Author's Note: Hello! And thank you for the... well, I can't say reviews, so I'll just say thank you for the REVIEW. XD
Anyway, the song used in this chapter is "Adam's Song" by Blink 182, so, don't give me credit for writing it. On with the story!
Beast Boy stared blankly at the wall. Robin looked at him with concern. "Are you alright?" Beast Boy looked at him.
"Yeah! Just peachy!" He growled and stomped off, Robin watched helplessly after him.
"Alright? Alright!" Beast Boy mumbled to himself, "Yeah, I'm alright! After all, I just found out that my girl doesn't even remember me!" He jabbed his finger at the button that opened his bedroom door. "I'm GREAT!" He screamed as his door closed behind him. He trembled violently and fell to his knees, starting to sob. Is this what's called a nervous breakdown? Beast Boy thought, letting himself fall all the way to the floor. He couldn't stop crying, he just let it pool around him, soaking into the floor's carpet. "I'm so pathetic..." He groaned.
"Do you think we should go check on him?" Starfire asked, looking at everyone with a frown.
"No." Raven replied bluntly.
"I agree with Raven, he just needs some time alone." Robin said. They were all sitting on the couch, discussing the situation. But Terra had become interested in just about everything in the living room and was wandering around, inspecting everything. Cyborg glanced at her for a moment and shook his head.
"Beast Boy will be fine in a day or so. He'll want to help Terra remember." Cyborg said. Then he paused, as if thinking something over. "Maybe... maybe we should get Terra and Beast Boy.. You know, a little more involved."
"But, if we do that, Beast Boy might get a little forceful, I don't think he'll do a good job with being patient." Robin added.
"True, but what else would we do?"
"Hmm..."
"Do you have an idea, Robin?" Raven asked suddenly.
"I think I do."
"What is it?" Starfire asked eagerly. Robin shifted in his spot uncomfortably.
"I would rather keep that to myself, but, I have a feeling it would work. But... I'd have to be careful with it." Robin said, looking down at his hands. Cyborg raised his eyebrows and Raven's face turned hard, but Starfire smiled cluelessly. Robin sighed. "It would be hard to explain anyway. So, just let me handle this. All you guys need to be concerned about is being nice and gentle with Terra, and try to help her." Raven and Starfire nodded. Cyborg just shook his head again.
"Whatever, Robin, you think you can take it on... go for it." Cyborg said heavily and got up off the couch. He yawned and looked at the clock. "Well, it's almost midnight, I'm gonna go hook up for the night." Cyborg said absently, waving at everyone and walking off into the direction of his room.
"Yeah, it's late. We should get some rest. How about you two show Terra to her room and get her settled for the night, okay?" Robin said, getting up and stretching.
"Alright." Raven mumbled drowsily. Starfire floated over to Terra and led her off into another direction, Raven followed. Robin walked over to the windows and looked out across the damp city. The crescent moon was high in the night sky, and the black around it was speckled with stars. Dark grey clouds that remained from the storm rolled over the moon and stars. Robin took a last look around the room and flipped off the lights, walking back to his room.
"Where are we going?" Terra asked curiously as they continued to walk down the long hallway.
"To your room." Raven said simply.
"I have my own room here, too?"
"Yes..." They had reached the door that led into Terra's room. The door slid open and the three girls walked in. "Well here you go." Raven said, gesturing around Terra's room. Terra looked around. She walked over to the sofa, flipped over to back, and landed on her back.
"Ah... I like it in here. Thanks guys." Terra said, looking up at the ceiling. Raven and Starfire looked at each other.
"Well... we are hoping you still like it... since it has been your room for quite awhile..." Starfire said carefully.
"Er... yeah..." Raven let out. She went to Terra's dresser and opened it. "See? You still have clothes and stuff in here..." She showed her. Terra jumped back off the couch and looked into the dresser.
"I guess so. But, you guys keep saying I've been here before... but I don't remember." Terra said, watching them. "But then again... this place seems familiar..." She touched some of the things in the drawer. Starfire beamed at Raven and mouthed 'wonderful!'. Raven nodded and walked back over to Starfire.
