I do not own teen titans this is just writing inspired by the series.
Clean chapter.
Chapter One: Homecoming
Chasing.
Beast Boy was running through the woods, chasing after a girl in a school uniform with long Raven black hair.
The forest was lit brightly with sunlight.
When the girl would turn back to look at him, he identified her as Raven.
She continued running and he continued pursuing. The longer they ran and the deeper they got in the woods, the darker it got.
The sky around them turned black, trees taller.
Finally, in a clearing, Raven stood in the middle facing away from him, long black hair to her hips.
He approached her carefully, placing a hand in her shoulder.
"Raven...?" He asked.
He turned her around.
She had no face.
Beast Boy stumbled back, the world seeming to tilt and darken even more.
Beast Boy.
Beast Boy woke up with a start, gasping for air with his heart beating hard against his chest.
He sat up in bed, the sheets bundled around his waist and he ran a hand through his thick hair.
The room was dark around him and he sighed as he calmed down, leaning back against the bed.
Another nightmare.
It was the same one he always had, the same one he'd been having for a long time now.
Ever since...what had happened with Raven...
He just hadn't had that dream in awhile so he thought he'd finally moved on from it.
That maybe in time they would stop.
But evidently they hadn't stopped.
He ran his hands across his face and glanced at the watch on his wrist.
The one Raven had given him on the last time he ever spoke to her.
To the real her.
And the wave of memories came flooding in but he shook them away, as if they were droplets in the ends of his hair.
He got off the bed and pushed the curtains away from the window to reveal the light of the early morning sunrise. His face was illuminated by the golden rays and the sky was a beautiful explosion of orange and pink.
He stood there and watched as the sky faded to a dull blue, its beauty only lasting a few minutes.
Everything beautiful always had an expiration date.
Beast Boy walked into the doom patrol training room where Elast-girl and Mento were talking casually and when they saw him they stopped abruptly.
Elast-girl saw the look on his face and she knew instantly, "You're leaving, aren't you?"
Beast Boy nodded,
"It's time I go back to the titans."
"Starfire, hold on!" Robin shouted as the redhead alien girl flew down the steps of the tower, Robin running out after her.
Starfire twirled in the air happily as Robin panted beside her, holding his knees.
"He isn't even here yet!" Robin told her but her smile was extra wide.
"I saw the motorcycle of friend Beast Boy close by from the top of the tower! He is near! Oh this is wonderful!" She exclaimed, her eyes bright.
She nearly screamed when Beast Boy pulled up, taking off his helmet and flashing them his signature, toothy grin.
Starfire was holding him in a chokehold in a millisecond, kissing his face and reciting that one hundred line friendship poem in Tamaranean.
"Oh you look greener! Have you gotten taller? Did they feed you vegan meals in the doom patrol? Tell me! Silkie has missed you and-" Starfire went on, squeezing him tighter each time she spoke.
"Star!" Beast Boy choked, "Star you're choking me!"
"Oh!" She loosened her grip on him, "Forgive me! I have just missed you so!" Her emerald green eyes watered. Beast Boy sighed as he hugged her, Starfire was a gem.
Robin put an arm around Beast Boy and ruffled his hair slightly, "Yeah Star gets to choke you for being gone so long."
"I was gone 3 months not 3 years." Beast Boy laughed.
"It felt like 3 years." Robin said and there was a second of silence between them.
"Where's Cy?" Beast Boy asked looking around, confused. He would of thought Cyborg would be the first to greet him.
"He will be here in a bit, he went out with Sarah today," Robin told him.
"The teacher?" Beast Boy asked as he headed up the steps, Starfire and Robin at his sides
"Yes, the teacher." Starfire clapped her hands together, "She is quite nice! You have to meet her!"
When they walked into the tower, Starfire grabbed his arm, "Come you have got to see the additions Robin made my room! And the Silkie has been waiting for your return!"
