A/N: I Do Not Own Teen Titans in any way, shape, or form.

Chapter 15

A rhythmic beeping he knew all too well plagued his ears and he groaned. His eyes flickered open and then closed again when seeing how bright everything was around him. He moaned and waited for his eyes to adjust.

"Is it too bright in here?" a kind voice asked.

"Yes," he groaned.

He heard someone stand up and go to the window, drawing the blinds. They then walked over to another part of the room and a switch was flipped, shutting the lights off. The now darker environment allowed Beast Boy to comfortably open his eyes.

"Better?" they asked.

"Much better, thanks," he said with a smile. His eyes suddenly went wide when he realized who it was he'd been conversing with this whole time. Raven smiled and walked over to his bedside. "R-Raven?"

"How're you feeling?" she asked softly, taking his hand.

"But… But," he sputtered. "You were… you were…"

"No, I wasn't," she said. "At least, I wasn't for very long. Turns out I had just enough power left to begin healing myself. And as I grew stronger, so did my healing abilities. Unfortunately, I missed Slade finally-"

She was cut short when Beast Boy reached up and wrapped his arms around her, hugging her tightly. "Oh my God," he cried. "I thought you were dead; I was so sure of it! I've never been more scared in my entire life!"

Raven hugged him back and buried her face into his shoulder. She crawled into the bed with him and the two held each other. As they lay there he finally realized how much pain he was in and remembered what had happened.

"How'd they get me back here in time?" he asked. "I was sure I was gonna die."

"I healed you, you fool," she laughed softly. "You would have died if not for me."

"How could you have possibly had enough energy to heal me?!" said Beast Boy.

"I honestly don't know," said Raven. "I just knew I had to save you and so I did. I should probably add that I was unconscious for four days and only healed you enough to keep you alive."

"It doesn't matter," he said, holding a bit closer and kissing the top of her head. "We're both alive."

"Yes," Raven smiled, closing her eyes. "We are."

"And Slade really is dead, right?" asked Beast Boy.

"Yes, and his body's been cremated to make sure he doesn't came back," said Raven. "We're done with Slade for good."

"This day just keeps getting better and better," said Beast Boy with a smile. "What about the team? How's everyone doing?"

"Fine," said Raven. "They're all waiting for you to wake up. So much has happened. You've been in a coma for nearly a weak. I absolutely forbid you from getting shot ever again."

"Trust me, I won't," he said, rubbing her back.

It wasn't long before Raven alerted the others so they could come and see that Beast Boy was conscious once more. He was glad to see the tension between everyone and Robin was gone and the group seemed to be in high spirits. With the death of Slade a heavy weight seemed to have lifted off of all of their shoulders.

"So, is everything okay now?" asked Beast Boy.

"Yup, everythin's the way it should be," said Cyborg. "I injected ya with the Beast antidote again so only you can use it when you want to."

"What about the team?" asked Beast Boy, looking to Robin. "Are we together again?"

"Yeah, the Titans are whole again," said Robin with a smile. "But we're going to make a few changes around here. I think we need to after all this."

"Agreed," said Starfire. "And I think we are in the need of taking a vacation." She looked at Robin with pleading eyes.

Robin sighed and smiled, "Yeah, I think that's a good idea, too. It's about time the authorities did their job for once."

"Yeah, the police have been gettin a lil doughy lately," Cyborg chuckled. "But, they did offer their assistance throughout the whole ordeal."

"Yes, and I take full responsibility for not accepting it and letting things get as bad as they did," said Robin.

"Hey, what's gonna happen to that mansion?" asked Beast Boy. "How'd he get a hold of it anyway?"

"According to the mansion's records, he bought it a long time ago," said Raven. "So long ago that none of us would've known about it at all because he kept it off of the radar. It turns out that's where he's been hiding and doing a lot of his planning."

"We're still collecting evidence and doing research on it," said Robin. "Once we've completely cleared it out we're giving it to the city to do with it what they will. But whoever buys it is going to go through one hell of a background check."

"So, when you said changes, what do you mean, exactly?" asked Beast Boy, whose mind was jumping around from one subject to another.

"Well, Robin's got a big announcement," said Cyborg with a smile.

"I've decided to drop Robin and become Nightwing," said Robin. "I think it suits me better now."

"And I very much agree," said Starfire happily.

"And we're also updating the tower completely," said Cyborg. "That way we can't be infiltrated at all; not even through dreams."

"Wow, that sounds great," said Beast Boy who was really starting to feel the pain of his injuries now. "Uh, we got any morphine?"

"I'll heal you, if you want," said Raven.

"Raven, I don't think that's such a good idea," said Robin.

"Yeah, I mean, ya only just got your strength back," said Cyborg.

"I'll be fine," said Raven. "Now, if you'll all leave, I'll get down to it." She herded the others out of the med bay and closed the door behind them, leaving just her and Beast Boy.

"Rae, if you're not up to it then I don't want you to heal me," said Beast Boy. "Like I said, I'll just take some morphine."

"I'm not going to let you lie in this bed for another minute," said Raven. "And, like I said before, I'll be fine."

