Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans or any of the characters associated with them. I also do not own the movie Blade: Trinity, which briefly appears in this chapter. Actually, if you see anything at all in this chapter that doesn't belong to me, then I don't own it.

Author's Note: Okay, a few things to talk about before you read.

First off, reviews. Wow! I honestly didn't expect so many reviews in such a short time. You guys rock! Each and every one of you! Don't ever think that your reviews for me go unnoticed. I read every one.

Second, I promised to give honorable mention to the first reviewer to correctly guess where BB's big secret place was. That reviewer was...drumroll...

Divine-Red-Crayon! Congratulations! Your prize: getting your name put here! lol

Next, I noticed that in many of the reviews, you guys noted how well I kept everybody in character. Well, I'll have to warn you then, that kind of gets thrown out of the window in this chapter at times. Raven becomes very comforting, and Beast Boy becomes very depressed. HOWEVER, don't worry. This is only temporary. Raven will be back to her stoic self in no time, and Beast Boy will be laughing away and playing video games before you know it. So, with that said, here's chapter 2.


Chapter 2

Slowly, Raven stepped into the dark cave before her. The cave where months, maybe years ago, six Titans had entered, but only five left. As she walked, she glanced around at the surrounding walls of the cavern that also served as a tomb. Terra's tomb.

Raven knew that she shouldn't be doing this. She knew that should have left Beast Boy to his own agenda and respected his privacy. After all, she herself had erupted at her teammates countless times for attempting to invade her own. However, something made her press onward to find him.

Raven was looking for him, she deduced, out of concern. Yes, concern. Despite the way she often treated Beast Boy, he was still her friend (most of the time) and he still held a place in her heart (not always a good place, but some place nonetheless). Besides, she too had had a taste of the heartbreak that he was undoubtedly experiencing right now.

Raven vividly recalled the "Malchior-incident", as it had been dubbed. She remembered how he had moved in on a weak moment and said exactly the right things to steal her heart. She remembered the way she fell for him like a ton of bricks and gave him everything he had ever needed to be set free.

She also remembered the events that followed. How Beast Boy had come to comfort her, no doubt because he knew how she felt. How because of his concern, she had actually hugged him. His reaction to it puzzled her though. Beast Boy was typically a flamboyant person with his emotions, unlike her. Granted, her actions were unexpected, but she still thought he would have at least hugged her back. He didn't though. Instead, his normally happy and green face turned to a shocked expression with a red tint as he backed away from her. She had been about to ask him what was wrong, until Cyborg came and began a game of stankball.

Raven realized that, for comforting her when her heart had been broken, she had never really repaid the favor. She had cheered him up a bit after the "beast incident". However, that didn't seem to be nearly as desperate as the emotional heartache of love and betrayal they had both endured. Now, Beast Boy was probably in a great deal of pain. Now, it was her turn to comfort him when his heart was breaking.

Eventually, the light from the entrance of the cave began to get farther and farther away. By now it was just a tiny spec of light off in the distance. For all intensive purposes, it was pitch black. Raven lit up her hand with her powers for light. It wasn't nearly as bright as the light Starfire could produce with her hands, but it served its purpose. Raven then began to ponder how Beast Boy had found his way through the place without any light source. She then realized that he had probably turned into something like a cat, or any other animal that could see in the dark.

As she continued walking, memories of the place came flooding back to Raven. She recalled the final time her and her teammates had fought Terra above ground. As their emotional bonds to her were forgotten, they lost all mercy and began to easily defeat her. Realizing this, Terra ran off to seek help from Slade. Shortly after, Raven, Starfire, Cyborg, and Robin realized that Beast Boy had gone after her. Using their communicators as Raven was now, they followed him all the way to the cavern that lead to Slade's (now empty) lair. Raven recognized the tunnel she was currently traversing. The Titans had immediately run into the cave in search of Beast Boy. The first time Raven and the rest of them came through this passage, they were quickly running and frantically searching for any signs of their comrade.

Now however, Raven was merely walking along the path. With Slade gone (or so they hoped), she doubted Beast Boy was in any mortal danger like last time. However, she was still searching through this long, dark cave for him, concerned that he was alright. It seemed to be a never-ending pattern.

