Retirement - Chapter 7: Two Months Later
Two months can be a long time for some people, but for Raven, it was too long.
This 'Long-Distance Relationship' thing she had going on with Garfield was a rather difficult thing to deal with over the course of time.
She only became more worried that he would never return, to Jump City, to the team, to her. But seeing his face everyday, despite it being on a screen had been her salvation from madness.
Nevertheless, Garfield wanted to come back but believes that he simply can't.
He left two months ago and he still doesn't think he's ready to come back.
"Will you ever come back..? Raven no longer bothered with her usual monotone when talking to Garfield, despite how far apart they were now, they grew ever closer. Sure, in Raven's mind she couldn't deny the fact that she saw this as a long-distance relationship, this was technically true.
The green teen on the screen thought hard before answering the question, "Eventually yes."
Raven resisted the urge to sigh in frustration, but she instantly came to the conclusion that 'eventually' is better than 'never'.
"Alright, I just miss you that's all.."
"Yeah I know, I miss you too.. We'll talk again later ok?"
"Ok, thanks.. We'll talk later."
And with that, the call came to another end, just as the conversation ended the alarm sounded throughout the tower, signaling that there was trouble in Jump City.
Pulling her hood over her head as she exited her room and made her way to the main room to meet up with the other members of the team, Raven could no longer resist the urge to let out a frustrated sigh.
Yes, the team had managed to stay together despite everything that followed after Beast Boy's departure, it wasn't long until the news regarding the Titans being one member short had become known by literally everyone in Jump City.
The consideration of recruiting another team member had indeed passed through their minds and conversations, after a discussion that lasted near 1 and a half months, they all decided to leave it 'undecided'.
And so for the moment being, they were still a teammate short.
To the team's utter disappointment, the villain in question was none other than Doctor Light.
Expecting it to be an easy fight as usual even with one less teammate, they definitely didn't expect Light's message for when they arrived on the scene.
"Garfield's uncle called, he wants to know where his nephew went."
