And Back Again Chapter 1: Lines Drawn, a teen titans fanfic

Terra was back. The Titans were overjoyed. Rough patches were obstacles along the way but those were to be expected. The youngest and newest member of the Titans carried guilt that streamed from her betrayal, and it didn't just evaporate upon her return. But the others did their best to get her to ease up and be joyous again with them. Time passed until she grew comfortable enough rejoining the team once more.

Before she did so Terra went to each of the Teen Titans, asking them in private if they would be okay with her coming back. They all seemed fine with it as a group, but she also knew how easy one could hide their true feelings when faced with an audience.

The first Titan she asked was Robin, him being the leader and all. The boy wonder placed a hand on her shoulder and promised that she would be welcomed back on the team a hundred percent.

Then Terra went to Cyborg. The man had stared down at the girl before grabbing her in an embrace and saying he would be insulted if she didn't come back. Starfire reacted in a similar fashion, taking the girl in a death grip and yelled about how wonderful it would be to have the old friend back with the team.

Asking Beast Boy was a bit easier, though Terra was still nervous. She still saw him as her best friend, and she knew he wanted her back more than any of them. Yet as she stood before him she felt butterflies in her stomach. Before she could finish the question he knew what it was she was asking and all but bellowed at her that she had to stay. Then he apologized when he realized he accidently spit on her in the process.

Terra had left asking Raven for last because she wasn't sure how to approach the cloaked girl of the group. She knew that her betrayal hurt Beast Boy the most, but Raven was second place in that listing. She really believed in the earth manipulator, and Terra used that to her advantage. So walking to Raven's room was a bit nerve racking. She brought a cup of herbal tea on a small plate – incase Raven still had unresolved feelings and the offering could lighten the mood.

Carefully Terra tapped the side of her fist on the girl's door, which opened after several seconds. Raven stood behind the crack in the door, but upon seeing Terra and the cup of tea opened it fully and allowed her to come in.

Terra handed the cup over, surprised when Raven thanked her with a tiny smile and took a sip. She then asked the same question she had to the four other Titans. Raven looked surprised, not expecting that was the reason for Terra's visit. She placed the cup down and looked to Terra with a serious expression. For one moment Terra figured this was it – Raven would tell her the truth about still not trusting her and how she didn't deserve to be on the team.

Instead Raven calmly told Terra to stay, and when Terra stared back in confusion Raven simply went on that the past was the past. Everyone has their dark side, Raven told her– and a knowing look was shared between them. Terra knew of Trigon and what happened while she was still a statue. At that moment Terra felt the urge to wrap her arms around the sorceress but opted instead of simply thanking her and excusing herself.

Beast Boy – well, he was happy. The gap Terra made when she had left was filled once more and the team felt complete. Though there were more Titans than ever after the Brotherhood of Evil incident everyone knew that replacing the sixth Titan just wasn't possible.

He sat on the couch with a game controller in his hands, tapping out a combo of buttons while staring at the screen before him. It was a fighting game, and he was working on beating the boss of that level. Behind him he heard one of the door's open and Cyborg give a holler as he entered, yelling out how he wanted a go after once Beast Boy lost. The changeling made no response, all too happy to ignore the man as he continued with his winning streak.

Two levels later the young boy finally met his match, and Cyborg happily grabbed the controller out of his hand while Terra soothed her friend, having arrived after he finished the boss of the previous level.

Soon enough the other Titans were in the room. Starfire convinced Terra to help her with cooking while Beast Boy sat at the counter. Robin jumped over the couch to cheer on his half robotic friend and Raven sat in a chair not far off with a book in hand, though her attention seemed distracted by the noises around her as she soon found herself in a conversation with Beast Boy and the two girls in the kitchen.

Terra grabbed Silkie as he tried to eat some of the ingredients Starfire placed on the counter. "Oh no, I know all about you." She said, smirking at her friend's pet, "Robin said no alien food. So no." She said sternly, watching as a pitiful look overcame the small larva. Terra suddenly felt guilty and handed the creature over to Beast Boy.

