Midnight Kitten: this is chapter 6

Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans bear with me

Chapter 6: Gathering Sand

"What are you talking about Beastboy?" Terra finally spoke up from behind Cyborg, walking near the angered boy.

It was night again, dark clouds rolled by quickly, covering the bright moon in an instant. Thunder grumbled while flashes of lightning pierced through the thick clouds. The trees bowed to the blowing of the west wind as leaves falling from the branches flew along with the twirling gust of wind. People from the sidewalks hid under canopies, roofs and covers of any nearby building. Cars honked their way through the tremendous traffic caused by the occurring storm.

"I meant, Terra, that Raven wasn't kidnapped!" He yelled at her "What part of that did you not understand?" Finally, Beastboy snapped, stepping on the paper more, grinding it into the floor.

"Star, would you mind?" Robin asked the Tamaranian girl beside him, gesturing over at Beastboy, still stomping the piece of paper, which doesn't seem to get torn or dirty at all.

" I shall do what I can." With that Starfire levitated herself over Beastboy and grabbed his arms. She was about to carry him over to the couch when he suddenly morphed into a coyote and bit on Starfire's right arm. With the immediate shock of pain coursing through her arm, Starfire flung Beastboy onto the wall, gasping at the same time.

"I am sorry. My arm seems to have done that by itself." Starfire said quickly, her face slightly red from embarrassment. Robin looked at her then at Beastboy who was still stuck on the wall and simply sighed, after which he went to pick up the paper. He read it, Cyborg standing at his back, Starfire to his right. They scanned the paper while Terra made her way to Beastboy who was mounted on the wall, cracks already forming around him.

"BB, are you ok? Do you need to go for medication? I can take you there." Terra worriedly asked while she stroke Beastboy's head. Finally, Beastboy slid down and landed on the floor with a loud thud. He sat up and was about to stand when he winced in pain. His left leg was bruised by the throw. Clutching it, he looked at Terra, who was now looking at him with her intense blue eyes. She took out her hand and hovered it over his leg, landing it on his swollen part gently. As she touched it, Beastboy had a memory playing in his mind, inhabiting it for the moment. Way back, Raven healed him, the same kind of bruise, the same kind of pain; she healed them with a wave of her hand. For someone so dark, so silent and mysterious, healing was not supposed to be a specialty. Raven was a different girl, she had learned dark magic and had even succumbed to the enemies bidding, and she had also engulfed a low class villain without mercy. Returning a man with insanity and fear of the dark was a punishment not even meant for the worst people. And yet, she overcame the dark being in her, she had destroyed her father for the sake of the world and the best was that she managed to be part of the team. She was a Titan, she was a friend, but was she anything more?

"Is Miss Raven important to you?"

Beastboy shook his head slightly, standing up while he walked back to his room, ignoring the terrible pain in his leg. Terra followed behind him and was about to leave too when a hand stopped her in her tracks, she turned around to face the cyborg signaling her not to follow. She shrugged his hand away.

"I'm his girlfriend, I will be there for him and you can't stop me. I'm his back Cyborg, he needs me" She told him in a passionate tone and quickly paced after the green teen. Cyborg turned to Robin.

"Not when Raven is in front"

"My friends, what does Raven want to sign again? I do not understand. Is it about the card that has unlimited money that is used in the mall of shopping?"

"No, Star. Raven wants to resign from the team." Cyborg explained, taking the paper from the Tamaranian's grip, still wondering how it got there in the first place.

"I do not recall anything about signs in the Titans" Starfire insisted, still confused about what the letter meant. She turned to Robin who was scratching his head.

"Raven doesn't want be part of the team anymore. That's what the letter meant Starfire." The boy explained, looking at Starfire, in her hand the piece of paper that held the reason why one of their members had gone missing.

"Perhaps Raven went to get some air. She would not leave us. We are friends correct?" Starfire kept pushing optimistic views to the team. She glided over to Cyborg. "She must be recharging like you do Cyborg. Isn't she?"

"Raven – is – gone! She left the team! That's it! End of discussion!" Cyborg finally blurted out. He was annoyed. Definitely. First, they got beaten by Slade. Then they thought that Raven got kidnapped but now she really wasn't. Turns out, she quits the team without consulting the Titans. "I'm going to my room. I think my systems are malfunctioning"

Robin and Starfire watched Cyborg stomp his was out of the common room, causing little shakes in the tower.

