Ch 11 part 2

Going through his own clothes, he saw nothing but his usual uniform. He thought about what Raven said about scars before a pair of shorts caught his eye at the bottom of his uniforms. 'It's time to be brave Beast boy,' he said to himself as he stripped himself from his usual uniform and pulled on the shorts. With nothing covering his chest, arms, legs, and feet, he felt a little naked. This felt so new to him and as he left his room, he knew there was no turning back now.

BB made his way to the kitchen to see a tray of food was left for him and Raven on the counter. He knew it was from the prince and his wife because of the note he left them on the tray. Grabbing the tray he made his way to the living room to see Raven reading one of her books on the couch. He smiled as he smelled her familiar scent of lavender and parchment. Resting the tray in front of her on the table, she looked up from her book, surprised to see her boyfriend in such a state.

Her eyes followed him as he sat next to her. Lowering her book, she put in her bookmark and placed it on the arm of the couch. "Garfield."

"You've been so open with me Rae. This wasn't easy for me to do, but I want you to understand why I've always worn my uniform. These scars are a constant reminder of how ugly I've become. I cover my body, so I don't have to remember what happened, but you deserve to know. You deserve to make your own mind about me once I tell you everything."

"You think I'll change my mind about wanting to be with you, but I won't. There's nothing that can scare me away from you," she said as she took his bare hand in his. She smiled. "You're so warm and soft," she said and then moved her hands up his arms to see the scars, including burn marks, cutting marks. Moving further up she saw needle marks. Caressing his upper arms, she heard him chuckle.

"Sorry that tickles Rae," he smiled as she continued looking over his body. The bruises she saw around his neck looked like he had been strangled. She looked into his eyes. "They're strangulation marks. It's exactly what it looks like."

She felt sad and then anger for whoever did this to her boyfriend, but she moved on as her hands rested on his bare chest, and she blushed. She felt his strong heartbeat along with the warmth and softness of his skin. Her fingers moved over some scars that looked like he had been stabbed. She caressed them with her finger and wished more then anything that she could kill whoever hurt him.

BB could tell how she was feeling and was moved by her emotions. He took her trembling hands in his, holding them tight. "Raven?" he said as he watched as her hands moved to his legs that had longer scars and bruises. When she got to his feet, she saw the claws on his toes and something inside her made her feel warm. She smiled and blushed. BB couldn't help but smirk at this. "What is it Rae? You can tell me. I'm not here to judge."

"I've always had a thing for claws. My demon side finds your claws hot." Raven blushed.

"It's funny. I always thought they were ugly. You love them, huh?"

"I love everything about you Garfield."

"H-how do you know for sure?"

"I know who you are in your heart despite what you've been through in your life."

"I love how you have an answer for everything."

"Can I see your back?" she asked.

"Sure thing Rae-Rae," he smiled as he turned his back to her.

"I'm going to let that slide for now," she said as his back met her view. She moved her hands up and down as she heard BB purr.

"Oh Rae you really know where to hit the spot. Man that feels so good. You know I've never let anyone touch me so intimately. Your skin feels good against mine," he said as he closed his eyes and felt his girlfriend rub his back while she was trying to get a hold of her emotions. Resting her head against his back, she smiled and let out a sigh. "Gee Rae if I had known you would have had this kind of reaction to my body, I would have stripped for you along time ago."

Raven rolled her eyes and smiled and let out a small laugh. "That was funny."

"I'm glad I can make you laugh. It really suits you because it's so beautiful," he said as she felt her head leave his back, so he turned around to find himself on his back with Raven lying on top of him. He smiled. "Well I certainly didn't expect"-her lips crashed down onto his in such a passionate kiss that he almost felt the wind knocked out of him, but he kissed her back, wrapping his arms around her waist.

Raven pulled away to breathe as she look down at her boyfriend. She smiled. "You really know how to charm a girl."

He caressed her cheek. "You seem more free. I can feel it."

"It won't be this way when we go back home, so I want to let you know how much you mean to before we leave. There's just something about this place that brings me peace."

"It may be the fact that there are fewer people in the area and probably the environment out here."

"You had to have some good memories here Garfield. I can't imagine everything was so horrible here," said Raven as she looked around.

"No, but the bad started to outweigh the good. It's hard to reach for the past for some comfort when most of it was a nightmare."

Raven rested her head on his bare torso. "I know. Sometimes I couldn't believe I was the daughter of a demon who could travel through dimensions or that I had to hide my feelings deep down inside me. Some days I just wanted to scream and other days I wanted it to end," she said as she felt his strong arms hold her tight.

BB felt a wetness on his chest. "Rae, are you crying?"

"I'm sorry. It's just hard to go back to that place in my life," she said as she felt Beast boy's bare hands rub soothing circles on her back.

"You have nothing to be sorry about. I know how you feel," he said as he watched her lift her head and peck him on the lips. Before she could move away, he deepened the kiss and Raven was glad for the comfort as she kissed him back.