I appreciate you guys for adding my story to your faves and alerts :) And I'm also very happy from the feedback.

ElyFly: You think I'm a GENIUS? *eyes brightening* Hehe, BBRae reference from "Go!" xD Thanks so much, ElyFly. That means a lot to me. :))

FabulousRoss-Yeah, I knew you'd love it. I KNOW'D IT, I KNOW'D IT. xD

Ju5t An0th3r H3d63h06-Thanks so much :) I'll take what you said in consideration. This is my first shot at including Raven's emotions, and I've read many stories with them interacting with her after she's fallen in love with Beast Boy. I'm actually a beginner myself, and I'm doing more research and trying to be as accurate as I can. And thanks for the follow ^.^

I'm also going to try better with the descriptions and the flow so it's not 'as rushed' as you put it. Cross my fingers!

As for everyone else, enjoy!

In the kitchen, Cyborg was finishing up dinner. Much to Beast Boy's dismay when he and Raven entered the Ops, his best friend was cooking pork chops; on the vegetarian side, he had french green beans, mashed potatoes, and corn. Robin and Starfire were filling five glasses with red fruit punch, making small talk with each other and had smiles on their faces. The three, like Beast Boy and Raven, were also in more relaxed and laid-back clothes.

"Showed up just in time," Cyborg said to the changeling and empath, getting out plates for everyone. "Dinner's ready, ya'll!"

"Thanks for cooking, Cyborg," said Robin, taking two plates, and Cyborg nodded.

"Robin?" Starfire said, cocking her head to the side. "Why do you have two plates? Are you that hungry?"

"No, Star," Robin smiled at her,"One's for me, and one's for you. Just tell me what you want."

Starfire smiled back at him. "You are most kind." And she kissed him on the cheek, making the boy wonder blush and thank her.

Raven kept her eyes on her plate, feeling their pleasant emotions again. With a sigh, she walked over to the table and sat down, waiting for everyone else to sit down too. It was only polite.

Cyborg noticed the look Beast Boy was giving to the meat.

"Hey, don't be frownin' up at my pork chops," Cyborg warned, putting two on his plate.

"I wouldn't be frownin' if you hadn't cooked them," was Beast Boy's retort.

"At least I can cook."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"No one likes that fake tofu shit!"

Beast Boy gasped. "You take that back, tin man!"

"Make me, grass stain!"

"Guys!" Robin snapped at them, his eyes narrowing at the two from behind his mask; whether they could see his eyes or not, they knew he meant business.

Beast Boy and Cyborg exchanged glances before hanging their heads, muttering, "Sorry" to each other, and they walked over to the table with Robin and Starfire. Cyborg sat on one side, Robin and Starfire sitting together across from him, and Beast Boy took the empty spot next to Raven.

Raven suddenly felt skin, and her eyes flickered down; Beast Boy was sitting so close to her that his arm brushed against hers whenever he moved it a certain way. Beast Boy, on the other hand, was oblivious as he shut off the protein scent and focused on his veggies; honestly, however, he just naturally liked being close to her. Her natural scent was very pleasant-like lilacs or water lillies mixed with herbal tea. The most briefest moments when they touch unintentionally, he'd get this tingly feeling inside and his cheeks would get warm.

Raven felt a pair of eyes on her and looked up slightly; Starfire was looking at her from underneath her lashes, a small smirk on her face. Raven's grip on her fork tightened, her nostrils flaring as she gave the alien girl a look.

This girl's got jokes, Raven thought in a grumble, looking back down.

"So what's the plan after dinner, Rob?" Cyborg asked as he chewed.

The Titans looked at their leader, waiting for a response. Beast Boy had his fingers crossed over the table, hoping he wouldn't say anything about going on patrol. It was Friday! Heroes need breaks too, don't they?

"I don't know," Robin said. "Um...Since it's Friday, I guess we'll...-"

"Please say movie night, pleeeease say movie night," Beast Boy chanted.

"No movie night," Robin disagreed, and Beast Boy groaned. "That's tomorrow."

