Dramatic Disclaimer!

Beast Boy stared inquisitively at the door before him, unsure of whether or not he should knock. On one hand, he knew that what he was asking for was in no way breaking the rules, but on the other hand, he really wasn't ready to test his boundaries. Especially since he wasn't one hundred percent sure that his feelings were only platonic.

But Raven had been locked in her room all afternoon, only exiting once for a lackluster training session, and then again for a quick alert. So it was really kind of Beast Boy's duty to get her to come out, wasn't it?

Taking a deep, shuddering breath, the green titan curled his hand into a fist, raised it towards the door, and tentatively knocked.

"Rae?"

He quickly retracted his hand after calling her name, suddenly finding himself reconsidering his current situation. Despite acting rather strange for the past few weeks, Raven had opened up to him quite a bit, and he didn't want to push her any further. But at the same time, he felt the urge to get closer to her - though he wasn't entirely sure where that feeling was stemming from. Or whether it was a platonic feeling.

But before he could find the source, or talk himself out of what he was about to do, the empath's door hissed open, revealing Raven in all her pajama-clad glory.

"What is it, Beast Boy?"

The sight of the half-demon in sky-blue plaid pajama pants always brought a grin to the changeling's face. He knew she preferred darker colors and deeper hues, but the fact that she gave in to Starfire's light-colored gift was a tad bit endearing. He knew the alien always struggled with finding a good present for the empath, so it was pretty noble of Raven to accept the pants.

Realizing that he had been actively traveling down memory lane while Raven waited for his response, Beast Boy quickly shook away his wandering thoughts and suppressed his grin.

"Uhm, hey there?" he replied awkwardly, on the verge of aborting his plan. But as she quirked her eyebrow curiously, he knew he'd have to muddle through with it. "You going to bed already?"

He gently tugged at the hem of her dark grey t-shirt, unsure of what came over him. He knew that, despite their whole arrangement, Raven still coveted her personal space, and that t-shirt-tugging was definitely an over-step.

But surprisingly, she didn't seem to notice, or didn't really care, and instead rolled her eyes at his question.

"No, Beast Boy. I just decided to dress in my sleepwear and lie down in my bed for the hell of it," she scoffed sarcastically.

Giving her a quizzical look, the changeling awkwardly shuffled on his feet. "But don't you... don't you usually s-sleep in my room?" he whispered sheepishly, feeling his face blush ever so slightly.

Raven let out an exasperated sigh as she leaned against her door frame. "Usually," she agreed dryly, lazily tucking her hair behind her ear, "but I wanted to take a quick nap, and it'd be weird sleeping in your room in the middle of the day. What if somebody came looking for me? We already have both Kid Flash and Cyborg accuse us of being more than friends, and I don't think we would be able to talk ourselves out of a situation like that."

Beast Boy tentatively nodded in understanding, though a part of him was slightly unsettled with the thought of Raven sleeping anywhere else. But he quickly squashed down that feeling, and instead gave his teammate a small smile.

"Well, I didn't mean to interrupt your napping, but I was gonna ask if you wanted to watch a movie with me?"

As her brows furrowed slightly, Beast Boy quickly revised his offer.

"Y-you know, since it's technically movie night," he added, feeling his face flush once more. "And we haven't had movie night in a while, since Star can't join us, so I thought some normalcy would do us both some good, you know?"

Raven seemed to consider his offer as she tilted her head to the side, her hair escaping from behind her ear.

"Will everyone be joining us?" she questioned.

Beast Boy felt his stomach churn as he began to answer her. "Uhm, well, Star can't, 'cuz she's like quarantined to the med-bay, and then Cyborg's dividing his time between checking on her and working on the T-car, so he's out, too. Oh, and I'm pretty sure Kid Flash took off for a bit to visit Jinx, and Robin decided to patrol alone, so..."

"So it's just us, then?" Raven finished dryly.

Beast Boy prayed his blush wasn't too noticeable as he shrugged nonchalantly. "Yeah, I guess..."

He directed his sights to the floor between them, cursing himself for being so stupid. Raven would never agree to watching a movie with just him - especially since she had stated multiple times that his movies were garbage. He was stupid for even asking -

"Do we have suitable snacks?"

Raven's question knocked Beast Boy from his self-loathing, causing his head to jerk up on impulse.

"Huh?"

His teammate seemed unphased by his reaction, and continued to wait patiently for his answer.

