Although the touchy subject was dropped, Raven was still overwhelmed by all that had transpired. So much so, that before she knew it, it was already time for her and Cyborg to head back to the West Coast. This only made her situation even direr.
As much as she hated to admit it, Bumblebee was right. Deep down on the inside, Raven did feel worse than before. But by that point she realized that it was time to practice what she'd preached to Starfire on many occasions. To deal with it, and not let her emotions get the best of her! After all. . .she brought this trauma on herself, so it was her own tough luck! Therefore, this made her even more determined face the situation, and get through it, whether she wanted to or not!

As for Cyborg, his dilemma was figuring out a way to get the B machine to its new destination. Although he didn't want to, he decided on this one rare occasion, to make the ultimate sacrifice. Reluctantly he handed Bee the keys, and she and Raven drove back in his car. While he and the twins drove in B's car. In the rear, Speedy rode separately in the team's vehicle, so they'd have a way to get back when it was all over.

By the end of the week long, cross-country trip, the upcoming view of Jump City was a sight for Raven's sore eyes. But that was nothing compared to the way Cyborg felt. As they crossed over the Golden Gate, Ravens communicator went off. Flipping it open she saw the big grin on Cyborgs face. "Oh, Raven. We're hooome." He cooed. Unable to help herself, Raven smiled back. "Yeah, I know. Feels good. I can't wait to see my room."
"Uhh. . .Well, you might have to wait a little longer. I just talked to Robin. He said that B.B. and Terra have been gone all day. She's been keeping him distracted while the others are planning a huge birthday party for him at the Tower."
"Who gonna be there?" Bee asked. Looking over at her, he replied,
"Most of the Titans from around the city, and a few of B's other friends. Actually, some of them are at the Tower now helping Robin and Starfire get it together. But I need to get the B machine over there before he and Terra get back."
"So what's the problem?" Raven asked with a shrug. Before he had a chance to answer, Menos's face literally popped out at her. "Tacos! Quermos algun tacos! (Tacos! We want some tacos!"
"Si!" Minos hollered on the side of him. Shooting her a mocking glance, Cyborg replied,
"Does that answer your question? The boys want to stop off at that Mexican joint in the mall. How about meeting me there and I'll drop them off to you-" Suddenly he stopped cold, thrown off to the sounds of loud growling. Putting a hand over her stomach, Raven gave them an embarrassed grin. Clearing her throat she said, "Uh. . .Actually, that doesn't sound like a bad idea. . ."

Although Raven was indeed a whole lot hungrier than she thought, she began to get this uneasy feeling that something wasn't quite right. So much so that Bee looked over at her and asked, "What's the matter, Rae?" Staring straight ahead, Raven replied,
"I don't know. I just got this feeling that something weird is about to happen." Before she had a chance to say anything else, her communicator went off once again. Letting out a frustrated sigh, Raven quickly flipped it open. "Yeah?"
"Raven. . ." Robin said with a big smile on his face. "Boy. . .am I glad to see you."
Unable to help it, a shy grin crossed over her face. "Same here." She said as some of the other Titans gathered around him and began to wave at her.
"Hey Raven. . ." they all mimed at the same time. Timidly she waved back.
"Hi guys." she replied, looking back at Robin. "Judging by that crowd, I take it you're ready?"
"Definitely. Everybody will wait up here, while I go down in the hanger with Starfire, and Cyborg to wait for Beastboy. We'll meet you there, ok?" Nodding, she replied,
"No problem. We're on our way."

As they hurriedly made their way through the maze of stores, Raven happened to notice something out the corner of her eye. She wasn't sure at first, but further she walked, the more she began to make out the back of Beastboys head! Eyes widening, she backed away just in time to see him and Terra go into a jewelry store. Stepping out a bit, Raven watched as they walked up to the counter and the salesman approached them.
"Well, good evening Mr. Logan. I've been expecting you. . ." He replied, reaching under the display case. Now his hand emerged holding a tiny black box. "I'm sure you will find our merchandise to be in the highest quality." He said, sliding it across the counter.
