She could feel the bitterness rolling off of him. Just two hours since they had gotten back home from the planet they were stranded on, and he was still being unusually grumpy and sulky. His behavior was something that she would once ignore and let him deal with on his own, but over the years, she found that she was unable to not check up on him.

"You seem upset about something, what's going on?" Raven asked.

Beast Boy turned towards her, she could feel his anger intensify, but for what reason she could not tell.

"Are you going to act like I'm an idiot too?"

"Why would I do that?"

"Because Starfire is the only one who doesn't regularly insult my intelligence in some capacity."

Raven was taken aback. She had been known to take pot shots at him before, but never with any serious intent. She thought that they were simply just teasing each other, but it seemed that the comments had cut deeper than he had ever let on.

"Beast Boy, please, talk to me and tell me what's wrong. You frequently won't let things go until I open up, and you've always managed to make me feel better in the end, allow me to do the same for you."

Beast Boy gave her a look. One that simply said, "Fair enough."

"While we were on that planet, Cyborg kept getting increasingly mad that I couldn't understand all the fancy words he was calling those watchamacallits. He was acting like I was an idiot for not knowing something."

Raven took in the information carefully. She had been right after all, that cracks at his intelligence, or rather, lack of education, were bothering him.

"Beast Boy, I promise you that none of us genuinely think you're stupid. You've progressed so quickly in me teaching you how to read, and you're a very capable hero in your own right. I'm sure Cyborg was just stressed from the situation we were in. I'm sure he'll apologize if you bring it up with him."

"I suppose so." He sighed.

"Have… have my comments ever made you feel genuinely stupid before?"

"Yes, they have."

Raven felt disappointed in herself for not picking up on this sooner. Better late than never, she supposed, even if she was likely to bring up the end of the world soon.

"Beast Boy, I am deeply sorry for ever making you feel that way. I do think you're a very smart man, and I promise I will never make you feel that way again. Ok?"

Beast Boy smiled, "Thanks Rae."

She grinned back.

"So, man huh?"

"Don't get too hung up on it."