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Rated M: Mature situations, dialogue and just to be safe. (Lawsuits and banning aren’t my idea of a fun time)
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Chapter 11: Unwanted Surprises

Nevermore

An eerie silence crept over the blasted terrain. The silence would usually be common ground in such an area of Nevermore, these areas were less common as of late seeing as Raven was gaining more and more control over her emotions. For the most part they served as bridges, paths connecting one emotion’s realm with another’s. A group of cloaked figures stood in front of one of the stone archways that lead to an emotion’s realm. Amongst the colored cloaks and differing personalities stood two shocked figures, one was the creator of Nevermore while the other was just a green bystander. Both Raven and Beast Boy stood amongst the emotions shocked at the newest emotion’s introduction. The crimson emotion simply smiled as she looked over at the two teens. In their shock they had ignored the awkward position their bodies were in. Beast Boy’s arms were wrapped around Raven’s waist; they stood cheek to cheek with their jaws open and eyes wide in shock. Lust smiled playfully, her hands on her hips.

“Aww I guess Ravey is going get first dibs on the green hunk. Oh well. I call sloppy seconds!” Lust’s voice was both playful and seductive. She laughed as the two teens realized their awkward position and jumped about a foot apart, their faces covered in a deep blush. Their eyes met for a moment before they each turned away, their blushes growing even brighter. A bellowing laughter erupted from behind them as Rude fell to the ground clutching her sides.

“Oh man. You two look hilarious. BB looks like a Christmas Ornament and Rae looks like she is about to faint!” screamed Rude in between laughter. Her laughter was cut short as Brave dragged her to her feet by her cloak and smacked her upside the head.

“Be quiet! I thought it was rather cute.” replied Brave glaring at Rude before turning her attention towards Lust and smiling at her. “A little too hands on don’t you think Lust?”

“Of course not. I loved seeing his expression. It was like a deer caught in the headlights of a car. He wanted to move but he just couldn’t.” replied Lust with a giggle as the rest of the emotions greeted her.

“You scared him half to death, you made fun of them and you almost raped him?” asked Rage with a glare before laughing evilly and slapping Lust’s shoulder. “You are my kind of girl.”

“It’s good to have you back sister.” smiled Affection before looking at the crimson emotion curiously. “How did you come back?” she asked.

“Yes I am curious about that as well. It took a lot of energy and effort to bring back Love. We did not have the time to perform that same ritual again.” added Knowledge stepping towards Lust and examining her curiously.

“Oh well that’s easy. It happened when the love birds almost had a tongue wrestling match.” replied Lust with a grin. Knowledge looked at her curiously again as if she didn’t comprehend or accept the explanation.

“Love needs more time. It takes effort, work, desire and commitment. A person needs to be completely sure about their feelings before jumping into love. But with lust all that is needed is desire, hormones and sexual tension.” added Love with a smile. She knew her sisters better than anyone.

“Oh. That is acceptable. Well we are all here once more.” replied Knowledge with a small smile before turning her attention towards Wisdom who simply nodded and turned towards the still confused teens.

“Now it’s time for us to have the real council.” added Wisdom placing a hand on Raven’s shoulder. She smiled at the empath before glancing towards Beast Boy. “I apologize Gar but you must not be involved for now.” Beast Boy snapped out of his daze upon hearing Wisdom’s words. He was about to object but then decided to let it be. Raven needed this, she needed to make a decision and him being there would only add unneeded pressure on her.

“Ok. I understand it’s a family thing.” he replied with his signature toothy grin. He smiled at Raven and pulled her back towards him. His arms wrapped around her and he kissed her cheek softly. Her blush returned instantly, she rested her head against his chest and felt his heart beat softly. She hesitated briefly before retreating slowly from his embrace. She smiled at him, a genuine smile, and his grin grew wider.

“We will talk after later.” replied Raven in a soft voice. Beast Boy took her hand and gently kissed her palm before looking back into her eyes.

