As always, thank you all so much for the favorites and reviews! I can't believe how many follows I've gotten already! And for those of you waiting for Flinx, I'm sorry they've been absent as of late. Either next chapter or the one after that I promise to involve them more. After all, Jinx still has to complete her part of the deal, right?

The team had to agree that it was already off to a better beginning than their last Truth or Dare session. The teenagers started by testing the waters, giving each other small dares and truths, something simple like, "Lick your elbow," or "What is your favorite food?" Yet, such caution was not going to last long, and eventually the one who broke such a streak of such modest challenges and questions was the one who suggested playing the game.

It was Cyborg's turn to receive the truth, and Beast Boy had thought up something that he believed to be ingenious, or in the very least better than his previous truths. "What was the last lie you told?" the shape-shifter questioned, lifting a green eyebrow at his friend. So sure, it wasn't particularly impressive, but it was stepping over the line of caution.

This got Cyborg thinking. He'd told many-a-fib in his time, but most were to preserve someone's feelings or defend his own. However, upon remembering the latest lie he'd told, the robotic teenager blanched; the event had been yesterday night when Raven discovered the boys wrestling in the hall. Technically Cyborg hadn't been the one to fib about getting a midnight snack, but he'd been involved and that was close enough. Beast Boy had no way of knowing that - either that or he hadn't thought it through- but the shape-shifter was asking him to reveal exactly what the boys had been trying to keep secret from the others. Cyborg paused. Maybe Beast Boy had remembered that was the last lie Cyborg told and was trying to get him to use his pass! The robotic teenager concentrated hard on the problem at hand; there had to be some way out of this.

Twiddling his thumbs unconsciously, Cyborg slowly answered. "The last lie that I told… was in reference to… something about food… and um, observing some people… doing… stuff."

Raven groaned. "Well, that couldn't have been more specific." She looked at Beast Boy, expecting him to protest Cyborg's answer, but the shape-shifter had realized what his friend was talking about and quickly dropped the subject. However, the fuse had been lit, and Cyborg now turned on the little green teenager.

"Alrighty BB, it's your turn," he smirked. Beast Boy looked confused, not knowing why Cyborg was targeting him, but responded swiftly.

"Okay dude." Beast Boy leaned back, cracking his knuckles. "Dare me!"

Cyborg silently huffed. He'd been anticipating truth. Still, he could use this to his advantage. Thinking back to the conversation that had taken place in the very hall he and the other male Titans had fibbed last in, Cyborg chose a dare. "Okay man, here it is." The teenager leaned forward, resting an arm on his knee. "I dare you to tell us who you've got a crush on."

Beast Boy cringed. He hadn't been prepared for those type of questions to come up so fast, and Cyborg had even altered the dare question into something of a truth. The shape-shifter bit his lip, glancing around the room. Starfire looked genuinely curious, which didn't really help Beast Boy feel any better, and while Robin was distracted, the boy wonder was growing increasingly interested as the green teenager in question didn't respond. Cyborg was busy grinning evilly, and Raven, though her expression was all but hidden beneath the dark hood, had her eyes set on his with something that could almost be read as concentration. Beast Boy swallowed.

"Pass."

"Ah what?!" Cyborg exclaimed, throwing his hands in the air. Even Robin seemed disappointed judging by the drop of his shoulders and expression that suspiciously read of apathy. "Come on, man! You can't do that to us! We're on the edge of our seats here!" Beast Boy stayed silent, although a small smirk crept onto his face. Cyborg groaned loudly, only to be interrupted by Robin who was watching the shape-shifter of the team with narrowed eyes.

"Why?"

This question caught Beast Boy off guard, and his ears twitched nervously. "What? What do you mean why dude?"

Robin crossed his arms, feeling more convinced that he was accurate with his assumption as to why Beast Boy didn't answer. The green teenager's reluctance only confirmed such expectations. "Why don't you want to answer, Beast Boy?"

Again, Beast Boy avoided answering directly. "Seriously, what is it with you guys wanting to know this stuff?" Starfire and Raven looked at each other. The boys had had conversations like this before?

Cyborg suddenly chuckled, his voice vibrating the wooden floorboards below the Titans. "Yeah, BB, why don't you answer? Is the person you love in here?"

