Chapter 3: Trust Beast Boy awoke the next day with a happy feeling cursing through him. He jumped off his bed and rushed off to wake the others but was happy to see that all were gathered for breakfast in the common room.
"Why do we have the bacon again?" Starfire inquired from the robotic teen.
"Because we didn't have bacon for breakfast this week," he reasoned, causing Raven to facepalm.
"I'll stick with tea," she stated bluntly.
"Guys, guys!" Beast Boy called, waving his arms frantically in the air. "You know, last night-"
"Where were you?"
He flinched. He hated that question!
He turned to Raven who had a serious expression, her cup of tea floating next to her. "I was about to tell you until you rudely interrupted me," he said crossing his arm over his chest.
Raven glanced over at their leader, giving him a meaningful look.
"We've been…worried about you. That's all," he said reluctantly.
"Then you're worrying about nothing," Beast Boy smirked, glad that someone came down from his high horse. "Spill it, green beans," Cyborg smiled back.
"So I was taking a cruise through the city-"
He stopped.
And the white creature appeared, luring him to the Funhouse where he previously destroyed a Slade robot, destroyed it by becoming the Beast and found a butterfly hairclip.
The mere mention of the creature raises questions, not to mention Slade and Terra.
They would probably never trust him with anything when he lets Terra's name slip one more time. And not to mention how Robin might lock himself up as soon as he hears anything that hints to Slade.
He realized that they were still staring at him expectantly. "…and I rescued a lady from drowning." "Good job!" came a half-hearted compliment from Robin, followed by other similar murmurs.
Only Raven hasn't moved from her position.
"Uh, Raven? I guess your tea is getting cold," Beast Boy said nervously.
"Oh," was all she said and lifted her cup to her lips.
He looked at her in confusion wondering if she was feeling alright.
He grabbed some tofu from the kitchen and walked past the others.
"Beast Boy?"
It was Robin.
The green teen turned to look at his leader, fearing another lecture.
"Is your communicator functioning?"
He took said item out and saw with surprise that it turned on at the click of a button.
"What?" "While you were sleeping, I took it upon myself to fix your communicator. Should run like a baby now," Cyborg smiled at his best friend.
"Thanks, Cy," the changeling smiled back and rushed out of the common room.
Robin tuned his gaze to Raven and received a nod of approval.
Beast Boy eagerly made his way through the City until he finally reached his destination.
Murakami High school.
He noticed a lot of students on the yard but unfortunately he couldn't find anyone who looked remotely like Terra.
So he reluctantly entered the yard, his eyes trying to study the faces as best as he could. But when that didn't help, he decided to go inside the building.
The hallways were almost empty, except for a few groups of couples and cliques.
But none of them looked like Terra.
Could it be that she was sick?
He sighed at that thought.
Suddenly he noticed movement from behind him.
A door stood slightly ajar, making little squeaking sounds.
He opened the door more and stepped inside. The room was brightly lit with its big windows and bags were placed next to the small tables. Chairs stood skewed by the tables, indicating that the students were in a real hurry to get to break.
He almost chuckled while studying the bags and tables.
But one table stood empty.
He went closer to it and noticed a lot of scratches on the edges and some writings on the upper part.
But none of them could indicate that this was Terra's table yet nothing could indicate that it wasn't hers either. After all she seemed to be absent.
Suddenly he heard shuffling – shuffling of fabric to be exact.
He was glad he had sensitive ears.
Beast Boy made his way towards the teacher's desk, the sound stopping abruptly.
"Hey, what are you doing here?"
He stopped right in front of the teacher's desk and noticed that Terra's friends were standing by the doorway.
Both girls had unfriendly expressions on their faces.
"I, uh, was just here to see Terra."
"She told you she doesn't want to see you!" the girls said, while looming dangerously over Beast Boy.
"I-I know and I just wanted to give her this," he said and pulled out the heart-shaped box.
They looked at the gift skeptically. "Why should we give her something like this?"
"Because I have decided to let her go. Just give her this and you will never see me here again," he said, glancing back at the desk.
The girls' expression turned to surprise.
"We don't know if she likes this." one of them said, taking it in her hand and giving her friend an unsure look.
"Just give it to her. She can do whatever she likes with it. Just don't open it! I want her to open it," Beast Boy said with a sad smile.
After a short silence, the girls nodded. "Ok. And you won't come here ever again?"