"Oh, I'm sure it will be." Beastboy replied, signaling Terra to come a little closer. Now he slowly raised up the lid. By the way their eyes widened, Raven knew it must've been something very nice. "Ohh. . ." Terra replied, shaking her head. "It's so pretty!"
"Well, it should be. You picked it out!" he chuckled, as she took it from him to get a better look. By then Bumblebee had caught up with Raven, and was rather surprised by
her bewildered state. "Raven what's. . ." Now she stopped cold, her eyes fixed on the same shocking display that Raven was marveling at.
As she now watched along with her, all Bee could think about was the private conversation they had a couple of weeks ago at the café. Being the only one who was privileged enough to know the truth, oh, how she felt for Raven now. Sadly she watched as Raven fought with everything she had not to let her true feelings show. But it was no use. Gradually a crushed expression crept over her face.
Slowly shaking her head, Bee muttered,
"Oh, boy." Looking down at Raven, she whispered, "Hey. . .Are you alright?"
Inhaling deeply, Raven hesitated then replied, "Just super. . ." Not wanting to be seen, she quickly muttered, "Come on. Let's get out of here."
Right when her and Bee were about to turn away, Mas Y Menos had already seen, and flew up to the happy couple. Groaning with disgust, Raven watched as they simultaneously replied,
"Buenos Noches, amigos!" (Good evening friends!) Rather startled by their abrupt appearance, Beastboy let out a chuckle then replied,
"Well, hey little dudes! What's shakin?"
"Nada mucho, hombre. . ." (Nothing much, man.) Mas said, while Menos stood on his tiptoes. "Tan que esta en la caja?" (So what's in the box?)
"Oh, just a little something I bought for. . ." Now Beastboy hesitated, giving him a hard glance. "Wait a minute. . .What are you two doing-"
Suddenly he stopped short to the sound of Terra's breath loudly sucking in, as though she had gotten punched in the stomach. Rather amused by her stupefied expression, Beastboy chuckled, "What's with you?"
"We have company. . ." she whispered in a cracked voice.
"What?"
"Look behind you. . ." Terra hissed through her teeth. Getting a terrible feeling in the pit of his stomach, Beastboy done as she said. . .only to find his mouth falling open with disbelief. "Raven?!" he wheedled in a cracked voice. "W-whoa. You caught me off guard. . ."
"Obviously." she muttered, watching as Terra quickly slipped the box into her pocket. Giving Raven a tense expression, she smiled and said,
"So. . .What are you doing here, anyway?" Becoming very annoyed over the way they patronized her, Raven sharply replied.
"Well. . .this IS a public place, isn't it?" Catching the tone of sarcasm in her voice, Beastboy replied in Terra's defense,
"Well, yeah. . .But we wasn't expecting to meet up with anybody today. . .Especially you." Actually insulted over that remark, her arms slowly folded. "Why not? I'm not that cold, am I?" she stressed, catching the surprised expression on Beastboys face. "It IS your birthday, isn't it?" Now her eyes gradually shifted down on Terra's pocket, and narrowed. "Or. . .is it HERS. . ."

All the way back to the tower Raven said nothing, but instead glared out the rearview mirror at the happy couple who followed behind them on Beastboys moped. From the side Bee noticed her glare and knew that at the moment, Raven's inner calmness was as bad as the eye of a hurricane! Even Mas Y Menos were silent, knowing that she was in no mood for their nonsense!
Yet through all the mayhem, Bumblebee was still worried about her. Deciding to push her luck, she cleared her throat loud enough for to get her attention.
"Um. . .Rae. . .How are you feeling?" Looking away from her, Raven folded her arms and whispered only one word. "Numb. . ."

Upon their arrival, Beastboy and Terra was a little confused as to why Bumblebee pulled up and let Raven out in front of the tower, instead of just driving down into the hanger. "Well, this is weird. . ." he muttered, as they pulled inside the entrance.
Just when Raven stepped out of the car, one of the first faces to greet her was Starfire. "Raven!" Without thinking she threw both arms around Raven's neck, and gave her a huge glomp. Feeling as though the air had been sucked out of her body, Raven watched as Starfire pulled away, blushing rather sheepishly.
"Um. . .forgive the hugging, friend. But. . .I've missed you so much!" Unable to help how she truly felt, Raven could feel her downhearted funk slowly lift.
