Broken

'You have to stop me, Beast Boy, please! I don't want to fight anymore!'

'I have no choice…'

'It's your life, Terra. Your choice. It's never too late to change.'

'Sorry Beast Boy… For everything I've done.'

'You were the best friend I ever had.'

'TERRA!'

The green Titan immediately opened his eyes, his body drenched in sweat, his heart pounding wildly. Silent darkness surrounded him. He sat up in his bed, wiping the sweat from his forehead and the streams of tears running down his cheeks. He looked around, realising that he was indeed in his own room. The air inside was hot and filled with the stench of sweat. He decided to open the window, to get some fresh air. As soon as he did a cool breeze hit his face as he looked at the city. It was around midnight and everything was quiet, except for a few cars passing the city. He went back to his bed and sat down with a sigh.

'I should have been able to rescue you Terra. I should have done something,' he whispered to himself, burying his face in his hands. The image of her petrified form in the middle of the cave still burned in his mind. The girl who was once so full of life, who once seemed to be his closest friend. The girl he loved. The girl he couldn't save.

Her smile replaced by a motionless expression that would never change. Her laughter replaced by eternal silence. Her scent gone forever. The sparkle of life in her eyes, her beautiful hair, her personality. Tears began flowing again as he realised that everything he loved about her was gone now. The only thing that remained now was just a lifeless statue, a petrified teen, alone in a dark, cold cave just outside Jump City.

'Beast Boy?'

The mourning Titan quickly wiped the tears from his eyes as the familiar voice of his teammate was heard from outside.

'What is it Raven?' he asked, trying to sound as normal as he could. Even so, he couldn't hide the bitterness in his voice.

'Can I come in?'

'Uh…I don't think that's a good idea Rae. It's kinda messy in here,' he tried to keep her outside. Even though his heart ached like never before, he didn't want anyone else to see him in this state. Especially not her.

'Beast Boy, please,' the monotone voice said.

The green Titan sighed. He knew he couldn't keep her outside, even he wanted to. When she insisted on talking there was no way to sneak out of it. Besides, she could easily use her powers to enter his room without any trouble. He got up from his bed and walked to the door. With a push of a button the door slid open and he saw Raven standing outside, dressed in her usual attire.

'Hey,' he greeted her with a weak voice.

'Hi,' the girl replied and pulled the hood down, revealing her face. Beast Boy went back to his bed and sat down again. Raven followed shortly after, the door closing as she entered the young boy's room. She sat down on the bed as well, leaving some space between them.

'Bad dreams?' she asked without looking at him. In fact, her eyes were fixed on the wall in front of her, even though there was nothing of interest there to watch.

'You could say that,' he replied, burying his face in his hands again.

'About her?'

Beast Boy didn't answer, just nodded slightly. It was dark in the room, but he was pretty sure, that she would notice anyway. However the girl in the leotard didn't say anything. The two of them just sat there in silence for what seemed like an eternity.

'I guess you don't want to talk about it,' the girl suddenly spoke up.

'You're not very talkative either,' the boy next to her replied.

'Beast Boy, this isn't about me. You were the closest to her from all of us and we all know that…'

'That I can't handle this?' Beast Boy interrupted suddenly. Raven felt waves of anger and bitter resentment flow from him. 'Because I assure you, and you can tell Robin as well, that I can handle this. I'm not weak!'

'Beast Boy, this isn't about Robin, or me, or anyone else. Nobody thinks that you are weak,' the girl said with an unusually soft voice.

'So why are you here? If I woke you up I'm sorry, it won't hap-…'

'Beast Boy, please stop pretending,' Raven interrupted this time. 'I'm here in case you needed someone to talk to. If you don't want to talk to me, just tell me and I'll leave.'

Raven now looked at the young Titan sitting next to her, his face covered by the darkness. She could tell he was thinking about what she'd just said, considering whether to ask her to stay or not. She waited for his answer, but there wasn't one. She slowly stood up, without saying a word and headed toward the door.

