"Whe…where am I?"
"The tower, Beast Boy," Robin frowned, crossing his arms. The Titans had gathered in the medical bay after a severe fight with Adonis. It had been their third time taking down the villain, and while the changeling had controlled his Beast form, he'd come out with a nasty concussion.
"Beast Boy?" The green Titan pressed his hand to his temple, puzzled. "Why are you calling me that?"
Robin and Cyborg exchanged worried looks. Starfire latched a hand around her boyfriend's bicep, and Raven looked away. She couldn't bear see him like this.
"Man, c'mon. You've gotta remember." Beast Boy flinched at the sight of the metallic man, but Cyborg continued, unnerved "You're Beast Boy. You change into animals, you're green. You're a vegetarian and suck at video games. You're dating Raven and love cracking jokes. You're an important part of this team, little buddy." He'd conveniently left out the part where his parents were dead, and the Titans were the only family he had. Raven tried to control the trembling fingers beneath her cloak.
The changeling's eyes widened, as if they were trying to absorb all the information. "I'm green?" His head swung around, looking for a reflective surface.
"Awh dude! I look like a walking piece of asparagus!" Immediately, he put up a goofy facade and forced a grin, despite the news. Raven cringed as he fought who he was. At least the jokes were still terrible.
"C'mon B. Why don't you go to your room and try to remember."
The team left the confused changeling at his door.
"Wait, Raven," Beast Boy reached out and gently grabbed the sorceress's wrist.
She flinched, turning slowly at the sound of her full name. She blinked owlishly at him from under her hood. "How'd you know?"
Beast Boy grinned like his old self. "Well, I figured I'd wanna date the prettiest Titan. And that would be you." His pointed ears turned down with a blush. "Plus, I kinda saw the other girl grab onto the masked guy. Robin… and Starfire, was it?"
The sorceress nodded, swallowing a lump in her throat.
"Right, uh, well… Just wanted to clear that up." Raven freed her wrist, turning away.
"Wait, Rae-ven," Violet eyes widened at the emphasis on her nickname. It sounded so natural rolling off his tongue, a glimmer of hope pinched her heart.
She turned back.
"I uh, I just.. I just really need you here right now," He frowned, as if his mind was trying to confirmed his words. Beast Boy bit his lip, only to yelp at the touch of his canines on the soft skin. Raven couldn't help but sneak a smirk. "Would you stay?"
"If you're sure…"
Her voice was unnaturally sexy, despite the monotone. It was lower, for a girl, with a gravelly rasp. Strong, but still feminine and obviously collected and eloquent. He nodded earnestly. "Please, call me Garfield. My name… It was Garfield Logan before all this." He allowed her to input the code for his bedroom door, and they entered.
He slowly surveyed his room, before following the petite empath to the edge of his bed.
"Here," Raven used telekinesis to pull his old journals from under his bed. She'd hoped her magic would seen familiar to him, but the enlarged emerald irises proved opposite. "Maybe these will help." Tucking a violet strand behind her ear, she added, "You do remember how to read… Right?"
He grinned at her attempt at sarcasm. She's kinda funny. Well, he hoped it was a joke. "Thanks, Raven."
She pulled her hood down and big eyes met his. Gosh, I said she was pretty? That was practically an insult! She's beautiful. Her amethystine features seems to illuminate softy in the moonlight. Her skin was pale, greyish like a demon, but still very pretty. And on her forehead, she bore a little gem thingy. Like a garnet. What could the purpose of that be? He'd never seen someone so exquisite, yet here she was. And she was dating him. How'd I get so lucky? He prayed he'd written that in his journals.
"No problem," she replied quietly. "And please, call me Rae."
He grinned wider. "Even better."
—–(alternate continuation)—–
He flipped through the leather journals, and Raven looked away shyly. "I don't want to intrude on your personal memories," she answered his confused look.
"Rave-Rae," he gripped the journal as emerald eyes studied her face. "I mean, c'mon. You're my girlfriend. Right? How long have we been dating anyway?" She blinked rapidly, trying to force the tears back into their ducts.
"Two years."
Wow… Is she serious? Beast Boy took another peer at his journal. "Rae, would you read this to me?" She frowned at him softly.
"Being with you.. It feels…. Familiar. Your voice, your eyes, you."
She nodded in affirmation.
Page 56/130… Today I'm thankful for my girlfriend, Raven." She fought the cracks in her voice as she continued, struggling to keep void of emotion. "I like to call her Rae, but she doesn't like it too much. Well, that's what she says. He smiled. She's the most beautiful goddess I've ever seen. Really… She's got this purple hair that's kinda short-ish. Grey skin that glows like the moon, and these really small, cute hands. I love my Raven, even when she doesn't love herself.
Raven felt tears well up again, and didn't bother to push them away. "I'm sorry, Gar." She whispered, moving her hand from the yellowed pages to her eyes. He gingerly plucked his memories from her lap, nervous but eager to continue.
She means so much to me, I can't even describe her or how much I love her. I'm just so lucky. Lucky to have her, cause she deserves so much more than I can give her. I just hope she never leaves me. I know I'm only like, a kid, but I hope that one day, when the Titans pass our legacy on, that I can spend the rest of my life with Raven.
Garfield swallowed nervously. "I must really love you."
"You did."
Raven unlatched her brooch on her cloak, revealing a vulnerably thin frame, yet still strong in every way. Then, she stood to leave.
"Raven, I just really need you here right now." He repeated what he'd said earlier, and she sat reluctantly. Of course she wanted to help, but it was tearing her apart seeing him like this.
Impulsively, he reached for her lips. She remained unmoving, scared any motion would either scare him or reveal her own fear. Sitting there, eyes closed. Raven allowed the changeling to gently feel her lips with him own, only responding with a small hand placed gently on his cheek.
His hands remained pressed against his knees, not tickling her side or cupping her face like he usually did. Of course not, he didn't remember. But she'd spoken too soon, as his hand briefly brushed her cheek before he pulled away.
He was staring at her now, even more intently than before.
"Oh, don't look at me like that Garfield! I hate it, I hate seeing you like this.." She buried her face in her palms, scared her intense emotions would soon result in major damage.
"You won't have to see me like this again."
Raven gasped, mind leaping to conclusions. He was leaving? The only person she loved, who could ever love her back, was quitting the team. Because his memory was gone, could not be repaired. She felt like Trigon was ready to burst through her mind at any second.
"When I kissed you…" He felt his lips, as if confirming it to himself. "It was just like our first kiss. Wasn't it."
She deadpanned. "Y-you… What?" He watched her cute, curious confusion.
"I remember."
"What?"
He grinned in confirmation. Raven bit her lip, he was serious.
"Well, just in case, do you want me to remind you of our second kiss?"**
Beast Boy laughed like his old self. "I think I got it," he whispered as he pressed his lips to hers.
—(alternate ending)—
** "Remember when we did it?"
"We didn't… Rae?"
She raised a brow coyly, and he pounced over her like a tiger. Oh this, he would make sure to remember.
