AN: No, I still don't bloody own Teen Titans so everyone stop asking me! (just kidding)

Chapter 6

The team was relieved when they saw Beast Boy with Raven. He was carrying her and he told them that she needed medical attention for her arms. They quickly piled into the T-car and headed back to the tower. The whole while Raven continued to cry and hold onto Beast Boy. Cyborg not only wanted to get home quickly to help Raven, he was afraid of how much damage Ravens unstable powers were going to cause to his baby.

They got her to the med bay as quickly as possible. Beast Boy was able to peel her off of him and get her into a bed. She was shaking horribly and looked quite freaked out. She was soaked to the bone, as were they all, and looked paler than usual.

"All of you leave," said Starfire, shooing the three men out of the room. "I shall dry and dress her."

While Starfire took care of Raven the three men went to dry themselves off. Robin and Beast Boy changed into a fresh suit and Cyborg used a hair dryer to get into all of his nooks and crannies. Starfire flew out of the room at one point to get Raven something to wear, then quickly returned.

A few minutes later Starfire emerged, looking quite concerned. "She is dry and changed," she said.

"Good, Cyborg you take a look at her cuts and…" started Cyborg.

"No!" said Starfire. "Raven requests that Beast Boy help her."

"Why me?" asked Beast Boy.

"She says that you are the only one she can trust," said Starfire.

Cyborg and Robin looked to him with an odd, if not confused, look. "Don't worry," said Beast Boy reassuringly. "I'll take care of her."

Beast Boy slowly entered the med bay as quietly as he could. The last thing he wanted to do was startle her. He saw her lying in the bed in a black nightgown. On the edge of her bed hung her wet, ripped uniform. She was sniffling from her tears and looked to be trying to calm down.

"Raven?" he said, announcing his presence. She quickly turned and saw him. "Are you okay?"

"I… I'm not sure," she said through her shaking lips.

"Don't worry," he said in a comforting tone and walked over to her. "You will be. I promise."

"Thank you," she said, unable to look him in the eyes.

"How are your arms?" he asked, concerned.

"They hurt," said Raven. "I would heal them, but…"

"I know," he said, softly taking her hand. "You've been through enough. Don't worry, I'll take care of them. As long as you trust me."

Raven looked at him for a moment, thinking this over. "I trust you," she said at last, feeling quite scared that she was making another bad decision.

"Are you sure?" he asked, knowing what was going through her mind.

She thought again and then nodded her head. "Yes, I'm sure," she said.

"Okay," he said with a kind smile.

He cleaned and bandaged every scrape and scratch on Ravens arms as well as the ones on her legs. But before every single scrape he asked and made sure she was alright with what he was doing. He wanted her to feel like she was in charge. This comforted her and she agreed to everything he asked.

It was around the time he had to take care of the cuts and scratches on her legs when he felt his cheeks burning once again. He did his best to look away from her so she couldn't see, but the odd thing was that she wasn't looking at him. She was looking away and he could just see a pink tinge on her cheeks as well.

After every bandage he placed on her he would smooth it out as softly as he could, making sure it was going to stick. Whenever his fingers traced the outline of the bandage Raven felt her heart race and a small shiver come over her. This wouldn't have been so bad if not for the fact that she had over a dozen scrapes and cuts he had to take care of.

"Those are gonna be some bad bruises," he sighed as he looked at her arms again. The area Adonis had held tightly to keep her down was strongly bruised and looked immensely painful. And it was. "But, despite them, you're done. And you're starting to look a little better."

"I'm feeling a little better," said Raven, though her voice said otherwise.

"Now, please be honest with me," said Beast Boy, softly taking her hand again. "Was that the only place he touched you?"

"Yes," Raven nodded. "Just my arms and my… thighs. And a little of my torso, but nothing was bruised there."

"Are you sure?" he asked. "Because I can send Starfire back in here if you feel uncomfortable. You just have to ask."

"No, I'm fine," said Raven. "Can I go to my room?"

"I'll ask Robin," said Beast Boy. "I'll be right back." He gave her a soft smile and their hands released so he could leave. Both weren't exactly pleased with this action. Beast Boy felt his palm grow cold and he quickly closed his hand so he could retain some of the feeling she had left within it. Raven suddenly felt vulnerable again. She wanted to yell for Beast Boy to stop and come back, but she bit her tongue and watched as he exited.

"How is she?" asked Robin.

"Still pretty shook up," said Beast Boy. "But she's calming down. She wants to know if she can go to her room."

"Do you think she should?" asked Cyborg.

"Yeah, I think so," said Beast Boy. "She's only got scratches and bruises, that's all. And, yes, I made sure that was all. She promised me that that was it and I believe her."

"But, Beast Boy, why does she only want you?" asked Starfire.