Cracking a tiny smile, she looked Starfire in the eye and nodded.
"Yeah? Well. . .I've missed you, too." Touched by her confession, Starfire smiled and threw an arm around her neck. "It's so good to have you back!" Now Raven leaned forward in a rather secretive manner and asked, "Is everything ready?"
"Yes. . ." Starfire replied, watching as Beastboy and Terra began heading their way. "We'll be waiting-" Stopping dead in the middle of her sentence, she let out a startled gasp. "Oh no! Their early. . ."
"Yeah, I know." Raven whispered through her teeth. "We sort of ran into them by accident." Literally flying into a panic, Starfire began to nervously mutter.
"What do we do? What'll we do?!"
"Star. . ." Raven coolly interjected. "Calm down. I have things under control. Trust me." Knowing Raven meant business, Starfire nodded, then quickly turned and flew back inside the tower.
As the group of them began walking through the lobby, Terra watched as Raven casually turned and headed in the opposite direction towards the hanger entrance. Confused by this move, Beastboy replied, "Uhhhh. . .Hello? You're room is upstairs. Or have you been gone so long that you've forgotten?" Shooting him an annoyed peer, Raven flatly muttered,
"No. . .but if you must know, I forgot my bag in the car."
Beginning to sense that she was up to something, Terra quickly got on the side of her.
"So. . .you guys just come in, huh?"
"Sure looks that way. . ." Raven sarcastically replied, not even bothering to look at her. This really seemed to bother Terra. Making sure that Beastboy was out of earshot, she leaned over and whispered, "Well. . .If you would've let me know ahead of time, then maybe we could have planned something together."
"Terra. . ." Raven interrupted. "Don't sweat it. It's no big deal. . ." Reading straight through her nonchalant front, Terra shook her head. "Yes it is, Raven. What you saw back there. . ."
"Is none of my business. . ." Raven sharply cut off. Feeling the resentment wash over her, she once again began to pick up the pace. "Besides. . .What difference does it make?" she added, as Beastboy gradually caught up with them. Giving him a
mean glance, she muttered. "It's all pointless anyway." Catching onto her cynical tone, Beastboy glared at her, then nodded, "Yeah, right! No more pointless than you leaving for over a month and not telling me anything."
Marveling from his nerve, Raven scoffed and replied, "Excuse me? But since when do I owe you an explanation?" Just as annoyed, Beastboy quickly snapped back,
"Oh, yeah. . .I forgot, you're too GOOD for that!"
Not expecting such a sharp comeback, Ravens superior front immediately disappeared. By the marred expression that crossed over her face, Beastboy realized for the first time that he'd actually hurt her feelings. Especially when she turned and levitated away without saying another word. Rolling his eyes with frustration, he began to follow after her. "Come on, Raven. I didn't mean it. . ." Determined to ignore him, Raven deliberately sped up, until she was heading down the hanger steps.
By then on the verge of desperation, Beastboy replied, "Look, I'm sorry. . .alright. But how did you expect me to act? You just bolted without any warning!" Now he stopped, watching as she continued to fly out ahead of him. Putting his head down in defeat, he sadly whispered, "And you were gone for so long that. . .I really missed you . . ."
Caught off guard by what he said, Raven found herself slowing up a bit.
Until eventually she had come to a complete stop. Putting her head down, she could feel him catching up until he was right on the side of her.
"Raven. . ." he gently whispered, "Would you please tell me what's going on? I've got to know. . ." Slowly her head lifted until her troubled gaze met his. As they silently stared at each other, Beastboy was suddenly taken back over the way Raven's eyes brightly began to shine in the darkness. Looking away from him, her glowing gaze now shifted up toward the ceiling. From her nod, a huge strobe light kicked on shining down on a sleek, metallic vehicle that almost looked like the T-car. The only difference was that the exterior was shiny purple chrome in color, which Beastboy immediately fell for.
"Sweet. . ." he muttered under his breath. Little did he know that in the darkest corner of the hanger, Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Bee, and the twins were gathered together, watching his every move. Stepping out a bit, Cyborg took out a remote control and aimed it straight at the car. Giving the gang an excited glance, he pressed the button causing the sound system to automatically kick into gear.
