Howling

Howling
If you could only see the beast you've made of me
I held it in but now it seems you've set it running free
Screaming in the dark, I howl when we're apart
Drag my teeth across your chest to taste your beating heart

It was Dr. Light again, honestly, did that guy not know when to give up? At first it seemed like it would be the usual routine, Raven would scare the pee out of him and he'd beg to go to jail... but not this time... this time, somehow, some way, he wised up, as soon as the Titans arrived on scene he aimed some sort of paralyzing blast at Raven and shot her to the ground, "Raven!" the others screamed, "Titans! Go!" Robin shouted, Starfire and Cyborg started towards Dr. Light but Beastboy made a bee line for Raven, "Raven! Raven!" he called desperately, shaking her lightly, she didn't stir, she didn't move, she didn't even take a breath in, "Raven!" he begged, shaking her again, but there was still no response, he shapeshifted into a wolf and stood over her, trying to tune out the sounds of battle and sense a heart beat, then, ever so slightly, he felt the soft thumping of her heart pulsating through his veins like some powerfull elixer, but it wasn't powerfull this time.. it was weak... it was shallow, it was... not normal... he growled and his fur stood on end when all this came into his mind, he bent down and pawed at her slightly, licking her face in the hopes that she would awaken, but there was nothing, absolutely nothing, he could only barely smell her breath as she softly and ruggedly breathed in and out, he felt his bones start to shake and he looked up at the sky to see a dark, slightly reddened moon appear as clouds surrounded it, the autumn moon... it was the only night of the year where he wasn't in complete control of his powers, the reason for that being that so many animals were effected by this moon.... he looked down at Raven and felt something in him snap, turning to Dr. Light and snarling as he saw the man effortlessly nock the other Titans out of his way

My fingers claw your skin, try to tear my way in
You are the moon that breaks the night for which I have to howl
My fingers claw your skin, try to tear my way in
You are the moon that breaks the night for which I have to

His instincts were at war with eachother, half of him wanted to charge into battle and rip Dr. Light to shreds but the other part wanted to stay with Raven and ensure that she was ok, glancing desperately between the two as if that would somehow provide him with answers, he shapeshifted back into human form and started to shake her much more roughly now, "Raven! Wake up!! Raven please! Wake up Raven!" he shouted, his fingernails shifted back and forth between nails and claws and they peirced through the cloth of her leotard, "RAVEN!!!" he shouted desperately at her, her eyes popped open and she groaned, "What.... what did he hit me with....?" she wispered weakly, Beastboy sighed in releif that she was ok.... and then looked down to see the slight trickle of blood from her arm to his fingers... "R-Raven... I'm so sor-" "What did I hit you with my dear?" he heard, turning around and seing Dr. Light approaching as the others tried to stop whatever weird machine he had hooked up to the power plant this time, "Your heart is full of darkness, I gave you an elixer to bring in the light," he replied with a grin, Raven shouted in agony and clutched her sides, shivering as the "elixer" coursed like a poisen through her veins, Beastboy couldn't take it anymore, watching her writhe in pain was the last straw and the very last thread tieing him to his humanity snapped in half, he shifted back into a wolf and charged forward with anger boiling in his veins

Howl, howl
Howl, howl

Despite usually having immense control over his powers and the animal instincts residing within him there were some cases where he just couldn't hold back anymore, some cases where he had no choice but to let those instincts loose, not by choice, but by pure, raw, emotion, he supposed that in a way he was like Raven, she couldn't let her emotions get the better of her or she'd loose control, and the same applied to him, it just wasn't nearly as extreme for him, but still, one wrong move, one loose string, and his emotions would snap the cords in his body tieing the animal instincts away and seperating them from his humanity, Raven was that thread, she always had been, Raven was someone who he loved dearly, who he couldn't loose above anyone else, she was the light at the end of the tunnel for him, always there when he needed her even when the others weren't, she understood him on a level that he couldn't even understand himself, and though some acredited that to her empathic abilities, he had another idea of why that was, Raven also represented ultimate strength to him, strength to control herself in all situations, strength to maintain calm no matter how much agony she was in, and here, that calm was broken, that strength was shattered, whatever had happened to her had to be extreme enough to break her- and Raven was not easily broken, he didn't like seeing her this way, and he was going to fix it, if it took all he had, he was going to fix it

