Wow, I'm sorry I've haven't updated quicker, but I have been busy with work, school and all that good stuff. Anyway, I just wanted to thank everyone again for reviewing and tell you that the story will most likely follow BB and Rae (mostly in BB's eyes) into their early/mid 20's. Enjoy. –Jason
Warning: This chapter contains some coarse language and a little bit of gore. Just a warning (but don't let that stop you from reading, heh).
Crimson Shadows
Chapter 3: Writings on the Wall
From Chapter 2: "I was went out for a little while, that's all," Gar said weakly, panic rising to his chest. "Oh really? That all?" Frank said, his smile getting wider. The man rose up from the bed and Gar suddenly registered what was sticking out of his foster dad's pocket – a knife…"
"You know, I'm doing you a favor," Frank grinned, and Garfield realized that the man had lost all grip on sanity. "You would want a freak with green skin? No one loves you."
Anger bubbled up from Gar's throat. "You're wrong, you filthy piece of shit!" Garfield spat, and Frank's eyes widened. "You're dead!" the man screamed, pulling the knife out his pocket in a swift motion.
Suddenly, something deep within Garfield's mind snapped; he had had enough; period. His eyes turned a deep shade of blood red and his fangs grew sharper and longer. He lunged at his monster of a foster father and drew back his claw-like fingers at his hideous face. Frank screamed and grabbed at his face, blood gushing through his fingers. The young changeling then clawed into the man's abdomen, pressing in. Frank's eyes nearly popped of their sockets as he felt the sharp pain enter his body. The man collapsed onto the hard floor, taking his last breath. Garfield's eyes returned to their normal emerald color as he stood frozen in fear and shock. Then, as everything seemed to sink in, the changeling emitted a scream of angst and ran out of the small, dark house, the world just a blur…
Garfield was now running for all he was worth; it seemed as if he was trying to escape the past that lay behind him. As he sprinted across the long streets, his twisted, troubled life flashed before him like a horror movie gone wrong:
"We'll always be here for you, son…"
"I'm sorry, child. We couldn't save them…"
"Haha! Look at the freak!"
"We can't have you in our home any longer…"
"No one loves you…"
The words cut him deeper than any knife could, and his heart wrenched; twisted and pained by world that had turned its back on him. His legs gave way and he fell hard onto the cold, wet cement. Garfield's body began to rack with uncontrollable sobs and tears mixed with the blood on his cheeks. The sad, broken boy wanted to die. He screamed at heavens to take him, to strike him down and kill him.
After a couple of minutes, the tears stopped coming and he managed to pull his mangled body up. He limped over to the edge of the pier and peered down at the jagged rocks below. Garfield didn't want it to end this way, but he truly believed this was the right way. He climbed on the top of the ledge and made a silent prayer for the girl he had met. The only girl who had ever showed kindness and compassion. Raven…
He took one final look at the world that had betrayed him, and felt his body drop into the empty sky, falling…
Garfield yelped in shock as he felt a blackness encircle him, and thought it was Death taking him away. It carried his body upwards and back up to the pier, where it dropped him back onto the ground. He looked up in awe and saw a figure standing there in the dark. "Raven," was the only word he could manage. Raven screamed and ran to Garfield, taking him into her arms. "What the hell were you thinking!" she screamed, sobbing. "Why!" With the only strength he had left, the strength that came purely from the heart, he whispered one word: "Help." Raven forced herself to focus as she omitted a black circle, which covered the both of him. She only hoped it wasn't too late…
I know, extremely disheartening. But I PROMISE, PROMISE that things will get better. I guess I wanted a chapter to show that Beast Boy was not always the happy joker, that there's much more to him then we think. Please review and thanks for reading.
