Alright, so I meant to get this out yesterday or earlier today, but… well, it's a long story. To make it short I'll just say that things have been really, really hectic around here and I've only just gotten a chance to get this chapter out. Hope you guys like it :).

Disclaimer: There's no "Mine" in "Teen Titans" or "Jay Leno." Unfortunately, Jay Leno actually owns you. He really does. Look it up.

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Chapter Two - The Good Old Days

Their first date had to have been the most nerve-wracking experience Beast Boy had ever faced in all of his twenty years.

He must have checked his reflection in the mirror forty-seven times before deciding that yes, his butt kicking crime fighter suit would just have to do. He wanted to show Raven a good time, but she didn't need to know how nervous he was. He had to be confident… girls liked that didn't they?

He hadn't been on a real date in months, and he didn't think he could name one other time when he'd been so scared of someone else's opinion. His last long-term relationship had been with a girl he met at a night club, and had ended badly (including her divulging embarrassing information to an eager Jay Leno) back when he was 17.

But he had known Raven since she was 14. He had watched her go through all the awkward changes girls go through, all while saving Jump City from eminent doom. And she had seen him work through puberty and slowly gain some small amount of maturity and confidence.

Ever since they were young, they had never had an understanding, like the one she had with Robin, or a brother-sister relationship, like the one she had with Cyborg, or even a very friendly relationship, like the one he had with Starfire. They had recognized themselves as polar opposites and managed to live with the belief that they could work together, but, try as Beast Boy might, they would never mix.

Until she was finally able to join with her emotions and don her ever elusive white robe.

The change in her had been shocking.

She would smile freely, laugh loudly, express anger, sadness - everything. She participated more in group activities, though she still put large amounts of time aside for meditating and reading.

"My powers are still controlled by my emotions," she had informed the team. "It's just that Trigon doesn't have any control of them anymore, they're all a part of me now, so I don't have to watch them as carefully."

And she still didn't think Beast Boy was all that funny.

The first time she had honestly laughed at one of his jokes, he had almost fainted. He swooned for a moment while she stared at him, before catching himself and staring right back. She simply rose an eyebrow and turned back to her book.

And that's when Beast Boy realized why he had tried so hard to mix with her despite the teasing, the anger, and the frustration he'd experienced.

She had the most enchanting laugh.

He wanted to make her laugh more.

He hadn't understood what it was, but the more he made her laugh, or smile, or joke around… the better he felt. And then one day it hit him, as things tend to, like a ton of bricks.

He was attracted to Raven.

She still teased him, and made fun of him and got annoyed with him… but there was something about her that he just couldn't shake off.

So he decided that he just… wouldn't. After a hard night of fighting for the health of Jump City, he had gotten up the courage and just blurted it out. At first she stared at him, the way she tended to when she thought he was being an idiot. Then she started to look suspicious. Then she started to look incredulous. Then, she started to blush.

That night he didn't get an answer.

The next morning, when the two of them were alone in the kitchen eating breakfast, she shyly asked what he had in mind for their date.

And that brought Beast Boy to stare at the mirror for the forty-eighth time that day. He smoothed out an invisible wrinkle in his suit and puffed out his chest. Not much more impressing then it had been at 17, he thought sadly, but it was by no means the chest of a wimp, and he would settle with that.

He ran his fingers through his hair nervously, disrupting the already messy mane, before leaving his room and heading to Raven's.

He took a deep breath before looking up at her door. It was the door that would separate him from the rest of his life. It was the door that would lead him to either the best thing, or the biggest mistake of his entire life thus far. He took another deep breath, then chickened out.

What if they went on this date, and she decided that he really was just some stupid guy she had known since she was 14? What if she realized that he really wasn't cool enough for her and left him in the middle of it? What if she decided that he wasn't funny at all?

He took another deep, steadying breath. He had to calm down. If he could get a grip, then maybe he would be able to gather his courage and just knock on her door.

He stared at the obstacle in front of him.

Then he swallowed hard and gently knocked twice.

And then he felt really, really ridiculous.

Raven looked beautiful. She had made the effort to wear something other than her costume, instead opting for a simple, white, thin-strapped dress that ended mid-calf. She seemed to stand out, bright and pure against the dark, bluish light that filtered through her half opened doorway, but what struck Beast Boy was how small she looked without her voluminous white cape. Her hair looked silky and beautiful and dark, chopped short and near her head, the way she preferred it for combat. She had a light coating of makeup and her lips shinned, somewhat glossy.

Star must've helped her get ready. Beast Boy thought absently as he gaped at her. She flushed, looking down at herself and picking at the hemline of the borrowed dress.

"I'm… I should just change back." She said as she reached to close her door, blushing brightly and lightly nibbling her bottom lip. Beast Boy gently touched her hand, then stopped. He looked up at her, a slight tingle racing up and down his spine. Time seemed to freeze for a couple of moments with the two just standing there, half in the hallway, half out, staring at each other. Robin walked passed them on the way to the living room, coughing to hide a laugh, and the moment was broken.

"No… you look… very nice." He said lamely, blushing at the understated compliment. He looked down at himself and felt like an idiot again.

