Terra was unable to move as she looked at the scene in front of her with wide eyes. Kitten could tell she was in a state of shock and used this moment to her advantage. She quickly took hold of Terra's hand and pulled her in the opposite direction, heading back towards the restaurant where her car was parked. Terra's mind was stuck in a stupor so she was barely able to register the fact that Kitten was pulling her along until they reached the restaurant.

"Let's get you out of here," Kitten said softly as she opened the front passenger side door. Terra nodded dully and climbed in. Kitten shut the door afterwards with a smirk and proceeded to the driver's side.

The car ride was silent, and the evening sky grew darker and darker with each passing second, not that Terra noticed. Her mind was elsewhere, consumed with questions she couldn't answer.

Why was Gar with Raven? He told her that he didn't have time to hang out today, that he had to study. He rejected her. And for what, to spend time with Raven? Why were they together and holding each other so closely?

Terra placed a hand over her chest, above her heart. Seeing the two of them together had been a shock and for a moment it felt as if she couldn't breath, as if the world around her had collapsed and she was swallowed whole. The feeling she was experiencing now hurt. A lot. was this the feeling of a broken heart? If it was, was it supposed to hurt this much?

She leaned her head back, squeezing her eyes shut. Peraps she was misunderstanding things. Gar would never cheat on her... Right? Even so, Raven wouldn't go along with it. Raven was her friend... Right? So the two had gotten off on the wrong foot and Raven seemed extra protective of Gar, that didn't mean anything. They had resolved things and it was in Raven's nature to be protective. The two of them would never hurt her... Right?

She closed her eyes tighter and clenched her fist in her hair, shaking her head. Why didn't she confront them? It wasn't in her nature to just let something like that slide past without exchanging a few words first.

Eventually her hands unclenched and fell onto her lap, her eyes slowly opening halfway. She knew why she didn't confront them. It was because it was them. Raven and Gar. Two people whom she had come to care for and trust with every fiber of her being. Since it was them she lost control of her body and practically melted into a puddle. A puddle that was stomped on...

As the car ride continued a few tears escaped Terra's eyes until she eventually began to sob. Normally she wasn't one to cry over boys, but this wasn't just any boy. This was Gar, the first boy she had ever fallen in love with. And for some reason he felt the need to ditch her, lie to her, and sneak off with Raven.

The car came to a complete stop and Terra wiped her eyes. Once the blurry vision cleared she was able to view the scenery outside and realized that Kitten had driven her to her apartment building. She turned to the girl besides her. "You me home... why--"

"It's the least I could do after you caught your boyfriend cheating on you with your friend," Kitten cut in, suppressing the urge to grin.

Terra looked away. "I don't know if he was cheating..."

"Oh come on, Terra. He's a guy, all guys cheat. Just look at your friend Vic," she tapped her chin. "Hm, I wonder if Gar picked up tips from him."

"Gar's not like that! And Raven would never--"

"Never betray you?" Kitten inquired, grinning. Terra was vulnerable, making her easy prey for manipulation. All she had to do was play her cards right. "Because she's your friend, right?"

Terra looked uneasy. "Yeah..."

"That's funny, because up until a little while ago you were all for betraying her, regardless of the fact that she's your friend."

"That's different! If it wasn't for certain circumstances--"

"I'm sure Gar and Raven had 'certain circumstances' for being together," Kitten smiled and snapped her fingers. "Perhaps they've fallen in love with each other! Oh, maybe they have been having an affair behind your back. They could be doing it right now--"

"Shut up!"

Kitten took pleasure in Terra's reaction, as well as her pitiful expression. "What's wrong, Terra, did I hit a nerve?"

Terra, trying to be tough, narrowed her eyes. "Stop it."

"Stop what? I'm just being realistic, and realism says that your boyfriend is a big cheat, and your friends aren't your friends at all."

"Open the door," Terra demanded, unbuckling her seat belt. She could feel herself being dragged into dangerous territory, and she felt like a weak animal about to be picked off. "I want to get out."

