Teen Titans
She Walked Away
A/N: Hey guys! I've been turning out songfics like crazy as of late, mostly because I keep hearing good songs that I can use! An all female Christian group called Barlow Girl wrote this song and frankly, they rock!
I'll say now – if the idea of any of the Titans being Christian offends you, please don't read this story and flame me. I WILL take the appropriate actions towards you.
Now that this extremely long author's note is finished, on we go!
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The Tower. A symbol to all the citizens of Jump City that they will always be protected. A symbol to villains that they will always be opposed. A home to six of the most amazing teenage superheroes on the planet – Robin the Boy Wonder, Starfire the Tameranian, Raven the sorceress, Cyborg the technological powerhouse, Beast Boy the animal shifting dynamo and Terra the rock wielding fighter.
She couldn't take one more dayHome was more a prison now
Today, the home was in violent upset. Voices were heard shouting from one end of the Tower to the other, loud crashes were heard, things broken and emotions running high.
"You guys have been acting differently ever since I joined the team. If you don't want me here, just say so!" Terra screamed at the others, eyes gleaming with anger. When no one even turned to look at her, she yelled "I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!" and stormed off, heading towards the main doors, leaving Cyborg and Robin arguing about how to better upgrade the computers, Beast Boy and Raven fighting about how much time should be spent playing games and reading, Starfire trying desperately to get everyone to calm down.
The doors slammed shut with a loud clang, stopping the arguments in their tracks. "Did she just…." Beast Boy asked, not able to finish his sentence. His ears drooped and his eye color dulled. "I thought she liked being a Titan."
Independence called outShe had to get it
Robin said, "Maybe she just needs a breather. We have been a little high strung lately, especially with the new jail under construction. Because of that, the security has been lowered to move prisoners when their specific cells are ready and we don't know if they will escape or not." He sighed, hopping over the couch to grab a video game controller. "Anybody up for a round of Gotham Street Racing?"
Cyborg came over, grabbing his controller, but Beast Boy shook his head. "Nah, I'm going to go work out some more. I've been a bit outta shape lately. See ya." He headed off towards the gym, the resounding clang of the metal doors closing still ringing in his mind. 'Why did she leave?' he asked himself as he picked up some weights and started lifting.
A fight was all she needed to give her a reasonShe slammed the door with no goodbye
And knew that it was time
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Terra was flying over the canyons on a rock platform, staring at the stars as she flew around the familiar twists and turns, smelling familiar smells. "I'm just not cut out for being a team player," she said aloud to herself. The water near the bay glistened, the setting sun reflecting off the water. She smiled. Seeing this always calmed her down.
The final light in the Tower winked out, signaling everyone had gone to bed. She flew over and passed her hand over the sensor. A metallic voice said, "Welcome back to Titan's Tower, Terra." Walking in, she went to the kitchen and rooted through some drawers as quietly as possible and found her goal – a pad of loose leaf and a pen. Knowing exactly what she wanted to say, she wrote quickly and neatly, folded the paper over and placed it on the table. "Bye guys," she whispered before heading out to the doors. Accessing the computer terminal, she typed in her password and requested the member database. When she got it, she deleted herself from the register and signed out. Setting a ten second delay, she ran out the doors and called her rock platform back to her and sped off into the dark.
Now she's driving too fastShe didn't care to glance behind
She flew on, tears forming in her blue eyes, as she thought of the happier times to push the sadness down. She was now laughing as well as crying, the tears no longer able to stay contained within her. Parking the rock, she curled up in the fetal position and started to cry, the sobs shaking her body.
"Why did I do this? I know it will be for the best, but why is the right thing always so hard to do?" She asked the stars above her. "Why, dear God, is it so hard to do what is right? You placed it in my heart to help others, but why couldn't I help myself?"
And through the tears she laughedIt's time to kiss the past goodbye
Terra continued to cry long into the night, but she slept on the rock, shivering slightly from the cold. 'Maybe I shoulda brought a sweater with me before I left,' she thought. 'Oh well. I'm on my own now. I can go and save the city my way, no more orders from Robin. No more combat practice, no more dish duty…" She trailed off. "No more Beast Boy." She was now full out bawling, tears staining the ground. "Tomorrow I go and get my money from the bank and get my memory wiped. Then I won't remember any of this ever happening." She curled up and actually slept this time, no more thoughts running in her head.
