Beast Boy's heart continued to pound in his chest as he fumbled down the dark hallway towards the kitchen, his feet clumsily tripping over one another. He needed a drink of water so badly he was that lightheaded. He felt as though he were floating on air; the feel of Raven's lips pressed against his, the weight of her body hovering over top of him, the sight of her goddamn thighs. How had he never before noticed how meaty and sexy her thighs were? Everything about her in that moment was driving him absolutely crazy, though he knew this lingering feeling was mostly due to his raging hormones, but right now he didn't feel like trying to calm them down, he was in absolute heaven.

He had always known that he had found the half demon to be attractive, and their constant bickering and poking fun at one another was strangely one of his favorite things about living with her. Ever since they had returned from Tokyo and Starfire and Robin had begun their relationship, the whole Titan dynamic had changed, of course their changing ages also had something to do with it. For a while, sexual tension had pulsed through the tower as it had never done before. Everyone had been a little uneasy around one other, and Robin and Starfire flaunting their new love around didn't help. It had been a difficult time for Beast Boy especially, what with his animal DNA begging him to dive, penis first into someone. It was then when he had first started to see Raven as anything more than a friend or a comrade. All of a sudden he had found her violet eyes captivating whenever they would talk, and their poking fun at one another seemed less and less like teasing and more like innocent flirting. Though to him, the flirting wasn't so innocent, because before he had realized it, he had formed feelings for the girl, something he had never expected to do. He tried as hard as he could to give off subtle hints, as to not scare her away or make her angry, but Raven remained the same.

Cold and unreciprocal.

So, although his feelings for her continued, he decided to give up on trying to win he affection. That was why, when he had found her sniffling back hurt and angry sobs during his party, and she had confessed that she felt jealous when he had been flirting with Wonder Girl, he had been taken completely by surprise, and when she continued to tell him that she had known there was some sort of tension between them since Tokyo, he knew he wasn't alone. He was shocked, happy, overwhelmed, but not alone.

Never alone.

And neither was she.

Even before he had developed feelings for her, Beast Boy had always wanted to be someone who Raven could feel comfortable with. That was why he had decided to pester her in the first place, to try to make her feel normal, to try and include her and make her happy. It never seemed to work, but he wanted to try as much as he could. When she had joined the Teen Titans she was timid, shy and always seemed sad. The other Titans gave her space and allowed her to be withdrawn. But he knew how it felt to be alone, he knew how it felt to be afraid of yourself. So he had made it his mission to include her, and eventually she did start talking more with the others. At first it was mostly complaining about the changeling, but that opened her up to the...warmish...Raven they all knew and loved today, and love her he truly believed he did. He wanted to be with her for the rest of their lives so he could always make sure she was okay. He wanted to kiss her every day, and cuddle every night, and god only knew how much he couldn't wait to have sex.

He had to give his animal instincts something.

Walking through the living room as past the television, Beast Boy didn't even notice that the TV was on, paused, but on. So as soon as he tripped into the kitchen and saw Cyborg with his head stuffed into the fridge he froze. Cyborg stood up and looked back at him, an eyebrow raised.

"Cy, you're awake." Beast Boy pointed out, his voice shivering with guilt.

"I could say the same thing to you." Cyborg responded before going back to the fridge and pulling out the jug of milk. Beast Boy began to think fast for an excuse while Cyborg went to the kitchen cupboard and began putting together a bowl of cereal.

"Uh, yeah I-" he began.

"Save it." Cyborg chuckled, making Beast Boy stop talking. "I know you weren't in your room."

Beast Boy's face began to burn. "Uh...you do?"

"Yeah, I went looking for you earlier to see if you wanted to binge Star Wars trilogy with me."

Beast Boy was about to respond with yet another excuse but his ears perked. "Wait...which episodes we talkin' here?"

"Pssht, which do you think?"

"Four, five and six...solid." Beast Boy nodded, stroking his chin.

"Yeah, too bad you weren't there when I came lookin' for ya! And don't even try to make some lame ass excuse as to where you were...I know where you were." Cyborg smirked as he picked up his cereal bowl and went to the table, sitting down. Beast Boy gulped.

"Y-you do?"