“I’ll be waiting.” he looked around at the rest of the emotions who were now giving him an expectant look. He smiled nervously, his hand automatically scratching the back of his neck. “Umm…I do something wrong?” he asked nervously as he felt all eyes on him.

“No sweetie. We are just waiting for our kisses.” replied Lust in a sweet voice. She puckered up playfully.

Beast Boy jumped back a bit from the statement. He looked at all the emotions once more and found that each had a small blush covering their faces. They all looked at each other before turning their attention back towards the green teen. He looked back towards Raven who was blushing just as much as her emotions. She smiled at him briefly before looking back to ground.

“They are the only way to get back to the tower without making the trip to the Forbidden Door…” she replied as if reading his mind. “It’s ok…they are a part of me after all…”

Beast Boy nodded nervously and was shocked to see that the emotions had formed a line to kiss him. He looked back at Raven who simply nodded once more. He smiled nervously before turning his attention back towards the kissing line. He took his time and kissed and hugged each emotion as if they were Raven, and in a sense they were. All of their reactions were different: Brave tried to sneak in some lip to lip contact but when she failed she opted for grabbing Beast Boy’s behind. Timid’s kiss was short but she was reluctant to release her embrace, she felt secure in the changeling’s arms and almost burst to tears when she had to let him go. Knowledge and Wisdom both acted platonically, their good byes were short, but the blushes on their faces gave away how they felt. Anger was reluctant at first but as she embraced the changeling she dug her nails into his back and bit his neck softly. ‘Tough love.’ thought Beast Boy before Happy pounced on him; she kissed his cheek a few times before running off to join the others, pretending to be an airplane zooming off. Rude smiled mischievously as Beast Boy hugged her, she turned her head and licked his cheek sloppily before winking at him and casually walking away. Affection was next, her goodbye was the only normal one thus far, it was affectionate yet friendly, like a friend saying goodbye before a long trip she smiled softly before joining the others. Lust was next, she smiled playfully at the now nervous Beast Boy, she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him into a hug. She nibbled on his neck softly before stepping back and giving him a playful wink.

“We’ll leave the rest for later sweet thing.” she cooed before joining the rest of the emotions.

Beast Boy snapped out of his daze, a warmth spreading over his body. Love’s head was resting on his chest, her hands holding his. She looked up at him with a sad smile. “I hope she chooses with her heart and not out of fear.” she whispered softly. Beast Boy smiled and kissed the top of her head.

“I hope so too.” he replied before kissing the emotion’s cheek softly. She was reluctant to release her embrace at first but slowly retreated back towards the other emotions. “So umm…how exactly do I leave?” asked Beast Boy nervously. Raven smiled shyly, her face was covered in a deep blush as she had felt each of her emotion’s interactions with the changeling, she chanted her mantra and was quickly joined by all her emotions. Their eyes lit up with their respective colors as Beast Boy was enveloped by tendrils of energy and softly guided out of Nevermore.

Beast Boy closed his eyes for a second, when he opened them again he was back in Raven’s room. A smile spread across his lips as he remembered everything that has happened within Raven’s mind. His smile faltered as doubt crept in. “I hope you choose with your heart Raven…” he whispered before exiting the empath’s room. He looked at the hall’s clock and realized he had spent close to two hours in Nevermore. He sighed briefly and made his way towards his room. He needed to think, and being in the Common Room wouldn’t help. Making his way to his room he threw himself on the lower bunk of his bed. ‘So many things will change…’ he thought staring into space.

Meanwhile: Nevermore

“So…let’s get this over with so you can go and make out with that sexy green beast.” said Lust playfully taking a seat on the rocky ground. The rest of the emotions followed suit eager to resolve the matter at hand. Raven’s gaze was still directed towards the spot where Beast Boy had been a few seconds before.

“Yeah let’s get this party going already. It’s not as if you don’t know what to choose. It’s as plain as day.” replied Rude before a blush crept over her face. “And besides he tastes really good.” she added licking her lips.

