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Disclaimer: I don’t own the Teen Titans or any DC character. You’d think the damn lawyers would grow tired of a person having to REPEAT THEMSELVES EVERY TIME!!! but I guess it’s mandatory.

Rated M: Mature situations, dialogue and just to be safe ok?

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Chapter 10: Mind Trips

The bell hanging on the side of the boxing ring finally fell silent as the match came to an end. All five Titans where now in the ring as the aftermath of the match began to take effect. Robin lay unconscious on the ring floor as a pair of glowing hands slowly hovered over his face. Within seconds the wounds his body had sustained were healed, Raven retreated slightly to allow Starfire to return to the unconscious teen’s side. The alien princess had a worried look on her face, her hand was softly caressing the young teen’s face.

“Should he not be waking up now?” asked the alien princess with a small hint of worry. She didn’t doubt her friend’s ability to heal others but her concern for her beloved still cast a small hint of doubt.

“Don’t worry Starfire his body is healed. He just needs to rest.” replied Raven in a slightly comforting tone. She watched as Starfire gently stroked the masked teen’s hair. Since their return from Tokyo the friendship Starfire and Raven shared had strengthened due to alien princess’ new relationship with Robin. She confided more in Raven and would often seek the empath’s advice on anything that was troubling her or on ways to better her newfound relationship. She turned her attention to her next patient as the alien picked up the unconscious teen gently.

“If it is rest he needs then rest he shall receive. I will take him back to his room and make sure he relaxes.” cheerfully replied Starfire flying out of the training room with Robin in her arms. The rest of the teens simply stared at the princess before Cyborg started laughing.

“Oh man. Robin is gonna get one hell of a wake up when he comes around. Hell he might even thank you for knocking his lights out BB.” the metal man smiled walking over to the changeling and flipped open a monitor inside his arm. The black screen of the monitor came to life and replayed every punch and blow Beast Boy landed on the masked teen as well as a close up of Robin’s face as Beast Boy’s sleeper hold took effect. The screen flashed off and retreated back into Cyborg’s arm as the metal man flashed his green friend a wide grin. “Hell BB I didn’t know you could do that. You kick butt. Plus you just gave me the feature presentation at the next Titans get together.” the metal man slapped his green friend on the shoulder. He saw the green teen wince in pain and before he could apologize he felt a death glare being directed towards him from Raven. “Umm…I’m going to go make a few calls…” he slowly added making his way towards the door. As the doors to the training room opened the metal man dashed out of the room as fast as he could before the death glare changed into something more painful. The moment the doors closed Raven turned her attention to the changeling and was met with a soft smile. His eyes had a playfulness in them that she had sorely missed these past few days.

“Thanks for cheering for me Rae.” he smiled softly as a small hint of blushing crept over the dark girl’s grey skin. She stood there for a moment, unable to speak, her emotions were once again going crazy inside her mind but she had enough of them for the day. She pushed them all aside and placed her hands on the changeling’s chest. A soft warm glow enveloped them as the healing magic flowed from her body and into the changeling’s. His wounds were a bit more complicated than Robin’s but not serious enough to cause her any exhaustion. After a few moments the glowing died down and she began to back away from the changeling but her retreat was interrupted by a pair of green arms wrapping around her and pulling her back towards his chest. Her face was now mere inches away from Beast Boy’s as she felt her cheeks burning once more. The changeling’s face hadn’t change, his smile was still there and his eyes still shone with playfulness and deep caring, she was beginning to lose herself in his gaze. Slowly she could feel the gap between them closing. Their lips were now a few centimeters apart and his warm breath sent shivers down her spine. Her mind snapped back to reality before their lips could meet.

“I’m sorry…I can’t.” she whispered melting into the ground and phasing out of the room. Beast Boy stood there briefly before heading out of the training room with new found determination.

‘Not this time…you aren’t hiding from me anymore.’ he thought to himself as he made his way through the Tower towards his destination.

