Woo, Chapter 7! Ok, just had MID-TERMS…….can someone say STRESS! Good grief, I'm ready to just start tearing out vital organs…….twitch twitch twitch If this chapter is really crappy, then I humbly apologize, I'll do my best though………………

Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans, if I did I'd make them all take mid-terms and then deal with a bunch of emotional fluff and watch them explode…..hehehe……Also, I don't own Phantom of the Opera, which is where the song is from.

Chloe blinked. She was in a large white room that she hadn't seen before. Sitting up, she realized this must be the infirmary. She noticed a few monitors but she couldn't identify much. She was incredibly dizzy and her head was pounding. Finally, she noticed Robin sitting in a chair next to her bed.

"W-what happened?" she asked drearily.

"You collapsed after your fight with the monster."

"F-fight?"

"You don't remember? You fought that rock demon and this red beam shot from your hands. You took him down and he disappeared."

Just then Beast Boy joined the conversation. Chloe hadn't noticed him at first, her eyesight was still blurry with pain, but now he piped up. "More like 'ceased to exist'. You totally wiped him out."

Suddenly, her eyes shot open. "I- I did what! A rock demon…..ceased to exist…..red beam…." She was trying to process it all but she really couldn't remember what had happened after they arrived at the scene. "I'm weak. Very weak. If I produced the kind of raw energy that you claim I did, then my mind's power, the very essence I run on is dangerously low. I need to re-" Without finishing her sentence, she collapsed again and passed out on the bed. When they had determined there was nothing seriously wrong with her, the Titans let her be.

At the same time, Raven was in her room, pacing. Her mind was not on the battle, but on the events that had taken place before the alarm went off. Not even thinking to meditate, her thoughts chased each other around her head until she feared she might spontaneously combust. Beast Boy had comforted her; he had understood her. He held her and had been moments away from kissing her. Actually KISSING her. The very thought gave her chills. Did she love him? Or was that saying too much? Finally realizing that the sensible thing to do would be meditate, she headed for the roof.

Beast Boy ambled down the hallway. He had left the infirmary several minutes ago and was now roaming the tower sorting out his thoughts. He was trying to distract himself with mental replays of the fight between Chloe and the demon, but his mind kept straying to Raven. He had almost kissed her. And how he wanted to! If only that damn alarm hadn't gone off! He was so close! He sighed loudly. She had probably forgotten all about it by now. Closing his eyes, he saw her in his head, her violet hair framing her pale face perfectly and her lips drawn into a tiny smile that made her seem so innocent (for a half-demon at least). Wanting to be alone (unless Raven was involved), he elected to go to the roof; secretly hoping Raven had done the same.

When he got to the roof, Beast Boy opened the door silently and stepped into the cool fall air. He saw a dark blue cape fluttering in the wind on the far edge of the tower. Mentally, he grinned with happiness. He had come to terms with the fact that he loved Raven. She was so unique, so special. Thinking hard, he decided what his next move would be. All his love for her had been shown in little ways: hugs, smiles, trying to make her laugh, things like that. My secret's out. It has to be something bold this time, he thought. She was meditating and too lost in thought to pay any attention to him, so he crept up silently behind her. With a sudden and daring move, he jumped in front of her and tackled her to the ground (gently, of course). She gasped and opened her eyes to find Beast Boy….on top of her. Before she could blush furiously, he leaned forward and kissed her softly. Raven was surprised, but deadly intoxicated by the feel of his lips against hers and kissed him back hard. She wrapped her arms around his neck and parted her lips so they could make the kiss more passionate. Teenage hormones kicked in and with one smooth movement, Raven reversed their positions and pulled herself on top of Beast Boy, still kissing him fiercely (and I do mean FIERCELY). They finally pulled apart, practically gasping for air. Beast Boy was grinning like an idiot, looking as though he wanted to jump for joy. Raven stared into his bright green eyes and saw her reflection. For some reason the reflection of herself in his eyes was both startling and comforting. Suddenly she felt an overwhelming sense of excitement and without warning, she pushed her lips to his again. Another zealous kiss ensued. When they parted, both stood up and just looked at each other. Then, smiling, Raven took Beast Boy's hand and led him to the edge of the tower where they sat with their feet hanging over the edge.

At the same time, Robin and Starfire were sitting in the common room, flipping through TV stations. Robin held the remote and was lazily hitting the 'channel up' button in a monotone rhythm. He passed by a movie and Starfire jumped up excitedly.

"Oh Robin, may we watch that? I simply love Earth movies!" she squealed.

Robin laughed and flipped back to the movie. "Of course, Starfire."

Though it proved worthy of the action/adventure genre, it was undoubtedly a date movie. The main character fell in love with some chick that worked at some lab…..Robin wasn't really paying attention. He was busy staring at the Tamaranian girl next to him. She was so beautiful. Starfire was full engrossed in the movie and didn't notice his eyes upon her. Completely on instinct, Robin placed one gloved hand on top of hers. Finally ungluing her eyes from the TV, she turned to look at him.

"Robin…..what are you doing?" she asked inquisitively.

"Sorry." he said, quickly taking his hand from hers.

"No, please –" she took his hand and they simply held hands, pretending to watch the movie but not really paying any attention. Nearing the end of the movie, the main character got the girl and they kissed. Both teens looked at the screen, then at each other. It was too obvious. Robin leaned in and kissed Starfire gently.

On the rooftop, Beast Boy and Raven had been talking.

"Raven, are you allowed to love?"

"Actually, no. I'm surprised nothing exploded like when Terra kissed you. It was weird."

"But, would you say you loved me?"

"Beast Boy….that's an emotion I've never known. I didn't even know anyone could love me, let alone me feeling love, too. It's dangerous, you could even get hurt."

"Well, I don't care. So what if a couple things blow up? No big deal, right?"

"Oh Beast Boy, I wish it were that simple." With that, Raven cried silently into his shoulder. Wait. Cried. She was crying? How was that even possible? At this point, she didn't care. She was now able to cry for the emotions she had always been afraid to have and she was going to take advantage of it. In his head, Beast Boy remembered a song he had heard off a movie once:

No more talk of darkness

Forget these wide-eyed fears

I'm here, nothing can harm you

My words will warm and calm you

Let me be your freedom

Let daylight dry your tears

I'm here, with you, beside you

To guard you and to guide you….

They were nice words and seemed appropriate for the situation. He rocked her back and forth, letting her expend all her quiet tears.

Far off, a deep voice chuckled. "That's right, little Raven, cry and love now that you can. Use those emotions. It only helps me further."

Woo! Go fluff! See, I knew the fluff would flow naturally if I just let it. I promise, the next chapter will have actual PLOT to it, this just kinda….happened. I figured I'd give Chloe some time to rest. Anyway, sorry this took longer than usual. But here it is now! So, see ya later.