Summary:

Five years on after a surprising decision, Beast Boy has managed to make it on his own apart from his friends and former team: the Teen Titans. Now, amidst the dark forces constantly growing stronger, Beast Boy decides it's time to return home. Along with him are the members of his own little league come to aid. With things and people changed the last few years, would everything be for the better; for Beast Boy and his old friends in this present situation or has time really changed everything that much?

PAST BROKEN MIRRORS

In broken mirrors

All I see is broken things

Broken hopes

Broken dreams

In broken mirrors

Frames my broken heart

"I've decided, and this is what I want to do…have, to do."

Prologue:

"Bird. A nice big bird…okay, a little bird then…"

A small girl with cocoa-colored skin and braided black hair in pig-tails was standing quite still, her eyes closed as she concentrated with all her might to conjure the image of a bird in her mind.

"C'mon…" she bit her lip, hoping. She felt the tingling start, but when she opened her eyes, her mouth fell in disappointment – she'd only succeeded in morphing her right arm into a bird's wing.

Sobbing, she slumped into a heap on the floor, "I'll never get it right…"

"You got one wing out – that's still a big achievement."

She sat up right away and found a green mouse staring up at her from a corner. Wiping away her tears, she tried to smile.

"Mr. Beast Boy. I'm sorry; I know it's supposed to be lights out now…"

The green mouse scurried to her, slowly changing back into his true form; Beast Boy gave her an assuring smile,

"It's okay, Aliya. I know how hard you've been working on your morphs. And hey, you're doing a pretty good job at it."

Aliya gave a big smile, her face brightening up instantly,

"You really think so, Mr. Beast Boy?"

"Yup. But even super-morphing girls need their sleep so they can be in extra top shape for the next day," he winked at her. She nodded, gave him a quick hug,

"I really hope to be just like you, Mr. Beast Boy. Goodnight!"

Beast Boy chuckled as he watched her run off to her room. He'd told her she didn't need to call him 'Mr.' Beast Boy but she was such an indignant little thing, he let her have her own way. What she had just said made him think, and he laughed quietly to himself: how would his friends and former teammates have reacted if they'd have heard it for themselves?

He took down a photo frame from one of the top shelves in his room and gazed at it meaningfully.

Had time really flown by that fast? Had they really change that much?

"Beast Boy of the Teen Titans," he said quietly to himself. Remembering their many adventures together, he found himself reminiscing once again.

It had been nearly five years since he had made a surprising decision: to leave the Teen Titans and go out into the world on his own.

Many events had happened since then and at present; he had his own new family to look out for: the ones that needed him now.

Besides little Aliya, the members of his little league consisted of three others.

He did occasionally remain in contact with his old friends, but it wasn't really the same as before. Just as he was living his own path, the others were doing the same as well.

As he settled himself to retire for the day, he gazed outside his bedroom window to the night sky, and where a creature of flight had settled onto a tree overlooking the window. The sight of the bird brought back old memories and as he gently dropped into slumber, a thought lingered on his mind:

He missed his friends…

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DreamChild's Sidenotes:

Finally I got the beginning out! Haha, I've been absent from this corner of the net – being caught up in the other half of my life (Ooh, most of you know how it is. LoL). But missing the series and longing for more (thanks to the inspiration of the other great ficcies out there!) I'm back and up again. LoL. I'm also working on the side mini one-shots of this fic (after deliberating so much ) – so comments, suggestions etc are greatly appreciated. Ja'