Brief note: After all of the lovely reviews, I was tempted to make this story longer than initially intended. But I feel I need to stick to my guns, as it were. So, I'm afraid dear readers this is the final chapter. I do hope you enjoy it for what it is and what it was always meant to be; a fluff bucket. Initially I told you it was already written and that was the truth. So here it is as I intended it. There is an extended author's note and review replies at the end.

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans or any characters from the DC Universe.

This final chapter is dedicated to the lovely Azarath Cat, a faithful reviewer who is going through a rough time.

Chapter seven – 'Tell me what you came here for'

'Sorry, Robin, for breaking my promise. But I couldn't stay a moment longer.'

With a thud, Raven landed on the floor in her room. The Tower was silent, all it's other occupants still out for Beast Boy's birthday. She took a deep breath. It was then, in that moment, that she realised the enormity of what she had just done. There was no taking it back. The words were said; the changeling now knew the true extent of her feelings.

Raven had broken everything she had vowed to herself; she had let herself become vulnerable in front of someone once more, despite every mantra she'd ever uttered. Sighing, she took off the holoring and placed it on her table. Her violet hair and eyes flickered and reappeared once more. The empathic abilities flew back full force, all hints of masking disappearing in an instant. If she was going to be vulnerable, she might as well go all the way.

Raven knew that Beast Boy wouldn't let this go easily. Running away like that was sure to have angered him. There wasn't much time to decide what to do. There were only two options, as the empath saw it. Stay with the Titans and face what was going on between her and Garfield or run away and leave them all forever. Neither option felt either comfortable or satisfactory. Raven sank down onto her bed, flopping backwards onto the dark bedding. She wondered how things had become so difficult.

BANG.

The sound made her leap into the air, eyes wide and glowing white with magic. There was no voice to indicate who was there; the Tower was still eerily quiet. And then it came once more.

BANG.

Raven rose to her feet, a ball of dark energy in each hand. She could feel someone, or something nearby and its energy unnerved her.

BANG.

Then silence again. She was at her door, her hands shaking slightly in anticipation. How could she have been so stupid as to isolate herself from the other Titans? She was vulnerable in more ways than one. It could be any villain, any madman who had—

BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG.

The empath reeled at the abruptness of the cacophony of noise at her door. Then it dawned on her. It wasn't banging any longer, it was knocking. Raven paused, her violet eyes narrowing.

'Why would a criminal knock?'

Before she could pursue the line of thought any further the door whizzed open to reveal Beast Boy, panting heavily. His holoring had also been taken off, judging by the appearance of his green skin. Raven suddenly noticed his bedraggled form and goggled at him. The casual outfit had clearly been part of the holographic projection, as he was now in his standard attire. But his appearance was anything but normal. His uniform was torn and battered; his face contorted. The empath spoke, her voice shaking a little.

"What did you do?"

"I had to get back here before you did something stupid," replied the changeling, still gasping for air. He leant on the doorframe and exhaustedly closed his eyes. "So, I let him out."

Raven paused; her eyes wide. She reached out and gently touched the tears in his uniform. "The Beast?"

The green shapeshifter nodded; eyes still closed. Raven could feel the pounding of his heart and the heat radiating off his body. But his breathing gradually was slowing down as he acclimatised to his human form once more. The empath gently steered him over to her bed and let him sit down to regain himself fully. She knew that the transformation into the Beast always took a lot out of him. Despite everything happening between them, she cared for him and his safety would always come first.

She took a deep breath, before offering any comment. "That wasn't very sensible, to let him out over this."

"Raven," growled Garfield, his eyes flickering open. They were filled with that primal spark again. "You were going to leave."

"I-I wasn't," protested the empath, weakly. His emerald eyes narrowed.

"So, you weren't even considering it as an option?"

"Fine, I'll admit I was considering it as an option," huffed Raven reluctantly, folding her arms. "But I hadn't made my mind up."

"Exactly why I needed to get to you fast," replied Beast Boy, a slight smugness in his voice. Raven knew he was right, but she didn't want to back down. She was digging her heels in at every opportunity.

"If you say so," she replied, arms still folded across her chest. The changeling's expression softened slightly. He reached up and uncrossed them gently, and the empath turned to look at his inquisitive face.

"Raven. How could you tell me something like that and then disappear?"

"Isn't it obvious? Because I can't handle it," replied Raven, tears starting to drip down her face once more. The tables in her room rattled with energy, but she continued talking obliviously. "I can't handle whatever this is that we're doing, I can't handle a relationship and I can't handle loving you."

