Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans (I will not repeat this for the remainder of the fic)
Note: Italics (on their own) are the thoughts of Terra
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Lost
Yellow.
Glowing yellow hands.
Sweat.
Pain.
Pressure.
People.
BOOM!
A Shatter.
Screams.
"NO!"
Eyes.
Glowing yellow eyes.
"TARA!"
More sweat.
Collapsing…
"WHERE ARE YOU?"
"Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Tears and…
A struggle.
"COME ON!"
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
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Why?
A-A-
"Surprise! Happy Birthday Tara!"
He smiled wide as he handed me a butterfly-shaped hair clip.
I gasped, taking it from him.
"Wow! It's much pretty!"
My mom laughed. "Very pretty, Tara."
"Hehe!"
A-A-
Why me?
A-A-
"Now, pump your legs! It will get the swing going!"
"Ok Mommy!"
A-A-
Why did this have to happen to me?
A-A-
"Come on Tara!"
I laughed.
She smiled and my friends began to pull my arm.
"Ok, ok!"
A-A-
I never wanted any of this to happen.
A-A-
Silence, then…
A silent ticking…
Footsteps entering.
The laughs and cheers of teens wafted in and out of the corridors.
Then…
FLASH! BOOM!
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…But it did…
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"Ahem"
I snapped out of my trance and nearly fell off my stool.
"Huh?" I asked while regaining my balance on the wooden stool.
"Sorry miss, but that will be two fifty," The cubby man at the counter said; he had his hairy arm outstretched, beckoning for the money.
"Oh! I'm sorry! Here" I reached into my pocket and produced the last of my money.
"Thank you" he said, putting the change into the cash register, and then he walked away to help some new customers.
I sighed.
I was sitting in a small diner called Jerry's, just a little outside of Gothem, where I had been visiting some of my friends a couple days ago.
The lights in the diner were dim, dulling the effect of the deep red colored walls. All the stools including the counter were wooden. The booths that were opposite of me had cushions that were dull red colors. There were windows all along the side the booths were on, but the drapes were drawn today because of the rain. The booths were filled with people, most of them couples. As I looked around, I caught some teenagers making out a couple of booths away. I grimaced and averted my eyes to another couple. That scene reminded me of my old boyfriend… I dismissed that thought and turned to face the counter again.
By that time, the cherry pie I had ordered arrived.
"Thanks" I said to the man as he walked by my seat.
He smiled. "Hey, no prob. tell me if you need anything else".
"Okay, thank you". I smiled.
He walked away again.
Even though the waiter was really nice to me and the building sheltered me from the cold rain that was pouring outside, I wasn't that excited being here. This particular restaurant reminded me of my mom…
I sighed.
"And that's why I'm leaving" I said to myself as I began to prod my piece of cherry pie.
Then I heard something interesting coming from the big TV screen hanging from the ceiling, positioned behind the counter.
I glanced up.
"And in other news, it has been reported that the teen titans have successfully gotten Cinderblock under custody…" A reporter announced while he shuffled his papers on the television.
I watched some clips the news camera's had caught of the titans while they fought.
It showed them fighting a thing that looked like a big piece of walking cement…"Cinderblock" I murmured as I continued to watch the screen. I made a face. I had heard of Catwoman-which is pretty out of the ordinary-but Cinderblock?" I began to snicker to myself,
The next shot on the TV showed a close up of Raven. Her arms were stretched out on either side of her; she was yelling something in a different language and her eyes were white. Her blue cloak billowed out around her figure as she let loose her dark power.
My eyes thinned. "…" I looked down, staring at my steaming piece of pie.
"Heh, I'm not that different than them". I whispered soft enough for no one could hear me. I glanced up again. The next shot showed Beast Boy as a hawk, clawing at Cinderblock's 'eyes'.
The shot went back to the reporter.
"Well thank you Bob. Now, Andy has an important story for you all, check this out…"
I stopped listening and finally gave into the hunger and took a bite of the pie.
A-A-
Earlier…
I gazed at the sign in front of me as the rain poured down on me.
It read: "…Jerry's best tasting pie yet! Try cherry, apple or blueberry…"
My blue eyes scanned the rest of the poster in the window. A frozen breath. "Right."
I sighed and looked above me. The grey sky didn't look like it was going to let up on the rain anytime soon.
I shivered.
By now I was soaked from head to toe, thanks to the rain. Every drop that hit me felt like a falling ice ball. I sifted the weight of my bag that I was carrying. That's when my stomach grumbled. "Well, looks like I have no choice" I said as I walked up and pushed the door open leading into the diner.
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The piece of pie sent a warm, melting taste of cherries hit my taste buds.
For a second, I felt like I was in heaven.
"Hmmm" I smiled as I closed my eyes.
This tasted better than I thought it would…
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I'm sorry that this was a short chapter; the next one will be longer, promise.
So…what did you think of it? I think it's really hard to capture Terra's personality seeing that she only appeared in about 5 episodes of Teen Titans.
I'll try to update as soon as I can!
SGMP
P.S. I allow flaming, but only if it's not about Terra. She redeemed herself Terra haters, so GET OVER IT.
Otherwise, tell me what you thought of this chappie!