Another chapter so soon!

This was actually my favourite chapter to write so far, so I hope you all enjoy it :)

Things are going to start to get pretty interesting from here on out.

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When Robin had asked Beast Boy to assist Raven with grocery duties, somehow the two of them grabbing lunch in a dimly lit café was the last thing she had expected to happen, but there they were. It had turned out that their usual go-to super market had a freak power outage resulting in the temporary closing of the store and unfortunately for the two Titans, this news hadn't been apparent until they were face to face with the small sheet of white paper that was taped to the door, announcing the closure. Desperately hungry and a little annoyed by the inconvenience, they had decided to swing by the nearest food establishment they could find for a bite to eat before venturing to another store. Luckily for them there was a small family café located almost across the street from the grocery store parking lot by the name of Mother Hubbard's, they quickly dipped inside and grabbed a seat, ordering a BLT sandwich, an avocado salad and fries to split. As they waited for the waitress to bring them their food, an awkward silence fell over them, the eve uncomfortable bathroom events from the day before swirling around both of their minds.

Raven picked up the fork that was laying on the table in front of her, poking it into the wood of the table. She wanted to talk to the boy in front of her, she was just unsure of what to say; should she bring up what had happened yesterday? Talk casually? Be daring?

A toddler that sat with his family across from the two started screaming uncontrollably, knocking her dilemma to the back of her mind. Her eyes narrowed ever so slightly as she looked at the family out of the corner of her eyes, watching as the mother tried to quietly hush the child. Beast Boy also looked over at the family, but less discreet than Raven, turning his whole head. He looked at them only for a moment however before turning his attention to his companion and clearing his throat. Raven's eyes slowly shifted back to him. Good, he would start the conversation. Less effort for her.

"This place is nice." He started, his tone unnatural and all over the place. Raven internally sighed. Perhaps she would have to take over. "Quaint. Homey. I like it."

The babies screaming intensified. "It would be a lot more quaint and homey if there wasn't a screaming baby, but you know...nothing's perfect." She mumbled, trying to be quiet but also loud enough that the passive mother may hear her. Beast Boy glanced quickly at the family once more.

"I don't know, it's kind of nice. I like kids. I mean, not when they are screaming in my ear, but...it kind of makes me think of the future."

Raven immediately decided to change the subject.

They were not going down this path.

"Did Robin tell you he's working with Speedy this year to organize Christmas bash?" she asked.

"No he didn't, but that's hilarious. We should probably pick up some more popcorn when we get to the store."

She chuckled. "Probably. I just hope they don't ruin Christmas. Remember last year?"

"The drunken karaoke battle? How can I forget that?" Beast Boy laughed at the memory, his nose scrunching slightly causing Raven to smile. She loved when it did that. "The way they literally hijacked Cassie and Donna's duet."

"I have literally never seen a funnier rendition of Wilson Philips in my life."

"And when Batman had to break them up."

"He was so unimpressed."

"That was great. Not super great having to deal with Robin on the way back to the hotel, but still a great night." Beast Boy's grin did not falter, and neither did Raven's. She continued to look at her lovers face, taking in the childish glee in his expressions. It was times like this that she knew he really was happy, not the kind of fake happy when he would tell jokes to lighten the mood or try to bring joy to one of the other Titans, but a real kind of happy, one that she could only feel every so often from him. It make her feel warm, comfortable and even happy herself. Something only he could do.

Memories of last year's Christmas came flooding into her mind. "Yeah, well...he fell asleep pretty quickly. It was you who was the real problem." She smirked at him causing him to raise an eyebrow.

"Me?" he questioned. She nodded her head.

"Yes you. Everyone else fell asleep without a fuss, but you demanded to go for a swim in the pool at three AM."

A lightbulb seemed to go off in his mind as he remembered and he nodded. "Oh yeah, I forgot about that. But you agreed to come with me, so I'm not really at fault."

"I only agreed to come with you because you wouldn't take no for an answer, and I didn't want you to drown."

The waitress arrived at the table with a large grin on her face, a plate in each hand. "Avocado salad and a BLT!" she announced. The two nodded and she handed them their plates, letting them know that if they needed anything else, just to call her. Raven picked up her sandwich and took a large bite, too hungry to care if she looked classy or not. Beast Boy seemed to be in the same boat as he began to shovel the salad into his mouth until his cheeks where puffed out like a chipmunks.

