AN: Here's today's installment, hope you enjoy and thanks for all the reviews.

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All choices lead you down different roads. Some roads have no barriers but air, and it's as easy as breathing to change you're track. Some roads are protected by walls, and nothing that you do will change the path that you have chosen to walk upon.

Chapter 26 – Sealed

Raven woke up at the crack of dawn yet again. She had had a discomforting sleep, one filled with pestering nightmares, though not ones that would cause her to wake up. Raven sighed, today she had to watch a movie with Simon, and she wasn't particularly looking forward to it. Raven stepped out of her room and headed for the common room. It would be best if she could sneak out of the Tower early in the morning to escape the notice of her fellow Titans… in particular, one of them. She had spent the majority of the night thinking about the question that troubled her deeply. Had she made the right decision? She had made the only decision that wasn't wrong in her eyes… did that make it right? Raven shook her head, trying to shake the question out of head, and began to walk towards the exit of the Tower.

"Where are you going Raven?" muttered Robin, stepping out of the shadows.

"Robin!" cried a startled Raven.

"You can't always sneak out of the tower and leave us all behind wondering where you are. Have you forgotten that we're you're friends?" asked Robin darkly.

"No… it's just for the time-being… I need to do this" replied Raven quietly.

"Do what?" questioned Robin.

"It's none of your business" muttered Raven.

"Not this again… you and Beast Boy better give me some answers to what the hell is going on" growled Robin.

"If you're searching us for answers, you're not likely to find them any time soon" murmured Raven.

"Why's that?" asked Robin, raising a brow.

"Because all this is none of your business" replied Raven with an amused smile upon her face.

"This isn't funny Raven!" cried Robin, "Beast Boy is like a…"

"Don't…" interrupted Raven.

"What?" said Robin.

"Don't tell me what Beast Boy's like" murmured Raven.

"I think you should know, since you caused it" muttered Robin.

"You have no idea what I had to do" cried Raven angrily.

"Of course I don't, because you people won't tell me" exclaimed Robin.

"I'm sorry Robin, but you're not going to get anything from me" muttered Raven, stepping past Robin. Raven walked out of the tower, choosing to walk upon the streets rather than fly. Robin was being very persistent and it painfully reminded her of Beast Boy. Could she tell him what she had done? He was the only one who knew about her and Beast Boy, did she dare to tell him what had happened between her and Beast Boy? No. She couldn't tell him, she knew that he would not allow her to sacrifice herself for the welfare of others. Raven entered the city's mall, heading towards the cinema, preparing herself for more time spent with Simon.

Beast Boy woke up, his eyes fluttering open. In that moment of waking, all memory, all thought and worry, all heart ache and pain were clear from his mind. It was a great feeling, a feeling of freedom from burden. But it was not to last. A rolling sensation of memories, anxiety and pain crashed over Beast Boy, causing him to groan as he relived everything that occurred in the past few days. Raven had left him and he was all alone. With a pained sigh, Beast Boy walked out of his room and into the common room. At least he was feeling once more, at least he wasn't numb, dead anymore.

"Hey Beast Boy" greeted Robin, as Beast Boy stepped into the common room.

"Hey Robin" muttered Beast Boy.

"You look better today, even though you woke up surprisingly early" said Robin.

"Yeah, I do feel better today" replied Beast Boy.

"So you won't mind me asking what happened between you and Raven?" asked Robin.

"It's complicated" muttered Beast Boy, thinking about it.

"Really?" replied Robin, rolling his eyes.

"Yeah. Maybe I'll tell you one day, but not today" said Beast Boy, gulping down a glass of soy milk.

"Maybe I'll be president one day" muttered Robin, irritated that he was out of the loop.

"You never know. Where's Raven?" asked Beast Boy, looking around.

"She went out this morning" replied Robin cautiously.

"Oh… I think I'll be going out too then" stated Beast Boy, before walking out of the Tower. Robin sighed heftily. They were lucky that no villain had turned up for a while, they probably wouldn't stand a chance with Beast Boy gone loopy.

Raven sat motionlessly on a cinema chair, Simon seated next to her. They had exchanged a brief conversation before entering the cinema, and she was glad that it had been short. Simon gazed intently at the screen, watching the movie with a passion. Raven hadn't watched a single segment, her mind on other things. She couldn't avoid Beast Boy forever, there had to come a time where she had to face him, and he would probably confront her some time soon as well. It would be better that she told him that she was going out with Simon, than he found out on his own. Raven nodded in agreement with herself. Yes, she would face Beast Boy later today, and they would talk. Not small talk, or useless chatter. No. It would be real talk.

The movie came to a close as the screen faded to black and credits rolled up it. Simon looked at her, signalling that they should leave, and the pair walked out of the cinema walking side by side.

"That was great don't you think?" exclaimed Simon in excitement.

"Uh yea… brilliant" replied Raven.

"Which part was your favourite?" asked Simon.

