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Chapter 4:
The smell of bacon and eggs filled up the Titans kitchen. Cyborg was whistling happily, making scrambled eggs, and flipping pancakes.
There wasn't always peace like this in the early morning. BB and him would usually fight over what to make. Not this morning though.
Cy smiled. After their little horror film experience, no one could sleep. Everyone except Raven and himself. Raven was used to horror films because that's all she would ever see. Cy could just unplug himself and 'BAM' out like a light.
"Mmm..Something sure smells good!" Cy turned around smiling with a haughty expression on his face.
"That's right Robbie. When BB ain't awake, I can cook up this dee-licious breakfast!"
Robin smirked, "If I didn't know any better, I'd say you set up that whole horror flick fiasco to just get BB to sleep late."
"This time you're wrong Rob," Cy turned to flip a pancake, "I would have NEVER pick out 'Exorcist' to see. Nooo way. I'm now gonna have nightmares all week, unplugged or not!"
Robin chuckled as he opened the fridge to get out some OJ.
"Good morning to all!"
"Starfi-OW!" Robin lifted his head to see Starfire but, he was still in the fridge so he slammed it on the fridge's ceiling.
Cy laughed out loud as Starfire ran over to Robin to comfort his wounds.
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"I see Robin has taken the opportunity to embarrass himself in front of Star early today."
Starfire had an ice pack on Robin's sore head, "Good Morning, Raven. Do you wish to partake in eating these 'pan cakes'?"
"Sure." Raven went to the stove and put a pot of water on it to boil for her tea.
"I must fetch the first aid for I see a cut on your scalp. I shall return shortly."
When Starfire left the room, Robin put a hand to his forehead and leaned back on the booth closing his eyes, "Oh God..."
"Hey man, look at it this way," Cy came over with a plate of hot pancakes and set them down in front of Robin, "At least you got out the Orange Juice! Ha Ha!" Cy walked away laughing as Robin scowled.
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Beautiful emerald eyes opened up to meet the morning sun. He stretched in his bed, arms over his head and sighed. It was such a beautiful day! (A/N: DON'T mean it to sound gay! Lol)
He got up and opened the window to be greeted by the crisp morning air, the birds chirping their songs. A cold wind pushed back Beast Boy's tousled-bed hair.
He closed the window and went into the bathroom.
After his cleansing ritual, he stood there in front of the mirror with a tub of styling gel.
"My friend, you are looking fine!" He took a glob of it and massaged it into his hair, the minted smell filling the air.
He lifted each piece of hair on top of his head and formed it into little spikes. When he finished, he turned around once, clicked his tongue in a foxy way and turned out the light.
BB hummed his own little tune as he walked into his room with his towel around his shoulders.
As BB looked onto the date on his calendar, his happy aura diminished quickly, "No..."
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A girl of fifteen wrung her hands nervously. It was almost time for her to go on! How could she possibly do this now? She just learned the song!
But rent was rent. She took a deep breath as she heard the clapping of the audience, signaling that a performers' act was over.
"I would like to present to you our next performer 'Anonymous'!"
The teen got up from the crate backstage and exhaled her long awaiting breath. This was it. It was her time to shine...
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The morning chatter and sunshine was all in a blur as BB past his friends to take his seat next to Cy. He put his hands on his head as he leaned down with his elbows on the table. His eyes distant, signaling deep thought. 'No...not today..no...it can't be...' The words kept echoing in his head.
"Hey BB guess– Uh, BB? BB..? BB!"
Beast Boy's head shot up in surprise, "Whoa! What!?"
Cy eyed him worriedly, "You ok man? You look like you got hit by a truck."
BB snorted, "Thanks."
"Beast Boy, what troubles you?"
BB put his head down again and said softly, "Today. It's..the day Terra..."
Everyone caught on. It was then that the morning sunshine looked grey and weary, and the whole world slowed.
Robin spoke in a whisper, "It's been a year? Already?"
Raven nodded, showing no reaction nor emotion. Cy mouthed the word 'Wow'.
BB stood up, "I think I'm gonna head out."
He walked through the gray, steel door that he noted for the first time, really, looked grey.
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People on the street were smiling and talking happily. Children skipped along the sidewalk, and dogs ran playfully in the park. Beast Boy frowned, didn't they know what today was?
Beast Boy continued down the sidewalk with his hands in his pockets, not really going anywhere, just thinking.
