Tap tap tap.

"Come in." Raven sighed, flipping through the last couple pages of her spell book. As if battling the raging migraine wasn't enough, as a wide eyed changeling barreled through the door.

"Rae! Raven, y-you've got to help me." A long pink tongue lolled, panting like a pup who'd just run a hundred meters. An arched brow prompted him to continue, and the sorceress crossed her arms in boredom. When he was positive he'd caught her full attention, Beast Boy flopped on her bed, his chin on his palms and his palms on her knees. Peering up in bewilderment, the boy's tone lowered. "I.. I accidentally robbed a bank."

What? Red, blaring sirens spun on her brain, and Raven's tired gaze hardened. He had to be joking. What would Robin say if he found out? Lilac eyes teetered on crimson, her teeth morphing into something sharper. Why would Beast Boy even need to rob a bank? It wasn't like the Titans didn't have perks at every place in the city. "You what?" Her low hiss sent chills down his spine; if looks could kill, he would've been dead five seconds ago. Out of all the idiotic things…

"I-it was an accident, Rae!"

Raven sighed, shaking her pounding head as it fell into her hands. Why today? Was the splitting headache not enough? "How much was it?" She muttered, not daring to even peer at the boy.

"I.. Well," Beast Boy had straightened into a kneeling position, hands digging in his pockets. "Just these three lollipops."

What? The sorceress could feel the flames emitting from her body, like she was a piece of coal and the white hot glow around her would burn. A sheepish chuckle sounded from across her bed; she could feel the changeling backing away like a naughty puppy.

"Lollipops?" She didn't even try to stop her growl.

"Yeah, well, the sign said 'take one,' but I figured Cy and Star would want one too, so I…"

The lollies went flying, scattered across the carpet. A shocked jaw hit the ground, careless to the seething grimace on his teammate's face. Scampering to gather the candy, Beast Boy cradled the strawberry suckers, glaring sourly at Raven from the corner of his eye.

"That's it?" The sorceress snapped, marching towards the cowering boy. "That's what you stole?" He nodded in return, a squeamish squeak escaping. "Give me that," snatching the lollies from her teammate, Raven shoved one in her mouth. Saccharine strawberry coated her tongue, calming her irritated nerves. "This is the consequence of your actions." She deadpanned, waving the sucker in the air. "Don't do it again."

Beast Boy snorted; his teammate looked adorable, waving that pink lollipop around, the strawberry tint to her cheeks as the sweets lifted her spirits. He knew that sweets always took her demon-induced migraines away, but no one in the Tower could ever convince her to eat them. She always claimed she looked silly with all those candies, but Beast Boy only thought it made her look sweeter. Pressing a quick kiss to the tip of her nose, the changeling winked.

"Not a chance."


a/n: you know how you have to trick little kids into taking their medicine sometimes? this is kind of what i imagined beast boy was trying to do. and technically... sugar doesn't help migraines, but let's just pretend for the sake of fiction. (; thanks for the reviews, friends! i've been getting a little more than usual lately, so i'll try to keep updating quickly! xoxo!