Beast Boy was sound asleep in his bedroom in the Titan's Tower. Well, more accurately, he was hiding under a blanket, trembling. It wasn't his fault he was afraid of storms! It was the animal DNA in him! "EEK!" Beast Boy shrieked as a particularly loud roll of thunder shook the walls. He threw off the blanket, turned into a cat, and started running. Where would he go? Cyborg? Cyborg would make fun of him. Robin? That'd be really awkward. Star? Robin would kill him, if Starfire's unnaturally tight cuddling didn't first. Rae? It would appear he didn't have a choice, as another roll of thunder rocked the building. He squeaked and turned into a gerbil, squeezing under the crack in Raven's door. He turned back into a cat and jumped on to her bed, where he curled into a ball next to her stomach. With her soothing warmth at his back, Beast Boy quickly fell asleep. He woke up the next morning before she did, thank God, and slipped out of the room. Beast Boy couldn't imagine what torture would befall him if the sorceress had known he had snuck in to her lair.

A few days after the incident, Beast Boy was sound asleep when there was a knock at his door. He dragged himself out of bed, glancing at the clock. It read 2:37 AM. He ran a hand through his sleep-mussed hair as he opened the door. A certain sorceress, wrapped in a blanket, was on the other side. "Raven?" He blinked, slightly confused, but mostly tired. "I… I had a nightmare," she explained, almost looking ashamed. Beast Boy blinked again, barely comprehending what she had said. He stepped to the side and Raven walked into his room. She knocked the junk on the top of his bunk bed to the floor and curled up on it. Beast Boy was suddenly very glad he'd changed the sheets since the last time he'd slept up there. "Night, Rae," he muttered as he turned off the lights and climbed back into the bottom bunk. "Goodnight," he heard Raven respond as he drifted back to sleep. When he woke, she was gone, and only the lack of stuff on the top bunk and the faint smell of lavender served to prove that the night before hadn't been a dream.

The next storm found Beast Boy in Raven's room once more. This time she woke up, but to his shock, she didn't object to his presence. She started coming to his room more often as well, a fact that pleased Beast Boy to no end. It made him happy to think that the girl who never relied on anyone was relying on him. He almost couldn't believe it one stormy night when Raven's door was open, but there it was. And it happened again! She wasn't just expecting him, she was welcoming him! Beast Boy of course did his best to welcome her as well and actually managed to keep the top bunk of his bed completely clean. But he liked it in Raven's room better. He really enjoyed cuddling with her, more than he was comfortable admitting. She was warm and soft and smelled so good. She had even allowed him to start coming when he just couldn't sleep, which was pretty much any time they weren't together. Beast Boy loved to watch her sleep, loved to brush her hair out of her face, loved to hear her sigh as she dreamed. Beast Boy loved to be the one to calm her down when she was having nightmares, loved it when she pulled him closer in her sleep. He loved distracting her from over-analyzing her bad dreams. He loved how she'd get so concerned when he couldn't sleep. He loved waking up and looking into her eyes, she was always awake before him and he loved having the first thing he saw in the morning being her smiling face. She smiled at him so much more now, and Beast Boy couldn't help but feel a huge swelling of joy in his chest whenever it happened. One morning he couldn't help himself, he rubbed his nose against hers playfully. She'd shoved him away, but Beast Boy could swear she had giggled. She had giggled! Yup, it was official: Beast Boy was in love.

Beast Boy was in Raven's room again. There was no storm, but Raven's door had been open nonetheless. His back was to her, but her arms were around him. He would never admit it to anyone but Raven, but he really liked being the little spoon. In fact, he wouldn't even admit it to Raven. He'd let her figure it out herself. He had no doubts she would, and in fact, she probably already had. Raven was the smartest girl he knew. He sighed as Raven moved her hand into his hair. Oh god, I love this girl. I'm marrying her. She doesn't know it yet, but I'm marrying her. She's mine. I actually kinda hope she's reading my mind right now so she knows she's mine. I know she's not though, she doesn't even read people's emotions without permission. I like that about her. I like everything about her. No, I love everything about her. Raven interrupted his thoughts by muttering "Oh shoot…" into his neck. He rolled over. "Ss wrong?" he asked, brushing his hair out of his eyes. She smiled. "Nothing," she responded. "Go back to sleep." Beast Boy smiled back and rolled over. "Kay," he said. "Love you." Beast Boy felt Raven stiffen. Oh my god, did I really just say that?! No, no, I didn't want to say that! God, I'm such a moron. She was right, she's always right- his thoughts stopped suddenly as Raven relaxed and pulled him closer. He sighed in relief and put his arms around her neck. "Love you too," he heard her say. A grin slowly spread across Beast Boy's face. Oh, he was totally asking her out tomorrow.