Hey guys. You are all awesome and I love each and every one of you. Here is chapter 4. Have you guessed what the sneak peak is? Hehe.
Chapter 4: The aftermath
It has been one week since the incident with the Brotherhood. Raven still hasn't told him how she truly felt and frankly, she was a little scared to do so. He has changed dramatically. He stays in his room all the time. He only comes out when he needs to such as: eating, bathroom, missions things of that nature. He can't fit in his old uniform so he has to wear some of Cyborg's old cloths. He is getting his new uniform tomorrow. His happy-go-lucky attitude was gone. It was replaced with a more serious demeanor. He hasn't told a joke, smiled, or even pestured Raven since the Brotherhood.
As far as his new powers go, he hasn't even used them. Cyborg ran some teats and confirmed that the drug not only enhanced his powers but also pushed his primal side to the verge of exploding. He had no control of his actions nor did he know what was happening. Because of this Beast boy was let off the hook. Otherwise he would have been in some serious trouble. He has been able to use some of his new powers with out unleashing his primal side. He now has: incredible eye sight, he can see from miles away, his hearing has improved, he can hear things across the world, and his strength and speed greatly improved. He can even go up against Cyborg in weight lifting and win. He can also use the energy claws.
"Raven, could you hand me the torch?" Raven was brought out of her thoughts by Cyborg. After a moment she finally remembers where she is and hands him the torch. She was helping Cyborg work on his car. She had also came down here to ask for some advice.
"Um Cyborg, can you take me to my favorite cafe later on? I really need to talk to you." she asked.
"Sure Rae, just let me finish this up and then we can go." he said. It didn't take long for him to finish. They arrived at the cafe and were in an awkward silence.
"So, what do you want to talk about?" Cyborg asked breaking the silence. Raven gathered up all of the courage she had before could even looking at him.
"Well...it's Beast boy." she said.
"What about him?"
"Cyborg have you ever liked someone, I mean like like someone but never had the guts to tell them?" she asked. Cyborg was blown away by her question. This was not what he was expecting at all.
"Well of course I have. I was in high school and there was this girl in my class. She was smart, beautiful, fun, and best of all she loved meat. I would sometimes day-dream about her. After a while I finally had the nerve to ask her out." he said.
"And what did she say?" Raven asked.
"She said yes. She also said that she had been waiting for me to ask her for a long time. During that time I had never felt so stupid for not asking her sooner. That was the best first year of high school I ever had." Cyborg said smiling as he said it. Then his smile disappeared. "And then, this happened." he said looking at his hands. "After the doctors put me back together I ran away. I never heard from her again. But what dose that have to do with Beast boy?" he asked.
"Well you see...I sorta...I-I fell in love with him." she said. Cyborg just smiled as he crossed his arms over his chest. He then started to giggle which turned into a laugh. Raven felt her cheeks become very hot. She couldn't believe it. Cyborg was laughing at her. How dare he laugh at her?
"Well it's about time. I always knew you two had a thing for each other." he said. Raven let out a huge sigh in relief. He wasn't laughing at her, he was just happy.
"Why don't you tell him how you feel?" he asked.
"Because I know he doesn't feel the same way about me. He never did." she said sadly.
"Aw c'omon. That's not true. He is always trying to get you to smile. Doesn't that tell you something?" he asked. She knew he was right. Even Beast boy said that he wasn't going to give up until he got her to smile. Maybe he did have feelings for her, just maybe.
"Thanks Cy." she said getting up from their table.
"Your welcome." he said getting up as well. It was getting late and time for them to go home. Once they got there he went strait to bed, but she had a job to do first. She was finally going to tell Beast boy how she felt. As she entered the hall she got the feeling of uneasiness. She assumed it was her nerves. When she got to his room, she noticed the door was open. She walked in and gasped at the sight in front of her. The room was empty. The bed had been stripped, the closet door was open but no cloths, and everything was gone. Fearing the worse she ran down the hallway and to the stairs. Cyborg was back up because he was hungry. He was making his way to the kitchen when he saw Raven running for dear life.
"Hey Raven, what's wrong?" She just ignored him and continued to run. Cyborg decided to follow her. Maybe he could figure out what is going on. Raven made it to the stairs and was running down them as fast as she could. She could since that Beast boy was just at the exit of the tower. She wasn't going to let him go that easily.
Beast boy set his suitcase down for a brief moment. He was weiring a pair of jeans, tennishoes, and a gray sweat-shirt with a hood. Beast boy pulled out his communicator from his pocket and placed it on one of the chairs. He then took one last look at the tower before picking up his suitcase. He started to walk when he heard his name being called. He turned around to see Raven running at him with full speed. 'Damn it. So much for leaving with out being noticed.' he said to himself.
"What do you think your doing?" Raven asked out of breath.
"I can't stay here Raven. I just can't." he said not looking at her.
"Why can't you stay?" she asked.
"I don't want to hurt you or the others." he said.
"What are you talking about. You didn't hurt us. This is nonsense, your not going anywhere." she said firmly.
"I've already made up my mind Raven. You can't stop me." he said.
"Please don't go. I need you. I care about you." she said tears threatening to escape. Cyborg was just coming down the stairs to see Beast boy and Raven arguing about something. The odd thing was Beast boy had a suitcase in his hands.
"Don't lie to me. I know you don't care about me. I know none of you do. No one loved me before and no one will love me now." he said.
"That's not true." she said
"Oh yeah? Fine then. If you can name me one person who loves me then I will stay. Can you do that? No! Now let me..."
"I do." she screamed. Both Cyborg and Beast boy's eyes widened at her out burst.