Up ahead, Raven noticed, the passage seemed to get a bit wider. She hoped that this meant she was getting closer to Terra's statue, where Beast Boy should be.

"It's about time," she muttered irritably. Raven was trying to be a good person and tend to Beast Boy, but it was beginning to require too much work. The entire trip from the Tower, to the edge of the city, and through this stupid cave was causing Raven's feet to hurt. She had been walking for at least an hour and a half now, and was also beginning to lose interest in the task. If Beast Boy insisted on being in emotional distress in places that required so much walking, then perhaps he should just learn to deal with it on his own.

The path continued to widen, though. This kept Raven going on, despite her now aching feet. A few minutes later, the path opened up into a large, spacious chamber. Raven praised herself for being able to walk such a long distance. Getting back to business, she used her powers to try and locate Beast Boy. She didn't have to try for long though. Almost immediately, she faintly heard someone's voice off in the distance. She presumed it was him.

Raven couldn't clearly distinguish the voice, or what it was saying. She could nevertheless, recognize the sadness in it. If it weren't for the slightly squeaky, boyish tone to it, she may not have even been able to recognize the voice as Beast Boy's.

As she trudged on, the voice seemed to be getting clearer. Raven hoped that this meant she was moving in the right direction. She still couldn't discern what exactly Beast Boy was saying, but she noticed that as his voice became more lucid with each passing step, it also grew increasingly depressed.

After a few more minutes of walking, Raven could finally understand some of what Beast Boy was saying. However, all that she could really make out were "I", "we", "you", and occasionally, some other words.

Finally, she realized that it sounded as though Beast Boy was straight ahead of her; there were no boulders, rocks, or other obstacles separating them. The distance between the two, she couldn't determine, but she knew that it was a straight, uninterrupted path.

By now, she could clearly tell exactly what was coming out of Beast Boy's mouth. Again, she knew she shouldn't be intruding like this, but something kept her from simply leaving him there to wallow in misery. He began to speak.

"…And then, I told her it was their middle names," Beast Boy spoke softly. He had feigned laughter at the statement, but it was still obvious he had been crying.

"She didn't think it was funny though," he said, sounding suddenly downtrodden. Raven's eyes widened. She knew Beast Boy was upset, but she was a bit surprised that in his current state, he was thinking about her.

"She never thinks I'm funny. The only one that ever thought I was funny was…you," he continued.

"No one else ever laughed at my jokes like you did. You were the only one who made me feel really…special. Like I wasn't just some immature little kid looking for laughs. And now…" his voice cracked, "you're gone." A few more tears leaked out of his eyes and streamed down his miserable face.

"Now you can't laugh when I tell some stupid joke that isn't really funny, or do stuff with me that no one else would do. Now…" he began. "There's no one that understands me." His last words were spoken barely above a whisper because that was all he could manage. Raven however, had heard them perfectly.

Now, Raven often seemed like a very stoic person. After all, she was constantly focusing on restraining her emotions. Nonetheless, even she couldn't help but feel heartbroken at the changeling's words. This was mainly due to the fact that she could actually relate to the way he was feeling. Often times, she too felt that very few people understood her. The rest of the team certainly found her dark and reclusive behavior strange at times. Beast Boy himself had called her creepy on at least one occasion. However, he had comforted her on the matter afterwards. Now it was her turn to do the same.

"Beast Boy, you—," Raven began to speak.

"Who's there?" Beast Boy impetuously cut her off. In what seemed to be a split second, he had switched from sitting on the ground mourning, to standing up in a somewhat defensive position.

"Beast Boy, calm down! It's me, Raven!" she responded.

"Raven! What are you doing? Why are you here?" he asked, the agitation still present in his voice.

"I just wanted to see if you were alright. I followed you—,"

"You followed me? Were you spying on me!" he cut her off again, the anger his voice rising.

"No, I just—,"

"Raven, this is like, really personal!" he shouted, interrupting her for the third time. Raven was at a loss. This wasn't the reaction she had anticipated. Then again, this wasn't really the situation she had expected to be in when she left the tower either.