"I'll unlock the door if you answer me this," Kitten said. "Today, did Gar say he was busy, by any chance?"

She glared at the girl in pink. "What's it to you?"

"Hey, I'm just trying to figure out what's going on," Kitten replied in a nonchalant tone. "You looked so surprised when you saw Gar's hands all over Raven."

"He didn't--"

"I'm thinking he told you he was busy today, and that he didn't have time for you today. Let me guess, he said he was grounded? Oh wait, he said he had to study didn't he? Or maybe that some relatives were in town," she shrugged. "Point is he lied. Now why would he do that if he didn't have something to hide?"

There was a moment of silence as Terra absorbed Kitten's words, and suddenly the evil witch was starting to make a lot of sense.

Kitten glanced at Terra's contemplating face and grinned. Terra was caught in her web. She unlocked the car doors. "Ride's over. Get out."

Terra was taken off guard by her words but waisted little time in exiting the vechile. She shut the door behind her, ready to move forward, but stopped upon hearing Kitten's voice.

"Terra!"

Somehow unable to ignore the girl in pink, Terra turned around and lowered her head to the open window, locking eyes with Kitten.

"Trust me when I say Gar, Raven, Kori, and the others are no good. They are scum and are only out for themselves. They can never truly be your friends."

Terra lowered her gaze. Why was it that Kitten sounded so right?

"They tricked you, Terra. They don't really care about you. Especially Gar."

Terra's hair fell into her face and her lips fell into a frown, her eyes shutting.

Kitten smirked. Now was the time to deliver the final blow. "You can make him pay, Terra. You can make them all pay. You know what to do."

Terra's hands clenched at her sides.

"Don't be a stranger," Kitten said before speeding off quickly into the night.

Terra's blue eyes lingered on her vehicle until it vanished from sight. Once she couldn't see it anymore she turned towards her building and headed inside. It wasn't long until she was opening the door to her apartment and stepping inside. Her apartment wasn't extravagant, but it was a decent size and much better than the place she last lived in. Stepping into the living room she found her brother sitting on the couch, cross word puzzle book in hand.

She chuckled softly to herself and thought, he's such a nerd sometimes. "Hey, Brion."

Brion was a well built man with soft, light brown eyes and light brown hair. He welcomed Terra with a gentle smile. "Hey kiddo...," he frowned open seeing her eyes. It was clear she had been crying. "What happened?"

"It's nothing," she answered as she plopped down besides him and grabbed one of her Archie comics off the table, flipping through the pages absently. "I had a little dispute with a friend of mines..."

"Was it Gar? Do I need to crack some bones?"

"No. I'm a big girl and I'm going to handle this myself," she reached for the can of beer resting on the table and was glad to realize it wasn't empty. Before she could take a sip Brion stopped her and took it away. "Hey, I was gonna drink that."

"Not under my roof. I'm not mom, you can't do whatever you want. And besides," he flicked her forehead. "That's my beer."

"Fine! I'll get my beer."

"Do and I'll sit on you."

The two glared at each other but it didn't take long for them to burst into a fit of laughter.

Brion ruffled her hair. "Alright kiddo, enough fooling around. I'm sure you have plenty of homework to do."

"Ugh, don't remind me," Terra groaned as she covered her eyes, sinking into the couch.

"You get started on that and I'll whip up some grub," he said as he stood up. "Mac and cheese okay?"

She stood up as well, though reluctantly. As she began to make her way to her room she answered him. "Yeah."

"If you need help with your homework let me know."

"Okay," she called back, opening the door to her room. She paused suddenly. "Brion?"

"Yeah?"

"I love you."

"I love you too," there was a pause. "You didn't just say that so I'd do your homework for you, did you?"

She giggled before entering her room. "No!"

