The Hybrid

The Pure Truth

"You burned the book?! Why did you do that? He could have jumped out and terrorized the whole city!"

"But he didn't. I learned a spell to make sure that he couldn't escape," Raven assertedly shouted back.

"When did this happen?"

"When I went looking for Pura," Raven replied.

"So you knew he was training her to fight us? Why didn't you tell anyone?" Beast Boy asked, still infuriated. Raven crossed her arms and looked him dead in the eye with her normal monotone look.

"I didn't want to put you in harm's way. Sound familiar?" Garfield grumbled under his breath. Of course, she would say that.

"There's a difference between being forced to accept something and doing something recklessly. I was forced to accept that Beast is a part of me."

"But you still could have told us," Raven said sternly. Her eyebrow rose a bit. Had Beast Boy gotten taller over the past week? She noticed that they were eye level with each other now. Beast Boy sighed.

"You're right. I should have, but Rae you should have told me about burning the book. And what about Pura? What happens when she learns about it?" Beast Boy asked. Raven walked over to the spinning dummy and leaned against it.

"I think she already knows."

"Are you sure?"

"No, but I need more time with her before I can say for sure," Raven replied.

"She needs to know, Raven. And I'm actually surprised that you were okay with doing such a thing," Beast Boy said, shivering a bit. Raven's face saddened a bit, reliving the past.

"There's a lot of things that I've done that I'm not okay with," She said, turning away from Beast Boy and rubbing her arm. Suddenly, she felt Beast Boy's hand on her right shoulder.

"Then tell us and we'll help. You're not alone, Raven," Beast Boy reminded her. Raven smiled.

"I know that for sure," She replied. The male teen couldn't help but notice the Chinese outfit that Raven wore.

"Is the... um... outfit another trick with your magic?" Raven nodded as she grabbed her stray hair and pulled it back.

"Yes, but... it looks better with longer hair," Raven explained, grumbling about the hair.

"You don't like long hair."

"I've grown to appreciate it," Raven replied, throwing her dirty towel at Beast Boy. "Just like I've grown to... appreciate other things about people."

"Such as?" Raven only smirked at him as she started leaving. "You know, you remind me of a tiger." Raven stopped. She turned and looked at Beast Boy curiously but wore a bemused smile.

"Why?"

"Tigers are known to be very mischievous, but they're one of the strongest felines in the world."

"That much I know," Raven muttered under her breath, "But are you saying that I'm mischievous?"

"And incredibly strong," Beast Boy reiterated. Raven was at a loss for words. "I'm sorry if that was weird," Beast Boy nervously laughed. Raven shook her head with a smile.

"I'm used to it, now," Raven replied. Then Beast Boy gave her a black journal. "Thank you. Turns out I'll need this for other stuff."

"What about the event?"

"The event was Pura, but I ended up not needing this," Raven sighed. Garfield saw she seemed a bit thankful about not needing it. "But I'll still use it for my other stuff."