Hey guys sorry it took me so long to update, I'm a horrible procrastinator! But from the miracle of amazing soundtrack music I was able to finish this chapter! I couldn't do this without my music, it just isn't possible. Like always I hope you like it! I am especially excited to write my next chapter, the ending of this one was full of drama, I loved it! ^.^ Anyway, I don't own the Titans, just my little OC, who really instead a big part of the story, just there to spice it up.
Chapter 3
The tower was quiet; shadows leaned heavily behind the various furniture and clothes that was scattered around Beast Boy's room. A small television screen flickered a comedy show that stood nearby his bed, muted. Beast Boy himself sat on the bottom of his bunk bed, sheets ruffled around his legs, pillow propped behind his back. In his lap was a notebook, he was scribbling something on the paper, the black ink bursting on the white page. Nearby his window provided him a silent breeze, ruffling the green curtains and sending dust sailing over and drifting on his bed sheets. The sound of crumpling and ruffling of clothes bounced off his quiet room. Swinging his feet across the bed he dangled them down for a moment before jumping off with a huff.
Taking a step he passed by a pile of shirts and pushed them to the side with his foot near his closet. Perhaps he should consider washing them the next few days. His room was beginning to smell like the inside of the microwave after one of Starfire's meatloaf surprises. Opening the door he walked outside in the hall and took a couple slow steps before spotting a shadow stretch across the hall, growing in size the next couple seconds before a tall figure emerged with a flickering red eye.
"Darn thing won't focus…" Cyborg mumbled, fumbling with the wiring in his right arm.
"Hey bud, something wrong?" Beast Boy asked before Cyborg passed him up; too immersed with his inner workings to notice the world around him.
"Hm..?" Cyborg paused glancing up at Beast Boy, "Oh I didn't even see you there green bean, have you talked to Raven yet?" He inquired looking back to his project concerning his arm.
Beast Boy shook his head; Cyborg glanced his way and raised an eyebrow, "You do know its nine o'clock right?"
"Yeah, so?"
"So, maybe she's asleep? Why didn't you talk to her earlier?" he asked, closing the hatch in his arm before turning his attention towards his younger friend, his red eye no longer flickering in the dim light.
"I figured she'd be still awake, I mean she is a night person." Beast Boy offered shrugging his shoulders.
"Just because she has dark magic doesn't automatically mean she enjoys staying up in the dark hours of the night." Cyborg replied with a frown. "Maybe you should wait till the morning bud." He suggested.
"Think so?" Beast Boy rocked on the back of his heels his arm rubbing the other slowly.
"Yeah, I do." He paused watching Beast Boy's movements, "Well, I'm heading off to catch some z's," Cyborg yawned, "I was up way too early this morning with the T-Car…" His voice trailed off as he began to walk away, heading for his own room on the next floor.
Beast Boy waited until he could no longer hear his voice and looked around the hall, wondering what to do next. He really wasn't tired; sleep seemed like such a petty thing for how active his mind was for the moment. Taking a couple steps forward he decided to head to the kitchen to hopefully find something worth eating at this time of night.
When he entered the main lobby he noticed the lights were shut off, which meant the others must have left for their own rooms as well.
"Get the whole lobby to myself." Beast Boy snickered as he walked over towards the fridge and took a look inside. Nothing was of interest, just some cheese, meat and something that was turning slightly green. Suddenly a noise caught his attention, closing the door he turned around with quick steps and let out a scream as a figure stood mere inches from his face.
"Friend I am so sorry!" Starfire whispered after a moment for him to recover. Beast Boy held his chest with his hand, "Starfire…why…why are you in here at nine of clock night?" He asked shaking off the remaining of his startle.
"Oh I merely came to retrieve the Silkie," Starfire held him up with a smile; the large insect opened its jaws with a smile, drool leaking from its mouth. "May I ask why you are here?" She replied, letting her hair slide past her shoulders as she pulled Silkie closer to her chest in a hug.
"Oh...um…I'm just checking our supplies…for a snack you know at night…" He replied; his words jumbled with his train of thought.