"Well, I'm glad you care enough about me to not let me drown." He muffled while chewing. Raven swallowed her bite of food, her heart flittering in her chest. This outing no longer felt awkward, she felt her content, and dare she say, she felt happy.

"Oh my god, Garfield?"

The two Titans turned their heads to the side and saw a tall, busty girl with heavy makeup and wavy auburn hair sashaying over to them. Raven's eyes fell down her body, and within that second her happiness was ripped away from her. She knew exactly who this woman was,

"Amber!" Beast Boy called as she stopped at the table, his eyes, Raven noticed, landing on the woman's chest. He cleared his throat. "Hey!"

Raven felt her own chest grow tight.

"Hey stranger," Amber chimed, her hand lightly slapping Beast Boy's shoulder. "I thought you were going to call me again, you know...after the night we had." She winked and Raven felt like vomiting, or unleashing every demon she held inside of her, one of the two. The water in her glass began to rock back and forth, as though it were shaking. She noticed this right away and swallowed hard. She was getting...jealous. Something she had never gotten before, and this wasn't good. She needed to get ahold of herself.

Beast Boy laughed uncomfortably. "Yeah, that was...fun. I...um...I've been busy. Sorry..."

Amber touched his shoulder again, her hand lingering for a little bit longer this time. Raven's water splashed slightly out of the glass, this time Beast Boy taking notice.

"I figured you were, you know...being a superhero and all. It must be really tough work." She turned her attention to Raven, and she was either ignoring or oblivious to the fact that her violet eyes were shooting daggers at her. "You must be Raven?" she asked happily. "Love your aesthetic. Not everyone can pull of the...gloomy, no makeup, Wednesday Addams type look, but you do it perfectly."

Raven stared quietly for a moment before responding. "Thanks..."

Amber pressed her lips into a closed mouth smile before turning back to Beast Boy. "So like, I'm going to this party this weekend and I totally think you should come as my date. It will be super fun."

Raven looked at the green man in front of her, waiting his reply equally as much as the redhead. His jaw fell slightly open and he quickly looked back and forth from one girl to the other. "Uh...y-yeah...I'm not doing anything this weekend." He responded, shattering a part of Raven's heart. More water splashed out of the glass and onto the table, causing Beast Boy to look down, guilt washing over his face.

Amber jumped in her spot, clapping her hands together like a five year old. "Yay! That's great. Tell you what, I'll call you, before Saturday. And don't worry about getting a taxi home this time, you can totally crash at my place." She winked at him, causing his face to pale. "Anyway, see you Saturday. Bye Raven." She turned on her heels and walked away. Silence filled the air around the table, despite the still crying baby. Beast Boy looked down at his salad, his eyes wide with confusion and guilt. Raven stared at him angrily. She knew they were not together and that she had no claim over him, but she was still annoyed and hurt that he would say yes to the girl. It was very clear what her intentions were, Raven thought that she was the one he liked. Well, if he had feelings for her this was a really shitty way to show it.

She looked down at her sandwich and the sight of food made her sick. The water of her glass was still spitting water and she could feel herself shaking slightly. Beast Boy looked up at her, their eyes meeting.

"I..." he started but Raven merely turned her head away from him.

"I'm full." She spat, pulling her wallet out from the bag that hung over her shoulder and opening it. Her shaking hand struggled slightly to take out the cash she needed. "I'm going to go back to the car."

"Raven..." Beast Boy tried to calm her, his arm stretching over the table to try to reach her. She slapped the money down beside her plate and stood up, quickly retreating to the exit. As fast as he could Beast Boy plunged into the pocket of his black windbreaker and pulled out an unknown amount of cash, throwing it down and rushing after her. By the time he caught her she was already opening her car door. Without thinking he reached out and closed it, surprising both of them. "Raven, wait. That just happened too fast, I didn't know what to say."

"So you said yes."

"The words just came out on their own! I didn't mean to upset you..."

"I'm not upset. Move!" She ordered as he leaned on the car door. He shook his head, ignoring her demand.

"You're not upset? Really? This isn't you upset? Because you look pretty upset to me."

Her eyes narrowed and her teeth barred. "Get out of the way, Beast Boy."

"Please talk to me, Rae...I'm sorry, I really am. I'll cancel."

Raven's anger began to fade into sadness. All of a sudden she felt overwhelmed and feared that she were about to start crying, something she never did. She wasn't used to this emotional turmoil, she needed to calm down.

