Morning broke the calm serenity of the jungle at night but no sun was shining over the horizon. Instead a blanketed mist covered the entire jungle in the early mornings of the day. Slowly opening his eyes, Beast boy looked at his surroundings remembering that he fell asleep in the tree he was sitting in. More importantly he gazed upon the dark empath cuddled up against him. Raven did not move much in her sleep her back was still firmly pressed against his chest. Her legs were no longer crossed; instead they were dangling off each side of the tree limb much like Beast Boy's were. And her head was not lying on his shoulder anymore, but just under his neck lying on his chest. Beast Boy smiled and relaxed once more with Raven lying up against him. He wished that this moment could have lasted forever but he knew better, so he decided that he would make it last as long as he possibly could.
"Beast Boy," whispered a serious tone that he could tell from anywhere. It was Mento he had used his powers to float up to the tree limb where Beast Boy and Raven laid. This way he was able to talk with him without waking up the other Titans.
"Yes Mento?" asked Beast Boy in a hushed tone.
"It's time for us to leave. Are you ready?" Mento asked.
Beast Boy looked at the girl cuddled against him and heard a low and soft moan escape her lips. Smiling at her he felt compelled to tell Mento off and stay here with his dark beauty for all of time. But he knew what needed to be done so he sighed in defeat and said, "I guess. Just give me a minute to make sure Raven is comfortable."
"Alright, but hurry up we have a schedule to keep," Mento said in a leader tone.
Nodding Beast Boy once more looked at Raven and admired her beauty. He wished that he could just look at her all day but he knew that he had to leave. Pushing Raven slightly away put still keeping a hand on her so that she wouldn't fall either, he lifted his right leg and placed on the other side of the tree limb so both of his legs were dangling next to each other. He pulled Raven next to him and now came the tricky part. He saw that Mento was still at the base of the tree so he asked for his help. Mento nodded and floated back up long enough to hold Raven in place while Beast Boy got on the other side of her. He thanked Mento and returned to getting Raven in a more comfortable position. He continued to gently push her up against the tree trunk as to not wake her from her slumber. Once she was comfortably leaning against the tree trunk he took her cloak and blanketed better on top of her as to make sure that she wasn't too cold.
"Beast Boy," Raven said softly still asleep. Beast Boy smiled at this, because he knew that if his name escaped her lips the she must have been dreaming about him. And since she wasn't sweating or trashing it must have been a good dream.
He had finished tucking her in and bent over to her and whispered into her ear, "I have to go now Raven, but I'll be back soon I promise." He gave her a kiss on her forehead and jumped down from the tree limb and landed on the ground in front of the tree. The other Titans were all still asleep and looked quite comfortable in their sleeping bags. Cyborg was snoring rather loudly and he had his portable charger with him so he could recharge his batteries. As for Robin and Starfire they were cuddled against one another in one large sleeping bag. They had been dating ever since the mission to Tokyo and became ever closer. He smiled at the sight of his friends and sighed in content. He walked over to the Doom Patrol and looked Mento straight in his eyes.
"Are you ready to go?" Mento asked his former green teammate.
"Yes," Beast Boy replied.
"Good. Doom Patrol let's move out," Mento declared to his teammates.
"Mento," Beast Boy exclaimed stopping Mento in his tracks, "don't take this the wrong way, but I hope you're wrong."
Mento smiled at the green changeling and said, "I hope so to Beast Boy. Now let's get a move on." And with those words said the Doom Patrol and Beast Boy ran off into the mist and disappeared.
Time passed and the once thick mist began to dissipate and now only a light morning mist appeared. Light moaning and groaning could be heard from the dark telepath as she stirred awake from the comfortable position. Her eyes slowly opened and saw the tops of trees and the sun was about halfway visible above the horizon of trees. At first she wondered how she was able to see all this and sat up straight, and then the memories of last night played in her mind. A small smile played across her face as she leaned back down hoping to rest on the boy that was behind her. However all she did was hit her head against the wood of the tree. "Oww," Raven said as she placed one of her hands on the spot on the back of her head where she had hit it. She turned her head to see what she had hit and saw the trunk of the tree, but no Beast Boy in front of it. She looked at the tree trunk questionably and wondered what happened to the green boy she fell asleep on.
