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Hmm… I'm looking at my stats and you all really seemed to enjoy Chapter 5. I got nine reviews! A new record. Oh and I'm sorry that I haven't been updating. Just some family issues. It's funny because I never thought an issue such as this would ever happen to me. Oh wellz! Yes of course you're bored with my rambling. Now on with the show!

Chapter 7- Scars

Beast Boy's Room

Beast Boy looked at his hands uncomfortably. His eyes shifted from his hands to Raven. Raven looked at him expectantly. He sighed.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes! Now please tell me."

"As you wish. I know you know about my childhood past. Morph told me yesterday. Okay after the accident with my parents, me and Morph were split-up by our godparents. Neither of the two families wanted us so they split us up. Morph went with one family to Russia and I was sent to an orphanage. When we were about to leave she said 'Garfield, wherever you go I promise I will always find you and protect you. Please don't get into too much trouble.' That's what she said exactly.

"Anything was better than living as a green child in an orphanage. So I snuck out and stowed away on a ship to America. When I arrived I didn't know what to do. I lived on the streets as a petty thief. Stealing food, breaking into old warehouses for shelter. One night I was in an old warehouse and two people found me. At the time I didn't realize that they were thieves. They told me to obey they're every command, as they were police officers and would punish me severely. So I agreed. I was fed and was given a bathroom sized room. I did things like laundry, cooked and if their day was bad, let them take it out on me. I did this on fear of being killed by them. Although they were cruel, one of them was some what nice, the other extremely mean. The nicer one kept him check.

"Thing were like this for two years. One day they had too much to drink. The nicer one of them was out cold and the other was very unstable. I went to clean up the bottles of alcohol and he threw me on the floor. He walked over and pulled out a pocket knife." Beats Boy visibly shuddered at the memory. He was now subconsciously rubbing the scars on his left arm.

"He started to carve me up. I remember he was mumbling something about pumpkins and that he had to win the contest. I'm guessing I was his pumpkin. I was near passing out from the pain and blood loss, but I heard like a feral growl. It was like a mix between tiger and a wolf. I turned my head and saw a girl. It looked almost like my sister. I thought she looked too old because I didn't realize that she would have aged that much from when I last saw her. I looked at her eyes and knew it was her. I remembered her promise. She looked at me and eyes seemed to get darker. She growled ferociously again and crouched down, like a cat would do to a mouse. And she ran with incredible speed. She told me her leg muscles morphed in to that of a cheetah. She also had large tiger like teeth which she bared. I was frightened because she didn't seem to have complete control of what she was doing. She launched herself at my attacker aiming for the jugular (throat). Next thing I know she was hunched over the lifeless body of my previous owner, blood covered her mouth. She also appeared to be chewing on something. She walked over to me. I was too stunned that she had just killed and eaten a part of someone that I didn't move. She sat next to me and sniffed me cautiously checking if I was still alive.

"After a while her eyes went back to normal. She looked at the body and tasted the blood in her mouth. She quickly ran and threw up the contents of her stomach. After she came back she hugged me for all she was worth. It did hurt my wounds, but I was in too much shock and pure bliss to notice. I hadn't seen my sister in two years, I thought she had… died or something… she then nursed me back to health. The told me she was under the influence of her other self. Later we made a joke and called her other self Rita. After, she said she was just so upset. She was upset at herself for not finding me sooner and she was upset at the man. She later told me that she had run away from her abusive home in Russia. After a couple of weeks, basically after my twelfth birthday she set me up so I'd be noticed by the Doom Patrol. It worked and I joined. It didn't work out so I left shortly before my thirteenth birthday. My sister had helped me then too. That's how I found Cyborg, which lead to meet the team. So there you have it."

Beast boy looked down grief was all over his face. Raven felt waves of pain and gratitude rolling off him like an avalanche. It was almost too much but she contained it. I never knew how bad he really had it… he always just seemed so happy. Maybe it was a cover.

"Is your happy attitude a cover for your real feelings? And why don't you eat meat?" her random questions surprised him.

"Yes I suppose it is a slight cover, but it's mostly just me. I don't eat meat because of its influence."

"Who is 'it'?"

"It is the Beast."

"But Cyborg cured you?"

"I wish it could be cured, but you can't cure yourself. Weather I like it or not the Beast is my other self. The chemicals just woke that part of me up. It's always been there."

"Then why can Morph eat meat?"

"Because she can control Rita's influence… most the time. Like with Slade, Rita told her kill him. She refused but only because we were there and she told herself one time was too many."

"Oh… why'd you call her here?"

"Cause I missed her and I need help."

"With what?"

"With telling you that I love you." Raven's heart skipped a beat.

"Y-you do?"

"Yes, I do… I am ready to accept whatever feelings you have."

"I like you that way too."

"I still want to be frie- huh?"

"I l-love you too." Beast Boy had this look that he would never stop smiling. "It's late and I need to sleep. Good night." She stood and walked to the door. She was about to leave when she was pulled into a short and sweet kiss.

"Good night Raven." She walked dazed to her room. She also could clearly hear the sounds of joy coming from his room.

Meanwhile in the Guest Bed Room

Morph was telling Cyborg about her hectic life.

"…Ya and I got the name Morph from when I was eleven. I used my powers freely in Africa to help the villagers." She smiled lightly.

After few more minutes the topic was on her beastly influence.

"…I-I killed him Cyborg! I ate part of him." Tears poring down her face. Cyborg pulled her into a warm embrace, shushing her and saying ever thing would be okay. After about fifteen minutes the green girl fell asleep in his arms. He looked down at her. This feels so right… like we should be together. She just so gorgeous… But look at me… I'm not even real. How could she love me? My heart is artificial… She deserves someone better…He placed her under the covers gently. He took one more look at her tear stained face and left quietly. That's when he heard Beast Boy yelling in joy at the top of his lungs. He peeked back in the room to check if it had disturbed Morph. It did. She now sat up rubbing her eyes. She stretched like a cat. Only then did she realize Cyborg watching her. She blushed and smiled.

"Um… thanks… for listening…you won't tell anyone?"

"About your past? Ya of course." She blushed.

"Uh… no... About the other me being … uh Rita…"

"What! Why! I like that name!"

"Well you can call me that… if you want." Cyborg smiled.

"Ya… okay!" they walked out to see Beast Boy doing his little victory dance.

"I'll take a wild guess and say all the meat in the fridge turned into tofu?" said Morph blandly.

"Nope! Better! Raven said she loved me!" He exclaimed. Morph smiled at this.

"well I'm going to go talk to Raven for a bit good night Beast Boy… and Cyborg." She blushed while say Cyborg's name. Cyborg looked at her back and gave a small wave.

Raven's Room

Morph stepped in, not bothering to knock, to find Raven doing a strange victory dance if her own. She cleared her throat to make her presence known. Raven froze in place and turned around to see a smirking Morph.

"Nice dance Raven."

"Thanks… Rita." Morph's smile faded into an embarrassed grin.

"Can I talk to you?"

"About?"

"Cyborg… and my feelings."

"Go on?"

"Well ya see…"

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sorry! I know I haven't updated so ya… sorry. Just family issues and STAR testing at school.

Alice M.