Beast Boy shifted back and forth on his feet as Starfire nodded then stroked Silkie with gentle hands. He stuck his hand in his left pocket, crumpled paper slipped between his gloved hands and he sighed quietly, looking away from Starfire.
"Is something troubling you Beast Boy?"
Beast Boy looked up into Starfire's eyes, "Nah, I'm fine Star."
"Please, do you wish to talk?" She held Silkie to her chest, cradling him in her arms.
"About what?"
"You are acting strange…r." She laughed slightly, Beast Boy returned it with a smile and she continued, "Is it about what happened earlier tonight with the apples?"
Beast Boy shifted his feet, "Oh that," he laughed, "I almost forgot about that." He lied waving his hands in the air nonchalantly.
She paused for a moment in consideration, "I don't think she hates you Beast Boy."
Beast Boy stared at her, astonished by her accuracy of the situation. He felt his arm run down his other side, falling until hanging beside him. How was she able to see the real reason at hand? He bit his lip for a moment feeling unsure about the approaching conversation. He didn't want to remember the hurt in Raven's voice as she walked out of the room. He didn't say anything in return, and Starfire continued.
"Sometimes your jokes are…hurtful yes?"
Beast Boy let his eyes slide to the floor, the wood panels suddenly becoming very interesting to him.
"I don't mean them to be…" He stopped midsentence and sighed, his thoughts jumbled, uncertainty sparking inside.
"I am sure…just that remember she feels the same way as I do." She paused, "As a fellow female I would be very upset if any of you spoke such cruel words to my face."
Beast Boy flinched, Silkie made a gurgling sound wiggling in her arms.
"I don't blame her if she does hate me, I'd hate me too." Beast Boy whispered gazing at the floor remembering the spiteful jokes played on her the past couple months, he stared at the small speck laying on the wooden surface, refusing to look Starfire in the eye.
Starfire smiled, "do not fret friend, she will come around again. You are someone she cares about, she won't forget that." Starfire gave him a half smile and turned around, heading for the door.
"Goodnight" she called before exiting, the door swishing shut.
Beast Boy looked up and stared at the door. His appetite had vanished along with any thought of scavenging for food in the kitchen. Closing his eyes he leaned against the counter, arms crossed. After standing there for a few minutes he stood up and decided to follow Starfire out of the lobby towards his room again.
Beast Boy paused at Raven's door and stared at the name etched on the metal surface. Perhaps Starfire was right; maybe he was taking things too far. He never meant to offend her; to him it was just something to spark a conversation filled with laughter. But sometimes a joke to him…maybe wasn't so funny on the other side. He never really considered that before, maybe he did hurt her…he bit his lip.
He didn't want her to feel like he hates her. Guilt swarmed in his belly, that's the last thing he would want. He can't handle someone hating him unless it was for a good reason, and he couldn't stand losing a friend. Especially over a mistake he made. He will just have to explain himself to her; try to make her understand it was just a joke and nothing more. That he meant it to be funny… not spiteful…he doubted that she will even take the time to even listen.
'I've screwed up too many times, she's probably tired of me by now with all my lame jokes…I wonder when they started getting more direct and hurtful.' he thought to himself. "Oh yeah, around the time after Tokyo…" he whispered.
He thought it was only fair that since she was constantly physically picking on him, he would return the favor verbally. He had almost forgotten that it was the true reason of his actions. But it still didn't make it right, putting her down like he has been. He was acting just like her, stooping down on her level and picking on her. He frowned at his conclusion then sighed with realization.
Beast Boy stood there for a moment, considering knocking on the door, perhaps waking her up. Maybe she was awake, waiting for him to just walk in so she could toss him out the window or slam the door on his fingers. Beast Boy curled his hand, nursing the imaginary feeling of his fingers getting crushed.
The more he thought about it, the more he gave into Cyborgs advice into waiting till tomorrow morning. Maybe she would have forgotten by then or perhaps even laugh about it… Beast Boy nodded in his decision, it will wait till morning, and he will apologize then.
