Part Ten!
Warning: Contains Aftershock spoilers.
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Terra Returns.
Terra had been a Teen Titan. But she had betrayed them. She hadn't wanted to. But she had. It was because of Slade. He had taught her to control her powers, but he had wanted something in return. Terra had felt trapped, like she had no other option but to do as he commanded, forcing herself to believe that that was what she wanted. When all the girl had ever really wanted was to belong. To not be feared by what she could do. Her impressive powers, her ability to make the ground tremble, some might think this a wonderful gift, but to Terra it was her curse. Her curse that lead her to sacrifice herself in order to stop a volcanic eruption, which turned her to stone. The Titans had been sorry to see her go. They had promised to find a cure for her one day….
"Terra??!!" Beast Boy swung his arms around the blonde girl, still wearing her old suit that Slade had given her. It was in tatters, barely enough to cover her thin body. The once sliver strips now a dismal brown. But she smiled all the same, hugging Beast Boy back with all her heart.
"I've missed you all so much," She whispered. "I was afraid that you wouldn't want me around after I…." her voice broke suddenly and her blue eyes shimmered.
"Are you kidding?" Beast Boy shrieked. Firmly the boy clasped her shoulders. "Terra this is like a dream come true! Your back! Your really back!" He collapsed into another hug.
Around Terra, the others slowly gathered. Robin smiled warmly at her, placing his arm on her shoulder. Terra glazed at him, she knew this was his way of saying welcome back.
Cyborg gave the girl a high five.
"Good to see ya again!" he cheered.
"Yes! It is excellent!" Starfire shoved Beast Boy aside as she wrapped her long arms around Terra squeezing her so tightly, she became afraid that her body might bust.
"Starfire…can't…breathe…"
"Oh, sorry friend Terra!" Starfire looked embarrassed. She let go and meekly floated to Robins side.
Robin shook his head trying not to laugh at Starfire. She was so funny sometimes. The girl would just forget how strong she was. He felt his lips crawling into a smirk. Then a though entered his mind. Raven. It was all to common knowledge that she wasn't Terra's biggest fan. In fact she had utterly despises Terra when the girl had betrayed them. But then Robin also knew that Raven had never even wanted Terra to join the team in the first place. But after Terra had turned on Slade, the leader of the Titans felt sure that all negative feelings towards Terra had faded. Right? He wasn't sure. Raven wasn't one for sharing her feelings. The boy cleared his throat.
"Terra, make you should go get yourself cleaned up. I'm sure you could borrow some clothes from Star,"
"It would be an honour to assist you in the choosing of a new outfit!" Starfire gave a small bow that made Terra chuckle.
"Okay sure, yeah I do look a mess don't I?" Blonde curls flowed over her left eye. "But first I should probably go talk to Rae, hey where is she?" Terra scanned the room. She hadn't even noticed that the gothic girl wasn't in the room.
"Eh…she meditating," Robin lied, giving the other Titans a forceful glare that made them all nod in agreement.
"You know Raven," Cyborg beamed. "I'm sure she'll come out later, kid,"
"Yeah, and when she does you can explain why your not a rock anymore!" Love hearts filled Beast Boys green eyes.
"Come friend!" Starfire gripped her arm yanked her out the room. The door closed behind them. Robin let out a gasp of relief. He caught the others eye.
"I'll go talk to Raven,"
"Why?" Beast Boy chirped. His eyes remained on the spot where Terra had been standing. He snapped out of it when Cyborg whack him round the head.
"Ouch!"
Cyborg looked serious for a moment. "You think she gonna have a problem with Terra?"
"I'm not sure," Robin didn't say what he really wanted to. Yes. Of course she is. This is Raven that we're talking about. No one can hold a grudge like that girl can. He gave a weak smile. "Probably not,"
"And if she does it's her problem, right," Beast Boy said.
Robin hated to have to do this. It would crush Beast Boy. "Sorry," he said bleakly. "But if Raven has a probably with Terra, then she can't rejoin the team,"
"No way!" The cried echoed through out the room. "That's not fair!"
"Chill okay! Let me go speak with her," Robin turned on his heels and hurried to Ravens room, passing the bathroom, where incredibly soapy water was gushing out from under the door, and high pitch giggles emerged from within. Robin sighed. He shouldn't have left Starfire unsupervised in the bathroom. It was an accident waiting to happen…
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Scarlet had made a discovery. After that ordeal with the mirror, of which was now shattered into a thousand pieces upon the rocks below, Scarlet had seen the reflection of something under her bed from the window when she had said bon voyage to the mirror.
Something poking out, that she had never noticed before. Scarlet wasted no time in flinging her blankets up to get a better view. There she found a box. Full of junk she viewed as she tossed them aside, but next to the box was a small black book. Not a text book or it would have been on the shelves with the other but something much, much, much better. Raven's diary.
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19th July 2004
Today my friends and I were witness to the return of Terra (No last name). It's clear that she has a great power, but also extremely dangerous and I am not convinced that she knows how to keep it under control. However she claims that she does. How could that be? Only a few weeks ago she had caused a cave in that could have resulted in disaster!!!! The others wish to make her a Titan. I do not. There's something about her, that I don't trust. Robin also shares my concern. But I feel he will let her join anyway. I wish Robin would listen to me, instead of always fussing over Starfire. He is the only one who I can confide in…
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Scarlet turned the page as she heard a soft knock at the door, followed by the voice of Robin requesting that he entered. Immediately the book was hidden under her pillow and the box shoved back under her bed, then seated in the cross legged position, Scarlet called out to him.
"Hey Rae," he timidly entered the room. "How are you feeling?"
Scarlet stare blankly at him. "Fine."
"About early…"
"I'd rather you'd just forget it,"
The boy gave her a concern stare. He looked very cute when he did that, Scarlet through.
"Do you mind if I join you?" he asked.
Scarlet moved over on her bed. "No,"
Sat next to the girl, Robin spoke with great serene. "Raven if you ever had a problem. If something was ever wrong with you, no matter how small it was…you would tell me wouldn't you?"
He is the only one who I can confide in…
"Of course…" Scarlet whispered. Her heart beat quicken.
"Good," Robin moved his hand onto hers. "I'm glad you trust me…" Tell her. Just do it!! He jumped up suddenly. I can't. I don't want to make her uncomfortable… Robin crossed his arms tight across his chest. Scarlet felt confused. Did the handsome leader of the Titans like Raven? If he did why didn't he just say so? Wait…Does Raven like him back? The girl realised that she knew how she felt, but not how Raven felt. Raven trusted him. She valued his friendship. But did she love him? If not what do I do? I have to think and feel everything that Raven does.
Scarlet discovered that Robin had continued to talk and she was miles away. Pulling herself back out of the clouds she followed his every words.
"…and now she's back. I know how you felt towards her, but I wanted to know if it had changed. Because if you don't want her here then she won't be…" He turned to her, awaiting a response.
Terra? Hadn't she already join the Titans? Raven didn't like her, that she knew from the diary. Lucky for her to have found it otherwise she would have been completely in the dark. …she's back… From where? Scarlet wondered. Maybe she and Raven had had a argument or something and the other girl this Terra had left. She thought to herself for a moment. I don't know what happened. In order to make a decision I need to know. So…I'll just read Raven's diary. But first I have to be alone.
Her eyes met Robins. "Let me think about it okay?"
"Sure, I'll let you get your privacy,"
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