A/N: Again, not beta'd. I wrote this one and then I decided I didn't like it very much, but now that I've been away from it for awhile, I figure it isn't too bad and I figure I'd just post it. It's brighter and lighter-hearted than the other of these Memories snippets have been. I had an idea to do this theme in a different way, but what the hell? If I end up doing the different way later, I'll just post that one independently.

Thanks: on emsccraps. For all five of you.

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Echoes
by Em

"Remember the day/ I set you free / I told you you could / Always count on me / From that day on..."
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Debelah Morgan

A Toast (05: Do You Remember...?)

"Do you remember the time she was turned into a rabbit?" Cyborg offered, lowering a fresh pitcher of Sangria to the center of the table.

"Oh!" Beast Boy laughed uproariously, "That's a good one!"

Raven rolled her eyes, "Yeah, and remember that you were turned into a bear in a tutu and you into an inanimate object?"

"You were turned into a what?" Bumble Bee asked Cyborg, nearly spitting out the sip she had taken from her glass.

"And a what?" Aqualad asked Beast Boy, smiling.

"A tutu?" Speedy asked for clarification.

"She was a most adorably fluffy and huggable bunny rabbit," Starfire confirmed joyously.

"Yes, she was," Robin agreed teasingly as he sipped from his own glass.

"And you made a pretty good chimp," she conceded. "If a bit tiny," she added with a smirk.

He laughed good-naturedly, "Hey," he said defensively, "I was saying you were cute as rabbit!"

She crossed her arms over her chest and leaned back into the chair, "I prefer not to think of that time of my life, thank you very much," she said primly.

"I think Mumbo had a crush on her," Cyborg announced.

"Eeeewww!" Bumble Bee exclaimed, "That old man?"

Cyborg laughed, "Well, he wanted her as his assistant, anyway."

Raven scoffed and sipped calmly from her glass, "Why do I always get the freaks?" she asked rhetorically.

"Wait," Speedy interrupted Beast Boy attempt at an answer. When all eyes turned to him, he looked at Cyborg, "A tutu?" he repeated. "Seriously?"

Raven nodded, "A pink one, as I recall."

There was about two seconds within which Speedy and everyone else considered the words before the entire table erupted into raucous laughter, with the notable exceptions of Cyborg himself and Raven who never laughed raucously (although she did chuckle some).

Cyborg of course, was too busy glaring daggers at Raven to really note the hilarious picture their friends were getting in their heads. When, wiping at their eyes, their friends finally managed to gain some semblance of control, Cyborg spoke, "This is supposed to be about..."

"PINK!" Speedy exclaimed on a loud guffaw and those at the table broke in peals of laughter again.

Cyborg glared even more meaningfully at Raven who only smiled at him and shrugged. "You brought it up," she said unapologetically.

"Okay, okay," Bumble Bee said, gasping for breath as she tried to control her laughter. "As much as I've enjoyed that image of Sparky in a pink tutu," she paused as the others snickered and she had to take a few deep breaths to calm herself enough to continue speaking, "Sparky is right that this is not supposed to be about him." She waited until everyone calmed down. "So, what about it, Sparky?" she asked.

Cyborg sighed but didn't correct her use of the nickname, "Well, it was mostly about how we got into the whole mess in the first place..." at the looks of expectancy on their friends' faces, he continued, "We got sucked into Mumbo's hat."

"Dude!" Speedy exclaimed. "Really?"

Cyborg, Robin, Beast Boy, Starfire and Raven all nodded.

"Well, it was just me Mumbo wanted," Raven spoke.

Cyborg nodded. "Robin was the first to react," he said, taking a gulp of his glass, "And he latched onto her hand and just wouldn't let her go, but the force of the hat was too much, so the rest of us held on in a sort of chain, but instead of keeping her out, all it did was have the rest of us go along for the ride."

Raven looked at her glass, her hair falling forward to hide her face from view. "I don't know what I would have done if I would've been in there by myself," she said, her voice low and serious.

"Oh!" Beast Boy exclaimed, "Do you guys remember the time Raven's powers went all wonky 'cause of the scary movie and she made the Tower into a kick ass haunted house?"

The Titans West made varying noises of agreement whereas the Titans East explained that they were not informed of such an incident.

"It was most scary," Starfire agreed.

"I've gotten better," Raven said in her own defense.

"You sure have," Cyborg agreed, smiling at her.

Raven smiled at him in return but Beast Boy would not be deterred.

