A/N: Alright, another chapter comin' at ya! Oh, and after this one, maybe, I will be gone for a while…going on vacation, you see. So, I wanna have LoTs and LOTS of reviews! Yay REVIEWS! o.o…Anyways!...My vacation doesn't actually start until the 30th of August, or next Wednesday….So, maybe another chappie, maybe not. Review-answerin' time:

(Four reviews! Biggest review-answering session so far! Keep it up, please!)

Dyethe: Yesh, thanks you for the review!

Ratgirl: Well, I hate how they make BB an idiot and Star a ditz too. That's why I don't make them look so in my stories. Thanks for the review!

SA: o.o. I do use lots of commas, don't I? Hmmm, I guess I'll hafta tone it down a bit, or try anyways. –pats on head- Thanks for that advice! Oh, and you will find out what they gonna hook Ravenified-BB up to in this one. I hope this chappie is longer! Yay, and I'm only going to submit either the last chappie or this one. I dunno exactly, but I'm leaning towards the last one.

Sunkistgirl: Uh…I'm sorry you have an anorexic venus fly trap. I hope it…starts to eat? o.O?

Poll for you guys to ponder on whilest I'm away:

A.) Should I submit this chapter or the previous one for my homework assignment?

B.) Should I add the chapter name and a song-blurb at the beginning of my chapters? I feel the need to, but if it looks crummy and corny, I won't. o.o.

Anywhos, on with the story:

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans, in any way. I also do not own Midnattsol, a band that I like. If you don't know of it...Go find 'em, then. This song is called 'Desolation.' Me no own it, at all. Thankies and enjoy!

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The Void Within

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I wonder how it is to be loved.

I wonder how it is to be touched.

See all the others, holding their hands,

While I'm here alone with myself.

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Two eyes, colder than ice itself, stared up at the opaque ceiling above. No hint of emotion derived from them. No happiness, no sadness, nothing. Just neutrality. Nothing could get inside those eyes, nothing could dissuade her. If her mind was set upon a goal, she would follow it whole-heartedly, until the need was filled. Distractions would be like flies, easy to flick away. For that was how she acted, towards everything and everyone. The two eyes, amethyst in color, narrowed slightly, as if seeing an unknown object on the ceiling. Her grey skin was slightly sheeted with sweat due to focusing on the object. It was a black book, melding in with the ceiling. Barely seen, the book was surrounded by a dark aura, one that was connected with the diamond-shaped shakra on her forehead. A sliver of black energy ran to the book from her shakra, and with the narrowing of her purple eyes the sliver of energy became thicker and stronger. Raven, once lightly covered in her bed sheet, rose up from under her confines and slid over to the edge of her circular bed, the string of black energy still holding up the book. Her eyes never left the floating book as she stood up and pulled her purple-blue cloak around her lithe form. From the doorway, Starfire watched her intently. She had no idea why her dark friend was doing this; maybe to test her powers or maybe to prove to herself that she was still in control. Starfire knew not to interrupt while Raven was concentrating, having learned that very long ago. Raven started to walk towards Starfire, the book hovering above her head. The purple eyes now were staring at Starfire, with the same coldness she had shown to the ceiling. Starfire knew it wasn't because of her, or at least that's what she kept telling herself. Raven just wants to have an outward appearance of not caring so everyone will know that she is in control. Starfire hoped her fervent thought was true as Raven held out her hands, palms to the ceiling. The book floated down from above her head, landing neatly between her two outstretched hands.

"You see. I have complete control." Raven said coldly, eyes flicking down to the book, then up at Starfire, who nodded.