"And Raven's birthday is indeed the day after that," said Starfire with excitement, making Raven's eyes widen as all eyes fell on her.

"That's right..." said Robin, grinning.

Raven played with her fingers under the table. "Can't we just...ignore it?"

"No way!" Beast Boy disagreed. "We are not doing this again missy."

"Yes, Beast Boy is correct!" Starfire piped up.

"You've gotten away with it a couple of times in the past, but that's never gonna happen again," said Robin.

"You're doing it big, girl," Cyborg added.

Raven's hands balled into fists. "We are not going to have this conversation. My only wish for my birthday is to not 'do it big'."

"You just said that you want us to ignore it," Beast Boy pointed out, wrapping his arm around her and rocked them back and forth from side to side a few times. "Sorry, princess, your plan just backfired."

"Ooooh," said Robin and Cyborg.

Raven glowered at him, and Beast Boy continued to grin at her; her first reflex was to knock his arm off, but she decided to ignore it-just this once.

Beast Boy looked pleased with himself.

"May I do the suggesting?" Starfire asked hesitantly as Raven's cold stare turned on her.

"What?" Raven said through gritted teeth.

"I know you do not like doing the big deal for your birthday..." Starfire continued. "So why don't I invite a couple of our female friends over? We don't have to do the painting of nails or anything 'girly' because it's your birthday...But I think it's a good idea. We can just talk and do the hanging out. Maybe go out to dinner? And we can not let the restaurant know that it is indeed your birthday..."

Raven's face smoothed out a little. "That sounds...um...nice I guess."

Starfire's eyes brightened. "Really?"

"Depending on who you were planning on inviting," Raven added, arching her eyebrows.

"Are friends Bumblebee and Terra okay?"

At the last one, Raven's eyes narrowed again. She and Terra have had history, and she didn't like her. Ever since Terra mysteriously came back, she has been out on her own, living in an apartment and her job was working as a waitress at Starbucks; her relationship with the Titans was strained because of her past former alliance with Slade. Now she wants nothing to do with him and is trying to stay away from the hero life; also, it is unsure that she is forgiven, but Starfire and Beast Boy are willing too. Robin's undecided, Raven's against it, and Cyborg doesn't really care much.

Raven looked at Beast Boy, who's arm wasn't around her anymore. Now he looked nervous, not making eye contact with her; if anything, it was obvious that Raven was also jealous of what Beast Boy and Terra had back in the past. They had so much in common with each other. Now she was unsure about his feelings-who did he care for more? Her or Terra?

Raven began tapping her fingers above the table, deep in thought. She didn't like the idea at all, but at the same time...

Starfire's hand came over hers, and Raven looked up.

"I think it's time to repair what has been damaged," Starfire said, giving Raven's hand a gentle squeeze.

Raven was silent; Starfire was her best friend, so shouldn't she trust her judgement? Most of the time, Raven trusted her own judgement. But for this time, she'll just have to go with Starfire's. The two had been in each other's shoes before-literally-so Raven understood where Starfire's coming from.

Sort of.

"Fine," Raven said finally. "Invite them."

Robin, Cyborg, and Beast Boy released quiet sighs of relief. Starfire smiled again, clasping her hands together.

"We shall venture to the mall of shopping for dresses of the evening!" she said.

Raven facepalmed herself. "Starfire...you know I don't do dresses."

"Of course you do!" Starfire said. "Robin, Cyborg, Beast Boy-wouldn't Raven look beautiful in a dress?"

Robin and Cyborg's answers came at the same time, Robin saying, "Yeah, I'm sure she would", and Cyborg saying, "'Course, she's a pretty lil' lady."

"Beast Boy?" Starfire asked, and all eyes were on him.

"Huh?" Beast Boy snapped out of his reverie; he had been indeed picturing Raven in a dress-in all types of dresses really; short, long, mini, the whole nine-and without a doubt, he was liking what he saw in his brain.

"Wouldn't Raven look beautiful in a dress?" Starfire repeated.

Raven's heart lept, her anxiety rising as she waited for a response.

"Who wouldn't think she's beautiful?" said Beast Boy, and Raven started blushing.

