The words stung Beast Boy.
'How could she just want Terra to be happy? Didn't Raven hate Terra? How could she just say no like that, so someone she hates was happy?' Then it hit him 'Cause she is the nicest person in the world, duh.'
Wanting her to accept him, Beast Boy left the note on his (hardly used) desk, and went down to her room to talk to her.
Beast Boy walked back and forth outside Ravens room for about an hour, trying to build up the courage to knock. Why did he like Raven? Beast Boy keep asking himself. She was smart, always calm, and there were times when she could be really funny. That was his whole list. He said to himself, still pacing out side her door. If Beast Boy had not been so consumed in his thoughts, or staring at the floor, he might have noticed Ravens door had been open for the past five minutes, and that Raven had been watching him walk back and forth. Yet Beast Boy not notice until Raven spoke.
"Beast
boy, what are you doing?" Raven said.
"Raven, I. . .
wanted to tell you, that I. . ." Beast boy stopped talking for a
second, and acted quickly on impulse; he just turned and kissed
Raven. Very quickly, there lips barely met then he pulled away again,
"That I really like you." Raven, cheeks still pink, opened
her mouth to respond, but before she could the alarm went off.
" BEAST BOY, RAVEN! COME ON!" Cyborg yelled running past them down the hall. Raven gave a quick glance to Beast boy, and then ran down the hall after Cyborg.
"Who is it?" Robin said, bursting into the room about a minute after Raven had.
"The witness that called in said it was a giant rock person." Crystal said, as Cyborg began to head to the car.
"Cynderblock." Robin said, hopping on his R-Cycle(1).
"Wait," Beast Boy called, "Terra is not answering."
"Forget her, she isn't any help anyway." Raven said harshly, taking off behind Robin. Beast Boy and Starfire followed her.
By the time the Titans got there, Cynderblock had left, and the destruction was terrible.
"Scan for anyone buried under the destruction." Robin instructed to Cyborg and Raven.
"Ya dude, there is like ten people scattered around. Under bricks and stuff. From my scanners there alive." Cyborg said.
Cyborg pointed in one direction, and Starfire went to go dig. "Yo, Raven! There's a kid under here." Cyborg yelled, trying to lift a heavy rock.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" Raven said, lifting the rock. "Hurry". Beast boy could tell by Ravens face that she was having trouble holding it up.
Beast boy jumped in the hole, walking out carrying two kids. "Got 'em."
The kids were seriously injured. "Raven could you heal them." Beast boy asked, carefully avoiding a direct look at Raven.
Ravens put her hands over the kids cuts. "Almost done." She said kindly to the second kid.
"Not yet Titans." Slades voice came from behind them.
Acting as quickly as possible, Raven grabbed both kids and shoved them out of the way of one of Slades explosives. Raven covered both of them. "Quick, first chance you get, run." Raven said, using her powers to build a wall between Slade and herself.
Once
the kids were safely hidden behind a rock, Raven began to shoot back.
Raven was fighting one of Slades minion things, when Slade
turned, aiming a explosive right at her. Ravens eyes grew wide as she
readied herself for the hit, but in a seconds time, as if in slow
motion, Beast boy jumped in front, taking the hit himself.
"AZARATH METRION ZINTHOS!" Raven screamed, lifting about 50 minions and throwing them to Slade.
Slade quickly retreated, and the minions followed. " Beast boy?" Starfire said softly, on the verge of tears, but no answer came.
"Raven, we already told you, it is not your fault." Cyborg said, a hand on Ravens shoulder.
Raven shook her head, "He jumped in front of me, Slade meant to hit me."
Raven
said, watching Beast boy sit perfectly still on the infirmary
bed.
Raven raised her hand, "I am going to try to heal him."
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos." Raven said. Her hands glowed white for a second, then turned black and the black light spread around Beast boy, then around the room.
"Stop her, she'll blow up the tower, she lost control!" Chance yelled.
Cyborg grabbed Ravens waist and knocked her over in a tackle. They heard a loud crunching sound. "The rooms gunna BLOW!" Cyborg yelled. Grabbing Beast boy's body and grabbing Ravens wrist, pulling them towards the door, as the room slowly caved in.
Once safely in the hallway, Cyborg handed Beast boy to to Starfire, who brought Beast boy to his room. "ARE YOU CRAZY RAVEN?" Cyborg yelled. "I could arrest you right now, you know that? You almost killed half of us!" Cyborg paused, and waited for Raven to yell back, but Raven sat quietly, her hood on, and her head tilted to the floor.
Chance
yelled back instead.
"It's not like she meant to Cyborg. She
was trying to help!"
Terra picked that moment to walk in. "Hey guys what's up? I was out shopping and my communicator battery died, and--What happened?" Terra said, looking from the explosion to the Titans miserable faces.
"Raven almost killed us. Lost control. And BB got hit in a battle, that you missed while shopping. He's out cold." Cyborg said, glaring at Raven.
"She was trying to heal Beast Boy. Raven meant no harm," Chance said in her defence.
Ya, that turned out so well. Why don't you and Raven just go back to Azarath! Everything seemed fine there." Terra yelled, more from instinct then meaning it.
Chance opened his mouth to yell something back, but Raven answered first.
"Fine." She said, her voice horse and low. "Give me three days and I will be out of the Tower."
Terra opened her mouth to apologize, but Raven already went though the floor.
"Why did you say that to her?" Chance asked Terra.
"I…I didn't mean it! Honestly. I thought she'd just ignore it. Like all the other times I say things." Terra said, and from her face Chance could tell she really didn't mean anything by it.
"You should think more before you speak. I'll talk her out of it." Robin said, turning to leave the hallway.
It was Ravens last night at titans tower, she sat in the kitchen, pretending to read her book. She was watching everyone else from the corner of her eye.
Robin and Starfire were eating chocolate cake on the counter. Raven could not help wondering if her and Beast Boy could be doing that, if she had not injured him more.
Cyborg and Crystal were having a conversation about things Raven did not even understand. They would laugh every once in a while, then go back to there scientific conversation.
Chance was talking to Terra about how he was the master off all thumb wars.
At 9:30pm, the power in the tower went off, as the Titans headed to bed. Cyborg, Crystal and Starfire headed to the east hallway, Raven, Robin and Terra to the west. "Goodnight." Terra said, waving as he turned into his room.
Terra continued behind Raven down the hall way.
"Raven," Terra said softly. "Why don't you trust me? You never talk to me, and the only time you glance at me is with an evil, 'I'm watching you stare'."
Raven continued walking as if she had not heard. "Raven! Answer me." Terra said, in a whisper/yell.
"You
want an answer Terra. Fine." Raven said. Her tone was harsh. "I
don't trust you because you turned your back on us, betrayed us,
tricked us, and worst of all, you enjoyed doing it. All you wanted to
do last time, was give Slade his information Terra. That's all you
ever wanted." Raven said, sinking into a black circle on the
floor.
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Morning came quickly, and Raven intended on leaving before any other titans woke up. It was almost 5:30am, when Raven tip toed into Beast Boy room carrying only a candle.
"
Beast Boy," Raven said to the still unconscious superhero, "I
am sorry, for everything. It is all my fault you got hit, and my
fault the Tower blew up. I never met anyone I liked more then you. I
am sorry I could never really tell you that when you were awake."
Raven leaned over, and just for a split second, kissed Beast Boy
before taking her bags and leaving for Chances room.
Raven and
Chance left quickly, locking the tower behind them.
