Chapter Seven: Name that Tune

Recap! Okay Beast Boy couldn't sleep and he went onto the roof. He heard a song so he went to find out where it was coming from and he ended up in Ravens room. The power just went out and Beast Boy and Raven are stuck in a dark scary room alone…. Unless they decide to open the door…. But that wouldn't be fun for my plot.

"What was that?" Raven asked bewildered.

"Power out." Beast Boy stated simply. "I saw a storm coming when I was on the roof."

Raven stood slowly and felt her way to her dresser where she lit a match. Using the light she made her way around the room, lighting her various candles and an incense near the bookshelf.

"And then there was light ... " she said softly as she finished the last candle. After hearing her words Beast Boy chuckled lightly.

"What?" she turned to face him, a delicate eyebrow raised.

"There's this movie and this girl knows about this Egyptian sun trick. It catches the sun in a mirror and then reflects off of all these other mirrors, lighting the whole room up."

"Figures it would have to be on a movie."

Trying not to bore her with his wide knowledge of movies, he glanced around the room for a change of subject when he spotted her flute. She had placed it in the middle of her bed to light all the candles in her room, and he was wondering what she was doing before he came.

"We- … but - …." He spluttered, "What were you doing anyways, it's midnight." He pointed an accusing finger at her.

She leaned in and retrieved her flute raising it to her lips.

"Would you like to hear a song?" without waiting for an answer she began to play.

It was beautiful. He forgot everything and focused only on the music around him. Before long he was at a loss for words and lapsed into a comfortable silence. After she finished playing the last note everything came rushing back to Beast Boy, including his speech ability.

" Wow …" he murmured ,"That was amazing! Where did you learn that?" he stared at her wide eyed.

"I didn't learn it in band … I just seem to remember it from somewhere … I can't remember where though."

Beast Boy watched as she tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. The candlelight softened her features and her deep purple eyes stood out amongst all the soft orange and yellows.

"Beautiful … " he mumbled.

"I know, no matter how many times I play it I never get tired of it … "

" … Not the song … "

Her face changed from content, to confused. Once she realized what he was talking about all but one candle was put out by a wave of black.

"Oops … "

"Keep playing, I was enjoying it." He settled himself at the head of her bed, leaning back on her pillows. She made her way up beside him on her knees, making herself comfortable fairly close to him. She was telling herself that she was merely there for the light the candle gave off, but happy and lust were screaming their protests inside her head.

Beast Boy was glad the candle was behind him. If it wasn't, Raven would have seen a ridiculous grin plastered across his face.

She finished making herself comfortable beside him and moved her fingers into place along her flute. She took a deep breath and begun to play again, this time not stopping after a mere couple of minutes. Their worries slipped away like water between their fingers. Raven seemed to be playing for hours and second all at once. Tame was going faster than they thought. Soon it had already been forty minutes.

When Beast Boy first heard the music he had flown in the window from the roof. Since he hadn't had a chance to close it, it was still open and the occasional gust of wind would blow in. While Raven had been playing, a few rain drops from the thunderstorm outside had come in and snuffed out the only candle left, plunging them into darkness. They didn't notice. All of their attention was on her song.

After a short while in the dark, sleep sounded very tempting to Beast Boy. He only had to sink deeper into the pillows before his eyes fully closed.

Raven finally stopped to catch her breath. An hour of playing the flute was exhausting. Once she had stopped though, it was hard to start again. She leaned over Beast Boy to tuck her flute away safely in her bedside table. Catching a whiff of his cologne she sighed contently. However she only had a moment to dwell on it, before sleep overtook her.

Ravens song had acted like a lullaby for Beast Boy, soothing him into a light slumber. He was later awoken by a warm weight on his chest. Reluctantly opening his eyes, he found Raven resting her head on his shoulder. She was breathing deep and even so he assumed that she was asleep. His arm was underneath her and was slowly numbing. He moved his arm so that his hand was on her hip. Although still sleeping, she noticed her movement and turned in to him, placing her hand on his chest and pulling him closer. Wow I really like where I am right now, Beast Boy thought, his eyes slightly widened in shock and amazement. And there was that smell again, exotic flowers, the likes of which he had never smelled before. Happy days, he thought, as he pulled her closer (As if that were possible), just to make sure she wouldn't slip away.

Robin had woken up at quarter to nine to take a shower. Cyborg had still been sleeping, but Beast Boy's bed had been empty. Robin thought it a little odd for Beast Boy to be out of bed before eleven, but then again the last five days he had to get up before eight.

Now he was standing in the bathroom, wet hair and fogged up mirrors. He peeled off his towel and changed into a clean uniform. He ran thought his normal morning routine that involved a lot of hair gel (three guesses what he's doing and the first two don't count!). He slipped on a pair of dark sunglasses instead of a mask and stepped out of the bathroom.

"Yo Rob, where's Beast Boy," asked a weary Cyborg.

"I don't know. He must have gotten up before me, I didn't see him at all." Robin tossed his pyjamas on his bed and walked over to his desk to look through his homework.

"Maybe he went to see Star, or play a prank on Raven?" Cyborg threw off his blankets and headed to the bathroom.

"Sure I'll check that out," he said absent-mindedly. He was focusing on a small screen in front of him. During the week they had set up cameras around the school. He saw a green skinned boy with pointy ears in a McAdams school uniform walk across the roof and sit at the edge. His ears perked up and he looked below him. Soon a green owl took his place and hopped off the roof. What did he do now!

Beast Boy was cold, but the thing beside him was warm. He pulled it closer and found it was soft, and smelled nice too. He opened his eyes to discover his nose was buried in black hair. He looked around and saw candles and a bookshelf. Oh right I'm in Ravens room. I remember now. Trying not to wake her he reached into his pocket and slipped his ring on, just in case. He stared up at the ceiling and sighed contently. He wanted to stay there as long as he could so he just closed his eyes and buried his nose in her hair again.

Starfire had come over shortly after Cyborg had finished his shower. They decided to wake Raven up before look for Beast Boy. All of their rooms were close together so they didn't have to walk far. Robin and Starfire led the way, Cyborg trudging behind.

"Raven, are you awake?" Robin questioned the door. Since it gave no answer he knocked … and knocked … until he finally got tired and kicked the door in. Their jaws dropped at what they found inside. For the second time in one week they watched as two team members untangled themselves from each other's arms.