"You're just saying that," Raven mumbled.

"Am I, Raven?" Beast Boy smirked at her, leaning a little closer, causing her to automatically lean back. "Am I reeeaaally?"

Raven glared at him. "You're an idiot."

"But I'm your idiot."

"Get married," Cyborg demanded, and Robin and Starfire started laughing. "Please."

"Cyborg, your level of maturity is lacking..." Raven muttered.

"Can't lack something he never had," Beast Boy uttered to her, and she cracked a smile.

"Look who's talkin', Mr. I-Never-Had-A-Girlfriend," Cyborg said back with a smirk on his face.

"I too have had plenty of girlfriends!" Beast Boy bluffed.

"You're bluffin', dawg. That's pitiful."

"So?! I don't see you walkin' around with a girl on your arm!"

Cyborg's eyes narrowed, pointing at the green teen. "Okay, look-"

"Friends, please!" Starfire rose her voice, and the two stopped bickering. Raven was silently thankful; all these emotions at once was making her head spin. "I believe that it is none of your concern about each other's personal life. Not everyone has to be in a relationship. Although..." She looked at Robin and the two smiled at each other,"being romantically involved with someone you love is quite pleasant."

"You would say that," Beast Boy grumbled.

"What're you talking about?" said Robin.

"This is coming from the couple that took years to get together," Beast Boy pointed out. "And now you're saying all of this as if it's easy."

"I never implied-" Starfire started but Beast Boy cut her off.

"Forget it." Beast Boy got up, plate in hand. He looked down at Raven, pointing at her plate. "You done with that?" When she nodded meakly, he took hers and he walked away to put their plates in the sink. "If you guys need me, I'll be in my room," he announced before leaving.

Starfire buried her face in her hands. "I feel like I have done something wrong."

"Don't worry, Star," Robin said, taking her hand in his. "It's not your fault." He looked at Cyborg and Raven. "It's not anybody's fault."

Cyborg shrugged. "Yeah, Star. BB just needs to cool down a bit. He's just mad because he doesn't have a girl."

"And you do?" Robin smirked, arching an eyebrow.

Cyborg blinked before turning red. "That's not the point here."

Raven bit her lip.

"I'm gonna go talk to him," she said quietly, but they heard her and watched her leave too.

"Beast Boy," Raven called, walking quickly to catch up with him. "Beast Boy, wait. Hold on."

Beast Boy stopped in his tracks, turning around to face Raven as she approached him.

"What?" he said, glowering at her slightly. "Came to insult me?" Like she always does, he added to himself.

Raven shook her head. "What makes you think that?"

"Well, let's see-for the past few years, that's all you've been doing. That's all we've been doing. I annoy you, you say something smart back at me, I say something stupid, you insult me and-"

"Okay, okay," Raven held out her hands in front of her. "I get it." She stepped closer to him. "I just don't want you to be upset."

"I'm not, don't worry," Beast Boy said, waving it off with his hand.

"Then why did you leave?" Raven crossed her arms. "Usually on Friday nights, you'd be down there in the Ops, playing video games with Cyborg until the sun rises."

"Why are you caring all of a sudden?"

Raven looked down at her shoes to hide the blush forming. "Because...I care. I'm your friend, aren't I?"

She didn't see Beast Boy grinning, so it surprised her greatly when he scooped her up in his arms and hugged her tight; Raven gasped at his abruptness, but she was blushing deeper, and she was liking the closeness. Her heart raced. She had the urge to turn her face; if she did, her lips would be at his cheek. But that would just be too much for her to handle; her emotions would be on fire and everywhere. Happy and Love were screaming with glee from inside her head; she could feel it, making her cheeks burn.

So she inhaled just a little bit, not necessarilly sniffing because it was unnoticable. Normally, they weren't close enough to where she could smell him, but now she could really focus on his scent. And it was as expected-tofu, with something nature-like. It probably came with his powers, considering the fact that he could turn into any animal in the world.

Raven noticed that her feet were hanging off the floor.

"Uh, Beast Boy?"