"Snacks?" Beast Boy repeated, before his eyes lit up in understanding. "Oh! Yeah - we totally have snacks! Popcorn, candy, soda, nachos, tofu-dogs, chocolate -"

"I get it," Raven deadpanned, cutting him off.

Beast Boy sent her a sheepish smile, before nodding his head shyly. "Yeah, we have snacks," he confirmed.

Raven nodded her head as well, giving serious consideration to his proposal. "And I assume you picked a somewhat decent movie?" she mused.

Again, Beast Boy nodded. "I think?"

The empath let out a weary sigh, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Then I suppose it'd be a shame not to take advantage, wouldn't it?"

Beast Boy stared blankly at his teammate, unsure of what was happening.

"Is that a yes?" he asked hesitantly. "Like, you're agreeing?"

The corners of Raven's mouth twitched slightly, as if she were suppressing a smirk.

"Well, I kind of owe you, don't I?" she mused lightly. "I seem to recall making a bet a while ago; one consisting of watching a movie with you. Might as well get it over with."

Beast Boy vaguely remembered their deal, though it felt like it had happened ages ago. But the terms were still embedded into his brain - if she liked the movie, then she'd have to stick around for every movie night.

"So you are agreeing?" he asked again, feeling a little too excited for his own taste.

Raven shot him a half-hearted glare, before sighing in exasperation. "Yes, I'm agreeing."

Overwhelmed with excitement, Beast Boy gave the empath a toothy grin before grabbing her wrist and pulling her down the hall. She made no sound of protest, though he knew that doing something like that again was probably out of the question. Nevertheless, he continued for the common room, almost running into the doors as they hissed open slowly.

"Okay, you get the spare blankets and pillows, and I'll get the snacks!" he announced cheerfully, running towards the kitchen and leaving Raven at the top of the stairs. He then began to dig through the cabinet, in search of the designated movie-night candy. Piling it all into his arms, he raced towards the couch and promptly dumped it onto the coffee table, before heading back to the kitchen and finding the popcorn. Placing a bag into the microwave, he put in the appropriate time and then turned around in search of the soda. Grabbing several cans, he again brought them to the table, along with a bag of tortilla chips and cheese dip.

Raven was giving him an apprehensive look as she placed several folded blankets onto the couch, before sitting down beside them and rearranging the food on the coffee table.

"All this food, for just the two of us?" she questioned, arching her brow skeptically.

Beast Boy gave her a cheeky smile, before heading back towards the kitchen as the microwave beeped.

"You can never have too many snacks on movie night!" he called from over his shoulder.

He heard Raven mumble something under her breath, though he didn't quite catch what she had said. Deciding that it was probably just a snarky remark, he removed the popcorn from the microwave and ran back to the couch, jumping over the back of it and landing beside the empath. She shot him another glare, which he responded to with another smile, before placing the popcorn on the table and reaching for the remote.

"Okay, so I was prepared to scourge through the depths of my movie collection in search of a movie you'd enjoy, but then I remember this one!" he explained cheerfully as he hit the play button. "I had marathoned all eight movies a few months ago, so thankfully they were out here and not lost in my room! But don't worry - we're not gonna watch all eight. It took me like a day!"

As the previews began, he gave Raven a sideways glance, noting her confused expression as his words sunk in. Smiling to himself, he instinctively leaned over her to grab the blankets, only realizing he was again invading her personal space when she huffed in irritation.

"Sorry," he replied sheepishly, removing himself quickly while dragging a blanket across her lap.

She ignored his apology, and instead stood from the couch.

"Where are you going?" Beast Boy blurted, scared that he had pissed her off.

"I'm just going to make myself some tea," she replied, about to walk away. But Beast Boy quickly grabbed her wrist, stopping her.

"But I brought you some soda," he reminded.

Raven shot him a glare from over her shoulder as she attempted to tug her arm from his grip.

"I want tea," she spat, managing to release herself.

Beast Boy made a disgusted face, which thankfully stopped Raven once more as she gave him a bewildered look.

"What?"

"You can't have tea with movie snacks!" he exclaimed, waving his arms in the air for extra emphasis. "That's disgusting!"

His teammate turned herself around to face him, her eyes narrowing slightly. "I can do whatever I want," she replied dryly.

But Beast Boy wouldn't have it. He shook his head animatedly as he stood up, before placing his hands on the empath's shoulders and turning her back around.

"I won't let you do this, Rae - it isn't right!" he explained, before gently pushing her back onto the couch.

Again, she gave him a flabbergasted look, as if she seriously couldn't believe he had the nerve to touch her.

