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A/N: OMG! Okay… I'm SOOOO SORRY! Bows before her loyal audience and kisses their feet. Thank you for staying with me! Thank you for hanging on! You see… I just suddenly moved out of my mom's house and in with my dad and my mom doesn't like it and all of my progress on this chapter is on the other computer! Sorry! So now I must re-write! That GOD for my rough drafts!
-Chapter Thirty Six-
"Dude, do you know how many cows had to die to make this stuff you eat?" Beast Boy scolded, wielding a heavy black skillet.
"Not just cows, dude." Cyborg said, waving a package of bacon in his face. "I eat pigs, too."
Raven opened her eyes, feet touching the floor gently. The familiar feeling of home rushed over her. For a moment, everything seemed so… normal. Beast Boy and Cyborg were waging their famous breakfast war, both of them armed with very heavy skillets and packages of their chosen food. Robin was trying to explain something to Starfire while he sat beside her at the table. He was using very large and random hand movements, but his words were lost in the battle cries of the other two.
Beast Boy sagged into a seat at the counter, his skillet clinking to the tile harmlessly. He turned to the girl sitting beside him with a defeated grin. The girl lifted a tan hand to her lips to cover her mouth while she giggled, blue eyes sparkling.
Raven's eyes slowly went to the girl. She knew what she was going to see. She didn't want to see it. Still, her eyes landed on the blonde girl, who tucked her straight golden locks behind her ear, smiling at Beast Boy.
Raven felt the whole essence of her being shiver. All of the energy that was her seemed to boil in pure emotion that hurt like physical pain.
"Let's cook breakfast together today, Beast Boy." She leaned her cheek into her hand, running a finger around the edge of her skillet. "I want to learn how to cook tofu for you."
Raven felt her energy shiver, like she was cold but boiling at the same time. It hurt, she didn't think she'd be able to feel pain as a ghost, but it hurt like she was sick to her stomach. It hurt like ice was burning through her veins. It hurt like she had been shattered. It hurt like when she had died.
Raven stepped behind Terra, looking over her shoulder so she didn't see her. She leaned over so all she could see was Beast Boy. She pretended that it was her he was looking at, her he was smiling at. She saw that look in his eyes and remembered when he looked at her that way. But it wasn't her he was looking at.
Sadness rolled over her, through her, bubbling up in her like tears heated with the underlying fire of rage.
Cyborg slid his bacon onto a plate and headed to the table, leaving the oven open to Beast Boy. Terra stood and Raven jumped back. Still, it wasn't quick enough, and Terra passed right through her on her way up.
Still, Raven staggered back, eyes wide. Scenes flashed before her eyes like a premonition. Like she had read Terra's mind to find scattered memories, ripped and torn like a secret document that had been put through a shredder.
News broadcast… And old one… The stone Terra… A baseball bat… Stone and dust… Coughing… A mirror… A reflection… A reflection of Terra… They'll never know…
Terra took the skillet as she walked to the stove. Raven's watchful eyes followed her. Something wasn't right… Something seriously wasn't right…
She turned back to find Beast Boy standing, staring right at her. She glanced over both of her shoulders. No one. Did he see her? Excitement leaped through her as she walked closer to the counter, through the counter, reaching out gently, cautiously.
His eyes remained on her, wide in shock. She reached out, her fingers hovering right by his cheek, unsure as to whether or not she should touch him. She waited there hesitantly.
Beast Boy blinked, shaking his head. Nothing. It was nothing. Slowly he turned and walked over to the stove to join Terra before she burned his tofu eggs. It was nothing. Just a feeling… A really bad feeling…
Raven left her hand there, suspended in the air, watching Beast Boy walk away. She left it there as she watched him snake his arm around Terrra's waist. She left it there as Terra turned to face him. There her hand still hung as their faces drew closer…
She dropped it and turned away. She couldn't watch… Heartbroken. She was truly heartbroken.
But hey, whom was she kidding? She was dead. What did she expect him to do? Mourn her loss forever? So he had said always. So he had said 'til death and after. So what? In the end, it didn't really matter. Everything had just gone full circle, that's all. He started with Terra, now he returns to Terra.
Her eyes landed on the computer. A date. The computer would have the date. How long had she been dead? How long had it been since Beast Boy's last update?
December 10th. It was December?