It was incomplete. Everything about him and Terra was incomplete; never finished. So many things were still up in the air. So many questions unanswered and so many words unsaid.
He mentally kicked himself, ' If you never left her at the carnival, none of this would have happened you moron! She'd be here, smiling at one of your jokes. She'd be here.'
'I had the chance to say it. I had it.' And, at the end, everything went fast. The tears, the lava, the sacrifice, and then stone. Nothing was clear, not even now. How could it be? No one was expecting it. No one could see it, or stop it.
'It's never to late.' Well, now it was. Too late for everything. Everything was lost and would never be found.
Beast Boy stopped his walking and looked to where he had landed. He was right in front of Alouetté. It seemed to be a small café. BB could see little round tables with candles, a bar booth, and a stage. It looked relatively dark inside, the candles were really the only source of light. It didn't matter though. BB pushed open the door to be greeted by the smell of coffee and tea leaves.
He looked around to find a table for two in the front of the stage, behind another table. BB sat down in the chair and faced it toward the stage. Right when he sat down a voice that sounded like running water said, "May I take your order?" Without thinking, BB said, "Green tea please."
It was Terra's favorite. She always used to get it when they went to 'The Skit-Skat' downtown.
The waitress nodded and went off to the kitchen.
Beast Boy turned his attention to the stage. When he had entered, the people in there were clapping, announcing that someone was about to preform.
The light on stage flickered and dimmed. He could make out a small-framed figure sitting on a stool, legs crossed. He knew it had to be a teenager because no one under 13 was allowed in.
The silhouette raised a hand, and music began to play. It was sad and mournful, just like BB's heart. He leaned into it and heard the depressed notes flow. His sensitive ears heard the silhouette sigh and then take a breath before a beautiful voice came pouring out:
I scream into the night.
"Help! Can anyone hear me?"
All alone in the world tonight.
Am I cursed with this so-called life?
Or is there something more?
I don't know
No one seems to hear my cries
Into the night.
Please
Oh Please
Someone reach out and save me!
Before I am nothing at all!
Please reach out
Into my empty core
So I won't be alone
Anymore...
I need the warm touch to heat up my chilled bones
I need the comfort for my aching moans
I need the shoulder to cry on
I need someone to be here!
Can anyone hear me?
Can anyone see me?
Am I alone tonight again?
Or will someone reach out their hand
And say
"Come with me
I'll lead you away
From the pain
From the dark."
Please someone reach out to me
To my empty core
So I won't be alone
Anymore...
The performer held her note, stretching out the feeling. The music then ended and the clapping began. The lights turned on once more. Beast Boy froze, tea in hands.
She was about 15, with dark, ebony hair. Her skin was pale and she looked pretty weak. But that didn't catch BB's attention. It was her eyes. He looked into them, trying to figure out where he saw them before. When the girl looked his way, he knew. He knew those blue eyes! BB trembled as he whispered,
"Terra.."
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"I'm telling you Cy, you cheated! No one can get that score! It's obsolete!"
"Man, your just jealous."
"I am not jealous!"
"Yea and Raven runs around wearing pink tutus."
"Please, stop the yelling and the accusing."
"Fine!"
"Fine."
Yes, it was a typical afternoon at Titans Tower. Raven was in the corner by the window reading her latest book, 'In A Shadow's Hands', Starfire was breaking up a fight between the boys, Robin was fuming, and Cyborg was smiling triumphantly.
Suddenly, BB burst through the door.
"I-I saw her! I saw her! She's here! Right here in Jump City! Oh my God it really was her!"
"Whoa, whoa Beast Boy calm down. Who are you talking about?"
Beast Boy didn't hear Robin's question though. He was still babbling about this mystery person and saying "oh my God"'s in between.
Starfire walked over and tried to calm Beast Boy, "Beast Boy, please. Settle yourself. Beast Boy. Beast Boy, I'm talking to– Sit down bitch!" Star pushed BB into the couch and he shut-up.
The room was silent.
Robin's wide eyes turned into slits as he eyed Cyborg, "I said to never let her watch 'Chappelles' Show' !" Cy sweat dropped.
Raven came over to see what the commotion was about, "Beast Boy what the hell are you talking about?
"I was at the Alouetté and– "
Raven interrupted, "– You were at the Alouetté?"
