Chapter 11. Desires

"Red X!" exclaimed Robin in disgust and greeted teeth. Still holding a grudge on the thief that stole the suit a few years back.

"mm.. no wonder we haven't seen him in a while. He's found himself a big time supplier" said Cyborg, turning his chair towards Robin who had started to pace around the control room, head bent, hand on his chin and deep in thought.

"How much longer on the timer?" Asked Raven, not taking notice of the other two talking. Still staring down the window. Hood over her head hiding her features.

"Thirty minutes."

"Have you run the bio-scan?… how is she?"

"Her heart rate has slowed down considerably. Brain waves are normal but stress levels are higher than normal. Expected due to the circumstances"

Starfire flew back in. She had left an hour ago to prepared something to eat promising to bring something they could ingest. Now, she came back with a tray of sandwiches and a small box with some weight to it.

"This has been delivered at our doorstep" She said, handing it to Robin. It was addressed to a Robin of the Teen Titans. When he opened it, one half was a bottle of yellowish looking pills. The other half, a folded note for Cyborg which he handed to immediately.

"This are the instructions on how Meliah is supposed to take her medicine" Said Cyborg handing it back to Robin.

"We need to find out what other connection in all this" Robin said looking at the note but not really reading it.

"It doesn't matter who helped her escape. We need to find out what to do with her first. Beast Boy will not be so thrilled that she would be processed as a criminal" said Raven turning from the glass.

"How can you…" Robin started to say but Raven interrupted him.

"Red X is irrelevant at the moment Robin, and away from our jurisdiction. Right now we need to focus on the subject at hand" She said signaling to the glass. Robin crossed his arms over his chest and nodded once.

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Beast Boy let out a low growl. His head still resting on her shoulder. Meliah pushed him back a little and looked him in the eyes.

"What is it Gar?"

"He's bad news M, he's a thief" He said with worried eyes. They sat back down and leaned their heads back against the wall behind them.

"I know Gar, He never pretended to be otherwise, but…" She turned to her left to look at him again "How bad of a villain can he be if he was willing to help a complete stranger like me… and…"

"Did he try to hurt you?" He said with a frown. She breathed out with some exasperation.

"Garfield, you're not listening. He helped me escape that God forsaken place, gave me food and clothes. He even tried to patch up my wounds and stayed with me long enough for me to leave on my own" She saw him still frowning. "He was a gentleman Gar… why do you even ask?"

"Because he always tries to hit on the pretty girls."

Meliah scoffed "Then I guess I'm not pretty enough. Not even once he tried to say something like that."

"What are you talking about M, you're beautiful!"

"You say that because you're my friend, but look at me Gar… really look at me. I'm a mess, cant control my wild side to save my life and don't even go to the eyes… broken blue? Not a pretty sight"

He looked at her for a moment, smiled to himself and looked down. "Did you know that when Raven gets mad her eyes glow red? And if she's really, really mad, she gets an extra set of eyes, all glowing red?" He laughed "Villains get terrorized if she gets like that in the middle of a fight."

"But not you… you don't think she's scary at all" it wasn't a question.

"Why would I, is part of who she is and I actually think that makes her more beautiful than what she already is" He said while he blushed and looked away in embarrassment, realizing at the last minute what he had said out loud. He looked away.

Meliah barely smiled with a sad expression "I hope one day, someone talks about me like that" she said softly and moved to the side and leaned her head on his lap. Facing the direction of his feet. He looked down at her and saw her close her eyes.

"M, are you ok?"

"Just exhausted" and said nothing else.

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In the main time, there was silence in the control room. Raven was back in the corner standing in front of the glass looking down at Beast Boy and Meliah. She had heard every word and a small involuntary gasp escaped her lips. She was glad the hood of her cloak was still over her face to hide her expression. She was blushing terribly, she could tell.

Then she turned to the others who had stopped talking suddenly. They all were smiling.

"What" Raven said and tried to sound annoyed.

"Nothing" Said Cyborg innocently with a smirk and turned back to his computer. Starfire was floating above them, hands clasped at her chest with an expression of pure excitement.

"He was only trying to make her feel better" Raven said narrowing her eyes while she walked past them.

"Sure he was" Robin said giving her a knowing look she didn't miss. She glared at him for a moment then kept walking.

"Where you going Rae?" asked Cyborg tentatively.

"I need to meditate" was all she said and slammed the door after her.

"Since when do you meditate in the closet?" Asked Robin as soon as the door had closed.

"Arg! SHUT UP!" Raven yelled from inside. They heard a few things fall and then silence. Starfire flew to the door but when she opened it, Raven was gone. The others couldn't hold their laughs anymore.

