Bleh, nothing to say. On with the chapter.
----Raven's POV----
Star gave me back my old room that had changed a lot since my departure. When I left, I took everything personal with me. I didn't want them going through it- after all. My old bed was still there, a new tablestand beside it, burning a sweet scent of lavender from the lit candle. I smiled, it was nice to be back here. I could already feel the rush of someone at my door, knocking and yelling that someone was in trouble and the Titan's had to go rescue them. I felt plain now, bland. Like I didn't belong here anymore, no where here. Star was still my friend, and Robin probably was too. It had been awhile since me and Cyborg sat down for a chat- but I'm sure he still considered me a friend. I hoped so, at least. As for BB? I feared the answer more than anything else in this world.
There was a knock on the door, and flashbacks came zooming through my head. I pushed them aside and slowly went to the door, allowing it to slide open to greet the person on the other side. It was Jinx, sadly.
"Raven? Raven, I'm sorry," she said silently, and if it hadn't been for her hair and eyes, I'd never thought this was Jinx. But then again, I had changed so much as well.
"For?" I inquired, cocking my head to the side, raising a brow.
"For being such an enemy to you all. I was young then, niave. I had so many plans for my future, I guess I just never sat down to think about reality. I was so tuned into this- this surreal life," She said calmly, shrugging her shoulders in sympathy. I nodded and moved to the side allowing her entrance. She came in and sat on my bed, and I followed.
"It's ok, I guess," I said. I didn't know if I should appoligize, too. Maybe I did owe it to her, but something inside me told me to just keep quiet and listen.
"Me.. me and Cyborg," I wanted to correct her, I really did, but I let her continue, "we were enemies, and I find it so hard to beleive I ever fought him- that I ever hated him. No, I don't think I ever really truly hated him. I guess, when you grow up, you begin to understand everything more."
I thought back to when Starfire went into the future and found that we weren't friends anymore. It never really happened the way she explained it to us, but we had all drifted apart at least slightly. We were no longer the Teen Titans- at least.
"Yeah, I know what you mean," I replied in my sattire voice. She smiled.
"Raven, I want us to be friends. I really do. Gizmo..." she let out a sigh, "He's... well; he was said to be dead. I just like to think he just left..."
I didn't know what to say, so I just nodded. She went on for an hour, explaining everything about what had happened the years to follow the downfall of pretty much everything. Sometimes it took another person for you to realize you aren't alone. For quite some time I had only been focused on myself, and how everything was affecting me. I guess I never truly thought about what had happened to the others. I knew vague information, and for quite some time, that was all that mattered. It was quite some time before Jinx left, and then quite some more time before I left my hazy state of mine. I remembered saying good bye, and waving slightly at her as she went out to find something-I beleive it was the brush. Perhaps she had left Star to the duty of finding it.
After more pondering, I flew to my bed in a haste and closed my eyes. I wasn't tired, not really, but sometimes sleep is the only cure. Apparently, time doesn't help much.
---BB---
"WHAT!?" Duude, Cyborg with Jinx!? No way. No, he said he just liked her, right!?
"Yeah, we got in a fight, and now she's with Star and them," Cyborg shrugged his shoulder non-chalantly. I raised a brow.
"But, JINX!? When did this happen?" I didn't know what to ask, what to say. Words were just falling from my mouth in a surprised sort of state.
"Well, I don't know really, man. I guess it just did," He shrugged his shoulders, and i stood up.
"HELLO!? EARTH TO CYBORG! Things like THAT don't just happen!"
"Oh? And falling in love with Raven is just a common thing?" I sat down again, and sighed.
"That's different. She's... she's my friend," I replied, letting out a sigh. My friend. Like when we met again. I told her I found I'd missed all the titans. What a bunch of load. I mean, I did miss the titans, honesty I did. But it was her, specifically I missed. I didn't know what to do, I still don't. I was her friend, then I left her, then I came back and then I was her friend then I left her then I came back and we kissed and all of this stuff. I could barely keep anything in order anymore. Everything was a big, blurry, blotch in my head. A mess of scrambled words and thoughts and yet, in the whole of it all, it was emptiness. Blank forever and an eternity.
"Beast Boy? BB? You there? Helloooo? Man, wake up!" Cyborg took that moment to hit me on the head, though much harder then he probably intended. I rubbed it and gave him a glare.
"Yeah, i'm here," I replied, heaving a sigh.
"So now what are you going to do?" The thought had never crossed my mind before. I didn't know what to say, so I just shrugged my shoulders.
"Man, you can't just do nothing. Now, if you love her, you got to tell her and be with her. And if you don't, you got to move on man! Get a job or something," Get a job!? Tell her!? DO NOTHING!? Was he insane!?
"What do you mean get a job!? Who would hire a green human?" Cyborg shrugged his shoulders.
"I'm sure you'd find a job somewhere. Till then, you can crash with me," I let out a sigh. Living with Cyborg again. Yeah, that'd be nice. Just not in any gay ways. I'm not attracted to him like that. Eww! EWW!
"EWW!!" I suddenly let out a yell as sudden thoughts came to my head, and Cyborg looked at me wierd.
"Is crashing with me that bad?" He asked, suddenly smelling himself. I shook my head, eyes wide withe embarrassment. Cyborg rolled his eyes and got up.
"Come on, man, let's go home."
---Ravens P.O.V---
After I woke up and left my room, I found a note one one of the counters. It was from Star and to me, so I decided it must be worth reading. I picked it up.
Dearest Raven,
Hello Friend! It is I, Starfire! Jinx and I have left for a day of shopping. She said that she needed some food. My stomach agreed, so we decided to leave. We did not know if you were awake or not, so as not to disturb we left this note. We are hoping you will stay another night, but if not, you will come back for another visit, yes? We would be most happy, and if you come in a week or so I am sure that Robin will be back!
Love your friend,
Starfire.
There was a small p.s. that held Cyborgs address for some unknown reason. I hadn't talked to him in awhile, maybe Jinx left it so I could. I'm sure they've probably hooked back up: they didn't seem the type to stay in a fight for long. No puns intended.
I crinkled the paper up, and shoved it in my pocket and left. I decided that after some breakfast I would go visit Cyborg, see how he was doing, it had, after all, been awhile.
I went out to a small, quaint little cafe. Though it was crowded and busy on the inside, the outside looked like a place you just had to visit when you were in the depressed state I was in. It had calm, soothing colors, and dimmed lights just right to where you could see. I took a seat at a one-seater table, and waited patiently for a menu. A girl, chewing on a piece of gum with blonde hair in pigtails flung one at me and quickly asked what I'd be having. I understood she was busy, but that didn't imply she had to be rude. So, I gave her one of the meanest, rudest, most horribly-conjurable glare possible, and she smiled.
"I'll wait!" She said in a childish voice and quickly turned around to ask someone else. I opened the menu, randomly chose something, and then waited. And waited. And waited.
After at least a forty minute wait there was a tap on my shoulder. I whirled around- and low and behold! It was a blonde haired girl.
But not my waiter.
"Terra?"