"You don't need to cancel. I'm not upset, you are a free agent. This thing that's going on between us isn't serious, I've told you that a thousand times." Her voice cracked and she tried to swallow but her mouth had run dry. "I hope you have fun."

No, no, no.

Her voice was beginning to tremble. She clenched her eyes shut and turned her head away from him, hoping, praying that he wouldn't see. He did.

Beast Boy's expressed became horrified and he quickly pulled the car door open, grabbing Raven's upper arm and pushing her lightly to get in the car, when she got into her seat and shut the door and rushed over to the driver's seat and jumped in. Once inside he turned to her.

"Raven, please believe me when I say I don't want to go. I really don't. I don't want to spend time with her, I would rather stay home with you."

"Do not feel obligated to me." She warned, stifling back a sob. "Besides, she was so good, remember. I barely let you touch me." She shook her head. She was getting in far too deep. "Forget it. I'm done with this conversation. Just drive."

Beast Boy opened his mouth to say something, but decided against it. Instead he put the keys into the ignition and pulled away from the café. The two did not speak the entire rest of the shopping trip, nor did they speak when they arrived back at the tower and silently put the groceries away. When they were done, Raven spared herself from talking to the other Titans by quickly rushing away to her room. She felt a bit calmer after being silent for an hour, but her heart still pinged with anger, sadness and confusion. She hated feeling this way, which was why she never wanted a relationship in the first place. Of course she knew that it was mostly her own fault for not being able to recognize her feelings, and if anything this made it much worse. She was becoming possessive over him, greedy, a surefire demon trait. Or perhaps it was just her personality. Either way it reminded her of her lack of control and only proved how weak she was.

She sat on the edge of her bed, refusing to look up as the door to her room opened, or when she heard quick footsteps nearing her. Two strong hands gripped at her shoulders and shook her lightly, and she knew he was here to once again try to apologize, but she really just wanted to be alone. She looked up to tell him but was immediately pushed onto her back, his lips on hers. Stunned, she deadpanned for a moment while his lips worked against hers, until finally melting into the kiss. She didn't know what his intentions were, if this were meant to make her feel better, or make her forget the events at the café, but she didn't care. In fact, she didn't even care that she knew the rest of her team were wide awake and only a few rooms away. Her emotions were driving her right now, as much as she didn't want them to be. With her hands she pushed herself back slightly on the bed so that her whole body was laying on it, Beast Boy crawled on top of her, his forearms resting on either side of her head. The next thing Raven knew, his shirt was off, and a moment later, so was hers. She was still in her bra, but she was the most naked she had ever been in front of anyone and a wave of embarrassment washed over her. She turned her head to get her lips away from his, in hopes to protest but his moved to her neck, one of his hands running up her stomach and wiping her mind of every clear thought she had. She shivered against his touch, and her blood began pumping violently through her veins. His teeth nipped at her skin, harder than they had before, she felt his stray fang pierce her skin lightly but it did not hurt, in fact it caused her to moan slightly.

The moan triggered something in him and he gripped her right breast, kneading it roughly. She whimpered at the feel of the tips of his fingers raking the skin just above her bra. With every knead they dipped slightly beneath the fabric, ghostly dangerously close to her nipple. Her eyes rolled back in her head and a book from her bookshelf shot out, landing on the floor with a loud bang. Beast Boy's hand and mouth ripped away from her and he quickly got up to rest on his palms, looking at the book on the floor. Raven lay there for a moment, eyes closed, trying to regain her breath. The sound of both of them heavily panting filled the room, until finally they began to calm down. Beast Boy looked down at her, swallowing before he pushed himself off, sitting beside her. Raven opened her eyes. It had been the oddest experience for her; a quick...anger or makeup make out. But on the bright side she did feel a bit better.

Beast Boy ran one hand through his hair, his chest raising and falling quickly as he still tried to regulate his breathing.

"I only want you...Rae." he said quietly. "I don't care if you're confused. I'm willing to wait, for however long it takes for you to figure out your feelings. I'll help as much as I can. And I don't want anyone else in the meantime. Only you."

Raven stared up at her ceiling, her body becoming numb. She had no idea how long he would be waiting, and she knew that he didn't either but he was stilling willing to set aside a part of his life for her, no one else. She hated that she didn't know what to do, she hated that she didn't know what to feel, and most of all she hated that he had fallen in love with her. There were so many better options for him, ones that would bring him so much more happiness and less stress. Options that were just better in an all-around sense.

She didn't deserve him...

Not a little,

not at all.