Chapter 7: Boys night out

The day went on slowly. Almost as if time had been put under one of Ravens spells and stopped completely. Beast Boy spent most of the day curled up on the couch in the form of a slender, green alley cat. He had not seen Raven sense that morning when they shared that kiss. As BB thought back to that moment he let out a mournfully little meow, wishing more then anything he could relive that moment forever more.

'What happened?' He thought to himself 'It was all going so well…she said she loved me…We kissed…We made out. Why did she have to run away? What did I do...I love her. What did I do...?'

"Beast Boy?" A leaders voice broke through Beast Boys train of thought, and the cat looked up moving for the first time in hours.

Robin smirked kindly as the cats eyes looked up over the couch back. The boy wonder pulled off his sweatshirt and threw it aside. "I'm guessing it didn't work out as well as you hoped?" He said walking around and sitting down beside the cat, and scratching him behind the ears.

Beast Boy purred sadly, making Robin chuckle. "Well, if she didn't like you then I'm sure you'll find the right girl eventually."

The cat pulled away and took human form. Beast Boy sighed "It's not that she doesn't like me, she told me she loved me, we kissed…It's just her damn powers won't let her!" His ears drooped sadly and he collapsed back in the couch.

Robins masked eyes widened at this news "You kissed?" BB nodded sadly and Robin continued "Her powers can get in the way at times, but I don't think it's fair on her part that they keep her prisoner to a loveless life."

Beast Boy played with the seams of his jeans. "Fair or not, her powers keep her that way…and there's nothing I can do."

Robin sighed and looked around. "You need to get your mind off of her…want to play a game?" He asked reaching over and grabbing two video game controls.

BB smiled "Sure" He took the control and they began a game of robot battles.

Raven stood in her room, door shut, windows covered, and all lights, but a few burning candles, off as usual. She looked up at the reflection staring back at her through her mirror. She had stopped crying long ago. Now she was in utter confusion. She loved Beast Boy. She had always had feelings for him. And now that he had grown up she grew even more attached. The way the two could actually have serious conversations. His jokes didn't even bother her anymore. She had grown to like his need to make her smile. She still rarely did, but she still loved his effort.

"I hate these powers!" She shouted at her reflection. "I hate that I'm part demon! I hate that I can't feel any emotion…I hate I can't show Garfield I care. I hate these powers!" She jumped and nearly screamed as her emotions shattered the mirror in front of her. She threw up her hands to block the glass that flew out at her. She flinched and gritted her teeth as she felt the glass cut her arms.

"Friend Raven?" Raven jumped again when she heard Starfires voice outside her door. She franticly ripped a large corner of her sheets off and wrapped it around one of her arms in a make shift bandage. She repeated the process with her other arm.

"What?" She asked opening her door just a crack so that Star could only see one side of her face.

"I am sorry, but I though I heard yelling…and breaking glass. Are you ok friend?" Starfire asked concern in her emerald green eyes. "Might I come in?"

Raven sighed and moved away allowing Star to enter. Starfire, although the others did not know it, was the only one Raven let in her room. The two were sisters and Starfire knew more about Raven then even Robin did.

Starfire gasped when she saw Ravens bandaged arms and shattered glass. "What happened?"

Raven sighed. "My emotions just got the best of me. It's nothing to worry about."

"Your room. Raven your emotions seem to have gotten the best of your room" Starfire murmured looking around. Indeed Star was right. Ravens room was in shreds. Broken glass and torn books lay all over the floor. One book shelf even dangled from its spot on the wall, threatening to fall.

Raven sighed as she looked around her broken room. "I…I guess your right"

"Please friend, you are like a sister to me. Can you not tell me what happened?" Starfire asked sitting down on the foot of Ravens messy bed.

With another sigh Raven sat down as well. "I'm just so frustrated." She unwrapped her arms and using her healing powers closed the cuts as she spoke "Beast Boy likes me…and well you know I like him. But Star, you also know what my powers do to my emotions. I can't love. My powers wouldn't allow that."

Starfire listened as Raven told her all that had happened that morning. "And I just don't know what to do. My heart says Garfield…but my powers say no."

Star sighed and smiled at her Azarathian friend. "Like I said before, you are like my sister…but this you have to figure out on your own. Please do what you think is right." She stood up and Raven did as well.

"Thanks" Raven murmured.

Starfire smiled "Your welcome friend Raven" She then left Raven alone once more. Raven sighed and looked around her cluttered room. Starfire was the only person who ever saw that side of Raven. The side of Raven that asked for advice, and took helping hands when they were given to her. Starfire truly was a sister towards Raven.

Beast Boy and Robin played long into the night, only stopping when their stomachs nearly eat themselves. Robin offered they go out for fast food, and Beast Boy, now in a better mood agreed. "As long as I get tofu."

They took the T-car down town and screwed off like the two single morons they were. After grabbing something at Burger King they headed off to the arcade center for, what else but more games. They spent over three hours kicking the butts of anyone who challenged them and flirting with any hottie that walked by.

