Folding her legs together, Terra sat on the floor that was Raven's room. She pressed her hands against her knees to push them down farther.

Raven was sitting at the edge of her bed, hood drawn over her face as she watched Terra.

"So, when do we start?" The sixth Titan questioned, looking up to her teammate and, for the time being, mentor. She had gotten up earlier and had a quick breakfast before heading to the sorceress' room. If that weren't enough, she had brought a cup of herbal tea, just like she had the last time. It surprised Raven, but she didn't comment it outside of a simple thanks.

"First, you'll need to choose a set of words to serve as you mantra." Raven stated, choosing not to react when Terra shot her a confused glance. Realizing they were not going to jump into the mediation the blonde stretched her legs out.

"I don't understand." She said, having figured she would just use the same three words Raven always repeated. That's what Starfire does when she meditated with Raven. Terra repeated her thought to her.

"The reason you're joining me in mediation is to help with your powers," Raven said, leaning forward, "Starfire and I meditate together as more of a bonding exercise."

Terra quirked a brow, her curiosity growing. She figured it was something along those lines, but she had never asked either of the girls before. Plus, their personalities were quite different so participating in each other's activities of interest was probably how they first initiated a friendship between each other. Terra had no idea how spot on she was with her speculation.

"Even if that is the reason she's not faking the mediation. Why do the words matter anyway?" Terra asked, and then immediately wanted to hit herself after when she heard her tone. She didn't mean to sound like she was disregarding the girl before her.

Raven eyes narrowed into a glare. She reminded herself not to take it too personally as Terra was always saying the wrong thing, especially when they were talking.

"Starfire and I began to mediate together after the Puppet King attacked…" Raven trailed off when Terra's eyes widened in recognition.

"When you two switched bodies?" She asked the older girl, already knowing the answer. Her mentor, for the time being, stared back at her in puzzlement. After all, Terra hadn't met them yet, so she should not have knowledge of that.

Realizing why she was receiving the confused look Terra fidgeted where she sat, glancing down.

"When I worked for Slade," She explained, twiddling her thumbs together, "I went through the database."

"Fine." Raven said, stopping Terra from continuing. She didn't want the blonde to emerge herself back into the guilt from the past – she didn't deserve it.

"Anyway," Raven continued, "While we were in each other's body we had to learn how to use the other's powers." She told Terra, explaining what had happened at the time. She talked about how once they were willing to listen to the other's guidance each girl was able to harness the power of the other. Raven experienced righteous fury for starbolts, and Starfire used the knowledge that Raven imparted in her to use her magic.

"So then, why does she use your mantra? You said the words are important to you, but how does Starfire get anything out of it?" Terra asked, now getting in a more comfortable position as she rested her arms against her legs.

"Starfire's finds joy in many things," Raven said, pulling her eyes from the blonde as she looked off to one of the walls in her room, "I guess that telling her about myself–and what the words meant–allowed her to understand me better, and the mantra just reminds her of that."

Terra kept her eyes on Raven, and her thoughts trailed off to Beast Boy. She briefly wondered if he was even awake at this time.

"…Can you explain them to me?" Terra asked, her heart starting to race when she realized there was a chance of Raven saying no.

Raven brought her eyes back to the earth mover, processing her request.

"Even if I did, there would be no reason they would mean anything to you," Raven assured the girl, unblinking as she explained this, "You should find words that have their own meanings, special to you."

"What kind of meanings?" Terra questioned, hoping for further elaboration.

Raven stood up from her bed and lifted her hands up in front of her. "Something powerful," She closed her hands into fists, black energy forming around them, "That when you say those words it brings forth the power from within you. It serves as the reminder of your strength."

"You get that from three words?" The sixth Titan asked, surprised. Raven nodded, releasing her power and crossing over to where Terra was sitting. As the cloaked girl sat down Terra hurried to sit back properly, bringing her legs back together.

"When you are ready, we can begin." Raven said, waiting for Terra to give her the okay. The blonde looked back down at herself, mulling over what words to pick.

"Don't over think them, let it come to you." Raven advised, seeing the exaggerated look of concentration on Terra's face. The girl released a breath she didn't realize she was holding, relaxing the moment Raven spoke. Another moment passed before her eyes opened wide again, and she hesitantly looked up to her mentor.

