Chapter 7
Terra flung as many rocks as she could at Raven. Raven floated above them with ease. "You're going to have to do more than throw pebbles at me."
This enraged Terra, causing her to hoist a giant rock out of the ground and ride it up to where Raven was. "I can do more than that, believe me." She tried to crash the rock into Raven.
"Azarath Metrion ZINTHOS!" The rock stopped just in front of her face and it exploded into pieces, causing Terra to fall.
Terra landed on the ground hard, the rain still beating down.
"You can't beat me. You never did learn how to control your powers did you?" Raven readied an attack by lifting a tree out of the ground. "But I can control mine just fine." She threw the tree at Terra.
Terra was still a bit discombobulated from the fall, and upon seeing a tree coming at her, she gasped and rolled out of the way.
"Why, I bet you never had any intention of joining the Teen Titans, did you?" She sent a lamppost hurtling toward her. "Did you even really care for Beast Boy?"
Terra side-jumped the lamppost and pointed up at Raven. "Don't you dare say I didn't care for Beast Boy! It's not just some passing crush, like you have. I love him."
Raven shouted back. "You have a funny way of showing it by trying to crush him with a rock."
Terra put her goggles on. "Shut up! Just shut the fuck up!" Raising her hands up, she took a massive chunk of rock out of the ground. "I'll wipe that smug look off your face with this."
"No! Do you want to lose control again?" Raven enveloped the rock with her energy, trying to disperse it.
Terra wasn't budging though, trying with all her powers to throw the rock in her direction. "I don't care anymore! I just want you to die!" Suddenly, her eyes glazed over and she rolled up into a ball on the ground. "No! Help me! Someone help me!"
The rock broke into several pieces under the stress and started flying around Terra, periodically battering her.
Raven lowered herself to the ground and didn't know what to do. As the rain whipped across her face, she wrestled with her morals on deciding whether to save her or not.
"Raven! Terra!"
Raven looked around to see the other Titans arriving. Beast Boy had gotten them while they were fighting.
Beast Boy saw Terra getting pummeled by rocks. "TERRA!!!" Without thinking, he ran with all his strength, but the wind and rain kept blowing him back.
Robin motioned to Starfire. "Star, see if you can destroy the rocks with your eye beam. Cyborg..."
"I ain't going anywhere near those rocks."
"Oh, alright. Beast Boy, see if you can get through to Terra."
"I'm trying."
"And Raven. Raven? What are you doing just standing there? Help us out!"
With the wind and rain blowing her cowl and hair around, she came off looking more dramatic than usual. Her eyes burned an intense red. "No."
Robin looked at her in shock. "No? What do you mean no? Do you want her to die?"
Raven turned around to walk away.
Starfire's eye beam wasn't doing any good. It just shattered the rock into more pieces. Beast Boy turned into an eagle, but he still couldn't get anywhere near her. He was blown back and fell to the ground, transforming back when he hit the ground.
"Raven, I know you don't like her. But please save her. If not for any other reason, for me." Beast Boy pled through tears.
Raven turned around to look at him and her eyes returned to normal. She then looked over at Terra getting beaten to a pulp by her own undoing and knew what she had to do. Placing her hands outstretched, she chanted her familiar chant. "Azarath Metrion ZINTHOS!" A black ball of energy gathered around the rocks. Raven struggled to keep her thoughts clear and with one fell swoop, the rocks dissipated. Terra was lying bloodied and beaten, barely moving.
"Terra!" Beast Boy ran over to her.
Robin walked over to Raven. "How did this happen?"
"You mean Beast Boy didn't tell you what was going on?"
"When he got to the tower, he was hysterical and mentioned that Terra was in trouble."
Raven looked even whiter than usual. "Terra, huh?"
"Yeah....Is something wrong, Raven?"
"I need to go." She turned around and began to float away.
"RAVEN, WAIT!" Beast Boy yelled up to her, while cradling Terra in his hands.
Raven couldn't turn around. "Beast Boy, don't..."
"Thank you, Raven. Thank you." He picked up Terra, still unconscious. "Thank you" he whispered.
Robin brought everyone back to reality. "Beast Boy, guys. Let's get Terra back to the tower, fast."
Starfire, Cyborg and Beast Boy hurried off back to Titans Tower. Robin stayed behind for a moment.
"Raven, aren't you coming?"
"I'll be there soon."
"OK. Hurry back though. I'm sure Terra will want to thank you when she gets up."
"Yeah. Thank me." She flew off and out of Robin's sight.
It was close to eleven at night and Raven was still poised on top of Titans Tower, thinking about the day's events. She sat on the edge and looked down into the shimmering water surrounding the tower. "I just can't face him. I can't face Beast Boy." She laid flat on her back with her feet dangling over the edge. "How did it get like this? Just a few days ago he was just another guy. Now I'm suddenly the girl trying to worm her way past his girlfriend. And from what I can tell by Robin's reaction, only Beast Boy, Terra and I really know what's going on. When Terra wakes, who knows what's going to happen."
"So this is where you've been hiding." Beast Boy climbed up through the ladder leading to the rooftop. Raven instantly sat up and Beast Boy quietly walked over and sat down next to her.
They both sat silent, shifting uncomfortably until Raven finally spoke up. "How's Terra doing?"
"She's doing OK. But she hasn't woken up yet."
"Oh." Raven drew her hood back and looked directly at Beast Boy. "So what's going to happen now?"
"I wish I knew." A few moments passed and he spoke up again. "Raven, there's something you should know."
"What's that?"
"I...I've liked you for a while now." Beast Boy was scared to continue, but he braved on. "Why do you think I always try to make you laugh or give you a hard time? I had kinda given up on you when Terra came along. We hit it off so well and I fell for her hard. And I still love her, but..."
Raven had to urge Beast Boy to continue. "But..."
"But...but I...I also..."
Raven put a finger up to his mouth. "You don't have to say it. It's OK." She leaned in to kiss him but he turned away.
"It's not that simple. You can't even imagine my inner turmoil. What am I supposed to do? I can't give her up, but I don't want to lose you either."
"I see..." Raven stood up. "I hope you make a decision soon." She turned to walk away but found that Beast Boy had sprung up and hugged her from behind.
Just as soon as he had grabbed her, he turned into an eagle and flew off.
When Raven turned around, he was out of sight. She fell to her knees and put her hands in her face.
At midnight, all Beast Boy could do was watch Terra lying there in bed, hooked up to various machines keeping her alive. He was sitting up in the chair across from her, knees against his chin, arms folded across them. Staying perfectly still, almost gargoyle-like, he was lost in thought. The incessant beeping of the monitoring machines pounded into his brain, but still he sat. Even on through the night, all he could do was sit perfectly still until everything around him became a blur and he finally succumbed to sleep.
The End
collapses I'm finally done with the story!
I just know I'm going to get some angry reviews for leaving it up in the air like that, but that's how I envisioned it turning out. I hope you enjoyed "The Triangle" because I sure enjoyed writing it. Check back in a few days for an "Author's notes" section detailing responses to reviews, general feelings on Raven/Beast Boy and Terra/Beast Boy pairings as well as ideas for future fanfics. Later, TT fans!
-KTF