"You take him." She said quickly, and the boy took Silkie in his arms. Terra turned away, muttering under her breath about how bugs shouldn't be able to pull the puppy dog look.

"Aw, does Terra not like bugs?" Beast Boy joked, his index finger tickling Silkie and the larva laughed in response. Raven raised a brow at the attitude of the boy.

"Come on Cyborg, jump behind him! Behind him!" Yelled Robin from the couch at Cyborg's gameplay. Starfire lifted a bowl and tossed some of the ingredients that were at the counter into it, mixing it together with the long spoon she held in her hand. Beside her Terra grabbed a scoopful of ice cream from the carton, looking to the taller teen who nodded in approval. Seeing the mixture of ingredients from where she was Raven couldn't help but ask.

"What are you two making exactly?" She asked, wondering if her curiosity was worth the answer. Terra grinned back at Raven, the carton of ice cream still in her hands.

"We're experimenting. Starfire's glorg tastes like ice cream and sushi, so we figured why not actually add those in?" The blonde said in a happy tone. Next to Raven Beast Boy froze; a disgusted look on his face. Silkie finally pulled from his grip and hopped onto the floor.

"Why would you do that?" He asked, nearly yelling. Terra rolled her eyes dismissively, knowing how the other Titans felt about most of Starfire's dishes and not wanting to fuel a pointless argument.

"Friend Terra, could you please grab the mustard?" Starfire requested, completely paying no mind to their green skinned friend. Beast Boy made a gag face before turning in his chair to look at the TV screen, only to find Raven in his way.

"Hey Rae," He started, hoping to strike conversation, "You're not meditating today?" He asked her. Raven arched a brow in his direction.

"I meditate every day." Raven said in monotone, "Just because you do not seeing me doing it, does not mean it isn't being done."

Beast Boy frowned at the shut down. "Aw, lighten up, Rae." Terra began after handing the mustard to Starfire, stepping closer to the pair at the counter. Seeing the glare shot her way Terra tensed, "Rae… Raven." The girl corrected. The gaze softened and Terra released a breath she didn't realize she was holding.

"Why don't you learn to mediate, Terra?" Beast Boy suggested suddenly, and Raven's eyes widened at the suggestion. Terra felt herself fumble, clearly as shocked as the half demon.

"What – why?" Terra asked out loud, though the answer was obvious. Raven quickly composed herself again, also knowing where the boy was heading. "You're powers are still hard to control." She watched the frown that appeared on Terra's face.

"Right." Terra said. It was true, and she couldn't deny that. She had power and potential, but little grips on handling it. The only time she experienced any control was through Slade, and that was thanks to the suit that allowed him to access her powers – meaning that wasn't really her control either.

"Terra…" Beast Boy was wondering if he said the wrong thing. Terra smiled back at him though. Not trying to hide her feelings or pretend it didn't bother her. "No, Beast Boy, you're right. Both of you." She admitted, looking to Raven. The sorceress smiled, glad that the girl was finally able to verbally acknowledge the truth.

"Do you think you could help me, Raven?" Terra asked, hoping she wasn't crossing any unspoken lines with her request. Raven stared at her in thought, processing quickly the benefits as well as the downsides to helping Terra to try and meditate.

"We could arrange something." She finally spoke, and Terra smiled back at her. Raven saw a twinkle in the girl's eyes that made her thoughts pause, before turning back to Beast Boy.

The young boy grinned. "Can I meditate too?" He asked, watching the shocked faces return to Terra and Raven. Starfire paused as well from where she was and turned back to her friend.

"Why?" Raven wondered, not sure how something like meditation could help Beast Boy in any way.

"Yeah Beast Boy, you're pretty good with your powers." Terra noted, though the thought didn't bother her too much. Having Beast Boy there would make it easier than being with Raven alone, but then again she couldn't just rely on him for everything.