She placed one hand on his abdomen and the other on his arm, where the bullets had entered. She concentrated and began to slowly heal them. Beast Boy lay back and watched her as she healed him, her full concentration on his wounds. He still couldn't believe she was here, in front of him, alive. He was so sure he'd killed her, that he'd never see her again. He never wanted to be in that situation ever again.

"There," she said as she finished. "Now you're all better. Do you want to get up?"

She began to move her hands away, but he quickly grabbed them. He pulled her close and kissed her, never wanting to let her go. Raven was a little shocked by this sudden act of passion, but easily melted into it. He sat up and pulled her onto his lap, kissing her from her lips all the way down to her collarbone. He could feel her skin blushing and the heat only urged him on.

"Beast Boy," she said in a soft breath. "I don't think this is a good idea. The others are probably going to come back in any second now."

"I don't care," he said, kissing her full on the lips again.

Feeling rather dizzy, she managed to pull her lips from his. "I do," she said, holding his face. "You know they'd never let us live it down if they caught us like this."

He sighed and ceased his attack on her neck. He looked up at her and gently placed a rogue strand of hair, that had fallen, back behind her ear. He simply stared at her for a few moments before saying, "You're so beautiful." Raven smiled softly and blushed a bit more. "I love you."

"I love you, too," she said and leaned down to kiss him softly once more. She then crawled off of him helped him to get up as well. "Come on, let's get out of here. I can't stand the med bay."

"You're telling me," he chuckled as he took her hand and they walked out of the med bay. Sure enough, the others were chatting and waiting right outside the doors. Beast Boy had never been so thankful for Ravens intuitiveness.

They all went to the common room where Beast Boy raided the fridge and cupboards for food. Having not eaten in nearly a week, he was absolutely ravenous. He put an entire bag of pre-made salad into a large bowl, drenched it with an entire bottle of salad dressing, and went to town.

"That would've been healthy if you hadn't poured a cream based salad dressing on top of it," said Raven. "I doubt that's any healthier than a cheeseburger now."

"Don't care, salad good, go away," he said with a mouthful of food as he filled his stomach. She knew he didn't mean it, so she simply smiled and rolled her eyes.

"Well, I'm gonna turn the TV on," said Cyborg. "I'd rather listen to anything other than the sound of B's eating."

"Fuck off," said Beast Boy, shoving another large bite into his mouth.

Cyborg smiled, glad to have the old Beast Boy back, and turned the television on. The first thing they saw was a news report that was on, can you believe it, them. Cyborg decided to stay on the channel and turned the volume up.

"…proved that they're stronger than anyone could have imagined," said the reporter. "Beast Boy alone has been shot eleven times in the past few months and, according to our sources, is up and doing fine as of today."

"News sure spreads fast," said Raven, looking at Starfire.

"Uh, heh, I thought the people of news would enjoy Beast Boy's very much improved condition," she said, twiddling her fingers.

Everyone rolled their eyes and went back to watching the news report.

"The entire team is back together, which is a relief to the city," said the reporter. "When first Cyborg left and then Beast Boy, no one was quite sure if the three remaining Titans could handle such a foe as Slade. But, when it came down to it, the five banded together and were able to come out victorious, as they always do. It's thanks to them that the city can sleep safely tonight and every night. Back to you, John."

"Thanks, Charles," said the anchorman. "I think we're all thankful to the Titans for all of their hard work."

"You can say that again, John," said the smiley anchorwoman.

"Alright, change it," said Beast Boy. "I don't wanna hear any more people praise us for doing our job right."

"You said it," said Robin.

Cyborg agreed as well and started flipping through the channels. While he did that Beast Boy finished off his salad and went to wash his bowl out. Once he was done with that he sat down and looked to Raven.

"Hey, you wanna go out tonight?" he asked, taking her hand. Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned towards the two, anxious for Ravens answer. She, though, was not about to give them all an answer.

"Perhaps we should discuss this somewhere else," she said, a slight blush on her cheeks. She held his hand and stood up, leading him out of the common room.

"You're not mad at me, are you?" he asked, a bit nervous. "I mean, I thought we were gonna be out in the open with being together?"

"First of all, we haven't spoken about it at all," said Raven. "And second, I would just rather talk about stuff like this in private." She got a little closer to him as they walked. "This is about us, not us and them."

Beast Boy smiled and said, "Yeah, I totally agree."

They arrived at Ravens room and she brought him inside. She may never have let anyone in her room, but for him she'd make an exception. That and she didn't want to go into his room that hadn't been aired out in a week. They took a seat on her bed and got down to business.

"Yes, I do want to go out with you," said Raven. "But I don't think tonight will work. You've just gotten better and I'm still tired. But we can hang out tonight, if you want."

"Oh yeah, I definitely want that," said Beast Boy, nodding with a large smile. "I wanna be with you for as long as possible."

Raven smiled and felt her self blush. "I feel the same way," she said.

Beast Boy saw her blush and placed his hand on her warm cheek. He then pulled her close and kissed her sensuously. She sighed into his kiss and melted into him. She'd never in her wildest dreams actually saw her and Beast Boy actually falling in love and being together. He felt the same way. And that's what made this union all the sweeter.

"So, that guy everyone said you were in love with, it was me, right?" asked Beast Boy.

The End

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