Beast Boy and Robin exchanged looks as the redhead dragged him through the living room and babbled on.
It was good to finally be home.
The titans sat at the kitchen table and laughed loudly, boxes of eaten pizza and red cups spread around, the sky dark outside.
They had spent most of their time together talking and catching up on their latest battles and feats. Embarrassing hero stories and funny moments passing between them.
Cyborg did most of the talking.
It was probably around two in the morning now and Starfire was struggling to stay awake as Cyborg went on about how he met Green Lantern.
Beast Boy listened in awe, Cyborg had spent one on one time with the Justice League which was pretty impressive.
The night when on like that with Beast Boy telling them about his missions with the doom patrol and Robin eventually carried a sleeping Starfire to her room. Cyborg and Beast Boy played video games for awhile and talked about new gadgets and comics they had read.
Not once though, did the subject of Raven come up.
Eventually they all went to bed.
Beast Boy was on his way to his room when he walked by Raven's old room and paused.
Even after all the time that had passed, it still sent a heavy feeling down his stomach.
He touched the door, thinking about going in there...but why?
Why bring up old memories when it was useless?
Raven wasn't Raven anymore.
She was Rachel Roth.
And Rachel Roth wasn't a Teen Titan.
She never would be.
Beast Boy decided he wasn't sleepy and he took his hand away from her door and walked back to the living room and sat in front of the large window overlooking the city.
Raven's favorite spot to meditate.
Now as he looked at the city lights, he understood why she liked to sit there so much.
This of course was followed by an overwhelming feeling of sadness realizing he'd never see her around the tower again.
Was coming back a good idea...?
"Can't sleep?" Robin's voice came behind him.
"Yeah...too excited to be back I guess."
Robin sat beside him and they both stared at the buildings of Jump City.
Robin glanced at him, "You know...I've been looking for another member for the titans."
"What?" Beast Boy's eyes widened.
Robin nodded, "I know of a few titans who would be willing to join us."
"But is it really necessary? We are pretty strong enough us four."
"Yeah we are but...to be honest with you...I feel like Cyborg isn't going to last long with us." Robin responded.
"What?! Dude no way-" Beast Boy turned fully to Robin.
"I'm serious Beast Boy. Cyborg hasn't been spending time with the Justice league for nothing. He's training with them and he's capable. It's only a matter of time when he joins them." Robin said simply, raising his brows slightly.
"No way...I won't let him!" Beast Boy gripped the sides of his head.
"I don't know...A lot has changed since you left Beast Boy." Robin told him.
Beast Boy looked away from him, "Yeah...I know."
A silence passed between them.
"How is she doing...?" Beast Boy blurted out, not able to hold back.
"She's doing well or so I've heard. Her grades are good." Robin responded dryly.
"Have you...visited her..?" Beast Boy asked glancing at a messy haired Robin.
"No. It's best we don't. She needs to live her life. A few weeks after you left though...I saw her walking down the street in her school uniform. That's it though."
"Things will never be the same without her," Beast Boy said emptily.
"They won't," Robin said, "But no matter where she is, at least we know she's okay."
"Rachel Roth?"
Rachel stopped her pencil, lifting her face from her hand and looked up, her strict instructor looking sharply at her, meter-stick in hand, pale lips tight in disapproval.
Rachel had zoned out like she always did as she drew around her notes, dozing off at times and glancing out the window.
"Since you like working that pencil so much, why don't you come up and solve this equation on the board for the class?" the instructor snapped, the class turning to her and laughing in unison.
Rachel felt her face burn as she pushed her chair back and got up, walking the long walk to the front of the classroom, classmates sneering at her along the way.
This was the only time she hated sitting in the back of the class.
Rachel picked up a red marker and began solving the trigonometry question easily, marking the board until it was filled with red.
She set the marker down and glanced at her instructor, Mrs. Templeton eyed her answer, "Very well. Next time pay attention in my class. You may go to your seat."