“I agree.” replied Rage baring her teeth in a sinister smile.

“Enough. It’s time for the council to resolve this matter.” replied Wisdom before turning her attention to the young empath.

“Could it work?” asked Raven in a soft voice.

“Only if you want it to work.” replied Knowledge as she cleaned her thick glasses with a yellow cloth.

“What if my powers get out of control?...What if I hurt him?...What if he betrays me?” asked Raven turning to face the council of emotions, fresh tears streaming down her cheeks. It was rare to see them all together. Usually she would seek guidance from Knowledge or Wisdom. She would make trips into Nevermore to put Rage in her place as well. But her emotions had rarely agreed on anything, yet there they sat. All of her emotions telling her that the green goof ball that spent every waking moment trying to make her smile was probably the one person in the world she could truly love.

“What if they don’t? Damn you are one stubborn jack ass.” replied Rude with a glare. “A lot of things could happen but then again they might not.”

“She is right. We’ve been through worse things. We can take anything that comes our way.” added Brave slapping Rude on the shoulder and grinning.

“He won’t betray us. He isn’t like that. He has always stood by our side, even when we pushed him away.” added Timid in a soft voice.

“Raven. Do you love Beast Boy?” asked Knowledge

Raven stared at her briefly. Could she love him? He had always been the one who tried to be closest to her. She shared a bond with the other Titans but with Beast Boy it had always seemed as something more. He would always try to make her laugh or smile. He would always try to include her in whatever the Titans were doing. She had threatened him, thrown him out of several windows in the Tower and even warned him about sending him to a dimension full of meat yet he always came back.

Raven sat on the rocky ground of Nevermore and continued to recall her bond with Beast Boy. When Terra had come along she always disliked the blonde girl. At first she would say it was her untrusting nature but in reality it was because of the relationship the blonde traitor shared with Beast Boy, she was jealous even though she would never admit it. He would spend more and more time with Terra and less time with her, there was a time where he spent almost an entire month without even trying to make her smile or laugh and that had hurt her more than she cared to admit. She needed his jokes, his attention and his presence. At that instant it dawned on her how much the green changeling truly meant to her. The young empath looked at her emotions, they were waiting for her decision and they were ready to argue if it wasn’t the decision they wanted.

“I gather you have come to a decision?” asked Knowledge with a smug look on her face.
Raven simply nodded before rising back to her feet. She calmly dusted off her cloak and adjusted her hood slowly.

“Well spit it out already!” screamed Rude with an irritated look on her face.

“Azar help me…I love him.” replied Raven with a small smile.

“YAY!!” screamed Happy running up to Raven and wrapping her in a bone crushing hug.

“Maybe now I can go back to my cave.” snorted Rage turning her back to the group of emotions.

“Finally you admitted it. I thought I would die of old age.” added Rude.

“You should go and tell him. I’m pretty sure he is waiting for your answer.” smiled Love placing a hand on Raven’s shoulder.

“I will…but what about the council?” asked Raven with a small look of concern. She never liked to leave her emotions all alone in one place. Wisdom smiled at the girl and nodded.

“Do not worry. We will finish up the council peacefully. After all very few things are left to resolve now that we are all back.” replied Wisdom.

Raven nodded at the decision. She felt calm for once and decided to simply let her emotions finish up. She needed to tell Beast Boy before her courage left her. She chanted her mantra softly as a vortex of black energy engulfed her and teleported her back to her room. The rest of the emotions settled back to their spots as the empath left their realm.

“Very well then. What is next on the agenda?” asked Knowledge gazing at the rest of the emotions.

“Well four eyes, since I’m back you need to return the books and video files you have of Raven’s erotic dreams.” replied Lust with a playful smile. The room erupted in laughter as Knowledge’s face turned a shade of deep red.

Titan’s Tower: Raven’s Room

Raven’s eyes adjusted slowly to her new surroundings. She looked at the darkness in her room and wondered just how long she had been in her mind. A soft knocking on her door snapped her back to reality. She opened the door slightly and saw a very cheerful Starfire smiling happily at her.

