Author's notes - this was something I had written for a close friend of mine, who is also a fanfiction writer. BBRae.

Of everything Beast Boy thought would happen on this day, this was definitely on the list of 'Never in a Million Years'. He stood frozen on the middle stair, staring at the scene around him.

Balloons of all different colors covered the ceiling to the point it was as if the balloons, in fact, were the ceiling. There was a white banner hanging just around the top of the glass wall overlooking the water surrounding the island, 'Happy Birthday Gar' written in beautiful calligraphy, something Raven and Raven only was capable of.

"You're up early." Raven said, not looking up at him. She was spreading white icing on a chocolate cake, holding her breath to keep the tofu breakfast she had fixed from burning her sense of smell.

"What is all this?" He said, finally stepping down from the stairs and approaching her very slowly.

"It's your birthday, Gar. Did you forget?"

"I don't mean that. I meant this." He gestured to the room overfilled with decorations.

"Well," her violet eyes met his emerald ones, "it was supposed to be a surprise party for you, but I wasn't counting on you being up so early."

"Who did all this?"

She hesitated, then refocused on icing the cake. "I did."

"You? You did all this?"

She nodded, the violet locks hiding her slightly flushed cheeks. "Stayed up all night putting it together, actually." She titled her head to the side, like a dog would when it is confused. "Do you not believe I did all this?"

"It's not that I don't believe it, it's just a little surprising. I didn't think you really cared."

She winced, as if hurt by his words. "Of course I care. Why wouldn't I care?"

"Well," Beast Boy began, "you never laugh at my jokes, you barely speak to me, and I couldn't even tell you how many times you've tossed me out of that window. Or any window for that matter!"

Raven took a step his direction. "Gar, I'm your friend. I always care about you." She gave him that signature smile, with no teeth showing before she continued. "I'm glad you were born."

She quoted him. He had said that exact like to her on her own birthday, when Trigon was waiting to use her as a portal to destroy their world, when she specifically instructed all of her teammates she wanted no party, and especially no surprise parties. When Trigon was waiting to use her as a portal to destroy their world. They didn't listened, of course, and a big part of her was glad they hadn't.

A small smile had formed on Raven's face. Upon seeing this, a huge, goofy grin spread across the changeling's, canine glinting, and the words came out of his mouth before he could stop them. "Hey, that's my line, Mama."

Beast Boy felt a cool wind sudden sweep throughout the room and before he knew it, he was flying through the air, once again, towards the water surrounding their tower. Quickly shifting into an eagle, he flew back into the open window and perched on the table where Raven now stood, trying to pipe some words onto the cake.

He hopped closer to her side, nuzzling against her arm when she stopped piping. She reached out to him with her free hand and petted the changeling's head. Beast Boy let out a squawk and changed back to his human form, his shoulder brushing against Raven's.

"Thanks for all this, Raven."

"You've done the same for me." She told him, putting down the icing and grabbing the box of purple candles. "I figured it was time for me to return the favor."

He turned to face her. "I didn't know you could decorate so well. Did you blow up all these balloons by yourself?"

She shook her head, placing the candles in random places on the cake. "I found a helium tank in the basement, I guess it was leftover from my surprise party."

At the word helium, Beast Boy's grin seemed to come back and become even wider. He walked to the center of the room and jumped, grabbing a balloon from the ceiling. He strode back to Raven's side and looked at her.

"How much do you trust me?"

She seemed to grow even paler. "Enough. Why?"

"Will you do as I ask, no questions until afterwards?"

She was hesitant, but eventually agreed. He raised the balloon to his mouth, his canine puncturing the balloon and quickly covered the hole with his finger. He held it out to her. "Put your mouth where my finger is and suck in as much air as you can."

"What? Gar-" She began to protest, but he cut her off.

"No questions, Rae." He smiled again, stepping closer to her so the balloon was close to her. She took the balloon in her hands, her finger quickly replacing Beast Boy's. With one last weary look at him, she brought the balloon to her mouth, removed her finger, and began sucking air from the balloon. The balloon slowly decreased in size and she pulled away from it, recovering the hole and handing it back to him.

"Now, say 'Happy Birthday.'"

She rolled her eyes and spoke. "Happy-" She slapped her hand over her mouth. Beast Boy dropped to the floor, clutching his stomach, cackling. He was sure going to wake up everyone in the tower, but he didn't care.

"What is wrong with my voice?!" She demanded in her new high pitched voice. "Stop it Gar, this isn't funny! Garfield Logan, if you don't tell me what is going on I will send you to another dimension and leave you there-"

Beast Boy finally got to his feet, reaching our cautiously to pat Raven on the head. "It's just the chemical in helium, it makes your voice sound completely different. Cy and I had fun with the balloons from your party."

She pouted, slapping his hand away from her. "When is my voice going to return to normal?"

"Soon." Quickly, he grabbed another balloon, bit into it and sucked air out of it. He tossed the balloon over his shoulder and looked back at Raven. "Hey Mama, what's shaking?"

Despite the nickname, Raven began laughing. Of course, it sounded different from her usual laugh, which made the changeling begin laughing with her. Once the two calmed down, Raven looked at her teammate. "I can't-" Her eyes widened in shock at the return of her voice. "My voice is back." She stated simply.

"Yeah, when you laugh, it somehow takes the effects away." His voice was back to normal, too.

That small signature smile of Raven's appeared as she wrapped her magic around another balloon, letting it hover in the small space between the two. "Competition. The story game. Each of us says a sentence and it keeps going till we get to the end."

"What happens if we run out air from the balloon?"

She looked up. "Oh, I don't think that will be a problem." She walked over to the kitchen island and got inside on of the cabinets, withdrawing a large black garbage bag, using her powers to fill it with balloons. "Rooftop." She stated and reached out her hand to him.

He smiled, walked over to her, taking her tiny pale hand. "Thank you for all this, Raven. It really is great."

A faint red colored her cheeks. "Don't try and sweeten me up, Gar. I'm so going to kick your butt at our competition."

"You wish." He said just before he felt the familiar coldness wrap around him. Though, this time, it felt... Warmer.