Rachel nodded slightly and walked back to her seat, her class, exclusively composed of girls, all throwing her dirty looks.
Melanie, a girl she's had issues with in the past, smirked at her before sticking her long leg out and tripping her.
Rachel stumbled and held onto a desk for balance, everyone bursting into laughter again.
"You should really be more careful Rachel, wouldn't want you to hit your head now." Melanie said innocently before smiling venomously .
Rachel glared and sank back in her desk behind Melanie, Mrs. Templeton telling everyone to settle down.
God why did she have to sit behind the biggest bitch in school?
Melanie glanced back at Rachel with dark brown eyes and whispered something to the girl next her something like, "What an idiot. No wonder she lost her memory."
That was it.
Melanie had pushed her to the edge.
Rachel snapped.
She gripped the sides of her desk hard and glared at the back of Melanie's head, before crawling over her desk, her navy skirt going up as she did so, and she grabbed a handful of Melanie's short, curly brown locks.
Melanie screeched as Rachel pulled her back by the hair and onto the floor where she sat on her, Melanie scratching at her.
"Get off of me you freak!" Melanie screamed and struggled as Rachel gripped her arms and they rolled around the floor, pushing desks over.
The girls in class stood up and pulled their cellphones out and began chanting fight! You'd expect better considering they were in a very prestigious and religious school.
"Everyone-settle down!" Mrs Templeton tried to shout over them.
Rachel got Melanie under her again then punched her clean in the face.
Finally one of the more stronger girls in the class pulled Rachel off of her, Melanie scrambling away and crying, gripping her face.
Mrs Templeton was livid and trying to calm Melanie down, Rachel blowing at a loose strand of long dark hair from her face, heart still pounding.
Mrs Templeton glared at Rachel and Rachel grabbed her book bag and notebooks calmly, "To the headmaster's office. I know."
"This is the third fight you've gotten in Rachel. Do you have anything to say for yourself?"
Rachel sighed as she sat in the classy office of the headmaster. Well, headmistress but Madame Sabine was a feminist so she referred to herself as headmaster.
Raven bowed her head slightly, "I'm sorry Madame Sabine.."
She pursed her lips, "Sorry will not cut it this time."
Rachel lifted her head and gave her an annoyed violet eyed look, "Melanie is a total bitch! She started it! And you know how she is!"
"Watch your language this is a school of god!" Madame Sabine snapped then sighed, "Rachel, I want to believe you, believe me I do but all of the eyewitnesses say otherwise. I'm going to have to punish you. You're going to be doing community service for two weeks."
"What?! That's not fair! What about Melanie?" Rachel retorted putting her hands on the headmasters desk.
"Well this is the only punishment I could find for you considering you've gotten into so many fights. Melanie, she will clean the cafeteria after school for a week." Madame Sabine said firmly, fixing her gray bun.
Rachel slumped in her seat and looked away angrily, violet eyes cold, "I'm not doing the community service..it wasn't my fault."
"Rachel..." Madame Sabine sighed and rubbed tired gray eyes, "Rachel, I'm trying to help you here. You're not making this easy. I've been bending the rules for you to keep you in my school. I'm doing everything I can to help you adjust. But if you keep acting up you will get kicked out."
Rachel slumped back in her seat and furrowed her perfect brows, "Then kick me out. I don't want to be here."
"Rachel...I thought you were happy here." The headmaster's voice softened slightly, which was saying a lot, the headmaster was all toughness.
How could Rachel tell her?
Tell her she hated religion.
Tell her she sometimes heard voices.
Tell her she had dark dreams.
She couldnt or she'd feel more alienated than she already did.
"I'm not happy. I don't fit in...I'm not like all the other girls...I'm different." Rachel frowned and blew at her straight across bangs.
"You just have to adjust is a-"
"No." Rachel looked away, "I'm never going to adjust because I'm never going to remember anything or know who I am. I don't belong here and everyone knows it. I don't belong anywhere...and no one here gets what I'm feeling. No one understands what it's like..."