"We'll leave you alone now. Get some sleep." Raven said, pushing Starfire out of the room.
"Good night Terra!" Starfire yelled from the hallway as the door closed.
"Good night..." Terra said softly, knowing they couldn't hear her anyway. She pushed the drawer shut again and wandered over to a big, wooden chest by a bed. She kicked it open and dug around inside, taking things out one by one. There weren't a lot of things in the chest, but she still took a long time just staring at some of the things. Some of the items she could recall, remember, but others she didn't recognize at all, or it just took awhile to remember. Finally, her hand felt it's way across a cool, smooth surface. She peered deeper into the chest and found what she was touching. It was a silver, heart shaped box and it was cool, like it was made out of some sort of metal. She slowly lifted the box out of the chest and placed it in her lap. She opened the top and saw something etched sloppily at the top. For Terra. Terra tried to search her mind, she tried to remember what this was from, but she couldn't come up with anything. Her gaze dropped down into the box, where a few things were laying. It looked like paper. She picked up one of the thin pieces and turned it around. It was a strip of pictures... of her... and who was that? Who is this person... wait, is that... is that... that Beast Boy kid? Terra thought, narrowing her eyes and looking at the pictures more closely. I look so happy. But... I don't even remember this. What's wrong with me? Why can't I remember anything with these people? Terra closed her eyes tightly as she thought.
"I made this for you... but I kind of went a little crazy with the glue gun. Heh heh."
The words ran through her mind. What? Her Terra's eyes snapped open.
"Terra... I really like you..."
What? Terra dropped the box, along with the pictures. What?
"Terra... I really like you..."
"Argh!" Terra let out, holding her head in her hands. She curled up into a ball on the floor, her head still in her hands. What? What is this?
"I really like you too..."
Terra heard her own voice. But the words were getting blurry, she couldn't hear what they were saying anymore. "H-hn...!" Her head was pounding, she gripped her head harder. She laid there for awhile, trying to work out what had just happened. She looked up, her head still pounding. She shakily got up off the ground, putting everything back in the chest, except for the heart shaped box. She picked up the photos and shut them back in the box, and placed the box onto her sofa.
Terra sighed, looking around her room. She spotted a stereo on a low table a few feet away from the sofa. She kneeled in front of it and push the on button. Rap immediately filled her ears, she twitched and pressed seek. Pop. She pressed seek again, turning the volume down a little, she didn't want to wake everyone. She finally turned to a station that was playing something she liked. The music flowed through her head as she crashed onto her bed.
I never thought I'd die alone
I laughed the loudest, who'd have known?
I traced the cord back to the wall
No wonder it was never plugged in at all
I took my time, I hurried up
The choice was mine, I didn't think enough
I'm too depressed to go on
You'll be sorry when I'm gone
I never conquered, rarely came
16 just held such better days
Days when I still felt alive
We couldn't wait to get outside
The world was wide, too late to try
The tour was over, we'd survived
I couldn't wait 'til I got home
To pass the time in my room alone
I never thought I'd die alone
Another six months, I'll be unknown
Give all my things to all my friends
You'll never step foot in my room again
You'll close it off, board it up
Remember the time that I spilled the cup
Of apple juice in the hall
Please tell mom this is not her fault
I never conquered, rarely came
16 just held such better days
Days when I still felt alive
We couldn't wait to get outside
The world was wide, too late to try
The tour was over, we'd survived
I couldn't wait 'til I got home
To pass the time in my room alone
I never conquered, rarely cameTomorrow holds such better days
Days when I can still feel alive
When I can't wait to get outside
The world is wide, the time goes by
The tour is over, I've survived
I can't wait 'til I get home
To pass the time in my room alone
Terra suddenly felt drousy, she had been thinking to hard about what she just couldn't remember. The song echoed through her ears as images she couldn't put a label on flashed through her mind. She finally rolled over and drifted off to sleep and the next song started to softly play on the radio.
