Hello again, my treasured readers (those of you that at least occasionally review, that is...) ))DEATH-GLARE.(( To the rest-what? Don't you want a personally crafted wise-ass public display of my affection for you?

A Special treat for those who have been nice to me, even though I posted ridiculously small chapters in this one...a long chapter! The last, but truly more enjoyable in one large dose.

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Okay. Fun. Laughs.

Oh, yeah-the story...here it is; the final chapter, entitled:

'Umm...I didn't know BB spoke French.'

(A WHILELATER-)

Raven nervously reached out her hand, and rang the doorbell to Mandy's house.

Billy ran to the door. "Oooh-ooh, ooh, I got it!" he shouted. Throwing open the door, he looked up at a lovely girl with the blue cloak. "Who are you?" he asked in innocence.

Raven gave him a pitying stare.

Mandy appeared behind Billy. She bopped him on the top of his head with a fist. "That's Raven, you imbecile. Come in, if you want to"- Mandy was never one to be discourteous. "Are you the new maid?" she snickered.

Raven held her tongue and entered the living room.

"Ah, Raben," Grimm was clearly eager to conclude the 'deal.' "Is that a vacuum cleaner you brought with you?"

"Yes, it is part of my 'magic act,' Raven growled, feeling her face lighting up from embarrassment.

Billy was ecstatic. "Ooh, wow-I love magic! Can I do a trick? Can I, can I? Can I be your assistant? Can I see your magic vacuum? Where's your magician hat? Ooh-do you have a bunny? What's inside your cape? Where's your magic wand"-

He was finally interrupted by Mandy, who, having confined her reaction to the imbecile's outburst thus far to an angry stare, finally kicked him from behind hard enough to send him flying across the room.

Billy landed upside down, propped against the far wall. "Wow, that was cool! How did you do that, Raybert? Do it again-hee hee hee hee hee!" He fell on his face, still nurturing his demented grin.

"So what's your 'next trick,' Raven?" Mandy nodded to Raven.

"Well, I'm going to need 2 helpers-" began Raven, who was immediately interrupted by Billy once again.

"Me, me, me-pick me! Oh, pleeease Ramond!" Billy pleaded, having managed to run over to Raven, and supplicate himself at her feet.

Raven glanced over at Mandy, who showed no interest whatsoever.

"Okay. Billy, you go plug in the vacuum, over there, in the wall plug," Raven prayed that the pint-sized half-wit was capable of even that simple task. "And Grimm, you come over here and hold the vacuum."

"Yeah, yeah-let's get on with it," muttered the weary ancient one. He slithered over next to Raven, and grasped the handle.

Meanwhile, after 5 or 6 tries, Billy had actually performed the complex maneuver required to insert two flat prongs into two slots, thereby linking the appliance to the household electrical power distribution system.

"Okay Grimm, when I count to three you start the vacuum," Raven said without emotion.

"So what is this 'magic trick,' anyway." Mandy looked suspiciously at Raven, who could imagine the murderous thoughts behind her cold eyes.

"Just watch," calmly replied the dark sorceress. "Here we go Grimm-one, two, three!"

Grimm flipped the on switch-

Raven sighed. Whether it was a sigh or relief or regret, no one was there to inquire.

and was gone, along with the children-

Raven blinked-apparently, her little 'trick' had worked.

and Grimm, Billy and Mandy were back.

"Okay. Billy, you go plug in the vacuum, over there, in the wall plug," Raven prayed that the pint-sized half-wit was capable of even that simple task. "And Grimm, you come over here and hold the vacuum."

"Yeah, yeah-let's get on with it," muttered the weary ancient one. He slithered over next to Raven, and grasped the handle.

Meanwhile, after 5 or 6 tries, Billy had actually performed the complex maneuver required to insert two flat prongs into two slots, thereby linking the appliance to the household electrical power distribution system.

"Okay Grimm, when I count to three you start the vacuum," Raven said without emotion.

"So what is this 'magic trick,' anyway." Mandy looked suspiciously at Raven, who could imagine the murderous thoughts behind her cold eyes.

"Just watch," calmly replied the dark sorceress. "Here we go Grimm-one, two, thr-"

"Hold on just a minute, chile!" Roared Grimm. "We just did this-" Grimm's jaw dropped. "You-you sent us back in time, didn't you?"

Raven permitted herself the satisfaction of a small smirk. "Yes, and you were free of you promise, until you made the same mistake once again."

"But the evil chile Mandy-she cheated me at limbo," Grimm wailed. "Why did I do dat again?"

"You can't change the past, Grimm-you of all people should know that." Raven turned to go.

"I'm not gonna let you get away with cheatin' me," began Grimm, raising his voice. "You will become what you were," he continued, raising his scythe.

"No, I won't. You cannot renege on a deal made. I sent you back in time to the point when you came to claim the soul of Billy's hamster." Raven grinned evilly. "You were free from your bondage to these two. You chose to make that wager-again. And you lost, once again. I kept my end of the bargain,"she finished coolly.

"Noooo!" Grimm sobbed, raising his hands to the sky.

Mandy appraised Raven. "You know-I may have underestimated you-"

Raven smiled. "Coming from you, that is no small compliment."

"Maybe I'll see you at the mall again, sometime…" Mandy trailed off.

"Maybe"

"Hey, what about the magic trick?" Billy called out. "You were gonna do a magic trick!"

"Moron," chorused Grimm, Mandy and Raven in unison.

Raven laughed, suddenly realizing that she was now free to do so, without restraint. A huge grim split her face-"Muahahahahaha!" she burst forth in uncontrolled mirth.

