We were back in my childhood home, well what was left of it. The charred remains of my house held so many of my memories in it, the house that my mom and brother died in. I let the tears flow freely now that there was nobody around to see them. I dragged the limp body of Mimick up the stairs roughly towards my room. I got to the door of my room and decided against it. I was not letting that bitch into the only place I could keep my sanity.
I kicked open the door to my brother's old nursery and tied her up around the water pipe quite close to the ceiling. I slammed the door shut resulting in the exact opposite of my intent with the door crumbling to fragments. I walked back to my room and entered. For a split second I saw my old room with green and yellow everything and mostly posters of Beast Boy but some of the whole group, then it changed back to the present, black and burnt. There was a giant hole in my floor that gave me a perfect view of the fire stricken library. I hop, skipped and jumped over it and got where I wanted, my window seat. I grabbed my hood up so it covered my face and pulled my legs close to me. Nothing would ever be the same and I would do everything in my power not to come in contact with the Teen Titans again, whether I was Phantasma or Nephthys.
BB POV
Mimick ripped Phantasma's mask away revealing a very pained looking Nephthys in her place. I gasped and croaked her name hoping it was her psycho twin sister. Nephthys jerked her head away and it confirmed my fear. She slammed Mimick against the wall knocking her out. She slowly looked back at me, eyes brimming with tears.
"I'm sorry."
My heart tore into at least a thousand different pieces at once. The pain in her voice matched the hurt in mine. Everybody else either got told or found out that Nephthys and Phantasma were the same people, but nobody found it important to tell me. I guess it wasn't really the Titans fault. Which leaves all the blame on Nephthys, I guess she thought that she was protecting me. From what, I don't know, but she had to have a good reason and I had to find her to find out that reason. I picked up her red and purple mask.
"Beast Boy," Robin started. I put my head down staring at where she stood before she dematerialized. I don't know if I still love Nephthys or hate Phantasma. My feelings about these two, this person were tearing at my insides. Never had any other girl made me feel these conflicts.
"We figured she should tell you," Raven said.
"I know where she went, or at least I think I do," I said voice unsteady.
Phantasma's POV
I stared out the window as my tears began to dry. It would never be the same. I hear footsteps entering the house and dematerialized again, into the nursery. Half way through materialization I realized I really wanted to hear what they would say about my room. I went back and knocked something over. I think it used to be a glass cup, but it was so covered in ash and soot it was hard to figure out. Beast Boy was the first one in the room. My mask was clutched in his fist. He nearly fell into the gaping hole but he caught himself. He looked around and found the one poster that wasn't completely burnt, one of him. A little pink crawled into his face as Starfire entered next.
"Oh, Beast Boy, I wish you could see this. Her room is green and yellow and has pictures of us. Mainly you," She said.
"What?" he questioned.
The rest of the Team entered.
"She really did like you, man, she just didn't want to get too close," Cyborg said.
"She didn't like me enough to tell me her secret," he said, bitterly.
That hurt. It hurt a lot, but it was true. I dematerialized back to the nursery.
When Mimick saw me she let out a cackle. The Team was in the same room in no time flat.
"She's yours now," I said, walking to the window. I heard BB behind me and dematerialized again this time far, far away.
BB POV
I slammed my fist against the wall in rage.
"Why does she keep running?" I growled.
"Maybe it is because she is too afraid to see how you react to her secret," Starfire suggested.
I slammed my fist harder against the wall, causing it to crumble.
"Hey, uh Beast Boy you should look at this," Robin said, holding out a metal box.
I grabbed the metal box and poked through it.
"What is it Beast Boy?" Cybrog asked. I stood too stunned to say anything.
"It was planted here, how can this survive a fire and nothing else? She wouldn't try this hard unless she was trying to convince me," I said, acidly.
"Beast Boy," Raven started to protest.
"No, I don't like her anymore, she caused more problems than she's worth," I spat and walked out the room.
Mimick had been silent up until she let out another great cackle.
"And the secret is finally out. Tell me Beast Boy, are you going to kill her next time you see her or are you going to erase her sheer existence from your mind? Oh or even better are you going to make her sit through a monologue?" Mimick questioned.
I shot her a look of disgust. I didn't want to see her again, but I don't want any of that to happen to her.
"And that is why you are going to prison for a very long time," I said.