"I'll just go… change real quick." He said, quickly sneaking away before she could protest.

Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid. He repeated silently as he walked back to his room.

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Beast Boy sat awkwardly in his Turbo Mobile, Raven silent at his side. The radio softly emitted the sound of a drum, electric guitar and bassist as a ridiculously emotional song rang through the vehicle. Neither passenger was willing to break their silence and find something more appropriate for the moment.

"So… where are you um… taking me?" Raven asked nervously, biting her lip gently.

"Oh I was thinking-" his voice cracked. Wonderful way to start the evening. 'Well Raven, I was thinking about showing you what happened to me when I went through puberty. Thought this would be a good, awkward first date, don't you think?' He cleared his throat nervously. "Sorry." He mumbled.

Raven was glad to know that she wasn't the only person in the car slightly on edge.

"You were thinking…?"

"Oh, uh… I was thinking that maybe we could try this vegan restaurant downtown. I mean, they serve meat there too, so you don't have to worry about not ordering anything. They have a really great selection of beef there. I mean, that's what I hear at least… a fan wrote in about it and said that I should really go there so I thought 'Hey Beast Boy? What the hell? Why not just go try it sometime,' and since there was meat there I figured that maybe I could take you, since we're going on this date and all and I don't want to have to deal with going somewhere that I couldn't eat so I figured that this would be a good compromise because then we could both eat and enjoy ourselves and-"

"Beast Boy?" Raven quietly interjected. He stopped mid-sentence and looked sideways at her.

"Yeah?"

"Relax." She said simply. He turned a bright orange color.

"Sorry."

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The date had gone better than either had expected. They had gone out to the vegan restaurant, which Beast Boy really enjoyed, then (at Raven's insistence) went to a fast food joint to grab a (Beast Boy said nothing and simply stood outside the car in his bull form) Double Decker Hamburger and a shake. They followed that with a ridiculously scary movie that Raven had thought was awful. Beast Boy, on the other hand, had been terrified, and took every opportunity to bury his head against her shoulder in the dark. It hid his bright cheeks well.

It was very normal, and everything felt so natural for the two of them. They blushed a little, and stammered a little, and rambled a little (especially Beast Boy), but by the end of the night they were shyly holding hands. Beast Boy felt like that alone made the night worth it.

After their date, they would stay out late in the living room, talking. Raven would attempt to play video games with the changeling (who felt so bad at how horrible she was, that he tended to just let her win), and he tried to meditate with her. She even caught him trying to read one of her books on Azar once, and he caught her attempting to down a glass of soymilk.

The Titans started to notice the ridiculously long looks they would give each other when they thought no one else was watching, and the strange calm that surrounded the tower, but dismissed them as being coincidental.

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"Hey man, I've got a question." Cyborg said as he sat on the couch next to Beast Boy. Beast Boy turned from absently staring at the television to look at his metallic friend.

"Shoot."

"Can you explain this to me?" He asked innocently as he threw down a notorious tabloid magazine on Beast Boy's lap. On the cover was a picture of Raven and the green man holding hands and looking at each other while a big headline read 'Love or Lust? Inside the hottest couple of the Summer.' Beast Boy blanched.

"Uh… looks like the tabloids are reading too much into stuff again…" he said, grimacing at how obvious his sudden high pitch made him sound.

"Yeah?" Cyborg asked, picking up the tabloid again and flipping a couple of pages into it. "What about this?" He placed the magazine in front of Beast Boy again. It was opened to the center spread, where a huge picture of the couple nose to nose was dominant.

"Uh… we were having a really… heated… argument?" He answered dumbly.

"What about this?" Cyborg asked as he flipped the page again. This time there was a progression of photos, starting with the couple nose to nose, then the two kissing, then the two smiling widely at each other. Beast Boy blushed brightly. Caught.

"Ummm… I was… performing… mouth to mouth? Yeah! I was trying to save her life!" He answered, snapping his fingers and looking rather proud of himself.

Cyborg stared at him, then busted out laughing.

"BB, you're too obvious for this lying stuff."

Beast Boy simply sunk into the couch.

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They had been dating for a year before the two felt comfortable enough to be open with their friends about the relationship. Not one among them showed surprise at the news, although Robin discreetly handed Cyborg a twenty dollar bill after the announcement.

After that, they were more open with their affection. Raven didn't mind taking cooking classes from Cyborg and no one batted an eyelash when she tried to cook tofu pancakes for her green boyfriend. She set off the smoke alarm in the attempt, but no one really showed surprise at that either.

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Alright, so there's the second installment. I figured it would be helpful if Beast Boy and Raven's history together was explained a little more in depth before I get back to the wedding. I might continue with their past for awhile and switch between that and the "current" situation, so it might be getting a little confusing...

I got the idea about Raven's white robe after watching "Nevermore" again. It seems she only gets to wear white when she's completely at peace (see "Spellbound") or when she's joined with her emotions (see "Nevermore" and I'm assuming "The End Part III" although this could also be because all her emotions agreed that she was really, really pissed).

Let me know what you guys think! I'm willing to answer all questions, and comments are greatly appreciated. Readers, go! Hahah, lame.