"Thanks, guys," she said between uncontrollable giggle-fits.

She waved, and left the house, flying back to Titans Tower. Home-her home. 'I've got a lot of apologies I owe Beastboy," she thought. 'It's about time that I told him how I really feel about him.'

She laughed again, loving the feeling of freedom-the vocalizations of her merriment were music to her ears. 'It's gonna be hilarious to see BB's expression-before he faints…'

( fanfictiondotnet approved boring, witless, uninspiring page break thingy signifying a passage of time.)

Arriving back at the tower, Raven was not sure what to do first. Before entering, she gave the matter some thought. Should she indulge her friends, telling them everything? Or should she gratify her own urges; taking advantage of her new 'situation' to bewilder the other Titans? "Hah!" Thought the now not-so-dark girl: "no contest at all..."

Raven diffused through the walls of the tower, heading for her room. Once there, she went to her closet. "Good thing I kept this-I can put it to good use, Heh Heh."

CLOCK ADVANCE-

The Titans, less Raven, were in the great room. Cyborg and Beastboy were pursuing their usual form of entertainment. Robin was trying to convince Starfire that it was not necessary to 'check on friend Raven.'

Things were getting a bit noisy, with the video game junkies shouting it up-and Robin and Starfire's 'discussion' was becoming heated, as Starfire could not be dissuaded from fretting over Raven's seeming long absence.

Into this veritable melee of mayhem stepped our heroine... .

Starfire was the first to notice. She flew to Raven-intending to give her a death-grip hug, but stopped short, her look of puzzlement heightened by her body language-arms hanging limply at her sides, slack-jawed stare

The other Titans, hearing Starfire's joyful shout, turned to see what had so distracted her. They each proceeded to imitate Star's shock and awe, each in his own way, which, in Beastboy's case, included a great deal of drool.

Robin was first to speak, having the greatest reserve of self-control. "Is everything okay? Uhh-Raven?" he asked, screwing his face into a quizzical perversion of a smile. "I don't think we quite expected anything like this."

Beastboy shook off his torpor, and zoomed over to stand beside Raven, preening himself. "Hello, beautiful-where have you been all my life, and what did you do with Raven!" He smirked, trying to do his best impression of a wise-ass French sophisticate.

"Raven! Friend Raven! You appear-your appearance is magnificent!" Starfire had regained her voice and began to fuss over Raven's new look. "Glorious, marvelous, awesome," all descriptive terms which burst forth from Starfire, as struggled to find an appropriate superlative.

"Hot!"-the definitive word on the subject had come from Cyborg.

Hot, indeed. Raven's outfit consisted of pink hot pants with a pink bra-the latter revealing itself under a bright green, but nearly transparent short blouse, which revealed her bejeweled naval. Her legs were clad in black fishnet stockings, suspended by garters, which drew attention down, down, to her fluorescent-green five inch spike heels. But most astounding of all was the former hooded-and-cloaked girl's face and hair. She had applied (by appearances, with some expertise,) bright green eyeshadow, accented with silver; black eyeliner and lipstick, a hint of blush to bring out the elegant lines of her cheekbones, and rather large, dagger-shaped earrings in silver and black. Her hair, formerly worn hanging straight, with a slight parted flip at the forehead, was now sporting a multitude of ringlets on either side of her face: white ringlets.

Beastboy was drooling again, no doubt suffering from the effects of the potent French perfume permeating the room. He fell to his knees and, whether the maneuver was intentional or not, he took advantage, begging Raven, "marry me! I love you Raven! You are a Goddess!" He pleaded-applying his lips to her glowing footwear. "Mon chéri, Je vous présente mon coeur, pour faire avec ce que vous... ."

Raven giggled. "Since when do you speak French, BB?" She graced him with a beautific smile, and bent down to take his face in her hands, "and don't worry, mon cheri, I intend to take good care of your heart." She giggled once again, kissing the hyperventilating changeling, who promptly swooned.

"Raven?" Starfire spoke again, "do you have more of those 'clothings-of-seduction' that I may try on?"

Raven burst out with a real laugh, sending everyone for cover, fearing their imminent demise. This jolly power-punk girl was Raven after all, who had apparently lost her mind (and presumably, control of her awesome powers.)

"-/Haha/-It's okay, guys-/snicker/-I've changed-/heehee/-I can control-/giggle/-powers, now...," Raven managed, between bouts of hysteria. "Whoa, that's funny," she gasped- "'clothings of seduction-'" she giggled again- "you slay me, Starfire-sometimes you're funnier than BB!"

The green one perked up immediately upon hearing the last few words Raven spoke. "So you really do think I'm funny-not just when you're in that mirror?" Beastboy smiled, and rose to hug Raven.

"Come on Star-BB," Raven said gaily, grabbing her friends by the hand. "Let's go shopping! This getup was really meant as a joke on you guys-I still need some new clothes that don't make me look like the bride of Dracula." She laughed again- "Unless you really like these..."

Beastboy and Starfire looked over at Cyborg and Robin, who were still gaping at the 'new' Raven-then faced each other, solemnly.

"Uhh, actually, I think you really look really great like that Rae," said a blushing Beastboy.

Starfire nodded her assent. "I would like for you to show me how to look 'hot,' as you do," Starfire said. "For Robin," she added shyly.

"Well then, let's go!" shouted Raven, dragging her two friends with her. She winked at the other Titans- "Bye, Robin; Bye-bye, Cy. See ya later..."

Fin

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