A vortex of energy materialized within the darkness of the empath’s room. Her slim body slowly emerged and lay down on her bed. Her heart was racing, her face was covered in what seemed to be a permanent blush and her mind was a maelstrom of chaos. ‘Why the hell does he do this to me?!?’ she thought angrily as she remembered how close the changeling’s lips had gotten before she snapped back to reality. ‘He never had this effect on me. Sure he seemed to bring out Happy once in a while. And Rage…plenty of her. But why does he have this effect on me now?’ she looked towards her dresser and reached for her mirror. She knew something was wrong with her mind, aside from the usual, and she knew that she had to get her answers before things got even more out of hand.

Her fingers slowly glided over the surface of the mirror. She took a deep breath, closed her eyes and concentrated on her destination. Within seconds her room began to fade away as the portal to her mind enveloped her, a moment later her eyes opened and she found herself within Knowledge’s realm. ‘Let’s see if I can get some answers’ she thought as she made her way towards the center of the library, she was greeted with a surprise as all of her emotions were already gathered and seemed to be expecting her. Knowledge nodded to the other emotions as each took a seat on the ground and waited for Raven to address them. To say this was odd would be the understatement of the year. She gazed around and did a mental check. ‘Happy hasn’t hugged me yet or blurted anything out, Rude is behaving herself, Timid is calm, Knowledge and Wisdom aren’t lecturing me yet, Brave hasn’t hit anyone yet, Affection is just sitting there blushing and smiling and Rage seems to be sedated…great...next I suppose Hell will become a ski resort.’ she made her way to the group and took a seat before them.

“Ok. If you are all here that means you must already know the purpose of my visit” Raven calmly stated glancing around the room.

“Of course we do. You are here because you are ignorant and oblivious to what we have been telling you since this whole damn thing began.” replied Rude in a mocking tone. Normally this would be when Brave would smack her upside the head or threaten her with bodily harm yet nothing came, Brave simply nodded and smiled before speaking up.

“We already told you how we felt about Beast Boy. But you are too stubborn to listen to us.” added Brave glancing casually at the other emotions before turning her attention back to Raven.

“I’m not stubborn. I’m realistic.” replied Raven shifting uncomfortably where she sat. Her emotions never ganged up on her like this, they would fight with her but at the very least she could count on a few of them to take her side. Now they were backing her into a corner and she didn’t like it.

“Realistic?” asked Rage before a horrifying laugh escaped her lungs.

“Enough!” yelled Knowledge causing all the emotions to settle back in their seats. The yellow cloaked emotion smiled and turned to Wisdom and Affection. “The floor is yours.”

Both emotions nodded and turned their attention towards Raven. An uncomfortable silence arose as each emotion planned out their words carefully. The silence proved to be too much as a certain pink cloaked emotion screamed. “YOU LOVE BEAST BOY!!” Happy screamed and started giggling uncontrollably. The rest of the emotions glared at her before turning their attention towards Raven who simply sat there dumbfounded. Knowledge sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose trying to suppress an impending headache.

“What?...that can’t be…you are just confused…” Raven replied softly. She couldn’t accept that she had fallen in love again, and with Beast Boy no less.

“We aren’t confused Raven. You are. We know what we feel. And the fact that I’m here should be proof enough.” interrupted a voice behind the confused empath.

The new figure took a seat next to the confused empath and smiled. Her voice was soft and comforting. Raven looked at her and gave a sigh of defeat. She knew her, all too well. Her magenta colored cloak, her soft expression, her gentle voice. It could only be one emotion.

“Love…what are you doing here?” asked Raven in a defeated tone. She already knew the answer but somehow she hoped the answer wouldn’t come.

“I’m here because of a certain green changeling.” replied Love with a smile.

“But why him?” asked Raven in a soft voice.