"Are you saying I can't?" Beast Boy asked, feeling his heart drop but refusing to show it.

"That wouldn't be the best idea." Raven told, knowing that with Beast Boy's personality he would jeopardize any attempt at quiet meditation.

Beast Boy whined, "Why not?" From where she stood Terra placed her hands on her hips with Raven gave him a pointed look.

"You're distracting." They said in unison. Beast Boy was silent, surprised as the same response from both girls. Raven and Terra looked at each other, each noticing the other's blush.

Beast Boy laughed nervously, not sure how to respond to the pair. Terra shrugged the conversation off and turned back to Starfire, happy to get back to cooking with her friend. Raven stepped off of her chair, book in hand and left the room. Beast Boy looked back and forth between the two, wondering exactly what it was that he done wrong.

A few hours later the team decided it would be best to head out of the Tower before the day ended. A small picnic, half of it would be what Starfire and Terra prepared while the other half would be for everyone else.

Reaching the park, the group began to set things up. Cyborg had the grill going, and pulled out the package of hotdogs from the one of the baskets. Beast Boy was quick to pull out his own tofu supply. Soon they were fighting for the space of the grill.

"What happened to your grill!" Cyborg asked. Normally, Beast Boy brought a separate grill so these fights would stop occurring.

"I forgot to bring it!" Beast Boy yelled back as the two threw down their choice of hotdog.

Terra laughed from where she was, Robin stepped to her side with a soccer ball in his hands.

"Hey Terra, want to pass the ball with me?" He asked, and the girl grinned at the question before nodding enthusiastically.

"Let's ask the others." She said, to which Robin nodded.

Yes. Terra was back. Beast Boy was happy. And Raven? Raven could feel, well, she could always feel but now she was freer to show it. She still had her limitations – while her father was indeed gone her powers were still controlled by emotion. Still, it was definitely the best she has ever felt in her life.

She sat on top of the picnic blanket with Starfire while her friend pulled food from the basket her and Terra had prepared. Her expression didn't change despite seeing the odd shaped and smelling items.

"Hey guys!" Terra ran up to them, eyes immediately going towards the homemade altered glorg she had created with Starfire. Raven smiled inwardly, though it was hidden underneath the shadow of her hood.

"What is it, Terra?" Raven asked, pulling the girl from the food. One did not need empathic powers to see the hunger in Terra's eyes. It didn't disappear when she met Raven's gaze.

"Uh," Terra said, nearly forgetting what she ran over there for, "Right! Want to play soccer with me and Robin?" She asked the two. A large smile grew on Starfire's face as she flew up into a standing position.

"Yes, that sounds most wonderful!" The Tamaranean princess exclaimed. They looked to Raven. "Pass." The reply was automatic.

"C'mon, Rae," Terra mentally slapped herself, "Raven – live a little." She tried to encourage her teammate. Besides the fact that without Raven the numbers wouldn't be even – seeing as neither Cyborg nor Beast Boy were willing to step away from the grill – Terra wanted her teammate to be able to enjoy these moments with the rest of them. No criminals were attacking and the other Titans weren't calling for help. In short, it was a rare moment of peace.

Raven stared as Terra extended her hand out to her. The smile of the blonde's face was certainly infectious, though Raven wouldn't admit it out loud as she found herself smiling in return. She took Terra's hand and stood, noticing how the girl loosened her grip immediately after helping Raven up and stepping back. There was also a tinge of pink on her cheeks.

"All right, let's go." Terra said, hurrying back to where Robin was bouncing the ball between his knees.

Starfire squealed happily that Raven decided to join in on their merriment. Robin was surprised that the girl was okay with joining in the game but didn't comment. The ball dropped and he held it in place, resting the top of his foot on it.

"Right. So Terra, Raven, Starfire and myself. We'll do two-on-two." He explained, and Terra hopped over to his side, leaning against his shoulder with her arm.

"I'm on Robin's team!" She called, enjoying the astonishment that appeared on Starfire's face at the declaration. She snickered at the stunned expression of the alien girl.