Beast Boy began to walk away with slow steps heading to his own room that came up not too far from Raven's. As he was halfway from his own room, he heard a small noise. Flicking his ears he paused and fell silent, lowering his breath and opening his mouth to allow the silence to flow through the room, denying airway through his nose from the noise. It was a small whimper; he heard it again, like a struggle of something trying to escape.
Turning around he slowly walked back towards the other end of the hall. The noise grew then it was quiet…Beast Boy looked around and noticed he was in front of Raven's door again. He listened for anything unusual in the hall then pushed his ear up against her door. When he heard nothing Beast Boy backed up, only to hear a quiet scream, muffled slightly by a pillow perhaps.
Beast Boy jumped in surprise and knocked on the door, "Uh Rae…you ok?" He waited for a minute and when she didn't answer he took in a breath and transformed into a flea. Flying through the small opening on the top of the door he squeezed on through and flew into the dark room; no lights flickered inside. Transforming into a wolf for better night vision he padded up towards the bed and stared at the sleeping form of Raven. She lay on her side, the blankets twisted from her movements of sleep. Her arms held a pillow where her face was partially covered. She was silent for a moment, sleeping and breathing slowly.
He watched her, watching the sheets rise and fall with her breath. For a moment he considered leaving, thinking the noise was only a bad dream. But suddenly her powers sparked around her, black magic surrounded the sheets as she buried her head into the pillow, pain was apparent on her face. There was something serious going on and he was unsure whether he should wake her up or not. But when she let out another small scream his instincts kicked in, transforming back into a human he walked over to Raven and began to shake her side gently.
"Raven! Raven, are you alright?" He asked voice strained with uncertainty for his friend.
Her powers formed around the area as he shook her and it suddenly slapped him in the chest as darkness flooded over his vision and a feeling of weightlessness took over his body. Everything went black, he felt like he was in a roller coaster, flying downhill, unable to scream, unable to breath. He closed his eyes, and when he opened them he was on the ground, but not in the Titans Tower.
Beautiful lush trees surrounded him with a beautiful land of tall grasses, swaying to and fro with the wind. His eyes strained against the sunlight above, the light blinding him slightly.
"Where am I?" he whispered in awe.
Suddenly he heard a noise, Beast Boy transformed into a cheetah, ducking into the grass and listened with intent.
"No!" Beast Boy's ears perked up, catching Raven's voice in the wind. Taking off, he pushed his claws into the dirt, spraying the area with debris of grass. He let his body flex out completely, his bones nimble from the large cat. He watched the grasses whip past his green eyes, trees became a blur for a moment, and the wind was still. A butterfly soared past his vision, along with a couple jack rabbits, keen to escape his fast claws.
The ground suddenly was stripped away from the grassland, dirt and rocks strewn everywhere under his pads. Beast Boy's eyes grew twice their size as a large drop off came upon him. He slammed his paws on the ground, rocks flying to the sides and dirt spraying the air. He was at the edge of the cliff; roots of trees were uprooted around the area before the drop off. A large, dead oak tree, stripped of its branches and leaves stood at his side, providing shade from the sun. Blinking, he heard Raven; looking down at the bottom of the ravine he spotted her, talking to someone close to her own height.
"Wait…if she's here…and she was asleep…then…oh shit." He gulped back a pile of spit and quickly hid behind the dead oak. He peeked out on the side, covered by shadows. His ears twisted side to side picking up various sounds and movements. If she knew he was here, he would be dead for sure in the morning…
"What do you mean… are you positive about this?" Raven's voice was strained with emotion; her shoes were covered in dirt and debris and her fists were tight in a ball as if she wanted to punch the stranger.
"Yes, I am merely just a shadow, a figment perhaps." The figure wore a gray cape similar to Raven's blue one. He continued with a calm voice "Please you must assist us; it has taken all my power to contact you this far."
Raven shifted her feet then stared at him with angered eyes, "Why me? Why don't you contact someone else?" She growled.