“You’ve liked him for a while now. He makes you laugh even if you don’t admit to it, he looks out for you even when you don’t ask him to, no matter how many times you yell at him or push him away he always comes back. He is caring and sweet. And he loves us Rae.” replied Love with a smile. Raven’s expression softened as she recalled all the times Beast Boy had been there for her. How he always wanted to include her in every activity the team did. How he always picked at her to get her to open up. She thought back to the hug they shared after the incident with Malchior. She felt safe in his arms, she liked that feeling.

“So what do I do now?” Raven’s voice was heavy with doubt. She knew what she felt but could she really have a relationship with him? That one question caused the peace between her emotions to break. An uproar rose from the once peaceful council.

“Run up to him and hug him!” screamed Happy hugging herself and grinning.

“Grab his package and pull him into your room!” screamed Rude with a sinister smirk.

“Call all of the Titans and scream that you love him at the top of your lungs!” added Brave pumping her fist in the air.

“To hell with the green boy. Force him to bring out that deliciously vicious Beast side.” replied Rage licking her lips.

“SHUT UP!” screamed Knowledge causing the uproar to end. She glared at the others before her face widened in shock.

“What’s wrong?” asked Wisdom breaking her silence and placing a hand on Knowledge’s shoulder.

“We have company…” replied Knowledge before running towards her realm’s exit followed closely by a worried Raven. The rest of the emotions didn’t need any further explanations; the expression on Knowledge’s face told them everything. They followed the yellow cloaked emotion swiftly. Upon exiting the Library a green cat dashed between them and hid behind Raven. It morphed back into its human form and cowered behind the now blushing empath.

Meanwhile

Beast Boy made his way to the Tower’s Common Room in his search for Raven. He had first gone to her room since it would be the logical place to start but upon finding it empty he expanded his search to the entire Tower. The roof was empty so she wasn’t meditating as she normally would. The doors to the Common Room slid open allowing the green teen to continue his search. To his disappointment the object of his affection wasn’t there either. He scanned the room once more only to see Cyborg talking on the phone, a huge grin spread across his face.

‘Damn it Rae where did you run off to?’ Beast Boy thought exiting the Common Room. He took a deep breath and went through all the places Raven might go to. ‘Ok she isn’t in her room or the roof or drinking tea in the common room. Where else could she go? She is upset…so it wouldn’t be anywhere public…where else could she go to be alone with her thoughts…’ a grin spread across his face as the answer to his question came to him. He dashed off once more towards Raven room. Her room was dark as usual but he had grown to like it. The first time he entered it he was scared out of his mind. But in the weeks that followed the Malchior incident he and Raven had gotten much closer than he could have ever thought. She explained to him the artistic meaning of her sculptures, why she chose them and why she liked them. His eyes darted around the room and stopped at the object he was searching for. ‘Why did I miss this before?’ he thought as he picked up the strangely eerie mirror. ‘Where would you go if you needed to get your thoughts in order?...into your own mind.’ a smiled spread through his lips as he gazed at his own reflection. He found the way inside Raven’s mind yet he didn’t know how to open it.

“Last time I went there it was because me and Cyborg were sucked in there by Rage. I doubt that will happen again.” he gazed at the mirror one last time before placing it back on the bed. He turned her attention to Raven’s bookshelf. “She will kill me for going through her books…but maybe there is an instruction manual there or something.” Before he could decide on which book to start with a shock went through his body. A tendril of red energy had wrapped itself around his waist and quickly pulled him into the mirror. Normally he would have shrieked from the shock but this was what he wanted in the first place. ‘I hope Rage is in a forgiving mood’ he thought as he made his way through the dark tunnel before hitting the ground hard. His eyes opened quickly after the pain subsided.

“Ok…don’t tell me Rage just dragged me in here for the hell of it.” Beast Boy mumbled standing up and dusting himself off.

“Who said anything about Rage handsome?” whispered a seductive voice behind the changeling. A pair of arms wrapped themselves around the green teen’s chest and softly caressed every inch of it. Beast Boy’s face was now covered with a deep red blush as his head tried to make sense of what was going on. Part of him knew that his current situation was wrong but another part of him loved every second of it. He snapped back to his senses and broke free of the embrace, turning around to face the entity.

