Chapter 2- I'm not Coming Home

The hallway was dead silent. Not a single person in sight. Perfect. 'This was going to be easier than I thought,' Raven thought. Oh yeah, that's what she thought until she got into the main room. "Morning, Raven…" said a small voice. The dark girl's eyes darted to the couch where she found a shirt-less Beast Boy sprawled out on the couch. "Morning," she said emotionlessly, and continued towards the door. "Where are you going?" he asked. "Out." That was the response. "Oh."

Silence. It was often like this. "Uhh, when will you be back?" Raven stopped in her tracks. She clutched her bag and squeezed her eyes shut. Why was this so difficult? "Never…" she responded, with a hint of sorrow in her voice. "Oh…right…" Beast Boy responded, drifting into another deep sleep. Ha. He didn't even care!

Raven's hand was now on the metallic doorknob. She twisted it gently and opened the door, ready to exit. Then there came the shriek. "You're NEVER coming BACK?! You aren't serious! Please, tell me you're not serious!" It was Beast Boy's shriek. He was now fully awake, his emerald eyes wide, and his ears tilted up. Raven looked in his direction, tears threatening her lashes. "I'm serious. Goodbye," she said monotonously and walked out the door.

Beast Boy dashed at the door and burst outside, finding Raven walking towards the ocean. He began running towards her, but ended up tripping over a rock and stumbling over it, but ended up landing next to her foot. Instinctively, he wrapped his arms around her foot. "What are you doing?" she asked, looking down at the shape-shifter. "Don't leave," he mumbled, and gripped tighter. "Let go," came the answer. "No." he responded. Raven growled in her throat and tried to pry the green teen's grip. "Argh, come on Beast Boy! Let. Me. GO!" "NO! I WON'T LET YOU LEAVE! YOU CAN'T." he yelled up to her. "I can, and I will," Raven responded, and melted into her bird form. "No," Beast Boy mumbled. But, to his luck, she merely teleported to a different area.

Then, her cloak spread behind her, she levitated an inch off the ground. "Azarath, Metrio- OOF!" her speech was knocked short by a force knocking her down onto the ground. At last, when she was able to catch her breath, she noticed that there was a green titan pinning her down. "Must you do this?" she asked emotionlessly. "Must you leave?" he asked, his voice high-pitched and almost girl like. "Why do you care?" Raven retorted. "Because I think I love you," answered the changeling. Then, he realized what he had just said. "Uh, heh…just kidding?" he said, with a cheesy smile on his face. Raven wasn't convinced. She stared at him with her eyes wide for what seemed like forever, and then spoke. "That just gives me all the more reason to leave." With that, she shoved the boy off of her and began chanting once again. "Azarath, Metrion…" "I am practically BEGGING you!" shouted the shape shifter. "Beast Boy, please don't make this harder than it already is," Raven pleaded. Her voice was cracked and painful, and her facial expression was a creased forehead and an imploring spark in her eyes. She wished more than anything to just get away from the truth. "Okay," Beast Boy said, blinking back several thousand tears. "Can you just tell me why you have to go wherever you're going? Oh yeah…and where it is?" Raven sighed. "First of all," she started. "I have to go because…my powers, they…they are getting out of control and see, I uh…almost killed someone and I have to go get help. I know what you're about to say- 'we can help', but that's not the case. You guys can't help me and never will be able to help me. Second of all, I don't know where I'm going. I'll just try to hit every place I come to and try to find someone to alleviate me. I'm sorry…that's just the way it has to be." The girl shook her head and walked over to the water's edge once again. "Raven! Wait!" the changeling shouted. "What?" Raven asked. "Listen, I…I'll miss you. It just won't be the same around the tower, you know? With nobody to tell you you're an insensitive moron, it'll get kind of quiet. I'll miss it." Raven stared at the shape-shifter, her mouth hanging open. She had no idea he…cared…that much. Without warning, she ran over to the titan and embraced him in a tight hug, no longer holding back the tears she had meant to conceal. "I'm sorry," she whispered, as he started to sob as well. Beast Boy ran his fingers through the dark girl's soft, feathery hair and let his lips touch the end of her forehead. Reluctantly, Raven broke away from the embrace, running her hand down Beast Boy's damp cheek. She let it linger there for a moment, before turning around and flying off into the distance, never to be seen again

Aaaaaaaand that's a wrap. Review please.

Blanchie