AN: Nope, no ownership yet… deal with it

Common Room Doors of Fury!

The five Titans were glad to be home. They had only planned on spending a day in Gotham, but with the finding of Ravens grandparents they had stayed four. It goes without saying that there was a very unhappy Silkie waiting for them. Robin had agreed to take the equipment Batman had offered him, but it took a very persuasive Starfire to tell him to say thank you.

"Man, does it feel good to be home," said Cyborg.

"You're telling me," said Robin.

"I quite enjoyed Gotham," said Starfire. "It was quite different from Jump City."

"I wouldn't mind not going back for a while," said Beast Boy, who was still upset about the night before.

"I'm going to my room for a little while," said Raven and she departed.

"She has been most quiet," said Starfire.

"Well, a lot's happened in the last few days," said Cyborg.

"I can't believe she has to keep in contact with those people," said Beast Boy.

"They couldn't have been that bad," said Robin.

"Dude, they totally want to take charge of Ravens life," said Beast Boy. "And they kept preaching to us about going to church and stuff."

"I'm sure they just made a few suggestions to Raven," said Cyborg.

"And is it not good that her grandparents are religious?" asked Starfire. "To have beliefs is a wonderful thing."

"It was just the way they were talking to us," said Beast Boy. "And I can tell that they didn't like me."

"You are a little hard to handle at first," said Robin.

"Whatever, I'm gonna go put my stuff away," said Beast Boy. He grabbed his bag and headed to his room.

Once there he dropped it on the floor and decided to look for his hamper. He knew that Raven probably wouldn't want to do his laundry now that she had this whole relative problem going on, but he figured he should start doing it on his own anyway.

After that was done he decided to check on Raven. He hated that she was so quiet now. Of course, she had always been quiet, but now it was a different sort of quiet. She was thinking, trying to come to term with everything that was happening.

He knocked on her door and said, "Raven, it's me. Just wondering if everything's okay."

"I'm fine," she said. "I just have a lot to think about."

"I know," said Beast Boy. "And if you wanna talk to anyone feel free to come to me."

"Don't worry, I will," she said.

Beast Boy felt relieved at this. "Good," he said. "Well, I'll talk to you later then, okay?"

"Okay," said Raven. "And Beast Boy?"

"Yeah?" he asked.

"Thank you," she said.

"No problem," he said with a smile and then headed back down the hall to the common room. He couldn't believe that she agreed to go to him if she wanted to talk. The old Raven would never have accepted his help. But, he had to stop comparing her to her self five years ago. It was just so hard to believe that this was the same person. He really liked her now. And he was beginning to think that maybe… perhaps… he was starting to… like her.

As this thought occurred he walked right into the common room doors, which he had failed to realize were closed. He rubbed his poor crushed nose and pushed the button that opened the doors. They swished open and he walked on through, where the other three Titans were staring at him.

"Did you just walk into the door?" asked Robin.

"Uh, yeah," said Beast Boy, embarrassed. "Kinda had my mind on other things."

"And what things are these?" asked Cyborg.

"None of you business," said Beast Boy in a warning voice.

"Beast Boy, is Raven well?" asked Starfire.

"Yeah, she's just thinking," said Beast Boy. "I think she'll be fine."

Raven sat in her room on her bed. In front of her sat a phone and in her hand she held her grandparents' phone number. She wondered if she should call them. She had never really had relatives before, so she wasn't sure how to go about keeping in contact with them.

And her mind was still full of questions. They seemed to be wonderful people, so why had her mother runaway? Had they been different back then? Or was her mother just an unruly teenager? They did seem a little controlling, but she could see that it was only out of care. They didn't want her fighting criminals anymore, but that was because they didn't want her to get hurt. She couldn't blame them for that.

She knew that if she called them and Beast Boy found out he would probably get upset. She wasn't sure why he felt so standoffish with her grandparents. It was clear that there was no chemistry between them and he. But he had done his best to remain civil, for her sake. And she was thankful for that. She didn't know why these past couple weeks he had begun to keep a close eye on her and offer to be with her or help her if she needed. But, she was glad for it. He turned out to be rather good company.

But, back to her grandparents. She couldn't believe that she suddenly had… family. Like a normal person. And they weren't demons or from another dimension. They were innocent, human beings who had lost their daughter. And now they had found the only remaining piece of her, and that was her daughter and their granddaughter. Raven felt guilty for not knowing them this entire time, though it was not at all her fault.

Finally, she made up her mind, and decided to call them up to tell them that she had made it home safely. She knew that they had probably been praying for her ever since the T-ship took off.

Beast Boy felt exhausted. He had weathered a four hour T-ship ride without any bathroom breaks, cleaned up his room somewhat, then played videogames with Cyborg, cooked himself dinner, and was now going to bed early. He decided to check on Raven one last time before he went to bed. For some reason he always slept better when she was the last person he saw before he went to sleep.

