A/N: Two more I think...perhaps three...and then, you won't have to put up with me anymore. Kind of an irrelevant, short chapter here...a final transition and good to go after that. Enjoy if you can...though I doubt it.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans, but hey, I think we all knew that already

Trying to Do the Right Thing

Chapter 39: And Soon Enough, It Will End.

By: Finalitylife

Beast Boy could feel himself waking up, though he really didn't want to. If he woke up...if he left the dream-like state he knew he had been in, he knew he would have to deal with everything that he was feeling. He felt good, and yet he absolutely hated himself at this moment for what he had done. He had...had...why for once could it not have been nothing but a satisfying dream.

He turned over slightly in the bed, realizing quickly that there was not another body in it with him though he knew there had been. His eyes opened in the dim light of the room, slowly focusing on the lithe figure standing bathed in the light from the slowly rising sun, not an article of clothes on her perfect, naked body. Beast Boy found himself blushing still at the sight still even considering that he had already seen her entire body...considering what he had done to her body.

Rose did not seem to notice his awareness, instead continued to stare out the window for a few seconds, before reaching down and pulling her pants on. It was at this moment that Rose turned her head, an almost sad smile on her face that upon seeing Beast Boy's eyes upon her, tried to turn upwards into more of a jovial smile though could not.

"Rose?" Beast Boy sat up in the bed, leaning against the headboard with the sheets up to his waist, looking upon the white-haired girl with confusion and worry, enough of each feeling to not even be fixated on the fact Rose still wasn't wearing a top.

"I'm sorry." The words came her mouth as nothing but a breath of a whisper, though Beast Boy's keen hearing allowed him to hear it easily.

"About what Rose?"

"About a lot of things...things that have happened, things that just happened, and things that are still to come." Rose's cryptic words only confused Beast Boy further.

"I don't understand." Again Rose smiled sadly as she walked forward.

"You don't understand...I think that's just one of those things that makes you so sweet...one of the reasons I like you..." Rose stood now right next to Beast Boy, reaching her head down and placing a gentle kiss on Beast Boy's surprised lips, scratching one of her nails against Beast Boy's arm. The scratch was gentle enough to not be truly felt during the kiss but hard enough to just break the skin, Rose smiling slightly within her head at how easy it had been to put a sleeping agent into Beast Boy's system.

"You were great when we were together Beast Boy...even though it was only your first time...hehe...you were so enthusiastic." Beast Boy blushed as he looked away from Rose's smiling face.

"How did you k..." Beast Boy was interrupted by more giggling as Rose gently caressed the side of his face.

"It wasn't hard to figure out...just like I know that it wasn't me you were thinking about the whole time." Beast Boy felt his entire body go cold, that which he felt so guilty about being known by Rose. She continued to gently caress his face, and Beast Boy refused to look at her, though a part of that was definitely out of a sense of fear as to what Rose may be capable of. Hell hath no fury like a woman s...shorned, worned, scorned? Beast Boy wasn't exactly how the saying ended, but he surely understood what it meant.

"Rose...I'm sorry...I..." Rose waived her hand to silence Beast Boy.

"You have no reason to be sorry Beast Boy. If I really truly cared, I would find Terra and destroy her, but I have no plan to do that so don't worry." Beast Boy could only stare at Rose who did not have the most reassuring smile on her face.

"In reality, I should be the one who is sorry...I used you...manipulated you without me being completely aware of what I was doing. Psssh...who am I kidding, I always know what I'm doing. I just needed to feel something...I just needed to feel something other than all the pain and hatred that have consumed me for so very long...something before this unwaking nightmare comes to an end." Beast Boy was starting to get worried and confused. Rose's voice was beginning to sound more drawn out, her words becoming profoundly disturbing in a way, and his vision was becoming the tiniest bit hazy.

"Rose..."

"Shhh Beast Boy. You don't have to say anymore. I just want to thank you for showing me what its like to be cared for...and loved...even if it was only for a few moments...even if it wasn't truly real...I think it even might have made me happy." Beast Boy still tried to protest, though he found himself unable to speak, total weariness overtaking his entire body, his eyelids becoming far too heavy to keep open.