"That part… um… you know with the shooting and screaming and stuff" answered Raven, trying to grasp all she remembered from what she had glimpsed from the screen.

"Oh yea, that part was awesome" replied Simon with a smile.

Raven nodded in agreement.

"I'm glad you enjoyed it" said Simon happily, as they walked through the mall.

Raven walked along side Simon as they wandered through the halls of the mall. She felt a little bit guilty manipulating Simon for her benefit, but if she was what he wanted then she was obliged to deliver. She walked with her head down, and nearly bumped into a by-passer.

"Sorry" came a voice apologising for the collision.

"That's okay…" replied Raven, her voice trailing off as she looked up.

"Raven?" murmured the green changeling standing in front of her.

"Uh… Beast Boy, what are you doing here?" replied Raven, her heart beating rapidly against her chest. She could see the suppressed emotions behind his eyes, and she knew how hard he was trying to keep his feelings under check. Seeing the hurt that lay in his face tore at her heart, but she couldn't turn away.

"I was just walking" muttered Beast Boy.

"Right…" said Raven softly. Even now her feelings for Beast Boy seemed to be rearing up in her throat, and gripping her with a terrifying exhilaration.

"Who's that?" asked Beast Boy suspiciously, pointing at Simon.

Raven's heart stopped. "That's… Simon" she uttered.

"Hello Beast Boy" greeted Simon, putting forward his palm, searching for a handshake. Beast Boy kept his hands by his side, his eyes narrowing.

"Who are you Simon?" muttered Beast Boy, his voice hostile.

"Um… I'm just Raven's friend" answered Simon, taken aback by the fervour in Beast Boy's voice.

"So you're not… more than a friend?" asked Beast Boy, his eyebrow raised.

"Um… I dunno" replied Simon.

"Listen… what's you're name again?" inquired Beast Boy.

"Simon" answered Simon.

"Listen, Simon. If you so much as look at Raven in a way that she dislikes, or touch her in a way she finds discomforting, I will come down on you so hard that you're gonna wish that you'd never met Raven" muttered Beast Boy, his voice overflowing with venom.

Simon stared back at him, unsure how to respond.

"Do you understand me?" asked Beast Boy, taking in heavy breaths.

"Yes" replied Simon.

"I hope you do… for you're sake" muttered Beast Boy.

"Okay…" said Simon, licking his lips.

Beast Boy turned around and walked away. He couldn't believe it, Raven was seeing another guy. Well not necessarily, he thought to himself. Simon had said that they were just friends… but he doubted it. Jealously choked him, as images of Simon kissing Raven filled his mind. He let out an angry growl. This was unbelievable, Raven wouldn't do this to him, would she? They had been together, they had had something that nobody else could have. He couldn't accept it, Raven couldn't be with someone else… it was impossible, he wouldn't believe it. Beast Boy walked through the mall, his head full of anger, jealously and sorrow.

"So that's Beast Boy?" asked Simon, him and Raven standing in the middle of a crowded mall.

"Yeah…" replied Raven breathlessly.

"He seems like a bit of dickhead" muttered Simon.

"No. He's not" said Raven strongly.

Simon raised an eyebrow.

"He's a great guy" continued Raven, her voice softening.

Simon looked at her. "Was there something between you and Beast Boy? Were you… with him?" asked Simon suspiciously.

"No…" Raven lied, her heart aching at the word. She was denouncing a relationship that she had held so dear to her, and it pained her to the core.

"So you weren't more than friends?" continued Simon.

"No" replied Raven.

"Raven… are we more than friends?" asked Simon cautiously.

Raven looked into Simon's bright blue eyes that seemed to blind her with their harsh light. This was it, she had to make her decision now. If she said yes then there was no turning back. Was she ready to sacrifice her life for Beast Boy's sake, and for Simon's happiness? It was the only choice that she could come up with, she couldn't choose anything else. She had to have made the right decision, she couldn't back out now, could she? Memories of her time with Beast Boy floated through her head, and her heart ached. Thoughts of seeing his dead body lying limp on the floor haunted her mind, and she sighed. This was the only way.

"Yes… we are" replied Raven quietly.

Simon smiled softly. "Do you… want to come over to my house tomorrow?" he asked.

"Alright" muttered Raven in reply.

Simon nodded in content.

"I better be going Simon" said Raven.

"Okay, well I'll see you tomorrow then" murmured Simon.

"Yeah…" muttered Raven softly before walking out of the mall. She walked back towards the Tower her head filled with thoughts. So she had sealed the deal, and there was no backing out now. She was obliged to stick with Simon, and forever it would be so. Never to be with Beast Boy, never to be with anyone other than Simon. She had sacrificed her happiness, her entire life so Beast Boy would be well, and it was not a choice she regretted. She thought back to the hostility of the look upon Beast Boy's face. She definitely wasn't looking forward to confronting him now. With a sigh she kept walking, thinking about the consequences of her actions.

AN: Hope you enjoyed this chapter, things are about to get real busy around here.