It was coming up on two weeks, and they had yet to tell the team.

Not that they were hiding it, necessarily. The topic just... never came up. Raven and Beast Boy hadn't really gone out of their way to see each other - sure, they still took advantage of their alone time at night, and they slowly stopped avoiding one another during the day, but that was fairly typical. Everyone knew that they had a strange, somewhat hostile friendship.

But nobody knew that they had moved past friendship.

She wouldn't call him her boyfriend; that word just felt so juvenile. Partner was too sterile, and lover was too... much. Hell, Raven had barely accepted that they liked each other. She was in no hurry to fall in love.

Significant other was too broad - all of her friends were significant. She couldn't just single out Beast Boy like that. Sure, she probably felt a little more attached to the changeling, seeing how she spent most of her time with him, but she couldn't justify labeling him. He was a person; an individual. She didn't own him - she couldn't claim him. He was Beast Boy. She would just call him Beast Boy.

He just started calling her babe.

It was mostly when they were alone, and she would smack him on the back of the head every time she noticed. But, he had slipped up in front of the team once, and Raven had figured that that was it; the moment she had been dreading. The moment their teammates found out.

"We're in the middle of a mission, Beast Boy. Don't rile Raven up."

Or maybe not.

Robin had assumed it was teasing. Cyborg had rolled his eyes. Only Starfire looked intrigued, but the curious sparkle in her eyes had vanished the moment Raven's hand connected with the back of Beast Boy's skull.

She had been grateful, of course. It wasn't the right time. Everything was too fresh; too new. Well, her thing with Beast Boy wasn't really new, but their relationship status sure was. And she didn't want to jeopardize it by prematurely telling the team. But rest assured, they would tell them. Eventually. Maybe.

Raven sighed contently as Beast Boy trailed his lips along her jaw, while her fingers threaded through his hair absently. The common room was empty, save for them, and they were taking full advantage of the couch beneath them. Sure, making out in one of their bedrooms would have probably been wiser, but Starfire and Robin were off on a date, and Cyborg was tucked away in the garage. Or was it the gym? Raven wasn't positive on his current location, but she wasn't worried about him stumbling upon them. She had her empathy, and the changeling had his heightened senses. It was hard to sneak up on either of them.

Though, they were a tad bit distracted at the moment.

Beast Boy's lips captured Raven's in a sensual kiss, while his hand deliberately glided over her breast and down her torso, before gripping the hem of her (well, technically his) t-shirt. She smirked against his mouth as she arched her back, allowing him to quickly tug the garment off of her, their lips detaching as the material passed between them. He then threw the offending article of clothing to the floor, where it landed with a soft thump. Resting her arms above her head, Raven gazed up at the shapeshifter with half-lidded eyes. His own gaze was fixed on her lips, which slowly began to curl into a small, genuine smile. She still wasn't sure how he had that effect on her.

Though, rather than continuing the kiss, Beast Boy returned the smile as his eyes trailed over her longingly.

"You're so fucking beautiful, Rae," he breathed, before leaning in towards her neck and inhaling greedily. "Mm, and you smell like flowers."

Raven rolled her eyes, having grown accustomed to his random compliments. "And you smell like tofu," she bit back lazily.

Beast Boy merely chuckled, before lightly nipping at Raven's neck. Leaning her head away from him, she allowed him better access to the skin above her pulse. Her arms lied limply above her head, and though she longed to pull the changeling closer, she rather enjoyed the way his mouth was exploring her. His lips traveled further down, past her collarbone and along her sternum. Her breath hitched as he stopped between her breasts, and for a second, she was afraid he was going to motorboat her and effectively ruin the moment. Thankfully, he continued down, his fang catching slightly on her lacy bra.

"Watch it," she warned, not wanting the fabric to tear.