"But I have tea with everything," she protested halfheartedly, allowing him to set her back into a seated position. "I have tea with my coffee."

Beast Boy gave her a sympathetic smile, still shaking his head. "You'll have soda tonight, Rae - it's the right thing to do."

Raven stared at him quizzically, before rolling her eyes and shifting back into her usual stoic expression. "Whatever," she deadpanned.

Surprised at his bravery, yet satisfied with the result, Beast Boy reclaimed his spot next to her, before reaching for a soda and handing it to her. "I think you'll be pleasantly surprised, Rae!" he insisted with a smile. "It's cream soda, so it kinda tastes like a root beer float, only without the ice cream, you know?"

Raven gave him a blank look as she held the can. "But I like ice cream."

Rolling his eyes fondly, he grabbed himself a can of his own and opened it. "Then you'll like this," he laughed.

He watched from the corner of his eye as Raven opened her own can, before tentatively taking a sip. When her face only twisted at the sensation of the carbonation, he turned his attention back towards the TV before him, realizing that the Play Menu was on screen.

"I think you're really gonna like this movie, Rae," he mused excitedly. "It's about magic!"

He wasn't sure when it happened exactly, but some time between the main character finding out he was a wizard and the trio meeting on the train, Beast Boy had dozed off. He was in one of those weird stages between actual consciousness and sleeping, and could barely make out the characters voices as he drifted further into slumber. But the sudden shift of his pillow pulled him out, and he sat up suddenly, slightly dazed and completely confused on what was happening.

The common room was almost completely dark, save for the movie that was still playing. It wasn't quite at the climax, though Beast Boy realized bitterly that he had slept through most of it. Turning towards his teammate, he felt his heart skip a beat when he realized that Raven's shoulder had been his pillow during his impromptu nap.

She hadn't seemed to mind, or maybe didn't even notice, for her eyes remained glued to the screen before them. He couldn't say she looked like she was enjoying herself, since her expression remained blank, but she didn't look like she wasn't enjoying herself, which was probably a good sign.

Smiling at the thought, Beast Boy turned his attention back to the movie, intent on staying awake.

"So, it wasn't awful," Raven admittedly dryly, shaking Beast Boy from unconsciousness once again.

Cursing himself for dozing off again, he tentatively lifted his head from his teammate's shoulder once more to give her a quizzical look.

"Huh?" he replied, quite intelligently, of course.

Raven shot him an annoyed look, though the lighting from the credits rolling wasn't the best, so he wasn't entirely sure it was a glare.

"The movie; it wasn't awful," she repeated.

Letting her words sink in, Beast Boy felt a large smile consume his face.

"Really?" he asked hopefully, feeling as if he were on top of the word. "You actually liked it?"

"I didn't hate it," she replied solemnly, turning her attention back towards the screen.

"So you liked it?" Beast Boy repeated, feeling his smile grow larger, if it were possible.

Raven shot him another glare, though she didn't deny his accusation. Instead, she turned her focus back towards the snacks in front of them, giving it all a disgusted look.

"My stomach hurts," she announced in her monotone. "I should have made myself tea."

Swallowing down a chuckle at the quick subject change, Beast Boy sat up slowly, his stomach agreeing with the empath's statement.

"That's the feeling that lets you know that movie-night was a success," he replied happily, his eyes tracing over the empty bags and boxes. It seemed Raven had taken the liberty of finishing off all of the chocolate, though she had left the gelatin-free gummies for him.

"It's a horrible feeling," she groaned, standing up shakily and stretching her arms towards the ceiling. "I feel like death."

Beast Boy allowed himself to laugh at her whining as he stood up as well, giving the mess before them a small smirk.

"Are you able to use your powers to clean all this up?" he suggested coyly, hoping she'd comply.

"I say we just leave it," she announced, letting out a weary sigh. "Robin can lecture us in the morning - right now I'm too tired to deal with it."

Beast Boy opened his mouth to protest, but found the words dying in his throat as Raven grabbed his wrist and teleported them to his room. She then released him, before walking towards his bed and crawling into it.

"Goodnight, Beast Boy," she mumbled into his pillow, before pulling the covers over her.

The green titan stared in confusion at the scene before him, until he finally found his voice.

"Wait a sec - you have enough energy to teleport the both of us, yet not enough to clean?"

A muffled groan sounded from his bed, before Raven lifted her head from the pillows. "I had enough energy to do one or the other, and sleeping sounded like a much better option, Unlike you, I didn't have the luxury of napping through the entire movie," she bit back.