"Everyone else is dead Raven!" he shouted, throwing his hands in the air for effect. There was a pause as Raven looked to the side with huff of air, "we had no choice."
There was silence and Raven whispered staring at the dirt below her feet, "Why must I return to that wretched place, I know it is gone, there is no hope left." She paused, "I don't even know if you are real." She pulled her hood over her head, covering her eyes.
There was a moment the wind picked up and whipped both their cloaks to the side, revealing their pale skin. The figure had dark blue hair and blue eyes.
"Remember when we were children and the day you destroyed the park in Azarath? Everyone was so scared, kids ran around the area screaming for their mothers…"
There was a drift in his voice and the air vibrated around them. The ground shifted and lush green grass stained under their feet, the vision rolled all over the land and Beast Boy watched with wide eyes as grass grew under his cheetah paws with sudden speed. He backed up, landing on his back and watched trees grow from within the ground, branches of leaves popped up with beautiful colors.
Voices of children screamed in his ears, and the leaves turned red as flames engulfed them with flying embers. Looking down into the ravine he saw the destruction of wood and metal strewn all around the area. Fire engulfed a swing set that had fallen sideways on the gravel, the seesaw blown into bits, and a little brunette girl was trapped underneath fallen monkey bars. His green eyes grew as he took in the mass destruction; in the center of the destroyed park stood a little girl, possibly the age of six. She stood with her fists, eyes closed and cape ripped. Long violet hair stroked her backside and dirt covered her pale gray skin. Time seemed to speed up as shadows raced past to grab children from the wreckage.
"I didn't mean it!" he heard a cry from below. A couple figures were hauling a younger Raven away, "I didn't mean it!" She repeated, tears falling from her violet eyes. Another young child with dark blue hair stood not too far away near a burning tree. He held something small in his hand as he watched the younger Raven leave reluctantly.
Beast Boy stood up on his paws and watched with sad eyes, he took a step forward, racing towards the younger Raven. It was fruitless, but he couldn't just watch her be taken away. Stepping on the edge of the cliff he slipped, falling to a step of the edge of the hillside. He slowly tumbled down the small ravine and landed with a huff on the hard ground, still a small distance away from where Raven and the figure stood. With all the noise of the fire and the screams, neither of the figures turned his way.
"Stop!" Raven shouted and the image vanished, replaced back to the formal landscape. Beast Boy stood in the open then ducked into the dirt, praying she wouldn't turn around; dead trees replacing the ones engulfed in flames.
"What was the purpose…of showing me that?" Raven demanded, waving her hand in the air to dispel imaginary smoke.
The figure gazed at her, reached into his pocket and showed her a small item in his hand. Beast Boy lifted his head to get a better look, and saw a small rock in the shape of a star.
Raven was quiet for a moment, "You still have that…" She stared at him, "After all this time?"
"Yeah… One day when were older we can…"
"…escape to the stars." Raven finished and stared at him with curious violet eyes.
"You still remember." The figure smiled and threw the rock in the air letting it flip and return to his pale hand.
He tossed the rock over towards Raven and she caught it with ease, staring at the item placed securely in her palm. She covered it with her fingers and looked back up to see him fading in the light.
"We need you Raven… I need you." Raven watched him fade from her vision until he was completely gone. The sorcerous stared at the spot where he was and squeezed the hand that held the small rock. Closing her eyes her landscape began to fade along with the male figure.
Beast Boy stood from his place; feeling like his body was being sucked in a warp hole. He closed his eyes and felt his breath catch, unable to breath. Then suddenly he hit the floor with a bang. Opening his eyes he noticed he had returned to Raven's room.
"What are you doing in my room?"
Beast Boy looked up, still in his cheetah form. Transforming back into a human he shook off what he just witnessed and looked at her with annoyance, "Actually what should be asked is, who the heck was that guy and why did he need you so desperately?"
Raven stared at him where she sat at the edge of her bed, suddenly she frowned and a layer of black energy surrounded her and slammed into Beast Boy, sending him into Ravens wall, keeping him held there.