He mumbled a quick "Sorry," before leisurely trailing his fingertips down her sides, causing her to involuntarily shudder. He continued to plant light kisses down her abdomen as his fingers toyed with the waistband of her leggings. "God, you're just so perfect, babe..." he mumbled, his voice low as his breath tickled her skin. Raven felt a growl rise in her throat, while her fingers instinctively twitched at the nickname. He was teasing her, albeit in the most alluring way possible. Perhaps she would let it slide.

Closing her eyes, Raven let out another sigh as he began to slowly pull off her leggings. She felt somewhat nostalgic as she lied there, having been in this position countless times. A cool breeze hit the newly exposed skin of her thighs, and Raven idly wondered when they had opened a window. But the feeling of Beast Boy's tongue circling her navel proved to be far too distracting, and she hurriedly pushed the thought to the back of her mind, along with the sudden wave of shock and confusion that lapped at her senses.

Though, the unmanly yelp from across the room was harder to ignore.

Raven's eyes shot open just as Beast Boy jolted up, a look of horror etched across his face, along with a furious blush that she undoubtedly mirrored. Mentally chanting her mantra, Raven tentatively sat up, her eyes darting in the direction of the noise.

Standing atop the stairs, wearing a horrified expression similar to their own, was none other than Cyborg.

The sound of dishes shattering kept the three of them from falling into an awkward silence, though Raven was able to reign in her powers after a few deep breaths. Everything is fine, she insisted mentally. It wasn't necessarily the end of the world - Cyborg discovering them. It wasn't like they were in the middle of fucking or anything; Beast Boy was still fully clothed, and Raven was... oh shit.

Glancing down warily, her blush only deepened as she realized she was half-naked, with a panting, blushing shapeshifter straddling her knees. Silently summoning her shirt from the floor, Raven shyly held it against her chest, mortified. Beast Boy, on the other hand, seemed nonplussed over his current location.

"Uh... 'sup, Cy?" he offered sheepishly.

The empath resisted the urge to smack her boyf- her teammate - and instead shot him a glare. Beast Boy was smiling cheekily at the robotic titan, but when that failed to get a response, he began to awkwardly rub the back of his neck. He opened his mouth as if to say something else, before changing his mind and snapping it shut.

Cyborg had yet to make another sound as he continued to stare wide-eyed at the scene before him. Raven could sense as his confusion gave way to disgust, before settling on a strange mixture of embarrassment and annoyance.

"Oh, you guys have got to be kidding me!"

The couple flinched at their teammate's harsh tone, and Raven could feel Beast Boy tense up as he fought between fight or flight. She hoped that he wouldn't ditch her, but past experience caused her to tightly wrap her hand around his wrist, effectively anchoring him. Her other hand remained pressed against her chest, keeping herself somewhat concealed behind the discarded t-shirt.

"You guys are - y-you're both - you - you - " Cyborg was marching towards them, his ears practically steaming as he held out an accusatory finger. Raven fought back the urge to cower under his gaze. Though, from the corner of her eye, she could see that Beast Boy lacked the same strength. The changeling continued to smile at his best friend as his head sunk between his shoulders.

"And on the couch?!" Cyborg continued, his voice growing louder with every syllable. "Y'all are about to do the nasty on the couch?!"

Raven attempted to keep her composure as she regarded her teammate blankly, although, she found that it wasn't as difficult as usual. In fact, her entire mind was blanking, with only one thought plaguing it: Her and Beast Boy had finally been caught. Their relationship was officially exposed. Their thing was no longer a secret.

She'd have to admit to their... feelings for each other.

Azar, what were the others going to think? That their incessant bickering and unrelenting teasing was just a front? That she had been harboring a secret crush on the changeling for months on end?

Raven shuddered slightly at the thought.

"Hey now, let's not jump to conclusions," Beast Boy began warily, holding his free hand up in surrender. Raven's grip on his wrist tightened.

Cyborg narrowed his human eye. "You're the one doing the jumping," he snarled, his eyes expertly avoiding Raven.