"Raven—"

"I can't, Garfield!"

"Raven—" tried the changeling again, but she cut him off again mid word.

"It's so easy for you, everything is so straight forward. You don't know what it's like to be this way," she continued, now ranting wildly. "I have to wake up every day, scared of being with you and scared of being without you. It's like hell; like I'm being tortured every waking moment."

"Rae—"

"I don't know what I'm doing anymore, I feel like I'm going insane," growled Raven, her crimson eyes showing momentarily. "I wanted to murder every single girl that came in here. My demonic side was out for blood, Gar. Do you know what that's like?"

"I have a pretty good id—"

"Five months like this. FIVE MONTHS. I can't do this anymore," snarled Raven, still in full flow, despite his protestations. "When I weigh it all up, I have no choice but to go. Otherwise I could put you all in danger and—"

It was the empath's turn to be interrupted, as his lips found hers firmly. Her lilac eyes widened, as she realised what was happening. But within moments, she had sunk helplessly into the kiss. It was tender, gentle and reassuring. Nothing like the one outside of the nightclub which was desperate and full of longing. As they broke apart, Raven was lost for words. Beast Boy reached up and gently stroked the side of her cheek.

"Be quiet now and listen to me," he said, tone firm but kind. "You always have a choice. You above all people should know that. You didn't give me a chance to say what I wanted to back in the alleyway but..."

He paused, taking a deep breath and holding her hands affectionately. He ran his thumb over hers absently as he spoke. "I'm in love with you, too."

Raven felt the shock hitting her. She had spent five months convincing herself she was a rebound. That Terra was his true love and she was nothing more than a stop gap. A bit of fun. But this...

...Beast Boy loved her?

"For how long?" asked Raven, suddenly. Her heart had started to hammer in her chest so hard that she could hear it pounding in her ears. The changeling looked up at her, his eyes filled with a strange sadness.

"A long time," he admitted, suddenly appearing shy. His eyes faltered, and the empath could sense shame rolling off him. Raven lifted his chin, staring into his eyes steadfastly.

"Since when?" she pressed, looking into his eyes for an honest answer. He let out another deep breath and released her other hand from his grasp. Raven suddenly realised she was not the only one who found being vulnerable difficult.

"Not long after Tokyo," admitted the young man, a light blush appearing over his face. "Look, I know it wasn't like that for you and that's okay. To be honest, I didn't think that I ever stood any kind of chance with you before my last birthday and then..."

He released another breath, almost appearing relieved to be finally getting a weight off his chest.

"...then it happened that day with Red X and I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe that you were feeling something more than friendship towards me. I'm not going to lie, Rae. I was happy to take whatever you offered me. But it was wrong of me. I should have told you the truth, right from the start. I just didn't want to scare you off. You're like this fragile little creature that is so timid you run at the first sign of danger. You disappear as soon as you feel uncomfortable, and I never wanted to push you. I wanted it all to be your choice, your pace."

Raven allowed his words to sink in. Everything started to fit together. His strange behaviour. All those moments of watching her after they had been intimate. He was trying to find a way to tell her, a way to show her how he felt. But there was never a window of opportunity. She never allowed him a window of opportunity. His green eyes looked at her imploringly.

"I hope you can forgive me for not being honest with you. It's just...I was scared," admitted the changeling, meek all of a sudden. "I was scared of losing you after I'd waited so long."

Raven felt tears in her eyes. Everything felt so strange. He had been in love with her for so long, and she had never noticed. All this time, it wasn't Terra. It was her. That feeling she couldn't place within him...it was love. For her. The half-demon. The Gem that was sent to destroy the world. Daughter of Trigon the Terrible. The creepy, dark one of the team.

Garfield Mark Logan had feelings for her. Hell, he was in love with her. She could feel it now; it was hitting her more forcefully than ever.

Raven looked at him, her violet eyes somehow seeing him properly for the first time. She reached down and took his hands again, giving him a small smile. "Thank you for sharing that with me. But I don't forgive you."

She felt the hurt pouring from his chest and gave his hands a squeeze. "Because there is nothing to forgive. Everything I did was my own choice. I had been experiencing feelings for you for a long time. A lot longer than the day with Red X."

Raven watched as Beast Boy's mind started to make the links in her behaviour, just as she had done with his. "So, all of that weird behaviour before my last birthday it was..."

"Yes. I was avoiding you because I had started having feelings for you."

