Surprise
After Robin left to his room to try and find a way to fix the wedding problem, Starfire returned to gazing up at the stars.
Best Boy walked down the hall and gently lifted his hand to Ravens door. He knocked.
"Who is it?" she asked
"It's me," called Beast Boy
"Wait for a second," said Raven through the heavy metal door.
He heard her soft footsteps patter to the door. Next he heard the sound of locks sliding and her light breath. After a moment the door slid open.
"Yes?" she asked
"Can I come in?" asked Beast Boy
"No," said Raven shutting the door
He knocked on the door again and heard Raven sigh in exasperation. She opened the door again, revealing only a small crack in the door for her eyes.
"Why can't I come in?" he asked
"Because I'm doing something," she said
Before she could shut the door again, Beast Boy stuck his foot in the door. Raven opened it the entire way this time and leaned up against its frame.
"What do you need?" she asked glancing back into her room
"I'm bored!" He said
"Can't you just go play with a tree or turn into something and terrorize some other planet?" she asked
"Please hang out with me!" he begged
"Beast Boy I really-"
"Please!" He yelled, this time louder
"Beast Boy I-"
"Please!" He said again, this time louder than the last
Raven quickly clapped her hand over his mouth
"If I hang out with you for 20 minutes will you please shut up?" she asked
Beast Boy nodded and Raven released his mouth. He smiled at her and she just rolled her eyes. Beast Boy began to enter her room but she stuck out an arm to stop him
"Why can't I go in?" he asked
"Because"
"Because why," he said
"I'm doing something important," she said
"So? Maybe I can help," he explained
"No"
"Why not," he asked
"You are either going to break something, ruin something, or get eaten by something," she said, blocking the door
"Will not,"
"Don't you remember what happened when you spilt that love potion?" she asked
Beast Boy tried to recall that instance, but turned bright red when he did.
"There it is," Raven said with a small snicker
"So, that doesn't mean I'll so that ever again," he said defensively
"Yes it does, if you want me to 'hang out' with you. We're going to have to do it somewhere else," she said coldly
"Fine," he said
"Okay let's go, somewhere, something feels weird about this place," Raven said with a slight shudder
"Gardens?" he asked
"Anything to get me out of this hallway," she said stepping out of the doorway
Beast Boy led her down the dark velvet carpets to the large doors that cut off the inside of the palace from the rest of the planet. He opened them for her like any gentlemen would do, but began to shift under the heavy weight of the doors. Raven giggled slightly then shot a black ray out of the jewel on her forehead. The door was encased in black light and was being held open by simply her mind.
Beast Boy laughed sheepishly then walked out of the door. Raven followed and when she left the threshold, the heavy door shut behind her. Beast Boy began making twists and turns down the winding path that led over the entire planet.
"Beast Boy, I think you're lost" said Raven
"Were not lost, were just taking a small detour," he said
"Well, in case you were wondering, the gardens are that way," said Raven pointing at a lush green patch of land just to their left
"I knew that," Beast Boy laughed attempting to cover up his miss direction
They walked to the gardens and Raven sat down on a bench. Beast Boy sat next to her and they began to talk
"I wonder if Robins going to have a freak out when Starfire gets married" Beast Boy said
"He will, but that's not the only thing that's been going on. Something much deeper, something much darker is happening," said Raven
"What do you mean?"
"I mean that Haddix isn't who he says he is. There's something different about him"
"How so?" he asked
"He's cold. He doesn't glow like Starfire, he doesn't, he's not. He's got a dark soul," she said
"Wait what?" Beast Boy said
"I mean, he doesn't have any good inside of him. Evil and hatred are running though him," she said
"So? He's Starfires best friend," said Beast Boy
"No. He's not. He's different now. He want's something out of her. And I can tell you now, his intentions, they aren't good"