Raven then thought he probably needed to use the bathroom and managed to get down without waking her. Content with her thoughts she took the cloak that was blanketed around her and put back on her the correct way. She got the broach she placed on her belt for safe keeping and clipped back on and floated down to where the other Titans slept. Seeing how they were she could tell that could probably sleep all day but she knew that they had a schedule to keep but let them sleep a bit longer. She actually wanted to talk with Beast Boy for a bit before they had to get underway.
After about 5 minutes she began to grow a bit impatient at how long Beast Boy was taking to go to the bathroom. She also noticed that none of the Doom Patrol members were up yet. She remembered Beast Boy saying that no matter what Mento made sure the Doom Patrol was up at 5 a.m. sharp every day, and from judging from how high the sun was she knew that it was at least a few hours after 5. Then another thought came into her head or rather a remnant of the dream she had last night. She and Beast Boy were at her favorite café together just enjoying each other's company but one part seemed to really bug her.
"Beast Boy, this has been really fun. I never thought you would actually want to come with me to a café," Raven said happily.
"I'm just happy I could spend time with you," Beast Boy replied sincerely. A small blush appeared on her face and since her hood was down Beast Boy was able to see it. They continued to stare at each other for a few moments then Beast Boy leaned close to her and whispered into her ear, "I have to go now Raven, but I'll be back soon I promise." He then kissed her forehead and disappeared after it.
Raven was dazed for a moment but then frantically looked for the boy that had just given her a kiss, even if it was just on the forehead. She called out his name several times but he did not reply. He was gone and she had no idea where he was.
After thinking about this a couple times a dark and dreaded thought entered her minds. "No," Raven whispered fearfully as she looked for Beast Boy. She searched high and low for any sign of him, but no sign of him was apparent. She then saw that the door to the Doom Patrols ship was open and hesitantly she stepped inside to see if anyone was there. "Hello? Is anyone here?" Raven asked but nothing replied. Getting nervous but needing to keep her composure she floated over to the other Titans in order to wake them up. "Robin! Cyborg! Starfire! Guys wake up!" Raven stated frantically trying to wake them up.
Each of the Titans began to groan and moan as they were getting up. "Ugh, Raven what is it?" Robin asked still trying to get up from his comfortable position.
Raven was calming down, so as not to arouse suspicions of why she is frantic. "Beast Boy, he's gone," Raven said in her monotone voice.
"I'm sure he's fine. He probably went to the bathroom or is talking to the Doom Patrol," Robin stated stretching out of his sleeping stiffness.
"That's what I thought, but I've been up for 10 minutes now and he has not come back yet. Also, I checked the Doom Patrols ship and no one was there.
Robin was sitting against a log with Starfire next to him. But when he heard this he immediately jumped up from where he was, "What!?" he yelled not believing what he was hearing. He then ran over to the Doom Patrol's ship and saw the open door. Looking inside he saw that no one was home and quickly left going back over to the Titans. "Where could they have gone? And why is Beast Boy gone?" He asked to no one in particular.
"I don't know man. I mean Beast Boy did used to be a member of the Doom Patrol. Maybe they took him with them." Cyborg answered.
"But then why not tell us where they are going?" Robin questioned.
"Maybe this has something to do with the mission we're on," Cyborg replied.
"THE MISSION, THAT'S IT!" Robin started while he yelled, "Remember the talk Beast Boy had with the Doom Patrol after we landed?" All the other Titans nodded. "Mento must have told him that they were going to stop the Brain themselves and did not want our help. And that since he was a member of the Doom Patrol that he would go to and made him swear not to tell us," he explained.
"Even if you are right man, how do we find him they could be anywhere," Cyborg stated.
"We head towards the Brotherhood of Evil's base. If we're lucky we'll be able to catch them before they reach it," Robin stated in his leader tone. They all nodded and got ready for yet another confrontation with the Brotherhood of Evil. "Everyone ready?" Robin asked the others. They all nodded and headed to where the Brotherhood of Evil's base was.
