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Chapter 2: From nobody to somebody

"So," Raven said in a surprisingly interested voice. "How did you end up playing in such a big time band?" Beast Boy laughed. He looked through the window of the nice restaurant that the two were dining at and faced her. "You still haven't answered my question," he said sheepishly. Raven chuckled, but quickly covered it. "This is unusual Raven," Beast Boy said. "You…here…with me? What is up?' Raven semi blushed. "I am a little curious," she said. "I always have been. Now if you were not in such a big-name band in Jump, would I still be here asking you so many questions? Yep. It was just luck that I went to see the battle of the bands this year. I usually found it rather pointless."

"There are some bands that suck," BB said. "You should have seen us at our first performance." Raven laughed and didn't cover it up. "Your turn," she said, taking a sip of her iced tea. "Well," BB said. "I received my guitar when I was eleven. My parents wanted me to be a successful musician so they urged me to practice every single day. I played until my blood from my fingers soaked the strings (any guitarists out there knows that feeling). When I discovered my shape-shifting skills, I put it down for awhile to get more used to my new ability, until I met Randy, the rhythm guitarist." He paused to drink his tea as well. "How long?" Raven asked, holding her head up with her hands. BB chuckled. "Since around fifteen," he implied. Raven gasped. "That was when the Titans first formed up, wasn't it?" she asked. BB nodded. "Yes," he said. "They never knew until the day I came to practice after that fight with Slade. Tripping really doesn't explain a black eye." Raven laughed. "This is so weird," BB said. "I am making you…laugh?"

"I am surprised too," she said. "Nothing in here has blown up so I am happy about that." Beast Boy was about to speak before three teenage girls approached him. "Aren't you Garfield?" all three asked. Beast Boy turned and looked at Raven. "Nope," he said. "I think you got me confused with someone else."
"We saw you on stage though!" one said. "We just want your autograph…and a phone number!" they giggled. "Ladies, please," BB yelled. "I am seeing someone right now. Can this wait…?"

"Why did you pick her?" one taunted. "We aren't as creepy."

"TAKE THAT BACK!" BB said. "No autographs and no phone numbers. LEAVE US ALONE!" Raven stared in shock. "Did he tell them that we were dating," she thought. "Did he just stick up for me too? What is going on here?" The girls walked off in a huff while Beast Boy focused his attention yet again to Raven. "I am truly sorry," he said. "Some girls don't know the word 'no',"

"You stood up for me?" she asked, blushing. "Why did you tell them you were seeing someone?" BB started to sweat. "Play it cool," he assured himself. "Well," he said. "Know any other way to keep the girls away from me?" Raven hung her head. "Oh," she said sadly. Yeah, real cool. "Look Rae, if you don't mind me calling you that."

"It's okay," she said, still hanging her head. BB cleared his throat. "Are you interested in me?" Raven lifted up her head to nod. "Always have been," she said. "I have just been afraid to ask if you felt the same about me…obviously you don't." She suddenly pulled on her hood and got up from her chair. "I was hoping that I would have got my answer here, but I was wrong."

"Wait!" BB said, grabbing her arm. "The truth is, I do feel the same, and I was scared that you didn't feel the same way. I guess I screwed it up though huh?" Raven took her hood off, but still stood. "I have one more question," she said somewhat teary-eyed. "You have a choice of all of these women who would give you everything you want, but you still want to love me? Why?" BB was now standing up. He pulled out his wallet and placed a tip for the waiter. "Well," he said. "They can't give me a Raven," he said. "You are the most beautiful girl I have ever met. Smart and hilarious. There is no one else I would give my heart to. You are the one that has the wisdom when I really need it, like the incident where I… you remember."

"I can't forget," Raven said, smiling. "One of our first moments."

"My favorite was the hug," BB said. Raven smiled wider. "Was it like this?" Raven walked up to BB and embraced him in a firm but gentle hug. Beast Boy kissed her cheek. "I love you," he whispered into her ear. Suddenly, the tree girls he sent away earlier were in front of him again. "You pick her over us?" they asked.

"Why don't you guys see if the Backstreet Boys need groupies?" BB asked harshly.

The blonde of the group grabbed someone's cup of steaming hot coffee and threw it at Raven, who quickly placed a black forcefield around her and Beast Boy. "This isn't over!" they threatened. "Not by a long shot." Beast Boy grabbed Raven and held her close while the girls walked away. "I am sorry," BB said, stroking her hair. "That is why I prefer you over them. They only care about my outside and the job I do. You care about the inside." Suddenly, there was a sound of a cell phone ringing. "I got to answer that," BB said. "You have a cell phone too?" Raven said. "Mister popular aren't you?"

"Hello?" BB said. After a pause he screamed "We WHAT!" and hung up the phone. "We have a tour date," he said. "Griffen Records will be our new producer and they have set us up with Trice and Twelve Stones." Raven grinned. "Well then, you aren't leaving without taking me are you?" BB smiled at her, but then he realized how much the team will need him. "We have a problem," he said, "This tour is world-wide and won't be done for six months. What about the team? We can't leave them."

"You are right," she sighed. Suddenly, their communicators began to glow. "Trouble!"