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Garfield was oblivious of the effect his previous words had on Raven. He was lost in his own thoughts when Meliah interrupted his revere.

"I want to see her" she said softly.

"What?" he said not understanding at first.

"I want to see my mother for the last time… will you go with me?"

He look down at her again. Tears running freely making their way to the fabric on his leg.

"Of course I will M. I'll talk to Robin as soon as we get out of here" he said while stroking her hair.

They didn't wait long. The doors were unlocked signaled by a green light above them. Meliah had fallen sleep. He heard the doors open and Robin and Cyborg walked in. Starfire flew in to stand in front of Beast Boy. She picked up the sleeping girl long enough for him to get up, stretch and get some circulation going on his legs. Then picked up Meliah and carried her out of the chamber.

Beast Boy was glad that Robin had agreed to take her to the common room. Now that the medicine was ready and she was calm enough. They walked silently until they were in the elevator, Beast Boy asked were Raven was.

"She's been gone to meditate for a while now" Answered Starfire. Beast Boy wondered if she had heard what he said but was too embarrassed to ask. A look between Cyborg and Robin with a smirk didn't go unnoticed.

Once in the common room, Beast Boy set her down on the large sofa, Robin placed the pills on the coffee table and left her to rest. When he mentioned the girl's request to see her mother's body there was an instant relief on the leader since Batman had said it was necessary for her to go anyway since she was the only relative to identify the body at the morgue. They discussed when was the right time to leave and agreed to go by dawn to give everyone enough time to rest.

Once that was settled, Beast Boy took a few bites of his sandwich and took off to the roof where he was sure to find Raven.

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She had been pacing for a few minutes after she phased thru the floor on the roof. And even longer to try to find her center and actually concentrate on meditation. Her blush had subsided and had finally found some kind of peace when she heard a voice in her head

" Are you done meditating Rae? …" the voice in her head asked. Raven barely looked form side to side before closing them again "Yes, where…"

" Yay! Yay! Yay!… he likes us Rae. Aren't you happy?"

"You are… exuberant enough for the both of us. Where did you come from?" Raven asked somewhat annoyed at her emotion. Happy no doubt.

"Well, the boring one said to let you meditate so you could calm down… so.. .are you calm now?"

"I've had better moments of peace before. What do you want?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to know what are we going to do now. Even the creepy one here wants to know"

"About what?"

"BB of course!"

"Of course. Well, I have not decided yet."

"Duh! I know that, that's why I'm asking"

"Rage shall consume you!" said Raven's red emotion suddenly.

"Yes, yes we shall… in the main time.. Shush!" Said happy to her sister emotion. Raven only heard her hiss away but left them alone.

"Enough you two!" Said Raven

"Enough of what?" Said Beast Boy behind Raven. She had been so concentrated on her emotions arguing that she didn't hear the door open and close. She lost her concentration and fell on the ground with a thud.

"Ow" Was all she said while trying to get up. Beast Boy was at her side immediately and helped her up.

"Are you ok Rae?" He said still holding her hand.

She looked down at their hands together, blinked a few times and with a smile she threw her arms around his neck to his utter surprise.

"BB you're ok! I'm so glad you're ok" She said close to his ear. He was surprised and confused at her reaction. Unconsciously he moved his hands to her waist to hold her closer, but then it clicked "Of course I'm ok Rae why… wait…" he said and pulled her arms softly off his neck "You never call me BB" He said with a frown but then he looked at her closely and gasped.

"Happy? Is that you?" she smiled even more. An oddity yet becoming on Raven's features.

"I knew you'd recognized me" Happy said, still smiling.

"Where is Raven, Is she ok?" he said with some concern.

"She is, I just really, really wanted to see you and to ask you something… well not only me, the creepy one is been getting on my nerves since last time so…"

"Ask me what?" He asked, worried now.

" Are you going to kiss us soon?" She asked without hesitation. But suddenly she moaned in pain and started to shake her head from side to side, bringing her hands to her temples. Almost lost her balance when Beast Boy grabbed her by the waist to steady her.

She stopped moving and looked up to him, almost glaring. She felt his arms slide away but she held him there. "Well? Will you?" she said almost angry.

Beast Boy was surprised but even more terrified of who this one might be, because it definitely wasn't Raven.

"If …you...want…" He said hesitant. She gave him a devilish smile and with a swift move, pulled his head to her catching his lips with hers in fervor passion. It was hot, intense and angry. So strong was her hold on him that he didn't have time to think. Then slowly, he pulled away, enough to rest his forehead on hers. His eyes still closed.

"Rage will consume us both" she said softly and when he opened his eyes he gasped when he was met with two red ones glowing and a smile with pointed teeth.