"The only way I can truly thank you is to ensure you don't have to deal with what is to come, don't have to witness the death and destruction that I will come. Rest now Beast Boy, and when you wake up, it will all be over." Beast Boy gripped Rose's arm, trying to keep his body from slumping over, but he simply did not have the strength. Soon enough, Beast Boy was fast asleep, his face a picture of peace and relaxation.

Rose stood up, reaching for the rest of her uniform, quickly changing moods almost instantly, unable to keep the full grin from forming on her race as she giggled to herself, the sheer feeling of anticipation moving her toward a state of complete ecstacy. She had waited so very long for this fight.

"Hehe...I can't wait to have more fun. That Robin is just so cute..its too bad he'll have to die...Oh poor Ravey will just be so angry at me...I almost feel bad but it really is Robin's fault for being chosen by my father." Rose clipped on her belt with a metallic click.

"Of course none of the Titans will be around for any of us, my expert computer skills will make sure of that." Rose had 'researched' the Titan's tower security system long ago when the Titans were still searching for her...just to be prepared. She had found it easy access even from a remote port, and knew exactly what it was capable of...exactly what she would need from it and this information would prove useful for her indeed.

"I really wish I could spend more time in their company, but I've gotten all I need from them. They provided an opportunity to go after my father and help to find him, but..." Even though Rose tried, she could not prevent herself from drifting back to only moments before, and the feelings of companionship, though as brief as they had been, Beast Boy and the Titans gave her. Feelings that under different circumstances, made Rose believe they could all be friends, and she wouldn't have to be alone anymore. So very alone...since everyone was taken...all alone.

"Maybe when its all over...maybe...no...no...nothing for me...nothing but alone..nothing."

Rose reached for her two daggers, gripping the handles of the blades tightly as she pushed down useless memories and emotions. They would not help her now or ever. Rose stared at her reflection on the blades of the daggers, a cold, frightening smile forming that truly held no emotion within it.

"Father...your little Rose is coming to see you..."

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Raven shot up from the rather uncomfortable and disheveled heap she had been in, somehow having fallen asleep during her hours of mediation, her legs still almost locked in the lotus position. For only the briefest of moments, Raven contemplated how sleeping in such a way could even be possible, but such thoughts were lost to the frightening visions she had in her head. Visions of truth...Robin reaching for her aid...her desperation...asking why...and her doing absolutely nothing.

Raven in almost a violent fashion shook her head in denial despite knowing there was nothing to deny...it was absolutely true. A few more seconds of steady breathing, and Raven began cursing herself once more for being so lax in her duties to allow herself to fall asleep. She should have been keeping an eye on Rose. It was her responsibility to ensure that the girl wasn't a threat to any of her friends, especially after the incident with Speedy. Raven couldn't argue the fact that Speedy probably deserved something for what he had said, but she wasn't going to let Rose kill him. Perhaps a warning cut...again Raven shook her head, standing to her feet. It wasn't Speedy she should have been worrying about but rather Beast Boy. He had gone chasing after Rose...who knows what could have happened...what Raven had allowed to happen

She had failed again, somehow knew something she shouldn't have allowed to happen, happened. She had allowed her own pain and frustration to make her forget about protecting Beast Boy from whatever Rose was trying to take from him. Stupid her...stupid, selfish Raven. She extended her senses out from her spot, looking for Beast Boy and Rose, finding a rather soothed presence of Beast Boy in a random guest room, but let out a slight gasp when she could not locate Rose within the tower...could not locate her presence. She was gone, and that couldn't be good for any reason.

The sudden blaring of an unknown alarm quickly got Raven's attention even as thick metal shifted down from the ceiling to cover her windows in her room, though even when those settled, she could still hear more metal moving outside her room. What the hell was going on? Raven had no idea, but she knew this was it...Rose had made her move, and it would all begin to end.

Raven went to phase through her door only to find herself painfully repelled by some type of resistant, electrical current, knocking her unceremoniously on to her backside, her whole body tingling from the huge jolt, only able to sit there for a few seconds, mumbling slowly out of a few words.