Beast Boy glared at her, "Anyway, I was at the Alouetté when this girl was performing. When she was done, the lights turned back on and, I swear, she was Terra!"
Everyone frowned and shared looks. Robin spoke up, with a dreary expression on his face, "Beast Boy, it's Terra's anniversary. You're probably just upset and you're pointing to a random person and saying she's Terra. Lot's of people do it. You're just not over the fact that Terra's– "
"No! I saw her! I'm not just picking out a random person here! When she looked at me, with those blue eyes, I knew it was her. I know it's her. It has to be!" Tears were welling up in his eyes, why weren't they believing him?
"Beast Boy, it's impossible. We all saw...what happened."
"Believe what you want Robin. All I know is that I saw Terra. She's here."
Beast Boy walked out of the Den and into his room, closing the door with a 'SLAM'.
The Titans all shared looks with each other and sat down on the couch, heads in hands.
"What do we propose to do? Beast Boy is not well."
"He just can't let him self believe that Terra's gone. He loved her."
Raven spoke up, "He just needs time. There is nothing we can do to help him. He needs to do this by himself, alone."
All of them chorused a 'Yeah' before getting up and doing there usual activities.
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'It was her...I know it was!' BB was laying down on his bed with his hands behind his head, looking up at the ceiling. ' I wasn't imagining things...when she looked at me...I just knew..' His thoughts trailed off.
'But, how did she come back? NASA said it was impossible...' He shook that thought off. It didn't matter how she got here, the thing that matter was that she WAS here.
He had to go to her. He needed her to see him. It had been too long, just too long. She was here and they could complete what they never finished.
The Next Morning...
Beast Boy hurried down the stairs, eager to get out and go to Jump City.
Robin was at the table looking like he was still asleep, hair disheveled, holding a cup of orange juice. He looked up to see Beast Boy rushing in, getting a glass of OJ, and running out to the door.
"Beast Boy, where are you going? What's the rush?"
Beast Boy beamed, "I'm going to the Alouetté!"
Robin frowned and shook his head, "Beast Boy..."
"Robin, it was her. I know it was her."
"Beast Boy, Terra's gone..."
Beast Boy's eyes clouded in anger, "Hey! I know what I saw! It was Terra! I know it was, maybe you don't! You can't take this away from me again!"
It was Robin's turn to get angry. He started in a low warning voice, "What have I EVER taken away from you?" Robin then burst out, " I gave you everything!" He got up. "I have never done anything to you! You only do things to yourself! So, if you want to blame anyone for anything, look in the mirror!"
Robin made his way over to Beast Boy standing face to face with him. His eyes narrowed as he repeated his previous question, "What have I EVER taken away from you?"
BB narrowed his eyes, "Terra."
Robin stepped back, a little taken aback, but soon regained his anger once more, "Don't blame ME for her stupid mistakes!"
"No! She was confused! And don't you dare say she was stupid! You were!"
"WHAT!?"
"You heard me! You were! If you just kept your mouth shut and trained her, she would be here, unharmed! None of this would have happened if it wasn't for your f!#$ comment about her powers! You KNEW she was a bit unstable!"
BB calmed down a bit. But his voice cracked as tears beg an to prick his eyes, "You knew she was unstable. You knew she was confused. She was dangerous with her uncontrollable powers. I knew that. But why, why did you have to tell that to her face? That's why she ran off Robin. That's why."
Beast Boy had tears streaming down his face, but still had the angry expression on it with his eyes narrowed at Robin. He gave him one last glare as he opened the steel door and shut it with a 'bang'.
Back inside, Robin's angry expression had disappeared completely as Beast Boy's voice started to waver. He hung his head down, for he knew that what Beast Boy had said, was true.
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Beast Boy entered the Alouetté in a confident manner. He had planned that after Terra's performance, he would go back stage and let her see him. Beast Boy smiled at the thought of them reuniting in an embrace, as he sat down in his seat.
But Beast Boy never knew what drama would take place in a few moments...
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A/N: Sorry that I haven't updated. The teachers threw piles of HW at me. Also, I had to get some ideas rolling on how this story was gonna work out.
For the song that Terra sings, I know it's kinda too depressing for her being. But my cousin wanted it in there and plus, I didn't have time to write a completely knew poem/song. So, there it is.
In the next chapter, you'll see why this story is under drama.
Oh! And Alouette means "lark" in French. i just put the accent on cause I thought it looked cooler ;)
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