The changeling turned to the girls. "Never!"
"We'll give it to her tomorrow and we won't look inside."
He smiled at them. "Thanks!"
They watched as he dashed past them and disappeared at the end of the hallway.
"What do you think is it?" one of them asked the other and moved towards the lid.
"Don't open it!" a voice shouted, making the girls jump.
Terra moved out from under the teacher's desk and took the box from their hands.
She carefully opened the lid and gasped when she saw what was inside.
Inside the box was…a silver butterfly hairclip!
She picked it up and studied it.
A strange warmth made its way to her face.
It was her most treasured memory and somehow he managed to give it to her.
The warmth gradually left her, almost causing her to shiver.
That hairclip brought also dread with itself.
Images of a masked man made their way into her brain – images of a destroyed city.
And images of Beast Boy, a pillar hovering above him.
But his voice broke through the images.
"YOU decided to become a titan!"
She clutched the hairclip.
"YOU decided to betray us and join Slade!"
She closed her eyes, his voice becoming louder with each sentence.
"Slade's not controlling you! YOU are!"
Her eyes opened.
"There's always a choice, Terra!"
He lips turned to a smile against her will.
Her friends looked at her worriedly.
The blonde-haired girl closed the box.
The hairclip was fastened inside her hair but her smile wasn't there.
"Is he…really your boyfriend?"
The girl shook her head. "No! I don't remember anything he's talking about."
When Beast Boy arrived back at the tower, he was surprised when he saw that none of his teammates were there.
"Guys? Are you still angry at me?" he asked.
No answer.
A big smile spread across his face, realizing that he had the whole tower to himself.
"Time to party!" he cheered and dashed to the common room, propping himself on the sofa and taking his tofu out from this morning and chewed hungrily on them while setting up the Gamestation. He took the controller in his hand when suddenly his communicator beeped.
He took it out of his pocket and activated it.
"Beast Boy!" the titan leader called, from what seemed to be a fight since the picture kept moving.
"Beast Boy, here!"
"It's the HIVE! Come to the TV Station!" Robin shouted into the communicator before the screen went black.
"Aww man, just when I wanted to play some games," the green teen whined but nonetheless rushed to his friends.
"Good to know that I can trust you," Robin murmured, putting back the communicator back at the TV tower.
"Why do we have the bacon again?" Starfire inquired from the robotic teen.
"Because we didn't have bacon for breakfast this week," he reasoned, causing Raven to facepalm.
"I'll stick with tea," she stated bluntly.
"Guys, guys!" Beast Boy called, waving his arms frantically in the air. "You know, last night-"
"Where were you?"
He flinched. He hated that question!
He turned to Raven who had a serious expression, her cup of tea floating next to her. "I was about to tell you until you rudely interrupted me," he said crossing his arm over his chest.
Raven glanced over at their leader, giving him a meaningful look.
"We've been…worried about you. That's all," he said reluctantly.
"Then you're worrying about nothing," Beast Boy smirked, glad that someone came down from his high horse. "Spill it, green beans," Cyborg smiled back.
"So I was taking a cruise through the city-"
He stopped.
And the white creature appeared, luring him to the Funhouse where he previously destroyed a Slade robot, destroyed it by becoming the Beast and found a butterfly hairclip.
The mere mention of the creature raises questions, not to mention Slade and Terra.
They would probably never trust him with anything when he lets Terra's name slip one more time. And not to mention how Robin might lock himself up as soon as he hears anything that hints to Slade.
He realized that they were still staring at him expectantly. "…and I rescued a lady from drowning." "Good job!" came a half-hearted compliment from Robin, followed by other similar murmurs.
Only Raven hasn't moved from her position.
"Uh, Raven? I guess your tea is getting cold," Beast Boy said nervously.
"Oh," was all she said and lifted her cup to her lips.
He looked at her in confusion wondering if she was feeling alright.
He grabbed some tofu from the kitchen and walked past the others.
"Beast Boy?"
It was Robin.
The green teen turned to look at his leader, fearing another lecture.
"Is your communicator functioning?"
He took said item out and saw with surprise that it turned on at the click of a button.
"What?" "While you were sleeping, I took it upon myself to fix your communicator. Should run like a baby now," Cyborg smiled at his best friend.
"Thanks, Cy," the changeling smiled back and rushed out of the common room.
Robin tuned his gaze to Raven and received a nod of approval.