Beast Boy's eyes snapped open, releasing her so quickly and jumping back as if he'd been burned. Their eyes met, and he blushed, scratching the back of his head and smiling at the ground bashfully.

"Sorry," he said, looking at her again and blushing deeper. "I, um, forgot about your touching and personal space rules. My bad."

"It's okay. Just...don't do it again, alright?" Raven crossed her arms.

Beast Boy nodded, and Raven walked passed him to go to her room; as she did this, her shoulder brushed up against his.

"Hey, Raven?"

Raven turned her torso around, enough so she could look at him. "Hmm?"

"Thanks," he smiled at her.

"For what?"

Beast Boy's ears turned red this time, his smile and gaze returning to the ground briefly before looking in her eyes again. "For caring."

Raven swallowed, nodding meakly in return. "You're...you're welcome."

She watched him head back up to the Ops. Instead of heading back to her room, like what she was originally going to do, she teleported, disappearing through the floor...

...And appeared in front of Starfire's room.

Can't believe I'm really doing this right now, Raven thought, knocking softly on her door. It's all Beast Boy's fault. That boy's gonna be the death of me.

The door slid open, revealing Starfire herself; when she saw who it was standing there, she beamed with delight.

"Raven!" she said.

"Hi," Raven said awkwardly, looking around herself. "You're not...busy, are you? You don't have any plans tonight?"

Starfire cocked her head to the side in thought, silent for a few seconds, Her gaze returned on Raven's and she smiled, shaking her head.

"Would you like to have the girl talk now?" Starfire asked, slightly calmer than usual.

Raven nodded slowly, hanging her head. "Yes, please."

Starfire beamed again, stepping aside, and let Raven inside her room.

"So let me...'get this straight'..." Starfire was saying, getting more comfortable. A few hours had passed, and Raven decided to stay the night. The two lay in Starfire's bed on their sides, facing each other, with the covers coming up to their waists; Raven had ditched her sweater by now. "You have the feelings for Beast Boy? And you're finally admitting it?"

"Don't sound so surprised," Raven replied, and Starfire smiled. "Could you, um...keep this between us? Please?"

"Of course. Your secret's safe with me," Starfire promised. "But now that I know, I will do everything in my power to push you two together!"

"Please don't..." Raven protested. "Let this ship sail on it's own..."

"Are you saying that you are going to do the handling of this on your own?" Starfire asked.

Raven nodded.

"Hmm..."

Raven arched an eyebrow, able to read Starfire's face in the dark. "You thinking about telling Robin, aren't you?"

Starfire bit her lip. "Up until now, we have had this...'no secrets' thing going on between us. Ever since...you know...that night..."

Raven nodded again, remembering as if it were yesterday. It had been a year and a half ago, and it was Raven's turn to pick a movie. She hadn't cared and picked a random one; it turned out that the movie was very violent, including people dying from falling, drowning, slaughtering, car crashes and explosions, and an abusive father who had raped the mother and neglected the daughter...This movie had reminded each Titan about their lives before meeting each other, causing tears to shed and secrets to spill out; the backlash on Raven was harsh, and even Beast Boy blamed her for choosing such a movie. Soon enough, everyone learned about each other's painful pasts; also that Robin was Richard Grayson, Starfire was Koriand'r, Cyborg was Victor Stone, Beast Boy was Garfield Logan, and Raven was Rachel Roth. When tears could shed no more and voices went hoarse, the five Titans slept together in the same bed in Robin's room (and yes, it was that big. Who would've thought they would all fit?)

Now the Titans were closer than ever, thanks to the horrible movie that they'd agreed to never speak of or mention again.

"I understand..." Raven hesitated. "Well...if you must..."

"Really? I mean, are you sure?"

"Yes," Raven sighed. "I trust you both."

"And Cyborg?"

"Don't get too crazy. You and Robin are enough. As soon as Cyborg finds out, there's no doubt that he'll tell Beast Boy, and my stupid secret crush on him wouldn't be so secret anymore. No doubt, Titans East, North, and South might find out too..." Raven shuddered at the thought, thinking of the horror of getting transmission calls and letters asking about her business.

