Going Back
Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans, but I do own Element and all other characters I create.
The door opened as Element walked into the apartment that he was staying in. It wasn't big, the living room and kitchen were right next to each other, not separated by any walls. The only other room in the place was the small bead room where Element slept, but the reason that Element got the room wasn't because of how cheap it was, it was because of the big window that faced towards the sunset. It always reminded him both of the time he met and the time that he left Raven.
He walked over to the kitchen and grabbed the herbal tea pot and poured himself a cup. As he walked over to the couch he took a sip of the tea and sighed, but not from the calming effect it usually had over his body.
It's good, but, it's not as good as Raven's, it's never as good as Raven's.
He plopped on the couch with a groaning sigh of comfort and put his legs up on the table. He held his cup of tea close to his mouth and started to take sips, thinking of what he should do.
Well, I have to go back to Jump City, but the question is, should I inform the Titans or not? There are definitely a lot of factors to take into consideration.
That familiar voice in the back of his head came up again. Mind if I work with myself?
Sure, why not, it might help. But on a few conditions, we don't argue, you call your side of myself "I," you call me "you," and I do the same thing with your part of myself, I just hate getting confused, and if I hate it, you hate it.
Okay, I agree.
Good, let's go through this. First, do I actually need their help, I bet I could kick all of these guys in H.I.V.E.'s ass.
True, but you'll probably need a lot of information on these guys, a plan, and you never know, the numbers might overwhelm you.
Okay, that's something to consider, what about Raven? That's my biggest concern.
Then it's settled, see the Titans.
WHAT, we didn't settle anything!
You have to see her.
What if she doesn't want to see me, what if she hates me for the pain I caused her for leaving?
You've been grieving ever since you left her, she's probably been doing the same. You two need to see each other again, help mend that wound.
It'll just get broken again, I'll have to leave again after all of this is done, I don't want to go through that again.
Have you ever heard the phrase "it's better to have loved and lost then to have never loved at all?"
I think that if you've heard it, I've heard it.
Oh, right, well that applies here to, it's better to see her again and go away then to not see her at all. Besides, who ever said you had to leave?
What do you mean, think of all the crimes outside of Jump City, think of the guys we just took down tonight, if we don't return, think of what will happen.
The side of him that suggested to stay made a hmm like noise.
But, I think I've got your point, I should go meet with the Titans, but I will still leave at the end, okay?
Okay, what's next?
Actually you and I can discuss that on the way over. What we need to think about now is how we "meet." Should I use the communicator, or what? After a moment's thinking and a few sips of his tea a smile came to Element's lips. Okay, I think I have a great idea.
Raven stepped out of her room after about two hours of meditation. She was lucky today, no one knocked on the door, she doubted that anyone even walked past her room also. It's been about six months since Element left, Raven had stopped meditating on the roof, she just couldn't stand the grief and memories. Whenever she went up there after that she thought she heard footsteps behind her, she would turn around and see nothing. Then she would remember the first words he said to her when they met. "Hi, I'm looking for the Teen Titans, you must be Raven, its an honor to meet you." After that she would remember him leaving, which was even worse. After a while she just stopped going up there and took meditation to her room, even now she wasn't able to get as much meditation in as before they met, but at least it was better than trying on the roof.
She walked to the kitchen to get herself a cup of tea so that her emotions were more controlled. As she entered the kitchen, she viewed what the rest of the Titans were doing. Cyborg and Beast Boy were on the couch, playing video games as always, Starfire was sitting next to them, badgering them with question on what the game was about. Raven couldn't see Robin, so she guessed that he was in the training room, or in his own room, trying to find Slade. She went over to the stove and picked up her herbal tea pot, she then headed to the cupboard to get herself a cup. After she brought one down she reached up to grab another one, stopping right before touching it, remembering that there was no one else to drink with.
It, like the meditation, also used to be worse. For days after Element left she would pour into both cups, realizing he was gone only after she sat down. Raven headed to the dining table to drink her tea, as she drank she started to remember Element even more, as always when she did anything they did together, meditate, drink tea, read. It seemed that whatever she did she was always reminded of the person she loved. A sadness spread throughout Raven's body, and she knew that no amount of tea could help depress it.
From the couch Beast Boy saw Raven sit down at the table and decided to go talk to her, it had been forever since they talked. He got up and walked over, he sat down across the table from her and started talking to her in a cheery voice. "Hey, Raven, how are you doing, it's been a while since you and me have talked." Raven didn't answer, just stared into her tea. "What's wrong, you seem down, maybe a joke will help cheer you up." Surprisingly she didn't react at all to that, not even getting up to leave. "Okay, here goes. Why did the clown wear perfume? Huh? He wanted to smell funny!" He started laughing at his own joke until he realized that Raven didn't even flinch throughout the whole thing, not even rolling her eyes. "Dude, what's up with you, is there any thing that can get you to smile?" After he said this Beast Boy felt something hit the back of his head. He turned around to see Cyborg standing over him, obviously he just smacked him across the head.