"What was that?" Raven realized that she somehow had become a prisoner in her own room, feeling the slightest bit of energy buzzing beneath her confirming that the electricity was somehow coursing through there as well. As she stood to her feet, her communicator starting to buzz urgently hopefully with answers.

"What the hell is going on Cyborg?" Raven's voice was nearly dead calm, though her insides felt like they were turning over on themselves.

"I don't know Raven. The tower's pretty much ultimate security system has somehow activated with us eyed as the intruders. This is not good Raven...this system is the best work I've ever done...if we're not careful, it will kill us all."

"Rose...it was Rose Cyborg. I know it."

"Damn crazy bitch. Why wasn't anyone watching her? I should have updated the security codes when I got back. Where the hell was my head at?" Of course Raven knew it was her who should have been watching Rose...this was all her fault.

"What do we do Cyborg?"

"Well on the plus side, we're somewhat safe if we don't leave the rooms we're in, well if its even possible. As far as I can tell, the confine mode not the destroy mode has been activated which is meant to impede movements of intruders, lock them down to their location wherever it might be rather than initially attack kind of like quarantine mode for the infirmary. There's reinforced steel blocking those doorways with an electrical current running through every wall including the floor and ceiling. There's a good chance Starfire and Beast Boy could break through with enough raw strength, but I can't get a hold of Beast Boy and told Starfire to stay put for the moment just like I told the members of Titan's East."

"Yes, I discovered the current on my own but that is beside the point. Rose is up to something, wanted to keep us busy here so that she could leave on her own. We can't just sit around...I need to go...we need to go after her Cyborg. We absolutely have to."

"I know Rae...I know, but we really don't want to go out of where we're locked down. Even if someone breaks through, the security system is meant to stop at all cost anything that breaks confine mode...there are more weapons than you can imagine covering every inch of this place...hallways, stairwells, heck even the damn air-ducts are covered. I don't think anyone would make it long enough on their own out there to free the rest of us. I should be able to override the system, but it will take time. I...I don't know what to do Raven. Damn I wish Robin was still here."

"We don't have time Cyborg! The only reason Rose would do something like this was if she knew where Slade was and was going to do something we would stop her from doing. Do you understand what that means? She's going to hurt Robin!" Cyborg was shocked at the sudden outburst by Raven, shocked at it seemed like she knew something he hadn't told her, but the shock didn't lessen exactly what Raven was saying.

"Alright...alright. I think I have an idea." Cyborg could be seen punching a few buttons on his arm with a look of concentration.

"Well as smart as Rose thinks she is, she was dumb enough to steal one of Robin's bikes which has more tracking technology on it that almost anything else thanks to Robin's extreme paranoia. She disabled most of them, but even she could not get them all so quickly. I've transferred the frequencies you'll need to track her Raven. I know by yourself, you can move at incredible speeds with your soul self...a lot faster if your not trying to carry all of us...so you can..."

"Wait...just me? What are you planning Cyborg?"

"If you give me about twenty minutes, I should be able to divert the current and get those metal barriers off your windows. I'm going to free you Raven, and you're going to go ahead after Rose."

"What! I'm not going to leave all of you here like this. I won't abandon all my family to save only one...even if...even if its Robin. I can't..."

"Yes you can Raven. Don't worry...everyone will just sit tight until I bring down the system then we'll be coming right after you in the T-car. We'll all be right behind you, and I think you're the best for this. I mean lets be honest, you're the strongest of all of us, and I think if anyone can save Robin, its you, and Robin needs saving." Cyborg gave Raven a supportive smile which Raven returned.

"Alright Rae...good luck. All of us have the same faith in you that we've always had, and always will have. I know you won't fail. Love ya girl, and I'll talk to you soon enough."

Cyborg blinked off on the communicator, leaving Raven with the lingering, fake smile on her face she had used with Cyborg. She would be the one to chase after Rose, knowing the crazed white-haired girl would lead her right to Robin and the vision she had seen would now undoubtably come to pass. Robin would fight Rose and there would be death no matter what Raven did...death and pain...and the loss of what Raven desired most...a life with her friends and Robin.