"Yes, I am very aware. But that does not help us in the discernment of this new—" she started, but Raven wouldn't let her answer. With a brisk turn, her cape swishing behind her, Raven crossed over to the bookshelf and carefully placed the book in it's proper place. Her slender fingers traced over the book's spine as if trying to feel the words written within the pages, yearning to set it free. Then the hands fell, and Raven turned to study Starfire. She hadn't moved from the spot she had been in since Raven invited her in about a half hour ago. The two hadn't really talked. Instead, Starfire had watched Raven try to lift various objects while trying to figure out why Raven was even doing so in the first place. It didn't seem right or proper, since Raven knew how to lift objects very easily, just as she could conjure up starbolts. At the thought of that, Starfire held up her hand and clenched it. A green aura surrounded her hand faintly before Starfire sighed and extinguished the energy, turning her emerald eyes to focus on the amethyst ones. The two gazes locks and all at once Starfire rushed over to her friend, enveloping her in a hug.

"Oh, Friend Raven, I do not like to see you this way!" Starfire exclaimed, feeling Raven stiffen at her touch. That wasn't abnormal, but the distinct feeling of apprehension was stuck on Raven, as Starfire put it, was enough to make her worry tenfold.

"Starfire. You're hugging me." Raven said, her voice tight with unease. Starfire blinked, then nodded profusely and released her.

"I'm sorry, Raven. Do you think this H and W is targeting you?" she asked curiously, and Raven bit her lower lip. That was the very same question she kept asking herself while she meditated. She even called a meeting with the rest of her other emotions, who were just as wary and disorganized as she was. Knowledge couldn't focus on reading her book, so her real self couldn't read the book. Timid was always feeling, well, timid. This faint-heartedness, which never before bothered Raven, was now making her real self feel uneasy. Even towards Beastboy. That was a problem. She never showed it, of course. If Beastboy knew she was feeling the overwhelming urge to apologize for every little thing she did towards him he would use it to his advantage. She still thought, and Anger agreed with her for once, that Beastboy led her on, and that hug was somehow part of his plot. The meeting between Raven's emotions didn't go too well. By the end of it Raven was more confused than before. None of the emotions knew why they were acting up like this in such force, and none of them knew why Lazy was chosen to take control this time. Lazy was one of the insignificant emotions residing in the back of her mind. She didn't have time to be lazy; she left that for Beastboy. He was getting better though, she had to admit. Her eyes skimmed over her room then focused back on Starfire.

"I don't know. If he is, he's going to wish he had left me alone." Raven said, folding her arms over her chest, face clouded with anger. A chair in the corner of her room flew into the air and burst into many pieces. Starfire squeaked when the chair broke, but still remained focused on Raven. She looked so lost and confused, she reflected. She wished to distribute another hug, but knew Raven wouldn't stand it.

"Of course. All of us are worried about you, even Beastboy." She knew she shouldn't have mentioned the green Titan, especially when Raven was feeling the anger. Raven's eyes narrowed into slits and she drew her hood over her face.

"I seriously doubt that." She drawled, going back to her bed and sitting down upon it. Starfire floated over to her bed and sat down next to her.

"Friend Beastboy is indeed worried. He just does not like to show—" she started, but Robin's voice suddenly boomed from the intercom situated around the tower.

"Starfire, Raven, to the living room!" With a glance and a blink, the two female Titans were off towards the living room.

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"Why am I hooked up to this thing?" Beastboy asked in a droning tone, glancing up at the other two Titans. He was sitting in a huge chair in the middle of the room. There were long wires, some as big as his arm, hooked up to every inch of his body, except his eyes. There was a huge mask on his mouth, muffling his speech. His arms were strapped to the chair's arms, with wires running up and down his arm. All in all, he was a wire-monster with a bad attitude. One huge wire, about twice the size of both his arms, ran from the chair, all the smaller wires connected to that one, was running into Cyborg's computer. The two male Titans were hunched over the computer, talking in whispering tones. Starfire and Raven flew into the room and Beastboy glanced over at Raven, then 'hmphed' and looked away. Raven shrugged carelessly, ignoring a voice in the back of her head that sounded awfully like one of her emotions that kept repeating that she should apologize to him, and looked over Cyborg's shoulder at the screen.

"Are those his stats?" Raven asked, pointing at some choppy, wavy lines on the screen.

"Yup. Now, normally, BB's brainwaves are much lower."