Terra shut the door behind her and pulled out her pack of cigarettes. She needed a smoke, and bad. Before lighting her blunt she opened the window, a cool breeze hitting her face as she did so. She took a long drag and exhaled, blowing the smoke out the window. If Brion caught her now she would be in so much trouble, thank goodness she had her own room, it was a very nice perk. A frown came to her face as she recalled a time when she didn't have her own room, but she pushed the memory away.

Looking down at her carton of cigarettes she realized the box was more than half full. Ever since her talk with Dick at the wedding she had begun to cut back. He seemed so concerned for her well being that day and he seemed so genuine, but now she was having a tough time believing if he really did care about her at all. Him and the others. What if Kitten was right about them? It wouldn't be to hard to believe if they all were lying to her, after all she had lied to them, they could have easily done the same. Gar had lied to her today.

Gar... She wanted to believe in him, but how could she. Kitten, although she didn't trust her one bit, had guessed correctly that Gar had said he would be studying. Maybe he was cheating on her...

Terra angrily put out her cigarette and threw it out the window. She wouldn't allow Gar and the others to make a fool of her. Oh no. She would get even. They would pay. Besides, it's not like she needed friends anyway. She had Brion, he was the only person she needed by her side.

She plopped herself on her bed and opened Babs diary. She had planned on returning it when she called the deal off, but now she wasn't so sure she wanted the deal to be over with.

TT

"Do you ever wonder if Allison is interested in other guys?" Terra asked Vic as they walked side by side down the hall. It was still morning and there was plenty of time left before first period began.

"Well, yeah, of course I do. Allison is a great girl," Vic replied. "Sometimes I wonder what she sees in me."

"Yeah, but, do you ever think that she may be interested in someone and act upon it?" she was still hurt about last night and trying to make sense of everything. Since Vic was Gar's best friend she figured a talk with him would help straighten things out.

"I trust Allison, so I don't think she would do that to me," Vic answered as he stopped by his locker. Terra paid close attention as he spun in his combination, thinking it may be useful later on, just in case it turned out Gar really did betray her. Vic opened his locker and continued. "You know, for some reason I'm getting the impression you're not really interested in my relationship with Allison. Did something happen with Gar?"

"No, no, nothing happened," she answered quickly, though one could tell by the tone of her voice something did happen. Vic glanced at her with an unconvinced look and she sighed, lowering her eyes. "I think Gar doesn't like me anymore."

"Terra, that's crazy. Gar is crazy about you. I've never seen him this lovey dovey over a girl."

"Really?" Terra asked hopefully, heart skipping a beat and her desire for revenge taking a backseat. She would let all the hate go if it turned out he really loved her, and only her. Sure she was angry yesterday, but that had been in response to a terrible situation.

"Yes really," he replied, smiling at her. "You're definitely the girl Gar wants."

Terra sighed, a smile coming to her face. She placed a hand above her heart, and the pain that was there yesterday was gone. Kitten was wrong, she was wrong about everything. Gar really did care about her. "I'm so relieved. For a second there I thought he was into Raven."

Vic stiffened and looked worried. His voice was small. "Why would you think that?"

Terra was about to answer him, but upon seeing his change in demeanor decided to withhold her information. He knew something, and she wanted to know what. "Why do you suddenly look so freaked?"

"I-it's nothing," Vic said hastily. "Let's go to class."

He attempted to move forward but Terra blocked him. "What are you hiding? If it's something about Gar and Raven I deserve to know."

"Terra...," he rubbed the back of his neck and sighed heavily. "It's nothing really, it was before Gar even met you..."

"Vic," she growled, eyes narrowed. "What do you know?"

"Last year," he began reluctantly. "Gar had a thing for Raven, but she rejected him. He was hurt really badly, but after meeting you... He's all about you now, Terra."

Terra nodded slowly, her lips pursed. She remembered Gar telling her once that Raven had hurt him really badly, but he never went into detail about it and the subject was dropped. Now she knew why.

She knew it was silly to be upset over something like this. She knew Gar had a past that included girls that weren't her, but why did one of those girls have to be Raven? A girl he was extremely close to and the girl he was holding yesterday. She clenched her hands, her anger from before returning at a rapid pace.

