Chapter 2: A Reunion Of Old Friends
Drake was about an inch taller than Terra. He had blond hair and blue eyes. His hair was spiked up in the front and slightly spiked in the back. He wore a white T-shirt and a blue jacket. His pants were also blue.
"Well Drake, thanks again for stopping Mumbo." Robin said.
"No problem." He replied as he turned to leave. The titans were also about to leave when Drake turned back at them.
"Hold on a second." Drake said.
"Yeah?" Robin asked.
"Do you know a girl named Terra?"
"Yes, why?" Beastboy asked.
"I've been looking for her for a long time and I found out she was here fighting crime."
"Well she stays with... Oh no we forgot about Terra. We have to go back and get her." Beastboy said as he turned into a bird and flew back to find Terra. The other titans followed but before Robin left he said something to Drake.
"If you want you can come see Terra later at Titans tower." Robin said as he was leaving. "Thanks again for your help."
Before Robin was out of site Drake told him to tell Terra that he was coming. Robin nodded as he went to join the other titans.
The titans found Terra lying on the ground starting to regain consciousness. She tried to get up but she fell down. Beastboy ran and caught her.
"Uh... what happened?" she asked.
"Mumbo hit you hard in the head and knocked you out." Beastboy said. Terra rubbed her aching head and found a really big bump from where she was blown into the side of a building. She winced when she touched it.
The titans returned to the tower and gave Terra and ice pack. Her head still ached a little bit. Beastboy took Terra into the hallway while no one was around and once more got on one knee.
"Terra will..." Beastboy began. Before he finished Robin came in.
"Terra I forgot to tell you that this guy named Drake is going to come here to see you some time later." Robin said. Terra eyes widened. She couldn't move whatsoever and Beastboy was sitting there angry that Robin had to but in.
"D-did y-you s-say Dr-Drake is coming here?" Terra asked with shock in her voice.
"Uh... yeah. While you were unconscious we went after Mumbo and it turned out that Drake was the one to stop him." Robin said as he exited. Terra was paralyzed and speechless. Beastboy waved his hand across her face and she didn't even blink.
"Uh...Terra? Are you okay?" he asked. Terra did not answer. She just stood there like a statue.
"Terra?" Beastboy asked again. Beastboy turned into a bear and roared at her and she didn't move and inch. Her mind was somewhere else right now. She wondered how someone whom she supposedly was madly in love with was alive. He was supposed to have died long ago.
"Okay Terra I'm going to go kill myself now, you can come stop me when you can move again." Beastboy said as he was supposed to leave. Terra snapped out of her trance just as Beastboy knew she would.
"So... you want to tell me what that was about?" he asked.
"Well... you know how I've never told you about my past and how every time you asked me about it I said I didn't want to talk about it? Well... I never wanted to talk about it because well... I... I... I killed my entire town." Terra said.
"WHAT!" Beastboy yelled. Terra started to cry at the remembrance of her past and that fateful day.
"I-it was while I had a real family." Terra began as she started to cry even harder.
"Terra if you don't want to talk about it then you don't have to." Terra shook her head.
"No, I think it's time you learned about my past. Like I said I lived with my parents. I lived a small town and I had a lot of friends. My best friend of all was a boy, a boy named Drake. We did everything together. We played together, we went on vacations together, and practiced using our powers together. He had the same powers as me but he had better control. One day while we were playing a game I hit him in the back with rock really hard. I had to take him home so he could rest. When I went home I asked my mom for some money to buy him an 'I'm sorry' gift. We were low on money but I was a brat so I insisted. My mom sent me to my room where I grew even angrier until my powers got the better of me. The ground shook very violently. My mom tried to stop me but I hit her hard on the head. Drake came over and also tried to stop me but by the time he got to my house a tornado of rock was surrounding me. Drake's injury in his back kept him from using his full potential. I hit him on the head and he fell to the ground. The earthquake got more intense and a house fell apart on Drake. With the last of his power he finally stopped me. By now he was too weak to live on. The last thing he said to me was..." Terra stopped there not wanting to make Beastboy feel uncomfortable.
"Yes? What did he say?" he asked.
"You don't want to know."
"Why not?"
"You just don't want to."
"Terra just tell me, it's okay."