"Yeah! You were with what's her face from the club the other night? You know, the redhead, what was her name...Alice...no, Amber! You were with Amber again, weren't you?"

Beast Boy stared dumbly at the robot man for a moment before nervously nodding, his lips forcing themselves into a smile. "Uh...yeah. Yeah, I was totally with Amber." he said, beginning to rub his arm and for the first time realizing he was not wearing his shirt.

Dammit, he had forgotten it in Raven's room. The tables really had turned.

Cyborg smiled and shoveled a spoonful of cereal into his mouth. "Dude, I thought you said that was just going to be a one night thing."

"Yeah, I thought so too..."

"Then what's your deal? I know you can do better than that. She was hot and all but...that was really it."

Beast Boy inhaled and walked over to the cupboard, reaching up and taking a glass down. He had come to the kitchen for a drink of water, and he needed it now more than ever.

"Yeah I know man, I was just feeling a bit...in the mood tonight I guess. It probably won't happen again." He quickly turned the tap on and shoved the glass underneath, allowing the water to brush over his quivering hand for a split second.

"Better not. You deserve a girl who is the whole package bro, and you know yourself, you're not really a one night stand type of dude, you get attached too easy."

The changelings eyes narrowed and he turned the tap off, turning to face his friend. "I do not."

"Uh...yeah, you do. Remember Terra?" Cyborg asked before lifting his bowl to his mouth and leaning it completely back, drinking all of the remaining milk.

Beast Boy gulped down his water quickly before answering, wishing horribly that it was vodka instead. Memories of the girl he used to love came rushing through his mind, causing his heart to ping with ache. "Terra was different..."

Cyborg burped loudly and placed his bowl down. "Yeah, I guess you're right." There was a quick silence while he thought about it. "Well, remember your thing with Cassie?"

Beast Boy's mind took another step back to a party that happened years ago where he and Super Girl were forced together for seven minutes in heaven. After that he was convinced that he was in love with the girl, only to be brutally crushed when she assured them that that was absolutely not the case and that she had no physical attraction to him whatsoever, though her words were much harsher. Beast Boy's ears wilted.

"Yeah...lets not talk about that." He mumbled, embarrassment filling his tone.

"Oooh! What about um..." Beast Boy snapped his fingers a few times, his eyes clenching shut as he tried to remember the name. "What was her name..."

"Okay, okay! I get it, I get attached easy, geez." Beast Boy barked, causing Cyborg to laugh. He slammed his glass down on the counter and huffed. "I won't see her again, happy?"

Cyborg gave him a thumbs up and stood up. He walked over to the green Titan and lightly punched him in the shoulder. "I'm just looking out for ya Beastie. You deserve to be happy, but you always go for girls who end up breaking your heart. This Amber chick, she's flakey and will probably do something stupid like cheat on you. Be careful."

Beast Boy frowned and Cyborg's words and looked down. Although he didn't know it, his words really were relevant to the situation Beast Boy was in. Deep down in his heart he worried that Raven would change her mind about him, or would do something to break his heart, and if she did it would absolutely crush him.

He faked a half smile at Cyborg. "Thanks bro."

Cyborg smiled widely and put his bowl in the sink. "No problem, man. I know its late, but I haven't started Episode Six, wanna watch it with me?"

Beast Boy's smile became sincere. "Yeah, that sounds dope."

"Great. Why don't you put a shirt on first, you're gonna poke someone's eye out." Cyborg chuckled and shoved Beast boy lightly, his words causing him to look down. His muscles had grown in the past few years, his pecks now protruding slightly from his chest, his abs chiseled below them. He chuckled as well.

"Better idea," he said and sprung into a cat, landing on the tinman's broad shoulders. Cyborg jumped slightly with surprise. "There, no shirts or shoes required."

Cyborg shook his head and began to walk back into the living room, Beast Boy in cat form perched on his shoulders. "Just as long as you don't cough up a hairball halfway through the movie."

Life was good.

Here is the last chapter of 2018 everyone :) I will be taking a break next week because of Christmas, and possibly the week after, but that depends on how busy I am around New Year, it is such a big holiday in Japan and I am planning on doing a little bit of travel.

I hope everyone has an amazing holiday time. :)

Thank you so much for sticking with this fic and being so supportive. Please review!

BBRAE forever !