She trailed off and looked at the wall where Madame Sabine's certificates were hung.
Who could understand what is was like to lose the memory of your whole life?
Madame Sabine stared at her for a moment and began writing on a piece of paper. She handed Rachel the paper, "There is."
Rachel raised a brow, "There is what?"
"Someone who understands what you're going through."
Rachel Roth stomped down the steps of Madame Sabine's Seminary School, her arms crossed against her chest.
Olivia, an awkward girl with pigtails and glasses, shorter even than Rachel, the only girl Rachel tolerated, went up to her.
"Oh you really did it now! You gave Melanie a black eye!" Olivia said in horror. "What was your punishment this time?!"
"She deserved it," Rachel replied blandly and flicked a strand of long violet hair as they walked, "Two weeks community service. Why can't I get suspended like they do in a normal school?"
"Because we go to a boarding school...you can't get suspended from school if you live there." Olivia frowned, pushing up her glasses. "Well I'm going to go to Emma's house for the project in science and I know you haven't started on yours..."
Rachel looked past Olivia as she talked and her steps slowed as a pretty blond girl with blue eyes and school uniform different from theirs waved awkwardly at her.
"...yeah. I'll catch up with you later.." she told Olivia and Olivia shrugged, walking away.
Rachel approached the blond girl and glanced at the paper the headmaster gave her, "So you're the one the headmaster wanted me to talk to?"
The blond girl nodded, smiling slightly and sticking her hand out to her, "Yes. It's nice to meet you!
I'm Terra."
Rachel and Terra walked side by side awkwardly downtown, not saying a word to each other.
Rachel was not really much of talker in any situation so she just followed the blonde into a comic book store.
"Why are we here?" Rachel asked boredly as she looked around at the shelves of comic books.
Terra just smiled, "I'm the president of the book club in my school and I pick up comic books to read. They're pretty popular and erm..your uh community service is to help me out with my school activities. In particular though, the homecoming dance in my school."
Homecoming?
Oh you've got to be kidding me, Rachel frowned.
She began picking out comics and Rachel just sighed.
Well this was going to suck.
Suddenly a guy went up to Rachel gaping, "Hi! Wow,has anyone ever told you that you look just like Raven from the teen titans?"
Rachel rolled her eyes as the guy showed her an instagram picture of the superhero, Terra turning to look at what was going on.
"Dude no. She's older and paler than me." Rachel frowned at the picture of the powerful looking superhero dressed in a dark purple cloak and glowing hands. The guy rubbed his neck sheepishly, "You should totally cosplay as her or something."
Rachel glared, "Can you go away creep?"
The guy scurried off and Terra turned to her, "Teen Titan's fans are die-hard. You must get that all the time. It's hard being mistaken for someone your not right?"
"Yeah I guess. But not something you'd understand though." Rachel said as they headed to the register.
Terra glanced at her, still smiling and holding a stack of comics, "Actually...I do. You're not the only one who lost the memory of her whole life."
Rachel's eyes widened slightly as Terra paid for a stack of comics.
On the other side of the store, Beast Boy and Cyborg walked in.
"Any comic book you want I'll buy." Beast Boy grinned at Cyborg. Cyborg grinned back at him, "Thank's grass stain. You've been acting extra cool lately, what's up with that?"
Beast Boy laughed, "Just want to hang with my dude is all."
In reality, he was thinking of what Robin told him.
Beast Boy was going to do everything he could to get Cyborg to stay.
"Hey Cy?" Beast Boy asked him as he looked at a manga, "You want to go to the movies tomorrow?"
Cyborg shook his head and took out his phone, "Sorry B, I'm meeting with the Justice League tomorrow. Gonna train with them."
He was texting Sarah again. Beast Boy took a good look at Cyborg and even though Beast Boy had gotten taller himself, Cyborg was even taller.
