A/N: I do not own the Teen Titans. Trust me, you'd know if I did.

Chapter 1: The Car

Beast Boy was still dancing around the garage like a maniac. He was so excited he couldn't help but dance around and sing to himself. The other Titans had never seen him so happy before, and that was saying a lot.

"This is the best day of my life!" squealed Beast Boy. He ran over to Cyborg and hugged him as hard as he could. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

"Yo, chill man!" said Cyborg pushing him away, but couldn't help smiling. "Here's the key." Cyborg handed Beast Boy the key and Beast Boy could feel tears in his eyes.

"Is Beast Boy sad now?" whispered Starfire to Robin.

"No, just really happy," said Robin smiling.

"I think he's going to faint," said Raven in her normal tone.

Beast Boy slipped the key into the door of his new car and let out another happy squeal. Yes, Beast Boy now had his own car. He had been begging for one for three years now and never expected to actually get one. Cyborg never let him drive the T-car and this only made him pine for one even more. Robin really didn't think Beast Boy should have a car, seeing as he had failed his driving test three times. But Cyborg, being the good friend that he was, decided that he should have his own car and built him one.

"Dude! My very own T-car," said Beast Boy climbing in and starting it up.

"No, it's the B-car," said Cyborg with a smile.

Beast Boy smiled a wide smile and felt the steering wheel. "This is just too cool!" he said shaking with excitement.

"Well, why don't you take her out for a spin?" asked Cyborg.

"I think I will," said Beast Boy. The other Titans stepped back and let Beast Boy pull out. "I'll see you in an hour or two!" he called and then peeled out of there.

"Are you sure he's safe?" asked Robin, very worried.

"Don't worry, man," said Cyborg smiling. "That car is more indestructible than the T-car, it's got more airbags than it does radio stations, and I installed a tracking chip in the dashboard so we'll always know where he is."

"Nice to know how much you trust him," said Raven.

Beast Boy showed off his new car all around the city. He had never felt so cool in his whole life. 'Dude, I was hot before, but now I'm just drop dead sexy,' he thought to himself and laughed. He turned the radio all the way up and sped through the streets.

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The Titans barely saw him for days after he got his new car. He offered to do all the errands and looked for any excuse to get out of the tower. Multiple times when trouble occurred they would have to find him first, since he would never hear his communicator over the radio.

The other problem was his ego. Now that he had wheels he felt like he was the cock of the walk and strut around the tower with his chest puffed out. Cyborg began to question himself for giving Beast Boy the car.

"I'm telling ya, Cy, the ladies just can't keep their hands off me," said Beast Boy relaxing on the couch with his arms behind his head.

"Oh really?" asked Cyborg, very doubtful. "How many have actually sat in your car?"

"Well… none yet, but they all want to," said Beast Boy, not losing his cool for a moment.

"Please, why would the ladies be placing their hands upon you?" asked Starfire.

"It's just an expression, Star," said Robin, who was also fed up with Beast Boy's attitude. "It means that women flirt with him, though I highly doubt it."

"Fine, don't believe me," said a still very smug Beast Boy. "Just take a ride with me and I'll show you."

"No thanks," said Robin. "I feel safer fighting Slade. Besides, I've got Starfire." He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her on the cheek. Starfire giggled and blushed.

"Fine, what about you, Cyborg?" asked Beast Boy sitting up.

"Naw, man, I'm good," said Cyborg.

Beast Boy stood up, stretched, and headed for the garage. "Well, I'm going for another drive. And maybe this time, I'll bring a girl home just to prove to you guys that that car is a chick magnet."

"Please, don't," said Raven looking up from her book. Beast Boy shrugged and danced out of the room. Raven sighed, very annoyed, and closed her book. "Okay, am I the only one who can't stand him?"

"But Raven, you can never stand Beast Boy," said Starfire.

"I mean more than usual," she said standing up.

"Don't worry, he's starting to get on my last nerve, too," said Robin.

"Oh no, you only have one nerve left?" asked Starfire. "Can you get more?"

"It's another expression, Star," said Robin, calmly. He always found her little misunderstandings very cute and was always ready to help her understand. "I mean I'm finding it very hard to keep my patience with him."

"Oh," said Starfire understanding.

"Man, I'm startin to regret buildin him that car," said Cyborg sighing. "I mean, I knew he'd be happy, but I didn't think he'd turn into an ass."

"Cyborg, he's been an ass for years," said Raven exiting. "In more ways than one." She added.

The Titans hoped that Beast Boy's behavior would calm down in time, but it looked as if it was here to stay. As the weeks went on he just got even cockier. Even Starfire began to leave the room when he was going on and on about how cool he was.

Beast Boy finished his plate of tofu eggs when he saw Raven enter. She had a book tucked under her arm and headed over to her usual spot on the couch to read.

"Good morning sunshine," said Beast Boy in his new cocky tone.

Raven grit her teeth and shuttered. "You know I hate it when you call me that," she hissed and went over to the couch. She relaxed and opened her book up to the appropriate page. As she began to read she felt someone plop down next to her. She did her best to ignore him.

