This is gonna be good!
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans! I don't! I don't! I don't!
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Chapter 27: Friends Forever
A few weeks later, Cyborg was walking around the Tower alone. Everyone else had left to go get pizza again, but Cyborg just didn't feel like it. He decided to go on the roof to watch the sunset. When he opened the door, her saw Shadow standing out on the ledge, transfixed on the horizon.
"What are you doing out here?" Asked Cyborg walking up on the ledge next to her. "I thought you were out getting pizza with everyone else."
Shadow was silent for a moment. "I was going to, but I changed my mind." She was playing with her locket with one hand, the other across her stomach, holding on to her elbow. "I much prefer watching the sun set." All was still for another moment. "Why do hate me?"
Cyborg was taken aback. "I don't hate you!" He protested.
"You used to." She said, still not tearing her eyes away from the setting sun. She was still twirling her locket around in her hand.
"You wanna know the truth?" he asked. Shadow nodded, keeping her eyes on the horizon. "I was scared. I thought you would come take my place away." Shadow laughed softly. "What?" Demanded Cyborg.
"The thing is, I was afraid of you." She said, finally looking at him. "I was afraid of all of you. I thought if you knew my dad was Slade, you would hate me, and I can't stand hatred." She wiped a tear away and looked back at the sunset. "It's always been a part of my life, and I've always hated it." She laughed again. "See what I mean?"
Cyborg was amazed. "We wouldn't do something like that," he said comfortingly.
"You sure had a funny way of showing it, Cy," she said looking him in the eye. But when he saw the look in her eyes, he knew he wasn't seeing hatred in them. He was seeing happiness.
"I'm really sorry." He paused. "How do you say friends forever in Irish?" he asked.
Shadow smiled. "Beirt aontaigh i gcónai," she recited.
"Beirt aontaigh i gcónai," repeated Cyborg with difficulty. Shadow laughed and held out her hand. Cyborg took it.
"Friends Forever," They said together.
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*Edie and Steph on sofa watching story on TV and crying their eyes out into a box of tissue*
Edie: *blows nose* That was so beautiful. *sob*
Steph: Uh huh! *dries tears* But I want all readers to know that soon, there will be a special Chapter on Shadow's power's origin.
Edie: *jumps up off couch* Really?! *stops crying and starts hopping around room* NEW CHAPTER! NEW CHAPTER! NEW CHAPTER! NEW CHAPTER! NEW CHAPTER! NEW CHAPTER!
Steph: *hits forehead* maybe I should have kept that bit to myself. *turns towards readers* That's right! The story doesn't end just yet! Keep checking for the Special Origin of Shadow!
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Also, another little Tail note, "Beirt aontaigh i gcónai" doesn't really mean "Friends Forever." It means, "Two People United Always." Just in case you guys decided to look it up on the net and see that it doesn't mean, Friends forever and come to correct me and stuff. I was going to have Cyborg say she was part of the Titans Family, but the word for family is Clann and that's pretty boring because we hear it in the movies so much. Like I said earlier, keep an eye out for the Origin of Shadow Chapter!