"Beast Boy, I didn't—,"

"GO AWAY!" he practically screamed at her. His sudden outburst caused her to jump back in surprise. However, she still remained in the chamber, a look of astonishment stuck on her face.

"GO!" he roared.

With that, Raven engulfed herself with her black aura, taking the form of a Raven, and phased out of the cave.


Back at Titan's Tower, Raven, looking slightly bedraggled, entered through the doorway leading into the living room. Cyborg was still watching TV and had not moved from his spot on the couch. Robin and Starfire had left to do God knows what.

"Where've you been?" Cyborg questioned casually. Raven however, was not in such a light mood.

"Out," she replied bitterly, sitting down at the counter. She grabbed the book she had set down before leaving and began to read where she had left off.

"Uh…Ok," Cyborg said as he turned back toward the TV.

Shortly after, Robin and Starfire stepped into the room from the hallway.

"Cyborg, have you been sitting there the entire time we were gone?" Robin asked.

"Yep!" Cyborg replied. "What can I say? The Action Movie Marathon was just calling my name."

Robin smacked his forehead and laughed at his friend's laziness.

"Man, where's BB with the ice cream? He's been gone like an hour!" Cyborg asked, assuaging his now rumbling stomach. Raven didn't so much as glance up from her book at the mention of Beast Boy's name.

"I don't know. He is taking kinda long, isn't he?" Robin added, thinking.

"Oh, you do not think our friend is hurt do you?" Starfire asked. Her usually blissful voice was tainted with worry. Just then, the doors "wooshed" open, making way for Beast Boy. He was carrying a cardboard tray with five ice cream cones in it.

"Never fear Star! Beast Boy is back with the goods!" he boasted as he strutted into the kitchen. By his current demeanor, no one would have guessed anything out of the ordinary had happened.

"Yea, well it's about time grass stain. It took ya' long enough," Cyborg said as he grabbed a cone from the tray.

"Well don't look at me," Beast Boy said defensively. "It's summer! Half the city was out buying ice cream at that place!" Cyborg shrugged, accepting his excuse as valid, and went back to the TV. Robin and Starfire retrieved their own cones, then left to attend to something else in the tower. Now, Beast Boy and Raven were alone in the kitchen, though the noise coming from Cyborg and the TV was still present in the background.

Beast Boy took his own share of the ice cream out and gave it a lick. He then glanced over at Raven, who was trying very hard to keep her eyes in the book and avoid his gaze.

After a few seconds, Beast Boy placed his hand on the cardboard tray, which contained only one cone: the one Raven had asked for. He slid it across the counter in her direction.

"Here," was all he said. She looked up from her book and paused shortly.

"Thanks," she said stoically. She took the ice cream and returned her focus to the book. Beast Boy continued to stare at her though. Like just moments before, she kept her eyes on her reading and acted as though he wasn't really there.

This little "game" continued for a few moments, until Cyborg interrupted it.

"Hey BB!" he shouted from the living room, "Wanna face me in some two-player?"

"You know it!" Beast Boy replied as he smiled and ran out of the kitchen, acting as if nothing had happened.

Once he left, Raven sighed and put down her book. She hadn't really been reading it anyway. She had been more concerned with avoiding eye contact with Beast Boy. Now that he was gone, she closed the book and rubbed her head. Then, she began to work on her ice cream while she pondered the strange events that had taken place earlier.


Later that night...

It was movie night at Titan's Tower!

Beast Boy sat at the left end of the couch, followed by Cyborg, then Robin and Starfire, who had, of course, sat next to each other. Raven was at the very right end of the couch, trying to stay as far away from Beast Boy as possible to avoid more awkward situations.

Normally, Raven wouldn't have even agreed to watch the movie with the rest of the group. Cyborg however, had convinced her to do it, on one condition: they would not watch any of Beast Boy's stupid, immature slapstick comedies.

The movie they all decided to watch was Blade: Trinity, since it was both dark, for Raven, and action-packed for the others.