"Should be quicker next time, Star." Terra said as she laughed again. She looked to Raven and winked at her, surprising both of them. Quickly, Terra maneuvered and took the soccer ball from under Robin's foot, bringing it with her as she took a few steps back.

"Ready to rock?" She quipped with her game face on. Robin smirked at her attitude, while Starfire and Raven prepared for battle.

"Match! Start!" Terra yelled, rushing forward, dribbling the ball between her feet. Raven rolled her eyes at Terra's statement. She's definitely been playing too many video games with Beast Boy.

Starfire sprung forward, and Terra kicked the ball through her legs, aiming to pass at her teammate. Robin caught the pass and found himself cut off with Raven in front of him.

"Sorry, Raven," The Titan leader apologized in advance, "Just because this is your first time playing doesn't mean I'm going easy on you." He said, smirking at the end of his sentence. Raven's eye narrowed, and suddenly the soccer ball shot away from Robin, the black energy dropping the ball in front of Raven. Starfire cheered from where she was, glad that Raven was her teammate while Terra shouted at Robin for allowing a newbie to get the ball so quickly.

"Star!" Raven yelled, this time kicking the ball upwards in the air, the force pulling her hood back off her head. Starfire laughed and flew towards the ball in the air.

"No fair!" Terra whined from where she was. She refused to use her own powers since she didn't want to ruin the park. That's her fault for pairing the two Titans that could fly as a team. Starfire kicked it back from where she was and Robin ran to its objective location. He slid in the dirt, feet first before extending his leg out and kicking it back towards his own teammate. "Terra, catch!"

From the sidelines Beast Boy and Cyborg found themselves drawn to the scene, quite shocked like the others had been at seeing Raven playing with them.

"You know you want to join in." Cyborg teased, but Beast Boy growled with a stubborn look on his face. He knew that if he left Cyborg with the grill his tofu dogs would 'magically' disappear.

"Nice try." He said, before looking back to the match. Terra had the ball, and Raven was running towards the sixth Titan. He almost yelled for Terra but stopped himself, seeing who she was now fighting the ball with. Quickly the boy turned away from the match, eyes falling on the heating tofu and meat on the top of the grill. Cyborg noticed his friend's quick change in demeanor and felt concern replace his need to fight the boy on the food.

"Yo, BB, you okay?" The man asked. Beast Boy shrugged, not quite sure what he was feeling, and unsure if the feeling was a good one or a bad one.

"Is that all you got, Raven?" Terra asked, laughing as she swept the ball back behind her and out of the girl's reach. Raven smirked, her eyes glowing white. Terra, realizing the tactic, turned around and her hands shot out to the black energy encased ball as it fell over her head. It continued to fly towards Raven with Terra holding it, causing the two girls to collide.

Raven grunted from the ground as the ball rolled away, the weight of Terra on top of her. She watched as Terra picked her face out of the ground, shaking off bits of dirt from her face. Terra, after registering what happened, neither moved to get off the girl nor blushed with embarrassment. She propped herself up on one elbow and looked to Raven.

"Having fun?" She asked in earnest, earning a quizzical look from the cloaked woman. "Loads." Raven replied, her voice heavy with sarcasm. Terra decided then it would be best to get off the girl and stood.

"You two okay?" Robin asked after he jogged over to their side to check up on them. He was more concerned about Raven then anything, not wanting a bad experience to prevent her from participating in future games with the team.

Raven shrugged Terra's offered hand this time and stood up on her own. "I'll let you guys finish up." She informed pulling the hood to her cloak back over her head before heading back to the picnic blanket. Terra scratched the back of her head awkwardly. "My bad." She said with a chuckle out of habit, not meaning to have the game stop. Starfire looked towards her retreating friend and informed the remaining two that she would sit out as well, wanting to provide comfort for the cloaked girl in case she needed it.