"Okay then, he said... "Terra, I love you."." Terra was surprised that Beastboy wasn't freaking out. But soon enough Beastboy's expression changed to one of sadness.
"Terra?"
"Yes?"
"Did you love him?" Beastboy asked.
"..." Terra didn't know if she should reply.
"Did you? Don't lie." Beastboy said.
"... Well... uh..." Beastboy gave her a look that meant he wanted an answer.
Terra sighed before she said:
"Yes Beastboy, I did love him to." Terra closed her eyes not wanting to see Beastboy's new expression. Beastboy sighed and silently left while Terra's eyes were closed. As he left a small tear fell from his eyes.
When Terra opened her eyes he found that Beastboy wasn't there. Terra was about to go find Beastboy when she decided that he probably didn't want to see her right now. So with that Terra went back to her room and cried on her bed. She had now broken her boyfriend's heart.
How could I do that to him. I just should have lied and said that I didn't love Drake.
Terra sighed and thought of what she should do next.
While Terra was in her room Beastboy was outside the tower skipping rocks. He was deep in thought about what his next move should be. Beastboy figured that that Drake guy was going to come, take Terra away, and the titans would never see her again. He wondered if he should just step out of the game before it begins. Then he wondered if Drake was even coming to take Terra away.
Maybe Drake is just coming to say hi or... who am I kidding. Terra is still going to love him and he is still going to love her. He probably will just come in and take Terra away forever. She'll probably be more happier with him than with me.
Beastboy sighed and looked at the calm waters. He threw another rock and sighed again.
Maybe I am just overreacting. Drake may actually just want to come and just be friends with Terra. Then I can be with her.
Beastboy heard footsteps from behind him. He turned around and saw Raven standing behind him.
"Hey Raven." He said quietly.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Ter... nothing." He replied. Beastboy and Raven had once been an item but it didn't work out. Now they were just very good friends. Sometimes however Beastboy thought Raven was trying to get him back. Raven knew what Beastboy was thinking. She didn't even have to read his mind. It was all over his face. She didn't exactly know that Drake and Terra knew each other but she did know that something had happened with him and Terra.
"Beastboy, first of all I'm not here to try to convince you to go out with me again. I'm here as a friend to help you. So why don't you just tell me." She said.
"Raven, I appreciate your concern but I need to be alone right now."
"Okay then." She said as she walked back inside the tower. About a minute after Raven left Beastboy saw a rock headed his way. Upon closer observation he saw a man on it. Beastboy knew it was Drake.
"Here we go." He whispered. When Drake got to the land he hopped of the rock and greeted Beastboy.
"Hi. You remember me right?" Drake asked. Beastboy nodded. Drake was the same as before except now he wasn't wearing his jacket showing that he was wearing a golden watch on his right hand. On his left was a yellow wristband that said 'Live Strong'.
"Is Terra here?" Drake asked.
"Yeah she's inside. Come on." Beastboy said as nicely as he could. He was presently very mad at Drake. Beastboy led him into the tower where the other titans greeted him.
"It's nice to see you guys again. Where's Terra?"
"She's... Where is she?" Cyborg asked.
"Maybe she's in her room. I'll go check." Beastboy said as he went to Terra's room. He knocked on the door and waited for a response. When no one answered knocked again.
"Terra, are you in there? Drake's here already." Beastboy said. In a few minutes Terra was out.
"Beastboy I'm sorry I made you feel bad bu..." Beastboy interrupted her.
"It's okay Terra. I told you to tell the truth and you did and well... if you love someone than you love someo..." Beastboy was interrupted as Terra gave him a passionate kiss. Beastboy kissed her back at wondered if this would be their final kiss. In case it was Beastboy savored every minute of it before they went to join the others. Beastboy and Terra stood at the door to the room where the others were. Terra was nervous about seeing Drake after all these years. With a few moments of preparation Beastboy and Terra walked through the door. When Terra and Drake's eyes met they were both silent. Terra slowly walked up to him. The both of them had changed since they last saw each other. The whole room was quiet as the two old friends looked at each other. Without warning they hugged each other.
"I missed you." Drake whispered.
"I-I missed you too." Terra whispered back. They stopped hugging and looked at each other again.
"We'll give you some privacy." Robin said as he and the other titans left. Although they were out of the room the pressed their eyes against the door an listened.
