A/N: Sorry for not updateing in over a week, my brother literaly smashed my laptop like he was churning butter (or something like that) and I couldn't get any work done but I managed to repair it and now I'm back in bussines.
Part 5 - Between anger and love
Starfire glided down the stairs being sure of the fact she did much good by talking to Rage. At first he seemed to be much more abrasive, harsh and unfriendly but the truth was that he wasn't such a bad guy after all, he only had issues and didn't want to bother his friends with them.
"Come to think about it" she said to her self "... who does not have personal issues he must confront by him self?".
Robin had an obsesion with Slade, Cyborg with Brother Blood, Raven with her father Trigon, Beast Boy with Terra's death, and Starfire with her sister Blackfire. Thinking about it while heading towards the main room, she agreed that this was an obsesion that Rage had to get rid of by him self just like the others did (including herself) before him.
After entering the room Starfire was asaulted by the worried looks of her friend. The others figured out that she had left to speak with Rage and didn't know what to expect. After asking her what happened on the roof top, Starfire sat down and told them what Rage said.
Starfire understood Rage's situation completly. Robin thought about his own obsesion with Slade and realised they were more or less alike at some level. Cyborg felt a little admiration for his new friend seeing how he didn't want to involve the others in his personal problems thus remaining focused at all time, but couldn't help wondering what his problem was. Raven was even more intrigued, she usualy didn't give to much atention to the personal problems of others knowing from her own expirience that it is beter to deal with these kind of matters alone, but there was something about Rage that made her want to know more about his past; Her interest wasn't necceseraly something logical or emotional, it was some how magnetic, she just wanted to find out more about Rage.
Beast Boy was the only "Thomas" of the group. On one hand he kind of understood his situation but on the other hand he remained doubtfull. Imagining Rage grabing Raven made him mad as hell.
After about an hour and a half since Starfire first entered the main room the titans were still chating about what Rage said, paying atention to any detail that might give them a clue to what Rage's problem is. The titans were in such a deep concentration that the sound of a pin droping on the floor would have probably made them jump.
When the doors slided open and Rage came in looking rejuvinated and more than probably in a good disposition, everybody froze.
"Hey guys! What are you up to?" Rage asked in a friendly and well disposed tone.
The others stared at him with eyes as big as plates and didn't say anything, they only kept thinking about the impresion Rage gave them. Rage stoped in his tracks and watched his friends for a good couple of seconds curious about their behaviour.
"Okay ... This is strange!" he said.
"I'm going to my room" said Raven quikly as she transceded through the ceiling in a black aura.
"What was that all about?" Rage asked suspecting something.
Beast Boy got up and left the room looking straight into Rage's confused eyes. The sight made even Rage take a step back to allow BB to exit.
In the room there were now only four people: Rage, Robin, Starfire and Cyborg. After BB left a moment of silence fell. The atmosphere was quite tense. The titans thought that if Rage knew that they were talking about him he would react in not such a plesant way. Finaly, when they thought Rage didn't suspect anything, he started.
"You were talking about me weren't you?" he asked suspiciously.
Robin, Starfire and Cyborg froze and they almost couldn't speek.
"Us? No, no way, we were ... just ... discusing ... new strategies that's all" Robin replied nervous and with a slight nervous smile.
"Oh come on, I know you were talking about what Starfire told you" said Rage.
The others started to protest and to disclaim loudly the fact that they were speaking about him but Rage interupted yet again moving his index finger near his mouth, the international sign for "please be quiet".
"Look guys, like I told you, I really apreciate the fact that you care about my problem and that you want to help me but I don't wan't you to ocupy your time with this and get distracted and stuff. These problems that I have concern me and only me, and it's not like I'm not gratefull for your support, God knows I am, but the atmosphere here is geting to tense and to nervous and that's not good".
"Wa'cha talking about dog? We're all chillin' here ... heh, there ain't no stres" Cyborg replied with a smirk on his face trying to simulate that everything was fine.
Rage looked around and noticed that Starfire and Robin were listening while Cy was a bit tensed and didn't realise that he was okay now.