"Get up."
A bewildered look appeared on Beast Boy's face. "What the..."
Cyborg took Beast Boy by the scruff of the neck and pulled him up, dragging him across the room. "Man what the hell are you doing? Don't you see what's happening with Raven?"
"Hey, I was just trying to cheer her up."
"You're not helping, do you even know why she's depressed, do you actually think that her feelings about you know who have just gone away? Of all the times to try and cheer her up this is one of the worst, especially since Valentine's day is in a week."
"So, what does Valentine's day have to do with... oh, right. Ah, man, I totally screwed up."
"You bet your ass you did, now go back to the couch and leave her alone." As Beast Boy walked to the couch Cyborg walked behind him, making sure he didn't do something stupid.
On the outside Raven was unfazed by all of this, but on the inside was a whole different matter. She had overheard their conversation, and truth be told she had completely forgotten about Valentine's day. Her regular sadness that she felt became even worse.
After about half an hour of sitting she heard footsteps. Great, just what I need, I'm hearing illusions again, I'm not even on the roof, why can't you just leave me alone! She felt a hand on her shoulder. Now I can feel it, I thought I was getting better, this is not helping! She started to slightly shake from the stress of her sadness until she heard a voice.
"Hey, Raven, the gang is going to watch a movie, I was wondering if you wanted to join."
Oh thank god it's just Robin. She shook her head no in answer, she didn't think she could speak.
"Okay, well if you change your mind we'll be on the couch."
She could sense that he was walking away, especially because of the footsteps. After a while longer she heard faint noises of the movie starting, she could tell which movie it was and identified it as a horror. A memory came to her of sitting next to an extremely scared Element in a theater, putting her hand over his to help him. No, go away, I don't want these memories. She tossed her cup of tea, as she saw the liquid running over the floor, she remembered the time Element defeated Control Freak in an instant. As she remembered Control Freak, she remembered Slade, which led her to when Element proclaimed his love, which led her to their night on the couch, which led to when she led him to sleep with her in her room, which led to when he left.
She couldn't take it any more, there was too much pressure inside of her, she put her hands on her head and started to cry. It was a silent cry, the tears just ran down her cheeks, but it was still very big for her. Of course, the good thing is that sadness like this isn't the kind of emotion that sends her over the edge, unless of course somebody like Beast Boy tries to talk to her. She sat like this for a few minutes until she heard a small ringing on her communicator. Looking over to where the others were, she guessed that she was the only person getting the call, since no one behaved differently. She wiped the tears from her eyes, got herself a little under control, and turned on the communicator. "Hello?"
"Oh, god, how I miss your voice, and your beautiful face."
Raven looked at the screen in small shock. "Element?"
"Yeah," his voice became soft. "High Raven, I've missed you."
"Why are you calling?"
"I'm going to be coming over, there's something I need to do in Jump City, and I thought you guys could help me, and I especially wanted to see you again."
Joy spread through Raven. He's coming, he's coming, and he wants to see me! "What is it you need to do here?"
"Well, for one, I need to meet with a certain person, me and her have built a special relationship and I don't want to miss seeing her again." They both smiled as he said this. "I'll explain the second thing later, it's something you all need to hear."
Raven heard a knocking on the door at that moment. Oh, why now? She turned to the others on the couch. "Can somebody get that?" She waited a little bit, repeating as no one moved, still no one moved. "Lazy people." She whispered hatefully under the breath. "Guess I'm going to have to do it."
"Do what?"
"Oh, sorry, there's somebody at the door, nobody seems to have heard it, or they're just ignoring it. Continuing on, how long do you expect it to take for you to get here?"
A sigh came to his lips. "I have no idea."
"Okay, well, where are you now?" She was halfway to the front door, the knocks were louder now, when the communicator shut off. "Element, Element?" Great, I just got to talking to him and I'm interrupted, it better be that something just happened with the communicator. And will that infernal knocking please stop! Too late she found out that she actually said the last part, she suddenly put her hand over her mouth and opened the door. "Sorry about the yelling, I..." She was shocked at what she saw.
There was Element, leaning against the door, communicator in hand, a tender look was on his face as he looked at the love of his life.
Raven's mouth slightly hung open, and in a whispered voice she spoke. "Element."
Finished with this chapter, how'd you like it? You guys had to have loved the little twist in the end, Element was right there! I really hope that Socialbutterfli likes this, it may not qualify as fluff, but at least the emotions are okay. You know, for once, I don't think I have anything I can think about to say, except, of course, my favorite three words. Read and review!