"I didn't mean for that to happen." Terra said to Robin once Starfire followed after Raven. Robin nodded in understanding, knowing it wasn't her fault.

"It was an accident; I'm sure Raven's okay. She's just not used to rough housing outside of fighting crime." Robin mentioned, and Terra frowned; remembering back briefly to the fight that took place between her and Raven so long ago.

"Finally; hot dogs are done!" Cyborg said some time later to the group, and Beast Boy moved to check his own tofu dogs, a smile on his face when he noticed his food was ready as well.

The plates were passed around, and Terra hopped on top of a wooden table, using the bench to support her feet as she bit into her hotdog that was smothered in mustard and relish. At some point Beast Boy made his way beside her with two tofu dogs in hand. She eyed the creations warily.

"Don't worry, these are mine." Beast Boy reassured, knowing that Terra didn't care much for his meat-free products like the rest of the team.

Terra smiled at him before taking another bite of her hotdog. "This is the first time I've been on a picnic with you guys." Terra said after swallowing, looking out to the rest of the group. Beast Boy's gaze fell on his friend, watching her eyes light up with a joy he couldn't recall ever seeing on her before. He felt his heart start to hammer in his chest as he continued to look at her and the changeling forced his gaze away.

"Beast Boy?" Terra saw the nervous look on her best friend's face. By now he would be half way done with his second tofu dog but both were still present in his hands, slowly cooling down. The sixth Titan placed her hot dog behind her and rested her gloved hand on Beast Boy's shoulder, drawing the boy's attention back to her.

"Talk to me." She urged, not wanting to see the first friend she ever made to suffer through anything alone. Beast Boy placed his food down and reach up, touching Terra's arm with his own hand. "Terra." He said her name, unsure of where to begin.

She searched his eyes, and saw the similar emotion from the night on the Ferris Wheel. Where they almost kissed. Her heart skipped at the mere thought of what nearly happened. But as she looked in his eyes, Terra also noticed something else, something deeper.

Unconsciously, his eyes flickered away and Terra followed his gaze, finding her own landing on Raven. Her thoughts ran blank, her heart still racing in her chest. The two pulled from each other carefully, feeling like something was said but neither quite sure what the conversation was.

"I think I'm going to go for a walk." Terra excused herself, needing to clear her head. Beast Boy made no move to stop her, settling for watching her as she hopped off the table, following the path that lead around the whole park.

"Ugh." Beast Boy moaned to himself, throwing his head into his hands. His hunger was long gone, and now he felt more confused than ever.

"Where's Terra going?" Beast Boy looked up to see Raven in front of him. Like with Terra, looking at Raven led to his heart's pace picking up.

"A walk." The boy managed to get out. Raven crossed her arms, turning to the shrinking figure as Terra got further away.

"She'll come back." Raven said with confidence, figuring Beast Boy might be worried about Terra's tendency to run when things got rough. The sorceress smiled as she turned back to her teammate, "She always does." Raven reminded. Beast Boy smiled back at this.

"Yeah."

Raven didn't move from where she stood; eyes on Beast Boy. She knew something was bothering him - and Terra as well.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Raven asked, feeling like she couldn't just leave them to deal with their own problems. Beast Boy ran a hand through his hair, "I don't know where to start."

"How about from the beginning?" Raven suggested.

"I don't even know what the beginning is." Beast Boy said in defeat. His felt like such a mess right now. He dropped his head into his hands once more.

Raven pulled her hood down and took the seat where Terra was not five minutes before. Without a word she placed her hand on Beast Boy's back in an attempt at comfort.

"Raven… can I ask you something?" Beast Boy mumbled from behind his hands. Raven pulled her hand away and gave a blank look to the boy, "If you sit up and look at me so I can understand what you're saying." At that Beast Boy quickly lifted his head up, taking a deep breath of air. He glanced to Raven.

"Promise not to make fun of me." He said first. Raven narrowed her eyes at his tone. "That all depends on how easy you make it." She said flatly, but then sighed when he just stared at her with a hard look, "I won't laugh at you. Promise." She said, mirroring his serious manner.