She'd be lying if she said she wasn't somewhat grateful. Cyborg was basically her older brother, which meant that he was definitely the last person she wanted to see her like this.

"Come on, dude! Give me a little credit," Beast Boy whined. "I'm not jumping her."

Raven scowled at the implication, though she refrained from commenting. It was about time that somebody questioned the shapeshifter.

Cyborg continued to glare, though Raven could feel his annoyance dissipate. He was still irritated beyond comprehension, but a slight twinge of curiosity crept in. Which was almost worse.

"When did this start?" he questioned hesitantly.

Raven's blush only intensified as she searched for a justifiable response. They had been 'dating' for two weeks now; that would be a good answer, wouldn't it? Truthful, while also keeping their other activities private -

"Like, the dating thing or the hooking up thing?" Beast Boy asked dumbly.

Raven closed her eyes in frustration as another dish shattered from somewhere in the kitchen, and she hurriedly muttered her mantra under her breath. A new wave of shock washed over her as Cyborg gasped.

"Y'all are dating?!"

Reopening her eyes, she sent the green titan another glare.

He at least had the decency to look bashful as he gave her a guilty smile. "Uh, kinda?"

Raven rolled her eyes, before directing her attention towards Cyborg. "Yes, we are dating," she confirmed monotonously. "I asked him out nearly two weeks ago."

Her teammate finally found the strength to look her in the eyes, though she could tell he was having trouble doing so. She awkwardly readjusted the shirt held against her chest, mentally berating herself for wearing such a revealing bra.

A look of disbelief flashed across Cyborg's face as he processed her answer. "Really? Two weeks and you're both already coming up on third base?"

Again, Raven racked her brain for an appropriate response, but the changeling beat her to it.

"Nah, man. We got to third base months ago," Beast Boy answered proudly. Raven had to fight the urge to smack the satisfied grin off of her teammate's face.

Another yelp escaped the robotic titan as he slapped his hand to his mouth. A few seconds passed as he attempted to regain his composure, before his face twisted back into a scowl.

"Months?" he repeated incredulously.

With an apparent disregard for his well-being, the changeling nodded. "Yep. Me and Rae here have been hooking up for a while now," he explained nonchalantly. "I mean, the whole 'dating' thing is new but only 'cuz she was in denial about liking me."

Raven suppressed a growl as she balled her free hand into a fist, wrinkling her shirt. But her anger was somewhat extinguished at the feeling of Beast Boy's affection pouring over her. She silently cursed the changeling for being so unbelievably happy with her - it really put a damper on her annoyance with him.

Cyborg seemed to have been at a loss for words as he looked between his teammates.

Taking advantage of the silence, Raven suppressed a wistful sigh as she readied her explanation. It was clear that their friend felt betrayed by their secrecy, and he was undoubtedly pissed off at their denial a few weeks prior. His suspicious had been warranted. They owed him an apology.

"We didn't mean to... keep this from you," Raven began hesitantly, but when Cyborg's gaze met hers, she found herself unable to hold it. Looking towards her hand, which was still firmly gripping the changeling's wrist, she continued. "We... I didn't want to tell anyone."

A somewhat familiar pang of hurt stabbed at her senses, causing Raven to slip her hand over Beast Boy's and squeeze it reassuringly. Giving the boy beside her a fleeting glance, she was grateful to see an understanding smile part his lips as the hurt subsided.

"Yeah - this whole 'dating' thing is pretty fresh and we didn't want to jinx it by telling everyone right away," the shapeshifter added helpfully.

Directing her attention back towards the half-robot, Raven nodded in agreement.

Cyborg was still eyeing them inquisitively, though his anger had long since vanished. Unfortunately, the same couldn't be said for his curiosity. "Y'all have been hooking up for a while, though?" he accused.

Was that all he had gotten out of their conversation? Raven rolled her eyes, exasperated. "Yes," she answered simply.