He had gotten more muscle to and it was easy to tell he was in his twenties.
He wasn't a teen anymore.
Suddenly there was a crowd around them, teens with comics and pictures, squealing and talking excitedly to them. Cyborg raised his arms, "Hey, hey chill. We'll sign anything you want.."
Fans.
They usually didn't get bombarded like this but they looked like they weren't local teens.
Rachel turned to Terra as they walked away from the register, "...I have to go to work in a few minutes and I can't come late again."
She nodded as they walked passed a small group of crowded people, "No worries. We can meet up another day."
Beast Boy looked up for a split second as saw the backs of two school girls, one with blonde hair and one with long, violet-black hair walking out of the comic book store.
He shook his head and a fan got his attention and the girls were gone.
Rachel entered the cafe she worked in, in a rush, hoping her manager wouldn't notice she was a little late and by a little she meant ten minutes.
Her coworker Mica gave her a look as Rachel threw on an apron and tied the back, "Rachel if you keep coming in late you're going to get fired."
Rachel tied her long hair in a ponytail, "I know."
She grabbed her notepad and pen and Mica pointed to a vase of flowers, "You got flowers again."
Rachel frowned and touched the bouquet of white roses, looking for a card, "From the same guy?" Rachel located the card on it and it was from the same person who always sent her flowers, every week someone dropped off a bouquet for her at work.
She set the card with the name down and began taking people's orders.
It had occurred to her that maybe that person was from her 'past life'.
She thought of the name on the card as she served coffee.
Who was Wally West?
"Don't forget to lock up!" A waitress shouted at Rachel as she headed out. Rachel sighed as she cleaned the last table and took off her apron.
It was 12:24.
She had finished work way later than she should have and she was going to have to sneak into her dorm room now.
She glanced at the white roses left for her but decided to leave them. She simply took the card with the name and turned off all of the lights, stepping out and locking the door.
It was a little chilly outside and there wasn't a lot of people out at this side of downtown.
Rachel hugged herself as she walked down the dark street. She'd bring a pair of jeans from now on, her stupid school uniform wasn't enough to shield her from the cold.
She paused slightly and turned around, thinking she heard footsteps but there was nothing but shadows of closed stores.
It was probably nothing.
She turned and continued walking but this time she heard the footsteps clearly making her stomach drop. She quickened her pace and turned into a side street, all but jogging. She could hear the sound of distant clubs from south downtown, she'd be safe over there.
She turned again and the footsteps followed.
Damn it. Damn it.
The footsteps picked up behind her and she opened her bag.
The communicator the titan Beast Boy had given her months before sat there.
"When there's trouble...you know who to call." He had told her.
She quickly grabbed it and pulled it open but whoever was following her grabbed her from behind and she screamed, dropping the communicator.
Beast Boy sat in the back of the club, cap and hood over his head as bright lights beamed around him in the dark.
He sipped on a beverage that was handed to him on the house by the owner of the club, it may or may not have alcohol in it.
Perks of being a superhero.
He took another long sip as upbeat music vibrated around him, his ears going numb, drink cutting through his throat.
It definitely did.
He didn't really like clubs as much as he used to, all of his friends had coupled up and it was different being the lone wolf.
Another drink.
The truth was, ever since he got back to the titans...he felt out of place. Things were different now it was obvious...maybe he shouldn't of left...
Like...he didn't belong anymore...
Nothing was the same after Raven...after what happened with Raven the titans weren't the same...they never will be...they're growing up and moving on and he-
Another drink.
As he sipped he noticed a very scantily clad girl in front of him wearing a bit too much makeup and giving him flirtatious grins, "You look lonely...I could make you company.."
Maybe it was the drink, or the music, or her words, or Beast Boy's heartbeat or maybe all of it but he got up and set the cup down, following the girl.
He followed the girl to the stairway that had a thin vertical window, showing part of downtown that night.
