Familiar Faces

Sorry for the wait, guys! But writer's block is not a good thing to have for a first chapter. This one may take a bit of time, as I'm still figuring out the smaller details and order of events for this story. I really hope you enjoy! So...let us begin!

(Chapter 1: Just a normal day at the Tower...right?)

The sun shown through the window with the promise of a new day.

The Titans were going about their morning activities after breakfast. Robin was checking up on the prison's security footage. Cyborg was giving his systems a check-up. Raven was in her room meditating. Terra was out for a light morning jog. Starfire was in the kitchen making a tamaranian desert for herself. And Beast Boy was watching TV on the couch.

He was currently flipping through the channels trying to find anything interesting. Wrestling? Nope. A historical documentary? Not American, not interested. A crime drama? Puh-lease! He lives in a crime drama! Or is it a crime comedy? Hard to tell some times.

He was just about to turn to the Animal Documentary channel when he felt a gentle tap on his arm. He looked up to see Starfire hovering over him with smile on her face.

"Pardon the intrusion, Beast Boy. But I was wondering if I could watch the show of cooking for a while? I am most curious about the many variety's of food that your planet has to offer, and I would like to learn how to prepare them for myself."

Beast Boy thought that this probably wasn't a good idea. In fact, he knew that it wasn't a good idea. But Star was giving him her own version of 'The Face' that no one, absolutely no one, could resist! He doubted that even Slade could resist it!

Besides, the only thing on right now was a documentary about knights of the middle-ages (which BB thought meant knights in their late thirties to early sixties). So he turned over the remote to Star, who eagerly plopped onto the couch and turned to the Cooking Channel.

All this was observed by Terra, who had just come back from her jogging. A water-bottle was in her hand and she had her yellow walk-man clipped to her belt. As the channel was being flipped from the documentary on the code of chivalry to the cooking channel, a certain image flashed on screen and a look of pain crossed her face.

Beast Boy turned and saw his girlfriend wince and gave her a worried look. "Hey Terra, are you okay?" She snapped out of her daze. "Hm? Oh yeah, I'm fine. Just a little sore from my run, that's all." Beast Boy wasn't so sure. With all the traveling on foot she did before she met them, she was used to strenuous activities. She was almost as fit as Robin was, and that was saying something! But he decided to believe her and left it at that.

Terra walked to her room in silence. She hated to lie to Beast Boy, especially after she had done it so much during her time as Slade's spy and then apprentice, but she didn't want to burden him. He could get a bit protective sometimes.

In reality, the image that had flashed across the screen was what caused her to wince: a house that had collapsed from an earthquake.

It was a painful reminder of her life before she joined the Titans. When she was a constantly wondering outcast who wanted nothing more than to have a friend and to use her powers to help others.

Thankfully, in her years of roaming she had never actually killed anyone. Well...except one person. The person who was the closest to a best friend she had ever had before meeting Beast Boy. The only one who had shown her kindness after knowing the truth about her past. The one who saw her as just another human being with normal human needs and feelings.

And now, she had been reminded that she had killed him. Her only friend before the Titans was dead because of her.

She had never told any of the Titans about this. Not even Beast Boy. How could she? There was nothing they could do about it anyways, it happened almost two years ago! 'He might still be alive' a small, hopeful voice in her head said. 'You never actually saw if he died or not'. 'Yeah, cause you were too busy running away like the coward you are' an angry voice retorted in her head. She shook her head to clear her thoughts. Maybe she could find time to meditate with Raven at some point.

Just as she reached her room the Titan Alarm sounded. She sighed, picked up her goggles from her bedside table, and ran for the garage. As she ran she thought about her old friend and wondered to herself 'Would he be happy with me now, or would he hate me for what I've done?'

So, Terra is reminiscing about a long lost friend. But is he actually dead? What is is the situation the Alarm is alerting them to? Will Star's cooking improve? The only way to find out is...stay tuned for more!

Please feel free to leave a review, and I encourage you to point out any spelling mistakes I make. It's not my strongest suite, which is a bit of a problem for an aspiring writer. Till next time, this is Elite Warrior signing out! :D