He seemed taken aback by her prompt confirmation, but almost immediately regained his composure as he shook his head, before continuing his interrogation. "And you've somehow kept it a secret?" he mused disbelievingly. "Beast Boy kept it a secret?"

Another guilty smile found its way onto the changeling's face. "I mean... I did what I had to do. Rae's hot, and I didn't want to mess anything up," he replied with a shrug.

Raven could only frown, unsure of whether she should be annoyed or flattered by Beast Boy's reasoning.

Absently intertwining his fingers with Raven's, the green titan continued. "Plus, I really like her, and I'm pretty sure she really likes me, and when a boy and a girl really like each other - "

But Cyborg hurriedly clamped his hand over his teammate's mouth. "Uh-uh, no thanks. I don't need all the dirty details," he interjected with a scowl.

Again, Beast Boy shrugged.

Another bout of silence passed between the three of them, before Cyborg hesitantly removed his hand. "You do realize you gotta tell Rob and Star, right?"

Feeling the color drain from her face, Raven's eyes widened ever so slightly at the half-robot's statement. The thought of telling the others was... unpleasant, to say the least.

Well, unpleasant to her, anyway.

"I mean, duh," Beast Boy replied nonchalantly. "Like we said, we were going to tell you guys eventually. We were just waiting for... uh..." He paused, before giving the empath beside him a quizzical look. "What, exactly, were we waiting for, babe?"

The horrid pet-name immediately brought Raven back to her senses, and she quickly snatched her hand from the changeling's, before giving him a light smack on the back of his head.

"What did I say about calling me that?" she hissed.

But her boyfriend (Azar, was she really going to refer to him as that?) merely chuckled. "You didn't have a problem with it earlier," he purred. Raven's face flushed once more, but before she could properly punish the stupid boy who was still shamelessly straddling her, Cyborg awkwardly cleared his throat.

"Ahem," he began, his own complexion taking on a reddish hue.

Raven glared at Beast Boy a moment longer, before turning back to face the half-robot.

"So, uh..." Cyborg scratched the top of his head sheepishly, seemingly unsure of what to say. "Um... Oh!" he exclaimed, the wheels in his head turning. "Rob and Star! Y'all gotta tell Rob and Star!"

Again, Raven paled. She had known this day would come eventually - she had just hoped it wouldn't be so soon. It wasn't like she was ashamed of being with Beast Boy or anything. He was unbelievably kind, moderately funny, and impossibly attractive. A real catch, if she were to be completely honest. But he was still Beast Boy. The obnoxious and unrelenting bane of her existence. She didn't want to give the others the satisfaction of being right about her feelings for him. She wanted to keep her pride fully in tact, after all. And knowing Starfire would undoubtedly announce their new relationship status to every Titan listed in her communicator was also a bit of a deterrent. Raven could barely wrap her head around the fact that she liked Beast Boy; how was anyone else expected to understand it?

"We'll tell them, Cy," Beast Boy assured, his voice bringing Raven back to reality. Sparing him a glance, her heart nearly skipped a beat as he sent her a small, encouraging smile.

"Today?" Cyborg pressed, arching his eyebrow.

Raven swallowed nervously, before giving him a curt nod. "Today," she confirmed.

A smug grin crept across the robotic titan's features as he crossed his arms over his chest. "Good," he stated, before his eye narrowed once more. "And from now on, y'all gotta get a room," he scolded, using his hand to awkwardly gesture at their compromising position. "We keep it PG out here."

Flushing once more, Raven looked back at Beast Boy, who merely winked at their teammate in response. "Oh, yeah. Sure thing, Cy," he agreed mockingly.

Cyborg glared at them for another few seconds, before shaking his head in defeat. "Whatever. You guys are nasty and if you're gonna keep being nasty then I want no part in it."

Raven watched as he turned his back to them and made his way towards the stairs. He was grumbling something under his breath, though she didn't care to decipher it - she was just thankful that the conversation was over. She figured Beast Boy felt the same, if the relieved sigh that slipped through his lips was any indication.