Beast Boy scoffed incredulously, crossing his arms over his chest. "I didn't make you stay awake, Rae."

"But if I had fallen asleep, you'd demand a do-over movie-night," she pointed out tiredly.

Beast Boy knew there was no point in protesting, since what she said was true, and instead decided that arguing with her would only make him sleepier.

"Whatever," he muttered, before feeling his face flush slightly. He looked down at his uniform, wanting desperately to change into something more comfortable, yet not wanting to do so in front of his teammate.

"Uh, Rae?" he asked hesitantly.

She buried her face into the pillows once more, only grunting in acknowledgement.

Beast Boy swallowed nervously, before daring to ask his question.

"So, uh, can you step outside real quick while I change?"

He was hoping that she'd be too embarrassed to protest, but to his surprise, she merely lifted her head from the pillows to answer.

"Go ahead and change - I'm not going to look."

Immediately, Beast Boy's face flushed a fierce red at the prospect of standing in his underwear for even a second while his teammate was in the room. He knew that she was probably good on her word, but he was still beyond mortified at the thought.

"But it's my room!" he whined, not caring that he sounded like a child.

Raven merely snorted in amusement, before rolling over so that her back was facing him. "I'm not going to look, Beast Boy. Don't flatter yourself."

Sighing in defeat when he realized she wasn't going to budge, and too lazy to go all the way to the bathroom to change, Beast Boy quickly unzipped his uniform and slipped out of it, before pulling on a pair of sweats. He then searched through his laundry for a clean shirt, sniffing each one tentatively.

Realizing in horror that he didn't have one that didn't smell like rotten tofu, he hugged his arms to his naked chest and stared at the back of his teammate's head.

Well, this is gonna be extremely awkward, he thought bitterly, before slowly climbing into his bed. He attempted to cover himself with his blanket, but Raven immediately rolled over towards him and laid her head on his shoulder, before opening her eyes and sitting up slightly.

"Why aren't you wearing a shirt?"

Feeling himself blush, he again attempted to hide himself beneath the covers.

"I don't have a clean one," he admitted quietly.

Raven stared at him blankly, before her gaze drifted towards his bare torso.

"But this is weird," she deadpanned, her eyes snapping back to his.

Beast Boy nodded in agreement. "But it's weird when I have a shirt," he pointed out shyly.

"But not as weird," Raven defended, her eyes wandering back towards his torso once more.

He swore he saw her blush, but he couldn't be certain as she quickly laid back down and rolled over, her back towards him.

"I'll just be the little spoon tonight," she decided, her voice remaining flat.

Beast Boy felt a blush of his own creep onto his face as her words sunk in.

"I don't think that's a good idea, Rae," he warned timidly. "I mean, certain... things happen when a dude's asleep, and I don't want to be put in... in a situation like that."

But she paid no mind to his warning, and instead huffed in exasperation. "Then don't let it happen," she growled.

Beast Boy felt his face grow hotter at her quick dismissal of his impending problem.

"It doesn't really work like that, Rae..."

Again, she let out another groan, before accepting defeat.

"Fine," she relented, scooting herself away from him. "Just don't be surprised if my powers are all out of whack tomorrow, and I end up accidentally banishing you to a different dimension."

Beast Boy silently weighed his options in his head, before deciding upon the lesser of two evils. Exhaling a shaky breath, he slowly scooted closer to his teammate, pressing himself against her and gently wrapping his arms around her torso.

"This is even weirder," he mumbled into her hair, ignoring the way her violet strands tickled his face.

"You'll get over it," she deadpanned, relaxing herself against him.

Beast Boy let out another sigh, silently cursing himself for ever agreeing to be a part of this arrangement - despite how nice it may or may not have made him feel.

So I decided to focus a bit on their blossoming friendship, as well as Beast Boy's blossoming feelings, so any Starfire-related news should come up next chapter. Also, I've been having the biggest urge to watch Harry Potter, and that may have sneaked its way into this chapter a bit. My day basically influences what kind of chapter you guys are going to get, so I'm sorry about that lol

Anywhoo, obviously BB is having trouble with the all-too-familiar feelings this arrangement is stirring up, and he's trying really hard to push any unwanted thoughts out of his mind. But you'd think he'd learn from Raven's example that it isn't very good to suppress things!

Leave a review? Oh, and I'll try really hard not to die before I finish this story lmao