Chapter 8: Unstable

"When do you think you'll go back to Jump City?"

"I don't know. I know that the team need me back, but I'm not sure if I want to go yet." Raven gave a weak smile to her boyfriend, hoping that he wouldn't question her any further.

"You're welcome to stay here as long as you want. Just as long as you tell Speedy to back off when he flirts with you," Aqualad said, smiling back at her.

"Thank you Garth. Thank you for everything. There's no need to worry about Speedy; I'm sure he's already moved on to another girl. Bumblebee, perhaps?" The empath replied.

"You may be right about the moving on part, but not about Bee. But he did try flirting with her once."

"What was the outcome?" Raven asked, turning a page in her book.

"He couldn't walk. For two weeks."

"Yikes. I'll be sure to ask Karen for any tips on what to do if he doesn't behave."

"I'm sure she'll be more than happy to oblige."

"You're being ridiculous! We've been dating for ages and we haven't kissed! And you won't even kiss me!"

"I said that I wanted to take things slowly; one step at a time."

"So?"

"So that means that you shouldn't be pushing me into doing things like that!"

"But you love me, don't you?"

"I don't want to kiss you."

"Surely if you loved me you would want to kiss me."

"That's not how it works. Now please, I have to organise some files with Robin," Beast Boy said, once again trying to end a pointless conversation with his girlfriend. "I'll speak to you later."

"We're going to do more than speak the next time you see me."

Beast Boy sighed loudly. Just what had he gotten himself into? Terra seemed like girlfriend material for him and he would've wanted nothing more than to kiss her a few weeks ago. Before she announced her betrayal, before Raven left and before she became some horny teenager. He had always been the one chasing her, but over time the roles had reversed.

He sighed again and began to make his way to the evidence room. He usually despised every moment he had to spend organising files and filing reports, but he was looking forward to finally getting some alone time away from Terra. She was just too clingy and needy. Every second he spent with her he wished he was spending with a certain violet-haired empath instead.

"I am worried for our friend," Starfire said, accepting the coffee that Robin had just offered her. She muttered a thank you and then said, "Raven has not yet returned."

"Did Raven ever tell you why she would leave? In your 'girl talks' or something?" Robin asked, taking a seat next to her.

"Raven did engage in a few of the girl talks. But she did not ever state a reason on why she would depart."

"Huh. Did she tell you if anything was bothering her?"

The alien thought for a moment. "She did say that Terra was making her feel uncomfortable."

"In what way?"

"I am not sure. She said that something was 'off' about her," she replied, quietly taking her first sip of coffee, only to spit it out afterwards. "This liquid is most hot! I fear that it has damaged my grebnax!"

"Hey."

"Hello."

"The mail came today," Speedy said, making his way over to the empath. "It's for you."

"If this is another love letter-"

"It's not. How did you realise it was me sending those, anyway?"

"You flirted with me every chance you had."

"Besides that."

"I'm an empath."

"Oh," he said, going red. "Kinda forgot about that. My mistake."

"Don't make it again. Now, what was it that came in the mail for me?"

"You're really hot," he said dreamily, earning a grunt and eye roll from her. "Oh! The mail! It's from Titans Tower. There you go."

"Thank you," she said, taking the envelope from him. "Don't call me hot again."

"I make no promises," Speedy said with a chuckle. "See ya later sexy."

Raven grunted once more before opening the envelope. She assumed it would be from Robin, trying to lecture her into coming home, but it wasn't that at all.

The exact opposite, actually.

Raven,

I hope you're not coming home because nobody wants you back. Especially not Beast Boy. He saw the letter that you sent to him and ripped it up. And then he kissed me and said how much he loves me and that I'm an amazing girlfriend. We've been dating for so many weeks now. He loves me so much. Starfire said I'm a much better friend than you, and Robin said that it'd be better for me to take your place as I can actually control my powers.

Anyways, I have a hot boyfriend waiting for me in bed so see you never!

-Terra

"Hey, Aqualad?"

"Yeah, Raven?"

"I'm returning to Jump City tomorrow."

Karen is Bumblebee's real name, if you didn't already know. Also I read some reviews about keeping Aqualad and Raven (and BB and Terra) as clean as possible. Don't panic! They're going to be as clean as a bathtub.

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