As soon as the team arrived back home Raven raced right to the computers that sat on the other side of the room. The others wanted to talk to her and see what had bothered her back at the pizza parlor, but her running to the computer first thing had them know not to bother her right now. Starfire tried to say something to Raven, but when she felt a hand on her shoulder she stopped. She turned and saw Robin just shaking his head. He knew Starfire was worried for their friend, but this was something that Raven needed space with. He just knew.
Starfire only agreed and the three of them just walked out of the living room to leave Raven alone. She tried searching through the Titans database to find out who this mystery man was. For some reason she only saw him when her gem started to glow. She knew the others didn't see him for Robin would have ordered them to follow right after.
Who was that strange green man and why did he know Raven? And why did she have a feeling that he was a lost soul? She didn't remember him when she was growing up and he didn't seem important before why did he suddenly appear now?
Things weren't adding up. There was something her heart was telling her as she thought more about the man she met. It was like she knew who he was, but didn't. He obviously knew her if he was with her. And the fact that he somehow turned her gem to start beeping was strange. They only did that when someone she knewtouched them.
The screen kept flashing superheroes after superheroes, but none of them fit the description she wrote. Some of them were green, yes, but not green enough or not the ears she saw or even the eye colors.
Those eyes. Those green eyes. She only looked at them for a second, but she saw all the emotions that man had felt at that time. Not only fear, but Raven saw comfort and peace before she asked who he was. That's when fear took over and he ran.
The more the computer processed the less Raven was patience enough to find out what the results where. If this man was a lost soul then he was dead. She had to look through the deceased list. Maybe that would speed up the process.
But of course there was a huge "Error" sign that appeared meaning nothing matched her search. Raven was going to turn off the computer, but when she looked there was a (1) next to the deleted category on the left hand side at the bottom where she had checked off on deceased. She removed the check on the deceased square and checked off the deleted one.
Raven gasped at the result that popped up.
It's been a long day without you, my friend
and I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
Raven had to get up from her chair and take several steps back.
That was him.
That was the man that she saw today.
Garfield Logan...as he used to be known as...
Beast Boy.
We've come a long way from where we began
oh, I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
Raven wanted to read more about him, but the computer completely blacked out. She tried to turn it on again, but the page was gone. She typed in his name on the search bar, but there was no results. How and why was he on the deleted portion of the database? That didn't make any sense. Why was there a deleted category in the first place?
When I see you again
Raven's cloak flew as she turned around and ran back to her rooms. Only the books from Azarath could explain what was going on. Why was he a Titan and no one ever knew? As much as she was able to read he was someone on this very team, but as long as she was here he was never known. She was the original member of the Titans West, so how did she never know of his name until today? That had to make no sense.
Was it maybe a glitch in the system? Maybe Cyborg forgot to update the database and the computer thinks he was on this team when he was on a different team?
But that doesn't explain why when she saw him a second time that he looked so familiar.
Damn, who knew?
all the planes we flew
good things we've been through
that I'll be standing right here talking to you
About another path
Raven entered her room and immediately started throwing her books from her shelf all over the place. She had to find the one that would explain what was going on with this man. Who was he and what does he have to do with the Titans?
I know we loved to hit the road and laugh
but something told me that it wouldn't last
had to switch up
look at things different see the bigger picture
those were the days
hard work forever pays
now I see you in a better place
Beast Boy clucked a hand to where his heart was beating straight out of his chest. Never in his life was he ever more scared of Raven seeing him. He kept repeating the event in his head and didn't understand how bad he messed up to where Raven saw his dead soul. Never in his life, he was sure, that he gotten in that much trouble. He just couldn't imagine what God and Death were going to say when they came to Beast Boy.
Unfortunately he talked too soon.
"GARFIELD!" God screamed at the top of his lungs. "Didn't Death warned you NOT to come in contact with any of the members?!"
"Actually...no," Death answered that one for him, hiding behind God.
"WHAT?!" God continued to scream, turning around and yelling at Death who shrunk a few sizes down. He was playing with both his pointer fingers while moving his foot in a circle.
"I...may have forgotten that part since we were having so much fun playing my game," He said in a very faint voice since he was a smaller size.
God smacked a hand to cover his eyes. "Please don't tell me it was the game I'm thinking of right now."
"If it has anything to do with spinning your destiny, then yes, he made me play that," Beast Boy interrupted the screaming that actually was happening to someone besides him this time.
"So how do you now explain this?" God yelled as Death as he opened a portal with both his hands showing Raven running through her room reading book after book. Beast Boy and God both looked into and saw she was frantically running around.
"What's going on?" The two asked and God sighed.
"She's trying to find out who you are, Garfield."
How could we not talk about family when family's all that we got?
Everything I went through you were standing there by my side
and now you gonna be with me for the last ride
Beast Boy actually covered his mouth with a hand from shock. The one meeting and she wanted to know who he was?
"But it's not possible...I changed the past," Beast Boy tried explaining, but God shook his head.
"You're still a known memory in one of her books. The hero who sacrificed his life to saved the ones he loved and even went back in time to change the demons into angels."
"No matter what you do it will always be written down in history," Death even explained with God nodding his head. "Whether you're alive or not it doesn't change what you did in order to get here."
It's been a long day without you, my friend
and I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
Beast Boy shook his head. "This is not what I wanted. I worked too hard for her past and now she wants to throw all that away because she saw me once?"