"Then after my birthday you ran away because of it."

"Yes."

"So...it wasn't just a physical thing for you?"

"At first," admitted Raven, awkwardly. She sighed, eyes faltering and looking at the floor. "Because I'd made some mistakes in the past, I think the truth is that I didn't want to accept that it was anything more than a crush."

Her eyes raised again, as she allowed herself to open up to him. "But then it got stronger. Each day. I realise now that I was slowly starting to fall in love with you."

"Wow, this is the best birthday ever," smiled Beast Boy, suddenly reverting to his jovial self. "Huh, who'd have thought it. I guess the funny guy does get the girl."

Raven let out a small laugh, pushing some violet hair out of her eyes. "Is that what you want? To get the girl?"

"Yes," replied the changeling, nodding vehemently. "We did this all back to front but...I know now more than ever that want to be with you. Only you. No more dates with other girls, I promise. Never again."

He paused, suddenly realising the audacity of his words and winced. "If that's what you want."

Raven considered his statement for a moment. Could she really concede to this? After everything she had been through over the past year...after everything she'd experienced. Was it all worth it? She focused inwards.

'It has been quiet since we have been alone, it's a bit scary. I miss the comfort of his touch.'

'I HATED seeing those other girls here. I'll destroy the Tower if you put us through that again.'

'He's so adorable, I'm so glad he's back here with us!'

'Logically, this seems like a sensible thing to do. We know we can trust him, he's our best friend first after all.'

Maybe it could just be that simple after all. Why did everything in her life always have to be so complicated? Perhaps she was the one making it complicated. Perhaps this didn't need to be one of those things. She gave one of her rare genuine smiles to the changeling. Everything seemed clear, as though the path before her was more obvious than it ever had been before. "Yes."

"For real?"

"Yes, for real," nodded the empath, her voice quiet. She smirked at his discomfort and shoved his arm playfully. "Please don't get too over excited or I might change my mind."

"Anything you say," laughed Beast Boy, capturing her lips in another brief kiss. "You know, tonight is the first time you've called me Garfield since everything...you know...happened."

"I...did?" said Raven, but it came out more like a question. In truth, the empath hadn't noticed that she had called him by his real name. She wasn't sure why, but since his mature outburst earlier that evening she didn't feel like he was a 'boy' anymore. Garfield seemed to suit him much better; her unconscious clearly agreed. "I guess I did. Is that okay?"

"Yeah, it's okay. Hey, does that mean I can call you Rae?" Beast Boy asked hopefully, amusement lining his face.

Raven sighed and rolled her eyes. "After everything we've been through...I suppose that's okay."

"What are we going to tell the others?" asked the changeling, gently brushing a stray hair from her cheek. Raven shrugged, a feeling of apathy seeping over her. It didn't matter what the others thought anymore. They weren't two naughty teenagers sneaking around in the darkness any longer. They were two young adults in love. The whole experience felt different to her, somehow. Less clandestine. Less illicit. More real.

"I don't care," she admitted, slowly crawling into his lap. "What I care about right now is making up for the past five months."

Beast Boy's eyes lit up with that now all too familiar primal flicker. He gave a low, throaty growl and nipped at her neck. Raven's eyes rolled heavenward, as she clung to his shoulders tightly. Everything about him being this close to her felt right. He kissed up her neck and along her jawline until he reached her ear. Raven couldn't stop the smile creeping over her face.

"Mine," Garfield whispered, gripping her pale body tightly.

And she was.

Final author's note: There it is! My fluff bucket extraordinaire. I do hope I didn't give you tooth decay. Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed the story and as always leave me a review, if you would be so kind! Thank you all for the support, it was more than I had ever imagined for my little fluffy BBRae tale.

Final review replies are below this chapter. I'm so grateful to each and every one of you. If you want a longer story, please do go check out Fly Away (shameless plug!) it's a novel length TT story I wrote recently and is, of course, BBRae.

I'm not sure when I will write another Fanfiction story, but I will try to keep writing. I've sort of drifted in my inspiration lately, but I'm sure it will strike me again soon! In the meantime, you all take care and thanks once more!

With warmest wishes from your resident friendly BBRae fan,

-Chibi

Review Replies:

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: Connor is pretty cute - I liked writing him. I love seeing Gar jealous too, so don't worry! :) Hopefully you enjoyed the ending, and Raven's bravery returning. Thanks for your kind reviews, do check out my other stories for more if you like :)