"Do I… have to say them out loud?" She asked, hoping it wasn't necessary. Raven looked at her peculiarly.

"That would be the point of it." She replied, watching as the girl began to visibly show her increase of uneasiness. "But I suppose you don't have to this time, at least until you're comfortable." Raven told herself that she was letting Terra slid since she was helping the girl with her powers, and taking away all the control in the situation wouldn't help. It definitely was not because she disliked the idea of making Terra uncomfortable.

This is all Beast Boy's fault.

Thinking about it, Raven reminded herself that she was somehow supposed to talk to Terra about the green changeling. Though she had no idea how she would go about doing that, so she pushed the thought to the back of her mind.

Raven's body levitated just off the group, keeping close to the floor so she wouldn't have to be towering over Terra. Normally, the sorceress would turn so that she was beside Terra, facing front. This was to show that they were still meditating for each own's purpose. But Raven was providing the role of a teacher, and as such she kept herself facing Terra to so that she would not make her continue on her own until she was ready to do so.

The meditation lasted for a few hours, but it felt so much longer to Terra. Raven told her that she had to focus her energy and find her center, and she tried. But knowing what that exactly was – well, it was harder than it sounded. Raven has powers based on magic, so finding energy around, plus having a jewel on her forehead to help focus her chakra, it would come easier. But Terra's powers were of the earth, and thus more solid and compact. She wasn't sure what kind of energy to look for.

Finding her center was a bit easier. About a few minutes in Terra mentally decided next time she would try mediating outside where she could sit directly on the earth, rather than in the Tower several feet about it. So she concentrated on the Tower itself to serve as her center, picturing in her head exactly how the structure kept itself up, using the earth to remain stable. She had long memorized the blueprints of the place when working for Slade, which helped her mentally travel down from Raven's room into the basement.

All the while she allowed the three words she had picked for her mantra to run through her head. The first was the easiest to choose, while the other two just came to her. Raven had told her not to over think it, so she accepted them for her mantra. It was easy to do so knowing she didn't have to verbally speak them and for that, Terra was grateful.

Control. Beast Boy. Raven.

When they finally finished Raven stepped back onto the floor and crossed the room, leaving Terra where she was. The blonde stood up, feeling the stiffness in her legs from being in the same position for who knew how long.

"How do you feel?" Raven asked, her back turned to the blonde. Terra rolled her head around her neck, stretching out her limps before answering.

"It was a mental workout," Terra said, "I can't imagine you doing this every day." She told in earnest, and hoped it sounded like the compliment she intended it to be. Raven finally pulled the hood of her cloak back and turned to look at Terra from over her shoulder.

"I don't have the luxury of opting out of it."

"…" Terra didn't know how to respond to that.

"There's actually something I would like to discuss with you." Raven said, facing Terra completely as she crossed her arms. The young Titan observed her teammates, her mind trying to figure out if there was anything she had done recently to upset the older woman.

"It's," Raven took a paused, realizing that the movement she started this conversation there was no backing out of it, and she would be a part of whatever may or may not be going on between her two friends, "It's about Beast Boy."

Terra's demeanor changed at the name, her eyes jerked away from Raven and she seemed even more jumpy than she had been earlier.

"What about him?" Terra asked while rubbing her arm nervously.

"Him and I, yesterday we talked," Raven started, "After you left for your little stroll."

Terra bit her lip, remembering how she left Beast Boy at the table in the park, right after their confused exchange that she still couldn't make sense of.

"I'm glad you talked." The earth mover said, bringing herself to look Raven in the eye. The older of the two seemed surprised at this.

"You are?"

"Mhm," Terra nodded her head, "Since you guys talked, we don't have to. So let's just drop it."

Raven stood there, sensing that she was backing Terra into a corner. She had to try and fix the situation. Plus, she knew Beast Boy wouldn't be happy if all Raven did was make Terra even more unwilling to talk.

"Terra…" When Raven spoke her name, saying it the way she did Terra felt complied to listen. She ran her gloved hand through her blond hair, taking a steady breath.

"Okay," She said, calming herself down, "What did you two talk about?"

"At first, nothing. He seemed distressed but didn't know what to say about it," The sorceress said, waiting a moment before continuing, "And then he asked me something."

Terra just stared at her, arms now crossed in front of her. She didn't want to contribute to the conversation, so she just remained silent. Raven took the hint.