"That doesn't surprise me."

"No, not like that. Even though I do believe you. Anyways, those big zig-zag lines right there? That means he's dealing with tons of stress on his brain, but it's centered around the emotion-dealing part of his brain." Cyborg explained, and Raven glanced at Starfire and Robin. Robin seemed to understand, but the comprehension had yet to dawn on Starfire, judging by the blank look on her face.

"It means that someone's trying to stess-out Beastboy's brain. Probably so that someone can control him, right?" Robin asked, seeing Raven's bemused expression and Starfire's confused one. Cyborg nodded and pushed a few more buttons. The screen changed, and Beastboy was suddenly enveloped with bright blue light. He gasped and sputtered and yelped, but Cyborg didn't seem to notice.

"What is that blue light around Friend Beastboy!" Starfire asked, looking around for the villain causing Beastboy such irritation.

"I'm doin' a test. If I get this right, I can zap out the nano-bugs inside 'im for a little while." Cyborg reassured her, pushing another button with gusto. The light around Beastboy faded, and he slumped into the chair, drool coming out of the side of his befanged mouth, eyes anime dizzy. Raven glanced at Cyborg, her eyebrow raised in question.

"Uh…Yeah, it looks like it worked. He's back to normal ole BB." Cyborg said, shrugging and moving over to Beastboy, who shook his head, spit flying in the air.

"Dude, what's up? Why do I look like I'm about to be cloned, and why did I just sound like Raven? Awwww man, I hate this villain!" Beastboy said, glancing at his wired and tubed appearance. Raven's eyes narrowed in anger.

"Why? Does it 'suck' to be me?" she asked acidly, using the quote/unquote motion with her hands when she said suck. Beastboy flinched. Evidently he didn't know that Raven was actually in the room.

"Uhh…ehe…No?" he said, but Raven didn't believe him. An anime vein appeared on her head and her arms stiffened at her sides. Her whole body was surrounded by a dark aura, and Robin, who had the misfortune of being next to her, edged away from her, his masked eyes wide. Cyborg, who was starting to undo all the tubes and wires attached to Beastboy, had no idea what was going on behind him, until he saw Beastboy's eyes.

"What's up? Did you see that flying tofu guy?" he asked, and turned. His human eye widened to about twice it's normal size and he hid behind the chair. Beastboy morphed into the tiniest thing possible, or that he could think of anyways. The mosquito-Beastboy flew from between two of the wires, trying to buzz as quietly as possible. Hmmm…funny…Raven's eyes seemed to be following him. How can that be? He's a—

His thought was stopped by a palm connecting with his body. He morphed back into himself and fell to the ground, landing next to Raven.

"OOOOWWW! Hey that was my…my…" he said, rubbing his face and opening his eyes. He saw a pair of grey legs, slightly covered by a blue-purple cloak. His eyes traveled up to the face, and he yelped. Raven's face was pretty much the same, angry as a bee who just got it's honey stolen from it.

"Raven, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't mean—" he started to plead, fearing for his very life, when very loud, very high static suddenly burst into the room. All of them covered their ears at the sound, and Raven lodged the thought 'Kill Beastboy,' in the back of her mind. She helped him up, and he thought that he was dead, already in heaven where Raven was a nice Raven. He pinched himself on the arm, forgetting about the loud sounds. He somehow remembered when his head started to buzz from the loud noise. He clapped his hand to his ear and decided that he wasn't dead. Heaven was supposed to be quiet, not loud and obnoxious. The sound lasted for a few seconds, which seemed like hours to the five Titans who had to bear the noise, then it stopped suddenly. So suddenly they all thought they had gone deaf, all at once. Glancing around, they uncovered their ears tentatively.

"Titans Teen greetings!" A booming female voice said from in the intercoms. With a bright flash, the T.V. turned on. The five Titans glanced at each other.

"Okay, not what I expected."

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Yay, a cliffie! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, I'm so evil. Yesh, believe it. o.o, no don't. I'm not usually. Anywhos, update soon, yesh?