Raven however, simply couldn't concentrate on the movie, not that she was really trying all that much in the first place. The day's events kept running over and over again in her mind. She would recall what happened, and then very subtly glance over at Beast Boy to see if he too was as distracted by what had happened. He didn't seem to be, but after today's escapade, Raven really didn't have any idea what he could be thinking.

As she pondered this throughout the movie, she eventually came to a conclusion. Not a good one, but a conclusion nonetheless. No matter how much she hated it, she was going to have to apologize to Beast Boy. In Raven's eyes, he was the most idiotic and immature person on the face of the planet, but she had invaded his privacy. Now she had done the one thing to him that she often chastised him for doing to her, and she had to make up for it, like it or not.


Two hours later...

The movie had finished…finally. Once Raven had decided she would later apologize to Beast Boy, she had nothing else to concentrate on except the last hour of the movie. Some parts had been mildly interesting, but on a whole, she would have rather been…well just about anywhere else in the city. To add to that, she also was not looking forward to her upcoming talk with Beast Boy. However, she knew it had to be done.

Cyborg stood up, yawning.

"Well y'all, Cyborg's turnin' in for the night. Later," he said. Numerous variation of "good night" sounded from the other four. He then activated the nighttime security systems and headed off to his room.

Next, Robin got up.

"Well, team, I'm with Cy. Each of us needs all the sleep we can get," he said as he began heading toward the door.

In a flash, Starfire was up off the couch and had her arms wrapped around Robin.

"Good night friend! I wish you the pleasant dreams and hope to see you soon in the morning!" Starfire elatedly shouted. Robin's face lit up like a Christmas tree and turned a deeper shade of red than the shirt of his uniform. The two then made their way to the sleeping quarters, leaving Beast Boy and Raven alone for what seemed like the tenth time today.

Beast Boy, who normally would have taken this opportunity to annoy Raven with his incessant bantering and joking, didn't even spare her a single glance. Without a word, he stood up and walked to the kitchen. Raven, knowing what she had to do, slowly rose and followed him.

When she arrived there, Beast Boy was sitting at the counter with a plate of tofu. He was currently preoccupied with cutting it into smaller chunks. Raven took the seat next to him.

"Uhh…hi," she stammered. Normally, she knew exactly how to talk around Beast Boy, but given the current circumstances, she was at a loss.

"Hey," he said in a stoic manner, not unlike the way Raven usually spoke to him. He didn't even look up from what he was doing.

Raven sighed inwardly. It was now or never.

"Look Beast Boy, about today…," she began.

"Forget it Raven," he said, still not looking up.

"I just wanted to—"

"I said drop it!" he spoke with sudden force, slamming his utensils down on the counter with a bang. Raven jumped in surprise at his sudden anger.

A few seconds passed. Beast Boy exhaled the breath he had been holding.

"Sorry Rae," he said softly, finally looking up from what he was doing. He was expecting Raven to get upset at him for calling her by her pet name. Because of the current situation though, she let it slide.

"Look, don't worry about today," he began again. "You just kinda…surprised me. That's all." His voice had completely lost its previous anger, but still sounded somewhat distant.

"Yeah. I'm uh…sorry…about that," she said, stumbling through each word. Being all nice and apologetic was not her forte.

"And, Beast Boy, about what you said…," she started. Beast Boy turned his gaze toward her, confused about what she was referring to.

"You know, about nobody understanding you…," she answered. Once again, Beast Boy found himself averting eye contact. Raven continued anyway.

"If you really feel that way, then you should just talk to us about it," she said, a bit more soothingly than she had intended. Beast Boy looked down at the counter again and rested his head in his hands.

"Yea…I-I know," he spoke dejectedly. She paused.

"You really miss her huh?" she then asked.

"Yea!" he said brightly, looking up and staring out the windows at the dark skyline. The only sources of light now were the stars and brilliant specs of gold light emanating from the few buildings that could be seen from the tower. Somehow, seeing this raised his spirits a bit.

"I mean, she was the only one who never talked to me like I was younger than her, or called me dumb, or anything," he said. Then, his face lit up with a smile.

"And she always, always laughed at all the stuff I did, whether or not it was really funny," he added. For a moment, he continued smiling. Then all of a sudden, his face fell and he looked down again with disheartened eyes.