Vic placed a hand on her shoulder. "C'mon little lady, we need to get to class."

Terra allowed herself to be lead to class by Vic and put on a false exterior of happiness. If it was one thing she was good at it was a poker face. However the poker face slipped when she entered the classroom and her gaze fell upon her circle of friends. What stood out the most for her was the fact that Gar was sitting next to Raven. Upon seeing this her eyes narrowed.

Vic went over to greet the others while she stood by the doorway. The others greeted him happily and Gar's eyes wandered over to her direction. Upon seeing Terra he jumped out of his seat and smiled, running up to her.

"Hey babe," he greeted, leaning in for a kiss.

"Piss off," she responded angrily, brushing past him and heading for her desk.

The others looked surprise and remained where they were.

Raven reacted differently and blocked Terra's path, her eyes filled with concern. "Is everything okay?"

"Don't talk to me," Terra replied flatly, moving past the purple haired girl and to her seat. She sat down and noticedthat Gar was looking at her. In response she gave him the middle finger.

TT

Terra's mood did not improve, in fact it seemed to get worse. Although she acted like she normally would towards Kori, Dick, Karen, Vic, Alain, Toni, Wally, Jenn, and Babs, her behavior towards Raven and Gar was either snappish and rude, or they were completely ignored. By third period Gar had given up trying to approach Terra in response to advice given to him by Dick, who believed that either Terra wanted some space or she was going through "that time of the month". Raven, however, didn't relent.

It was third period gym when Raven appoarched the blonde again. Terra was sitting on the bleachers, like most of the students, dully watching the basketball game ten students were forced to play thanks to Mr. Blood.

Raven sat down by the scowling blonde. "Hey."

No response.

Raven sighed. "I see, the silent treatment," she crossed her arms, remembering a time she would have loved a silent Terra, but now that the two were close she couldn't stand it. "Look, I don't know what's going on with you, or if I did something wrong, but I'm not going to stop bugging you until you talk to me."

Terra locked eyes with Raven and glared at her. "Why don't you talk with Gar. You two seem awfully cozy with each other."

Raven was left with a stunned expression on her face, unable to move or speak. It was at that moment when Mr. Blood called Terra to the court, causing the blonde girl to leave the goth's presence. Terra's departure woke Raven from her stupor and she looked at the girl's back with a worried expression.

Glancing around she spotted Gar's head of green hair and quickly went over to him. She pulled him away from Vic and Alain, earning some weird stares, and sat down besides him once they were a good distance away from everyone else.

"I think I know why Terra is made at us," she confessed before he could inquire what was up. "I think she saw us yesterday."

At first Gar was going to point out that was impossible, but then he recalled something Terra told him today during second period. She had looked him up and down and mumbled "as if you would study".

Gar slapped his forehead and groaned. "Crap..."

"It's my fault that this happened so I'll fix it," Raven assured him, placing a hand on his shoulder. They locked eyes. "I'll tell Terra the truth."

"But your secret, you can't do that."

"But you and Terra--"

"I'll fix things with Terra and protect your secret," he smiled to reassure her. "I can do both."

Raven smiled softly at him. "...okay."

Their exchange did not go unnoticed. Terra, who was currently dribbling the ball and ready to pass it to her teammate, saw them from the corner of her eye. She froze, her eyes narrowing as she clenched the ball in her hands. As if sneaking around behind my back wasn't enough, now they're flirting out in the open right in front of me, she thought furiously.

"Pass the ball!" requested one of her teammates, irritated.

Terra turned her sights on her teammate who made the request and glared. She threw the ball at the girl with more force than necessary.

"To hell with this shit!" she yelled, storming out the gym, ignoring the calls of Mr. Blood.

Without a second thought Kori and Karen followed after her, leaving the others behind with wide eyes. Raven and Gar looked at each other.

Gar lowered his eyes and rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. "This might be harder than I thought..."

