A/N: First off I wanna say sorry it took me so long to update. Between work and school it's been hard to find time to write, but hopefully after finals are done I can pick it up. Thanks to anyone who reviewed and I will probably be doing a "mailbag" thing at the end. And lastly, this…
Shamis: Seriously? This is only the second chapter and I'm already tired of this.
Beast Boy: Yeah, dude. But you gotta do it; otherwise the BIG BAD LAWYERS will get ya, then you'll cry like a 6 year old girl when they take your house, your xbox, your laptop… *SMACK!*
Raven: Quit being a dumbass and let him finish. I love you and all but Jesus.
Shamis: Thanks Raven. I DO NOT OWN THE TEEN TITANS! I also don't own ANY of the songs in this fic. Hell I'm not even sure I own the plot to this story.
Chapter 2: Water Runs Dry
Raven awoke to the sound of knocking. She stretched her arms out and tried to shake the feeling of being tired from her head, when she realized she had fallen asleep crying on the floor. She blushed a little, but adjusted herself and hurriedly answered the door. It was Cyborg. "Hello, Cyborg. What is it?"
"It's 10 a.m., for starters," he replied. "Second, what was up with BB last night? He straight BOLTED for his room." She wasn't sure how to approach the situation, so she went with the thing that sounded good at the time.
"I have no clue." She lied. "I didn't talk to him at all yesterday."
"Really? 'Cause I swear I saw him coming out of your room last night," he mused. "And one perk about being a Cyborg," he tapped the left side of his head, "is photographic memory."
Damnit, she thought to herself. Unable to lie again, and seeing no other option, she told him the basics of what happened. "We got into a fight, and he stormed off. End of story." Okay so it wasn't the whole truth, but if she was lucky, it would be truth enough for the tin man. Unfortunately, her luck isn't that good.
"You don't need to be an empath to tell BB was in a lot of pain last night," Cyborg told her. "That is my best friend, and pain is something he never shows. So, you have one more chance to tell the truth to your big brother." Sighing, she shook her head in defeat.
"Why aren't you talking to Gar about it?" She tried to change the subject. She failed miserably, as her luck would have it.
"Because, you should know better than anyone, that when he gets like this he wants to be left alone. Something you said really messed him up, and it's up to you to fix it. So, I'm going to ask you this one more time. What happened? " The words the metal man had said cut her worse than any blade.
Raven knew Cyborg wasn't going to give up, so she did the only thing she could do. "Gar and I got into a fight last night, and we both said things we probably didn't mean. At least, I didn't mean anything I said. But he stormed off in the middle of it, so I didn't get the chance to apologize and now I'm worried it's too soon and he's still way too pissed to talk to me, or I'm afraid I'll say something really retarded, and him get like he was last night."
Cyborg sighed. He was afraid to ask his next question, but he did so anyway. "What exactly did you say?" Raven tensed up. She was expecting the question, but she had the reaction regardless. She COULD NOT tell him what she said, for obvious reasons, but she also couldn't lie to him again, so she merely kept quiet. He took the silence as something not good, so he left it alone for now. "Look, you two are my best friends, and I really don't wanna see you fight. I don't wanna take sides and I don't wanna pressure you two into anything, but I'm gonna give you something." A compartment opened up in his left leg and he pulled out a small black object. He pressed a few buttons on it and handed it to her. It was an iPod Classic.
"It was mine before my accident," he told her. "I want you to listen to the song that is set to play and hopefully something good will come out of it." With that, he turned and walked down the hallway. Raven stared at the black music device, and retreated into her room.
-SCENE TRANSITION-
Beast Boy woke slowly, morphing into a cat and stretching out every muscle. He looked at the clock and saw it was 10 a.m. It was a little early for him, but he would make it work. He thought back to last night's events, and decided to do something about it. He had no clue what yet, but Garfield Mark Logan was never really much of a planner. Then a thought popped into his head.
"Hey that IS tonight, isn't it?" he asked aloud. He grinned to himself, knowing what he was going to do. First, though, he needed to talk to a friend. He hopped out of bed, got dressed and walked down the hall.
-SCENE TRANSITION-
Raven sat on her bed and put the ear buds of the iPod in, and hit play. As the song began, she heard a snare drum being tapped on, a violin playing a beautiful melody, and fingers snapping in time. Then the lyrics began.
We don't even talk anymore
And we don't even know what we argue about
Don't even say "I love you" no more
'Cause sayin' how we feel is no longer allowed
Some people will work things out
And some just don't know how to change
Raven allowed a single tear to fall down her cheek.
Let's don't wait till the water runs dry
We might watch our whole lives pass us by
Let's don't wait till the water runs dry
We'll make the biggest mistake of our lives
Don't do it baby
Now they can see the tears in our eyes
But we deny the pain that lies deep in our hearts
Well maybe that's a pain we can't hide
Cause everybody knows that we're both torn apart
Why do we hurt each other?
Why do we push love away?
Let's don't wait till the water runs dry
We might watch our whole lives pass us by
Let's don't wait till the water runs dry
We'll make the biggest mistake of our lives
Don't do it baby
Some people will work things out
And some just don't know how to change
Let's don't wait till the water runs dry
We might watch our whole lives pass us by
Let's don't wait till the water runs dry
We'll make the biggest mistake of our lives
Don't do it baby
The song ended with the 4 members of Boyz II Men swooning to the melody. Raven's eyes were puffy and red. It was only then that she realized she was crying. She sat amazed at how the song spoke to her so well. It was like they knew exactly what she was going through. She stood up from the bed, knowing exactly what she needed to do, but wasn't sure how she wanted to do it. Her eyes wandered around the room, until they landed on her calendar, which had a date circled. She smiled to herself when she looked at what was circled, and knew exactly what to do.
A/N: There we go, Chapter 2! I had something made for just for this occasion! *Pulls rope* *Confetti and balloons fall from ceiling*
Shamis: Huh…
Beast Boy: What's up?
Shamis: There was supposed to be a clown that fell down and danced around…
*Skeleton falls*
Shamis: Oh, there he is… probably shoulda fed him at some point.
Beast Boy: O_o YA THINK?
Shamis: Must have slipped my mind. ANYWAY, there's one last thing before this is finished for the chapter.
Mailbag:
The Cretan: "Never took BB for the cutting type but write what you want, this was not bad. The emotional turmoil is there and clear. You've actually hit upon what's wrong in the comics-Rae never opens up and has to constantly sort stuff out. That's a hurdle to any relationship. Don't be deterred by flames. Your own creativity is your extinguisher. Welcome to fanfiction and hope you have fun."
Thanks for the encouragement. I was really hoping this would go well, and I guess it did since I'm doing another chapter. I wrote BB as a cutter because, looking back at his life and what he's been through, it only made sense to me. Obviously opinions will differ on the subject, but to each his own I suppose.
Morgyn Bailee: "Oh my god, I love this story! Most of the time I hate it when authors make BB cut himself, but here it makes sense! I really hopeyou finish! :3"
Thanks! The compliment means a lot since it's my first fanfic. Hopefully I can find the time to finish the whole thing.