She immediately threw herself at him and he was hit with her sickly sweet smell, way too much perfume. She pulled him close and her back was to the window as she kissed him with overly painted lips.
He had a view of the city lights.
He wasn't really into the kiss or the girl but it was exciting in a way.
She brushed her hand in between his legs and he sighed.
How long had it been since he'd been with a girl?
Since Raven.
He pushed the thought of her away.
He had to move on eventually...right..?
Now was as good a time as ever.
He kissed the girl back hungrily and she was unzipping his jacket when his communicator went off. He ignored it at first and unbuttoned the girls shirt but it went off again, lighting up in his jacket.
He pulled away from the girl slightly making her whine and pulled it out, flipping it open.
The comm's screen was black but there seemed to be struggling on the other side.
Was this a prank from one of the titans or-
"Help! Help me! Beast Boy-"
Beast Boy's blood went cold.
Raven.
Rachel slammed her elbow into the stomach of her captor and bit his hand that was over her mouth, he let her go and she ripped herself away.
It was that creep from the comic book store.
Rachel glared and set her legs apart.
She wasn't going to let some freak take her.
He came at her and she kicked at him, her white tennis shoe striking his chin. He grabbed her ankle and pulled her to him.
"Come on I just want to-" he began but she punched at him, "No you freak!"
He grabbed her shoulders and when she looked into his dark eyes something came over her.
No one was going to ruin her life again like the bastard who made her lose her memory.
She just wished that light post would-
The light post beside him curled to him and he let her go, eyes wide.
Rachel's eyes also got wide as she sat in the ground, legs open and long hair wild around her.
Did she...do that..?
No...
Her thoughts were interrupted as a figure emerged from the shadows. To her horror it was a tiger.
A green tiger.
The scarier part was when the green tiger morphed into a vary angry looking Beast Boy.
The guy let out a scream and scurried off.
Beast Boy wanted to go after him but then he locked green eyes with Rachel Roth.
She was breathing hard on the ground, hair wild, violet eyes wide, still in her school uniform.
And just like that, the wave emotions hit him like they always did when he would see Raven.
Except this wasn't Raven. This was some other version of her.
"Are you okay?" He asked her and kneeled down to her, picking up her dropped communicator.
She nodded with set brows and swallowed, getting up slowly with him, their eyes locked on each other.
"You're...back." She said simply.
"Guess I couldn't stay away," he replied just as simply, handing her the communicator back.
She swallowed again, "Thanks...for saving me...again."
"It's my job."
"I should...get back to my dorm..." she said emptily, calm now.
He felt his stomach tighten at the thought of her leaving, "...I could...walk you..."
Damn it Beast Boy what are you doing? It's best to stay away...
Rachel thought for a moment, "...okay..."
The walk to her dorm was short and they didn't speak at all as they walked side by side.
The night had been too much for her honestly. The whole day had been. She glanced at the green skinned Titan. He looked kind of older now.
She noticed absently he had red marks on his neck like lipstick. It made her stomach burn for some reason.
She looked away and thought of the bending light post.
It was probably broken or something.
When they stopped in front of the door of the school buildings double doors she nodded at him and turned, going up the steps but something stopped her.
Something...
She turned back to him, uneasy, "...do you...want to come into my dorm room?"
"Not explicitly..." She added her cheeks burning. She did go to a religious school after all as much as she hated it.
His eyes got wide, "I couldn't.."
"You can. I don't have a roommate and I make a mean tea...I owe it to you...you've saved my life twice now." She said firmly but quietly.
Why was she asking him?
Beast Boy shouldn't. He should go back to the titans. He was supposed to let Rachel live her life. This girl in the school uniform wasn't Rachel-
She crossed her arms, "Come on. Just this once. Then you can go. I won't bother you again."
He looked at her, "...as long as you make lemon herb tea."
She furrowed her brows, "That's my favorite."
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