"I love you Beast boy. I always have and I always will." she said tears running down her cheek. Beast boy was dumbstruck. Did Raven, the girl he was in love with say she loved him too. This had to be a dream.
"Raven..." but he didn't get to finish. Raven turned and ran out of the room crying her eyes out. She didn't even notice Cyborg standing just a few feet away. She just ran right past him. Beast boy felt dizzy and plopped down on one of the chairs.
"Sh-she loves me." he said to himself. He felt a cold large hand rest on his shoulders. When he looked up he saw Cyborg standing over him. Beast boy keeped his head down.
"How much of that did you hear?" he asked.
"I heard enough." Cyborg said.
"What do I do? I've waited so long to hear that from her, and now I just don't know what to do." he said.
"What do you mean you don't know what to do?" Cyborg said.
"I love her. I just don't want to hurt her." Beast boy admitted.
"Listen, don't make the same mistake I did. I waited to long and I didn't get to spend much time with the girl of my dreams. I don't want that happening to my best friend. I say you go up there and tell her how you feel. Now that you know how she feels maybe you two could even be together." Cyborg said. Beast boy allowed the corners of his lip to form into a smile.
"Thanks Cy." Beast boy said. Cyborg just nodded. Beast boy then grabbed his suitcase and communicator and headed back up the tower.
Raven ran into her room and slammed the door. She then fell on her bed and started to cry in her pillow. She had never felt so alone before. He was leaving her. At that moment she felt her heart break. Just then a knock came to her door.
"Go away." she said.
"It's me, Beast boy. Can we talk?" Raven shot up from her bed. 'He's still here. I thought he would have left by now.' she thought. She was brought out of her thoughts when Beast boy called her name a second time.
"Come in." she said. Beast boy ever so slowly came in to her room. Once he shut the door behind him he made his way over to the empath. She was trying to wipe some of the tears off of her face, but he could see them anyway.
"Raven, I...Thank you." he finally said. Raven looked at him with confusion.
"For what?" she asked.
"For giving me what I have always wanted. Love. You have no idea how long I have wanted to tell you that. You beat me to the punch." he said. She was even more confused. Was he saying...
"Look what I'm trying to say is that I love you too." Raven felt her heart skip a beat. 'He-he loves me too.' she thought. At that moment, her world turned upside down. He then gently took her hand in his. Raven then noticed how big he had really gotten. Her hand was like the small hands on the Burger King commercials. His hand was strong and at the same time, gentle and soft.
"Raven, the moment I first saw you I knew there was something special about you. You are one in a million. Any man should count himself luck if he got to be with a girl like you. You saved my life time and time again, and you just stopped me from making the biggest mistake of my life. I love you with all my heart." he said.
"You are by far the sweetest, kindest and the most handsome man I have ever meet." she said with a smile on her face.
"Well I promise to be everything I can be for you." he said leaning in ever so slowly as did she.
"You already are." she whispered before their lips meet in a very tender and sweet kiss. Her arms slithered their way around his neck as his wrapped around her waist. They stayed like this for a minute just enjoying the embrace. But like all humans they needed oxygen. Once they separated they just stared into each others eyes holding one another. They stayed in the embrace for what seemed like forever, and neither would have minded if it was.
"Uh Beast boy." Raven said.
"Yes." Beast boy said turning around.
"Could you sleep in here tonight? I don't want to wake up in the morning and find out that this was all a dream." she said with a blush on her face. Beast boy just smiled.
"This is no dream, and of course I will." he said. "Can I just use your bathroom first?" She nodded and he rushed in with his suitcase. He came back out in a matter of seconds and he had on his pajama pants and no shirt. He then settled in the bed next to her. She scooted over closer to him with her head on his shoulder and her arm wrapped around his waist. She then snuggled up as close as she possibly could to him. He then kissed her forehead and wished her good night. The two then fell a sleep very quickly.
Beast boy shot out of bed sweat running down his cheeks. He looked around the room not really noticing were he was. 'It was just a dream.' he thought to himself. He glanced at the clock which read 2:00 A.M. He then started to get out of the bed when a weak hand grabbed his shoulder. He whirled around to see Raven still asleep holding his shoulder.
"Mm...stay." she said. Beast boy then remembered the events that took place last night. He just smiled and kissed her on the head.
"I'll be back. I promise. Go back to sleep." he said. She let go of him and fell instantly back to sleep. He smiled to himself and went to the bathroom. Once he was there he turned on the water in the sink, and splashed it in his face. That dream scared him to death. It was truly a nightmare. He lost control of his powers and killed all of his friends. Even Raven. The look on their faces made his stomach turn. It was of pure fear. He was truly grateful that is was all a dream, but truth be told, it wasn't that far off of reality. With these new powers, who knows what could happen? He thought about leaving again. How then he wouldn't have to worry about it anymore. Then he thought of Raven. That would break her heart, and that was the last thing he wanted to do. She has suffered through enough as it is.
Once he finished up in the bathroom he headed back to Raven's bed. He lied on his back and for a moment just stared at the ceiling. Next thing he knew Raven was snuggled up against his side lying her head on his shoulder. Her arm was wrapped around his waist tightly. Beast boy was shocked by this because she was still asleep. Not once did she open her eyes. He found this cute and just snuggled with her. Not long until sleep once again over took the changeling.
Yes done. I am so sorry I didn't update this sooner. I got writer's block. Oh well. Thank you all for the reviews. I was surprised to see how many people guessed right on my next sneak peak. Yes the game is Twisted Metal Black. I am in love with that game. I was playing it one day and I though, 'I wonder how the Teen Titans would handle this.' then BANG! Inspiration struck. Well I'm glade you like this story. Keep on reviewing.