Beast Boy tightened his shoulders up, clenching his fists. "Dude! I never said I like anyone at all!"

"But you do." Surprisingly, it was Raven who spoke up; she wasn't one to usually get involved when these kind of conversations started. The dark girl's low voice was enough to silence the entire room, and for a moment no one spoke. The quiet whistling of the chilled wind outside gusted against the walls, causing the internal boards to creak.

At last, Robin spoke. "Uh, what do you mean by that, Raven?"

Raven set her sights on her leader unflinchingly, waiting in silence for a second more before answering. "It seems obvious that he likes someone, or he wouldn't be denying it so outright. There's no argument here if you ask me." Raven actually hadn't meant to speak aloud. She's simply been observing something that she'd just realized. His ears were red, a reaction Raven had taken note of in the past when he was embarrassed, and his shoulders were hunched like he was trying to keep any prying eyes from reading what was on the inside. Besides the external reactions, Raven's empathetic powers sensed heated waves of affection brushing off of him accompanied by gentle brushes of embarrassment, though that was to be expected. Upon hearing her words, Beast Boy crossed his arms.

"I'm not responding to that. It's on a related subject to the first question," he muttered. "According to the official rules of Truth or Dare, it's not allowed."

Raven lifted an eyebrow at the word official, folding her arms over one another as well. Cyborg chuckled. "Wow, that sounded really almost intelligent. You must really not want us to know!" he exclaimed, scooting forward.

"Leave him alone," Raven cut in. "It's obvious he won't answer, so just move on with the game." She was beginning to get irritated. It wasn't as if she'd wanted to be involved in the activity in the first place. The idea of dropping out suddenly seemed appealing to her.

Cyborg's electronic shoulders reflected the fire as he angled his body to face her. "You know Raven, I thought you out of everyone would want to know the most."

Raven's eye twitched. "And why is that?"

"Well, it's not like BB's into Starfire! She's taken! And as the only other girl in here, it must be you!" the teenager exclaimed as if his statement made any ounce of sense. Starfire and Robin shifted, feeling awkward. How had they gotten drawn into this?

"That doesn't mean she's not an option," Raven stated slowly, rubbing her thumb against her index finger, keeping herself in check. "Plenty of boys like girls who are in relationships already."

"Yeah!" Beast Boy piped up, unwisely reentering the conversation.

"Does that mean you like Star then?" Cyborg questioned mischievously.

As fast as he had come, Beast Boy recoiled, holding his hands out in front of him. "What? No!"

"Then you must like Raven!"

"Come on, dude! No!"

Starfire tried to intervene, approaching her friends. "Please, friends, I do not think that this-." Her words fell on deaf ears as the argument escalated.

"Just drop the subject!" Raven snapped, raising her voice. "It's not like it really matters!"

"It does too!"

"And why is that?" Raven demanded.

Cyborg frowned. "I'm curious!"

Beast Boy jumped in again. "Dude, Cy, this is getting way out of hand-!"

"Oh, come on-!"

"Dude, will you listen to-?!"

"If you don't quit-!"

"I dare Cyborg to stick his tongue to a pole!"

The teenagers halted in their spat to stare at Starfire. The alien princess closed her mouth, pressing three fingers to her lips as if she hadn't meant to speak. Even Robin seemed surprised at her outburst. Starfire lowered her hand, flushed. "I-I apologize my friends. The situation was… seemed to be… leaving the hand and… I did not think… I only meant to stop-." She pressed her lips together, staring at the dark wood floor underneath her feet. Robin placed a hand on her shoulder.

"No, it's okay Star. It was necessary if you ask me." Robin glared at the other three over his shoulder, each unwilling to meet his gaze. He squeezed Starfire's arm once in reassurance. "Thank you for bringing them to their senses."

Starfire dipped her head, still feeling embarrassed. "Please friends, this game is for one of enjoyment, not fighting. May we please continue?" Her teammates all nodded, and the girl gave a smile, shifting closer to Robin who spoke.

"So Cyborg, it seems as if you've got a dare waiting to be completed."