“Friend Raven it is dinner time. Will you be joining us?” asked the alien princess in a cheerful voice.

“A little later Starfire.” she replied in her usual monotone voice. “Is Beast Boy there?” she asked before the alien girl could leave.

“Oh no. Only friend Cyborg and myself are present. Robin is still resting and friend Beast Boy has not emerged from his room in hours.” replied Starfire with a hint of worry in her voice.

‘Hours?’ Raven thought. “I’ll go check on him and meet you and Cyborg in the kitchen then.” she replied.

“Glorious! It would not be the same without you there.” replied the alien girl happily before floating back towards the kitchen.

‘Now or never I guess.’ thought Raven making her way towards the changeling’s room. She quickly reached the green teen’s door and softly knocked. “Beast boy are you there?” she asked as she heard a few scrambling noises from within the room. The door opened a few seconds later revealing a sight she had never seen before. Beast Boy’s room was clean. She stepped cautiously into the room; looking at how different it appeared when it wasn’t covered in filth. A green kitten emerged from underneath the lower bunk bed with a green sock in its mouth. It stared momentarily at the girl before dropping the sock and morphing back into the green changeling. An uneasy silence grew between the two teens as the minutes passed.

“I didn’t know you had a floor.” blurted out Raven hesitantly trying to break the silence.

“Yeah…I needed to keep my mind busy. I have a desk too.” replied Beast Boy pointing to an oak desk that Robin had given him after the Beast incident. “So umm…”

“It won’t be easy.” replied Raven in a soft voice.

“What?” asked the green teen with a worried look on his face.

“Us…” answered the goth teen, her gaze set directly on the floor beneath her. Her gaze was broken as a pair of arms wrapped around her.

“I don’t mind working hard for something I want.” replied Beast Boy hugging the goth girl. He pressed his forehead to hers and smiled as their eyes met.

“I don’t want to hurt you Beast Boy.”

“You won’t”

“I don’t want you to hurt me.”

“Raven I would never hurt you.” he replied pressing his lips to hers. Raven felt time itself stop around her. She slowly kissed the green teen back as she wrapped her arms around him as well. For the first time in her life she didn’t care what would happen in her future. She was enjoying the present, she felt safe in his arms and genuinely happy. The two teens broke their kiss briefly as a grin spread across the changeling’s face. “So does this mean you love me too?”

“Of course not. I just need someone to vent my sexual tension with and you are the only one around.” replied Raven sarcastically.

“Oh. Well if that is the case I wouldn’t mind spending some time with Lust. She seemed like a fun emotion.” added Beast Boy with a sheepish grin.

“I’m in love with a pervert. Azar help me.” replied Raven rolling her eyes before Beast Boy’s lips met hers once more.

“Yeah but you love me anyways.” added the changeling with another grin.

“So should we tell the others?” asked Raven with a worried look.

“I think they already know, after all that has happened I mean. But if you don’t want to tell them yet I’m ok with it.” he replied with a comforting smile.

“It will be better if we tell them now.” Raven smiled softly as Beast Boy kissed her cheek softly. “We should go to dinner before they come looking for us.”

“Aww but I wanted to have our first make out session.” replied Beast Boy sheepishly. His ears drooped slightly as Raven broke their embrace and headed towards the door. ‘Oh great I fucked up already’

“After dinner.” added Raven with a smile before leaving the stunned changeling in his room. She was half way to the kitchen before she felt a hand grasp hers. She smiled softly as the changeling’s fingers interlaced with hers and they walked hand in hand.

“After dinner then.” he smiled as they reached the Common room door. The doors slid open and the couple’s brief happiness all but disappeared. A very worried Starfire looked at them before a bandaged Robin met their gaze. His face was as unreadable as always.

“Beast Boy. I think we need to have another chat.” sternly said Robin glaring at the green teen.

End of Chapter 11.
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