His eyes widened as he looked at the figure. It was one of Raven’s emotions but he couldn’t tell which one. It was red so he thought it could be Rage but the shade was all wrong. It was more of a crimson red rather than a normal red. He examined the emotion and saw her lips were painted with a shade of crimson as well; a small blush was spread across her face. Their eyes locked and he immediately noticed the seductive look the emotion was giving him.

“You like what you see sweetie?” her tone was soft and sensual. She unhooked her cloak’s latch and let it fall to her feet. A playful smile spread on her lips as she saw the Changeling’s jaw drop at the same time her cloak hit the floor. “If you like the front you will love the back.” she playfully added turning around before looking over her shoulder.

Beast Boy’s heart nearly stopped the moment the emotion removed her cloak. Her outfit was far different than Raven’s normal leotard. The middle of the leotard was cut off exposing the emotion’s toned stomach; the top part was cut lower exposing more of her developing cleavage. Beast Boy felt his heart stop as the emotion turned around, her normal swimsuit style bottom was gone and replaced with what Beast Boy could only identify as a piece of string. Beast Boy snapped back to his senses as the figure turned towards him and buried her face in his chest. The green teen’s face was now covered in the deepest blush his body could create making him look like a Christmas ornament.

“Mmm you are softer than I thought.” cooed the emotion cuddling the green teen. She could feel his heart beating wildly inside his chest and that drove her wild. “Don’t be shy now. Your hands don’t have to stay at your sides.” she added playfully grabbing his arms and guiding them towards her chest. Beast Boy stood there dumb founded for a second before stumbling back and falling to the ground.

“I see you like to get right to the point. Good.” replied Lust in a sensual tone slowly walking towards the fallen teen. She eyed him carefully and pounced on him with a seductive grin. Her face was now barely a few inches away from his and she could see his lips trembling. “Why Beast Boy. I thought you wanted to kiss me.” she added in an innocent tone.

“Yeah…umm…but not like this. I mean don’t get me wrong I’m really liking this but it feels wrong as well. I mean I want this but not like this.” stuttered the green teen, his mind was going at a million miles a second and he couldn’t make heads or tails of what to do. ‘If Raven finds me like this she will kill me.’ he thought before morphing into a green cat and dashing away from the hormone driven emotion. He sprinted as fast as he could towards a distant stone archway. ‘That has to lead somewhere.’ he thought before a tendril of red energy swiped at his feet nearly causing him to fall on his feline face.

‘I love it when they play hard to get.’ thought Lust flying after the green cat. She could have easily caught him but then again what would be the fun of that. She playfully swiped at the cat’s feet with her energy tendrils as they neared one of the Realm Doors. ‘Lucky for me the council will probably last for a while longer. I still have more than enough time to play with my little stud.’ thought Lust before realizing how wrong she was. She watched as the green cat ran into the group of emotions and hid. She descended back to the ground and walked slowly towards the group of emotions. She smiled as she saw the green teen cowering behind someone. ‘Two birds with one stone. I think it’s time both of them found out who I am.’ she thought as she made her way towards Raven and Beast Boy.

“Save me!” screamed Beast Boy wrapping his arms around Raven’s waist and cowering behind her.

“Aww c’mon! I promise to be a bit more gentle.” playfully shouted Lust with a seductive grin on her face. Her smile widened as she approached them. “Hey you guys can have your way with him too but the line starts behind me.” playfully added the figure walking towards the cowering teen. Her advances were cut short as Raven moved her body to block the figure’s path. She glared at her new emotion and wondered what could she have done to scare Beast Boy like that.

“Who the hell are you?” growled Raven feeling Beast Boy’s trembling subside slightly.

“I’m Lust my dear.” replied the crimson clothed figure with a seductive smile.

End of Chapter 10
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