Now there's no holding back, I'm making to attack
My blood is singing with your voice, I want to pour it out
The saints can't help me now, the ropes have been unbound
I hunt for you with bloody feet across the hallow'd ground

He breifly saw the fear flash across Dr. Light's face but then the villian pulled out the same canon that he had used on Raven, "Well this wasn't designed for you, but I suppose it will do," he said with a chuckle as Beastboy charged forward, his paws against the pavement and his eyes dead set on his target, the canon shot and he dodged it with ease, leaping into the air with his claws and fangs beared like a monster as he came caving down on the man below him, he screamed as he was nocked to the ground and Beastboy snarled as he shredded the equipment, everything from the canon to the suit of light that he was wearing, and he intended to go further, he intended to hit his claws against skin and tear him up the way he was internally tearing up Raven right now, but something stopped him, "Beastboy! Calm down! Stop it!" Robin shouted, no that didn't stop him, "Freind Beastboy please!" Starfire shouted, that wasn't it either, "Yo B! Cut that out! You're going too far Man!" Cyborg? No... "Beastboy. Stop." he paused, turning his head over his shoulder to see Raven attempting to sit up, in anguish for her he left his prey on the ground and ran back to her, the harsh, rocky pavement starting to cut into the pads of his feet as he quickly ran over to her, but he didn't care, his eyes were set on a new target now and he was a determined wolf prepared to get there come high water

Like some child possessed, the beast howls in my veins
I want to find you tear out all your tenderness

As soon as he was near enough he charged into Raven, carefull to miss her injueries, and nuzzled against her arm softly, half apologizing for displeasing her and cutting her arm and half in condolence for himself, reminding himself that she was ok, assuring himself that she was there and not going anywhere, that her breaths were coming stronger and stronger and that her heart had caught back up to it's usual speed, "You went too far," she repremanded, taking his face in her hands, he shifted from a wolf back into a man and stared into her dark purple eyes apologetically... well... half-heartedly apologetically... he wasn't REALLY sorry but he didn't want her to be mad at him either, "Sorry, I just.... I can't stand seeing you like that," he wispered quietly, "I know, and that is no excuse," he wimpered, turninig into a wolf again and nuzzling against her, he knew she had a soft spot for wolves, some sort of ancient text he figured that praised wolves but he didn't question it, he always got what he wanted when he was in this form, she finally sighed, "Alright alright just cut it out,"

And howl, howl
Howl, howl

"Are you ok Raven? Are you feeling any better?" Beastboy asked with concern as he helped Raven towards the car, she definately wouldn't be flying tonight, she nodded slowly, "I'll be fine, I'm just incredably sore, some herbs will take out the pain and reduce the swelling and if I drink enough of a special tea I have I should be fine in the next day or so, I just have to get all this stuff out of my system," she mused as he helped her in the car and buckled her seatbelt for her, despite earning a slight glare in the process, "What did he shoot you with anyway?" she sighed, "It was a concentrated beam of poisen, well... poisen to a demon anyway, there are various elements such as holy water and salt that caused the violent reaction," she replied as he buckled his own seatbelt next to her and they both watched through the windsheild as the other titans hauled Dr. Light into a police van, the man was visably shaken, "You really did a number on him didn't you?"