"So, that time," he continued, "We all fell through the elevator shaft, cause of course, it wasn't working, and I turned into a bird and flew, Robin used his grappling hook, and Starfire grabbed Cyborg, but I didn't even remember that Raven didn't have her powers and couldn't fly..." he looked at them all, "If it hadn't been because Robin grabbed her as she fell by him, she would've been a Raven Pancake."

Raven nodded, but didn't meet anyone's eyes, "Must we continue with this?" she asked.

"Which reminds me of the time Raven tried to make pancakes!" Cyborg continued as if she hadn't spoken.

Raven sighed audibly. "Not the pancake fiasco," she requested.

"They were most delicious!" Starfire beamed at her friend.

Raven looked at her and smiled gratefully, "At least someone appreciated my attempt."

"We all appreciated it," Robin argued. "We just couldn't digest it."

Raven glared at him but he only laughed. "I fail to see how my cooking--"

"--or attempts thereof--" Robin interrupted.

"--can constitute an instance where I've been 'saved'," she continued as if he hadn't spoken.

"Perhaps not directly related," Starfire provided, "but indirectly as it was just after the day of the pancakes that you were taken by Trigon's minions." Starfire looked at Raven and smiled a smile full of love. "None of us could believe you were truly gone, but..." she trailed off and looked at Robin.

Sensing the deeper turn of what was meant to be a joyful gathering, Bumble Bee cleared her throat, "Yes, Robin saved her ass then too, didn't he?" she asked playfully.

Starfire grinned and nodded, "Indeed he did!"

"So," Bumble Bee looked at Raven, "Is that enough precedent, or do you need more?"

Raven sighed and smiled at her, "Fine, I concede the point." She shrugged delicately, "Robin has saved me various times from certain death and is worthy of the title of Raven's Savior." She looked at the Boy Wonder's face and her smile spoke volumes. Only he would ever know all the times and in all the ways he had saved her. "Thank you," she said, raising her glass.

"Great!" Cyborg announced, "So, now can I finish my toast?"

Raven turned to him and nodded. "Yes, Cyborg, please do."

Cyborg stood up. "As I started to say before I was rudely interrupted," he glared playfully at Raven who looked only slightly apologetic. He winked at her and raised his glass, "Here's to Raven's Savior," he met Robin's eyes, "For having the instincts to save her time and time again," he shifted his sight to Raven, "And here's to Raven, for being something worth saving..."

"Here! Here!" several of them agreed, stomping the ground and pounding the table to show their agreement as they clinked glasses and drank.

As Cyborg sat, Aqualad stood up, raising his own glass, "May your joys be as deep as the ocean," he said sincerely, "And your troubles as light as its foam."

"I'll drink to that!" Beast Boy exclaimed, clinking his glass to the others before taking a sip.

"So will I," Raven allowed, flashing a smile at them before taking a sip of her own glass.

"And me," Robin agreed.

When Aqualad sat, the last person yet to make a speech, stood.

"I wish to celebrate the day on which we all met," Starfire started. "I wish to celebrate the love we've all shared," she continued. "But most of all I wish to celebrate my friends, who have had the courage to love each other..."

"And the intelligence to finally figure it out!" Speedy called out, to much laughter.

Starfire raised her glass and smiled joyfully. "In honor of your coming nuptials," she started, "I wish to share with you words of advice, passed down for centuries by my people." The table went quiet as they listened. "I have tried very hard to properly translate this," she said sheepishly, glancing at Aqualad shyly. Aqualad, who must have given her his assistance, nodded at her encouragingly. "May you never lie, cheat or drink." She looked at them and her nervousness died away, replaced by a look of gentle tenderness, "But if you must lie, lie with each other." There was laughter and catcalls. "And if you must cheat..." she paused and was very serious, "cheat only death." Robin's hand on Raven's tightened as they listened to their friend's words and Raven leaned a little into him in response. "And if you must drink..." she smiled slowly and raised her glass. The rest of them raised their glasses as well, "drink with us for we all love you and wish you both all the love and happiness which you deserve."

Their friends clinked their glasses in celebration.

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A/N: Obviously references to episodes, Bunny Raven...Or How To Make A Titanimal Disappear, Fear Itself, and The End and I think that's it.

If someone doesn't understand what they're celebrating and toasting to, then let me know and I'll explain. I wanted to make it subtle-like.

Spoiler: Next theme is "Anniversary"