Erin go Bragh! Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! Be sure to go out and enjoy one of my favorite holidays! The past week and a half I've spent nursing the flu and bronchitis. Has not been a fun time let me tell you. So figured since I'm feeling a bit better today I should update this story for you all. Hope that you enjoy the chapter. There is more to come! Not sure how many more chapters I can get out of this one but rest assured it's in the works!

Ch: 4

Feeling exhausted Beast Boy stumbled his way into his room. Tonight had been his and Cy's night for patrol's. You would think this close to Christmas crime would cease but unfortunately for him, they had to stop 3 robberies, 2 high speed chases and a visit from his least favorite criminal Adonis.

A groan escaped his lungs as he fell face first into his bed, his body aching. He figured he should probably shower but decided against it, due to being too tired to move. So lost in the haze of near sleep he hadn't realized footsteps were making their way to his room. It wasn't until a knock sounded on his door that it got his attention causing him to jump slightly, "What is it?" he grumbled tiredly.

"A package came for you today," her voice sounded from the other side of the door.

Before he knew what had happened he'd jumped out of bed and landed before the door hitting the panel to open it, revealing a very much awake sorceress holding a small box in her hands, "FINALLY!"

His outburst caused her to jump, and his lamp exploded in the corner of his room, his gaze flickered to the corner before returning to her finding a rather annoyed look gracing her features.

Beast Boy chuckled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck, "sorry about that."

"As you should be," she commented through gritted teeth, holding up her hand with the package to him, "This came while you and Cyborg were out on patrol. I don't know what it is, but seeing Robin freak out at the site of Alfred at the door was rather humorous."

This surprised the changeling, Batman had sent his butler to deliver the item? He couldn't figure out why.

Seeing the confused look on his face Raven supplied, "He also sent Robin a formal invitation to their family dinner. In fact we're all invited if we want to go." she shrugged before placing the box in his hands fed up with holding it.

Taking the box gingerly in his grasp Beast Boy unconsciously held it against his chest, he couldn't help but ask, "Would you want to go, Raven?"

At this she immediately shook her head, "No, I have no desire to spend the holidays in a dark manor in a city I don't know. I deal with darkness enough, I don't need to visit a city that is shrouded in it. This is my home, this is where I belong."

Words failed him in that moment, all he could do was stare at her eyes wide with so many emotions. There was so much he wanted to say, to tell her that she belonged wherever their team was. More specifically that in his eyes home was with him, she belonged with him. But he knew now wasn't the time to let her in on his secret just yet. He had to stick to his plan, and every hope he had rested on the item he held against his chest.

Though he could offer her one thing, "Yeah, I agree. I've done a lot of traveling in my day and while it'd be awesome to explore the batcave, I realized that the holidays are best spent at home with family."

The light that shone in her eyes at his statement brought his signature toothy grin to his face and when she shot him a grateful smile he could've died happily right there in that moment.

Silence passed between them before she remembered the box he stood clutching to his chest, "So what's in the box?" she asked curiously. Something she wouldn't normally have questioned, but after his last statement she couldn't help but wonder.

"Oh just a new game," he lied quickly.

Her brow raised in suspicion, "Batman had his butler deliver you a video game?" she crossed her arms over her chest.

"huh, yeah. It's not for me though. Something for Cyborg to make gaming a more fun experience for him," he gave her his usual grin hoping to get her off the subject.

"Uh huh, I see," her eyes narrowed which he knew she was trying to get a read on his emotions, luckily he was too tired to be feeling much of anything. A relieved sigh escaped him as she took a step back, "Well, goodnight Garfield."

"Yeah, goodnight Rae! And thanks for keeping this safe for me," a nod was his only response before she disappeared down the hall to her room. His door closed behind her and he turned facing his bed tearing into the box to get a good look at the special product he'd ordered. Inside the box was a note from it's creator giving him specific scientific mumbo jumbo of how it was created to withstand even the strongest of superhero powers. Having been fully tested by many members of the League itself.

He honestly couldn't believe it, it was finally here! Two days left until Christmas and it finally arrived!

At this point he decided he had to test it out, grabbing some new clothes he raced to the bathroom knowing he wouldn't be interrupted.

Immediately he closed and locked the door behind him setting his clothes off to the side. He decided to grab his shower first before testing the mug. Carefully he placed the box with the mug on the counter before climbing in to clean himself up.

Upon finishing he wrapped a towel around his waist moving to pull the cup from it's box and turning the hot water full blast. He waited a few minutes for it to heat up, grateful that Starfire insisted on the hot water heater of the tower being set so high. He watched in amazement as the hot water faded away the black coloring to reveal the image below.

'I can't believe it! It's so much better than I imagined!' his hands trailed gently over the porcelain surface, 'I really hope she likes this. I spent so much time working on each detail. I seriously owe Batman for helping me out with this one.'

He watched in fascination as the image slowly faded back to it's original black color. Using a clean towel he carefully dried the mug before placing it back in it's box. 'I'll have to wrap this tonight, I wont get a chance between now and Christmas."

Tucking the box beneath his arm he padded his way back to his room towel still wrapped firmly around his waist. Not even bothering to cover himself at this late hour. Back in his room he dug through his closet to pull out the blue wrapping paper he'd set aside just for her gift, then carefully set to work wrapping the box and placing a name tag on it.

He placed the finished product on the corner of his desk, hidden behind a framed photo of the team when they first banded together. His eyes lingered on the image momentarily remembering that fateful day. How upon meeting everyone when his joke slipped she had laughed and commented that he was funny. He chuckled at the memory, 'every bad joke I've ever told her, she brought upon herself. If she hadn't have said those words to me I never would've pestered her so much...well at least not nearly as much.'

Picking up the frame he walked over falling back into his bed holding the photo above him staring at her image. 'I know I screw up and make you angry a lot of the time, Rae. But I do it because I care about you. I never want you to feel alone. I want nothing but happiness for you. You more than anyone deserve to be happy. I hope that you realize that soon. I hope that with this gift you'll finally realize just how much your friendship means to me. If given the chance I would spend the rest of my days making sure you knew how much you are loved.'

Laying the frame on the bed beside him he closed his eyes, allowing the thought of Christmas day to fill his mind. Making up scenes of how the exchange of gifts would go down, and how she would react to such a personal gift.

Releasing a content sigh he rolled onto his side, muttering a soft, "Raven" before falling into his dreams of a specific violet haired sorceress.

I want to thank everyone for you kind reviews on this story! I'm so glad everyone is enjoying it! Originally I had never intended to post it, it was just going to be something for myself. With the encouragement of some friends they pushed me to post. I'm very grateful that they did! You all have been wonderfully receptive. Thank you!