She looked out the window for the first time since her arrival. Sure enough, white flakes were drifting slowly past the large window. Cold frost trimmed the glass' border.
She sighed, watching Beast Boy's reflection in the frosted window. He did kind of have the right to move on. Still, it hurt so badly. That and… Raven began to wonder. Did he still love her? When he was with her, did he still love Terra? What would he have done if Terra came back while he was with her? Would he have gone back to his first love or stayed with his second?
Frustrated and confused, Raven floated up, pulling her knees to her chest. That was when it hit her. Maybe he'd just forgotten about her. Maybe he'd forgotten about the promise he made. Maybe he just needed a little reminding. Raven wasn't herself anymore, but a pure emotion, a pure intention. She felt like her entire being was nothing but emotion, totally different from how she was before. And right now, her emotions were being irrational, yes. Rage, heartbreak, and love fought inside her, but they all wanted to do this. They all wanted to remind Beast Boy of what he had said. They all wanted him to remember.
"Hellooooo! Earth to Beast Boy!" Cyborg waved a large metal hand in front of Beast Boy's face, snapping him out of it.
"Huh? What? Oh, yeah… what he said…"
Cyborg shook his head and Terra giggled.
"Are you okay, Beast Boy?" Robin asked.
"Yeah… fine."
Cyborg looked at Robin. "Dude, just because the green dude is daydreaming does not mean he is not okay." Then Cyborg turned to Beast Boy. "Although, it is unusual for you to just zone out like that. What's up?"
Beast Boy shook his head. "Really, it's nothing. Just… the snow. I was looking at the snow…"
"Well, maybe you should be looking at your plate. Finish your food and I might let you go outside and play in the cold stuff." Cyborg joked, but Beast Boy didn't laugh. Instead, he took a bite of his tofu eggs. Cyborg and Robin exchanged looks.
They wouldn't understand if he told them. If he told them, they'd laugh. And then, when it was certain that he was serious, they would send him for mental help. They didn't understand animal instincts. They'd never understand animal instincts. So, why would they believe him if he said he'd sensed… something… by the counter… by the computer… by the window… passing the table. He tensed. Going through the door. Down the hall… Safe. Whatever it was was gone, and for the moment they were safe.
It was several minutes before something else happened.
BOOM!
Beast Boy jumped up, while the others just jumped. Something had just crashed from down the hall… Slowly everyone stood. They didn't have to be told what to do. Cyborg ran a scan over the Tower.
"Nothing has been broken into and there doesn't seem to be any life forms or unidentified electronics in the Tower, but I think we should search anyway."
Robin nodded.
"Titans, go!"
Beast Boy gulped as they began to walk down the hall.
"Dude… I have serious reason to believe that our Tower is haunted."
Robin groaned.
"No, really!"
"I'm switching my mechanic eye function to heat sensors." Cyborg announced. Robin nodded to acknowledge that he had heard him.
"Beast Boy, now is not the time for your crazy theories."
Cyborg jumped, aiming his arm at something that no one else could see. He followed it, armed and ready, as it sped past him and then past Beast Boy.
Beast Boy cried out, feeling something cold brush by him. He stumbled backwards, his hand grabbing for the wall. Terra made it to him before the wall did. She supported him, worry darting across her features.
"Are you okay? What happened?"
Cyborg replayed the footage, frowning.
"That's odd. I saw something that was human-sized… but it wasn't hot like any life form. Exactly the opposite. Whatever it was was…"
"Cold…" Beast Boy answered, shaking his head and rubbing his eyes. "I told you! This place is haunted!"
Cyborg whistled.
"It's something, all right. You're not going to like this, Beast Boy… but it just came from your room."
Robin turned to Beast Boy. "If this is a prank, I swear…"
Beast Boy pointed to his face. "Helloooo! Take note of the look of terror! Look of terror!"
Robin shook his head. Cyborg stepped aside.
"All right, B. It's your room. You open the door."
With a gulp Beast Boy reached forward. The air was tight with anticipation. Everyone leaned in, wanting to see what it was. Beast Boy's hand was shaking as he grabbed the door handle and pulled open the sliding door…
What he saw caused him to fall backwards in shock, his hand slapped tightly over his mouth.
((The end! Wooo, that took me forever! Sorry guys! Please review! PLEASE! Gets down on knees and begs. ))
