Disclaimer: I don't think I need to repeat myself all the time. I don't own the show or anything else related to it! DUH! Neither do I own the song titled Don't Want You Back. It's by the Backstreet Boys, NOT ME!
Title: X's and O's (I think this is going to be the final chapter.)
(NOTE: There is just a tiny bit of OOCness (Oh, I learned a new fanfic term!) in this chapter. Just so you are forewarned, I use this on Beastboy mostly.)
Epilogue:
A FEW DAYS AFTERWARDS…
While the other Titans were getting ready for bed, but none to happily, Beastboy managed to sneak, in fly form, to the med-lab to visit Ria. He needed to tell her what he planned to do although she was in a coma. I know I'm never going to be happy until I have my revenge on Red X for what that mother-fucker did to Ria! He will pay!
Beastboy the fly crawled through the gap between the door and the ceiling into the mad-lab. He transformed back into his human form and stood by Ria's bed. Every minute she seemed to be in ever increasing pain. That bastard! Why would he do this to her?
Ever since he had first gotten to know Ria, he had started to like her. Quite a lot in fact. It wasn't until she was betrayed and was now dying did he realized that his liking had turned to love. But now I am never going have the chance to tell her because she is eventually going to… He couldn't even think about it! He might as well tell her now, even though she was in a coma.
"Ria…I…I love you…" He was about to lean down to kiss her unmoving lips, but suddenly Ria woke up with a loud gasp of pain. Beastboy watched for a few moments in startled horror as Ria convulsed in writhing agony. Then, in just a few seconds, Ria spotted Beastboy by her side.
"I am sorry."
"Sorry for what?"
"That I cannot return your feelings."
"Why?"
"I cannot trust anyone anymore. Not even myself."
"Ria, you've got to let me help you—
"No. Just leave me alone. I am sorry."
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Raven saw herself in the med-lab next to Ria. Suddenly, Ria started to have seizure. Raven tried to call the others. But her voice was silent. Then, suddenly, Raven saw herself, her friends, and Ria in a hospital room. A doctor said that Ria was going to—
That's when Raven sat up in bed. "It was only a dream. Thank Azarath." Was it really only a dream?
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"Robin?" –Starfire.
"Oh, hey Star. What's up?" –Robin.
"I do not know." –Starfire.
"Never mind. What's wrong?" –Robin.
"I have noticed that Beastboy has been acting very…strangely."—Starfire.
"What do you mean?" –Robin.
"Robin—Do you think that—Beastboy is the in love with Ria?" –Starfire.
"Why do you ask?" –Robin.
"No reason." –Starfire. And she hastily ran away from Robin. She was too embarrassed to talk to Robin about the subject.
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Later that Night…After everyone else had gone to sleep…
There was a light on Ria's face from the computer in the common room. She had opened up her e-mail account at Titans Tower. She was trying to send one, when Robin noticed the light under the door.
"Ria!"
Ria spun around to see Robin looking at her with a puzzled and surprise look on his face.
"What are you doing? You should be asleep in the med-lab. I thought—
"Nothing." Ria responded as she hastily clicked the send button on the e-mail window.
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For some fucked up reason I hadn't felt like pulling off any major stunts past few days. Ever since I last heard from what's-her-name. Oh. It was either Maria, Rita, or something like that… I guess I felt kinda guilty.
"I mean it was sorta your fault, Red X." I thought to myself. "You were the one who gave her up to that phsycopath…"
A loud bling sound from my lab-top interrupted my thoughts. A message had popped up. It read: 'YOU'VE GOT MAIL!' with the same yellow exclamation mark next to it. I opened the message and all at once some other frickin' message pops up saying something like: This message requires audio sound. Turn up your volume for best results. Although it disappointed me without a yellow exclamation mark… I rolled the volume to the maximum and clicked the okay button in the bottom right corner.
All at once some loud music blasted over the speakers:
You hit me faster than a sharkered sack. You saw my picture on the Backstreet's Back. (Alright!) And you were more than just a pretty face, but how you fooled me, I'm still amazed. Babe. But I shoulda known that I would be another victim of your sexuality. But now were done and over with.
(chorus)
Don't—don't want you back! 'Cuz you're no good for me I know. That's all I can say. Don't want you back. Forgive my honesty, but you've gotta go. I…I…don't want you back.
You started going out with so-called friends. But I was blinded so I lost all common sense. But there were things that made me realize, (realize!) Like all the hundred---no---a thousand lies.
(chorus)
Don't—don't want you back! 'Cuz you're no good for me I know. That's all I can say. Don't want you back. Forgive my honesty, but you've gotta go. I…I…don't want you back.
(Bridge)
Baby. Don't bother telling me you're reasons why. Just let us end this story, 'Bout you and I. Don't want you back. That's all I know. Don't want you back. All I can say. Don't want you back. You know you've gotta go.
(Chorus times one)
(Bridge times one)
I…I…Don't want you back!
At the end of the song, a message scrolled across: 'the song speaks for it-self. Ria.'
Damn…
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Okay! That's the end of X's and O's. I hope you all enjoyed it! I think I might write a sequel to this story if I get a lot of reviews on this one. Let me know if you want to see a sequel! (I want more reviews! Specifically, about 5 would do.)
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I had no idea this story would eventually become this popular! That's a lot of hits! WOW! When I first posted this story, I watched sadly as I hardly ever received reviews or even hits on it... But now I am surprised as I see the number of hits go up over each day! THANKS FOR YOUR READING EVEN IF YOU DON'T REVIEW! IT MAKES ME HAPPY THAT SO MANY PEOPLE READ AND ENJOY MY STORIES! THANKS A LOT!
PS: Just so those of you who are wondering: a sequel to this story has been started. It's called: Return. Go find it if you have enjoyed this story. I think I did as better job on the sequel than on this one... (LAUGHS) But anyways, keep reading and reviewing! It makes me happy and not so depressed! --HOWLS-- riawolf