Beast Boy broke his gaze away from Raven, eyes staring at the dirt underneath the table. "Have you ever…" He trailed off, feeling the nervousness kick back in. His stomach did summersaults as he realized what he was about to ask.

"Have I ever…" Raven urged on with silent anticipation. She wouldn't admit it, but she was beginning to feel nervous as well, understanding that the question was probably about the matters of the hearts and that what Beast Boy wanted to ask her was probably personal.

"Have you ever had feelings for someone?" Beast Boy asked, before realizing what he was asking. Both of them immediately remembered Malchior.

"I mean," Beast Boy looked for a way to better ask his question, "Have you ever had feelings for more than one person?" He asked, a blush staining his cheeks as he corrected his question.

Raven moved to calm herself, feeling her own cheeks tint with a blush. Seeing her hesitation Beast Boy began to panic. "You don't have to answer that!" He said quickly, sure he had crossed a line with his teammate.

Relief washed over her at his last statement, as Raven wasn't sure how to answer the question. Feelings weren't something she could really explore much, especially her own. She understood things such as attraction and affection – even romantic inclination. But knowing feelings and feeling them were very different indeed.

"If it helps, I could try to talk to Terra." Raven offered, looking upwards, "I am going to help her with meditation, so it would give us a chance to… talk." She said a bit uneasily. Though she wasn't sure what she was getting into Raven couldn't help but feel a part of it already. Not sure if that was a good thing or not Beast Boy just nodded in response.

When the sun began to set Terra was on her way back to the picnic's location. From where she was walking she could see that everything had been packed up. Beast Boy was currently standing by himself, the T-car in the background.

"Sorry I missed clean up." Terra said, once she was in hearing distance. She stopped in front of Beast Boy who shrugged nonchalantly. "It's cool, no biggie." He said, throwing the girl a smile. The distance did both of them good, Terra realized. The air between them wasn't as tense at it was earlier and Terra playfully punched Beast Boy in the arm.

"Hey! What was that for?" Beast Boy asked, and Terra laughed.

"Let's go home." She said, happiness in her voice. Beast Boy smiled, knowing what it meant for Terra to be able to call the Tower by that title.

She hooked her arm with Beast Boy's and dragged him to the T-car. He laughed as her sudden eagerness, picking up his feet to keep up with quickness in her step.

They slipped into the back seat, Terra in the middle and immediately crawled onto Starfire's lap. Raven was beside the Tamaranean, and sent a look at Terra in her sister-friend's lap. The car was only built for five people, but no one wanted to make Terra feel left out. As soon as the blonde was in her lap Starfire circled her arms around the girl and brought her back to cuddle with her.

Terra laughed. "Starfire!" She ignored the eyes of the sorceress to her left as she returned the taller Titan's affection.

"Can we go home now?" Raven asked, looking forward to Cyborg. In response the man turned the key into the ignition, before giving a thumbs up to the four in the backseat. Robin held the soccer ball from earlier in his hands, a smile on his face as they pulled out from the lot.

"Home." Terra muttered to herself. Having heard her, Raven glanced to the sixth Titan. She saw Beast Boy already glancing at the Terra through the corner of his eye.

It took a moment before Beast Boy managed to offer her a smile. "Thanks, Rae. That would be… thanks." He said, having nothing else to say.

Raven faced the window, looking to the darkening sky outside. Tomorrow was going to be a long day.

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I was inspired by and that's all she wrote to write this. She does amazing stories for WallArtRob of Young Justice, and it made me want to take a crack at my own no-longer-a-secret-OT3. Anyway, this will be rather short-ish story, but I've been writing it for a while and I wanted to share what I have so far. Let me know what you think; and also for those that may be wondering I am aware that Starfire does not refer to everyone as "Friend [name]", but I had her use that for emphasis with Terra to reinforce the fact that the team accepted her back wholeheartedly. Understood? Hope so.

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