"Beast Boy asked if I have ever possessed feelings for two individuals at the same time."

She watched as Terra tried not to show any reaction. The girl's eyes flickered away from her again, as though she knew exactly what Raven was talking about.

"And what did you say?" Terra then asked after a moment of silence.

"He said I didn't have to answer, so I said nothing." Raven replied. The sixth Titan eyes locked onto the sorceress, her heart picking up in her chest as she asked the next question.

"How would you have answered?"

Raven's brows knitted together in concentration, trying to figure out how to respond to Terra's question. Beast Boy let it go, and all Raven knew was that she felt relief for not having to say anything on the matter.

"I don't know." Raven chose the easiest route she saw. But this response didn't seem to sit well with Terra, who frowned at her teammate.

"You don't know?" She repeated, her tone carrying disapproval. Raven hesitated, not expecting to upset the earth mover.

"If you haven't noticed I've spent most of my life keeping my feelings under control. Thinking about what I may or may not feel only provides a danger to others. I can't afford to feel anything." Raven said. Though that wasn't exactly true anymore, she was certainly able to allow herself for more feelings than in the past, but it was a speech she was used to repeating and so the words came from her mouth before she could stop them.

"But you aren't immediately rejecting the notion that you might have feelings for two people." Terra clarified, and Raven just raised a brow in speculation. After all, she told Terra that what Beast Boy had asked was if she ever had feelings for two people are once – not necessarily at the present time.

"Damn, you know," Terra was moving her body now, unable to stand still. Her arms made motions in front of her as she talked, "Just yesterday he looked at me. The way he used to." Terra licked her lips, wanting to shut up but instead found herself continuing to spill her thoughts to the sorceress before her.

"And then - he looked at you the same…" Terra stammered off, still looking at Raven. The other girl was listening, but she seemed a tad confused on what was being told to her.

"T-the odd thing about it, was I wasn't angry or upset," The blonde words came out quick, knowing if she paused she wouldn't be able to continue, "It didn't bother me that he looked at us the same way. Because I –" Terra stopped herself.

Because I do the same thing.

"Terra?" Raven prodded, crossing over to where her teammate and friend stood in her room. She looked down to the shorter girl, who now couldn't bring herself to look Raven in the eye.

"Beast Boy and I think alike, in that way." Terra admitted quietly, but Raven heard her. She reached out to place a comforting hand upon the girl's shoulder but Terra stepped back.

"Thanks for the lesson in mediation," Terra said, backing away towards the door, "I'm just going to go… now. Nice talking to you!" And with that Terra turned and all but fled from the room. Raven remained where she was, letting her mind piece together the conversation that just occurred.

When it finally clicked Raven's own eyes grew in size, and her mouth opened at the realization that came upon her. She needed to talk to Beast Boy.

It didn't take the sorceress long to find the green boy – who was where else but the common room playing the GameStation with Cyborg. Starfire stood behind the couch, eagerly watching the two as she went back and forth between cheering for her friends. Robin seemed absent from the group activity, and so was a familiar blonde earth moving girl.

"Beast Boy." Raven moved to get his attention, standing near the edge of the couch as she saw the opened bags of chips and other various snack foods scattered the surroundings.

The boy in question was hammering his fingers against the set of combos on his controller, while Cyborg was frowning in displeasure, showing that he was not currently in the winning position. Then the hint of a smirk began to show on his face.

"Beast Boy." The sorceress called again, her voice louder. The rise in her tone made the boy spare a glance to her.

"What's up, Raven?" He asked before turning his attention back to the screen. Raven felt the vein in her forehead throb. This was not going to work.

"I'll just tell Terra you're busy." She said as nonchalantly as she could and turned to leave the common room. Beast Boy's eyes bulged from where he was, finishing up the special attack combo.

"Raven! Raven, hold on!" Beast Boy called back, unable to tear his eyes from the screen. Cyborg snickered, knowing that he now had the upper hand. Beast Boy looked around, panic setting in when his opponent started to pass his blocks.

"Starfire, help me out!" He called her over. The Tamaranean moved to his side, and the boy quickly placed the control in her hands. Starfire stared down at it in wonder.