With a smirk, Cyborg glanced around the room, searching for a pole, and settled on the empty coat rack near the door. Pushing himself to his feet, the robotic teenager approached the stand, examining it as he drew closer. The dare didn't seem too hard, and upon thinking so, Cyborg stuck his tongue out and pressed it to the pole for a good ten seconds. After waiting a moment more, the Titan pulled away, relieved when he didn't stay connected to the metal. It seemed that it wasn't cold enough inside the building for it to attach.

Raven straightened, allowing her cloak to fall forward so it would cover more of her body and keep the warmth in. "Well, that was anti-climactic."

"Climate-what-it?" Beast Boy asked, rubbing a finger in his ear.

The empath rolled her eyes. "Never mind."

"Alright," Cyborg plopped back onto his spot, rubbing his hands together. "Now, I completed my dare, so I choose who gets to be truthed or dared next." He scanned over his teammates with his robotic eye, zeroing on who should be his next target. The robotic teen focused on Raven, and a wide smirk spread across his face. Raven saw the look and abruptly stood.

"I'm done playing," she stated. Her teammates stared at her.

Starfire was the first to ask, "But friend Raven! Why? You have not even used 'the pass'!"

"I didn't want to participate in the first place," Raven replied, the shadows of her hood concealing her expression. "And I don't want to be involved when it gets out of hand. Which I'm certain that it will."

"But it hasn't yet!" Beast Boy complained. "Don't quit playing! You haven't hardly even been involved!"

Raven turned from the group. "I'm just going to go to sleep. Goodnight." Grabbing a spare blanket, she paced to the back of the building and curled up in a corner, the heavy sheet wrapped around her body tightly. Her friends looked at one another, silent for a moment before Cyborg grumbled loudly.

"Well then, there goes my target," he muttered.

Robin, who had been quiet for a while now in his position behind Starfire, spoke up. He wasn't sure when he'd moved next to the beautiful alien princess, but the teenager really didn't mind. He also didn't mind that when he'd wrapped his arms around her, Starfire hadn't moved away, instead leaning back into his chest. "If you had been targeting her, it's no wonder that Raven left."

"But I hadn't said anything!"

"But you were going to," Robin prompted. Cyborg shifted his eyes to the side, huffing.

Beast Boy glared at his friend, shaking his head. "Good going, Cy. It took us so long to get her to play and then you chased her off!"

"Please, let us continue," Starfire interrupted before the two could start another argument. Robin smiled slightly, and Starfire glanced back at him. The alien princes had considered daring Robin to take off his mask, but it didn't seem like the right time. She didn't feel ready for that quite yet and didn't want to do it in front of the others, no matter how much she loved them all like family. Besides, she wasn't allowed to ask him outright according to the rules the girls made up at the sleepover. Starfire imagined that the reason Raven hadn't done anything about the sleepover agreement thus far was for similar reasons. No one else, to Starfire's knowledge, was aware of this, but Raven was more than a little nervous when it came to anything dealing with the area of affection, and, more than anyone, Starfire understood why the empath had left the game. Such knowledge, however, did not mean that the alien princess wasn't sad about her friend's departure of Truth or Dare.

"Okay, okay," Cyborg said, biting his lip as he considered his remaining options. "Uh, Robbie! You haven't done anything for a while! Truth or dare?"

Robin wasn't surprised. He had been lucky not to be the subject of attention so far and it had only been a matter of time before his turn came. During their first game of Truth or Dare, he had somehow been the immediate target of the others. Why, he wasn't sure, but it had resulted him in being the first one out. Since Raven had already left, even since it was by her own choice, Robin was already doing better than his first game. Since he was too comfortable to move, Robin chose, "Truth."

Cyborg considered this for a moment. "Uh… You sure you want to do truth?"

"Yes." Robin chuckled. "Okay, my turn over? I answered the question." Starfire hid a giggle behind her hand. Unable to think of a better truth, Cyborg shrugged, motioning for his leader to go ahead.

"Beast Boy," Robin called, drawing the shape-shifter's attention to him. The teenager looked up expectantly. "Truth or dare?"

"Dare."

"You know," Cyborg interrupted before Robin could say anything, "since dare went so well for you before, I figured you woulda picked truth this time!" Like a child unable to come up with any other response, Beast Boy stuck his tongue out at the robotic teenager.