"You were in my mind?" She shouted. "Why were you in my dreams?"
Beast Boy struggled from underneath all the pressure of her powers. "It was a mistake, I didn't want to! I heard you scream and-"he coughed from the lack of air.
Raven let him go; Beast Boy fell to the floor to catch his breath.
"Did I wake you up?" She asked suddenly.
"No-no, I was already up…I just wanted to make sure everything was alright…" he took in a deep breath and sat back on his hands.
"You don't speak to anyone about this, what you saw, alright?" Raven snapped pulling her covers back and straightening them out.
"Yeah…I guess…but, what about the guy…was he your friend or something?"
Raven looked at him and sighed, speaking in a whisper, "He used to be." She returned her gaze back to her bed and stood up, pulling the sheets tight until the bed was neat.
"Oh…" He paused and stood up brushing the dirt from his legs. Wait dirt? He gazed at his apparel. It was as dirty as if he had travelled in the Savannah and rolled in a patch of dirt and grass.
Looking back up he watched Raven fix the rest of her bed, "Raven…Are you...are you going somewhere?"
Raven stopped at what she was doing then turned to her blinds grabbing the edge she lifted it up to reveal the bright sun shining down into the room. Beast Boy covered his eyes, shading it with his arm.
"I don't know." She whispered.
Beast Boy blinked from the sun as she opened the blinds, "What the heck? I thought it was nine thirty at night? What happened?"
Raven smirked, "when you dream it can seem like only minutes pass, but in reality it is hours."
Beast Boy stared at her, "What time is it anyway?"
"It's time for you to get out of my room before I make you." She stated turning to him with a serious look.
"Eh, heh, yeah no problemo…" Beast Boy quickly raced to her door and exited out into the hall with a breath of relief, she didn't murder him. That was a significant bonus on his part.
As Beast Boy stepped outside Raven's door letting it shut behind him, he almost collided into another figure that happened to be passing the room at that same moment.
The mechanical man stopped and stared at him with surprised eyes.
"You know when I said you could apologize to her in the morning; I didn't really have this in mind…" Cyborg glanced at him up and down. "Why is your suit covered in dirt? Were you there all night?" He raised an eyebrow and smirked with an evil smile.
"Oh no dude, it's not what you think!" Beast Boy shouted, raising his hands in the air defensively.
"Oh yeah, got a better explanation for me?"
Beast Boy was quiet for a moment, searching for words. Raven didn't want him telling anyone what happened, what was he supposed to say?
"I sleep walk!" He offered.
"You slept walk? Man that's just sad. You can't even come up with a decent lie."
"Look… it's just not what you think ok? I swear!"
"Hey if you two need to make up...be my guest I just don't want to hear the details…" He smiled.
Beast Boy blushed for a moment before a cloud of dark energy formed, slamming into Cyborg, sending him hitting the wall with a force. Beast Boy stared wide eyed; he turned around and backed up from Raven's door with his hands in the air.
"I told ya so." He replied, "Let's get out of here before we piss her off any more!" Beast Boy offered, helping Cyborg up whom quickly complied with his younger companion and took off towards the lobby.
When they reached the kitchen Starfire and Robin were already awake, cooking breakfast. The scents of batter, eggs, and toast wafer in the air. Robin was flipping some pancakes while Starfire looked on with interest until she noticed Cyborg and Beast Boy sauntering in.
"Oh friends you are all awake! I am thrilled!" Starfire cried out flying over to the two boys.
She paused in front of them and looked around, "I wonder where Raven is, she is usually awake by this time."
Beast Boy looked at Cyborg, "Guess she just decided to sleep in today." Beast Boy offered with a smile, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Oh that is most understandable! She has been in the clouds lately." Starfire replied with a sad tone.
"You mean a raincloud over her head?" Beast Boy asked, "Well that's pretty normal."
Cyborg pushed past the two teammates and looked over at Robins cooking for a moment with Starfire on his heels; Beast Boy turned and joined them at the table watching with mild interest.
