KK:  Yay!!!! 2 reviews on my Alice story!!!!!!  Ok, I've started a sequel to uLove Portal Problemsu.  It should be up tomorrow if not tonight.  Hope u enjoy it.  And everyone read Cloud Strife Omega's stuff.  He's soooo awesome!!!!! Btw, I'm upping the censor because of Peregrine's language.  She speaks like I would if I was like her, so it may go up to R later.  Anyway, read, review, and enjoy!

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Chapter 7: The Longing

Beast Boy stood on the roof of the Teen Tower, staring out over Jump City (an: thnks to all u ppl who corrected me on that.  But after the 5th person, I kinda go the message. Lolz). He was thinking about Peregrine.  Everything about her was the same; her hair, her outfit, her stance.  The only things that had changed were her eyes.  But those eyes had been enough.  Eyes that used to look at him with a friendly, compassionate smile now glared at him in loathing.

Robin came out onto the roof, but Beast Boy didn't notice him until Robin clapped a hand on his shoulder.  Beast Boy turned in surprise, but smiled in his normal carefree way.

"Hey!  What's up man?"

"You've been quiet lately," Robin remarked.

Beast Boy turned back to the sky and didn't respond.

"It's that Peregrine girl, isn't it?" said Robin.

Beast Boy nodded, "It unnerved me to see her stand there."

Robin cocked his head, "Why?"

Beast Boy shook his head, trying to clear it and make sense of his feelings, "You don't understand, Robin.  I saw her die.  And people don't come from the dead."

Robin looked shocked, "What?"

"It's complicated."

"Tell me everything," Robin suggested.

Beast boy sighed.

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Beast Boy flew through the forest, battling hurricane-force winds and avoiding lightning.

^Peregrine!^ he yelled, ^Peregrine!^  he got no response.

Search wildly; eagle eyes near useless in the night storm, he at last, he found his friend.  She was huddled up in a nest in a tall tree.  She had two eggs clutched in her grasp.

Beast Boy sped to help her, but he didn't make it.  With a sickening CRACK, the tree Peregrine was sitting in split in two.  Peregrine pushed off from the nest, but a branch caught her in the back.  For one moment, Beast Boy and Peregrine's eyes met.  Then the tree took down Peregrine and her two eggs.

^No!^ Beast Boy yelled.  But he was too late. ^Peregrine! Peregrine!^

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"...And that was the last time I saw her," finished Beast Boy.

Robin looked at his friend sadly, "What happened after the storm?"

"I went back to the forest to search for her, but so many trees had been downed that I couldn't find the spot where she fell.  Everything looks different in the daytime.  I thought she was gone.  But now…" he sighed again, "Now I just don't know."

"Come on, BB.  Lets go down and tell the others what you told me."

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Peregrine was chained to a wall by her wrists, which were held above her head.  Her head hung limp, green eyes closed, and auburn hair hung over her face.  Magnificent wings were pressed to her body by two large, glowing rings.

Slade watched as Peregrine stirred; the stun gas was beginning to wear off.  Her eyes fluttered open.  She glared when she noticed Slade in front of her.

"Good morning, Peregrine.  Sleep well?"

"Fuck you," Peregrine growled.

Slade chuckled, "I see you still have that wonderful spirit of yours."

"Where's Soars?" Peregrine demanded.

"Your bird's safe."

"Bull shit.  Let me go!" she pulled at her chains.

Slade shook his head, "I need you, Peregrine."

"I wont kill the Teen Titans."

"Oh?  Why not?  What about Beast Boy?"

Peregrine barred her teeth but didn't speak.

"He betrayed you, Peregrine.  You said it yourself.  If it was up to him, you'd be dead."

Peregrine looked away, "That's different.  I'll kill Beast Boy on my own time." She looked up, "But not for you.  Beast Boy's mine.  I'm not doing it for you."

Slade raised his eyebrows, "You iwilli do it for me, Peregrine.  You will because I hold both your life and the life of your precious bird in my hands."

"Stop!" Peregrine shouted, "Stop threatening me with Soars' life and my life." Peregrine hung her head in despair.

"I'll be coming back here in two days," Slade turned and left Peregrine's cell.

She broke down into quiet sobs, tears rolling down her cheeks.

^Peregrine.^

^Soars?  Oh thank goodness you're all right.^

^This isn't Soars.  But I can see him.  I'm an eagle outside where the person who has both of you is keeping him. The man has something on him that makes it impossible for him to make contact with you.  But he wants you to know he's alive.^

^Ok.  Tell him Slade is forcing me to do something I don't want to do.  And tell him I love him.^

^Will do.  I'll contact you whenever I can.  But you should get some rest for now.  I don't know what the man's planning, but its probably not good.^

The eagle severed the connection.  Peregrine bowed her head.

'Great,' she thought, 'I'm trapped by a psycho villain, my only friend is going to die if I don't do exactly as I'm told, and I'm about to become a murderer.  Could this day get any worse?'  She tried to flap her wings, but the rings stopped her, 'I had to ask.'  Peregrine closed her eyes and, grumbling, fell asleep.

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