"So, what are you doing today?" he asked with a smirk.

"You're looking at it," she said coldly. She really wanted him to leave her alone.

"Aren't you gonna ask me what I'm gonna do today?" he asked.

"No," she said dryly.

"Well," he said stretching his arms out and relaxing on the couch, "I'm gonna go for a drive down to the ol' cinema and take in a show. Then I'm gonna get some fast food. After that I'm gonna go cruising by the pizza shop and let all the girls oo and awe over me."

Raven was extremely annoyed now. She couldn't stand the old playful Beast Boy, but this new cocky Beast Boy just made her hate him. Over the years they had really grown apart, even though they were never that close to begin with. He seemed to humor her less with every inch he gained with height. Now he never tried to make her smile or laugh, and that seemed to be just fine with Raven. Her hands started to tremble with annoyance and her book began to move along with them. This did not go unnoticed by Beast Boy.

"What's your problem?" asked Beast Boy, still smiling.

"Would you please leave me alone?" she asked, trying not to sound angry.

"Why? Having trouble ignoring me?" he asked smugly. "Can't say I blame you. Not many girls can."

"Oh, yeah, that's it," she said sarcastically.

He stood up stretched and said, "So, you need a ride anywhere?"

"I can fly, Beast Boy," she said not looking up from her book.

"I know, I was just offering," he said. "It's weird, but I haven't gotten a chance to drive with any of you, yet."

"Trust me, there's a reason," she said turning the page.

"And what would that be?" asked Beast Boy.

"None of us can stand you because you're a pompous jackass," she said as plain as day.

Beast Boy stared at her for a second and then began to laugh. "Yeah, right!" Raven looked at him for a moment and then went right back to her book. "So, do you want to take a ride with me?"

"No."

"Aw, come on Raven. I found a great coffee shop I think you'd like."

"I don't like coffee."

"They have tea."

"No."

"But no one else is around and I'm sick of driving all alone."

"Then why don't you get one of your many lady fans to ride with you?"

"Because I want to drive one of my friends around."

"And you're asking me, why?"

"Come on, Raven, you're my friend."

"Just barely."

"Oh, that's cold. What do I have to do to get you to come with me?"

"Nothing you can say or do will make me ride with you."

Beast Boy sighed and thought. There had to be something he could offer her to make her take a ride with him. True, she wasn't his first choice to ask to go for a ride with, but she was the only one around. Starfire and Robin were out at the mall and Cyborg was at the electronics store. He would have much rather taken any one of them than Raven. But at this point he was desperate.

"I'll do all of your chores for the week," he offered in a singing tone.

"Make it a month and I'll consider it," said Raven in her monotone voice.

"How about two months and we'll go right now?" he asked, raising his eyes brow.

Raven finally looked up from her book and met with Beast Boy's eyes. He was smiling waiting for her answer. Two months of her chores? That was a good offer. And what did she have to do again? Oh yeah, just sit in a car while Beast Boy did a few laps around the city. "Fine," she said closing her book and rolling her eyes.

"Yes!" said Beast Boy and he grabbed her hand. "Come on, let's go!"

She quickly pulled her hand back and wanted to hit him with it. "Just go, I'll follow you down there."

Raven made sure she was buckled up and made it as tight as she could. She couldn't help but feel nervous, but she didn't want him to see that. As he started the car the radio began to blast and actually blew her hair back. He quickly turned it down and gave her a smile.

"Sorry about that," he said as they pulled out.

"Let's just get this over with," she said, crossing her arms.

Luckily the traffic in the city wasn't terrible that day. That didn't mean Beast Boy didn't drive like a maniac. He swerved in and out of traffic and passed on the right, and all of that stuff everyone does, but it's against the law to do. Raven just bit her tongue and tried not to close her eyes.

"So, where do you want to go?" he asked with a smirk on his face.

"I don't care," she said staring at the road, as if it was going to help his driving. "Just drive around and then take me home."

"Oh come on, there has to be somewhere you want to…"

There came a sudden impact on Beast Boy's side, sending them and the car flying sideways, and then flipping over. They were both screaming as the car tumbled over and over. Glass and smoke spewed everywhere and the sound of the metal and glass crunching was horrifying. Every part of their body collided with part of the car as they flipped. It finally stopped tumbling and skidded to a halt, resting upside down.

Raven couldn't see much, everything around her was a blur. Her whole body was shaking and she couldn't stop these loud yelps of distress that kept jumping from her throat. She was being suspended by her seatbelt and it was choking her throat and bruising her abdomen horribly. She looked down, to the ceiling, and saw glass everywhere, as well as droplets of blood that were collecting.

She looked to her side and saw Beast Boy, being suspended by his seat belt like she was. His eyes were closed and apparently he was unconscious. Blood was splattered on his face. She could taste her own blood in her mouth. Every part of her hurt and she felt very confused. Even when she tried to breath her lungs were in pain. She could hear people screaming and yelling, but she wasn't sure where it was coming from. She felt her head grow heavy and within moments it all went black.