It's been 2 years.
It was a bright June day, the sun shining radiantly through the sky, clouds rolled lazily past in big puffy forms, and birds chirped happily outside the T-shaped building.
A 16 yr old green skinned boy lay curled in his bed, his head hidden by the sheets and his body curled into a fetal position.
'Haha Beast Boy you're so funny!'
'Are you ok Beast Boy?'
'Destroy me quick!'
'I have to stay.'
'I'm the only one who can stop it.'
'You were the best friend I ever had.'
'Beast Boy.'
'Beast Boy.'
'BEAST BOY!!'
"SHUT UP!!" he finally screamed, sitting up violently then throwing his pillow into the door, his breaths came out labored and needy, and a cold sweat made his skin glisten.
It's been 2 years.
2 years since the girl he liked so deeply was turned into a frigid piece of stone on this very day, saving Jump city and all of its residence, including the Teen Titans.
Her name was Terra, she had done horrible things.
She lost herself to a man that was twisted, letting him brainwash her into a mindless slave to do his bidding, hunting the 5 of them down one by one. The betrayal was deep, it cut through every Titan like a rusted metal knife, leaving aching edges and deep wounds that couldn't be fully healed, a haunting memory that will never go away.
"Beast Boy! My friend are you harmed?!" Starfire asked worriedly, knocking rather hard on his door.
"I'm fine Star, just go away." He said rather rudely and fell back onto his mattress. His arms were outstretched, his hair splayed across the pillow and his green eyes stared at the black bars above his bottom bunk.
"Beast Boy please, don't you wish to go pick the flowers and take them to Terra's memorial?" she asked, he internally cringed and absently he clutched at his shirt just above his heart.
"Not right now Starfire, just go on without me."
He could hear a faint sigh and then her footsteps retreating down the hallway. Good, some privacy.
Maybe he could go visit the memorial, by himself, his depression may go away after he got it off his chest and he'd be back to his tofu loving, video game playing self.
He picked through his pile of clean clothes and pulled on something nice to visit her, a black collared long sleeve and some black jeans, he slicked back his hair and then opened his window. With little effort he morphed into a crow and flew out over the blue sea that surrounded his home, it glittered brightly, almost as if nature was cheering for his decision. His thoughts were shrouded with the former Titan, her pale blue eyes, the silken blonde hair, the peachy skin and the laughter that made his insides turn into j-ello.
'You were the best friend I've ever had.'
'I wish we were more than friends.'
He swooped into a nearby garden and quickly picked a few flowers, taking the purple and white ones, her favorite color combo.
Within minutes he was at the entrance of the shrine, a large hole that led into the chasm that held the last place she ever touched. With a deep breath he walked into the dark hole and felt his way through the achingly familiar rock. Beast Boy turned on his flashlight and walked through the narrow tunnel, he felt a little better realizing he had gotten taller since he had to duck down to keep from hitting the top of the cave.
Streams of light shined through the top of the cave, illuminating the pathway enough to where his flashlight was no longer needed. The green eyes recognized the same cracks in the wall and floors, the same boulders that lined the cave walls and the same smooth grooves that was once magma.
"Hi Terra, sorry I haven't visited in a while it's just that I. . . . . ."
Time seemed to stop, his grasp on the small bouquet slackened and the flowers fell onto the floor. His green eyes were wide with shock, his mouth agape in awestruck surprise, and each muscle felt as if it were encrusted with ice.
She was gone.
A pile of rubble lay where her statue once was, and a small trail of it led to the alternate exit on the other side of the cave. He threw himself towards the pile and searched frantically through it, she couldn't have crumbled into bits, she COULDN'T!
"Terra. . . .Terra. . . . no Terra please!" he cried he felt his fingers begin to sting as the rocks dug into hands. Tears sprang into his eyes and ran down his cheeks.
"TERRA!"
The boy looked at his now bloody hands, the salty tears dripping down his chin and onto the pile of rubble that was once his friend.