Beast Boy eagerly made his way through the City until he finally reached his destination.
Murakami High school.
He noticed a lot of students on the yard but unfortunately he couldn't find anyone who looked remotely like Terra.
So he reluctantly entered the yard, his eyes trying to study the faces as best as he could. But when that didn't help, he decided to go inside the building.
The hallways were almost empty, except for a few groups of couples and cliques.
But none of them looked like Terra.
Could it be that she was sick?
He sighed at that thought.
Suddenly he noticed movement from behind him.
A door stood slightly ajar, making little squeaking sounds.
He opened the door more and stepped inside. The room was brightly lit with its big windows and bags were placed next to the small tables. Chairs stood skewed by the tables, indicating that the students were in a real hurry to get to break.
He almost chuckled while studying the bags and tables.
But one table stood empty.
He went closer to it and noticed a lot of scratches on the edges and some writings on the upper part.
But none of them could indicate that this was Terra's table yet nothing could indicate that it wasn't hers either. After all she seemed to be absent.
Suddenly he heard shuffling – shuffling of fabric to be exact.
He was glad he had sensitive ears.
Beast Boy made his way towards the teacher's desk, the sound stopping abruptly.
"Hey, what are you doing here?"
He stopped right in front of the teacher's desk and noticed that Terra's friends were standing by the doorway.
Both girls had unfriendly expressions on their faces.
"I, uh, was just here to see Terra."
"She told you she doesn't want to see you!" the girls said, while looming dangerously over Beast Boy.
"I-I know and I just wanted to give her this," he said and pulled out the heart-shaped box.
They looked at the gift skeptically. "Why should we give her something like this?"
"Because I have decided to let her go. Just give her this and you will never see me here again," he said, glancing back at the desk.
The girls' expression turned to surprise.
"We don't know if she likes this." one of them said, taking it in her hand and giving her friend an unsure look.
"Just give it to her. She can do whatever she likes with it. Just don't open it! I want her to open it," Beast Boy said with a sad smile.
After a short silence, the girls nodded. "Ok. And you won't come here ever again?"
The changeling turned to the girls. "Never!"
"We'll give it to her tomorrow and we won't look inside."
He smiled at them. "Thanks!"
They watched as he dashed past them and disappeared at the end of the hallway.
"What do you think is it?" one of them asked the other and moved towards the lid.
"Don't open it!" a voice shouted, making the girls jump.
Terra moved out from under the teacher's desk and took the box from their hands.
She carefully opened the lid and gasped when she saw what was inside.
Inside the box was…a silver butterfly hairclip!
She picked it up and studied it.
A strange warmth made its way to her face.
It was her most treasured memory and somehow he managed to give it to her.
The warmth gradually left her, almost causing her to shiver.
That hairclip brought also dread with itself.
Images of a masked man made their way into her brain – images of a destroyed city.
And images of Beast Boy, a pillar hovering above him.
But his voice broke through the images.
"YOU decided to become a titan!"
She clutched the hairclip.
"YOU decided to betray us and join Slade!"
She closed her eyes, his voice becoming louder with each sentence.
"Slade's not controlling you! YOU are!"
Her eyes opened.
"There's always a choice, Terra!"
He lips turned to a smile against her will.
Her friends looked at her worriedly.
The blonde-haired girl closed the box.
The hairclip was fastened inside her hair but her smile wasn't there.
"Is he…really your boyfriend?"
The girl shook her head. "No! I don't remember anything he's talking about."
When Beast Boy arrived back at the tower, he was surprised when he saw that none of his teammates were there.
"Guys? Are you still angry at me?" he asked.
No answer.
A big smile spread across his face, realizing that he had the whole tower to himself.
"Time to party!" he cheered and dashed to the common room, propping himself on the sofa and taking his tofu out from this morning and chewed hungrily on them while setting up the Gamestation. He took the controller in his hand when suddenly his communicator beeped.
He took it out of his pocket and activated it.
"Beast Boy!" the titan leader called, from what seemed to be a fight since the picture kept moving.
"Beast Boy, here!"
"It's the HIVE! Come to the TV Station!" Robin shouted into the communicator before the screen went black.
"Aww man, just when I wanted to play some games," the green teen whined but nonetheless rushed to his friends.
"Good to know that I can trust you," Robin murmured, putting back the communicator back at the TV tower.