As their teammate exited into the hall, she realized she had never been so grateful to hear the sound of the common room doors hissing shut. Although, despite the fact that Cyborg was no longer in the room, she could still feel the annoyance that radiated from him. But, along with it was a hint of something else.

Something that kind of felt like happiness.

Frowning, Raven tried not to think about what that implied. So what if Cyborg was happy for them? It wasn't like they needed his approval. Sure, he was the older brother she never had, and the best friend Beast Boy always needed, but his opinion wasn't that important to them.

Was it?

"Huh," Beast Boy mused absentmindedly, his eyes still fixed on the exit. "That went better than I thought it would."

Raven neglected to respond, and instead attempted to slip back into her shirt. It was safe to say that their moment had been ruined.

But, she had barely gotten the garment over her head when it was suddenly ripped back off of her. Narrowing her eyes, she sent her boyfriend (Azar, help her) a fierce glare.

"I am so not in the mood anymore, Beast Boy," she growled.

But her teammate only grinned. "Okaaay, but," he began cheekily, "if we pick up where we left off, maybe the others will walk in like Cy did and then we won't have to sit them down all awkwardly."

Raven arched her brows as she regarded the changeling incredulously. He wanted to be walked in on? "Yeah. Not going to happen."

Beast Boy let out a frustrated groan. "But Rae!" he whined, slowly scooting his way up her legs. "I'm so horny right now and I don't wanna get up and go all the way to one of our rooms and I don't want you to tire yourself out by teleporting us," he reasoned. He was now sitting in her lap, his face inches from hers as he gave her the human version of his puppy-dog eyes.

To her credit, Raven remained unfazed. "We are not having sex out here," she deadpanned.

Beast Boy continued to pout. "But Raaaae," he repeated pitifully.

The half-demon continued to glare, though her resolve began to weaken when she felt his fingers leisurely trail up her side. Biting back a moan, Raven attempted to wiggle out from under her teammate.

"I said no, Beast Boy," she warned, though the usual venom in her voice was inconveniently absent.

His hand continued to caress her slowly, and though he wasn't stopping her from escaping, his actions were making it hard for her to justify doing so. Obviously she didn't want Robin and Starfire to walk in on them mid-coitus, but perhaps they could get in a quickie before the lovebirds got back? Cyborg had made it blatantly obvious that he would not be returning to the common room anytime soon; the plan had potential.

Beast Boy's hand moved from her side and across her back, before his fingers lazily fiddled with the clasp of her bra.

"You know, we've never had sex on the couch," he mused quietly, somehow regaining his ground as he loomed over her. Raven leaned back, using her elbows to prop herself up as the shapeshifter's breath tickled her lips. "Like, we've done practically everything else," he continued, his mouth brushing over hers ever so slightly, before he pulled back a few inches. "But not sex."

Raven gave up on glaring as her focus zeroed in on his lips. She knew that what he was saying was stupid, as were most things that came out of his mouth. But fuck, he was saying it in that breathy, seductive voice that caused her heart to pound violently, and he was just so close to her and his touch sent a pleasant chill down her spine and - and maybe...

But her internal battle was interrupted indefinitely as the common room doors hissed open, allowing two new waves of shock and confusion to engulf her completely.

"Hey guys," Beast Boy greeted casually, his eyes never leaving Raven's. "How was the movie?"

Sooo I have like an epilogue of sorts in the works, but aside from that, this story is finally finished :(

It's very bittersweet, seeing how it's my only multi-chapter fic on this account, but I am satisfied with it, and I didn't want to drag it out (even though it was so much fun to write!)

Again, I want to thank every single one of you guys who have reviewed and favorited and followed! It has meant the absolute world to me, and I adore each and every one of you!

I do have a few potential multi-chapter stories in the works, as well as a few companion pieces to write (if you've read my AU Wingman, I am confirming that there will be a part two lol), so I'm sure you will see my name popping up again. But until then, please leave a review!