Okay, Chapter Four of Clash of the Titans by MidnightPhoenxi320. Enjoy this update, because it took me a while to figure out where to go from where I was. Remember to review, too!

dark-shadow-blade-of-death – Thank you, and hope you like this one… Enjoy…

Overactive Mind – Thank you! But now I just need to figure out how to do that…

ravenloganx3 – Ghost Hunters RULE! I'm glad you liked the first chapter. Grant is so cool! He and Jason are goobers. I love that word…

Natsuhiboshi – Relax! Terra's going, anyways. Just not the way you want her too…

Stefaneko - She is EVIL. But I think I'll stick to the Slade story and just twist it.

Nikkiriii . - I dislike Terra extremely, but her powers are cool! And Raven will get her turn, but in a later chapter. Now I'm just dealing with the Terra issue. ENJOY.

Chapter Four of Clash of the Titans (CotC)

One week had passed.

Raven had read the Robert Frost poems at least nine times through. They were magnificent, but Beast Boy couldn't have gotten them without a little help. And Raven shuddered to think that Terra was the one to help him. She also shuddered to think what kind of excuse Beast Boy made to get her to help him buy it.

"It's for my grandma. She adores Robert Frost."

"My mom's birthday is coming up, and I didn't want to buy her athlete's foot powder again."

"It's for Robin. I think he needs something to help him relax sometimes, ya know?"

Raven chuckled to herself. All these were possible, but there was one that was probably truer. But not likely.

"It's a hand-me-down from Terra. I can't make heads or tails of it; maybe you can?"

Raven looked at the book on her lonely bookshelf. After the incident with Malchior, all her books had burnt. The only one she had was the one Beast Boy gave to her.

She walked over and picked it up, stroking its spine softly. This book had never been opened before. There were no creases along its spine, and the pages were untouched. Typical Beast Boy.

She flipped open to the first page and began to read.

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Beast Boy stared at him empty bookshelf. The Robert Frost book was the only one he had. Except the comics. He'd never give away the comics.

But why had he done that? Was it really to get Raven thinking about Terra's feelings or was it something else? Was he being nice to Raven, or was he defending his girlfriend?

Beast Boy sighed. He didn't want to hurt himself too badly. He needed his precious few brain cells for other things; slightly more logical things. But he had nothing better to do, so…

Terra was out somewhere, Robin was training, Cyborg was getting lunch, and Starfire was at the mall. The only one left was Raven.

Beast Boy got up with a groan, and left his room. He walked down the imposing hallways to Raven's isolated room and stared at the steel door bearing Raven's name blatantly.

He rapped his knuckles against her door, the sound ringing out over her room. It would almost seem if her room was empty, but that would mean…

Beast Boy's eyes widened and he began to rap harder on the door. "Raven? Raven, open up, please! Please don't be gone…" he cried.

The door swooshed open, and Raven glared at him. "What do you want?" she asked coldly. "I was in the middle of a book, a really good one, so make it quick!"

Beast Boy opened his mouth to say something, but then realization hit him. What was he here for? Instead of stating his purpose, he stalled and said, "Um, which book?"

Raven narrowed her eyes. She didn't like anyone beating around the bush, but to answer him she said, "To be honest, it's the one you gave me."

Beast Boy stared in amazement. "Seriously? You like it? Wow…" he said, awed. Who would've thought she liked his present?

Raven nodded, slightly bashful, then she asked again, "What do you want, Beast Boy?"

Beast Boy shuffled his feet and muttered, "Well, um, since everyone's busy, I thought…" he trailed off and looked at her. Her eyebrow was raised and her foot was tapping impatiently. "IthoughtIcouldcomehereand, um, keepyoucompany," he said hurriedly and looked away.

He didn't hear anything, or see anything out of the corner of his eye, so he turned his head very slowly.

Raven was smirking at him. "You want to keep me company?" she repeated. She could practically taste the irony in this.

Beast Boy nodded shamefully. This was embarrassing on too many levels.

Raven chuckled, making Beast Boy perk his head up. "You…you just laughed," he said. Raven raised her eyebrow again.

"You just said you needed to keep me company," she pointed out.

"What, you don't need my company?" he asked, a little offended.

Raven shrugged. "When I have a good book, it's all the company I need. It's you I think needs company, Beast Boy. Find Terra. She'd love to have you," she said stiffly before sliding the door shut.

Beast Boy stood there for a few more minutes, staring at the black letters of her name.

The door slid open again and Raven said, "Oh, and why did you start panicking when I didn't answer?"

Beast Boy shook his head and mumbled, "No reason. I just thought you'd left, that's all."

Raven was quiet, then, "As if you'd care if I left."

Beast Boy looked up and said sharply, "Of course I'd care, Raven. You're my friend."

Raven scoffed, "You've got Terra now. Why do you need me?"

Beast Boy gave an exasperated sigh and said, "Raven, I need you more than you know."

Raven stared at him as those words left his mouth, and Beast Boy instantly felt insecure. With those eight words, all the old feelings he had for her, before Terra, came rushing back.

Raven studied Beast Boy. He was peering up at her with terrified eyes, as if afraid of her reaction. Rave was a little scared herself. Beast Boy had never made her feel so open to the world. She doubted anyone else could.

Raven took a deep breath and said softly, "Like I said, you don't need me. You've got Terra now. Be happy with what you have and not what you want." With that, she shut the door once more.

Beast Boy was left in the dark, her final words ringing in his mind. Numbly, he turned and walked down the dark hallways to his room, where he crashed onto his little bunk bed.

He stared at the bottom of the bed above him. Raven was mysterious, that was for sure. But she was his friend, and he owed it to her to help her with her Terra problem.

Terra was someone to trust, but Raven couldn't see that. Beast Boy would help her. Eventually, Raven would understand that Terra was a friend, not a foe.

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Terra snarled under her breath. She had listened to their conversation, every word. She was in the shadows of a kitty-corner corridor. (A/N below)

So, Beast Boy wasn't as loyal to Terra as she had hoped. Whatever. He wasn't necessary anymore.

She had no regrets.

Not now, not ever.

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A/N - Try saying that 5 times fast.

I apologize if this was a short chapter.

I got that "she had no regrets" part from the episode "Betrayal", Part One.

Oh, and I saw "Lightspeed" today. Kid Wykkyd is so COOL! He and Raven would make a great pairing, don't you think?

Okay, I'm getting off now.

-Midnight-