Beast Boy heard the explosion and closed his eyes. He knew he was done for. Tears ran down his cheeks. He would never see Raven again. He would be dead.

He waited a second before opening his eyes and looking around. He was covered in a black aura. Raven had protected him. The aura faded as Raven ran towards him.

"Beast Boy, quick, we need to get out of here!" She took his hand as they fled out just before the old building collapsed into smouldering rubble.

Beast Boy turned to Raven with tears in his eyes.

"Rae, I'm so sorry about all this, it was all my-"

He was cut off when Raven wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tight. Tears were running down her cheeks too. She whispered back to him,

"I'm sorry too…"

Just then, the T-car stopped by, and Cyborg, Starfire, and Robin, a little late, jumped out. Robin said "All right Rage! We're taking you down!"

He looked around for a second and saw Beast Boy and Raven hugging, the building destroyed, and Rage was nowhere to be seen. Robin turned to Cyborg and said "I told you we shouldn't have stopped for pizza…" before walking back into the car dejectedly.

Raven told everyone what had happened in the car on the way back, leaving out the bit where she found out Beast Boy had a crush on her. When they arrived back at the tower, Beast Boy avoided everyone and went straight to his room. Raven tried to follow him, but the others were asking her questions.

"Are you sure you're alright?"

"Are you going to keep Beast Boy's emotions in the mirror?"

"Has everyone still not seen my mustard? I do not know where it could be!"

Raven pointed to a little jar of mustard on the side and tried to follow Beast Boy. She knocked on his bedroom door but he wasn't there. She climbed up the stairs to the roof and saw him sitting near the edge, crying. She quietly walked up, sat down next to him, and put her hand on his shoulder. He looked at her and said through sobs,

"You're not mad at me?"

Raven was more confused than Starfire when she read a dictionary.

"Why would I be mad at you? You saved me."

This just made Beast Boy cry harder.

"It was all my fault! It was my rage that got loose, it's my fault you nearly died…"

Raven put her arm around Beast Boy and comforted him.

"Beast Boy, you saved me. It wasn't your fault, it was me who made your rage so mad. I constantly put you down and made fun of you, and then I assumed that your emotions would still be weak… I've been horrible to you. And I'm sorry."

"You shouldn't be saying sorry to me Raven, you-"

Raven interrupted him again.

"You're right. I shouldn't be saying sorry. I should be showing you how sorry I am, and I know just the way how."

She wiped away his tears with her delicate hand, closed her eyes, and leaned into a passionate kiss, the first she had ever had. It was only for a few seconds, but for both of them it felt like forever. When she opened her eyes, Beast Boy was smiling again.

He put her arm around her and they both watched the sun set together.

"I think this is the beginning of something beautiful…" He said.

"And I believe you." She replied.

The End