"Raven, are you ok?" Robin asked, his tone casually concerned but his face severe as he reached for her once they got inside the tower. His wide palm closed tensely around her upper arm; the contact caused shivers to spread through her entire body. Raven found herself immediately embarrassed and disturbed all at the same time.

Raven's body craved to feel skin against skin, she wanted so badly to ask Robin to do that for her. He could understand aspects of her mind that she still found confusing. They held sympathy and empathy for each other on a deeply personal level.

He'd do that for me, satisfy this craving and then let me move on, her less reasonable side argued quickly, about to implode from the pressure.

You've got to be kidding, her logical side argued, you're really considering asking Robin to help you out with your sexual urges? You must be mentally unstable.

Raven felt a clenching in her gut from just thinking about it, her chest tightened and her muscles clenched in anticipation for an action she would never express, her body prepared for sensations she would never experience.

Those emotions would stay buried in the back of her mind, she couldn't and wouldn't allow lust to run around in her body fucking everything in sight.

The more she thought about locking lust away the stronger it became and the faster her heart raced, the more she pushed at it to disappear the tighter her core clenched and the dirtier her thoughts became.

Raven nodded softly in delayed response to Robin's concern, just barely able to hold herself together, "I'm going to bed, don't bother me." Her tone was clipped but not strained, she wasn't mad at him and therefore felt no need to press her dark mood onto everyone else. The last thing Raven wished to be was a burden.

Robin grinned, not the least bit offended by her caustic tone, "Ok, I think we're going to watch a movie, sure you don't want to join?" He knew her answer but he knew that if he didn't offer she would think she was unwanted. At least when he asked she could feel confident in joining if she ever felt like it.

Raven almost smiled, next to Beast Boy in the dark…yeah, that sounds like a great idea. But the moment she thought about it her mind took off running. She wanted to experience the things she had in the car, wanted them to go further. Briefly she imagined herself, pressed firmly against his chest, his hands against her hips, pulling her closer and closer with every breath…

She mentally groaned, willing the thoughts from her cluttered mind.

Despite her sour mood she responded in kind, "Thank you, but no."

"Friend Raven, you do not wish to participate in the merriment of the popped corn and then scary films?" Starfire desperately wanted her only female friend to join, she wished to bond over the faux fear created by cinema and to have a popping corn fight with all her friends...including Raven.

But it was hard, Star had realized, to get them all together because Raven usually retreated into the dark, depressing depths of her room.

Raven spared a small smile in Starfire's direction, she could feel Star's desperation and disappointment, she could read the aura of her mind and felt sympathetic.

Raven persuaded herself not to let Star's passion for earth culture influence her own decisions. After all she needed a few moments to meditate and speak with her emotions, she needed advice on how to quench the thirst that now raced through her vein.

The rest of the team slowly made their way over the massive couch and began to argue about which movie was the most appropriate. Raven excused herself quietly into the kitchen to make a cup of herbal tea.

She was removing the boiling water from the microwave when she felt a hand on her lower back. She jerked in response, dropping the cup of boiling water down her entire right arm.

She gasped quietly in pain and in surprise. Her black magic caught the cup before it could hit the ground while she moved back and quickly pulled her scalded arm against her chest.

"Rae, I'm so sorry!" Beast Boy gasped and reached out to hold her aching arm for her.

Raven pushed him away angrily and frowned, "What do you think you're doing sneaking up on me like that, damn it!"

You're usually not that easy to sneak up on...Beast Boy was horrified and tried again to reach out to her, "I'm so sorry, are you ok?"

"Of course I'm fine." Raven snapped back quietly, their friends, after all, we watching the movie and Raven didn't want to draw attention, "I can heal myself."

Beast Boy nodded quickly and then turned to quickly fill another cup with warm water and then place it in the microwave.

Raven glared at his back while her body rested for a moment, regaining the energy to heal the burn, it ached for a few moments but eventually lessened to a point where she could move hastily in front of Beast Boy to retrieve the new cup.

He stood there silently, watching her.

She thought for sure that he'd have gone back to the couch, he hated missing the beginning of movie.

Raven watched the hot tea swirl slowly and turned to her right, towards the door leading to the hallway. But there he was, in her way, and once again nearly caused her to drop the cup.

"When did you get so quiet all of the sudden?" She hissed under her breath and quickly moved around him.

"Raven, wait up for a sec…" Beast Boy mumbled after her and began to follow, his footsteps silent behind her. How annoying.

She ignored him though, she hadn't been in the mood to talk after he'd embarrassed her, and now he'd managed to give her a physical injury too.

"Raven, please!" he whined childishly but Raven ignored him, she just wanted to get into bed with a good book and fall asleep, neither activity required Beast Boy's presence.

Finally Beast Boy's annoyance got the most of him and he sped up to stop in front of her, reaching out to grip her shoulder in an attempt to stop her consistently stealthy movements.

Hold still.

"What?" Raven breathed, her agitation melting into something a little darker, her eyes closed in frustration.

Beast Boy stared down at her suddenly serene face, that's my girl, chill out for two seconds. Ug...my girl...that sounds so stupid...I'm so stupid.

Raven was about to simply phase into her room when she felt a gentle touch against her left cheek. Her eyes shot open to find Beast Boy's looking quite shocked aswell.

"Sorry, you had a...an eyelash...on your cheek." He spoke slowly, as if even he was also unsure of what he'd just done.

"Beast Boy, how many times do I have to tell you not to touch me?" Raven sighed softly.

Fuck me, did I really just fucking do that? Am I so desperate that any opening can't be passed up? Beast Boy mentally kicked himself, the answer is yes…I'm fucking desperate.

"Oh come on Rae, you love when I touch you...it turns you on." Oh dear lord my mouth won'r stay shut.

Raven's face turned bright red, "It most certainly does not, and you're disgusting for even thinking that!"

Beast Boy grinned and stepped closer to her, he reached down slowly to block her there, he wanted to prove he could do it, prove that he had the ability to turn her on...worse then that he wanted to smell her and taste her and feel her in every way possible.

His hand curved around her lower back and pulled her closer, "You think I don't have the ability? You were turned on in the car, just like me."

Raven't face turned a deeper shade of red, "No."

He grinned, "Yes." I would give anything to see you that way just one more time…

AN:

Sorry that took so long, I hate school, my classes this year are kinda sorta alota work :P But NO EXCUSES. Thanks all for subscribing, reading and commenting; I'll probably post one more tomorrow to make up for my neglect.

Promise the next one will be more lovey-dovey/close contact/romantic. :)

-Kay