"What no comments on the eggs?" Cyborg pressed, watching two eggs frying on the pan near Robin's pancakes.
Beast Boy glanced at the pan then shrugged, "Not feeling it today."
Robin turned around from his work hearing their conversation, "Everything alright Beast Boy?"
The green teen looked over at his leader, "Yeah, of course, why wouldn't it be?"
Robin shrugged then turned back to the oven with Starfire hovering nearby without pressing the matter.
After the pancakes were cooked, Beast Boy had snagged himself some toast and eyed the pancakes with interest. "I didn't put any eggs in these, so you can eat them if you want." Robin answered to Beast Boys silence as he took a plateful of his own.
"Oh, ok cool." He grabbed himself one and sat next to Cyborg who had his own plateful of eggs and pancakes.
Suddenly the door opened to reveal Raven who had her hood lowered, her hair lying against her shoulders, hair swaying as she slowly walked into the lobby, towards the kitchen.
"Raven!" Starfire cried out gleefully, "Please join us with breakfast!"
Raven looked over at the table where everyone had begun to eat. She saw Robin reading the newspaper with a cup of coffee and a pancake on his plate, intent on the article he was reading, his eyes clued to the paper. Starfire sat next to him, looking over at Raven as she walked over to the area, closer to her teammates. Star had a stack of pancakes covered in mustard with some toast that had an egg smashed on the top. Cyborg was seated next to Starfire; he was so preoccupied with his large stack of pancakes he didn't even look up when Raven stood nearby. Beast Boy was in the final seat with one single pancake and some toast with jelly. He looked over at Raven with a small smile, munching on some toast but said nothing.
"Are you not hungry?" Starfire asked, "Boyfriend Robin has made us pancakes won't you try some?"
"I'm not that hungry Star, sorry."
Beast Boy looked at her, nibbling on his toast. His look was of pure interest, but yet gazed at her with a look of uncertainty, as if he knew what she was planning on saying. His green eyes caught her violet ones for a moment and she stared at him for a second before looking back over towards the rest of the team.
When Starfire returned to her pancakes, Raven stood nearby feeling awkward and unsure how to start the conversation. Beast Boy returned to his plate, but kept his bites slow. Finally Robin looked up and around towards Raven, "Is everything alright?"
Raven looked at him and took in a breath, "I'm leaving Titans Tower."
There was a sudden silence; Robin stared at her, newspaper in hand. Then suddenly Starfire twisted in her seat so fast her cup of orange juice splattered all over the wooden paneled floorboard. Cyborg spit out a mouthful of pancakes and Robin set down his newspaper with pure curiosity. Beast Boy didn't' even look her way, just continued to munch on his toast quietly, looking sideways from his seat past Cyborg.
"Wait you're leaving? What? Where? When? Why?" Cyborg spoke up, wiping his mouth with a paper towel nearby.
"Oh friend you cannot leave! Why must you?" Starfire pleaded with sad eyes, the juice that had spilled all over her shoes was disregarded.
"Care to explain?" Robin offered, setting down his coffee and giving her his full attention.
"It's something personal. I…I can't tell you. But you mustn't come along." Raven replied.
"Hey now if it's Trigon again you know we can kick his-"Raven cut off Cyborg midsentence. "It's not."
"Oh." Cyborg fell silent.
"Why can't we come along? We're a team Raven." Robin replied.
"Yes a team, we must stay together!" Starfire agreed.
"You are all kind…but I must go alone; someplace where only my magic will be of use. It will be too dangerous for you all." She paused, "I'm sorry, but its' my final decision."
Robin looked at her then at the rest of his team, "If it's something you must do alone… then I understand."
"We will let you leave on one condition." Robin continued looking over at Cyborg, Starfire and Beast Boy then back at Raven. "You must leave your communicator on for us to reach you."
"You don't trust me?" Raven asked.
"No. I do. I don't trust whoever sent you that message." He stared at her. "You had to have been contacted somehow."
Raven looked at him with surprise then nodded. "I will keep the communicator with me." There was a silence for a moment in the room before a voice rose above it.
