Before this chapter begins, I'd like to give a shout out to my reviewers!

sarcasmwizardofsarcasm: I messaged you saying that this would probably come up this Wednesday, but (needless to say) I got anxious and couldn't wait:) Thank you soooo much for reviewing:)

koryandrs: Thank you! I'm glad you liked the dialog! I was afraid that Raven's little meltdown to Cy before he went under was a little OOC, but hopefully it'll be on point this time:) In this chapter, there's a lot more dialog than description (I'm trying the two styles out to see which one I do better). Hope you enjoy it:)

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Chapter 2

Robin looked at the sullen girl across from him. It had been at least half an hour since Cyborg had gone under and Robin had begun replacing the mechanical portions of the man's head, although neither of them were keeping track of time. Raven had not moved from the uncomfortable metal chair next to Cy's 'bed' since the incident either. She seemed to be wrestling with the idea of clutching the downed Titan's hand for all she was worth and gently holding it as she was now.

"Alright, Raven. I've finished installing his replacement parts." After a long pause, he continued, "He's going to be alright, Raven." An eternity passed before he spoke again, "Are you?".

Finally, the dark teen met his eyes, or his mask rather, and nodded her head. There was no trace of emotion in her amethyst irises. He returned her nod and said, "Good. In that case, I'm going to go check on Star and BB. You're still fine with watching his upload, right?" Even though he had just asked the question, the Boy Wonder exited the room, knowing her answer.

Raven took a deep breath and leaned over to the massive computer screen with a keyboard that was miniscule in comparison. The words "Would you like to download files?" appeared in a bright blue box that matched Cyborg's staple color. Beneath it were the options "Cancel" and "Okay" and the empath clicked the latter.

Instantly a scene came up on the monitor. Based on her previous understanding form Cyborg on how the process was supposed to work, she knew that the computer would randomly select memories to show while the others were saved to the new computer in the metal man's head. If at any point the memory displayed stopped or became glitchy, Raven would know that the computer was having trouble saving one of the files and could fix it accordingly.

The scene the computer had chosen was one of Cyborg and Beast Boy playing video games. 'Figures' thought Raven. Based on the amount of time the best friends competed on the games, at least one was bound to show up. Cyborg had warned her early on that his memories would have audio and that his thoughts would be a part of them, so Raven wasn't all that surprised when memory Cyborg's inner voice began speaking.

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What the heck is wrong with me?

"God, Cyborg! Pay attention! This is like the fourth time you've totally zoned out!"

" Huh?" came Cy's reply.

" EXACTLY! What's up with you, man? Do you want to switch to another game or something? We've got Monkey Bash III, Sonic Gophers, Racecar Mayhem…" Beast Boy began listing off the many games the Titans owned and counted them on his fingers. Gradually his voice muted, as if Cyborg was tuning him out.

I wonder what Rae's reading right now... On the screen, Raven came sharply into focus. She sat on the opposite end of the Titan's large couch. Curled up in a ball and engrossed in her book, she took a long sip of her herbal tea.

I wish she payed half as much attention to me as she does her books…. Whoah, where did that come from? Cy, she's BB's. You know he likes her like nobody's business, so just get that out of your head, He mentally berated himself.

A small green hand suddenly filled the screen. "Earth to Cyborg! Come on, man. Focus! Seriously, what are you staring at?" In memory Cyborg's peripheral vision, BB followed his friend's eyes and realized that not only was he staring at Raven with a small smile on his face, but he hadn't even registered Beast Boy's comments. "Cyborg!" the shapeshifter barked loudly into Cy's ear, finally shaking the Titan from his stupor.

"Uh, yeah BB. What were you saying?"

"Dude, can we talk for a minute," he glanced at Raven, who was still oblivious to their conversation, "in private?" After Cyborg gave a nod, Beast Boy started walking towards his own room.

"Oh heck no, grass stain. I'm not going in that pit! Come on, let's go to my room." BB, although slightly hurt by his friend's words, nodded and followed Cyborg down the hall.

After entering Cyborg's room and shutting the door with the hiss of the air locks, Beast Boy turned to the other man and said, "You like her." He said this as a fact, rather than a question and looked his fellow Titan for confirmation.

Was it really that obvious?, the inner voice chimed in.

Cyborg sighed and scratched the back of his neck. "Look man, I swear, I tried not to. I know you've got a thing for her, and I'd never do anything to jeapordise that, but… I couldn't help it. There's just… something about her that… I don't even know how to explain it…." Another exasperated sigh escaped the his lips.

"Cy, I don't want to sound like a complete and total… how would Star put it… 'glorhok'? right now, but that was a long time ago. I moved on. It's totally cool with me if you go after her."

Although he wasn't thinking anything, Cyborg's inner voice practically screamed a mix of emotions. He was slightly confused, extremely elated, ticked off that he hadn't known sooner, embarrassed, and worried that since Beast Boy could figure it out, everyone else already had.

She'll say no.

"Thanks, BB, but I don't think I'm ready to tell her just yet."

"Whatever, Cy," the green man said with a smirk.

As he turned to leave, Cyborg winced with the realization that he had to ask BB to keep a secret, something he was almost positive the grass stain, no matter how good his intentions, couldn't do. "BB, you won't tell anyone, right? Especially not Rae?"

The other man's eyes got really big and a sheepish expression graced his features as he drew an X over his heart with his index finger and raised his left hand. "Don't worry. I gotcha."

"Thanks, bro." Cyborg opened his door and as he walked down the hallway back towards the Main Ops room, he distinctly heard BB singing "Raven and Tin Man, sittin' in a tree! K-I-S-S-I" before being cut off by the said tin man angrily shushing him.

Good Lord, here we go.

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As the computer randomly selected the next scene, Raven closed her mouth, which had dropped open since the "I wish she paid half as much attention to me" comment.

Her mind raced through every moment she had spent with the man and couldn't recall a single one in which she had even an inkling of Cyborg's feelings. And yet, in retrospect, it was always blatantly apparent. The way he smiled at her when she came into the room, or went out of his way to protect her in battles, or how he often offered to make her tea.

She gazed at the man with an all new perspective, and as the next scene came on, she smiled and thought "I can't believe he liked me back."

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