"Whatever you do," Beast Boy explained, pointing to the controls, "Don't stop hitting that button!" And in a hurry he jumped over the couch to follow after Raven. Realizing what had just happened Starfire's mouth grew into a large smile, her eyes shimmering in delight. And then a stern learn crossed her face as she threw a competitive gaze to Cyborg.

"Prepare yourself; I shall not be taking it easy on you." Starfire proclaimed, her thumbs then hitting away at the buttons. Cyborg sweatdropped, before realizing his teammate was gaining the advantage.

"Oh, it's on." He stated back, refusing to let Starfire defeat him on her first try.

Beast Boy followed after Raven out of the room. He could already feel his heart pick up from his nerves. He tried to think of what could have happened between Terra and Raven, but he couldn't even imagine them behind able to have anything less than an awkward exchange. They were friends now, at least more so the first time around, but it was still a work in progress.

He continued after Raven down the hallway, silence following the pair. It took them a few turns before Raven finally slowed down to a stop. Beast Boy waited, the suspense killing him. He only dared to speak when the girl turned back to meet his curious gaze.

"What did she say?" He asked, voice breaking as a result from resisting the urge to loudly ask about every detail.

Raven seemed to be debating on whether or not to actually tell Beast Boy what happened. The talk with Terra lead Raven to realize this wasn't just about him and the sixth Titan, but at the same time Raven didn't know if she really wanted it to be about her either. It seemed the three of them had stepped into something no one knew how to handle.

"We're all in the same boat here." Raven said, and Beast Boy sent her a puzzled look. She crossed her arms.

"We?" Beast Boy repeated for clarification. Raven took a breath before answering.

"It seems this whole thing has been building for a while now, and I don't think we can ignore it anymore. You couldn't ignore it yesterday, and now I don't think I can either."

Like Terra, the changeling started to show his nervousness.

"Just so we're not misunderstanding," He began, still able to keep his eyes connected with Raven, "This is about…" He tried motioning with his hands, but his embarrassment only lead him to make a giant sweeping motion towards the whole of the hallway. If the topic wasn't so sensitive Raven would have rolled her eyes. She knew she would have to be the first to directly say it out loud, and while a part of her disliked the odd responsibility she knew that if they were to figure anything out they couldn't just awkwardly step around it anymore.

"This is about Terra," Raven stated quite clearly, and the steady tone of her voice affected Beast Boy, whose body drained of his uneasiness as he grew unusually quiet. "And you," The sorceress continued, slowing down, "And me."

"Raven…" Beast Boy's eyes widened slightly, but he didn't look too surprised either. Raven felt relief at the admittance, but also opened. It was a new feeling, and that scared her, but it wasn't entirely unwelcome.

"Are you scared?" The boy asked, and Raven studied him. He was still nervous, but he held himself together, as though seeing Raven beginning to lose confidence made him feel like he had to step up.

"I don't do… this." Raven answered, and her green teammate scratched the back of his head. "I'm sure what this is either, you know." He said, a small smile on his face to lighten the situation.

"But Terra's rather scared, I think," Raven informed, once again wondering where the earth mover went, "Before we could really get anywhere she bolted from the room."

She didn't think Terra left the Tower, and if she did she didn't go far. Raven tried to imagine what was going through their friend's mind on the matter. She clearly knew what was going on, but it also seemed to put her on edge. Raven couldn't blame her for that, and perhaps it was the fact that she knew Terra was struggling so much with – whatever this would be called – that Raven could keep composed and face it head on. After all, two people completely shunning the situation was far worse than just one.

"What exactly happened between you two?" Beast Boy questioned, knowing that whatever it was that occurred between the two girls was the ignition that now had them running to keep the gears turning.

"I tried to talk to her; the only thing that came out of it was confirmation of certain feelings." Raven said, keeping to the truth. Certain feelings were… what, exactly? Even though Raven knew the answer she couldn't bring it to the front of her mind, the idea still intimidating her.

"We're going to have to sit down and talk about this." The sorceress decided, though it was less of a decision and more of a necessity. They just couldn't beat around the bush anymore.

Beast Boy took in what the girl before him said. "All three of us?"

"Yes," Raven said, resisting a sigh, "But before that, we need to make sure we can be Terra's support system." She explained.

"How are we going to do that?" The green boy asked, wondering what he had to do before seeing to the well being of his best friend.

At this point Raven began to lose her own nerve. After all, this wasn't by any means her area of expertise, yet for some reason she was the one leading it.