"Plus," he started, "she was like, my only chance at ever getting a girl." Raven's face squinted in confusion.

"Why would you say that?" she asked.

"Well, think about it Raven. I mean, I don't think a girl's 'qualities of a dream date' include 'short', 'green', and 'pointy-eared',"

"Oh…," was all Raven said. She thought for a moment. How did someone respond to something like that? She did the best she could.

"Beast Boy, you know physical appearance isn't important. If some girl genuinely…cared…about you…the way you look wouldn't…matter," she blundered. Again, Raven was playing the part of a consoler, something she wasn't cut out to do.

She looked at Beast Boy and could tell he wasn't convinced.

"You're…you know…a great guy…" she said. Beast Boy's eyes widened.

"Really?" he asked incredulously, leaning toward her a bit.

'What am I saying?' she thought. Despite what was going on in her head, Raven continued.

"Yea," she said. "I mean, you're…kind…and considerate…" she trailed off, not believing the words coming out of her own mouth.

"You really think that?" Beast Boy asked softly, scooting even closer to Raven. Their knees were now touching, but he didn't really notice.

"Well, yeah…I guess…," she said, her voice becoming very hushed.

Their faces began to inch forward ever so slowly. It was such a subtle motion, that neither of the two actually recognized it.

"I mean, you're always trying to make people happy…," she spoke, barely above a whisper.

Their faces moved even closer together.

Suddenly, Raven realized what was going on and what was about to happen. She also realized that by now, there wasn't much she could do to stop it. The damage had been done. What was said had been said, and there was no taking it back.

When their mouths were just millimeters away from one another, Raven looked up and into his eyes. She was suddenly overcome by a strange feeling. Some strange sensation in the pit of her stomach that she remembered from somewhere before. Her heart rate instantly increased. All these changes occurring within her were brought about just by gazing into his eyes. Where there used to be grief and depression lingering in those delicate, green orbs, there was now life, fervency, and…something else she couldn't quite put her finger on.

She didn't have any more time to ponder the matter though, because at that moment, Beast Boy's eyes shut themselves, preparing for what was about to happen. Realizing this, Raven slowly closed her eyes to.

At the exact moment when her eyes had become fully shut, she felt his lips press up against hers. Strangely enough, she found herself pressing her lips against his too. That feeling that had overcome her just moments before was now overpowering. It was omnipresent throughout her entire body.

After a few moments, she found Beast Boy moving his lips against hers and leaning into her, attempting to deepen the kiss.

Raven readjusted her own face to account for the movement of his. She also found herself slightly leaning over with him. Seconds later, her arms began to move toward him. Her hands followed suit, and reached to rest on his back. They reached closer and closer and closer, until…CRACK! Something in the other room shattered.

With the sudden noise, the two were immediately snapped back to reality. The heavenly feeling that had been pervading throughout Raven's system vanished instantly. Their faces flung away from each other like magnets of the same polarity. Raven looked at Beast Boy's face to find it looking slightly panicked.

"I uhh…yea…I gotta go…umm…to bed, yea bed…umm, 'night," he sputtered hurriedly. He got up and ran, no, dashed out of the room.

Raven held her hand up to her lips, the last few seconds replaying over and over again in her mind.

The doors behind her made the familiar "swoosh" as they opened, making way for the frantic changeling. Beast Boy quickly scuttled through the doors, leaving Raven alone to again ponder the strange events of the day.


Author's Note: BB/Rae kissing! Woooooo!...Sorry, got a little happy there.

Anyway, hope the OOCness (out of character-ness) didn't kill you.

Another think about the reviews. When I saw all the people reviewing, let me say, that got me really motivated to write this chapter. I really wasn't planning on having this posted for another week. I really pulled the midnight oil on this one! Anyway, just let me say, I'm in highschool. Needless to say, my times limited. I wish I had more time to write, but I don't. So, I'm just saying, I probably won't be updating every two days like I did this time. This was a long weekend, so I had plenty of time, but in the future, I may not.

However, I might be more inclined to make time if you guys send in more reviews. You never know:-)

'Til next time. GoldenBlade416