Hi guys! Thanks for such an overwhelming response! I'm so happy with the response of the first chapter. The first 48 hours (ha-ha) of being online resulted in 200 views from around the world! There were even a few views from countries I've never even heard of before. How cool is that? I'm so glad! Thanks to those of you who reviewed! Sorry for taking so long to update. (Although it will usually take much longer between updates.) I'm also sorry about the rushed quality (as well as shortness) and OOCness of this chapter, but I'm trying to get the staging done so I can get to the important part. Please read and review! Suggestions are always welcome. That reminds me, someone requested that BB carry Raven bridal style. That was a great idea! So, here you go! Um... also, I'm probably not going to add a disclaimer in every chapter. I mean, I know I don't own it, you know I don't own it, and if I suddenly owned Teen Titans, the first thing I would do would be make a season six with BBxRae. So, unless that happens, I don't own Teen Titans. Enjoy the chapter!
Beast Boy glanced around. He realized it had been a while since he had seen Raven. These girls were nice, but none of them had hit him or called him stupid. In fact, they just stood there with blank looks on their faces, laughing at everything he said - even if it was that he had to go to the bathroom. There was a brunette to his left trying to squeeze the life out of his arm, and the blond was starting to make his ribs hurt; hugging his chest really tight and getting her hair in his mouth. Eventually he had gotten away from them, although he had no idea how, seeing as he had stopped counting the different tries after ten.
He looked around for Raven. Beast Boy knew she didn't really like parties, so maybe they could go get a pizza or something. He ended up searching for a while; this place was huge! And odds were that every step he took in one direction, she could be taking a step in the opposite one across the room. Soon, Beats Boy heard some strange laughing... like someone was drunk or trying really hard not to cry. Turning around, he saw Raven.
The first thing that he noticed was that she wasn't wearing her cape - it was a few feet away on the ground. The next thing was that she was on the sitting on the floor, smiling. She just sat there - hugging her knees - looking at her hand and laughing.
"Raven?" Beast Boy asked, not completely sure that he wasn't seeing things. She giggled some more and looked up at him. Her eyes were glazed, she looked totally out of it. She rose her hand and waved at him. Is that blood? That act must have unbalanced her, because she fell sideways to the ground.
Raven laughed louder, and practically shrieked the words "Thank You, Gravity!"
Beast Boy inched closer. "Raven? Are you okay?" When met with no response, he stepped closer and picked her up.
"Such pretty colors..." she slurred, starting into another fit of giggles. Yup, something is definitely wrong. He picked up her cape - kind of a feat with a teenage half-demon taking up your arms - and started walking to the exit. Beast Boy wondered what had happened since he had last seen her. What did she do? Didn't she know not to drink anything at these parties? It was a mystery. He had practically dragged her to this party, and now he was literally carrying her out.
Finally outside, the cool night air was a nice change from the hot humid dance floor. Raven was quiet - she had stopped laughing - and was almost silently murmuring some sort of gibberish. Beast Boy put her cape on the ground, gently placing Raven on top. Pulling out his communicator, he called the rest of the team. "Hey, guys? I think it's time to go."
His request was quickly responded by Starfire. "Friend Beast Boy, you are not having 'the fun'?" Beast Boy looked at Raven, she had curled up in a ball on the ground.
"No, it's not that. I just really think we should leave now."
Robin was next to reply. "Alright, if you're sure. We'll meet out front and drive home in the T-Car, got that Cyborg?"
"Yeah," came Cyborg's voice. Putting away the communicator, Beast boy knelt down next to Raven.
"Hey, Raven, are you awake?"
"Mmm-Hmm," her form nodded, sounding like a tired child. Beast Boy started to lift her up again, wrapping her in her cloak so she wouldn't get cold.
"Do you know where you are?" She shook her head, putting her arms around BB's neck for support and snuggling into his chest.
Beast Boy decided to ask another question, trying to get as much information out of her as possible. " Do you know who I am?" She just shrugged. Beast Boy sighed. He wish she would give him a complete answer.
"Yo, BB! What's goin' on?" Beast boy looked up to see Cyborg followed by the rest of the team.
"Um..." He started thinking of excuses. "Raven's just... really tired." Raven moaned.
"Too tired to fly home." He added. He hoped nothing was seriously wrong. The others silently accepted his flimsy answer - or were silently skeptical but decided not to push. In the car Beast Boy continued to hold Raven in his lap, cradling her like a small child. If anyone noticed, nobody said anything.