Robin waited for the two to finished and then continued. "My dare is for you to… stick your hand in the fire for ten seconds?" He was no good at coming up with these things, and it was the first thing he could think of. Smirking, Beast Boy stood up, and Robin added, "And while you're at it, add some wood to the fire." He might as well be useful while doing a pointless dare, Robin figured.

As Beast Boy completed the dare, Robin looked down at the girl in his lap. Starfire's eyes had started to droop, and sleep was beginning to overtake her. Gently stroking her hair, Robin bunched a blanket up and lowered Starfire to the ground, her head resting on the cloth. The Titan leader squinted at the window. The snow was still blowing, but it was slower and less powerful. Occasionally one of the snowflakes would sparkle, and it took Robin a minute to realize they were stars he was seeing through the snowstorm. The girls had the right idea by getting to sleep; it was getting rather late. By this time, Beast Boy had returned -rubbing his slightly scorched hand- and Robin addressed the remaining awake teammates.

"I think it's pretty dark outside. You guys wanna wrap up this game?" he asked.

Cyborg started, but Beast Boy let out a yawn. "Yeah, I'm for that, dude."

"Hey, no!" Cyborg complained. "I'm just getting warmed up!" At the mention of warming up, Beast Boy pulled the blanket he'd left on the ground back around his shoulders.

"Naw dude, I'm getting sleepy," the shape-shifter mumbled.

"Come on, man!" the robotic teenager insisted. "One more round! It's your turn to choose someone anyway!"

Beast Boy considered it, and then, shaking his head to wake himself up more, agreed. "Okay dude, last time. Truth or Dare?"

"Truth," Cyborg requested as easily as if he were ordering food at a fast-food restaurant, something he did often.

Beast Boy opened his mouth, about to ask his question, when Robin interrupted. "Actually Beast Boy, do you mind if I take this one?" When the shape-shifter looked at him curiously, the leader motioned for him to come closer. Upon whispering in his ear, a wide grin spread over Beast Boy's face, and the green teenager nodded.

Cyborg crossed his legs. "Ya'll ready or what? Or you just wanna announce me as winner now?"

"Right." Robin smirked, shaking his head. With a quick look at Starfire, and then Raven, still curled up in the corner, the Titan leader lowered his voice. "Before I ask you the Truth question, I've actually been meaning to ask you both something," he whispered. Sensing the reveal of the secret that might be coming up, Beast Boy leaned in. Despite himself, Cyborg was interested as well. "Do you get the feeling that something is going on that we don't know about? With the girls?" Eyes still closed, Starfire shifted in her sleep, and the three Titans glanced at her. When she didn't move again, Robin focused on Cyborg again.

"Why do you say that, man?" the robotic teenager asked.

Robin narrowed his eyebrows. "Call it a detective's instinct. I feel like I'm missing something."

Beast Boy piped up. "Something about the girls' sleepover maybe?"

Robin shrugged. "I'm not sure. Something's off." He shook his head. "But I'm straying from what I was going to say before. Cyborg, do you like Bumblebee?"

Cyborg jerked back. "Whoa, man! Where did this come from?!"

Smirking, Robin replied, "Call it a detective's instinct."

"Ha, ha, ha." Cyborg snorted sarcastically. He crossed his arms behind his head. "But alright man, you got me. I like Bee."

Robin and Beast Boy, each expecting their teammate to put up more of a fight to hide his secret, were slightly taken aback. "Uh, what? Really?" Beast Boy asked.

"You know you could have used your pass," Robin reminded.

Cyborg shrugged. "Meh. I mean, ya'll are my friends. It didn't seem like it was necessary to hide it from you guys." He shifted his sights to Beast Boy, adding, "Unlike BB over here who will not tell us who he's got a crush on even though I'm pretty sure I already know who it is." Beast Boy shook his head, shooting his friend a dirty look.

"Nuh uh, I'm not going there again."

Robin seemed impressed by Cyborg's courage and trust to tell his friends, and he went as far as telling him so. "Well, I suppose I should thank you for revealing that to us, Cyborg. It must have been hard to do."