"So you're going to just go risk your life without any of us around?" Beast Boy finally spoke sarcasm dripping from his voice. "That sounds legit." Beast Boy sat in his chair arms crossed staring at her with narrowed green eyes. Raven looked at him, slightly startled from both the confrontation and the question.
Cyborg glanced at his friend with raised eyebrows, what got into him?
"And you. You're going to let her leave by herself?" He looked over at Robin. "Have you not learned anything about sticking together as a team!?" he let his arms rise with defiance referring from the time with brother blood.
Robin narrowed his eyes at his teammate, "What she chooses to do has nothing to do with the team as a whole or yourself."
"That's a load of bull Robin! Were all teammates, if one goes down, we all will, we're a team!" Beast Boy snapped.
"What do you want me to do Beast Boy? Strap her down? It's her decision not yours. Let it be." Robin replied with a calm tone staring at him through his mask.
"Yeah man…why you so worked up about this?" Cyborg asked staring at him with confused eyes.
Starfire only looked on with a sad smile but didn't voice her opinion.
Raven stared at the duo for a moment, unsure why it was such a big deal to Beast Boy. The situation made her uneasy as they fought over her decision across the table. She glanced at the changeling who looked at her with narrowed green eyes. When they met he stared at her intensely for a few seconds but soon stripped them away, and stood up. He quietly left the room, exiting through the door towards the hall and vanished from their sight.
"That was…strange, yes?" Starfire offered.
"For Beast Boy…very, I haven't seen him this worked up since Brother Blood." Cyborg replied.
Robin didn't say anything for a while then looked over at Raven, "Don't worry about him. He'll be fine. I'm sure he's just upset that you're splitting up from the team for a bit."
Raven gazed at Robin, "I wasn't expecting that."
"Neither were we. Are you still planning on leaving?"
"Yes. I haven't changed my mind." Raven replied, flicking a hair from across her eyes.
Robin nodded, "Very well, you know my condition. When are you planning on leaving and how long will you be absent from the team?"
"This afternoon… and I'm not really sure… I wanted to talk to you guys first before I left…" Her voice trailed off.
Starfire looked on with sad eyes, knowing one of her best friends was leaving the tower for an unknown amount of time.
Robin nodded along with Cyborg, Starfire stood up and flew over to Raven and wrapped her arms around her shoulders. "I will miss you! You are like a sister." Starfire cried out, squeezing her so hard Raven began to fidget underneath all the pressure.
"It's ok Star, I'm coming back-"She gasped for air, "Can-can you let go?"
"Oh! My apologies! I forget my strength sometimes." She quickly let go of Raven letting her touch the floor completely once again.
When Starfire backed up she sighed, "I no longer have the room for breakfast."
"Yeah, same here," Cyborg agreed, pushing away the rest of his plate. With the drama going on between Beast Boy and Robin, and Raven leaving his appetite just seemed to plummet.
"We'll have to find a replacement while you are gone, is that alright?" Robin asked.
Raven nodded as Starfire looked on at Robin with wide eyes, "Will it be someone from Titans East?"
Robin shrugged, "I don't know just yet, all I know is we need to fill in the empty slot, or people will start noticing Raven's absence. We don't need any more villains thinking they can take the Tower without our knowledge because of a missing Titan."
"Psh." Cyborg laughed, "Like they could with my defense, I got this Tower loaded." Cyborg banged his arm against the counter for emphasis.
Starfire smiled along with Robin, Raven looked on, feeling more secure on leaving then earlier that morning. "I'm going to meditate for a while, if you need me… I'll be on the roof until I leave."
The three teammates nodded and watched her walk through the lobby door with a loud swish and a click from the lock. They weren't sure if this was the last time they'll see her for the day.
There it is. My third chapter! What did you think? Hated it? Loved it? Let me know! I want to know what I'm doing wrong, or even right! I love hearing feedback, the more I hear the more likely I will update faster from motivation ;) Not that I'm trying to persuade you or anything. :p
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