Be careful of the curse that falls on young lovers
Starts so soft and sweet and turns them to hunters
Hunters, hunters, hunters
Hunters, hunters, hunters

"I had to," Beastboy replied innocently, making Raven raise her eyebrows at him in curiosity, "He hurt you Raven.. he hurt you really badly, I mean I know that as superherhos we sort of have to get hurt sometimes but he... what he did was unforgivable, I mean he didn't have to do that you know? He fought dirty," "Don't most villians?" "Well I still couldn't let him get away with that! People hurt you too much Raven! And I.... I need to show how unacceptable that is," he said quietly as he looked down, she looked over at him and stared for a long moment, she decided not to ask, it was his personal buisness and if he didn't want to tell her what was wrong then she didn't need to know, calmly and hesitantly, she laid her head on his shoulder and he instantly wrapped his arms around her shoulders, his head placing on top of her's, but they only had a short moment before the others started getting in the car and they were thus forced to let go of eachother, even though neither wanted to

The fabric of your flesh, pure as a wedding dress
Until I wrap myself inside your arms I cannot rest
The saints can't help me now, the ropes have been unbound
I hunt for you with bloodied feet across the hallow'd ground

Once they were back at the tower Robin went straight to the evidence room, as usual, Cyborg stayed behind to make sure the T-Car didn't have a flat tire (as he thought he had hit something on the way home) and Starfire went to check on Silkie, leaving Raven and Beastboy alone with ecahother in the living room, "I need to get my tea," she said as she walked towards the kitchen, "Why don't you tell me what to do and I'll do it for you? You should rest," he offered, she sighed softly, amazed at how the same person who had just scared Dr. Light into yet another break down was now the same sweet-as-pie person she had always known, "Do what you want," she replied as she went to sit on the couch, honestly she was glad he offered, she was in alot of pain and wanted to lay down for a wile, she leaned back on the arm of the couch and Beastboy came over to her, "I need the kind in the red box, it should be mar-" "Raven," he said, cutting her off, he suddenly leaned down and kissed her lips, she froze, her body going stiff and her mind unable to process what had just happened, he let up after a moment and stood up again, forcing her to stare into space like some sort of dazed idiot, "W-Wah...." "Sorry, I just.. I just had to do that," he said quietly, she stared at him for a moment, "Why?" she asked quietly, he sighed and sat down next to her, "You... you don't know what it's like," he wispered, "Having inner demons and problums in letting them gain control? I think I do," she replied, he shook his head, "No, you don't understand what it's like to be in love with someone and yet for them to seem so untouchable, to tip-toe around every day wishing for a touch or a look or anything and having to tell yourself to let go because she'll never feel the same way about you that you feel about her, it hurts Raven... it hurts and it's so hard to do...." he said quietly, she stared at him for a moment before leaning over and giving him a gentle kiss on his lips, yes, she was scared of her emotions getting out and gaining control, she was scared that entering into this relationship would cause problums in more ways than one, she was scared to let herself go and not just to feel anything, but to feel FOR someone, to let herself induldge in that kind of relationship, but she wasn't going to let her fear get in her way anymore, if Beastboy had the courage to tell her how he felt, and to show her how he felt, then it was only fair that she had the courage to atleast show him now

And howl
Be careful of the curse that falls on young lovers
Starts so soft and sweet and turns them to hunters
A man who's pure of heart and says his prayers by night
May still become a wolf when the autumn moon is bright

She let go of him and backed up a bit, "You don't know how it feels either... to be afraid of loving someone," he stared at her for a moment, "Then let's find out together," he offered, she looked up at him a bit timidly and nodded, "I still need that tea though," she said, he smiled at her and stood up, "Right! Just tell me what you need and I'll get it for you!" he said happily, she leaned back a little and started explaining to him what tea she needed and how to make it, in the back of her mind making note at how he had snapped earlier and yet seemed perfectly calm now, it wasn't quite like it was when he had the beast in him, so she wondered what had caused him to snap like that, 'I hope that was the only time... if it isn't....' she shook her head, forcing herself to block out that line of thinking, it wasn't ... it wasn't something she should concentrate on, and besides, no matter what happened she knew that they could work it out together, Beastboy, as he made the tea, stared out at the autumn moon and closed his eyes, letting out a deep breath, "Thank you..." he wispered to it, after all, even though it caused alot of greif, if it weren't for that moon, Raven may not be here right now, and he knew for a fact that he wouldn't have had the guts to confess to her, looking away from the moon, he went back to making her tea for her

If you could only see the beast you've made of me
I held it in but now it seems you've set it running free
The saints can't help me now, the ropes have been unbound
I hunt for you with bloody feet across the hallow'd ground