"So... how have you been?" asked Drake.
"I can't complain." Terra replied.
"I bet you're wondering how I survived that day." Terra nodded.
"Well after I closed my eyes and bowed my head and the rest of the rubble fell on me, I somehow survived that. I was unconscious for about an hour I'm guessing. When I awoke I couldn't move from the pain. I thought of a way to get out of the situation. Slowly I gathered my strength and used my power to force my way out of the rubble. When I was out I was terrified at what I saw. There was nothing but rubble. I flew to a town to get some rest and I wanted to find you. Since that day I've been searching and now after all these years I found you." He said.
"I'm sorry I put you through all that trouble." Terra said.
(With the other titans)
The other titans were trying to listen in on the conversation. Beastboy was the only one who wasn't trying. He was sitting against the wall wondering how this was going to affect his life.
(With Terra and Drake)
"Why did you spend all that time looking for me. You wasted a huge part of your life." Terra said.
"It was worth it to see your smile again." Drake replied making Terra blush.
"Well... Drake are you... um... you know... still..." Terra began. Drake knew what she was going to say so before she finished he said:
"Yes"
"Oh" Terra replied.
"What's wrong?"
"Oh uh... nothing... I'm just flattered. All the girls in the town had crushes on you. You were the cutest guy in the whole town."
"...and you were the prettiest in the town." Terra blushed even more.
"So... do you still feel... the... same... about...me?" Drake asked nervously.
"Well... I'd be lying if I said flat out no. I've had so many dreams about our days together so I guess my answer would be (Against the wishes of a-hamtaro- dreamer)... yes... but..." Terra couldn't finished. Sadly she was now in love with two men who were both so good to her. In some ways she like Drake better but in some she like Beastboy better.
"But...?" Drake asked as she touched her cheek.
"..." Terra just couldn't get the words out. She couldn't tell Drake about Beastboy.
"Okay then let's just change the subject." Drake said. It felt like a wait was lifted of Terra's shoulder when Drake said those words.
"So... why did you come here? I'm sure it wasn't just to say hi." Terra said.
"Well I actually came here to well... I came to ask you a very important question but I feel I cannot ask it now. Maybe another time." Drake said.
"So you came all this way to ask me a question?"
"Terra, it is a very important question." He said.
"Okay the. Whatever you say." Terra said.
"I have a different question...um... do you mind if I can stay here for a little bit. I have no money for a hotel so... if you can ask your friends I'd really appreciate it." Drake said.
"No problem, any friends of mine is a friend of theirs." She replied as she turned to go ask the other titans.
"Wait, ask later, I really want to talk to you some more. I haven't talked to a real friend in such a long time." He said.
Terra and Drake talked for another hour. They learned about how the other lived after the day they were separated. Terra began to realize how much she had really missed Drake. When they were done talking Terra went to ask Robin if Drake could stay for a bit. When Terra opened the door into the hallway she found all the titans there sleeping on the floor. They were listening for so long they fell asleep. Terra woke them up and they came up with excuses to why they were on the floor.
"Robin, Drake wants to know if he can stay here for a little while. He has no money for a hotel so what do you say?" asked Terra.
"It's okay. He can stay for as long as he needs to." Robin said.
"Thank you so much." Terra said as she ran back to Drake to tell him the good news.
"Robins aid you could stay." She said to Drake.
"Really, great. I won't stay to long and be a nuisance. I'll probably be gone in a week. Is that okay?"
"Robin said you can stay for as long as you want... but can't you stay longer than that. How about a year." Terra said.
"No that's way to long. I be a real pain by then."
"You a pain? That's really funny Drake but seriously, can you stay a month?" she asked.
"I think your friends may have a problem with that. That's a really long time."
"It's fine if you stay a month." Robin said as he came in.
"Thanks for the offer but no thanks. Let's compromise, how about two weeks?" Drake asked.
"Fine by us but where can you sleep? Hmmmmmmmm." Robin asked.
"I'll sleep on the couch. It's better than the ground." Drake said.
"No, maybe we have a spare bed in the basement. You can share a room with Terra since you're such good friends." Robin said.
"Sounds like a plan to me." Drake said. Terra blushed at the fact of sharing a room with Drake.
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