"What do we do now?" Starfire asked, breaking the silence a few minutes after Cyborg left.

"I can only think of a few things Star" The boy replied, sighing heavily as he made his way to the couch. He sat down and watched the sky through their newly cleaned window. He waited for an answer from Starfire but it didn't come.

"Star? Are you ok?" He turned around to find that she had gone and he was the only one left. "Maybe…it's time to do something...about her attention span"

"Beastboy! Stop right where you are now!" Terra yelled, her voice erupting through the corridors of the Titans Tower. Her eyes glowed yellow and the floor began to tremble, before anything else happened, a strong stone wall stood in front of Beastboy, blocking his path. The fuming boy ceased his steps and faced Terra.

"What?" he asked, his tone almost growling. He moved closer. She glared at him. A second passed and they were now lips to lips, Terra on her toes to reach Beastboy. She wrapped her arms around his neck. Beastboy accepted the kiss but simply stood there. He was tired. Then there it was again. The flash of great purple eyes bearing into his soul. Another image, something new appeared. Lips so red. Beastboy broke the kiss and looked at Terra, she was shocked by his action. He took her arms away from his neck and proceeded to his room in silence.

He paced in his room, he lay on his bed, he sat on his chair, Beastboy was practically everywhere in his room but the answers would not come. He positioned himself in front of his desk, scattered papers and pictures filled the entire space. Shoving them all to the side, Beastboy placed his arms in front of him and placed his head on the cold surface of the metal desk. He couldn't understand. What were those flashes? Was someone watching him? Why does it keep happening? Who was that?

Questions rattled his brain, solutions are not coming out. Everything was a blur. He wanted answers; he wanted them now. Standing up, Beastboy walked over to his closet and opened it. Taking out the piece of clothing, he looked once again at the drawings at the edge of the bottom lining; a moon, a comet, a bird and fire

"Maybe this bird is Raven, then the moon is the pendant, then the comet is about her powers being dangerous and then the fire means something that makes her angry…." Beastboy told himself, snarling every time he would not get the connection. He thought he had it, he thought he knew where Raven was. Beastboy thought that he had enough information to get Raven back. Before today, he knew who took Raven; it was Slade. Before today, he knew that Raven was kidnapped. Before today, he knew he had something to find, something to look for…no…he had someone to search for. A soft knock interrupted his thoughts. Quickly, he stashed the cloak back into his closet and then made his way to the door. He opened it to find the red-headed Tamaranian in her pink nightdress with her eyes half-opened. She yawned loudly and scratched her tired light green orbs.

"Star, what are you doing here?" Beastboy asked. He stepped out and closed the door behind him.

"I see you are not resting either" Starfire said, hugging her pillow tightly. She took Beastboy's hand and practically flew to the common room. When they entered the rest of the team was there, all in their pajamas except Cyborg, he seems to not own any. They were all tired and eager to sleep. Robin was already sleeping on the couch; Terra was punching her pillow, dreaming of fighting. The half-robot was probably the most awake at that time since he was in the kitchen making eggs for him to eat as midnight snack.

"What is all this?" Beastboy wondered. He went down the stairs and took a seat beside Robin.

"My friends, I have called you all here because I wish to set the plans for tomorrow." Starfire announced while she floated down. Taking her pillow with her, she moved to Terra and shook the blonde girl a bit, waking her up in the process. "Terra, please arise" she said. Moving on to Robin, Starfire pinched him hard in the cheeks and watched him get startled.

"What do you mean plans Star?" Beastboy asked, rubbing his eyes as a show of his vulnerability to sleep. "It's an hour after midnight, can't we continue this tomorrow? I need to get some shut eye, there's something important I have to do"

"Very well, you may leave…" Starfire said, a tone of disappointment evident in her high-pitched voice. She stepped aside so that Beastboy could pass without bumping into her. "Raven won't" she finished before flying off into the kitchen. The green boy stopped dead on his tracks when he heard her name. He turned around and looked at Starfire.

"Guess I'm not the only one worried about her…" He said before leaving.

The door closed behind him and once again he was under the silence of the corridors. He turned left then right then another right, finally reaching the door that has not been opened ever since she was gone. He looked at the number and ran his fingers across the markings, a sad look plastered on his face. Without thinking twice, Beastboy hardened his face and slid open the door.

Midnight Kitten: Ok I'm done with this chapter. Sorry it took so long. Most likely the next one will too…please review!