Hello!
Here's chapter 2 of "Sacrifice"! Enjoy!
Punkrocker: I'm sorry you cried, but it touched me that you did!
Cool Cat 96: I'm afraid that BB isn't coming back to life.
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Back at the Tower, in the living room, it was already 2 am and no one was sleeping or talking. Starfire was just plain out of it due to the sedatives, but she wasn't sleeping either.
"I guess they worked," Raven said, as sarcastic as ever.
No one responded to it.
"Ya know what?" Cyborg said, breaking the silence, "It feels like BB is going to just waltz in through the front door and everything's ok."
"It does," Robin replied, "I never realized how big of a role Beast Boy played here at the Tower. I guess you could even say that he was the 'comic relief' for us when we all got stressed out."
"Yeah. Man, I miss him already," Cyborg solemnly replied.
"He's gone....Beast Boy...he's gone...because of me..." Starfire muttered.
Robin pulled her close and said, "Star, it's not your fault. It's not anyone's fault. If you really want to blame someone, blame Cinderblock. He was the one that pulled down that beam...You can't change the past..."
Starfire was silent. If I hadn't have needed saving...he wouldn't have died... She thought.
"Hey Star," Robin continued, "How about you get some rest? I'll take you to your room, ok?"
Starfire just nodded as Robin led her off, leaving Raven and Cyborg in the room.
They were silent for a while, lost in their thoughts when Cyborg broke the silence.
"Hey Rae," He began, "You ok? You haven't said much of anything tonight..."
"I'm fine," she said coldly.
"You are not 'fine.' We are all shaken up by this!" Cyborg began, his temper raging, "How can you say that it doesn't hurt you that our friend is DEAD!"
"...Please Cyborg. Don't yell...Yes, I am upset, but do you remember what happens if I lose control of my emotions?? Do you want me to lose control??" Raven replied.
"...No...I don't want you to lose control..." Cyborg said softly, feeling stupid that he yelled at her, "I'm sorry I yelled...I'm just upset...that's all."
"It's ok. I understand that you are. Beast Boy was like a little brother to us all...an annoying little brother, but that's not the point. He meant a lot to all of us...to tell you the truth...I regret yelling at him all the time...."
Cyborg then looked at Raven and smiled.
"Thanks for talking with me Rae. You always know just the right thing to say."
Raven looked down to conceal her blushing as Robin walked back into the living room.
"Is everything ok in here? I heard Cyborg yelling..." the Boy Wonder asked.
"I just lost my temper for a bit, but Raven helped me calm back down," Cyborg said looking right at her.
Robin just raised an eyebrow and shrugged. He then walked over to the fridge and grabbed a soda and asked, "You guys want a soda?"
Cyborg nodded and Raven declined.
Raven then got up and said, "I'm really tired, so I'm going to go to sleep, ok?"
"Ok Raven, take care," Robin said.
"Good night Rae," Cyborg said sweetly as she left.
"Hey Cy?" Robin asked his friend.
"Yeah, what is it?"
"Is there something going on between you and Raven?"
"I don't know," Cy said with a sly grin growing on his face, "Is there something going on with you and Starfire?"
Robin blushed as the two men looked out the window at the bay.
"It's a beautiful night, isn't it Rob?"
"Yeah... It's hard to believe that we just lost one of our best friends tonight."
"Yeah...I wonder where he is..."
"What do you mean?"
"Like if he's in heaven or whatever's out there."
"I don't know, but I know he's looking down on us. Beast Boy will always be a part of the Teen Titans...Maybe not physically...but spiritually."
Cyborg nodded and said, "Yeah, he is."
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End of Chapter 2!
How could there be budding romances at a time like this??? What's going on in Starfire's head? How's Raven handling it?
Stay tuned for Chapter 3!
(Sorry for such a short chapter! The next one will be longer, I promise!)