As the music loudly began to thump, Beastboy scratched his head and replied to Terra.
"You know, if I didn't know any better, I'd swear that was the CD I lost a month ago."
Now out of the blue, Cyborg stepped out in the open with a big grin on his face. "It is. . .I sorta borrowed it."
Elated to see his buddy after missing him for a whole month, Beastboy chuckled and said, "Dude! Yo Cyborg, what's up?!"
"Nothing much, man," he said, giving him a quick high five.
"How long you've been back?"
"Not long, dude. . .Maybe an hour." He said as they began to walk up to the car. Giving Raven an artful glance, he looked over at Beastboy and asked, "So what do you think about the ride?"
"Oh man, it's awesome. I love it!"
"Yeah. . .me too. I rode it all the way back here on a test run. It's as fast as lightning and purrs like a kitten." Growing very excited Beastboy literally hopped up and down like a little kid. "Dude. . .You GOTTA let me drive this thing. . .You just gotta!" Fighting to keep a straight face, Cyborg shrugged, then replied,
"Oh, don't worry. . .I think you'll get the chance." He said as Robin and Starfire stepped from out of nowhere. As they all gathered around him with smiles on their faces, Cyborg looked at Beastboy and folded his arms. "But you know, there's just one difference between my car, and this one."
"What? More power in the boosters?"
"No. . ." Cyborg mocked with a smile. "You're sound system is better than mine!" Not sure he heard him right, Beastboys head slowly cocked with disbelief. "Uh. Dude. . .What did you say?"
"You heard him, buddy." Robin said, as he now stepped on the side of him. "The sound system, as well as the car is all yours. A gift to you, from the rest of the team. . ."
He said as a stunned expression now crept over Beastboys face.
Feeling almost lightheaded, Beastboy marveled at the group of them. "W-What? No- No way!" He squeaked in a cracked voice. "It's true. We all wanted to make up for the rough times you had before. So, Cyborg and Raven went to Steele City and built
it for you. It might've taken awhile. . .but it was worth it."
"I hear ya. Now you won't have to bug me to drive the T-Car. From now on. . .you have the B-car." Completely speechless, Beastboy could only gape up at him touched beyond words. Seeing this motivated Cyborg to reach down putting a hand on his shoulder. "Dude. . .Nobody deserves this more than you. Happy Birthday. . ."
Having been slapped hard by this wonderful reality, Beastboy slowly turned back around until his widening eyes slowly fell back on the car. Clawing both hands through his hair, he let out a hysterical scream like a teenage girl at a rock concert!
"Dahhhhhhhhhh, I don't believe it! I don't believe it!" He hollered, zipping up to the car with lightning speed. "I don't believe it! It's mine all mine!" He sang out, actually beginning to dance in circles.
As the group chuckled at his hysterical reaction, Cyborg looked toward Raven who actually seemed rather pleased, and a bit satisfied. Getting next to his much closer friend, he gently nudged her and asked, "Hmmm. . .I don't know Rae. You think he likes it?"
Fighting with all she had not to laugh out loud, Raven looked up at him with a smile. "Uh. . .I'm gonna go out on a limb and say. . .YES!" She squeaked, as Beastboy threw both arms around her neck.
"Do I like it?" he chuckled, giving her a tight squeeze. "What do you think?!" Before Raven what was happening, he leaned forward and gently kissed her on the cheek. In a daze she watched as he pulled away, gently looking into her eyes.
"Thank you so much. . ." Now just as quickly he turned to Cyborg who playfully threw a hand up in the air. "Whoa, little dude. I know you're happy. . .but you ain't kissing me like that!" Letting out a flustered chuckled, Beastboy replied,
"I know. . .But I can't tell you how much this means to me! Especially coming from you. . ." He whispered, turning back to Raven. "I never know what to expect. You're so unpredictable. . ." Although a bit thrown off over his deep affection, Raven found herself looking toward Terra who was watching with them an elated expression across her face. Seeing this caused her senses to immediately return. Feeling her guard beginning to rise again, Raven calmly looked at him and whispered,
"Oh yeah? Well from the looks of it, I'm not the only one. . ."