"Raven went to her room through the ceiling, Beast Boy walked out looking at me like he wanted to kick my ass, you're nervous as hell, I'm confused and don't understand alot of things ... This is not the way you, quote, 'chill' . I understand Beast Boy and Raven for being angry at me after the way I acted earlier, but the thing is I realised that what I've done was wrong and that I'll never react like that again. We need to losen up and really 'chill' so that everyone will be in top shape if something occurs. When the time is right I'll tell you guys all you need to know about me, I promice, but until then, let's all just 'chill', like Cyborg says".
After saying these words Rage jumped on the couch between Cyborg and Robin. The remote controle hoped into the air and with a swift move of the hand Rage cought it and turned on the big screen T.V.
"Let's see if there's anything good on the television" said he new titan who started to change the channels.
The others became more relaxed. They finaly understood that Rage was right and that they should not interfeer. After buttoning for about 2 minutes Rage finaly found something good.
"I think know this movie ..." he said.
Cyborg looked at a few scenes and remebered that he saw the movie before. "Oh yeah! I remember, it's "Fight Club", Edward Norton and Brad Pitt play in this movie, it's one of my all time fave's you know" he replied looking at Rage.
"A movie like this needs good food to go with" said Robin who was all losened up now.
"I will get the delectables that go with the movie, I am most delighted that we are watching togheter this 'flic', as you sometimes call it" Starfire replied and got up to get the snacks.
"Do not bother Starfire, I'll get those" Rage replied " ... you sit down, get confortable and enjoy the movie".
Rage got up and went to get the snacks. He got a big tub of nachos, a pizza and 3 sodas for his friends.
After the movie ended Starfire and Robin went outside, Cyborg went to the gym and Rage cleaned up the living room. When Rage was finished, he wanted to leave the main room and do something with his spare time, but just as he headed to the door Beast Boy entered and stoped him.
"Whe need to talk" souned BB who seemed a little angry.
He was standing right in front of Rage and squinted his eyes. He planed and timed this just right, he wanted to catch his new friend all alone. Rage realized he was furious with him and took one step back.
"Look, if you're refering to the incident that ocured earlyer I just wan't to say that I am really sorry and I hope that you will forgive me for doing what I did".
Beast Boy grabed Rage by the collar of his shirt, just as Rage did to him that morning, and pulled him next his face.
"Look man, I don't care what you did to me, okay? But if I ever catch you grab or hurt Raven again I'll beat the living day lights out of you. Understand?" replied BB mad as hell.
"I didn't mean to hurt her, honest! I got carried away. I sware that I would never hurt her".
"Good".
Beast Boy let Rage go and still looked at him. He realised that he scared him.
"I'll be on my way now" Rage said trying to leave.
"Hold on" BB said "... don't forget what I told you".
"I won't" he replied " ... by the way, I didn't know that you like her, I guess I upset you preety good ey?".
Beast Boy almost froze after hearing this but kept his cool.
"I-i-i don't, she's my friend, I just wanted to make sure she'll be okay that's all".
Rage turned around and faced BB.
"Look, between you and me, I usualy have a sixth sence about these things and I can sence that you really, really like her. So what's the big deal? From what I understand Robin and Starfire are togheter. Why shouldn't you and Raven have a comitment?".
BB looked at Rage curiously asking him self if he really had the ability to sence things or if what he said was just a figure of speach.
"Dude, it's not that I'm not willing to tell her what I feel, it's just that I don't know if she likes me that way, you know? And I don't want to mess things up".
Rage exhailed out deeply. "I think I know what you meen, but do not worry, you'll get her atention anyway".
"How can you be so sure?" asked BB.
"I'm not, I just feel it" replied Rage smileing.
The new titan went towards the door trying to leave but BB stoped him.
"Hey, where are you going?" he asked.
"I'm going to Raven. I want to apologise for what I did, seeing how I didn't get the oportuinity yet".
"Just don't tell her what I just said" Beast Boy replied nervously.
"I'll be as quiet as a rock about that mater".