Disclaimer: It's a good thing I don't own Teen Titans, or Beast Boy would suddenly find himself in a mental ward. (Hey! He can be my room-mate! I hope he likes pink!)

When the Dawn Breaks-Chapter 3: What You've Done

Wonder Boy is taking this worse than I suspected.

He isn't talking, isn't eating. It's hard to tell if he's even breathing. Sits there, staring at the one spot, day in day out.

You had to be tough, didn't you? You couldn't tell us, your teammates, oh-no; finally sharing something with us would have been bad.

Six months. It's been six months since you've…

You were the one who brought us all together. Beast Boy would've always followed you, Robin would've always listened to you, and Starfire, well Starfire seems to be on a downhill spiral since you've been gone. It's as though she was a different girl when you were around. She destroyed all the photos of you and would have gone for your bedroom if Robin hadn't placed a lock on the door.

I managed to save a few of the good pictures, but I had to hide them from Beast Boy, or he would have refused to part with them. Sometimes, when he thinks he's by himself he'll start holding entire conversations with you. I've tried snapping him out of it, but it's like he really thinks you're still here.

And me?

I ain't gonna have friends again. What's the point if they leave like you did? I can't get why going through this kind of torture is worth it. Yeah, inside something's screaming that I'm wrong, but I don't listen to it anymore. I tuned it out after I saw what your death did to us.

I never really understood you, but then, I never really got to know you either. Maybe I should have tried, maybe then you wouldn't have continued the tough act. But I didn't try, and you continued like nothing was wrong.

And then you died. Just like that. I can still see it now, can still hear it. The flames, the screaming…

The smell.

I frown and look down at the car that I've just pulled apart.

I'm going to reassemble it, add a few things, and then paint it a deep navy blue.

I'll call it The Raven.

Ha. I can just imagine the look on your face if you saw what I was doing. At least this baby will do you proud, Rae.

Walking out, I can hear Beast Boy yelling at someone. That someone is yelling back at the top of their lungs, letting him have it. Then I realize, that's Starfire's voice.

Walking faster, the feeling in my stomach becomes worse. Things never used to be like this.

I come into the kitchen and stand there, shocked. Starfire has one of your cloaks and is burning it.

Beast Boy turns to me. "Raven isn't going to be happy when she comes home and finds this, will she Cy?"

I back away.

Raven, what have you done?