I'm finally on my ownDon't try and tell me "No"
There's so much more for me
Just watch what I will be
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The next morning, Beast Boy was the first one up. Yawning loudly, he popped out of bed, rubbed his hand through his hair and headed out to the kitchen to make some tofu eggs and bacon for himself. "Maybe Terra came back last night and is waiting in the living room for me." He said to himself as he reached the main room and saw no one there. Shrugging and telling himself she'd be back later, he opened the cupboard for a pan to fry the bacon and eggs in. As he was putting them on the stove, he noticed the note folded on the table. "No…"
With shaking fingers, he opened the note and nearly fainted when he saw Terra's handwriting. He scanned the note over quickly, reading it aloud to himself in a hushed voice.
To all my fellow Titans,
This is really hard to say but I have decided to resign from the Teen Titans permanently and I can't say why. I know I fit in with you guys really well, but I can't stand having orders barked at me or living my life around a schedule of combat practice, kicking villain butt and other things.
You will find I have deleted myself from the computer database and my communicator is offline. I set it to self-destruct using the codes I stole from Robin's files on the computer.
Please accept my apologies, but it will be better off this way.
May God richly bless you,
Terra
PS – Give my love to Beast Boy
She walked awayCouldn't say why she was leaving
She walked away
She left all she had believed in
She walked away
No longer to contain it, he ran to the Tower comlink and said, "Titans, emergency meeting in the briefing room NOW!" He shut the link off and sat down, waiting for the others to show up.
Robin and Cyborg came in together, both wide awake. Starfire and Raven followed shortly after, Star stifling a yawn. "Why did you wake us so early, friend? I need the beauty sleep you know," she said, in between a yawn and a snort.
"Here." The note was passed around the group and they each read it in turn. "Now you see why I called the meeting. We need to try and find her, talk her into being part of the group again."
Raven growled, "Did you ever even think that maybe she left for a reason? Like she got fed up with the popularity or the hard work we have to do on a daily basis?" She shoved the letter roughly into a trashcan near the sink and slammed the door over it. "Get over it and fast. I won't stand for a whiney little green grass stain in my face." She levitated out of the room, grunting to herself.
Beast Boy mimicked her voice as soon as she was out of earshot. "Did you ever think you need to lighten up?" He looked at Robin. "When do we get started?"
"We don't."
"What?" The green changeling asked, voice brimming on anger. "Did you just say we're not going to look for one of the most valued members of our team?"
Not a day goes byFor the ones she's left behind
"That's exactly what I'm saying. She left for a reason, we need to respect that. You are not going to leave the Tower. If I see you left, and believe me, I'll know, you will wish you had never been born." Robin said, getting in Beast Boy's face. "I know you didn't do your daily devotional this morning. Go grab your Bible and do that. Maybe do some praying while you're at it."
Cyborg nodded. "I missed mine yesterday. I'm going to go get caught up. See ya BB." The half robot left the room, shortly followed by Starfire.
Sighing, Beast Boy headed off to his room and pulled his black leather Bible out of a drawer and found a Bible verse from his Daily Bread devotional book. John 3:16. Beast Boy snorted. He had that verse memorized by now. He said it aloud. "For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son and whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life." He closed his eyes to reflect on that verse as he fingered his wooden cross necklace that Terra had carved for him.
They're always asking "Why?"
When thoughts of her consume their minds
He knelt next to his bed and kept his eyes closed as he started to pray. "Dear God, You are so wonderful that words can't express You," he began slowly, unsure of where to go now. "I know everything You do has a purpose but I'm still confused. Why would You let a friend just simply walk out of our lives?" A tear leaked out of his right eye and dropped to the carpeted floor.
"God, I don't know why she left but I'm hurting right now. It doesn't make any sense." He stopped and continued with…
God, please let her knowThe love we tried to show
We'd promise anything
If You'd just bring her home!His eyes were full on crying now and he buried his face into his pillow. "God, if I was the one who drove her away, tell me so that I won't just drive her away again when she returns." He sniffled quietly and he finished praying, saying…
Tell her we love herTell her she's wanted
He was about to say "Amen," but then hastily added…
One more thing GodTell her please come home
Please come home
He now said, "Amen." Rising, he saw the digital clock near his bed. It read 9:00. He woke up at 7:00, called the meeting, which ended at 7:30 so he had been in here for an hour and a half! "No wonder I'm so hungry!" he said, closing the door to go grab some late breakfast.
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A/N: I hope you enjoyed it and I will hold a poll for you to decide how it ends. Your choices are as follows….
Beast Boy and Terra reunite in the same time frame as the shows and end up together forever! Happy ending for everyone!
Beast Boy and Terra never meet again as she gets killed somehow and Beast Boy spends the rest of his life moping. Sad ending!
Beast Boy and Terra meet again after many years and have some talks and then get together forever! Sad, then gets happy again!