued to the screen. Robin and Starfire also watched as the trailer of the movie played. All it showed was this group of people of various ages stuck inside some sort of building having to try and escape from the building with their lives. After it ended Beast Boy and Cyborg were in awe, drooling in its essence.
"I do wonder where Aqualad and Raven went?" Starfire peeped, trying to force up a conversation with the three males.
"Atlantis." Beast Boy answered her question as he and Cyborg sat back against the couch. "She told me earlier she was going there with him."
"That's cool, she needed some time away." Robin said.
"Indeed, but I was hoping she would accompany me to go shopping." Starfire pouted, hinting at the boy next to her.
"I'll go... What do you need?" Robin asked, not looking away from the television.
"On one of our missions a few months back, I remember seeing this woman with this article of clothing I found rather attractive." Starfire thought back. "I want to get them before we have to go to battle again."
"Ok, sounds cool. Let's go now, I want to get a burger from somewhere." Robin told her, hungry for more food.
"Splendid!" Starfire floated into the air, leaving the couch.
"Do you two want anything?" Robin asked Cyborg and Beast Boy as he pushed himself to his feet.
Both of them shook their heads. They only thing they wanted was time alone, but no matter how much of that they got they'd always be craving more. Robin and Starfire left the tower to start shopping, leaving Beast Boy and Cyborg in the main room. They got closer, embracing each other even more now that everyone else was gone. Beast Boy rested his head in the crook of Cyborg's neck, smelling the skin and metal of the black Titan. Cyborg simply rubbed Beast Boy's arm in a gentle up and down motion. Though they were watching the tv, neither were actually paying it any attention. In fact, there was really nothing on their minds. It was as if they were sleeping with their eyes open, but they were just so entranced by each other's presence that they didn't need anything else.
Beast Boy lifted the remote in his hand and turned off the television. Cyborg snapped out of his trance and lightly shook the younger Titan. "What's up?" Cyborg asked. Beast Boy answered with a nod of his head that meant 'nothing.' Cyborg just let his head fall back to arch over the back of the couch. Beast Boy got up and felt Cyborg's hand try and keep him down, but not enough to actually do it. The hybrid looked at Beast Boy's back, at his butt, and then at the back of his head, not knowing why the green boy had gotten up.
"I think I'm gonna go to the bathroom. I'll be right back, Cy." Beast Boy told the larger man as he turned around to look into the man's face.
"Ok, I'll be here." Cyborg said, his curiosity being settled by Beast Boy's statement.
Beast Boy flashed a fang at the man and walked off to the bathroom. As soon as the doors to the halls closed behind him, he grabbed at his heart, feeling it race in his chest. It had been like this for a while now, but only now did it actually start to hurt him beyond the point of it just being an annoyance. He didn't want to tell Cyborg, he figured he'd get over it, but he was afraid if it didn't go away soon, he might have to reconsider.
Beast Boy slowly walked down the halls leading to the bathroom. It seemed like it was miles away instead of a couple of feet. He was becoming dizzy, the pain in his chest making him feel like he was going to vomit up his tofu eggs and bacon. He reached the bathroom but didn't run up to the side of the toilet. He was in too much pain to run, it was hard enough to stay on his feet long enough to crash to his knees in front of the bowl. He opened the lid and placed his face over the hole. He wasn't actually puking, but the he sure felt like he was going to blow at any second. He was afraid, he didn't know the severity of what was going on and he knew he needed help. Beast Boy rested his head on his arm that was on lying on the seat of the toilet. Beast Boy searched for his communicator to call Cyborg. He couldn't will his legs to move much so walking to him was out of the question. He held the plastic in his shaking hand. He got incredibly ill so quick his body was having trouble functioning in even the simplest of ways. He fumbled with the button, trying to push it down.
Cyborg sat on the couch, feeling an uneasiness swell up in the pit of his stomach. He tried to shrug it off but it soon grew into a larger, more troubled sensation that now loomed over his head. He didn't know that it was some sort of animal instinct inside of him that was pushing his buttons, trying to inform him of his lover's current condition. He heard a slight crackle over the communicator in his arm. He looked at his screen but there was nothing. Whoever it was didn't keep their finger on the transmitter long enough. The feeling then crashed down on him like a bag of bricks. "BB!" Cyborg yelled to no one as he jumped off the couch and jolted out of the room, heading towards the bathroom.