"Terra. . . . . ." he whispered, placing his forehead onto the rock, a choked sob escaped his quivering form.
He froze again, his nose twitched and he sniffed the rubble, her scent was too strong, when he visited last year her scent was there but faint and washed out with the rain.
Without wasting time he changed into a blood hound and sniffed the rubble eagerly, the scent flooded his senses and he followed the trail that was the strongest. He followed the rubble that led east towards the alternate exit. To his amazement the trail was not rubble, it was the metal nervous system armor that Terra was last wearing 2 years ago, it was crumbling into fine dust with every step she was taking.
Beast Boy howled a high pitch sound and dashed after the path laid out for him, his heart racing wildly for any chance of blond hair or her thin body.
His ears perked forward and he heard a frail scrabbling sound and something erratic, breathing? With another howl he alerted whatever it was and ran forward again, her scent now everything he was breathing and smelling.
It was possible, it was possible; the green dog remembered those long hours of study and research to reverse the effect of her state. His friend Raven had tried multiple spells and magics that could work but all had failed, until one day she had tried one that had taken every ounce of magic out of her, leaving her bed-ridden for 3 weeks.
'This spell never has a definite outcome, it only works with the intentions that are pure of heart.'
'Do you think with our intentions it'll work?'
'I don't see why not, we all loved Terra. But the catch is it never tells you when it will actually take place. It could happen between a few minutes or 30 years.'
'WHAT?!'
'Calm down Beast Boy, this spell looks deep into the person it's reviving. It digs into their very core, their soul, and it takes the time out of every bad thing they've done. Think of it as prison, whatever bad deed she's done she's paying for it.'
"I need to get out. . ." said a weak voice, rocks tumbled down the steep slope and hit the green dog in the face.
Her body was only wrapped in the bandages and her hair was scraggly and mussed all over the place, her hands pushed feebly at the large boulder blocking what was once the exit.
"TERRA!" Beast Boy yelled once he changed back and the green teen dashed to the girl who was now startled and pressed into the rock.
"BEAST BOY!" she cried and ran to him, more like tripped and fell. They both rolled across the rock in a tangle of limbs and landed on top of a very jagged rock. He held her in a tight hug as she cried his name over and over again into his chest.
"Terra, Terra your back." He whispered and rubbed the girl's back. No coherent sentence could get past her hysterical sobs.
"Beast Boy, I'm so sorry, I just. . . you guys, with Slade and I. .!" she babbled between her crying her blue eyes shining with tears as well as wide with regret and guilt.
"Shh shh it's ok, it's ok. I'm here, we all forgave you. . . .its just. . . Welcome Home Terra." He sighed softly, burying his nose into her hair.
"It's good to be home." She whispered back, hiccupping into his chest.
Beast Boy's communicator made a loud beeping noise, signifying a call. He took it out of his pocket and his grin stretched wide across his face, his old self coming back.
"Hello?"
"Beast Boy where are you?"
"I'm at Terra's Memorial. . . . and Robin. . ?" his green eyes gazed into the pale blue ones which were now round and nervous, a lock of her blonde hair covering one of them. He smiled warmly and moved it so he could see her face fully.
"What is it Beast boy?"
"Tell Raven to bring some spare clothes and have Cyborg pick up some pizza."
"What?! Beast boy what are yo-?"
"Just trust me Robin, you'll see when you guys get here."
The green boy hung up his phone and then grinned down at his old friend, his emotions only allowing happiness and joy to dominate every sense he had.
"Are you excited to see the others?"
"Beast Boy. . . . I don't think they'd be happy to see me." Terra confided softly, her gaze flickering down to the floor and her hair covering her eyes again.
"Of course they are!"
A bright green light shined through the entrance the Titan came from, signifying that they were here. That was fast.
"You ready Terra?" he whispered to her.
She squeezed his hand and gave him a timid smile.
"Yeah."