'Please don't go,' she heard a weak, quiet voice just as she was about to open the door.

'Stay.'

She turned around and saw that he was looking at her. She could see streams of tears running down his cheeks, now visible due to the moonlight piercing the clouds above the city. She walked up to him and knelt down before him so she could look into his eyes even if he lowered his head. His body was trembling, his breathing getting heavier with each passing moment. He was just about to break down. With a gentle push she made him lie down on the bed and she lay down next him. She felt uncomfortable with being so close to him, in his bed, but hoped that this would help.

'You don't have to be ashamed, Beast Boy. I'm here for you,' she whispered to him. With this the young boy pulled himself closer and started crying uncontrollably on her shoulder. In any other situation being this close to anyone would've made Raven shove that person away. But this time it was different. She wrapped her arms around him and even though the whole thing seemed awkward to her, she remained in that position.

'I…should…have…saved…her,' Beast Boy said, while sobbing. Raven felt his hot breath through her leotard, as well as his tears soaking her skin. And as uneasy as that made her feel, even that paled in comparison to the strength and intensity of Beast Boy's emotional pain. Being this close to him, even touching him made her experience a much greater fraction of his pain than she ever could. She shut her eyes as her own emotions were thrown into the chaos of Beast Boy's agony. The two of them stayed that way for a long time, holding each other, one of them crying, the other one waiting silently.

However, the whirlwind of emotions seemed to weaken as Beast Boy was getting tired of crying. His grip softened and slowly,but surely his sobs were getting weaker.

'I…loved her, Raven,' he confessed to the girl next to him.

'I know,' she replied.

'She was my best friend…and my first love…and I couldn't save her,' Beast Boy said, his voice filled with guilt.

'It wasn't your fault, Beast Boy. She made her choices, just as we did. There was no way for you to save her. No one could save her.'

'But you guys…you will find a way to bring her back, right?' he looked into Raven's eyes.

'We will find a way, eventually. I'm sure,' she replied.

They remained silent after that, staying in the same position as before. Beast Boy quickly fell asleep and even though Raven wanted to go back to her own room, the experience of Beast Boy's pain exhausted her as well. She tried staying awake, but soon fell asleep, her arms still holding the green teen, now sleeping peacefully next to her.

Beast Boy opened his eyes. They were still sore, but at least the pain he felt inside seemed somewhat bearable now. The sun was shining, the darkness of the night replaced by the brilliant light of a new day. Something didn't feel right however. And as he looked to his side, he saw Raven lying next to him. He felt his blood turn into ice as he imagined the punishment she would have in store for him for making her sleep in his bed, with him. Of course he didn't force her, but knowing Raven's discomfort with being close to people he didn't expect this argument to have much effect on her. And just as images of horrible torture entered his mind he saw Raven's eyes open.

'Uh...hi Raven,' he said with a sheepish voice, attempting to smile at her with a smile she wouldn't find annoying.

For a moment the girl seemed confused, but soon she remembered what happened last night. She pulled her arms away from the green shape-shifter.

'Great. You managed to drool on me while you slept,' she said with her monotone voice, looking at several small stains on her clothes.

'Yeah, sorry about that,' Beast Boy replied, rubbing the back of his neck in embarrassment. He watched her get up, pull the hood of her cloak over her head and walk to the door.

'Feeling better?' she asked without looking at him.

'Yeah,' Beast Boy answered, surprised at her behaviour. The door slid open. 'Thanks, Raven.'

The empath exited without replying.

A/N: Alright, another story done. Actually this is a rewritten story. The original was a songfic and was deleted a long time ago, so the only thing I remembered was the basic situation. Not sure if this is gonna end up as a oneshot, or if I should write another chapter(s). If the reviews say that I should continue, I might consider it, although I'm not making any promises. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it, reviews plz. :)