TT

Roy was having a bad day. After leaving home he spent a few hours driving around aimlessly before finally parking his car and falling asleep. Upon waking up in the morning he realized the stupidity of doing that, for his back was in pain. He pushed the pain aside and kept on driving, only to come up with a flat tire later. He had to pay to get his car towed and was currently stuck walking.

Roy knew he should go home, Ollie and Dinah were probably worried about him, but he decided to keep on walking. He was being stubborn, he admitted that to himself, but he didn't care. He couldn't go home, or rather he didn't want to. Home was a constant reminder of Jade and how useless he was. He had promised to save her, to help her, but in the end he gave up the task to someone else. He was a failure, and to top it off he couldn't shake the feeling that he had somehow betrayed her. No wonder why Jade hated him.

Pausing in his walk he took a moment to look at the sky.

Although lately he had been trying to distance himself from emotions, he couldn't help but feel the tug at his heart strings when he thought of Jade. Was it really possible that she hated him? It was a no brainer that he wasn't the world's best boyfriend, that title would probably go to Alain, but he still considered himself to be pretty good. He put a lot of time and effort into his relationship with Jade, he loved her almost immediately when he first met her. Sure he made mistakes, but was he so horrible that she had to hate him?

Now that he was thinking about everything Roy felt his depression turn into anger and frustration. Why did his relationship with Jade have to be so hard? Why couldn't she just be happy and healthy and by his side? Why couldn't she just love him?

"Dammit, why does she hate me?!" Roy shouted furiously, kicking the can by his feet, breathing heavily. He took a moment to collect himself.

His breathing returned to normal, but his temper was still high. He decided to think about things other than Jade to calm himself down. Lian, he thought. I can think about Lian.

A smile came to his face as he pictured the little bundle of joy which was his daughter. Lian was the perfect little girl. Her black hair was perfect, her green eyes was perfect, and she looked so much like Jade...

Roy paused abruptly, suddenly remembering why he was avoiding Lian as of lately. It was because she reminded him of Jade, the love of his life and the person who he couldn't protect.

He continued his walk, deciding he wouldn't think about Lian anymore, after all she was in capable hands with Ollie and Dinah.

For a moment Roy was going to start thinking about the married couple to keep his mind preoccupied, but decided against it. They were a reminder of the future, and he was beginning to think his future would lack the woman he loved and he would have to be a single father.

His mind turned to his friends, but feeling of jealousy stirred within him. Alain and Toni, Wally and Jenn, Dick and Kori, Vic and Allison, Gar and Terra, Karen and Mal... They were lucky. They were all examples of a happy relationship and at the moment he wanted nothing to do with any of them. They were all reminders of something he didn't have, which is why he was avoiding them.

They only ones he could possibly stand to be around was Raven and Babs, but then again they would probably look at him with pity and act unnatural towards him in consideration of his feelings, so he chose to avoid them as well.

A heavy sigh escaped his lips. "Life sucks..."

Roy was so busy dwelling in his own thoughts that he was oblivious to the group of teenage boys who lurked behind him. He didn't become aware of their presence until it was to late and he was dragged deep within an alley. The iron grips on his arms loosened and he was shoved against a wall, his back coming into contact with a hard brick wall.

He glared at the ones who dragged him into this narrow area. It was three boys who appeared to be about his age. The one on the left was on the scrawny side, the one on the right was a bit on the heavy side, and the one in the middle was the same build as him.

The one in the middle, the one Roy presumed to be the leader, spoke. "Alright loser, we want the watch and whatever cash you have.

A crooked grin spread across Roy's face. "What if I refuse?"

"Then we pound your face in."

There was a pause and the three boys were sure Roy would succumb to their demands. Their grins were replaced with looks of confusion when Roy began to laugh.

"You know what...," Roy began as he stopped laughing, eyeing the three boys with a murderous glare. "I've been in a shitty mood lately, so it's gonna feel real good to release some of this anger I've got pent up inside me on you idiots."

"You're the idiot!" the scrawny one countered, lunging towards Roy with a fist ready to strike.