"You have the power to decide if she finds that book or not," God reminded, pointing to a green book that was at the end of the room. Raven was only halfway to destroying the shelf that God pointed at that had Beast Boy's life story in.
"Are you kidding me?" Beast Boy yelled in question, grabbing his ears and pulling them down. "Why would you let her have a copy of me?"
"Well, she was gifted with every single book from Azar's library I couldn't stop that!"
We've come a long way from where we began
oh, I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
Beast Boy couldn't stop staring at that green book. At one end of his argument he didn't want Raven to know who he was for he had a feeling that would only end bad. On the other hand he wanted her to find it so she would know the stuff he went through to get Raven how she was today. Either or was bad, but he didn't want to be the choice maker of either taking the book or leaving it in her room. He should just let destiny decide.
Of course it wanted her to find the book and read through it. Beast Boy could only hide behind God and Death as they looked over into the portal to see the look on Raven's face when she read about Beast Boy.
Not only was the book naming off every joke and prank he pulled, but it did tell a true love story.
The story of The Dead Man.
When I see you again
Beast Boy shoved his hands in his pockets and stood with a hunch. He didn't know what to do. This was something Robin never prepared in a training course. How were you suppose to decide if you wanted to stay dead or alive? And it all would be answered in reading a book. Who would have known?
First you both go out your way
and the vibe is feeling strong
and what's small turn to a friendship
a friendship turn into a bond
and that bond will never be broken
and the love will never get lost
All he could think was every single moment he and Raven shared while growing up in that special team. The times they sat outside on the rocks, the roof, her room, the training room, the living room – everywhere he tried to do something stupid for her to laugh and it would always end the same way. He would end up tripping or screwing something up and she would just roll her eyes and shake her head asking how she got stuck with such a teammate. Then growing up that special bond not only turned into a friendship, but a true bond that wouldn't be broken. No matter how much Raven denied it she needed him as her best friend.
"Get rid of the book," He demanded without looking into the portal.
God and Death looked at one another before they looked back into the portal. God snapped his fingers and the story in Raven's book was slowly disappearing off the pages.
And when brotherhood come first
then the line will never be crossed
established it on our own
when that line had to be drawn
and that line is what we reach
so remember me when I'm gone
Raven flipped through the pages, but the entire story was gone from her hands. How did that happen? Was this a sign showing her she's going to deep into this?
How could we not talk about family when family's all that we got?
Everything I went through you were standing there by my side
and now you gonna be with me for the last ride
"You know she's not going to give up, right?" Death called over to Beast Boy walking as far away as he could.
"SO MAKE HER GIVE UP!" Beast Boy screamed, throwing his hands into his hair.
God turned around and slowly shook his head. Even he knew that wasn't going to happen. Beast Boy dropped his hands and sighted.
Without saying anything he ran right into the portal.
So let the light guide your way, yeah
Beast Boy appeared in Raven's room. She was sitting at the edge of her bed with her cape spread across the entire bed. She was like she was frozen in time with the way she wasn't moving. Beast Boy still didn't know what to do – he doesn't even know why he appeared here in her room. It's not like he would be able to do anything.
Hold every memory as you go
Beast Boy was only able to do the one thing he knew. He walked over and pulled one hand out of his pockets and held onto her gem that lay on her cloak. It slowly vibrated until the light turned on and quietly was beeping.
And every road you take will always lead you home, home
Raven gasped and looked down at her gemstone. She placed her hand on her gem, but instead of feeling her gem she felt another hand. Beast Boy looked at Raven with the saddest face when he knew she felt him, but he couldn't say anything. He could only enjoy the feel of her hands again and it made him tear up again.
God, he missed her so much.
It's been a long day without you, my friend
and I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
we've come a long way from where we began
oh, I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
when I see you again
Beast Boy had to let go. He removed his hand and walked to the open light that lit on the corner of her room. It was his exit and he had to move on. He couldn't keep waiting in this life for her. There was nothing to wait for. She grew up and so did the rest of the team. They grew up without him. This life he wasn't even alive so nothing mattered anymore.
When I see you again
Beast Boy turned around for one last look at her. She got up from her bed.
"Please...tell me who you are," Raven whispered at the soul that appeared right before he walked into the light.
"All you need to know is that I was once important," Beast Boy said, looking down. "I'm only a memory to myself now."
"But why? Why would you do something like that?"
Beast Boy shyly smiled and turned to her. "Love has no explanation."
When I see you again
"Goodbye, Raven," Beast Boy sighed. He took a step backwards into the light. Before completely disappearing he saw Raven running over, but it was too late for the light had closed up so she couldn't touch it.
Beast Boy popped in front of God and Death that scared them to jumping back. He turned to the open portal that showed Raven slamming her fists against the wall he once stood. Beast Boy didn't say anything, but shook his head. The things he had to do in order to get where he was meant something to him. As long as Raven was safe and so was Earth he wasn't going to change the past again.
"I'm ready for the next life," Beast Boy announced to the two that were confused on what just happened.
God and Death were only able to look at each other.
"Do we really have to?" Death whispered so Beast Boy didn't hear him. "Can't we just...?"
God took a deep breath in and blew it out.
"Garfield, you're not going to your next life," God got up from the ground and dusted off his bottom. Death jumped up from the surprise that was going to unfold.
"What are you talking about?" Beast Boy asked with a raised eyebrow.
"You're going home."