"I don't know," he lied. "Maybe it's because I'm the one who found her or something."

"Well, for now let's just do what she asks," said Robin. "She's had a pretty traumatizing night."

They all agreed and Beast Boy went back into the med bay to tell Raven that she could go to her room. She then gave him the orders that she wanted the other Titans out of the hallway so they couldn't stare at her. They agreed and quickly hid.

Beast Boy supported her as they both slowly walked down the hall to her room. She was still weak and in shock from the whole ordeal. In her arms she clung to her damp and damaged leotard and her belt. The arrived at her room and he helped her over to her bed. He helped her climb in under the covers and he even patiently waited for her to fall asleep, which didn't take very long.

The next day was beautiful, which was a relief from the horrible storm that plagued them all night. They all felt tired and sore, but none as much as Raven. Her arms were so bruised they were plum purple and she could barely move them. Robin made sure to tell Beast Boy to tell her that she was off duty for the next week at least. He knew that what she had gone through was quite upsetting, especially for someone like Raven, and she would need time to heal both physically and emotionally.

She wouldn't allow Cyborg or Robin in, only Starfire and Beast Boy. Beast Boy decided to let the team in on why she was behaving that way. He didn't go into any real detail, he just told them that she didn't trust men and after what Adonis did to her she would really have a hard time trusting them.

Raven moaned and groaned as she sat up and slid out of her bed. She looked at her arms and sighed at the sight of them. She couldn't wait to cover them up with her long sleeved leotard. She grabbed a clean one and laid it out on her bed. She slowly reached the bottom of her nightgown and began to lift it up over her head. But a horrible problem soon arose and she found herself stuck.

"Um… help?" she said softly at first, still hoping she could solve this problem on her own. It was clear that she wouldn't and she called out again. "Help!"

Beast Boy had been loitering around Ravens room on and off all day, waiting for her to call out for either he or Starfire when she wanted something. He had just turned into the hallway when he heard her muffled, "Help," come through her door. He quickly picked up the pace and made it to her room.

"Raven, are you okay?" he called to her.

"Not exactly," she sighed.

"What's the matter?" asked Beast Boy.

"Well, could you get Starfire for me?" asked Raven. "It's a bit of a wardrobe malfunction, you could say."

"Well, um, I've got some bad news," sighed Beast Boy.

"Oh no," groaned Raven.

"She went food shopping with Robin," said Beast Boy. "Is there something I can do?"

"Well… no," she said. "Oh this sucks!"

"Raven, I promise I won't do anything wrong," said Beast Boy, who still wasn't sure what Ravens problem was.

"I know, it's just, embarrassing," said Raven.

"You don't have to be embarrassed around me," said Beast Boy. "You said you trusted me, so let me help you."

Raven sat on her bed and thought long and hard about this. She really was in a conundrum here. Her arms were stuck crossed over her head, stuck in the silky material of her nightgown. She couldn't move them in any way since they were bruised and it pained her to. They were growing tired and she knew she couldn't wait for Starfire to get home. She really had to ask herself if she really did trust Beast Boy that much.

"O…okay," she said at last. "Just… just please don't laugh."

"I promise," said Beast Boy. He slowly slid the door open and slipped inside. He saw her sitting on her bed, as turned away from him as possible. Now he could see the problem and, in all honesty, he really did have to bite his lip to keep from laughing. He, himself, had never had a problem like this before, so to see it was quite comical.

"So, as you can see, I'm stuck," sighed Raven.

"Um, okay," he said, calming himself down so he wouldn't let out a chuckle. "What can I do?"

"I need you to slip this thing over my head," said Raven. "But… but please be very gentle."

"Don't worry, I will be," said Beast Boy. Raven stood up with her back turned towards him. "You can at least look at me."

"Uh, no I can't," said Raven. "I don't exactly have a bra on and so I'm quite exposed on this side."

"Oh," said Beast Boy, feeling his cheeks blush again.

"So, could you please close your eyes?" asked Raven. "Just to make me feel… comfortable?"

"Of course," said Beast Boy closing his eyes. He reached out and felt the silky material beneath his fingers. He began to slowly lift it up from where it had been stuck on her back. He reached her shoulders and slowly began to gently lift the material from her arms.

Raven felt her heart race from multiple things. From his touch, the heat of his body, the knowledge of how close he was to her when she was barely clothed at all. She did her best to hide her flurrying emotions, but it all came out when one of the shelves of her library snapped in half, allowing the books to spill to the floor.

"Raven?" said Beast Boy softly.

"Huh?" she asked, startled by all that was going on around her.

"Do you still trust me?" he asked as he finally slipped the nightgown over her head.

Raven grabbed the nightgown and held it over her chest to protect him from seeing anything, which was hard since his eyes were closed. She turned towards him and saw him standing there with his eyes shut.

"Yes."