Cyborg tugged on his blanket with his thumb and forefinger, focused on the fabric. "Not really. I'm just not awkward like you when it comes to this stuff, Rob. It's easier when it's not super stressful, and then I get to laugh at other people who freak out about it." The mischievous robotic elbowed Beast Boy pointedly, chuckling when the shape-shifter huffed and tiredly rubbed his ribs. Addressing the two boys, Cyborg urged, "So that was seriously like your trump card? I was expectin' more of a challenge. Come on, give me another one."

Robin, seeing how Beast Boy was already fading and Starfire had long since fallen into a deep sleep, smiled. "Sorry Cyborg, it looks like you'll be the only one playing if you keep going. You can say that you win this way though," he added.

Cyborg liked this, folding his arms together and nodding. "Well, I suppose that's alright then. We didn't really have any great dares going anyway; we weren't in our element." Robin lifted an eyebrow curiously, and Cyborg explained, "The tower."

"Ah."

The three, having officially decided that they were too tired to do much more but sleep, started settling down for the night. Cyborg tended to the fire, and, as Robin shoved a sheet under the door to keep the cold from drifting in, Beast Boy grabbed an extra blanket to accompany his and approached the lone girl who had not moved from her place in the corner. Kneeling down beside the empath, Beast Boy softly touched her shoulder. He didn't want to wake Raven only for her to think he was an enemy or something and throw him across the room, so he tried to be as gentle as possible. His teammate stirred, her eyes widening for a moment before she realized it was Beast Boy who was crouched in front of her. Relaxing, Raven shifted her blanket up to her neck.

"What?" she muttered groggily. "I just about threw you… to the moon… Or somewhere in that vicinity."

Beast Boy smirked and jerked his thumb over his shoulder to the fire. "Everyone else is sleeping over there," he whispered. "Won't you be cold further away from the fire?"

Raven faintly shook her head, already succumbing to sleep again. "I don't think so. I'm fine." When Beast Boy hesitated, she turned from him, mumbling, "Go away, Beast Boy. 'm trying to sleep." Her eyes were already halfway shut by the time the words made it out of her mouth, so Beast Boy smiled at his friend and obliged. However, before leaving to head back to the fire, he took the spare blanket he'd picked up and draped it over the girl, placing it around her shoulders quietly to make sure he didn't wake Raven up again.

"Night, Rae," he whispered, and then turned, walking back to the rest of his team. His ears twitched and he swore he almost heard a barely audible breath in response. Unsure whether or not it was the wind, Beast Boy shrugged and crouched down at a place close to the fire.

Cyborg and Robin were already lying on the ground, the light from the fireplace sending strange shadows across the walls and over the teenagers. The moment his head hit the floorboards, Cyborg had been out and was now snoring quietly to himself, leaving Robin to feel grateful that the robotic teenager was more toward the edge of their group. Seeing Beast Boy return from his check on Raven, the leader of the Titans noted that all of his friends appeared to be safe. With a sigh, he allowed his muscles to loosen up. Sleeping in strange places was nothing new to the teen, but it never really got easier; the fact that his team, especially Starfire, was there with him in the unfamiliar environment helped the boy relax. Robin rolled over so he was facing the alien princess.

Being less cold than the rest, Starfire had but a thin blanket over her shoulders and the one other that Robin slipped beneath her head. She wasn't shivering, however, so Robin assumed she was fine temperature-wise. She was quite peaceful actually, sleeping on her side with hands limply rested by her head and breath soft. Still, despite her tranquil state, Robin couldn't help but worry about his girlfriend. The young leader blinked. He wasn't sure if Starfire was technically considered his girlfriend yet. After Tokyo not much had happened, though Robin supposed that was more his fault than hers. The spikey-haired teen tended to get wrapped up in working on crimes and clues, and he'd always been bad at the relationship stuff anyway, but somehow Starfire was patient and understood that. Whenever Robin started getting worried about what relationship they had, something small would happen to reassure the young man. This unintentional trip had been one of those uplifting occurrences. As quiet as a mouse, Robin threw half of his blanket over her body, simultaneously drawing closer to the girl. Hoping his hands weren't too cold, the Titan leader reached out and brushed a delicate strand of stray hair from Starfire's face. The alien princess stirred in her sleep, somehow shifting even closer to Robin, and smiled. Robin closed his eyes, the corners of his lips lifting upwards as well.

"Goodnight, Star."