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Now... The moment we've all been waiting for... Beast Boy and this mysterious cloaked girl are about to get acquainted... But we know she has trust issues so how will it all work out?

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Chapter 3 - Trust

As Beast Boy walked out of the shadows with a frown on his face, the two attackers turned their attention to him and the cloaked girl as well. She recognized him immediately. It was him. He put himself in danger to help her? No. He was just doing his job... Protecting the city. Right?

"Stay out of this, runt!" shouted the woman. She turned to him and looked just about ready to attack him as well. "Unless you want to end up dead..." she continued as her lips curled into a nasty smirk.

"It is rude to interrupt, boy. I will teach you some manners, boy! Take care of the Gem, dear. This one is mine." said the man as he readied his spear and dropped into a fighting stance.

"If you must... Have fun! I know I will..." answered the woman returning her attention to the girl.

The four of them stood in the middle of the empty street, staring each other down. The cloaked man and the woman, with her cloak placed on the ground next to her, stood back to back, ready to leap into action. Beast Boy growled as he took another step closer to the man, with his back hunched forward, ready to jump and tackle him. The younger woman was floating just a few meters away from her current opponent. She gritted her teeth and her eyes started glowing under her hood. The tension in the air was palpable. For a few seconds, they all stood still... Until the older woman flinched. She was the first to attack.

"Get your head out of the clouds, princess!" she shouted as she jumped and tried to grab her opponent's leg.

"How about you get your feet of the ground?" she answered, enveloping the woman in dark energy and shoving her straight into the building to her left.

She hit a window on the second floor, breaking it. The hunter got back on her feet quickly, but the girl was ready for her. As the Hunter pounced, the girl flew higher, farther from her opponent. She was about to attack when she suddenly found herself face to face with her opponent.

"Surprised? You're not the only one who can levitate." the older woman grinned. "That's not all I can do!" she laughed as she sent a flurry of kicks and punches. She hit her target a few times, but not enough to knock her out. The girl used her powers to create small shields to protect herself before she was hit, but she didn't manage to predict all of them. She didn't manage to block the last one. She got punched into the stomach. 'She's too fast!' she thought grunting. 'No doubt... This one is...'

"Hummingbird!" she said, taking the hunter by surprise. "And that would make him... Blacksmith."

"So you've heard of us? Makes no difference to me." she said, attacking again. This time the girl created a larger shield stopping the attack and buying herself some time to get some distance.

Meanwhile Beast Boy and Blacksmith were engaged in their own battle. The spear was now replaced by a long sword with some purple marks engraved in it. As Beast Boy painfully found out, the weapon dealt shock damage. The slightest touch sent an electric shock through his body. It didn't kill, yet, but it sure hurt a lot.

"We have no quarrel with you, boy! Why are you interfering?" asked the hunter.

Beast Boy didn't answer, shifting instead from a bear in to a wolf. He managed to dodge the next swing of the sword and bit the man's arm. He almost let go of his weapon, shouting in pain. He shoved the changeling off of him. He was clearly angry now.

"I'll show you what happens when you anger me, mutt! Say goodbye to this world!" he shouted raising the sword as it changed it's markings. They were now dark blue.

Beast Boy barely managed to get back on his feet before the sword fell towards him. But just as it was about to slice him, the man's partner crashed into him, knocking him down. Beast Boy quickly resumed his combat stance, but stopped as he watched the cloaked girl land beside him. Her eyes were engulfed in a white glow, her teeth were gritted and her hands were wrapped in dark energy.

"Azarath... Metrion... Zinthos!" she shouted as she raised both her hands and enveloped the enemies with her magic. Her hands balled into fists and the energy tightened itself around them. They squirmed, seemingly in pain and she sent them flying and then raised and threw a huge piece of the pavement after them. Just before it hit, they disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

She let herself fall to her knees after that, letting a sigh escape as her eyes returned to their normal, violet color and the dark energy around her hands vanished. Beast Boy shifted back into his human form.

"Wow!" was all he managed to say.

She looked up at him, but didn't run away this time. She just made sure that her hood was covering her face as she stood up. He didn't stop her as she took a few steps back.

"Thank you." she said. Her voice was softer than before. It sounded completely different. It was almost vulnerable. Almost.

"Oh. No problem, really! That's what I do!" he said grinning at her. She had to admit it to herself, she felt slightly disappointed. Did she want him to say that he'll help again if she needed it? 'No! Of course not! What's wrong with me?'

"I'm Beast Boy by the way." he said extending a hand to her. She hesitated. "It's ok, you can trust me!" he said. She didn't look convinced.

"Look, I'll trust you with my secret identity, ok?" he asked winking. "My real name is Garfield Logan." he said taking off his mask. She was surprised by this. Maybe there was hope after all. She took a hesitant step closer.

"My name is Raven." she said as she pushed the hood back, revealing her face. Beast Boy's mouth almost fell open.

"You're pretty!" the changeling said before he could stop himself.

"What?" she asked blushing.

"N-nothing... It's... ahh... It's nice to meet you, Raven!" he answered smiling a bit. "So... Why did those two attack you?" he asked curiously.

"I... I don't know!" Raven lied. There was no need for him to know. She wasn't going to get close to him anyway.

"Well then... Maybe we'll figure it out together sometime. Do you have a place to stay? A safe place?" he asked almost knowing the answer.

"No... Not yet... But I'll find someplace to stay for the night." she said turning to leave.

"You could come with me." Beast Boy said quickly. "I mean... to my place."

She gave him a strange look and pulled her hood back on. He immediately got defensive.

"No! I don't mean... Look... I just want to help you." he said. "I have a small apartment not far from here. And it'd be safer for you to not walk alone in the dark on empty streets. Especially if there are people trying to hurt you."

"I can handle myself. I've been doing this for a while." she said frowning under her hood.

"I saw... Ok... I don't want to force you to do anything you don't want to. If you change your mind, remember you have a friend at on Oak street, number 31, apartment 28." he said.

"I'll... keep that in mind." she answered reluctantly.

"Well then... I bid you goodnight, m'lady!" the boy said bowing with a smile.

"W-wait! If... If I come with you... Do you..." Raven stammered. She was so tired of running for her life. She actually wanted to stay somewhere safe with someone... But could she risk it?

"Don't worry about it... I'm not going to try to make a move on you." said Beast Boy chuckling. He found her pretty cute, despite what her powers could do. He wouldn't want her to turn her wrath on him that's for sure... He was convinced he hadn't seen everything she could do.

"A... a move?" she asked confused.

"Never mind that... It's not important. If you want to come, you're welcome!" he offered smiling.

"Ok... Just this once..." Raven accepted. She wasn't sure if she was relieved or more worried than before.

So Beast Boy got Raven to trust him... She was getting desperate after all... With a whole evil organization trying to capture her... But nothing's set in stone... She might just back out at the last minute. Or maybe Beast Boy will convince her that she really has nothing to fear from him?

Stay tuned and tell me what you think!