"Aren't you going to eat your pizza?" Starfire eyed her green teammate nervously. It was around ten thirty at night and the team was gathered around the table for their usual feast. Well, almost the whole team.

"I know why he's upset." Cyborg snickered, his eyes glowing mischievously, "Raven has been missing all night."

"Dude, I'm just not hungry." Beast Boy shot back half-heartedly. The pizza sat cold on his plate, lacking the usual allure it contained.

"She has been missing all day." Robin added, ever the serious one "Does anyone know where she is?"

The green teen's stomach dropped at the growing silence. Sure, Raven was known to be anti-social and slink around the tower by herself all day. Once, she had gone a whole week without communicating with anyone. But that was when she had first joined the team. She liked them much more now. She hardly went anywhere without telling someone first, or leaving a note.

"Perhaps," Starfire's cheery voice broke the silence, "she is out with the male dancer of the tango?"

"All day?" Cyborg retorted, half suggestively, half seriously. Beast Boy's ears drooped a little, but he perked them back up quickly.

"Imma go check her room. Maybe she came back." He made his exit quickly, attempting to avoid anymore talk of his missing teammate. The conversation immediately switched over to more enjoyable banter as the doors whirled closed behind him.

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"Man, you aren't even trying!" Cyborg complained for the fiftieth time as his opponent's car crashed over the side of the track. "That's it, I'm done. Night."

The robotic teen switched the Gamestation off and had stormed out of the room before Beast Boy could think of a feeble reply. They'd been playing for nearly 2 hours and it was well past midnight. The first twenty mind-numbing games had been successful in stealing his attention away from a certain missing female, but after the monotonous factor set in, they hardly helped.

Now, he was left with nothing to do and a whole lot of time to do it. His mind wandered, but it always found its way back to a certain half demon. After what seemed like an age of thinking, he switched on the television and numbly stared at infomercial after infomercial.

"You can't live without this!" The announcer belted excitedly as numbers flashed and the commercial gave way to another.

"Can't live without that my ass," Beast Boy grumbled back, "I don't need that. I do need anything but tofu and water. Nothing!" His animalistic natures growled at the glowing box, all their frustration and heat focused on the overly annoying salesmen shouting their pitches. A heavy pit of anger settled in his stomach as he stared at the blinking images. He wanted to scream. He wanted to punch something. He wanted to kick something, bite something, scratch something, to beat something's ass. He gritted his teeth and punched the power button on the remote before flipping unto his back.

The ceiling was a shady grey color from the darkness and the moon. He stared blankly at the meeting place of dark and light. It was beautiful, the way it mixed together perfectly, the way it faded from light to darker. He sighed contentedly at the grayscale collage. It was so-Crash!

'So much for peaceful.' Beast Boy thought as he sprung from the couch. Another crash rang through the silence and then a loud shout.

"Damn!" The voice roared as the front door swung open. Beast Boy got ready to pounce on the intruder. Closer, the shadow came. Closer. Closer.

'Almost… Go!' Beast Boy launched forward with a yowl. The figure stumbled backwards as Beast Boy hit it, not even bothering to move out of the way. The two rolled on the floor until the teen gained advantage rather easily.

"Dude, lamest vil- Woah!" The figure was pinned underneath the green hero- it was relatively easy. The female below him groaned lightly.

"I'm not nearly drunk enough for this to be ok."

"S-sorry!" He whimpered, watching the girl sit up and rub her head. She tried to get to her feet, all the while glaring at him, but fell back down. Her face was illuminated in the moonlight.

"Sonvab-"

"Holy shit, Raven. Are you drunk?" Beast Boy's eyes widened at the dark haired girl.

"Ya think, genuisss?" She hissed back.

No way this was the calm, collected girl he knew. It had to be a copy, some evil villain clone that came out acting drunk and he figured it'd be good enough to fool the dumb one.

"You're drunk." He repeated dumbly, staring at her. She had given up on trying to stand and was no cross-legged on the floor.

"No." The girl snapped at him, annoyance clearly sprawling across her face, "I'm not drunk enough." With a wave of her hand, a small black portal opened up and a beer dropped into her hand. The green teen's mouth fell open as he watched the usually stoic hero gulp down a mouthful of alcohol. The animals inside him roared into action, causing him to blush slightly from the images they were giving him. Then he kicked into high gear and snatched the beer away.

She clumsily reached out and smacked him as he retreated. He ignored the burning of his cheeks- half from the slap, half from embarrassment- and poured the beer down the sink. When he came back she was fumbling with the edge of her cape. Her eyes were shadowed; her head, downcast. His ears perked at a little noise- a mix of a choke and an inhale. He ventured closer and bent down in front of her. She sniffed lightly as he gently grabbed her face and tilted it upwards. Tracks of tears streamed down her cheeks.

"Aw, Rae." He whispered, dropping her face and wrapping her in a hug. For a moment, she simply sat still but then she gripped the back of his shirt. She sobbed into his chest as he smoothed her hair and rubbed her back. He heard something snap, something crack, but ignored it. Obviously, her powers were going haywire. After a few moments, her grip relaxed and her sobbing quieted, but neither moved away.

"What happened to you?" He softly asked, stroking her hair again. She stiffened at his voice and pulled back a little. He could see her eyes rimmed in red. Her hands unlatched themselves from her back and she scooted backwards a ways. Her head dropped and she rested her clenched fists on her folded legs.

"Why... Why doesn't anyone like me?" She whispered. Her voice was so sad, so hopeless, so sure, so... heartbroken- the boy had no idea what to do.

"Plenty of people like you, Rae."

"No!" She rumbled, "Nobody likes the creepy one. No matter what she does, it's always the bubbly ones they end up fucking." She laughed harshly, a humorless chuckle, "Unless you count me as being fucked over, because then I'm fucked all the time." Her tone was so sure, but so upset, that the green teen was taken aback. He grabbed her face and gently jerked it to face his.

"Don't you ever say that again." He whispered lowly, "Robin, Cyborg, Star, me... We would all die for you. The townspeople love you. We love you." He released her slowly. It was silent for a moment as she looked at him somberly.

"Then, why can't I find my person? Robin and Starfire found each other. Cyborg and Bee will end up together." She waved a clumsy arm in a general flourish. "You had Terra." She looked at him sadly. His ears drooped at the mention of his former crush's name. There was a sad pause."When will I find mine?"

"Terra is gone, Raven." He replied softly, "I'm alone, too."

She snorted. "Not for long. You aren't creepy, you aren't anti-social. You are friendly and handsome and people like you." She poked him in the chest, "It's easy for you."

He placed a hand on her hand, pulling it off his chest slowly. "It's never easy. And you've got it wrong, Rae. You aren't alone. I've told you before." He smiled at her. "You are intelligent, unique, beauiful... You'll find someone."

Silence answered his words. His heart was beating in his chest- more than usual- as he watched her. Slowly, as if painful, she inhaled and tucked a piece of hair behind her ear.

"Thank... you." She whispered before falling forward, into his arms. She passed out right there, with a small smile on her face. Beast Boy smiled back and carefully picked her up, then put her on the couch.