Roy moved quickly, dodging the punch and landing a swift kick to the boy's stomach. He then slammed both of his fist into the boy's back, causing him to fall to the floor.

Roy eyed the others, who backed up, and smiked. "Who's next?"

TT

Moments later Roy emerged from the alley. He was a little roughed up, but nothing serious. He sighed and smiled, continuing on his way. "That felt good."

TT

Terra held a large brown envelope in her hands, about the size of a sheet of crisp white printing paper. She had recently left Donna's home and was currently holding Karen's 'naughty' photo. Karen was unable to pick up the photo herself because she had to work, she needed to make up hours for her time spent away during spring break.

At first Terra had refused the task for she was far to upset and just wanted to return home, but Karen was relentless when it came to begging. She remembered her words clearly...

"Please, Terra. Besides Donna you're the only one who knows about this. You're the only one who can help me."

After that Terra couldn't refuse, and now currently she was on her way to Karen's job to drop off the photo. She wasn't far off from Karen's job, so she would be there in no time, just in time for Karen's fifteen minute break.

She continued with her walk, but paused abruptly when she came across a small book store. A book store with a copy machine...

Terra wasted little time and entered the store.

TT

Alain frantically searched the streets of Jump City, calling out Roy's name and stopping strangers to ask if they had seen him. After leaving school Ollie had contacted him to inquire whether or not he had seen or spoken to Roy. After confirming Ollie he had done neither, he asked the older man about Roy and was shocked to learn Roy never returned home last night and was no where to be found. It was then that Alain took it upon himself to search for Roy. He even got a few of the others to join in.

So far his search had come up empty, but Alain was determined not to quit. Roy was his best friend, it was his duty to look out for him. He had to find him before something terrible happened.

It was then that he came across three teenage boys which appeared to be his age. He cringed when he noticed the cuts and bruises that adorned them. They must have been in a fight or something,he thought as he slowly approached them, hoping that maybe they had seen Roy.

"Uh, excuse me," Alain greeted hestitantly, gathering the three boys attention who eyed him curiously. "I was wondering if you've seen my friend. He's about this tall." Alain measured Roy's height with his hand. "Has short orange hair and blue eyes. Have you seen anyone that look like that?"

The boys remained silent and looked at each other. After a pause they nodded.

The one in the middle, who's build was about the same as Alain's, spoke with cool tone of voice. "Yeah, we've seen your friend. He's in this alley right here," the boy pointed towards the alley. "He got drunk and passed out in there."

"He did what?" Alain didn't even wait for the answer to his own question and hurried into the alley, looking side to side in hopes of seeing Roy. Besides the trash that littered the floor the alley was empty. "Roy? R--"

Alain's eyes widened and his breath caught in his throat. He felt a burning sensation of pain in his lower back and his legs began to tremble.

"If you live to see your friend," the boy from before said, an evil smirk on his face. "Then tell him this is payback for earlier."

The boy then removed his pocket knife from Alain's body, pushing him to the ground before running off with his snickering friends.

Alain remained unmoving, struggling to breath as immense pain overtook his body. His blood continued to flow with no signs of stopping anytime soon.

TT

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FINALLY WE REACH CHAPTER 50! I'M SO HAPPY I COULD CRY. YOU KNOW, THERE WERE DAYS WHEN I THOUGHT I'D NEVER MAKE IT THIS FAR... BUT NOW I HAVE AND I GOT A SMILE ON MY FACE! TEN CHAPTERS LEFT BEFORE THIS STORY ENDS!

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NEXT CHAPTER: WILL ALAIN SURVIVE HIS STABBING? AND WHERE HAS ROY DISAPPEARED TO NOW? ALSO, TERRA MAKES A DECISION THAT WILL IMPACT EVERYONE, BUT A SUDDEN REALIZATION MAKES HER REALIZE THE WEIGHT OF HER ACTIONS. WITH TIME RUNNING OUT WHAT WILL SHE DO?

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