He reached her door and was about to knock when he heard her talking softly. He wondered why she would be talking to herself then realized that she was talking pauses in between her comments. He pressed his ear closely to the door to try and hear what was going on.

"I know, but I enjoy protecting the city… It's not like I'm all alone… Yes, I understand… Revealing? Really?... Well, I guess it is… Hhm?... You really want to do that with me?... I guess that could be fun… I don't know… I'll have to check with my team first… Oh, yes, I'll make sure I come back at least once more before the holidays... Okay… Okay… Yes, I will… I-I love you too… Goodbye Grandmother."

Beast Boy couldn't believe what he just heard. She had called her grandparents up? Why? Or had her grandparents called her? God, they were smothering. And they were already pressuring her to go back to Gotham to see them. He didn't want her to leave, ever again! He was already starting to get upset, so he decided to talk to her and settle his nerves. He, at last, knocked on her door.

"Who is it?" asked Raven.

"It's Beast Boy," he said. "Just came to check up on you."

"I'm fine, thank you," she said.

"And I also came to tell you goodnight," he said, hoping to get permission to open her door and see her.

"You're going to bed so soon?" she asked.

"Yeah, I'm wiped out," he said with a chuckle. "What about you? Are you going to leave your room tonight? You should probably get something to eat. You haven't really eaten in a few days, and don't think I haven't noticed. And now you've got a whole selection of tea, so even if you have some tea…"

Her door slid open and she was standing right there. He jumped back, surprised, and saw an amused expression on her face.

"Since when do you pay so much attention to my eating habits?" she asked, crossing her arms and smirking.

"Uh… since this whole thing happened," he said with a sheepish grin. "You got all withdrawn again and I couldn't help but notice."

"But my eating?" she asked, trying not to chuckle.

"Well, we all always eat together, so when you stopped eating I noticed," he said.

Raven kept smirking and the two stood in silence for a few seconds. God, she looked beautiful. He couldn't help but keep thinking this. That smile, the way she held herself; it was all perfect.

"Are you just going to stand in my way all night or are you going to bed?" she asked at last. "I'm kind of getting hungry."

"Oh, uh, yeah, sorry," he said, quickly moving out of her way. "Goodnight."

"Goodnight, Beast Boy," she said as she brushed past him, the fabric of their uniforms just grazing, and headed for the common room. "Have a good night's sleep. I'll be around to get your laundry in the morning."

"So… you're still going to do it?" he asked.

She stopped and turned towards him for a moment. "Why wouldn't I?" she asked.

"No reason," he said, shrugging. "Anyway, it's all already gathered up and in my hamper, which I found by the way." He said this a bit proudly.

"Well good for you," she said with a smile, then turned around and continued on down the hall.

He smiled to himself as he watched her walk the whole length of the hall and turn around a corner. Okay, it was official. He liked her. He definitely had a crush on Raven. He turned and continued on to his room.

Raven chuckled to herself as she walked down to the common room. Beast Boy certainly was a character. And he cared for her. That was sort of new. But, then again, she was sort of new as well. She certainly wasn't about to oppose to his caring, it felt nice to have someone watching out for her. It didn't hurt that he was really cute too.

She couldn't believe she had thought of that. Well, it wasn't like it wasn't true. She was making an observation, that's all. Right? Yes, it had to be. But, there was always the chance possibility that she was starting to perhaps develop feelings for the changeling. She knew that she could deny it right now and push it out of her mind, like her old self would have. But, she had other alternatives now. She decided to see where these odd feelings went and if they developed into anything more than friendship feelings she would deal with them then.

Suddenly she felt herself collide with the common room doors. She was quite startled and nearly fell to the floor when she jumped back, holding her nose. Once the stars left her eyes she pushed the button that opened the doors. They slid open and she stepped on through to find her three other friends staring at her.

"Raven, did you just walk into the door?" asked Robin.

"Yeah, I guess I did," she said, slightly embarrassed. "Must have too much on my mind, still."

"Wow, Beast Boy did the same thing earlier today," said Cyborg.

"He did?" asked Raven.

"Yes, he did," said Starfire. "He, too, said that his mind was preoccupied."

"Must just be one of those days," said Raven as she went to the fridge to make herself something to eat.

"Maybe we should get those doors motion sensitive," said Robin. "That way we no one else will walk into them."

"Awe, man, that's just gonna be more work for me," said Cyborg. "Can't we all just start pay attention?"

Raven went about her business and made herself supper and tea. It did feel good to eat a meal without the feeling of anxiousness in her stomach. She was glad Beast Boy had talked her into getting something to eat. She was lucky he had been paying attention to her lately. She felt very lucky nowadays. She smiled softly to herself as she filled her stomach and ignored the sounds of her other teammates arguing about the offending common room doors.