Finally, the manager kicked them out saying the arcade had closed twenty minutes ago. Beast Boy suggested they sneak into the bar and after awhile Robin agreed. The two entered the bar and it only took a little while before Robin was drunk off his ass. Beast Boy who had chosen not to drink had to drag Robin out before he picked a fight with three Hells Angels. Beast Boy drove home that night.

They walked into the main room laughing at Robins fresh black eye and bloody lip. Beast Boy sighed "Man we should do this more often."

"I don't see why not" Robin agreed swaying slightly. He looked up at the clock and laughed "but it's already two am and I think I might pass out if I don't lie down…how much ya think I drank?"

Beast Boy laughed as he helped Robin to his room "Umm…more then enough. You're in for a hell of a hang over tomorrow. Night" He said dropping Robin off at his room. He laughed as he heard Robin collapse out cold in his room. He then headed for the bathroom in desperate need of a shower.

Still smiling broadly from the nights happenings the green boy walked down the hallways of their tower now wearing PJ pants and holding his clothes and a damp towel in his arms. His hair stuck out even messier then before his shower. Occasionally water would drip from the green hair and run down his bare back. He hummed softly as he walked down the dark hallways. He paused and frowned in front of Ravens closed door. He placed a hand on the cold steal. "Good night Rae" he whispered before walking three doors down to his own room. He slid the door open and flicked the light on, dropping the armful of clothes on the already cluttered ground. He walked over to the window and opened it letting in the moonlight shine in when he noticed a small lump on the top bunk of his two story bed. Frowning curiously, he climbed up the ladder and crawled across the mattress. His heart jumped as he recognized the form under his sheets as a body. He reached over and slowly pulled away the covers revealing Raven sleeping soundly in a ball. He looked at her face and noticed tear stains, the sheets under her face were also slightly damp, and the look on her face was almost in pain as she slept unaware of Beast Boy watching her. He looked down at her body seeing that she was dressed in a huge extra long black t-shirt that came down to her knees.

He placed a hand on her shoulder and shook it softly. "Rae?" He whispered softly. "Raven?"

The girls' eyelids shot open revealing her dark purple eyes shining in the moonlight. Her hand reached up grabbing hold on his wrist. Her eyes were glazed over from her sleep, and it was a few seconds before she could remember where she was. Her eyes began to focus on her surroundings and they fell on Beast Boy. Before he knew it, she had wrapped her arms around him, and was hugging him in a tight embrace.

Beast Boy couldn't help but smile as she rested her head on his shoulder. He rested his chin on the top of her head and cooed softly. "Shh, it's alright, hush, please Rae, don't cry" as he heard her sniff with the fresh tears she was trying so desperately to fight off.

"Garfield, I'm so sorry about earlier" She spoke softly, her voice cracking slightly. "I'm so sorry I kissed you and then told you I couldn't be with you. I'm sorry"

Beast Boy smiled and pulled away. Looking at Raven, he raised a finger and placed it to her lips. "You apologize too much" He said mimicking her earlier words.

The Azarathian smiled with a small hic-up. "I really do like you" She whispered

"And I really like you too Raven, I love you, and I don't want you doing anything your not sure about." Beast Boy said showing his maturity. "I don't want to risk you getting hurt."

Raven looked up at him, her purple eyes searching his green ones. "Garfield, you know me well enough to know I would never do anything that would kill me or my friends…I'm getting better, at controlling how bad my emotions affect my powers. And I want to be with you. I need you." She had rested her cheek on his muscular chest as exhaustion pulled at her once more. She listened as Beast Boys heart beet softly in his chest. She closed her eyes with a small sigh.

Beast Boy smiled as he wrapped his arms around her frail body. He could feel the warmth of her body come through the thin material of her t-shirt. "So why are you in here?" He asked curiously.

"I…My room is kind of messy right now" Raven murmured slightly ashamed that her powers had blown apart her own room.

He smiled and lay down on his back. Raven followed him, her cheek still resting on his chest. She brought up a hand placing it on his bare chest. BB could feel the tears slow as they fell from her closed eyes to his skin, until finally, they stopped all together. He lifted his head to find Raven sound asleep. He breathed in deeply, and closed his own eyes, and soon he too fell asleep holding Raven close in his arms as the moonlight shone down on both of them. The last thought that came through his head was how much things had changed in the past year.

'That's what happens. Old things go, new things come…' Ravens words went through his mind before conciseness escaped him, and he fell asleep, truly happy with the new things that had come to him.

That's what happens. Old things go, new things come…

The End

Well that's it. The End. Yes Robin got drunk off his pretty boy ass! LOL Maybe later i'll write a little oneshot about his hang over LOL maybe...Anyways I think i kinda lost Ravens character in this chapter a little and i really apoligize for that but Raven and romance is kinda hard. Anyways i hope you guys don't hate the ending...if you do flame me I dare you! LOL This was more of a romance my next two stories are just slightly different. I have summaries of them on my profile thingy. I'll be starting those stories soon. Their more my kinda stuff so i think they should be better then this story. Hope you enjoyed "Changes" please review.

-Dusk