"I like Terra." Raven said before looking to the ground with faux interest. She could feel the intense gaze of Beast Boy staring her down. She had no idea if her approach to this subject was best, but they needed to reach some sort of understanding before talking to the sixth Titan.

Even so the fact that Raven was the first of the pair to open up bothered her. Lifting her eyes in a sudden glare she watched as Beast Boy froze from the gaze.

"And you?" She asked him, tone daring him to challenge her. Beast Boy shivered at the icy tone, recognizing the defense mechanism.

"And me what?" He asked. Beast Boy wasn't stupid, but the topic made him nervous. Still, he saw how edgy Raven was becoming and he felt riddled with guilt.

"Terra," Raven stated, "How do you feel about her?"

"Isn't it obvious…?" Beast Boy muttered, "Oh course I like her." He straightened up with renewed fervor and crossed over to stand directly in front of his teammate. Raven remained where she was as Beast Boy looked up at her.

"But I like you too, Raven." He said, eyes shining with determination as he ignored the blush on his cheeks. Raven, despite having already knowing this blushed as well with hearing the words aloud. It had been obvious what was going on when one thought about it, but another part of her was convinced that she was the third wheel in the scenario.

"I feel the same way about you as well." Raven carefully admitted. It was easier to admit her affections for Terra; the blonde wasn't currently present to hear her declaration. Telling Beast Boy to his face was nerve-racking by comparison.

"I don't want to ruin our friendship." Beast Boy then said, clearly worried things would change now with their feelings out in the open. Of course, he was right, things would be different now. But-

"It doesn't have to." Raven responded with the same delicate tone. She placed a reassuring hand on Beast Boy's shoulder, and the pair shared a look.

"Raven… how can we even be thinking about this?" The boy asked, gently pulling from his friend's touch. It wasn't that he didn't want to agree with her. Clearly they were thinking the same thing – surprisingly enough – but the idea of it was just absurd.

Raven was silent. She could have tried to rebuff him but the constant need to take charge was getting to her. Besides, what did she know? Her only previous experience was tied to a dragon trapped in a book, so it was safe to say that she basically knew nothing in regards of what to do.

Terra clearly had feelings for one of them, if not both. In the end, whatever Raven and Beast Boy decided now didn't matter much unless Terra felt the same.

"And you don't know how Terra feels about this?" Beast Boy asked the girl, who shook her head in response. His shoulders dropped in defeat.

"But we know how we feel." Raven said after another moment of silence. She was still hesitant, but she knew that what she said was true. Beast Boy didn't move to disagree with her either, which only enforced the thought.

"I need to absorb this," Beast Boy said, a hand on his head as he looked off to the ground. He had no problem following what just happened, but if they were to go directly to Terra after it would be too fast. "Can we wait a bit before talking to her?" He asked Raven.

"It's probably best." She agreed, knowing that if they went to talk to Terra now the conversation wouldn't get far. So they admitted their feelings for each other, so they admitted their feelings towards their friend. What were they supposed to do with this information? Raven didn't know what she expected from this – just that it needed to be admitted.

"Uh, Raven?"

The sorceress looked back to Beast Boy, waiting for him to continue. He took a quiet breath before continuing. "Would you mind checking up on her? Just to make sure she's okay?"

Raven visibly hesitated. "I'm not sure she wants to see me right now." She told honestly, and she was confident in that. Terra had basically run away from her, but she looked the boy in the eye and saw him pleading. He wasn't ready yet to talk to Terra.

"Fine," The older of the two conceded, "But we won't talk about anything until all three of us are there."

Beast Boy nodded in gratitude before leaving his friend to her thoughts. Raven watched him go, before turning and walking in the opposite direction.

Now to find Terra.

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The idea for Terra choosing her own mantra was influenced by the Teen Titans Go issue 24. In it, the Teen Titans had their powers switched and Beast Boy was given Raven's powers. At one point he had to meditate because he couldn't get a handle on them and she advised him to find his own mantra, since her words didn't help him at all. In the comic he picked Gamestation, tofu, and Terra. I decided to use that same thought process here.

Next chapter should be the last one, as long as I can wrap it all up in that part. Anyway, let me know your thoughts. Otherwise I really don't know how the chapter/story is being received. Hope you guys are enjoying it though, and Happy New Years to all.