"I wouldn't say that it is the stupid crush, Raven," Starfire disagreed, although seeing where Raven was coming from about telling their robotic friend. "You are a very beautiful girl and Beast Boy, to you, is the handsome, yes?"

Raven's 'Yes' was barely audible, but Starfire heard it.

"I am sure things will work out," Starfire continued.

"You think so?"

"I know so."

Raven started smiling. "Thanks, Starfire."

Starfire smiled too. "It was no problem. There is nothing that these girl talks can't solve!"

Meanwhile, Cyborg and Beast Boy were really getting into their combat game, practically standing up; their fingers moved rapidly along the buttons, nearly becoming a blur.

Robin came in the Ops, in his pajamas, his hair as untidy as ever. He looked like he had just woke up from a slumber.

In which he had.

"You two still playing that game?" He asked, as he leaned on the back of the couch, his voice a little deeper than usual. "It's almost..." He yawned, now looking at his watch. "1 in the morning..."

"Don't judge, bro," Beast Boy commented.

"Yeah, Rob. This is THE BEST game ever!" Cyborg said. "You gotta play this!"

Robin sunk down on the couch next to Beast Boy, his eyes sensitive to the bright lights and flashes; he squinted them. "Um, okay...? Is it three-player?"

"And this is where Cyborg leaves and calls Bumblebee," Beast Boy said, pausing the game.

"WHAT?" Cyborg outbursted.

"SHH!" Beast Boy and Robin shushed.

"Star and Raven are sleeping," Robin said.

"Together?" said Cyborg.

"Yeah, Raven decided to spend the night I guess," Robin clarified. "I saw her in there when I walked by to check on Starfire."

"Good that they're bonding," Beast Boy said.

"Yep," Robin agreed.

"What makes you think that I'm gonna-" Cyborg's voice was cut off when his arm started beeping. He answered the transmission reluctantly. "What?"

"I KNOW you ain't talkin' to me," came Bumblebee's voice from the other end, and Beast Boy and Robin snickered.

"What do you want? It's practically one in the morning!"

"And this is coming from the guy who stays up playing video games and eating hot chips," was Bumblebee's retort. "Get yo ass to bed!"

"Get YO ass to bed!" Cyborg hissed.

"I am in bed!"

"Why ain't you sleep?"

"I live with four boys. Do you seriously think I get sleep? This explains my caffeine addiction..."

"Could you lay off that for a while?"

"Could you go to hell for a while?"

"Already there..."

"Excuse me?"

"Nothing..."

"Excuse me, but Mas y Menos are trying to sleep!" came Speedy's irritated voice.

"You know what, I'm about sick of ya'll nagging and telling me that they need sleep when ya'll keep me up!" Bumblebee yelled at him. "I don't give a damn about Mas y MENOS!"

"Oh boy..." Cyborg murmured.

"I'm getting sick of your smart ass remarks too! Didn't ya mama ever teach you some MANNERS? WHO THE HELL ASKED YOU ANYWAY? CAN'T YOU SEE THAT BUMBLEBEE IS TRYING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH HER BOO THANG?"

"'Boo thang?'" Beast Boy guffawed, and Robin was trying-and failing-to not laugh.

"Shut up!" Cyborg muttered, getting up and making his way out. "Bumblebee, I think you should calm down and-"

"NEVER TELL A WOMAN TO CALM DOWN!"

Beast Boy and Robin exchanged glances. The changeling reached over for the remote control, offering it to the boy wonder.

"Wanna?" He asked with a grin.

Robin hesitated before he grinned too and took it, getting in gaming position. "Bring it on."

Hehehehe. The Cybee xD I got some of the dialouge from Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married, the film-and the train scene. I should've added something about Jinx and Bumblebee saying something like, "You weren't even on her face. You too busy staring at her aaass!" Gotta love Angela, haha xDDD

Anyways, so what are Beast Boy and Robin gonna talk about?

You'll find out in the next chappie-which first takes place in the morning for breakfast.

And as for Raven's birthday, what do you think Beast Boy's gonna get her? I already know...hehe. But that's obvious, anyway.

Review please!