Reunions: Chapter Two- A Well-deserved Explanation

"Hold on," she said. "I can't just waltz into town looking like this and expect them to be okay with it."

"True," I agreed. Actually, I hated to admit it, but I hadn't planned out what I would do after I got Terra out of the rock. I didn't really think that I was capable of pulling it off, but it looks like I underestimated myself. "How about we go to the mall? I know you still don't have normal clothes, but we can just buy them there. There are plenty of weirdos at the mall. You won't be alone."

"All right, I'll go to the mall. If anyone asks, it's for my school play." I neglected to disclose to her the fact that little kids asked about her all the time when she was a statue and that when kids misbehaved their parents often used her as an example. Why should I tell her? She'll find out soon enough.

"By the way, I've been meaning to ask you, how exactly did I get out of the rock?" Now she asks, after we've been talking for what, thirty minutes?

"First of all, you didn't 'get' out of the rock. I got you out of there. And second of all, it's a long story, and frankly, I don't think you're worth it." Well, it's the truth! I tell it like it is.

"C'mon, it's a long walk to the mall. Please?" A sudden vision of Beast Boy doing the "face" finally convinces me that I really should tell her.

"Fine," I groan. I'm not in the mood to argue. In fact, I never am. I do not get angry easily! Okay, you proved your point. On with the long and detailed explanation!

"It all started years ago, a few months after you were trapped. Naturally, we had a little trouble coping at first. I was more angry than sad. Robin remained in a slump, having lost his rival. Cyborg didn't even feel like working on the T-car. Starfire kept bursting into tears at every noise. And Beast Boy?" I took a dramatic pause. " The saddest looking kid I'd ever seen. You could tell he was broken, in his spirit, his heart, his laughter. If he hadn't been so darn depressed, you'd still be stuck in there. I didn't care until we started to become closer. After the whole Malchior thing…."

"Who's Malchior?"

"You don't want to know. Really," I made my voice firm, "you don't. Anyway, we were becoming better friends. I really started to like him. But he was still broken on the inside, no matter how big his smile was. So I decided that, one way or another, I would get you out so he could see you again."

"And how exactly am I standing here today?" Terra and I had reached the main road. The mall was a few short blocks from here. And there's so much more, I whined.

"Okay, so I started searching through my spellbooks, looking for the one spell that would bring you back. I found several spells, but none worked. Some were only meant for statues made of marble, some only worked on fountains. Eventually, I found a spell that worked. All that was missing was one ingredient: a lock of hair from the head of an admirer."

"How did you get it?"

"Clipped it off of Beast Boy when he wasn't looking."

"But he doesn't like me anymore."

"Whatever. Anyway, it worked. And that's all that matters." I pushed the button on the crosswalk. The light flashed, "WALK". Terra and I crossed the street and entered the mall parking lot. At last, we had reached our destination. "Terra?"

"Yeah Raven?"

"Could you do me a favor?"

"Sure. Anything after what you did for me." I was filled with the overwhelming feeling of knowing you're about to say something dreadfully sarcastic.

"When we're in the mall, could you pretend not to know me?"