As he got closer he could feel his skin grow colder. The fear running through his veins was one of the purest emotions anyone could ever feel. He opened the bathroom door without wasting a second. He saw Beast Boy crumpled on the floor next to the toilet, his communicator resting on the ground next to his left hand. Cyborg felt all the color rush from his face as he knelt down to Beast Boy's side. He could see the green boy's eyes were slightly opened, showing his glazed over emerald orbs. Sweat coated the Titan's skin, turning his green skin into a shiny, dark jade. Cyborg felt his forehead and noticed that he had a fever, and thanks to hisbuilt in thermometer, he could tell that Beast Boy's temperature was at a near fatal 104 degrees, and it was slowly rising. Cyborg left the boy on the floor while he ran over to the bathtub and began to fill it with the coldest water available. Cyborg ran back over to the boy and carried him over to the tub. He pulled Beast Boy's clothes off in a matter of seconds, then placed him in the ice cold water.
"It's not enough... It's not ENOUGH!" Cyborg cried worriedly. He left the tub running and the boy inside it while he ran to the kitchen to gather as many ice cubes from the fridge as he could get. On his way he brought his arm to his face and began to shout into the transmitter.
"Raven! Robin! Come in!" Cyborg yelled, entering the kitchen, then opening a cabinet to retrieve a pot to fill with ice.
"What? What is it?" Robin then said.
"It's Beast Boy, he's real sick!" Cyborg said, feeling sweat drip from his face. "I need help, he's getting worse by the second!"
"Aqualad is bringing me back as we speak, I'll be there any minute now." Raven came in, sounding worried in her own way.
"Starfire and I are on our way as well." Robin told Cyborg who was still filling the pot with ice, shoveling it from the freezer in the fridge.
"We're in the bathroom!" Cyborg informed them, leaving the fridge with a full pot of ice.
Cyborg ran back to the bathroom, running a bit faster as soon as he got close enough to hear the water coming out of the faucet in the bathroom. He got back and saw that the water had filled the tub a bit more, now submerging some of Beast Boy's lower body. Cyborg poured the ice into the water and on top of Beast Boy. If Beast Boy's temperature got any worse he could die. "Please, don't leave me! Please, B, stay here!" Beast Boy's eyes glanced up into Cyborg's eye after hearing him plead. Cyborg saw the eyes that stared at him. His face wrinkled with pain for the boy in the water. There was nothing more he could do for Beast Boy but stay by his side and wait for the others to arrive. Cyborg didn't know Beast Boy was so ill, he didn't know anything. The man leaned farther over the tub, Beast Boy's eyes following him lazily. Cyborg bent down and kissed the boy, giving him the only thing he could. He could feel Beast Boy's lips tremble from the cold of the water, but he couldn't take him out, not yet. Cyborg stayed were he was, continuing to lean over the tub as he reached one of his hands in the water to pull out one of the green boy's hands from the freezing liquid. Cyborg covered the grass colored hand with both of his, kissing the equally green digits that poked out from between his hands. Beast Boy gave a weak smile, but didn't keep it for long. His face turned into a pained expression as his heart continued to hurt. "I'm sorry, baby... I wish I knew what to do." Cyborg whimpered, afraid of how things could possibly turn out.
Dreams turning into nightmares, joy into despair. The dreamer can't seem to wake up, no matter how hard he tries his eyes won't open. What if the dreamer isn't meant to wake up? What if the dreamer isn't dreaming? What if this nightmare it real? What if he doesn't wake up in time? What if...? Wake up, Dreamer. Wake up.
End of ch. 10! Yeah, I wanted to try something different with the ending, hopefully it didn't blow the whole chapter. Okay, well... Plz review, it is a shame to get all the way down here just to leave without telling me how I did. But, I shouldn't beg... :3